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Fingal County Moves to Ban Fluoridation
Fingal County Council has adopted a motion to pursue a policy to ban the compulsory addition of fluoride into the public water supply. The motion was tabled by Cllr Heidi Bedell (GP). It will now be included in the council’s Corporate Development Plan. Cllr Bedell said it was a historic and highly significant shift in […]
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N.J. dentists making push for fluoridated water
Once a week, elementary school children throughout Paterson swish fluoride rinse in their mouths for one full minute before spitting it into a cup. Pupils at seven schools around Bergen County also rinse with fluoride, and beginning this fall, so will youngsters in Passaic. It’s the only way health officials know for certain the children […]
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Health officials take sides in fluoride debate
WORCESTER — While an often bitter controversy over fluoridation has once again been joined here, Worcester is not alone in struggling with what has become an increasingly charged public health issue. Across the country and around the world, fluoride is generating public debate that is dividing communities and health officials in intense and often unpleasant […]
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2 dairy farmers sue chemical plant over fluoride in Montco
Two Montgomery County farmers who have complained for years that pollution from a nearby chemical plant caused death and disease in their dairy herds have filed suit against the company. Merrill Mest of Schwenksville and Wayne Hallowell of Gilbertsville say excessively high levels of fluoride released by Cabot Performance Materials in Boyertown were absorbed by […]
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Gilbertsville farmers suing chemical company for damage to Livestock
Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last year blamed poor farming practices for the illnesses that afflicted livestock on his Gilbertsville farm, Wayne Hallowell still thinks otherwise. In a lawsuit filed recently in Montgomery County Court, Hallowell and another area dairy farmer claim toxic emissions from a nearby chemical plant have slowly poisoned their animals […]
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Initiative drive begins to stop fluoridation in Mountain View
Mountain View resident, Billie Barewald, a nurse, today commenced a signature drive to qualify for the city ballot an initiative ordinance that would prevent the city from adding fluoride or any fluoride compound to the drinking water. Fluoridation began in Mountain View in March 2001. Ten percent of the city’s 33,000 voters must sign the […]
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Fluoride: Can It Do More Harm Than Good?
MOST of us put our trust in fluoride to help prevent tooth decay. It is a common ingredient in toothpaste and mouthwashes, and several countries, including large parts of the UK, add fluoride to the water supply. Just last month, a study was published which reported that adding fluoride to table salt had reduced dental […]
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Dental professionals get poor grade on fluoride knowledge
Dear All, Included below is a statement from Karen Yoder, the editor of the American Public Health Association’s Newsletter, sent to us courtesy of Jane Jones. According to Yoder, a recent large survey found that “dental professionals’ knowledge about fluoride was far behind the science”. What the survey is likely referring to is the fact […]
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England to Pursue New Means of Tackling Tooth Decay Among Poor
More than one million children in England are to receive free toothbrushes and toothpaste as part of a government initiative to tackle tooth decay in deprived areas. The £1m Brushing for Life project was launched after research showed that pre-school children from deprived areas have up to three times the level of tooth decay of […]
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Report. Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life: Inorganic Fluorides.
Excerpt from pages 8-9: Inorganic fluorides are released naturally into the environment through the weathering of minerals, emissions from volcanoes, and as marine aerosols (Government of Canada 1993). The most important natural source of inorganic fluorides in the environment is bedrock, from which inorganic fluoride-containing minerals are leached by groundwater, and thence into surface and […]
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