River Water In Mumbai Suburb So Polluted That It's Turning Dogs Blue

[hatrack]

Untreated industrial waste being released into the Kasadi river may be turning stray dogs near Navi Mumbai’s Taloja industrial area blue. Reason:?Strays often wade into the river for food, therefore the waste may be dyeing their fur a bright shade of blue.

A water quality test at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation found the waste treatment was inadequate. The levels of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) — the concentration of oxygen required to sustain aquatic life — was 80 milligram a litre (mg/L). Levels of chloride, which is toxic, harms vegetation, aquatic life and wildlife, were also high. The area has nearly a 1,000 pharmaceutical, food and engineering factories.

The polluted water is also likely to affect human health. According to Central Pollution Control Board guidelines, fish die when BOD level are above 6 mg/L. Levels above 3 mg/L make the water unfit for human consumption.

HT had reported that untreated industrial waste pumped out by the plant had raised pollution levels in the Kasadi River up to 13 times the safe limit.

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/industrial-waste-in-navi-mumbai-s-kasadi-river-is-turning-dogs-blue/story-FcG0fUpioHGWUY1zv98HuN.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Unbelievable. What a shame everyone suffers but the ones who run the company. n/t