COAST CITIES — Certain areas are scheduled to begin fluoridating drinking water beginning Dec. 22. All residents in the city of San Diego, as well as residents of the cities of Del Mar, Coronado and Imperial Beach will be impacted The cities will supplement naturally occurring fluoride and imported fluoridated water in drinking water in […]
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Burlington: Public Works subcommittee says No to water fluoridation
Commissioners at tonight’s Public Works meeting in Burlington, Vermont, voted unanimously to accept the recommendations of commissioners Margret Gundersen, Jared Wood, and Assistant Director of Water/Waste Water Treatment Laurie Adams. In January of 2010 the three were asked to review the most current information concerning fluoride. Citing the 2006 National Research Council’s review of fluoride […]
City of Austin water policy concern
Questions arose over City of Austin water quality Nov. 9 at Travis County Commissioners Court when Dr. Paul Connett, professor emeritus of chemistry at St. Lawrence University in New York, persuaded the court to take a serious look at Austin’s fluoridation policy. Attention to the issue has been growing since Austin’s Environmental Board requested an […]
Sparta: Town Council nixes fluoridating water
Where Sparta is concerned, said Town Board Chair John Miller after the Dec. 7 surprise vote not to purchase any fluoridated water from the Virginia/Carolina Water Authority, “the debate is over.” The 5-0 vote came after Town Manager Bryan Edwards read a lengthy statement and a motion by John Brady. “Good decision,” said Jerry Brooks, […]
Sparta: Fluoridation alternatives considered
INDEPENDENCE, Va.—Following the vote last Tuesday by the Sparta Town Council to not purchase fluoridated water, the Virginia/Carolina Water Authority agreed to seek alternatives. Sparta Town Manager and Authority Chairman Bryan Edwards asked the authority to take the action, since all parties in North Carolina had opted not to fluoridate the water supply. The Alleghany […]
Los Altos: Water fluoridation on its way?
Though many Californians already drink fluoridated water, residents of Los Altos and other Santa Clara County cities aren’t among them. That could change soon. Local organizations and county officials are working to bring fluoridated water to the area, and the Los Altos City Council has scheduled a study session for tonight to hear what they […]
Accurate Method for Detecting Dangerous Levels of Fluoride
Used in the proper amounts, it can make teeth stronger and aid in the treatment of osteoporosis. When excessive amounts are consumed, however, it can be a killer — a carcinogen that causes bone, lung and bladder cancers. The “it” is fluoride, a common additive in most American communities’ drinking water and an ingredient in […]
Researcher develops method for detecting dangerous fluoride
Used in the proper amounts, it can make teeth stronger and aid in the treatment of osteoporosis. When excessive amounts are consumed, however, it can be a killer — a carcinogen that causes bone, lung and bladder cancers. The “it” is fluoride, a common additive in most American communities’ drinking water and an ingredient in […]
Siren: Fluoridation to continue
SIREN—To continue to fluoridate the water supply was the question of the day for the Siren Village Board at last week’s meeting. “It costs the village about $1,000 a year to fluoridate the water,” village administrator Martin Shutt told the board. “Mike (Public Works Director Mike Bentley) brought it up as a way to cut […]
Sheridan: Fluoridation Discussion Continues at SAWS
There has been some talk lately about fluoridating local public water supplies. This subject is on the table for Wednesday night’s Sheridan Area Water Supply Board meeting. Based on recent polls and public discussions, fluoridation of public water has become a pretty contentious and polarizing issue locally. So why is the SAWS Board bringing it […]