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Southampton: Explain fluoride decision
ON APRIL 16, I had an an open letter published in the Daily Echo, asking the newly formed body Public Health England to respond, explaining how they arrived at the decision to continue with the scheme to mass medicate the local population with fluoride in our tap water. Bearing in mind the importance of this […]
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Taranaki fluoride ruling ends up in court
An imminent legal battle over fluoridating water supplies in Patea and Waverley could open a can of worms for councils across the country. Christchurch-based New Health New Zealand director David Sloan said the group was seeking a judicial review because they believed the South Taranaki District Council did not have the authority to fluoridate. Late […]
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“Do not drink” order for hundreds in North GA, FBI investigating
CHATSWORTH, GA (WRCB) – Hundreds of people in one north Georgia town are not allowed to drink their water. The water treatment plant in Ramhurst is temporarily shut down after someone broke in and changed the chemical settings. It’s affecting about 400 Murray County residents. Local, state and federal officials are investigating who’s to blame. […]
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Groundwater highly polluted in most parts of Delhi: Report
NEW DELHI: Despite schemes like rainwater harvesting, Delhi’s groundwater quality has only worsened. According to the recently released ‘Ground Water Year Book 2011-12’ by the Central Ground Water Board has found that Nitrate concentrations in some parts of the city are as high as 1500 mg/l. This can have grave health impacts as the concentrations […]
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Kelch says chemical use should be a choice
Like a toothache that keeps erupting, the debate over adding fluoride to the local water supply has returned to Sarnia city hall. Coun. Mike Kelch unexpectedly brought the issue up at the end of Monday’s council meeting, setting the stage for renewed public discussion. “A lot has changed in the world since someone thought fluoride […]
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Garhwa: Fluorosis hit villages to get potable water
GARHWA: After being neglected for the past several years, the residents of fluorosis affected Pratappur, Darmi, Patsa and Mainaha villages in Garhwa block for whom safe drinking water has become a distant dream, heaved a sigh of relief – thanks to the initiatives taken by the district administration. Now, the villagers will get two tankers […]
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Minnesota: More bad news on DuPont/3M chemicals and drinking water
Current drinking water limits appear to be “several hundredfold too high.” The Minnesota Department of Health has a “ Health Risk Limit” of 300 nanograms/liter for C8 (PFOA) one of a family of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) make by 3M Company that has caused widespread contamination of drinking water in Minnesota and elsewhere. This limit was […]
United States, Minnesota Perfluorinated chemicals -
HFO-1234yf: Appeal reverses ECHA call for animal tests
An appeal has overturned the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) request for additional animal toxicity testing on the automotive air-conditioning refrigerant 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf). The requested test would oppose the ECHA’s responsibility under the Reach (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals) regulation to ensure that animal tests are only undertaken as a last resort, and that […]
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West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka: SLOW POISON
Arsenic and fluoride contaminated water has condemned millions to live wasted lives in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Business Line visited several villages in the affected regions for this special report by A. Srinivas. Sixty-nine-year-old Renubala Ari of Deganga village in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district is counting her last days. But it […]
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Portland. Debating fluoride: The environmental impact
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portlanders will vote next month on whether to add fluoride to their water system. But will it damage the environment, specifically our rivers and fish? Angler Paul Johnston – known by his friends as Crawdad Paul – has been fishing salmon for 75 years. He was pulling his boat in at Cathedral […]
United States, Oregon