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Military bases: Water declared safe to drink
Defense officials announced Thursday evening that it is safe to drink tap water at Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base. For about two days, the water supply for the two bases was contaminated with excessive amounts of fluoride. Starting Wednesday morning, base officials warned people who live and work at the two installations against […]
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Fort Rich, Elmendorf water unsafe to drink, Air Force says
Updated: Apr 29, 2010 12:09 AM FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska — Water at Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base is unsafe to drink because of elevated levels of fluoride, according to the Air Force 3rd Wing Public Affairs Office. Officials have directed residents and visitors at both installations not to drink the water or use […]
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Military bases’ water supply overloaded with fluoride
Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson are warning people who live and work on or visit the two posts in Anchorage not to drink the water due to excess fluoride in the supply today. The fluoride problem was discovered at about 4 a.m. today at the Fort Richardson Water Treatment Plant, according to a […]
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Fairbanks. Panel hears water fluoridation testimony
FAIRBANKS — Whether it’s a cavity-fighting boon or a politicized health risk, fluoridation was once again the subject of debate in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks’ Fluoride Task Force heard arguments for and against the chemical, which has been added to city water for a half-century. Representatives for the Alaska Dental Society and Fluoride-Free Fairbanks […]
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Fairbanks: Fluoride Task Force has first meeting
Bryce Taylor knows that whatever he says about fluoride, it’s going to draw some heat. “Invariably, there’s going to be that,” the Fairbanks dentist said. “I’m sure both sides (of the issue) will send us a barrage of information.” Taylor is one of six members of the Fluoride Task Force, which hosted its first meeting […]
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Anchorage: Fluoride in water is cause for concern
Why is the small group called Spenardians Against Fluoride organizing to stop the Municipality of Anchorage from putting fluoride in the drinking water? “If the purpose of fluoride in toothpaste is to prevent dental decay, then it is classified as a medicine – its purpose is to treat something,” said Jason Agre, the group founder […]
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Fairbanks: Task force formed to study fluoridation
The city of Fairbanks has been putting fluoride in the public water supply for 50 years. Starting Thursday, a task force will meet to evaluate whether that policy has been a good one. In recent years, critics of the practice frequently have come before the City Council to question the long-term health effects of drinking […]
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Seward: Prevention is a positive move
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The bold emphasis in the article below is the author’s. *********************************************************************** Healthy People 2010 was launched by the Department of Health and Human Services. It has a comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda based on legitimate science. Its goals and objectives are designed to serve as a framework […]
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Seward: Council vote moves fluoridation forward
A divided city council has moved city water fluoridation a step forward. With a 4-2 vote they passed a resolution at Monday night’s meeting “affirming council support for fluoridation of the public water supply to improve oral health.” The resolution directs the city manager to hire a qualified professional engineering firm for up to $50,000 […]
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Fairbanks: Council adopts Cleworth plan for fluoride committee
Six prominent local scientists have agreed to serve on a new city committee to prepare a report on the use of fluoride in the water systems in Fairbanks. Retired UAF Chemistry Professor Paul Reichardt is to lead the committee, while others named to the panel are UAF Chemistry Professor Emeritus Dick Stolzberg, UAF Economic Geology […]
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