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  • Water woes: When heads cannot be held up high

    ISLAMKOT: As he tries to get up from his bed, no more than a threadbare ralli on the floor, Ramesh reaches out for his cane. Once up, he cannot stand straight. Though his full height is some 5 feet 8 inches, he is bent over so much that he seems only half as tall as he […]

  • Toxic groundwater threatens lives of Bangaloreans

    Pollution of ground water in Bangalore city has touched alarming levels with unacceptable levels of hardness, fluoride, nitrate and chromium recorded in a recent study by the Geological Survey of India. Citizens face the risk of kidney, liver, lung and brain damage, even as the blood is starved of oxygen due to various pollutants. Children […]

  • Ellijay resident tackles ongoing fluoride debate

    For years, Ellijay resident Daniel Stockin thought water fluoridation was “good and safe and all-American (as) mom’s apple pie.” His perspective changed nine years ago when he began to study the issue for himself using the arsenal of skills and knowledge from his background in toxics assessment and safely managing hazardous materials. “My jaw just […]

  • Intel chemical leak injures 43 workers

    Intel has confirmed reports of a chemical leak at its Arizona facility, the result of which has injured 43 people and hospitalised 12 through nitrogen inhalation. Intel’s two campuses in Chandler, Arizona combine to form the company’s second-biggest facility in North America. The company has expanded its fabrication operations in Arizona over the years to […]

  • Water fluoridation benefits all, but especially the poor

    WATER fluoridation is an important part of New Zealand health policy. Fluoride is a natural mineral, the 13th most common element on earth. It occurs in earth and water naturally, but levels in water can be adjusted to maximise the benefit on our collective health. Water fluoridation helps prevent dental cavities and reduce inequalities between […]

  • EPA’s Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Coal Generating Units

    Part II Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Final Rule Coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units = EGUs PAGE […]

  • Hydogen Fluoride – EPA 2000

      HYDROFLUORIC ACID(a) 7664-39-3   Hazard Summary-Created in April 1992; Revised in January 2000 Hydrogen fluoride is used in the production of aluminum and chlorofluorocarbons, and in the glass etching and chemical industries.  Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure to gaseous hydrogen fluoride can cause severe respiratory damage in humans, including severe irritation and pulmonary edema.  Severe […]

  • Preliminary Partial Dose Estimates from the Processing of Nuclear Materials at Three Plants during the 1940s and 1950s

    This report was produced by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (www.ieer.org) under contract to USA Today, which supplied IEER with the plant documents as well as summaries of operating periods for the plants. The Authors: Arjun Makhijani [2], Bernd Franke [3] and Hisham Zerriffi [4]. © Copyright 2002 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett […]

  • Environmental groups petition EPA to retract fluoride pesticide tolerances on food

    Two national environmental organizations, Environmental Working Group and Beyond Pesticides, joined today with the Fluoride Action Network in challenging the safety of new food tolerances issued by the EPA for the fluoride based pesticide, sulfuryl fluoride. This action marks growing concern among mainstream scientists and environmental organizations that total exposure to fluoride, from water, food, […]

  • Will fluoride make history in Sheridan again?

    SHERIDAN — People talked, petitions circulated and the newspaper became a battleground for letters to the editor. Those in favor of adding fluoride to the water supply felt it was a certain way to prevent tooth decay. Those against insisted that fluoride in the water would lead to cancer, stomach ulcers and more. The issue […]