Following another lively discussion at its meeting May 27 as to whether fluoride should continue to be added to the Buffalo water supply, the Board of Aldermen decided to let the residents decide. Subscription need to read full article
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Should community drinking water be fluoridated?
COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION has long been hailed as an effective way to reduce tooth decay. Its supporters say that decades of research have shown the practice to be safe when the correct amounts of fluoride are added to public water supplies. Critics, however, question the safety and efficacy of water fluoridation at any dose. They […]
Healdsburg council calls for vote on fluoride issue
The decision on whether Healdsburg should end its more than 60-year practice of adding fluoride to the water supply will go to the voters in November. The Healdsburg City Council voted unanimously to place the controversial measure on the Nov. 4 ballot. If approved, it would end the only government fluoridation program in Sonoma County. […]
Fluoride – good for teeth, bad for brains
Research in the mid-1900s revealed that children had fewer cavities in their teeth if they lived in communities with fluoride in the drinking water, though not too much, as fluoride may cause damage to tooth development. Due to these observations, dentists began to promote the addition of fluoride to drinking water when “optimal” amounts were […]
Could your water be unsafe to drink?
The United States has one of the best reputations for its clean public water supply, yet your drinking water may still be unsafe and contaminated. More than 60,000 chemicals are used in the U.S., but only 90 water contaminants are regulated under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The SDWA doesn’t […]
Bifenthrin.
Abstract Bifenthrin (CAS 82657-04-3) is a synthetic derivative of pyrethrins found in chrysanthemum flower extracts and is used as an insecticide. Bifenthrin is neurotoxic and targets voltage-gated sodium channels in neurons. Its low toxicity in mammals has resulted in widespread use both in agricultural and urban applications. Unfortunately, bifenthrin is highly toxic to aquatic animals […]
Healdsburg likely to revisit fluoridation
Generations of Healdsburg residents have grown up with fluoride in their water. But that could change, now that a group of activists has gathered sufficient signatures to put a measure on the ballot to try to get the city to stop fluoridating. Healdsburg, which adds the compound to its water supply to fight tooth decay, […]
Sweet Home seeks public to comment on fluoride in city water supply
Sweet Home residents will be able to voice their opinions about whether the city should continue putting fluoride in the city’s drinking water, during a public hearing at the city council’s June 24 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the City Hall annex. City Manager Craig Martin… said the city has added fluoride to drinking water […]
Intel strikes deal with Oregon environmental groups on air quality
Intel pledged Thursday to adopt a broad regime of air quality monitoring and public reporting of atmospheric pollutants, settling with environmental groups that had threatened to sue over the company’s failure to disclose fluoride emissions at its Washington County computer chip factories. State regulators and the company said fluoride emissions were within safe levels, but […]
Newburyport: Residents seek fluoride ban
Citing health concerns, opponents push officials to stop using it in city’s water Just when it appeared that the city’s water supply was adequate and flowing in the right direction, a bevy of North Shore health activists has launched a campaign to encourage city councilors to rid the city’s water of fluoride. Dr. Daniel Eyink, […]