text: Richard 
  
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  The compound most often used to fluoridate water systems is hydrofluorosilic acid (HFA), a co-product of the process utilized to produce the other co-product, phosphoric acid.  PA is used in soft drinks we consume and in fertilizers which become incorporated into foods that we eat.  To irrationally fear one co-product is to irrationally fear the other.
  
  The mechanism through which HFA delivers fluoride ions into water is not dilution, it is hydrolysis (dissocation).  Once hydrolyzed, HFA no longer exists in that water. It does not reach the tap.  It is not ingested.
  
  The "charlatans" are obviously those such as you who seek to deprive entire populations of the benefits of this initiative through the intentional dissemination of misinformation.  
  
  Do yourself a favor, Richard.  Seek to properly educate yourself on fluoridation before furthering embarrassing yourself.'
  
  Steven D. Slott, DDS