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Fluoride in Schuylkill County public water controversy heating up
According to the American Dental Association, fluoride promotes healthy tooth development and cavity prevention. But it is hard to find the proverbial “nine out of 10 dentists” to agree on the controversy concerning municipal water fluoridation. “There’s a lot of conflicting data out there,” Dr. Melissa Burke, of the dental office of Dr. Jenkins and […]
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No local fervor for fluoride in water
As a University of Pennsylvania dental student in the late ’60s, Joseph R. Greenberg noticed a curious difference in the mouths of the low-income children he treated at the school’s Philadelphia clinic and those he saw at his externship in Coatesville. “The Philadelphia kids all had perfect teeth, maybe a few cavities,” he said. “In […]
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Pottstown: Fluoride won’t be added to Pottstown water
POTTSTOWN — In the wake of a series of public meetings at which no one spoke, the Pottstown Borough Authority voted Tuesday night to take the steps necessary to cease adding fluoride to the public water system it oversees. Held on Aug. 2 at two different times, the public hearings attracted a few attendees but […]
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Pottstown Borough Authority: Water Meetings Run Dry
The Pottstown Borough Authority advertised a series of three public hearings on the possible removal of fluoride from the water supply. The first two hearings took place in the Borough’s Council Chambers Room from 9 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. There were no borough residents at either hearing. Brent Wagner, utilities […]
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Trucking Firm to Finish Cleanup from I-80 Accident Pays $31,000 for Penalty and Cost Recovery to DEP
MEADVILLE — A trucking company that transports hazardous waste has been ordered to complete a cleanup along Interstate 80 in Clinton Township, Venango County, where waste was spilled in an accident that occurred on Dec. 30, 2009. The company, known as Eldredge, Inc., has entered into a consent order and agreement requiring them to pay […]
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Schuylkill Haven ends fluoridation
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – The borough council on Wednesday announced that local water is no longer fluoridated and also heard complaints that some residences have become “virtual mini dormitories.” President Marlin Berger announced that as of this week the fluoride that had been added to the borough’s water supply was removed. A motion made at the […]
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Delaware Valley schools spitting out fluoride program
For years, elementary school teachers throughout Delaware Valley School District have reached into their desks just after morning announcements, pulled out bulk-sized bottles of prescription medicine and dispensed pills to students. But the practice of dispensing fluoride tablets — the supplement for kids who drink well water at home — will likely stop in November. […]
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Halogen Fluorides: Chlorine Pentafluoride, Bromine Pentafluoride, Bromine Trifluoride
National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances [NAC] This interim report presents the committee’s conclusions and recommendations for improving NAC’s AEGL [acute exposure guideline level] documents for 25 chemicals: allyl alcohol, bis-chloromethyl ether, chloromethyl methyl ether, bromine pentafluoride, bromine trifluoride, chlorine pentafluoride, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, chlorosilanes (26 selected compounds), epichlorohydrin, formaldehyde, […]
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York County. Editorial: Fluoride would add value
The York Water Co. has proposed a rate hike with the state Public Utility Commission of about $6 a month for residential users, $16 for commercial users and $99 for industrial users. What would we get for that extra money? Well, for one thing, it would be an investment in assuring a continued supply of […]
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Schuylkill Haven questions proposed fluoride referendum
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – The borough solicitor on Wednesday questioned the basis of a request to poll water authority customers on the borough’s decision to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. “It does not appear as if there’s any legal authority to request the county to include it on a referendum,” borough solicitor Mark Semanchik […]
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