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Geogenic Contamination
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.
Eradication of fluorosis in India - a presentation by Dr. R. Jagadiswara Rao from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Posted on 22 May, 2009 02:19 PMThe presentation includes the following details:
Presentation on fluoride testing kits- its puprose, technique, cost and availability
Posted on 22 May, 2009 01:00 PMThis presentation describes the details of:
- The purpose of the test
- Technique of the field test
- Cost and availability
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Videos related to the construction and use of dugwells in the arsenic prone villages of West Bengal
Posted on 22 May, 2009 12:48 PMVideos related to the construction and use of the treated, improved dugwells in the arsenic prone villages of West Bengal in India to provide arsenic safe water.
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Fluoride in drinking water - World Health Organisation
Posted on 22 May, 2009 12:16 PMFluoride is one of the very few chemicals that has been shown to cause significant effects in people through drinking-water. Fluoride has beneficial effects on teeth at low concentrations in drinking-water, but excessive exposure to fluoride in drinking-water, or in combination with exposure to fluoride from other sources, can give rise to a number of adverse effects.
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 PMKnow all about arsenic poisoning of groun
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.