Groundwater fluoride contamination and its possible health implications in Indi taluk of Vijayapura District (Karnataka State), India

Ugran, Vidyavati; Desai, Naveen N.; Chakraborti, Dipankar; Masali, Kallappa A; Mantur, Prakash G; Kulkarni, Sudheendra; Deshmukh, N. S.; Chadchan, Kailash S.; Das, Swastika; Tanksali, Anuradha; Arwikar, Asha S; Guggarigoudar, Suresh P; Vallabha, Tejaswini; Patil, Sangamesh A.; Das, Kusal K.

doi:10.1007/s10653-016-9869-2

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“…A large number of factors influence the accumulation of fluoride in the hard tissues, like endemic pollution, nutritional status, supplementation of water supply with fluoride, usage of bottled water, carbonated drinks, age and gender etc. [17,18]. Dental fluorosis is also a developmental abnormality, which indicates disturbed thyroid hormonal secretion [1].…”

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Correlation of Water Fluoride with Body Fluids, Dental Fluorosis and FT4, FT3 –TSH Disruption among Children in an Endemic Fluorosis area in Pakistan

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In the present study 134 children were studied for comparison and correlation between an endemic fluorotic village Rukh Mudke (RM), n = 74, and a non-fluorotic village Ottawa (OTW), n = 60. The children were aged between 7-18 years and selected for the estimation of fluoride in their household water, body fluids (urine-serum), dental fluorosis and thyroid hormones (Free tri-iodothyronine (FT3) free tetra iodothyronine (FT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) respectively. Mean concentration of water fluoride in subjects of RM was 4.6 ×106 ng/L, urine fluoride 2.59 ×106 ng/L, serum fluoride 6.0 ×104 and dental fluorosis 90.5% respectively. Significant elevation (P = 0.000) in the concentration of three out of these four variables (P < 0.01) was observed (except in serum fluoride) in subjects of RM compared to those in the control group (OTW). Mean FT4, FT3 and TSH concentrations in RM subjects was 18.3 pmol/L, 5.06 pmol/L and 3.2 mlU/L respectively. No marked difference in FT4 and FT3 (P = 0.17 and P = 0.7) was found compared to the control (OTW) group, while significant elevation in TSH (P < 0.05) was found in. 22% of the children in the RM group, portrayed well defined thyroid hormonal aberrations. A negative correlation between water fluoride - FT4 (r = - 0.24); a strong positive between water, urine, serum, dental fluorosis and TSH (r = 0.94, 0.87, 0.88, 0.74 and 0.8) and moderate correlation between water fluoride - FT3 (r = 0.52) was observed. Results of this study indicate that the fluoride intoxication through drinking water is not only increasing fluoride level in body fluids and deteriorating teeth but also destroying thyroid function in a large number of children.

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Correlation of Water Fluoride with Body Fluids, Dental Fluorosis and FT4, FT3 –TSH Disruption among Children in an Endemic Fluorosis area in Pakistan

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“…Fluoride-and arsenic-contaminated drinking water are positively associated with skeletal fluorosis worldwide, especially in rural areas (18). An increase in groundwater fluoride concentration is a potential risk factor for arthritis in Asian countries (19)(20)(21). Approximately 2.58% of the area in Jinghui irrigation district, China groundwater arsenic level exceeded the limit of 10 µg/L for drinking water (22).…”

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Association Between Drinking Water Sources and Osteoarthritis Incidence in Chinese Elderly Population: National Population-Based Cohort Study

Zhang

Shen

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Front. Med.

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BackgroundThe elderly is a vulnerable group susceptible to toxic environmental factors; however, the association between unsafe water and osteoarthritis (OA) incident among this population is poorly investigated. This study aimed to examine the effects of drinking water sources on OA risk in the Chinese elderly population.MethodsData were obtained from the China Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey to perform a 16-year longitudinal study. All participants aged ≥65 years at baseline were potentially eligible. Information on drinking water sources was recorded via a structured questionnaire. The water source was classified as well, surface, spring, or tap. OA was selected as the health outcome. Cox proportional hazard models, adjusted socio-demographics, lifestyle, and chronic disease were used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) for OA. Subgroup analyses were performed to assess the potential interactive effect.ResultsA total of 12,543 participants were included. With restriction to the longest follow-up time, the mean survival time of follow-up was 14.56 years. Among the cohort members, 1,585 members suffered from OA. In the full model, drinking from well water and spring water was associated with a higher risk of OA compared with drinking from tap water (HR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.22–1.54; HR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.03–1.74). Except for age, the effects of modifications from socioeconomic status, lifestyles, and health conditions were non-significant (p for interaction <0.05). After multiple imputations for missing data and excluding deaths in the first year of follow-up and participants with a history of the disease and using the Shared-frailty Cox model, sensitivity analysis indicated a robust association between the drinking water source and OA incidence.ConclusionDrinking tap water was associated with a low risk of OA among older adults in China. The use of clean water sources as a marker of decreased OA and arthritis risks must be revisited in low- and middle-income countries.

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“…The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https: //www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/w14203243/s1, Figure S1: Relationship of the B concentration with other measured hydrochemical parameters; Table S1: Information entropy and entropy weight of parameters; Table S2: Assessment results according to the calculated EWQI; Table S3: Water quality class based on EWQI; Table S4: Model Parameters for the calculation of exposure dose; Table S5: Assessment results of health risks based on drinking water intake and dermal contact. References [71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84] are cited in the Supplementary Materials.…”

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The Genesis Mechanism and Health Risk Assessment of High Boron Water in the Zhaxikang Geothermal Area, South Tibet

Wang

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The natural discharge of geothermal water containing harmful components affects the water quality of the surrounding environment and brings security risks to drinking water safety. The geothermal water in Tibet is characterized by high boron content, but the water pollution caused by the discharge of this high boron geothermal water is not clear. In this study, we collected geothermal water and surface water from the Zhaxikang geothermal system in southern Tibet to investigate the causes of high boron geothermal water and the water pollution of water quality by its discharge. The results indicate that the hydrochemical type of geothermal water was HCO3-Cl-Na, while that of cold spring water, mine water, river water, and lake water was SO4-HCO3-Ca-Mg. Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes show that the recharge source of cold groundwater was mainly snow-melting water and meteoric water, while in addition to that, there is magmatic water for hot springs. The boron content of geothermal water in the study area is as high as 42.36 mg/L, far exceeding the World Health Organization limit for drinking water (0.5 mg/L). The analysis of ion components and PHREEQC modeling indicated that the dissolution of silicate minerals and cation exchange controlled the composition of groundwater, and the boron in groundwater mainly came from the volatilization of magmatic components and the leaching of shallow sediments. The entropy weight water quality index was used to evaluate the water quality of the study area; about 42.9% of the groundwater samples are of good quality and can be used for drinking, mainly cold water that has not been mixed with geothermal water in the upstream. With the discharge of geothermal water into the river (with a mix ratio of ~20%), the downstream water quality gradually deteriorated. The health risk assessment of drinking water in the study area showed that the hazard index (HI) of drinking water in the mixed area was higher than 1 (with an average of 1.594 for children and 1.366 for adults), indicating that children are at a higher health risk than adults. Geothermal water with high boron content has been found all over the world, and the adverse effects of its natural drainage cannot be ignored.

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Groundwater fluoride contamination and its possible health implications in Indi taluk of Vijayapura District (Karnataka State), India

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

Correlation of Water Fluoride with Body Fluids, Dental Fluorosis and FT4, FT3 –TSH Disruption among Children in an Endemic Fluorosis area in Pakistan

Correlation of Water Fluoride with Body Fluids, Dental Fluorosis and FT4, FT3 –TSH Disruption among Children in an Endemic Fluorosis area in Pakistan

Association Between Drinking Water Sources and Osteoarthritis Incidence in Chinese Elderly Population: National Population-Based Cohort Study

The Genesis Mechanism and Health Risk Assessment of High Boron Water in the Zhaxikang Geothermal Area, South Tibet

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