Contamination of Household Open Wells in an Urban Area of Trivandrum, Kerala State, India: A Spatial Analysis of Health Risk Using Geographic Information System.

Conclusion: Despite the presence of wells with high risk of contamination and inadequate chlorination practices, the apparent rarity of Water-borne diseases in the area may be attributed to the widespread boiling and water purification practices at the consumption level by the households. GIS technology proves useful in picking environmental determinants like polluting sources near the well and to plan control activities.
PMID: 30369786 [PubMed]

Source: Environmental Health Insights - October 30, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ananth M, Rajesh R, Amjith R, A L A, Valamparampil MJ, Harikrishnan M, Resmi MS, Sreekanth KB, Sara V, Sethulekshmi S, Prasannakumar V, Deepthi SK, Jemin AJ, Krishna DS, Anish TS, Insija IS, Nujum ZT Tags: Environ Health Insights Source Type: research