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The question was, How much flouride is found in Tea, black and green separately, if different. This can be measured per ounce, per gallon or per serving. A follow-up question would be, Are there any documented negative effects related to the flouride in tea. Thank you. Jeff

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Jeff - <BR><BR>Dr. Dainel Armstrong at Iowa State has analyzed a variety of teas for organic compounds.&nbsp; He might also have obtained some information on the flouride content.&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><BR>His URL and email&nbsp;are <A href=http://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Daniel_Armstrong/">http://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Daniel_Armstrong/</A>&nbsp; and <A href="mailto:sec4dwa@iastate.edu">sec4dwa@iastate.edu</A>.<BR><BR>You might also contact some tea companies directly using their URLs.<BR><BR>Good luck<BR><BR>Frank Settle&nbsp;<BR>Department of Chemistry<BR>Washington &amp; Lee University<BR>Lexington, VA<BR><BR><BR><BR>Is their any indication of the flouride content on the labels?&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><BR><BR><BR> http://www.chem.iastate.edu/faculty/Daniel_Armstrong/ http://vrd.askvrd.org/services/answerschema.xml


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