The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Fluctuations in the Fluoride Content of Ground Waters in Certain Fluorosis-Endemic Villages of Ongole District, Andhra Pradesh


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1 Department of Geology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
     

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Fluorosis, a chronic disorder affecting mainly teeth, bones and joints and caused mainly by the prolonged ingestion of fluoride - rich waters, is endemic in about 65 villages confined to an area of about 900 square kilometres in the central portions of the taluks of Darsi, Kanigiri and Podili in Ongole District (formerly in Nellore District) of Andhra Pradesh.
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K. Venkataraya Chari
Department of Geology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
R. Jagadiswara Rao
Department of Geology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
M. G. Chakrapani Naidu
Department of Geology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India

Abstract


Fluorosis, a chronic disorder affecting mainly teeth, bones and joints and caused mainly by the prolonged ingestion of fluoride - rich waters, is endemic in about 65 villages confined to an area of about 900 square kilometres in the central portions of the taluks of Darsi, Kanigiri and Podili in Ongole District (formerly in Nellore District) of Andhra Pradesh.