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December 17, 2007
In Punjab, India Villages The Water is Toxic
In Mahal,Amritsar District, at the government elementary school, an unusually high number of children complain of rashes and boils, housewives talk about a sharp rise in the number of miscarriages, and old men insist their hands and fingers are turning numb.
A major two-year study by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, to probe the effects of industrial waste and pesticides on human health in 25 Punjab villages has found varying degrees of DNA mutation in 65% of the blood samples taken and in some cases genetic damage.
The drinking water in these villages has turned toxic due to a high concentration of heavy metals such as mercury, copper, cadmium, chromium and lead. In Mahal, these chemicals have seeped into the village's groundwater from the polluted drain water causing these serious ailments.
The head investigator, Dr. J. S. Thakur, points out that the drinking water in these areas has turned highly toxic, as reported by The Times of India.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at December 17, 2007 03:18 PM
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