Fluoride concentration in drinking water in small villages in the Cape province [Die fluoriedkonsentrasie in die drinkwater van kleiner dorpe in die Kaapprovinsie.]

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dc.contributor.authorGrobler S.R.
dc.contributor.authorvan Wyk Kotze T.J.
dc.contributor.authorCleymaet R.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:05Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:05Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to update existing tables on the fluoride content of drinking water and thereby help curb its fluoride overdose from the use of fluoride containing tablets. The fluoride concentration in the drinking water of 57 villages in the Cape Province was determined by a combination fluoride ion selective electrode. This investigation showed that the number of available water sources decreased as follows: boreholes greater than dams greater than fountains = canals. Furthermore, boreholes contained more fluoride in the drinking water than fountains, dams or canals (p less than 0.10). Five out of 41 boreholes have less than or equal to 0.10 parts per million (ppm) fluoride in the drinking water, while 17 out of 26 dams, 4 out of 13 rivers and 3 out of 5 fountains and canals contained less than or equal to 0.10 ppm fluoride.
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dc.identifier.citationThe Journal of the Dental Association of South Africa = Die Tydskrif van die Tandheelkundige Vereniging van Suid-Afrika
dc.identifier.citation46
dc.identifier.citation12
dc.identifier.issn118516
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10766
dc.subjectfluoride
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectfluoridation
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjecttooth disease
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectEnglish Abstract
dc.subjectFluoridation
dc.subjectFluorides
dc.subjectFluorosis, Dental
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectWater Supply
dc.titleFluoride concentration in drinking water in small villages in the Cape province [Die fluoriedkonsentrasie in die drinkwater van kleiner dorpe in die Kaapprovinsie.]
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