Effect of textile waste water on tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum.

In this study Sanganer town, Jaipur was selected as study area. The plants of Lycopersicon esculentum var. K 21(Tomato) treated with 20 and 30% textile wastewater were analyzed for metal accumulation, growth and biochemical parameters at per, peak and post flowering stages. Findings of the study revealed that chlorophyll content was most severely affected with the increase in metal concentration. Total chlorophyll content showed a reduction of 72.44% while carbohydrate, protein and nitrogen content showed a reduction of 46.83, 71.65 and 71.65% respectively. With the increase in waste water treatment the root and shoot length, root and shoot dry weight and total dry weight were reduced to 50.55, 52.06, 69.93, 72.42, 72.10% respectively. After crop harvesting, the fruit samples of the plants treated with highest concentration of textile waste water contained 2.570 mg g-1d.wt. of Zn, 0.800 mg g-1d.wt. Cu, 1.520 mg g-1d.wt. Cr and 2.010 mg g-1d.wt. Pb.

Fluoride contamination status of groundwater in Phulera tehsil of Jaipur district, Rajasthan.

Over the last few decades the water quality is deteriorating in arid and semi-arid regions. Phulera tehsil is facing the problem of groundwater pollution. In the present investigation, determination of fluoride (F) in drinking water was conducted in (200 samples of) 40 villages of Phulera fehsil having fluoride content more than permissible limits (> 1.5 mg l(-1)). After the pilot survey symptoms of skeletal and gut fluorosis have been found in almost every inhabitant. The water samples were alkaline with pH ranging from 7.05 to 10.16. Electrical conductivity (EC) ranged from 157 micromhoScm(-1) to 1018 micromhoS cm(-1). Calcium hardness (Ca-H) ranged from 10 to 127 mg l(-1). Total hardness (TH) varied from 69 to 572 mg l(-1). Chloride varied from 92.00 mg l(-1) to 1422.00 mg l(-1) and fluoride from 1.20 to 18 mg l(-1). The alkalinity of all water samples were found to be more than the permissible limit. The results envisaged that the quality of ground water of Phulera is very poor, and is not suitable for drinking purpose and can only be used after proper treatment.

Compensatory hyperparathyroidism following high fluoride ingestion - a clinico - biochemical correlation.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of varying ingestion of drinking water containing high fluorides and its effect on serum parathyroid hormone. DESIGN: Cross sectional clinical study. SETTING: S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur. SUBJECT: 200 children were selected from four areas (50 from each area) consuming water containing 2.4, 4.6, 5.6 and 13.5 mg/l of fluoride. All children were in an age group of 6 to 12 years. METHODS: All children were graded for clinical, radiological and dental fluorosis and biochemical estimations were made for serum calcium, serum and urinary fluoride and serum parathyroid hormone. RESULTS: Serum calcium levels were well within normal range in the patients of all areas but an increase in serum parathyroid levels (S. PTH) was noted. The increased S. PTH was well correlated with increase in fluoride ingestion. The severity of clinical and skeletal fluorosis was observed to increase with increase in S. PTH concentration. CONCLUSIONS: High Fluoride ingestion has a definite relationship with increased parathyroid hormone secretion, which may be responsible for maintaining serum calcium levels and may have a role in toxic manifestations of fluorosis.