PALMETTO – State environmental officials Thursday proposed to more than double the amount of treated waste water dumped daily into Tampa Bay from a toxic cleanup. The Department of Environmental Protection has asked for an emergency order to allow 2 million gallons of treated waste water from Piney Point, a former phosphate fertilizer plant, to […]
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Watsonville fluoride ban may test state law
Watsonville voters, city officials and the state dental association foundation have set in motion what may be the definitive battle over fluoridating public water in California — or at least the first formal test of the 1997 law requiring it. In November, Watsonville voters approved an ordinance that effectively bans fluoridating its water. The city, […]
Fluoridation scheme halted by health concerns
The government’s controversial plan to dose public drinking water supplies with fluoride has been delayed considerably, pending further research on several issues from cost to the effects on human health and the environment. Although half a dozen municipalities will soon be chosen as pilot projects for rapid fluoridation, some sources believe that the nationwide implementation […]
Fluoride won’t fight the causes of our shock dental record
DID you know that nearly 60% of Scots children have tooth decay by the time they are five? By the time they reach their teens, the proportion with rotten teeth is 70%. It is shocking. It is with these statistics in mind that the government’s proposal to add fluoride to the water supply in Scotland […]
Legacy of pain
Donald F. Metzen looks back with anger when thinking about his career, remembering all the chemicals he says he watched his company dump into Two Mile Creek. For years, he suspected those chemicals caused his wife’s death and his ailments. Today, he suspects the wastes from the defunct telephone equipment manufacturing company, Western Electric, also […]
Time out called on fluoride question
MINISTERS could be forced to extend their public consultation on fluoridation in Scotland’s water supply after several bodies claimed that not enough time had been allowed for all responses to be received. The Herald has learned that a decision on extending the consultation period will be taken early in the new year. The consultation document […]
Fluoridation `bribe’ faces Timaru veto
The Timaru District Council will receive half the setting up cost of fluoridating its water supply under a new Government public health measure. But while the Ministry of Health wants all local bodies to fluoridate their water, Timaru mayor Wynne Raymond has signalled such a move is unlikely here because of the strength of public […]
Coronet Working To Control Arsenic
PLANT CITY – Each time the region experiences heavy rain, settling ponds at one of the county’s oldest phosphate processing plants release arsenic and other toxins into a nearby stream. Coronet Industries, at 4082 Coronet Road on the east side of Plant City, is under orders from the state to make sure the spills don’t […]
Rajasthan villagers show way to remove flouride from water
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TONK (Rajasthan), Dec 23 — People living in fluorosis affected zones in Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of Assam can take a valuable tip from the rural folk in Rajasthan on how to purge the drinking water of excess fluoride at household level. Thanks to initiative taken by a couple of NGOs aided by the […]
More good news for Piketon
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WASHINGTON — President Bush’s new budget will include money to build a uranium waste processing center in Piketon that could bring hundreds of new jobs to the area, Sen. George Voinovich, R-Cleveland, said Wednesday. The uranium waste processing plant will hire up to 200 permanent workers and 300 construction workers, Voinovich said. “Together with Piketon […]