Fluoride Levels in Drinking Water and Assessment of Water Quality in Terms of Teeth Health in a Significant Watershed in Thrace Region: Ergene River Basin
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the fluoride levels in drinking water of Ergene River Basin, which is known as the life blood of Thrace Region and one of the most contaminated river basins in Turkey. Drinking water samples were collected from 30 stations including residential areas located in the Ergene River Basin in dry (summer) season of 2018. Fluoride levels of water samples were determined by using a spectrophotometer and Cluster Analysis (CA) was applied to detected fluoride data in order to classify the investigated residential areas according to fluoride contents. Geographic Information System (GIS) was also used in order to make a visual explanation by presenting distribution map of fluoride accumulations and also the detected data were evaluated in terms of teeth health of local people, who constantly drinks this water. According to detected data, the fluoride accumulations in drinking water of Ergene River Basin were determined between 0.246 ppm (Velimeşe Village) – 1.460 ppm (Bayramlı Village). According to the results of CA, 3 statistically significant clusters were formed as “High Fluoride Cluster”, “Optimum Fluoride Cluster” and “Low Fluoride Cluster”.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Environmental Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 1, 2020
Submission Date
November 7, 2019
Acceptance Date
April 21, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 16 Number: 2
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