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Bantwal: Fluorine gas cylinder in water purification unit explodes – at least five injured
At least five people including fire personnel were critically injured after a fluorine gas cylinder exploded in the municipal water purification unit at Jakribettu here on Monday March 5. The intensity of the fluorine vapour was such that several had to be hospitalised. Fire personnel were called from Bantwal and Mangalore, and during the rescue […]
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Simple ways to detect arsenic and fluoride contamination in water
THERE is a ray of hope for millions of people in the country who are forced to drink water contaminated with high levels of arsenic and fluoride. Scientists in two different experiments have devised effective screening techniques to identify arsenic and fluoride in groundwater. While one relies on the colour of the tubewell platform to […]
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Stop water supply to Andhra: Karnataka HC
BANGALORE: The High Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka Government to stop drinking water supply to Andhra Pradesh in connection with a public interest litigation seeking supply of drinking water to Pavagada, Madhugiri and Sira taluks through the pipeline laid for the Neelakantapuram Srirami Reddy water project in Andhra Pradesh. The Karnataka Rashtriya Kissan Sangha, […]
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Pune’s groundwater contaminated with fluoride and other heavy metals
As if the appaling condition of the Mula-Mutha waters weren’t enough, Puneites are now staring into the face of another menace: contamination of the city’s groundwater with fluoride and other heavy metals. The state government has, however, swung into action and ordered a regular chemical analysis of the water. The Water Supply and Sanitation department […]
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Schools invited to test water for fluoride content
Schools Water Portal and Oracle Education Foundation, Bangalore, are conducting a nationwide water quality testing programme with schools to spread awareness on fluoride contamination in groundwater, said a release. The programme aimed at sensitising children to the problem that affects Rs. 6.6 crore people in 19 States. Long-term ingestion of excess fluoride in water could […]
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Tulsi can detoxify fluoridated water
It could come as a great relief to millions of people living in fluoride-hit areas. A team of Indian researchers has found that the leaves and stem of the tulsi plant can detoxify water with high fluoride content, and make it safe for human consumption. The quality of the treated water will be on par […]
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Gujarat is hazardous waste capital: Study
AHMEDABAD: The data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) show that Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh contribute to around 80 per cent of hazardous waste including heavy metals in the country. This was stated by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in an official release. The ministry further stated that due to rapid […]
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Garhwa: Government wakes up to fluorosis scourge
People of Garhwa have reasons to be optimistic that their children will be free from crippling skeletal fluorosis, a common disease that leads to physical deformities and even a compression of the spinal cord. Reacting to the HT report on this last month, union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Jharkhand chief minister […]
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Fluorosis finds a home in Orissa’s Nuapada
Prafulla Behera was once the toast of his village football and kabbadi teams. Today, over a decade later, a 49-year-old wheelchair bound Behera has to be helped around by students of the local school in Karlakote village of Nuapada district, where he is a teacher. Behera owes his condition to fluorosis – an ailment caused […]
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Most toothpastes carry health warning: unfit for use by kids
The next time you buy toothpaste, make sure to read the fineprint on the box, particularly if you have children below 12 years at home. This is because toothpaste, though it seems quite harmless, carries a health warning for children. A reading of the fineprint will reveal that most toothpaste brands are not meant for […]
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