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Chemical coat to mean drier socks
Almost any surface or fabric can be made waterproof but remain breathable thanks to a former military technology. The process was originally developed to ensure soldiers’ clothing remained impermeable to chemical weapons. Shoe maker Hi-Tec has signed a deal with the developers of the process to use the technology to waterproof many of its shoes. […]
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‘Unbreakable’ greenhouse gas meets its doom at last
The war on climate change just got a chemical weapon: a way to destroy the carbon-fluorine bonds that make a class of widely used industrial gases so dangerous in the atmosphere. Gases made from carbon, fluorine and chlorine, called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), long used as refrigerants, were banned in the 1990s because they damage the ozone […]
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Lexington, Nebraska, to put fluoridation on November ballot
… In other business, the council has also opted to place the matter of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply before a public vote on the November election ballot. People who check ‘yes’ on the ballot will be voting to approve the ordinance that prohibits adding additional fluoride to the city water supply. City […]
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Southampton: Extra cost of fluoride in water?
ADDING fluoride to the water supply of two-thirds of Southampton’s residents could condemn thousands of youngsters to a lifetime of paying for expensive dental treatment. That is the fear raised by campaigners arguing against fluoridation who say it will mean one in eight children will grow up to experience discoloured or mottled teeth. Southampton residents […]
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Community board okays fluoridation for the Maniototo
The Maniototo Community Board has decided to fluoridate Ranfurly’s public drinking water supplies. The board members voted three to two for fluoridation at their meeting in Ranfurly yesterday. Chairman Richard Smith said the board took the view that fluoridation would protect public health. He said the residents had given the board a mandate at the […]
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Fluoridation to go ahead in Ranfurly
Ranfurly water will be fluoridated. The Maniototo Community Board yesterday approved the move with a 3-2 vote, with chairman Richard Smith and board member Sue Umbers voting against fluoridation. Mr Smith told members he believed the 250 children under the age of 12 should have the benefit of fluoride and the board could either fluoridate […]
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Fluoride set for Mildura, Swan Hill, Kerang
Victoria’s Health Department says it will be going ahead with the introduction of fluoride to water supplies in Mildura, Swan Hill and Kerang. Victoria’s chief health officer says the Loddon Mallee region has a high number of people needing hospital treatment for dental conditions and the benefits of fluoridation are proven. John Carnie says information […]
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Neutralizing Fluorocarbons
Fluorocarbons–common chemicals in which carbon is bound to fluorine–are potent greenhouse gases, and some form toxic compounds that can accumulate in the environment. But neutralizing fluorocarbons has required a process whose high temperature drives up its cost, limiting its adoption. Researchers at Brandeis University report in Science today that they have found a catalyst that […]
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Du Pont considers $178 million project
West Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood — hard hit by job cuts in recent years — finally might be getting a bit of good employment news. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., the Wilmington, Del.-based chemical company, is considering an expansion of its long-running Freon plant at 4200 Camp Ground Road. It closed its neighboring Neoprene […]
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Presstek reaches agreement to compensate for 2006 chemical spill of hydrofluoric acid in South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY – Presstek has agreed to pay $31,975 and perform a supplemental environmental project to resolve violations related to a chemical spill at one of the company’s South Hadley facilities, which is now closed. On Oct. 30, 2006, 751 pounds of hydrofluoric acid, a hazardous chemical, were released to the environment through a ventilation […]
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