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by MuddyChard on August 13th, 2005

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When tap water is boiled or left out overnight, does it lose it's fluoride?

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  • by Quirkie on September 9th, 2005

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    No, in fact you'd end up concentrating the flouride slightly just as if you continuously boil salt water you eventually end up with salt.

    However, the water will lose it's disolved chlorine - thus allowing organisms to grow in it.

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  • by Kornflapper on September 20th, 2009

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    No, fluorine compounds (fluorides) are stable, they are not gaseous and not volatile, so they don't leave the water.

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  • by mgl on September 20th, 2009

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    It's a salt, you need to distil the water.

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  • by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on September 20th, 2009

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    Reverse osmosis is the most common, safe and economical method to remove flourides from water. Boiling alone will remove little if any flouride content yo...

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  • by Don Gorgeous George on September 20th, 2009

    Don Gorgeous George

    My understanding is that it will not lose any fluoride. If you want to play it safe, buy distilled water. You can even add mineral concentrations to the distilled water to really give it a kick.

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