HEALTH

Advocates, opponents argue whether 

to keep fluoride in drinking water

By Tyler Kula, Sarnia Observer

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:43:08 EDT PMDT PM

For Allison Whyte, getting fluoride out of drinking water is a personal matter.

The 53-year-old's two daughters developed fluorosis - a mottling of the teeth caused by excessive fluoride - when they were 10 and 12 years old.

Her solution: get rid of the controversial chemical.

"I got Culligan water, I didn't have fluoride treatments at the dentist, I didn't have fluoride toothpaste, there was no fluoride at all," said Whyte, one of 26 people who stepped to the microphone to speak at a public meeting about fluoride in local drinking water Tuesday at Sarnia city hall.