Defluoridation

part of Duquesne’s Pure Thirst program in Tanzania

At low concentrations, fluoride is beneficial to teeth and bones; however, at higher concentrations, fluoride can cause dental and skeletal fluorosis. Some regions of northern Tanzania have naturally occurring high concentrations of fluoride in their drinking water. This research seeks a technology to reduce the fluoride in drinking water.

Training community members to measure fluoride.

Publications from this research:

• Okular, K. (2020). Fluoride Removal with Augmented Bentonite in Drinking Water and Community Perceptions in Arusha, Tanzania (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1945