Fluorides: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 227

by International Labour Office

This book evaluates the risk to human health and the environment posed by exposures to fluorides. It is widely known that fluoride has both positive and negative effects on human health, and there is a narrow range between intakes that are associated with these effects. Cases of skeletal fluorosis associated with the consumption of drinking water containing elevated levels of fluoride are reported. Fluoride is ubiquitous in the environment and virtually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9241572272
• ISBN13: 9789241572279
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"