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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/brittle-bones-stained-teeth-low-iq-children-bear-the-burden-of-high-fluoride-groundwater</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 36 per cent of the total groundwater samples tested in 20 habitations of six revenue villages in Gharbar Panchayat exceeded the fluoride's permissible limit of 1.5 mg/L.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Drinking water source in a village in Gharbar Panchayat of Dhanbad district.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Fluoride contamination in 6 revenue villages of Gharbar Panchayat in Dhanbad.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Villagers gather for a discussion on access to safe drinking water in Kalajod village.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A young girl from a village in Gharbar Panchayat exhibiting dental fluorosis.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The quality of piped water supply in a village in Gharbar Panchayat.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nearly half of the schoolchildren examined as part of a new study in Baliapur block of Dhanbad exhibited signs of dental and skeletal fluorosis.]]></image:caption>
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