-Caveat Lector- Indoor Air Pollution From Water Fluoridation http://home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/Indoor.html By George Glasser 3-5-1 After more than fifty years and more than forty thousand studies, researchers have never addressed the subject of indoor fluoride pollution by residual fluorides resulting from drinking water fluoridation. USEPA Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their health but may not know that indoor air pollution can also have significant effects. EPA studies of human exposure to air pollutants indicate that indoor air levels of many pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally, more than 100 times higher than outdoor levels. These levels of indoor air pollutants are of particular concern because it is estimated that most people spend as much as 90% of their time indoors. When fluoridated water evaporates, small amounts of fluoride salts are formed - a milligram here and a microgram there. How much of the fluoride salts are retained in clothing, bedding, curtains, on floors after mopping and following the numerous other household activities where water is utilized? Some scientists may say that residuals are so negligible that the contamination is not worth considering. However, the potential for build-up of the submicroscopic salts is present and real. The more people that live in a household, the greater the potential for airborne fluoride pollution to build up. In a household with infants and young children, the accumulation of residual fluoride salts could be exponential from washing clothes alone. A home purchased in an area that has been fluoridated for twenty years could be an exposure chamber filled with highly toxic and bioavailable fluoride salts. These salts accumulate over the long-term and the build-up in the home over a period of five, ten, fifteen or twenty years could be considerable. As far as exposure to fluoride salts from inhalation are concerned, the potential for developing adverse health effects is far greater at much lower exposure levels. Once lung cells are killed, they can never be replaced. One microgram of inhaled fluoride salts has the capability of killing millions of lung cells. Inhaled fluoride salts have the potential of doubling physiological damage from other exposures. This is in addition to potential damage from any toxic partner it might be carrying when it enters the lungs. Inhalation is the most effective means of potentiating or synergizing the toxic effects of fluoride salts. Inhaled fluoride salts impact dramatically on the lungs and passageways leading to the lungs. Fluoride salts react very differently and more violently with moist tissues than do the diluted salts added to drinking water. The damage from direct application of salts is much more traumatic to delicate tissues; cells are destroyed and the components move on into the body, inflicting further damage (potentiated effects). The potential for submicroscopic fluoride salts to reach near-industrial levels in the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and laundry room after five to ten years of drinking water fluoridation should not be overlooked. Many homes in communities fluoridated from the 1950s may have levels of fluoride salts that exceed the occupational exposure limits of 3 parts per million for airborne fluorides. Work is needed to determine the species, amounts, and the degree of toxicity of salts. Many health agencies have conducted investigations into insecticides, trichloromethanes and other contaminants which may enter the home via drinking water, leaving a residual build-up or becoming airborne. However, neither the USEPA nor any other water fluoridation researchers have investigated the potential for ambient residual buildup of fluoride salts from common household practices using fluoridated water. Almost all water fluoridation is accomplished with fluorosilicic acid or some other form offluorosilicate. Fluorosilicate build-up potentiates greater health risks from airborne exposure during summer months because silicon tetrafluoride becomes a gas at about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The exposure threat from the ambient fluorides are greater from inhalation and dermal absorption than from ingestion. Virtually 100% of the fluoride or fluoride compound is metabolized via inhalation and skin exposure. But these factors are neglected in research into drinking water fluoridation. Occupational limits were developed for people working an eight hour day. The average person spends almost two-thirds of their time at home. Therefore, the threshold for household airborne exposures and exposure from ingestion should be set to much lower limits than for occupational exposures. Until fluoride researchers abandon their fantasy world of ideal solutions and ideal experimental environments, this reality will never be addressed and poses an imminent health risk to people living in fluoridated areas. To gain more insight into the potential adverse health effects from airborne fluorides and the primary source go to: http://home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/Hamilton_County.htm http://home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/Stupid.htm MainPage http://www.rense.com ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! 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