Note from the Fluoride Action Network: While the following is a good article, a little reality needs to be introduced into the first paragraph. The references are from the fluoridation-promoting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a co-author of the article on disparities, Michael Lennon of the British Fluoridation Society. Poor and low-income children […]
This map is not part of the following abstract. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the occurrence of treatment under general anesthesia (GA) for dental caries among American Indian (AI) children from a Northern Plains tribal community. METHODS: As part of a follow-up study of ECC, dental records for children age 6-8 years were evaluated. Descriptive statistics […]
A federal judge has ordered a first-time citizen suit under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to proceed in a virtual bench trial later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic despite objections from the plaintiffs who had won the right to a de novo proceeding where they will be able to present new […]
Environmentalist Vladimir Slivyak on the industry that “always kept its affairs secret” On March 19 and April 6 of this year, German eco-activists protested against the export of new shipments of radioactive waste to Russia, “cynically undertaken in the midst of the pandemic to safely avoid protests.” Realnoe Vremya spoke with Vladimir Slivyak, co-chairman of […]
Excerpts: A federal judge has ordered a first-time citizen suit under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to proceed in a virtual bench trial later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic despite objections from the plaintiffs who had won the right to a de novo proceeding where they will be able to present […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network, The structural formula for tetrafluoroethylene This story of the ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) material used for the stadium’s new roof is a good example of the increasing use of fluorine and fluoride in new products, and the potential for increased exposure risks. For example, the occupational risks to workers that produce […]
Highlights Superfoods are extremely popular because of supposed health benefits. Surprisingly high fluorine content determined in some superfoods (16.4–373?µg/g). Significant contribution to adequate intake of fluorine in non-fluoridated areas. Upper limit for fluorine in fluoridated areas can be reached Wise consumption is advised because of possible adverse effects of fluorine Abstract Recent years have seen […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Isoxaflutole EU Hazard classification & labelling Warning! According to the harmonised classification and labelling (ATP07) approved by the European Union, this substance is very toxic to aquatic life, is very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects and is suspected of damaging the unborn child. Champaign, […]
Federal law may preempt city’s move, industry attorneys say EPA, OSHA regulations cover hydrogen fluoride Federal occupational safety and health law may preempt Philadelphia from implementing a ban on hydrogen fluoride for use in oil refinery processes, say industry attorneys watching the city’s attempt to ban the chemical. The Philadelphia City Council’s proposal, which was […]
A University of Hawaii at Manoa associate professor of history received an esteemed environmental history national honor. Frank Zelko was awarded the 2019 Alice Hamilton Prize for best article by the American Society for Environmental History for his piece titled Optimizing nature: Invoking the “natural” in the struggle over water fluoridation in the journal […]
