Mechanism and Source Mineral Releasing Fluoride in Groundwater of Indo-Gangetic Plain : The Problem of Fluorosis in Unnao District, U.P., India

ISBN-13: 9783659277818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 172 str.

Abhishek Saxena

Opis

In the central part of Indo-Gangetic alluvium in the Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India there are many pockets where groundwater shows high fluoride content. Drinking of fluorinated ground water has effected a large population and in many villages more than 80% of the population is suffering from fluorosis. The source of fluoride in groundwater is being geogenic in nature and this research thesis emphasizes on the source mineral releasing fluoride in the groundwater.

O autorze

Saxena, AbhishekThe author, Ph.D. from University of Lucknow, India had been involved in various World Bank ADB and UNICEF projects on water quality issues. He had successfully deciphered the source mineral for fluoride and arsenic in India and had been awarded Young Scientist Award by IWMI and Tata Water Policy in 2006.