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‘No’ vote won’t cost Isa
AFTER months of uncertainty surrounding fluoridation costs, it has been revealed that ratepayers will not bare the costs if the plant is decommissioned. In line with the Newman Government’s announcement earlier this year to hand the decision back to local councils, the Mount Isa City Council has the power to halt the construction and reject […]
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Hastings. Fluoride or no fluoride: poll coming up
With a referendum on whether or not to keep fluoride in Hastings’ water less than four months away, both sides of the debate are convinced they can win. Less than one third of New Zealand’s councils put fluoride in their reticulated water supply. However, the councils that do add fluoride have large population bases, therefore […]
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Upgraded Metropolis cleared for restart
Honeywell has been given regulatory approval to resume full operation of its Metropolis uranium conversion plant in Illinois. The plant, which had been idle for over a year, will be restarted by mid-July. During the plant’s annual maintenance outage, which began in May 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted inspections to assess the plant’s […]
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Upcoming hearing in Wayland on adding fluoride to water
WAYLAND — The following was submitted by the Board of Health: The town of Wayland has been adding fluoride to town water for the past 13 years. This practice, known as Community Water Fluoridation, has been recommended by the Division of Oral Health at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as an effective way to […]
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The Hartford Courant editorial: Anti-Fluoridation Movement Still Misguided
Still crazy after all these years Established scientific evidence to the contrary, some don’t want fluoride in drinking water. In the mid-1950s, a group called the Keep America Committee denounced the fluoridation of water as a Communist plot to weaken America. Several years later, in the movie “Dr. Strangelove,” an obviously insane military officer raged […]
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The Utah SAFE DRINKING WATER DISCLOSURE ACT goes into effect today
Statute (Effective until July 1, 2013) Abstract: This part of the Utah Safe Drinking Water Act provides that public water supplies may not have fluorine added to or removed from the water supply without the approval of a majority of voters in an election in the area affected. An election shall be held: (1) upon […]
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Offensive pour la fluoration de l’eau
Québec veut que la moitié de la population boive de l’eau fluorée d’ici cinq ans Québec se lance dans une vaste offensive beaucoup plus énergique dans l’espoir de fluorer l’eau potable pour la moitié de la population d’ici cinq ans. Il s’agit d’une ultime tentative de la Direction de la santé publique qui envisage déjà, […]
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South Blount County Utility District leaves fluoridation in place
The South Blount County Utility District Board of Commissioners is leaving the current policy of fluoridating the utility’s water in place. Meeting on Tuesday, commissioners heard comments in both support and opposition of fluoridation and discussed the results of a customer survey about the practice. In the end, the board declined to take any action […]
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Call for Transparency Over China’s Water Quality
Activists in the eastern city of Nanjing have called on the ruling Chinese Communist Party to make public details of drinking water quality following a clampdown on the industry last year and amid growing fears for public health and consumer safety. China issued a document on July 1 last year setting new safety standards for […]
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Intel chemical leak injures 43 workers
Intel has confirmed reports of a chemical leak at its Arizona facility, the result of which has injured 43 people and hospitalised 12 through nitrogen inhalation. Intel’s two campuses in Chandler, Arizona combine to form the company’s second-biggest facility in North America. The company has expanded its fabrication operations in Arizona over the years to […]
United States, Arizona Electronics Industry