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Distribution and genesis of high-fluoride groundwater in Ninh Hoa, Vietnam : implications for domestic water supply and community health
Summary of PhD Thesis: Incidences of fluorosis, caused by consumption of groundwater with elevated fluoride (F[superscript]-) content, have arisen amongst the population of Khanh Hoa province in central Vietnam over recent decades, after people turned from rivers to domestic wells and boreholes for water supply. Studies in the 1990s that revealed high F[superscript]- in groundwater […]
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Chemical in dialysate hundred times higher than allowable level
The test results of the investigation carried out by the Criminal Science Institute of the Ministry of Public Security indicated that the concentration of fluoride in water dialysis exceeds a certain level up to 245-260 rolling causing the catastrophe in Hoa Binh Hospital. Tests of water used for dialysis showed that dialysate, the fluid in […]
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In ‘prosperous’ Punjab, farmers battle uncertainty, rising costs of production
Excerpt: Groundwater irrigates over 73% of land in the state. This has led to a sharp decline in the water table. According to the Central Ground Water Board, of the 138 administrative blocks in Punjab, 110 blocks are overexploited, four are critical and two are semi-critical. Only 22 blocks are safe, but they have other […]
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Nipawin: It remains unclear where Council stands on fluoridation
At the moment it is unclear as to where Nipawin Town Council sits on a proposal to fluoridate town water. Council defeated a motion to hold a referendum on the issue, which would have occurred during a by-election scheduled for September 2017. During a regular council meeting on June 12, Mayor Rennie Harper says she […]
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Testing water quality – How do neighboring cities compare?
CENTRAL TEXAS – After Sonterra MUD, a development in Jarrell, was alerted about higher-than-safe levels of fluoride in their water supply, KVUE wanted to see if their situation was isolated or mimicked in nearby communities. Sonterra’s high fluoride level stems from naturally occurring fluoride sources in their groundwater. The MUD has to then dilute to […]
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Albuquerque: Water authority hears opposing sides on flouride
Does resuming the practice of adding fluoride to Albuquerque’s community water supply aid in the prevention of tooth decay or lead to a host of other health problems? Public comments offered Wednesday before the board of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority were pretty much split between those opinions, and members of the water […]
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Cracking The Case on Nerve Agent Detection
Courtesy Photo | The auto-inductive cascade for the detection of nerve agent surrogate, DFP, through fluoride (signal) amplification. Figure courtesy of Chemistry – A European Journal FORT BELVOIR, VA, UNITED STATES Modern crime fighters solve cases by using fluorescence methods to visualize fingerprints or trace amounts of blood that are undetectable to the naked eye. […]
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Fluoride to be removed from water in Battlefield
The debate over whether to add fluoride to city water has been going on for years in communities across the country. Springfield has it but has cut back on it over the years. Battlefield’s water district made a final decision on it last night, deciding to get rid of it once and for all, but […]
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Sarnia City Council notebook: Referendum on water fluoridation expected next year
Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley wants the province to take a hard stance on fluoride in water. “It would be much better if they decided across the province,” he said Monday, as council weighed and voted down a motion to craft a bylaw calling for removal of the controversial additive from the city’s water supply. Such […]
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Electro Dialysis Reversal: Despite Wolfforth water improvements, citizens will still receive notice
WOLFFORTH — After going active on May 10, the city of Wolfforth has seen results from its Electro Dialysis Reversal (EDR) plant. Wolfforth city manager Darrell Newsom announced that the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) gave the city the go-ahead after a nearly five-year wait. Construction of the $6.7 million EDR project was approved […]
United States, Texas