Originally Posted By: Shannow
Our local Govt entity had employees recieving I-Phones from chemical companies for using up to 1,000 times too much of something in water treatment.
That's why you include termination clauses that limit "gifts" or "considerations" that can be given to public employees. I'm not sure of the limit in my current city, but it is likely around $2.75 which is the limit most other municipalities go by. Anything beyond that is cause for termination. Basically, here's a doughnut and a keychain.
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And you failed to mention that what happens after that is skeletal fuorosis, which can occur with excess of 6mg per day intake (total...water, toothpaste, food, green and black tea)...above that increased risk of bone fractures in adults.
I didn’t fail to mention it. If you wanted to address it, you should have mentioned it in the first place. I addressed your vague tooth damage statement which without clarification makes people assume teeth rotting and falling out of their heads.
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they (ADA) obviously don't trivialise "a mild discolouring" of teeth
No one ever trivialized the cosmetic damage. It’s not trivial, but it does not fall into the same category of teeth falling out of one’s head.
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Can't argue your own points, so you make up something that I never said or implied ?
Hmmm…???
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To those in favour of fluoridation, hy not statins or ritalin in the water ?
So you are saying that you think prozac and statins should be ADDED to safe drinking water ?
That’s pretty clear that you’re linking fluoride to Prozac.
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Unless you are using the "prozac" (note, not the statins I also mentioned, and it could also have been loceryl or Tamoxifen)
Back peddle much? At no point in time did you mention loceryl or Tamoxifen till now.
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Do YOU believe in mandatory community medication pure and simple ?
It's the core of the debate, not the safety or otherwise of a medication that they DO add to the water.
No, the core of the debate was the safety/effects of fluoride. You decided to attempt to redirect the argument to a philosophical debate about the ethics mass involuntary medication. I specifically stated “
I don't hold an opinion one way or the other regarding of fluoridation of water.”
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although I'd prefer it done with Chlorine Dioxide.
BTW, I forgot to ask about this. Why, considering:
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Although chlorine dioxide is a relatively strong disinfectant, it is not frequently used as a distribution system disinfectant for two reasons: 1) its residual does not last as long as that of other disinfectants, and 2) it breaks down into chlorite (predominantly), a regulated DBP.
The USEPA recommends that chlorine dioxide use be limited to water suppliers with smaller distribution systems. To ensure a detectable residual at the fringes of the distribution system, a large distribution system may require a larger initial dose of chlorine dioxide than a smaller distribution system. The higher chlorine dioxide dose of the large system might lead to an exceedance of the chlorine MCL as the chlorine dioxide reacts producing chlorate and chlorite ions.
Its useful under specific circumstances but not a preferable method for all water sources.
