In the 1970's UNICEF initiated the boring of deep wells in villages across the Ganges Delta in a well intentioned mission to eradicate water born diseases and epidemics. Years later it was discovered ...

Arsenic has long been considered “the king of poisons.” Films such as “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Frank Capra and “The Name of the Rose” by Jean-Jacques Annaud illustrate the deadly effect that a high ...

Arsenic has long been considered “the king of poisons.” Films such as “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Frank Capra and “The Name of the Rose” by Jean-Jacques Annaud illustrate the deadly effect that a high ...

IIT Guwahati researchers have developed a new, low-cost electrocoagulation system that effectively removes 99% of arsenic from contaminated water within minutes, making it suitable for regions with ...

Logan, Utah - Environmental engineers are making it easier to identify the bacterial species responsible for releasing a form of arsenic that contaminates the water supplies of millions of people ...

Bihar: Panel formed to check arsenic, uranium contamination in groundwater causing cancer ...

In her guest blog, MiCUP student researcher Kim Roark explains how some plants — called hyperaccumulators — help clean up arsenic-contaminated soils. Biologists recognize health concerns caused by a ...

Certain contaminants, including heavy metals like arsenic, have been reported in drinking water beyond prescribed limits in some isolated pockets of Assam, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Raj ...

Isolated arsenic contamination found in Assam groundwater; Centre offers support while states handle water safety and mitigation.

When warts, lesions, and sores began to appear on Manatosh Biswas’ skin back in 2011, he consulted a doctor who advised him to undergo a few tests. Biswas, a resident of Madhusudankati village in West ...

Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, addressed arsenic contamination in Assam's water in Parliament. Despite regional concerns, data indicates most groundwater remains safe.