Fluorosis - a case study from the Sambher Salt Lake region in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Rajiv K. Sinha
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Rajiv K. Sinha: University of Rajasthan

Environment Systems and Decisions, 1997, vol. 17, issue 4, 259-262

Abstract: Abstract Assistant Professor in Human Ecology, in the Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environment and Population Studies at the University of Rajasthan. Although fluorine is an essential element for human growth and development, its intake in excessive amounts beyond the permissible limits can be very harmful. Dental and skeletal fluorosis are some of the common afflictions of fluorine poisoning and it can even have ‘crippling effects’ in aged individuals. With the rise in industrialization fluoride contamination is increasing in the human environment as it is a basic component of the ground water. Certain regions of India, particularly the arid zones of Rajasthan, have serious fluoride problems and it has become a serious health hazard in several villages of Rajasthan.

Keywords: Fluoride; Fluorine; Aged Individual; Salt Lake; Health Hazard (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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