Groundwater quality and human health risk assessment caused by fluoride contamination in groundwater resources of Gajapati, India

The primary objective of the current study were to co-relate the groundwater quality with human health risks due to fluoride pollution in the groundwater resources of Gajapati district,India.For this purpose,45 samples of groundwater were collected and different physio-chemical parameters were analysed including fluoride. The fluoride test was carried out by SPAND's method. The concentration of fluoride in groundwater of this region varied in the limit of 0.0 to 1.9mg/L. About 25% of the samples possessed increased concentration of fluoride which indicates that about 92% of the adults and 98% of the children community of Gajapati district are in a significant risk of fluoride toxicity.