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Fluoride Questions for Directors of Utilities

1. What happened to the gladiolus and cattle that were near a fertilizer factory before pollution control
devices were installed? What happened to a mule breeders animals? Tampa Tribune
2. Why did Cathy Justus horses cause Pagosa Springs, Colorado to quit fluoridating? Pagosa Daily Post
3. Who said fluoride emissions were a menace and what acid was generated by their pollution control
operation? What did the fertilizer industry say would be highly desirable to find? Phosphorus & Potassium
4. What chemical did Cargill Fertilizer commit to two cities in Florida? Commitment Letter
5. Who was goggle-eyed in 1951? Do aluminum companies benefit from fluoride sales? Chemical Week
6. What two positions did Andrew Mellon have and what was his worsening problem? Seattle Weekly
7. How did the Federal Highway Administration describe fluosilicic acid? Dept. of Transportation Letter
8. Whose regulation allows 25 cents to convert fluoride from a hazardous waste to a product? Frontiersman
9. What did the EPA say was an ideal environmental solution to a long-standing problem? EPA Letter
10. What water treatment chemical has been associated with higher levels of lead in childrens blood? Studies
11. Where did lead levels in city water drastically drop when fluoridation was stopped? References
12. What did toxicologist William Marcus, PhD, say about blacks and Hispanics and lead absorption? Ibid
13. At what conference was sodium fluoride called rat poison? 1951 Proceedings
14. What is the toxicity rating of sodium fluoride compared to lead? Clinical Toxicology
15. Who was Edward Bernays and what did he concentrate on making the American public believe? Ibid
16. If your goal is to provide high quality drinking water, isnt it counterproductive to add a substance that is
known to affect bones, blood, joints and teeth? Materials Safety Data Sheet and Handbook of Poisoning
17. Another MSDS says Prevent entry into storm or sanitary sewers, ground water or soil. How many
pounds of hydrofluosilicic acid is added to your water per year and where does that water go? Stats
18. Have you informed Council that your fluoridating agent is defined as a corrosive hazardous waste that
should be prevented from entering the environment? Ibid
19. Three statements are usually made in the fluoride section of Water Quality Reports. Two are easily
documented and one is false and misleading. Does fluoride promote strong teeth or cause fluorosis?
20. La Salud, Cuba stopped fluoridation. Does it appear that topical fluoride improved childrens oral health?
21. Do you, as Director of Utilities, feel that you have an obligation to recommend that council evoke the
Precautionary Principle as presented in the American Journal of Public Health?

Sources of additional Information on fluoride:


A Bibliography of Scientific Literature on Fluoride Second Look, Fluoride Health Effects Database FAN
Fluoride Fatigue-Fluoride Poisoning: Is fluoride in your drinking watermaking you sick? Bruce Spittle

Suggested Reading:
The Fluoride Deception, Christopher Bryson
The Case Against Fluoride, Connett, PhD; Beck, MD, PhD; Micklem, DPhil

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