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In Escambia County, since 2001, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) [http://www.ecua.org/images/dload/Bid%20Tab%202010%2004%20HFS%20ACID.pdf has paid] to have Hydrofluorisilicic Acid (also known as [http://www.chemblink.com/products/16961-83-4.htm Hexafluorosilicic Acid H2SiF6]) added to public drinking water supplies. The County [http://ecua.org/images/dload/ECUA%20Board%20March%20official%20minutes.pdf currently pays] $5.00/gallon with a maximum expenditure of $300,000 annually.
The National Research Council released [http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=36 a 2006 report] entitled "Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards," which notes a growing body of scientific research linking fluoride exposure to disruption of the nervous and endocrine systems, including the brain, thyroid and pineal gland. According to data presented in the report, many Americans (particularly children), living in so-called “low fluoride” (1 ppm) areas, exceed the fluoride doses associated with thyroid disturbances.