Test results

After testing the samples of sodium fluoride obtained from all six Chinese suppliers used by American municipalities, the Natural News lab obtained the following results. They broke out the highest levels found of each toxic metal, and then listed the average contamination levels for all the tested samples. From Natural News:

Highest levels found (in parts per billion)

-aluminum: 283,218 ppb
-arsenic: 137 ppb
-strontium: 9,417 ppb
-lead: 988 ppb
-uranium: 1,415 ppb
-tungsten: presence confirmed in 2 of 6 samples but quantitative analysis not conducted on tungsten

Average levels found (in parts per billion)

-aluminum: 69,364 ppb
-arsenic: 70 ppb
-strontium: 1,751 ppb
-lead: 299 ppb
-uranium: 239 ppb

Quality control

The study’s lead researcher, Mike Adams, was quick to point out that the samples of sodium fluoride obtained from the six manufacturers in China varied wildly in their contamination levels. As an example, he explains, “Laboratory testing shows that metals contamination varies considerably from one source of fluoride to the next. For example, while 988 ppb of lead was found in the sodium fluoride from one source, another source showed as little as 53 ppb. But that low-lead source contained over 1,400 ppb of uranium, a potentially concerning figure.”

Follow-up investigation by the researchers revealed that while there is little or no quality control in China over the companies that manufacture America’s fluoride, there is also no testing done of the water additive by American officials who import the chemical and blindly dump it into the country’s water supply. “There are many different chemical compounds which contain fluorine elements in various configurations,” Adams warns, “Some are far more toxic than others. And all of them are, by default, labeled ‘fluoride’ for purposes of municipal water fluoridation.”

Effects of heavy metal contamination

The health website Mercola.com warns readers that if they are chronically sick and don’t know why, heavy metal contamination may be the cause. In their 2008 report, ‘Toxic Metal: The Reason You Feel Sick’, the physician-authors warn readers that while some people are sickened by large doses of heavy metals, the vast majority of Americans are getting sick from ongoing, low-level doses of the metals on a daily basis.

The authors detail the many Americans who seem to always feel sick, writing of them, ‘They may digest their food poorly, experience digestive distress, or be generally sickly. One reason may be toxic metals like: Mercury, Aluminum, Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead, Nickel.’ The doctors conclude, ‘These toxic metals can cause or contribute to a long list of diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other brain and neurological disorders. While the medical establishment recognizes the acute toxicity that comes from high levels of metals in your body, far more people suffer the adverse effects of low-level, chronic exposure.’

In their 2008 report, the medical researchers also discuss how heavy metal contamination has become so widespread throughout America, the toxic metals are showing up in higher concentrations in blood tests of newborn American babies. The authors write, ‘It has now gotten to the point where babies are being BORN toxic due to the toxic load of their mothers. A 2004 study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that blood samples from newborns contained an average of 287 toxins, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and chemicals in non-stick cookware.’

For more information on heavy metals found in America’s tap water, read the full report from Natural News.