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Contaminated with what exactly?
Edit: if it's As and Pb, both (among many other things) are closely monitored in any city water supply (and also occur naturally) to ensure there is little to none.
I can (and I'm sure you can as well) look up exactly the levels of contaminants allowed in your drinking water if it's coming from a plant.
If it's another element(s) or compound(s), I'm quite interested to know what they may be.
Also as per my last reply, are you a scientist of any kind?
Did you not read where the fluoride comes from? The smokestack scrubbers have heavy metals and other contaminates. There is no processing to purify it so it is contaminated.
Perhaps you could argue there is not enough contaminates to cause a problem, but that does not change the fact you are dumping pollutants into the water supply under the guise of public health.
Even if they dumped pharmeucutical grade fluoride into the water it would likely not be effective unless the population has no access to tooth paste or dental care. Not to mention people with kidney problems should not have any fluoride at all.
The implications of treating people with a medication without their approval is also problematic. Many nations throughout Europe do not use fluoride in their water supply. Their tooth decay is not higher because of it.
So like I was saying, this is not a conspiracy. It is proven fact. It is something that should be sunsetted and fertilizer plants should start treating their waste instead of dumping it in our water supply.