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Utah could be the first state to ban using fluoride in drinking water if it gets signed into law.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Utah is gearing up to make history as the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill to prohibit the addition of the tooth decay-fighting mineral.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Manatee County leaders plan to discuss the possibility of removing fluoride from the county’s drinking water Tuesday.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Utah is gearing up to make history as the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill to prohibit the addition of the tooth decay-fighting mineral.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Manatee County leaders plan to discuss the possibility of removing fluoride from the county’s drinking water Tuesday.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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fluoride
noun
flu·o·ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd 
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride
adjective
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