Bengaluru ground water high in carcinogens
The permissible limit for nitrates is 40 milligrams a litre, but in most areas, the presence of nitrates ranges between 45 and 100 mg/ litre. Ground water in many parts of Bengaluru urban and rural
Carcinogenicity
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Villagers attack Maha chemical plant
KOLHAPUR: The office and plant of AVH Chemicals Private Limited Company was attacked and set on fire by villagers on Saturday in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. They claimed that the tar pitch emanating
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Over 60% of crop is ripened using chemicals
If the coveted alphonso mango you bought recently has failed to tickle your taste buds, it is because it has been artificially ripened by calcium carbide. In fact, market sources reveal that an alarming
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No link between mobile phone radiation and cancer, says Padma awardee doctor
Calls for revision of World Health Organization’s list of carcinogens, says not enough data to establish the link. India-born oncologist Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee on Monday urged World Health Organization
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Air pollution biggest health risk, says WHO
LONDON: Air pollution has emerged as the world's single largest environmental health risk, having caused seven million deaths in 2012 — 80% of which were from heart attacks and stroke. The WHO announced
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Punjab bans pesticide causing cancer
Move comes after NHRC intervention Following directions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Punjab Government has banned the manufacture, import and use of carcinogenic pesticides, which according to reports, caused cancer among the small farmers in the Malwa region that consists of Southern districts — Bathinda, Faridkot, Moga, Muktsar, Ferozepur, Sangrur and Mansa.
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Centre: Gold items carry cancer-causing metals
The Central government on Thursday admitted before the Kerala High Court that highly carcinogenic elements such as Iridium and Ruthenium were being freely added to gold ornaments in India. This alarming revelation was made in a counter affidavit submitted by Director of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before the Kerala High Court. A division bench comprising Justice A.K.
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Oil giants putting carcinogens into US wells while drilling
Washington: Oil and gas companies injected hundreds of millions of gallons of hazardous or carcinogenic chemicals into wells in more than 13 states from 2005 to 2009, according to an investigation by Congressional Democrats. The chemicals were used by companies during a drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, which involves the high-pressure injection of a mixture
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A report on the water quality with regards to presence of hexa-valent chromium in Damsala nala of Sukinda mining area
The major cause behind selecting Damsala nala for the present study was for its past cause of concerns for millions who are directly or indirectly came in contact with the nala or are having their dependency on River Brahmani.
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Chlorine war: HUL hauls Eureka Forbes to court over ad on Pure it
THE rather arcane and technical subject of the use of chlorine to purify water took centre stage at the Bombay High court, which is hearing a defamation case Hindustan Unilever (HUL) against Eureka Forbes. HUL has accused Eureka Forbes of issuing an advertisement which allegedly disparages Pureit