Assessment of Fluoride Intake Through Food Chain and Mapping of Endemic Areas of Gaya District, Bihar, India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 220-224

  Ranjan, Sumeet ^a   Yasmin, Shahla ^a  

^a Patna Women's College   (India)

Author keywords

F endemic area; Fluoride (F) in vegetation; Total F; Water soluble F

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; OILS AND FATS; RURAL AREAS; VEGETABLES; VEGETATION;

CONTROL AREA; FLUORIDE INTAKE; FOOD CHAIN; GRAIN CROPS; LEAFY VEGETABLES; WATERSOLUBLE;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; GAYA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

FLUORINE; GROUND WATER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; METABOLISM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; VEGETABLE;

CEREALS; FLUORINE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; INDIA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84926482124     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1396-1     Document Type: Article

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