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Fluoride scheme to tackle tooth decay will not reach Teesdale
A MAJOR project to slash levels of tooth decay in County Durham will not be rolled out in Barnard Castle and other parts of Teesdale. Durham County Council has approved the next stage of £250,000-a-year plans to add fluoride to the county’s water supplies. But the scheme is not expected to reach southern parts of […]
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FAN Comments on NTP Study: “Fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans”
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On Oct 22, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) published a draft review of fluoride’s neurotoxicity concluding: “…fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans. This conclusion is based on a consistent pattern of findings in human studies across several different populations showing that higher fluoride […]
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Fluoride abundance and their release mechanisms in groundwater along with associated human health risks in a geologically heterogeneous semi-arid region of east India
Highlights Assessed groundwater fluoride level and its genesis in a semi-arid region Source of fluoride is mainly geogenic, influenced largely by pH and HCO3– ions Health risk assessed using dose-response characterization and the USEPA method Health risk evaluated via multiple exposure routes on different populations groups Infant and child age groups have more health risk […]
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Sulfoxaflor; Pesticide Tolerances
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents. _________________________________________________________________ Online at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/25/2019-23384/sulfoxaflor-pesticide-tolerances AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on rice grain, […]
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November 6: Public Meeting on the draft NTP Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects
8:30 AM – 6:30 AM (EST) Meeting ONE-DAY EVENT | November 6, 2019 Peer Review of the NTP Monograph on Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects- In Person Meeting 1 Location: Keck Center 500 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Event Type : Meeting The open session meeting will take […]
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SC notice to Centre, others on plea for ban on dumping of fly ash in water bodies of MP”s Singrauli
Excerpt … Dubey contended that water of the many villages, namely Govindpur, Kusmaha, Kakri, Harrahwa, Khairahi, Naktu, Sirsoti, Chilkadand, Pasavar Raja and Dibulgang, Jaitpur, Jayant, Baliyari, Jubadi, Chandawal, Yogichaura, Bhairawan and Misra, is already contaminated and rendered unsafe for drinking due to high fluoride concentration and toxic residue. *To read the full article go to […]
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Fluoridating Moab’s water could reduce cavities by up to 27%, health experts say
“Too good to be true,” is an idea that, according to most oral health professionals, does not apply to fluoridated water. The practice, common across the United States and in some other nations, is not practiced in Moab, but local oral health specialists say it would be a great boon to residents – particularly young […]
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Fluoride-Ion Batteries: On the Electrochemical Stability of Nanocrystalline La0.9Ba0.1F2.9 against Metal Electrodes.
Abstract Over the past years, ceramic fluorine ion conductors with high ionic conductivity have stepped into the limelight of materials research, as they may act as solid-state electrolytes in fluorine-ion batteries (FIBs). A factor of utmost importance, which has been left aside so far, is the electrochemical stability of these conductors with respect to both […]
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Meeker residents to vote on fluoridation this fall
Fluoride. It’s everywhere MEEKER | Since the late 1940s, fluoride—the ionic form of fluorine, which is the 13th most abundant element in the earth’s crust and is found naturally in water and air—started being added to some public drinking water supplies in the United States and Canada as a means of preventing dental caries, or […]
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Spatial distribution and health risk assessment of fluoride contamination in groundwater of Telangana: A state-of-the-art
Abstract The groundwater of Telangana province is well known for its very high fluoride concentration. The main aim of this review is to assess the fluoride contamination, understand the spatial distribution pattern and also evaluate the potential human health risk for adults and children in the Telangana. Fluoride contamination in groundwater is the principal threat […]
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