Common composition characteristics of fluoride bearing groundwaters

Sarma, V. V. Jagannadha; Swamy, A. Narayana

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“…A systematic quantitative appraisal of the intake in rural populations has not been made in many underdeveloped and developing nations. In the last two decades reports on the occurrence of excess fluoride in water resources in several states of India have been published by many research workers (Chari et al, 1971;Handa, 1975;Raju et al, 1979;Sarma & Swamy, 1983;Handa, 1988;Nawlakhe & Bulusu, 1989;Gaumat et al, 1992;Rajagopalan et al, 1989). For example, at least 2.5 million people living in 8700 villages in India suffer the problem of excess fluoride intake (Nawlakhe & Bulusu, 1989).…”

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The occurrence and behaviour of fluoride in the groundwater of the Lower Vamsadhara River basin, India

Rao

1997

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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Reports on the occurrence of fluoride in natural water resources and the associated health hazards due to human consumption have been made from many parts of India during the last decade. With the objective of organizing a systematic scientific programme to understand the behaviour of fluoride in natural water resources in relation to the local hydrogeological and climatic conditions and agricultural use, a typical area constituting the lower Vamsadhara River basin was chosen for a detailed study. High fluoride concentrations in the groundwater reaching a maximum of 3.4 mg l" 1 were observed to be associated with weathered formations of pyroxene amphibolites and pegmatites. The groundwater in the clayey soils contained much less fluoride as compared to the sandy soils. The complex depositional pattern of these sandy and clayey soils plays an important role in the uneven spatial distribution of fluoride in the groundwater. The contribution of fluoride from geological formations is far greater than that from agriculture: the maximum yield of fluoride by superphosphate fertilizer to irrigation water is observed to be 0.34 mg l" Présence et comportement des fluorures dans les eaux souterraines du bas bassin du Vamsadhara (Inde)Résumé Des rapports concernant la présence de fluorures dans les eaux naturelles et les risques pour la santé associés à sa consommation dans de nombreuses régions de l'Inde ont été établis au cours de la dernière décennie. Afin de comprendre le comportement des fluorures dans les eaux naturelles en fonction des caractéristiques hydrogéologiques et climatiques locales, un programme de recherche scientifique systématique a été entrepris sur le bas bassin du Vamsadhara. De très importantes concentrations en fluorures des eaux souterraines, atteignant un maximum de 3.4 mg T 1

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The occurrence and behaviour of fluoride in the groundwater of the Lower Vamsadhara River basin, India

Rao

1997

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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Delineation of chemically polluted groundwater regions in Visakhapatnam Basin, India

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Swamy

1986

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Water quality investigations were carried out in the Visakhapatnam basin to delineate groundwater pollution. It was observed that the groundwater in some localities of the basin is contaminated due to natural geological formation sources, industrial effluents, irrigation, and urbanization.The ring average method used in geophysical interpretation to separate regional and residual anomalies was modified and applied to the water quality data in the basin to locate chemically polluted groundwater regions. It is observed that the method can be applied successfully to delineate regions of groundwater pollution and it may also be helpful in identifying the sources.

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