Most of the districts in India have excess amounts of toxic metals in the groundwater. In 2022, groundwater in 491 Indian districts had high concentrations of iron, making it the prime water pollutant in the South Asian country. Arsenic was also found in groundwater in more than 200 districts across India that year.
Number of districts with contaminated water in India in 2022, by contamination type
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Livemint. (August 2, 2022). Number of districts with contaminated water in India in 2022, by contamination type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111747/india-number-of-districts-with-contaminated-water-by-contamination-type/
Livemint. "Number of districts with contaminated water in India in 2022, by contamination type." Chart. August 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111747/india-number-of-districts-with-contaminated-water-by-contamination-type/
Livemint. (2022). Number of districts with contaminated water in India in 2022, by contamination type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111747/india-number-of-districts-with-contaminated-water-by-contamination-type/
Livemint. "Number of Districts with Contaminated Water in India in 2022, by Contamination Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111747/india-number-of-districts-with-contaminated-water-by-contamination-type/
Livemint, Number of districts with contaminated water in India in 2022, by contamination type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111747/india-number-of-districts-with-contaminated-water-by-contamination-type/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of districts with contaminated water in India in 2022, by contamination type [Graph], Livemint, August 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111747/india-number-of-districts-with-contaminated-water-by-contamination-type/