Presence and Distribution of Fluoride Ions in Groundwater for Human in a Semiconfined Volcanic Aquifer

Cecilia Judith Valdez-Alegría, Rosa María Fuentes-Rivas, José Luis García-Rivas, Reyna María Guadalupe Fonseca-Montes de Oca and Beatriz García-Gaitán
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Cecilia Judith Valdez-Alegría: Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca, Av. Tecnológico s/n, Colonia Agrícola Bellavista, Metepec 52149, Estado de México, Mexico
Rosa María Fuentes-Rivas: Facultad de Geografía, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Cerro de Coatepec s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Toluca 50110, Estado de México, Mexico
José Luis García-Rivas: Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca, Av. Tecnológico s/n, Colonia Agrícola Bellavista, Metepec 52149, Estado de México, Mexico
Reyna María Guadalupe Fonseca-Montes de Oca: Instituto Interamericano de Tecnología y Ciencias del Agua (IITCA), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Unidad San Cayetano, Km.14.5 Carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco, Toluca 50200, Estado de México, Mexico
Beatriz García-Gaitán: Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca, Av. Tecnológico s/n, Colonia Agrícola Bellavista, Metepec 52149, Estado de México, Mexico

Resources, 2019, vol. 8, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Dental and emaciated fluorosis is derived from the chronic intake of fluoride ions (F − ) by consumption of food, tooth products and drinking water from groundwater. Recent reports indicate that in some regions of Mexico, the incidence of fluorosis in temporary and permanent dentitions have increased in recent years. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the presence and distribution of F − ions in semi-confined aquifers, located in the basins of Lerma-Chapala and Valley of México. Temperature (T), pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and alkalinity were determined in situ, in 27 groundwater wells. The hardness, chloride ions (Cl − ), free chlorine (Cl 2 ), total dissolved solids (TDS) and bicarbonates (HCO 3 − ), were determined in the laboratory. The high content of bicarbonate ions (HCO 3 − ) is associated with the alteration of silicates and the presence of chloride ions (Cl − ) due to the anthropogenic activity. The highest value of fluoride ions (F − ) (1.31 mg/L) was identified in a well of the Lerma-Chapala basin and in 25% of the samples (1.056 mg/L) of the Valley of México basin. The groundwater in the Lerma-Chapala basin is of the Ca-HCO 3 type and the water in the Valley of Mexico basin is Na-HCO 3 and Ca-HCO 3 . According to the Gibbs diagram, the water of the Toluca Valley aquifer is recharged by local meteoric precipitation and consequent the water-rock interaction occurs. The correlation analysis shows the significant relationship between F − and CE (R = 0.5933), F − and alkalinity (R = 0.6924), F − and HCO 3 − (R = 0.6924) and F − and TDS (R = 0.5933). The correlations confirm that the content of fluoride ions present in groundwater is associated with high concentrations of bicarbonate ions and the presence of sodium, due to a process of alteration of the silicates.

Keywords: fluoride; groundwater; dental fluorosis; health risk; natural pollution; anthropogenic contamination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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