Considerations in Supplying Fluoridated Water to Industry

problems exist principally where fluoridation is being considered. To a lesser extent, they exist where fluoridation is being practiced. Oddly, such problems seem rarely to be found where water supplies have carried 1.0-1.5 ppm F for many years. This discussion cannot cover all the questions which have been raised. No water works man, including the author, is qualified to discuss all the dental, medical, public health, commercial, and industrial problems involved, or which are purported to be involved. Concerning the categories of dentistry and medicine, the water works man can, at best, be an informed layman. In the many statements which have been made on the benefits or hazards of fltioridation, he can try to separate the grain from the chaff, for his own information, but not to make himself an expert. The public health field is, however, not far removed from the water supply field. Many water supply operations have public health aspects. Consequently, many persons in the water supply field are familiar with the techniques of epidemiology and vital statistics, particularly when they involve water supply. Several statements have been made