Mojtaba G.Mahmoodlu; Tara Sotoudehnia
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Background and Purpose: Groundwater serves as the primary drinking water source in Golestan Province. Therefore, this study aims to assess the non-cancerous health risks associated with nitrate and fluoride in the province's drinking water sources. Materials and Methods: Physicochemical data from ...
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Background and Purpose: Groundwater serves as the primary drinking water source in Golestan Province. Therefore, this study aims to assess the non-cancerous health risks associated with nitrate and fluoride in the province's drinking water sources. Materials and Methods: Physicochemical data from 139 drinking water wells were obtained from the Golestan Province Water and Wastewater Company during the spring and autumn. Significant ion variations were analyzed, and factors influencing the chemistry of drinking water sources in Golestan Province were investigated. Non-carcinogenic health risks posed by nitrate and fluoride were assessed using two indicators provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Results: The maximum nitrate concentration in certain Golestan Province cities exceeds the Iranian drinking water standards (1053) and the World Health Organization's limits. However, fluoride levels in most cities fall below the range stipulated by domestic and international standards. The nitrate risk factor for children in select cities exceeds one, while it remains below one for other age groups. Notably, Khan Bebin City exhibits the lowest nitrate risk factor among the province's cities. Additionally, risk factor values show a slight increase during the autumn season. Non-cancerous health risk assessments for fluoride in drinking water sources across Golestan Province during spring and autumn indicate risk values below one for all age groups, including infants, children, teenagers, and adults. Conclusion: The health risk assessments for nitrates and fluorides indicate that children in certain cities face a higher risk from nitrates than adults. Moreover, the low fluoride levels in the province's drinking water sources increase the likelihood of tooth decay.
Fatemeh Sahraei; Ali Shojaei; Zahra Aghababaei; Zahra Hashemi; Mohammad javad Shokoohizadeh; Mahdi Khodabakhshi; Samira Khamutian
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Background and Purpose: Drinking water the primary source of fluoride essential for bodily requirements. Its appropriate concentration health as a preventive measure against caries. Consequently, this study aims to ascertain the spatiotemporal variations in fluoride concentration within the drinking ...
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Background and Purpose: Drinking water the primary source of fluoride essential for bodily requirements. Its appropriate concentration health as a preventive measure against caries. Consequently, this study aims to ascertain the spatiotemporal variations in fluoride concentration within the drinking water of Hamadan province through the utilization of a Geographic Information System (GIS).Materials and Methods: The present research is a descriptive-analytical investigation conducted across nine cities within Hamadan province in 2019.Data about the fluoride on concentrations in the drinking water of Hamadan province were obtained from the Health Vice-Chancellor of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. ArcGIS version 10/.8 software was employed to elucidate the spatial and temporal fluctuations in fluoride ion concentration, while SPSS version 16 software was utilized for data. analysis. A significance level of 0.05 was considered across all tests.Results: The study findings revealed that the highest annual fluoride concentration was observed in Kabudarahang city (0.98 ± 0.38 mg/l), whereas the lowest annual average was recorded in Tuyserkan city (0.58 ± 0.35 mg/l). Overall, the mean fluoride concentration in the latter half of the year (0.77 ± 0.42 mg/liter) was slightly higher than in the first half of the year (0.71 ± 0.43 mg/liter). Nevertheless, this discrepancy did not reach statistical significance (p>0.05). Conclusion: The outcomes of this investigation demonstrate that, on the whole, the average fluoride concentration throughout all regions of Hamadan province falls within the optimal range thereby averting potential risks associated with excessive or substandard fluoride levels for consumers.
Mojtaba G.Mahmoodlu; Mostafa Raghimi; Maryam Ramezani Mojaveri
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Background and purpose: Fluoride is one of the important ions in drinking water, which in low or high concentrations causes some problems related to human health, such as tooth decay, dental fluorosis, or skeletal fluorosis. Present study was carried out to investigate the fluoride concentration as well ...
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Background and purpose: Fluoride is one of the important ions in drinking water, which in low or high concentrations causes some problems related to human health, such as tooth decay, dental fluorosis, or skeletal fluorosis. Present study was carried out to investigate the fluoride concentration as well as the effective factors in the fluoride distribution in drinking water supply sources of Golestan province.Materials and Methods: For this purpose, Golestan province was divided into four regions according to the distribution of loess. Next, groundwater samples from these areas were collected and chemical parameters of TDS, HCO3-, Cl-, SO42-, NO3-, NO2-, F-, PO42-, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+ and Fe2+analyzed. After hydrogeochemical and statistical assessment, the relationship between fluoride and loess deposits and some physicochemical parameters were investigated.Results: Results of four regions showed that the fluoride amount is directly related to the loess deposits spread, so that in region 1 including Maraveh Tappeh, Kalaleh, and Gonbad there is the most spread of loess deposits, the fluoride amount is more than other areas. Results revealed that high correlation of fluoride with some ions such as calcium, bicarbonate, iron, sodium, and phosphate. Also, there is a high correlation between electrical conductivity as a salinity parameter and fluoride concentration in groundwater. So, an increase in salinity, the fluoride amount in the province's water resources has increased significantly. Water-rock reaction is the main factor controlling the groundwater chemistry and as a result, most possible factor for the fluoride leaching into groundwater.Conclusion: Chemical cement of loess along with some clay minerals is the main source of fluoride in groundwater sources in region 1 with the most spread of loess deposits. Saline water of the lower layers and their intrusion into the fresh water aquifer can be considered as the fluoride second source in Gorgan Plain.
Sima Zamand; Hossein Alidadi; Vahid Taghavimanesh
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Background: Fluoride is one of the 14 essential elements for organisms’ lives. Since the body's greatest need for fluoride should be supplied through drinking water, determination of the amount of fluoride in drinking water has great importance. The aim of this study was to measure the ...
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Background: Fluoride is one of the 14 essential elements for organisms’ lives. Since the body's greatest need for fluoride should be supplied through drinking water, determination of the amount of fluoride in drinking water has great importance. The aim of this study was to measure the concentrations of fluoride in sources of drinking water in urban and rural areas of Neyshabur in 2017 and compare it with existing standards.
Materials and Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional was conducted on urban and rural drinking water sources in Neyshabur in 2017. A total of 100 water samples were randomly collected from different sources in Neyshabur. The collected samples were then transferred to the Neyshabur Water and Wastewater Laboratory and the proportion of fluoride ion was measuredusing a spectrophotometer DR 2000 at 580 nm.
Results:The average concentration of fluoride in rural resources was obtained0.567± 0.12 mg/lin wells and 0.69 ± 0.13 mg/lin springs. The average concentration of fluoride in plain areas (0.662 ± 0.14 mg/l) was higher than mountainous areas (0.505 ± 0. 2 mg / l). The average concentrations of fluoride in urban wells, in urban reservoirs and in the water distribution networkwere (0.602 ± 0.034 mg / l),(0.597 ± 0.030 mg / L) and (0.595±0.039 mg /l) respectively.
Conclusion:The average concentration of fluoride in some water sources was lower than the standard level.Therefore, more study is needed to evaluate the daily fluoride intake in a variety of methods, and if the fluoride intake is less than standard level, adjustment of fluoride in water sources will benecessary for dental health.
Saeed Akbari; Mohammad Hadi Dehghani; Mehdi Salari
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Background and objective: Due to its high concentration on the surface and its pathogenic function, fluoride is noticeable. Fluoride at high concentrations can be dangerous. The World Health Organization's allowable concentration is 1.5milligrams per liter. The aim of this study was to take chitosan ...
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Background and objective: Due to its high concentration on the surface and its pathogenic function, fluoride is noticeable. Fluoride at high concentrations can be dangerous. The World Health Organization's allowable concentration is 1.5milligrams per liter. The aim of this study was to take chitosan from shrimp shells and evaluate its performance in the removal of fluoride in aqueous solutions. The purpose of this study was to isolate chitosan from shrimp shells native Persian Gulf and evaluate its performance in the removal of fluoride in aqueous solutions. Materials & Methods: Chitosan from shells native Persian Gulf shrimps in three stages, protein , minerals and de-acetylation separation. The isotherms and adsorption kinetics were evaluated in optimal conditions. Results: The results showed with 100 ml of 4 Results: milligrams per liter of fluoride, the fluoride removal at pH = 7, 60 minutes contact time and adsorbent concentration of 2 grams per liter respectively. The result of the absorption curve obeys a second-order. Freundlich adsorption isotherm data were more consistent. Maximum capacities of 0.157 milligrams per gram was with the removal of fluoride with chitosan. Conclusion:The extracted chitosan can be an effective adsorbent for the removal of fluoride from contaminated water so that the amount of fluoride in drinking water is reduced to below the allowable level of fluoride.