[Jewelry making - Article 01498] - Re: [Orchid] Why Hydrofluoric acid is so dangerous

[Helen Hill]

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>     if fluoridation were so hazardous we would know by the people lined
>     up in ER's in the last 40 years. It's well known that fluorides are
>     toxic at some levels, depending on what fluoride, but the
>     controversy about toothpaste seems a bit shrill to me, at this
>     stage. Again, just a consumer, not a dentist. I'll point out, for
>     any who didn't make the connection, that I started this thread
>     coming off of the "How to remove vitreous enamel" thread - not
>     just out of nowhere. 

    Yes I agree on the toothpaste issue. If you think about it, most
    things are toxic or hazardous at some level, but HF is not something
    I'd not use without a proper lab set up and fume cupboard. 

Helen
UK
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