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Int`l centre to tackle contamination of water: Jairam

Government said it was setting up an international centre in Kolkata to deal with such problems.

Ponds not responsible for arsenic poisoning

Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element that causes skin lesions, respiratory failure and can...

Arsenic linked to kidney cancer

People with moderately elevated levels of arsenic in their urine may have an increased risk of kidne...

Green LED products contain lead, arsenic

LeDs marketed as environment-friendly and safe actually contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other haza...

Overuse of groundwater could be risky

Groundwater over-exploitation has drawn the water table down and, with it, arsenic.

Arsenic-munching germ redefines `life as we know it`

A bacterium that uses arsenic in place of phosphorus breaks a golden rule of life on Earth.

Mt. Everest soil polluted by arsenic, cadmium

A new study suggets soil on Mount Everest contains dangerous levels of arsenic and cadmium.

Arsenic good for leukaemia patients

Arsenic, a toxic compound, has a positive effect on the survival of patients with acute leukaemia.

One in five deaths in B`desh linked to arsenic in drinking water

The WHO calls the exposure largest mass poisoning of a population in history.

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water has fatal consequences

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water – even at low levels – increases the risk of death from any ca...

Even low arsenic exposure a risk in B’desh water

Over a fifth of deaths in a district of B’desh were caused by the country`s notorious problem of ars...

Fern gene that helps clean soil of arsenic

Researchers have identified a gene that allows a type of fern to tolerate high levels of arsenic.

Jharkhand to take up water supply schemes in arsenic-hit areas

Jharkhand government plans to take up water supply schemes in all fluoride and arsenic affected area...

China scientists show how arsenic treats blood cancer

Scientists in China have demonstrated how arsenic -- a favourite murder weapon in the middle Ages --...

13 Bihar districts have arsenic contaminated underground water

Underground water of over 1,500 hamlets in 13 districts of Bihar has arsenic contents beyond the p...

How arsenic exposure triggers tumour growth

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the environmental toxin arsenic leads to adverse h...

Mystery of Bangladesh`s mass arsenic poisoning solved

Researchers have pinpointed the source of what is probably the worst mass poisoning in history, ac...

Poison in my glass?

In the 21st century, the big question facing us is, are India`s divine rivers pure enough to serve l...

Poison in my glass?

But today, when we are in the 21st century, the big question is, are these divine rivers pure enough...

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