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Layton: Fluoride-free Water Available
LAYTON — Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, 2837 E. Highway 193, will open its new Water Conservation Learning Garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The new garden is designed to give the public ideas for yards and gardens with water conservation in mind. Also offered will be tours of the district’s drinking-water treatment […]
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Warren County: Four townships reject fluoridation idea
The debate over fluoridation of municipal water continues. Warren City Manager Jim Nelles had informed city council at its April meeting that the other municipalities which use the water supply would have to show interest in the addition of fluoride to pursue the issue. Those municipalities being Conewango, Glade, Mead and Pleasant Townships. “The four […]
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Eurobodalla Shire: Why even ask?
THE decision not to fluoridate the Eurobodalla’s water supply has sparked a greater debate as to the relevance of council’s public consultation process. Almost a quarter of the shire’s population responded to an extensive council survey, and two-thirds of respondents supported fluoridation. This week’s 5-4 vote by councillors against fluoridation launched a swathe of angry […]
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Uranium Producer Warns of Lake Ontario Pollution
OTTAWA — Cameco, the world’s largest uranium producer, has told the Canadian nuclear regulator that its refinery might have leaked uranium, arsenic and fluorides into Lake Ontario. The plant at Port Hope, Ontario, across the lake from Rochester and down the shore from Toronto, first refined uranium for the Manhattan Project during World War II. […]
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Cobleskill to keep flouride out of village water
COBLESKILL — Rejecting appeals from local dentists, doctors and county public health officials, the Village Board let stand its August decision to stop adding fluoride to drinking water, but voters may make the final decision. After three of four village trustees said their research raised concerns about the need and possible side effects of the […]
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Ohio: C8 panel to do interviews with 40,000 residents and 6,000 former DuPont workers
The C8 Science Panel wants to interview some 40,000 Mid-Ohio Valley residents about their medical history in an ongoing effort to determine if there is any link between the chemical and various diseases. Over the next few weeks, introductory letters about the follow-up studies will be mailed to adults who signed consent forms for the […]
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Ohio: C8 information sealed by court
PARKERSBURG — A recent Wood County Circuit Court order seals information gathered during the C8 Health Project, but qualifying medical schools and other experts can petition the court for their own analysis and review. DuPont paid for the massive health project as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by residents who […]
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Nonstick Toxicity: Chemical promotes cancer development in fish
The experiments were fishy. But they appear to have uncovered something that rodent studies missed: a potential cancer risk posed by a compound used to manufacture nonstick coatings. By mimicking the action of estrogen, this chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, can promote cancer development, researchers report in an upcoming Environmental Health Perspectives. Better known as PFOA, perfluorooctanoic […]
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Announcement on fluoride poll due
A PUBLIC announcement is shortly expected on the result of a telephone survey on fluoridating water supplies. The survey has been completed and the results are expected in 10 to 14 days, Health Minister Eddie Teare told Tuesday’s Tynwald. It will be ‘interesting to see the final outcome’, he said, adding that he felt confident […]
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Ohio: C8 Science Panel Begins Follow-Up Studies of Community and Workers
The C8 Science Panel, chosen to determine whether C8 has a probable link to any health effects, will begin sending introductory letters in the next few weeks to those involved in their community and worker follow-up studies. The introductory letters will be followed by interviews in the fall, in which study participants will be asked […]
Perfluorinated chemicals