The MWRA provides wholesale water and sewer services to 2.5 million people and more than 5,500 large industrial users in 61 metropolitan Boston communities. The MWRA has fluoridated its drinking water since the 1980s, maintaining a target fluoride level of 1.0 parts per million. MALDEN – The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is lowering the amount […]
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Gloucester. Our view: Fluoridation should continue for the good of public health
For more than a year now, a debate has raged on these opinion pages and elsewhere over a public health effort that’s been carried out for decades: the community-wide fluoridation of city or town-run water systems. Recently, a number of dedicated and vocal activists have pushed hard to bring that practice to an end. That’s […]
Health officials recommend lower fluoride levels for drinking water
Worries about fluoride in water have evolved over the decades.One of the first water fluoridation studies was in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1945. Howard Pollick, fluoride spokesman for the American Dental Association, says the start date for the Grand Rapids trial was published in the newspaper, but then the study was temporarily postponed before health […]
Fluoride levels reduced for fluoridation while its safety not taken into account
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) admitted that the fluoride levels, which they promoted and encouraged as safe, has damaged children’s teeth. Because of the huge increase in dental fluorosis (white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted teeth) in 41% of young teenagers, HHS says that water fluoride levels should be […]
Oregon ranks in bottom three in fluoridated water
As the federal government adjusts its recommendations on fluoride levels in public water systems, Oregon is left wondering how to get fluoride in its largest communities. Fluoride is hailed by dentists and public health as a low-cost and effective preventive measure against tooth decay. While in some places, fluoride exists naturally in the water, it […]
Letter: Wrong to take potshot at fluoridation’s foes
Fluoridation of the water supply is almost certainly a good idea. However, your editorial does the idea a disservice by denigrating the objections of opponents as “half-baked” (“Stop worrying and learn to love fluoridated water,” April 24). As I understand it, the opponents’ chief concern is one of principle: being forced to accept adulteration of […]
Clarksburg Water Board Votes to Remove Fluoride
Tuesday night, the Clarksburg Water Board voted two to one in favor of not purchasing fluoride for their water treatment. This has caused many people to speak out, saying fluoride is beneficial for residents who use city water. Fluoride is used to treat water in many cities and states. There have been some studies to […]
Feds tighten fluoride recommendation for water, but it remains a contentious issue in N.J.
The federal government on Monday lowered its standard for how much of the chemical compound fluoride should be in tap water. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made final its new recommendation that the optimal amount of fluoride in public water supplies is 0.7 milligrams per liter of water. The new rule replaces […]
Warwick company to plead guilty to Clean Air Act violation
A Warwick company is expected to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Air Act. According to the office of U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Monday court filings indicate Mann Distribution LLC – also known as Mann Chemical LLC – will acknowledge it failed to create and implement a risk management plan to minimize the […]
Feds Say It’s Time To Cut Back On Fluoride In Drinking Water
Federal health officials Monday changed the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water for the first time since 1962, cutting by almost half the maximum amount of fluoride that should be added to drinking supplies. The Department of Health and Human Services recommended a maximum of 0.7 milligrams per liter of water instead of the […]