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What do shark teeth have to do with Indiana’s groundwater? Researcher digs for answers
Shark teeth buried in the sands of Florida’s warm sunny beaches and new lab equipment at Indiana University are helping a Hoosier geologist dig into research that could explain dangerously high fluoride levels in some Indiana groundwater. Tracy Branam, a research scientist at the Indiana Geological and Water Survey, began analyzing groundwater in southern Indiana […]
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IADR Position Statement on Community Water Fluoridatio
“IADR encourages dental health professionals to sensitize the public about the benefits of CWF to ensure sustained municipal water fluoridation…” Position Statement on Community Water Fluoridation Authors: L.G. Do, J.A. Cury, P. James, P.A. Mossey, F.V. Zohoori, C.H. Fox, and M.K.S. Charles-Ayinde The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) supports community water fluoridation as a […]
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Boothbay: Fluoridation on Election day ballot
Excerpt: … In other action, selectmen held four public hearings. Six local residents spoke in favor of removing fluoride from the public water supply. Voters in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport will decide on Election Day whether Boothbay Region Water District will continue adding fluoride into the drinking water. Boothbay residents Julie Roberts, Eve Jamieson, […]
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Rotorua’s mayoral candidates meet with voters to debate key issues
Excerpt: Rotorua’s mayoral candidates Reynold Macpherson (left), Fletcher Tabuteau, Kalaadevi Ananda, Rania Sears, Ben Sandford and Tania Tapsell met with voters on Tuesday night. Photos / Maryana Garcia … When it came to the fluoridation of water, businesswoman Kalaadevi Ananda did not believe there was a need to fluoridate water for everyone. “The purer the […]
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Thorizon raises funds for MSR development
Thorizon of the Netherlands has raised EUR12.5 million (USD12.4 million) for the development of a thorium molten salt reactor (MSR). Thorizon is a spin-off from the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG), the organisation that operates the High Flux Reactor in Petten. Thorizon’s molten salt reactor design (Image: Thorizon) Thorizon said the investors “are a […]
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Attorney General Raoul files lawsuit and interim order against Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC
CHICAGO, Ill. (WAND) – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is filing a lawsuit against Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC (Brainerd Chemical) for allegedly allowing excess emissions of hydrogen fluoride from its chemical distribution facility in Danville, Illinois. Studies show hydrogen fluoride is a corrosive chemical that is harmful to human health, at low levels causing irritation to the […]
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Tararua District Council directed to add fluoride to Dannevirke water supply
John Bisset/Stuff The addition of fluoride is said to strengthen teeth and prevent decay, according to the Ministry of Health Tararua District Council has announced Dannevirke’s water supply will be fluoridated. The council is one of 13 local authorities that received a directive from Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in late July to add fluoride […]
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Under-fire Wellington Water bosses vow fluoride blunder won’t happen again
The leaders of beleaguered water company Wellington Water say fluoridation was a “blindspot”, but are vowing not to make the same mistakes again. In March, the agency – which manages water infrastructure on behalf of the region’s councils – revealed it turned off the fluoride facilities at two plants without informing its shareholding councils or […]
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How to migrate to an SF6 -free future ahead of impending F-gas regulations
Latest EU F-gas proposal suggests 2026 and 2030 as SF6 prohibition dates for Medium Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Latest EU F-gas proposal suggests 2026 and 2030 as SF6 prohibition dates for Medium Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Piloting alternative solutions now will support a seamless migration towards SF6 -free GIS technologies New whitepaper shares […]
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Breakthrough research could destroy ‘forever chemicals’
Chemists have made a major advancement in efforts to break down certain so-called forever chemicals, according to headline-grabbing new research that still comes saddled with notable caveats, including scalability. Northwestern University researchers announced yesterday that they had pinpointed a method to break apart a group of PFAS compounds without using either extreme temperatures or energy […]
International Perfluorinated chemicals