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Marion : City says it’s not lowering fluoride level until state says so
Unlike its larger neighbor to the west, Marion has no plans at this time to lower the amount of fluoride in its water system until it gets some guidance from the state. Asheville recently lowered the amount of fluoride in its water system by 30 percent. The move comes after the U.S. Department of Health […]
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Gastonia: Is there too much fluoride in your drinking water?
In the battle against tooth decay, fluoride has been one of the government’s biggest swords for 60 years. But the standard practice of adding the compound to public drinking water has come under more scrutiny of late. And several Gaston County municipalities are considering lowering the amount of fluoride they put in their water supplies, […]
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San Diego: Fluoride Added to SD and IB Water; Debate on Safety Continues
The city of San Diego began adding fluoride to its water supply Tuesday. Fluoridation will be implemented over the course of the next month, starting with treatment plants in Miramar and La Mesa before coming to the Otay Water Treatment Plant in mid-February. Initially scheduled to begin Dec. 22, the process was delayed for more […]
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Abstract Water pollution is one of the major threats to public health in Pakistan. Drinking water quality is poorly managed and monitored. Pakistan ranks at number 80 among 122 nations regarding drinking water quality. Drinking water sources, both surface and groundwater are contaminated with coliforms, toxic metals and pesticides throughout the country. Various drinking water […]
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Bill mandates fluoride notices
PORTSMOUTH — A pair of N.H. lawmakers have sponsored a bill that would require municipalities to send notice to residents about the fluoridation of their drinking water. The legislation, known as House Bill 312, was scheduled to be heard by the House Health and Human Services Committee at 1 p.m. today in Concord. Sponsored by […]
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Water additive bill filed in legislature
Excerpt: LITTLE ROCK — House Bill 1205, subtitled the “Arkansas Water Additive Accountability Act,” will have the support of the Carroll-Boone Water District (CBWD) water operators, Office Manager Jim Allison said Monday. The purpose of the bill, filed Jan. 24 by Rep. Loy Mauch of Bismarck, is “to establish criteria for substances added to public […]
United States, Arkansas -
Algoma: Flouride debate grows
A burgeoning anti-fluoride movement has not swayed Algoma Public Health support for infusing the municipal water system with the chemical, which average Sault Ste. Marie residents have opposed for decades. “We have always supported the concept of water fluoridation and we never changed our position on that, because the research and the World Health Organization […]
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Popular Infant Juices Contain Too Much Fluoride, Research Shows
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Commonly-consumed infant fruit juices contain fluoride, some at levels higher than recommended for public water supplies which can damage teeth, according to research to be presented on March 17, 2011 at the International Association for Dental Research annual meeting in San Diego.(1) Ninety samples of three different flavors […]
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Asheville lowers water fluoride levels
ASHEVILLE — National concerns over teeth discoloration, and in some rare cases bone problems, have led officials to lower fluoride levels in Asheville’s regional water system. In extreme cases, teeth can even be pitted by the mineral — though many cases are so mild only dentists notice it. The problem is generally considered cosmetic. “When […]
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San Diego: City set to start fluoridation on Tuesday
The amount of fluoride in the city of San Diego’s water system will be increased beginning Tuesday, the Public Utilities Department announced Monday. The higher fluoride levels are to be phased in over the next month, with the first additive going into the Miramar Water Treatment Plant, which serves the northern area of the city […]
United States, California