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River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics
A study finds that microplastic pollution in the river Sharavathi originating in the Western Ghats is growing. Urgent efforts to protect this biodiversity hotspot are needed.
Kaniyambadi Amrutha
Sachin Shajikumar
Anish Kumar Warrier
Joju George Sebastian
Yamuna Adichinalniravel Sali
Thara Chandran
Sanitha Sivadas
Ravidas Naik
Vadakkeveedu Narayan Amrish
Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:32 PM

Rivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I
The pristine river Sharavathi (Image Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)
Poisoned waters, deadly outcomes!
A study shows that high arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bihar is linked with increase in cancer cases. Districts located near the Himalayan river basins have more people with cancer.
Mohammad Ali
Ranjit Kumar
Mukesh Kumar
Prity Sagar
Ritu Kumari Pandey
Vivek Akhouri
Vikas Kumar
Gautam Anand
Pintoo Kumar Niraj
Rita Rani
Santosh Kumar
Dhruv Kumar
Akhouri Bishwapriya
Ashok Kumar Ghosh
Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 12:22 AM

While groundwater is an important source of drinking water worldwide, contamination of groundwater sources is on the rise. Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to affect as high as 300 million people worldwide exposing them to a number of health risks.

Arsenic contamination of groundwater in India
Drinking water in Bihar, linked to cancer (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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