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Siren: Fluoridation to continue
SIREN—To continue to fluoridate the water supply was the question of the day for the Siren Village Board at last week’s meeting. “It costs the village about $1,000 a year to fluoridate the water,” village administrator Martin Shutt told the board. “Mike (Public Works Director Mike Bentley) brought it up as a way to cut […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Facing Threat Of Suit, EPA Weighs Broad Effort To Address Fluoride’s Risks
Copyright 2010 Inside Washington Publishers. Reprinted with permission. Under pressure to make a decision about safe levels of exposure to a flouride-based pesticide, EPA and other agencies are planning comprehensive action to address the risks of a mineral that has long been added to drinking water to improve dental hygiene but which critics fear poses […]
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Lewiston may halt fluoride treatments
Sixty-three years after first deciding to add fluoride to its drinking water, the city of Lewiston could stop. The city began adding fluoride to its water in 1947 to help prevent tooth decay in children. The city spends about $9,000 for the chemical, which isn’t mandated by state or federal agencies. David Six, head of […]
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Facing Threat Of Suit, EPA Weighs Broad Effort To Address Fluoride’s Risks
Copyright 2010 Inside Washington Publishers. Reprinted with permission. Under pressure to make a decision about safe levels of exposure to a flouride-based pesticide, EPA and other agencies are planning comprehensive action to address the risks of a mineral that has long been added to drinking water to improve dental hygiene but which critics fear poses […]
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Sheridan: Fluoridation Discussion Continues at SAWS
There has been some talk lately about fluoridating local public water supplies. This subject is on the table for Wednesday night’s Sheridan Area Water Supply Board meeting. Based on recent polls and public discussions, fluoridation of public water has become a pretty contentious and polarizing issue locally. So why is the SAWS Board bringing it […]
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Gillette: High fluoride levels in water during pipeline repair
One month into the Madison pipeline repairs, the city is on schedule and fluoride levels are staying around an acceptable 2 milligrams per liter. But crews are finding more problems than expected with 30-year-old pipeline. Gillette’s main water supply was shut down Nov. 1 so repairs could be made to the inside of the 40-mile […]
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San Diego’s drinking water to be fluoridated starting Dec. 22
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – Starting this month, drinking water in San Diego will be fluoridated, city officials said Monday. All residents in the City of San Diego, as well as Coronado, Del Mar and Imperial Beach will start receiving fluoridated drinking water on Dec. 22. The move meets a California state law requiring water […]
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Mount Gambier: Fluoride for Christmas
Mount Gambier is expected to have fluoridated water by Christmas, as the city’s pumping station comes back on-line. The city has been supplied with water from bores for the last week after a power supply problem cut-off the Blue Lake supply. “What was involved was having to remove circuit breakers and send them interstate for […]
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The Pendulum Swings
Excerpt ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — It’s only because I’ve lived long enough to see the pendulum swing from lurking dangers to miraculous cures – and then, darn it, back again. Oh, how wonderful it felt to be alive in the age when fluoride was in our drinking water, our toothpaste (“Look, Ma, no cavities”) […]
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Hastings: Protest plea to mayor
About 50 anti-fluoride protesters gathered on the steps of Hastings District Council yesterday to return bottles of fluoridated tap water. The protesters met Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule and asked him to return the issue of fluoridated water to the council agenda. The fluoride debate was an ongoing issue in Hastings, Flaxmere and Havelock North areas […]
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