EDITORIAL AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUTHORITARIANISM VERSUS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE .. 129
XXIInd ISFR Conference, Bellingham, USA,
  August 24-27, 1998 .. 130
First Pan-Asia-Pacific Conference on Fluoride and Arsenic Research
  Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, P R China,
  August 16-20, 1999 .. 130

RESEARCH REPORTS AND REVIEWS
FLUORIDE AND CALCIUM DISTRIBUTION
IN HUMAN PLACENTA
  D Chlubek, R Poreba, B Machalinski, Poland .. 131-136

PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY IN JORDAN: ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO PHOSPHATE DUST AND FLUORIDE
  Burhan A AbuDhaise and Naheid I AbuOmar, Jordan .. 137-142

AMELIORATIVE ROLE OF AMINOACIDS ON FLUORIDE-INDUCED ALTERATIONS IN MICE – Part II
  Dhruva Patel and N J Chinoy, India .. 143-148

ABSTRACTS AND COMMENTS
DRINKING WATER FLUORIDATION: BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND HIP FRACTURE INCIDENCE
  R Lehmann, I M. Wapniarz, B Hofmann et al, Germany .. 149
  Comment by John R Lee .. 149-150

EFFECT OF CHRONIC FLUORIDE EXPOSURE
IN UREMIC RATS
  A Dunipace, E Brizendine, M Wilson et al, USA .. 151
  Comment by John Colquhoun .. 151

THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC IN WATER FLUORIDATION: PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPIONS OR ANTI-FLUORIDATION FREEDOM FIGHTERS?
  G B Hastings, K Hughes, S Lawther and R J Lowry, Scotland and England .. 152
  Comment by Bill Wilson .. 152

LIST OF SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS .. 152

DISCUSSION SECTION
TWO UNANSWERED LETTERS
  Letter to Dr Bruce Alberts .. 153-155
  Letter to Dr Kenneth I Shine .. 156-157

NEW EVIDENCE ON FLUORIDATION
by Diesendorf et al in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health reprinted in Fluoride 30 (3) August 1997:
  Critiques by Herbison et al .. 158-165
  Response of authors .. 166-169

REPORT ON SYMPOSIUM
  David Kennedy and William Hirzy, USA .. 170

CORRECTION .. 170

FLUORIDATION IN EUROPE (Letter to the Editor)
  R Ziegelbecker, Austria .. 171-174

CONTENTS: XXIInd ISFR CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

ENVIRONMENTAL FLUORIDE POLLUTION
HEALTH EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE POLLUTION CAUSED BY COAL BURNING IN CHINA
1. FLUORIDE EXPOSURE RESULTING FROM INDOOR COAL BURNING
  M Ando, M Tadano, S Asanuma et al, Japan and China S1

CHRONIC FLUORIDE POISONING IN RURAL AREAS OF JIANGXI PROVINCE
  1. FLUORIDE CONCENTRATION S IN FOODS AND INDOOR AIR
  K Itai, S Oguri, M Nohara et al, Japan and China .. .. S2

FLUORIDE TRANSFER CONTRIBUTING TO FLUOROSIS IN PINGXIANG REGION IN JIANGXI, CHINA
  C Chen, Y Xiao, M Lin and Y Chen, China .. S2

FLUORIDE PROBLEM IN THE MOLDOVA REPUBLIC
  S Toma, J Kreidman, O Vedina and S Veliksar, Moldova .. S3

FLUORIDE DISTRIBUTION IN BUROZEMS OF MOLDOVA
  O Vedina and J Kreidman, USA and Moldova .. S3

FLUORIDE IN SOILS AND PLANTS
  J Kreidman and O Vedina, Moldova and USA .. S4

FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN VOG (volcanic-derived fog) FROM HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
  F A Basabe, USA .. S4

OFFICIAL LEVELS OF FLUORIDE FOR DAIRY CATTLE ARE TOXIC
  L Krook, USA .. S6

DIETARY FLUORIDE
A STUDY ON SAFE DIETARY FLUORIDE LEVEL
  V K Desa and B B Desai, India .. S5

ROLE OF FOOD IN FLUORIDE TOXICITY IN ENDEMIC AREA OF MAHESANA DISTRICT, GUJARAT, INDIA
  B B Desai and V K Desai, India .. S5

HEALTH/BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
TEA-DEPENDENT FLUOROSIS IN CHINA: A REVIEW
  G Jiang and Y Hao, China .. S6

HEALTH SURVEY OF WORKERS OF AN ALUMINUM PLANT IN JIANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA.
  1. ON RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND
  VENTILATORY FUNCTIONS
  S Nakaya, K Itai, M Tatsumi et al, Japan and China .. S7

A STUDY ON THE CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD FLUOROSIS
IN GUIZHOU, CHINA
  Q Cai, H Zhang and Z Wei, China ....S7

TOXIC EFFECTS OF WATER FLUORIDATION ON CROCODILIANS AND RODENTS IN CAPITIVITY
  P N Jacobs and A W Burgstahler, USA .. S8

EFFECTS OF INHALED FLUORIDE ON MICE
  X Q Chen, M Ando and K Machida, Japan .. S8

DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF SODIUM
FLUORIDE AND ACUTE RENAL DAMAGE IN RATS
  T Dote, K Kono, H Nishiura et al, Japan .. S9

URINARY BIOMARKERS FOR MONITORING KIDNEY INTOXICATION IN RATS EXPOSED TO FLUORIDE
  K Usuda, K Kono, T Dote et al, Japan .. .. .. S9

DISTRIBUTION OF FLUORIDE IN ALVEOLI AND
MANDIBLES OF EUROPEAN DEER
  A Machoy-Mokrzynska, H Zakrzewska and M Materny, Poland S10

BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND FLUOROSIS IN
RESIDENTS OF TIANJIN
  Y Jiang, C Yang, H Zhang and C Tian, China .. S10

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ENDEMIC|
FLUOROSIS IN HEBEI PROVINCE
  J Zhao, E Zhang and J Wang, China .. S11

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE OF ENDEMIC FLUOROSIS IN JAINGSU
  Y Zhao, China .. S11

ASSOCIATION OF FLUORIDATION WITH CANCER
PROMOTION BASED ON ANALYSIS OF CANCER
REGISTRY STATISTICS
  K Takahashi, K Akiniwa and K Narita, Japan .. S12

A STUDY OF FLUOROSIS CAUSED BY WATER-BORNE FLUORIDE IN TIANJIN
  Y Li, H Zhang, Y Zhai et al, China .. S12

EVALUATION OF FLUOROSIS PREVENTATION BY
IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN JILIN
PROVINCE, CHINA
  Y Jiao, Y Sun, S Lin and Y Yang, China .. S13

INTELLIGENCE AND FLUORIDE EXPOSURE IN
NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN
  B Spittle, D Fergusson and C Bouwer, New Zealand .. S13

DENTAL COSTS NOT AFFECTED BY FLUORIDATION - LARGE-SCALE TOOTH DECAY STUDIES SHOW
LACK OF 'BENEFICIAL' EFFECTS
  J A Yiamouyiannis, USA .. S14

CONTENTS: XXIInd ISFR CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS ... continued

CHRONIC FLUORIDE POISONING IN RURAL AREAS OF JAINGXI PROVINCE
2. PREVALENCE OF DENTAL FLUOROSIS
  M Yamada, M Nohara, K Itai et al, Japan and China .. S14

HEALTH EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE POLLUTION CAUSED BY COAL BURNING IN CHINA
2. EXPOSURE OF FLUORIDE OBSERVED IN TERMS OF DENTAL FLUOROSIS
  T Kondo, M Ando, T Watanabe et al, Japan and China .. S15

HEALTH SURVEY OF WORKERS OF AN ALUMINUM PLANT IN JIANGXI PROVINCE
2. BONE MINERAL DENSITY .. S15
  M Tatsumi, T Onoda, K Itai et al, China

HOW FAST DOES FLUORIDE ACCUMULATE IN HUMAN BONES? A REVIEW AND NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE UK
  P Mansfield, England .. S16

THE IMPACT OF WATER-BORNE FLUORIDE ON BONE DENSITY
   W Czarnowski, J Krechniak, B Urbanska and
  K Stolarska, Poland .. S16

COMPLEX DAMAGE OF JOINTS IN EXPERIMENTAL OSTEO- AND ARTHROFLUOROSIS OF RATS
  M Bély and Á Apáthy, Hungary .. S17

HEALTH EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE POLLUTION CAUSED BY COAL BURNING IN CHINA.
3. SKELETAL FLUOROSIS
  T Watanabe, S Matsushima, M Ando et al, Japan and China .. S18

PREVENTION OF IODINE DEFICIENCY IN HIGH
FLUORIDE AREAS IN TIANJIN CITY, CHINA
  Y Li, J Zhang and Z Li, China .. S18

INFLUENCE OF TIME AND SOIL ENVIRONMENT ON FLUORINE ACCUMULATION IN BONES FROM ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS IN POLAND
  I Nocen, B Machalinski, K Ciechanowski and
  Z Machoy, Poland .. S19

REVIEW OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND THE ROLES OF FLUORIDE, SEX HORMONES AND BISPHOSPHONATES
  John R Lee, USA .. S19

FLUORIDE CONCENTRATION IN BONE INFLUENCES PERIPROSTHETIC BONE MINERAL LOSS AFTER UNCEMENTED TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
  A Bohatyrewicz, A Gusta, P Bialecki et al, Poland .. S20

RELATIONSHIP OF BONE DENSITY OF THIRD METACARPAL AND PROXIMAL PHALANX TO MENOPAUSE IN POPULATIONS WITH AND WITHOUT ENDEMIC FLUOROSIS
  S Osato, M Niwa, I Kuroyama et al, Japan and China .. S21

INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES
IN ENDEMIC SKELETAL FLUOROSIS
  K P Singh, R J Dash, J S Varma et al, India .. S22

FAST RESPONSE TO FLUORIDE IN HUMANS
  J Franke and R Huyke, Germany .. S22

NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS

FLUORIDE AND THE BRAIN: HIDDEN "HALO" EFFECTS
  P J Mullenix, USA .. S23

ALTERATIONS IN NEURONAL AND CEREBROVASCULAR INTEGRITY IN RATS CHRONICALLY ADMINISTERED ALUMINUM-FLUORIDE OR SODIUM-FLUORIDE
  K Jensen, J Varner and R Isaacson, USA .. S23

NEUROTOXICITY OF FLUORIDE IN RATS - NEUROPATHOLOGICAL STUDIES
  D Chlubek, P Nowacki, W Mikolajek et al, Poland .. S24

EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE PINEAL GLAND IN THE MONGOLIAN GERBIL MERIONES UNGUICULATUS
   J Luke, England .. S24

WATER TREATMENT WITH SILICOFLUORIDES
AND ENHANCED LEAD UPTAKE
  R D Masters and M Coplan, USA .. S25

BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS

SERUM BILIRUBIN AND FLUORIDE WITH CHANGES
IN FLUORIDE INTAKE OVER A DECADE
  D R Taves and G M Whitford, USA .. S25

ROLE OF FREE RADICALS IN FLUORIDE-INDUCED TOXICITY IN LIVER AND KIDNEY OF MICE AND ITS REVERSAL
  A Sharma and N J Chinoy, India .. S26

REVERSAL OF FLUORIDE-INDUCED ALTERATIONS IN CAUDA EPIDIDYMAL SPERMATOZOA AND FERTILITY IMPAIRMENT IN MALE MICE
  N J Chinoy and A Sharma, India .. S26

INFLUENCE OF FLUORIDE ON BIOLOGICAL FREE RADICAL REACTIONS IN OVARY OF MICE AND ITS REVERSAL
  P D Patel and N J Chinoy, India .. S27

ULTRASTRUCTURAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN OVARY AND UTERUS OF FLUOROTIC MICE AND REVERSAL BY SOME ANTIDOTES
  N J Chinoy and D Patel, India .. S27

THE INFLUENCE OF SODIUM FLUORIDE ON CLONOGENICITY OF HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS DERIVED FROM CORD BLOOD
  B Machalinski, M Zejmo, I Stecewicz et al, Poland .. S28

BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF RESIDENTS IN
FLUORITE MINE AREAS
  Y Gao, B Yu and Z Chang, China .. S28

EFFECTS OF -CAROTENE AND SOD ON LIPID PEROXIDATION INDUCED BY FLUORIDE: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
  G Sun, L Qiu, G Ding et al, China .. S29

DEFLUORIDATION

A REVIEW ON FLUORIDE LEVELS IN HEALTH AND METABOLIC DISEASES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE ON FLUORIDE PHENOMENON
  S M Mohamedally, England .. S29

HETEROGENEOUS FLUORIDATED APATITES SYNTHESIZED WITH STEP-FLUORIDE SUPPLY SYSTEMS
  M Okazaki, Y Miake, H Tohda et al, Japan .. S30

FLUORIDE SORPTION ON CLAY AND CLAY MINERALS:
AN ATTEMPT TO SEARCH FOR VIABLE
DEFLUORIDATING AGENT
  M Agarwal, K Rai, S Srivastava et al, India .. S30

FLUORIDE DIFFUSION IN SOIL: EFFECT OF
ALUMINIUM AMENDMENTS
  K Rai, M Agarwal, S Srivastava et al, India .. S31

CONTROL OF FLUOROSIS IN CHINA
  S Gao and J Wang, China .. S31

FLUORIDE ANALYSIS

CHRONIC FLUORIDE POISONING IN RURAL AREAS
OF JIANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA.
3.  FLUORIDE LEVELS IN HAIR AND URINE
  M Nohara, K Itai, M Tatsumi et al, China .. S32

EFFECT OF FLUORIDE-CONTAINING GLASS
IONOMER CEMENT ON FLUORIDE CONCENTRATION
IN SURFACE ENAMEL
  Y Iijima and T Yasui, Japan .. S32

EXAMINATION OF TOOTH MOTTLING WITH
A MICRO-COMPUTER
  T Nakane and T Kondo, Japan .. S33

IONIC SERUM FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS
IN JAPANESE WOMEN
  S Oguri, K Itai, T Onoda et al, Japan .. S33

BEHAVIOR OF ORGANIC FLUORIDE IN WHOLE BLOOD AND SERUM AFTER DRIP INFUSION OF FLUORIDE-CONTAINING DRUGS IN HUMANS
  G Yamamoto, K Yoshitake, T Kimura  and T Ando Japan .. S34