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Fluoride in Our Water?
Many hot-button medical issues get a lot of media attention. Most people could have an informed conversation about topics like stem-cell research, alternative cancer treatments or vaccinations. But there is another battle waging behind the scenes in many municipalities across the country: the battle over fluoridation. Angie Roberts, a mom from Indiana, says she knows […]
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Kapiti residents start anti-fluoridation petition
A group of concerned Kapiti residents have chosen to start a petition to ask the Kapiti District Council to stop the fluoridation of Raumati, Paraparaumu and Waikanae. “Fluoridation has got to stop. It is harmful to health and a violation of human rights” says Daniela D-Ronberg, spokesperson for the newly-formed Kapiti Fluoridation-free Campaign “I am […]
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The city of Murray pays $1,560 a ton for sodium fluoride
Excerpt: … The council also accepted bids from Brenntag for chemicals for the water and wastewater departments. The city will pay $395 a ton for sodium hydroxide, $588 a ton for chlorine cylinders, $821 a ton for sulfur dioxide and 78 cents a pound for sodium fluoride. Public Works Director J.L. Barnett said prices had […]
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Plattsburgh: Fluoridation vote delayed
PLATTSBURGH — After debating whether to continue fluoridating the City of Plattsburgh’s water supply for nine months, councilors almost made a decision Thursday night. Almost. But in the end, councilors agreed to take up the issue and vote on it at the Nov. 19 meeting, to put an end to the debate one way or […]
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Southampton: Anti-fluoride crusader taps up Green Party in bid to become MP
A leading anti-fluoride campaigner is standing for Parliament in the next General Election in a move to halt a scheme to add fluoride to Southampton’s water supply. John Spottiswoode has led the fight to stop the controversial plan to add fluoride to the city’s water supply since the idea was first mooted. Now, the chairman […]
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Waterloo councillor wants to hold meetings on fluoride
WATERLOO – Before Waterloo residents can vote on whether to keep fluoride in their drinking water, they need to be informed of its dangers, says a Waterloo councillor. Coun. Angela Vieth will ask councillors at a meeting on Monday to commit to facilitating public information sessions on water fluoridation. “The citizens need to be educated,’’ […]
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C8 update: EPA may set limit for PFOA and PFOS
This morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a move that could be another step in the long process of regulating water pollution related to C8 and other perfluorinated chemicals. EPA released the final version of “Contaminant Candidate List 3,” or a collection of chemicals that aren’t currently regulated, but are believed to be in […]
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Fluoride fails for Humboldt
Fluoride proved too bitter a pill for Humboldt voters to swallow. The mail-ballot vote on whether to fluoridate Humboldt water was resounding in the negative, with 422 people voting against the proposal and 274 for it. Another 36 ballots were marked provisional, mainly because envelopes containing them weren’t signed. County Clerk Sherrie Riebel said she […]
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Site Preferences of Fluoride Guest Ions in the Calcium Silicate Phases of Portland Cement…
Abstract: A reduction in CO2 emission from Portland cement production can be achieved by energy savings associated with a lowering of the temperature at which the high temperature alite (Ca3SiO5) and belite (Ca2SiO4) silicates form. This can be accomplished by fluoride mineralization where a small amount of fluorine (e.g., CaF2) is added to the raw […]
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Karnataka: Fluorides, nitrates in water crippling villagers
BANGALORE: For good health, the quality of drinking water is critical. But in Karnataka, where much of groundwater sources are concentrated with fluorides and nitrates, the impact is devastating. Dental and spine-related ailments are showing up in many cities and villages. In some of the fluoride-endemic districts like Kolar, Chitradurga, Gadag and Bellary, smiles on […]
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