93 villages in B’luru Urban hit by fluorosis
Bengaluru Urban district administration recently identified 93 villages, where residents are suffering from fluorosis, once again bringing to the fore the issue of unsafe drinking water. Fluorosis is
Fluorosis
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Hunger strike for safe water ends
UMERKOT, Jan 14: A token hunger strike being observed outside the local press club for five days against the government’s indifferent attitude towards over 5,000 residents of Samoon Rind village ended
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Prevalence of dental fluorosis & dental caries in association with high levels of drinking water fluoride content in a district of Gujarat, India
Endemic fluorosis resulting from high fluoride concentration in groundwater is a major public health problem in India. This study was carried out to measure and compare the prevalence of dental fluorosis
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Water purification unit designed to reduce hardness and fluoride in water
The Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) which functions under the Ministry of Technology and Research conducts basic and advanced scientific research and makes new innovations which uplifts scientific
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A report on fluorosis mitigation program in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh
Vasudha Vikas Sansthan with the help of WaterAid and with technical Support of Peoples’ Science Institute, Dehra Doon undertook fluoride testing and fluorosis mitigation Programme in Tirala, Dharampuri
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2013 deadline set for drinking water projects
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has set 2013 deadline for completing the drinking water projects in the four fluoride-hit districts. In several pockets of Angul, Nuapada, Balasore and Nayagarh districts,
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Vision document for CM’s mission healthcare
KOLKATA, 3 AUG: The state health department has drafted a Vision Statement 2011 which identifies loopholes in the state's healthcare sector. The Vision Statement will be presented before the chief minister
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In Sonia seat, village waits for clean water as it fights fluorosis
<p> It’s a village of 250-odd houses, mostly farming families. The population is around 1,000. People here may be born healthy but, chances are, many will die crippled. Most adults have deformed
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Hand-pumps lead to spurt in fluorosis cases
HYDERABAD: Hand-pump, a convenient contraption for drawing groundwater, particularly in rural areas with little or no surface water supply, has led to a spurt in fluorosis disease in several States, including Andhra Pradesh. A team of doctors and scientists of the Geological Survey of India and the National Institute of Nutrition, which has been monitoring the intensity of fluorosis in the ende
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Natural amelioration of fluoride toxicity (fluorosis) in goats and sheep
Chronic exposure of fluoridated groundwater causes a health problem not only to human beings, but also in domestic animals in the form of fluorosis.
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Groundwater fluoride in Rajpura Tehsil in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra
Groundwater sampling was carried out at 25 locations from dug wells and bore wells in Rajpura tehsil in Chandrapur district during post monsoon season (October 2009) to assertion groundwater fluoride concentration.