Geogenic Contamination

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July 5, 2022 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 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 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 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)
July 25, 2019 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
Arsenic contamination in groundwater- an article by wikipedia
The article provides information on arsenic contamination of groundwater, contamination specific nations and water purification solutions Posted on 19 May, 2009 12:23 PM

This article on wikipedia provides the details of the phenomenon of arsenic contamination of groundwater and provides information on the following lines:

Basic course on fluorosis and fluoride removal (part 4 of 4)
This multimedia course is meant for awareness-building in a rural context regarding the fluorosis problem. Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:58 AM

The course starts from the basics of what fluoride is, sources of fluoride intake, how fluoride enters water and the symptoms of fluorosis. It explains the ways of solving this problem with a special emphasis on rainwater harvesting as a source of uncontaminated drinking water.

Arsenic primer - guidance for UNICEF country offices on the investigation and mitigation of arsenic contamination
The manual provides information on impact of arsenic and steps for its mitigation to help ensure safe water supply in countries with high risk of arsenic contamination Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:42 AM

This manual by the UNICEF contains a synthesis of the knowledge UNICEF and its partners have gained over the last ten years in arsenic mitigation programmes in Asia, including information on the occurrence and effect

Crippling fluorosis in Assam - a study from Jadhavpur University in Current Science
An estimated 62 million people in India in 17 out of 32 states are affected with dental, skeletal / or non-skeletal fluorosis Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:57 PM

This 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.

Electro Arsenic Purifier developed by CECRI, Karaikudi
Electro Arsenic Purifier developed by CECRI, Karaikudi Posted on 25 Apr, 2008 05:32 PM

The Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, India with the sponsorship of Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India has developed an indigenous, low cost method of removing Arsenic from drinking water. The purifier is eco-friendly and can be run off a solar power source. Models for Domestic as well as Community use have been developed

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