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Fluoride content and distribution pattern in groundwater of eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou, China

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For study, the fluoride (F) content and distribution pattern in groundwater of eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou fluorosis area in southwestern China, the F content of 93 water samples [groundwater (fissure water, cool spring, and hot springs), rivers water] and 60 rock samples were measured. The result shows the F content of the fissure water and cold spring water is 0.027–0.47 mg/L, and river water is 0.048–0.224 mg/L. The F content of hot spring water is 1.02–6.907 mg/L. The drinking water supplied for local resident is mainly from fissure water, cool spring, and river water. And the F content in all of them is much lower than the Chinese National Standard (1.0 mg/L), which is the safe intake of F in drinking water. The infected people in eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou fluorosis area have very little F intake from the drinking water. The hot spring water in fluorosis area of eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou, southwest China has high F content, which is not suitable for drinking.

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This work was supported by the National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program) (Nos. 2004AA601080 and 2006AA06Z380) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40872210). Many thanks were given to Ms. Zhang Shixi for her English language assistance.

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Luo, K., Liu, Y. & Li, H. Fluoride content and distribution pattern in groundwater of eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou, China. Environ Geochem Health 34, 89–101 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-011-9393-3

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