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DuPont recognises outstanding fluorine chemistry research by young scientists
Geneva, Switzerland – In recognition of his outstanding creativity, innovation and productivity in recent fluorine chemistry research, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Riedl of the Berlin Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry has received the very first International Young Talent Award in Fluorine Chemistry from DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts (DC&F) at the occasion of the recent 17th European […]
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Could fracking the Monterey Shale lead to the next Big One?
The Monterey Shale runs through some major fault lines, and that’s raised concerns in earthquake-prone California. Could high-pressure pumping under the earth to free the shale’s valuable oil deposits — known as hydraulic fracturing — trigger the next Big One? It’s a question that seismologists get frequently as the debate heats up over fracking and […]
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Narrabri Shire: Drinkable water before any fluoride addition
As the NSW opposition pushes legislation that would force local councils to fluoridate drinking water, residents here are demanding water that is drinkable in the first place. Many homes in Narrabri have discoloured water flowing from sink taps. Some families The Courier has spoken with say they would welcome fluoride, but only if the water […]
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Sarin: the deadly history of the nerve agent used in Syria
The UN has confirmed that the chemical used in Damascus last month was sarin – a lethal poison with no taste, no smell and no colour. Which makes it one of the most murderous weapons in modern warfare Now we know. On the morning of 21 August, as the air above Damascus cooled, rockets filled […]
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Minister doesn’t have WHO paper on fluoride dangers
A RESEARCH paper warning excess fluoride in tap water can mottle teeth and cause crippling skeletal fluorosis is not held by the Department of Health despite Edwin Poots’ consideration of fluoridating our drinking water. A spokesperson for the Department told the Sentinel it hasn’t responded to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 1996 ‘Fluoride in Drinking […]
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Report: China Water Purifier Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018
Around 63 Million people in China consume water contaminated with high fluoride. The water purifier market in the country is expected to grow at the CAGR of 24% till 2018. China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and the country’s economic growth is driven by the rapidly increasing industrialization. However, the […]
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New Survey to Gauge Water Fluoridation Knowledge And Opinion
Among the flurry of persuasive campaigns this election season, the debate on water fluoridation has been intense and polarised; both sides are remarkably adamant about the merits of their respective positions and dismissive of their opponents. A new collaborative research project will look at the relationship between knowledge about community water fluoridation, polarisation of opinion, […]
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Syria nerve gas attack: MPs set deadline for Government to give answers over chemical export scandal
FORMER defence minister Sir John Stanley has told Vince Cable to come clean over the Syrian chemical exports scandal exposed by the Sunday Mail. The chairman of the House of Commons Committee on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) has lodged a series of questions with the Business Secretary. We revealed two weeks ago how Cable’s Department […]
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NH gets $230K grant to help fight tooth decay, improve fluoride use
New Hampshire is getting some help to fight tooth decay and improve fluoride use. The state is one of three that have received a $230,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The funding is designed to improve basic state oral health services, including support for program leadership and additional staff; monitoring oral […]
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Davis County: Fluoridation is not social justice
Several proponents of adding fluoridation chemicals to Davis water have argued for it on the basis of social justice for minority and poor residents. But such civil rights activists as the League of United Latin American Citizens and Andrew Young — former Atlanta mayor, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and friend and supporter […]
United States, California