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  A Review on Conventional and Alternative Methods for Defluoridation of Water

  By M. Madhukar, B. M. Sadashiva Murthy, T. H. Udayashankara

  Abstract: Occurrence of fluoride in groundwater is due to anthropogenic influences on its natural formation and geological settings. Consuming fluoride has both beneficial and detrimental effects on dental and bone structures. This review article is aimed at facilitating precise information on the various methods applied to remove fluoride from water. The defluoridation techniques are divided into coprecipitation, adsorption ion exchange, contact precipitation, electro-coagulation and membrane process. The mechanism involved in each …

  Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 1–12 Read article →