Environment · India
Nashik groundwater has 1,000 times safe limit of cancer-causing chromium
Laboratory tests of groundwater in Nashik have revealed the presence of hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, at levels 1,000 times above the safe limit for drinking water. The contamination was detected in water from the Nandini river, which flows into the Godavari. The state government has ordered action against polluting units located in Nashik's Ambad industrial area.
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