The controversy about the high arsenic content in Lucknow's water has taken a new turn. The contention of M C Saxena, director, Environmental Research Laboratory, that the water contains 10,000 parts

Arsenic contamination detected in Lucknow

Males are more susceptible to chronic arsenic poisoning than females

Arsenicosis in drinking water is growing alarmingly and posing a health hazard to the people of Bangladesh while causing socio-economnic problems also. This was stated by the speakers at a

soon there will be no arsenic-based preservatives in the wood used to build decks and playground equipment in the US. Recently, the lumber industry reached an agreement that would end the use of

US scientists and international

The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by dumping effluents

Arsenic has entered the food chain of the Bangladeshis through irrigation systems used to grow grain, say health experts. "It is not only the ill- effects of arsenic (from drinking of water) but also

west Bengal is all set to pass a bill