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2024-12-24 15:31:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E848DB71A10D211C7BC9CC031153C01CD56F146C772D005AAC3C220FBCA8ECBC
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The type of fluoride added to water supplies are indeed by-products of various industrial processes, primarily from the phosphate fertilizer industry, but also long ago from the aluminum and nuclear industries. They are refined and added at safe and regulated levels: https://factcheck.afp.com/regulators-and-health-experts-refute-false-claim-about-toxic-fluoride-levels-tap-water-and https://origins.osu.edu/article/toxic-treatment-fluorides-transformation-industrial-waste-public-health-miracle?language_content_entity=en https://fluoridefree.org.nz/fluoridation-chemicals-are-unnatura https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/3805/is-fluoride-in-water-an-industry-waste-product
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