Investigation and mapping of fluoride-endemic areas and associated health risk—A case study of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ali, Shahjad; Kumari, Minashree; Gupta, Sunil Kumar; Sinha, Alok; Mishra, Brijesh Kumar

doi:10.1080/10807039.2016.1255139

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“…Similar results have been found in some studies in the Agra district, a nearby area (Ali et al, 2017). Based on the findings of Ali et al (2017), fluoride concentration varied between 0.14 and 4.88 mg L -1 in 45 villages in the Agra district, with concentrations occurring above the WHO standards. A similar study by Amouei et al (2012) also showed an elevated concentration of F − in drinking water wells at a concentration ranging between 0.11 and 3.59 mg L -1 .…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Long-term ingestion of fluoride in drinking water, with concentration greater than 1.5 mg L -1 , is known to be responsible for dental fluorosis (Kotecha et al, 2012;Dehghani et al, 2019). Similar results have been found in some studies in the Agra district, a nearby area (Ali et al, 2017). Based on the findings of Ali et al (2017), fluoride concentration varied between 0.14 and 4.88 mg L -1 in 45 villages in the Agra district, with concentrations occurring above the WHO standards.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…The geology of the Firozabad district is underlain by sands of various grades, gravels, silt, and clay. The result of exploratory drilling indicates that in the central and south-western parts of the district where the Firozabad city (where study area lies), encounters the Vindhyan sandstone as basement (with varying depths) and the alluvial sediment thickness increases from southwestern part to northern parts (Ali et al, 2017). Additionally, there is also a shift from older alluvium (Bhangar) to newer alluvium (Khadar) in the same direction (Figure 1).…”

Section: Geology and Hydrogeologymentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Moreover, no literature has reported health risk assessment of groundwater in the area based on NO 3 − and F − . Although several studies have been carried out in nearby areas such as Agra, on the health risk implications of only fluoride using different stochastic and simulation models (Ali et al, 2017). No literature has carried out an integrated and composite assessment of the drinking water and irrigation water quality assessment of groundwater in the area using numerical indexical approaches.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Irrigation suitability and health risk assessment of groundwater resources in the Firozabad industrial area of north-central India: An integrated indexical, statistical, and geospatial approach

Saraswat

Nath

Omeka

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The recent global upsurge in anthropogenic activities has resulted in a decline in the quality of water. This by extension has resulted in increased ubiquity of water pollution in terms of sources. The application of traditional water quality assessment methods usually involves the use of conventional water quality parameters and guideline values. This may be associated with bias and errors during the computation of various sub-indices. Hence, to overcome this limitation, it is critical to have a visual appraisal of the water quality in terms of source and human health risks exposure for sustainable water resource management and informed decision-making. Therefore, the present study has integrated multiple water quality assessment indices, spatio-temporal, and statistical models to assess the suitability of fifty groundwater samples (n = 50) within the Firozabad industrial area for irrigation and drinking; as well as the likely health risks from oral intake and dermal contact by inhabitants. Electrical conductivity (mean = 1,576.6 μs/cm), total hardness (mean = 230.9 mg/L), dissolved sodium (mean = 305.1 mg/L) chloride (mean = 306.1 mg/L) and fluoride (mean = 1.52 mg/L) occurred in the water at concentrations above the recommended standards; attributed influxes from agricultural and industrial wastewater. The pollution index of groundwater and water quality index revealed that 100% of the groundwater samples are extremely polluted; this was also supported by the joint multivariate statistical analyses. The majority of the irrigational water quality indices (sodium adsorption ratio, Kelly’s Ratio, permeability index, percent sodium) revealed that the long-term use of the groundwater for irrigation in the area will result in reduced crop yield unless remedial measures are put in place. Higher Hazard index (HI > 1) for nitrate and fluoride ingestion was recorded in water for the children population compared to adult; an indication that the children population is more predisposed to health risks from the oral intake of water. Generally, risk levels from ingestion appear to increase in the western and north-eastern parts of the study area. From the findings of this study, it is highly recommended that adequate agricultural practices, land use, and water treatment regulatory strategies be put in place for water quality sustainability for enhanced agricultural production and human health protection.

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Section: Geology and Hydrogeologymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Irrigation suitability and health risk assessment of groundwater resources in the Firozabad industrial area of north-central India: An integrated indexical, statistical, and geospatial approach

Saraswat

Nath

Omeka

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Over 0.2 billion people use fluoride-concentrated drinking water having concentrations above the acceptable limits (>1.5 mg/L as per World Health Organization (WHO)) in over 20 industrialized and developing countries including India (WHO 2004;Amini et al 2008;Vithanage and Bhattacharya 2015). Around 80 percent of the world's diseases are due to poor drinking water quality, percent of which are due to endemic fluorosis (Brindha and Elango 2011;Ali et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Groundwater Fluoride Contamination and Probabilistic Health-risk Assessment in Fluoride Endemic Areas of the Lower Satluj Basin, Punjab, India

Chaudhry¹,

Sachdeva²

2021

Preprint

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Groundwater fluoride contamination in some parts of the study region was long recognized as a water quality issue. The results of WQI showed that 85% and 15% of sampling sites fall within the class of “good” and “poor” quality, respectively. Non-carcinogenic health risk (NCHR) assessment (using Hazard quotient (HQ)), and sensitivity analysis for three age groups were also carried out using the Monte Carlo simulation technique. The estimated levels of HQoral were greater in magnitude than those estimated from HQdermal, thus the main source for fluoride toxicity is oral ingestion. Amongst the three age groups studied, children >female >male were found to be more prone to NCHR with HQoral ranging from (0.13-5.45), (0.07-2.97), and (0.06-2.51), respectively. Sensitivity analyses indicated that fluoride concentration, ingestion rate, shower exposure time, and fractional skin contact with water were the most relevant variables in the model to reduce the potential health effect.

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Groundwater Contamination by Fluoride and Mitigation Measures for Sustainable Management of Groundwater in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Sulaiman,

Divya,

Zafar

et al. 2023

Earth and Environmental Sciences Library

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Investigation and mapping of fluoride-endemic areas and associated health risk—A case study of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Cited by 31 publications

References 24 publications

Irrigation suitability and health risk assessment of groundwater resources in the Firozabad industrial area of north-central India: An integrated indexical, statistical, and geospatial approach

Irrigation suitability and health risk assessment of groundwater resources in the Firozabad industrial area of north-central India: An integrated indexical, statistical, and geospatial approach

Groundwater Fluoride Contamination and Probabilistic Health-risk Assessment in Fluoride Endemic Areas of the Lower Satluj Basin, Punjab, India

Groundwater Contamination by Fluoride and Mitigation Measures for Sustainable Management of Groundwater in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

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