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Prioritise groundwater
Groundwater has been the lifeline for millions across the country. As much as 80% of rural and 50% of the urban population of India depend on groundwater for domestic and irrigation purposes. Karnataka is not an exception. As much as 99% of the state is covered by hard rock aquifer, except in coastal areas where […]
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Netherlands going forward with thorium reactor research
The first phase of a Salt Irradiation Experiment (SALIENT) has begun at the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group in Petten, a nuclear research facility along the North Sea coast in the Netherlands. The experiment is being carried out with the cooperation of the European Commission Laboratory Joint Research Center-ITU (JRC) in Karlsruhe, Germany with the […]
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Lockport: City to conduct maintenance of fluoride feed system
The city of Lockport will spend $60,000 to make improvements to its fluoride feed system at the water treatment plant. The city previously received a $50,000 grant through the New York State Department of Health, with a $60,000 local contribution, for the project. Hohl Industrial Services, Inc. was selected for the work after it submitted […]
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DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON WATER FLUORIDATION
Fair use excerpts from this lengthy article: According to a University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, Water Fluoridation: Questions and Answers, “42.6% of Canada’s population, on public water supplies, is receiving water fluoridation.” … The level of the population receiving fluorides ranges from 75.9% in Ontario to 0% in Nunavut and Yukon. … and Québec […]
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Fluoridated Kentucky had the fifth highest rate of tooth loss among people 65 and over in 2012
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This is an excerpt from a much longer article. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked Kentucky as the Number One state for the fluoridation of public drinking water. CDC noted that the percentage of public drinking water supplies in Kentucky was 99.9% in 2012 and 2014, while this […]
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Albuquerque: Water fluoridation plan faces key vote this week
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The public debate about drinking water fluoridation in Albuquerque appeared to have been settled in the 1970s, both at the ballot box and in the courts. In a November 1970 election, a 57 percent majority of city voters supported an ordinance to fluoridate the Albuquerque’s water supply. The city began fluoridation in […]
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Ban on toxic acid may test Californians’ thirst for cheap fuel
Californians are used to paying more for gasoline, but that may be tested soon if a pair of Los Angeles-area refineries are forced to stop their use of a toxic chemical. The local air-quality regulator indicated this month that it may ban hydrofluoric acid from both PBF Energy’s Torrance refinery and one owned by Valero […]
United States, California Oil Refineries -
Meadville. Council: You’re preaching to the choir over water authority’s fluoride vote
Frustration boiled over on both sides at the end of Wednesday’s Meadville City Council meeting as opponents of fluoridation once again aired their grievances only to be told that council meetings are the wrong forum for doing so. Five fluoridation opponents addressed council in what soon became a contentious public comment period at the conclusion […]
United States, Pennsylvania -
Cold Lake: Council hears water fluoridation presentation
City of Cold Lake council heard a presentation at the Aug. 8 council meeting against the fluoridation of the City’s water supply. Cold Lake’s water supply already contains 0.1 milligrams of fluoride per litre of water without any added. With the additional fluoride the City adds to the water, the level fluctuates between 0.6 milligrams […]
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How low can the Health Minister sink?
The on-going performance of Jonathan Coleman as health minister is no longer a major concern but a complete disaster for the New Zealand public health system, according to Democrats for Social Credit health spokesman David Tranter. Perhaps his most serious – and tragic – dereliction of duty involves his continuing inaction regarding the horrific suffering […]
New Zealand