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PFOA elevated in Dupont’s Del. workers
DuPont Co. workers at two Delaware locations have the chemical PFOA in their blood at levels far higher than the general public, according to documents submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency. The results, from workers at the company’s Experimental Station near Wilmington and a DuPont Performance Elastomers plant in Newark, suggest blood levels of perfluorooctanoic […]
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Somerset: Water treatment proposal will keep costs down
Somerset County citizens deserve a well- thought-out response to the challenge of providing needed water to the Princess Anne Sub-District. The Somerset County Sanitary District continues to hold to its original position of refusing to provide water treatment, even as new information indicates that treatment is available and affordable (“County Will Continue Fight over RO,” […]
United States, Maryland -
John Wells tells council fluoridation is ‘non-issue’ in Port Dover
If not having fluoride in their drinking water is an issue with Port Dover residents, Councillor John Wells says he hasn’t heard a thing about the topic. The county provides water fluoridation to systems in the urban centres of Simcoe and Delhi/Courtland, but Port Dover, Waterford and Port Rowan do not have the chemical hydrofluosilicic […]
Canada, Ontario -
Process started to end fluoride treatment of Tottenham drinking water
New Tecumseth councillors voted last night to commence with an application to amend the certificate of approval for Tottenham to remove the fluoride treatment added to the former village’s drinking water supply. Tottenham’s water supply has been fluoridated since 1973, and is the last municipal water system in Simcoe County, and one of the few […]
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Chiltern to receive fluoridated water
THIRSTY Chiltern gardens will be able to get a drink this week after North East Water switched on its new $2.7 million pipeline from Wodonga yesterday. Gravity will carry more than a megalitre a day of fluoridated water 16km from tanks near the Logic transport hub, and via Barnawartha, to the town. A pumping station […]
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International Isotopes Chooses Site in Lea County, New Mexico
LEA COUNTY, N.M. – International Isotopes has chosen a site in Lea County, New Mexico for a new facility that will create over 100 jobs. Andrews County and a site in Idaho were also in the running. Officials with International Isotopes say the announcement was made in a conference call Monday morning. Steve Laflin, with […]
Nuclear Industry -
Two China aluminium makers say have halved output
* Aluminium fluoride producer also halves production * Cite downturn hitting demand * Aluminium trading only just above production cost DUBAI, March 29 – Two Chinese aluminium producers, Shengxin Aluminum and Shanghai Unison Aluminium, have cut their output by half due to the economic downturn, executives said on Sunday. Sinochem Shanghai Corp, which makes aluminium […]
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Vinton: Fluoridation to continue.
Excerpt: In other business, the Council chose to continue adding fluoride to the City’s water after hearing a report from Water Superintendent Gary Garwood. Garwood reported that Vinton’s water has some fluoride without adding more, noting that three 8-ounce glasses of tap water per day put children at the recommended daily amount. He said soft […]
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Southampton: Hit and myths of fluoride
AS a member of the Faculty of Public Health and having been involved in public health practice and research for over 20 years, I was disappointed that our vice-president Dr Steve George should perpetuate a number of myths about the efficacy and effects of water fluoridation. The York Report did not “fail to find evidence […]
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Andhra Pradesh: Fluorosis victims struggle for rights
Tirupathamma says she is not contesting to win, only to raise her voice against government apathy She looks frail and older than her age, but her determination cannot be doubted. P. Tirupathamma, who is gearing for the elections, makes it clear that she is not contesting to win but to raise her voice against the […]
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