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Red Deer: City fluoride levels too high?
Red Deer has asked Alberta Health Services whether it should reduce the fluoride level in the city’s drinking water based on a recommendation to Health Canada. A Health Canada panel recommended the optimum level of fluoride be lowered to 0.7 mg/L from 0.8. Edmonton has already dropped its fluoride level based on the panel’s report, […]
Canada, Alberta -
Fluoride sickness claims rubbished
Residents from across the region are contacting State Government complaining fluoridation of the water supply is making them sick, according to Department of Human Services. They have complained of problems including nausea, bloating, urgent and frequent urination, fatigue, increased thirst, aching limbs, poor sleep and itchy skin or rashes over the past two weeks. But […]
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Citgo continues production but 2 units shut off
CORPUS CHRISTI — Citgo Refining and Chemicals Co. continues to produce gasoline though two units are shut off after a fire Sunday at its East Plant. Company spokesman Jesse Garcia said the fire, which continued to burn residuals, was extinguished at about 7 p.m. Tuesday. The residual fire kept investigation teams from beginning their work […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries -
Pollution board slaps show-cause on VAL
SAMBALPUR: Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), Jharsuguda, has been issued with show-cause notice by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for violating various sections of water and air pollution Acts. The notice has been issued to CEO and whole-time Director of VAL M Siddiqi after VAL failed to rectify anomalies regarding pollution as pointed out by […]
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Norfolk approves water agreement
Norfolk’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday evening approving a water sales contract to Suffolk and Isle of Wight County. Governing bodies from all three localities must ratify the agreement, however. Suffolk and Isle of Wight County are scheduled to vote on the agreement in August. “This agreement will allow the city of Suffolk […]
United States, Virginia -
Smithfield might buy water from Isle of Wight
SMITHFIELD — The town of Smithfield might not have to build a $5 million water treatment plant to remove excess fluoride from its water. Smithfield, which is under a consent order with the Virginia Department of Health to reduce fluoride levels, has long been ready to get construction bids on a reverse osmosis water treatment […]
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Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh faces hazards due to contaminated water
ANI: Contaminated water in Karera Block of Madhya Pradeshs Shivpuri district, has posed serious threat to residents health in many villages here. The water contaminated by excessive quantity of fluoride in scores of villages. Though the district administration has set up fluoride filter plants, they hardly function leaving everyone to drink contaminated water. Villagers say […]
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Karnataka; 60% of rural water sources fluoride contaminated
BANGALORE: Nearly 60 per cent of water sources in Karnataka have more than one ppm (parts per million) – the permissible fluoride limit, 20 per cent of them tested positive for nitrate contamination and 38 per cent of them had bacteriological contamination, says a survey report called ASHWAS. ASHWAS is based on a survey of […]
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Training delays Coonamble fluoridation
Fluoride still has not been added to the water supply for Coonamble, two-and-a-half years after the decision was made. Coonamble Mayor Tim Horan says it has taken longer than expected to meet the required standards and to train staff to use the equipment. He says he is hopeful the project will be finalised in the […]
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Australia: Fluoride now in bottled water
Have you ever considered whether your drinking water contains the chemical fluoride? If you live in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane, chances are it does. But a decision made by Australia’s food safety authority this month will allow the voluntary addition of fluoride to bottled water. Beverage companies have been pushing for fluoridated bottled water since […]
Australia