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High arsenic concentration in groundwater in 18 districts of Bihar, reveals study

The experts collected and analysed 46,000 groundwater samples from different areas of the 18 districts before arriving at the conclusion

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High arsenic concentration has been found in groundwater in 18 districts of Bihar, as well as its correlation with incidences of gallbladder cancer at these places, according to a new study, a senior official said.'

People in these districts are drinking water with arsenic concentration greater than the World Health Organisation's permissible limit of 10 microgram per litre, he said.

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