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Revote on fluoridation sought
The Salt Lake County Council will consider placing the water fluoridation issue on next year’s ballot after three Salt Lake County cities sent letters asking that the controversial issue be revisited. West Jordan, Sandy and Riverton requested a second vote on the matter. Salt Lake County residents approved the fluoridation measure in 2000 by a […]
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Sammamish water district votes to fluoridate
SAMMAMISH — Despite the gnashing of teeth by fluoride opponents, the tooth-decay-fighting compound will be added to this community’s well water sometime next year now that Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District commissioners have given the go-ahead. They had little choice, the district’s manager, Ron Little, said yesterday. The water-thin Sammamish district has become a […]
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Irish get teeth into man-made fluoride
IRISH activists and MEPs have called upon Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom to remove wording from an EU drinking-water directive that allows a type of fluoride classified as an ‘industrial waste chemical’ to enter local water supplies in Ireland and the UK. Hexafluorosilic acid has been added to certain regional water supplies in both member states […]
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S.L. County ruling could delay fluoride
About 24,000 Salt Lake Valley residents will not get fluoride in their water for at least a year. Or will they? The Salt Lake County Council ruled Tuesday that the Holliday Water Co. and the White City Improvement District could delay adding fluoride until Dec. 31, 2004. But the Salt Lake Valley Health Department says […]
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Another Fast-Food Fear
The extra ingredient? Government agencies and environmental advocacy groups are questioning the safety of a chemical in food packaging materials. Some toxic chemicals may appear where consumers least expect them: on fast-food packaging, says Lauren Sucher, communications director of the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) of Washington, D.C. Fluorinated telomers, a type of very small […]
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Fluoridation Debate in Cairns
MORE research into the costs of putting “highly toxic minerals” in the city’s water will be done before a decision is made to fluoridate the water supply. Cairns Mayor Kevin Byrne last week said he would like to introduce fluoride immediately to improve the city’s poor dental record, but would hold a referendum to give […]
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Potential fluoride contamination in the drinking water of Naranji area, NorthWest Frontier Province, Pakistan.
Abstract The drinking water of Naranji village and surrounding areas of the NorthWest Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan, was analyzed for its fluoride content. The fluoride content of water samples from the springs in the Naranji village goes up to 13.52 mg kg(-1), which exceeds the permissible limit (1.5 mg kg(-1)) set by the World Health […]
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Sulfate, chloride and fluoride retention in Andosols exposed to volcanic acid emissions.
Abstract The continuous emissions of SO(2), HCl and HF by Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, represent a substantial source of atmospheric S-, Cl- and F-containing acid inputs for local ecosystems. We report on the effects of such acid depositions on the sulfate, chloride and fluoride contents in soils (0-40 cm) from two distinct transects located downwind from […]
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We’re not going with the fluo…
Campaigners against fluoride came out on the streets to show water companies the yellow card. The National Pure Water Association (NPWA) joined forces with the West Yorkshire Campaign Against Fluoridation (WYCAF) to step up the campaign against fluoride being added to the water supply as a form of dental medication. Campaigers handed out yellow postcards […]
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CDC sniffs out Scotchgard
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering including the active ingredient in 3M Co.’s newly reformulated Scotchgard in a study of chemicals suspected of having health effects. The CDC started publishing its “National Exposure Report” in 2001. The third report is due out in January 2005. The last report tracked 116 chemicals. It […]
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