Barring a few cases of contamination in Polem and Baga, Goa's ground water is good for drinking and other purposes, say scientists participating at a workshop at Miramar.


Barring a few cases of contamination in Polem and Baga, Goa's ground water is good for drinking and other purposes. Many rivers, however, especially in the south, are impacted by slight pollution from dumping and other wastes, scientists participating at a workshop at Miramar said on Wednesday.

Bangalore-based Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) scientist K Raja Rajan said water from 38 open wells was sampled in a chemical laboratory in May 2010 by the board in a bid to trace pollutants, especially organic ones and heavy metals. "Most samples indicated a reading of less than 500 microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius for electrical conductivity (EC), indicating it is free of contamination," Rajan said.

For this reason, only a few samples were further tested for all 14 parameters. "The readings of these, too, showed that ground water quality is good for drinking and other purposes," Rajan added.

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