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Cayetano pushing fluoridation of water
Gov. Ben Cayetano yesterday said that it is time to reconsider the issue of adding fluoride to Hawaii’s drinking water to reduce tooth decay among children. Fluoridation hasn’t been seriously considered here since 1987. At the time, opponents questioned the safety of adding a new chemical to Hawaii’s water supply. But yesterday, Cayetano noted Hawaii […]
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ALCOA Warns of Cancer Risk
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aluminum manufacturer Alcoa is warning thousands of past and present employees that they may face a greater risk than previously believed of developing lung or bladder cancer. Recent industry studies, including one by Canadian aluminum producer Alcan, found that exposure to coal tar pitch used in aluminum-smelting may be more likely to […]
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Prominent researcher apologizes for pushing fluoride
“Why’d you do it, Doc? Why’d you toss the fluoride folks overboard?” I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback, B.Sc., Ph.D in Biochemistry, D.D.S., head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry for the University of Toronto, and president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. (Whew.) Dr. Limeback is Canada’s leading fluoride authority and, […]
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Should the City of Toronto Continue to Mass Medicate it’s Residents?
The City of Toronto has been ‘selling’ the drug Fluoride to its residents (by means of providing treated warter to each residence and charging a fee to the owner) without a drug number, as is required by federal law. This is a proposal for an ‘information insert’ to be issued with every City of Toronto […]
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Norfluor S.V. Under Investigation
Norfluor S.V. Stepped Out Of Its Comfort Zone Located near what was once considered the outskirts of Cd. Juárez, one of the world’s largest chemical plants has had its home for 20 years and has no intention of relocating, although residents and environmentalists wish otherwise. Norfluor, S.V. one of seven major manufactures of hydrofluoric acid, […]
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EPA still baffled by deformities
Investigators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are still baffled by the cause of mysterious abnormalities showing up among animals and cropsraised on some farms in western Montgomery County. According to an interim report released by the EPA this week, investigators aren’t convinced that elevated levels of fluoride and boron areresponsible for decreased milk production […]
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Hidden Dangers at Hudson Oil
A simple asbestos abatement project at the Hudson Oil Refinery in Cushing, Oklahoma evolved into one of the most interesting, complex and dangerous projects that contractor CET Environmental Services Inc. has ever managed. On August 11, 1998, Englewood, Colorado-based CET was awarded a delivery order under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the US […]
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Azores: Health hazards and disaster potential of ground gas emissions at Furnas volcano, Sao Miguel
Abstract: A health hazard assessment of exposure to soil gases (carbon dioxide and radon) was undertaken in the village of Furnas, located in the caldera of an active volcano. A soil survey to map the area of soil gas flow was undertaken, gas emissions were monitored at fumaroles and in eight houses, and a preliminary […]
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Do the Kids Need Fluoride?
I grew up on fluoride toothpaste, diligently brushing my teeth after every meal. So I was resistant to any suggestion that there may be a problem with fluoride. Countless commercials drummed in the claim that it fights cavities, and if anything to the contrary caught my eye, I dismissed it as mere ranting and raving. […]
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Villagers In Unnao Floored By Fluoride
High percentage of fluoride in water has wrought havoc in a cluster of villages in Unnao district, says a report prepared by the Jal Nigam. The report quotes WHO specifications which place the permissible limit at only 1 mg per litre. In these villages, however, the presence is as high as 7 mg at the […]
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