[HTML][HTML] Fluoride contamination in groundwater: A global review of the status, processes, challenges, and remedial measures

E Shaji, KV Sarath, M Santosh, PK Krishnaprasad… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater pollution by fluoride is one of the prime concerns of the world population due
to its toxicity, which results in adverse health impacts. In this paper, we review the current …

Groundwater fluoride contamination in Ghana and the associated human health risks: any sustainable mitigation measures to curtail the long term hazards?

ED Sunkari, SJ Adams, MB Okyere… - Groundwater for …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study reviewed groundwater fluoride and the associated human health risks in Ghana.
The physical and chemical properties of fluorine that make it soluble in the soil and aquifer …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater chemistry integrating the pollution index of groundwater and evaluation of potential human health risk: a case study from hard rock terrain of …

N Adimalla, H Qian, MJ Nandan - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Groundwater is an important resource for drinking and irrigation purposes and also the
significant route of human exposure in most of the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. In …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogeochemical characteristics, sources and human health risk assessment of heavy metal dispersion in the mine pit water–surface water–groundwater …

A Ewusi, ED Sunkari, J Seidu, E Coffie-Anum - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to appraise the hydrogeochemical characteristics and sources of
heavy metals and the probable human health risks associated with the consumption of water …

Geochemical evolution and tracing of groundwater salinization using different ionic ratios, multivariate statistical and geochemical modeling approaches in a typical …

ED Sunkari, M Abu, MS Zango - Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
The vulnerability of semi-arid basin aquifers to long-term salinization due to the dissolution
of groundwater chemical constituents is a major global problem. Despite this, resilient …

Hydrogeochemical controls and human health risk assessment of groundwater fluoride and boron in the semi-arid North East region of Ghana

MS Zango, ED Sunkari, M Abu, A Lermi - Journal of Geochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, eighty-eight (88) samples were collected from active boreholes in the North
East region of Ghana and analyzed for concentrations of the hydrogeochemical parameters …

Fluoride enrichment mechanisms and related health risks of groundwater in the transition zone of geomorphic units, northern China

B Hu, X Song, Y Lu, S Liang, G Liu - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Although groundwater is the primary drinking water source in northern of China, little is
known about generation mechanisms and related health risks of high fluoride groundwater …

Hydrogeochemical evolution and assessment of groundwater quality in the Togo and Dahomeyan aquifers, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

ED Sunkari, J Seidu, A Ewusi - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater quality is generally better than surface water quality but this is not sacrosanct
because during recharge and abstraction, groundwater may be subjected to variations due …

Hydrogeochemical characterization and assessment of groundwater quality in the Kwahu-Bombouaka Group of the Voltaian Supergroup, Ghana

ED Sunkari, M Abu, MS Zango, AML Wani - Journal of African Earth …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kwahu-Bombouaka Group of the Voltaian Basin, which defines the northern
fringe of the basin, constitutes a significant part of the North East Region of Ghana. Most of …

Hydrogeochemical and isotopic controls on the source of fluoride in groundwater within the Vea catchment, northeastern Ghana

MS Zango, KB Pelig-Ba, M Anim-Gyampo… - Groundwater for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater consumption is considered as a major exposure route to fluoride in humans.
Therefore, this study unraveled the sources and sinks of groundwater fluoride in the Vea …