Looking for detailed information on issues related to water? Here is a collection of research papers, reports and some interesting links to information that you need.
	Using GIS in Water Quality: The website http://www.gisdevelopment.net contains several research papers on using GIS in Water Quality
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	Groundwater Pollution and Contamination in India: The Emerging Challenge by M. Dinesh Kumar and Tushaar Shah
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	An 'information sheet' from WaterAid and British Geological Survey on groundwater quality of peninsular Indian states
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	A comprehensive list of water-related diseases, their causes and measures for their prevention.
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	WHO fact sheets on water-related diseases:
	http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/diseasefact/en/index.html
	Stream Classification - Central Pollution Control Board
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	Know about water quality, sources, impurities, testing and BIS standards
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	List of industries identified by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India as heavily polluting and covered under Central Action Plan
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	Know more about the water you consume - quality parameters, diseases, water treatment and some doubts cleared
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	The RDPR (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj) Department of the Government of Karnataka did extensive mapping of groundwater quality in all areas of the state and even deployed the information on a GIS platform. This paper describes this work. Size 4MB
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	The WHO Guidelines on Water Quality. Size 5.2 MB
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	A study by Peoples Science Institute, Dehra Doon on Fluorosis levels in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh and mitigation activities in the area.
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	Peoples Science Institute's study of the toxicity and impact of industrial effluents from a paper mill in Saharanpur, UP
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	A report on practical methods for removal of Arsenic from Subsurface Aquifers and Drinking Water Systems
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	Arghyam supported a study by TIDE on the Tirupur textile industry cluster. This study collected data on effluent load, studied the current treatment and disposal practices and the effect on surface and groundwater and reviewed the available technology options.
	Executive summary Full report (23 MB zip file)
	The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination in West Bengal for last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work, including district-wise and block-wise reports
	http://www.soesju.org/
	"Gasping for Breath": The Janhit Foundation study of water pollution in the Hindon River of western Uttar Pradesh. The report is available for payment from the website of Janhit Foundation.
	http://www.janhitfoundation.org/activities/01/#a4
	The WHO (World Health Organisation) resources on Water Sanitation and Health - a wealth of research and guidelines in water quality
	http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/
	Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) is a simple water treatment method to kill any pathogens in water that cause diarrhoea.
	http://www.sodis.ch/
	About rehydration -- essential treatment in treating diarrhoea that is often caused by drinking bacterially contaminated water
	http://rehydrate.org/dehydration/index.html
	Adsorption of Arsenic on the sites and its consequent desorption to the groundwater are interpreted to be controlled by the nature of the aquifer sediments and the microbial activity in it.
	http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar102002/554.pdf
	A WHO document on Arsenic in drinking water
	http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs210/en/
	Everything you wanted to know about Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
	http://www.sos-arsenic.net/
	Water Quality Issues - Surface and groundwater pollution in India
	http://wrmin.nic.in/problems/pb_faced.htm
	Ground water quality of Delhi
	http://rainwaterharvesting.org/index_files/ground_water_quality.htm
	Fluoride Action Network - Broadening public awareness about fluoride
	http://www.fluoridealert.org/f-pollution.htm
	Fluoride contamination status of groundwater in Karnataka
	http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/mar25/articles13.htm
	The process description of some commonly used procedures for removing metal ions from aqueous streams.
	http://www.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/water/paper/biosorption/biosorption.htm
	Phytoremediation is being increasingly adopted wherein certain plants are used to adsorb or degrade the pollutants (heavy metals) from soil and water.
	http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/water/paper/phyto/abs.htm
	Cost-effective Water Purification Technology for Rural Household in Regions Affected by Iron, Lead and other Heavy Metal Contamination.
	http://members.rediff.com/saeserl/project5.html
	Newcastle University engineers have developed a simple water filter which could save thousands of lives in developing countries.
	http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/4400
	Inexpensive household water filters that simultaneously remove arsenic and microbial contamination from the available water supply - An MIT engineer's story from Nepal.
	http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/6226
	Using moringa (drumstick) seeds for household water purification:
	http://echotech.org/mambo/images/DocMan/MorWaterTreat.pdf
	A paper on biosorption, a technique of purifying water of heavy metal ions
	http://www.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/water/paper/biosorption/biosorption.htm
	"Fluoride in Drinking Water" - A WHO publication
	http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/fluoride_drinking_water/en/index.html
	"Protecting Groundwater for Health" - A WHO publication
	http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/protecting_groundwater/en/index.html
	Reducing and eliminating the use of persistent organic pesticides - A WHO document
	http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/resources/pesticides/en/index.html