Fluoride and hardness in groundwater of tropical regions - review of recent evidence indicating tissue calcification and calcium phosphate nanoparticle formation in kidney tubules

<p>In many tropical environments, groundwater has high fluoride concentrations in addition to other ions such as Na<sup>+</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup> and PO<sub>4</sub><sup>3-</sup>. These ions interact with one another an...

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Main Authors: C. B. Dissanayake, Rohana Chandrajith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2019-09-01
Series:Ceylon Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://cjs.sljol.info/articles/7643