(April 7, 2019, 10:30 p.m.) — The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has urged the South Coast Air Quality Management District to strengthen the text of a draft rule to ensure it will direct immediate enhanced mitigation measures and implement a phase-out as soon as possible of Modified Hydrofluoric Acid (MHF) used by […]
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FSE students to get dental sealants
SANDPOINT — Beginning April 22, Farmin Stidwell Elementary first- and second-graders can receive free dental sealants and fluoride varnish to help prevent cavities, as part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s Grins on the Go program. Dental sealants fill the deep grooves of a child’s back teeth, where 90% of children’s cavities occur. The fluoride varnish […]
Heritage Academy and Dworshak Elementary can receive dental sealants
JEROME — Heritage Academy of Jerome and Dworshak Elementary of Burley are scheduled to receive free dental sealants and fluoride varnish to help prevent cavities, as part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s Grins-on-the-Go program. Heritage Academy: beginning Tuesday — first-, second-, seventh- and eighth-graders Dworshak Elementary: beginning Thursday — first- and second-graders Dental sealants fill […]
States, Military Clash on Cleanup of Toxic Chemicals
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling Aug. 1, 2017, at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan. The Air Force is re-sampling 54 private drinking water wells and two municipal wells near the installation to determine if perfluorooctanoic and perfluorooctanesulfonic acids, or PFOS and PFOA, levels have […]
NJDEP Establishes New Ground Water Standards
The NJDEP recently recommended establishing specific ground water quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). New Jersey is the first state to set drinking water standards for these chemicals. PFOA and PFOS are frequently used in commercial applications but have also been widely reported to cause health problems. Maximum contaminant levels of […]
Bruceton Public Hearing To Eye Discontinuation of Fluoride In Water System
The Town of Bruceton will hold a public hearing to discuss the discontinuation of fluoride in the town’s water system. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday April 9 at town hall. The public is welcome and encouraged to come and discuss this topic with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. *Original article […]
City of Franklin fluoride overfeed: CONSENT ORDER AND AGREEMENT with DEP
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: You can read the Consent Decree in its original format here. An excerpt from page 4 of the original document, paragraph S: “… daily operational logs, for the Barrett Flats WTP for the months of December 2017, January 2018, and February 2018, provided by the City of Franklin and […]
The US Government Wants to Change How Much Fluoride Is in Bottled Water
Some scientists don’t think the change goes far enough. On Wednesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced that it’s taking steps to lower the legal level of fluoride in bottled water. The proposed rule would set the maximum concentration of fluoride in bottled water at 0.7 milligrams per liter, a step down from […]
LA public health official urges phasing out MHF chemical at Torrance, Wilmington refineries
A Los Angeles County public health official has urged the region’s air-quality watchdog to take steps to phase out the use of a controversial chemical at refineries in Torrance and Wilmington. The current healthcare infrastructure would not be able to adequately respond to injuries that could result from the release of a chemical known as […]
Two North Pole-area lakes closed because of contamination; stocking of all Eielson lakes halted
FAIRBANKS—Two North Pole-area lakes that were recently closed to fishing because of water pollution had concentrations of contaminants well above Environmental Protect Agency advisory levels. Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced the closure Wednesday of both Kimberly Lake, which is northwest of North Pole High School off of Roseanne Court, and Polaris Lake on […]