Geochemical provenance and spatial distribution of fluoride in groundwater of Mayo Tsanaga River Basin, Far North Region, Cameroon: Implications for incidence of fluorosis and optimal consumption dose

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-163

  Fantong, Wilson Y ^a,b   Satake, Hiroshi ^a   Ayonghe, Samuel N ^c   Suh, Emmanuel C ^c   Adelana, Segun M A ^d   Fantong, Emilia Bi S ^a   Banseka, Hycinth S ^e   Gwanfogbe, Cletus D ^f   Woincham, Leonard N ^g   Uehara, Yoshitoshi ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Institute of Mining and Geological Research IRGM   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^d University of Ilorin   (Niger)

^e Global Water Partnership   (Cameroon)

^f Far North Region ^*  (Cameroon)

^g Maternity Unit   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Fluoride provenance; Fluorosis; Groundwater; Mayo Tsanaga River Basin; Optimal dose

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FLUORINE; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MICA; PROVENANCE; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CAMEROON;

MICAS;

FLUORIDE; FRESH WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOGRAPHY; GRANITE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; SEDIMENT; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77951641300     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-009-9271-4     Document Type: Article

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