Health

Groundwater arsenic and fluoride in Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh, northeastern India

The groundwater of Ambagarh Chouki, Rajnandgaon, India, shows elevated levels of As and F−, frequently above the WHO guidelines. In this work, the concentrations of As, F−, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, SO4 2−, HCO3 −, Fe, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the groundwater of Ambagarh Chouki are described. The sources of dissolved components in the groundwater are investigated using the cluster and factor analysis. Five factors have been identified and linked to processes responsible for the formation of groundwater chemistry.

Publication Date: 
21/12/2015
Khageshwar Singh Patel, Bharat Lal Sahu, Nohar Singh Dahariya & et al
Applied Water Science
1-10
Tags:
Arsenic, Fluoride, Groundwater Quality, Rajnandgaon (D), Chhattisgarh, Wells, Drinking Water Quality, Health Effects, Tubewells
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the flow of contaminated water from the industrial unit of SON Ankur Exports Pvt. Ltd., Solapur, Maharashtra, 02/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Manoj Jalamchand Oswal Vs. SON Ankur Exports Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. dated 02/12/2015 regarding the flow of contaminated water from the industrial unit of SON Ankur Exports Pvt. Ltd as a result of which the water of bore-well of the Applicant as well as bore-wells of the members residing in nearby vicinity are contaminated.

Judgement Date: 
02/12/2015
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Sholapur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Maharashtra, Groundwater Pollution, Wastewater, Groundwater Quality, Wells
Water Resources

Ground Water Year Book of Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2014-15

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Central Region has established 1772 ‘Ground Water Monitoring Wells’ (GWMW) in the Maharashtra State and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Out of which, 210 wells are either abandoned or not being monitored due to various unavoidable reasons.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, Water Resources, Maharashtra, Hydrology, Groundwater Recharge, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Water Pollution

Groundwater vulnerability assessment in the vicinity of Ramtha wastewater treatment plant, North Jordan

The main aim of this study was to evaluate the vulnerability of groundwater to contamination in the vicinity of Ramtha wastewater treatment plant using a modified DRASTIC method in a GIS environment. A groundwater pollution potential map was prepared using modified DRASTIC method by adding lineaments and land use/land cover parameters. The values of the modified DRASTIC index were classified into three categories: low, moderate and high.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Muheeb Awawdeh, Mutewekil Obeidat, Ghusun Zaiter
Applied Water Science
5
4
321-334
Tags:
Wastewater Treatment, Jordan, Groundwater Quality, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Groundwater Pollution, Wells
Water Pollution

Hydro-geochemistry and application of water quality index (WQI) for groundwater quality assessment, Anna Nagar, part of Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India

In the present study, the geochemical characteristics of groundwater and drinking water quality has been studied. 24 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and total hardness. The results were evaluated and compared with WHO and BIS water quality standards. The studied results reveal that the groundwater is fresh to brackish and moderately high to hard in nature. Na and Cl are dominant ions among cations and anions.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
S. Krishna kumar, A. Logeshkumaran, N. S. Magesh & et al
Applied Water Science
5
4
335–343
Tags:
Groundwater Quality, Chennai (T), Tamil Nadu, Drinking Water Quality, Urban Water Supply
Water Resources

Local bodies in suburban Chennai asked to improve groundwater quality

The Directorate of Town Panchayats has asked its local bodies in the city suburbs to take measures to improve the groundwater quality.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2015
T. Madhavan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, Sewage Pollution, Water Resources
Health

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding consumption of arsenic contaminated ground water, West Bengal, 07/09/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal and Ors. dated 07/09/2015 regarding consumption of arsenic contaminated ground water resulting in suffering from various diseases, West Bengal.

Different newspaper reports have been annexed including a recent one where it is reported that the villagers of Ghaighata of North 24 Parganas District and the people of Teghoria of Dum Dum Municipality are leaving their dwelling places due to such arsenic contamination of drinking water.

Judgement Date: 
07/09/2015
Tags:
Arsenic, Drinking Water Quality, West Bengal, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Health Effects, 24 Parganas (N), Groundwater Quality, Tubewells
Health

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, 26/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 26/08/2015 regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Counsel appearing for CPCB submits that the inspection has not been conducted for all the hand-pumps. However, 183 hand-pumps have been inspected and water quality of these hand pumps, have been found to be potable.

Previous Orders

Judgement Date: 
26/08/2015
Tags:
Arsenic, Groundwater Quality, Ballia (D), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on contamination of ground water, 23/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on contamination of ground water, 23/07/2015. Ground water quality data generated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) indicates that ground water in various parts in Ten (10) States for Arsenic, Twenty (20) States for Fluoride, Twenty One (21) States for Nitrate, Twenty Four (24) States for Iron, and Fifteen (15) States for Heavy Metals such as Lead, Chromium and Cadmium have concentration higher than the norms, on the date of analysis, prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, India, Fluoride, Heavy Metals, Statistics, Parliament
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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