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  2. Water fluoridation - Wikipedia

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    Fluoridation does not affect the appearance, taste or smell of drinking water. [1] Water fluoridation is the addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water contains fluoride at a level that is effective for preventing cavities; this can occur naturally or by adding fluoride. [2]

  3. Drinking water quality standards - Wikipedia

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    Countries with guideline values as their standards include Canada, which has guideline values for a relatively small suite of parameters, New Zealand, where there is a legislative basis, but water providers have to make "best endeavours" to comply with the standards, [7] and Australia.

  4. Saliva - Wikipedia

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    Saliva on a baby's lips. Saliva (commonly referred to as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth.In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be extracted), enzymes (such as lipase and amylase), and antimicrobial agents (such as secretory IgA, and lysozymes).

  5. National Standards of the People's Republic of China

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    Guidance technical documents are prefixed with "GB/Z", but are not legally part of the national standard system. [ 5 ] Mandatory national standards are the basis for the product testing which products must undergo during the China Compulsory Certificate (CCC or 3C) certification.

  6. Effluent guidelines - Wikipedia

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    The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues Effluent Guideline regulations for categories of industrial sources of water pollution under Title III of the Clean Water Act (CWA). [1] The standards are technology-based, i.e. they are based on the performance of treatment and control technologies (e.g., Best Available Technology ...

  7. Swallowing - Wikipedia

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    Food is moistened by saliva from the salivary glands (parasympathetic). 2) Mastication. Food is mechanically broken down by the action of the teeth controlled by the muscles of mastication (V 3) acting on the temporomandibular joint. This results in a bolus which is moved from one side of the oral cavity to the other by the tongue.

  8. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    Food enters the mouth where the first stage in the digestive process takes place, with the action of the tongue and the secretion of saliva. The tongue is a fleshy and muscular sensory organ , and the first sensory information is received via the taste buds in the papillae on its surface.

  9. Water distribution system - Wikipedia

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    An example of a water distribution system: a pumping station, a water tower, water mains, fire hydrants, and service lines [1] [2]. A water distribution system is a part of water supply network with components that carry potable water from a centralized treatment plant or wells to consumers to satisfy residential, commercial, industrial and fire fighting requirements.