Water Quality

Ganga Rejuvenation: Committee on Estimates (2016-17)

The Committee on Estimates present this Fifteenth Report on 'Ganga Rejuvenation'. The parliamentary panel expressed its concern over Ganga being listed among the 10 most polluted rivers in the world.

Publication Date:

11/05/2016

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

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River Pollution, Ganga, Water Pollution, India, Water Quality, Parliament, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Ganga Action Plan

Water Pollution

Bid to improve water quality in Hussainsagar

With the delinking of Kukatpally nala from Hussainsagar, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSCPB) has initiated steps to bring down the pollution level in the lake.

Publication Date:

11/05/2016

Source: New Indian Express (Hyderabad)

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Telangana, Hussain Sagar, Water Quality, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Dissolved Solids, Water Pollution

Agriculture

The assessment of treated wastewater quality and the effects of mid-term irrigation on soil physical and chemical properties (case study: Bandargaz-treated wastewater)

This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of inflow and outflow wastewater of the Bandargaz wastewater treatment plant on the basis of the data collection of operation period and the samples taken during the study. Also the effects of mid-term use of the wastewater for irrigation (from 2005 to 2013) on soil physical and chemical characteristics were studied. For this purpose, 4 samples were taken from the inflow and outflow wastewater and 25 quality parameters were measured.

Publication Date:

10/05/2016

Author(s): Kami Kaboosi

Source: Applied Water Science

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1-12

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Wastewater Treatment, Irrigation, Rice, Soil Salinisation, Iran, Water Quality, Soil Capability

Water Pollution

Periyar pollution: KWA points fingers at others

Kochi: Following reports of chemical discharge into Periyar near Pathalam dispensary at Eloor municipality, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has decided to check the quality of water pumped from th

Publication Date:

06/05/2016

Source: Times Of India (Kochi)

Tags:

Kerala, Periyar, River Pollution, Water Quality, Environmentalists, Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Urban water quality monitoring protocol

The Public Health Engineering Organisation (PHEO) of Odisha, through its division/sub-division offices spread across the state, is the service provider for treated water supply in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha, classified as municipal corporations, municipalities and notified area councils.

Publication Date:

01/05/2016

Source: Government of Orissa

Tags:

Water Quality, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Quality, Urbanisation, Water Distribution, Urban Water Supply, Orissa (Odisha)

Water Pollution

Vietnam, grappling with mass fish deaths, clamps down on seafood sales

Vietnam on Thursday banned the sale and distribution of non-living aquatic products in its central region, following inconclusive efforts to explain why huge numbers of dead fish washed ashore.

Publication Date:

29/04/2016

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Water Pollution, River Pollution, Fisheries, Water Quality, Toxic Wastes, Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal, Food Security, Vietnam

Water Pollution

Groundwater quality changes alongside expansion of hydraulic fracturing

New research from The University of Texas at Arlington demonstrates that groundwater quality changes alongside the expansion of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing but also suggests that s

Publication Date:

27/04/2016

Source: Eurek Alert

Tags:

Water Pollution, Groundwater, Oil Exploration, Natural Gas Exploration, Health Effects, Groundwater Pollution, Water Quality, United States Of America (US)

Water Supply

Lawyers file $220 million damage claim against EPA in Flint water crisis

Lawyers for residents of Flint, Michigan, have filed a $220.2 million damages claim alleging negligence on the part of the U.S.

Publication Date:

27/04/2016

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Quality, Lead, United States Of America (US), Heavy Metals, Health Effects, Water Pollution

Environment

Directions to SPCBs/PCCs on revised version of CEPI-2016 and to undertake environmental monitoring & to install CAAQMS/RTWQMS in 43 CPAs

Directions under Section 18(1) (b) of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to undertake environmental quality monitoring and for installation f continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations and real-time water quality monitoring stations in critically pollu

Publication Date:

26/04/2016

Source: CPCB

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Industrial Pollution, Industry, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981, India, Water Quality

Environment

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Two-Tier Cities, 26/04/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Two-Tier Cities, 26/04/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring ambient air quality in 74 Tier-II cities. The ambient air quality data for the period 2015 pertaining to two-tier cities in the country given at Annexure. Analysis of data shows that 41 cities exceed the ambient air quality standard. In addition these cities are also facing problem of water pollution due to discharges of untreated sewage.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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