Associations Between Essential Elements in Fingernails and Bone Quality in Populations Exposed to Chronic Fluoride in Drinking Water

• Published in: Exposure and health Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 475 - 485
• Main Authors: Kodsup, Pornpimol, Godebo, Tewodros Rango, Nyachoti, Syprose
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Bone density; Bone implants; Bones; Calcium; Drinking water; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Health; Exposure; Fingernail; Fluorides; Groundwater; Health risks; Hydroxyapatite; Magnesium; Metabolism; Mineralization; Nails (Anatomy); Original Paper; Pollution; Populations; Quality standards; Reference materials; Rift valleys; Spectrometry; Strontium; Testing laboratories; Tissues; Toxicity; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic methods; Ultrasound; Waste Water Technology; Water and Health; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Water wells; Bone quality; Ethiopian Rift Valley; Fluoride exposure; Essential elements; Speed of sound; Fingernails

Many essential/beneficial elements including Ca, Mg, Sr, B, and F − play an important role in bone health. While elevated levels of F − are known to cause adverse health effects on bone, variations of these elements in nails that can be influenced by F − toxicity are unclear. This study aims to asse...