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St. Croix Falls city council votes to end fluoridation
According to Casey Borchert and Fluoride Free St. Croix Falls, on Monday night (January 28) the city council voted 2 to 1 to discontinue the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply due to the annual cost perspective and consideration of the safety of the public works employees. Casey Borchert, a resident who tried […]
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Solar powered nanofiltration for drinking water production from fluoride-containing groundwater – A pilot study towards developing a sustainable and low-cost treatment plant
Highlights A holistic, innovative and feasible concept for removing fluoride from groundwater. Modular, low energy and low cost nanofiltration technology for fluoride removal. No waste streams due to use of concentrate (washing, toilet flush, etc.). Energy autonomy in power supply (PV), no grid access is required. Abstract The following paper summarizes the findings of a […]
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Australian Bauxite’s next shipment from Bell Bay leaving soon
Bauxite mining. About 30,000 tonnes of Tasmanian bauxite are expected to be shipped from the Bell Bay port around March 1. The cement grade bauxite will be from Australian Bauxite Limited’s Bald Hill mine, near Campbell Town. The company said it had worked with the customer for three months to achieve the “optimum product specifications”. “This negotiation was longer […]
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater and home-produced vegetables and eggs around a fluorochemical industrial park in China
Highlights Increasing levels of PFBS and PFOA occurred in groundwater beneath the Fuxin FIP. Groundwater contaminations of PFBS and PFOA might pose health risks to residents. PFBA and PFBS were the major contaminants in home-produced vegetables and eggs. PFBA, PFOA, and PFBS could enter vegetables via irrigation with local groundwater. Abstract High-level contaminations of perfluoroalkyl […]
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The U.S. Military Plans to Keep Incinerating Toxic Firefighting Foam, Despite Health Risks
The U.S. military is moving ahead with plans to collect and destroy unused firefighting foam that contains the hazardous chemicals PFOS and PFOA. But in trying to solve one environmental problem related to these persistent chemicals, which have caused massive drinking water contamination, the Defense Department may be creating another. More than 3 million gallons of […]
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State lawmaker pushes to add fluoride to Hawaii’s water
A lawmaker is pushing to add fluoride to the state’s public water system to promote oral health in Hawaii. Senator Karl Rhoads explained reducing tooth decay is one of the reasons why he’s fighting for the change. “We have the worst children’s dental health in the country. We’re at number 50. At the third grade […]
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Opinion: Calgarians better off without toxic fluoridation
What if our medical community was wrong once again? It has happened all too often, at times taking decades before we work through and come to grips with new facts and science, and new realities. Recall fiascos like smoking for women, asbestos, mercury, BPA, thalidomide, Vioxx, and lead in gasoline and paint. In every instance, […]
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4-minute hydrofluoric acid leak reported at Torrance Refining Co. described as minor
An acid leak lasted approximately four minutes at Torrance Refining Co. on Friday afternoon. South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a press release that its personnel received a call at around 3:45 p.m. and responded to a minor leak of modified hydrofluoric acid (MHF) at Torrance Refining Co. on 190th Street in between […]
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Accumulation, fractionation and health risk assessment of fluoride and heavy metals in soil-crop syst.
Abstract Highlights Water soluble F may increase the bioavailability of Cu, Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cd and Cr. The combined stresses of Cu and Ni may be the main factor that increases F bioavailability. Contaminants easily accumulate in male inflorescence of maize except for roots and leaves. Crop grains and shoots cannot be used for […]
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‘Look ma, no cavities!’
FORT WAYNE, IND. It was the butt of many jokes in the 1950’s and ’60’s when Crest toothpaste rolled out its ‘look mom, no cavities’ commercials, advertising what was actually one of the 20th Century’s greatest leaps forward in public health; the discovery that adding fluoride to toothpaste virtually eliminated cavities. And the man responsible […]
United States, Indiana Toothpaste