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Maize residents submit petition on fluoridation
MAIZE — Residents opposed to the City Council’s plan to fluoridate the city’s new water supply have submitted a petition asking to have the matter placed on a special election ballot. The City Council took no action and had no comment when the petition was turned in last week. City officials said they will wait […]
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Fluoride confrontation bubbling up in Davis County
LAYTON – A standoff may be brewing between the City of Layton and the Davis County Health Department. With the chances that an election on fluoride could be held next year, Layton City Manager Alex Jensen said he is leery to spend up to $900,000 to build new facilities and retrofit existing pump houses and […]
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Port Angeles council won’t revisit fluoridation decision
The Port Angeles City Council refused a request Tuesday night from a half-dozen people to revisit its Feb. 18 decision to fluoridate the city’s water supply. Sequim resident Bob Forde said he was “quite appalled” at the council’s decision, adding “as far as I’m concerned the battle isn’t over.” He didn’t elaborate. Deputy Mayor Orville […]
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Water fluoridation under microscope at area seminar
PORTSMOUTH – In the movie “Dr. Strangelove,” the character called Col. Jack D. Ripper railed against the dangers of fluoridation of water. He said fluoridation was conjured up as a Communist plot, designed, as Ripper so famously put it in Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 movie, “to sap our precious bodily fluids.” Ripper’s character was written in […]
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Independence alters fluoride ballot language
Independence City Council members say they are confident in letting the people decide the fluoride issue. The council gave initial approval Monday to placing the item on the Nov. 4 ballot. The council could give final approval in two weeks. Although council members indicated their support to allow the ballot issue, they altered the ballot […]
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Wairoa backs off fluoridation
Plans to fluoridate Wairoa’s water supply have been canned, amid jubilation from anti-fluoridation campaigners and bitter disappointment from health workers. The Wairoa District Council has voted 5-4 to rescind a decision made last October, in which the council voted equally narrowly to introduce fluoridation. Wairoa resident Sylvia Cole, whose anti-fluoridation petition had gathered more than […]
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Fluoride content of still bottled waters available in the North-East of England, UK.
Key Points Mean fluoride content of all bottled waters sampled was below the accepted standard for optimally fluoridated water. A lack of agreement between the measured fluoride concentration and that displayed on the labels was observed in three-quarters of the samples. When advising children and parent/carers on fluoride therapy, the source of their drinking water […]
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Local refinery accident sends 13 to hospital
The fire at the Marathon-Ashland oil refinery in St. Paul Park Tuesday led to another accident Sunday. Several electricians hired to repair the damage inhaled hazardous fumes. The electricians were working in an area of the refinery that boosts octane levels in gasoline, when the spill occurred. Marathon Ashland oil spokesman Bob Behr said, “They were […]
United States, Minnesota Oil Refineries -
Chemical Concerns Persist. Residents Could Have More C8 in Blood than Workers, a DuPont Model Indicates
Ohioans living near a plant where DuPont makes Teflon might have levels of the chemical C8 in their blood that are higher than the average level found in plant workers, according to a model developed by company scientists. Estimates based on DuPont’s model also suggest that the concentration of C8 in the blood of plant […]
United States, Ohio Perfluorinated chemicals -
Fluoride: A Community Choice
Every time Rosie Webb opened wide, her mother winced. Inside the 8-year-old’s mouth were teeth stained with brown spots, clear signs of advancing decay. “You could see stuff,” recalls Lucille Webb, 45, a Central Point mother of two. “She had cavities.” Daily brushing didn’t help. Neither did gargling with peroxide, a home remedy Webb hoped […]
United States, Oregon