Comparison of the defluoridation capacity of zeolites from Ethiopia and Mexico

Fluorosis, either dental or skeleton, is often due to the high fluoride content of well waters. In this work, using solutions which contain different amounts of fluoride, natural zeolites from Ethiopia and Mexico were tested. It is shown that, although zeolites are known to be cationic exchangers, t...

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Main Authors: M. Adem, T. Sani, Y. Chebude, G. Fetter, P. Bosch, I. Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chemical Society of Ethiopia 2015-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
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Online Access:http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/111466