The fluoride content of Finnish honey
The content of fluoride was determined with an ion-specific electrode on 59 samples of honey from 47 localities in Finland. The concentrations ranged from 25 to 550/µg/kg and the mean for all the localities was 85.7 µg F-/kg fresh weight honey. The concentrations were lowest in eastern and northern...
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
1987-12-01
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| Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
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| description | The content of fluoride was determined with an ion-specific electrode on 59 samples of honey from 47 localities in Finland. The concentrations ranged from 25 to 550/µg/kg and the mean for all the localities was 85.7 µg F-/kg fresh weight honey. The concentrations were lowest in eastern and northern Finland, where the amount of fluoride in the soil is small, and higher on the coast and areas where more fluoride occurs in the groundwater and bedrock. However, the highest levels of fluoride in honey were detected in the vicinity of Helsinki and some other places where the amount in the groundwater is not especially high. The higher levels in some honey may be due to fluorides introduced into the environment by the activity of man. The effects of fluoride on human health are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d296ee33aab345de96d5c17511cf0de72022-12-21T20:00:53ZengScientific Agricultural Society of FinlandAgricultural and Food Science1459-60671795-18951987-12-01595The fluoride content of Finnish honeySeppo Laurema0Anna-Liisa Varis1Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 Helsinki, Finland Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, University of Helsinki, SF-00710 Helsinki, FinlandThe content of fluoride was determined with an ion-specific electrode on 59 samples of honey from 47 localities in Finland. The concentrations ranged from 25 to 550/µg/kg and the mean for all the localities was 85.7 µg F-/kg fresh weight honey. The concentrations were lowest in eastern and northern Finland, where the amount of fluoride in the soil is small, and higher on the coast and areas where more fluoride occurs in the groundwater and bedrock. However, the highest levels of fluoride in honey were detected in the vicinity of Helsinki and some other places where the amount in the groundwater is not especially high. The higher levels in some honey may be due to fluorides introduced into the environment by the activity of man. The effects of fluoride on human health are discussed.https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72271 |
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| title | The fluoride content of Finnish honey |
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| title_short | The fluoride content of Finnish honey |
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