Fluoride Update - August 31, 2009
Since the first posting on the Gainesville blog in late June 2009, several things have happened that I'll summarize here. I did
presentations of fluoride information with discussions and a showing of the DVD "Professional Perspectives on Water Fluoridation"
from the Fluoride Action Network, the first at the Prosperous Living Center (July 26) and the second at the Civic Media Center
(Aug.12), with a water engineer from GRU present. GRU confirmed that they use a waste product of the phosphate fertilizer industry
as the fluoride compound they add, hydrofluorosilicic acid. I also sent a letter to GRU asking for documentation of one
toxicological study on the fluoride compound that they add to our water, and received a written reply that there is none. Therefore
they can provide no proof of its safety. We only have assurances from the powers-that-be, but no good science. I thus pose the
additional question: who is legally liable for the harm being done by fluoride?
I contacted the members of the RUC (Regional Utilities Committee) of the city commission and they said that the topic of Gainesville
water fluoridation will be the only topic on an upcoming open meeting of the RUC at City Hall Room 16, 200 E. Univ. Ave,
Gainesville, around 3:30pm on a Thursday. GRU will inform me beforehand when this is scheduled and everyone can check the agendas of
these meetings online at www.cityofgainesville.org
GRU will schedule pro-fluoridation presenters at this meeting: someone from the CDC and/or public health or the dental profession. I
will rely on testimony from the DVD and written statements and petitions of doctors, dentists, researchers, toxicologists,
environmentalists that I can gather through the Fluoride Action Network; any help on this would be appreciated. In addition, I am
compiling a list of local people who can attend the meeting and whom I will contact as soon as I learn the exact date. Anyone can
comment for 3-5 minutes. If you want to be notified of this meeting date, just send me an email (see below) and I'll add you to my
contact list.
Especially if you are a health or legal professional who will make a comment about the ineffectiveness, toxicity, illegality, or
medical ethics of fluoridation, please attend and take this opportunity to influence these commission members. We are fortunate in
Gainesville in that our city commission controls GRU, so everyone please send an e-mail (through the city website) or call your city
commissioners or the mayor to express your opinion on fluoridation, and come to the meeting. Now is the time. For facts, check the
best website with scientific integrity: www.fluoridealert.org
It's appropriate now in this 60th anniversary year of Gainesville's water fluoridation (1949-2009) to re-examine the practice in the
light of all the adverse effects shown by research and our new knowledge of the coverups and PR of the aluminum, phosphate, and
nuclear industries in the past that led people to think of fluoride as safe.
Now that there are many studies indicating fluoride may be harming us and none to assure us it's safe or effective when swallowed,
shouldn't we stop adding it immediately -- shouldn't the burden of proof be on those who want to add a known poison to our water to
prove that it's safe? Not just tell us that they BELIEVE it's safe, but show science that it really is.
Thanks,
Karen Eberly
kareneberly@hotmail.com
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You might want to look at waterloowatch.com which is excellent but the site is changing so is harder to use.
ReplyDeleteThe lead issue might get attention as everyone knows lead is bad. Most do not know the H2SiF6 especially with chlorine or chloramine is a super excellent corrosivbe and leaching agent for lead especially when it sits over nite or for a few hours. waterloo did have the full Maas 2007 and Coplan 2007 studies documenting the leaching. Maas had tested over 150,000 homes so knows the real world issues.
The Washington DC 2000 -2004 lead disaster happened when they switched to chloramine when the EPA strongly suggested but did not warn the extreme risk they knew about. this started mid 2000 and was hid almost three years from the public knowing levels were hundreds and thousands times over the 15ppb MAL. Marc Edwards just published a study this year proving the CDC lied that no one was harmed. This is about fraud and poor management out of control--Washington DC style.
H2SiF6 always increases maintaince costs for equipment damage and Edwards said it could amount to tens of billions on a national level to homes in pipes and water and mildue damage.
Many water plants are designed poorly and it destroys equipment and water quality both.Also makes the water treatment more expensive as it requires espensive orthophosphate or poly or tri phosphate to lessen damage. Just one more thing to screw up and cause problems and Auburndale in 1990 hat the plant manager refuse to fluoridate because of risk to health of workers from chemicals.
The top water plant trainer in Canada who trained tens of thousands is very anti fluoride now and has article on waterloowatch. His name escapes me now but it a home page article.
You seem to be doing all the correct things and you have a strong presence at least on the phone. Doctor or dentist would be a real ace in the hole. Jim 386 235 5069 .
If you want to talk to anita Knight she is 727525 7383 . George Glasser who got Florida to admit H2SiF6 had radiation decay products in after years of denial in spite they know Florida had 7 Uranium recovery units around the state with the last closing in Lake Wales in 1998 from AEC mine documents on AEC web site. He did the Dead rats varner story and bathtub is a toxic dump which I really liked.
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