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High concentration of fluoride is poisonous and harmful to bone and teeth at levels over


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1 ppm

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3 ppm

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5 ppm

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10 ppm

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Solution

The correct option is D

10 ppm


Early symptoms of acute fluoride poisoning include gastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and headaches. Fluoride-induced nephrotoxicity is dose-dependent, typically requiring serum fluoride levels exceeding 50 micromoles per liter (about 1 ppm) to cause clinically significant renal dysfunction.


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