Fluoride Toxicity in the Fluoride Endemic Villages of Gaya District, Bihar, India - Management of Natural Resources in a Changing Environment - page 267

Table 1 Fluoride concentration in water samples of different blocks of Gaya district, Bihar

No. of samples
exceeding the
desirable limit
of 1 mg/L

No. of
samples

Mean ± S.E.
(pre-monsoon)

Mean ± S.E.
(post-monsoon)

Range of
fl uoride (mg/L) Blocks Villages

Bodh Gaya Shillonja, Chotki Basadhi,

Bakraur, Tekuna,
Kharanti, Bagdaha

20 0.49 ± 0.04 0.64 ± 0.02 0.55-1.0 0

Manpur Alipur, Gangti, Manpur

pehani, Lakhanpur,
Rasalpur, Rampur,
Budhgere, Mayapur

20 0.46 ± 0.04 0.44 ± 0.05 0.24-1.1 1

Wazirganj Karhauna, Dhuriyawa,

Singhaura, Motibigha,
Bharaiti, Aarsh Gali

20 0.82 ± 0.09 0.69 ± 0.1 0.32-1.7 3

Amas Bhoop Nagar, Rampur,

Masooribaar

20 1.8 ± 0.23 1.7 ± 0.19 0.89-3.2 13

Belaganj Beladih, Paranpur,

Siyaram Colony, Korma,
Yadavpur

20 0.42 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 0.3-0.46 0

Bankebazar Dhaneta, Bhaktauri,

Kamalpur

23 2.0 ± 0.28 2.01 ± 0.3 0.71-6.2 15