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Fluoride RMCL Deemed Appropriate
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1987.tb02900.x
Subject(s) - fluoride , skeletal fluorosis , agency (philosophy) , environmental health , resource (disambiguation) , medicine , dental fluorosis , sociology , chemistry , computer science , inorganic chemistry , computer network , social science
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the recommended maximum contaminant level (RMCL) of 4 mg fluoride per liter set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act was sufficiently low to prevent crippling skeletal fluorosis, even among susceptible individuals. The RMCL was challenged by a resource council and state health department claiming that the level was not low enough to prevent crippling skeletal fluorosis.