• silasmariner@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    If you don’t add chlorine to your water supply, it has a tendency to harbour some much worse stuff. Like cholera. And the level to which water is artificially fluorinated is much lower that it is naturally in many places. Just ‘pure’ water would be a terrible idea

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      2 days ago

      Chlorine absolutely makes sense.

      Chlorine is our anion gap, we have so much more than you can imagine, it’s literally in salt.

      Flourine is less common, saying some places have a lot is like saying arsenic is fine because chile has high concentrations. The Pampas actually is known for their wines and they have massive arsenic.