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Barinda belt water fluoride contaminated
MALDA, Jan. 21: Workers of the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) have detected fluoride contamination of ground water at Pakuahat and other areas of Bamongola block areas recently. The presence of fluoride was found to be above the permissible limit in drinking water sources. After examining the collected water samples which when tested were found […]
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Cranberry halts fluoride, FF stays pat
Cranberry Portage has stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water while Flin Flon continues to adjust its levels to stay in the middle of the recommended range. Coun. Larry Johnson of Cranberry Portage said three factors contributed to the decision, which took effect January 1. He said testing had been showing the town’s drinking water […]
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Something fishy about fluoride
Premier Anna Bligh may have touted fluoride as the answer to children’s dental problems, but what about its effects on freshwater fish? This is the question Bli Bli resident Penny Phillips would like answered after nine of her goldfish died within hours of her changing their water. Mrs Phillips, who had kept some of the […]
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Toowoomba can’t opt out of fluoridation: Govt
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) says it would be disappointing if Toowoomba did not take part in the Queensland Government’s water fluoridation scheme. The Toowoomba Regional Council, in southern Queensland, says it is too difficult to add fluoride to water supplies, but the Government insists the city cannot opt out. The ADA’s Rob Sivertsen says […]
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Toowoomba: Colgate’s chief dental officer ends supply of fluoride tablets
PHARMACY manager Garry Franklin was bemused when he saw deputy mayor Paul Antonio encouraging the use of fluoride tablets this week – considering they are no longer being produced. The head of the council’s water committee had no clue Colgate and Oral B had discontinued their lines when he suggested the product as an alternative […]
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Georgia. Dalton: EPA floats advisory for chemical exposure
Federal environmental regulators are issuing a health advisory on drinking water contaminated with a toxic chemical used to make carpet stain resistant and nonstick pans slick. Last year, University of Georgia researchers found “staggeringly high” levels of the chemical — perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA — in the Conasauga River. The chemical was discharged into the […]
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Toowoomba: Ratepayers face big fluoridation bill
TOOWOOMBA region ratepayers will shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars to operate 20 water fluoridation plants if council loses its appeal for an exemption. The State Government’s compulsory water fluoridation legislation dictates that fluoride must be flowing through Toowoomba residents’ taps by December. The technical and operational issues specific to the city’s complex water […]
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Darling Downs council seeks fluoride tablet alternative
A Darling Downs council wants to opt out of the State Government’s water fluoridation scheme and instead offer residents fluoride tablets. Fluoride is already in most south-east Queensland drinking water supplies and is due to be added to Toowoomba’s water by the end of the year. Toowoomba Deputy Mayor Paul Antonio says a report out […]
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Toowoomba: Antonio opposes fluoride move
DEPUTY Mayor Paul Antonio today plans to make a “strong move” against the State Government forcing Toowoomba residents to drink fluoride. Cr Antonio, council’s water services committee chairman, said he was not against fluoridated water as he gave fluoride tablets to his children and praised its benefits. However, he believed it should not be forced […]
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“The anti-fluoride movement exists to make money for the people who run the organizations.”
Q. I saw another anti-fluoride letter to the editor the other day. Is the stuff she writes in the letter correct? If fluoride is so horrible why do so many cities add it to their water? A. I get this question from patients all the time. The answer is pretty simple. Fluoride at one part […]
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