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Fluoride in the Ground Water of Northeastern Ohio
Author(s) -
Corbett Robert G.,
Manner Barbara M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1984.tb01470.x
Subject(s) - fluoride , bedrock , groundwater , geology , water source , environmental science , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , geochemistry , chemistry , geomorphology , water resource management , inorganic chemistry , geotechnical engineering
Fluoride contents range from <0.05 to 5.9 milligrams per liter (mg/1) based upon 255 water samples collected from wells in nine counties of northeastern Ohio. Only 16 samples had fluoride contents exceeding 1 mg/1, and all are from the southern trio of counties. Furthermore, all samples high in fluoride are from wells close to or penetrating the contact between the Allegheny and Pottsville Formations. Data from a line of 34 wells for which logs were obtained indicate that high fluoride water occurs in either the lower part of the Allegheny Formation, or more probably, in the upper part of the Pottsville Formation. Ground waters high in fluoride are related to the bedrock geology. Fluoride data, particularly in the area of potentially high values, are important to health professionals in the prescription of fluoride supplements for children. Such prescriptions should be made only after the water has been tested.