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Título: | Excess of naturally occurring fluoride in groundwater discharge in Macaronesia: Brava Island, Cape Verde |
Autor: | Lopes, Dilma Barbosa, Suely Cruz-Pérez, Noelia García-Gil, Alejandro Marazuela, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Alcántara, Joselin S. Santamarta, Juan C. |
Palavras-chave: | Aquifer Dental fluorosis Drinking water Excess fluoride Volcanic island Water quality |
Data: | 27-Out-2022 |
Resumo: | A high concentration of fluoride in groundwater poses a risk to human health. One of the best-known problems related to excess fluoride in drinking water is dental fluorosis. The characteristic composition of volcanic rocks in oceanic islands tends to present high concentrations of fluoride in groundwater discharge in springs. This study investigates fluoride content in two springs (Encontro and Ferreiros) on the island of Brava (Cape Verde), with the objective of monitoring the operational control production and distribution of drinking water. Using a spectrophotometric method, the level of fluoride found in the water discharged from the Encontro spring was found to be in the range of 4.8 to 6.5 mg/L, whereas at the Ferreiros spring, it was 5.8 to 6.2 mg/L. These results are far above the threshold limit established in the decree No. 5 of 2017 of the Cape Verdean legislation, whose legal threshold value for fluoride is 1.5 mg/L, the same value established by the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to geological conditions and consequences for the health of the population, the water is not adequate for consumption without proper treatment. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/39508 |
DOI: | 10.3390/w14213421 |
ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
Aparece nas colecções: | CBQF - Artigos / Articles |
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