TITLE:
Fluoride Contamination of Groundwater and Skeleton Fluorosis in Central India
AUTHORS:
Ankit Yadav, Yaman Kumar Sahu, Keshaw Prakash Rajhans, Pravin Kumar Sahu, Suryakant Chakradhari, Bharat Lal Sahu, Shobhana Ramteke, Khageshwar Singh Patel
KEYWORDS:
Ground Water Quality, Fluoride, Skeleton Fluorosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.6,
May
11,
2016
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.