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Reducing fluoride could cost Smithfield millions
SMITHFIELD- It will cost the town initially about $2 million and an additional $900,000 in the next 10 years to lower high fluoride in its drinking water, a consultant told Smithfield officials during the town’s water and sewer committee meeting Monday. “It’s better than what we’ve heard before,” said Mark Norris of Smithfield’s Public Utilities […]
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Chesapeake water customers get added fluoride
CHESAPEAKE — A broken well in Western Branch is forcing the city to deliver water with higher-than-normal levels of fluoride to some residents. The fluoride-rich water being pumped to some Bowers Hill and Deep Creek neighborhoods won’t pose a health threat, city officials said. But long-term exposure could potentially cause tooth discoloration in children, said […]
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Virginia Water Utilities to Reduce Fluoride in Water
Most utilities in Virginia add fluoride to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. But in much of western Tidewater — unlike anywhere else in the mid-Atlantic — groundwater tapped by thousands of homes and businesses contains so much fluoride that it can stain teeth brown. To combat this unflattering condition, called fluorosis, and to […]
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