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Ministers face questions over licensing of chemical exports to Syria
Labour MP Thomas Docherty asks in letter to Vince Cable which civil servants knew materials could be used in nerve agents Ministers are to face further questions over the decision to allow the export of substances used to make chemical weapons to Syria, months after the country descended into civil war. In a letter to […]
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‘Sarin chemicals’ export claim rejected by UK
The UK government has rejected newspaper claims chemicals exported from Britain after the uprising in Syria began could have been used in the production of agents such as sarin gas. The Sunday Mail story has prompted Scottish Labour and SNP MPs to call for an explanation from ministers. It comes after the US says it […]
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Today’s electronics gases
Gases find a range of applications in the electronics industry, taking on roles as reagents in chip manufacture that encompass deposition, etching, lithography, ion implantation and maintaining a totally clean fabrication environment. According to figures released by Techcet Group, electronic gas sales grew by a modest 3.2 percent in 2012 to $3.1 billion, relatively slower […]
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Over 70 million people in 600 districts in 20 states are at risk due to excess fluoride
… The government, for its part, has yet to come up with uniform quality standards for water purifiers in the country. Meantime, as recent studies by the United Nations reveal, over 1 lakh people die in India annually due to waterborne diseases. Over 70 million people in 600 districts in 20 states are at risk […]
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Inside Story: Panacea or poison?
If you swallow more than a tiny “pea-sized” amount of fluoride, you are advised to contact a “poison control centre immediately”. With the introduction of water charges set to dominate the political agenda in the year ahead, the government’s controversial policy of adding fluoride to our water must be addressed. Fluoride, the chief ingredient in […]
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Revealed: Britain sold nerve gas chemicals to Syria 10 months after war began
FURIOUS politicians have demanded Prime Minister David Cameron explain why chemical export licences were granted to firms last January – 10 months after the Syrian uprising began. BRITAIN allowed firms to sell chemicals to Syria capable of being used to make nerve gas, we can reveal today. Export licences for potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride […]
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Time to end water fluoridation in San Marcos
Editor, May I present a resolution in support of ending the water fluoridation program for the fiscal year of 2014? San Marcos is a beacon for clean, thriving water in Texas, the United States and the world. The San Marcos River is considered to be among the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the Northern Hemisphere […]
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Fluoride programme for elderly launched in Northamptonshire care homes
A new programme has been launched by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) to improve dental care for elderly care home residents in the county. Our salaried primary care dental service is visiting care homes throughout Northamptonshire to provide fluoride for elderly people to prevent further tooth decay. Denise Birkett, Oral Health Promotion Practitioner for […]
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Watertown. Fluoride: A non-issue in City Council primary race
This is the third installment in a series of stories presenting the views of City Council candidates. Fluoride. It’s the issue that the six Watertown City Council candidates no longer want to talk about. For weeks, a growing number of people belonging to an anti-fluoride group lobbied the council to rid the city’s water supply […]
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Vince Cable Urged To Ensure British Exports To Syria ‘Are Not Converted For Military Use’
Vince Cable [UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills] has been urged by human rights campaigners to tighten the rules around “sensitive” British exports to Syria to ensure they are not used for military purposes, amid concerns that President Assad had used chemical weapons for internal repression. This comes days after the business […]
Syria Chemical Weapons