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Let voters have say on fluoride
It looks like Utah County may be the odd county out when it comes to putting fluoridation on the ballot. Salt Lake and Davis counties have already agreed to put the fluoridation issue before voters in November, and Weber County is on the verge of making the decision. Utah County is the only remaining Wasatch […]
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Fluoride Vote Renews 34-Year Issue in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Reviving a bitter 34-year debate, the City Council has ordered a November special election to decide whether fluoride finally should be added to the city’s drinking water to promote dental health. For proponents, it could be another tough sell for an idea twice rejected by San Antonio voters. “It is truly a […]
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Fluoride Accident cleanup could cost $200,000
The cost of repairs and cleanup of a chemical spill at the Hanahan Water Treatment Plant that cut off fluoride treatment for 350,000 area residents probably will be between $100,000 and $200,000, a Charleston Commissioners of Public Works official said Friday. That figure could rise, however, if the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control […]
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Fluoride Accident in South Carolina Water Plant Creates “20,000 Gallon-Acidic Mess”
A chemical reaction caused a storage tank to burst Wednesday at the Hanahan Water Treatment Plant, leaving 350,000 area residents without fluoride in their drinking water for at least the next few weeks, a Charleston Commissioners of Public Works official said. The incident happened after a worker accidentally put the wrong chemical in the fluoride […]
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Fluoride vote on Davis ballot
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Davis County voters will decide whether their drinking water will be fluoridated. The Davis County Commission has approved a resolution placing on the Nov. 7 ballot the specific question, “Should fluorine be added to the public water supplies within Davis County?” For several years public health officials have been pressing to […]
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Candidates Challenged to Recognize Link Between Healthy Children and Healthy Environment; Some Respond
Washington, DC — At a news conference at the National Press Club this morning, several national organizations released the results of a challenge to Presidential candidates to reveal how they would protect children from environmental hazards. Every major Presidential candidate is on record as saying they would give children’s health and well-being a high priority […]
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Fluoride Panel Doesn’t Convince Council Members
A panel of doctors, dentists and Ph.D.s were unable to find common ground this week while debating the benefits of adding fluoride to the community’s drinking water. That left Wellington’s newest council members doubtful about last year’s vote, before they were elected, to fluoridate Wellington’s water. Councilwoman Linda Bolton and Councilman Mark Miles want a […]
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The Wellington Debate on Fluoridation
On Tuesday, nine months after the Wellington Village Council initially approved putting fluoride in the village water supply, over 100 residents and experts gathered in the Wellington Community Center to debate the idea. Mayor Tom Wenham started the meeting off by thanking everyone for coming. He introduced the council members who were in attendance. After […]
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Foundation for Fluoridation: Fractured
The featured Cover Story of the July 2000 Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is a 13 page article authored by John Featherstone, M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences and Department of Dental Public Health and Hygiene, University of California, San Francisco. If that sounds like a mouthful, […]
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Fluoride Backers Push For Davis County Vote
FARMINGTON — The Davis County Board of Health is not about to give up thefight for fluoride.In a letter authorized at a special board meeting Friday, chairwoman Beth Beck asked the Davis County Commission to consider new arguments for putting fluoride on the Nov. 7 ballot. “I’m hopeful,” Beck said. “The commission wants to put […]
United States, Utah