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Polluted water sparks jaundice fear in Mumbai

Mumbai: After having braved the water crisis, the 400-odd families of Panchshil housing society in Worli now face another water woe. The society has been getting contaminated water supply for the last one month, which was become a major health hazard for the residents.

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Emerging opportunities to capitalize on co-benefits of urban pollution and global climate policy

Emerging opportunities to capitalize on co-benefits of urban pollution and global climate policy: a paper presented by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda, Delhi at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

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Impact on public health of reducing greenhouse as emissions from urban land transport

Impact on public health of reducing greenhouse as emissions from urban land transport by Geetam Tiwari presented at the National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

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Aerosol chemistry and climate change and public health at an Indo Gangetic Plain in India

This document contains the presentation by Ranjit Kumar on Aerosol chemistry and climate change and public health at an Indo Gangetic Plain in India, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

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Measurement and analysis of toxic metals concentration influencing continental atmosphere

This document contains the presentation by Tarun Gupta, Abhishek Chakraborty on toxic metals influencing continental atmosphere, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

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Aerosols: Integrating an understanding of source-receptor relationships with climate forcing on regional scales

Aerosols: Integrating an understanding of source-receptor relationships with climate forcing on regional scales a paper presented by Chandra Venkataraman at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

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Assessing pathogen risk to swimmers at non-sewage impacted recreational beaches

The risk of gastrointestinal illness to swimmers from fresh sewage and non-sewage fecal sources at recreational beaches was predicted using quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA).

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No proper drainage, rising groundwater levels cause for worry

Kinnow growers in Abohar have been forced to switch to cultivating vegetables; houses in villages have developed cracks

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Meghalaya nod for independent panel

In its efforts to end the ongoing impasse over the controversial Uranium mining issue in Meghalaya, the State Government on Tuesday said it was open to an independent panel of experts to examine the entire gamut of the problem, particularly the hazards of radiation.

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Lancet: TB spread, air travel not linked

Contrary to the guidelines for the control of tuberculosis by the World Health Organisation in relation to air travel, a recent study published in the medical journal, The Lancet, has reported there is little risk of tuberculosis transmission through air travel.

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