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Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 1993
See original document Staatskoerant, 3 Februarie 2010 No 32893 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Goewermentskennisgewing DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY Department Van Handel en Nywerheid No. 18 NON-PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ACT, 1993 (ACT NO. 87 of 1993) DECLARATION OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL GOODS AS CONTROLLED GOODS AND CONTROL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO SUCH GOODS Declaration 1. I, […]
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Blue Lake: Choice group wants fluoride poll
The anti-fluoride community group Choice Mount Gambier’s founding member has called on the State Government to meet residents and hold a referendum on the fluoridation of the Blue Lake water supply. Alex Young (pictured) said he was confident a referendum would prove that most residents are opposed to the fluoridation of their drinking water. Mr […]
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Ohio: DuPont responds to Little Hocking Water Association suit
DuPont attorneys filed 75 defenses last week in response to a federal lawsuit brought by the Little Hocking Water Association over C8 contamination and are asking for the suit to be dismissed. A preliminary pretrial conference on the case is set for 2:30 p.m. in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern […]
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Tahlequah: Water treated has about 1.5 ppm fluoride
While some people are suspicious of fluoridation for water supplies, most experts believe it’s good for the teeth. Everyone knows if you want to keep your teeth, you have to brush them two or three times a day, floss regularly, and see a dentist at least twice a year. Most communities even add a certain […]
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Gardiner, Hallowell attempt to forge water supply pact
As regionalization becomes a familiar word among municipal officials, water districts in Gardiner and Hallowell want to take the first step to more firmly connect their systems. “In the last few years, it became obvious that we’re serving the same area, so we’re saying, ‘Let’s look at this in the best interest of our customers,’” […]
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Why have fear-mongers won an important public-health debate?
Would you trust a drill-wielding dentist who suggests, “Want to try this without the Novocain?” I did; that’s how much I like my dentist. He said it was a tiny cavity and I probably wouldn’t need the painkiller. “Can I stop if it hurts?” I asked him. “Of course,” he said. “Just lift your arm […]
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Russia: Ship carrying nuclear waste arrives in St. Petersburg
A ship carrying 650 tons of uranium waste arrived in Russia’s second largest city, St. Petersburg, Greenpeace said on Monday. The dangerous cargo of uranium hexafluoride (UF6), which belongs to the French nuclear energy group Areva, was then loaded onto railway cars to be transported to the Siberian Chemical Combine in the Tomsk region, the […]
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Plant City may fluoridate water supply
PLANT CITY – City commissioners voted Jan. 25 to pursue a state grant to help pay for equipment to fluoridate the municipal water supply. Outgoing City Manager David Sollenberger had recommended that the city pass on fluoridation due to the ongoing budget crunch. But the possibility of state grant money that would cover some of […]
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EPA targets chemical often dumped in Chicago sewers
Chemicals used in Scotchgard and Teflon are regulated, but metal plating companies got a pass by Bush’s EPA Alarmed by research linking chemicals used to make Scotchgard and Teflon to cancer, liver disease and other health problems, the federal government spent the last decade pressuring manufacturers to phase out the stain-resistant compounds. But scientists at […]
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DuBois, Pennsylvania: City seeks to protect water source
The City of DuBois could make special requests above and beyond state requirements when working out a potential five-year Marcellus Shale gas lease on its watershed property. Professional geologist Mark Stephens of the DEP Bureau of Watershed Management made a presentation on Source Water Protection for Community Water Systems Thursday. During the presentation, Stephens outlined […]
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