Cite this article:
Munna and Guhey (2017). Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater, Around Bhopalpatnam Area, District-Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Adverse Effect on Human Health. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 30(1), pp.90-101.
Journal of Ravishankar
University-B, 30 (I &II), 90-101 (2017)
Fluoride Contamination
in Groundwater, Around Bhopalpatnam Area, District-Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Adverse
Effect on Human Health
Korsa Munna and Rajeeva
Guhey
Department of Geology Ph.D. scholar
Department of Geology,
Govt. N.P.G. College of
Science Raipur,(C.G.)
Department of Geology, Govt.
N. P.G. College of Science Raipur, 492010 (C.G.)
Corresponding Author: guheygeol@gmail.com
[Received 18 September 2017; revised revision 21
November 2017; accepted 05 December 2017]
Abstract: In India many cases of fluorosis
(dental and skeletal) have been reported in Archaean & Proterozoic granitic
and gneissic t errain from Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and
Chhattisgarh. The origin of hazardous fluoride is attributed to geological
reasons. A systematic study is required to understand the behavior of fluoride
in drinking water particularly in terms of hydrogeological settings, climatic
conditions etc. The present study is an effort to assess hydrogeological study
of groundwater in parts of Bhopalpatnam area, District-Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
The study is conducted to understand the fluoride contamination in groundwater
and to infer the chemical parameters responsible for distribution of fluoride.
The study area is underlain partly by crystalline basement and partly by
Proterozoic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale and limestone). A total 57
water samples have been taken from dug cum bored wells from the study area in
June 2015. The results of chemical analysis showed fluoride concentration from
0.12mg/l to 3.58mg/l. The fluoride bearing minerals in host rock interacted
with groundwater and through chemical decomposition, dissociation, reactions
dissolution fluoride concentration increased in groundwater. Chemical
weathering with relatively high alkalinity favors high concentration of fluoride
in Groundwater. Villagers have no option to drink high fluoride groundwater as
a result they were badly suffered from dental and skeletal fluorosis.
Keywords: Fluoride, Groundwater,
Granitic terrain, Fluorosis, Bhopalpatnam.
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