EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE ION TOXICITY ON ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND SOIL HEALTH: A REVIEW

Substantial multi-disciplinary efforts have been made to investigate the effects of environmental fluoride ion (F) pollution since the last century. The chronic ingestion of high doses of F may adversely affect human health by causing skeletal fluorosis, dental fluorosis, bone fractures, the formati...

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Published in:Fluoride 2017-10, Vol.50 (4), p.393-408
Main Authors: Shahab, Surraya, Mustafa, Ghulam, Khan, Imran, Zahid, Muhammad, Yasinzai, Maimoona, Ameer, Nosheen, Asghar, Nazia, Ullah, Ikram, Nadhman, Akhtar, Ahmed, Afaq, Munir, Iqbal, Mujahid, Adnan, Hussain, Tajamal, Ahmad, Muhammad Nauman, Ahmad, Shaikh Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Ecosystems
Environmental health
Fertilizers
Fluoridation
Fluorides
Fluorine
Pesticides
Pollutants
Pollution
Science
Soil contamination
Soil sciences
Teeth
Toxicity
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Summary:Substantial multi-disciplinary efforts have been made to investigate the effects of environmental fluoride ion (F) pollution since the last century. The chronic ingestion of high doses of F may adversely affect human health by causing skeletal fluorosis, dental fluorosis, bone fractures, the formation of kidney stones, decreased birth rates, weakening of thyroid functionality, and impair intelligence, particularly in children. High concentrations of F in soil may seriously threaten the life of plants, devastate soil microbial activity, disrupt the soil ecology, and cause soil and water pollution. In this review, we discuss the contribution of F to soil pollution and present certain remedies.
ISSN:0015-4725
2253-4083