TY - CHAP AU - Bernard Thole ED - Imran Ahmad ED - Mithas Ahmad Dar Y1 - 2013-04-17 PY - 2013 T1 - Ground Water Contamination with Fluoride and Potential Fluoride Removal Technologies for East and Southern Africa N2 - Water is an important natural resource which forms the core of the ecological system. Human use of water depends on ambient water quality and human alterations of the landuse have an extensive influence on water quality. Water is typically referred to as polluted when its quality is adversely affected by contaminants and undergoes a marked shift in its capability to support the biological communities. The book is written for research scholars, hydrologists and environmentalists and especially students. BT - Perspectives in Water Pollution SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/54985 DO - 10.5772/54985 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -