The fluoride concentration of bottled drinking water in Al-Basra City, Iraq

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Background: This study aimed to determine the amount of fluoride in commercially available bottled drinking water in Al-Basra city, Iraq Materials and Methods: Eleven brands of bottled drinking water were obtained from supermarkets in Al-Basra city, Iraq.

Five samples of 10 ml.

were taking from each one of brands and the fluoride was determined by using fluoride ion selective electrode.

Results: The highest fluoride concentration was present in BADIOT brand (1.174 mg/L) while the lowest was in Barakat brand (0.038 mg/L).

One way ANOVA test showed a highley significant difference among different commercially branded types.

Coclusions: Bottled water available in Al-Basra city contains less concentration of fluoride ion than normal values because there is no adding of fluoride to the water.