Fluoride contamination in groundwater: A global review of the status, processes, challenges, and remedial measures

Geoscience Frontiers, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 101734 - 101734

Published: Oct. 30, 2023

Groundwater pollution by fluoride is one of the prime concerns world population due to its toxicity, which results in adverse health impacts. In this paper, we review current scenario contamination groundwater various countries across globe and impact on human health. During last decade, several newly affected regions have been reported all over world, with more than 100 (concentration exceeding acceptable limit 1.5 mg/L defined World Health Organization). Fluoride poisoning mainly unsupervised ingestion products for dental oral hygiene over-fluoridated drinking water. It estimated that 200 million people from different are fluoride-related issues problems. The highest among these Africa (38), Asia (28), Europe (24), followed like South America (5), North (3), Australia (2). source water primarily geogenic, together forage, grasses grains, tea, anthropogenic sources. These were correlated climatic zones geological factors gain insights into geospatial relations. Our analyses show most pollution-prone located high-grade metamorphic terranes granitoid or alkaline intrusions, geothermal hot springs, volcanic arid semi-arid conditions. This study also finds children vulnerable adults contamination. that, although there efficient removal techniques, including filters next-generation nanomaterials, date, has not a single technique developed can claim be practically robust solution Therefore, suggest developing retain essential minerals remove only harmful ones selecting purification technologies according need, climate, geology, geographic location. findings our would help policymakers take effective sustainable measures safe supply areas. Within framework Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 (Good Well-being) 6 (Clean Water Sanitation), emphasizes critical role as key indicator. underscores imperative addressing elevated levels water, African Asian countries, achieve overarching objective universal equitable access safe, affordable, uncontaminated global society targeted year 2030.

Language: Английский

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Arsenic and other geogenic contaminants in global groundwater

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 312 - 328

Published: March 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Rewards, risks and responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in water systems

Nature Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(5), P. 422 - 432

Published: May 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Advances and future perspectives of water defluoridation by adsorption technology: A review

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 252, P. 118857 - 118857

Published: April 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Deep learning for water quality

Nature Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(3), P. 228 - 241

Published: March 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Groundwater Quality and Health: Making the Invisible Visible

Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 57(13), P. 5125 - 5136

Published: March 6, 2023

Linking groundwater quality to health will make the invisible visible, but there are knowledge gaps understand linkage which requires cross-disciplinary convergent research. The substances in that critical can be classified into five types according sources and characteristics: geogenic substances, biogenic elements, anthropogenic contaminants, emerging pathogens. most intriguing questions related quantitative assessment of human ecological risks exposure via natural or induced artificial discharge: What is list released from discharging groundwater, what pathways receptors' substances? How quantify flux during discharge? procedures we follow assess Answering these fundamental for humans deal with challenges water security quality. This perspective provides recent progresses, gaps, future trends understanding between health.

Language: Английский

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Escalating arsenic contamination throughout Chinese soils

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(6), P. 766 - 775

Published: May 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Hydrogeochemical characteristics, stable isotopes, positive matrix factorization, source apportionment, and health risk of high fluoride groundwater in semiarid region

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 469, P. 134023 - 134023

Published: March 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Using cemented paste backfill to tackle the phosphogypsum stockpile in China: A down-to-earth technology with new vitalities in pollutant retention and CO2 abatement

International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 31(7), P. 1480 - 1499

Published: May 28, 2024

Language: Английский

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Capacitive deionization toward fluoride elimination: Selective advantage, state of the art, and future perspectives

Desalination, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 577, P. 117392 - 117392

Published: Feb. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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