Day: February 7, 2024

“Transforming Health: Bihar’s Community Response to Waterborne Diseases through Affordable Household Water Treatment Solutions”

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Lalit Mohan Sharma, Principal Scientist, S M Sehgal Foundation Aparajeeta, Assistant Program Lead, S M Sehgal Foundation Yashi Gautam, Assistant Program Lead, S M Sehgal Foundation Sumit Kumar, Field Assistant, S M Sehgal Foundation Ensuring access to safe drinking water is crucial for enhancing living standards and extending life expectancy by minimizing the prevalence of waterborne diseases. Approximately 2 billion people worldwide currently consume microbiologically contaminated water (https://factly.in/data-what-is-the-status-of-water-borne-diseases-in-india/). Annually, approximately 37.7 million individuals in India suffer from waterborne diseases, with an alarming estimate of 1.5 million children succumbing to diarrhea…

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Assessment of Kailasanathar Temple Pond Water Quality in Sevilemedu, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Introduction Ecological components of water are very significant for all existing organisms and the future of the earth. Every organism in the environment is linked to each other with a live connection. Thus, the deterioration that arises in a part of the system disturbs the whole structure over time. Water is the main source of life and cannot be replaced by other environmental components. There are two main water bases on our planet. The first sources of water are surface sources called oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds. Surface water is…

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