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Untreated wastewater pollutes Bihar's groundwater with superbugs
Antibiotic resistant genes are now invading groundwater in India and wastewater is the culprit. India needs to up its game to prevent waste from getting into surface and groundwater – fast!
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Perez Zabaleta
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Owusu Agyeman
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Kumar
Posted on 26 Jul, 2024 09:24 AM

There is a huge dearth of cleanliness in India--open defecation is rampant; garbage management in most cities is in shambles; toxic hospital and industrial wastes and sewage are allowed to drain into water sources and food products are laced with chemicals.
Resistant bacteria invade groundwater in Bihar (Image Source: Immage reconstructed from NIAD E coli Wikimedia Commons images and IWP Flickr photos)
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