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Bedford Regional Water Authority to begin adding fluoride to drinking water
After voting last June to resume fluoridation treatment of drinking water throughout all its systems, the Bedford Regional Water Authority announced this week it will begin a two-phase process beginning Monday. Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a water supply. The BRWA’s Central Water Treatment Plant serves the Town of Bedford, and […]
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Citing New Evidence, Judge Suggests Plaintiffs File New Fluoride Petition
Excerpts: A federal judge is suggesting he may withhold any ruling in the landmark case on whether fluoride in drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” and is eligible for regulation under the revised toxics law to allow the plaintiffs to file a new petition that will address new data that has been developed since they […]
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Elemental Status and Lipid Peroxidation in the Blood of Children With Endemic Fluorosis
Abstract The study aimed to assess the levels of trace elements, minerals, and toxic elements as well as lipid peroxidation biomarkers (lipid acyl hydroperoxides, 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS)) in the blood of children with chronic fluorosis from endemic fluorosis areas (Sosnivka village, Lviv region, western Ukraine). The results were compared with healthy children from […]
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EPA Risk Assessment Director Stands By Fluoridated Water
… Dr. Tala Henry, director of the EPA’s Risk Assessment Division … said there was insufficient evidence to support the claim that fluoridation in water posed a safety risk at the current recommended dose level. On cross-examination, plaintiffs’ counsel Michael P. Connett of Waters Kraus & Paul LLP said the EPA used a causation standard for assessing risk […]
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Regional Water Authorities Add Fluoride to Water Treatment Processes
An aerial view of the SML WTF that supplies water for both Bedford County and Franklin County residents. In early 2019, VDH approached the Authority, asking the board to reverse the decision made in 2017 that stopped fluoridation at the Central Water Treatment Plant, and to begin fluoridation in all Authority water treatment plants. VDH […]
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EPA Experts Say Fluoride Not Shown Toxic At Low Levels
Excerpts: Two science consultants retained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended fluoride in drinking water at a bench trial Monday, testifying that despite animal studies showing possible neurotoxic effects at high levels, there is insufficient evidence to show fluoride is harmful to infant brains at the lower levels in drinking water. The EPA’s expert […]
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EPA Wins Controversial Bid To Offer Late Evidence In TSCA Trial
Excerpts: EPA’s lawyers won a controversial effort June 15 to offer late evidence in the landmark federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trial, overcoming heated pleas from the plaintiffs’ lawyers to block admission of the abstract for an unpublished study that claims prenatal exposure to fluorinated drinking water may be beneficial. … “The first time […]
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Fluoride on Trial: CDC’s ‘Greatest Public Health Achievement’ Exposed
As Coronavirus fears have gripped the world for months, a litany of scientific scandals, inconsistencies and frauds have drawn the public’s attention to an underbelly of our agenda-driven scientific community. From the flimsy Imperial Model that kicked off lockdowns in the U.S. and UK, to the Lancet’s hydroxychloroquine study retraction, corporate science is being scrutinized like […]
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Fluoride on Trial: CDC’s ‘Greatest Public Health Achievement’ Exposed
As Coronavirus fears have gripped the world for months, a litany of scientific scandals, inconsistencies and frauds have drawn the public’s attention to an underbelly of our agenda-driven scientific community. From the flimsy Imperial Model that kicked off lockdowns in the U.S. and UK, to the Lancet’s hydroxychloroquine study retraction, corporate science is being scrutinized […]
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Citizens group says test shows PFAS in PHS athletic field
PORTSMOUTH — Local citizen’s group Non Toxic Portsmouth has reported, through independent testing, that Portsmouth High School’s artificial turf field contains potentially harmful chemicals known as poly and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). However, city leaders and their consultants have refuted the science behind the report. In a June 1 letter to the City Council, the […]
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