USA - Fluoride in water system is dangerous

To the editor:

At the age of 65 in the last third of my life, I find it very disturbing that we haven’t corrected a 70-year-old error that is deadly, outdated and occurring every time we drink city water.

In Newburyport, like 73 percent of our country, water is medicated with a poison that is referred to as sodium fluoride, actually hydrofluorosilicic acid, a toxic industrial waste product from China. The results of Phyllis Mullenix’s latest published research on the metals and contaminants in the fluoridation chemicals used in Newburyport are both disturbing and terrifying. It turns out we treat our water supply not only with hydrofluorosilicic acid, but also in this toxic waste is: arsenic; lead; barium and aluminum.

Adding these toxins to our water supply is a blatant disregard for the law and the safety of all people ingesting this toxic slurry. The amounts of arsenic range from 4.9-56 ppm and lead (10.3 ppm). This is illegal and should be ceased immediately. Cancer-causing agents, dumped into our drinking water, is alarming and our city government needs to protect us. 

The public utility subcommittee of our Newburyport City Council that is responsible for the research on fluoride is now aware of this toxic condition and we implore they order the health department to cease fluoridation of our water supply through the use of the precautionary principle.

The Lancet, a prestigious Medical Journal, has classified fluoride as a neurotoxin, and is also classified as an endocrine disrupter. If you would like to know more about this term, look into our organization Health Roundhouse. We are an open association concerned with the health of our respective communities and our mission is to educate and empower people to make healthful decisions.

The Health Roundhouse and Groton Wellness are hosting a symposium on the evening of Sept. 23 at a place to be determined to discuss the practice of water fluoridation, as well as the impact of genetically modified organisms to our food chain. Everyone is invited to this evening entitled “GMO: What Do You know?” We all need to know more about the dangerous effects to our water and food supply.

If you observe white or yellow spots on your teeth, that is dental fluorosis. If you or someone close to you suffers from: thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer or fibromyalgia, that is endocrine disruption. It is advisable to stop using any fluoridated products including toothpaste, mouthwash and tap water. In fact, you should not even bathe in it because fluoride absorbed through the skin is just as hazardous.

Taking this all into account, we must ask why our state Division of Oral Health still claims fluoride added to our municipal water supplies is one of the top 10 public health achievements of our time?