A comparative study of groundwater with special reference to fluoride concentration in some parts of Raigad District, (MS) India

Raigad district of Maharashtra is famous for industry and rice production. Major area of the district is covered by large number of small and big rice Production of land. Rice land use huge amount of fertilizers and pesticides, which are potential sources of fluoride. We, in this study, monitored the fluoride level and some other parameters of groundwater of a large area occupied by different types of small and big rice land of Raigad revenue circle and another nearby area of Raigad, revenue circle in which there is no rice land. Fluoride level in the groundwater of rice land area and industrial zone area is found slightly greater than other area.

Author(s): Pravin Chavan and Sachin Bangale

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