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Council votes to continue fluoridation of Gympie’s water
GYMPIE region residents will be denied the chance to make their own decision on continued fluoridation of council water supplies, despite concerns by the Local Government Association of Queensland. A motion by Cr Ian Petersen to suspend fluoridation pending a referendum, drew ridicule from many councillors and was only supported by Mary Valley councillor Julie […]
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South Burnett: Mayor hints at fluoride finish
South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann says it does not make sense to fluoridate the region’s water supplies. The council will next week decide whether to discontinue the practice in five water schemes. Wayne Kratzmann says council cannot afford to pay the $200,000 annual maintenance cost. “Every dwelling that’s erected in the South Burnett in the […]
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New Zealand dental therapist to study Vanuatu teeth
A New Zealand dental therapist set to begin doctoral study into dental health in Vanuatu says she expects to find many people with fluorosis. Liz Webb has just completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical research at Victoria University that focused on the relationship between the oral health of Maori women and that of their children. […]
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Transcript of live Q&A on fluoride with Onondaga County health commissioner Cynthia Morrow
Dr. Cynthia Morrow, commissioner of health for Onondaga County, answered questions about community water fluoridation and the safety of fluoride during a live Q&A session on syracuse.com today. Read the full transcript of the Q&A below. Morrow has been the health commissioner since 2005. She has an undergraduate degree in psychobiology from Swarthmore College, master’s […]
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Fluoridation Decision Betrays Science and the Community
Wellington, 12 December 2012 “Contrary to Mayor Dunlop’s claim, the scientific evidence against fluoridation provided to the South Taranaki District Council was overwhelming. The STDC received essentially the same information as the New Plymouth District Council did last year, ending fluoridation after a vastly more robust process than the STDC’s”, says Mark Atkin, one of […]
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Fluorochemicals Today & Their Development Direction
HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Fluorochemical development started in the 1930s and is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Chemical Industry. With little radium and higher electro negativity, C-F has higher bonding energy than C-H, which increases organic compounds’ stability and biological activity. Also, Fluoro-compounds have higher lipid solubility and hydrophobicity which […]
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DOE Issues Request for Quotations for Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Technical Services
Cincinnati – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for engineering and operations technical services to support the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office and the oversight of operations of the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Project located in Paducah KY, and Portsmouth OH. The RFQ is for a Time-and-Materials Task […]
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Burger King Confirms Its Restaurants Do Not Use ‘Fluoridated Salt’
WireNews+Co has recently begun a programme aimed at exposing which manufacturers/producers add ‘fluoride‘, including the toxic chemicals disodium hexafluorosilicate (Na2SiF6) and or hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) to their products under the guise of reducing tooth decay. According to the Customer Relations department for Burger King Worldwide, the company does not use fluoridated salt at its restaurants. “We […]
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Cornwall: Council weighs risks, benefits of fluoride
CORNWALL – Council is taking another hard look at the health benefits of fluoride in city water, weighing them against the risk to workers who handle the chemical. Coun. Glen Grant pushed for the complete removal of fluoride from Cornwall’s water system during a meeting on Monday, instead of supporting a motion to continue funding the initiative […]
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Dozens of personal injury lawsuits filed against DuPont
OHIO VALLEY — More than two dozen personal injury lawsuits have been filed by Mid-Ohio Valley residents against DuPont so far in response to findings by the C8 Science Panel linking C8 exposure to several different types of human disease. All but one of the cases was filed by Charleston, West Virginia attorney Kathy Brown […]
United States, Ohio Perfluorinated chemicals