Groundwater Quality: Focus on Fluoride in Selected Villages of S.P.S.R. Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The fluoride concentration in underground water was determined in five revenue mandals of s.p.s.r.nellore district. Six villages from each block were identified to measure fluoride concentration along with other water quality parameters. The  fluoride  concentration  in  the  underground  water  varied  from  1.05 to  8.43mg/l,  which  is  alarming  and  foresee  to  be  causing  skeletal  fluorosis  among  people especially children of these villages. To stop further disgrace  it is immediately required to treat  the  fluoride  contaminated  waters  of  these  villages  with  suitable  and  cost  effective defluoridation techniques.