Open AccessGroundwater fluoride in Sri Lanka: opportunities to mitigate the risk at maximum contaminant level
Author(s) -
N. Ranasinghe,
Estie Kruger,
Rohana Chandrajith,
Marc Tennant
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v63i4.8768
Subject(s) - sri lanka , medicine , fluoride , environmental health , groundwater , water resource management , environmental planning , environmental science , tanzania , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
High groundwater fluoride (F) is one of the major environmental hazards in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. The prolonged exposure to F at maximum contaminant levels can give rise to lifelong debility and disability among its inhabitants.
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