In the survey of Alberta waters in which fluorine content is compared with the prevalence of mottled teeth, the titration method and the colorimetric method for determining fluorine have not always given comparable results. Good results with the titration method are obtained when distillation is carried out with perchloric acid instead of with sulphuric acid. It was found that the colorimetric method is affected by more than 2 p.p.m. of phosphate, aluminium, or ferric ions, and by over 120 p.p.m. of sulphate ions. Moderate amounts of manganous, ferrous, silicate, chloride, and sodium ions do not interfere. When the water contains over 2 p.p.m. of phosphate, aluminium, or ferric ions, or if the water is coloured, the titration method is used. A scheme for correcting for sulphate ions is proposed. The titration method and the colorimetric method used in this laboratory for determining fluorine in waters are given in detail.