Spatial distribution and seasonal variation in fluoride enrichment in groundwater and its associated human health risk assessment in Telangana State, South India

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 2119-2132

  Narsimha, Adimalla ^a   Rajitha, Sanda ^b  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

fluoride contamination; groundwater; human health risk assessment; Siddipet region; South India

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042927384     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2018.1438176     Document Type: Article

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