This book reviews the effects on health of fluoride ingested from various sources. Those health effects reviewed include dental fluorosis; bone fracture; effects on renal, reproductive, and gastrointestinal systems; and genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. The book also reviews the Environmental Protection Agency's current drinking-water standard for fluoride and considers future research needs.
Table of Contents |
skim chapter | |
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FRONT MATTER | i-xviii | |
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 1-14 | |
1 INTRODUCTION | 15-18 | |
2 DENTAL FLUOROSIS | 19-50 | |
3 FLUORIDE EXPOSURE AND RISK OF BONE FRACTURE | 51-72 | |
4 REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE | 73-84 | |
5 EFFECTS OF INGESTED FLUORIDE ON RENAL, GASTROINTESTINAL, AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS | 85-90 | |
6 GENOTOXICITY OF FLUORIDE | 91-108 | |
7 CARCINOGENICITY OF FLUORIDE | 109-124 | |
8 INTAKE, METABOLISM, AND DISPOSITION OF FLUORIDE | 125-134 | |
REFERENCES | 135-166 | |
APPENDIX 1 | 167-172 | |
APPENDIX 2 | 173-176 | |
APPENDIX 3 | 177-181 |
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