Question
Consider the following sentences: 1. Excessive
groundwater extraction can lead to uranium enrichment in aquifers. 2. The World Health Organization has set a limit for safe drinking water at 100 micrograms of uranium per litre. 3. Uranium contamination causes chronic kidney diseases. Which of the above-given statements is/are correct about uranium pollution in groundwater?Solution
World Health Organisation has set a provisional safe drinking water standard of 30 micrograms of uranium (and not 100 micrograms) per litre for India.
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