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Hydrogeochemistry of fluoride-rich groundwaters in semiarid region of Central India

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Geochemical and hydrogeochemical studies were conducted to assess the origin and geochemical mechanisms driving the fluoride enrichment in groundwaters of semiarid regions in Central India. The study region is geologically occupied by Precambrian rocks (granites, pegmatites, gneisses, schists, etc.) where groundwater occurs under unconfined condition. Majority of the groundwater locations did not meet the potable water criteria as they contained excess fluoride (>1.5 mg/l). The greater concentrations of fluoride were recorded in the monsoon followed by post-monsoon and pre-monsoon. Ionic composition and hydrogeochemical facies revealed the dominance of carbonate weathering and alkalinity that favors high dissolved fluoride in groundwaters. The values of dissociation constant showed slow weathering of fluorite and fast weathering of calcite in the study area. Rainfall shifted the unsaturated to saturated values of SI C and SI F in the monsoon. The factor analysis and saturation indices revealed geogenic origin of fluoride, a condition responsible for perennial fluoride problem in the study region.

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The authors are grateful to Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, for funding the Ph.D. thesis of Ms. Asmaa Naaz (registration no. 2013DR0060). We are also thankful to the department of Environmental Science and Engineering Dhanbad for providing the logistic support to carry out field monitoring and laboratory analysis.

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Naaz, A., Anshumali Hydrogeochemistry of fluoride-rich groundwaters in semiarid region of Central India. Arab J Geosci 8, 10585–10596 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-015-1936-y

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