Report of the central team on arsenic mitigation in rural drinking water sources in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh state

There had been several newspaper clippings indicating that arsenic contamination in drinking water sources in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh is creating hardship to the local people and several people are suffering from arsenecosis disease.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2011
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Arsenic, Drinking Water, Ballia (D), Uttar Pradesh, Health Effects, Diseases, Groundwater Quality, Groundwater, Water Supply
Water Resources

Rainwater harvesting for recharging shallow groundwater

This research paper discusses the importance of managing rainwater in order to recharge groundwater sources. It indicates the potential of rainwater harvesting, when properly managed, as a tool to counter depleting water sources and ever-increasing demand for water.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Kabir Das Rajbhandari
WaterAid Nepal
Tags:
Water Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge, Nepal, Groundwater, Water Supply, Groundwater Quality
Water Pollution

Ground water in city unfit for use

The city’s ground water is not fit for consumption unless it is treated for both biological and chemical contamination. A ground water quality study conducted by the Central Ground Water Board in several parts of Hyderabad revealed that water tapped from the ground failed in a number of crucial parameters including tests related to total hardness and calcium, magnesium, chloride, sulphate and nitrate contents.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2011
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Hyderabad (T), Groundwater Quality, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Heavy Metals, Fluoride, Musi, Industrial Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Water Pollution
Environment

Panel Seeks More Disclosure On Natural Gas Drilling

A federal panel sketched out its first vision of a regulatory roadmap for the booming shale natural gas industry on Thursday, urging more transparency on the use of chemicals and more careful treat

Publication Date: 
12/08/2011
Ayesha Rascoe
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Natural Gas Exploration, Power Industry, United States Of America (US), Wastewater Recycling, Chemical Leakages, Water Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Groundwater Quality, Environment, Drinking Water
Water Pollution

Concentration of selected toxic metals in groundwater and some cereals grown in Shibganj area of Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Publication Date: 
10/08/2011
Narottam Saha, M. R. Zaman
Current Science
101
3
427-431
Tags:
Heavy Metals, Groundwater Pollution, Bangladesh, Groundwater Quality, Drinking Water Standards, Health Effects, Food Contamination, Rice
Water Pollution

30 sq m contaminated by sea water ingress in Goa : CGWB study

An  area  of  430 km 2  has been  contaminated and turned saline due to  sea  water ingress  in the inland  aquifers  along  the tidal  river  courses and   also  in low  lying marshy areas according to a study conducted by  Central  Ground  Water  Board ( CGWB) which was released Monday by Water Resources  Department Minister Filip Neri Rodrigues

Publication Date: 
09/08/2011
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Rivers, Groundwater Quality, Fluoride, Drinking Water

Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011
UNEP
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Nigeria, Water Pollution, Water Polluting Industries, Industrial Pollution, Oil Exploration, Groundwater Quality, Land Pollution
Water Resources

Augmentation of depleted ground water level, sustainable development, conservation, management, use of ground water and prevention of water pollution

The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2010-2011) presented this tenth Report to the Parliament on 'Augmentation of Depleted Ground Water Level, Sustainable Development, Conservation, Management, Use of Ground Water and
Prevention of Water Pollution'. It includes review of the total ground water resources of India ,depletion and pollution of ground water resources , measures taken by Government for ground water augmentation and other related aspects.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Pollution, Water Resources, India, Water Conservation, Water Management, Groundwater Quality, Groundwater Regulation, Water Harvesting
Water Pollution

Evaluation of the groundwater quality in the coastal zone of Thiruvanathapuram District, Kerala, India

The groundwater chemistry in the shallow aquifers of the coastal zone of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India have been examined in detail. Results, in general, indicate that the groundwaters is more or less deteriorated.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2011
K. S. Arunkumar, Sabu Joseph
Hydrology Journal
32
3-4
279-288
Tags:
Groundwater Quality, Kerala, Water Quality, Total Dissolved Solids, Estuaries
Health

Effect of deep tube well use on childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh

The objective was to determine whether the installation of deep tube wells to reduce exposure to groundwater arsenic in rural Bangladesh had an effect on the incidence of childhood diarrhoeal disease.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2011
V Escamilla, B Wagner, M Yunus & et al
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
89
7
521-527
Tags:
Tubewells, Diarrhoea, Bangladesh, South Asia, Groundwater Quality, Child Health, Arsenic, Waterborne diseases, Toilets, Sanitation

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