Health Minister Andrew Little has a taste for adding fluoride to the nation’s water supplies, confirming to Stuff the Government’s intention to strip councils of their fluoridation powers and hand them to DHBs. In a move that’s sure to enrage local anti fluoride activists, Little confirmed that a proposal in 2016 that the decision-making powers […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network The brain is the main target of Sulfuryl fluoride. Structural Formula: Liberty, Mo.-based Douglas Products hired Jason Curry as a business development manager for southern California. In his new role, Curry will serve pest management companies in southern California that use Vikane gas fumigant. He will report to Joshua Farley, national […]
Highlights The literature of hyperaccumulators dose response was reviewed. Hormetic dose-response relationships were commonly observed for multiple chemicals. Quantitative features of the hormetic dose response were similar across studies. Hormetic stimulation was related to metal accumulation in the plant tissues. Dose-responses were associated with up- and down-regulation of adaptive mechanisms. Abstract Accumulation of metals by […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: A 2010 study reported that nearly half of those aged 65 or older in Kentucky were endentulous (without teeth). The article also stated, “In 2006, Kentucky ranked second [among the 50 states] in the percentage of people who were edentulous over age 65, while its neighboring state of West Virginia […]
What you need to know: A group of women crippled by the condition now crush rocks into ballast on the shores of the lake. While men and children have also been affected, women are the hardest hit. For years, Esther Ewoi, 51, thought evil spirits were tormenting her family. This is the only explanation she had […]
Fluoride EPA solicited advice from the National Academy of Sciences on the risks posed by fluoride in drinking water and in 2006 NAS prepared “Fluoride in Drinking Water”. EPA’s second six-year review identified the current fluoride MCL for potential revision in 2010. In 2011 the Agency updated its analysis of the portion of fluoride exposure […]
Oral Health Promotion Well-Ahead Louisiana is pleased to announce that the following water systems have been awarded the 2020 Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As you are aware, this award recognizes communities that achieved excellence in community water fluoridation by maintaining a consistent level of fluoridated […]
Highlights 1 was prepared as a self-calibration fluoride probe. The detection limit of 1 toward fluoride is as low as 2.09 ppb. Fluoride detection is based on the triggered Si-O cleavage driven ESIPT process. Smartphone as a device was prepared for visual and on-site detection of fluoride. Abstract Developing a portable device for visual and […]
Excerpt: A federal judge has once again denied EPA’s efforts to dismiss landmark TSCA litigation seeking to force the agency to regulate drinking water fluoridation, but the same ruling also says that the agency will be allowed to challenge any effort by the plaintiffs to amend the suit to bolster their legal standing. The Jan. […]
This week the Eldora City Council agreed to not add fluoride to the water. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources requires fluoride to be tested every day. The action taken this week by the Eldora council means Iowa Falls is the only city that still adds fluoride to the water in Hardin County. *Original article […]
