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Status of Groundwater Contamination and Health Hazards Due to Arsenic and Fluorides: A Review

Siddharaj Vijaykumar Kumbhar

Abstract


The ground water contamination levels are increasing day by day due increase in concentration of fluoride and arsenic contents. The paper discusses on the groundwater situation of some region of India like West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and some Northeastern States, where ground water pollution is higher. Also the effect of these ground water pollutants like arsenic and fluorides may be carcinogenic and cause disease like arsenicosis and fluorosis. Certain processes have been developed by people over the years to eradicate these pollutants from water to make it potable and safe.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jwre.v3i1.139

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