Distribution of fluoride in groundwater and its suitability assessment for drinking purpose

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-166

  Ravindra, Khaiwal ^a   Garg, Vinod K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Fluorosis; Ground water; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER;

FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; INDIA; STANDARDIZATION; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HARYANA; HISAR; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645312688     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500538283     Document Type: Article

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