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Geochemistry, genesis, and health implications of fluoriferous groundwaters in the upper regions of Ghana 总被引:9,自引:2,他引:9
The most appropriate and widely used source of drinking water for the populations of the upper regions of Ghana is groundwater.
In general, groundwater quality is acceptable except for some parts of the Bolgatanga and Bongo Districts, where there are
occurrences of elevated levels of natural groundwater fluoride. Concentrations of groundwater fluoride in excess of the World
Health Organization (WHO) maximum guideline value (1.5 mg/l) in the Bongo area have been known since 1978. However, the effect
of fluoride on people ingesting the water did not receive public and medical attention until October 1993, when health personnel
were asked to investigate the cause of stained teeth in school children. The investigation established that 62% of the total
population of school children in the Bongo area had dental fluorosis. Against this background, a study was initiated to understand
the geochemistry, genesis, and distribution of fluoride in relation to the geology of the area. Groundwater fluoride in the
upper regions ranges from 0.11 to 4.60 ppm, with the highest concentrations associated with the fluorine-enriched Bongo coarse-grained
hornblende granite and syenite suite. The source of groundwater fluoride within the Bongo granitoids is dissolution of the
mineral fluorite and dissolution of and anion exchange with micaceous minerals and their clay products. Applying the WHO recommended
guideline values for fluoride in drinking water reveals that 49% of wells in the area deliver water below the optimum level
of 0.5 mg/l F–; these populations are thus prone to dental caries. Twenty-eight percent of the wells fall within the optimum interval for
good dental health (0.5–1.5 mg/l F–). Twenty-three percent of the wells have concentrations above the recommended maximum guideline limit of 1.5 mg/l F–; this population is susceptible to dental and possibly skeletal fluorosis. Climatic conditions of the area suggest that the
individual water consumption is in the order of 3 to 4 l which is higher than the WHO estimate of 2 l/adult/day. In addition,
dietary intake for the upper region population is probably higher than WHO baseline values (0.2–0.5 mg/day). This implies
that a much higher population is susceptible to developing dental and skeletal fluorosis than originally suspected. Geochemical
symbol plot maps help geochemists understand factors controlling the distribution and uptake of fluoride in the upper regions,
but they are of minimal value to health officials responsible for planning epidemiological studies and dental health education
programs in the region. By casting fluoride data into contoured 'geochemical health-risk maps' using intake interval guidelines
more closely aligned to regional climatic and dietary conditions, health officals can better judge the impacts (regional and
population based) of fluoride on segments of the population, such as various sex and age groups.
Received: 11 March 1997 · Accepted: 17 June 1997 相似文献
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Water Defluoridation Using Sequentially Coupled Moringa oleifera Seed Extract and Electrocoagulation
Brent Laney Oscar M. Rodriguez-Narvaez Braimah Apambire Erick R. Bandala 《Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation》2020,40(3):67-74
Moringa oleifera (MO) seed extract coupled with electrocoagulation (EC) was used to remove fluoride from water. Different MO extract volumes (5.0, 12.5, and 25.0 mL of MO extract per water liter) were coupled with EC, using aluminum electrodes at different current density values (J = 0.7, 2.0, and 3.3 mA/cm2) and different electrode separations (1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 cm), tested in batch and recirculation experiments. Control experiments using MO extract and EC alone achieved 5% and 54% water defluoridation, respectively. Best experimental batch conditions were achieved using 12.5 mL of MO extract followed by EC (3.3 mA/cm2) with a 1.0 cm electrode separation, producing >90% fluoride removal. Recirculation experiments with the EC reactor were performed with DI water and tap water using 1.0 cm electrode separation, 12.5 mL of MO extract and different current densities. More than 90% fluoride removal was achieved with the EC/MO process, using 3.3 mA/cm2, in both DI and tap water after 30 and 60 min, respectively. An energy consumption index (ECI) was developed, which showed that 1.51 and 0.67 W/h/mg were achieved for batch experiments of EC alone and EC/MO extract, respectively. For EC/MO extract, recirculation experiments with tap and DI water resulted in 0.35 and 0.22 W/h/mg, respectively. A cost analysis showed that $0.18 will be needed to treat one cubic meter of water. 相似文献
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