title: Fluoride concentration in drinking water of Karachi city (Pakistan).
abstract: The ground and municipal water supply samples of Karachi city were analyzed for their fluoride contents. The fluoride contents in water samples collected from the subsurface and river sources were found below the WHO recommended value for the general health of the people. However, in some industrial areas the groundwater sample showed higher level of fluoride concentration. Continuous monitoring of water resources and cautious fluoridation is suggested to maintain proper status of fluoride concentration in the drinking water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan. chem_ref@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Azhar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siddique
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mumtaz
authors.forename: Sumayya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saied
authors.forename: Zahida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Nayyer A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zaigham
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D010154:Pakistan; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides