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Warrnambool: Fury at fluoride
ANTI-FLUORIDE protesters stacked the Warrnambool City Council offices again last night – but in double the numbers and with many times the fury. Three weeks after campaigners first took their fight direct to city hall, about 150 people crammed into the chamber to voice their frustration at the council’s handling of the issue. Tempers boiled […]
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MP to organise fluoride petition
FLUORIDATION and plans for a petition have thrown at least one Rotorua district councillor into a spin just days out from the local body election. Bob Martin, who is seeking re-election in the North Ward, is angry Rotorua MP Steve Chadwick has reignited the fluoride debate by announcing she plans to organise a petition. The […]
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Fluoridation Not Proven Safe or Effective and May be Unethical Reports British Medical Journal
Old Bethpage, NY, United States, 10/08/2007 – No valid science supports the addition of fluoride chemicals into drinking water; however, 2/3 of US public water suppliers do so. Researchers reporting in the Oct 6 British Medical Journal (BMJ) indicate that fluoridation, touted as a safe cavity preventive, never was proven safe or effective and may […]
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Senior doctors allege lack of evidence on fluoride safety
The government is accused by senior doctors today of selectively using inadequate evidence to promote the use of fluoride in the water supply. The public health measure, intended to improve the country’s teeth, has attracted huge controversy. Anti-fluoride campaigners claim the chemical has potentially harmful side-effects, while dentists and some public health experts insist it […]
United Kingdom, England -
Tap water warnings for baby formula
LETTERS have been sent to maternity hospitals from an environmental group warning them of the dangers of using tap water in newborn babies’ formula feed. According to Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment (VOICE), Irish tap water should not be used to make up baby feeds as it exceeds the maximum fluoride levels as […]
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Fluorine leak at the Molten Salt Reactor
The government’s toxic-waste incinerator in Oak Ridge burned about 1.4 million pounds of waste in fiscal 2007, which concluded Sept. 30. The incinerator will be shut down soon for its annual maintenance period. Dennis Hill of Bechtel Jacobs Co., the Department of Energy’s cleanup manager, said the plan is to shut down the incinerator until […]
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City to add fluoride to water supply
There will soon be a little something added to the water supply of customers of the Northern Area Water Authority treatment which serves Tipp City, Monroe Township and Vandalia. City Council voted unanimously Monday night to add enough fluoride to the water supply to raise the level to 1 milligram per liter. City Manager David […]
United States, Ohio -
Moses Lake factory to make silica, fluoride salt
MOSES LAKE — A closed sugar beet factory on Wheeler Road east of Moses Lake soon will be transformed into a plant to make silica and fluoride salt. The Rock Island-based Specialty Chemical Products recently bought four buildings and six acres of land at the site of the former Pacific Northwest Sugar Co., the Grant […]
United States, Washington State Toothpaste -
Juneau says no to fluoride
Juneau’s voters delivered a resounding “no” to fluoridating the city’s water supplies on Tuesday, putting an end, for now, to one of the most hotly contested and expensive ballot initiatives in the city’s history. Preliminary vote counts showed Proposition 2 failed 61 to 37 percent. Of 24,613 registered voters, 7,820 voted at the polls. Another […]
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Family files $7 million lawsuit alleging 22-year old son died from inhaling hydrofluoric acid
The former owner of a Portland recycling company with a history of fatal accidents and environmental infractions faces a possible stretch in federal prison for his role in mishandling oil spills at the plant. Donald M. Spencer, the former president of the defunct Spencer Environmental Inc., will plead guilty Oct. 12 to a felony charge […]
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