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Veggies grown in sewage water? [1]

Millions of Indians are facing a new health risk. Increasing water scarcity is forcing farmers to grow vegetables and fodder using untreated sewage waste water across urban and rural cities.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FAAI) has in the past issued several warnings on pesticide residues and crop contaminants, including aflatoxins, patulin and ochratoxin in Indian fruit and vegetables. These pesticides are known to adversely effect the nervous system and can result in lung damage and cancer

Publication Date: 
21/05/2012
Rashme Sehgal [2]
Asian Age (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Drinking Water Scarcity [4], Vegetables [5], Sewage [6], Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI) [7], Pesticides [8], Health Effects [9], Yamuna [10], River Pollution [11], Groundwater Pollution [12], Industrial Waste [13], Planning Commission [14], Farmers [15], Irrigation [16], India [17], China [18], Mexico [19], Diseases [20], Diarrhoea [21], Cancer [22], Health [23]

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