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2 articles for “Malwa region”
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Heavy Metal Contamination of Groundwater in Malwa Region of Punjab and Potential Technological Solutions
Abstract: Bathinda is part of the Malwa region of Punjab and is part of a belt which was earlier called the cotton belt of India but is now hailed as the cancer belt of India. The Malwa region faces high cancer incidence rates. For every 1 million people living in this region, 1089 are diagnosed with cancer. The rate of cancer in the Malwa region is 36.13% higher than the national …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 1–14 Read article
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Investigation of Groundwater Contamination Due to Heavy Metals for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Punjab State, India
Abstract: Punjab, an intensive agricultural state, is currently experiencing a problem because of elevated levels of heavy metals and uranium (U) in its groundwater. It is commonly known that the groundwater in every district in Punjab's Malwa region has anomalous levels of uranium, with a U content that exceeds the World Health Organization (WHO) safe limit of 30 parts per billion. There have been reports of arsenic (As) in the Majha …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 20–29 Read article