Does the aluminum industry promote fluoridation so it can dispose of its toxic waste?
No. The aluminum industry is the largest consumer of fluoride compounds. They use them as catalysts to smelt aluminum. For that reason, more than 40 years ago the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) acquired a plant that produced sodium fluoride. Not long after, ALCOA began buying fluoride compounds for less than it cost them to make at their own plant. ALCOA then sold their sodium fluoride manufacturing plant. Their last sale of sodium fluoride was in 1952. Since 1952, the aluminum industry has had no interest in promoting water fluoridation, whatsoever. In fact, if water fluoridation were to cease there would be more fluoride compounds available, and the aluminum industry’s smelting costs would go down. Yet some antifluoridationists still make the claim. Shouldn’t we have a debate on the merits of fluoridation? While the people should be allowed to decide the issue, their decision should not be based on debate, as there are no legitimate issues to debate. Debates are held to win argu
