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Fluorine Compounds

Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Fluorine Compounds is a nutrient mineral — Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons used in water fluoridation

Also: Calcium Fluoride, Sodium Fluoride, Potassium Fluoride

What it does

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons used in water fluoridation

Where you'll see it

Public water supplies, bottled water within FDA limits

What the research says

Cross placental barrier; effects on fetus unknown. New clinical evidence shows kidney disturbance sometimes due to fluoride contribution to blood. Breathing PAHs and skin contact seem associated with cancer in humans.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: Illegal as dietary supplement; #211 on CERCLA Priority List

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): breathing PAHs and skin contact seem to be associated with cancer in humans