Has anyone successfully removed fluoride from their municipal water supply?

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answer:It depends on dosage. Exaggerated anxiety about it will cause greater harm. A 1994 World Health Organization expert committee suggested a level of fluoride from 0.5 to 1.0 mg/L (milligrams per liter), depending on climate. Some domestic water filters remove some or all fluoride. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_filter

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