Operator error caused the Dec. 10 fluoride spill that contaminated the water supplied to 34,000 homes and businesses in Cumberland and York counties, according to a state Public Utility Commission report. An employee at Pennsylvania American Water Co.’s Yellow Breeches treatment plant in Fairview Twp. used a piece of plastic to hold a manually operated, […]
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Kids may get excess fluoride from beverages
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While fluoride protects against cavities, some children may be getting too much of it via fluoridated beverages, and have the telltale white streaks on their teeth to prove it. A study of 408 Iowa children found that more than one in three showed such signs of dental fluorosis. Their fluoride […]
A potent causative agent of dental flourosis
According to many studies pertaining to dental health a common concern is fluoride which is not stopping cavities and is causing discoloured teeth. This is a revelation of several studies to be presented at the American Association for Dental Research’s annual meeting from March 8, 2006, in Orlando, Florida. Some important findings and studies are […]
Fluoridated beverage consumption and dental fluorosis: There’s a connection
Fluoride is a mineral that protects against dental cavities; however, too much fluoride during tooth formation can lead to dental fluorosis, which is usually characterized by white streaks or splotches on the teeth. Fluoride is naturally present in well water in various concentrations, is added to many public water systems to protect against cavities, and […]
Residents vote to keep fluoridated water
Voters in Burlington overwhelmingly endorsed keeping fluoride in the municipal water supply. About 70 percent of the city’s Town Meeting Day voters defeated a measure that asked the City Council to stop fluoridation, one of several ballot items before residents. Critics of fluoridated water have argued that the practice is unsafe, can cause health problems […]
Inverness quits fluoridating water supply
The city has stopped treating its water with fluoride in the wake of what one official described as a “major shortage” of the chemical throughout the country. One of the largest suppliers of hydrofluosilicic acid, commonly known as fluoride, went out of business last year, Inverness City Manager Frank DiGiovanni said. That sent utilities officials […]
Mandatory fluoride bill loses its bite
A proposal to mandate fluoridation of most water supplies in the state was effectively killed this week when the Legislature’s Public Health committee decided not to consider it any further this session. The bill, opposed by many people concerned about the health effects of fluoride, was put into “study,” a move used to end discussion. […]
Anti-fluoride group says city didn’t play fair
Safe Water Advocates of Burlington, an anti-fluoride group, has asked Chittenden Superior Court to instruct the city to change the wording of question nine on the March 7 ballot to the wording that was on a petition signed by approximately 1,250 Burlington voters. Monday morning the court had not received proof that the city had […]
Henlopen Acres begins water fluoridation to comply with state law
The Town of Henlopen Acres has begun adding fluoride to its public water system to comply with Senate Bill 173, passed in 1998. Henlopen Acre’s entire municipal water system of 216 hook-ups will receive fluoridated water. The completed project, funded by a grant from Delaware’s 21st Century Fund, costs $8,206. The Town of Henlopen Acres […]
Juneau: City sticks with fluoridating water – for now
The majority on the Juneau Fluoride Study Commission recommends against shutting down the city’s public water fluoridation until members see a highly anticipated federal study next month, its chairman said Thursday. Mayor Bruce Botelho’s appointed commission was scheduled to make a final recommendation to the Juneau Assembly this month. The commission was appointed to make […]