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Residents question Council about Husky HF tank
Residents from around the region addressed the Superior City Council about their concerns with the use of hydrogen fluoride at the Husky Energy refinery. Citing a 2011 report by the Center for Public Integrity, Kevin Swanberg of Duluth said it endangers 180,000 people living in the region. “I came here tonight because I am concerned […]
United States, Wisconsin Oil Refineries -
10,917 rural habitations in Assam get contaminated supply water
GUWAHATI, July 21: To remain safe, check the quality of water that is part of your daily food and drink intake. Assam has as many as 10,917 habitations that have all along been making do with water affected by arsenic, fluoride and iron contamination. And this happens in the State even though there is no […]
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Water near Hindon unfit for drinking: Report
GHAZIABAD: Groundwater samples in 93 of 168 areas around the Hindon river have been found to be unsafe for drinking, a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has stated. The survey by CPCB was carried out in seven districts through which the Hindon river or its distributaries pass. The areas where groundwater was […]
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Workers taken to hospital after hydrofluoric acid spill
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — Two workers at a business in Lancaster County were taken to the hospital after a hazardous materials spill, firefighters said. Firefighters said the workers at Superior Plastic Products on Peters Road in New Holland were moving a 275-gallon tote of hydrofluoric acid. The tote was punctured and about a quarter of […]
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What city leaders think of fluoride in Coast water
GOLD Coast city leaders have revealed what they think about fluoride in the water supply five years after they were given the choice to remove it. *A subscription is needed to read the article at https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/
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Fluoridated water opponent to speak at Potsdam town meeting July 26
POTSDAM — One of the leading opponents of municipal water fluoridation will speak at the Potsdam Town Hall Community Room at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26. Dr. Paul Connett, formerly on the faculty at St. Lawrence University and now acting director of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), will present “Fifty Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation.” His […]
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Springfield OKs ballot measure seeking voter approval for fluoride
Springfield city commissioners voted Tuesday to move ahead with a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. The vote Tuesday will allow the city to file the appropriate paper work with the Clark County Board of Elections putting the issue on the ballot, said Bryan Heck, […]
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Fluoride question will be on November ballot in Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE — Brooksville residents will decide in November whether the city will continue adding fluoride to their water supply, the City Council voted this week. The Council voted 3-2 to put the question to a vote after Mayor Betty Erhard questioned the expense of fluoridation and whether residents should be exposed to the substance without […]
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Water SOS to corporates
Patna: Bihar State Pollution Control Board chairman A.K. Ghosh on Tuesday said a corporate-government approach will be more effective in dealing with waterborne diseases here, stressing that it was their social responsibility. Ghosh said companies which manufacture water-purification devices should work for mass water-purification solutions as part of corporate social responsibility, going beyond the limited […]
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Oberon becomes one of the last NSW towns to fluoridate its water
One of the last remaining towns in New South Wales without fluoridation has decided to add it to its drinking water. The Oberon Council on the state’s central tablelands has voted five-to-three to add fluoride to the town’s supply after several months of heated debate and campaigning. It is one of eight local governments in […]
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