Correlation between fluorine content in tea and bone assessed using neutron activation analysis in a Canadian urban population

F. E. McNeill; F. Mostafaei; A. Pidruczny; D. R. Chettle

doi:10.1007/s10967-016-4749-x

Correlation between fluorine content in tea and bone assessed using neutron activation analysis in a Canadian urban population

F. E. McNeill, F. Mostafaei, A. Pidruczny, D. R. Chettle

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Brewed tea from Canadian brands was analyzed for fluorine content using neutron activation analysis. Black tea contained (mean ± SEM) 5.4 ± 0.2 µg F/ml, while green tea contained less, 3.7 ± 0.5 µg F/ml. Using the numbers from black tea, and our unique data from non-invasive measurements of fluoride in bone, we estimate that tea drinkers in Hamilton are consuming, on average, 25 µg F/kg bw per day, the equivalent of approximately 1.5 cups of tea per day.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	389-395
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	309
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4749-x
State	Published - Jul 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bone
Fluorine
Neutron activation analysis
Tea
Water fluoridation

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Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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