The occurrence and distribution of fluoride in groundwaters of Kenya.

نویسندگان

  • K R Nair
  • F Manji
  • J N Gitonga
چکیده

Water samples from 1286 boreholes from different parts of Kenya were analysed for their fluoride concentrations. The majority of the samples (61.4%) had fluoride ion concentrations above 1.0 parts per million, whilst 19.5% had above 5.0 ppm. Excess levels of fluoride were found to occur in most parts of the country, especially in the Nairobi, Rift Valley, Eastern and Central Provinces which contain approximately 59.5% of Kenya's population. The high fluoride areas tended to coincide with the geographic locations of volcanic rock in and around the Rift Valley region. It was also observed that the deeper the boreholes, the greater the tendency for higher concentration of fluoride in groundwater. The findings show that there is need to defluoridate groundwater in most regions of the country for the health of the majority of the Kenyan population if, as demanded by the increase in population, groundwater resources are to be exploited. Existence et répartition du fluorure dans les eaux souterraines du Kenya RESUME Des échantillons d'eau de 1286 puits de régions différentes du Kenya ont été analysés pour obtenir leur concentration de fluorure. La majorité des échantillons (61.4%) présentait plus de 1.0 parties par million d'ion fluorure, pendant que 19.5% en présentaient plus de 5.0 ppm. Des niveaux excessifs de fluorure ont été trouvés dans la majeure partie du pays; spécialement à Nairobi, dans le Rift Valley et les provinces de l'Est et du Centre du pays où est installée approximativement 59.5% de la population du Kenya. Les régions où il y a beaucoup de fluorure semblent coïncider avec les zones de roches volcaniques dans et autour de la Rift Valley. On a aussi observé que les puits les plus profonds ont une tendance a une plus forte concentration de fluorure. Les résultats prouvent qu'il y a une nécessité sérieuse de défluorer l'eau dans des puits dans la plupart du pays pour la santé de la majorité de la population Kenyane, surtout avec l'augmentation de la population qui exige l'usage des ressources en eaux souterraines.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • East African medical journal

دوره 61 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984