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Calgary. Hydrofluorosilicic acid: Toxic. Industrial. Waste.
Good morning. What say I draw you a tall, cold glass of industrial waste and we’ll talk about dental health for a while. The waste in question: hydrofluorosilicic acid, which the City of Calgary has been proud to add to our drinking water every day since 1989. It comes, via a local middleman, from Lucier […]
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Amman water fluoridation plan put on hold
AMMAN – The Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) has suspended plans to add fluoride to the capital’s water after initial studies indicated a variation in existing fluoride levels in Amman’s water sources. “Studies carried out by Miyahuna and the Ministry of Health over the past two years indicated that levels of fluoride vary in the capital’s […]
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Ohio/WV: Parkersburg water warnings given for babies, elderly
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than three years after their advice was requested, federal health officials have recommended that West Virginia warn residents of the Parkersburg area not to use C8-contaminated water to mix baby formula. The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry also urged state officials to advise certain residents – pregnant women, […]
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Ohio/WV: C8 Science Panel Newsletter #1
1. Science Panel launches e-Newsletter This is the first edition of our newsletter from the C8 Science Panel. Each time the C8 Science Panel has some news we will send out this newsletter by email to people who have registered to receive it. We will provide regular updates about our research into C8 and its […]
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Science Panel: No link between C8, miscarriages
VIENNA – The C8 Science Panel reported Thursday that it had found no link between C8 and C8S, chemicals used in the manufacturing of Teflon, and miscarriages and preterm births and a weak, inconclusive link between the chemical and preeclampsia and immune-system markers. The science panel, which was created as part of the C8-class-action lawsuit […]
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Fluorspar Prices are Likely to Stabilise as Environmental Pressures Moderate Demand
The Economics of Fluorspar (10th Edition 2009) is available at GBP2400 / US $5000 / 4000 Euros from Roskill Information Services Ltd, 27a Leopold Road, London SW19 7BB, England. Email: info@roskill.co.uk http://www.roskill.com/reports/fluorspar Spot prices for acid grade fluorspar, landed in the USA, increased four fold between January 2003 and November 2008 as the market responded […]
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Bottled Water Blues
f you can’t leave home without one, you’re probably one of the people responsible for making the U.S. the single biggest consumer of bottled water in the world. In fact, U.S. residents drink more bottled water each year than any other beverage except carbonated soft drinks. Mexico, China, Brazil and Italy round out the top […]
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Southampton: Only one of 12 fluoride decision makers lives in area affected
ONLY one of the 12 NHS bosses who gave the green light for fluoride to be added to tap water in Totton lives in the area that will be affected, it has emerged. The news has angered campaigners against the scheme to add the controversial chemical to the water supply of about 190,000 people around […]
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Norfolk’s top doc accused of plagiarism
Norfolk and Haldimand’s acting medical officer of health has come under fire for a report he recently prepared on the subject of fluoridated water. Dr. Malcolm Lock, who also serves as medical officer of health in Brant County, relied heavily on a nine-page report prepared two years ago by Toronto Public Health. The reports are […]
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Ballina: Public excluded from fluoride vote
FLUORIDE will be put in Ballina Shire’s water supply after a shock decision by the council yesterday. And it could happen within the next 12 months. Cr Sharon Cadwallader yesterday moved a motion to ‘establish the formal steps towards the implementation of fluoridation‘. Six councillors voted for the motion, with four voting against it. The […]
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