The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen began the discussion about possibly removing fluoride from the town’s water system at Monday’s meeting, but the board requires public input before officially making the decision. During the discussion, some board members expressed support in discontinuing the use of fluoride, citing health and financial concerns. According to information provided […]
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PFOA-PFOS: Congressmen hold press conference in Horsham on water contamination
Lights. Camera. Action? On Monday morning, Pennsylvania Congressmen Patrick Meehan and Brendan Boyle tried a new approach to bringing attention to the issue of perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water and getting federal authorities to act on the contamination. They invited the media and held a press conference outside the gates of the Horsham Air Guard […]
PFOA blood tests offered to people in North Bennington and Bennington
BURLINGTON – The Vermont Department of Health, with support from Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, is offering PFOA blood draw clinics as part of the State of Vermont’s response to PFOA contamination of drinking water wells in North Bennington and Bennington. The clinic dates are set for late April through mid-May. Private drinking water wells in […]
PFOA: Lawsuits charge that 3M knew about the dangers of its chemicals
FOR DECADES 3M was the primary producer of C8, or PFOA, and was the sole producer of a related chemical known as PFOS. But while DuPont was caught up in a massive class action suit over C8, 3M has largely avoided public scrutiny and serious legal or financial consequences for its role in developing and […]
Fluoride levels in Clearwater’s water supply will be less than optimal until 2018
CLEARWATER — For the past several years, Clearwater residents have been drinking water with fluoride levels lower than what is widely accepted to be optimal by dental professionals. But in a sudden burst of urgency Monday, the City Council voted to accelerate its plans to add fluoride to the water supply that will meet recommended […]
Tasmanian dentists urge expansion of fluoride into water supplies of state’s smaller townships
TASMANIAN dentists are pushing for greater fluoridation of water in rural communities to combat the state’s poor oral health. Dental experts are also concerned the growing trend of drinking bottled water is denying children fluoride and leading to a rise in tooth decay. According to data from TasWater, 36 towns do not have fluoridated water […]
Litchfield is the latest in Northeast communities to be put over the edge over concerns that a potentially cancer-causing chemical has contaminated the drinking water
LITCHFIELD, New Hampshire — When Tracy Madden heard her water could be contaminated with the potentially cancer-causing chemical PFOA, she started thinking about all the ailments she’s endured over the years that her doctors couldn’t diagnose. The 49-year-old property manager from Litchfield, New Hampshire, thought back to the nerve pain that continues to nag her […]
Fluoridation Spokesperson Training-Albany
Registrations are closed On Saturday, April 9, the Fluoridation Spokesperson Training will be held in Albany in the NYSDA offices. The training will take place from 9:00AM-3:00PM. Please arrive at 8:45 for sign-in and so we can begin promptly at 9:00. Instructors for the course are Meg Atwood, RDH, MPS, Associate Professor in the Department […]
22,000 hand-pumps go kaput as water crisis deepens in state
Excessive salt, fluoride render thousands of others useless BHOPAL : Falling underground water table has rendered more than 22,000 hand-pumps in the state defunct. Other factors like presence of fluoride, excessive iron and salt in the water drawn from hand pumps have exacerbated the problem. Around 19,000 habitations in the state are without any source […]
PFOA crisis: Residents consider blood tests and express concerns for pets, kids
LITCHFIELD – With the distribution of bottled water beginning Sunday, local residents remain on edge about their health, their children and their pets because of elevated levels of contamination detected in local wells. State officials have urged anyone within a one-mile radius of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in Merrimack not to drink or cook with their […]