In a concerning development, groundwater contamination is on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir, with several districts reporting ...

The Central Ground Water Board report attributes the rising uranium levels to leaching from agricultural land. Intensive use ...

Ground Water Quality Report-2024 report reveals that 20 districts in Punjab and 16 districts in Haryana have uranium levels surpassing the permissible limit of 30 parts per billion.

Although the arsenic levels in rice are generally low, long-term consumption—especially if rice is eaten daily—may pose health risks.

But he later gave a different explanation: arsenicosis – arsenic poisoning. His diagnosis paved the way to the discovery of extensive arsenic contamination in West Bengal’s groundwater, later ...

A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: ...

A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping to limit the definition of “waters of the Commonwealth” protected under anti-pollution laws.

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water.

Unsafe levels of other groundwater pollutants, such as fluoride and arsenic, are also linked with health impacts, including fluorosis caused by high fluoride, and cancer or skin lesions due to ...

Tests on 957 community water supply systems during the past year have again shown little evidence of contamination problems in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).