Fluoride Returns to Hightstown’s Drinking Water Today
It may no longer be necessary for parents to provide fluoride in other forms for their children, borough officials said
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Beginning today, the Hightstown Water Department will resume fluoridation of water.
Lead Water Operator Sean McGuire advised it may no longer be necessary for children to take fluoride in other forms and said parents should contact a pediatrician or dentist for advice.
Controversy has surrounded fluoridation in Hightstown since residents were notified in March of its removal from the water supply in September 2010.
Some council members called for an investigation as to why notification wasn't made sooner, and the DEP told Patch there was a communication gap within their departments.
The council voted 5-1 during a meeting in late August to approve the addition of fluoride at a level of .7 parts per million to the water. Council member Susan Bluth voted against the measure.
“When I see an equal amount of pros and cons, and like I said, we’ve been without it, I can’t support it, based upon on everything I’ve read,” Bluth said at the August meeting.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 13 percent of New Jerseyans drink fluoridated water, placing New Jersey next to the bottom nationwide.
Dentists say access to the teeth-strengthening fluoride would drastically reduce cavities, especially in the New Jersey’s poorer cities.
“We see an awful lot of dental disease in children,” said Dr. Nanci Tofsky, professor and interim chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School during a state health committee meeting.
Fluoridation critics, including water companies and environmentalists, cite its impact on the environment, potentially harmful health effects, and the cost of installing fluoridation equipment for opposing the measure.
B.Bennett
6:27 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
They didn't tell us when they took it out....THEY DIDN'T TELL US WHEN THERE WAS BACTERIA IN THE WATER - they are telling us the are putting flouride back in the water - what is wrong with this town and the council? We are the laughing stock of New Jersey as far as the council - with the exception of maybe one or two - they are a bunch of clowns....afraid of their own shadows - this is why people stopped attending council meetings as their minds are already made up before you get there....vote out the old....vote in the new....we need a change on the council as we can't continue with these people....
Pat
7:08 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
You are so right R Bennett....
Sodium Fluoride
Here are a few informative links regarding the hazards of fluoride:
Sodium Fluoride is literally Toxic Waste of the Phosphate Industry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xHPjB0BZ_s
Fluoride ~ The Hard to Swallow Truth - Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3P89Lbi1k
The Dangers Of Fluoride To Children And How To Remove It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGIiCA_fhs
We see an awful lot of dental disease in children,” said Dr. Nanci Tofsky,
This problem comes from what they are eating and all the Fluoride, in the world will not help, Nanci..
LEMM
10:05 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
To B.Bennett and Pat I absolutely 100% agree with you both!! ANY PPM of fluoride in our water is poison!! This council obviously does not know exactly where Sodium Fluoride comes from!! Seriously, it corroded the pipe that was used for distribution. I'm sure all the reports this council was reading were from the CDC(you know the same group that said smoking was okay for us!!).
jwillie6
11:50 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Citizens already pay for their drinking water. They should not have to pay again for botttled water or the expensive filters to remove fluoride.
SIMPLE SOLUTION:
1. Take the toxic waste fluoride chemical out of the drinking water.
2. It is still legal and available, so those who wish to take it can then put fluoride tablets in their glass of water.
3. Leave the rest of us out of it, giving everyone the freedom of choice.
PROBLEM SOLVED FOR EVERYONE.
Mary Sparrowdancer
12:34 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
How do you know you're receiving "Sodium Fluoride," which is merely rat poison? Most of the US is drinking Hydrofluorosilicic Acid, which is a waste product from the phosphate fertilizer industry. They sell their HAZMAT waste to waterworks (meaning YOU are paying for their industrial waste) as a slurry containing around 24% fluorides, and whatever is in the rest of the sludge is not known or accounted for...
mrvrnj421
1:48 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Fluoride is terrible for you...way to go guys!
Pat
2:27 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
i see not everyone in Hightstown has been drinking their fluoridated water!! As some of us can still think.......