lawrosa wrote:
You read what the EPA says right?
Tell me what the benefits are?? There are none...
http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/fluoride.cfm
Fluoride is a by product of industry.. They have no way to dispose of it..
http://www.consumerhealth.org/articles/display.cfm?ID=19990303222823
I read the EPA link you provided and it said that there are dental benefits to fluoride. It also said that fluoride is naturally occurring in some systems. The link you provided also says it's harmful in excess concentrations. It doesn't look like the EPA link you provided supports your position that normal fluoride concentrations are harmful or poisonous.
I went ahead and read the second link you provided as well which is on a site "Dedicated to Natural Health." That should tell you a little about the objectivity of that site. The article is very short on links to actual studies on Fluorine.
So I found a more scientific article
here that talks about fluoride. Looks like it is definitely toxic in high concentrations and they've lowered the level of fluoride in public waters for 2015. They still say it's safe in lower concentrations and they believe it is effective for dental benefits. But the issue doesn't look very conclusive to me on that article.
Perhaps you are right and they shouldn't add fluoride, but it doesn't look super dangerous either.
