Contamination of fluoride in groundwater and its effect on human health: a case study in hard rock aquifers of Siddipet, Telangana State, India

Applied Water Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 2501-2512

  Narsimha, A ^a   Sudarshan, V ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Groundwater; Hydrochemistry; India; Siddipet; Telangana

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; POTASH; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RURAL AREAS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY;

CASE-STUDIES; FLUORIDE; HARD-ROCK AQUIFERS; HUMAN HEALTH; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION; INDIA; MAJOR IONS; SIDDIPET; STUDY AREAS; TELANGANUM;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARD ROCK; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

INDIA; SIDDIPET; TELANGANA;

EID: 85114081516     PISSN: 21905487     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-016-0441-0     Document Type: Article

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