How does fluoride get into my drinking water?
Some fluoride compounds, such as sodium fluoride and fluorosilicates, dissolve easily into ground water as it moves through gaps and pore spaces between rocks. Most water supplies contain some naturally occurring fluoride. Fluoride also enters drinking water in discharge from fertilizer or aluminum factories. Also, many communities add fluoride to their drinking water to promote dental health.
A federal law called the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) requires facilities in certain industries, which manufacture, process, or use significant amounts of toxic chemicals, to report annually on their releases of these chemicals. For more information on the uses and releases of chemicals in your state, contact the Community Right-to-Know Hotline: (800) 424-9346.
How will I know if fluoride is in my drinking water?
When routine monitoring indicates that fluoride levels are above the MCL, your water supplier must take steps to reduce the amount of fluoride so that it is below that level. Water suppliers must notify their customers as soon as practical, but no later than 30 days after the system learns of the violation. Additional actions, such as providing alternative drinking water supplies, may be required to prevent serious risks to public health.
get the facts for your self and then you may realize why there seems to be so many cases of cancer and other things these days, my opinion is with all the crap they put in our food and water, it is no wonder. Not sure if removing fluoride will make much difference but now there are organizations who want to limit how much juice young children can drink because of the high sugar content. And no, I will not be making any effort at town meeting on fluoride, I am just looking at what the environmental protection agency has to say about it and passing it along.
Jeff Bennett
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