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Water Fluoridation

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"In summary, we hold that fluoridation is an unreasonable risk. That is, the toxicity of fluoride is so great and the purported benefits associated with it are so small - if there are any at all - that requiring every man, woman and child in America to ingest it borders on criminal behavior on the part of governments." - Dr. J. William Hirzy, Senior Vice-President, Headquarters Union, US Environmental Protection Agency, March 26, 2001

"I am quite convinced that water fluoridation, in a not-too-distant future, will be consigned to medical history." - Dr. Arvid Carlsson, Winner, Nobel Prize for Medicine (2000).

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Contents of Page

1) Why we are Opposed to Water Fluoridation
2) Water Fluoridation Status Worldwide
3) Fluoride History/Politics
4) History/Politics of Other Public Health Blunders
5) The Chemicals Used to Fluoridate Water
6) Increasing Exposure to Fluoride from Food & Non Food Sources
7) Fluoride & Health
8) Fluoride & Teeth
9) Links
10) Links to Pro-Fluoride Organizations

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1) Why we are Opposed to Water Fluoridation (back to top)

Why the EPA's Headquarters Union of Scientists Opposes Fluoridation J. William Hirzy, Ph.D., May 1999

Why I am Now Officially Opposed to Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water Dr. Hardy Limeback, Head, Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto, April 2000

Why I Changed My Mind about Water Fluoridation John Colquhoun, Ph.D., 1997

The Absurdities of Water Fluoridation Paul Connett, PhD., Red Flags Weekly November 28, 2002

50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation Paul Connett, PhD, Updated April 2004

Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Dr. Arvid Carlsson, Advises Against Fluoridation - Statement 1978, & Newspaper articles 2001-2002

IAOMT Position Paper on Fluoridation - International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, January 2003

Facts About Fluoridation Fluoride Action Network, March 2002

Fluoridation: Time for a Second Look? Rachel's Environment & Health News May 10, 2001

Fluoridation: A Violation of Medical Ethics and Human Rights - (pdf file) - Dr. Robert Carton & Douglas Cross, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2003

A Discussion on Fluoridation Ralph Nader, 1971

2) Water Fluoridation Status Worldwide (back to top)

Statements from Europe on Water Fluoridation 1999 - 2000

US Communities which have Rejected Fluoridation Since 1990 Fluoride Action Network, Continuously Updated

Current National Fluoridation Controversies - Compilation of recent articles

US: Water Fluoridation Status by State - Centers for Disease Control

How Many Nations Fluoridate their Water? Red Flags Weekly July 1, 2002

Tooth Decay Trends in Fluoridated Vs. Unfluoridated Countries Fluoride Action Network Updated July 2003

3) Fluoride History/Politics (back to top)

NEW: Suppression of Scientific Dissent on Fluoride's Risks and Benefits - Compilation of articles

Fluoride, Teeth and the Atomic Bomb Chris Bryson & Joel Griffiths, Waste Not, November 1997

Industry and Fluoridation - George Waldbott PhD, Albert Burgstahler PhD, and HL McKinney PhD, 1978

Fluoride: Commie Plot or Capitalist Ploy? Covert Action Quarterly Fall 1992

The Altered Recommendations of the 1983 Surgeon General's Panel - Articles from MEDICAL TRIBUNE April 1989

Consumers Union Scientist Discusses History/Politics of Fluoridation Edward Groth III, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Consumers Union, February 2001

4) History/Politics of Other Public Health Blunders (back to top)

Thimerosal (Mercury Preservatives in Vaccines)

Deadly Immunity - Salon/Rolling Stone, June 16, 2005

The Toxic Tipping Point - Mother Jones, March/April 2004

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Medicine copes with changes in direction - Boston Globe, July 14, 200

Mercury Amalgams

The Poison in Your Mouth - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), July 11, 1994

Congresswoman Diane Watson (D - California) Introduces Bill to Ban Mercury Amalgams Statement by Rep. Diane Watson November 5, 2001

Leaded Gasoline

The secret history of lead - The Nation, March 2, 2000

5) The Chemicals Used to Fluoridate Water (back to top)

NEW: The Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: An Environmental Overview Fluoride Action Network May 2003

Dartmouth Researcher Warns of Chemicals Added to Drinking Water Dartmouth News March 15, 2001

Silicofluorides & Higher Blood Lead Statement from Dr. Roger Masters June 17, 2001

EPA Admits to Having No Studies on the Health Effects of Silicofluorides Letter from EPA's Robert Thurnau to Roger Masters, November 16, 2000

Fluoridation Chemicals Have Not Been Safety Tested - Here's the Proof National Pure Water Association (UK) August 2002

Silicofluorides Should Not Be Added to Municipal Water Without Safety Testing Adequate to Protect Children and Other Vulnerable Populations Resolution Submitted to American Public Health Association by Myron Coplan, P.E. & Dr. Robert Carton, Ph.D. 2001

6) The 'Fluoride Glut': Increasing Exposure to Fluoride from Food & Non Food Sources (back to top)

The Fluoride Glut: Current Sources of Fluoride Exposure Fluoride Action Network April 2003

Sources of Fluoride Exposure: Data from the Published Literature Fluoride Action Network April 2003

7) Fluoride & Health (back to top)

NEW: Fluoride Health Effects Database

8) Fluoride & Teeth (back to top)

Fluoride & Teeth: Recent Findings - Fluoride Action Network, Updated April 2005

Fluoride's "Benefits": Primarily Topical, Not Systemic - Fluoride Action Network, Updated April 2005

The Pit & Fissure Factor - Fluoride Action Network, Updated April 2005

Tooth Decay Trends in Fluoridated Vs. Unfluoridated Countries - Fluoride Action Network, Updated April 2005

Dental Fluorosis - Fluoride Action Network, Updated April 2005

Fluoride Supplements have Never been Approved by US FDA - Letter from Assemblyman John Kelly, August 14, 2000

The Big Lie: Fluoridation Helps the Poor Red Flags Weekly July 29, 2002

9) Links (back to top)

International Society for Fluoride Research
International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology
Second Look
Keepers of the Well
NoFluoride.com
ACTION Center
Fluoride: Poison or Panacea?
Fluoride Debate
America: Overdosed on Fluoride
Protect Our Water Alliance (POWA)
Fluoride Free Water (Ireland)
National Pure Water Association (UK)
Fluoride Action Network (New Zealand)
New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
Utah Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
Massachusetts Communities for Pure Water
Adverse Health & Behavior from Silicofluorides
Parents of Fluoride Poisoned Children
History of Fluorine, Fluoride and Fluoridation
Fluoride.org.uk
10) Links to Pro-Fluoride Organizations (back to top)

American Council on Science and Health
American Dental Association
British Fluoridation Society
Centers for Disease Control
National Center for Fluoridation Policy and Research
National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Quackwatch

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