Local public health officials, dentists and doctors turned out in force Monday in an effort to convince North Bay politicians to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. Council heard from six presenters about the preventative benefits of fluoride and was warned that removing the chemical from the city’s tap water would lead to increased tooth […]
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Recommendations for fluoride limits in drinking water based on estimated daily fluoride intake in the Upper East Region, Ghana.
Highlights Dental fluorosis occurs in parts of northern Ghana from high fluoride drinking water. High water consumption in this hot climate results in increased fluoride intake. Result is dental fluorosis in areas with fluoride in water below 1.5 mg/L WHO limit. Recommendation is lower limit for fluoride in drinking water in hot climates. Children under six […]
Fluorosis high among children, says report
Fluorosis among children below 15 years is on the rise, according to a report. The Oral Health Report launched by the Health ministry yesterday said 41.4 per cent of children have fluorosis, a condition which causes tooth discolouration. Some 23.7 per cent of adults have the condition. Research in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and Rift Valley […]
Anti-fluoridation forces to gather signatures to get issue on Marin ballot
Backers of a Marin anti-fluoridation initiative plan to set up tables at the Sunrise Center in Corte Madera on Friday afternoon to begin collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot. Clean Water Sonoma-Marin wants to require the Marin Municipal Water District to stop using fluoride in water until it can detail what’s in […]
San Marcos shuts off the fluoride spigot at water plant
The crews at the San Marcos Water Treatment Plant have stopped adding fluoride to the city’s water supply, following the will of city voters who approved a referendum Nov. 3 to halt the practice. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, which runs the water plant, stopped adding the fluoride on Thursday. It will take a few days […]
Florida Phosphate Gypsum Stacks Display Severe Environmental Impacts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has broad concerns about Florida’s phosphate industry and the hazardous waste they leave behind in the form of huge “gypstacks”. The EPA finds radiation in the form of gamma radiation from these dangerous waste dumps. Gypsum Stacks One of EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) primary concerns with phosphate mines in Florida […]
San Marcos shuts off the fluoride spigot at water plant
SAN MARCOS —The crews at the San Marcos Water Treatment Plant have stopped adding fluoride to the city’s water supply, following the will of city voters who approved a referendum Nov. 3 to halt the practice. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, which runs the water plant, stopped adding the fluoride on Thursday. It will take a […]
Parry Sound: Ready for a fluoride referendum?
Parry Sound and McDougall ratepayers, there could be a referendum regarding water fluoridation in your future. Deputations against the town’s decision to keep its water fluoridated are becoming more frequent, as the group Parry Sound for Progressive Water Management is keeping the pressure on council to remove the chemical from its water. Last week, the […]
Fluoride debate returning to Port Orange at Nov. 17 workshop
PORT ORANGE — Officials have returned to the debate about fluoride in city water. They are, however, no closer to discontinuing the practice of adding it than they were the last few times they’ve considered options for the chemical. Next week, the council will revisit the subject again at a workshop and will gather information […]
Parry Sound: Fluoride controversy continues
By now the Town of Parry Sound council might be noticing a pattern establishing itself. They hold a meeting and the topic of fluoridation of the town water supply comes up from at least one of their residents saying they don’t want the stuff. They then have another brief discussion on the topic, managing to […]