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Over 8 million Ethiopians at risk from fluoride concentrations
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) An estimated 8.5 million people, or 11% of the population of Ethiopia, are at risk from high concentrations of fluoride in water used for domestic consumption. When consumed in high concentrations fluoride is toxic and spoils the natural colour and texture of teeth, said Dr. Berhanu Gizaw, a geological survey expert at […]
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About 8 mllion Ethiopians at risk of fluoride-related health problems: report
An estimated 8.5 million Ethiopians, 12 percent of the country’s population, are at risk from fluoride, a chemical substance which can become toxic when consumed in high concentration, the private Daily Monitor English- language newspaper reported Saturday. A high concentration of the substance in water used for domestic consumption becomes toxic and spoils the natural […]
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International Honour For UU Scientist
Professor Vyvyan Howard, who holds the Chair in Bio-Imaging at the University of Ulster, has been elected President of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE). He will hold the post for the next two years. The ISDE represents 30,000 medical doctors around the world who are interested in the effects of pollution […]
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UNICEF: Overexposure to fluoride in drinking water, poisonous
When Ali Ali Abdullah Saleh learned that journalists had arrived in his small village of Al-Maqwal, located southeast of Sana’a, he ran out to receive them. Although conservative traditions and tribal norms characterize the village residents, he asked female reporters to visit his home and talk with his wife and daughters. “I want you to […]
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Yemen: Scores of village wells contaminated with fluoride
Rabab, 13, is one of six sisters and one brother living in the same house and suffering from the same problems: teeth mottling, dental fluorosis and osteosarcoma. Rabab’s bones have deteriorated as a result of arthritis. She was advised by a doctor in the health center in Maqual’a village in the Sanhan district to stop […]
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Nigeria: NGO draws attention to bone, tooth deformation
Integrity Club, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO, based in Damaturu, says residents of Pawari ward suffer from tooth and bone deformation. The NGO’s findings attributed the problem to the high fluoride content of the water residents consumed. It said the fluoride consumed by residents was between 22 mg and 25 mg as against the 1.5 […]
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Yemen: UNICEF warns of excessive fluoride in drinking water
The organization of UNICEF has announced its readiness to present necessary technical aid for Yemeni districts where habitants suffer high fluoride in drinking water. The UNICEF’ s Eng. Sami Abu Bakr Saeed, general director of Water and Environment Unit, said UNICEF would offer a technical support for fighting the excessive level of fluoride in water […]
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Yemen: Fluoride contamination is putting bones at risk
The number of children who are suffering from rickets, a softening of the bones in children potentially leading to fractures and deformity, is increasing in the Sanhan district in Sana’a governorate, said a new Yemeni study. The results of the study were presented in a meeting held at UNICEF on Sunday, May 28. A large […]
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Lolium perenne as a biomonitor of atmospheric levels of fluoride.
The aim of the present study was to develop a standardised protocol for the use of Lolium perenne cultures to biomonitor the surroundings of an aluminium smelter. Five ecological stations, which corresponded to air quality network monitoring sites pertaining to the smelter, were selected for study. Cultures of L. perenne (one at each site) were […]
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Lolium perenne as a biomonitor of atmospheric levels of fluoride
Abstract The aim of the present study was to develop a standardised protocol for the use of Lolium perenne cultures to biomonitor the surroundings of an aluminium smelter. Five ecological stations, which corresponded to air quality network monitoring sites pertaining to the smelter, were selected for study. Cultures of L. perenne (one at each site) […]
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