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Carroll-Boone: Water district examining fluoridation
EUREKA SPRINGS — Fluoridating the Carroll-Boone drinking water is moving closer to reality with the presentation of a preliminary study by consulting engineers McGoodwin, Williams & Yates (MWY) at the water district’s quarterly meeting Thursday. Engineer Brad Hammond, along with Jim Vetter of MWY, presented the report and said the cost of construction of two […]
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Western Springs: An overview of reverse osmosis in the new water plant
By now, most Western Springs residents are aware than an approximately $8 million project—the most expensive in Village history—is underway to completely transform the Village water-treatment plant at 614 Hillgrove Ave. into a reverse-osmosis system, one which will provide Village residents with higher-quality water than ever before. (See photos of the progress here.) And at […]
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Dental Exam Went Well? Thank Fluoride
I admit to being jealous of my sons for growing up in a time whenvaccines spared them miseries like the measles, mumps and polio scares that marred my childhood. But I’m most envious of their freedom from the dental decay that forced me to spend countless miserable hours with my mouth propped open while the […]
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Prince Albert: Anti-fluoride advocate speaking tonight
Sporting a stack of research she’s found on fluoride, local health advocate Maureen Logue has been busy this past week preparing for Monday night’s city council meeting. “There’s always something new,” she said, pouring over her latest batch of findings that back up her opinion that fluoridation of the city’s drinking water isn’t the way […]
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Bourke Shire accused of illegally dumping fluoride
The Bourke Shire Council has been accused of illegally dumping chemicals at its waste depot plant. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has charged the council with unlawfully transporting and disposing the chemical in October 2010. The council says the fluoride was in its original packaging and shrink wrapped in plastic when it was buried four […]
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Olivehurst: No fluoride decision by OPUD directors
Fluoride had its serious backers and passionate opponents at Thursday night’s Olivehurst Public Utility District board meeting, but a decision on whether it’ll continue to be added to the district’s water is still to come. Before more than an hour of comments, testimony and occasionally heated rhetoric, Chairman James Carpenter said the board, with one […]
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Tulsi can detoxify fluoridated water
It could come as a great relief to millions of people living in fluoride-hit areas. A team of Indian researchers has found that the leaves and stem of the tulsi plant can detoxify water with high fluoride content, and make it safe for human consumption. The quality of the treated water will be on par […]
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Wahoo: Petition process necessary for revote
Another vote on fluoride in Wahoo’s drinking water still rests in the hands of petitioners. The Wahoo City Council took no action last Thursday on a request to forgo the petition process and have the government once again put the question of adding fluoride to the town’s voters. The state legislature has mandated that cities […]
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Halton: Lengthy debate expected on water fluoridation
There’s something in the water, and regional officials want it to stay that way. Halton’s health department is recommending the Region continue to add fluoride to municipal water, according to a special fluoridation report that will be up for debate January 31. During what’s sure to be a marathon regional council meeting, 16 delegates are […]
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Tecumseh: Fluoride fight brewing
The medical officer of health is to appear before Tecumseh town council Tuesday to defend the use of fluoride in the town’s drinking water. That’s because two groups are banding together to try to convince Tecumseh town council to petition the Windsor Utilities Commission to stop fluoridating the water it supplies to the town. Medical […]
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