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City Council halting addition of fluoride to water
Following the second of two public hearings on the matter, the Childersburg City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday evening to discontinue the fluoridation of city water. Councilman Brandon Robinson was not present for the meeting. According to Mayor Ken Wesson, the city began its fluoridation program by passing an ordinance sometime in the mid-1970s. *Original full-text […]
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1,500 gallons of liquid fluoride spills at Alabaster water plant
1,500 gallons of liquid fluoride spilled at an Alabaster water plant. According to a release from Alabaster water, the spill happened at a water plant on Winterhaven Drive Wednesday morning at around 7:15 a.m. According to the CDC’s website, exposure to liquid fluoride by skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion include irritation of the skin, eyes, […]
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OP-ED: Pell City needs to add fluoride back to its water supply
Approximately 10 years ago, the then-Pell City administration removed optimal fluoride supplementation from the Pell City water system. This was done without notice to residents or without the required notice to the Alabama Department of Public Health. In fact ADPH sites still show Pell City’s water supply as fluoridated. The annual Water Quality Report shows […]
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Robert Churchill MacElvain of opposed fluoridation in Tuscaloosa
Excerpt from Obituary Robert Churchill MacElvain, age 91, beloved father and grandfather, died at his home on Monday, February 24, 2020. Mr. MacElvain was born to the late Pauline and Ford MacElvain in Birmingham on February 9, 1929. Mr. MacElvain was married to the late Lynne Mooty MacElvain for 54 years. He and Mrs. MacElvain […]
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Public water systems in Alabama receive water fluoridation quality awards
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commended 56 Alabama public water systems for their consistent and professional adjustment of fluoride content to the recommended level for oral health. Awards were presented October 23 at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Surface Water Conference. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in the water to […]
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2001 3M-funded food study found high levels of manufacturing chemicals in Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. – Concerns over manufacturing chemicals used to make Teflon and Scotchgard may extend to the food grown and sold near chemical production facilities. A nearly two-decades-old study conducted for 3M indicates that the same types of PFAS chemicals found in the drinking water in the West Morgan East Lawrence water supply may also […]
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Carpet Manufacturers Fight Alabama Venue in Water Pollution Suits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CN) – Attorneys for the carpet industry argued before the Alabama Supreme Court Tuesday that two lawsuits alleging Georgia carpet manufacturers allowed contaminants to enter the drinking supply of Alabama cities should not be heard in that state’s courts. Thanks to a previous cottage industry and mechanical innovations, the area around Dalton, Georgia […]
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Alabama woman claims water tainted by PFAS from 3M factory caused cancer, health issues
Manufacturing giant 3M has been swept up in the PFAS chemical catastrophe touching drinking water systems nationwide. Over the years, 3M has been entangled in many lawsuits including one recently settled with the Alabama water authority, West Morgan-East Lawrence Water (WMEL). There is another suit forthcoming from a north Alabama woman who says her health issues […]
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Alabama utility, 3M reach settlement over chemical contamination suit
An Alabama utility has reached a settlement with Minnesota-based 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) over chemical contamination in the Tennessee River. The West Morgan-East Limestone Water and Sewer Authority had sued multinational conglomerate 3M in a lawsuit that focused on PFOA and PFOS found in sludge the company had dumped on 287 acres of its riverfront […]
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3M taking steps to remove toxic chemicals, but some want more action
Extensive ongoing efforts by 3M Co. to deal with chemicals once disposed of in Decatur and Lawrence County included the erection of a privacy fence last week around property it purchased recently that is contaminated by its own chemical waste. Lawrence County resident Beth McCarley said hiding the remediation efforts west of Trinity behind a fence […]
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