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  • Tests heighten worries about toxins in water in Paulsboro-West Deptford

    A chemical company operating in West Deptford said it has begun testing public water supplies for PFCs, a potentially carcinogenic class of chemicals that has been previously detected there, in an effort to find the source of the contamination. The announcement by Solvay Solexis came days after officials in nearby Paulsboro said they had found […]

  • Skeletal fluorosis and instant tea

    Tea drinking remains popular in the United States and increasingly is suggested to promote health. We caution that skeletal fluorosis can result from consumption of excessive amounts of instant tea because of substantial fluoride levels in some commercial preparations. Case report A 52-year-old white woman consulted in 1998 for dense lumbar vertebras discovered after twisting […]

  • How 1970s deodorant is still doing harm

    Fluorine is an evil gas. And it is also used to manufacture a string of other artificial gases, some of which nearly left mankind exposed to burning ultraviolet light – and are even now warming the planet. “Fluorine is the tyrannosaurus rex of the periodic table,” says chemistry professor Andrea Sella. “It will react spontaneously […]

  • How to Reduce Exposure to Fluoride

    Dear Supporter, Fundraising Update Since yesterday’s bulletin the Fluoride Action Network received $4,664 from 22 donors for a grand total of $21,654 from 151 donors. We have been given an incredible and exciting challenge: All donations will be doubled up to $5,336! This is a great time to donate. We trust that with your support […]

  • Fluorochemicals – Global Strategic Business Report 2015

    Fluorochemicals, which are compounds with fluorine as a key component, are stable and highly resistant to chemicals and heat. Due to their inert [note from FAN: often biologically active] properties and stability, they are used in industries such as automotive, electrical, performance coatings, chemical processing, semiconductor and aerospace. Strong demand from major application areas, including […]

  • DuPont: Misrepresenting Environmental Liability to Shareholders

    With much fanfare, chemical giant DuPont recently announced that it was spinning off much of its outstanding environmental liabilities into a new standalone company called The Chemours Company. This spin off came on the heels of intense pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz, who has been clamoring to rein in wasteful spending and less profitable […]

  • DuPont’s W.Va., Ohio neighbors worry Chemours won’t pay C8 bills

    DuPont Co.’s plan to spin off its Teflon unit is spurring concern on the West Virginia-Ohio border that the new company won’t cover medical payments for residents sickened by a chemical long-used at the production plant. In 2004, as a result of a class action filed three years earlier, DuPont agreed to pay $235 million […]

  • PFOA report: Poisoned Legacy

    DuPont’s Dirty History In 2005 the Environmental Protection Agency fined chemical giant DuPont a record $16.5 million over its decades-long cover-up of the health hazards of C8, also known as PFOA. One of a family of perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, PFOA was a key ingredient in making Teflon, the non-stick, waterproof, stain-resistant “miracle of modern […]

  • Oneida Public Hearing on the fluoridation of the city’s water

    A meeting of the Common Council of the City of Oneida, NY was held on the seventeenth day of February, 2015 at 6:30 o’clock P.M. in Council Chambers, Oneida Municipal Building, 109 N. Main Street, Oneida, NY. Public Hearing – Fluoridation of the City’s Water Resolution 15-34 APPEARANCES: Dr. Samuel Barr, Dentist, 231 Broad Street, […]

  • Decatur needs to protect its most valuable natural resource

    THE ISSUE: Wheeler Reservoir is a critical resource for Decatur, providing recreation and tourism dollars. It also is a source of drinking water. The city needs to do everything possible to protect it. Decatur’s most important natural resource is the Tennessee River, specifically Wheeler Reservoir. Yet the city is failing to take steps to protect […]