The city had a new fluoride pump and tank installed at the water treatment plant after the Parsons City Commission agreed to restart fluoridation of the public water supply. *Original online at http://www.parsonssun.com/gallery/image_80e885d2-aa72-11e8-aa18-eb6048138e39.html
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Hayward: City drops fluoridation on cost concerns, precedent, not for public health reasons
After very little deliberation at its Aug. 13 monthly meeting, the Hayward City Council voted unanimously to stop adding fluoride to city water as a cost-saving measure. The decision is in opposition to recommendations by state and federal health organizations, but based on an informal survey, it appears to be popular with some of the […]
Potsdam Village board hears professional and public comments on fluoridating the water
POTSDAM — First, there was one, then two more filed in. A family of them marched into the village board meeting room. In a matter of minutes, seats were filled with folks in light blue shirts. Extra chairs had to be brought in. In the hallway stood the elderly, the middle-aged, and the young — […]
Letter: Potsdam needs to consider facts on fluoride
In contrast to the Aug. 9 editorial in the Watertown Daily Times titled “Chew on this: Potsdam should continue adding fluoride to its water supply”: The authors have regurgitated the standard pro-fluoridation mantra and is seemingly not interested in conducting their own research. Concerning adding sodium fluoride as a more expensive alternative option “or using […]
Potsdam meeting draws out those in support of fluoridation
POTSDAM – Of the roughly 50 people who attended Monday’s village Board of Trustees meeting, most who came to talk about fluoridation of village water rose to speak in support of the effort. Many of those attending were medical professionals. About half of those there, including children, wore light blue “I (Heart) Fluoride” t-shirts. The […]
Local middle schoolers to receive dental sealants
JEROME — Two local middle schools 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. • Jerome Middle School: beginning Aug. 28 — seventh- and eighth-graders • Robert Stuart Middle School: beginning Sept. 13 — seventh- and eighth-graders Dental sealants fill the […]
3M once tested Wolverine tannery for PFAS exposure
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Minnesota manufacturing giant 3M tested water samples and sent specialists to analyze fluorochemical exposure at the former Wolverine World Wide tannery in Rockford, according to new filings by Michigan residents suing over drinking water polluted by chemical dumping in Kent County. In August 1999, an “industrial hygienist” visited the former leather […]
Bisbee’s water no longer fluoridated, going against national trend
When the city of Bisbee decided to remove fluoride from its water supply earlier this year, the vote was unanimous but there was no input from any public health entity. Public health officials say residents in Bisbee, a Southern Arizona city of about 5,000 people, should be aware they are more susceptible to cavities now […]
Letter. Potsdam: Fluoridated water has proven health benefits
An article published in the Watertown Daily Times on July 29 noted the village of Potsdam continues to consider removing fluoride from its water supply. This is very concerning from public and oral health perspectives. Fluoride exists naturally in nearly all water supplies. Water is “fluoridated” when a public water system adjusts the fluoride to […]
Chew on this: Potsdam should continue adding fluoride to its water supply
For the past year, officials in Potsdam have pondered whether to continue adding fluoride to the village’s water supply. Hydrofluosilicic acid vapors created through this process have eroded the equipment that makes up this system. As members of the village Board of Trustees have reviewed plans on how to proceed, they’ve heard from some residents […]