Research Article

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

Volume: 16 Number: 2 June 1, 2020
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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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Project Number

2017/211

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Details

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

APA
Tokatlı, C., & Güner, Ş. (2020). 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. Acta Aquatica Turcica, 16(2), 238-245. https://doi.org/10.22392/actaquatr.644087
AMA
1.Tokatlı C, Güner Ş. 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. Acta Aquat. Turc. 2020;16(2):238-245. doi:10.22392/actaquatr.644087
Chicago
Tokatlı, Cem, and Şirin Güner. 2020. “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”. Acta Aquatica Turcica 16 (2): 238-45. https://doi.org/10.22392/actaquatr.644087.
EndNote
Tokatlı C, Güner Ş (June 1, 2020) 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. Acta Aquatica Turcica 16 2 238–245.
IEEE
[1]C. Tokatlı and Ş. Güner, “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”, Acta Aquat. Turc., vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 238–245, June 2020, doi: 10.22392/actaquatr.644087.
ISNAD
Tokatlı, Cem - Güner, Şirin. “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”. Acta Aquatica Turcica 16/2 (June 1, 2020): 238-245. https://doi.org/10.22392/actaquatr.644087.
JAMA
1.Tokatlı C, Güner Ş. 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. Acta Aquat. Turc. 2020;16:238–245.
MLA
Tokatlı, Cem, and Şirin Güner. “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”. Acta Aquatica Turcica, vol. 16, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 238-45, doi:10.22392/actaquatr.644087.
Vancouver
1.Cem Tokatlı, Şirin Güner. 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. Acta Aquat. Turc. 2020 Jun. 1;16(2):238-45. doi:10.22392/actaquatr.644087

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