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Vaccines, fluoride, medical records and more on Thursday legislative docket
HB217 This bill establishes a committee to study the effects of fluoride and fetuses on children. Bill sponsor Peter Schmidt (D-Dover) said he developed concerns about the issue after hearing studies about the impact on fluoride and felt it was a matter of extreme urgency. Currently 199 municipalities in New Hampshire do not have fluoride […]
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More dentists needed to serve Medicaid patients
… 16 percent of New Hampshire dentists take Medicaid … The state’s victory this year in finally getting lawmaker approval to provide nearly 85,000 adults on Medicaid basic dental benefits will be short-lived if it can’t find more dentists like Chris and Derek Blackwelder. The two are among the approximately 16 percent of New Hampshire […]
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Supply issues lead Dover to pause fluoridation of water system
Dentists recommend using fluoridated toothpaste, mouthwash DOVER, N.H. — The city of Dover has stopped adding fluoride to its water because of supply issues, officials said.City officials said they’re taking what’s expected to be a temporary measure, and they don’t expect it to become a dental health issue. “We are seeing unprecedented times across the […]
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Research show some PFAS destroyed, others created at Manchester incinerator
Fred McNeill, chief engineer at the Manchester wastewater treatment plant, seen here giving a tour in April 2021, says he is annoyed that Ohio research company Battelle didn’t release the complete results of its research on emissions at the plant. DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER The air emissions pipe from the Manchester wastewater treatment plant, as seen […]
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Pease Site 8: Regenerable Resin System for Groundwater Remediation
Sustainable technology utilizes novel regeneration process to reduce waste footprint for PFAS remediation site. The SORBIX RePURE PFAS treatment vessels, operating in two parallel sets for lead lag treatment. Opportunity The former Pease Air Force Base (Pease) in Portsmouth, NH, USA, was the site for fire-training activities for the State of New Hampshire for several […]
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It Is Time for New Hampshire To Stop Adding Fluoride to Public Drinking Water
Municipal water fluoridation is a form of forced medicating by majority rule. If 51% of a community votes in favor of water fluoridation, the minority who don’t want fluoridated water have any choice but to purchase expensive filtration systems to remove fluoride, travel to collect spring water, or purchase unfluoridated bottled water. We want to […]
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Citizens group says test shows PFAS in PHS athletic field
PORTSMOUTH — Local citizen’s group Non Toxic Portsmouth has reported, through independent testing, that Portsmouth High School’s artificial turf field contains potentially harmful chemicals known as poly and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). However, city leaders and their consultants have refuted the science behind the report. In a June 1 letter to the City Council, the […]
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NH DES proposes strict new water drinking standards
Agency proposes thresholds of 12 parts per trillion for PFOA and 15 parts per trillion for PFOS CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire environmental officials are proposing strict new limits on certain contaminants in drinking water, saying the previous levels were far too lenient and put people’s health at risk. The Department of Environmental Services on […]
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Dupont and 3M knowingly contaminated drinking water across the US, lawsuits allege
Firefighting foam containing perflourinated compounds has contaminated the groundwater around military bases and fire stations across the US. New Hampshire is the latest state to file suit against a number of companies, including Dupont and 3M, for their roles in a nationwide drinking water contamination crisis. The lawsuit claims that the polluted water is the […]
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Amico still fighting against threat of PFAS
Andrea Amico first learned that PFAS chemicals had contaminated a Portsmouth well five years ago when she read about it in the Portsmouth Herald. “I was worried because the fact they had shut down the well showed me how serious it was,” Amico said. “I was worried because my two children and my husband were […]
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