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New National Nonprofit Will Battle Inequity in Health Care
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health will champion health transformation to build a future in which better health through oral health is possible for everyone. Boston, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amidst a national reckoning on the deep inequities that exist across this country, a new national nonprofit organization launches today with a commitment […]
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Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a family of thousands of chemicals. Photo Illustration: Jonathan Hurtarte/Bloomberg Law; Photos: Getty Images Agency moving toward finalizing four PFAS rules Attorneys predict more regulation, lawsuits coming Industry attorneys say they’re bracing for a wave of corporate liability and litigation as the Biden administration works swiftly to fulfill […]
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California Proposes Designating PFOA as a Carcinogen under Proposition 65
Designation of PFOA as a Carcinogen Will Increase Litigation Risks and Expand Proposition 65 Labeling Obligations On March 19, 2021, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it intends to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as a chemical known to the State to cause cancer under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement […]
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NZ: National MPs vote against Judith Collins, Shane Reti on fluoride policy in rare move for caucus
Newshub can reveal yet more discord in the National Party, this time over fluoridation – in an extremely rare move, MPs voted down the leadership on a key health policy. The Government has proposed making Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield responsible for fluoride in water to protect Kiwis and their kids’ teeth, rather than […]
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Japan extends Rs 3,272 crore loan for water projects in 2 districts
NEW DELHI: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an official development assistance (ODA) loan of Rs 3,272 crore [$2.11 billion] for Rajasthan Rural Water Supply and Fluorosis Mitigation Project (Phase 2) in Jhunjhunu and Barmer districts to provide clean drinking water aimed at controlling water borne diseases. To achieve the objective, the fund will […]
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Ebb and flow of fluoride debate reaches Columbia
COLUMBIA — A dial spins slowly clockwise on a basement pump at Columbia’s water treatment plant in McBaine. Outside, in the cold late-autumn air, millions of gallons of water roar in massive, swimming-pool size softening tanks. A gurgle rises from three-feet deep channels built under zigzagging walkways, carrying water to filters. With each revolution of […]
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Fluoride and nitrate in groundwater of rural habitations of semiarid region of northern Rajasthan, India:
A hydrogeochemical, multivariate statistical, and human health risk assessment perspective Abstract In arid and semiarid regions, groundwater is required for the drinking, agriculture, and industrial activities due to scarcity of surface water. Groundwater contaminated with high concentrations of fluoride and nitrate can severely affect human health in these regions. Twenty-eight groundwater samples from rural habitations […]
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Philadelphia refinery fire report languishes in federal safety agency depleted by Trump
The Chemical Safety Board’s final report on the 2019 release of a potentially lethal chemical at PES is among 19 awaiting approval. The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire in June 2019 took 24 hours to extinguish. A final report on the accident is languishing at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.Jessica Griffin / File Photograph Before […]
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Advised Not To Bring Dogs To The Volcanic Eruption
Photo by Art Bicnick Kristín Jónsdóttir, group leader of nature conservation at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, has advised dog owners to leave their pets at home when heading up to Geldingadalur. In a short post on Twitter, Kristín states that mineral measurements indicate that fluoride is found in puddles around the eruption site, in addition […]
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PFAS: UK ‘flying blind’ on levels of toxic chemicals in tap water
Government is not testing drinking water for PFAS, which studies have linked to numerous health issues Defra says it takes ‘the risks posed by PFAS chemicals very seriously’. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA The UK government is not testing drinking water for a group of toxic manmade chemicals linked to a range of diseases including cancers, while […]
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