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Illinois: Fluoride levels in groundwater from Tilton landfill exceeds state’s limit
TILTON — A recent White House announcement has earmarked $800 million of federal money to be put into a trust fund to help pay for the cleanup of closed General Motors sites, including the former GM Powertrain Foundry landfill in Tilton. There were 90 different closed sites pinpointed in the Environmental Response Trust, which included […]
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Measure to limit fluoride from China in water fails
A Louisiana House committee Thursday turned aside Senate-passed legislation that would limit the use of Chinese fluoride in the state’s water systems. On a vote of four “yes” and seven against, the House Health and Welfare committee refused to favorably report Senate Bill 638 to the full House. Supporters testified that only two water systems […]
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Toronto: Fluoride in water a danger?
A recent study by Statistics Canada concludes the addition of fluoride to the drinking water in Ontario may have no positive impact on dental health. The research compares Ontario—the province with the highest amount of fluoridation—to Quebec, which greatly limits the addition of fluoride. Tooth decay rates are very similar, suggesting fluoridation may be useless. […]
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Dunne critical of decision to end fluoridation
Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne is critical of a decision by the Far North District Council to end fluoridation of water in Kaikohe and Kaitaia. Mr Dunne says the decision is a failure of civic leadership and is nothing short of disgraceful. He says Far North children have the worst oral health in the country […]
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Minister slams council for ending fluoridation
Wellington, June 2 NZPA – Associate Hehttp://www.fluoridealert.orgalth Minister Peter Dunne has severely criticised the Far North District Council for deciding to end water fluoridation. It was “nothing short of disgraceful and a total failure of civic leadership” to end fluoridation in a region where the children had the worst oral health in the country, he […]
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Gympie to have fluoridated water
LIKE it or not, Gympie’s town water supplies and those of the Cooloola Coast will be fluoridated by the end of the year. Despite frequently expressed views under Gympie Regional Council and the previous Cooloola Shire Council administrations, the new fluoride era will be introduced as a matter of law. Cooloola Shire for years insisted […]
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Southampton: Health body might be axed before fluoride is added to water
CONTROVERSIAL plans to add fluoride to Hampshire water have been delayed yet again – by so long that the health body that approved the scheme might not exist by the time it happens. A date has finally been set for the first part of a High Court legal bid to stop fluoridation in and around […]
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Kapiti: Elderly may suffer if fluoride withdrawn
Taking fluoride out of Kapiti’s water supply could have a devastating effect on the district’s elderly residents, the Dental Association says. The warning, by association Wellington secretary Graham Symes, was among the 136 submissions on fluoride received by Kapiti Coast District Council as it considers its draft annual plan. About 70 submitters called for the […]
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PFOA: Professional ski-waxers have higher levels in their bodies
Watching our nation’s top skiers fly down the slopes during the Winter Olympics was inspiring. However, I was less than inspired to find out ski wax contains toxic and persistent chemicals that may harm a woman’s ability to give birth to a healthy child. A study published in February 2010 in Environmental Science & Technology […]
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PFOA: 5 toxics that are everywhere: Protect yourself
Excerpt: Is enough being done to protect us from chemicals that could harm us? Watch “Toxic America,” a special two-night investigative report with Sanjay Gupta M.D., June 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN) — A growing body of research is linking five chemicals — among the most common in the world […]
Perfluorinated chemicals