Fluorides as an Indicator of Physiological Completeness of Mineral Composition of Drinking Waters of Separate Regions of Ukraine
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Faculty of Natural Sciences, Poltava National Pedagogical University named after V.G. Korolenko, 2 Ostrohradskyi Str., Poltava, 36003, Ukraine
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Nature Protection Faculty, Department of Environmental Science and Environmental Protection, Odessa State Environmental University, 15 Lvivska Str., Odessa, 65106, Ukraine
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Faculty of Physics, Ariel University, 65 Ramat HaGolan Str., Ariel, Israel
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Ecological Safety and Natural Management Department, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, 20 Pershotravneva Str., Kremenchuk, 39600, Ukraine
Publication date: 2022-03-01
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Angelina Chugai
Nature Protection Faculty, Department of Environmental Science and Environmental Protection, Odessa State Environmental University, 15 Lvivska Str., Odessa, 65106, Ukraine
Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol. 2022; 2:41-49
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More than 80 % of human diseases are related to drinking water quality. In Ukraine, up to 80 % of surface water bodies, according to official data, are unsuitable as sources of drinking water. A significant part of groundwater is supplied to consumers with significant deviations from quality standards. The urgency of the work is due to the need to assess the physiological value of the mineral composition of drinking water in some regions of Ukraine, in particular the content of fluoride in surface and groundwater sources. The paper evaluates the level of fluoride balance as a possible factor influencing the health of the population of certain regions of Ukraine. In Ukraine, there are four main geochemical regions in terms of fluoride content in drinking water (from very low concentrations of fluoride to high content). On the example of Odessa and Poltava regions, it is noted that the foci of endemic pathology are usually concentrated in the area of development of adverse natural or man-made processes. Both deficiency and excess of fluorides are an important factor in shaping the health of the population, which determines the rationale for fluoridation or fluoridation of drinking water. Depending on the components of the environmental risk of high or low fluoride content, comprehensive caries and fluorosis prevention schemes are also recommended.