Un sistema económico de fluoruración del agua en communidades rurales
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s.d.1970
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A gravity-operated mechanism for measuring fluoride dosage is described. It would be suitable for rural areas and communities which lack the funds to purchase an electric mechanism, or which have not electricity The fluoridator described has functioned with proved accuracy for the four years of the test, in a community whose aqueduct has a constant flow of 12 liters per second and whose population is 4,500 inhabitants The cost of the accessories and tanks which make up the fluoridator is only 2,420 Colombian pesos, or US$138.28 The fluoridator parts are simple, easy to obtain, economical and safe. These qualities make it feasible to build and use in any area. Moreover, because of its simplicity, and ordinary workman can operate it with easily understood instructions and with the assurance that there is no risk of any kind(AU)
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An economic system of water fluoridation in rural communities
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