Health Effects

The objective of this study was to investigate the sources of lead in the environment in children with elevated blood, with the help of a Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer.

Publication Date:

01/06/2004

Author(s): A. Kuruvilla, V. V. Pillay, T. Venkatesh & et al

Source: Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Vol:

71

Issue:

6

pp:

495

Tags:

Lead, Health Effects, Health, Child Health, Karnataka, Mangalore

India

Governments should try for 100 per cent pure water

HANS JEURING is the chairperson of Codex Committee on Pesticides Residue CCPR . It is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues in food commodities, and comes under the Codex Alimentarius Commission CAC a UN body that sets fo

Publication Date:

30/05/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040531

pp:

0

Tags:

Food Standards, Food Contamination, Health Effects, Pesticide Residues, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)

Air Pollution

Deadly impact

Air Pollution & Health in Rapidly Developing Countries

Publication Date:

30/05/2004

Author(s): Chandrachur Ghose

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Developing Countries

Industry

Fighting shy

Pentagon evades green laws

Publication Date:

14/05/2004

Author(s): Lopamudra Banerjee Dhar

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, War, Iraq, United States Of America (US)

India

Cell off

Effects of cellphone radiations

Publication Date:

14/05/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Radiation, Electronics

India

Bytes

better chick-pea variety: Scientists from New Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute have developed a drought-resistant variety of chick-pea. The variety, Pusa-1053, has a yield of about

Publication Date:

14/05/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20040515

pp:

0

Tags:

Pesticides, Legumes, Crustaceans, Health Effects, Global Warming, Mental Health, Research, History, South Africa, India

Transport