The Eawag “Groundwater Assessment Platform”, funded by SDC, is now live: http://www.gapmaps.org/ “Over 300 million people worldwide use groundwater contaminated with arsenic or fluoride as a source of drinking water. The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)…
Category: Improving access to safe drinking water_prospection for low-fluoride sources Groundwater
Improving access to safe drinking water: prospection for low-fluoride sources Groundwater (BGS lead)
End of project workshop summary: Prospection for low-fluoride sources in Ethiopia
Report fluoride - Brief Report presenting main findings The "Improving access to safe drinking water_prospection for low-fluoride sources Groundwater" Catalyst project has released a summary report of the main findings, presented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in August. This Catalyst project,…
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Fluoridation vs. fluorosis: two faces of the same medal
reposted with permission from http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/thewaterblog Posted by Sara Datturi June 30, 2014 Fluorine (F2 of F) is the element # 9 in the Periodic Table. Due to its high reactivity, it is not found freely in nature, but it often…
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Fluoride in Groundwater: A debilitating scourge
Webinar hosted by TheWaterChannel Speakers: Dr Seifu Kebede, Sara Datturi Watch recording Part 1: Dr Seifu Kebede- Genesis of Fluoride in Groundwater in Ethiopia Part 2: Sara Datturi- Fluorosis Mitigation in Ethiopian Central Rift Valley Part 3: Q and A…
“FLUORIDE IN GROUNDWATER: A DEBILITATING SCOURGE” Catalyst Project Webinar, 2 May
UPDATED 9 MAY Watch recording Part 1: Dr Seifu Kebede- Genesis of Fluoride in Groundwater in Ethiopia Part 2: Sara Datturi- Fluorosis Mitigation in Ethiopian Central Rift Valley Part 3: Q and A session Fluorine is an element abundant in…
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UPGro research paper on Sketetal Fluorosis in Ethiopia
New paper by Redda Tekle-Haimanot, Gebeyehu Haile, part of the "Improving access to safe drinking water_prospection for low-fluoride sources Groundwater" Catalyst Project ABSTRACT This study compared the occurrence of skeletal fluorosis in chronic consumers of locally brewed alcoholic beverages and…
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UPGro - African Groundwater 2020 