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Opinion: Colton man makes five point plan to ‘Keep Potsdam Smiling’
To the Editor: A new plan called “Keep Potsdam Smiling” is a viable solution to replace the antiquated model of municipal water fluoridation. Five key points: • #1 Identification: Identify disadvantaged children and their families who don’t have access to prevent tooth decay by using the same process as the current free school lunch program […]
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Village of Potsdam approves controversial fluoridation of municipal water by 4-1 vote
POTSDAM – Fluoridation of village municipal water has been approved following another round of statements on both sides of the issue and a 4 to 1 vote in favor by the trustees and mayor. Trustee Steve Warr voted no. “I’m concerned about the way it’s being done,” with the “targeting” approach failing to be effective […]
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Many Odisha schoolchildren hit by fluoride contamination
Water sources in 54 schools and anganwadis show high fluoride presence The spectre of fluoride contamination has come to haunt schoolchildren in Odisha’s Nuapada district with potable water sources in as many as 54 schools and anganwadi premises testing for fluoride presence beyond permissible limits. Prolonged consumption of fluoride-contaminated water leads to dental and skeletal […]
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Village of Potsdam to continue fluoridating the water
POTSDAM — The Village of Potsdam will continue to fluoridate its water. After a long, and at times heated, discussion over the past year and a half, Village Board of Trustees has voted to continue the practice. But before that, the people voiced their opinions one last time. “This is the water I drink. This […]
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White City plant evacuated due to fluorine gas leak
WHITE CITY, Ore. – A gas leak and small fire shut down portions of West Antelope Road from Table Rock to Kirkland Road earlier Tuesday. Multiple agencies responded to the Linde Specialty Gases plant around 9:15 a.m. when some fluorine gas leaked inside of a gas cabinet. When the fluorine hit the air, it sparked […]
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Installed in areas dominated by economically weaker section, 15 water ATMs await formal inauguration
Impressed with the initiative of Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar invited Rite Water Solutions to install 300 water ATMs in Chandrapur district Fifteen Water ATMs installed in the city with the initiative of Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule are awaiting formal inauguration. The Water ATMs to make available pure drinking water at […]
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78 pc pregnant women in Malwa anaemic: Study
In a study conducted on 500 pregnant women, the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, and the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) has found that the intake of water with high fluoride content is linked to anaemia in Malwa. Anaemia is characterised by a deficiency […]
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Medical and dental professionals urge Potsdam to continue fluoridating water; vote could be Monday
POTSDAM — The village Board of Trustees has heard impassioned arguments and orchestrated presentations from both sides in the fluoridation debate leading up to a vote on it Sept. 17. They have heard from dozens of citizens, both locals and people from afar. Dueling professionals, a dentist from Florida who leads a group in favor […]
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Fear of fluoride seeps into several districts of Telangana
Click on the image to expand HYDERABAD: Home to a majority of IT companies in the city, Serilingampally is sitting on a time-bomb that is ticking slow and steady. Fluoride levels in the groundwater of the mandal – comprising Gachibowli, Manikonda, Kondapur and Madhapur – exceed much beyond the safety limit. Fluoride level in groundwater […]
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Our dangerous addiction
Excerpts: Growing Pain: New Zealand’s dangerous addition to fertilizer … For many decades, much of the phosphate from Banaba and Nauru was shipped to New Zealand and Australia, well below the market rate, and spread on farms by planes piloted by war veterans. New Zealand enjoyed decades of cheap phosphate, which became lucrative meat and […]
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