Inorganic chemicals · 2023
Fluoride in Hialeah, FL tap water
Hialeah, FL's 2023 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Miami Dade-Wasd | 0.1–0.9 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Reported level Hialeah Ro | 0.05 mg/L | 4 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Hialeah, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Fluoride
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.
Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
How Hialeah, FL compares
1 of the 20 FL systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:
People also ask
+Is there Fluoride in Hialeah, FL tap water?
Yes — Hialeah, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.1–0.9 mg/L. Hialeah, FL's 2023 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 4 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Fluoride is 4 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Fluoride?
A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?
1 of the 20 FL systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Petersburg, FL.
+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Hialeah, FL water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/fl/hialeah/2023/source.