Impact of Ground Water Contamination on Human Health : A Case Study Nagaur District, Rajasthan

The aims of this study were to determine fluoride concentration in drinking water consumed by residents of Didwana, Nagaur, Rajasthan and to assess its effect of dental and skeletal fluorosis. The study used data obtained from revenue department and Public Health and Engineering department and all the selected respondents were interviewed by a well developed questionnaires and physical observation. Water samples collected from 152 villages of selected blocked revealed that 56.57 percent villages have fluoride content higher than the upper limited suggested by WHO. Among the studied villages, highest concentration (26Mg/L) was reported from the sample collected from Chhapri Bari. Further, pounced effect of fluoride water drinking was reported on the dental fluorosis and 12.31 percent studied respondents have dental problem. Dental fluorosis was reported highest in the respondents interviewed from Berwa. In case of skeletal fluorosis, trends are bit different and it was reported from the 4.9 percent respondents. Results of this study are the alarming call for the resident of study area and make a strong appeal to develop a policy for providing safe drinking water.