Fluoride and Plant Life

Abstract

The purpose of this review was to summarize the state of knowledge of air-borne F-containing compounds with respect to their impact on indigenous and cultivated vegetation, their transfer in the environment and the biotic and abiotic factors that influence their effects on plants. Among the common air pollutants, fluoride is ranked 5th in importance with respect to the amount of plant damage produced in the USA. The known pathways by which fluoride passes to and from the atmosphere, waters, soils and rocks, and living organisms due to both natural phenomena and human activity is shown.