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December 16, 2022
Water Quality Management Course - Not just a training program
In this article, we will understand how the WQM course is continuing to influence the needs of learners that come from diverse backgrounds. The course model also offers core insights to many others who would like to engage in a virtual training program.
During a WQM course, a field team member from INREM facilitating a demonstration
September 9, 2022
Creating jobs while managing air quality
Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
September 5, 2022
Rivers of Bengaluru: A map-infographic reflects the rivers’ state
In an attempt to present a perspective on how rivers are used and abused, a map of the Bengaluru rivers illustrate how waste flows through natural river corridors, polluting the rivers and altering their status.
Vrishabhavathi river flow at Thagachguppe Bridge, Kumbalgodu (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 27, 2022
Himalayan lakes can potentially become long-term sinks of microplastics
Study looks at microplastic types in lakes of Ladakh
(Vinay Goel, Wikimedia Commons)
August 19, 2022
Polluted water, hitchhiking microbes and the hidden threat of cholera in India
Better access to clean water coupled with health education to bring about changes in behaviour are critical to prevent exposure to dangerous cholera bacteria that lurk in untreated waters.
The hidden threat of cholera in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
August 11, 2022
India’s rivers in trouble due to high fertilizer load and heavy monsoons
This could lead to water quality crisis reinforcing the need for basin-specific management strategies
Around the world, more than a fifth of nitrogen released by human activity ends up in aquatic ecosystems (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Biosorption for heavy metals - research journal of chemistry and environment
This article discusses the several methods that have been devised for the treatment and removal of heavy metals from water over the last few years in India
N. Ahalya
R.D. Kanamadi
T.V. Ramachandra
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:22 PM

This article from the Research Journal Of Chemistry And Environment discusses the several
Fluoride contamination status of groundwater in Karnataka
This article published in Current Science presents information on the state of flouride contamination of water in Karnataka
S. J. Prasad
S. R. Ambika
S. Suma Latha
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:07 PM

This article published in Current Science presents information on the state of flouride contamination of water in Karnataka. Fluoride is known to contaminate groundwater reserves globally.
Fluoride action network - broadening public awareness about fluoride: A resource
A resource to know all about fluoride, a major industrial pollutant, which has caused widespread damage to fluoride-exposed workers and downwind communities
Fluoridealert.org
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:04 PM

Fluoride is a major industrial pollutant, one which has caused widespread damage to fluoride-exposed workers and downwind communities. During the Cold War, fluoride was responsible for more litigation against U.S. industry than all other air pollutants combined.
Groundwater quality scenario in India by ministry of water resources
The site provides information on groundwater quality monitoring and scenario in India and also the problems of groundwater quality faced in the country
Ministry of Water Resources
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:52 PM

This site by the Ministry of Water Resources provides details of the groundwater quality scenario and the efforts undertaken to monitor groundwater quality in India.
World's poorest population, Bangladesh, suffers from arsenic poisoning
Arsenic contaminated underground water is one such severe problem which the Bangladesh government has failed to manage properly
SOS-arsenic. net
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:40 PM
Arsenic hazard in Bangladesh villagers now appeared as a ‘real disaster', affecting thousands physically, physiologically, mentally and economically; it is intensifying malnutrition, poverty and destitution among the already poor villagers.
 

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Nature of arsenic pollutants in groundwater of Bengal basin – A case study from Baruipur area - West Bengal (India)
Arsenic pollution of groundwater in Bengal basin is a geological problem and it is spreading rapidly, because of emergence of new data, increased awareness and more wells being tested
Pradip Kumar Mukherjee
Subhasish Sengupta
Taraknath Pal
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:29 PM

This article published in Current Science discusses the nature of arsenic pollutants in the groundwater of Bengal basin.
Solar Water Disinfection: Resources
SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection) is an initiative of Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology committed to the dissemination of SODIS method in developing countries
SODIS
Posted on 21 May, 2009 12:04 PM

Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) is a simple water treatment method to kill any pathogens in water that cause diarrhoea. This website provides a number of resources related to the application of this method

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Safe and sustainable clean water access - case studies by Whitman Direct Action examining the obstacles to water development in India
The book features a collection of case studies and essays contributed by NGOs working on clean water development projects in India
Whitman Direct Action
Posted on 21 May, 2009 12:01 PM

This Whitman Direct Action water book examines the socio-political and technological obstacles to water development in India and has become a transparent resource for other NGOs, the government sector, academics, and interested individuals to glean the expertise of their contemporaries in the fields of water development and water purification technology.
Studies on arsenic contamination by the School of Environmental Studies - Jadhavpur University
The school provides scientific information on environmental problems affecting the people alongwith suggestions to the government on solving the environmental issues
Dr. Dipankar Chakraborti
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:51 AM

The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination in West Bengal for last 19 years. Their website gives some of the details of their work, including district-wise and block-wise reports

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A report on practical methods for arsenic removal from subsurface aquifers and drinking water systems
This report highlights and discusses the practical and proven methods for the removal of arsenic from groundwater aquifiers and drinking water systems
Robert Kenson
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:43 AM

This  report available on the Environmental Expert.com site highlights and discusses the practical and proven methods for the removal of arsenic from groundwater aquifiers and drinking water systems.
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