Global groundwater contamination by geogenic fluoride
Shakir Ali, Pratibha Mishra, K Brindha, Mélida Gutiérrez, Rakesh Kumar, Emmanuel Daanoba Sunkari, Patrick Kirita Gevera, Enn Karro, Johnbosco C Egbueri, Reza Dehbandi, Rohana Chandrajith, Peiyue Li, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Seong-Taek Yun, Hullysses Sabino, Martínez Daniel Emilio, Alper Baba, Taimoor Shah Durrani, Vahab Amiri, Adnan Aqeel, Julian Ijumulana, Joshua Nosa Edokpayi, David Schafer, Lidia Razowska-Jaworek, Maria Teresa Alarcón-Herrera, Odsuren Batdelger, Ritusmita Goswami, Abida Farooqi, Alcaraz Emiliano Fabio, Yaşar Kemal Recepoğlu, Soraya Paz-Montelongo, Prosun Bhattacharya · 2026
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Shakir Ali leads a large team behind a 2026 review article on fluoride in groundwater around the world. Fluoride is a natural mineral that seeps from rocks into underground water. In small amounts it protects teeth, but too much can damage teeth and bones, a harm called fluorosis.
Following a standard review framework, the authors gathered studies published from 1953 to 2025. They found high fluoride on almost every continent, worst in parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. Hotspots include the East African Rift Valley, the Indo-Gangetic plains, and northern China. Dry climates, long contact between water and rock, and certain water chemistry raise levels. The review maps cheap ways to remove fluoride and notes that rural areas still lack good monitoring.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shakir Ali, Pratibha Mishra, K Brindha, Mélida Gutiérrez, Rakesh Kumar, Emmanuel Daanoba Sunkari, Patrick Kirita Gevera, Enn Karro, Johnbosco C Egbueri, Reza Dehbandi, Rohana Chandrajith, Peiyue Li, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Seong-Taek Yun, Hullysses Sabino, Martínez Daniel Emilio, Alper Baba, Taimoor Shah Durrani, Vahab Amiri, Adnan Aqeel, Julian Ijumulana, Joshua Nosa Edokpayi, David Schafer, Lidia Razowska-Jaworek, Maria Teresa Alarcón-Herrera, Odsuren Batdelger, Ritusmita Goswami, Abida Farooqi, Alcaraz Emiliano Fabio, Yaşar Kemal Recepoğlu, Soraya Paz-Montelongo, Prosun Bhattacharya |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 205410 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |