A review of fluoride in African groundwater and local remediation methods

KMK Kut, A Sarswat, A Srivastava, CU Pittman Jr… - Groundwater for …, 2016 - Elsevier
Groundwater is the major source of drinking water supply in the bulk of African urban and
rural communities. However, groundwater in some parts of the African countries contains …

A critical review on occurrence of fluoride and its removal through adsorption with an emphasis on natural minerals

G Biswas, M Kumari, K Adhikari, S Dutta - Current Pollution Reports, 2017 - Springer
Being the most reactive of all chemical elements and the lightest member of halogen group,
fluorine is found in the environment as fluoride. Both natural and anthropogenic activities are …

Experimental evaluation of sorptive removal of fluoride from drinking water using natural and brewery waste diatomite

M Yitbarek, K Abdeta, A Beyene, H Astatkie… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on introducing low-cost water treatment options by using waste products
from the beer industry, thereby contributing to cleaner production. To this purpose, sorptive …

Adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solution using different phases of microbially synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles

SP Suriyaraj, T Vijayaraghavan, P Biji… - Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study was carried out to investigate the adsorption capacity of fluoride ions onto
various phases of TiO 2 nanoparticle synthesized using a metal resistant Bacillus NARW11 …

Removing pollutants from wastewater using an advanced method

HA Kadim, AN Abd - Revista de Gestão Social e …, 2022 - rgsa.openaccesspublications.org
Purpose: Preparation of Nano cellulose from cotton lint and pear peels instead of throwing it
as waste and cause damage to environment and Comparison between the efficiency of the …

Review of fluoride removal from water by adsorption using soil adsorbents–an evaluation of the status

EW Wambu, WO Ambusso, C Onindo… - Journal of Water …, 2016 - iwaponline.com
The fate of excessive fluoride in water is cause for serious public health concerns worldwide.
Water defluoridation using various technologies therefore continues to attract …

Removal of fluoride from aqueous solutions by adsorption using a siliceous mineral of a Kenyan origin

EW Wambu, CO Onindo, W Ambusso… - CLEAN–Soil, Air …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The problem of high fluoride in water sources in Africa and the rest of the develo** world
has exacerbated in the latest past due to increasing shortage of water. More people are …

[PDF][PDF] Fluoride removal by clays, geomaterials, minerals, low cost materials and zeolites by adsorption: a review

SS Waghmare, T Arfin - International Journal of Science …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Defluoridation from ground water for drinking purpose and fluoride expulsion from
wastewater is the one most significant problem throughout the world. Fluorosis is epidemic …

[KNIHA][B] Water defluoridation methods applied in rural areas over the world

EW Wambu, F Frau, R Machunda, L Pasape… - 2022 - intechopen.com
Overexposure to fluoride (F) through drinking water is the most widespread water problem in
the world, but it has now exacerbated due to rapid population growth rates, adverse climatic …

[PDF][PDF] A review on conventional and alternative methods for defluoridation of water

M Madhukar, BMS Murthy… - J. Water Pollut. Purif …, 2014 - academia.edu
Occurrence of fluoride in groundwater is due to anthropogenic influences on its natural
formation and geological settings. Consuming fluoride has both beneficial and detrimental …