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    Fluoride in fish from lakes of great Rift Valley, Kenya

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    Date
    1992
    Author
    Gikunju, Joseph K
    Maitho, Timothy E
    Birkeland, Jan M
    Lökken, Per
    Type
    Article; en
    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    Fluoride (F) levels in the fillet of 4 species of fish (Tilapia leucostictus, T. zilii, T. nilotica, Micropterus salmoides) ranged from 1.3 to 2.0 mg F/kg wet weight, while the bone levels ranged from 117 to 211 mg F/kg. The F levels of tilapia exposed to 5.2 mg F/l in Lake Baringo were significantly lower than the concentrations of F in tilapia exposed to 2.4 mg F/l in Lake Naivasha. No positive correlation was found between tissue F levels and the size of the fish. The F content of fish fillet does not appear to be a major contributor to the prevalent and severe human dental fluorosis in the Rift Valley area.
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    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03670244.1992.9991230#.VcRXQ7XB3s0
    http://hdl.handle.net/11295/89640
    Citation
    Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 27, Issue 2, 1992
    Publisher
    University of Nairobi
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