Recognition of sustainability issues around water resource consumption is gaining traction
under global warming and land utilization complexities. These concerns increase the …

Antibiotics and related pharmaceuticals are applied to enhance public health and life
quality. A major environmental concern is wastewaters from pharmaceutical industries …

Groundwater is an important source for drinking water supply in hard rock terrain of
Bundelkhand massif particularly in District Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India. An attempt has …

To determine the groundwater quality in the rapidly urbanizing region of Telangana State,
South India, 194 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for evaluating the …

Groundwater quality monitoring is important in an arid region like Balochistan province,
Pakistan. This province is characterized by lack of recharge, high evaporation rate coupled …

Highlights•The status of fluoride contamination in groundwater of Asian countries is
reviewed.•India, Pakistan and China are critically affected by fluoride contamination.•Dental …

Fluoride contamination of groundwater is a serious problem in several countries of the world
because of the intake of excessive fluoride caused by the drinking of the contaminated …

Abstract Drinking fluoride (F−)-contaminated water (> 1.5 mg L− 1) causes severe dental
and skeletal disorders. In the central province of Pakistan,∼ 20 times higher levels of F− in …

The element fluorine has long been recognised to have benefits for dental health: low-
fluoride intake has been linked to development of dental caries and the use of fluoride …

Groundwater pollution by fluoride is one of the prime concerns of the world population due
to its toxicity, which results in adverse health impacts. In this paper, we review the current …