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Anti-fluoride group will submit more than 35,000 signatures to Portland in ‘confident’ bid to force vote
An anti-fluoride group said it’s been so successful collecting signatures to block Portland’s controversial fluoride plan that it will turn them in Thursday — a day ahead of schedule and with thousands of signatures to spare. If they succeeded in collecting 19,858 valid signatures from city voters, Portland’s already-approved fluoride plan would come to a […]
United States, Oregon -
Anti-fluoride speakers attend Cassadaga Village Board meeting
Excerpt: Those opposed to fluoridation of the Cassadaga water system used the public comment section of the village board meeting to voice their displeasure with the idea. … Trustee Ron Dechard and Deputy Mayor Rodney Waite suggested that a postcard could be sent to all water customers asking for their anonymous input so that the […]
United States, New York -
Fairview: Fluoridation of town water up for more discussion
Fairview Town council has returned to the discussion of taking fluoridation out of the town treatment plant. Director of Public Works Garry Leathem said that on one occasion the necessary tests took 10 hours to complete because things didn’t go well. He explained that the water treatment plant has to do two tests within a […]
Canada, Alberta -
South Korea’s Silicon Valley declared ‘disaster zone’ after chemical leak
South Korea declared an area southeast of the capital Seoul a ‘special disaster’ zone after a toxic chemical leak in late September. Around 3,000 people sought medical aid after the incident, and many criticized the government for its slow response. The prime minister’s office said in a statement that “the government decided to designate the […]
South Korea Chemical Industry -
S Korea: Residents of disaster zone demand compensation
The government belatedly declared a special disaster zone on Oct. 9 in the scene of a hydrofluoric acid leak last month in Gumi, North Gyeongsang province. The declaration comes 11 days after the Sept. 27 accident at a Hube Global factory in the 4th Gumi National Industrial Complex. … Public health groups like the Daegu/North […]
South Korea Chemical Industry -
Gumi Designated as Gas Leak Disaster Zone
A blast at the factory of chemical maker Hube Global on September 27th killed five people and led to the leakage of EIGHT tons of hydrofluoric acid. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation but police believe it might have happened while acid was being transferred to a storage tank. Hydrofluoric acid is […]
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High Levels of Fluoride Found in Hay in East Iceland
Hay grown in an area of Reyðarfjörður, East Iceland, may have to be destroyed after having been contaminated by high levels of fluoride. The fluoride is thought to have been released from the nearby Alcoa aluminum smelter. According to ruv.is, the plant may release less fluoride per ton of aluminum produced than other plants in […]
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Hay may have been poisoned by smelter
It is possible that a large portion of the hay grown near the Fjarðarál aluminium smelter in Reyðarfjörður will be destroyed as poisonous, due to high levels of fluoride released from the smelter. Fluoride is an established emission that arises from aluminium smelters, although individual smelters have varying levels of limiting and evaluating how much […]
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Wichita: Sedgwick County’s Fluoride ‘Fact’ Sheet Removed Amid Protests
The Sedgwick County Health Department has removed a fluoride ‘fact sheet’ from its website amid pressure from anti-fluoride groups and members of the county commission. Opponents of adding fluoride to Wichita’s water supply raised the issue at a meeting of county commissioners Tuesday morning. Hours later, the fact-sheet was removed at the request of Commissioners […]
United States, Kansas -
Mobilization of arsenic, uranium and fluorine in groundwater aquifers in Newfoundland and Labrador
Excerpt: The Research & Development Corporation (RDC) is investing more than $5.3 million into research and development (R&D) projects at Memorial University of Newfoundland in areas relevant to offshore petroleum, ocean technology, healthcare, aquaculture and other natural resource industries… $100,000 from RDC for the following: Dr. Tao Cheng, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Memorial […]
Canada, Newfoundland