Abstract |
The Office of Drinking Water (ODW), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has prepared a Draft Criteria Document on Fluoride. This Document is a preliminary draft which has not, as yet, been formally released by the ODW, USEPA and should not be construed at this stage to represent Agency Policy. This Draft Fluoride Criteria Document is an extensive review of the following topics: Physical and chemical properties of fluoride; toxicokinetics and human exposure to fluoride; health effects of fluoride in humans and animals; mechanisms of toxicity of fluoride; quantification of fluoride toxicity. |