Open AccessSubstance Flow Analysis: A Case Study of Fluoride Exposure through Food and Beverages in Young Children Living in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Marian Kjellevold,
Ruth Scheidegger,
Kåre Julshamn,
HansPeter Bader
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002365
Subject(s) - fluoride , rift valley , skeletal fluorosis , dental fluorosis , environmental health , medicine , food intake , toxicology , chemistry , biology , inorganic chemistry , paleontology
Dental and skeletal fluorosis is endemic in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. Children are especially vulnerable to excessive fluoride intake because their permanent teeth are still being formed. Strategies to reduce the total fluoride intake by children are thus warranted.
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