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Fluorine Industry Survey in China
Fluorine chemical industry has been one of the fastest developing and most promising chemical industries in China. China had become one of the largest fluorine chemical production and consumption areas. Inorganic fluorides, refrigerant, organic-intermediates and fluor polymer are 4 main important sectors for China’s fluorine chemical industry. China is rich in fluorite resource, but fluorite […]
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Portsmouth: Horowitz to offer presentation on dangers of fluoridation tonight at library
PORTSMOUTH — City resident Rick Horowitz will hold a presentation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, March 9, in the public library’s Levenson Room on what he believes to be the many hazards of community water fluoridation. Horowitz, who is in the middle of his push for a “fluoride free Portsmouth,” said he hopes the […]
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Hamilton: Chemist / Author speaks at Colgate on risks of fluoride in water
A Doctor and chemist discussed the science behind fluoride in water at the Colgate Bookstore at Colgate University Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Paul Connett, co-author of the book, “The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep It There,” says that excessive amounts […]
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Crookwell water supply fluoridation to commence
THE Director General of NSW Health has approved a direction under section 6A of the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act 1957 to Upper Lachlan Shire Council to commence Fluoridation of the Crookwell Water Supply. Council has installed a new Fluoride Dosing system and intends to commence dosing fluoride into the Crookwell water supply commencing […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Dow launches new effort to subject EPA pesticide ban to FIFRA rules
Dow AgroSciences is petitioning EPA to launch a formal registration cancellation hearing for a fluoride pesticide for which the agency is proposing to revoke food safety limits, an early indicator of industry efforts to force EPA to conduct cancellations which face a higher bar than other regulatory approaches since they require officials to justify their […]
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HHS: Proposed Guidelines on Fluoride in Drinking Water
Hello, I’m Dr. Howard Koh, the Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Disease prevention is at the foundation of almost all of my work at the Department. We encourage individuals and communities to make prevention a priority and to make healthy choices. As a physician who has treated […]
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Cedar Rapids follows DHHS recommendation and lowers fluoride level in city’s drinking water; will save $13,000 a year
CEDAR RAPIDS — The city’s Water Division on Tuesday reduced the level of fluoride it adds to the city’s drinking water in response to a recommendation in January by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The federal agency recommended that water-treatment plants lower the optimal dosage of fluoride in its water to 0.7 […]
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Red Deer: Council seeks advice on fluoride plebiscite
Red Deer city council is seeking more answers on whether a plebiscite on water fluoridation in 2013 offers the best solution for residents. Council decided on Monday to have administration prepare a report for May 16 on the heavily divided issue between those who support the cavity-fighting chemical and those who don’t. Staff will provide […]
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CONFER: Eliminate fluoride from water supply
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced that they were working together to lower the amount of fluoride both suggested and allowed in drinking water. It was their knee-jerk reaction to a rise in the occurrence of dental fluorosis, the discoloration or spotting of teeth that […]
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Childsmile is the flagship national oral health improvement programme for Scotland
1.5.1 Oral health initiatives Childsmile is the flagship national oral health improvement programme for Scotland. The overarching aims of Childsmile are to improve the oral health of children in Scotland and to reduce inequalities both in dental health and in access to dental services. There is also potential for other health impacts particularly with regard […]
United Kingdom, Childsmile United Kingdom, Scotland