PRINCESS ANNE — Local and state officials hope Somerset County gets a share of anticipated federal stimulus money to build wells and associated treatment processing equipment — funding needed to move forward with construction of major developments in and around the county seat of Princess Anne and overall area growth. The Somerset County Sanitary Commission […]
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Pottstown: Authority wants feedback on fluoride in water supply issue
If you have an opinion about a proposal to halt the addition of fluoride to Pottstown’s public water supply, then make some time on your schedule on Wednesday. In order to gather public opinion on the proposal — and to comply with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection rules — the Pottstown Borough Authority will hold […]
Plattsburgh: Debate over fluoride in drinking water is on again
The debate over the use of fluoride in drinking water has been waged many times over the past few decades across the country. It’s on now in the City of Plattsburgh. The city is considering the removal of fluoride from its water system, and officials want to hear from both sides of the argument. “I […]
New information on sulfuryl fluoride
Q:I thought you might like to know that sulfuryl fluoride is now being used as a fumigant for bulk food storage. The stuff leaves fluoride residue on the foods we eat. The Environmental Protection Agency had to increase the allowed fluoride levels of foods to permit it to happen. The science used was bogus. I […]
Conway: Fluoridated water may return soon
Restoring fluoride to Conway’s drinking water will take a few more days, Conway Corp. CEO Richie Arnold said. Conway Corp. has been waiting since November for parts needed to restore fluoridation that Arnold said were supposed to arrive and be installed today. These parts were still on-schedule Thursday afternoon, Arnold said, “but we had to […]
Fluoridation’s Unhappy Birthday
On January 25, 1945, sodium fluoride was slowly poured into Grand Rapids, Michigan’s public water supply to prove that fluoridation reduces children’s tooth decay. Five years into the experiment, things weren’t going as expected. Cavities declined equally in the non-fluoridated control city of Muskegon, too. So to blur the truth or prove their expectation, Muskegon […]
First sugar-free children’s beverage to contain fluoride
Excerpt from article titled: 2009 Winter Fancy Food: Recap and Photos The 2009 Winter Fancy Food Show took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 18-20, showcasing over 60 beverage companies and their brands… • HINT Essence Water—sponsor of BevNET’s Fancy Food Winter show coverage – was busy promoting its newly launched […]
Fluoride supplementation
For a patient whose water source does not contain fluoride, how important is supplementation? If supplementing, how much, how often, and at what age do you start and stop? —Amy Waggner, FNP-C, Washington, Ind. The American Dental Association and the CDC have very clear guideline statements regarding this topic. For urban areas with fluoridated water […]
Cuatro Villas: Wells contaminated with fluoride, arsenic and uranium
Excerpt: Over 100 households in La Puebla will have access to safer drinking water in the new year when the Cuatro Villas water association completes its first pipeline. Work crews are scheduled to begin construction Jan. 19 of a 12,000-foot water line connecting the city of Espanola’s water system to end users in La Puebla. […]
Dexter: The fight over fluoride
A local dentist’s inquiry into whether or not Dexter village’s water was actually fluoridated has grown into something bigger than a single dentist’s concern about public health. Last week the village of Dexter decided to shelve plans to discuss water fluoridation in the village, which would require installation of equipment at the Dexter wastewater treatment […]