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EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against DuPont For Toxic Substances Reporting Violations
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) is taking an administrative action against E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) for two violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and one violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These violations consist of multiple failures to report information to EPA about […]
United States, West Virginia Perfluorinated chemicals -
What’s in Pinellas’ water
Those who oppose Pinellas County’s recent fluoridation of public drinking water are asking a reasonable question: Is it safe? Some of those asking the question are convinced already that virtually any chemical added to drinking water is a bad idea. Others are not so dug in, but may be alarmed by the recent revelation that […]
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Court orders Watsonville to fluoridate its water
Opponents of adding fluoride to Watsonville’s water supply were dealt a major blow Tuesday when a judge ruled that state health and safety codes pre-empted a city voter-approved initiative to keep the substance out of people’s taps. Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Robert Atack ruled that Watsonville must comply with state orders from the California […]
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Fairview may opt to drop fluoride
Fairview may be looking at rinsing out the fluoride in their water. The town of over 3,000 about 115 km north of Grande Prairie is looking at holding a plebiscite this fall to stop water fluoridation. “Maybe the time has come after 50 years that we should take a look at it again whether we […]
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Little Hocking Water customers needed for C8 study
An independent four-year study on the effects of C8 on Little Hocking Water Association Service District customers is set to begin this month. About 400 people will be asked in the following weeks to participate in the study by answering surveys and providing samples of blood and/or breast milk. Mailings are going out as early […]
United States, Ohio Perfluorinated chemicals -
Children’s teeth spoilt rotten
Toddlers as young as one are having general anaesthetics to remove or crown rotten teeth. Paediatric dentists say rotten teeth in very young Perth children is a massive problem with about 20 children a week being given a general anaesthetic for extensive reconstructive dentistry and a further seven for extractions. Paediatric dentist Peter Readman said […]
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County: Fluoridation forum would really be a protest
CLEARWATER – It’s being billed as “The Great Fluoride Debate.” But only one side is likely to make an argument. Citizens for Safe Water, a political action committee formed last year by fluoride opponents, has challenged Pinellas County officials to defend a 2003 decision to add fluoride to the county water supply. The group has […]
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Eastalco claims EPA numbers are wrong
Alcoa-Eastalco Works, an aluminum manufacturer in Adamstown, claims a miscalculation in numbers is the reason behind a report showing the company’s release of hydrogen fluoride jumped slightly more than 2 million pounds. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) indicates that Eastalco’s release of hydrogen fluoride jumped from 594,787 pounds in 2001 to […]
United States, Maryland Aluminum Industry -
Lamphun faces fluoride risk
Fluoride in underground water in Muang Lamphun, Pa Sang and Ban Thi districts exceeds acceptable levels and villagers drinking the water are putting their health at risk, a dentist warned yesterday. Water in the districts was found to have between 15 to 20 parts per million (PPM) of fluoride, which is high enough to be […]
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Milton water fluoridation begins July 1
The town of Milton will begin adding fluoride to its public water system July 1 to comply with state law. Under Senate Bill 173, which was passed in 1998, municipalities must fluoridate water supplies. Milton’s entire municipal water system of 804 hookups will receive fluoridated water. The completed project, which began six years ago, cost […]
United States, Delaware