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Fluoride Contamination of Groundwater and Skeleton Fluorosis in Central India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
School of Studies in Chemistry/Environmental Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
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Journal of Environmental Protection·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 784–792·Published 11 May 2016·DOI10.4236/jep.2016.76071
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Abstract
In country like India, the groundwater is widely used for drinking purposes. In central India, the groundwater is hard and contaminated with F - and other elements above the permissible limits and found to be linked with prevalence of the fluorosis diseases. In this work, the groundwater quality Balod district, Chhattisgarh, India is investigated for assessment of water quality for drinking purposes. The concentration (n = 50) of F - was ranged from 1.5 - 14.0 mg/L with mean value of 3.9 ± 0.8 mg/L. The causes of prevalence of skeleton fluorosis in human of the studied area are described.
KeywordsGround Water QualityFluorideSkeleton Fluorosis
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