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Hydro-geochemical control of high arsenic and fluoride groundwater in arid and semi-arid areas: A case study of Tumochuan Plain, China
Highlights The enrichment of arsenic in groundwater is closely related to salt content of aquifer medium. Reduction environment caused by high organic matter content is key to arsenic enrichment. Alkaline environment has great influences on the enrichment of fluoride and arsenic compounds. Dissolution balance between carbonate minerals and fluorite controls the content of fluoride. Abstract […]
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Leon Valley ponders fluoridation
Residents weigh in on pros, cons; council takes no immediate action More than 90 percent of Bexar County residents have access to drinking water with fluoride. Leon Valley is one of the few providers in the area that does not put it in the water supply. But despite the traditional suspicion of fluoridation, there’s at […]
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‘Not simple’ to get Wellington’s deteriorating fluoride machinery back to work
KEVIN STENT/Stuff The water treatment plant at Te Marua, Upper Hutt, will not be fluoridating water for a while. (File photo) It is likely Wellington will have gone a year without fluoride by the time the Te Marua treatment plant is fluoridating water again. Wellington Water turned off fluoride at Te Marua in May last […]
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Work to return fluoride to Wellington’s water delayed by staff absences
Work to return fluoride to Wellington’s water has been pushed back due to the Easter break and Covid-19 related staff absences. Meanwhile, Wellington Water has a new concern on its hands at one of the treatment plants that remains operating. A screw involved in dispensing fluoride powder at the Wainuiomata facility is showing increasing signs […]
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‘Not simple’ to get Wellington’s deteriorating fluoride machinery back to work
KEVIN STENT/Stuff The water treatment plant at Te Marua, Upper Hutt, will not be fluoridating water for a while. (File photo) It is likely Wellington will have gone a year without fluoride by the time the Te Marua treatment plant is fluoridating water again. Wellington Water turned off fluoride at Te Marua in May last […]
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Sulfoxaflor: EU decision to restrict bee-harming pesticide causes tension with US
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents. Sufoxaflor was originally developed as an alternative to a controversial class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, which have been associated with bee decline. [SHUTTERSTOCK] The European Commission has […]
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Fluoride in toothpaste effectively prevents tooth decay; it isn’t neurotoxic, contrary to online claims
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Note from Fluoride Action Network: 1. The article states: “the U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates fluoride levels in water to ensure that the levels are safe.” EPA set its “safe” levels in 1986, some 36 years ago. EPA’s regulated levels for fluroide are outdated and dangerous. It’s “maximum allowable […]
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Tablet fluoridation. Partnership brings fluoride to Aulander water
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contracted for the new Sodium Fluorosilicate tablet systsem to fluoridate small water supplies. AULANDER – More fluoride will be coming soon to the town of Aulander’s water system, thanks to a grant. The town of Aulander Commissioners were presented with a plan to […]
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Is This Bathroom Staple Dangerous?
See video CDC: Kids Using Too Much Toothpaste Poses Health Risk at top of article Story at-a-glance According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40% of children between the ages of 3 and 6 use potentially dangerous amounts of toothpaste The CDC and American Dental Association (ADA) recommend using no more than […]
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Tablet fluoridation. Letter: State needs to help rural counties lacking fluoridation
House Bill 3010 contains a measure to fund the Office of Dental Health Fluoridation Pilot Program. This funding would initiate a pilot project with new fluoridation technology making community water fluoridation more accessible for distressed areas. Currently, 36 Missouri counties are without fluoridated water systems. All are rural and 16 are in high-need areas experiencing […]
Delta Dental Tablet Fluoridation