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Fluorosis strikes Unnao village
Marxnagar (Unnao), January 30: About 70 km from Lucknow, this village in Unnao is fighting water problems of a different kind. The high fluoride content in the soil here has contaminated the water in their wells. As a result, most of the 400-odd villagers suffer from fluorosis. Sumangal is among the more seriously affected. He […]
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Battlefield to put fluoridation question to area residents
Battlefield-area residents soon will have a chance to decide whether they want fluoride returned to the public water. The Greene County Public Water Supply District 1 will include a question on the Feb. 20 bill where customers can check whether they want fluoride in the water, a district employee said. The informal votes will be […]
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Yarmouth says no to fluoridation
The Yarmouth Board of Health has decided against the fluoridation of town drinking water. In a Jan. 10 letter to selectmen, the board outlined its exploration of the issue and made note of a public informational meeting April 24 last year as well as public hearings June 20 and July 18. While noting that many […]
United States, Massachusetts -
Erie residents will consider using fluoride in water supply
ERIE — In a perfect world, Diane Brunson would have the fluoride flowing freely through every Colorado tap. To Brunson, who heads the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Oral Health Unit, it’s an easy call. Statistics show sharp reductions in tooth decay in communities that fluoridate their water. Studies show the costs — […]
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EPA Seeking PFOA Reductions
EPA is launching a global stewardship program inviting companies to reduce PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid) releases and its presence in products by 95 percent by no later than 2010 and to work toward eliminating these sources of exposure five years after that but no later than 2015. PFOA is an essential processing aid in the manufacture […]
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Cayuga fluoride backers get help in cause
The director of the National Center for Fluoridation gave the local dental and medical community the tools needed to begin a pro-fluoridation campaign. The Cayuga County Dental Society and the Cayuga Community Health Network invited Dr. Michael F. Easley to discuss the benefits of having fluoride in the public’s drinking water Tuesday during a dinner […]
United States, New York -
Fluoride issue on Burlington ballot
Burlington voters will decide March 7 whether they want the city water supply to be fluoridated, as it has been for more than 50 years. Fluoride is added to public water supplies in the United States to reduce tooth decay. The issue, debated before the Board of Health and the City Council last spring and […]
United States, Vermont -
Dentists warn of no-fluoride pain
Waikato dentists have fired the first salvo in the lead-up to Hamilton City Council’s decision whether to continue putting fluoride in the water supply. Hillcrest dentist Steven Pawley today said the Waikato Bay of Plenty branch of the New Zealand Dental Association would urge the council to continue fluoridation. “If fluoride were removed, dentists are […]
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Bottled Water and Tooth Decay: Kids May Not Be Getting Enough Fluoride
Some dentists are concerned about a problem they haven’t worried about as much in decades — whether children are getting enough fluoride. Fluoride helps strengthen teeth and prevent tooth decay. Mass fluoridating of municipal water supplies, started in the 1940s, has been called the most effective public-health measure ever made to improve oral health. But […]
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Sulfuryl fluoride: Dispute over methyl bromide prompts debate on fluoride
EPA’s approval of a fluoride-based alternative to the ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide is triggering a broader fight over agency data justifying the use of fluoride to treat drinking water and combat pests — a dispute that could be heavily influenced by a major new scientific report expected in the coming weeks. The fight also highlights […]
Pesticides