Contamination of drinking water by a common herbicide poses a greater health threat than previously believed, according to a report issued by the nonprofit environmental organization Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
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Source: HuffingtonPost.com – 10/19/2009 NEW YORK — A jury has found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating New York City’s groundwater with a gasoline additive and has awarded the city $105 million.
The jury in federal court in Manhattan issued its findings Monday after an 11-week trial. The city sued Exxon Mobil for the costs of removing a gasoline additive from drinking wells in Queens. It argued that the company ignored warnings from its own scientists and engineers not to use the additive in areas that use groundwater for drinking water. Read More…. [...] Fluoride: A Pain in the Neck – Case Report A 52-year-old American (New York) man’s arthritic-like joint pain and immobility went away after he stopped brushing his teeth with fluoridated toothpaste, according to a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (1). Got Fluorosis?There’s no scientific dispute that large fluoride doses cause crippling skeletal fluorosis over time. (See. http://www.nalgonda.org/fluorosis/victims.htm ) But, “less well-known causes of chronic fluoride toxicity include fluoride supplements, certain teas and wine and some toothpastes,” report researchers Kurland, et al. (1)
Read More…. [...] Scientists who have produced the first robust proof that cloud seeding can increase long-term rainfall are urging developing countries considering the technology to be cautious. Cloud seeding involves injecting clouds with chemicals that encourage water vapour to form ice crystals heavy enough to fall, melting on their way to produce rain. Chemicals can be injected into clouds using aircraft or by launching rockets.
Click the title above to read more…. [...] Source: PanHandleParade.com [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Boil Water Alert: Springfield, Florida - Credit: WMBB"] [/caption]
The City of Springfield Utilities Department will be performing underground maintenance work and water service will be interrupted for approximately 1 hour beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 16 for addresses on School Avenue from 6th Plaza to 8th Street and on 8th Street from School Avenue to Nottingham Drive. A precautionary water boil notice will be in effect after water service is restored. This precautionary boil water notice will be rescinded once satisfactory bacteriological water test results are received which may take up to three days. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please call 872-7570, ext. 101. [...] Blood fluoride levels were significantly higher in patients with osteosarcoma than in control groups, according to research published in Biological Trace Element Research (April 2009). Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, occurs mostly in children and young adults. [...] FLINT, Michigan (WJRT) (06/18/09) — Residents in the city of Flint are being warned to boil tap water before using it because of a drop in water pressure while workers repair a water main. Released by Rhonda Briggs with Craft-Turney Water Supply Corporation: JACKSONVILLE, TX – Due to conditions which have occurred recently in the water system, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the system, (Craft-Turney Water Supply) to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption in the area on County Road 3108 – Southshore Drive. Including all of the County Roads around Lake Jacksonville that extend off of Southshore Drive. To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, you may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source. When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, water system officials will notify you.
[...] The City of Springfield Public Works Department is performing underground repairs and will have the water off for approximately two hours beginning at 10:00 a.m. for residents of Douglas Rd. between Naples Ave. and Volusia Ave. and also for the residents of S. Louella Ave. and King Ave. Read More… [...] Alexandria, Missouri – June 8th 9:00 am — Boil Water Alert for users in the Clark County Number One Water District in and around the Alexandria area. A water line break has forced the shut off of water and a 48 hour boil order for customers living between County Road one-92 and Highway one-36 east to Alexandria. It also includes customers living in Alexandria. Repairs are being made by crews Monday morning. [...] |
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