Pyroclastic fluoride in ground waters in some parts of Tadpatri Taluk, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-288

  Reddy, N B ^a   Prasad, K S S ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apatite; Fluorosis; Pyroclastic rocks; Tuffs

Indexed keywords

APATITE; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; MICA; MINERAL;

BONE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FLUOROSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIA; REVIEW; TOOTH; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 3042811751     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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