WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:

• PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:
  2018: 58.0% – ranked #38 among the states (100% fluoridated is ranked #1)
  2016: 57.8%
  2014: 57.8%
  2012: 57.8%
  2006: 56.1%
  2000: 55.5%
  1992: 49.9%
• To see if your town is fluoridated, click here.
• To learn when your town was fluoridated, and which fluoridation chemical it uses, click here.

LATEST NEWS:

• To see the latest news on fluoride developments in Arizona, click here.
• To see an updated list of Arizona professionals calling for an end to fluoridation, click here.

Arizona’S FLUORIDATION LAW:

• The State of Arizona does not mandate fluoridation.  Local governments control fluoridation policy in AZ.  City councils can begin or discontinue fluoridation at their discretion, or by a referendum vote.  Each community’s fluoridation ordinance is unique.  To learn more about these fluoridation ordinances, click here.

Of special interest:

Pure Wafer Inc., headquartered in Swansea, South Wales, prepares reclaimed silicon test wafers for the semiconductor industry at a facility in Prescott, Arizona. In September 2013 they sued the city regarding a difference of interpretation over the amount of fluoride they discharge into the city’s wastewater treatment system. “Pure Wafer’s lawsuit maintains that the company (formerly Exsil, Inc.) entered a ‘bargain’ with the city in 1997 under which the company would build a $45 million silicon wafer reclamation facility that would employ as many as 100 people… ‘Under that bargain Pure Wafer and the city understood, expected and agreed that Pure Wafer would be discharging into the city’s sewer system each day up to 195,000 gallons of effluent which would contain fluoride of up to 100 milligrams per liter,’ the lawsuit states (The Daily Courier, 11-18-14).” See all press reports

DATA ON ORAL HEALTH:

• 2005. The Oral Health of Arizona’s Children. Current status, trends, and disparities. Arizona Department of Health Services – Office of Oral Health. November.
  — Dental fluorosis mentioned once on page 18: “Consistent with recommendations developed by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, each tooth surface was scored for decay, restorations, sealants, fluorosis, trauma, premature loss, and eruption status. Additional information was gathered to determine treatment urgency and referral needs.” However, no statistics were given on dental fluorosis even though “More than 13,000 children received dental screenings.” and “each tooth surface was scored for decay, restorations, sealants, fluorosis, trauma, premature loss, and eruption status…”

FAN’S STATE COORDINATOR IN Arizona:

If you live in AZ and want to get the fluoride out of your water contact Laurie LeDuc, FAN’s Arizona state coordinator.

ARIZONA COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REJECTED FLUORIDATION:

ARIZONA WATER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS:

Fluoride Pollution Sources in Arizona:

In 2008, Arizona ranked #26 out of 48 states for Hydrogen fluoride releases (707,163 pounds). The following data comes from EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). “Total releases” includes both water and air pollution. It’s important to note, however, that not all industries or sources that release fluoride into the environment are included in the TRI.

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