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IPACKCHEM introduces 30 litre fluorinated HDPE stackable unit
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: You may wonder why we include articles like this in our News Tracker. The reason is that we want to track all exposure routes to fluoride. For example, the new product discussed below will release fluoride through its manufacture and also by its disposal if it goes to an […]
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Editorial on Ida Grove City Council’s decision to end fluoridation
A thistle to the members of the Ida Grove City Council who voted to end the town’s water fluoridation program. They made the decision based on the results of a survey sent in residents’ utility bills. Had the leaders relied on science and public health experts instead of the opinions of half the town’s residents, […]
United States, Iowa -
Fluoride reports prompts parents’ concerned calls to dentist
Too much fluoride is toxic and can impact brain development in young children. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A recent report about the dangers of fluoride is prompting calls to a Coastal Bend dentist, and he is warning parents not to overreact. A Centers for Disease Control report points out that parents often allow their children […]
United States, Texas -
DEP settles with Franklin over violations associated with fluoride in water system
Too much fluoride in Franklin’s municipal water system last year has resulted in the city of Franklin and its General Authority having to pay a $25,000 civil penalty while Franklin’s operator-in-charge of the drinking water system will pay a $2,500 civil penalty and surrender his state certification. The penalties are part of a settlement agreement announced Tuesday […]
United States, Pennsylvania -
Why environmental issues are non-existent in this election
On climate change, the Congress has used all the right words and promised an action agenda to combat global warming. The BJP, on the other hand, is largely silent on the issue of climate change apart from the promise of achieving the goal of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022. In the last few days, […]
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Rising demand of fluorosilicic acid in fluoridation of drinking water is expected to drive the market 2019
Fluorosilicic acid is an organic liquid produced as by product of hydrogen fluoride and phosphoric acid production. It is generally used for fluoridation of water to maintain fluoride level in water by municipal corporations and in toothpastes. Maintaining fluoride levels helps in preventing tooth decay. Being a liquid, fluorosilicic acid is easy to handle and […]
International Phosphate Industry -
Adding fluoride to Windsor water supply may take 18 months
It may take up to 18 months before residents in Windsor, Tecumseh and LaSalle have fluoride in their drinking water. On Tuesday, Tecumseh council approved re-fluoridation. Windsor’s council unanimously approved its bylaw in March but needed either Tecumseh or LaSalle to approve the initiative since the neighbouring communities share the city’s drinking water supply. The […]
Canada, Ontario -
Fluoride: Too much of a good thing can be harmful
Residents of Kilmarnock received a message with their water bills last month which caused some alarm, especially among those who have recently moved to the region. Water utility customers in town were informed the municipal drinking water supply has a concentration of fluoride which is higher than the recommended level set by the Environmental Protection […]
United States, Virginia -
Letter: ‘Plan to add fluoride to Darlington water defies common sense’
If the goal is, as stated by the council, to improve the dental health of our children, why is there a need to force all age groups to consume fluoride? Far from specifically targeting children at risk of tooth decay, water fluoridation is highly inefficient as it compulsorily medicates the entire population. There is also […]
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DEP Announces Settlement with City of Franklin, General Authority Over Violations Associated with Overfeed of Fluoride in Water System
Meadville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a settlement agreement with the City of Franklin and the City’s General Authority for violations of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act associated with an overfeed of fluoride in the Franklin water system in February 2018. The agreement requires the City and the General […]
United States, Pennsylvania