2 Science and Technology · 2.5.4 Pollution and control

2.5.4.6 Groundwater contamination: arsenic, fluoride, nitrate and uranium

India's groundwater, the main source of drinking water in villages, is contaminated in many places by naturally occurring arsenic, fluoride and uranium, and by nitrate from fertilisers and sewage.

  • APPSC Group 1
  • Advanced level
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  • Full course

Key terms

  • geogenic contamination
  • arsenic
  • arsenicosis
  • fluoride
  • fluorosis
  • Nalgonda technique
  • nitrate
  • methaemoglobinaemia
  • uranium
  • salinity
  • IS 10500
  • Jal Jeevan Mission

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
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