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Cobleskill sticks with fluoride
Cobleskill will finally start putting fluoride back in its water, likely by May. The decision followed an hour-long public hearing on fluoridation last Tuesday with proponents—most of them local doctors and dentists—outnumbering opponents four to one. In August 2007, the Village of Cobleskill decided to stop fluoridating its water after water Superintendent Jeff Pangman provided […]
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UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Storage for UF6 (“hex”) tails
Storage Strategy for NDA Owned Uranium Hexafluoride Tails 2010 1. Storage of uranium hexafluoride (hex) tails will only be on licensed sites. 2. Storage will continue to meet or exceed UK safety and environmental standards and criteria. Storage parameters will be managed, so far as reasonable practicable, to minimise the degradation of primary containment. The […]
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Southampton: Fluoride ballot ‘a waste of time’
A REFERENDUM on plans to fluoridate Hampshire’s tap water would be “unethical”. That is the claim from the county’s Green Party, which is arguing that a public vote on the controversial scheme would be littered with practical problems and an expensive waste of time. The party, which has consistently opposed the plans – which would […]
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Hudson Water Department discontinues use of Chinese fluoridation chemical
Title: Fluoride use discontinued at two of Hudson’s five wells Hudson – The Hudson Water Department announced recently that it has discontinued the use of fluoride manufactured in China to treat the town’s water supply at two of its five wells. Because Hudson uses an alternative liquid fluoride product at its three remaining wells, as […]
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EU recommendations on the monitoring of PFOS and PFOA substances in food
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 17 March 2010 on the monitoring of perfluoroalkylated substances in food (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/161/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof, Whereas: (1) Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are widely used in industrial and consumer applications including stain- […]
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Rous Water holds back fluoridation
PLANS to fluoridate Lismore, Ballina and Richmond Valley councils’ water supplies have again been put on hold, after Rous Water yesterday voted to ask NSW Health for an extension of the December deadline. This was despite legal advice which suggested councillors had no option but to approve construction of the fluoridation plants because directives or […]
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Bundaberg: Mayor hits back on grants
THE State Government response to allegations it was starving amalgamated councils of funds was “very disappointing”, Bundaberg region Mayor Lorraine Pyefinch said yesterday. Cr Pyefinch said the comments from Local Government Minister Desley Boyle and Infrastructure and Planning Minister Stirling Hinchliffe did not answer the questions they were asked. Ms Boyle was asked a series […]
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Fairbanks. Panel hears water fluoridation testimony
FAIRBANKS — Whether it’s a cavity-fighting boon or a politicized health risk, fluoridation was once again the subject of debate in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks’ Fluoride Task Force heard arguments for and against the chemical, which has been added to city water for a half-century. Representatives for the Alaska Dental Society and Fluoride-Free Fairbanks […]
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Southampton civic bosses call for fluoride referendum
SOUTHAMPTON civic chiefs have called for people to be given their say on controversial plans to fluoridate Hampshire’s tap water. Councillors this afternoon backed a motion demanding South Central Strategic Health Authority holds a referendum on fluoridation before the scheme is introduced. The move is seen as a major boost for the campaign, backed by […]
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Southampton: Fluoride protestors demo at Southampton Civic Centre
ANTI-fluoride campaigners have been demonstrating against the controversial plans ahead of a council vote that could call for the public to be given a final say on the scheme. Demonstrators waving banners and placards gathered outside Southampton Civic Centre this afternoon before the full council was due to hold its monthly meeting. Councillors are due […]
United Kingdom, England