Water is called life, but it can be also the reason of death when it get contaminated with arsenic.
Water pollution is a natural problem which can be the result of waste of food, human and animal waste, industry, agriculture, or fishing etc.
Water pollution can be divided into two categories
A)Surface water pollution
B) Ground water contamination
Surface water pollution
Source: chemical pollutants,sewage water, household sewage,fertilizer, insecticide, pesticide,religious or cultural congregations
the main risk of Ground water contamination is the arsenic pollution.
What is Arsenic?
Arsenic is a metal and natural part of the earth found in water that causes the arsenicosis.
People of Bangladesh were much dependent on ground water for drinking and irrigation purposes as well. before the discovering of Arsenic, groundwater was considered safe for drinking. An estimated 97% of drinking water of the rural population in Bangladesh is now supplied by groundwater.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given a proper guideline value of 0.01 mg/l for total arsenic in drinking water.
The Government of Bangladesh has also set a guideline water quality standard of 0.05 mg/l arsenic for drinking water.
Arsenic poisoning takes many years for the effects of drinking arsenic
contaminated water. Evidence of chronic arsenic toxicity is accumulating and includes melanosis , hyperkeratosis of palm and sole, gangrene and skin cancer.
Malnutrition and hepatitis B, both of which are prevalent in Bangladesh, accentuate the effects of arsenic poisoning.
Solutions can be like this :
Identification of safe tubewells
Groundwater treatment
Treated surface water
Use of hand-dug wells in reducing aquifers
Rainwater harvesting
10 Comments
Thanks for the report Faishal!!! Well written! Keep it up and working green!! =D
Posted 01-08-2015 04:36
Fayshal : I am a student(16 year old) , not yet Mrs.:-). Pl don't address me Mrs. Madan.
Posted 31-07-2015 18:51
Yes Bindu !!! there was a lots of cases of Arsenic !! But now it is getting low
Posted 31-07-2015 15:03
Thank you Mrs Madan :)
Posted 31-07-2015 15:03
Yes Kaur !! Arsenic, once it was a threat like in our country !
Posted 31-07-2015 15:02
Thank you Tunza !! :)
Posted 31-07-2015 15:01
Water is basis to life and when water gets polluted with harmful arsenic like substances then it can be injurious to health. Many cases have been reported of ill health due to polluted water.
Safety measures and timely regulation of the the water resources should be done to avoid possible hazards.
Thank you for sharing dear Fayshal :)
Posted 31-07-2015 11:40
Water is one of the most important natural resource and very crucial for survival . Agree with you that on one hand water is life, on other hand it can also be the cause of death. Water can leads to deaths when it comes in the form of flood or when it is polluted .
Thanks for an informative and well written report , Fayshal.
Posted 31-07-2015 03:13
New pollutants are being recognized every now and then.So it becomes all the more important to identify them and take the action needed.Thank you for your informative article.Water must be tested for arsenic as well!
Posted 30-07-2015 19:01
Thanks for the well-structured note on saving water!
Posted 30-07-2015 17:24