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Invitation from ATREE: Vembanad fish count 2009, Muhamma boat jetty, Vembanad lake
Posted on 22 May, 2009 12:00 AMForwarded to the Portal by: Dr.Latha Bhaskar, ATREE Image and Content Courtesy: ATREE
Phytoremediation - using plants to degrade pollutants (heavy metals) from soil and water - Journal of Ecobiology
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:37 PMThis article published in the Journal of Ecobiology describes the technique of phytoremediation, which is increasingly being adopted wherein certain plants are used to adsorb or degrade the pollutants from soil and water.
Biosorption for heavy metals - research journal of chemistry and environment
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:22 PMThis article from the Research Journal Of Chemistry And Environment discusses the several
Fluoride contamination status of groundwater in Karnataka
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:07 PMThis article published in Current Science presents information on the state of flouride contamination of water in Karnataka. Fluoride is known to contaminate groundwater reserves globally.
Fluoride action network - broadening public awareness about fluoride: A resource
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:04 PMFluoride is a major industrial pollutant, one which has caused widespread damage to fluoride-exposed workers and downwind communities. During the Cold War, fluoride was responsible for more litigation against U.S. industry than all other air pollutants combined.
Groundwater quality scenario in India by ministry of water resources
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:52 PMThis site by the Ministry of Water Resources provides details of the groundwater quality scenario and the efforts undertaken to monitor groundwater quality in India.
World's poorest population, Bangladesh, suffers from arsenic poisoning
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:40 PMArsenic hazard in Bangladesh villagers now appeared as a ‘real disaster', affecting thousands physically, physiologically, mentally and economically; it is intensifying malnutrition, poverty and destitution among the already poor villagers.
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An open well revivial in Padiabadmal village, Orissa
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:35 PMA story from NGO MASS on successfully reviving an open well in Padiabadmal village in Orissa, that had been neglected for two decades. In a tube-well dependent drinking water supply system, an initiative by people of Padiabadmal, a tribal inhabited village in Western Orissa, has come as a refreshing fresh water splash.
Nature of arsenic pollutants in groundwater of Bengal basin – A case study from Baruipur area - West Bengal (India)
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:29 PMThis article published in Current Science discusses the nature of arsenic pollutants in the groundwater of Bengal basin.
Why is dehydration so dangerous - Resources from rehydration project
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:16 PMThis site provides information on the causes and symptoms of diarrhoea, the prevention and treatment of dehydration following acute diarrhoeal disease and the methods to be followed for rehydration.
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