广东省地方性氟中毒流行病学研究

广东80年代开始，分期分批开展地方性氟中毒流行情况的全面调查。结果显示40个县有地方性氟中毒流行，病区村448个，病区总人口57647人，约占全省总人口的1%。病区全省总人口的1%。病区主要分布的粤东的汕头、梅州、揭阳、潮州、潮州市；轻病区273个，病区人口数 448046人，中等病区139个，病区人口71055人，重病区36个，病区人口57366人。病区类型主要是饮水型，少数是污染型（磷肥厂、萤石矿、采石场废水污染饮水）。

Epidemiological Study on Endemic Fluorosis in Guangdong Province

It is to report epidemiological study on the endemic fluorosis in Guangdong province. The survey results indicated that the endemic fluorosis was found in 40 counties of the province. There were 448 villages with endemic fluorosis involving 576467 people that was about 1% of the whole population in the province. The endemic areas were mainly Shantou, Meizhou,Jieyang, Chaozhou and Heyuan cities of the east part in Guangdong province. There were 273 light epidemic areas involving 448046 people ; 139 middle epidemic areas involving 71055 people and 36 severe epidemic areas involving 57,366 people. The causes were mainly high fluoride content in drinking water.Fluorosis in a few areas were caused by waste water pollution from phosphor fertilizer factories, fluospar mine and stone pit.