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US EPA: Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for public water systems
Excerpt: Please read full Federal Register Comments must be received on or before May 2, 2011. Summary The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) require that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) establish criteria for a program to monitor unregulated contaminants and to publish a list of contaminants […]
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EPA wants C8 monitoring for drinking water
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Obama administration on Thursday proposed to require public drinking water systems to test their water for the toxic chemical C8. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal, if finalized, would not set a regulatory limit on C8, but would for the first time require monitoring for the chemical in the nation’s public […]
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Massachusetts: Group wants Weymouth base cleanup to meet state’s standard
Weymouth — A citizens group wants the cleanup of contaminants at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station by the Navy to meet the state’s acceptable health standard, rather than the federal benchmark, before the site is renovated into a residential-commercial complex. “Contamination and water issues at the base will impact our lives collectively and […]
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Cape Breton: Chief public health officer building case to maintain fluoride in CBRM water
SYDNEY — Nova Scotia’s chief public health officer is working with the provincial dental association and dentists in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to build a case in favour of keeping fluoride in the municipal water supply. “It comes down really to the balance of choice and individual rights and doing what’s best for the […]
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Cape Breton will get teeth into fluoride arguments
Nova Scotia public health officials plan to meet with representatives from Cape Breton Regional Municipality in the upcoming weeks to press the case to keep fluoride in the water. Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief public health officer, said health officials will be providing scientific evidence on the debate as the municipality considers a request […]
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London: Stop fluoridation, London audience told
Fluoride is hardening more than teeth in London Ontario. In this Southwestern Ontario city it is also hardening positions. The battle to remove fluoride from the city’s tap water appears to be gaining strength. A talk by Dr. Paul Connett Wednesday night at the downtown Central library filled the 370-seat Wolf Performance Hall, forcing organizers […]
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London: Fluoride in water has to go, says doc
Londoners should urge city council to put warnings on water bills for parents not to use fluoridated tap water to make baby formula, a scientist leading the charge against fluoride told a packed room Wednesday night. About 370 people turned out at the Wolf Performance Hall at the Central library to hear Dr. Paul Connett […]
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Minnesota: 3M soil removal underway in Oakdale
A large soil excavation is underway on 3M-owned property at Highway 5 and Granada Avenue in Oakdale. Soil is being removed because 3M and other companies used the area, at the northeast corner of the intersection, to dispose of industrial waste from the 1940s to the 1960s.”Everything at this point is on schedule at this […]
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The group BeyondHFCs express serious concerns on the new refrigerant HFO-1234y
Brussels, 2 March 2011: The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) just announced that the refrigerant HFO-1234yf has been approved for use in car air-conditioning systems. The approval was granted despite open questions regarding the substance’s impact on health and the environment that have led several organisations to openly advice against its use. “The US administration […]
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Measure requiring fluoride in water systems serving 5,000 or more heads to Ark. governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The state House approved a bill Wednesday that would bring fluoridation to smaller water systems across the state, but only after a debate in which advocates cited the terrible dental health of rural Arkansans and opponents said the state shouldn’t make decisions for municipalities. The measure, previously approved by the Senate, […]
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