A simple method for defluoridation of drinking water at village level by adsorption on Ando soil in Kenya

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 188, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 225-232

  Zevenbergen, C ^a   Van Reeuwijk, L P ^b   Frapporti, G ^a   Louws, R J ^a   Schuiling, R D ^c  

^a IWACO BV   (Netherlands)

^b ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ando soil; Defluoridation method; Fluoride adsoprtion; Fluorosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; DEFLUORIDATION; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; KENYA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADSORPTION; WATER;

DEFLUORIDATION; DRINKING WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 0030448497     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05174-1     Document Type: Article

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