• C. PARAMESH
• M.MURALIDHAR

Amrabad and Padara Mandal’s located 65 kilometers East of Nagar kurnool, The focus of this data is to evaluated the groundwater quality and the fluoride and Nitrate concentration in groundwater. Analysis is carried out pH, EC, TDS, NO3-, and F- were all measured in 48 pre and post monsoon samples. During pre and post monsoon seasons, fluoride concentration range from 0.2 to 3.3 mg/l and 0.15 to 2.54 mg/l, and Nitrate NO3- range from 3.4to597 mg/l and 0.01to897 mg/l respectively. When compared to the World Health Organizations tolerance limit (1.5mg/l) and (45 mg/l), 29.16% and 18% of fluoride, groundwater sources in the study area is unfit for drinking purposes. Due to the higher fluoride levels in drinking water several cases of dental and skeletal fluorosis have appeared at alarming rate in the investigated area. The study revealed that 72% and 70% of nitrate samples of the samples were found to be unsuitable for drinking purposes due to excess nitrate (>45 mg/l) content in the groundwater. High Nitrate concentration may cause blue baby syndrome or methemoglobinemia.

Groundwater, fluoride, nitrate.

"GROUNDWATER QUALITY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FLUORIDE AND NITRATE CONTAMINATION IN AMRABAD AND PADARA MANDALS, NAGARKURNOOL DISTRICT, TELANGANA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no.j716-j722, June-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306984.pdf

"GROUNDWATER QUALITY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FLUORIDE AND NITRATE CONTAMINATION IN AMRABAD AND PADARA MANDALS, NAGARKURNOOL DISTRICT, TELANGANA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no. ppj716-j722, June-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306984.pdf