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Terrace council votes to delay fluoride referendum
CITY COUNCIL has rejected a plan to go to referendum Oct. 18 referendum on water fluoridation. Council voted 3-2 July 14 against the fall vote, opting to delay the plebiscite. City administration had recommended the Oct. 18 date. But councillor David Hull said the issue needs more attention and debate than it might get in […]
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Piney Point: An ecological powder keg
The defunct Piney Point fertilizer plant is a disaster in the making. The 700 million gallons of acidic water in the gypsum storage stack threatens to break through the walls and spill into Tampa Bay. Even if the square mound’s walls of fine, white, packed gypsum hold, rains threaten to push the water up and […]
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Fort Collins Water Board: “Many Concerns” about Fluoridation
Reporting of the Fort Collins Water Board’s vote to recommend doing away with fluoride in the city’s water supply (April 25) may have left the impression that some of us were recommending this to save money. The dollar cost to continue fluoridation was a very minor concern compared with a number of other considerations: While […]
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Fort Collins Council Votes to Continue Fluoridation
Fluoridation lives, but opponents are vowing a continued fight. The City Council on Tuesday night voted to continue fluoridating Fort Collins water, with several members saying they trusted the opinions of local and national health experts. “Who do you trust?” Mayor Pro Tem Bill Bertschy asked. “Who do you believe? I think we’ve made the […]
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Clinical investigations of skeletal fluorosis in children of Manga Mandi in Pakistan.
Abstract In July 2000 about 124 children were detected suffering from skeletal fluorosis at Manga Mandi near Lahore. They were drinking high fluoride (maximum level 29 ppm) containing water. We have studied various biochemical parameters in serum, including alkaline phosphatase, calcium and inorganic phosphorus. These levels were compared with the levels of those children who […]
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Public Health Concerns Trump Other Priorities In Plant City
A frightening situation in Plant City raises questions about the effectiveness of state pollution laws. Public health officials are investigating whether pollution from the phosphate plant or nearby old landfills are causing health problems in two Plant City neighborhoods, which neighbors say suffer high rates of cancer. The Tribune’s Deborah Alberto found that exceedingly high […]
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`Matter Of Life And Death’
PLANT CITY – One resident told Plant City commissioners on Monday night of numerous health problems her family suffered while living near the Coronet Industries phosphate plant. Another said a vote on a proposed 2,600-home subdivision next to the plant is “almost a matter of life and death.” After hearing those and other residents, commissioners […]
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Commentary on Fort Collins Fluoride Issue
When the Water Board recommended the city stop fluoridating the water, the city manager denigrated them and called for public input. However, public input opposed fluoridation. Only the dental industry spoke in favor of fluoridating with an industrial waste from Cargill pollution scrubbers. More than 60 health-care providers signed a petition to stop fluoridation because […]
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The issue explained: fluoride in water
Why the fuss? Legislation is going through the House of Lords that will shift the decision on whether to add fluoride to drinking water from the water companies to local health authorities. Fearing legal action, water companies have been loath to take responsibility over what is an extremely charged issue. If fluoride reduces tooth decay, […]
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Paducah plant workers receive medical testing
PADUCAH, Ky. — James “Smoothy” Wilkerson is thankful for his $150,000 share of the more than $110 million paid to compensate sick Paducah nuclear workers. He’s even happier that a tiny tumor in his right lung was detected early by a scanner that sees lung images as thin as paper. Wilkerson, 72, of South Fulton, […]
United States, Kentucky Nuclear Industry