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Fluorinated Herbicide spills into Columbia River tributary
THE DALLES, Ore. – A semitrailer carrying a herbicide crashed and caught fire Tuesday, spilling the chemical into a Columbia River tributary and posing a threat to endangered salmon. About 3,000 gallons of the household herbicide “Goal” leaked into Fifteenmile Creek and its surrounding soil Tuesday at a spot about a quarter-mile from where it […]
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Ozark voters to decide on fluoridation
OZARK ? The fate of fluoridation of the city?s water will be up to the voters, Ozark aldermen decided Monday night. That decision came after nearly 100 people wearing stickers proclaiming ?When In Doubt, Keep It Out? crowded into the board chamber. That turnout, prompted by Citizens Advocating Pure Ozark Water, came two months after […]
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Delaware, Ohio, accepts fluoridation, but challenge possible
DELAWARE, Ohio — After 31 years, city residents are one step closer to getting cavity-fighting fluoride added to their water supply. The City Council unanimously approved fluoridation this week. Still, residents will have to wait at least 27 days before it’s a sure thing. Sept. 13 is the filing deadline for a Nov. 7 referendum […]
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Senate Committee Requests EPA Review Of Fluoride Limit as Health Debate Flares
The chairman of a Senate committee has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to review its standard for fluoride in drinking water because of renewed concerns over potential adverse health effects. In a July 25 letter to the agency, Sen. Bob Smith (R.-N.H.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, wrote that “recent scientific […]
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Fluoridated Water Starts Trickle of a Debate
Most dentists aren’t about to discourage people from drinking fluoridated water. After all, fluoride is credited with preventing an untold number of cavities and related tooth decay-at an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion savings in annual dental bills-since it was first added to public drinking water supplies more than 50 years ago. The American […]
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Health Officials ‘On the Ropes’ Over Fluosilicic Acid Coverup
Recent successes by campaigners against artificial water fluoridation on both sides of the Atlantic were boosted today when correspondence, dated 4 April, between senior environmental and public health officials came to light. During a bitterly fought campaign to prevent fluoridation in Wellington, Florida, the Palm Beach County dental director and promoter of water fluoridation, Robert […]
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Wakefield: Facing criticism, DPW chief details recent fluoride woes
WAKEFIELD — In a report, DPW Director Stephen Casazza has linked the cause of the elevated fluoride levels in the water system on Friday, July 28, to the apparent failure of a feed valve and the resulting “back siphon” of fluoride from the chemical feed system into the water supply at the Broadway Water Treatment […]
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Fluoride foes wield new clout via Internet
The small Western Massachusetts towns of South Hadley, Granby, and Ludlow have been like peas in a pod for as long as anyone there can remember. So it was a surprise to South Hadley officials when the other two towns rejected a push earlier this year to add tooth decay-fighting fluoride to their shared water […]
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The Fluoride Debate: Should It Be Added To Our Water?
Many public water supplies throughout the United States contain fluoride that has been added to the water by the water supplier. Of course, fluoride is not naturally found in drinking water. It is placed there by many companies that sell us our drinking water. The popular, although not ONLY, opinion today is that it is […]
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Residents vote against fluoridating city’s water in referendum
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to fluoridate the city’s water system, 54 percent to 46 percent. Although the proposal was in a nonbinding referendum, members of the city’s Board of Aldermen expect to vote on the issue in coming weeks. How the board will vote is still in question, however. […]
United States, Missouri
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