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Solvay secures the development of its fluorinated products by acquiring a Bulgarian fluorspar mine
Mine in Europe complements Fluorspar sourcing for future developments Solvay announces today that it has acquired a fluorspar mine in Chiprovtsi, Bulgaria from the N&N Group. This strategic acquisition reinforces the vertical integration of Solvay’s high added-value fluorinated specialty polymers and fluorinated special chemicals production at a competitive cost. The agreement includes the transfer of […]
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U.S. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in 2008
Report #: DOE/EIA-0573(2008) Report Chapters Overview Carbon Dioxide Emissions Methane Emissions Nitrous Oxide Emissions High-GWP Gases – BELOW Land-Use Emissions Preface Contacts Latest Documentation Total Emissions • Greenhouse gases with high global warming potential (high-GWP gases) are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), which together represented 2.5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions […]
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New fluoride-containing bottled water helps maintain healthy teeth
Community water supplies that have been fluoridated for over 65 years are meant to help reduce tooth decay among U.S. citizens. Now, individuals can purchase bottled water that also contains optimal amounts of fluoride. A new fluoridated bottled water product, called AquaForte, was created by a New York prosthodontist and is endorsed by the American […]
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Fluoride warnings need your support in Concord
Feb. 19 — To the Editor: Wednesday, Feb. 12, was a sad day for New Hampshire parents and their babies. But most of them will not even realize it, and that was the point of what happened. House Bill 312, legislation that would have required a notice on water bills warning parents not to give […]
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What’s in their fluoride, Davis commissioners want to know
FARMINGTON — A lack of chemical labeling on the fluoride being added to Davis County’s drinking water has the Davis County Commission exploring its options. To prevent a worst-case scenario liability concern, which could arise in the event of a legal challenge, or having to respond to a chemical spill, the commission by consensus agreed […]
United States, Utah -
Social services for children facing major funding battle
Note from FLUORIDE Action Network: Funding for FLUORIDATION in California comes mainly from the First 5 Commission which uses the state’s tobacco tax dollars.__________________________________________________________ First 5 social services for young children could lose a large chunk of funding even before a possible ballot measure goes before voters under a proposal before the Legislature. Created in […]
United States, California -
Niskayuna lowers fluoride levels in water
NISKAYUNA– Town leaders’ decision to lower fluoride levels in the suburb’s drinking water will allow residents to continue enjoying the additive’s dental benefits while placating critics who argue fluoride damages teeth and is available in most toothpastes, according to Richard Pollock, Niskayuna’s superintendent of water and sewers. He said although there was no formal vote, […]
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Toxicity victims await promised RO systems in villages
FEROZEPUR: The fate of residents of Teja Rohela and Dona Nanka villages in Fazilka subdivision of Ferozepur district, hit by health problems, including neurologically impaired children, cancer cases, kidney ailments and infertility, as a result of multiple environmental toxicity, has not changed even as the local administration had promised better health facilities and installation of […]
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Moncton dentists support water fluoridation
Some Moncton dentists are speaking out against a campaign to remove fluoride from drinking water in the southeastern New Brunswick city. A group of residents called Fluoride Free Moncton says there’s a risk of getting too much fluoride, and people should have a choice to have it in their local water supply. But local dentists […]
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Adelaide: Tooth and claw fight on fluoride
PAUL Connett’s critics in the dental business call him a zealot, as a shorthand putdown for being driven, single-minded and passionate in the anti-fluoridation cause. Yes, he is all of those things, though the term he prefers is evangelist. “Fluoridation is a live rail as far as ridicule is concerned,” he says. Put simply, he […]
Australia