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Neighborhood saved by water
East Deer residents were spared a deadly environmental disaster in their back yards Monday when a derailed tanker leaked its toxic contents into the river instead of the air. The train car, which holds 15,000 to 20,000 gallons, contained a compressed gas called anhydrous hydrogen fluoride. Released into the air, hydrogen fluoride gas can cause […]
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Minnesota: PFOA-PFOS time line up to 2005
1953 3M scientist Patsy Sherman’s accident leads to creation of Scotchgard. She spills a mixture on a lab assistant’s tennis shoe. The stain turns out to be impervious to water, soap and scrubbing. 1956 3M introduces Scotchgard line of fabric protectors. 1978 3M becomes aware perfluorinated chemicals are present in the blood of its plant […]
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Train Derailment Causes Hundreds Of Evacuations In Pa.
EAST DEER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A train derailed in East Deer Township at about 6 a.m. Monday and emergency crews evacuated some homes in the area. At least 13 of the 83 cars on the Norfolk Southern train derailed and eight of those cars were carrying hazardous materials, according to officials. Reports from the scene […]
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Indonesia. The impact of the hyperacid Ijen Crater Lake: risks of excess fluoride to human health
Alex Heikens(a), Sri Sumarti (b, c), Manfred van Bergen (b), Budi Widianarko (d), Luuk Fokkert (e), Kees van Leeuwen (f) and Willem Seinen (a) a. Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Yalelaan 2, 3584 CM, The Netherlands b. Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands c. Volcanology and Geological Hazard […]
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Hold off on that last quart of tea
Take it easy, tea drinkers. A researcher at Washington University has found that some instant teas contain startlingly high concentrations of fluoride. When the tea is mixed with fluoridated tap water, the fluoride reaches levels that would set off alarms at the Environmental Protection Agency. Brewed tea contains comparable amounts of fluoride, studies show. “For […]
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Fluoride Controversy in Pagosa Springs
On Tuesday evening, the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District Board of Directors allowed a group of concerned citizens, headed by Cathy and Wayne Justus, to voice their concerns regarding fluoridation of the district’s water. There were about 40 community members present, apparently all opposed to fluoridation. Cathy began her talk by posing two questions […]
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Tea-drinking habit led to rare bone disease
This is a tale of a Missouri woman, a mysterious bone disease, and too much of a good thing. The year was 1998. The 52-year-old suburban St. Louis woman with a stiff spine and aching back had already been to several doctors. Most told her she had disc disease. But Dr. Michael P. Whyte, a […]
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Fluoridation: Weigh the risks along with the benefit
H ouse Bill 2025 would mandate the fluoridation of drinking water in Oregon municipal systems serving more than 10,000 people. At first glance that may sound like a healthy idea. After all, conventional wisdom is that fluorides help prevent caries of the teeth. As a physician, I was a proponent of drinking water fluoridation for […]
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Harmful Fluoride Levels Found in Instant Iced Tea
Instant iced tea mixes may contain potentially harmful levels of fluoride, according to a new study. Researchers found some commercial iced tea mixes contain up to 6.5 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride, which is well above the 4 ppm maximum allowed by the EPA in drinking water and 2.4 ppm permitted by the FDA […]
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Potentially harmful fluoride levels found in some instant teas
St. Louis, Jan. 25, 2005 — Instant tea, one of the most popular drinks in the United States, may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. The researchers found that some regular strength preparations contain as much as 6.5 parts per million (ppm) […]
United States, National USA