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Why the well water on this island is yucky
Original Title
Evaluating non potable groundwater quality in estuarine Islands of Karnataka using GIS and WQI
doi:10.1038/s41598-025-17682-y22%
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Methodology score · 22/100
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On Mudukudru Island, people use well water for washing and cleaning, but the water is full of salt and poop germs. Scientists tested 43 wells and found almost all of them had bacteria, and 3 out of 10 had water so bad you can't even wash dishes in it.
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