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2024-12-01 01:58:20 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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Fluoride is indeed a byproduct of fertilizer production and historically from nuclear. Like many chemicals, it is toxic in its pure form. But it never reaches the public, and the resulting fluoride is diluted in water plants to a safe amount in drinking water. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/12/facebook-posts/fluoride-safe-your-toothpaste-and-drinking-water-e/ https://origins.osu.edu/article/toxic-treatment-fluorides-transformation-industrial-waste-public-health-miracle https://www.nature.com/articles/4812863 https://msdh.ms.gov/page/43,24339,151,220.html https://friscominimolars.com/weird-kind-disgusting-history-fluoride/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health/fluoride-controversy
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