Does fluoride in drinking water risk IQ loss?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Stokstad, Erik
- Source
- Science; 2/9/2024, Vol. 383 Issue 6683, p579-579, 1p, 1 Color Photograph
- Subject
- Intelligence levels
Fluoride varnishes
Fluorides
Drinking water
Freedom of Information Act (U.S.)
Poisons
Dental discoloration
- Language
- ISSN
- 00368075
The article focuses on a legal battle in a San Francisco courtroom over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should ban the fluoridation of drinking water due to concerns about neurodevelopmental problems in fetuses and children. It mentions the case involves a clash between supporters of water fluoridation, which is recognized as a significant public health achievement.