Missouri

WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:

• PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:
  2018:  75.6% – ranked #27 among the states (100% fluoridated is ranked #1)
  2016:  76.8%
  2014:  76.6%
  2012:  76.4%
  2006:  79.7%
  2000:  80.5%
  1992:  71.4%
• To see if your town is fluoridated, click here.
• To learn when your town was fluoridated, and which fluoridation chemical it uses, click here.

MISSOURI FLUORIDE DATA FOR EACH WATER SYSTEM

• 2020: Levels of Fluoride in the State’s Drinking Water and Fluoridation Status: 109 Public Water Systems with fluoride levels over 0.71 ppm.

• 82 public water systems over 1.0 ppm

• 27 systems between 0.71 and 1.0 ppm.

LATEST NEWS:

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

Missouri’s FLUORIDATION LAW:

• Missouri Revised Statute § 640.135 prohibits the MO Department of Natural Resources from requiring or prohibiting the addition of fluoride to public drinking water.  Local governments control fluoridation policy in MO.  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.

DATA ON ORAL HEALTH:

• Dental Health Fact Sheet: Emergency Department  Utilization for Dental Complaints, Missouri 1994 – 2014. Updated Sept 2016.
• 2005. The Oral Health of Missouri’s Children. Executive Summary. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Oral Health Program. No mention of dental fluorosis.
• 2014. Oral Health in Missouri 2014: A Burden Report by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. No mention of dental fluorosis.

FAN’S STATE COORDINATOR IN Missouri:

If you live in MO and want to get the fluoride out of your water contact Stuart Cooper, FAN’s Campaign Manager.

Missouri COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REJECTED FLUORIDATION:

MISSOURI WATER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS:

FLUORIDE POLLUTION SOURCES IN MISSOURI:

In 2008, Missouri ranked #14 out of 48 states for Hydrogen Fluoride releases (2,143,720 pounds) into the environment. 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.