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City of Kyle explains fluoride warning
Drinking water in Kyle comes from a mix of ground and surface sources. The City of Kyle said it’s proud of its water. “We take a lot of pride in the quality of our water as well as the diversification of our water and how we work very hard to conserve it,” the City of […]
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Hamilton: City weighs fluoridated water costs, dental care
The city is debating how to protect your smile. Councillors want more information on the cost of targeted dental programs that would allow Hamilton to remove fluoride from its water. Health and dental experts say the move isn’t necessary, but some councillors are worried about the chemical’s potential adverse health effects. “How many people will […]
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Minnesota: Health Department will measure PFC levels in adults near 3M plant, landfills
THE LATEST: Continuing concern about possible contamination from chemicals produced at 3M’s Cottage Grove facility has state health officials seeking volunteers for a study of perfluorochemical levels in residents near the plant and several landfills. BACK STORY: PFC-containing wastes were disposed in a number of landfills in the east metro and have seeped into the […]
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Conway Corp. Will Put Fluoride Back In Water
In a THV update, Conway Corporation says it’ll resume putting fluoride in the water for its Conway customers. But CEO Richard Arnold says the earliest that could happen is November. Conway Corporation stopped putting fluoride in the water last fall because the highly acidic chemical had damaged pipes, but the utility didn’t tell residents. Arnold […]
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Conway: Is Fluoride in your Water?
You figure the water you drink from the tap is safe, and good for your health. But what if you found out that for the past few months, you’ve been drinking water that could decay your teeth? It happened in Conway last fall, but customers are just now finding out about it. Fluoride was taken […]
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The city of Kyle “warns youngsters not to drink the water”
BUDA, Texas (STPNS) — Kids under the age of 9 shouldn’t drink the water in Kyle. That’s the message that thousands of Kyle utilities customers read why they opened a letter from the city late last month detailing the high levels of fluoride in local water. Fluoride occurs naturally in all water. Many communities also […]
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Wood River: Fluoridation vote on Nov. 4
Excerpts: Teresa Anderson and Companions, Representatives for the Central District Health Department, presented the council information on LB245 that was passed by the Nebraska Unicameral at the end of this past legislative session. LB245 mandates that cities of villages, with populations of one thousand or more residents, provide fluoridation in the city’s drinking water by […]
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Conway Ends Fluoride In City Water
Some Conway residents are upset about what’s not in their water. The city has added fluoride for decades but last October Conway Corporation decided to take it out and didn’t tell the community. Conway Corporation staff members insist they are not required to tell anyone about removing the fluoride except the health department. They hope […]
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Water plant manager speaks on fluoride
On June 26 the town of Drayton Valley officially shut off the fluoride tap in our water treatment plant. There are no plans to turn it back on until the town has done sufficient research into whether fluoridation is harmful or beneficial to residents. Bernie Berube, senior plant operator for the water treatment plant in […]
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NRC downplays threat from nuclear material missing in South Carolina
This Wednesday, July 9, staff with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting in Atlanta with officials from the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Plant in Columbia, S.C. to discuss nuclear materials that went missing back in February. The meeting will be open to the public for observation. On Feb. 11, personnel at the Westinghouse plant […]
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