• Deepika Sain
• Dr. Arpna
• Dr. Jai Pal

High nitrate and fluoride contamination in groundwater cause a variety of disorders, including Methemoglobinemia, teratogenesis, and dental and skeletal fluorosis. The present work assesses the non-carcinogenic health risks posed by nitrate and fluoride in infants, children, and adults using the daily water intake (CDI), hazard quotient (HQ), and non-carcinogenic hazard index (HI). Groundwater samples were collected from various wells and boreholes in (Southern and western parts) of the Panchkula district study areas for nitrate and fluoride analysis using ionic chromatography and fluoride selective electrode, respectively. The nitrate concentration in groundwater samples varies from 2 to 200 mg/L, of which 33.33% are above the permissible limit of 45 mg/L for drinking water. The fluoride concentration ranges from 0.2 to 5.0 mg/L, with 28.57% of the samples exceeding the safe value of 1.5 mg/L for drinking water. Correlation plots demonstrate that the potential of hydrogen (pH), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), Na and HCO3 are positively correlated with F-. The Gibbs diagram demonstrates that the interaction between rock and water impacts the groundwater chemistry. Using the method of the United States Environmental Production Agency (USEPA), this study assesses the non-carcinogenic health risk posed by nitrate and fluoride in different age groups (infants, children, and adults). Immediate attention and remedial measures must be implemented to protect residents from the adverse effects of F- in the study area.

Nitrate, fluoride, hazard index, groundwater, Panchkula, Haryana.

"Health risk assessment of nitrate and fluoride in ground water of Panchkula Haryana", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.f663-f669, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405575.pdf

"Health risk assessment of nitrate and fluoride in ground water of Panchkula Haryana", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppf663-f669, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405575.pdf