{"id":321927,"date":"2025-01-02T18:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=321927"},"modified":"2025-01-03T12:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T06:49:53","slug":"nitrate-contamination-of-groundwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nitrate-contamination-of-groundwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> A report by the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) has found excessive nitrates in groundwater in 440 districts (as of 2023).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Key findings of the report<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_321931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321931\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-321931 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nitrate-Pollution-of-Groundwater.png?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nitrate Pollution of Groundwater\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nitrate-Pollution-of-Groundwater.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nitrate-Pollution-of-Groundwater.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nitrate-Pollution-of-Groundwater.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nitrate-Pollution-of-Groundwater.png?w=1239&amp;ssl=1 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-321931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">About <strong><em>56% of India\u2019s districts<\/em> <\/strong>suffer from the problem of excessive nitrates in the groundwater.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The study defines excessive nitrates in groundwater<em> as more than 45mg per litre.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Out of the 15,239 groundwater samples collected for testing, 19.8% of them had nitrates concentration above the safe level.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The problem of nitrate concentration is <em><strong>particularly severe in the states<\/strong><\/em> of Rajasthan, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">A <em><strong>major issue of concern<\/strong><\/em> is that states in central and southern India (like Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh) are also showing a notable increase in nitrate contamination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <strong><em>major reason<\/em><\/strong> for nitrate contamination is overuse of <em>subsidised synthetic nitrogenous fertilizers.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The report identifies <em><strong>fluoride and uranium<\/strong><\/em> as other major chemicals affecting the health of groundwater.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A report by the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) has found excessive nitrates in groundwater in 440 districts (as of 2023).\u00a0 Key findings of the report About 56% of India\u2019s districts suffer from the problem of excessive nitrates in the groundwater.\u00a0 The study defines excessive nitrates in groundwater 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