Utility of check dams in dilution of fluoride concentration in ground water and the resultant analysis of blood serum and urine of villagers, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-108

  Bhagavan, S V B K ^a   Raghu, Vangeepuram ^a  

^a APSRAC   (India)

Author keywords

Anantapur District; Blood serum; Check dam; Fluoride concentration; Ground water; India; Urine

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; FRESH WATER;

DAM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

AGE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH DISEASE; URINE; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE FACTORS; BEVERAGES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ANANTAPUR; ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 13744261588     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-004-0786-4     Document Type: Article

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