Arsenic trap

Silver nanoparticles caged in aluminium can rid water of arsenic

Arsenic eyes rice nutrients

The heavy metal can disrupt amino acid synthesis in the grain

Big size, bigger benefits

Brown rice of shorter size accumulates more arsenic

Bacteria eat sulphate

This can be a cheap solution for the arsenic menace

Breast milk protects infants from arsenic

High fluoride content in Khordha, Nayagarh groundwater

Children are at higher risk from contaminated drinking water

Colour display

Using microbes to detect metals in effluents

As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Good ol' dug well

Traditional shallow wells can supply arsenic-free water. All one needs to do is install it with caution

Foul delight

Chicken laced with arsenic

Timber risk

Common preservative can cause arsenic leaching

In a lather

Soaps, tubewells are causing arsenic contamination

Arsenic just got dirtier

Exposure to arsenic also increases risk of hypertension

Diesel exhaust linked to lung cancer

WHO agency says there is compelling evidence to classify diesel fumes as deadly carcinogen along with tobacco, asbestos

Arsenic killer

Rivers(e) effect

The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to purify Musi river, which has been given top priority under the National River Conservation plan, by …

Green signals from cellphone companies

Manufacturers sign declaration at the Sixth Conference of Parties (CoP-6) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of …

Or weed it out

Using water hyacinth

Best way to check arsenic residues in rice

Field science

Lethal toxicity vs quantum of pollution in Delhi’s air

Not just quantum of pollution but also toxicity of emissions must be assessed to prioritise action on pollution sources

Arsenic control

West Bengal, severely affected by arsenic in its groundwater, takes slow but steady steps to deal with it

Toxic harvest

Eating rice grown in arsenic-contaminated water can damage genes

Poor performance

Of arsenic removal plants in West Bengal

Arsenic more toxic for specific gene variation