If I do not want to drink fluoridated tap water, how can I remove the fluoride?
There are four different ways to remove fluoride from tap water: activated alumina filters, distillation, reverse osmosis, and anion exchange. No treatment method will remove all of the fluoride. Consult with the manufacturers on the amount of fluoride their products can remove.

The most effective whole house filtration method for removing fluoride is reverse osmosis which has up to 80-90% efficiency. Water distillation systems remove up to 100% of fluoride, and bottled water does not generally contain fluoride.

The following products or procedures will NOT remove fluoride:
- Activated carbon filters
- Water softeners
- Boiling water - concentrates fluoride rather than reduces it.
- Refrigerating or freezing water - has no effect on the concentration of fluoride in the water

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1. Does ACWD fluoridate its water?
2. Why do you fluoridate the drinking water?
3. What is fluoride?
4. How much fluoride is added to my water?
5. How does ACWD monitor the fluoride level in my water?
6. What do health professionals say about fluoride?
7. What are the regulations on fluoridating drinking water?
8. Do statewide regulations regarding fluoridation apply to ACWD?
9. Should I use fluoride supplements?
10. Is fluoride okay for my pets?
11. If I have water filter, is it removing the fluoride?
12. If I do not want to drink fluoridated tap water, how can I remove the fluoride?
13. Which organizations endorse water fluoridation?