Data on assessing fluoride risk in bottled waters in Iran

Alimohammadi, Mahmood; Nabizadeh, Ramin; Yaghmaeian, Kamyar; Mahvi, Amir Hossein; Foroohar, Peyman; Hemmati, Saeedeh; Heidarinejad, Zoha

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.160

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“…With respect to the enrichment factor determinations shown in (Table 4), minimal enrichment with respect to all the target heavy metals (namely, Hg, As, Ni, Cr, Mn, Fe and Al) was observed and therefore, local enrichment factors within Arandis can be negated. Since all the values are uniformly lower than 2.0, it is evident that the presence of the studied elements can be ascribed to materials from natural processes rather than the contribution from anthropogenic sources (Ahmadfazeli et al, 2018;El-Amier et al, 2017;Puławska et al, 2021).…”

Section: Contamination Factor Pollution Load Index and Enrichment Fac...mentioning

confidence: 92%

Assessment of Bacteria, Morphological Characteristics, and Elemental Composition of Dust Fallout

Mweendi,

Shafodino,

Munyaradzi

et al. 2023

GEP

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Dust fallout can have diverse impacts ranging from major health problems to environmental concerns. It can harbour disease-causing microorganisms and toxic heavy metals, and it is therefore critical to establish the microbial and the mineral compositions of the dust fallout in a particular site and elucidate the possible related health implications for humans and the entire environment. In this study, dust fallout samples were collected from Arandis, a town in the Erongo region (Namibia), using the American Society for Testing and Materials standard method (ASTM D1739) for collection and analysis of dust fallout (settleable particulate matter). The identification of present viable bacteria was done through culturing and isolation techniques and the morphological characteristics, and the elemental composition of the dust fallout were determined using the Stereomicroscope and the X-ray fluorescence, respectively. The results showed that the most dominant bacteria contained in the fallout dust were the Bacillus species. The morphological characterisation revealed that the present particles were mixed black, brownish, greenish, and crystal particles with irregular, cubical, flocks and flake shapes. The elemental investigations indicated that the dust fallout contained Hg, As, Fe, Ni, Cr, Mn, Al and Pb occurring in varying concentrations and the status of pollution of the dust fallout ranged from low to severe concerning the inconsistent heavy metal indices that are the contamination factor, pollution load index and the enrichment factor.

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Section: Contamination Factor Pollution Load Index and Enrichment Fac...mentioning

confidence: 92%

Assessment of Bacteria, Morphological Characteristics, and Elemental Composition of Dust Fallout

Mweendi,

Shafodino,

Munyaradzi

et al. 2023

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“…HQ > 1 is an unacceptable risk of adverse non-carcinogenic effects on health, but HQ < 1 is an acceptable level [34][35][36].…”

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge Level and Consumption Behavior of Native Plants, Meats, and Drinking Waters with High Fluoride Concentrations about the Relation to the Potential Health Risk of Fluoride in Lamphun Province Thailand: A Case Study

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Fluoride exposure from natural, agricultural, and industrial sources has harmed people living in fluoride-affected areas. Fluoride accumulates in the human body after being exposed to it through the food chain. The population consisted of 371 community health volunteers who were surveyed and chosen based on personal fluoride information. Only 39 residents were chosen to be interviewed and take part in the trial, which involved drinking fluoride-containing groundwater (>1.5 part per million: ppm) and urine testing that revealed urine fluoride level (>0.7 ppm). In addition, 47 biological samples and eight commercially bottled water specimens were examined. The information was gathered in four ways: (1) a questionnaire-based survey of fluoride knowledge, (2) food consumption behavior with locally grown vegetables, fruits, poultry, and meat, and commercially bottled water produced by groundwater in fluoride-affected areas, (3) a semi-food frequency questionnaire, and (4) fluoride content measurements using an ion-selective electrode. According to the analyses, the participants ranged in age from 51 to 60 years, with approximately 60.38% of them female and born and raised in polluted areas. The majority of subjects had a low level of fluoride knowledge (65.23%). The respondents’ primary source of drinking water (100.00%) was commercially bottled water; they chewed camellia sinensis 11.56% of the time (1 to 5 years) and they drank tea 9.16% of the time (during 1 to 5 years). Sus scrofa domesticus was responsible for the intake of vegetables and fruits, whereas Brassica chinensis, Jusl var para-chinensis (Bailey), and Tsen and Lee were responsible for the intake of poultry and animal flesh. They were all purchased at a local farm. The hazard quotient was greater than one, and the fluoride concentration (ppm) ranged between 75.00% (0.29–5.20), 57.14% (0.01–0.46), 88.89% (0.07–0.91), 100.00% (0.43–3.07), 100.00% (0.58–0.77), 42.86% (0.12–0.62 ppm.), 60.00% (0.11–1.44), and 33.33% (0.10–0.80) in drinking water, fruit, young and mature plants. Fluoride ingestion may pose a health concern. Under the 95th percentile condition, 74.47% consumed water with a high fluoride level, vegetables and fruits, and poultry and meats.

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