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  • Fluoride Chemicals in Drinking Water; TSCA Section 21 Petition; Reasons for Agency Response

    Federal Register | PDF version Summary This document announces the availability of EPA’s response to a petition it received on November 23, 2016, under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The TSCA section 21 petition was received from the Fluoride Action Network, Food & Water Watch, Organic Consumers Association, the American Academy […]

  • Cracking The Case on Nerve Agent Detection

    Courtesy Photo | The auto-inductive cascade for the detection of nerve agent surrogate, DFP, through fluoride (signal) amplification. Figure courtesy of Chemistry – A European Journal FORT BELVOIR, VA, UNITED STATES Modern crime fighters solve cases by using fluorescence methods to visualize fingerprints or trace amounts of blood that are undetectable to the naked eye. […]

  • Testing water quality – How do neighboring cities compare?

    CENTRAL TEXAS – After Sonterra MUD, a development in Jarrell, was alerted about higher-than-safe levels of fluoride in their water supply, KVUE wanted to see if their situation was isolated or mimicked in nearby communities. Sonterra’s high fluoride level stems from naturally occurring fluoride sources in their groundwater. The MUD has to then dilute to […]

  • Andhra Pradesh: Delay in sanction of pension puts Chronic Kidney Disease patients on edge

    Official says applications are being processed in batches The State government’s decision of providing a monthly pension of 2,500 [rupees] to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients has come as a solace for those found eligible, but it continues to elude a good number of the over 600 patients in Prakasam district, where fluoride-induced CKD is […]

  • Supreme Court tackles medication angle of fluoridation case

    The Supreme Court looks set to tackle the issue of whether adding fluoride to water supplies amounts to medicating the consumer to reduce tooth decay. The court has reserved its decision on an appeal by a group that opposes fluoridation of water supplies, New Health New Zealand. New Health appealed against a decision that South […]

  • Dentists stand up for fluoridation as voters across the U.S. take up the issue

    … The ADA offers resources for dentists who need assistance in helping educate and inform their communities about the benefits of fluoridation. Visit ADA.org/fluoride or email Jane McGinley, manager of fluoridation and preventive health activities at the ADA, at mcginleyj@ADA.org. Below are summaries of U.S. communities where the issue was undertaken this fall. Rugby, North […]

  • Athens City Council discusses fluoridation

    Citing personal reasons, Athens City Council member Joe Whatley resigned on Monday following  a five-and-a-half hour meeting. Whatley was first elected to the Place 3 seat in 2014. He previously served on the Athens Municipal Water Authority board. Whatley is the second council member to resign since October, when Place 1 council  member Tres Winn […]

  • Scott helps Bennington celebrate new water line to address PFOA in wells

    BENNINGTON — On Monday, Gov. Phil Scott helped celebrate the first new connection of a major water line extension project designed to address PFOA contamination of hundreds of local wells. “Today, we are here to celebrate the progress we’ve made to connect residents to this municipal line,” the governor said, shortly before turning a valve […]

  • Stubbs was folk hero to many

    Excerpts: Clauis Alden “C.A.” Stubbs, whose banjo strumming and organizational skills made him a local folk hero and feared anti-taxation crusader, is remembered by many as a champion of the oppressed, having twice backed efforts in the 1990s to defeat the proposed Applewhite reservoir. “He fought for the common man,” said his sister, Theda Yager […]

  • Musicians hoping fluoride letter will hit the right note with Irish Water

    Some of West Cork’s internationally-famed residents, including actor Jeremy Irons and Oscar winning director David Puttnam, are backing an anti-fluoride campaign. The celebrities have signed a letter to relevant authorities, including Irish Water, calling for the mandatory ingestion of fluoride through water and associated foods to be fully investigated amid serious health concerns. A raft […]