Does the water in Sudbury contain flouride?
Fluoride exists naturally in water sources and is derived from fluorine, the thirteenth most common element in the Earth’s crust. It is well known that fluoride helps prevent and even reverse the early stages of tooth decay. The water in Sudbury contains fluoride at an average rate of 1.02 ppm. Adequate levels of fluoride range between 0.7 and 1.2 parts fluoride per million parts of water. For more information on the water content, please see our 2008 Water Quality Report.
