What kind of fluoride is being used to fluoridate drinking water?
Carol Kopf: Silicofluorides Safbaby: What are silicofluorides? Carol Kopf: Silicofluorides are waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry which are dumped, unpurified, into drinking water and allowed (by NSF International-the regulatory body over water additives) to have trace amounts of lead, arsenic, mercury and other toxins present. (Download Fact Sheet from NSF, Public Health And Safety Company). The Centers for Disease Control’s fluoridation page explains: Community water systems in the United States use one of three additives for water fluoridation, based on cost of product, product-handling requirements, space availability, and equipment.
