Geomedical assessment of an area having high-fluoride groundwater in southeastern Turkey
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Tarih
2016
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Springer
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The high-fluoride concentration in groundwater has been yet determined in two villages (Sarim and Karatas) of western Sanliurfa (Turkey) where it is the only source of drinking water. To assess medical and hydrogeological dimensions of this problem, principally including fluoride concentrations as well as electrical conductivity, temperature and pH values were measured in groundwater wells of 65 villages including these two villages on site and a dental examination was performed on 451 children. The fluoride concentrations in the groundwater of four villages determined as greater than 1.20 mg/L, causing dental fluorosis among children of these villages. Results revealed that dental fluorosis cases can develop even at low fluoride levels. Finally, the prepared geomedical map demonstrated that medical and hydrogeological evidences were compatible with each other.
Açıklama
Yesilnacar, Mehmet Irfan/0000-0001-9724-8683; Yesilnacar, Mehmet Irfan/0000-0001-9724-8683; atasoy, ayse dilek/0000-0002-8689-7300
Anahtar Kelimeler
Fluoride, Dental fluorosis, Groundwater pollution, Drinking water, Geomedical map, Southeastern Turkey
Kaynak
Environmental Earth Sciences
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
75
Sayı
2
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