Chlorine is added to disinfect the water, while fluoride is added to treat the drinker of the water. I don’t mind if chlorine is used sparingly (as it is in our water district); but it isn’t a substitute for the proper collection, storage and distribution of the water supply. Some water districts overuse chlorine, and that’s not good.
I filter out the chlorine in water I drink. I do that mainly to improve the taste; but, also because chlorinated drinking water is a proven carcinogen.
Let me ask you: where do you draw the line on government adding medicinal chemicals to your drinking water? Do you, for instance, also support the addition of Lithium?
I use fluoridated tooth paste, and fluoridated mouthwashes. That way, I decide how much fluoride I will ingest. Why do you prefer government to make those decisions for you?
Please don't insinuate something I never said. That's a conversation stopper.
“Do you, for instance, also support the addition of Lithium?”
Absolutely yes. I many locales,, Yes. Quaaludes too.
They have to use enough chlorine so that it effectively disinfects the piping at the extremities of the water piping system. So then naturally your going to get a higher dose closer to the water treatment plant and a lesser dose further from the plant, as chlorine parishes rather quickly.
The design of the water system is also important with respect to chlorine, ideally you want many loops as apposed to long dead ends, so that water the water is constantly moving and not ever inching to a lengthy dead end.
Chlorine will evaporate out of your water, will flouride?
Chlorine will evaporate out of your water, will flouride?