{"id":31685,"date":"2025-12-02T11:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31685"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:02:05","slug":"fluoride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fluoride\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluoride"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Fluoride Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, an NGO assessed that, in Odisha\u2019s Mayurbhanj, excess fluoride in drinking water is causing widespread fluorosis in several villages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Fluoride<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluoride is an <\/span><b>inorganic, monatomic anion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of<\/span><b> fluorine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the chemical formula F\u22121.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a common element <\/span><b>that does not occur in the elemental state<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in nature because of its <\/span><b>high reactivity.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered a beneficial nutrient and is present in <\/span><b>trace amounts in the body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important for the <\/span><b>integrity of bones and teeth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. About 99% of the fluoride in the body is in the hard tissues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Sources of Fluoride<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It accounts for about <\/span><b>0.3 g\/kg of the Earth\u2019s crust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and exists in the form of fluorides in a number of minerals, of which <\/span><b>fluorspar, cryolite and fluorapatite are the most common.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a mineral naturally present in <\/span><b>many foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and available as a dietary supplement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil, water, plants, and foods contain <\/span><b>trace amounts of fluoride.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Uses:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is used in aluminium production and as a <\/span><b>flux in the steel and glass fibre industries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They can also be released to the environment during the production of <\/span><b>phosphate fertilizers, bricks, tiles and ceramics.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Health Impact of Fluoride<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dental fluorosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: High fluoride water can negatively impact children\u2019s health, leading to <\/span><b>dental fluorosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (discoloured or stained teeth)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Skeletal (bone) fluorosis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It also causes potential skeletal fluorosis, which causes bone and joint issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/health\/in-odishas-mayurbhanj-excess-fluoride-in-drinking-water-is-causing-widespread-fluorosis-in-several-villages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fluoride is an inorganic, monatomic anion of fluorine with the chemical formula F\u22121. 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