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Dow’s Bait and Switch on Sulfuryl Fluoride
Dear All, A few months ago, on October 4, 2002, we sent out an IFIN bulletin requesting our readers support in fighting a proposal by DOW to get an experimental use permit (EUP) for use of the fumigant sulfuryl fluoride on two food items; walnuts and raisins. The prposed new uise for this fumigant was […]
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Nowata’s Council backtracks on Fluoridation Vote
Questions arose concerning the status of fluoride in Bartlesville’s water supply after an initial March 4 decision by the Nowata City Council to discontinue the practice of fluoridation there. The council quickly reversed the decision, telling citizens during a Thursday meeting, “The council apologizes for the hasty decision\ concerning the fluoride issue.” The Nowata matter […]
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EPA reaches consent agreement with DuPont on plan to supply drinking water
PHILADELPHIA -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a consent agreement with E.I. Dupont Nemours & Co. (DuPont), which would require the company to provide an alternate drinking water supply to residents in communities surrounding its Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va. if water supplies show high levels of Ammonium Perfluorooctanoate (or C8), an […]
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Dental health is in crisis especially among the uninsured
For the average American who can pay, dental health is a modern marvel, with new generations growing up nearly cavity-free because of advances in care. But for those without money or insurance, dental health remains a ”silent epidemic,” according to a U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America. And Florida is doing slightly […]
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New measures will smooth way for fluoridation in Utah
Fluoridation triumphed, again, at this year’s legislative session. Two bills that could have postponed, changed or halted the fluoridation process in Salt Lake and Davis counties failed. And two pieces of successful legislation allow in some instances for fluoridated water to be distributed to areas where residents did not vote to fluoridate. “It’s an issue […]
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Water District Seeking to Dilute Fluoride Levels
Looking for ways on how to dilute its heavily fluoridated water, the Big Bear Community Services District (CSD) heard a proposal from water superintendent Gary Keller on a plan to mix it with Department of Water and Power (DWP) water. At the same time, Keller and Tim Moran, water department supervisor, have come up with […]
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Fluoride Center Stage at Pierce Co. Health Board Meeting
The backdrop for Pierce County’s opening debate over fluoridated water was a movie screen filled with images of young mouths riddled with rotten teeth. “These are all children from Pierce County,” said Dr. Rebecca Sullivan, standing in front of a photo featuring six baby teeth blackened or eaten away by decay. “A lot of these […]
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Hard to Swallow
Public health officials are fighting two anti-fluoridation bills in the Utah Legislature with a familiar two-pronged argument: Weird Utahns have been bucking a trend with their dogged opposition to water fluoridation, and scientists are unanimously behind it. It is the same misinformation that helped proponents win referendums in Davis and Salt Lake counties in November […]
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Dentists Push for Fluoride in Bottled Water
Whether due to distaste or distrust of city water supplies, Americans are getting more of their drinking water from bottles instead of the tap. Some dentists worry they’re seeing the consequence: a rise in children’s tooth decay. “The problem is that most bottled waters have essentially no fluoride in them,” said George Acs, chairman of […]
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Nowata City Commissioners Vote to Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water
NOWATA (OKLAHOMA) – On the recommendation of the water plant operator the Nowata City Council voted 4 – 0 Monday night to discontinue treating the drinking water with fluoride. Sid Hudson, water plant manager, told the commission he had been researching fluoride on the Internet and had also read articles about it and the high […]
United States, Oklahoma