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A comprehensive review of human health risks of arsenic and fluoride contamination of groundwater in the South Asia region

open access: yesJournal of Water and Health
The present study found that ∼80 million people in India, ∼60 million people in Pakistan, ∼70 million people in Bangladesh, and ∼3 million people in Nepal are exposed to arsenic groundwater contamination above 10 μg/L, while Sri Lanka remains moderately ...
Yash Aryan   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Aesthetic problem in the appearance of permanent teeth in children and adolescents - dental fluorosis.

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction: Dental fluorosis is a disease caused by excessive consumption of fluoride and its deposition in the enamel during odontogenesis. The result of this process is the appearance on the surface of permanent teeth of unsightly stains of various ...
Anna Luchowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum fluoride levels in ambulance staff after commencement of methoxyflurane administration compared to meta-analysis results for the general public

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2021
Objectives Ambulance officers administering methoxyflurane as an inhalational analgesic may be exposed to trace vapor. Fluoride is a methoxyflurane metabolite, and has been associated with acute renal failure in anesthesia patients and skeletal fluorosis
Serah Joan Allison   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of hemorrhagic gastritis caused by accidental ingestion of fluoride-containing toothpaste [PDF]

open access: yesPediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2020
Fluoride is one of the most reactive elements in nature, and commonly used in toothpaste since it helps to prevent cavities. Despite this advantage, excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause acute toxicity and gastric disturbance from hydrofluoric acid ...
Jae Hyuk Oh, Yu Bin Kim, Jisook Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Histological effects of chronic sodium fluoride toxicity on some reproductive organs of male and female adult albino rats [PDF]

open access: yesIraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2021
The current study aimed to determine the pathological effects of chronic poisoning with sodium fluoride on some reproductive organs like ovary, and testis of adult’s male and female albino rats. Thirty-six male and female adult’s albino rats were divided
Hadil B. Al-Sabaawy, Bushra I. Al-Kaisie
doaj   +1 more source

Histopatholgical Alteration in the Spleen of Male Albino Rats Exposed to Sodium Fluoride with the Protective Role of Resveratrol [PDF]

open access: yesZagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 2022
Background: Fluoride poisoning results from drinking fluoride rich ground water which is an important source of water supply throughout the world. Recently, resveratrol has been used as anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory agent and it is a naturally ...
Nehal Amer
doaj   +1 more source

Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects of Ingested Fluoride as a Public Health Intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Fluorine is the world’s 13th most abundant element and constitutes 0.08% of the Earth crust. It has the highest electronegativity of all elements. Fluoride is widely distributed in the environment, occurring in the air, soils, rocks, and water.
Peckham, Stephen   +3 more
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Prolonged apnea after ECT in organophosphorus poisoning – the need to redefine norms

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background Poisoning and deaths by organo-phosphorous (OP) compounds are one of the major causes of death in developing and poor countries, and a common admission in the emergency ward and the ICU.
Shibu Sasidharan, Harpreet Singh Dhillon
doaj   +1 more source

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Based Midgut Metabolomics Reveals the Metabolic Perturbations under NaF Stress in Bombyx mori

open access: yesInsects, 2019
Fluoride tolerance is an important economic trait in sericulture, especially in some industrial development regions. Analyses of physiological changes involving structural damage to the insect body and molecular analyses of some related genes have ...
Gang Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Impact of Silicic Magmatism in Large Igneous Province Events

open access: yesGeophysical Monograph Series, Page 133-151., 2021

Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact

An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Scott E. Bryan
wiley  

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