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Nairobi Residents Warned Against Consuming Borehole Water.
Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly (MCA), Rober Alai, on Friday, December 9, raised concerns over the consumption of Nairobi borehole water by city residents. The county lawmaker encouraged Nairobi residents to reduce their intake of borehole water. “We must reduce the consumption of the borehole water. Please guys,” he remarked. “Nairobi water has very high […]
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Chinese Man Running Water Cleaning Start-up in Nairobi
Zhong Yanxiong, a Chinese national, has taken it upon himself to help address the increasing risk of untreated water in Nairobi. The 34-year-old was intrigued by the dirty water situation in Africa while working in several parts of the continent. Zhong took it upon himself to ease the situation by establishing a water cleaning startup […]
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Multi-million project set to provide fluoride free water in Naivasha
Over 500,000 residents of Naivasha Sub- County have a reason to smile after installation of a Sh1 billion system that will supply them with fluoride free drinking water. Governor Lee Kinyanjui said overreliance by residents particularly in Longonot and Maai Mahiu areas on underground water sources had exposed them to a high risk of suffering from dental […]
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The occurrence of geogenic fluoride in shallow aquifers of Kenya Rift Valley and its implications in groundwater management
Highlights High-F– groundwater widely occurs in shallow aquifers of Kenyan Rift Valley. High-F– groundwater are Na-rich and Ca-poor with high pH and HCO3– concentrations. Dissolution of hyper-alkaline volcanic rocks, cation exchange and competitive anions contribute F–. Children suffer from high chronic health threats by groundwater fluoride ingestion. Abstract Widespread concerns about high-fluoride groundwater and their […]
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Columbia University’s project in Nairobi included water fluoridation
Excerpts: PGIF Round 1 Projects (2013) • Project; Children’s Global Oral Health Initiatives (CGOHI) Principal Investigator: Dr Shan Lal, Associate Professor of Dental Medicine (Pediatric Dentistry), Columbia University Medical Center Other Participants Columbia University Medical College Students: Brittany Roth, Stephany Liu, Heather Beaty, Joanna Walska, Christa Gianfrancesca, Ronit Sternberg, Kenrick Cato, Rob Ziliny, Richa Wahi […]
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Why You Should Think Twice Before Drinking Nairobi’s Borehole Water
What you need to know: Fluoride is a soluble salt that occurs naturally in groundwater, foods, soil and some minerals. Locally, it is mostly consumed in water. Fluoride has no colour, taste or smell and can only be detected in a laboratory. Do you live in the Nairobi metropolitan area? Were you drawn to your […]
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Is this your hood? Nairobi’s estate where residents have brown teeth
By Hudson Gumbihi | 3 years ago Discoloring teeth Many residents in Mihang’o and Utawala area of Nairobi have discolouring teeth because of drinking borehole water, according to their MCA Paul Kiguathi Kadosi. Residents in the area have for many years relied on underground water fetched from underground sources. Scientists say underground water contains fluoride […]
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Villagers Crippled By Lake Baringo’s Poisonous Waters
What you need to know: A group of women crippled by the condition now crush rocks into ballast on the shores of the lake. While men and children have also been affected, women are the hardest hit. For years, Esther Ewoi, 51, thought evil spirits were tormenting her family. This is the only explanation she had […]
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Crippled by lake’s fluoride waters, Kenyan women struggle to survive
Several thousand villagers have developed a painful bone-weakening disease, with women worst affected, officials say LAKE BARINGO, Kenya, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – F or 50 years, Ester Yokoi has been drinking water from Kenya’s Lake Baringo, and for 50 years it has been poisoning her. Yokoi is one of several thousand villagers to […]
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Partnership Provides Clean Water Solutions in Nairobi, Kenya
Across the globe, elevated levels of fluoride in drinking water are becoming a significant threat to public health. Although limited amounts of fluoride are safe in water supplies, many regions have reached dangerously high levels. Removal and treatment of high-fluoride water has historically been difficult and expensive, but is generally preferred to importing costly and […]
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