Open AccessFluoride Content of Bottled Drinking Water in Chennai, Tamilnadu
Author(s) -
Sujatha Somasundaram,
Karunya Ravi,
K. Rajapandian,
Deepa Gurunathan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14691.6594
Subject(s) - fluoride , bottled water , population , chemistry , environmental science , medicine , environmental health , environmental engineering , inorganic chemistry
The optimum level of fluoride in drinking water is 0.7 to 1.2 ppm. Decreased fluoride concentration leads to increased risk of caries and increased concentration can lead to dental or skeletal fluorosis. One crore liters of water is supplied to Chennai and surrounding areas through pouches and bottles which carters about one third of city population.