Water Fluoridation is the practice of adding Industrial Grade fluoride chemicals to water for the purpose of preventing tooth decay. The addition of fluoride in drinking water is unique because unlike other toxic chemicals that are used to treat water, fluoride is added as a preventative measure. Never in history has any government been allowed to administer medicine through drinking water without consent of the citizens and without properly studying the effects and dosage of the medicine.
Fluorine is the most reactive of all elements and does not occur free in nature. Fluorine combines with organic and inorganic compounds which are referred as fluorides. Calcium fluoride (CaF2) is an insoluble ionic compound of calcium and fluorine. It occurs naturally as the mineral fluorite or fluorspar, in seawater, rivers, and mineral springs, in stems of certain grasses, and in animal bones and teeth.
As you may have been led to believe, calcium fluoride is not added to drinking water.
It’s important to understand that the “fluoride” added to your drinking water is NOT the natural mineral, nor a pharmaceutical grade fluoride. Instead, the product most commonly used is another chemical fluoride compound—a toxic waste product from phosphate fertilizer plants.
There are three basic compounds that can be used for fluoridating water supplies:
- Sodium fluoride (NaF)
- Sodium silicofluoride
- Hydrofluorosilicic acid
The first one of these, sodium fluoride, was the first of the fluoride waste materials to be used for fluoridation, but now is rarely used. It’s the most well known as this is the compound used as pharmaceutical grade in toxicology studies and other research into the potential health dangers of fluoride.
The other two, sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluorosilicic acid, are the compounds actually used for water fluoridation, with hydrofluorosilicic acid being the most commonly used additive,
Sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluorosilicic acid are the waste products from the wet scrubbering systems of the fertilizer industry, and are classified as hazardous wastes. Hydrofluorosilicic acid is a byproduct of the preparation of chemical fertilisers from phosphate rock. The rock is ground up and treated with sulphuric acid, forming a gas byproduct, which then reacts with water to produce a weak acid.
This hydrofluorosilicic acid solution is subsequently concentrated to strengths of up to 30%. Manufacture of hydrofluorosilicic acid is limited, but because the acid is a byproduct of the agricultural industry, it is generally readily available in Australia.
Contamination with various impurities such as arsenic is also common in these products.
Hydrofluorosilicic acid is one of the most reactive chemicals known to man. Its toxicity is well known in chemical circles. It will eat through metal and plastic pipes, and corrode stainless steel and other materials. It will dissolve rubber tires and melt concrete. This is what is added to your water—all in the name of saving children from cavities! But even the less reactive sodium fluoride is a deadly poison, even in small quantities, and in the form used for fluoridation also contains additional impurities. Other common uses for sodium fluoride include:
- Rat and cockroach poisons
- Anesthetics
- Hypnotics and psychiatric drugs
According to Australian Drinking Water Guidelines endorsed by NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL:
Hydrofluorosilicic acid is used to artificially fluoridate water. Hydrofluorosilicic acid, H2SiF6 (also known as fluorosilicic acid, hexafluorosilicic acid), is a colourless to pale yellow liquid, poisonous and corrosive, with a pungent odour and irritating fumes. It can etch glass.
Chemical contaminants that may occur in hydrofluorosilicic acid solutions include inorganic and organic substances, and the following chemicals:
- Arsenic
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Mercury
- Aluminium
- Copper
The concentrations of contaminants depend on the purity of the raw materials used in fertilizer production. An independent testing of the chemical analysis of Hydrofluorosilicic acid which is used in water flouridation in Australia can be found here.
Internet Resource:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/21/fluoride-health-hazards.aspx
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