Determining the optimal fluoride concentration in drinking water for fluoride endemic regions in South India

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5298-5307

  Viswanathan, Gopalan ^a   Jaswanth, A ^b   Gopalakrishnan, S ^a   Siva ilango, S ^c   Aditya, G ^b  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Srikrupa Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^c THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Bone fluoride; Community fluorosis index; Fluorosis; Optimal fluoride level; Regression analysis; Total fluoride intake

Indexed keywords

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRIES; COMMUNITY FLUOROSIS INDEX; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; DOSE LEVELS; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; FLUORIDE INTAKE; FLUORIDE ION; FLUOROSIS; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; INDEX VALUES; OPTIMAL FLUORIDE LEVEL; PROGRESSIVE ACCUMULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH INDIA; TOTAL FLUORIDE INTAKE; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

BEVERAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BONE; HEALTH RISKS; METAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BONE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; HEALTH RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUOROSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOATS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68249126892     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.028     Document Type: Article

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