When the Tennant family lost an entire herd of cattle to a mysterious wasting disease on their Washington, W.Va., farm they hired an attorney and went looking for answers. In the process of testing their land for clues as to the source of the problem that ruined their herd, studies revealed the presence of C8 […]
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Examining the water we drink: Concerns about C8 linger
Concerns about polluted drinking water began to emerge for more than 12,000 Washington County residents when a manufacturing chemical called C8 was revealed in some area public water systems in January 2002. But local water systems had been secretly tested by officials at DuPont’s Washington, W.Va., Works plant, the source of the chemical, decades earlier. […]
Court weighs fluoridation suit
From police power to tooth decay, Washington State Supreme Court justices pressed lawyers with questions Thursday as they waded into a debate over fluoridated water in Pierce County. At the center of the dispute is an order by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Board, which demands that 14 local water purveyors put fluoride in water to […]
Farmers sue Cabot Corp. for alleged metal fluoride poisoning
Two Gilbertsville, PA farmers have filed a lawsuit against Cabot Corp., alleging that its specialty metals facility at Boyertown, PA is responsible for metal fluoride poisoning that has caused dozens of cows to become ill and drastically reduce milk production. The lawsuit, which is scheduled to go to trial in February 2004, cites former employee […]
Study finds huge rise in wrist, forearm fractures in youth
A study that looked at wrist and forearm fractures in young people has found a dramatic increase in breaks during the past 30 years, especially among girls aged 8-11. While the study did not determine a reason for the rise in fractures, the lead researcher raised concern about insufficient calcium in the diets of preteens […]
Another major warning signal
Dear All, Yesterday an abstract posted on PubMed sends yet another serious warning signal on the potential disastrous consequences of continuing to add fluoride to the public water supplies. Researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington, have found – using the FETAX test, one of the standard screening tests for teratogenicity (the ability to cause birth […]
Fluoridation Nation
The irony of conventional wisdom is how much of it eventually gets debunked. Not long ago, schoolchildren were routinely sprayed with DDT to repel mosquitoes, pregnant women were given thalidomide to treat morning sickness, and people suffering from mental illness were lobotomized to calm them down. Before such practices were revealed as more injurious than […]
Fluoride Omitted from Soil Testing Near Coronet
PLANT CITY – Soil tests in the vicinity of Coronet Industries have uncovered no unsafe levels of nearly a dozen pollutants, environmental officials announced Monday. The soil was tested for 11 inorganic compounds, including arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and boron. The levels detected were above what would be considered naturally occurring in Florida’s soil, but […]
Companies skewed Pensacola pollution evidence
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Documents show companies sharing liability for pollution from a defunct fertilizer plant avoided expensive groundwater cleanup after presenting skewed or incomplete data to federal regulators, a newspaper reported Tuesday. As a result, arsenic, lead and other toxic chemicals may have seeped into Escambia County’s drinking water and will remain in an aquifer […]
Lacking common sense
The fluoridation of Palm Beach County’s water became a fait accompli when county commissioners approved a measure calling for fluoride to be added to the county’s water supply. This newspaper actively called for a no-vote on the matter, however, commissioner’s voted 4-2 to approve adding what amounts to toxic waste to the water system. Commissioner’s […]