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High level of firefighting chemical detected in East Quogue
Result came from a groundwater monitoring well, but Suffolk County plans to offer testing of private drinking water wells at 107 nearby homes. A monitoring well drilled near a former landfill in East Quogue has detected a perfluorinated compound in a concentration more than 150 times the level at which federal officials say exposure in […]
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$2.4M filtration system being installed at source of Newburgh water contamination
NEWBURGH — A new $2.4 million filtration system designed to prevent further contamination of the City of Newburgh’s former primary drinking water source is expected to be up and running by the end of this summer, according to a news release Wednesday from Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an agency […]
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Fluoride, Not Just Toothpaste, is Overused
New York – February 6, 2019 — CDC reports that toddlers’ fluoride overuse from toothpaste can discolor their forming secondary teeth. Dental fluorosis – white-spotted or yellow-stained teeth – now afflicts 61% of teens, federal statistics show. Toothpaste is just one of many tooth-damaging fluoride sources which children are exposed to, reports the New York […]
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Fluoride-Disparaging Studies Rarely Publicized. Why?
Poorly done pro-fluoride studies are widely publicized. Fluoride disparaging studies are not. This past year, more studies link fluoride to brain, kidney, thyroid, bone and vascular damage, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF). Fluoride chemicals added to public water supplies is touted as a safe tooth-decay preventive. However, a growing […]
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Yorktown Aims to Return Fluoride to Drinking Water
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The Town Board on Tuesday, Dec. 18, took its first concrete step toward returning fluoride to the water supplied by the Catskill Aqueduct to residents by authorizing a transfer of $209,000 from the Water District’s fund balance to pay the design consultant of a new fluoridation system, thereby establishing it as a […]
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Syracuse to vote Monday on upgraded fluoride system
[The first part of this article dealt with street lights] The council also plans to vote Monday on whether the city will get an upgraded fluoride system. The total cost of the fluoride project is estimated at $1.2 million, and the city’s water department has already received a grant covering nearly $650,000. The city applied […]
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Village of Potsdam to implement new fluoridation system
POTSDAM — The village will use a powdered form of fluoride in its new fluoridation system, officials said. It will be initially more expensive, but much cheaper to maintain it. “Well there’s lower operational costs. The handling of the chemical itself is less hazardous,” Fred J. Hanss, Potsdam’s planning and development director, said. “You’re dealing […]
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Class Action Lawsuit For PFC Water Contamination in Dutchess County, NY
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC has filed a class action lawsuit against five manufacturers of aqueous firefighting foams (“AFFF”) containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) for the contamination of the groundwater relied upon Dutchess County and seeks to certify a class to represent all water providers in the State of New York that have been […]
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‘I love fluoride’ campaign proves effective in New York
Potsdam, N.Y. — Following a year of public discussion, an outspoken group of health care professionals and residents in this village of about 16,000 helped convince officials to continue fluoridating the local water supply. The Potsdam Village Board voted 4-1 Sept. 17 to continue water fluoridation for about 10,000 on the water system. The issue […]
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Plattsburgh: NYU outreach targets gaping hole in dental care
Note from FAN: Plattsburgh is in Clinton County. The population of the county = 82,128. The population that is fluoridated = 65,517. (See below for fluoridated communities) PLATTSBURGH — In an effort to increase local access to dental care, a free global outreach initiative will soon be coming to the area. North Country residents in […]
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