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Region asked to revamp fluoridation system
Local News – Niagara’s plan to eliminate fluoride from regional drinking water ran into citizen opposition Wednesday. Historically, most Niagara municipalities haven’t added fluoride to their water treatment systems. Parts of Thorold, Welland and Pelham, however, have treated their water with fluoride as recently as 2002, when repeated mechanical failures temporarily halted the practice. Regional […]
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A personal exposure study employing scripted activities and paths in conjunction with atmospheric releases of perfluorocarbon tracers in Manhattan, NY
Abstract A personal exposure study was conducted in New York City as part of the Urban Dispersion Program (UDP). It examined the contact of individuals with four harmless perflourocarbon tracers (PFT) released in Midtown Manhattan with approval by city agencies at separate locations, during two types of experiments, completed during each release period. Two continuous […]
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Walker board OKs fluoridation plan
WALKER — The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to institute a water fluoridation program to help fight tooth decay in the community. The decision during Monday’s meeting ended months of planning and discussions about the program which promises to afford Walker residents a defense against tooth decay and other dental problems. The cost of obtaining […]
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Oregon fluoridation bill sidetracked
Advocates of statewide water fluoridation retreated Tuesday from a showdown vote in the Oregon House, sending their bill to the joint Ways and Means Committee for possible retooling. House Bill 3099 would require cities with at least 10,000 residents to add fluoride to their water supplies to prevent tooth decay. Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, the […]
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Lolium perenne as a biomonitor of atmospheric levels of fluoride.
The aim of the present study was to develop a standardised protocol for the use of Lolium perenne cultures to biomonitor the surroundings of an aluminium smelter. Five ecological stations, which corresponded to air quality network monitoring sites pertaining to the smelter, were selected for study. Cultures of L. perenne (one at each site) were […]
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Lolium perenne as a biomonitor of atmospheric levels of fluoride
Abstract The aim of the present study was to develop a standardised protocol for the use of Lolium perenne cultures to biomonitor the surroundings of an aluminium smelter. Five ecological stations, which corresponded to air quality network monitoring sites pertaining to the smelter, were selected for study. Cultures of L. perenne (one at each site) […]
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Skagit County will add fluoride to water supply
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – People in Skagit County will have fluoride added to their municipal water supply. Tuesday, county commissioners voted in favor of fluoridation – an issue that has divided the community for years and could now end up in a courtroom. It was a mix of cheers and jeers Tuesday as Skagit County […]
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Fluoride shortage affecting water
Fluoride, a compound that prevents tooth decay, has not been added to Evansville’s drinking water supply since February. That’s when American Water Enterprises, the company that operates the city’s water treatment plant, ran out of the compound. The company has not been able to get more. Evansville is not alone in having unfluoridated water. A […]
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Editorial: Corning council’s approval of fluoridation
The Corning City Council kept its word because a retired dentist kept his. And with two ends of the bargain tied up, council members made the right decision Monday by approving fluoridation of the city’s water system. Now the job is to make the project happen over the next year or possibly two. The council […]
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Anti-fluoridation camp opens wide in Yarmouth
SOUTH YARMOUTH — Two years ago the Yarmouth Board of Health bowed to public pressure and voted not to recommend fluoridation of the town’s water supply. Now the debate is on again and last night at a hearing on the topic the pressure in the room was palpable. “Why with anything so questionable, so possibly […]
United States, Massachusetts