Fluoride (F- ) contamination in groundwater has been recognized as a serious problem worldwide. It is estimated that more than 200 million people from 25 countries are under the dreadful fate of fluorosis, among them India and China are the two worst affected countries In India 62 million people (including 6 million children), suffer from dental, skeletal or non-skeletal fluorosis because of consumption of fluoridecontaminated water. | Soil and water pollution with fluoride geochemistry food safety issues and reclamation - A review