NEPAL: Water crisis intensifies
Source: IRIN Access to safe drinking water is deteriorating across parts of Nepal, activists say, despite the prevailing monsoon season from May until September.
Poisoned Wells: In Asia, Cutting Arsenic Risk in Water Through Well-Drilling Techniques
Arsenic is so common in groundwater in Bangladesh, Nepal, western India, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam that their drinking water has been called the largest poisoning of a population in history.
Survey indicates water isn’t up to standard – Labour
An Audit Office survey suggests people living in small centres may be drinking water that is either ungraded or doesn’t meet standards, the Labour Party says.
Well water may harbor viruses, bacteria
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 31 (UPI) — U.S. researchers found viruses and bacteria in untreated East Tennessee drinking water, which is treated, but the finding may be a warning for home wells.
Survey indicates water isn’t up to standard: Labour
An Audit Office survey suggests people living in small centres may be drinking water that is either ungraded or doesn’t meet standards, the Labour Party says. read more
