Unchecked residues add to pollution in Yamuna
The study titled ‘Menace of antibiotic pollution in Indian rivers’ said Ofloxacin (0.7 microgram per litre) and sulfamethoxazole (0.2 µg/L) were found in the Yamuna in Delhi. Norfloxacin (0.93 µg/L) was detected in the Zuari in Goa and Ofloxacin (0.54 µg/L) was present in the Gomti (Lucknow) and Cooum (Chennai). “All the antibiotics detected are 2-5 times higher than the draft notification limits proposed by the Union ministry of environment and forest and climate change,” said Omkar Gaonkar, programme coordinator, Toxics Link.