That was the opinion of County Attorney Troy Rawlings, who reported on his findings to the Davis County Commission Tuesday morning.
“All of the data that has been collected to date, to my knowledge, shows that it appears that the waters of Davis County are safe; that our Davis County Health Department and health board have done a good job of handling these issues,” he said.
“As a result of their conduct, I see no potential liability on behalf of Davis County,” Rawlings said.
County commissioners asked for Rawlings’ opinion on the matter, and if there was any legal liability on the county, because of concerns raised by Lorna Rosenstein, director of Waterwatch of Utah.
The commissioners took his report “under advisement,” taking no formal action.
Rosenstein previously asked health board members to require fluoridated public water systems to advise water users that using reconstituted infant formula with tap water could cause dental fluorosis in children.
“On two of three questions, there was really no legal liability associated with the issues she was asking about,” Rawlings said, citing “sovereign immunity.”
“Under the (Utah legal) code, there was no improper conduct at all on the part of the Davis County Department of Health. On those first two I see no possibility of liability.”
Only a “very remote possibility of any potential liability” was noted by Rawlings, who said “it could easily be addressed. I gave the commissioners some options to consider related to chemical manufacturers, and suppliers, who provide fluoride to Davis County.”
He expressed concern that answers to those questions haven’t been provided to the county or to the State Department of Environmental Quality – with both entities having previously posed the questions.
“I gave them (commissioners) a few possible avenues they could pursue in trying to get answers from the chemical manufacturers,” Rawlings added.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and EPA recommended in January that fluoride levels be set at 0.7 per liter of water, rather than the range that had been recommended previously.
However, last October, the Davis Department of Health had lowered the amount of fluoride in water to that level.
tbusselberg@davisclipper.com
Produce a single peer reviewed, double blind, variable controlled, piece of research that states silicofluoride compounds, with their co-contaminants of heavy metals and radionuclides, are both safe for human ingestion and are effective at systemically preventing dental decay.
Name one that didn't exclude everyone with symptoms or use inappropriate methods. Don't rely on the sanitized reviews of the studies – ask for the originals.
No one can name a study because none exist. There were no legitimate long-term controlled studies; and no attempt to identify, verify, or gather reports of suspected or confirmed cases.
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EPA scientists at
http://www.nteu280.org/Issues/Fluoride/NTEU280-Fluoride.htm
“We applied EPA's risk control methodology, ... the data leads to a Reference Dose for fluoride of 0.000007 mg/kg-day. The implication for the general public of these calculations is clear. Recent, peer-reviewed toxicity data, when applied to EPA's standard method for controlling risks from toxic chemicals, require an immediate halt to the use of the nation's drinking water reservoirs as disposal sites for the toxic waste of the phosphate fertilizer industry\24. “
Ron Eheman - I am a fluoride poisoned person. No I am not dead, but was coming close until I started using clean water.
Other fluoride poisoned persons can be found at my support group
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FluoridePoisoning/
Legislation Overview for Warning Needed on Water Utility Bills
http://fluoridealert.org/infant.overview.html
is a great way to initiate awareness of the F- issues.
I wonder if it goes far enough?
I would think that ALL fluoride susceptible populations should be included. The
DHHS lists a couple of other subgroups that have not been addressed.
A Toxicological Profile
by the
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service,
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) TP-91/17,
Page 112, Sec. 2.7 (Health Impacts), April 1993
POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE
Existing data indicate that subsets of the population may be unusually
susceptible to the toxic effects of fluoride and its compounds. These
populations include the elderly, people with deficiencies of calcium, magnesium,
and/or vitamin C, and people with cardiovascular and kidney problems. ...
So let's start a list:
Infants
Young children
the elderly
people with deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and/or vitamin C
people with cardiovascular problems
people with kidney problems
people with diabetes mellitus
pregnent women
people with allergies or hypersensitivity to fluoride
people with compromised immune systems
people with dental and skeletal fluorosis
people who consume fluoride through multiple vehicles, including foods,
beverages, and drugs that are not labeled for fluoride content
outdoor workers
athletes
Black Americans
People with chronic Fatigue Syndrome
people with Fibromyalgia
people with Gulf War Syndrome
people who shower/bathe in fluoridated water
people with autism spectrum disorders
people with hyperparathyroidism or osteosclerosis
people with gum disease
people with ulceration of gastric and duodenal tissue
people with ulcers or heartburn
People with hypothyroid disorders
people with gall and kidney stones
WELL !!! there are a lot of groups!
looks like a small handfull of people can still drink the water
without concern - at least till it bioaccumulates and they are part of one of
the above groups.