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Letter: Fluoridation trial
Fluoridated public water supplies serve a bit more than half the Vermont population. Despite the assurances of public health authorities and the dental profession, the safety, efficacy and ethics of the practice remain controversial. Research during the past few years pointing to neurotoxic harm — IQ loss and the prevalence of ADHD — among children […]
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Materion to supply coolant for Kairos molten salt reactor
Kairos Power of the USA has entered into a strategic collaboration with advanced materials supplier Materion Corporation to develop a reliable and cost-effective supply of coolant for its fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR). Materion will supply beryllium fluoride, technical consultation, key interfaces and support services. The KP-FHR is an advanced reactor technology that uses uranium […]
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Judge Codifies Key Rulings Ahead Of Landmark TSCA Trial On Fluoride
Excerpts: The federal judge overseeing the first-time trial next month on whether EPA must regulate water fluoridation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has codified his earlier verbal rulings barring the agency from presenting evidence on the practice’s benefits while leaving the door open for EPA to argue that it could defer any regulation. […]
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Neurotoxicity Experts Cleared to Testify At Fluoridation Chemicals Trial June 8 in Federal Court
NEW YORK, The judge in a June 8 federal court trial in San Francisco has cleared the way for three international experts in neurotoxicity to testify on the risks of fluoride in public water supplies, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) reports. In addition, the court ruled that the purported benefits of community water fluoridation cannot be part of the trial, restricting testimony […]
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Russia processes 100,000 tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride
Russia’s Electrochemical Plant (ECP) at Zelenogorsk in Krasnoyarsk in May completed the processing of 100,000 tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF) at its W-ECP plant. “Thanks to the painstaking systematic work performed by the staff of the Electrochemical Plant, the plant has been operating stably for 10 years of operation, without failures, successfully completing its […]
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Laramie and the Fluorspar Mines of North Park: The LHP&P Railroad helped move the ore
Driving from Laramie to Walden, Colorado in the 1980s and 1990s, travelers passed a stockpile of white material filling long trenches perpendicular to Highway 125 just a few miles north of Cowdrey. This material was fluorspar, the industrial name given to the mineral fluorite, a mixture of calcium and fluorine. Then, in the summer of […]
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Gunnedah Shire Council finalising plans for fluoride infrastructure for town’s water supply
PLANS to fluoridate the Gunnedah shire’s water supply are nearly complete and construction of water infrastructure is slated to start next year. A new water treatment plant for the fluoridation process is set to be built on Kelvin Road, although an exact location has yet to be finalised. A Gunnedah Shire Council spokesperson said the […]
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High Fluoride water results for Dundalk
Please be advised that during routine water testing it was found that fluoride concentration reported to be 2.0 to 2.5 mg/L at well 5 and between 0.8 and 1.9 mg/L in the distribution system. These results indicate concentrations in excess of the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard of 1.5 mg/L at some times and locations […]
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Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Ban Fluoridation Chemicals
Trial of a groundbreaking case challenging fluoridation of U.S. public water supplies has moved to within a month of start, with several significant rulings by the judge in the case, according to Fluoride Action Network (FAN), lead plaintiff. The rulings affect the scope of testimony, excluding consideration of fluoridation’s purported benefits, and affirm that three […]
United States, Fluoride Action Network Press Release United States, TSCA Lawsuit -
PVDF: Cracking in Solar Backsheets Not Correlated with Climatic Conditions: Report
The study analyzed data from 3 GW of solar installations, nine million panels, and 551 installations DuPont has released its ‘Global Photovoltaic Reliability Report’ with findings from studies conducted on solar modules across the globe to track material degradation and how it affects module performance. The 2020 field report tested around 3 GW worth of […]
International Photovoltaics