Chronic fluoride intoxication (fluorosis) in tribes and their domestic animals
Title:
Chronic fluoride intoxication (fluorosis) in tribes and their domestic animals
Author:
Choubisa, S. L.
Appeared in:
International journal of environmental studies
Paging:
Volume 56 (1999) nr. 5 pages 703-716
Year:
1999-08
Contents:
A chronic fluoride intoxication in the form of dental and skeletal fluorosis has been observed in tribal subjects and domestic animals (cattle and buffalo) of twelve villages; Badoda, Bhavanpura, Devala, Dhunda, Ghanta, Katisor, Khalil, Bhagela, Masona, Munged, Pindawal and Ramgarh of Dungarpur district of Rajasthan (India), where mean fluoride concentration in drinking water sources varied between 1.5 to 5.0 mg/L. The greatest prevalence of dental fluorosis in children and adult subjects was found at 3.5 and 3.7 mg/L fluoride concentration, whereas in calves and mature animals at 2.9 and 3.5 mg/L, respectively. The highest prevalence of skeletal fluorosis, 57.0% in tribes and 58.6% in animals, has been observed at 5.0 and 4.8 mg/L fluoride concentrations, respectively. Some observations pertaining to other deformities and radiological in fluorotic cases have also been focussed.
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