Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Nitrate/nitrite toxicity - case studies in environmental medicine by agency for toxic substances and disease registry (ATSDR)
Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:07 AMThis manual is a self-instructional publication of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as part of its case studies in environmental medicine series.
Crippling fluorosis in Assam - a study from Jadhavpur University in Current Science
Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:57 PMThis document published in Current Science includes a study from Jadhavpur University on the incidence of flourosis in Assam. The first case of endemic fluorosis in humans from India was reported by Short et al. from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh in 1937. In 1950 only our states in India - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh were identified with people suffering from fluorosis.
Villages in Maharashtra adopts best practices for groundwater and water quality improvement
Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:36 PMThe two documents describe five case studies that highlight some successes and best practices from the Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Government of Maharashtra.
Improving health through clean water innovations- a presentation by Aquaya Institute, Indonesia
Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:29 PMSome new technologies and approaches for improving health through clean water - the work of the Aquaya Institute.
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Integrated and sustainable rural water management for improving water quality in Mewat, Haryana
Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:06 PMThis paper published by the Sehgal Foundation presents a case
Stakeholders come together to halt pollution in Khari river, Ahmedabad - a paper in Economic and Political Weekly (2006)
Posted on 18 May, 2009 03:55 PMThis paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly describes the case of river Khari in Gujarat, which faced increasing amount of pollution due to the discharge of industrial effluents in the river and the efforts made to solve the pollution problem.
The phenomenon of pollution started in the 1970s when Naroda, Odhav, Vatva and Narol on the eastern periphery of Ahmedabad city were promoted by the government. While there were zones for industries according to the type of waste generated, environmental considerations were overlooked and no provision was made for the safe disposal of industrial effluents. Most of the factories in the industrial estates were water intensive and all of them discharged effluents into the nearby Kharicut canal, which flows into the Khari river, a tributary of the Sabarmati. As the canal remained dry throughout the year, the government ignored its (mis)use.
Legislations on environment, forests, and wildlife by Ministry of Environment and Forests
Posted on 18 May, 2009 11:09 AMThis site by the Ministry of Environment and Forests provides the list of legislations on environment, forests, and wildlife
Policies and Legislative Framework for wastewater management (1974-1986)
Posted on 18 May, 2009 11:04 AMLegislation on waste/pollution control took into account not only the generators of waste but also the receiving environments. Limits were laid down in terms of standards for effluent or emission. Depending on the type of waste generator, there were specified limits for volume of waste and characteristics of waste.
Study of Tirupur textile industry cluster - effluent load, disposal practices and possible options
Posted on 16 May, 2009 02:55 PMThe objectives of the case study by TIDE supported by Arghyam on the Tirupur textile industry cluster included:
Water quality and environment standards and categories of most polluting industries from Central Pollution Control Board
Posted on 16 May, 2009 01:42 PMWater quality standard sectiion
The water quality standards section on the site of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), contains data on limits/standards of various indicative water quality parameters, such as coliform, pH, dissolved solids, bod etc, for each designated water use (drinking, bathing etc).
Read the standards and also view this file for water quality and drinking water quality standards from www.groundwatertnpwd.org.in
Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Resource: This article on the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) website, contains graphs indicating the water-source wise national water quality monitoring network data, water quality trend across different parameters (bod, coliform etc), and water quality trend (measured in terms of bod) in various rivers of India.
Environmental standards section
The environmental standards section of the Central Pollution Control Board website, contains more than 40 industry–specific effluent standards, ranging from battery manufacturing to thermal power plants.
Read the industry–specific standards
Under the same section, read through some of the more recently–notified industry– specific standards and some proposed industry–specific standards here
The CPCB is a national body formed to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in the country by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country.
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17 most polluting industries in India
This site provides information on the list of 17 most polluting industries, identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (Ministry of Environment and Forests). The site provides information on the following sections: