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Environmental hazards and health risk of common liquid perfluoro-n-alkanes, potent greenhouse gases
Abstract This article aimed at introducing the main physical properties and commercial/industrial uses of common liquid perfluoro-n-alkanes (including perfluoropentane, perfluorohexane, perfluoroheptane, perfluorooctane, and perfluorononane) and the environment and health hazards posed by their toxic decomposition products (especially in hydrogen fluoride and perfluoroisobutylene) because these perfluorocompounds are potent greenhouse gases, which have been blanketed into the […]
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EPA wanted tougher C8 limit, memo says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal government scientists originally sought a much tougher standard for the toxic chemical C8 than was included in a nationwide health advisory issued last month, according to an internal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency memo. More than three years ago, EPA staffers proposed that the agency rewrite a deal with DuPont Co. to […]
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Give public access to Statehouse floor
Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, R-Union, is catching flak from fellow lawmakers because he had the audacity to think regular folks should have an opportunity to talk to legislators from the floor of the Legislature. Next thing you know Bramnick will be asking that taxpayers have the same direct access to lawmakers as well-heeled lobbyists do. Bramnick […]
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Editorial: Fluoridating Santa Clara County’s water supply is overdue
Only one of the 10 largest cities in America is so backward that it does not fluoridate its water. That would be San Jose, whose residents should be embarrassed that their city doesn’t provide one of the most basic services to improve public health. Liz Kniss, a registered nurse and president of the Santa Clara […]
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Southampton: New row over adding of fluoride to drinking water
Most residents of Southampton will have no choice but to receive fluoridated tap water if the South Central Strategic Health Authority agrees to the proposal. Its board is to make a decision on Thursday February 26 following a consultation. While many health experts argue that adding fluoride will help improve children’s teeth, critics believe […]
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New fight to stop mass fluoridation
Opponents of the mass fluoridation of water will next week try to stop a government drive to add the chemical to supplies used by millions of people in England and Wales. The verdict on a small scheme covering 200,000 people in Southampton and southwest Hampshire will help shape public attitudes to far bigger proposals countrywide, […]
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Minnesota: PFOS contamination identified in fish from more metro area lakes
Twin Lake in Hennepin County (Robbinsdale-Crystal) has been found to have levels of a perfluorochemical (PFC) in the fish similar to the higher levels previously measured in lakes Calhoun, Elmo and Johanna. The PFOS (perfluorooctonate sulfate) levels in these fish place them in the one meal per month consumption category, given no impact from other […]
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Minnesota: Consumption limit for Twin Lake fish
State officials Friday warned people to limit how often they eat fish caught from Twin Lake in Robbinsdale and Crystal. The lake has been found to have levels of a man-made perfluorochemical (PFC) in the fish similar to the higher levels previously measured in metro area lakes Calhoun, Elmo and Johanna, the state Health Department […]
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Timberville: Fluoride To Stay
Mayor Don Delaughter found himself in a position Thursday that he had hoped to avoid. “I was afraid this would happen,” he said after Town Council split on a vote of whether Timberville should continue to add fluoride to its water. “It’s a difficult decision for me. … I do believe in fluoridation, and I’m […]
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State legislators find merit, concerns in fluoridation bill
TRENTON – A bill that would mandate the fluoridation of the state’s water supply still faces questions as it awaits approval from the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill was approved 10-0 by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee this week, but Assemblyman Vincent J. Polistina, R-Atlantic, abstained, saying he needed to research the issue […]
United States, New Jersey