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At a glance: Muskogee City Council
Excerpt: During a regular meeting Monday of the City Council, city councilors took the following action: CONSENT AGENDA Approved… • Awarding lowest and best bids for chemicals for use in the treatment of our water as follows: Chlorine, aluminum/polymer coagulant and caustic soda to Brenntag Southwest; fluorosilicic acid to Mosaic-Fishhawk; poly-phosphate to Hawkins Inc.; sodium […]
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A Dangerous Idea: Eliminating the Chemical Safety Board
RICHMOND, Calif. — The United States Chemical Safety Board is a federal watchdog with more bark than bite. It has five board members, a tiny staff of less than 50 and a budget of some $11 million a year. Its mission is to investigate fires and explosions in oil refineries and chemical plants. The board […]
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Would a supervolcano eruption knock us out?
Throughout our planet’s history, massive volcanic eruptions have devastated life. Could one bring an end to human civilisation? In the Bay of Naples, Europe’s most notorious giant is showing signs of reawakening from its long slumber. Campi Flegrei, a name that aptly translates as “burning fields”, is a supervolcano. It consists of a vast and […]
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Fipronil: Seven Dutch poultry companies closed over toxic substance
Note from FAN: See more on Fipronil here; its molecular structure is: The Dutch food and consumer product safety authority NVWA halted production at seven companies in the poultry sector after they were found to use poisonous insecticide fipronil in the chicken barns. The authority also recalled eggs from four of the companies, the NVWA […]
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Tanzania: Experts Begin Research On How to Counter Effects of Fluoride
An intensive research on ways to counter the health effects of flouride on human health is underway here. Scientific researchers from Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and the European Union (EU) are involved. The lead researcher, Prof Giorgio Ghiglier from the Cagliari University in Italy said flouride affects humans when consumed through water. The animals, including livestock, […]
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East Africa, EU scientists tackle impact of fluoride on human health
DAR ES SALAAM, July 23 (Xinhua) — Scientific researchers from East Africa and the European Union (EU) said on Sunday they have embarked on an intensive research on ways to tackle the health hazards caused by flouride on human health. The scientific researchers from Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and the EU told a meeting with water […]
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Tamil Nadu: Japan-funded scheme caters to 2 districts
The Hogenakkal Water Supply & Fluorosis Mitigation Project, funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, seeks to provide potable water to Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts, which are drought-prone and have recorded fluoride content above the permissible level in groundwater. The population is also affected by dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis. The scheme was inaugurated […]
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PHE takes tech route to fight arsenic menace
GUWAHATI – With the number of habitations affected by arsenic and fluoride nearing 4,000, the State’s public health engineering (PHE) department is planning to install solar power pumps and an affordable nano technology-based water purifier developed by IIT Madras to provide safe drinking water in the areas. As on date, the number of arsenic-affected habitations […]
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Calgary. Editorial: A vote for more plebiscites
The last Sunday in April and the first in May, the good folk of various cantons in Switzerland gather in a plaza for The Landsgemeinde. There they do their civic duty, electing governments and deciding on laws and finances. Believed to have originated in 1294, Switzerland is one of the few places in the world […]
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Hazard of groundwater use, disease of ignorance
Fluorosis, thanks to contaminated groundwater, is more an issue in Tamil Nadu than is generally acknowledged. In mild forms, it appears as discolouration of teeth, but it can even affect the skeletal structure. In areas where fluorosis is prevalent, our reporter finds that people cannot even afford a session with the dentist Lakshmi’s front teeth […]
India