Sodium Fluoride?
Is their something bad to do with sodium fluoride? If so, what?
Answer:
Sodium Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating slightly higher than that of lead.According to "Clinical Toxicology of Commercial products," 5th Edition, 1984, lead is given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, and Fluoride is rated at 4 (3 = moderately toxic, 4 = very toxic). On December 7, 1992, the new EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for lead was set at 0.015 ppm, with a goal of 0.0ppm. The MCL for fluoride is currently set for 4.0ppm - that's over 350 times the permissable level of lead.Fluoride is also considered toxic waste. It is one of the most bone seeking elements known to mankind. The US Public Health Service has stated that fluoride makes the bones more brittle and the dental enamel more porous.
Sodium fluoride itself isn't really bad for you - it's in toothpaste. Fluoride in other forms (such as hydrofluoric acid (HF)) can be very bad for you. The fluoride goes to your bones and binds the calcium.
The traces of sodium fluoride in municipal water, some toothpastes and mouthwashes are generally harmless.
(You ARE instructed NOT to swallow the
mouthwashes.)
Sodium fluoride itself is a rather serious toxin.
If you were to come across the pure substance in any significant quantity, (visible to the naked eye), you'd do well to avoid contamination.
Sodium Fluoride is only harmful or "BAD" in high concentrations or pure chemical. If you notice on a toothpaste tube the concentration is around the 1/100th of a percent.
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Answer:
Sodium Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating slightly higher than that of lead.According to "Clinical Toxicology of Commercial products," 5th Edition, 1984, lead is given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, and Fluoride is rated at 4 (3 = moderately toxic, 4 = very toxic). On December 7, 1992, the new EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for lead was set at 0.015 ppm, with a goal of 0.0ppm. The MCL for fluoride is currently set for 4.0ppm - that's over 350 times the permissable level of lead.Fluoride is also considered toxic waste. It is one of the most bone seeking elements known to mankind. The US Public Health Service has stated that fluoride makes the bones more brittle and the dental enamel more porous.
Sodium fluoride itself isn't really bad for you - it's in toothpaste. Fluoride in other forms (such as hydrofluoric acid (HF)) can be very bad for you. The fluoride goes to your bones and binds the calcium.
The traces of sodium fluoride in municipal water, some toothpastes and mouthwashes are generally harmless.
(You ARE instructed NOT to swallow the
mouthwashes.)
Sodium fluoride itself is a rather serious toxin.
If you were to come across the pure substance in any significant quantity, (visible to the naked eye), you'd do well to avoid contamination.
Sodium Fluoride is only harmful or "BAD" in high concentrations or pure chemical. If you notice on a toothpaste tube the concentration is around the 1/100th of a percent.
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