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A turning point in water saving technologies in north Gujarat’s groundwater socio-ecology – a report by Carewater INREM foundation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2010 10:13 PMThe study analyses the changes in farming system and socio-economic impacts at the household level through “before-and-after” (longitudinal) comparison of adopters an
Groundwater contamination and rural water treatment in Gujarat - a discussion paper by Carewater INREM foundation
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 06:09 PMThe state is characterized by varied hydrogeology and vast areas are faced with typical groundwater quality problems like fluoride.
Reverse osmosis plants for rural water treatment in Gujarat - A research paper by CAREWATER
Posted on 23 Mar, 2010 01:38 AMThis research paper attempts to understand and map the Reverse Osmosis (RO) phenomenon, a technology that is turning out to be an important solution for drinking water treatment in rural Gujarat. Treatment plants with capacity ranging from 10 litres per hour (lph) to 6000 lph are now supplying drinking water in several hundred villages of the state. Small sized plants with capacity < 20 lph are used by individual families whereas medium to large sized plants (>100 lph) are being used for public consumption.
Impacts of groundwater contamination with fluoride and arsenic- a report by International Water Management Institute
Posted on 29 May, 2009 10:50 AMArsenic and fluoride are the two main natural contaminants of groundwater in India. The related diseases due to prolonged exposure are arsenicosis and fluorosis, prevalent in many arid villages of India.
Fluorosis in Gujarat - a disaster ahead: a study by Carewater
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:25 PMThis 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