Fluoride contamination in groundwater resources of Chittur block‚ Palghat district‚ Kerala‚ India - A health risk Deepu T R and Shaji E Dept. of Geology‚ University of Kerala‚ Kariavattom‚ Trivandrum 695 581‚ India Email: shajigeology@gmail.com A R T I C L E I N F O Keywords fluoride groundwater Palghat geospatial analyses dental fluorosis 1 Introduction Groundwater with high
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WATER STEWARDSHIP INFORMATION SERIES Hardness in Groundwater February 2007 What is water hardness? Water hardness is primarily the amount of calcium and magnesium‚ and to a lesser extent‚ iron in the water. Water hardness is measured by adding up the concentrations of calcium‚ magnesium and converting this value to an equivalent concentration of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) in milligrams per litre (mg/L) of water. The Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality Hardness divide hardness
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as a prospective alternative bio-control method to control Salmonella contamination in a variety of foods. Bao‚ P. Zhang‚ H. Zhang‚ Zhou‚ L. Zhang‚ and Wang isolated two new lytic SE phages‚ (PA13076) and (PC2184)‚ using two host strains of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) ATCC13076 and CVCC2184. They evaluated the potential of the
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Dilbar Hassan OBJECTIVES •Identify areas of groundwater depletion and recharge potential; and •Develop conjunctive water management options to be implemented for long term sustainability of the resources. 2 BACKGROUND • Irrigation systems changed significantly‚ now increasingly dependent on groundwater. • Simultaneously‚ groundwater depletion and waterlogging. • Existing SW and GW institutions need to reorient while moving towards groundwater management; • Water availability1000 m3/capita
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Water and Quality Contamination Rashundra Stakley SCI2-7: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Shameema Sarker October 27‚ 2014 Water and Quality Introduction. Background: According to the Millennium Development Goals Report 2012‚ 783 million people‚ or 11 per cent of the global population‚ remain without access to an improved source of drinking water. Also the United Nations has long been addressing the global crisis caused by insufficient water supply to satisfy basic
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Purpose To test whether the lunar effect is a reality or simply a myth‚ I will conduct a study to see if there is any correlation between the lunar phases and birth rate. Independent variable: Lunar phases Dependent variable: Birth rate Background The lunar effect is the idea that there is a correlation between the lunar phases and changes in living beings on Earth‚ including humans. Many people believe that the lunar effect on birth rate causes more
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Quality and Contamination” Shirley Tinsley SCI207: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Oleg Maksimov July 07‚ 2014 ABSTRACT: Experiments were done on the water quality and the contamination of groundwater. First‚ I observed the effects that different pollutants had on groundwater. I predicted that the experiments with the oil and vinegar would create the most contaminations to the water. When the laundry detergent were mixed with the groundwater‚ it created
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Shantelle Johnson April 8‚ 2012 H4 Introduction When food is unsafe for consumption is called food contamination. Food contamination occurs when foods are spoiled because they might contain microorganisms‚ such as bacteria ‚ parasites‚ or toxic substances that make them unsafe for consumption.Bacteria and parasites on uncooked food can linger on the food if not handle or cooked properly. Food contamination is serious because it results in diseases that affect appromiaxally seventy-six million people
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The Center for Disease control has estimated that illnesses directly resulting from food contamination cause approximately 76 million illnesses‚ 325‚000 hospitalizations‚ and 5‚000 deaths each year in the United States. The rise of food-related illnesses can be mostly attributed to increased eating out. Half of every dollar spent on food in this country is spend on food prepared outside of the home. As the amount of people involved preparing our food rises‚ so does the risk of contracting an illness
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Cross-contamination from endoscopes to patients are a noted problem throughout endoscopy units across the country. The media has reported exposure to harmful bacteria and viruses following endoscopic procedures from inadequately cleaned scopes‚ the efficacy of high level disinfectants used in reprocessors and the design of the scopes. Legislatures are now questioning the types of infection control programs within endoscopy units and whether qualified personnel are being hired as endoscope technicians
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