• Dr K Venu Achari
• Dr S Krishnamurhty

Abstract: India is among 23 nations around the globe where health problems occur due to excess ingestion of fluoride (> 1.5 mg/L) in drinking water. An exploratory qualitative survey was conducted of the community regarding fluoride and related health problems in central India. The study indicated that, except at two sampling station viz. Chhattisgarh, the fluoride levels in drinking water is within the prescribed limit of WHO standards. It is significant to state that the study area exhibit marginal levels of fluoride contents (1.4 mg/L). The study revealed the heterogeneous fluoride distribution in the underground water and the result of these analyses are concluded that proper defluoridation measures seems to be needed to protect the habitants of central India from the problems of fluorosis.

Keywords: Hand pump water, fluoride, de-fluoridation

"A SURVEY OF FLUORIDE DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNDERGROUND WATER OF CENTRAL INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.552-554, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904P85.pdf

"A SURVEY OF FLUORIDE DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNDERGROUND WATER OF CENTRAL INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp552-554, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904P85.pdf