Fluoride contamination status of groundwater in Phulera tehsil of Jaipur district, Rajasthan

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 871-876

  Sabal, Daisy ^a   Khan, T I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Groundwater; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER;

ALKALINE WATER; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARDNESS; PH; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUOROSIS; INDIA; PH; SEMIARID CLIMATE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JAIPUR; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57749089485     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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