NORTH ATTLEBORO — Supply problems continue to keep the town from adding fluoride to its drinking water. The water department notified residents in November that a nationwide shortage of sodium fluoride — the chemical added to prevent tooth decay — was forcing the town to suspend treatment. “It’s still not available,” Mark Hollowell, public works […]
Highlights Adsorption of electrodes to electrolyte can lead to fluorine-containing residues. Melting PVDF prevents the deep removal of fluorine-containing pollutants. A synergistic transformation mechanism of fluorine during pyrolysis is proposed. Abstract Pyrolysis is an effective method to remove organics (e.g. electrolytes and binders) from spent lithium-ion battery (LIB). In this study, the co-pyrolysis characteristics of […]
A federal judge has given final approval to a $34 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against a plastics company over toxic chemical contamination of soil and groundwater in a southern Vermont community. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation will pay $26.2 million into a fund to compensate Bennington area property owners for alleged damages and $6 […]
Highlights The abundance and spatial distribution of F– in the mine water of the Shendong mining area were determined. The hydrogeochemical behaviours and formation mechanisms that further elevate F– levels in mine water during mining activities were evaluated. The hydrogeochemical processes of mine water at high F– concentration using stable isotopes (34SSO4, 18OSO4,18OH2O, and D) […]
According to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, about half of all American children do not receive regular dental care due to social, economic, and geographic obstacles. Since 2006 America’s ToothFairy has partnered with philanthropic corporate underwriters including 3M Oral Care to provide resources and support for safety-net dental clinics and organizations that […]
Exhaust from the stacks of the former ChemFab Corp. plant in North Bennington were identified by state environmental officials as the source of PFOA contamination of hundreds of wells in the surrounding area. BENNINGTON — A $34.15 million settlement agreement won final court approval Monday, ending a class-action suit filed in 2016 over widespread chemical […]
Highlights The enrichment of arsenic in groundwater is closely related to salt content of aquifer medium. Reduction environment caused by high organic matter content is key to arsenic enrichment. Alkaline environment has great influences on the enrichment of fluoride and arsenic compounds. Dissolution balance between carbonate minerals and fluorite controls the content of fluoride. Abstract […]
Residents weigh in on pros, cons; council takes no immediate action More than 90 percent of Bexar County residents have access to drinking water with fluoride. Leon Valley is one of the few providers in the area that does not put it in the water supply. But despite the traditional suspicion of fluoridation, there’s at […]
KEVIN STENT/Stuff The water treatment plant at Te Marua, Upper Hutt, will not be fluoridating water for a while. (File photo) It is likely Wellington will have gone a year without fluoride by the time the Te Marua treatment plant is fluoridating water again. Wellington Water turned off fluoride at Te Marua in May last […]
Work to return fluoride to Wellington’s water has been pushed back due to the Easter break and Covid-19 related staff absences. Meanwhile, Wellington Water has a new concern on its hands at one of the treatment plants that remains operating. A screw involved in dispensing fluoride powder at the Wainuiomata facility is showing increasing signs […]
