##How will fluoride be removed from my drinking water? The following treatment method(s) have proven to be effective for removing fluoride to below 4.0 mg/L or 4.0 ppm: distillation or reverse osmosis.

##Will using a home water filtration system take the fluoride out of my home's water?
Removal of fluoride from water is a difficult water treatment action. Most point-of-use treatment systems for homes that are installed for use by single faucets use activated carbon filtration, which will not remove the fluoride ion. The ability of other treatment systems such as reverse osmosis, ion exchange, or distillation systems to reduce fluoride levels vary in their effectiveness to reduce fluoride. Check with the manufacturer of the individual product.

###Reverse Osmosis Systems

• Reverse Osmosis Systems will remove common chemical contaminants (metal ions, aqueous salts), including sodium, chloride, copper, chromium, and lead; may reduce arsenic, fluoride, radium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrate, and phosphorous.

###Distillation Systems

• Distillation Systems will remove common chemical contaminants, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, nitrate, sodium, sulfate, and many organic chemicals.

#Should fluoride be removed? The question then becomes, is it really worth it to remove the fluoride?

#Fluoridated water for preparing infant formula While drinking fluoridated water may not be unhealthy, the CDC warns that using such water to prepare infant formula may lead to dental fluorosis.

###Overview: Infant Formula and Fluorosis

Recent evidence suggests that mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with fluoridated water on a regular basis may increase the chance of a child developing the faint, white markings of very mild or mild enamel fluorosis.

 

You can use fluoridated water for preparing infant formula. However, if your child is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there may be an increased chance for mild dental fluorosis.

How will fluoride be removed from my drinking water?

The following treatment method(s) have proven to be effective for removing fluoride to below 4.0 mg/L or 4.0 ppm: distillation or reverse osmosis.

Will using a home water filtration system take the fluoride out of my home's water?

Removal of fluoride from water is a difficult water treatment action. Most point-of-use treatment systems for homes that are installed for use by single faucets use activated carbon filtration, which will not remove the fluoride ion. The ability of other treatment systems such as reverse osmosis, ion exchange, or distillation systems to reduce fluoride levels vary in their effectiveness to reduce fluoride. Check with the manufacturer of the individual product.

Reverse Osmosis Systems

• Reverse Osmosis Systems will remove common chemical contaminants (metal ions, aqueous salts), including sodium, chloride, copper, chromium, and lead; may reduce arsenic, fluoride, radium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrate, and phosphorous.

Distillation Systems

• Distillation Systems will remove common chemical contaminants, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, nitrate, sodium, sulfate, and many organic chemicals.

Should fluoride be removed?

The question then becomes, is it really worth it to remove the fluoride?

Fluoridated water for preparing infant formula

While drinking fluoridated water may not be unhealthy, the CDC warns that using such water to prepare infant formula may lead to dental fluorosis.

Overview: Infant Formula and Fluorosis

Recent evidence suggests that mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with fluoridated water on a regular basis may increase the chance of a child developing the faint, white markings of very mild or mild enamel fluorosis.

You can use fluoridated water for preparing infant formula. However, if your child is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there may be an increased chance for mild dental fluorosis.

#Fluoridated water for preparing infant formula While drinking fluoridated water may not be unhealthy, the CDC warns that using such water to prepare infant formula may lead to dental fluorosis.

It also should be noted that with both distillation and reverse osmosis, there is quite a bit of water wasted in the filtering process. Which may be of little concern if the fluoride levels are high, and your health is at stake. In my case, however, the fluoride levels may not be high enough to justify the waste.

#Fluoridated water for preparing infant formula While drinking fluoridated water may not be unhealthy, the CDC warns that using such water to prepare infant formula may lead to dental fluorosis.

After quite a bit of research, I've decided to install a water cooler instead of a filtration system. This will allow me to use non-fluoridated bottled water for drinking, cooking, and infant formula preparation. Bottled water provides the protection level I'm looking for, without the waste associated with reverse osmosis or distillation.

If a filtration system is NSF compliant, it will list the Performance Claims. Performance claims list what is filtered out, and at what level.

^{Example performance claims from Krystal Pure™ Reverse Osmosis Systems KR5 - KR10 - KR15 (PDF)}