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Journal Article
Fluoride and iron in groundwater of a mixed ferricrete and calcrete bearing region in India and assessment of health risk
2024
Overview
Groundwater quality was evaluated with a special emphasis on fluoride (F
−
) and iron (Fe) concentration, hydrogeochemical facies and suitability in terms of potability and irrigation (n = 32) was assessed in the mixed Ferricrete and Calcrete bearing region under 11 Gram-Panchayats in Gangarampur Block situated in South Dinajpur District of state of West Bengal in India in 2020. F
−
and Fe concentrations were beyond safe limits for drinking water (> 1.0 mg L
−1
) in 81.3% and 59.4% samples, respectively. Maximum recorded F
−
concentration was 4.6 mg L
−1
while the lowest was 0.7 mg L
−1
while Fe was 0.2–3.9 mg L
−1
. Nitrate (NO
3
−
) concentration (13.4‒39.4 mg L
−1
) was found to be high
vis a vis
the reported levels of NO
3
in some other regions of West Bengal but was always lower than the prescribed safe limit (45 mg L
−1
) for drinking water. Non-carcinogenic risk posed by F
−
exposure breached the Hazard Quotent limit in almost all samples for children (< 20 years) and adults (20–70 years) in the study area. A newly modified vulnerability assessment method was introduced and found 3 GPs amongst 11 GPs in the study area were highly vulnerable while 3 and 1 GPs respectively came under low and very low vulnerable areas. In the domain irrigation water quality, 62.5, 34.4, 25, 18.75 and samples were not found suitable for irrigating crops in terms of Permeability Index, Soluble Sodium Percentage, Residual Sodium Carbonate and Kelly’s Index, respectively.
