High concentrations of fluoride (F–) in drinking water are harmful to human health. Knowledge of spatiotemporal distribution of F– content in groundwater is thus a prerequisite for taking preventive measures. This communication reports F– incidence in groundwater and its relation with the prevalence of fluorosis in Tamnar area, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, India. Nearly 18% of the sampled wells had F– concentrations above the desirable limit (> 1.0 mg/l), the highest value being 8.8 mg/l. High F– concentrations primarily occurred in coal-bearing Barakar Formation of the Gondwana Supergroup. Prevalence of dental fluorosis was observed in five villages, viz. Dholnara, Kunjhemura, Muragaon, Pata and Saraitola; whereas skeletal fluorosis was found to occur only in Muragaon.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/high-fluoride-incidence-groundwater-and-its-potential-health-effects-parts-raigarh
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-srivastav
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-k-beg
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/e-j-m-carranza-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fluoride
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/raigarh-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health