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Study likely to help in treatment of fluoride-contaminated water
PATNA: Alum, locally known as ‘fitkari’ and a compound of aluminium, has long been used as ‘aftershave’ by common man owing to its antiseptic property. Now, yet another compound of aluminium — alumina — is likely to find even a greater use in the treatment of fluoride-contaminated water soon. The findings of a recent study […]
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Ahmedabad: ‘People using unsafe water for drinking, cooking’
AHMEDABAD: The state government had tested 6.30 lakh water samples between 2013-14 and 2017-18 and had found that 18.3% of them were not potable. Of the total samples, 4.3% had excess fluoride, 11.9% has excess nitrate, and 3.06% had excess TDS (total dissolved solids). In its report for the year ending March 2018, the CAG […]
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CAG rejects Gujarat govt”s claim about water contamination
Gandhinagar, Sep 25 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Friday said the Gujarat government”s claim that there was no chemical contamination of drinking water anywhere in the state was “not correct”. In its report tabled in the state Assembly, the CAG cited laboratory reports and mentioned that over 20,000 out of […]
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PHED: Potable water supplied to 85% of fluoride-hit areas
Jaipur: The PHED claimed that out of 6,849 habitations affected by fluoride in the state, 85% target have been achieved to provide safe drinking water in these areas. Drinking water supply has been achieved in 5,815 habitations, while work is in progress in this direction in the remaining 1,034 habitations. Principal secretary (PHED) Rajesh Yadav […]
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No fluoride affected villages in Telangana: KTR
Highlights Telangana state has emerged as a fluoride-free state with zero affected areas along with the Gujarat and Uttarakhand Telangana state has emerged as a fluoride-free state with zero affected areas along with the Gujarat and Uttarakhand. The number of fluoride affected areas in Telangana during 2015 was 967 but the number has come down […]
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Data on fluoride concentration profile in groundwater of rural habitats in Mahabubnagar district, Telangana, India.
Abstract Fluoride is an undesirable chemical in drinking water that can have dreadful concerns on health. The objective of this study is to establish the concentration profile of fluoride in groundwater used as drinking water in 31 rural habitats in Mahabubnagar district, Telangana State, India. Drinking water samples from bore wells/hand pumps were collected from […]
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Clean drinking water to every household in Bihar by 2020
Patna, Aug 28: All households in Bihar will have clean drinking water facilities by the end of this year, much ahead of the similar target set for the country by 2024, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday. Kumar said though the work under the scheme was hampered due to pandemic and floods in many […]
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Hydrogeochemical Evaluation, Suitability, and Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in the Watershed of Godavari Basin, Maharashtra, Central India.
Abstract In this investigation, the geochemical progression of a total of 31 groundwater samples of pre-monsoon season was assessed with categorization based on entropy weight water quality index and risk assessment on public health in the semi-arid area of Godavari basin, Maharashtra, Central India. Graphically, the major groundwater types identified were Ca–HCO3, mixed Ca–Mg–Cl, and […]
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Health risk assessment of co-occurrence of toxic fluoride and arsenic in groundwater of Dharmanagar region, North Tripura (India)
Highlights Groundwater is completely unsafe for consumption in the studied areas. Groundwater fluoride contents found to be positively correlated with arsenic. High concentration of fluoride observed in urine samples. Children of the study area are at high risk from developing dental fluorosis. Cumulative Noncancerous Lifetime Hazard Index detected to be prominently high. Abstract The present […]
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Life in a ‘cursed’ land during a pandemic: The story of Churaman Nagar
No one in Churaman Nagar remembers a time when there was no sickness. “When your land is cursed, there is nothing you can do”, says Kunti Chaudhary (58) holding up the only photo she has of her granddaughter Putus. Putus, died a year ago. She was four and had never been able to get up […]
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