Using sunlight to transform chemical manufacturing into ‘zero-waste’ industries

Chemical engineers have successfully manipulated carbon nitride to use sunlight to synthesize fluorine-based molecules, which are key building blocks of pharmaceutical products in a breakthrough on the path to the ‘holy grail’ of zero waste industry manufacturing. Researchers from The University of Manchester have discovered that simple manipulations of carbon nitride, a metal-free, non-toxic solid, […]

High fluoride content in Khordha, Nayagarh groundwater

Children are at higher risk from contaminated drinking water Fluoride concentration in groundwater are high in parts of Khordha and Nayagarh districts in Odisha, researchers have found. This can be a serious threat to human health. The region in Eastern Ghats comprise deformed metamorphic and igneous rocks, containing fluoride-bearing minerals. The study was by a […]

LETTER – Crazy that Government plans to mass medicate

LETTER – Crazy that Government plans to mass medicate It is six years since Public Health England threw in the towel and accepted that it was wrong to add fluoride to our tap water against the wishes of local people. It seem frankly crazy that Government Ministers are now signalling a further attempt to roll […]

Spokane moving forward on possible adoption of community water fluoridation

City of more than 200,000 people has never fluoridated its water Spokane, Wash. — Spokane, the largest city in Washington state to not fluoridate its water supply, is on the path to possibly starting the practice after the municipality’s city council decided to go ahead with a proposal that could add fluoride to its water […]

Municipality-Level Characteristics Associated with Very Low to Good Quality of Water Fluoridation in São Paulo State, Brazil, in 2015.

Introduction: Community water fluoridation (CWF) is a measure of recognized importance due to its effectiveness in preventing tooth decay at the population level. However, for the maximum benefit to be achieved, the high-quality standard of CWF must be maintained over time. Objective: To analyze the municipality-level characteristics associated with quality of water fluoridation in São […]

Baron & Budd File 87 Additional Suits Against the Chemours Company and Dupont for Groundwater Contamination Near Fayetteville, NC

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The nationally recognized attorneys from Baron & Budd, P.C. alongside Seagle Law have filed lawsuits against the Chemours Company and Dupont on behalf of 87 individuals who own property near the Fayetteville Works plant. These lawsuits have been filed as part of a consolidated action where hundreds of similar lawsuits are currently […]

Bostwick residents vote against fluoridation

On the November 3, 2020, ballot (see second side) at http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/ga.bostwick.11-3-2020.pdf Cease Fluoridation of the City’s Water System Shall the governing authority of the City of Bostwick be authorized to cease the fluoridstion of its water system Yes No THE VOTE Yes – 60.44% (136 votes) No – 39.56% (89 votes) See https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Morgan/105474/web.264614/#/detail/24

How to sign up for PFAS health study in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo areas

  FILE- In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, a couple kayak on the Rogue River adjacent to where Wolverine World Wide’s tannery once stood, in Rockford, Mich. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the connection between old waste drums in the area and an old Wolverine World Wide tannery waste dump nearby. […]

Crawford County, Georgia, votes No to fluoridation

Fluoride in Water System Crawford County — 6 of 6 precincts reporting (100%) NO 3,342 58% YES 2,426 42%   *Online in article titled Middle Georgia Election Results at https://web.archive.org/web/20201121005549/https://41nbc.com/election2020/

New PFAS Compound in N.J. Water May Be More Toxic Than Older One, Regulators Say

Government scientists analyzed research by Solvay, which uses the chemical, and found link to liver damage, emails show The Solvay chemical plant, circled in red, shown at its location near the Delaware River in New Jersey, where the new PFAS compound was found. Photo: Google Maps   Update: On Nov. 10, the state of New […]