Jacquleen Joseph

Poisoned by water

Endosulfan, a harmful pesticide, is banned in Kerala but other such chemicals continue to be used. Groundwater contamination leading to unsafe water supply is but one of its consequences.

Mohammed Irshad

Posted on 18 Jun, 2015 10:31 AM

Endosulfan, a pesticide, has been banned in Kerala after its adverse effects were first realised in 1981.

Farmer spraying pesticide (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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