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  • Hydrogeochemical studies for Al, F and Fe in waters supplying haemodialysis units in the Trent region, U.K.

    Abstract Geographical and seasonal variations in the concentrations of Al, F and Fe in tap water supplying home haemodialysis units within the administrative area of the Trent Regional Health Authority, have been examined. Aluminium and fluoride were considered for their implications in bone disorders and iron for its competitive binding with aluminium to transferrin in […]

  • Wind energy, CO2, climate change and SF6 in perspective

    A recent article on BBC News about sulphur hexafluoride gas – or SF6 – says that its use is rising as an ‘unintended consequence of the green energy boom’. The BBC article is based on a study by Cardiff University about the British electricity network. The article says that an increase in the use of […]

  • Letter: City shouldn’t force residents to drink fluoridated water

    The city of Asheville is putting a known neurotoxin in our water supply. The city of Asheville states on its website that our “pristine” water supply is fed by pure mountain streams protected from contaminants and pollution. The website even has a picture of a beautiful lake surrounded by trees and mountains. If the water […]

  • Sulfoxaflor: Documents

    The following are some, not all, of the documents dealing with the study, review, approval, and law suits of the insecticide Sulfoxaflor (CAS No. 946578-00-3). The product names for Sulfoxaflor are Transform and Closer. More documents will be added. Date Agency Title July 19, 2022 EPA The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft biological evaluation […]

  • Beekeeper groups sue EPA over pesticide decision

    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)   _________________________________________________________________ Washington (CNN)In the latest confrontation between the bee industry and the Trump administration, a group of concerned beekeepers have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its July decision […]

  • Physico-Chemical Water Quality in Some Regions of Southern Algeria and Pretreatment Prediction

    The aim of this study was to determine the physico-chemical and microbiological quality of drinking water regions of southern Algeria For this purpose, 16 samples 15 water samples from the cities of El Oued, Ouargla, Ghardaia and Adrar were taken either at the consumer’s tap, or from well water. Our results show that the physical […]

  • The Science on PFAS: Rebuttal to 3M’s Claims

    For decades, 3M was a leading producer of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. As early as the 1950s, 3M’s own studies showed that PFAS chemicals built up in blood, and by the 1960s, 3M’s own animal studies showed the potential for harm. Yet 3M continued to produce PFAS chemicals without notifying its employees […]

  • Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6 ).Climate change: Electrical industry’s ‘dirty secret’ boosts warming

    Note from Fluoride Action Network This article has excellent graphics which we couldn’t capture. Recommend that you read this article online at BBC here It’s the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years, the BBC has learned. Sulphur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used in the electrical […]

  • Kazatomprom signs agreement with Brazil’s INB (Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil)

    KAZINFORM JSC National Atomic Company «Kazatomprom» («Kazatomprom» or «the Company») announces today that it has signed a commercial agreement to supply natural uranium to the Brazilian state company, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), a press-release from Kazatomprom reads. Kazatomprom was successful in winning INB’s commercial competition to supply natural uranium hexafluoride for the needs of […]

  • The Flowered Project

    About Overview The “de – FLuoridation technologies for imprOving quality of WatEr and agRo – animal products along the East African Rift Valley in the context of aDaptation to climate change project ” FLOWERED , is a 3 years project (june 2016 – may 2019) funded by the European Union’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme. FLOWERED Overall […]