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• Des Moines: Troubled Water?

  Gargle and spit. That’s what you do with fluoride. You scrub your teeth with it, your tongue and your gums, then, you rinse and spit. “Do not ingest,” it says on the label. And Mom said so, too. But what about a little? Just 0.7 parts per million of fluoride in your drinking water is […]

• EU decision on Fipronil

  EU Decision Abstract The European Food Safety Authority asked the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues to develop an Opinion on the identification of pesticides to be included in cumulative assessment groups (CAGs) on the basis of their toxicological profile. In 2008, the PPR Panel adopted an Opinion on the suitability of existing […]

• PFC exposure tied to altered thyroid function

  Chevy Chase, MD—Exposure to perfluorinated chemicals is linked to changes in thyroid function and may raise the risk of mild hypothyroidism in women, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, are compounds used to manufacture fabrics, carpets, paper coatings, […]

• Pesticides: T – Z

  The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with T – Z Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013 PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE Tau-fluvalinate see also: Fluvalinate CAS No. 102851-06-9 Acaricide, Insecticide (Pyrethroid) PAN BAD ACTOR – Developmental or Reproductive Toxin See […]

• Pesticides: Q – S

  The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with Q – S Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE Quinoxyfen CAS No. 124495-18-7 Fungicide (unclassified) See effects Blood Body Weight Decrease Brain Cholesterol Endocrine: Pituitary Endocrine: Testicular Endocrine: Thymus Kidney […]

• Protected: DRAFT: NTP 2019. Human Studies

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• Perinatal exposure to sodium fluoride with emphasis on territorial aggression, sexual behaviour and fertility in male rats.

• Protected: Neurotoxicity of Fluoride: Human Studies cited in 2019 NTP review and TSCA Citizens’ Petition.

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• Aloe vera protects against fluoride-induced teratogenic effects during pre- and postnatal development in mice.

  References Aboubakr M, Elbadawy M, Soliman A, Hewaity M (2014) Embryotoxic and teratogenic effect of norfloxacin in female albino rats. Adv Pharmacol Pharmaceutical Sci 2014:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/924706 CAS  Article  Google Scholar Anuradha CD, Kanno S, Hirano S (2001) Oxidative damage to mitochondria is a preliminary step to caspase-3 activation in fluoride-induced apoptosis in HL-60cells. Free Rad […]

• Sex-specific effects of fluoride and lead on thyroid endocrine function in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

  Introduction Fluorine (F) and lead (Pb) are two elements that exist widely in nature. F exists in the form of F? in aqueous solution, and doesn’t change the appearance, taste and odor of aqueous solution [1]. According to the regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2011, the allowable limit of F? concentration in drinking water […]