Assessment of Human Health Risk Associated with High Groundwater Fluoride Intake in Southern Districts of Punjab, India

Exposure and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 267-275

  Ahada, Chetan P S ^a   Suthar, Surindra ^a  

^a DOON UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Chronic effect; Fluorosis; Health Hazard; IQ; Risk characterization

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CARCINOGEN; CORRELATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIA; MALWA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

EID: 85038635260     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-017-0268-4     Document Type: Article

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