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Analysis and Impact of Fluoride and Iodide from Major Drinking Water Reservoirs in Nanded District


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1 Department of Environmental Science, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded-431 602, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Zoology, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded-431 602, Maharashtra, India
 

Owing to the universal presence of fluoride in earth's crust, all waters contain fluoride in varying concentrations. Fluorine is an element of high biological activity and has a tendency to accumulate in organisms, making adverse effects possible even in very low levels of exposure. Iodine is an essential element for normal growth and development in animals and man. The effects of iodine deficiency on growth and development are seen at all stages of development and particularly in the fetus, the neonate and the infant. Water quality of two major drinking water reservoirs in Nanded district has been studied with special reference to the presence of fluoride and iodide along with other chemical parameters for the year January 2004 to December 2004. Study revealed that the fluoride and iodide content in the water was lower than minimum essential limit prescribed by various health organizations. The supply of iodine from food is recommended. The values of other parameters, i.e., pH and temperature were also found within the prescribed permissible limits for drinking water.
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Authors

R. G. Pawale
Department of Environmental Science, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded-431 602, Maharashtra, India
P. N. Wavde
Department of Environmental Science, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded-431 602, Maharashtra, India
R. P. Mali
Department of Zoology, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded-431 602, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


Owing to the universal presence of fluoride in earth's crust, all waters contain fluoride in varying concentrations. Fluorine is an element of high biological activity and has a tendency to accumulate in organisms, making adverse effects possible even in very low levels of exposure. Iodine is an essential element for normal growth and development in animals and man. The effects of iodine deficiency on growth and development are seen at all stages of development and particularly in the fetus, the neonate and the infant. Water quality of two major drinking water reservoirs in Nanded district has been studied with special reference to the presence of fluoride and iodide along with other chemical parameters for the year January 2004 to December 2004. Study revealed that the fluoride and iodide content in the water was lower than minimum essential limit prescribed by various health organizations. The supply of iodine from food is recommended. The values of other parameters, i.e., pH and temperature were also found within the prescribed permissible limits for drinking water.