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Busting open a dental myth?
ENGLAND’S top dentist believes there is no link between access to NHS dentists and levels of tooth decay. Which is a shame for Southampton, because it’s currently easier to register with one in the city than it has been for years. The city’s health chiefs say there is currently exceptional access to NHS dentists. But […]
United Kingdom, England -
Hamilton: To Add Fluoride or Not?
Water is essential to our existence. We guzzle it down when exercising, mix it into our baby’s cereal and cook our family’s meals with it. It makes up 60 per cent of our bodies, 95 per cent of our blood and 22 per cent of our bones. Without fresh drinking water, we’d die within days. […]
Canada, Ontario -
Dakota City question: To fluoridate? Or not?
Dakota City voters will be asked on Election Day to mark their ballot in favor or opposed to fluoridating city water. City Manager Bob Peters said the issue is not at all controversial among residents. The vote was prompted by a bill passed by the Unicameral this year. The bill requires cities with populations of […]
United States, Nebraska -
Fairbanks voter initiatives dropped
FAIRBANKS — Two voter initiatives failed to collect enough required signatures to appear on next year’s ballot or be voted upon in a special election. Ron Warner, a former candidate for Fairbanks City Council and the sponsor of a petition to remove fluoride from the city’s water system, worked diligently to collect the minimum required […]
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INDIA : Water Privatisation – ‘No Need For Costly Consultants’
JAMSHEDPUR, Jharkhand state, Oct 24 (IPS) – The Indian corporate conglomerate, Tata, says it is ready to provide water services in this vast country and also prove that privatisation does not have to involve expensive foreign consultants and providers. The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (JUSCO), a Tata subsidiary based in this s 104-year-old steel […]
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Red Deer: Fluoridation to resume
Fluoride will be reintroduced into Red Deer tap water in early 2009 if a deal with a supplier is ironed out. Fluoride hasn’t been in the treated water supply for a year, since a shortage of the cavity-fighting chemical began. But the shortage appears to have eased. “It looks like one of our suppliers has […]
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NF3: Potent Greenhouse Gas More Prevalent in Atmosphere than Previously Assumed
A powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated, according to a team of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Using new analytical techniques, a team led by Scripps geochemistry professor Ray Weiss made the first atmospheric measurements of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), which […]
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Southampton’s fluoride plan gets backing from health bosses
HAMPSHIRE health chiefs have backed plans to fluoridate the water supplies of some of its residents in a bid to improve dental health in Southampton. The county’s primary care trust board has agreed to support the controversial initiative, which would see 36,000 people in Eastleigh, Totton and Netley receive fluoridated water. Southampton City PCT has […]
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Environmental Regulations Growing More Complex
Participants at an ISMI meeting on emerging environment, safety and health (ESH) regulations said the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is expected to vote on a ban of PFOS in May. The possible ban is part of an increasingly complex set of environmental regulations, with China taking an ever-dimmer view of potential contaminants. The […]
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Nuclear agency wants BWXT fined for spill
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants a $32,500 penalty imposed on BWX Technologies for a chemical spill that injured a worker at its Lynchburg plant. The NRC said Tuesday it’s seeking the penalty based on a spill that happened on April 28. A worker trying to clean the chemical injured his eyes […]
Nuclear Industry