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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 […]
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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 […]
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Tim Ryan’s Long, Weird History of Palling Around With Fluoride and Vaccine Skeptics
At a 2018 question-and-answer session at a summit for wellness influencers in San Diego, an attendee wanted to talk to Tim Ryan about fluoride. Ryan, a Democratic congressman from Northeast Ohio, had co-sponsored a resolution in 2015 hailing water fluoridation as a public health triumph. But the woman told Ryan that water fluoridation had given […]
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DEP Announces Settlement with City of Franklin, General Authority Over Fluoride Violations
Excerpts: … The agreement requires the City and the General Authority to take actions to update operational procedures, provide public notice of certain conditions, submit records, and obtain permits for equipment changes at their water plants. The agreement includes a $25,000 civil penalty for violations associated with the 2018 fluoride overfeed and irregularities in the […]
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After farmers, fluorosis victims to contest against Modi, Rahul
After farmers from Tamil Nadu, it’s the turn of fluorosis victims from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to file nominations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Twenty victims and activists from the fluorosis-hit States are going to file nominations on April 22. Thirty-four-year-old Anshula Swami, Suvarna Ramavath (24) and Veeramalla Rajitha […]
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Fluoride returning to Windsor’s water supply
Fluoride will soon return to the water supply for residents of Windsor, Tecumseh and LaSalle. Tecumseh council voted in favour of the move Tuesday night, and after Windsor council approved re-fluoridation – the plan will now move forward. Since Tecumseh and LaSalle share the city’s water supply, Windsor needed at least one of the two […]
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Fluoride in Tecumseh’s water may spark lawsuit
The Town of Tecumseh has approved adding fluoride to its drinking water. Tecumseh Councillor Andrew Dowie tweeted Tuesday night that all members of Tecumseh Council present at their meeting supported the reintroduction of fluoride. He said Councillor Tanya Jobin advised in advance that she opposed restoring fluoride. “The majority of feedback received from Tecumseh residents […]
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Fluoride coming back into Windsor’s water, after Tecumseh’s yes vote
The Town of Tecumseh has voted in favour of reintroducing fluoride to the water system, which means Windsor and LaSalle will also have fluoridated water flowing from their taps. Council voted in favour Tuesday night, with all members who were present expressing their support of fluoridating the water. Coun. Tania Jobin, who was not present, was […]
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With LB Mayor & Council Mum, L.A. County Health Dept. Urges SCAQMD To Order Phase Out Of MHF
(April 7, 2019, 10:30 p.m.) — The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has urged the South Coast Air Quality Management District to strengthen the text of a draft rule to ensure it will direct immediate enhanced mitigation measures and implement a phase-out as soon as possible of Modified Hydrofluoric Acid (MHF) used by […]
United States, California