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Wellington to re-introduce fluoride in water
The fluoride in the village’s water supply is finally making its return. Wellington announced that fluoride will be re-introduced to the water on May 15, nearly a year after the Village Council unanimously voted to re-introduce it in the water supply. The village will add fluoride to get a dosage of 0.7 mg/l, which is […]
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Fellsmere Council reverses decision to end water fluoridation
FELLSMERE — Health officials scored a victory Thursday when the Fellsmere City Council unanimously reversed a decision that would have eliminated fluoride from the city’s water supply. At the March 2 City Council meeting, City Manager Jason Nunemaker proposed cutting the $4,000 annual expense from the city budget, noting that the city promised to add fluoride to […]
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Future of Fellsmere’s fluoridation may be decided Thursday by City Council
FELLSMERE — Ask the Indian River County Health Department, and you’ll hear that fluoridating the local drinking water is an important component of public health. Other groups, though, campaign against adding fluoride, arguing it does nothing more than introduce unnecessary chemicals to your body. A decision whether to keep it or scrap it might come next […]
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Health groups fight elimination of fluoride in Fellsmere water supply
FELLSMERE — The city’s water supply will remain fluoridated, at least until April 6, when the City Council plans to vote on whether to continue the process. City Manager Jason Nunemaker earlier this month proposed ending water fluoridation to save the $4,000 annual expense. The city began the process as part of a five-year grant […]
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Sulfuryl Fluoride: EPA Report on Deaths and Safety
Excerpts: Title of report from the EPA’s Office of Inspector General: Additional Measures Can Be Taken to Prevent Deaths and Serious Injuries From Residential Fumigations Report No. 17-P-0053 Contributors: Jeffrey Harris, Jee W.Kim, Calvin Lin, Denton Stafford, Steven Weber. Since 2002, at least 11 deaths and two serious injuries occurred during residential fumigations in the […]
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Flagler County to begin fluoridating water
Flagler County will no longer be one of the few counties in the state of Florida that does not have fluoridated water. The Flagler County Commission voted unanimously at its regular Aug. 15 meeting to move ahead with a fluoridation program recommended by the county and state health departments. There was little discussion of the […]
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Flagler County commissioners vote to fluoridate water
Flagler County will soon begin fluoridating its public water system. The County Commission on Monday approved a resolution to add the mineral to the county’s tap water. Flagler becomes the 52nd county in Florida to choose fluoridation, according to Flagler County Public Health Director Robert Snyder. Calling it a “very important public health initiative,” Snyder […]
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Flagler County’s water isn’t fluoridated, but that may soon change
The county could be eligible for state grant money to fluoridate local water. For the dentists in the room at the County Commission workshop Aug. 1, the issue was clear: Fluoridation of a community’s water supply decreases their profession’s workload. Flagler County and Palm Coast don’t have it. But the County Commission might change that, […]
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Flagler: presentation on fluoride today
The Flagler County Commission has three sessions today, the first two at board chambers at the Government Services Building. … At 1:30 p.m., the commission will reconvene for a workshop at the Emergency Operations Center, behind the Government Services Building, to hear a presentation on Fluoride by the county health department, discuss issues related to […]
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After two-year absence, fluoride returning to Wellington’s water
The Village Council of Wellington made an unanimous decision to add fluoride into its public water system after a four-hour discussion from opposing and supportive sides of the issue Tuesday night. Wellington voted to stop fluoridating its water in 2014, but decided to bring the topic up for another vote. With about 50 people in […]
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