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Fluoride in Pleistocene Barind Terrace of South Dinajpur, West Bengal: Scope for Nano-Remediation

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Authors express their sincerest gratitude to the Chairman, Fluoride Task Force and Chief Engineer (Water Quality Monitoring) of PHED, GoWB for providing the necessary research fund and logistic support for undertaking this project.

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  1. Department of Physiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, 741 235, India

    Susnata Ray

  2. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, 741 235, India

    Goutam Paul

  3. Department of Geology, Sister Nibedita Government College, Kolkata, 700 027, India

    Susnata Ray & Sharadindra Chakrabarti

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Ray, S., Paul, G. & Chakrabarti, S. Fluoride in Pleistocene Barind Terrace of South Dinajpur, West Bengal: Scope for Nano-Remediation. J Geol Soc India 99, 145–147 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-023-2278-0

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