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International Journal of Engineering Inventions
e-ISSN: 2278-7461, p-ISSN: 2319-6491
Volume 3, Issue 10 (May 2014) PP: 4-9
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Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special
emphasis on fluoride contamination in Ranebennur Taluka,
Karnataka, India
D S Viswanath1
, Dr.H.B.Aravinda 2
, Dr.E.T. Puttaiah3
1
Research Scholar S.T.J.I.T Ranebennur, Karnataka -INDIA
2
Prof. and Head Civil Engg. B.I.E.T Davangere, Karnataka -INDIA
3
Vice-Chancellor Gulbarga University, Karnataka -INDIA
Abstract: The present study was carried out to know the Fluoride content in the groundwater. The occurrence
of fluoride is mainly due to the over exploitation of groundwater. The ground water is contaminated with
Fluoride because rock beds containing fluoride minirals come in contact with groundwater. The more incidence
of dental fluorosis among the rural mass made it necessary to find out the fluoride contamination of ground
water. And adopt remedial measures to the people on the risk of fluorosis. A total of 50 Groundwater (GW)
samples were collected during the study period. The objective of the study is to find out the spatial
distribution of fluoride in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period using GIS and remote sensing. The
fluoride concentration in groundwater varies from 1.2 mg/l to 3.6 mg/L in pre-monsoon and 1.0 mg/L to
3.6 mg/l in post-monsoon. The overall distribution of fluoride concentration in the study area during the pre-
monsoon and post-monsoon periods indicates slight dilution effect owing to fresh water recharge on account of
rain fall. The analysis was made in GIS for identifying the evaluation fluoride contamination region in the
study area. The concentration of fluoride above 1.5 mg/l of fluoride concentration, which is a maximum
permissible limit recently suggested by Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) (BIS: 10500, 2010) was
observed in 45 samples in pre-monsoon 43 samples in post-monsoon and remaining 5 and 7 samples in safe
limit respectively. This study identified that Fluoride concentration is 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (28%)
in pre-monsoon and 25% in post-monsoon in Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri district. Further remedial
measures for fluoride have to be carried out in the study area. Mapping of high fluoride areas are useful to plan
and to bring safe drinking water from low fluoride areas.
Keywords: Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Fluorosis.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Ground water resources are dynamic in nature and are affected by such factors as the expansion of
irrigation activities, industrialization and urbanization. Hence, monitoring and conserving this important
resource is essential. Every one of us knows how important and precious the water is? At room temperature, it is
colorless, tasteless and odorless liquid. Many substances dissolve in water and are commonly referred to as
universal solvent (Viswanathan, 2009). Calcium fluoride (CaF2) the primary mineral source of fluoride. The
other mineral generally Fluoride present are fluorapatile (Ca5(PO4)3F) and cryolite (Na3AlF6).
Fluorine is an ion of the chemical element fluoride which belongs to halogen group. Fluoride has a significant
mitigating effect against dental caries if the concentration is higher than 1 mg/L. However, continuing
consumption of higher concentration can cause dental fluorosis and in external causes even skeletal fluorosis.
High fluoride concentrations are especially critical in developing countries largely because of lack of suitable
infrastructure for treatment (Kannan S, 2011).
Fluoride is a common constituent of ground water. Natural sources are connected to various types of
rocks and to volcanic activity agricultural (use phosphate fertilizers) and industrial activity (clays used in
ceramic industries or burning of coals) also contribute high fluoride concentration in ground water. The ultimate
concentration of fluoride in ground water largely depends on reaction times with aquifer minerals. High
concentration can be built up in ground waters which have long residence time in the aquifers. Such ground
water usually associated with deep aquifer system and slow ground water movement (Clarke et al., 1995). Arid
regions are prone to high fluoride concentration. Here ground water flow is slow and the reaction times with
rocks are therefore long. High fluoride ground water are mainly associated with sodium bicarbonate water type
and relatively low calcium and magnesium concentration such water types usually have high pH values
(Sundary et al., 2005).
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II. Study Area
Ranebennur Taluka comes under Haveri District Karnataka State. The taluka lies between north longitude
14.280
to 14.500
and East latitude 75.070
to 75.380
. The total area is about 907 km2
and population is 12.8 lacks.
The Taluka possess a forest area of 10614 hectares, which is about 11.73% of the total geographical area. The
soil and climatic condition is same in all parts of the taluka. The temperature is minimum 160
C to 180
C during
November and December and maximum 400
C to 420
C during April and May. The average rainfall in the taluka
has been 623 mm.
Geography of the area
The rocks in the area are greywacke inter-bedded with thin bands of argillite/phillites. The rocks beds
are compact hard and quartz intermediate type. Frame work grains to some extent are replaced by carbonate of
secondary origin.
Remote Sensing & GIS integration
Remote sensing means sensing of an object without coming into physical contact with the object. In
remote sensing data about the earth surface features are obtained through sensors. The sensors are mounted on
aircraft or space craft. The sensors usually record reflected or emitted electromagnetic radiation. Sensors are of
two types and they are photographic and non photographic in nature. In case of photographic system camera
lenses and film combination is made use of and here the film acts as a sensor. Geographical information system
(GIS) is a database management system used to store, retrieve, manipulate and analysis of spatial data. The four
important components of a geographical information system are data storage, data retrieval, data manipulation
and data analysis. GIS has the capacity to relate layers of data for the same points in space, combining,
analyzing and finally represent it in the map form.
III. Materials And Methods
Analysis of the fluoride content in a water of Ranebennur Taluka Haveri District, Karnataka State, India
was carried out during the pre-monsoon as well as post monsoon seasons. The 50 sampling points were selected.
The map shows locations of villages , where the water sample was collected for fluoride analysis is shown in
Figure-1.
Figure - 1 The map shows locations of vilages were selected for fluoride analysis
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The satellite image is obtained from National Remote sensing centre Hyderabad. The toposheets from
survey of India (SOI), Bangalore. ERDAS imagine processing software is used. The collected toposheets of the
study area were scanned registered and mosaicked using ERDAS. Methodology adopted for the study as shown
in the Figure 2. Satellite data were collected preprocessed and geo corrected with respect to registered toposheet.
Secondary data were collected & geo-corrected with respect to registered toposheet, contours from toposheet
were digitized and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for the study area was obtained (Kannan S, 2011). Thematic
layers on geology, slope & aspect, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) (Asadi S. S 2011 and
Deepu 2011) were prepared for the study area are given Figure 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The Slope & aspect map
gives information about steepness and direction of slope, speed & direction of runoff. DEM helps in extracting
terrain parameters & creation of relief maps. NDVI value is the measure of density of green & water body on a
patch of land.
Figure 2. Methodology adopted for the study
Figure 3. DEM Map Figure 4 ASPECT MAP Figure 5 NDVI Image
IV. Result And Discussion
The fluoride content of ground water ranged from 1.2 to 3.6 mg/L in pre monsoon and from 1.0 to 3.6
mg/L for post monsoon season (Table 1). Out of 50 samples analyzed, only five samples in pre monsoon and 7
samples in the post monsoon were observed below the permissible values of fluoride. All other samples
analyzed showed higher concentrations of fluoride compared to the prescribed permissible values.
Maximum fluoride concentration (3.6 mg/L) was observed in the sample collected at location 38
(Guddadahosalli village both pre monsoon and post monsoon, which is in rejection range or a minimum
value as per the BIS: 10500 (2010), while the minimum value (1.0 mg/L) was observed in location 11 (Belur
village). Fluoride concentrations in ground water of the study area are shown in figure 6. W.H.O has suggested
maximum permissible limit of fluoride 1.5 mg/L in drinking water. About 87% of the samples of the study area
are exceeding the permissible limits of fluoride. Studies such as Vasak et al. (2006) and Madhnure et al. (2007)
have indicated that arid climates characterized by high evaporation rates are associated with high fluoride
concentrations in groundwater. In arid/dry conditions, groundwater flow is low and the reaction time of
groundwater with the rock is long (Vasak et al., 2006). In the present study, high fluoride concentrations
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groundwater suggest that favorable conditions exists for the dissolution of fluoride bearing minerals
present in the granite and gneissic rocks in the study area. Fluoride bearing minerals occupy the joints, fractures,
faults and vertical openings in the genesis and granitic formations which are the oldest geological formations in
Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri District have undergone maximum weathering. Granitic rocks are known to contain
a relatively large proportion of fluorine minerals. Fluorite, the main mineral that controls the geochemistry of
fluoride in most environments is found in significant amounts in granite, granite gneisses and pegmatite (V.
Sunitha et al., 2012). Under the prevailing semiarid climatic conditions, during weathering of granites, gneiss
rocks, fluorine is released (Nezli et al., 2009). In the study area fluoride contamination is mainly a natural
process i.e. leaching of fluorine bearing minerals, since no man-made pollution has been noticed. Figure 6
shows concentrations of fluoride content of various locations.
Figure 6: Fluoride concentration in groundwater of Ranebennur Taluka Haveri District, Karnataka State, India
Table 1 Statistical data of the Fluoride concentration of groundwater in Study area (in mg/l)
Pre Monsoon Post Monsoon
Min Max ±SD Average Min Max ±SD Average
1.2 3.6 0.703 2.3 1.0 3.6 0.710 2.3
Figure 7 Percentage Distribution of Fluoride Concentration during Pre Monsoon and Post Monsoon
During the study identified that Fluoride concentration is 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (28%) in
pre-monsoon and 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (22%) in post-monsoon (Anandha Parameshwari, N.
and Kalpanadevi, K., 2006) in Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri district (Figure 7). People of all age groups are
faced with higher risk of fluorosis in Ranebennur Taluka Haveri district and infant’s child and adults were
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highly affected in pre-monsoon period. In pre-monsoon period built-up areas are highly affected compare to
post-monsoon period. GIS Mapping shows the high and low fluoride concentration are indicated (Figure 8).
Figure 8 Map Showing Fluoride concentration in premonsoon & post monsoon
V. CONCLUSION
The present geo-hydrological investigation was carried out with appropriate and state-of-the-art
methodologies to meet the declared objectives. The work also integrates rainfall, land use, identifying the
fluoride contamination region in the study area. The study was carryout in accordance with the declared
methodology. The analysis was made in GIS for identifying the evaluation fluoride contamination region in
the study area. The concentration of fluoride above 1.5 mg/l was observed in 45 samples in pre-monsoon 43
samples in post-monsoon and remaining 5 and 7 samples in safe limit respectively. The higher concentration
is due to the over exploitation of the groundwater and the geological formation. The concentration of
fluoride is mainly due to the rock water interaction. Recharging the groundwater in the higher
concentration area may improve the groundwater quality. This study identified that Fluoride concentration
is 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (28%) in pre-monsoon and 25% in post-monsoon in Ranebennur Taluka,
Haveri district. Several reports on dental and skeletal manifestations of fluorosis are also reported in the
study area, which shows that the population of the study area is at higher risk due to excessive
fluoride intake. Further remedial measures for fluoride have to be carried out in the study area. Mapping of high
fluoride areas are useful to plan and to bring safe drinking water from low fluoride areas.
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National conference on environmental degradation and pollution control, Coimbatore, India, December 2006.
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Pradesh, India. International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology 2011. 3 (6) 4581-4587p.
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Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special emphasis on fluoride contamination in Ranebennur Taluka, Karnataka, India

  • 1. International Journal of Engineering Inventions e-ISSN: 2278-7461, p-ISSN: 2319-6491 Volume 3, Issue 10 (May 2014) PP: 4-9 www.ijeijournal.com Page | 4 Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special emphasis on fluoride contamination in Ranebennur Taluka, Karnataka, India D S Viswanath1 , Dr.H.B.Aravinda 2 , Dr.E.T. Puttaiah3 1 Research Scholar S.T.J.I.T Ranebennur, Karnataka -INDIA 2 Prof. and Head Civil Engg. B.I.E.T Davangere, Karnataka -INDIA 3 Vice-Chancellor Gulbarga University, Karnataka -INDIA Abstract: The present study was carried out to know the Fluoride content in the groundwater. The occurrence of fluoride is mainly due to the over exploitation of groundwater. The ground water is contaminated with Fluoride because rock beds containing fluoride minirals come in contact with groundwater. The more incidence of dental fluorosis among the rural mass made it necessary to find out the fluoride contamination of ground water. And adopt remedial measures to the people on the risk of fluorosis. A total of 50 Groundwater (GW) samples were collected during the study period. The objective of the study is to find out the spatial distribution of fluoride in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period using GIS and remote sensing. The fluoride concentration in groundwater varies from 1.2 mg/l to 3.6 mg/L in pre-monsoon and 1.0 mg/L to 3.6 mg/l in post-monsoon. The overall distribution of fluoride concentration in the study area during the pre- monsoon and post-monsoon periods indicates slight dilution effect owing to fresh water recharge on account of rain fall. The analysis was made in GIS for identifying the evaluation fluoride contamination region in the study area. The concentration of fluoride above 1.5 mg/l of fluoride concentration, which is a maximum permissible limit recently suggested by Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) (BIS: 10500, 2010) was observed in 45 samples in pre-monsoon 43 samples in post-monsoon and remaining 5 and 7 samples in safe limit respectively. This study identified that Fluoride concentration is 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (28%) in pre-monsoon and 25% in post-monsoon in Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri district. Further remedial measures for fluoride have to be carried out in the study area. Mapping of high fluoride areas are useful to plan and to bring safe drinking water from low fluoride areas. Keywords: Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Fluorosis. I. INTRODUCTION The Ground water resources are dynamic in nature and are affected by such factors as the expansion of irrigation activities, industrialization and urbanization. Hence, monitoring and conserving this important resource is essential. Every one of us knows how important and precious the water is? At room temperature, it is colorless, tasteless and odorless liquid. Many substances dissolve in water and are commonly referred to as universal solvent (Viswanathan, 2009). Calcium fluoride (CaF2) the primary mineral source of fluoride. The other mineral generally Fluoride present are fluorapatile (Ca5(PO4)3F) and cryolite (Na3AlF6). Fluorine is an ion of the chemical element fluoride which belongs to halogen group. Fluoride has a significant mitigating effect against dental caries if the concentration is higher than 1 mg/L. However, continuing consumption of higher concentration can cause dental fluorosis and in external causes even skeletal fluorosis. High fluoride concentrations are especially critical in developing countries largely because of lack of suitable infrastructure for treatment (Kannan S, 2011). Fluoride is a common constituent of ground water. Natural sources are connected to various types of rocks and to volcanic activity agricultural (use phosphate fertilizers) and industrial activity (clays used in ceramic industries or burning of coals) also contribute high fluoride concentration in ground water. The ultimate concentration of fluoride in ground water largely depends on reaction times with aquifer minerals. High concentration can be built up in ground waters which have long residence time in the aquifers. Such ground water usually associated with deep aquifer system and slow ground water movement (Clarke et al., 1995). Arid regions are prone to high fluoride concentration. Here ground water flow is slow and the reaction times with rocks are therefore long. High fluoride ground water are mainly associated with sodium bicarbonate water type and relatively low calcium and magnesium concentration such water types usually have high pH values (Sundary et al., 2005).
  • 2. Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special emphasis on fluoride contamination in www.ijeijournal.com Page | 5 II. Study Area Ranebennur Taluka comes under Haveri District Karnataka State. The taluka lies between north longitude 14.280 to 14.500 and East latitude 75.070 to 75.380 . The total area is about 907 km2 and population is 12.8 lacks. The Taluka possess a forest area of 10614 hectares, which is about 11.73% of the total geographical area. The soil and climatic condition is same in all parts of the taluka. The temperature is minimum 160 C to 180 C during November and December and maximum 400 C to 420 C during April and May. The average rainfall in the taluka has been 623 mm. Geography of the area The rocks in the area are greywacke inter-bedded with thin bands of argillite/phillites. The rocks beds are compact hard and quartz intermediate type. Frame work grains to some extent are replaced by carbonate of secondary origin. Remote Sensing & GIS integration Remote sensing means sensing of an object without coming into physical contact with the object. In remote sensing data about the earth surface features are obtained through sensors. The sensors are mounted on aircraft or space craft. The sensors usually record reflected or emitted electromagnetic radiation. Sensors are of two types and they are photographic and non photographic in nature. In case of photographic system camera lenses and film combination is made use of and here the film acts as a sensor. Geographical information system (GIS) is a database management system used to store, retrieve, manipulate and analysis of spatial data. The four important components of a geographical information system are data storage, data retrieval, data manipulation and data analysis. GIS has the capacity to relate layers of data for the same points in space, combining, analyzing and finally represent it in the map form. III. Materials And Methods Analysis of the fluoride content in a water of Ranebennur Taluka Haveri District, Karnataka State, India was carried out during the pre-monsoon as well as post monsoon seasons. The 50 sampling points were selected. The map shows locations of villages , where the water sample was collected for fluoride analysis is shown in Figure-1. Figure - 1 The map shows locations of vilages were selected for fluoride analysis
  • 3. Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special emphasis on fluoride contamination in www.ijeijournal.com Page | 6 The satellite image is obtained from National Remote sensing centre Hyderabad. The toposheets from survey of India (SOI), Bangalore. ERDAS imagine processing software is used. The collected toposheets of the study area were scanned registered and mosaicked using ERDAS. Methodology adopted for the study as shown in the Figure 2. Satellite data were collected preprocessed and geo corrected with respect to registered toposheet. Secondary data were collected & geo-corrected with respect to registered toposheet, contours from toposheet were digitized and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for the study area was obtained (Kannan S, 2011). Thematic layers on geology, slope & aspect, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) (Asadi S. S 2011 and Deepu 2011) were prepared for the study area are given Figure 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The Slope & aspect map gives information about steepness and direction of slope, speed & direction of runoff. DEM helps in extracting terrain parameters & creation of relief maps. NDVI value is the measure of density of green & water body on a patch of land. Figure 2. Methodology adopted for the study Figure 3. DEM Map Figure 4 ASPECT MAP Figure 5 NDVI Image IV. Result And Discussion The fluoride content of ground water ranged from 1.2 to 3.6 mg/L in pre monsoon and from 1.0 to 3.6 mg/L for post monsoon season (Table 1). Out of 50 samples analyzed, only five samples in pre monsoon and 7 samples in the post monsoon were observed below the permissible values of fluoride. All other samples analyzed showed higher concentrations of fluoride compared to the prescribed permissible values. Maximum fluoride concentration (3.6 mg/L) was observed in the sample collected at location 38 (Guddadahosalli village both pre monsoon and post monsoon, which is in rejection range or a minimum value as per the BIS: 10500 (2010), while the minimum value (1.0 mg/L) was observed in location 11 (Belur village). Fluoride concentrations in ground water of the study area are shown in figure 6. W.H.O has suggested maximum permissible limit of fluoride 1.5 mg/L in drinking water. About 87% of the samples of the study area are exceeding the permissible limits of fluoride. Studies such as Vasak et al. (2006) and Madhnure et al. (2007) have indicated that arid climates characterized by high evaporation rates are associated with high fluoride concentrations in groundwater. In arid/dry conditions, groundwater flow is low and the reaction time of groundwater with the rock is long (Vasak et al., 2006). In the present study, high fluoride concentrations
  • 4. Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special emphasis on fluoride contamination in www.ijeijournal.com Page | 7 groundwater suggest that favorable conditions exists for the dissolution of fluoride bearing minerals present in the granite and gneissic rocks in the study area. Fluoride bearing minerals occupy the joints, fractures, faults and vertical openings in the genesis and granitic formations which are the oldest geological formations in Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri District have undergone maximum weathering. Granitic rocks are known to contain a relatively large proportion of fluorine minerals. Fluorite, the main mineral that controls the geochemistry of fluoride in most environments is found in significant amounts in granite, granite gneisses and pegmatite (V. Sunitha et al., 2012). Under the prevailing semiarid climatic conditions, during weathering of granites, gneiss rocks, fluorine is released (Nezli et al., 2009). In the study area fluoride contamination is mainly a natural process i.e. leaching of fluorine bearing minerals, since no man-made pollution has been noticed. Figure 6 shows concentrations of fluoride content of various locations. Figure 6: Fluoride concentration in groundwater of Ranebennur Taluka Haveri District, Karnataka State, India Table 1 Statistical data of the Fluoride concentration of groundwater in Study area (in mg/l) Pre Monsoon Post Monsoon Min Max ±SD Average Min Max ±SD Average 1.2 3.6 0.703 2.3 1.0 3.6 0.710 2.3 Figure 7 Percentage Distribution of Fluoride Concentration during Pre Monsoon and Post Monsoon During the study identified that Fluoride concentration is 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (28%) in pre-monsoon and 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (22%) in post-monsoon (Anandha Parameshwari, N. and Kalpanadevi, K., 2006) in Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri district (Figure 7). People of all age groups are faced with higher risk of fluorosis in Ranebennur Taluka Haveri district and infant’s child and adults were
  • 5. Appraisal of groundwater quality using GIS with a special emphasis on fluoride contamination in www.ijeijournal.com Page | 8 highly affected in pre-monsoon period. In pre-monsoon period built-up areas are highly affected compare to post-monsoon period. GIS Mapping shows the high and low fluoride concentration are indicated (Figure 8). Figure 8 Map Showing Fluoride concentration in premonsoon & post monsoon V. CONCLUSION The present geo-hydrological investigation was carried out with appropriate and state-of-the-art methodologies to meet the declared objectives. The work also integrates rainfall, land use, identifying the fluoride contamination region in the study area. The study was carryout in accordance with the declared methodology. The analysis was made in GIS for identifying the evaluation fluoride contamination region in the study area. The concentration of fluoride above 1.5 mg/l was observed in 45 samples in pre-monsoon 43 samples in post-monsoon and remaining 5 and 7 samples in safe limit respectively. The higher concentration is due to the over exploitation of the groundwater and the geological formation. The concentration of fluoride is mainly due to the rock water interaction. Recharging the groundwater in the higher concentration area may improve the groundwater quality. This study identified that Fluoride concentration is 2 – 3 ppm (46%) and 3 – 4 ppm (28%) in pre-monsoon and 25% in post-monsoon in Ranebennur Taluka, Haveri district. Several reports on dental and skeletal manifestations of fluorosis are also reported in the study area, which shows that the population of the study area is at higher risk due to excessive fluoride intake. Further remedial measures for fluoride have to be carried out in the study area. Mapping of high fluoride areas are useful to plan and to bring safe drinking water from low fluoride areas. REFERENCES [1] Anandha Parameshwari, N. and Kalpanadevi, K. Proceedings groundwater analysis of Rajavoor, Udumalpet-A case study. National conference on environmental degradation and pollution control, Coimbatore, India, December 2006. [2] Asadi S. S. Pollution Prevention Study Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Model Study from Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology 2011. 3 (6) 4581-4587p. [3] BIS Bureau of Indian Standards drinking water-specifications (2010) IS: 10500, New Delhi, India. [4] Clarke R, Lawrence AR, Foster SSD. Groundwater a threatened resource. UNEP Environ. Library, 15pp, 1995. [5] Deepu, Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater Resources of Chittur Block, Palghat District, Kerala, India. Disaster, Risk and Vulnerability Conference. 2011. [6] Kannan S. Identification of Fluoride Contaminations with the Interaction of Physio Chemical Characteristic in Groundwater of Dharmapuri District, Tamilnadu, India. Archives of Applied Science Research. 2011. 3 (4) 336-351p.
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