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PEER: EPA’s Jackson tried to suppress N.J. PFOA study
A couple of months ago, a major article came out in a peer-reviewed journal that indicated the federal government’s health advisory for water contaminated with the toxic chemical PFOA was not nearly stringent enough. The Gazette carried an article about the study, which was especially interesting because it was produced by scientists with the New […]
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Port Hope: Cameco reports two leaks
One leak was discovered at Cameco on June 26 and a second leak on Monday, says Rebecca Peters, superintendent of compliance and licensing for Cameco Port Hope. She told Port Hope council Tuesday night the first incident involved a Freon leak into the cooling water. “There was a pinhole leak in the heat exchange and […]
Nuclear Industry -
Kenya: Hundreds Jobless As Fluorspar Firm Shuts Down
A multi-billion shilling mining company has been forced to suspend production and lay off hundreds of employees. Kenya Fluorspar Company, with assets valued at over Sh5 billion, becomes the second company after Webuye- based Pan African Paper Mills to halt operations due to a financial crisis. Company managing director, Nico Spangenberg, attributed the closure to […]
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Epcor: Fluoride levels in water lowered
Epcor has reduced its fluoride levels by 13 per cent following a recommendation from a Health Canada expert panel. The panel, consisting of academics and members of public health agencies, reaffirmed the federal government’s existing maximum allowable level of 1.5 parts per million, but said the optimum is 0.7 ppm. Epcor previously capped fluoride at […]
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Fluoride concentration in foods from Iran
Abstract Knowledge of fluoride intake is important in optimizing the caries-preventive role of fluoride, and the measurement of fluoride intake usually requires information on the fluoride concentration in foods and drinks. Most information comes from developed countries and there are no data on fluoride concentration in foods in Middle Eastern countries including Iran. The aim […]
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EU member states ignore F-Gas Registration deadline
Five EU Member States have failed to respond to a European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) survey on their compliance with F-Gas Regulation. According to the EPEE, Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Greece and Malta did not respond to its survey. EPEE did concede that neither Malta nor Greece could be reached either by phone […]
Greenhouse/Ozone Gases -
Roiling The Waters
A bill to mandate fluoride in New Jersey’s public water supply has pitted some natural allies against each other. Can dentists, environmentalists, and other groups resolve their differences? In New Jersey Dental School’s pediatric clinic in Newark, Dr. Nanci S. Tofsky and her students peer into the mouths of very young children whose teeth are […]
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Yutan and Wahoo: Fluoridation debate not quite settled in 2 towns
Rinse, spit … and flush. That’s figuratively what many Nebraskans did last year with a public health effort to expand fluoridation in drinking water. The naturally occurring mineral has been widely touted for reducing cavities, but that didn’t stop 49 of 61 communities from defeating fluoride on the ballot. Now, at least two of the […]
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Southampton: Give us a vote on fluoride
A HAMPSHIRE MP has backed calls for a public vote on fluoridation. Julian Lewis says there must be clear backing from the people before any scheme to “medicate” them can be introduced. The New Forest East MP, whose constituency includes part of the area affected by the controversial scheme, believes South Central Strategic Health Authority […]
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Tackling socially determined dental inequalities: ethical aspects of Childsmile
Abstract: Many ethical issues are posed by public health interventions, including whether they ought to be aimed at improving health across society or reducing specific health inequalities, whether they should be targeted or universal and the issue of which targeting criteria ought to be used. Although abstract theorising about these issues can be useful, it […]
United Kingdom, Childsmile