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Egg Harbor City considers turning off fluoride
EGG HARBOR CITY — Water fluoridation has been called one of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements for preventing cavities in children’s developing teeth, but it never had been embraced in New Jersey. Now, one of two water systems in the region that fluoridate water may drop it. Egg Harbor City Council will hold […]
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East Brunswick to end fluoridation
Excerpt: Redevelopment will be a major focus for the year ahead, according to Mayor David Stahl. As part of his State of the Township address at the Feb. 2 Township Council meeting, Stahl cited the redevelopment process as one of the goals that have been “ramped up” for the year ahead… Proposals will be presented […]
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Why Summit County has fluoride in the water
In 2015, most of us take our oral health for granted. Nearly everyone has a full set of teeth (unless you play a lot of hockey). This was not the case in the early 1900s, when oral health in the United States was a big problem. Ten percent of World War II recruits were rejected […]
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Solvay Solexis well tests in East Greenwich, West Deptford yield ‘quantifiable levels’ of chemicals
The first results from tests of private water wells in East Greenwich and West Deptford reveal that seven out of the 50 wells surveyed so far have been found to contain “quantifiable levels” of the chemical contamination. Solvay Solexis, the plastics company currently testing municipal water supplies in multiple towns over fears of heightened levels […]
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West Deptford plastics firm will test some residents’ wells
A West Deptford plastics company has agreed to test a number of private wells as officials investigate contamination that has prompted scrutiny at all levels of government. Solvay Specialty Polymers, headquartered on Leonard Lane, said Thursday that it would test at least 90 wells in the township and in East Greenwich to determine the spread […]
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Greenwich shuts down contaminated well, vows to fix immediately
GREENWICH TWP. — The township has shut down one of its public drinking wells after finding positive results for perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), specifically perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA). Greenwich is the fifth Gloucester County municipality to stop using at least one water source due to PFNA contamination. It follows West Deptford, Paulsboro, East Greenwich and Woodbury. As […]
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U.S. to Probe Concerns About Contamination in Paulsboro Water
Federal and state authorities have decided to look into whether chemical contamination of water supplies at Paulsboro is a threat to public health. The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, working with the New Jersey Department of Health, said it will investigate whether perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the South Jersey town’s water are […]
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Paulsboro residents warned of contaminated water
Residents of Paulsboro, New Jersey are being warned about chemicals that have contaminated their drinking water. Residents have been advised to use bottled water instead of tap water for children under the age of one. The mayor is calling on Solvay to clean up their act, and clean up Paulsboro’s water. Home videos show Melissa […]
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Paulsboro residents express water woes, Solvay lays out contamination remediation plan
Solvay Specialty Polymers laid out a four-step plan to address the borough’s water problems on Tuesday evening at Paulsboro’s town council meeting. There, more than 100 residents attended to express their frustration and grill representatives from the company, the local government, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health. Residents are concerned about […]
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Editorial: Act with some urgency on Paulsboro water contamination
Though 65 percent of the human body is composed of water, the human brain is even more dependent on a ready supply. In Paulsboro, that’s an issue because the developing brains of infants and children, may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water. Tests have shown high levels of a perfluorinated compound (PFC) for which […]
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