Scenario, perspectives and mechanism of arsenic and fluoride Co-occurrence in the groundwater: A review

Arsenic (As) and fluoride (F−) are the two most conspicuous contaminants, in terms of distribution and menace, in aquifers around the world. While the majority of studies focus on the individual accounts of their hydro-geochemistry, the current work is an effort to bring together the past and contemporary works on As and F− co-occurrence. Co-occurrence in the context of As and F− is a broad umbrella term and necessarily does not imply a positive...