Defluoridation of Drinking WaterFluoride Wars

Title

Defluoridation of Drinking WaterFluoride Wars

Creator

Gayathri G.; Beulah M.; Pallavi H.J.; Sarath Chandra K.

Description

Fluorine is also known as two-edged sword. At lower doses, it influences tooth by inhibiting tooth caries, while in high doses, it causes dental and skeletal fluorosis. It is known that some quantity of fluoride is important for the formation of tooth enamel and mineralization in tissues. The present work aims at providing safe and potable water to rural areas where this element has created a menace. This work also suggests the use of few adsorbents such as paddy husk and coir pith which are affordable and removes fluorine to greater extent. The study concludes that materials which are used as adsorbents and can be safely inculcated as fluorine removal adsorbents which help people to have safe potable water. 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Source

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol-142 LNCE, pp. 179-187.

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

Contamination; Fluorine; Ground water; Potable water

Coverage

Gayathri G., Department of Civil Engineering, ACS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India; Beulah M., Department of Civil Engineering, Christ Deemed To Be University, Bengaluru, India; Pallavi H.J., Department of Civil Engineering, ACS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India; Sarath Chandra K., Department of Civil Engineering, Christ Deemed To Be University, Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 23662557; ISBN: 978-981336694-7

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6695-4_17

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