Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in combination with sulfur and metals, but also as a pure elemental crystal. Arsenic is a metalloid. It has various allotropes, but only the gray form, which has a metallic appearance, is important to industry. The primary use of arsenic is in alloys of lead (for example, in car batteries and ammunition). Arsenic is a common n-type dopant in semiconductor electronic devices. It is also a component of the III-V compound semiconductor gallium arsenide. Arsenic and its compounds, especially the trioxide, …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 November 2022 English
Wrapped in Secrecy: Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products was released on November 21, 2022, by Toxics Link, New Delhi – a non-governmental organisation working to bring information related to toxic …
(antimony, barium, cadmium, chrome, lead, mercury, arsenic, selenium, etc.) are all prohibited by the regulations …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 30 November 2020 English
This report was published by Network of Rural & Agrarian Studies (a nationwide collective of scholars, researchers, farmers, students and activists) on November 30, 2020. It aims to provide a …
considerable potential of exposure to inorganic arsenic through consumption of rice. For an adult of 60 … maximum dietary risk of exposure to inorganic arsenic was calculated to be 1706% of the provisional …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2020 English
The National Health Profile (NHP) is a compilation of health-related data providing information on the demography, diseases, and health resources available in India. The NHP has been published annually since …
15,673 habitats of 75 districts had excessive arsenic present in water. Strong longitudinal surveillance …
LC: Library of Congress · 2020 English
Includes statistical tables. Statement of responsibility taken from page 3. Includes bibliographical references (page 123). System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page …
specific health related trainings on addressing the arsenic in drinking water, menstrual hygiene, maternal …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 30 October 2019 English
The National Health Profile (NHP) compiles data related to health from across India. It provides information on demography, diseases, and health resources in the country. The Central Bureau of Health …
5.4(b) State/District wise excess presence of Arsenic in Water as on 01.04.2018 60 2.5.4(c) States/Districts …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 June 2019 English
The National Compilation on Dynamic Groundwater Resources of India, 2017 was published by the Central Ground Water Board under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, in July 2019. …
If any of the three quality hazards in terms of Arsenic, Fluoride and Salinity are encountered in the …
LC: Library of Congress · 2019 English
Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Unicef India link, viewed September 1, 2021).
APHA : American Public Health Association As : Arsenic AWWA : American Water Works Association BIS … Phosphorous Total Hardness Total Alkalinity Arsenic 2.2 Significance of Test Parameters The … Influence Water Stoichiometry and Contamination Arsenic Toxic Metal; Its presence may inhibit the growth … water (i) Arsenic in water Except at two locations in Indipurdeuli villages (ODF) where Arsenic is found … 68 to 111 51 to 175 51 to 496 120 to 325 Arsenic (As), mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 to 0.027 <0.01 …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 January 2018 English
Recurring droughts in Marathwada have forced people in villages like Sawarkhed to drink fluoride-contaminated groundwater from borewells, which has inflicted debilitating fluorosis on many
Maharashtra have fluoride, along with nitrate and arsenic – both highly harmful too Watch video: F luorosis-hit … Maharashtra had fluoride, along with nitrate and arsenic – both highly harmful too. The number has apparently …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2018 English
The fourth edition of the Global Cancer Facts & Figures was published by the American Cancer Society, Georgia, USA, in the year 2018. The previous edition was published in the …
smokers), certain metals (chromium, cadmium, and arsenic), some organic chemicals, radiation, and diesel …
LC: Library of Congress · 2018 English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-88). Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Unicef India link, viewed September 1, 2021).
accident ▪ Rail accident ▪ Farmers’ suicide ▪ Arsenic ▪ Fluoride ▪ Iron ▪ Gas leakage ▪ Left-wing …
