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Springfield voters set to decide whether to add fluoride to city water
Springfield residents will head to the polls Nov. 6 to decide whether they want to add fluoride to the city water supply. Those in favor of the move say it will improve oral health in the city and say the limited amount of fluoride added to the water poses no health risks. Those against adding […]
United States, Ohio -
Niger to compensate child fluoride victims
Niger is to pay out at least $3.5 million in compensation to hundreds of children of the central town of Tibiri who suffered deformities after drinking water with high fluoride content, state TV reported Sunday. Local health authorities calculated back in 2001 that 4 918 youngsters suffered serious bone malformations after drinking the water which […]
Niger -
Brooksville Residents To Vote On Fluoride Issue
Note from the Fluoride Action Network – It is shocking to see that a National Public Radio station would use propaganda from the American Dental Association (ADA). The amount of fluoride that ADA purports to be safe, 0.7 mg/L in drinking water, was the same level found to cause harm to the neuodevelopment of the […]
United States, Florida -
Chillventa 2018 – the Baked Alaska of refrigerants business debate
Changes in refrigerant gases have taken centre stage at the biennial Chillventa exhibition, running this week from 16th to 18th October in Nürnberg, Germany. The event has been likened to a ‘Baked Alaska’ – the weather has been stunningly warm and sunny outside as Bavaria enjoys another golden autumn, but the talk inside was decidedly […]
International Greenhouse/Ozone Gases -
Letter: No evidence fluoride in water will harm, but Parry Sound reader wants choice
RE: Parry Sound doctors support water fluoridation for health of community Dear community physicians (who support fluoridation), I know you as respected professionals, community members and friends. I appreciate that you’ve taken the time to communicate your position. And I have no doubt that you want promote the health and well-being of everyone in our community. […]
Canada, Ontario -
Prenatal Fluoride Exposure Linked to ADHD in Kids
Prenatal exposure to higher levels of fluoride not only impairs cognitive development but also significantly increases the incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, new research shows. “Our current study suggests that fluoride not only interferes with overall IQ or overall cognitive development but may also contribute to symptoms of ADHD,” lead investigator Morteza Bashash, […]
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Meadville water authority buys fluoride analyzers from Franklin
VERNON TOWNSHIP — One northwestern Pennsylvania city’s loss of fluoride is another’s gain. Meadville Area Water Authority board members approved the purchase of two fluoride analyzers and fluoride reagent from the city of Franklin’s General Authority at the monthly meeting Wednesday. “We need to purchase these as part of our fluoride system,” Project Manager Bob […]
United States, Pennsylvania -
Kilauea Hazard Assessments Include Analyses of Salts on Volcanic Ash
Ash from an explosive event at Halema‘uma‘u on May 15, 2018, was blown by trade winds to the southwest, where it fell from the plume and blanketed the Ka?? Desert landscape. Samples of this ash were collected for ash leachate analyses as part of the assessment of hazards from K?lauea Volcano’s eruption. PC: USGS photo […]
United States, Hawaii Volcanoes -
Tests show concentrations of cyanide [& fluoride] near Columbia Falls Aluminum Co landfills
An aerial view shows the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co plant in Columbia Falls. (Photo by Roux Associates) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. officials released more data in a meeting Wednesday night that further pinpoints old landfills north of the plant as being the primary culprits for pollution at the Superfund site. Tests taken last spring […]
United States, Montana Aluminum Industry -
Sulfoxaflor: Dow is trying to expand use of another pesticide linked to bee deaths
Note from FAN: Molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information) Amid concerns about widespread bee deaths, Dow has proposed an alternative chemical that may make the problem worse The agrochemical industry is seeking permission for more widespread use of a pesticide that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously said was “very highly toxic” to bees. […]
United States, National USA Pesticides