South Iceland: Pollution from Smelters Damages Teeth in Sheep

Sigurdur Sigurdarson, a veterinarian at Keldur in south Iceland, claims that fluorine pollution from aluminum smelter is causing teeth-damages in livestock and encourages sheep farmers who live near smelters to pay close attention to the symptoms. “[Fluorine] accumulates in the bones of the animals and can at first be detected as brown spots or sores […]