Vermont
WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:
- PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:
2018: 56.2% – ranked #41 among the states (100% fluoridated is ranked #1)
2016: 56.2%
2014: 56.1%
2012: 56.1%
2006: 58.7%
2000: 54.2%
1992: 57.4% - To see if your town is fluoridated, click here.
- To learn when your town was fluoridated, and which fluoridation chemical it uses, click here.
WATER FLUORIDATION ACCIDENTS:
- AUGUST 1980 – Accident with school water fluoridation equipment leads to fluoride levels as high as 1,041 ppm and causes an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, headache, dizziness, and diarrhea at a farmers market. (SOURCE: Vogt 1982)
LATEST NEWS:
- To see the latest news on fluoride developments in Vermont, click here.
- To see an updated list of Vermont’s professionals calling for an end to fluoridation, click here.
Vermont’s FLUORIDATION LAW:
- The State of Vermont does not mandate fluoridation. Local governments control fluoridation policy in VT. City councils can begin or discontinue fluoridation at their discretion, or by a referendum vote. To learn more about VT’s fluoridation laws, click here.
DATA ON ORAL HEALTH:
- 2014. Vermont Oral Health Plan 2014. By the Vermont Department of Health. No mention of dental fluorosis.
FAN’S STATE COORDINATOR IN Vermont:
If you live in VT and want to get the fluoride out of your water contact Karl Novak, FAN’s Vermont state coordinator.
Vermont COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REJECTED FLUORIDATION:
| Community | Population | Date |
| BenningtonThis was the second vote against fluoridation (see 2002 below) |
16,000 | March 3, 2015 |
| Bradford | 788 | November 2012 |
| Plainfield (voted to remove fluoride) |
1,333 | March 3, 2009 |
| Bennington | 15,764 | January 8, 2002 |
| Brattleboro | 12,005 | November 7, 2000 |
Fluoride Pollution Sources in Vermont:
| 2008 HF Releases (in pounds) | Type of Industry | Name of Industry |
| 2,781 | Computers/Electronics | IBM CORP. 1000 RIVER ST, ESSEX JUNCTION, Vermont 05452 (CHITTENDEN) |
| 342 | Transportation Equipment | GE AVIATION PLANT 2. 270 WINDCREST RD, NORTH CLARENDON, Vermont 05759 (RUTLAND) |
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