Abstract The increase in dental fluorosis in young people shows that the methods used to tackle the disease are ineffective. Typically, people around the world use groundwater for most activities, and this is the case of people especially in western Bahia, Brazil. In this region, aquifers can contain anomalous concentrations of fluoride. Thus, it is […]
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Kazatomprom signs agreement with Brazil’s INB (Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil)
KAZINFORM JSC National Atomic Company «Kazatomprom» («Kazatomprom» or «the Company») announces today that it has signed a commercial agreement to supply natural uranium to the Brazilian state company, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), a press-release from Kazatomprom reads. Kazatomprom was successful in winning INB’s commercial competition to supply natural uranium hexafluoride for the needs of […]
Sulfoxaflor: Bolsonaro administration authorizes 150+ pesticides in first 100 days
Note from the Fluoride Action Network (EC) Mentioned in this article is Sulfoxaflor, a fluorinated insecticide that is highly toxic to bees. U.S. EPA gave Dow AgroSciences unconditional approval for its use in 2013. In 2015 EPA revoked all it uses after it was remanded to do so by the 9th Circuit court. However, EPA […]
Physicochemical and microbiological quality of the public water supply in 38 cities from the midwest region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract The public water supply is a constant subject of concern since its quality depends on many different factors. The intention of this paper was to evaluate the quality of the public water supply in 38 cities from the Midwest Region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, during the year of 2016. The parameters […]
Who to blame for groundwater fluoride anomaly in São Paulo, Brazil? Hydrogeochemistry and isotopic evidence
Highlights Fluoride up to 10 mg.L-1 is found in groundwater from São Paulo, Brazil. This fluoride is from natural origin. There is no fluorine related to the upper sedimentary aquifer. Fluoride is related to deep groundwater flow in the fractured aquifer. Abstracts Fluoride concentrations up to 10 mg.L-1 have been described in the groundwater of […]
Fluoride concentration and labeling requirements of mineral bottled water from Brazil
ABSTRACT Introduction: Mineral waters usually contain natural fluoride (F) in their composition, but the benefits and risks of the concentrations found are not clearly informed. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the F concentration in mineral bottled waters and to check if the concentrations found: (1) matched with those informed on the […]
Inhance Technologies Opens Fluorination Facility in Brazil
Inhance Technologies, a leader in barrier and surface modification technologies for plastics, will commence manufacturing operations in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil in the 2nd quarter of 2016. Inhance Technologies’ Fluoro-Seal Process™ has been trusted for over 35 years as the leading plastics barrier technology for markets including Packaging for Agrochemical and Consumer Products, […]
Desarrollan en Brasil dentífrico que evita fluorosis
Rough English translation of article title: Developed in Brazil toothpaste prevents dental fluorosis Un equipo de investigadores brasileños desarrolló un dentífrico capaz de evitar la fluorosis, como es conocida la anomalía en el esmalte dental causada por el exceso de consumo de flúor principalmente en los niños. La nueva crema de dientes fue desarrollada por […]
Tropical fruit trees as bioindicators of industrial air pollution in southeast Brazil.
Abstract Psidium guajava L., Psidium cattleyanum Sabine and Mangifera indica L. were tested under field conditions as possible tropical bioindicators of industrial air pollution. The study was performed around the industrial complex of Cubatão, SE Brazil, which comprises 23 industries, including fertilizer, cement, chemical, petrochemical, and steel plants, with 110 production units and 260 emission […]
Brazil’s ‘Valley of Death’ breathes again, barely
CUBATAO, Brazil, Aug. 6 — At the base of tropical mountains as green and dense as broccoli lies Cubatao, a city many Brazilians still know as the place where babies were born without brains 20 years ago. Cubatao’s chimneys still belch smoke and flames into the air 24 hours a day and a stale industrial […]