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Table 8 Fluoride ion concentration (before and after defluoridation) of ground water samples

From: Removal of fluoride from polluted waters using active carbon derived from barks of Vitex negundo plant

Sample number

Village name

C i (mg/l) (before defluoridation)

C f (mg/l) (after defluoridation)

% Removal

   

With NVNC

 

1

Sivapuram

3.75

0.454

87.9

2

Koppukonda

3.82

0.554

85.5

3

Thimmayapalem

3.56

0.495

86.1

4

Narasayapalem

3.48

0.432

87.6

5

Brahmanapalli

4.27

0.743

82.6

6

Mada manchipadu

3.88

0.442

88.6

7

Andugulapadu

3.69

0.432

88.3

8

Tsouta palem

4.09

0.483

88.2

9

Venkupalem

3.37

0.377

88.8

10

Nagulavaram

3.28

0.538

83.6

11

Peda kancherla

3.68

0.545

85.2

12

Narasarayani palem

3.52

0.538

84.7

13

Dondapadu

3.95

0.545

86.2

14

Vinukonda

3.62

0.391

89.2

15

Gokana konda

4.21

0.531

87.4

16

Enugupalem

3.69

0.523

85.7

17

Surepalli

3.45

0.521

84.9

18

Ummadivaram

3.59

0.582

83.8

19

Perumalla palli

4.12

0.655

84.1

20

Nayanipalem

3.68

0.592

83.9

21

Settupalli

3.72

0.513

86.2

22

Vithamrajupalli

3.43

0.579

83.1

23

Neelagangavaram

3.49

0.520

85.1