Abstract: An exploratory qualitative survey was conducted of the community regarding fluoride and related health problems in Korba industrial township (22o-23o5’ N latitude and 82o5’-83oE longitude) of eastern Chhattisgarh. The study indicated that, except at one sampling station viz. Kusmunda, the fluoride level v ~s within the prescribed limit of WHO standards for drinking waters, Kusmunda water showed marginal levels of fluoride contents(1.4mg/L). The study revealed the heterogeneous fluoride distribution in the underground water and the result of these analyses are concluded that proper defluoridation measures seems to be desirable to protect the habitants of Chattisgarh from the problems of fluorosis.
Keywords: fluoride distribution, underground water, health problems, drinking waters.
Title: FLUORIDE DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNDERGROUND WATERS OF KORBA INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIP
Author: S. Krishnamurthy, K. Venu Achari
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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