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Mackay: Filters in demand to stop fluoride
YOU attach it underneath the tap and when you sip your glass of water you can rest assured that the contents are virtually fluoride-free. However, the contraption – a reverse osmosis filter system – doesn’t come cheap at $650. But it is a price some Mackay residents are willing to pay as they prepare for […]
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Geographical mapping of fluoride levels in drinking water sources in Nigeria
Abstract Background Knowledge of fluoride levels in drinking water is of importance in dental public health, yet this information is lacking, at national level, in Nigeria. Objective To map out fluoride levels in drinking water sources in Nigeria. Materials and Methods Fluoride levels in drinking water sources from 109 randomly selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) […]
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CDC Fact Sheet: Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been a manufactured perfluorochemical and a byproduct in producing fluoropolymers. Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are a group of chemicals used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water. PFOA was used particularly for manufacturing polytetrafluoroethylene, but since 2002, manufacturers have used a new process not requiring this […]
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Andrews: City begins pilot program by installing reverse osmosis units in 40 homes
The city of Andrews hopes to have a drawing sometime before Christmas offering interested residents a chance to participate in a pilot reverse osmosis project. Ultimately, this would lead to installing reverse osmosis water systems under kitchen sinks in all of Andrews’ 4,400 households and businesses, if the city gets Texas Commission on Environmental Quality […]
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Bihar: Safe drinking water for Bihar villages soon
Patna: There is good news for hundreds of arsenic- and fluoride-affected villages in Bihar as they will be provided with safe drinking water soon, official sources said Tuesday. Arsenic, an odourless and tasteless semi-metal element, occurs naturally in the environment and sometimes as a by-product of agriculture and industry. The state government has decided to […]
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Are Rare Earth Minerals Too Costly for Environment?
Excert from Transcript LINDSEY HILSUM: It doesn’t look very green. Rare earth processing in China is a messy, dangerous, polluting business. It uses toxic chemicals, acids, sulfates, ammonia. The workers have little or no protection. But, without rare earth, Copenhagen means nothing. You buy a Prius hybrid car and think you’re saving the planet. But […]
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Ohio: Little Hocking Water sues over C8
DuPont’s installation of a water filtration system at Little Hocking Water Association is not enough to adequately protect the public from C8 and other related chemicals that taint the local water system, according to a federal lawsuit recently filed in Columbus. The water association is asking the court to order DuPont to fund a comprehensive […]
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CDC: Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Excerpts (Pages 247-257): General Information The perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are molecules in which all bonds of the alkyl chain are carbon-fluorine bonds except for the terminal functional group. Discussed here are perfluoroalkyl acids, amides, and alcohols which are by-products, end products, or processing aids used in the synthesis of fluoropolymers. Fluoropolymers have applications in waterproofing and […]
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Halfmoon: Town taps own water again
HALFMOON — A month after the first phase of Hudson River dredging ended, the town of Halfmoon has turned on its own water supply again. During the seven months PCBs were being removed from the Hudson River, the town switched its source of H20 to the city of Troy. During that period, testing of the […]
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Bourke: Fluoridated water to flow in Bourke
Fluoridated water is set to be introduced in Bourke, two years after the proposal was initially touted. Local residents and health professionals have given their backing to plans for a new fluoridation plant to be built in the town. The shire council’s general manager, Geoff Wise, says the support should mean the facility will be […]
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