Water fluoridation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Right from Wiki.. amazing to me how people would fight for the fluoride to be RE-instated in their water... this world never ceases to amaze me..
United States
As of May 2000, 42 of the 50 largest U.S. cities have water fluoridation.
[52] According to a 2002 study,
[53] 67% of Americans are living in communities with fluoridated water. As of 2001, 19 states have at least 75% of their population receiving fluoridated water.
[54] There is a CDC database for researching the water fluoridation status of neighborhood water.
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In 1998, 70% of people polled in a survey conducted by the
American Dental Association believed community water should be fluoridated, with 18% disagreeing and the rest undecided.
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The issue of whether or not to fluoridate water supplies occasionally arises in local governments. For example, on November 8, 2005, citizens of
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan voted 63% to 37% in favor of reinstating fluoridation in public drinking water after a 2004 ballot initiative ceased water fluoridation in the city.
[57] At the same time, voters in Xenia, Ohio; Springfield, Ohio; Bellingham, Washington; and Tooele City, Utah all rejected water fluoridation.
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The cost of fluoridating water supplies in the United States has been researched.
[59] In cities with a population of over 50,000 people, fluoridation costs 31 cents per person per year. The cost rises to $2.12 per person in cities with a population below 10,000.