One group asks voters to “Rethink what you drink.” Another asks, “Keep fluoride. Prevent tooth decay.” These two opposing messages both refer to the Nov. 8 local referendum asking, “Shall fluoride be added to the public water supply for the intended purposes of reducing tooth decay?” Boothbay Region Water District has added fluoride since 2004 after […]
Gaseous diffusion is a complicated technology that helped end World War II, powered the U.S. Navy’s nuclear fleet, and helped generate more than 10 percent of the world’s electricity. One of the most closely guarded American secrets of WW II, the process separated the most common form of uranium, U-238, from the much rarer isotope, […]
Linden — The city of Linden might stop adding fluoride to municipal water. Linden City Council discussed the topic during its Tuesday, Oct. 11 meeting. ?Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral present in the city’s well water. The city currently has an average of 0.5 ppm of naturally occurring fluoride from the wells without any additional […]
FREDERICKSBURG — Laura Pressley and three other people huddled inside a Fredericksburg courtroom Monday, bowing their heads, closing their eyes, holding hands and beginning to pray in hushed voices. “In Jesus’ name, Amen,” the group whispered, just moments before the trial was set to begin in their lawsuit contesting the results of a 3-year-old city […]
The story of the Richmond water plant operator who reduced the fluoride level in town water is a classic case of missing the elephant in the room. Kendall Chamberlin, the water superintendent in Richmond, actually did a good thing in reducing water customers’ exposure to fluoride. When put in the water, fluoride is a drug […]
Nalgonda: Amshala Swamy, one of the several people whose lives were thrown off track by the decades-old fluoride issue in Nalgonda, had a special guest for lunch on Thursday. Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao, who toured the Munugode constituency as part of the by-poll campaign, decided to take a small […]
Attention Customers: The fluoridation adjustment in your drinking water has been suspended temporarily due to supply issues. Fluoridation is scheduled to resume pending product availability. Please contact the Water Division office for more information at 207-288-3555. *Original full-text article online at: https://www.barharbormaine.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1123
People living in some parts of Greater Sudbury may want to make sure they use fluoridated toothpaste for the next little while. Public Health Sudbury and Districts issued the advice on Wednesday after its tests determined the fluoride concentrations in the water supply from the Vermillion Water Treatment Plant, operated by Vale and distributed by […]
Through routine monitoring, Public Health Sudbury & Districts has determined that the fluoride concentrations in the water supply from the Vermillion Water Treatment Plant, operated by Vale and distributed by the City of Greater Sudbury, are below therapeutic levels for optimal oral health. The low fluoride concentration is understood to be the result of planned […]
A change is coming to Catasauqua’s drinking water that officials say will cut borough costs. Borough council in August voted to transition to a nonfluoridated water system, which is expected to be complete this year, according to a public notice sent to residents. During the council meeting, officials said they “don’t have the money” for […]
