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Brazilian Communities tackle Aluminum industry
Brazilian communities affected by the aluminum industry gathered in the city of Sao Luiz in the northern state of Maranhao at the end of March to discuss the environmental and health impacts of bauxite mining and aluminum refining. The gathering was organized by the Brazilian NGO Carajas Forum which monitors the social and environmental impact […]
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Panel endorses bill to fluoridate water
CARSON CITY (AP) – A proposal to put fluoride in drinking water in Reno and Las Vegas was approved on a 26-16 vote Thursday by the Nevada Assembly. The controversial bill was backed by dentists who said they constantly see children with mouths full of cavities because Nevada is one of the few places that […]
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Speaking out against aluminum giants
More than 60 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) came together in this northern Brazilian city to discuss the impact on human health and the environment of bauxite mining and the production of aluminum by multinational consortiums in the country’s Amazon jungle region. Cancer and a long list of other occupational hazards, the contamination of waterways, air pollution, […]
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[A preliminary report on endemic fluorosis caused by treating food with hot spring water].
Abstract Fengliang town is situated in the hot spring area in the eastern part of Guangdong province. The concentrations of fluorine in drinking water were less than 0.4 ppm and the prevalence rate of dental fluorosis was 55.43%. A preliminary epidemiological survey showed that the fluorine concentrations of vegetables treated with hot-spring water (F- 20.33 […]
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PPG Industries of Mexico fined for exporting potassium fluoride without valid license
On February 26, 1999, the Commerce Department imposed a $60,000 civil penalty on PPG Industries de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (PPG Mexico), a Mexican chemical company, to settle allegations that the company exported potassium fluoride from the United States to Mexico without the required Commerce Department licenses. The Department also alleged that, on two of […]
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ALCOA Fined $750,000 by Commerce Department For Illegal Chemical Shipments
WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department’s Under Secretary for Export Administration, William A. Reinsch, imposed a civil penalty of $750,000 on Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) for 100 violations of U.S. export regulations involving shipments of potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride. The penalty results from Reinsch’s affirming an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) recommended findings in the […]
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Fear of Fluoride
Have you read the fine print on your toothpaste tube recently? Check it out. If your toothpaste contains fluoride — which nearly every brand in the United States does — there’s a consumer advisory message that might surprise and alarm you, especially if you’re the parent of young children. The advisory, which began appearing on […]
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Molycorp regulation challenge rejected
QUESTA, N.M. – The state has turned down Molycorp’s challenge to New Mexico’s authority to regulate ground water contamination beneath the company’s molybdenum mine here. The Water Quality Control Commission on Tuesday ruled Molycorp missed – by four years – a deadline to oppose controls on the contamination. The ruling means the state will move […]
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Some Young Children Get Too Much Fluoride
THE FLUORIDATION of public water systems in the U.S. since 1945 is often hailed as one of the great public-health advances of the century. Today, many children reach adulthood without a single cavity. But now health researchers are questioning whether Americans, particularly children, may have too much fluoride in their diets. The U.S. Centers for Disease […]
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EPA Cites West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant and Industrial Dischargers
CHICAGO – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has recently cited the West Chicago, Ill., wastewater treatment plant for exceeding the limits of its wastewater treatment permit and inadequately monitoring wastewater discharged to the plant from industries. Industrial users include Electronic Support Systems, L.P.; Mapei Corp.; Northwestern Flavors, Inc.; Wincup; General Mills Operations, Inc.; […]
United States, Illinois Electronics Industry