International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 10, Issue 02, February 2019, pp. 1366-1375. Article ID: IJCIET_10_02_132 Available online at http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJCIET?Volume=10&Issue=2 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed ASSESSMENT OF CONCENTRATIONS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE GROUNDWATER SOURCES ALONG THE COURSE OF SWARNA RIVER IN UDUPI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA Kush Kalra Former Post Graduate student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India *Ramprasad Vasthare Associate Professor, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India Deepak Kumar Singhal Associate Professor, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India Udaya Shankara H N Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction: Swarna river is one of the major sources of water for Udupi district, Karnataka State. Trace elements present in water gives valuable data about the quality and origin of water and remedial actions that need to be taken if there is any deficiency or excess of elements present in water, as it impacts both the general health and dental health of the populations using the water. It is known that the quality of water affects the development of the skeletal and dental hard tissues in the populations. There was no recent reports related to trace elements present in Swarna river and hence a trace element analysis of the river water during pre-monsoon and monsoon was planned to get a fair assessment of the quality of water http://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJCIET 1366
[email protected] Kush Kalra, Ramprasad Vasthare, Deepak Kumar Singhal and Udaya Shankara H N Objectives: 1.