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Simple defluoridation procedures for Kenyan borehole water
Author(s) -
Opinya Gladys N.,
Pameijer Cornelis H.,
Grön Poul
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1987.tb00482.x
Subject(s) - fluoride , medicine , magnesium , borehole , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , geology , geotechnical engineering
Magnesium oxide and bone meal were used as chemical defluoridating agents to reduce excessive amounts of fluoride from artificial water samples which had been prepared to simulate Kenyan water samples with a fluoride concentration ranging from 1 to 9.3 ppm. The water filtrate from bone meal was clear and palatable. The filtrate from magnesium oxide was slightly slimy and cloudy, but palatable. Either of these chemical agents may be used in simple defluoridation procedures in rural and suburban areas using borehole water to reduce the excess fluoride in the water to beneficial non‐toxic levels. Both magnesium oxide and bone meal are inexpensive chemicals and readily available in Kenya.