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Fluorine contamination in groundwater 2024
September 4 , 2024
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- Fluoride contamination in groundwater is above-permissible levels of the mineral across states of Rajasthan, Telangana, western Andhra Pradesh and eastern Karnataka.
- It has also prevailed in parts of Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.
- Excess fluoride increases the risks of disease conditions like skeletal fluorosis, accelerates the rate of dental decay.
- The nationally permissible limit of Fluoride is 1.50 milligrams/litre.
- Contamination over 1.50mg/litre is deemed unfit for drinking purposes.
- The average concentration of fluoride in groundwater was higher in dry, western Indian regions.
- Rajasthan topped in the charts and the post-monsoon concentration of fluorine was found to be above normal in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand.
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