Creating sustainable water management systems that are both ecologically and economically viable is essential since access to clean and safe water is a basic human right. One of the key elements of ...

The use of water contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic could pose a serious health risk to millions, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found. New research from ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a hidden risk to freshwater quality that could affect millions worldwide: the shift of lake and river sediment from trapping toxic arsenic to releasing it, driven by ...

Due to rapid industrialisation and urban growth, global reliance on groundwater has increased significantly. In many regions, groundwater contains arsenic released from natural rock formations or ...

It started with spots dappled across people’s chests and backs. Unusual hard patches on the skin of their palms and soles of their feet. For some, a blackening of their toes. Doctors and researchers ...

HALSTAD, Minn. — Tens of thousands of years ago, glaciers advanced into what is now Minnesota and North Dakota. As they receded, they deposited sediments heavy with bits and pieces of limestone, shale ...

Prenatal exposure to arsenic in the public water supply was tied to some adverse birth outcomes. Public drinking water is a major source of inorganic arsenic exposure. Authors suggest the ...

Udupi: Arpit Kumar, a BSc (Hons) molecular physics student at Manipal Institute of Applied Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), receiv.