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Southampton: 72% say no to fluoride
THREE-quarters of people who responded to a three-month public consultation on controversial plans to add fluoride to Southampton’s tap water said that they did not want it. An independent phone survey – designed to gauge the reaction of a cross-section of the population – also showed more people against the scheme than for it. The […]
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Doc plays good Samaritan to children suffering from fluorosis
PATNA: Noted surgeon Dr V S Singh is playing a good Samaritan to 11-year-old Rajesh Kumar and 9-year-old Roop Kumar, both sons of Ishari Yadav of Kacharadih village under Rajauli sub-division in Nawada district. Both the children are suffering from fluorosis caused due to intake of water having high content of fluoride resulting in weakening […]
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Brunei: Safe Fluoridated Water For All
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Public Works Department through the Department of Water Services will be providing 98 per cent of the population with fluoridated water by June this year. This will be made possible through the introduction of fluoridated water through its network treatment plants in all four districts, namely Tasek, Mangkubau, Bukit Barun, […]
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Brunei: Fluoridated water for 98% of the population
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Public Works Department, under the Department of Water Services, the sole water authority in the country, will be providing 98% of the population with fluoridated water, by June this year. In a statement during a ‘Forum on Fluoride Toothpaste’ the Director-General of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Dr Rib Norlila […]
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UF6: Thiessen response to ATSDR’s Assessment on fluoride releases from Oak Ridge
On December 23, 2008, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the following document for public comment: Public Health Assessment for K-25 and S-50 Uranium Fluoride Releases Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE) Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee EPA Facility ID: TN1890090003 On February 20, 2009, Kathleen Thiessen submitted a public comment to ATSDR […]
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Chesterfield: Workers contain spill of approx. 200 gallons of fluoride
Police and firefighters have contained about 200 gallons of fluoride that spill from a ruptured tanker truck at Missouri American Water’s central plant in Chesterfield and they are now waiting for a private clean-up crew to remove the chemical, said Dave Nichols, fire marshal of the Monarch Fire Protection District. An early report from Missouri […]
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Why fluoridation would be good for El Dorado County
For my last newspaper column as health officer in El Dorado County, I would like you to consider supporting one small change that could do a world of good for the health of our community. That small change is fluoridation of our drinking water. Currently none of the water systems in El Dorado County adjusts […]
United States, California -
Fluoride fight on tap in Red Deer
RED DEER — A fight is brewing in Red Deer over the city’s plan to add fluoride to its drinking water supply. Fluoridation opponents are upset, saying the cavity-fighting chemical causes more harmful health effects than good. Resident Diane Hermary has formed Citizens United to Remove Fluoride from Red Deer’s Water Supply on the social […]
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Gunnedah campaign seeks fluoridation support
An education campaign is about to begin in Gunnedah to ask for community support to fluoridate the water supply. The department of health is behind the move, which the council says it will consider once ratepayers have been consulted. The department’s project manager, John Irving, says surveys reveal approval ratings for the move elsewhere in […]
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Liquid fluoride thorium reactors: The Aim HIgh program alternative to nuclear & coal
The Aim High program to make factory mass produced Liquid FLUORIDE thorium reactors to replace coal power worldwide Technical LFTR Advantages [Liquid Flouride Thorium Reactor] 1. LFTR has no refueling outages, with continuous refueling and continuous waste fission product removal. 2. It can change power output to satisfy demand, satisfying today’s need for both baseload […]
Nuclear Industry