Contaminated water News

Naegleria fowleri typically enters the body through the nose when contaminated water is forcefully inhaled. This can happen during activities like swimming, diving, or using a neti pot for nasal irrigation. Once inside the nasal passages, the amoeba travels along the olfactory nerve to the brain. 

In Kerala, a rare and deadly brain infection caused by the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has emerged, resulting in the deaths of several children. The infection, known as amoebic meningoencephalitis, is contracted through contaminated water and attacks the brain tissue. Since May, four cases have been reported, with three fatalities.

Experts at a urology conference at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have said that consumption of polluted ground water and paan masala may cause large kidney stones (over 2 cm).  

JD(S) MLA Kariyamma Nayak of Devadurga constituency stated that information has been collected from concerned gram panchayats and she will initiate action against the guilty.

Two persons died and more than 40 are being treated at a hospital after allegedly drinking contaminated water in the Shahapura taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

Three people died after drinking contaminated water in Raichur district Several people, including children, have been hospitalised after drinking the contaminated water CM announced a compensation of Rs five lakh each to the kin of the deceased

Six people have died due to contaminated water Sewage water was mixed with potable water

Knowing where the lead accumulates is important for understanding how it occurs and for developing the most efficient phytoremediation.

The device is easy-to-use and transport, weighing less than one gramme.

Patients with cholera were also more likely to always put ice in their water and to use sedimented river water for drinking, bathing, cooking, and brushing their teeth.

Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanveer told the Senate on Tuesday that the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) had conducted various water quality monitoring projects in the country and said 69 per cent to 82 per cent water samples collected from 2,807 villages in 24 districts were found contaminated or unsafe for drinking, Dawn online reported.  

On receiving information about the incident, a rapid response team was sent to the spot.

It was reported media that Ashwani Khad water treatment station, which supplies water to one-third of Shimla's population, is highly contaminated.