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Resolution: calling for Austin City Council and the Public Water Utility to warn the public to the dangers of hexafluorosilicic acid and to stop the artificial fluoridation of Austin’s drinking water with the chemical H2SiF6.

Whereas, the Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control recently announced that 41% of teens between the ages of 12-15yrs have dental fluorosis caused from an “over exposure to fluoride”… www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/01/pre_pub_frn_fluoride.html

Whereas, the National Academy of Science and NRC report of 2006 found that low levels of fluoride increases the rate of bone fractures, severity of diabetes, causes brittle bones, contributes to thyroid dysfunction, and has been linked to various cancers … www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11571

Whereas, the Austin Public Water Utility and CDC have warned parents about the dangers of using fluoridated water in baby formula as it may result in fluorosis. In addition, over 25 studies have linked fluoride to lowered IQs in children … http://www.fluoridealert.org/iq.studies.html

Whereas, water fluoridation is being used as medication yet does not allow for control of dosage. Infants, young children, pets, and adults receive the same amount of fluoride in a glass of water with no consideration to differences in age, weight, or sensitivity… http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/

Whereas, the chemical H2SiF6, a byproduct of phosphate ore strip mining (purchased from Mosaic Co.) is a highly reactive and corrosive chemical that is not of medical or pharmaceutical purity and is known to cause dental fluorosis and skeletal bone disease. www.mosaicco.com/products/industrial_products_hfs.htm

Whereas, the CDC says the predominant effect of fluoride is “topical”, from fluoride treatments or using fluoridated toothpaste, not from drinking fluoridated water. Artificial water fluoridation is not only costly and ineffective but dangerous to many… www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm

It is here by RESOLVED, that Austin City Council:
1. Immediately include a warning on water utility bills to the risks posed from giving fluoridated water to infants, or those adversely affected by fluoride.
2. Carry out an independent chemical analysis of the hexaflurosilicic acid being used and to verify it is free of radioactive isotopes, heavy metals, and ensure it is safe for all.
3. Vote to end the practice of artificial water fluoridation, and until that time, issue an immediate moratorium to protect those being harmed.