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Trends in the fluorochemicals industry
Title: “The credibility of a supplier as a reliable brand is a huge differentiator in today’s competitive world” …states Roop Salotra, president and CEO – Chemicals Business and Packaging Films Business, SRF Ltd. A graduate in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Salotra joined SRF in 1989 as the sales and marketing head […]
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Lawmakers hear fluoridation testimony
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Critics of a plan to fluoridate Reno-area water got so worked up Wednesday that Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford had to bang his gavel to wrap up public comment on the measure. “This is the last person who will speak on this bill,” Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, co-chairman of the […]
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Lowell: Author says compact will make water harder to get
VALPARAISO — Places like Lowell could end up in a heated battle over access to Lake Michigan water if the community ever reapplies to divert drinking water from it. The Great Lakes Compact has banned, with limited exceptions for straddling communities, diversions from the lakes. That means communities like Lowell — which is located five […]
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Lafayette: Local group opposes fluoridation
On Tuesday night, after members of the city-parish council debated whether to oppose the state’s mandate for municipalities to fluoridate their water supplies, there was another conversation about fluoridation at UL’s campus – but without debate. The Advocate reports that Tuesday night’s city-parish council steered clear of the pros and cons of fluoridation and instead […]
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Fluoridation fight takes on new intensity
A local group that successfully fought fluoridation of Lafayette’s drinking water in the 1980s has resurfaced to fight the latest attempt mandated by the state. The state Legislature adopted a bill in 2008 and Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law Act 761 requiring fluoridation of drinking water by 26 public water suppliers that serve 5,000 […]
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Lafayette: Fluoridation cost worries council
LAFAYETTE — The City-Parish Council voted Tuesday to urge the Acadiana legislative delegation to seek repeal of a 2008 state law that would require Lafayette and other cities with populations over 5,000 to start water fluoridation programs. The council’s discussion of the issue focused less on the pros and cons of fluoridation, which aims to […]
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Independence: Ordinance would prohibit non-FDA approved additives in city water
Independence, MO — Independence city officials acknowledged that when Independence residents hear “using additives in drinking water” it may conjure up bad memories of a fluoride debate from years past. On Monday, the City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance that would, in effect, establish policy that would prohibit additives of any kind […]
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Oregon and fluoridation: The go-to place for tooth decay
Hundreds of dentists gathered in Portland this week for a national conference on oral health. They came to the right place: Once San Diego follows through on plans to fluoridate its municipal water by May 2010, Portland will be the nation’s largest city without fluoridated water. Portland’s kids, especially those in low-income families, will continue […]
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Deadly chemical found on farm in Castlecomer
THE presence of a dangerous, highly toxic and cancer-causing substance has been identified as one of the main causes of health problems on a North Kilkenny farm. The levels of the extremely dangerous chemical element were the highest ever recorded in this country. After 19 long years, experts have finally discovered what has been causing […]
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Anti-fluoride rally in Geelong tonight
BARWON Freedom from Fluoridation will launch a community “mandate” to stop fluoridation tonight at Skilled Stadium. The group is aiming to collect thousands of signatures, with full contact details, for its “mandate”, which will be sent to the State Parliament. The “mandate” calls on the parliament to stop all fluoridation of any water supply within […]
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