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Athol: Anti-fluoridation article easily defeated at town meeting
ATHOL — Fluoride has been in the town’s water for more than 50 years, and it will continue to be added after a vote last night rejecting a call to end the practice. The call for ending fluoridation was defeated after residents heard from Health Agent Philip D. Leger, who said the Board of Health […]
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National Fluoridation-free NZ Campaign
A national “fluoridation-free New Zealand” campaign was jointly launched on Saturday in Whangarei, before a meeting of about 60 citizens, wanting their water to remain unfluoridated. The campaign comprises a coalition of national health-focussed organisations. Initially formed by Fluoride Action Network NZ (FANNZ) and Health Freedom NZ, it includes the NZ Academy of Oral Medicine […]
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Breast milk contains C8, study concludes
C8 and related chemicals used in nonstick pans and stain-resistant fabrics have been found in human breast milk, according to the first major U.S. study to examine breast-feeding as a possible exposure route. Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, were found in all of the 45 human breast milk samples tested in the new study, published in […]
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Minnesota: 3M water suit goes to trial trimmed
After five years, it comes down to this. The 3M Co. pollution case — at least, what’s left of it — staggers into court today. Dozens of lawyers have been working since 2005 for this day, the start of a jury trial expected to last eight weeks. Chemicals found in Washington County drinking water have […]
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Minnesota: 3M pollution jury selection starts today
Two years ago, thousands of east metro residents were frantically trying to find out if their water was safe to drink. The Minnesota Department of Health had found old 3M chemicals in the drinking water of six communities, in addition to discoveries two years earlier in Oakdale and Lake Elmo. “The first feeling was fear. […]
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Reverse osmosis units could be installed in every Andrews household
ANDREWS — As part of a compliance agreement with state and federal agencies, Andrews is considering installing reverse osmosis water systems in every household in town. Since the late 1980s, Andrews has been in a compliance agreement with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection agency about elevated FLUORIDE levels in water […]
United States, Texas -
Lafayette editorial: Proceed with water fluoridation
New efforts to widen the use of water fluoridation under the state’s Healthy People objectives remain controversial today, although with better justification than the conspiracy theories of half a century ago. Lafayette’s city-parish government should comply with the 2008 state law requiring water systems with more than 5,000 hookups to regulate the fluoride levels in […]
United States, Louisiana -
Fluoride on Athol meeting warrant
ATHOL — While there are budgets to pass, zoning regulations to be changed and land to be preserved, the thorniest issue on this year’s annual town meeting warrant may be efforts to stop the town from putting fluoride in its drinking water. The town meeting will be held tomorrow beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial […]
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NYC: Fluoride costs to be increased $1.1 million for Fiscal Year 2009
Excerpt from The City of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2009 Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor Office of Management and Budget Mark Page, Director Message of the Mayor Page 161 • the Department [of Environmental Protection] will increase its budget for FLUORIDE by $1.1 million due to rising costs. ————————————————————————- See also: Fiscal 2009 Executive […]
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Lithium in water ‘curbs suicide’
Researchers examined levels of lithium in drinking water and suicide rates in the prefecture of Oita, which has a population of more than one million. The suicide rate was significantly lower in those areas with the highest levels of the element, they wrote in the British Journal of Psychiatry. High doses of lithium are already […]
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