Henri Moissan (28 September 1852 – 20 February 1907) was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is best known for his work in isolating the element fluorine and for his development of the electric arc furnace, which is used to produce high-temperature reactions. Life and Career Henri Moissan […]
HB217 This bill establishes a committee to study the effects of fluoride and fetuses on children. Bill sponsor Peter Schmidt (D-Dover) said he developed concerns about the issue after hearing studies about the impact on fluoride and felt it was a matter of extreme urgency. Currently 199 municipalities in New Hampshire do not have fluoride […]
ENOSBURG FALLS – Town Meeting Day is quickly approaching, and Enosburg Falls will be weighing a 19% increase in the village’s general fund and whether to keep fluoride in the water system. No village trustee seats are contested and those in office will remain, unless a write-in winner is declared. Major articles on the ballot […]
I am not an alarmist and I DO believe that the City of Beaumont does a good job in making sure that when the Water Department adds FLUORIDE into our drinking water, it makes certain that the levels added do not exceed the recommended dosage prescribed by TCEQ and other regulatory authorities. However, given the […]
MWRA staff presented an update on upcoming work on MWRA’s fluoride chemical addition system. MWRA Deputy Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Fiore began the presentation with an overview MWRA’s water system, including the water service area; reservoirs; the system of water pipes, tunnels, and aqueducts; storage facilities; and, pump stations. She noted that MWRA also supplies […]
District judge to lift protective order for fluoride analyses Court expected in April conference to set trial dates A federal health agency has agreed to publicly release scientific analyses about the safety of fluoride in drinking water, which will allow a federal district court to lift a protective order that has shielded the information from […]
BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont City Councilman took his concerns over fluoride in the city’s water drinking supply to the rest of city council Tuesday. Councilman Mike Getz revealed that he believes voters should decide whether the city continues to add the mineral to the drinking water. Getz says many people in his ward feel the same […]
Prolonged exposure to high amounts of fluoride can be harmful to teeth and bones. The owner of a luxury tea company is calling for more transparency on the amount of fluoride on such products – warning that the nation’s favourite hot beverage can be “a slow process to ill health”. Small amounts of fluoride are […]
Big bucks and reluctant ratepayers mean mayors are lukewarm about the Health Ministry’s water-supply directive West Coast councils say ratepayers will be facing yet another cost they can’t afford if they’re forced to fluoridate their public water supplies. The power to direct fluoridation now rests with the Director General of Health after a 2021 law […]
Beaumont — Beaumont City Council is scheduled to discuss fluoride in drinking water during a work session at Tuesday’s council meeting, and the possibility of authorizing a referendum on whether to remove it. The work session on the agenda indicates council will review and discuss fluoride in water treatment, and consider authorizing the City Manager to […]
