Fluoride contamination, consequences and removal techniques in water: a review

S Ahmad, R Singh, T Arfin, K Neeti - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluoride contamination has created a drinking water crisis globally. At low concentrations, its
presence is essential; however, it becomes toxic to human beings upon consumption of …

Fluoride occurrence in groundwater systems at global scale and status of defluoridation–state of the art

V Kimambo, P Bhattacharya, F Mtalo, J Mtamba… - Groundwater for …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of elevated concentrations of fluoride in the drinking water supply in many
regions of the world has caused widespread prevalence of dental and skeletal fluorosis. In …

A review of emerging adsorbents and current demand for defluoridation of water: Bright future in water sustainability

KK Yadav, N Gupta, V Kumar, SA Khan… - Environment international, 2018 - Elsevier
Fluoride contamination of groundwater is a serious problem in several countries of the world
because of the intake of excessive fluoride caused by the drinking of the contaminated …

A review of fluoride in African groundwater and local remediation methods

KMK Kut, A Sarswat, A Srivastava, CU Pittman Jr… - Groundwater for …, 2016 - Elsevier
Groundwater is the major source of drinking water supply in the bulk of African urban and
rural communities. However, groundwater in some parts of the African countries contains …

Fluoride removal from aqueous solution onto activated carbon of Catha edulis through the adsorption treatment technology

J Fito, H Said, S Feleke, A Worku - Environmental Systems Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Nowadays freshwater quality deterioration and quantity depletion are rapidly
increasing across the globe. Especially fluoride polluted groundwater is causing a severe …

Overview of fluoride removal from water using separation techniques

P Pillai, S Dharaskar, S Pandian, H Panchal - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluoride contamination due to natural and anthropogenic activities has become the biggest
threat to human health worldwide. Geological and anthropogenic factors are responsible for …

Synthesis and Characterization of Modified Kaolin‐Bentonite Composites for Enhanced Fluoride Removal from Drinking Water

E Annan, E Nyankson, B Agyei-Tuffour… - … in Materials Science …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fluoride‐contaminated drinking waters are known to cause severe health hazards such as
fluorosis and arthritis. This paper presents the encapsulation of iron oxide nanoparticles in …

Simultaneous removal of nitrate and phosphate from wastewater using solid waste from factory

YW Berkessa, ST Mereta, FF Feyisa - Applied Water Science, 2019 - Springer
Phosphorous and nitrogen concentration, respectively, between 20–100 and 500–1000
μg/L can cause eutrophication. Thus, developing efficient low-cost removal method is …

Fluoride removal from groundwater using chemically modified rice husk and corn cob activated carbon

BD Gebrewold, P Kijjanapanich, ER Rene… - Environmental …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The fluoride adsorption potential of chemically modified rice husk and corn cob activated
carbon was investigated in batch and column tests. The effect of pH, contact time, initial …

Adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solution and groundwater onto activated carbon of avocado seeds

N Tefera, Y Mulualem, J Fito - Water Conservation Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract In the East African Rift Valley, groundwater is severely polluted with fluoride ion
which causes a scarcity of water supplies and public health problems. This study is aimed at …