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Kidney disease shatters Lambadas’ lives in Krishna
Spurt in incidence in hamlets sets alarm bells ringing In mid-July, Barothu Chandru became the 14th person surviving with one kidney in Mansingh, a Lambada hamlet in A. Konduru mandal of Krishna district, where four villagers have died due to renal failure in the last three years. At least 14 others are afflicted by the […]
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Plattsburgh: Town gets grant for water project
The Town of Plattsburgh is getting another chunk of money toward its multi-million-dollar water project. A $500,000 award for Plattsburgh from the Northern Border Regional Commission — along with other grants for St. Lawrence County and Ogdensburg — will “go a long way toward improving our North Country infrastructure,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) said Friday. WELLS, TREATMENT In […]
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Selbyville water report shows no violations, but high numbers
Excerpt: The water’s Ph was slightly alkaline, measuring 8.4 out of a maximum 8.5. Hardness was ranked at 12 parts per million. Sodium measured at 64.2 ppm, and alkalinity was 85.2 ppm. Fluoride averaged 1.2 ppm out of 2.0 ppm. The Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2016 is available online at www.selbyville.delaware.gov/water-department and www.DelawareSourceWater.org. […]
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Two New Studies Show Association between Fluoride Intake, Chronic Pain and Arthritic Disease
A collaborative group of international scientists, academics and medical practitioners have banded together without any funding to publish two major research studies addressing shortcomings in how public health policy decisions are made in Ireland and New Zealand. The New Zealand study, published on 21st June in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health follows an […]
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IBM researchers create new family of fluoropolymers
IBM researchers have found a new family of fluoropolymers that one day could by used in advanced electronics and medical devices. Fluoropolymers today find wide use in industrial and consumer applications that capitalize on their low coefficient of friction and resistance to water, chemicals and heat. New fluoropolymers discovered by IBM researchers contain a sulfur […]
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Legal case fluoride from drinking water continues
WILLEMSTAD – Bit by bit the fluoride disappears from the drinking water, as was ordered by the Minister of Public Health Suzanne Camelia-Römer. The utility company Aqualectra stopped adding the chemical to the drinking water last Tuesday. This means in practice that fluoride is still in the water, but as the Aqualectra tanks are filled […]
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Corvallis: H&V seeks greenway permit
A local manufacturer that wants to upgrade its pollution control equipment will have to wait at least two more weeks for a decision. The Corvallis Planning Commission continued a hearing on a request by Hollingsworth & Vose for a Willamette River Greenway conditional development permit for its glass fiber plant at 1115 SE Crystal Lake […]
United States, Oregon Miscellaneous -
PFOA: US prosecutors seek records of unregulated chemical in river
Federal prosecutors have demanded documents, research and monitoring data from a state agency as they investigate a Fortune 500 company’s release of a little-studied chemical into a river that supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people, officials said Thursday. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality received a subpoena last week from U.S. […]
United States, North Dakota Perfluorinated chemicals -
How to cope with Hydrofluoric Acid, often used in ‘acid attacks’
With the recent spate of acid attacks becoming a very real threat in London, it would be prudent to try and protect yourself in whatever way you can. If you work with hydrofluoric acid, you should be well aware of the risks posed by it. If you are not, you need to familiarise yourself — […]
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Tecopa, California, Finally Gets Clean Drinking Water
Tecopa, California, is known for its water. The small town, about 80 miles west of Las Vegas, is home to hot springs that some say have healing powers. But that’s not the case if you drink the water. Wells in the area are tainted with naturally occurring arsenic, fluoride and minerals that can cause kidney stones […]
United States, California