Abstract Anode cover material holds marked importance owing to its effect of maintaining the thermal balance of aluminum reduction cells, and is categorized as solid waste because of its continuous accumulation. However, cover materials contain large amounts of alumina and fluoride; thus, can be considered for strategic resource recovery. This research has developed a process […]
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Brian Moench: Toxic chemicals are causing the collapse of human intelligence
Utah should take advantage of a grant to put air purifiers in its classrooms. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) In this Dec. 10, 2018, photo, smokestacks near an oil refinery are seen in front of the Utah State Capitol as an inversion settles over The catastrophic dumbing down of America has in the movie “Don’t Look […]
New funding for water fluoridation
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has made directions under the Health Act to 14 local authorities to add fluoride to some or all of their water supplies. It is the first time this power has been used since the relevant legislation was amended last year to ensure a national approach to fluoridating water. Local […]
New California Fluoridation Manual
Get guidance on choosing water fluoridation in your community with new California Fluoridation Manual Quick Summary: The California Fluoridation Manual, published by the UCSF California Oral Health Technical Assistance Center, is available online and includes step-by-step guidance on advocating for fluoridation from the early research and strategizing stages to the desired result. Specifically, the manual […]
Aytu BioPharma, Inc. makes two fluoride-based prescription vitamin products
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We classified this as misinformation because fluoride is not a nutrient and thus one cannot have a fluoride deficiency. (EC) Excerpt: About Aytu BioPharma, Inc. Aytu BioPharma, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:AYTU), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Josh Disbrow and […]
Dental health concerns for Gainsborough residents as flouride will no longer be added to water
More than 250,000 Lincolnshire residents will not have any fluoride added to their water for a year, prompting health concerns. Fluoride prevents tooth decay and improves dental health, and is added to the water supply of western Lincolnshire. This is expected to impact on the dental health of people in Lincoln, Gainsborough, Sleaford and Grantham […]
Fluoride ‘on tap’ in Dalyellup, with Bunbury, Capel and Donnybrook to follow
The South West community of Dalyellup will benefit from having fluoride added to drinking water this month, with Bunbury set to receive fluoridated water next year. The Department of Health announced today that Capel and Donnybrook will also benefit from fluoridated water supplies by November 2024. The move follows water fluoridation of neighbouring communities, Eaton […]
IIT-Bombay Duo Builds ‘RO Hand Pump’ That Purifies Water Without Electricity
IIT Bombay students Arpit Upadhyay and Mohit Jajoriya have devised an RO hand pump that needs no electricity to generate clean drinking water, aiming to provide equitable access to rural India. IIT-Bombay students Arpit Upadhyay and Mohit Jajoriya needed an out of the box idea for the upcoming Invention Factory programme in May this year. […]
Opinion: State College Borough Water Authority board confident in decision to end fluoridation
The State College Borough Water Authority (SCBWA) recently voted unanimously to stop fluoridating the water supply. The Authority, which is an independent entity, is governed by a board of directors. The Authority serves a population of about 75,000 with an average of 5 million gallons of water per day. The service area includes the State […]
Ohio plant to produce coolant for molten salt reactors
Kairos Power and Materion Corporation have commissioned a molten salt purification plant, which is expected to produce large amounts of fluoride salt coolant to be used in high-temperature molten salt reactors. The purification plant was designed by Kairos and is located at Materion’s campus in Elmore, Ohio. With TVA as a partner, Kairos Power aims […]