Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye.
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems 100/2000 CoHe PhD Scholar, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2024 May;34(5):2299-2314. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2243848. Epub 2023 Aug 8.
This study focuses on identifying fluoride (F) concentrations and its health risk assessment (HRA) in drinking water sources in south-eastern Türkiye. Groundwater quality was assessed using some graphical approaches such as Schoeller and Piper diagrams and GIS mapping. Average daily exposure dosages through oral and dermal contact exposure routes were considered to determine the potential health risk of F in groundwater. Groundwater samples were taken from 53 points in spring, summer, autumn, and winter seasons. The results showed that the average annual F concentrations in water resources in the study area were 0.26‒3.62 mg/L. According to the HRA results, the highest F health risk in this region was observed in children, followed by teenagers and adults. This study indicated that there is a strong relationship between the high health risk (4.28 > 3.5) in children and dental fluorosis caused by high F concentration in groundwater.
本研究旨在确定土耳其东南部饮用水源中的氟（F）浓度及其健康风险评估（HRA）。使用一些图形方法，如 Schoeller 和 Piper 图以及 GIS 制图，评估地下水质量。通过口服和皮肤接触暴露途径考虑平均日暴露剂量，以确定地下水中 F 的潜在健康风险。在春季、夏季、秋季和冬季，从 53 个点采集地下水样本。结果表明，研究区域内水资源中 F 的平均年浓度为 0.26-3.62mg/L。根据 HRA 结果，该地区儿童的 F 健康风险最高，其次是青少年和成年人。本研究表明，儿童高健康风险（4.28>3.5）与地下水高 F 浓度引起的氟斑牙之间存在很强的关系。
