Arsenic

Occurrence of High Arsenic Content in Ground Water: Committee on Estimates (2016-17)

This Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Occurrence of High Arsenic Content in Ground Water' pertaining to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

Publication Date:

11/08/2016

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Tags:

Arsenic, Groundwater, India, Parliament, Arsenic Poisoning, Groundwater Quality, Health Effects

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safe Drinking Water, 11/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safe Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per information provided by States / UTs on online portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are total 17,14,528 rural habitations in the country. Out of them; 13,09,567 rural habitations are fully covered (getting 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) or more potable drinking water);

Publication Date:

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, India, Statistics, Parliament, Arsenic, Fluoride

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States.

Publication Date:

11/08/2016

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, North East, India, Statistics, Parliament

Health

Prenatal arsenic exposure and birth outcomes among a population residing near a mining-related Superfund site

Limited epidemiologic data exist on prenatal arsenic exposure and fetal growth, particularly in the context of co-exposure to other toxic metals. Researchers examined whether prenatal arsenic exposure predicts birth outcomes among a rural U.S. population, while adjusting for exposure to lead and manganese.

Original Source

Publication Date:

01/08/2016

Author(s): Birgit Claus Henn, Adrienne S. Ettinger, Marianne R. Hopkins & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

Vol:

124

Issue:

8

pp:

1308-1315

Tags:

Arsenic, Health Effects, Child Health, United States Of America (US), Maternal Health, Mining, Heavy Metals, Lead

Water Pollution

How Poison In The Water Is Taking Lives In Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra

SONBHADRA: At the Rohiniya Damar village in Uttar Pradesh, 100 kilometres from Sonbhadra district's main Robertsganj town, excessive flouride in the ground water has spared no one.

Publication Date:

12/07/2016

Source: NDTV

Tags:

Water Pollution, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, Health Effects, Heavy Metals, Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Mining, Coal, Cement Industry, Arsenic, Mercury, Lead

Water Pollution

Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health

This paper investigates the effect of drinking arsenic contaminated water on mental health. Drinking water with an unsafe arsenic level for a prolonged period can lead to arsenicosis and associated illness.

Publication Date:

01/07/2016

Author(s): Shyamal Chowdhury, Anabelle Krause, Klaus F. Zimmermann

Source: Centre for Development Research

Tags:

Arsenic, Drinking Water, Water Pollution, Mental Health, Bangladesh, Tubewells

Child intelligence and reductions in water arsenic and manganese: A two-year follow-up study in Bangladesh

Arsenic (As) exposure from drinking water is associated with modest intellectual deficits in childhood. It is not known whether reducing exposure is associated with improved intelligence. The researchers aimed to determine whether reducing As exposure is associated with improved child intellectual outcomes.

Original Source

Publication Date:

01/07/2016

Author(s): Gail A. Wasserman, Xinhua Liu, Faruque Parvez & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

Tags:

Arsenic, Mental Health, Child Health, Bangladesh, South Asia, Drinking Water Quality, Wells

Hazardous Waste