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Louisville, Kentucky: Du Pont considers $178 million vinyl fluoride/Tedlar 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 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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Fond du Lac: Fluoride referendum rejected
Voters in the city of Fond du Lac won’t get a chance to weigh in on the water fluoridation issue. The City Council voted 4-3 on Wednesday night to reject a proposal calling for an advisory referendum on whether fluoride, a chemical that prevents tooth decay, should be added to Fond du Lac’s water supply. […]
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Moyne’s motion won’t halt fluoride
FLUORIDATION will be scrapped from Moyne Shire’s public health plan. But the council is powerless to stop the State Government from injecting the chemical into its public water supplies. The council this week agreed to remove references from its plan that advocated the fluoridation of reticulated water. Only two councillors voted against the decision, which […]
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Both Parties Need Planks to Restore Scientific Integrity at the CDC
NEW YORK, Aug 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — According to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), there is a crucial need for both parties to restore scientific integrity to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on several policies. The most egregious is their continued unscientific support for water fluoridation. “The simplest and quickest way to […]
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Hastings: Fluoride question to appear on ballot as is
Issues of water treatment and nitrates won’t be included in one of three questions regarding fluoride that will appear on the November election ballot. On Monday, the Hastings City Council voted against bringing a discussion from the table about amending the ballot question regarding fluoridation of the city’s water supply. The ballot question, as approved […]
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EPA scientists pull study that found C8 in eggs
Federal researchers have asked a respected scientific journal to pull from its Web site a government-sponsored study that warned Americans could be exposed to C8 and similar chemicals when they eat chicken eggs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, was the first to find perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, in […]
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Dubai: Al Ain Mineral Water launches Water+ with added calcium and fluoride specifically for children under 13
Al Ain Mineral Water Company (P.J.S.C.), the 100 per cent owned and operated entity of Abu Dhabi-based AGTHIA Group P.J.S.C, today announced the launch of Al Ain Water+, a specially formulated enhanced water for children aged between 4-13 years – at a media event held at Café Ceramique, Dubai. The introduction of its new Water+ […]
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Homes evacuated after train carrying toxic chemicals derails in Galveston County, Texas
SANTA FE, Texas — A handful of homes were evacuated and 2-mile stretch of State Highway 6 near the Galveston County line was shutdown Saturday night after a train pulling tankers of hydrogen fluoride and other chemicals derailed. A railroad spokeswoman said that 12 tank cars left the tracks near Mustang Road not far from […]
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Roundtable proposed in water dispute in Princess Anne County over high fluoride levels
PRINCESS ANNE — State officials have proposed a roundtable meeting with the Somerset County Sanitary Commission, the County Commissioners and others in an effort to resolve ongoing water supply issues.
United States, Maryland