At the Oct. 6 Phenix City Council meeting, utility officials presented a formal proposal—and the council subsequently approved a resolution—to permanently discontinue adding hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFS) to the municipal water supply. Utility representatives cited extreme safety risks for plant employees handling the concentrated corrosive byproduct of fertilizer production. Photographic evidence presented to the council showed […]
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DeForest’s fluoride reintroduction timeline remains unchanged in latest update
As the Village of DeForest works with Vierbicher engineers to make improvements and reintroduce fluoride to the water supply at four municipal wells, an update on the progress was given to the village board on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Vierbicher’s Darrin Pope told village trustees that architectural planning for the projects is still on schedule and […]
NIT Rourkela Turns Jackfruit Waste into Fluoride-Fighting Water Purifier
In a major step toward tackling groundwater contamination, chemical engineers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed an eco-friendly material derived from discarded jackfruit peels capable of removing more than 90% of fluoride from drinking water in just 10 minutes. The innovation—led by Prof. Susmita Mishra and research graduate Dr. Pratima Minz […]
Cheney City Council defers vote to end fluorination of city water
UPDATE: During the October 13th meeting, City Council members voted to defer a item to a future council meeting to get additional financial information about making a switch. Cheney, Wash. — The Cheney City Council is voting on a resolution to stop adding fluoride to the city’s public water system after a 90-day public notice […]
Israeli Study Links Non-Fluoridated Water to Higher Dental Treatment Burden in Disadvantaged Children
Key Takeaways A new retrospective study examined dental treatment records for approximately 28,000 Israeli 12-year-olds from 2014 through 2022, spanning the end of mandatory community water fluoridation. Children in low-socioeconomic-status communities without fluoridated water had a higher mean Missing and Filled Teeth index than children in low-SES communities with fluoridated water, 0.817 compared with 0.660. […]
Gates County Patches 1978 Water Line, Plans New Wells, Radar and Fluoride Fix
Fluoride and the October work session The county’s best-known water problem is not the line break. Gates County’s groundwater contains naturally occurring fluoride. The supplemental report says the most recent 12 months of testing showed the water leaving the treatment plant averaged 3.02 milligrams per liter, the highest of any public water system in the […]
Fluoride-contaminated water posing threat to 85 villages
With 20 villages, Ramtek is the most affected taluka in Nagpur district THOUSANDS of residents across 85 villages in Nagpur district live at risk from groundwater fluoride contamination that exceeds the World Health Organisation (W HO) safety limit of 1.5 mg/l. The recent water testing report by Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA) found that […]
Hubei Yihua’s 30,000-ton anhydrous hydrogen fluoride phase I plant has been put into operation
On October 8, Hubei Yihua (000422) announced that its holding subsidiary, Hubei Yihua Fluorochemical Co., Ltd., put into operation a 30,000-ton per year anhydrous hydrogen fluoride plant, which is the first phase of the wet-process phosphoric acid supporting 2×30,000 tons/year anhydrous hydrogen fluoride project. The company stated that the project, relying on its own raw […]
Swedish Toddler Study Traces Toxic Metals in Blood Back to Everyday Foods
A nationwide Swedish study has mapped, with unusual precision, exactly which foods deliver toxic metals and essential trace elements into the bodies of toddlers and preschool children. By combining detailed two-day food diaries with sensitive measurements of metals in blood and urine, researchers found that seafood drives exposure to organic arsenic compounds and methylmercury, plant-based […]
Ridgeland approves $71,835 for fluoride restoration, despite sourcing concerns
RIDGELAND — Officials will move forward with a plan to restore fluoride to the city’s drinking water, despite concerns about sourcing. Public Works Director Alan Hart presented a $71,835.60 bid for Capchlor to install the necessary equipment for the city water system. Hart said they would need another $10,956 to buy 4,400 pounds of chemicals […]