In India, approximately 70 per cent of the population uses water not from taps but primarily that from under the ground. Leaching into it are harmful substances such as agrochemical residues, the arsenic of Himalayan ore veins, and hexavalent chromium produced from leather tanneries. This contamination has come to be seen as a societal problem, having caused health problems for as many as 50 million people.<br><br><a href="http://news.panasonic.net/stories/2014/1223_30520.html">READ MORE ON PANASONIC | NEWS PORTAL</a>
