Environmental geochemistry and health.
Publisher:
Science and Technology Letters,. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers (1999)
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Start Year:1985 -
ISSN:
0269-4042 (Print)
1573-2983 (Electronic)
0269-4042 (Linking)
1573-2983 (Electronic)
0269-4042 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.2
2022
| NLM ID: | 8903118 |
| (DNLM): | SR0063160(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 12269097 |
| Coden: | EGHEE3 |
| LCCN: | 85645658 |
| Classification: | W1 EN981R |
A brief and critical review on hydrofluorosis in diverse species of domestic animals in India. India is one of the fluoride-endemic countries where the maximum numbers of ground or drinking water sources are naturally fluoridated. In India, a total of 23, out of 36 states and union territories have drinking water contaminated with fluoride in varying concentration. In the present scenario, especially in rural India, besides the surface waters (perennial ponds, dams, rivers, etc.), bore wells and hand pumps are the principal drinking water sources for domestic animals such as cattle (Bos taurus), water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), sheep (Ovis aries), goats (Capra hircus), horses (Equus c...