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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Fluoride does have long term effects though once you consider fluoride exposure through all sources like diet, which is mostly due to fluoride from water ending up in farmland. Tradesmen alone regularly exceed the upper limits due to high water consumption in hotter seasons

[–] we_avoid_temptation 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Citation needed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

To which? These are all pulled from research, just need to know which so I don't waste my time pulling up something you're not questioning

[–] we_avoid_temptation 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ideally both.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356603384_Bioaccumulation_of_Fluoride_in_Plants_and_Its_Microbially_Assisted_Remediation_A_Review_of_Biological_Processes_and_Technological_Performance

Plants are vulnerable to fluoride accumulation in soil, and their growth and development can be negatively affected, even with low fluoride content in the soil.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

WHO guidelines for 1.5mg/L fluoride

https://web.archive.org/web/20110707103002/http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/2011/dwq_guidelines/en/#%3A%7E%3Atext=This+fourth+edition+of+the+World+Health+Organization%E2%80%99s%2Cfor+water+safety+in+support+of+public+health.

Upper limit of 10mg/day (considered to be high by some bodies)

https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/nutrient-reference-values/nutrients/fluoride-updated-2017

Basic bath: only considering water intake, consuming 6-7 liters in a day (regular occurance working in Australia) puts you over the upper limit without considering major sources like diet, tea and dental products and treatments.