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This Boulder controversy had some teeth
The U.S. Center for Disease Control cites fluoridation of drinking water among the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. It took three elections to get fluoridation approved in Boulder. At one point there were so many letters to the editor, both for and against, that the Daily Camera called for a moratorium. […]
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Lakewood homes evacuated after vapor plume sickens 2
LAKEWOOD – Around a dozen homes near the Belmar shopping district in Lakewood were evacuated after vapor from a trash pile sickened two garbage collectors. Emergency-alert notifications were sent out to residents near the 900 block of Eaton Street Wednesday afternoon. West Metro Fire officials say preliminary tests indicate the vapor may be hydrofluoric acid, […]
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Palisade eliminates fluoride from drinking water
PALISADE, Colo.- Palisade has stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water supply. After running out of the chemical material back in March, the city had to make a decision. Frank Watt, public works director, said, “We asked the question, are we achieving our purpose of providing the safest drinking water possible? The addition of fluoride […]
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Aspen will continue adding fluoride to water
In a blow to the anti-fluoridation lobby, the Aspen City Council opted Monday to continue adding fluoride to the municipal water supply, albeit at a lower concentration. Discussion during Monday night’s regular council meeting on options to ban the practice or continue it were somewhat limited, with council members saying they had spent enough hours […]
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Aspen: Poison in the water
As both a research epidemiologist and dentist, I have studied fluoride‘s dental and systemic effects for more than 10 years. I used to live and practice in Basalt years ago. I take exception to Dr. David Swersky’s recent letter titled “The facts support fluoride in water” (Feb. 29, The Aspen Times). General dentists without academic […]
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Aspen to consider fluoride questions
Should the city of Aspen continue the practice of adding fluoride to its drinking-water supply? Or, should it simply lower its fluoride-to-water ratio based on Environmental Protection Agency suggestions? These are the questions facing the Aspen City Council at Monday night’s regular meeting. C.J. Oliver, the city’s environmental health director, said in a memorandum Tuesday […]
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Aspen City Council hears pros and cons of fluoridating water
ASPEN — The City Council on Tuesday heard dissenting opinions from both professionals and community members as to whether Aspen should continue to add fluoride into its water supply. Currently, the city of Aspen adds fluoride to the natural amount already in the water supply to achieve a level of 1 to 1.1 milligrams of […]
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Aspen: Fluoride in city’s drinking water on the chopping block
The days of adding fluoride to Aspen’s drinking water could be coming to an end. City Council members on Tuesday, convened as the city’s Board of Health, agreed that the government should stop adding the controversial chemical to the water supply in light of new federal guidelines that have lowered the recommended amount of fluoride […]
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Aspen: Fluoridation of water back in the spotlight
The controversial issue of fluoridating Aspen’s tap water may trickle back into public debate as two top health organizations within the federal government recommended earlier this month to drop levels of fluoride added to water. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 7 lowered […]
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Westcreek Lakes Water District issued Enforcement Order to reduce high levels of fluoride in water
May 18, 2010 LETTER FROM: Russell Zigler, Legal Assistant Enforcement Unit Compliance Assurance Section Water Quality Control Division Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment State of Colorado TO: Brent Robinson, Owner Westcreek Lakes Water District 1421 Windflower Circle Woodland Park, Colorado 80863 RE: Service of Drinking Water Enforcement Order, Number: DC-100518-2 Excerpts: Westcreek Lakes […]
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