Anatomy of a poison

How, and where, does arsenic contaminate groundwater? The theories differ

Evil design

The extent of arsenic contamination now includes several states in India

In absolute denial

The government refuses to acknowledge that arsenic menace has a spread

We found lots of muck

College students in Asansol, West Bengal put the area's drinking water to test

Subterranean blues

Subsoil carcinogens possible cause of cancer in Punjab

Eat your oranges

See it’s easy

Simple ways to detect arsenic and fluoride contamination in water

ARSENIC POISONING

Arsenic food

Lethal find

Scientists find high arsenic content in Haryana's groundwater

The arsenic affinity

Toxic spread

Arsenic contamination detected in Lucknow

Ringing in heaps of trouble

Bytes

Flooding out arsenic

The monsoons help decontaminate paddy soils

Purity undermined

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION

Fish at risk

New filter to remove arsenic from drinking water

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

Colour display

Using microbes to detect metals in effluents