Fluoride abundance in drinking water and related health hazards: A case study from Kheshki area, Nowshera district, N.W.F.P.
Abstract
Fluorides in food or drinking water have drastic effects on human health. High concentrations of fluorine in drinking water causes a disease called fluorosis. Geochemical study of groundwater and soil samples from the Kheshki area in Nowshera District, N.W.F.P. (wherefrom frequent cases of fluorosis are related), was carried out in February to June 1994. The results show high concentration of fluorides (0.00 to 41.2 ppm) in the groundwater samples from the studied area which confirms fluoride toxicity. Necessary measures are required to be adopted to minimize the effect of this environmental deterioration
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