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Lexington: Chinese Fluoride in Tap Water Worries Michigan Community
The municipal water tower in the village of Lexington, Mich., located on the shores of Lake Huron in Michigan’s Thumb area on Aug. 23, 2021. (Steven Kovac/Epoch Times) “We are dependent on China for too many things” says Village President Ray Mach of Port Sanilac LEXINGTON, Mich.—The discovery that a Michigan town’s drinking water treatment […]
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Chemical supplier loses certification after nearly contaminating Michigan community’s drinking water
Michigan on Wednesday blacklisted a chemical distributor that’s been blamed for nearly contaminating a Metro Detroit community’s drinking water with sulfuric acid. PVS Nolwood, a Detroit-based company that provides chemicals to as many as 10 municipal drinking water suppliers in the state, accidentally shipped four 55-gallon drums of sulfuric acid to New Baltimore with labels […]
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How sulfuric acid nearly ended up in a Michigan community’s water supply
When you dilute sulfuric acid with water, you get battery acid. That’s what Metro Detroit community of New Baltimore nearly created in its water supply accidentally last month, due to a labeling mishap. New Baltimore Water Plant Superintendent Chris Hiltunen said on Sunday, July 11, an employee was pumping several gallons of what they believed […]
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In 1981 Manistee began fluoridation of city water
40 YEARS AGO Fluoridation Approval of the purchase of equipment for the fluoridation of the city water was featured at the regular meeting of the city commission held last night. The approximate cost of the equipment would be $1,802 with the breakdown being $537 for each of three water wells and $191 for additional equipment. […]
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PFOS: MDHHS issues precautionary consumption guideline for Lake Superior smelt
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been notified by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) of elevated perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) levels in Lake Superior rainbow smelt. In order to be protective of public health, MDHHS is matching WDNR’s guidance and issuing a precautionary Eat Safe Fish guideline […]
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How to sign up for PFAS health study in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo areas
FILE- In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, a couple kayak on the Rogue River adjacent to where Wolverine World Wide’s tannery once stood, in Rockford, Mich. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the connection between old waste drums in the area and an old Wolverine World Wide tannery waste dump nearby. […]
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Local Water Systems Recognized For Fluoridation Efforts
Local communities have received national fluoridation quality awards for their water systems for demonstrating continued commitment to quality. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recognizing 71 Michigan public water systems who won a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among the local water systems that […]
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National fluoridation quality award presented to 71 Michigan water systems
The award recognizes those communities that maintained a consistent level of optimally fluoridated water throughout 2019. LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced Thusday that 71 water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award […]
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Marysville water plant supervisor: End fluoridation of water
Health officer: Fluoridation is ‘safe, beneficial, has great value’ Bari Wrubel, the supervisor of the Marysville water and wastewater treatment plant, wants the city to discontinue fluoridating its public water supply. Fluoride is added in small amounts to the water treatment process in Marysville — and in plants producing the water that 73% of Americans […]
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Marysville water plant supervisor advocates for end of fluoride
The supervisor of Marysville’s water plants is advocating that the city abandon the use of fluoride, but officials haven’t formally responded after issues were raised this week. During a presentation Monday, Bari Wrubel, who oversees the water filtration and wastewater treatment plants, said city staff has been working in limbo after a leak in fluoride […]
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