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Brainerd: 40 years ago
The impartiality of the Governor’s Comm. on Fluoridation has been “hopelessly compromised” by hiring a pro-fluoridation dentist as a consultant, charged Jack Graham, special counsel to Brainerd in its 20-year fight against forced fluoridation of city water. * Original article, titled This Was Brainerd – Nov. 30, online at http://www.brainerddispatch.com/community/history/4535849-was-brainerd-nov-30
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LCA confirms fluorine textile coating risks
BRUSSELS – A 3-year EU life cycle assessment [LCA] study to evaluate alternatives to fluorine-based durable water and oil textile repellents (DWOR) has concluded that fluorinated formulations have a negative environmental impact “10 – 40 times larger” than fluorine-free alternatives. The same study also confirms that while fluorine-free water repellent coatings can do the same […]
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2016 CDC Water Fluoridation Awards to 19 Missouri public water systems
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced today that 19 Missouri public water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for preventing […]
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Bluffs Water Works wins fluoridation quality award
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recognized the Council Bluffs Water Works “for its consistent and professional adjustment of the fluoride content to the recommended level for oral health for 12 consecutive months in 2017. Caitlin Beresford, chairperson of the Water Works Board of Trustees and a doctor of dental surgery at Bluffs […]
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Oct exports of anhydrous aluminium fluoride up 237% YoY
SHANGHAI, Nov 30 (SMM) – China exported some 11,154 mt of anhydrous aluminium fluoride in October, down 19% from September, but up 237% from October 2017, showed data from China Customs on Thursday November 29. In October, Russia remained China’s largest export destination for anhydrous aluminium fluoride, a raw material in aluminium smelting. Exports to Russia surged 102% […]
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Water Fluoridation: In Assam’s Tapatjuri, almost every home is affected by some form of fluorosis
One of the most visible effects of long exposure to high fluoride content has been on the physical appearance of the villagers In an age when children normally discover the thrill of being able to walk by themselves and run around, two-year-old Amjad was handed a walking stick by his mother to aid his limp. […]
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Southern Missouri town stops adding fluoride to water; dentists predict tooth decay
Nearly two thirds of voters in the Texas County town of Houston decided to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water, but dentists serving the area are saying the change will lead to an increase in tooth decay. Opponents of water fluoridation call it government overreach, and cited studies that question the long-term health effects […]
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Cork: Councillors call for fluoridation of water to be optional
WATER fluoridation should be optional, say Cork County Council, who will ask for the mandatory process to be ended. The practice is undertaken by the Government to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water can prevent cavities. A Food Safety Authority of Ireland report this year found there was no risk to public health from exposure to […]
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Oil refinery operator charged for breaches
A oil refinery operator has been charged with breaching workplace safety laws after two Victorian workers were exposed to hydrofluoric acid leaks. Viva Energy Pty Ltd is charged with 11 breaches of occupational health and safety laws, following separate incidents at its Corio refinery on November 5 and December 4, 2017. The charges, which include […]
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Acid splashes worker at Westinghouse nuclear plant; employee sent to hospital
A worker at the Westinghouse atomic fuel factory near Columbia was transported to a hospital last week after spilling a toxic acid solution on his clothing while cleaning up, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC said the worker, whose name was not available, apparently was unhurt. He was released from the hospital […]
United States, South Carolina Nuclear Industry