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  • Pesticides: F – Fluc

    The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with F – Fluc Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE Fenazaflor CAS No. 14255-88-0 Acaricide, Insecticide  (both Unclassified) WHO: believed obsolete or discontinued See effects: Environmental: Highly toxic to fish […]

  • Pesticides: FLUO – FLUOX

    The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with FLUO – FLUOX Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE Fluometuron CAS No. 2164-17-2 Herbicide (Urea) See effects Adverse Effects: Ataxia Blood Body Weight Decrease Bone Brain Cancer: Possible […]

  • Pesticides: FLUP – FUR

    The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with FLUP – FUR Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE Flupoxam CAS No. 119126-15-7 Herbicide (Amide; Triazole) No toxicological studies available EPA Registered: No European Commission: Not allowed […]

  • Papers by Kathleen Thiessen, PhD

    KATHLEEN M. THIESSEN, PhD, is a senior scientist at Oak Ridge Center for Risk Analysis, Inc. in Tennessee. From 2003 – 2006, Dr. Thiessen served as a member of the Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water for the National Research Council of the National Academies. She has extensive experience evaluating exposures, doses, and risks to […]

  • Part 2. FAN’s list of fluoride studies (by author) submitted to SCHER. April 2009.

    PART 2. List of fluoride studies by AUTHOR, published since 2004, and submitted to SCHER. The following is part 2 of the submission from the Fluoride Action Network to the European Commissions’ Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) in response to their solicitation for a “Call for Information” for scientific papers, reports, etc., […]

  • Pesticides: M – N

    The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with M – N Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 –  FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED FOR USE MNFA Also known as Nissol or MNAF CAS No. 5903-13-9 Acaricide (Unclassified) See effects: Blood Body Weight Decrease […]

  • Fluoride & Osteosarcoma: A Timeline

    Several human epidemiological studies have found an association between fluoride in drinking water and the occurrence of osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in young males. These studies are consistent with the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) cancer bioassay which found that fluoride-treated male rats had an dose-dependent increase in osteosarcoma. Although a number of studies have failed to detect an association between fluoride and osteosarcoma, none of these studies have measured the risk of fluoride at specific windows in time, which based on recent results, is the critical question with respect to fluoride and osteosarcoma.

  • Latest Submission to NRC Panel on Fluoride/Bone

    Based on the following data, it is clear that the current MCL can not be relied on to protect against fluoride-induced bone damage, including: reduced bone strength, reduced bone density, increased mineralization defects, exacerbation of bone disease in people with kidney disease, and skeletal fluorosis of varying severity.

  • Fluoride’s Mutagenicity: In vitro Studies

    According to the National Toxicology Program, “the preponderance of evidence” from laboratory “in vitro” studies indicate that fluoride is a mutagenic compound. Many substances which are mutagens, are also carcinogens (i.e. they can cause cancer). As is typical for in vitro studies, the concentrations of fluoride that have generally been tested are far higher (millimolar levels) […]

  • New Report Bolsters Fluoride-Cancer Link

    The evidence that fluoride may cause cancer has just become substantially stronger. In the May 19th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, a 12-year follow-up study of workers in the cryolite industry confirms earlier reports of a link between occupational fluoride exposure and bladder & lung cancer.