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India, Bhopal: continuing nightmare, new study finds high levels of groundwater contamination
For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains a… more →
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India, Bhopal: continuing nightmare, new study finds high levels of groundwater contamination
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dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water o … more →
Students seek to alleviate oil pollution in Ecuador
Caroline wrote 3 weeks ago: Nov. 18, 2009-Worcester Polytechnic Institute juniors Chad Caisse, Ben Johnson, Seanna Reilly, Dora … more →
Kentucky environmental attorney Sanders says EPA issues report on AEP's coal ash ponds in West Virginia out of an "abundance of caution" and potential threat to human health and the environment.
Lawyer Sanders wrote 1 month ago: U.S. EPA released a draft report and related materials concerning two coal ash impoundments at Ameri … more →
MIT scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Man-made ponds may be responsible for widespread arsenic contamination of ground water affecting mil … more →
Bangladesh: ponds 'caused arsenic' contamination, MIT study says
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dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Man-made ponds may be responsible for widespread arsenic contamination of ground water affecting mil … more →
Southern Africa: lack of clean groundwater a health threat
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: As the rainy season approaches, and sewage from pit latrines seep further into the Zimbabwe’s … more →
Arsenic in groundwater : a world problem
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Appelo, T. (ed.) (2008). Arsenic in groundwater : a world problem : seminar Utrecht 29 November 2006 … more →
Bolivia, Cochabamba: closure of K'ara K'ara landfill could face more delays
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: On 17 September 2009, Bolivian Cochabamba department’s high court ruled to close the K’a … more →
India, Karnataka: poor sanitation and water contamination
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: Fluorides, nitrates in water crippling villagers BANGALORE: For good health, the quality of drinking … more →
Nepal, Siraha District: forced to drink arsenic-contaminated water
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: Thousands of people [in Siraha District, south-eastern Nepal] are forced to drink arsenic-contaminat … more →
Mexico, Mexico City: DF water supply contains dangerous chemicals - study
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: A study carried out by the geography department of autonomous university UNAM showed that the potabl … more →
Nepal, Kailali: taps run dry two years after construction
dietvorst wrote 4 months ago: The taps constructed by Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) in Khairala, a remote VDC of Kailali, ran dry … more →
India, Bhopal: bottled water stunt targets Dow 'greenwashing'
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dietvorst wrote 5 months ago: Activists handed out toxic bottled water from Bhopal to highlight the plight of locals still sufferi … more →
India, Bihar: state government to supply arsenic-hit villages with treated water
dietvorst wrote 5 months ago: High levels of arsenic in the groundwater pose the threat of cancer to people in many Bihar villages … more →
Nepal: Arsenic contamination
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dietvorst wrote 5 months ago: Water in over 20,000 tube wells across the Tarai has been found to have been containing more arsenic … more →
Society's Tonic - Camp Lejeune Marine Base and Toxic Water
astrauss wrote 6 months ago: A May 29, 2009 report from a Tampa newspaper notes that Marines for years drank, bathed and cooked w … more →
Sensors speed water quality research
freshwatersocietyblog wrote 7 months ago: Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of some of the best regional, national and inte … more →
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam: seeking low-cost solutions to sanitation crisis
dietvorst wrote 7 months ago: In 2006, Jenna Davis and Alexandria Boehm of Stanford University, were awarded a two-year Environmen … more →
Gift Cards for Returning Unused Medications
astrauss wrote 7 months ago: April 2009 — Florida, Flager County – A system has been set up whereby $10 gift cards w … more →
