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Water fluoridation is an idea whose time has finally arrived
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Hernando County Commission is about to seriously debate whether fluoride should be added to the county’s water system. It’s about time. More than 90 percent of Americans already drink fluoridated water, a naturally occurring chemical that has proved extremely effective in combating tooth decay. Florida […]
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Dentists renew push for fluoride in Hernando Co. water
Hernando County does not put fluoride into its public water supply. The county utilities director opposes the idea as too costly and ineffective, and county commissioners routinely have followed her advice. The last time commissioners gave fluoridation serious consideration was a dozen years ago, when they approved it. They quickly backed down, though, after public […]
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Hydrofluoric Acid Accident in Florida Claims the life of Young Girl
KATHLEEN – A 7-year-old girl died after she knocked over a container of highly corrosive acid while playing hide-and-seek with her grandmother. A small amount of the acid spilled on her lower body, causing severe burns. Savannah Redfern died late Friday, just a few hours after the accident, which occurred at her Polk County home. […]
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Piney Point: Phosphate plants under close eye
It’s not like you can padlock the doors and walk away. The complexities of keeping a phosphate processing plant operating are becoming clear to government regulators now overseeing two of them. Ponds full of 1.5 billion gallons of acid and three mountains of radioactive waste mean you just can’t shut off the machinery and turn […]
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Escambia board votes to halt fluoridation
PENSACOLA — (AP) — Two newly elected members of a utility board have put fluoridation on hold in Escambia County, one of the few metropolitan areas that does not add the chemical to its drinking water. The Escambia County Utilities Authority voted, 3-2, Thursday to halt the project. The new members tilted the scales against […]
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Fluoride Panel Doesn’t Convince Council Members
A panel of doctors, dentists and Ph.D.s were unable to find common ground this week while debating the benefits of adding fluoride to the community’s drinking water. That left Wellington’s newest council members doubtful about last year’s vote, before they were elected, to fluoridate Wellington’s water. Councilwoman Linda Bolton and Councilman Mark Miles want a […]
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The Wellington Debate on Fluoridation
On Tuesday, nine months after the Wellington Village Council initially approved putting fluoride in the village water supply, over 100 residents and experts gathered in the Wellington Community Center to debate the idea. Mayor Tom Wenham started the meeting off by thanking everyone for coming. He introduced the council members who were in attendance. After […]
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Phosphate mining legacy feared
The Florida phosphate industry figured prominently in the national media last week. And was, I am sure, not at all pleased to be the subject of so much attention – none of it favorable. U.S. News & World Report had a major article headed “Sinkholes and stacks,” illustrated with a dismal and dramatic photo of […]
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Sinkholes and Stacks; Neighbors claim Florida’s Phosphate Mines are a Hazard
Betty Stancil remembers the day in 1986 when a giant dragline began ripping up the ground across the street, just 60 feet from her front door. Eight stories tall, blocking out the sun and swinging a bucket as big as her three-bedroom bungalow, the machine gouged up to 150 tons of earth with each pass. […]
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Fluorosilicic Acid Spill on Florida Highway
DELTONA – Jeff Carine was driving to Daytona Beach to play golf Tuesday morning when his Toyota Camry hit a mushy, snowlike liquid covering Interstate 4. Carine, a golfer from Windermere, assumed it was a minor chemical spill and kept driving. Six hours later, he returned to the spot after hearing news throughout the day […]
United States, Florida Phosphate Industry