\nAlso known as: Sodium silicofluoride; disodium hexafluorosilicate
\nUses: water fluoridation, wood and leather preservation, etchant for opalescent glass<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Fluorosilicic acid
\nAlso known as: Hexafluorosilicic acid; Dihydrogen hexaflurosilicate
\nUses: fluoridation of potable water<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- Sodium Fluoride
\nAlso known as:<\/i> Sodium monofluoride
\n<\/i>Uses: Water fluoridation, steel degassing, adhesive preservative, glass manufacture, disinfectant<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAccording to the Queensland Government, fluoridation of water is a safe and effective way to deliver fluoride to the population.\u00a0 They stand by their belief that every person of every age benefits from drinking fluoridated water, and that it reduces the chance of developing tooth decay.\u00a0 The water fluoridation Code of Practice states that the water supplier must ensure any impurities in these fluoridation chemicals will not adversely affect public health, with minimum standards in place to ensure each batch received contains a batch analysis from either the manufacturer, importer or supplier of these chemicals.<\/p>\n
However, other studies have shown a link between fluoridation and reduced\u00a0intelligence.\u00a0 A\u00a0particular meta-analysis study (a review of 27 studies) by Harvard Review in 2012 found that 26 of the 27 studies found a relationship between elevated fluoride and reduced IQ.\u00a0 The National Research Council identified fluorides as having the ability to interfere with brain functions, with a Toxicological Profile for Fluorides by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2003, reporting that fluoride crosses the placenta and can be found in fetal and placental tissue, with a newborn baby having similar blood fluoride levels as the mother.<\/p>\n
Fluoride does occur naturally in water, plants, rocks, soil, air and foods.\u00a0 In some council areas in Queensland, natural fluoride is blended with the predominant standard chemicals used in the water supply.<\/p>\n
Whether to fluoride or not, is an ongoing concern, with more scientific research required to ascertain whether the benefits of fluoridation on preventing tooth decay outweighs the toxic effects on brain development.\u00a0 Fortunately, we have a choice to drink non-fluoridated or fluoridated water.\u00a0\u00a0Many\u00a0water filtration systems are able to provide fluoride-free water, such as Alkafill Water System which provides\u00a0alkaline and fluoride-free water, which you can refill in\u00a0a reusable 15L water bottle.\u00a0 Vive health now provides an Alkafill Water Station in\u00a0our carpark available 24 hours 7 days a week for your convenience.<\/p>\n
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By Sandra Wood<\/p>\n
References:
\n1. Queensland Health,\u00a0 2009. Fluoride, Queensland Government.<\/em> Retrieved from http:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/fluoride\/water_fluoridation.asp
\n2. Queensland Health n.d, Facts of Water Fluoridation in Queensland, Queensland<\/em> Government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0 http:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/ph\/documents\/ehu\/fluoride_codepractice.pdf
\n3. Orica Chemicals, 2013.\u00a0 Safety Data Sheet: Sodium fluorosilicate.\u00a0 Retrieved from http:\/\/msds.orica.com\/pdf\/shess-en-cds-010-000031020201.pdf
\n4. C.S.B.P, 2013. Fluorosilicic Acid.\u00a0 Retrieved from\u00a0 http:\/\/www.csbp.com.au\/Media\/MSDS\/AN\/MSDS_Fluorosilicic_Acid.aspx
\n5. Orica Chemicals, 2013.\u00a0 Safety Data Sheet: Sodium Fluoride.\u00a0 Retrieved from http:\/\/msds.orica.com\/pdf\/shess-en-cds-010-000031020001.pdf
\n6. Choi A, Sun G, Zhang Y, Grandjean P, 2012.\u00a0 Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity, A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.\u00a0 Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health<\/em>.\u00a0 Environmental Health Perspectives<\/em>,\u00a0 120(10).\u00a0 Retrieved from http:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/news\/features\/fluoride-childrens-health-grandjean-choi\/
\n7. National Academy of Sciences, 2006.\u00a0 Fluoride in Drinking Water, A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards.\u00a0 National Research Council of the National Academies, Washington D.C.<\/em>\u00a0 Retrieved from \u00a0 http:\/\/www.nap.edu\/openbook.php?record_id=11571&page=205
\n8. U.S Department of Health & Human Services,\u00a0 2003. Toxicological Profile for Fluoride, Hydrogen Fluoride and Fluorine.\u00a0 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, Georgia<\/em>.\u00a0 Retrieved from\u00a0 http:\/\/www.atsdr.cdc.gov\/toxprofiles\/tp11.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fluoride has been added to Brisbane’s water supply since December 2008. The debate about whether this form of fluoride is beneficial in our water supply is ongoing, and involves concerns of safety, choice and benefits. In this article we look … Continue reading
- Sodium Fluoride