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Green Insider: Fluorinating Atlanta’s Tap Water
A hot topic, yet something rarely discussed, is the fluoride found in our Atlanta water supply. When first introduced into our water stream in 1969, as required by Georgia law, people hailed fluoride as a positive addition to improve dental hygiene. However, today, many national organizations, like the Fluoride Action Network (www.fluoridealert.org) are working to […]
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Ohio. The C8 Science Panel study: Patterns of age of puberty with PFOA & PFOS expsoure
C8 Science Panel Website Status report Patterns of age of puberty among children in the Mid-Ohio Valley in relation to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) The C8 Science Panel (Tony Fletcher, Kyle Steenland, David Savitz) Sept 30 2010 This status report summarizes the findings of a statistical analysis of the relationship between levels […]
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Ohio: Study links C8, changes in puberty age
Read study here Mid-Ohio Valley teenagers who were exposed to DuPont Co.’s C8 pollution experienced a four- to six-month delay in puberty, according to a new study that adds to the growing concerns about potential health effects of chemicals that have been widely used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. Members of the C8 Science Panel […]
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Marine City resumes fluoridation
After more than a year without fluoride, Marine City is now receiving the addition to its water source. The fluoridation tank was shut down last year after a malfunction. The city looked into funding sources and even considered not adding the dental supplement. “We did extensive research on the pros and cons involved,” said Mayor […]
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Valero in trial over refinery worker’s acid burn
A Jefferson County jury has been tasked to decide if Valero Energy is responsible for a refinery worker’s acid burn. Last January, Orange County resident Allan Gaspard, who burned his hand with acid, filed suit against Valero. On Tuesday, Sept. 28 jury selection for the trial of Gaspard vs. Valero began in Judge Bob Wortham’s […]
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Fluoridation is still a hard sell in Mass.
Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts, the birthplace of public health, has long led the nation in disease-fighting crusades, vaccinating children at high rates and crafting antismoking campaigns exported around the world. But it ranks 36th when it comes to providing residents with fluoridated water. Nearly 150 cities and towns that could add the substance don’t, a […]
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Watsonville to be the county’s first to fluoridate water
Watsonville residents will be the first in Santa Cruz County to receive fluoride in their tap water. In a 4-3 vote, the City Council approved a contract for a $1.6 million grant from the California Dental Association Foundation to design and build a fluoridation system and operate it for two years. Mayor Luis Alejo, Councilmen […]
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Oakville: Anti-fluoride expert speaks Oct. 6
An environmental expert will be in Oakville to present his case against the use of fluoride in tap water on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Paul Connett will speak at Oakville’s Town Hall in the Trafalgar Room from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Connett is the director of the Fluoride Action Network and the executive director of its […]
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Watsonville Council to decide on water fluoridation
Watsonville’s nearly decadelong fight against water fluoridation could end Tuesday as the City Council votes on whether to accept a $1.6 million grant to build a system. The decision comes two days before a $200 fine imposed against the city by state public health officials for not fluoridating kicks in. “If I could name one […]
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Fluoride imbalances in Estonia’s drinking water lead to tooth decay
A recent doctoral dissertation at the University of Tartu finds that drinking water for more than half of Estonia’s residents lacks fluoride, leading to tooth decay among children. Other areas have an overabundance of fluoride, which is dangerous for children under two years of age. Ene Indermitte, an environmental health researcher at the University of […]
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