FLUORIDE CONTENT OF DRINKING WATER OF LOWER MANAR PROJECT AT NANDED DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

摘要

The study was carried out fortnightly over a period of one year from Jan.2001 to Dec. 2001, to examine the variations of fluoride content and pH of lower Manar project water at Nanded district of Maharashtra for assessing the suitability of water fordrinking; irrigation and industrial purposes. An average fluoride concentration of water was 0.38 mg/l having range of 0.22 mg/l (January) to 0.60 mg/l (May). It was below the prescribed standards of BIS, ICMR and WHO for drinking. The pH was in the range of 7.2 to 8.2 and is within the desirable limits. Maximum pH was in July, while minimum in April month.