Australia - Queenslanders rush to filter fluoride from water
Queenslanders rush to filter fluoride from waterTristan Swanwick
December 30, 2008 11:00pm
QUEENSLANDERS concerned about the introduction of fluoridated drinking water are rushing to purchase the latest filtering systems.
Almost 80 per cent of southeast Queensland households are now drinking fluoridated water, with only Toowoomba, Caboolture, Redland City and pockets of the Sunshine Coast, north of the Maroochy River, still to come online.
But the State Government has conceded it has received two petitions against water fluoridation totalling almost 6000 signatures in the past month.
The Queensland Health website advises people concerned about fluoride will have to choose other drinking water sources, such as bottled or filtered water.
Water filter sales are rocketing in Queensland.
Generic supermarket bottled water sells for up to $1.08 a litre, meaning the cost for a family of four drinking the recommended daily intake of two litres of water a day is $60 a week.
However, Food Standards Australia New Zealand has proposed allowing manufacturers to voluntarily add fluoride to bottled water.
Water Wizard owner/manager Gary Young said he had been inundated with enquiries since the Government announced the fluoridation program.
"I'm having to bring more (filters) over (from overseas) because we've just about sold out," he said.
"Whenever people start talking about fluoride you see the increased interest."
Mr Young said the only system which effectively filtered out fluoride used reverse osmosis technology, a filtration process that uses pressure to force water through a membrane, eliminating contaminants.
However, he said not even the best filters could eliminate all traces of fluoride.
Typical units can range from $400 to $1000, and can cost up to $150 a year to maintain.
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1 Comments:
Just recently while collecting signatures at my local polling station, for our petition against Fluoridation in Redlands Water Supply, I was approached by a very smartly dressed young man who said he doubts whether any significant petitions would work with the Bligh Government.
He went on to explain that The Bligh Government is being paid by the Chenmical Company to the tune of some 35 Million dollars to dump this chemical in our water supply.
It's cheaapoer for them to do this than find a legitimate dumping ground for this waste product from the Alunimium Smelter and Chemical Fertilizer Industry.
I tried to get more information from him but his mobile phone rang, he said I have to go, good luck with the petition, then he got into his Silver BMW 5 Series Car and drove away fairly quickly.
I'm mystified as to who he is /was but if this is the case we are going to have an enormous fight on our hands to get to the bottom of what would appear to be a considerable money trail.
35 Million Dollars is a pretty good incentive to push water fluoridation down our collective throats and not have a legitimate well scrutinised refferendum on the matter.
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