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Table 3 Fluoride content of raw water samples collected from Gihaya Island, Rwanda (2018, 2019)

From: Dental fluorosis among people and livestock living on Gihaya Island in Lake Kivu, Rwanda

 

Fluoride content (mg/L)

Sample

1st test

2nd test

3rd test

Mean

SD

December 2018

 LK

1.79

1.73

1.73

1.75

0.3

 SP

0.14

0.13

0.12

0.13

0.1

 HPRW

2.36 × 10–3

1.96 × 10–3

1.33 × 10–3

1.88 × 10–3

5.19 × 10–4

July 2019

 LK 1

1.63

1.64

1.64

1.64

0.006

 LK 2

1.63

1.65

1.64

1.64

0.01

 LK 3

1.65

1.67

1.67

1.71

0.01

 LK 4

1.64

1.64

1.65

1.64

0.006

 LK 5

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

0

 LK 6

1.74

1.70

1.70

1.71

0.02

 SP

0.13

0.14

0.12

0.13

0.004

 HPRW

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.006

  1. LK Lake Kivu, HPRW Health Post Rainwater, SP Solar Pump, SD Standard Deviation