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Tap water: now with fluoride
The regional agency that supplies most of the South Bay’s drinking water plans to mix in fluoride this fall, despite lingering debates over the additive’s health benefits. The Metropolitan Water District board of directors voted in 2003 to fluoridate the water it supplies in a six-county service area – a move cheered by advocates who […]
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Two Calgary city councillors hope to reopen fluoride debate
CALGARY — A worldwide fluoride shortage could reignite a decades-old debate on whether the City of Calgary should keep adding the chemical to its water supply. Civic officials have said they will know within two months if the global shortage will affect Calgary’s supply, as Ottawa goes without the cavity-fighting fluoride for extended periods and […]
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ONE of the biggest public meetings in Warrnambool’s history resolved to fight the introduction of fluoride to the city’s water supply.
ONE of the biggest public meetings in Warrnambool’s history resolved to fight the introduction of fluoride to the city’s water supply. Confirming that the issue has become one of the city’s most contentious, last night’s meeting attracted an estimated 700 to 1000 people to the Emmanuel College hall, with many others apparently turning away when […]
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Plan to Add Fluoride to Southern California Tap Water Will Put 64,000 Kids at Risk
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (AScribe Newswire) — More than 64,000 children a day in Southern California will be exposed to an unsafe dose of fluoride when the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) begins adding fluoride to drinking water in October, according to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The water district’s plan to add […]
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Fluoride shortage sparks renewed debate on its use in Calgary
A worldwide fluoride shortage could reignite a decades-old debate on whether the City of Calgary should keep adding the chemical to its water supply. Civic officials have said they will know within two months if the global shortage will affect Calgary’s supply, as the City of Ottawa goes without the cavity-fighting fluoride for extended periods […]
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Call for Howard to intervene on fluoride
THE Howard Government will tonight be asked to intervene in Warrnambool’s fluoride debate and hold a referendum on the contentious issue. Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for a public forum tonight to debate whether the city should be forced to swallow fluoride through its water supply. A resolution calling on Prime Minister […]
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Editorial: Add fluoride to York water
In the classic Cold War satire “Dr. Strangelove,” Gen. Jack Ripper goes “a little funny in the head” and orders a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. His reason for attacking? Fluoridation of water. Gen. Ripper believes fluoridation of water was a communist plot to pollute Americans’ “precious bodily fluids.” In a pivotal scene, Gen. […]
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The Madison Water Utility battles criticism over high fluoride levels in Well 28
The Madison Water Utility had to shut down far west side Well No. 28 Tuesday because there was too much fluoride in the water pumping into the drinking water supply, the utility announced Friday. While the utility is so far unsure what caused the elevated fluoride, the incident has sparked further concern the utility is […]
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Fluoride to be added to most of western Riverside County.
The agency that serves much of the drinking water to 18 million Southern Californians will start adding fluoride to its supply beginning in late October at a treatment plant that provides water to most of western Riverside County. Although state and county health officials said Friday that fluoride is considered beneficial to prevent tooth decay, […]
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New Orleans runs out of fluoridating chemical
wo weeks after it resumed adding fluoride to New Orleans’ drinking water for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Sewerage & Water Board said Wednesday it has run out of the compound and, starting today, will not be able to add any to the water until a new supply is found. Most U.S. cities […]
United States, Louisiana