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Gladstone area: Fluoride coming to town this year
GLADSTONE area residents can expect to have fluoride in their water by December 31. Not everybody in the Gladstone region will consider fluoridation as the ideal present, but the State Government will deliver it at Christmas as part of its mandatory fluoridation of public water supplies. Gladstone is the first regional area, along with Rockhampton, […]
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Geelong: Fertiliser firm to fluoridate region
GEELONG fertiliser company Incitec Pivot will provide fluoride for the region’s water supply despite plans to close its North Shore plant, according to the company. Incitec Pivot’s Stewart Murrihy said the company would continue producing flurosilicic acid at Portland after closing the plant. “We can guarantee that we will continue to be able to supply […]
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The debate to fluoridate continues in Algonac
Algonac’s recent decision to re-think the practice of fluoridating city water has spurred some healthy debate on both sides of the issue. City Manager Patrick Burelle was quick to point out that no action has been taken by the council as of yet. “We’re just doing some review now; it is just a bullet point,” […]
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Mother’s warning against fluoride
A FAMILY who lost their son and brother to fluoride poisoning has grave concerns about the State Government’s decision to add fluoride to Queensland’s water supplies. For the past 37 years, Kathy Grinter has fought to have her son’s death recognised as a death from fluoride poisoning in an effort to warn the public of […]
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New salt for better dental health
Nytt salt for battre tandhalsa Salta maten och stark tanderne pa kaput…. Translation: New salt for better dental health Salt your food and get better teeth into the bargain. Teenagers at Rosengards School in Malmo are the first in Sweden to test fluoride-salt in their school dinners. “Dental Care” at Rosengard has been noted for […]
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Somerset County: Residents have unparalleled opportunity
Somerset County citizens deserve a well-thought-out response to the challenge of providing needed water to the Princess Anne Subdistrict. The Somerset County Sanitary District continues to hold to its original position — refusing to provide water treatment — even as new information indicates treatment is available and affordable. The Revell’s Neck wells the district proposes […]
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Charleston Water System works to fix leaky fluosilicic acid tanks
Tap water in Charleston and some surrounding areas will be without cavity-fighting fluoride for most of this year, Charleston Water System officials said Friday. The water system has not been fluoridated since November, when a leak was found in one of the tanks in Hanahan that holds the fluosilicic acid added as a water supplement. […]
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1/6 th of Russia ecologically unsafe: Audit Chamber
MOSCOW: Almost one-sixth of Russia’s territory with a population of over 60 million is ecologically unsafe, the collegium of Russia’s Audit Chamber has pointed. Most ecological parameters indicated growing harmful effects on the environment. There is a distinct trend towards poorer biological diversity and global warming-related climate change, the collegium said in a statement. The […]
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The Netherlands. Wikileaks. Declassified.
From the American Embassy, The Hague to the U.S. Secretary of State [Professor Arie] Pais has always been politically involved, enthusiastically supporting his party, whether it has been left or right leaning. His friends say that he has always wanted a minister’s post. He has fought vigorously against fluoridation and low-flying aircraft, has been active […]
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Brisbane: Fluoride fiasco embarrasses Bligh govt
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh admits a bungle that released too much fluoride into Brisbane’s drinking water supply is embarrassing. About 4,000 homes in Warner and Brendale, in Brisbane’s north, were thought to have received up to 20 times the allowable fluoride dose. But new information by an independent expert found only a YMCA camp, and […]
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