What are the health risks of consuming water with fluoride levels greater than 4 mg/L?
Children aged 8 years and younger have an increased chance of developing severe tooth enamel fluorosis. Consumption over a lifetime may increase the likelihood of bone fractures, and may result in skeletal fluorosis, a painful or even crippling disease. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that safe exposure of fluoride is below 4 mg/L in drinking water to avoid those effects. The National Research Council recently completed a report on health effects of excessively high fluoride consumption, and CDC has a Statement on the 2006 National Research Council (NRC) Report on Fluoride in Drinking Water .
Children aged 8 years and younger have an increased chance of developing severe tooth dental fluorosis. Consumption over a lifetime may increase the likelihood of bone fractures, and may result in skeletal fluorosis, a painful or even crippling disease. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that safe exposure of fluoride is below 4 mg/L in drinking water to avoid those effects. The National Research Council recently completed a report on health effects of excessively high fluoride consumption, and CDC has a Statement on the 2006 National Research Council (NRC) Report on Fluoride in Drinking Water .
