Health

Effects of in utero exposure to arsenic during the second half of gestation on reproductive end points and metabolic parameters in female CD-1 mice

Mice exposed to high levels of arsenic in utero are more susceptible to tumors such as hepatic and pulmonary carcinoma when they reach adulthood. However, effects of in utero arsenic exposure on general physiological functions such as reproduction and metabolism remain unclear. The researchers evaluated the effect of in utero exposure to inorganic arsenic at the EPA drinking water standard (10 ppb) and tumor-inducing level (42.5 ppm) on reproductive end points and metabolic parameters when the exposed females reach adulthood.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2015
Karina F. Rodriguez, Erica K. Ungewitter, Yasmin Crespo-Mejias & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Arsenic, Health Effects, Maternal Health, Research, Obesity, Cancer, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

Animas pollution: Native American nation to sue US environmental agency over toxic spill that turned river yellow

A Native American nation intends to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency over an accidental wastewater spill they claim affected more than 100,000 people.

Publication Date: 
14/08/2015
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, Leat, Arsenic, Heavy Metals, Health Effects, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

Raj worst-hit by water contamination: Minister

Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Birendra Singh said that Rajasthan is worst affected by water contamination in the country and 22,254 habitations in the state are yet to be provide

Publication Date: 
06/08/2015
Saurabh Sharma
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Fluoride, Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Health Effects
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contamination of drinking water, 03/08/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contamination of drinking water, 03/08/2015. Rajasthan is the worst State affected with 22,254 water quality affected habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water as on 1/4/2015.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, Salinity, India, Parliament, Rajasthan
Health

Tackle water pollution to make food safer

Public concern about adulterants such as formalin in food, underlies the growing number of enforcement drives we are witnessing to make the food we eat safer.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2015
Dhaka Tribune (Dhaka)
Tags:
Health, Food Contamination, Bangladesh, Food Safety, Lead, Heavy Metals, Pollution, Arsenic, Mercury, Water Pollution, South Asia
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on health problems due to contaminated drinking water, 24/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on health problems due to contaminated drinking water, 24/07/2015. Intake of Arsenic contaminated drinking water leads to various clinical complications at times causing death. These clinical complications may also arise because of other reasons as well. There are, therefore, obvious difficulties and data on morbidity and mortality due to Arsenic contamination is not maintained Centrally. As per information provided by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, 1800 habitations are affected by contamination due to Arsenic. The details are at Annexure I.

Publication Date: 
Friday, July 24, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Arsenic, Health Effects, India, Statistics, Parliament, Diseases, Fluoride, Fluorosis
Health

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, 23/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 23/07/2015 regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
23/07/2015
Tags:
Arsenic, Ballia (D), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Groundwater Pollutants, Health Effects, Panchayats, Drinking Water Quality
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on contaminated drinking water, 23/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on contaminated drinking water, 23/07/2015. As on 1/4/2015, States have reported 66,761 rural habitation with water quality contaminations like arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity and nitrate. State-wise details of water quality affected habitations which are yet to be provided with safe drinking water is at Annex-I. Under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), 67% of the funds released to States can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Arsenic, Fluoride, Salinity, Statistics, India, Parliament, Fluorosis
Health

Rethinking rice preparation for highly efficient removal of inorganic arsenic using percolating cooking water

A novel way of cooking rice to maximize the removal of the carcinogen inorganic arsenic (Asi) is presented here. In conventional rice cooking water and grain are in continuous contact, and it is known that the larger the water:rice cooking ratio, the more Asi removed by cooking, suggesting that the Asi in the grain is mobile in water. Experiments were designed where rice is cooked in a continual stream of percolating near boiling water, either low in Asi, or Asi free.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2015
Manus Carey, Xiao Jiujin, Júlia Gomes Farias & et al
PLoS ONE
Tags:
Arsenic, Rice, Health Effects, Research, United Kingdom (UK), Food Contamination, Food Standards, Trade
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia and Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh, 13/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/07/2015 regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia and Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
13/07/2015
Tags:
Arsenic, Groundwater Pollution, Groundwater Quality, Lakhimpur (D), Ballia (D), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Health Effects

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