Potsdam gets engineering report on fluoride

POTSDAM — A new engineering report, from Environmental Design and Research, finds that a new method of implementing fluoride into the village’s water, though more costly, will yield savings in repairs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends having 0.7 milligrams per liter of fluoride in water, which reduces demineralization of tooth enamel and […]

History of fluoridation in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County

Public health is an important function of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County governments. Last year was the hundredth anniversary of the appointment of the first full-time public health officer in Mecklenburg County. The recent Hepatitis A scare (“Some think County should Rethink Worker Vaccinations” June 29) justifies reflecting on this rich history. The positive lesson […]

Worn valve, iron sulfide possible cause of Husky explosion

A worn-out valve may have allowed air to contact various chemicals within equipment at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, potentially triggering the April 26 explosion, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board reported Thursday. The explosion occurred within the fluid catalytic cracking unit, which was previously reported. The “factual investigative update” released by […]

Waterbury: Village water system gets grant to monitor fluoride

The Waterbury village water department has received an $8,249 grant from the National Association of County & City Health Officials to replace a fluoride analyzer at the treatment plant. The equipment monitors fluoridation level in real time and reports that number to the controls system. That will be a a significant upgrade to Waterbury’s fluoridation […]

Waterbury Village water system gets grant to monitor fluoride

The Waterbury village water department has received an $8,249 grant from the National Association of County & City Health Officials to replace a fluoride analyzer at the treatment plant. The equipment monitors fluoridation level in real time and reports that number to the controls system. That will be a a significant upgrade to Waterbury’s fluoridation […]

Best Toothpastes For Toddlers That Get The ADA Seal Of Approval

Note: The Fluoride Action Network adds all important articles relating to fluoride exposure to its NewsTracker as we want to ensure as complete a historical record as possible. __________________________________________________________ When I watch my toddler brush her teeth, I marvel at how self-sufficient she seems. Wasn’t she just a baby like a second ago? While she […]

DEQ: Harmful PFAS might contaminate more than 11,000 sites statewide

The potentially health-harming chemical compound that shut down the drinking water supply in two West Michigan communities last Thursday may contaminate more than 11,300 locations statewide, according to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ provided the observation on the contaminants as part of a presentation to the Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference in Lansing last month, displaying a […]

Potsdam forum focuses on choice about fluoridation

POTSDAM — More than 20 people gathered Thursday night in Potsdam’s Town Hall community room to listen to a man who had helped coordinate the removal of fluoride in Canton’s water supply. However Paul Connett, a former professor at St. Lawrence University, was preceded by two women who had taken the evidence he had shared […]