Fluoride and cardiac arrhythmia

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Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride, & Fluorine (F)
Prepared for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
U.S. Public health Service
April 1993

[Excerpt:]

2.2.3 Dermal Exposure
The fluoride ion in hydrofluoric acid can also rapidly penetrate the skin and cause systemic effects, especially cardiac arrhythmias.

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FLUORIDE CLASS ACTION
Bathing and Fluoride
December 18th, 2011
Contesting the Lead, Arsenic, Hydrogen Fluoride, Silicic Acid, and Fluorosilicic Acid Added to Drinking Water – Warning Cities Which Fluoridate of the Risk of Suit

Miloslav Nosal, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Calgary

I have been involved in a research study assessing transdermal absorption of fluoride from fluoridated water. The current results indicate that skin absorption from the bathing water is quite significant. This shows that people who want to avoid fluoride in drinking water by buying bottled water containing no significant concentration of fluoride cannot avoid fluoride unless they stop washing and bathing themselves.

This research is being finalized for a publication in a peer refereed scientific journal.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/08/2013 09:29PM by Erling.

Erling,

The process of water fluoridation does not use hydrofluoric acid. Attached is a fact sheet related to hydrofluoric acid, it says you could be exposed as a result of a natural disaster or as a result of a chemical terrorist attack.

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Fluoridation is accomplished by adding one of three compounds to the water: sodium fluoride, fluorosilicic acid, or sodium fluorosilicate. These compounds were chosen for their solubility, safety, availability, and low cost. (source: Wikipedia).

So the good people of Portland won't need to worry-