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Re: Fluoride in water






> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:18:42 EDT
> From: K9AUB at aol_com
> Subject: Re: Fluoride in water
> 

> > > I don't know about the "Land Down Under", but in the States the
> >  > fluoridation agent most often used is sodium fluoride. It will NOT "go
> >  > away" by itself, or otherwise.
> >
> Can not Sodium Fluoride be removed with Granular Activated Carbon?  Or does
> it require more aggressive procedures for its removal?  Anybody?

Same as sodium chloride (common salt) the answer is no. DI, RO or stills are
the best way to remove or reduce ionized salts. Simple filtration will not
do a thing on it, despite all the "Britta" hype aimed at the chemically
uninformed. There is no known need to remove it, unless it is such high
concentration it causes tooth stains -- its worst side effect on living
organisms, BTW.

Wright

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