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 Fluoride water [1]

Where does it spring from?

Fluoride is naturally present in rocks. It made its way into drinking water when people started using ground water instead of surface water. In the mid 1960s and 1970s when deep hand pumps were introduced, fluoride found its way into people

Publication Date: 
14/10/2008
Down to Earth [2]
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Fluoride [3], Health [4], Oral Health [5]
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