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Deadly uranium traces found in Chittoor water [1]

In what is being seen as a disturbing trend, studies have revealed that the drinking and groundwater in Chittoor district is polluted with high concentrations of uranium, 135 times more than the sa

Publication Date: 
07/09/2012
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad) [2]
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Chittoor (D) [3], Groundwater Pollution [4], Uranium [5], Drinking Water [6], WHO [7], Geological Survey Of India (GSI) [8], Nalgonda (D) [9], Nuclear Minerals [10], Health Effects [11], Water Pollution [12], Andhra Pradesh [13]
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