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Experience or New Direction Anchors Edgartown Selectmen Race
An incumbent running on his 24-year record of service to the town will face off against a political newcomer promising change in a two-way selectmen race at next week’s Edgartown election. Arthur Smadbeck is running for his ninth term on the board. He faces a challenge from Gail Gardner, a longtime Edgartown resident. Polls are […]
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NALCO to use Emrion technology to establish Defluoridation plants
After commissioning of the world’s first-of-its kind defluoridation plant using Nano based Emrion technology, aluminium major National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is set for using this technology in commercial scale, an official statement said. The company today signed an MoU with Hyderabad based Eesavyasa Technology Pvt Ltd so that it would get royalty for setting […]
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Slow poison: Residents of this K’taka taluk are ailing due to fluoride contamination
A doctor says, “People only notice the complications after having consumed the water for decades. Unfortunately, it is too late by then.” A constant headache, severe pain in the joints and discolouration of teeth. This is what almost every resident of Pavagada complains of. Reason: high fluoride content in the ground water. The time is […]
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Edgartown. Letter: Fluoride isn’t worth the cost
To the Editor: The proponents of fluoridation are asking the good people of Edgartown to believe that water fluoridation is so beneficial to teeth that we should ignore all evidence of neurotoxicity; all concerns regarding possible environmental and resource degradation should also be dismissed, as well as any concerns regarding the ethics of medicating a […]
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New Study: Fluoride Endangers Babies IQ
Pregnant women’s fluoride exposure is linked to lower IQ in their children at one- to three-years-old, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine (2018), and at levels commonly found in U.S. women, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Researchers, Thomas et al., found that, for every increase of 1 milligram per liter of […]
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Why you should avoid the high fluoride water of Naivasha
Brown teeth due to fluorosis. [Photo/dentistinfleet.co.uk] People from Naivasha are sometimes identified by the colour of their teeth. This arises from the high levels of fluoride in the water consumed by residents causing teeth to turn brown. However, the water around Naivasha has been found to contain as high as 12mg/l which is 25 times […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: NJ Proposes Changes to Air Quality Modeling and Risk Assessment Procedures
Excerpts: Risk assessment requirements and procedures are currently in focus in New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has taken a series of recent actions that will update, clarify, and potentially increase the scope of air quality evaluations that must be conducted by permitted facilities. In its Resiliency, Air Toxics and Exemptions […]
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Torrance refinery owner increased lobbying significantly in face of potential ban of toxic chemical used at plant
This chart, using federal data, shows how quickly PBF Energy annual lobby budget has grown in recent years Source: The non-profit Center for Responsive Politics The owner of the Torrance refinery spent more than $600,000 on lobbying last year, more than three times as much as it spent in 2016, according to federal records compiled […]
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Ireland is failing to protect from fluoride intoxication
Published studies by medical researchers in the UK and Spain indicate that the highest fluoride levels by far found in beers consumed in Europe are in Irish branded products. These findings are disturbing, not least because they present yet another form of uncontrolled exposure to fluoride from contamination of the food chain due to mandatory […]
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Licking: Water bills, fluoride and city government: Pure water is priceless
Water bills, fluoride and city government; what do these three things have in common? More than you would think. There are a few important things happening in our local city governments. Licking is raising the water rates, amounting to a five percent increase to the average homeowner (expect a bill in the amount $11.20 per […]
United States, Missouri