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Toxic fluoride and arsenic contaminated groundwater in the Lahore and Kasur districts, Punjab, Pakistan and possible contaminant sources.
Abstract The present study is the first attempt to put forward possible sources of As, F- and SO4(2-) contaminated groundwater in the Kalalanwala area, Punjab, Pakistan. Five rainwater and 24 groundwater samples from three different depths were analyzed. Shallow groundwater from 24 to 27 m depth contained high F- (2.47-21.1mg/L), while the groundwater samples from […]
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B.C. communities with high fluoride levels in groundwater
Excerpt: Where have high ?uoride levels been found in B.C. well water? The Ministry of Environment evaluated the results of groundwater samples obtained between 1977 and 1993 through the Water Quality Check Program. Of over 8,500 samples analysed for ?uoride, 270 or 3.1% had ?uoride levels above the Canadian drinking water guideline of 1.5 mg/L, […]
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GRU hit by nationwide shortage of fluoride
Gainesville Regional Utilities has had to stop adding fluoride to its water supply because of a chemical shortage affecting utilities throughout the state, GRU officials said Tuesday. Though the utility’s supply of fluoridating chemicals ran out late last month, officials said a few weeks without the chemicals should not reduce the effects of fluoridation, which […]
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Dental foundation offers $1.5 million for fluoridation
Five years after its first attempt, the California Dental Association Foundation is renewing efforts to fluoridate Watsonville water with a new funding offer of $1,563,038. In a letter Wednesday to City Manager Carlos Palacios, the foundation announced it would offer $1,242,700 for construction of water fluoridation facilities in Watsonville. Funding also includes $320,338 for maintenance […]
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Nation’s biggest fluoridation push will reach county soon
In a small industrial office next to the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Port Hueneme, John Omweg grabs a clipboard with a California Department of Health Services form meant to track fluoride levels in the city’s water supply. He walks through the plant and grabs a sample out of a pipe of water that’s […]
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Plan to reduce fluoride levels in water soon
Committee on Health and Children: Plans are now in place to reduce fluoride levels in Irish public water supplies five years after an expert group recommended this step be taken. The joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children heard yesterday that a statutory instrument, required to amend current fluoridation regulations, had been laid before the […]
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Children’s tooth decay on decline in unfluoridated Scotland
Levels of tooth decay among primary one pupils in Scotland are falling, according to new figures. Deputy Health Minister Lewis Macdonald announced the results of a National Dental Inspection Programme on a visit to a school in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. However, the British Dental Association has warned that more must be done to ensure people have […]
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Irish Health Committee fails bottle-fed babies once again
“Instead of acting to protect bottle-fed babies at risk from fluoridated water, the Joint (All-Party) Committee today wasted two hours hearing evidence that had been put to it previously and yet again shelved an important report on this harmful practice” said Voice spokesman Robert Pocock. Parents in America were warned three months ago not use […]
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CDC, dental group warn of too much fluoride for babies
Health officials are recommending that parents who feed formula to their babies consider using bottled water — rather than tap — when mixing it to prevent a dental condition that causes subtle white marks on developing teeth. While emphasizing the significant benefits of fluoridated tap water in preventing cavities, new recommendations from the Centers for […]
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North Attleboro won’t vote on fluoride
NORTH ATTLEBORO – It appears fluoride will not be placed on the ballot as a referendum question, but town officials say they expect voters will weigh in on the issue when picking a candidate in the board of health race. A majority of selectmen said Thursday they do not favor putting a non-binding referendum on […]
United States, Massachusetts