Simple defluoridation procedures for Kenyan borehole water.

dc.contributor.author	Opinya Gladys N.
dc.contributor.author	Pameijer, CH
dc.contributor.author	Grön, P
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-18T14:55:50Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-18T14:55:50Z
dc.date.issued	1987
dc.identifier.citation	Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1987 Apr;15(2):60-2.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3471377
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35841
dc.description.abstract	Magnesium oxide and bone meal were used as chemical defluoridating agents to reduce excessive amounts of fluoride from artificial water samples which had been prepared to simulate Kenyan water samples with a fluoride concentration ranging from 1 to 9.3 ppm. The water filtrate from bone meal was clear and palatable. The filtrate from magnesium oxide was slightly slimy and cloudy, but palatable. Either of these chemical agents may be used in simple defluoridation procedures in rural and suburban areas using borehole water to reduce the excess fluoride in the water to beneficial non-toxic levels. Both magnesium oxide and bone meal are inexpensive chemicals and readily available in Kenya.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Simple defluoridation procedures for Kenyan borehole water.	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences University of Nairobi	en