Acute fluoride poisoning associated with an on-site fluoridator in a Vermont elementary school.
On August 30 1980, an outbreak of minor illnesses consisting of nausea and vomiting affected 22 individuals attending a farmers market at a school. Illness was associated with the consumption of beverages made from school water (Xc2 = 65.6, p less than .0001); analysis of the water showed high levels of fluoride (1,041 mg/l). The most likely source of the contamination was the school fluoridator, which had accidentally been left on continuous operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005457:Fluoridation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005458:Fluoride Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014707:Vermont; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000506:poisoning
D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D005459:Fluorides