1. SEEMA KUMARI - Department of Botany, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana.
2. HARSH DHANKHAR - Department of Botany, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak, Haryana.
3. VIKAS ABROL - Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology – Jammu.
Human health is influenced by fluoride deficiency or abundance in the environment. Fluorosis is estimated to affect approximately two hundred million population in twenty-five countries worldwide. The two most populated nations in the world, China and India, are most severely impacted. India is home to nearly 12 million of the world's 85 million tonnes of fluoride deposits. The fact that fluorosis is endemic in 17 Indian states is not surprising. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat have been the hardest-hit states. The purpose of the present research was to assess the fluoride concentration of the groundwater in the Charkhi Dadri Tehsil and Baund Kalan Sub Tehsil of Haryana, which serves as the area's main supply of drinking water. One hundred eight groundwater samples were collected either from handpumps, tubewells or wells and were tested for fluoride content. Fluoride concentrations ranged from 0.01mg/l to 8mg/l in Charkhi Dadri Tehsil, and the fluoride concentration of 9 out of 21 villages was found to be under 0.7mg/ltr. In Baund Sub-tehsil of Charkhi Dadri District in Haryana. All 21 villages in Baund Sub-Tehsil of Charkhi Dadri district had fluoride levels that were below the WHO's highest admissible limit of 1.5 mg/l; however, Fluoride levels in 11 out of 87 villages/towns exceeded the permissible level in Charkhi Dadri Tehsil of Charkhi Dadri District, making them inadequate for drinking. Furthermore, skeletal and dental fluorosis is at an alarming level among nearby residents in these areas. The principal origins of fluoride in groundwater are assumed to be the abundance of fluoride-bearing minerals in the host rock, along with chemical characteristics like dissociation, dissolution and decomposition, in addition to their interaction with water. The suggested disciplinary measures to minimize fluoride contamination include dilution by blending, effective irrigation practices, artificial recharge and construction of well.
Fluoride, Ground water, Fluorosis, Baund Kalan, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India.