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July 5, 2022
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Studies reveal that children are the most vulnerable to the health risks associated with groundwater contamination due to nitrate and fluoride, highlighting the need for urgent remedial measures.
POisoned waters, dangerous outcomes (Image Source: India Water Portal)
August 26, 2021
Poisonous encounters: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Rajasthan
This study from Rajasthan found that anthropogenic factors led to nitrate contamination of groundwater. High nitrate levels in drinking water posed major health risks to children.
A well in Rajasthan (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
March 3, 2021
Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar
Need to remove arsenic from the food chain and not just drinking water in endemic areas
Median excess lifetime cancer risk of 2 per 10,000 from food arsenic exposure in Bihar. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
October 25, 2019
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.
Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
September 17, 2019
Telangana government, tribals oppose uranium mining in Nallamala forests
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A view of the Nallamala Forests (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
July 25, 2019
Spending a summer building scalable water access in rural India
A young college graduate shares his experience working with Tata Trusts in Assam on water issues.
Stream Network in Tezpur, Assam. Image credit: Rohit Sar
Selected papers on the social aspects of arsenic and arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh
The document provides information on social aspects on arsenic contamination of drinking water, gender concerns in arsenic mitigation, arsenic crisis and human rights issues in Bangladesh
Farhana Sultana
Fatema Mannan
Suzanne Hanchett
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:31 PM

This document published by the Arsenic Policy Support Unit of the Government of Bangladesh on the social aspects of arsenic and arsenic mitigation consists of three chapters:
Fluorosis in Gujarat - a disaster ahead: a study by Carewater
The study aims at understanding the socioeconomic impact of fluoride contamination of groundwater on villagers of North Gujarat
Dr Tushaar Shah
Rajanarayan Indu
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:25 PM

This study by Carewater highlights the problem of increasing cases of Fluorosis through fluoride contaminated groundwater in North Gujarat and its misdiagnosis as Musculo-skeletal disea
Impacts of groundwater contamination with fluoride and arsenic - Affliction severity, medical cost and wage loss in Indian villages
The study found that fluoride and arsenic contamination had high cost on society and concluded that government agencies and individuals need to get more attentive to address the issue
Rajnarayan Indu
Sunderrajan Krishnan
Tushaar Shah
Posted on 20 May, 2009 11:56 AM

This document on the study conducted by IWMI on the Carewater site aimed at understanding the economic and social burden experienced by people afflicted with contamination of water due to higher percentages
Water contamination due to arsenic and nitrates and their health implications - research studies
Nitrate can cause severe health implications like cancer and it contaminates water by mixing with fertiliser run-off and sewage
Alexander van Geen
Bernard T. Nolan
Deana M. Manassaram
Deborah M. Moll
Faruque Parvez
Gabriel Gulis
Geoffrey R. Howe
Habibul Ahsan
James VanDerslice
Jean Brender
Joseph H. Graziano
Lorraine C. Backer
Lydia B. Zablotska
Mary H. Ward
Patrick Levallois
Theo M. deKok
Yu Chen
Posted on 20 May, 2009 11:10 AM

Water contamination due to arsenic
Towards a more effective operational response - arsenic contamination of groundwater in south and east asian countries: a policy report by World Bank
The policy report states that arsenic mitigation needs to be integrated with broader water supply sector policies and approaches rather than treating it as an isolated issue
World Bank (WB)
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:16 AM

This policy report on arsenic contamination of groundwater resources by the World Bank presents the findings of a study undertaken by the World Bank in 2005, t
Arsenic levels in Delhi's groundwater studied using hydride generator accessory coupled with atomic absorption spectrophotometer
The paper concludes that arsenic contamination in Delhi soils could be the result of dumping chemical rich garbage into open landfills
Sanjeev Lalwani
T.D. Dogra
D.N. Bhardwaj
R.K. Sharma
O.P. Murty
Aarti Vij
Posted on 19 May, 2009 04:13 PM

This is a paper from the Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. In this paper hydride generator accessory coupled with atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to study the arsenic levels in the groundwaters of Delhi. The arsenic levels in the groundwater samples range from 0.0170 to 0.100 ppm.
The emerging challenge of groundwater pollution and contamination in India
The article provides information on incidence of fluoride, salinity, arsenic and nitrate above permissible levels in groundwater in India
Dr Tushaar Shah
M. Dinesh Kumar
Posted on 19 May, 2009 02:55 PM

This article published on the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) site begins by highlighting the crucial role that groundwater plays as a decentralized source of drinking water for millions rural and urban families in India accounting for  nearly

Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 3 of 4)
This part describes fluoride removal, various method and equipments used for fluoride removal, community solutions and long term measures adopted for fluoride removal
India Water Portal
Posted on 19 May, 2009 01:58 PM

What is fluoride removal? 
Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 2 of 4)
This part describes fluoride, its entry in water, permissible limit in drinking water, geographical location of fluoride in the world and India and identifies some other water contaminants
India Water Portal
Posted on 19 May, 2009 01:45 PM

What is flouride?

Fluoride is one of the chemical compounds that are present in the water and soil. These fluorides are organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine.
Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 1 of 4)
This part provides information about fluorosis, its harmful effects, types and source of fluorosis
India Water Portal
Posted on 19 May, 2009 12:58 PM

What is fluorosis?

Fluorosis is a pathological condition which results from an excessive intake of fluorine, usually from drinking water. There is no medical cure or treatment for fluorosis. Prevention is the only cure.
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