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Fluoride fight hopes fade in Warrnambool
CALLS for a referendum on the controversial fluoride issue in Warrnambool won’t succeed because the city council has no power to hold one and the state health department says the deal is already done. A request to hold a public meeting and explore the council’s powers to hold a referendum came from Warrnambool Fluoride Action […]
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Oak Ridge reactor cleanup to resume
OAK RIDGE — The long-delayed cleanup work at the Molten Salt Reactor will resume in September, a Department of Energy spokesman said Friday. Virtually no work has been done at the old reactor for the past year and a half because of persistent problems, including a fluorine leak in May 2006 and subsequent allegations that […]
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Region urged to come clean on fluoride decision
Belated public backlash may force the Region to reconsider a five-year-old decision to eliminate fluoride from regional drinking water. Most Niagara municipalities have historically gone without fluoride in their water — in St. Catharines, for example, residents voted against adding the chemical decades ago. Parts of Pelham, Welland and Thorold received fluoridated water on-and-off as […]
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Flouridation back on table in Corning?
Corning Mayor Frank Coccho said Wednesday he was informed by the city’s lawyer that a petition signed by 10 percent of the city’s voters could force a referendum to strip the council of its right to pass a local law on fluoridation. Coccho said such a petition would require about 600 signatures. The City Council […]
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Blue Lake City Council considers water fluoridation
The Blue Lake City Council decided not to take further action at its meeting Tuesday with regard to requesting fluoridation of water through the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District. HBMWD was first approached by three of its wholesale municipal customers — McKinleyville Community Services District, Humboldt Community Services District and Fieldbrook-Glendale Community Services District — […]
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No clear answer on issue of fluoride in the water
Take drinking water then add fluoride. Throw in dozens of opinions whether or not the substance that prevents tooth decay once again should flow from faucets in Welland, Thorold and Pelham and what you’re left with is anything but a crystal-clear solution for regional politicians who will cast decision on the matter. About 25 people […]
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Official promotes fluoride in water
Citing that almost 40 percent of Mississippi children in the third-grade go untreated for tooth decay, a health department official says more prevention is needed – starting at the tap. Fluoridated water is pumped into 52 percent of the public water systems throughout Mississippi, but more participation is needed, said John Justice, fluoridation administrator for […]
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Brevard votes to remove additive
BREVARD — The water in the city will be different in September as the City Council has decided to remove fluoride additives from the public water supply. Water fluoridation has been common in municipalities across the country for decades as an inexpensive way to prevent tooth decay, but the process is not without its critics. […]
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Fluoride will be added to water supplies in Warrnambool, Allansford and Koroit within a year.
FLUORIDE will be added to water supplies in Warrnambool, Allansford and Koroit within a year. Health professionals and politicians applauded the decision, citing benefits to dental health. Outraged opponents, however, claimed there had been no opportunity for open debate on the issue. Victoria’s chief health officer, John Carnie, made the announcement yesterday, a day after […]
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Widefield Water reports slightly elevated fluoride
In Widefield one of the wells, specifically Water Well C-36 reported a fluoride measurement of 2.8 milligrams per liter (MG/L), and Water Well W-4 came in with a 2.4 MG/L level during routine sampling on February 19, 2007. The Maximum Contaminant Level for drinking water is 4.0 MG/L. Water from these two wells is combined […]
United States, Colorado