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How safe will Longview’s Mint Farm water wells be?
Last June, the Longview City Council voted to switch the municipal water supply from the Cowlitz River to a deep aquifer that would be tapped through a series of wells drilled at the Mint Farm Industrial Park. The decision sparked outrage and disbelief among some community members, who were shocked that city leaders would choose […]
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City will return fluoride to water system
Any local dentist could tell you — Shelbyville children are being neglected. Luckily, the neglect wasn’t intentional nor was it permanent, and the long-term effects may not be anything more than a cavity or two. For several months now, the water leaving the Shelbyville treatment plant has been leaving without fluoride, that secret ingredient of […]
United States, Tennessee -
Level Set for Chemical In Nonstick Products
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued the first national guidelines establishing safe levels for perfluorinated chemicals used to make nonstick and stain-resistant materials in the nation’s drinking water. The chemical, which has been linked to cancer and birth defects in animals, is a key processing agent used to make products including microwave popcorn bags and […]
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EPA’s C8 advisory does not address long-term risks
Federal officials said Friday that a new C8 health advisory is not intended to address long-term exposure, drawing criticism that the action does nothing for Americans who have for years been drinking water contaminated with the toxic chemical. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is advising people to reduce consumption of water that contains more than […]
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Durango: City weighs fluoride issues
City of Durango water commissioners last week finished hearing presentations in a new debate on an old topic – whether the city should continue to fluoridate its drinking water. The question arises periodically, said Jack Rogers, the city’s public works director. Residents voiced concern in 1957 about government-sponsored mass medication when the city began to […]
United States, Colorado -
Compound killed animals, says Pagosa couple
People who oppose the fluoridation of drinking water say that livestock, as well as humans, are susceptible to the effect of the chemical. A Pagosa Springs couple, Wayne and Cathy Justus, say six of their quarter horses and four dogs died from drinking fluoridated water between the mid-1980s and 2005, when the Pagosa Area Water […]
United States, Colorado -
Renal disease fast spreading in the NCP
Over 4,000 persons have been registered for treatment at the Medawachchiya hospital clinical units for renal patients Minister of Indigenous Medicine Tissa Karalliyedde said. Kebithigollewa, Padaviya, Medawachchiya, Welioya, Mihintale, Hingururakgoda, Aralaganwila, Welikanda and Dimbulagala have been identified as areas where the renal ailments are fast spreading. President Mahindha Rajapaksa has gone to the extent of […]
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Probe into Bath area water fluoride
An investigation is being launched into the cost of adding fluoride to the Bath area’s water supply. Health chiefs in the city have agreed with their counterparts across the former Avon that Bristol Water should be asked to carry out a feasibility study into the potentially controversial move. The firm supplies about half of Bath […]
United Kingdom, England -
Do something with DU, says US watchdog
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has not done enough to find uses for the depleted uranium (DU) left over from uranium enrichment and should do more to avoid having to treat the entire inventory as waste, according to the department’s own internal watchdog. The DoE has an inventory of some 700,000 tonnes of uranium […]
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Dexter: Consultant assesses water fluoridation costs, requirements
Staff at Orchard Hiltz & McCliment Inc. conducted some research on municipal water fluoridation on behalf of the village following a dialogue with area dentist Barbara Wehr. Wehr discovered in November that the village does not fluoridate its water, and tested village water samples showing that the village was below the recommended amount of .7 […]
United States, Michigan