NAGAON, March 23: A pathetic and destructive picture of the various drawbacks of globalization and its outcome can be seen grasping human lives at its full in Nagaon district where disabilities caused by arsenic and fluride are on a constant rise. Government sources said, there are more than 10,000 disabled children out of the 20,000 disabled adults in the district.
Those who depend on groundwater have to check it for physical, chemical and biological components
Groundwater in a natural condition accumulates over time, seeping down through the soil and naturally cleansing and filtering itself. In the absence of sunlight, bacteria too lessens and in general groundwater in the deeper aquifers can be of the highest quality.
More than eight lakh villagers in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh are affected by flourosis even as the government has yet to chart out a strategy to combat the problem, says V K Rakesh Reddy
h amshala Swami can barely stand. He can only sit or lie on his back and that too only with the help of his father.
fluoride in water causes dental fluorosis. But how exactly? This was not known till now. Scientists from Japan and usa have identified the molecule in the cell that makes one susceptible to fluorosis. They hope their findings would lead to a drug for the ailment that has no cure. It will also benefit those suffering from dental caries and damaged enamel. Millions of people, who drink
Where does it spring from? Fluoride is naturally present in rocks. It made its way into drinking water when people started using ground water instead of surface water. In the mid 1960s and 1970s when deep hand pumps were introduced, fluoride found its way into people
