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Somerset: Panel says no to water funds
PRINCESS ANNE — Frustrated by a process designed to find answers to an ongoing water shortage, Somerset County Sanitary Commission members said they do not want any part of a plan proposed earlier in the week by state officials. At a meeting Thursday, members voted unanimously not to apply for funding for a reverse osmosis […]
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Former head of CDC, Julie Gerberding, wants fluoridation in more Californian cities
Santa Clara – The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control says the water in San Jose is missing an ingredient that is available in other parts of the country. Dr. Julie Gerberding says the local water supply needs fluoride. Dr. Gerberding says she’s shocked that a city the size of San Jose […]
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New Walnut water plant nears completion
After nearly two years of planning and construction, the city of Walnut’s new water treatment plant is nearly finished and water customers have begun receiving softer water from the system. According to Walnut City Clerk Terri Abel, the three-phase project includes the renovation of the Walnut water tower, the replacement of distribution lines, and the […]
United States, Iowa -
Serial polluter. Hindalco continues to violate norms, damages crops
Hindalco Industries’ smelting plant in Orissa’s Sambalpur district faces closure. The Orissa State Pollution Control Board, or ospcb, has issued the Hirakud Aluminium Smelter a show-cause notice after its team of experts reported that the plant is releasing untreated wastewater, laced with toxins such as cyanide and fluoride, into the state’s largest river, the Mahanadi. […]
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60,000 metric tonnes/year of aluminum fluoride to be produced by Pearl Industrial Chemicals Co.
MANAMA: A top Bahrain business group has formed a joint venture with an Indian industrial house to set up a $100 million company for the manufacture of aluminium fluoride. The Pearl Industrial Chemicals Company (PIC) has been established by Bahrain’s EBH Holding and India’s Archean Group of Companies. The new company will be chaired by […]
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Hydrochloric Acid Mistaken For Fluoride in Bellaire Water
No one in particular is responsible for hydrochloric acid making its way Monday into the Bellaire water supply, according to the water plant superintendent. Bellaire residents were advised Monday morning not to use village water for any reason after hydrochloric acid – mistaken for fluoride – was placed into the water supply. The warning was […]
United States, Ohio -
Harrington begins fluoridation of water to comply with state law
The city of Harrington began adding fluoride to its public water system Feb. 2 to comply with state law. Under Senate Bill 173, passed in 1998, municipal water supplies must fluoridate their water. There is no established time frame for compliance. According to city officials, Harrington’s entire municipal water system of 1,223 service connections will […]
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Dexter: Village to drill well on school district land
The village will pay $40,000 to the school district for the easement on the high school property that will house a well, pump house and water main and increase the capacity of the village’s water supply. Before the vote, Webster Township resident Shawn Letwin asked the school board to renegotiate the contract and add a […]
United States, Michigan -
Southampton. Fluoride consultation: rebuff would be a ‘blow’
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has urged south Hampshire to push ahead with water fluoridation – revealing that he gave his own children fluoride tablets when they were younger. Mr Johnson said that a lot of ‘nonsense’ was talked about the fluoridation process, which health bosses at South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) will decide whether […]
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ANH Open Letter to the European Food Safety Authority
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Executive Director European Food Safety Authority Largo N. Palli 5/A I-43100 Parma Italy 3 February 2009 Dear Ms Geslain-Lanéelle RE TRANSPARENT SCIENTIFIC DISCUSSION ABOUT EFSA’S OPINION ON THE USE OF SODIUM MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE IN FOOD SUPPLEMENTS We are writing this as an open letter to help ensure that interested parties and stakeholders are kept […]
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