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Binghamton water filtration plant evacuated
Binghamton — The Binghamton Water Filtration Plant was evacuated Monday afternoon after an employee of the Rochester based Thatcher Chemical Company, entered hydrofluorosilicic acid into an incorrect containment unit. The water supply was not affected by this error and the plant continued to function during the evacuation. The roadways surrounding the plant remained closed until […]
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Poughkeepsie water board chairman doesn’t want fluoridation of water to resume
Poughkeepsie – The chairman of the Poughkeepsie Joint Water Board wants answers as to why health officials want to resume the introduction of a fluoride-type chemical in the water supply. Some two years ago, the chemical was halted because of a mechanical problem. Now, water board Chairman Frank Mora said it should be left out. […]
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DEC nominated for ‘Dirty Dozen’ award by Canton group
CANTON – Fluoride Action Network Pesticides Project, Canton, nominated one of the “Dirty Dozen” awards announced this week by Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Albany, a non-profit organization that advocates for pollution prevention and environmental justice. FAN Pesticides Project nominated the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Natural Resources under the Pataki administration for its lack […]
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Fluoride No Benefit to Low-Income Americans, Studies Show
NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed item, cavities are extensive when diets are poor, according to Caries Research.(1) Burt and colleagues studied low-income African-American adults, 14-years- old and over, living in Detroit, Michigan, where water suppliers add fluoride chemicals attempting to prevent cavities. Yet, 83% of this […]
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Corning Petition Won’t Do Anything
Corning- Fluoridating Corning’s tap water will not be decided by a public referendum. A petition to try to put it up to a public vote has generated hundreds of signatures; But, Mayor Frank Coccho says city officials have determined state law does not allow citizens to force a referendum on the issue. The petition against […]
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A personal exposure study employing scripted activities and paths in conjunction with atmospheric releases of perfluorocarbon tracers in Manhattan, NY
Abstract A personal exposure study was conducted in New York City as part of the Urban Dispersion Program (UDP). It examined the contact of individuals with four harmless perflourocarbon tracers (PFT) released in Midtown Manhattan with approval by city agencies at separate locations, during two types of experiments, completed during each release period. Two continuous […]
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Editorial: Corning council’s approval of fluoridation
The Corning City Council kept its word because a retired dentist kept his. And with two ends of the bargain tied up, council members made the right decision Monday by approving fluoridation of the city’s water system. Now the job is to make the project happen over the next year or possibly two. The council […]
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Corning City Council votes 7-1 to fluoridate water
CORNING — With $100,000 promised by fluoride proponents, the Corning City Council voted 7-1 Monday to proceed with fluoridation of the city’s water supply. “This thing has been beat to death,” said Mayor Frank Coccho. The vote confirmed a November decision to fluoridate the city’s water if supporters could come up with $100,000, or about […]
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Corning may reject fluoride plan
CORNING – The city of Corning Monday will consider backing out of a tentative plan to add fluoride to the municipality’s water supply. Betty Coccho, D-6th Ward, said supporters of fluoridation have failed to raise the $100,000 in grant money required by the plan adopted last November. “The mayor suggested that we address the issue […]
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Corning OKs fluoride study
CORNING — The city of Corning will hire an engineer to estimate the cost of fluoridating the municipality’s water supply. The Corning City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to authorize the study, which is expected to cost about $2,500. City Manager Mark Ryckman said the results of the cost analysis could be available in about two […]
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