Data on fluoride concentration levels in cold and warm season in rural area of Shout (West Azerbaijan, Iran)

Farzaneh Baghal Asghari; Ali Akbar Mohammadi; Zahra Aboosaedi; Mehdi Yaseri; Mahmood Yousefi

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.10.012

Data on fluoride concentration levels in cold and warm season in rural area of Shout (West Azerbaijan, Iran)

Data Brief. 2017 Oct 10:15:528-531. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.10.012. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Authors

Farzaneh Baghal Asghari¹, Ali Akbar Mohammadi², Zahra Aboosaedi¹, Mehdi Yaseri³, Mahmood Yousefi^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Students Research Committee, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of fluoride in drinking water, the distribution system, in 22 villages in Shout (A city in West Azerbaijan province). Sampling of springs and underground water was carried out in two warm and cold seasons. Fluoride concentration were determined through spectrophotometer with a model, DR/5000.The fluoride concentration were compared with Iranian standards and WHO guidelines for drinking water.

Keywords: Drinking water; Fluoride; Season; Shout.