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California kids have among the worst teeth in US
FAN Note: Since 1995, California law mandates all cities with over 20k water connections add fluoride to their water supplies. If CA kids have among the worst teeth in US, what does that say about the efficacy of fluoridation? Priscilla Serrano did everything she could to keep her child’s teeth clean and healthy. She rubbed […]
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Legal Petition Urges California Officials to Phase Out Deadly Pesticide Linked to Climate Change.
See FAN’s background on Sulfuryl fluoride OAKLAND, Calif.— Environmental groups filed a formal legal petition today urging the California Air Resources Board to phase out the insecticide sulfuryl fluoride because of its significant contribution to global warming. California is the world’s largest emitter of sulfuryl fluoride, which is 4,800 times more potent than carbon dioxide […]
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Effects of Imported Recharge on Fluoride Trends in Groundwater Used for Public Supply in California
California Coachella Canal with Citrus Orchards in Background (Kim Taylor, USGS) Intensive water use and management of groundwater, especially in southern California, is causing changes in natural fluoride concentrations in groundwater supplies (summary of Harkness and Jurgens, 2022). Groundwater basins in California are an important part of the State’s water storage and supply system. The […]
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New California Fluoridation Manual
Get guidance on choosing water fluoridation in your community with new California Fluoridation Manual Quick Summary: The California Fluoridation Manual, published by the UCSF California Oral Health Technical Assistance Center, is available online and includes step-by-step guidance on advocating for fluoridation from the early research and strategizing stages to the desired result. Specifically, the manual […]
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Oral Health is Important for Young Children
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The best information in this article are the rates of cavities in young children in Los Angeles which has been fluorinated since 2011: “Almost half of the kindergarteners in Los Angeles County have already developed a cavity. By the 3rd grade, the majority (75%) of students have tooth decay.” We […]
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El Centro to Consider Water Fluoridation Program
The El Centro City Council was advised by the county Public Health Department that the city may be required to adopt a fluoridation program for its water delivery system during its May 3 regular meeting. | VIDEO CAPTURE City Passed 10,000-Water-Connection Threshold, Calexico Approaching That Mark EL CENTRO — The city of El Centro has […]
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New LA Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plant opens in Granada Hills
It is the second ultraviolet facility in the network, following the Dr. Pankaj Parekh Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility in Sylmar, which treats water with ultraviolet light after it has undergone fluoridation, ozonation, and filtration treatments. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilman John Lee visited the newly-completed Los Angeles Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plant in Granada Hills on Monday, […]
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Effects of imported recharge on fluoride trends in groundwater used for public supply in California.
Highlights Trends in fluoride concentrations in public supply wells occur across the state of California. High fluoride concentrations are related to geology, groundwater age and aquifer geochemistry. Elevated concentrations and trends occur in higher proportions in the southern California. Managed recharge in the desert and Los Angeles Basin are driving fluoride trends in groundwater. Abstract […]
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Seven Years Later— A Progress Report: Eliminating The MHF Refinery Threat
The seventh anniversary of the explosion at the Torrance Refinery was marked by a burst of activity aimed at finally phasing out use of modified hydroflouric acid, which could have killed thousands of residents if the explosion had happened just a little bit differently. But that phase-out would already be well under way if not […]
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A Murrieta tale pits David vs. Goliath, only this time it’s over toothpaste
Eric Buss, a Murrieta resident and manufacturer, went from making water fountains for Cheesecake Factory to creating Davids Natural Toothpaste, sold at Whole Foods and Target. Eric Buss, founder, creator and CEO of Davids Natural Toothpaste at the Murrieta warehouse on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. The $10, fluoride-free, vegan toothpaste, which began as a small […]
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