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Community leaders formed a task force in response to a study about Galveston’s problems with lead contamination.
Is Fluoride Lead Culprit?
I have written before about fluoride in water and tried without success in stopping Bolivar Special Utility District from adding fluoride to the water on the peninsula. When I talked to the board, I brought up that fluoride could cause lead to leach out of old pipes. The board decided to start adding fluoride in 2008 anyway.
After making this decision, district officials put out a warning for the public about the possibility of lead in the water. I went to the last board meeting and suggested that, if they were concerned with children’s welfare, they should have a systemwide study done by an independent testing company before they put fluoride in the water and that, after it has been in the water system for a while, they should have another study done.
The Bolivar district has a chance to see if fluoride really does make lead leach out of plumbing, as officials are not adding fluoride at this time.
Galveston could investigate to see if fluoride could be causing the high lead content in its water.
Mac McDonald Crystal Beach
Is Fluoride Lead Culprit?
I have written before about fluoride in water and tried without success in stopping Bolivar Special Utility District from adding fluoride to the water on the peninsula. When I talked to the board, I brought up that fluoride could cause lead to leach out of old pipes. The board decided to start adding fluoride in 2008 anyway.
After making this decision, district officials put out a warning for the public about the possibility of lead in the water. I went to the last board meeting and suggested that, if they were concerned with children’s welfare, they should have a systemwide study done by an independent testing company before they put fluoride in the water and that, after it has been in the water system for a while, they should have another study done.
The Bolivar district has a chance to see if fluoride really does make lead leach out of plumbing, as officials are not adding fluoride at this time.
Galveston could investigate to see if fluoride could be causing the high lead content in its water.
Mac McDonald Crystal Beach
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