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Pine Island: Citizens for Safe Water responds to fluoride issue
To the editor: Fluoride is the reduced form of the fluorine ion, and is scientifically documented as causing serious damage to the health of those who are improperly exposed to it. The National Academy of Sciences is a U.S. non-profit corporation established by Act of Incorporation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, as the preeminent […]
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Santa Fe city council votes to stop adding fluoride to water supply
The city of Santa Fe will discontinue its longstanding practice of adding fluoride to municipal drinking water. The City Council late Wednesday amended the city code to stop fluoridation and require water managers to monitor naturally occurring fluoride so it doesn’t exceed the maximum level recommended by federal standards. The city has added the mineral […]
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Pine Island Waster Assoc: An open letter to our membership on fluoride
To the editor: The Board of Directors (Board) of the Greater Pine Island Water Association (GPIWA) wants to assure all of the membership that the decision to raise the fluoride level in water to optimum effective levels for reducing tooth decay was made after a full and extensive review of the research and endorsements related […]
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Fiskville: Fire authority regrets lack of action on cancer risk
A long-awaited report into potentially harmful chemicals used at the Country Fire Authority’s Fiskville training facility says the organisation reacted too slowly to concerns about cancer risks. A team of investigators has been looking into reports of cancer cases linked to the chemicals used for live firefighting training at the Ballan centre, west of Melbourne, […]
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Horicon: Fluoride focus of discussion at public works
The Public Works Committee had a lengthy discussion Monday evening on a debate that began in Wisconsin in 1950. Horicon, much like many cities has fluoridated water, and Councilman Matt Wieneke raised concerns of its impact on citizens during non-action discussion. “It concerns me for the rest of our community, our children at large here […]
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Mayo Council is warned of fluoridation risks in water
Mayo County Council has been warned they face possible court cases being brought against them if they continue to add fluoride to drinking water despite recent studies showing perceived health risks. Ireland started adding fluoride to its drinking water in the 1960s for dental hygiene reasons and remains one of very few countries in Europe […]
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First direct evidence that elemental fluorine occurs in nature
A special fluorite, the “fetid fluorite” or “antozonite,” has been the subject of many discussions for nearly 200 years. This mineral emits an intensive odor when crushed. Now, for the first time, scientists from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich have successfully identified natural elemental fluorine in this fluorspar. They report their results […]
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Oxfordshire: Discussion on fluoridation
EXCERPT: Councillor Couchman asked whether the water in Oxfordshire is fluorinated. No water in Oxfordshire is currently fluorinated due to the difficulties in limiting the water supply to Oxfordshire properties and the political difficulties in getting agreement to do this. It was noted that most people use fluoride toothpaste these days so should be getting […]
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Fiskville: Calls for urgent reforms to protect firefighters
A former head of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) is calling on the Victorian Government to fast-track legislation to protect firefighters from contaminated water. News Limited reports the CFA’s Fiskville training facility exposed people to contaminated water. The CFA says it is still considering the Fiskville report and the government says it is monitoring the […]
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Hamilton: Foam flowed freely when airport was hub for training
Firefighters pumped more than 135,000 litres of chemical-laced foam onto training fires at Hamilton’s airport, says a retired Transport Canada trainer. The city is studying the extent of pollution at an old training site contaminated with perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a toxic chemical once used in firefighting foam. But no one seems to know how much […]
Canada, Ontario Perfluorinated chemicals