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Health district to pursue fluoridation in Springfield this year
SPRINGFIELD — The Clark County Combined Health District may ask voters to fluoridate the public water supply in Springfield this year, which health officials say will improve dental health for more than 85,000 residents. More than 32 percent of Clark County residents have had between one and five permanent teeth removed because of tooth decay […]
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Sandusky: 50 years ago, 1967
Sandusky’s water supply will be fluoridated. Over the objection of City Commission Harold Schaeffer, the municipal legislators forced through an emergency ordinance authorizing the introduction of fluorine to the city water system. Schaeffer, the lone dissenter, told the commission, “this affects every citizen in Sandusky. I think it should appear on the ballot.” *Original article, […]
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Chillicothe. Letter: Water fluoridation – reduce or eliminate?
As a dentist in the Chillicothe area, I have become very concerned with the negative effects I have seen in many of my patients from ingesting too much fluoride. Dental fluorosis, one of the first visible signs of people suffering from a toxic amount of fluoride, characteristically shows up as white, brown, or chalky spots […]
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Fluoridation of Bucyrus water considered
BUCYRUS – The concentration of fluoride in Bucyrus water is now a topic on the minds of the city’s leaders. Councilman Dan Wirebaugh brought up the matter Tuesday during the city’s regular council meeting. He said he’s learned that fluoride could potentially have negative health effects that outweigh the benefits to residents’ teeth. Other members […]
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Wilmington: Fluoride on hold, for now; Council awaits engineering report
WILMINGTON — The long-debated fluoride ordinance has been tabled until a full engineering report is finished. During the Water Committee report at Thursday night’s City Council meeting, council member and committee chair Kelsey Swindler informed those in attendance that engineers from Strand Associates were on site for the fluoridation survey at the water treatment plant […]
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Wilmington: Fluoridation third reading set for next meeting
WILMINGTON — “Let’s make this a good year,” City Council President Randy Riley stated Thursday at the beginning of the first Wilmington City Council meeting of 2017. Fluoridation of the city’s water and recycling were among topics of discussion. The fluoridation ordinance would mandate fluoridation of the public water supplies. In the November election voters […]
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Health district to pursue fluoridation in Springfield, New Carlisle
The Clark County Board of Health will support asking voters to add fluoride to the water in both Springfield and New Carlisle. Moorefield Twp. and Park Layne already adds flouride to their water. Print PDF
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DOE Awards Contract for the Operation of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facilities
Cincinnati — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the award of a contract to Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC for the Operation of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facilities at Paducah, Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio. The contract includes cost-plus award fee and firm-fixed-price contract line items. The total value of the contract is $318,811,847, […]
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Health district to pursue fluoridation in Springfield, New Carlisle
SPRINGFIELD — The Clark County Combined Health District may ask voters to fluoridate the public water supply in Springfield and New Carlisle next year, which health officials say will improve dental health for more than 85,000 residents. The Clark County Board of Health voted unanimously last week to pursue the issue. As part of the […]
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PFOA. Toxic legacy: key players
Joe Kiger Kiger became the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit file against DuPont in 2001 after he received a notice from his water company advising him that PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, was in the water supply. A scientist at the EPA in Philadelphia said, “What the hell is that doing in your water supply? Harry Dietzler […]
United States, Ohio Perfluorinated chemicals