93 villages in B’luru Urban hit by fluorosis
Bengaluru Urban district administration recently identified 93 villages, where residents are suffering from fluorosis, once again bringing to the fore the issue of unsafe drinking water. Fluorosis is
Fluorosis
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Potable water sources in 54 schools and anganwadis show contamination
The spectre of fluoride contamination has come to haunt schoolchildren in Odisha’s Nuapada district with potable water sources in as many as 54 schools and anganwadi premises testing for fluoride presence
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Fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders in India
<p>This review focuses on fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders, two serious, highly prevalent metabolic disorders that are under-reported. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/iodine_deficiency_disorders_India.pdf"
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CSIO develops water pollution testing system
With heavy presence of pollutants in water due to increasing industrialisation and anthropogenic activities becoming a cause of concern, the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here has
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Extended chronology of the Cordón Caulle volcanic eruption beyond 2011 reveals toxic impacts
<p>Aside of immediate impacts, the 2011 Puyehue–Cordón Caulle volcano (PCC) eruption also caused persisting chemical impacts. By 2012, toxicity resulted in overt dental fluorosis in deer,
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride in Water, 05/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride in Water, 05/08/2016. Several districts in the country have Fluoride in excess of the permissible limit in drinking water, leading to condition known as Fluorosis
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding unabated over-exploitation of groundwater for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes, Maharashtra, 11/01/2016
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Asim Sarode & Others Vs District Collector Nanded & Others dated 11/01/2016 regarding environmental concern
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Fluorosis crippling Chhattisgarh village
BAIKUNTHPUR: A large number of villagers, including children, around Korea district headquarters in North Chhattisgarh are suffering from fluorosis- that cause deformities in children and elderly due to
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Groundwater unfit for drinking in 171 Mahendragarh villages
The groundwater is unfit for consumption in 171 villages of Mahendragarh district as the fluoride content in the water is high resulting in dental and skeletal fluorosis, anemia, gastroenteritis and other
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on health problems due to contaminated drinking water, 24/07/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on health problems due to contaminated drinking water, 24/07/2015. Intake of Arsenic contaminated drinking water leads to various clinical complications at times causing death.