Impact of Fluoride on Environment & Human Health
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Fluoride is a threat to the environment and human health. Developed and developing countries are facing so many problems due to presence of fluoride in the drinking water. Human exposure to fluoride has mushroomed since World War II, due to not only fluoridated water and toothpaste but to the environmental pollution by major industries, from aluminum to pesticides, where fluoride is a critical industrial chemical as well as a waste-by product. The current paper deals with the amount of fluoride in the environment and its impact on human health, mainly on the Brain, Endocrine System, Thyroid, Pineal Gland, Immune System, Reproductive System and
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