Groundwater Pollutants

Compliance report by Andhra Pradesh on the presence of arsenic and fluoride in the groundwater of the state, 29/03/2024

Compliance Report of Principal Secretary, Andhra Pradesh in OA NO 728 of 2023 (In re News item appearing in Hindustan dated 30.11.2023 titled Arsenic found in groundwater in 25 States, fluoride in 27 States Govt.).

The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has said that the groundwater sources in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh (Anantapur, East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, Kurnool, Nellore and Prakasam) have arsenic levels greater than 0.01 mg/l. The maximum permissible limit of arsenic for drinking water purpose is 0.01mg/l at present.

Judgement Date:

29/03/2024

Tags:

Arsenic, Fluoride, Andhra Pradesh, Groundwater Pollutants, Drinking Water Standards, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Water Pollution

Report on behalf of Government of NCT of Delhi through Delhi Jal Board on the presence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater samples, 14/02/2024

Report on behalf of Government of NCT of Delhi through Delhi Jal Board in compliance of NGT order dated December 22, 2023.

The matter related to a news report (Hindustan Times, November 30, 2023) on arsenic present in groundwater in 25 states and fluoride in 27 states.

Judgement Date:

14/02/2024

Tags:

Arsenic, Fluoride, Groundwater Pollutants, Delhi, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tubewells

Water Resources

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding the depleting Kolkata water table and arsenic contamination, 01/12/2023

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of 'In Re-News Item published in the Times of India Newspaper, Calcutta edition dated 23.03.2023 titled Kolkata Water Table Dips 2m in 5 years, Experts flag rise in arsenic, salinity' dated 01/12/2023.

Judgement Date:

01/12/2023

Tags:

Groundwater Pollutants, Groundwater Assessment, Calcutta (T), Arsenic, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Drinking Water Quality, Urban Water Supply

Water Pollution

Sixteen coal ash pits contaminating Texas groundwater: report

Sixteen coal ash pits in Texas are leaking contaminants into groundwater, including arsenic, boron, cobalt and lithium, according to a report released on Thursday by the Environmental Integrity Pro

Publication Date:

17/01/2019

Source: Reuters

Tags:

United States Of America (US), Groundwater, Groundwater Pollution, Coal, Groundwater Pollutants

Water Pollution

Large-scale uranium contamination of groundwater resources in India

Groundwater overexploitation has caused massive groundwater depletion and raised concerns for water and food security in India. Groundwater in India also suffers from multiple water quality issues such as arsenic and fluoride contamination that pose human health risks. Here we report new data showing that the occurrence in uranium in Indian groundwater is an emerging and widespread phenomenon.

Publication Date:

11/05/2018

Author(s): Rachel M. Coyte, Ratan C. Jain, Sudhir K. Srivastava & et al

Source: Environmental Science & Technology Letters

pp:

1-7

Tags:

Groundwater Pollutants, Uranium, India, Groundwater Pollution, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Wells

Water Pollution

Methane can naturally contaminate groundwater, researchers find

A team of researchers from the University of Windsor and the University of Saskatchewan have discovered that methane can naturally migrate upwards through shale over millions of years and reach gro

Publication Date:

30/08/2017

Source: Environment News Network

Tags:

Water Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Methane, Groundwater Pollutants, Health Effects

Health

Evaluation of inorganic fractions of arsenic in relation to soil properties in affected areas of West Bengal, India

Inorganic soil arsenic (As) in three soils was fractionated adopting phosphorus fractionation schemes. Among these fractions, iron-bound arsenic (Fe-As) was found highest, followed by aluminium-bound arsenic (Al-As). The freely exchangeable arsenic was relatively small compared to the arsenic held by internal surfaces of soil aggregates. The arsenic fractions exhibited positive correlation with phosphorus content presumably due to the fact that high P in soil releases more arsenic from soil adsorption sites owing to the competition for the same adsorption sites.

Publication Date:

25/10/2016

Author(s): G. C. Banik, S. K. Sanyal

Source: Current Science

Vol:

111

Issue:

8

pp:

1371-1377

Tags:

Arsenic, Soil Capability, West Bengal, Nadia, Statistics, Groundwater Pollutants, Groundwater Quality, Tubewells

Water Pollution

MPCB acts against units selling unpackaged water

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has swung into action against local manufacturing units selling unpackaged and unsealed potable water.

Publication Date:

16/09/2016

Author(s): Manka Behl

Source: Times of India (Nagpur)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Drinking Water, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Groundwater Pollutants, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Water Pollution

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