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Assessment of fluoride intake from groundwater and intake reduction from delivering bottled water in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Abstract Fluoride intake from tap water supplied by fluoride-containing groundwater has been the primary cause of fluorosis among the residents of Buak Khang Subdistrict, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. To reduce fluoride intake, bottled water treated using reverse-osmosis membranes has been made available by community-owned water treatment plants. This study aimed to assess the resultant reduction […]
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The $100 tube of toothpaste is here
New York | As with many beauty products in the world of luxury, it turns out that toothpaste isn’t really necessary. Sure, it can freshen breath and help whiten teeth, but the real benefits of brushing come from the bristles on a toothbrush and their ability to scrape and disrupt dental plaque that leads to […]
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Dental screening to start in elementary schools next month
TEHRAN – A scheme screening oral and dental health of students in elementary schools will be implemented by the upcoming month (starting on November 23) nationwide, head of oral health organization affiliated to the Health Ministry has stated. Under the scheme, 7 million students will undergo dental screening, ISNA quoted Hamid Samadzadeh as saying on […]
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Northland’s new mobile dental unit hits the road to save teeth
Northland DHB’s latest mobile dental unit (MDU) was officially named Kotare and is ready to hit the road. The Northland DHB’s new mobile dental unit was blessed, officially named Kotare, last week, and is now ready to go to work. The blessing was facilitated by NDHB kaumatua Te Ihi Tito and his team, who acknowledged […]
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Sulfoxaflor: Documents
The following are some, not all, of the documents dealing with the study, review, approval, and law suits of the insecticide Sulfoxaflor (CAS No. 946578-00-3). The product names for Sulfoxaflor are Transform and Closer. More documents will be added. Date Agency Title Aug 20, 2019 9th Circuit Court Center for Food Safety, et al v. […]
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EPA, plaintiffs battle over landmark TSCA fluoridation trial schedule
Environmentalists and EPA are battling over whether a judge should delay a first-time Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trial, slated to begin early next year, to determine whether the agency should ban fluoride, with the plaintiffs charging that EPA’s request to delay the trial would “derail the entire schedule of this case.” The dueling over […]
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Letter: Don’t drink Durango’s fluoridated water
A recent landmark study examines the association between fluoride exposure during pregnancy and IQ scores of children. In this study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, the authors found higher levels of fluoride through water fluoridation during pregnancy is associated with lower IQ scores in children 3-4 years old. The study […]
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Philly Fire Department personnel no longer at PES refinery site 24/7
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on August 8, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY) The site of a refinery explosion and fire that rocked South Philadelphia in June and led to the refinery’s shutdown is now under control. That means Philadelphia Fire Department personnel will no longer remain on site 24/7. Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said Tuesday […]
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In Rajasthan, Natural Contamination of Groundwater Worsened by Agriculture, Domestic Sewage: Report
The study by the Duke University India found that three-quarters of 243 groundwater wells across Rajasthan contained contaminants such as fluoride, nitrate and uranium. Lead author of the study, Avner Vengosh, in an interview to news outlet Mongabay-India said that while geogenic contaminants like fluoride and uranium found in the aquifer may go unnoticed because […]
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Australian Bauxite reports progress on aluminium fluoride
Tasmania’s bauxite miner is a step closer to selling high-value aluminium fluoride to Australiasian aluminium smelters. Australian Bauxite Limited, which mines near Campbell Town and has other Tasmanian and mainland deposits, said subsidiary ALCORE had proven it could chemically refine the company’s bauxite and its components into aluminium fluoride and several valuable co-products. “The ALCORE […]
Australia Aluminum Industry