What Is Sodium Fluoride

SODIUM FLUORIDE FACTS:
Sodium fluoride, is one of the most frequent causes of acute poisoning in young children.

Sodium fluoride is more toxic than lead, and almost as toxic as arsenic.

What Is Sodium Fluoride:

Sodium fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula NaF. This colourless solid is the main source of the fluoride ion in diverse applications. Sodium fluoride is less expensive and less hygroscopic than potassium fluoride.

Sodium fluoride, the type used in toothpaste, is one of the most frequent causes of acute poisoning in young children.

The toxicity chart shows that sodium fluoride is more toxic than lead, and almost as toxic as arsenic. July of 1987, the maximum contaminant level (MCL) allowed in U.S. drinking water for arsenic was 50 parts per billion (ppb), lead was 15 ppb (as of 12/92) and fluoride was recently changed to 4,000 ppb, which is equal to 4ppm.

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This post was written by whitey on May 15, 2010 Comments (0)