Water Pollution

Removal of nitrogen in constructed wetlands to prevent eutrophication

Nitrogen is an important nutrient in domestic and industrial wastewater and its elevated concentration in the wetland promotes explosive growth of algae. The decomposition of the algae leads to an excessive growth of bacteria, utilizing and dissolved oxygen from water. This process of rapid algal growth leading to oxygen-starved waters is known as eutrophication.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2007
Debabrata Mazumder, Biplab Roy
Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers
2007
2
59
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Wetlands, Eutrophication, Aquatic Plants, Water Pollution Control, Sewage Treatment Technology, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

 Rajasthan HC comes down hard on polluters in Barmer district

rajasthan's Barmer district administration is on a drive to shut down all erring textile colouring and printing units in Balotara area since February 1, 2007. The step comes a year too late. The

Publication Date: 
27/02/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Luni, Textile Industry, High Court, India, Rajasthan
India

 Water woes at Allahabad's Kumbh mela

RELIGIOUS gatherings such as the Ardh Kumbh at Allahabad always test the organisational mettle of local administrative bodies. This event happens once in six years at the sangam (confluence) of the

Publication Date: 
14/02/2007
Karan Manveer Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Religious Places, Ganga, Yamuna, Water Quality, Ganga Action Plan, Religious Beliefs, High Court, India, Allahabad (D), Statistics
Industry

 Excreta's economy: a true experience

Every society must understand how the excreta it produces is managed. It teaches us many things about water, about waste, about technologies to clean, economics and politics: of who is subsidised to defecate in our societies. But, most importantly, it teaches us humility. We know so little about our own world.

Publication Date: 
14/02/2007
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
15
20070215
18
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Yamuna, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Drainage, Urban Sanitation, India, Delhi
India

 Argentina unveils clean up plan for La Matanza river

The Argentinian government has once again unveiled a comprehensive clean-up project for the river La Matanza, better known as Riachuelo, and declared its pollution an "environmental emergency'. In

Publication Date: 
29/09/2006
Down to Earth
15
20060930
0
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Supreme Court, Argentina
India

 Researchers engineer landmass to treat sewage in wastewater

Municipal authorities in Indian cities have mastered the art of providing piped water at any cost

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
R K Srinivasan
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, Aquatic Plants, Urban Sanitation, Grasses, India, Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain (D)
India

 Gaps galore in Ganga action plan

Ganga Action Plan

Publication Date: 
30/08/2006
Down to Earth
Tags:
Cost Benefit Analysis, Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Water Quality, Ganga Action Plan, Waste Disposal, Media, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India
Environment

Environment protection

Within the framework of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, that consolidated the provisions of the Water Act of 1974 and the Air Act of 1981, India established pollution control boards to prevent, control and abate environmental pollution.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2006
P M Prasad
Economic and Political Weekly
41
13
1278
Tags:
Environment, Air Pollution Control, Ecolabelling, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Legislation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Andhra Pradesh, Water Pollution Control
Water Pollution

 The STP rush

Chasing treatment plants, not sewage

Publication Date: 
29/04/2005
Down to Earth
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20050430
0
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Yamuna, Water Treatment Technology, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Urban Sanitation, Delhi
India

 Clogged up in Delhi

More than two years ago, the Union ministry of urban development and poverty alleviation moud issued a notification making wastewater recycling compulsory in Delhi. But the rules have not been enforced to date, with the capital s implementing agencies s

Publication Date: 
14/02/2004
Suresh Babu S V
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Water Treatment Technology, Water Quality, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Legislation, High Court, India, Delhi

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