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Telangana: 23 farm workers fall ill due to suspected water contamination in Mulugu

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Telangana: 23 farm workers fall ill due to suspected water contamination in Mulugu

[ad_1] 23 farm workers fall ill after suspected contaminated water in Mulugu (Representative image) Hyderabad: Nearly 23 farm workers fell ill after they drank water contaminated with suspected phosphorous-based pesticide, from a drip irrigation pipeline in Mulugu on Wednesday. The workers were hired by a farmer and deployed to harvest red chillies at Gollagudem village … Read more

Poodunnit: hunt for source of bacteria contamination that closed popular Gold Coast swimming hole

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Poodunnit: hunt for source of bacteria contamination that closed popular Gold Coast swimming hole

[ad_1] The hunt is on to find the source of a faeces-related bacterial outbreak that has indefinitely closed a popular swimming hole in the Gold Coast hinterland. The Gold Coast city council closed the Currumbin rock pools on Monday afternoon after detecting elevated levels of enterococci, a bacteria caused by faecal contamination. The natural waterhole … Read more