Fluoride And Nitrate Contamination In Groundwater Of Weepanagandla, Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India

Every living organism is dependent on water. The groundwater quality is dependent on various natural and anthropogenic activities. The present study is in Weepanagandla area, where a large number of cases of skeletal fluorosis and dental fluorosis are reported. The study area is a part of Krishna river basin, in Mahabubnagar district and is also a part of Eastern Dharwar Craton, The groundwater samples (48) were analyzed for fluoride and nitrate. The Fluoride and Nitrate concentrations are in range up to 0.734to 2.68mg/l and 0.036to 541.2 mg/l, respectively.