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LA public health official urges phasing out MHF chemical at Torrance, Wilmington refineries
A Los Angeles County public health official has urged the region’s air-quality watchdog to take steps to phase out the use of a controversial chemical at refineries in Torrance and Wilmington. The current healthcare infrastructure would not be able to adequately respond to injuries that could result from the release of a chemical known as […]
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Bromethalin is poisoning the parrots of Telegraph Hill
Note from the Fluoride Action Network Bromethalin is a highly toxic rodentcide. Its molecular formula is C14-H7-Br3-F3-N3-O4. Click here and here for more information. While all rodenticides are highly toxic, bromethalin is partcularly horrid because it contains both fluorine and bromine, and in animal studies its effects on the brain are particularly severe. In 1996 […]
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PG&E Phases Out SF6 Greenhouse Gas
California utility formulates a plan to eliminate the use of SF6 in all high-voltage gas-insulated equipment. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Sustainability Leadership Council challenged its Substation Asset Strategy department to come up with a plan to phase out the use of sulfur hexafluoride in all high-voltage gas-insulated equipment. Like carbon dioxide, SF6 is a […]
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CDC: Children Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A study released by the CDC found that nearly 40% of children ages 3-6 are using too much toothpaste. The CDC suggests that children ages 3 to 6 should be using a pea sized amount and that children under the age of 3 should be using a no more than a […]
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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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In California, saving teeth and money—one mouth at a time
At the children’s dental clinic that Dr. John Blake runs in Long Beach, toddlers come in all the time with problems so severe they need root canals. Children as young as 2 or 3 show up with blackened teeth and swollen faces, unable to eat because of the pain and in need of whole mouth […]
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Study: Fluoride-free toothpaste won’t prevent cavities
Dental health experts worry that more people are using toothpaste that skips the most important ingredient — fluoride — and leaves them at a greater risk of cavities. Most toothpastes already contain fluoride. While health authorities recognize fluoride as a cavity blocker, the internet is dotted with claims, often from “natural” toothpaste marketers and alternative […]
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AQMD panel wants safety measures, but no ban, to cope with hazardous refinery chemical
Air quality regulators have backed away from a proposal to ban use of a toxic chemical at two Southern California refineries, citing the potential loss of jobs and economic harm. Instead, they are researching potential new safety measures to keep an accidental release of hydrofluoric acid from endangering people who live in densely populated neighborhoods […]
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Torrance: Developments in the debate over hydrofluoric acid
In this Feb. 17 photo, nearly 300 Torrance residents march in support of a ban on a toxic chemical used at the Torrance refinery. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributor) When the Torrance refinery exploded in February 2015, showering residential neighborhoods with industrial ash, the event ignited a three-year public debate over hydrofluoric acid that continues […]
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Chemical used at two South Bay refineries could be banned in five years, new rule proposal suggests
The local pollution watchdog has for the first time proposed phasing out a potentially deadly chemical used in refineries in Torrance and Wilmington and dropped another option altogether that would have allowed the plants to keep using it by installing additional safety systems. The new proposal was outlined in a online presentation released by the […]
United States, California Oil Refineries