COLUMBIA — A dial spins slowly clockwise on a basement pump at Columbia’s water treatment plant in McBaine. Outside, in the cold late-autumn air, millions of gallons of water roar in massive, swimming-pool size softening tanks. A gurgle rises from three-feet deep channels built under zigzagging walkways, carrying water to filters. With each revolution of […]
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Philadelphia refinery fire report languishes in federal safety agency depleted by Trump
The Chemical Safety Board’s final report on the 2019 release of a potentially lethal chemical at PES is among 19 awaiting approval. The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire in June 2019 took 24 hours to extinguish. A final report on the accident is languishing at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.Jessica Griffin / File Photograph Before […]
PFOS: MDHHS issues precautionary consumption guideline for Lake Superior smelt
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been notified by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) of elevated perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) levels in Lake Superior rainbow smelt. In order to be protective of public health, MDHHS is matching WDNR’s guidance and issuing a precautionary Eat Safe Fish guideline […]
Panelists duel over fluoridation of Loveland water; commission votes to continue program
Debate was last heard by commission in 2014 Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald The Big Thompson River flows under the walking bridge Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. The river, which is the city’s source of drinking water, has a natural fluoride concentration of 0.2 milligrams per liter. Skeptics and public health officials dueled […]
CDC initiative seeks to get more Americans access to fluoridated water
We’ve talked a lot about health equity with the pandemic disproportionately impacting lower income and communities of color. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a new initiative to deliver an important preventive health care tool to rural and smaller neighborhoods. It’s a new fluoride tablet system that works similar to chlorine […]
Fluoride Fact Sheet for Consumers
This is a reader-friendly overview of Fluoride. For more details, see our health professional fact sheet on Fluoride. What is fluoride and what does it do? Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. How much fluoride do I need? The amount of fluoride you need each day […]
Citizen panel will air water fluoridation concerns during Loveland commission meeting Wednesday
City drinking water contains about 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald Shiloh Thompson, lead plant operator of the Loveland Water Treatment Plant, looks through a window into the fluorosilicic acid room at the plant as he talks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, about how they use fluoride in the water treatment […]
Notice Of Intent To List Chemical By The Authoritative Bodies Mechanism: Perfluorooctanoic Acid
Public Comments Date: Friday, March 19, 2021 to Monday, May 3, 2021 The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (CAS RN 335-67-1) as known to the state to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65[1]). This […]
PFOA, PFOS Levels At A Few Hudson Valley Schools Prompt NYS DOH Advisories
Three schools in the Hudson Valley have “Do Not Drink” advisories after two PFAS chemicals were found above New York state’s contamination limits. These are among the first schools with the higher levels since the state adopted new maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS over the summer. The New York state Department of Health […]
CDC Initiative Creates New Water Fluoridation Technology to Support Rural Health Needs
Water fluoridation now accessible for small water systems March 18, 2021 – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded research initiative offers access to optimally fluoridated water for up to 19 million people in the U.S. for the first time. The new fluoridation method is designed to dissolve in a small amount of […]