• Mayuri Prajapati
• Nisha Soni

Groundwater forms the major source of drinking water in the rural areas of most of the developing nations in the world. Presence of high concentration of fluoride in groundwater is a major problem in many countries as it causes health related problems. Possible sources of fluoride in groundwater are weathering and leaching of fluoride bearing minerals from the basement granitic rocks of this region under alkaline environment. By nature, the granitic rocks of this area possess fluoride values greater than the world average content in granitic rocks. The present research works with an objective to study spatial variability in the groundwater quality parameters with a specific focus on fluoride in Mandvi Taluka, Surat district Gujarat, India. A total fifty-four representative groundwater samples from different bore wells and hand pumps from Mandvi Taluka was collected and were analyzed for Fluoride, other major cation and anions for the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period. The results show that Fluoride contamination in the study area is mostly contributed to the geogenic source.

Groundwater, Fluoride, Drinking water

"Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater in Rural Area of Surat: A Case Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.1581-1585, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901D20.pdf

"Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater in Rural Area of Surat: A Case Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp1581-1585, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901D20.pdf