*Sir P. P. Institute of Science, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
**Navjivan Science College, Affiliated to Gujarat University, Dahod
Online published on 20 July, 2015.
Present study was focused on the quality of ground water assessment which is used by the rural people for their drinking purpose. Drinking water was collected from bore wells or open wells and samples were brought to the laboratory and pH, conductivity, TDS, fluoride, calcium, magnesium, chloride, nitrate, sulphate, alkalinity, acidity were analyzed in triplicates. Values of results were compared with WHO standards and Indian standard values. The result is indicating that chemical and physical properties of these wells did not match with WHO and Indian standard values. Water samples of some villages of the Dahod district were suspected for having fluoride content and also unfavorable values in other quality parameters also, which creates major problems for human health. In the point of the human health it is very much essential to minimize the presence of fluoride content and also controlling the hazardous chemical and physical properties of drinking water. Elimination of fluoride content from the drinking water it is the major issue in the world. With the help of chemical process it can be possible, but the way it is also not good for the human health. The only solution is the removal of fluoride content from the water via biological and traditional methods which is in the practice from the ancient time. Biological and Traditional methods are safe and economically having low cost which is beneficial to the society.
