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Uranium in Drinking Water
April 13 , 2020
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- A new study conducted by the University of Manchester, UK and Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Phulwarisharif in Patna has found uranium contaminating the groundwater in 10 districts of Bihar.
- The Indian Standard IS 10500: 2012 for Drinking Water specification has specified the maximum acceptable limits for radioactive residues as alpha and beta emitters.
- As per Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), maximum permissible limit of Uranium is 0.03 mg/l (as per WHO provisional guidelines) in all drinking water standards.
- A report brought out by Duke University, USA in association with Central Ground Water Board and State Ground Water departments states that the Majority states in India have localised the occurrence of Uranium concentration.
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