Study on Fluoride Contamination in Ground Water (Drinking water) of Deoghar, Jharkhand, India
Fluoride Contamination in Ground Water
Abstract
Fluoride contamination in groundwater is one of the foremost natural mishaps for the different districts of Jharkhand. The present study was carried out to know the concentration of fluoride in the groundwater of Deoghar city. For this experiment, twelve samples were selected from each zone namely East, West, North and South. In each zone three places were selected to check the fluoride level in groundwater. Overall 36 water samples (36 samples used and the experiment was done in triplicate) from 12 different tube wells of Deoghar city were collected and investigated by using fluoride test kit. The lowest average value observed 0.343 ppm in civil lines (west zone). The highest average value 1.670 ppm observed in the Jaruadih (north part) of the Deoghar city respectively. In this study, it was observed that few locations showed fluoride contamination near the permissible limit or just above the limit (1.5 mg/L) but the remaining all areas are safe as they possess fluoride concentration within desirable limits (0.5-1 mg/L). Thus this study indicated that most of Deoghar city is free from Fluoride contamination and statistically insignificant difference of fluoride concentration was observed in Jhousagari and Jaruadih area when compared with WHO standards. The present study clearly showed that different areas of four zones are free from fluoride contamination but much more study is also needed for further more information.
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