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Pease well contaminant levels 10 times higher than EPA standards
State has not tested Haven well since it shut down in May PORTSMOUTH – The state has not tested the Haven well at the Pease International Tradeport since it was shut down last year after they found high levels of a “contaminant of emerging concern,” in the city-owned well. But when the Air Force tested […]
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Pease: Portsmouth considers 2 sites to replace contaminated well
PORTSMOUTH — City officials have identified two potential sites to replace the contaminated city-owned Haven Well at the Pease International Tradeport, according to Deputy Public Works Director Brian Goetz. The two sites that the city is beginning its initial study on to see if they are suitable for city wells is a combination of city-owned […]
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Dover. Letter: A second opinion on fluoridation
To begin I support City Councilor Cheney in willing to revisit “an old fight” to use or not to use fluoride in Dover’s drinking water. The debate that took place back in 2011 into 2012 ended by using fluoridation. In my research I found that HHS (2002) proposed that community water systems adjust the amount […]
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Dover: Fluoride debate resurfaces; referendum suggested
DOVER — Added in an effort to battle villains such as “The Cavity Creeps” from making holes in teeth, fluoride has been part of the city’s water since sometime in the 1980s. Questions are now arising over potential health consequences related to the additive and whether it should continue to be distributed citywide. “There are […]
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Water contamination shuts down well at Pease
PORTSMOUTH — City officials shut down a well that serves Pease International Tradeport after tests found a contaminant in the water, according to state, city and Pease Development Authority officials. PDA Executive Director David Mullen said the well was shut down in “an abundance of caution” after a test found perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in […]
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Pease Air Force Base: Officials ‘deeply concerned’ over tainted well
PORTSMOUTH — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to the secretary of the Air Force on Wednesday, sharing her concerns about the financial implications of the contamination of the Haven Well at Pease International Tradeport. “I’m deeply concerned about the situation,” Shaheen, D-N.H., wrote in the letter to Deborah Lee James, secretary of the […]
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NH: Water contamination shuts down well at Pease
Very little known about human health effects, state official says PORTSMOUTH — City officials shut down a well that serves Pease International Tradeport after tests found a contaminant in the water, according to state, city and Pease Development Authority officials. PDA Executive Director David Mullen said the well was shut down in “an abundance of […]
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NH gets $230K grant to help fight tooth decay, improve fluoride use
New Hampshire is getting some help to fight tooth decay and improve fluoride use. The state is one of three that have received a $230,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The funding is designed to improve basic state oral health services, including support for program leadership and additional staff; monitoring oral […]
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The Few. The Fluoridated: Only 6 Municipalities in Upper Valley Treat Water to Prevent Tooth Decay
Oral hygiene is not something taken lightly in Brenna Ordway’s household. The 28-year-old Cornish resident has two young children, ages 6 and 4, in whom she has instilled a devotion to dental care that she calls “religious.” “If I forget, they remind me they need to brush their teeth,” she said. It was the way […]
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Manchester Health Department: … fluoride has little effect
MANCHESTER — A key segment of the Manchester population saw no significant reduction in tooth decay over the first four years of fluoridation, and only experienced significant drops in tooth decay after the city launched a program to seal their teeth, according to Manchester Health Department data. A top city health official cautioned against drawing […]
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