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This county repealed a 1989 ordinance requiring fluoride in water
While the pause technically goes against the 1989 ordinance, St. Lucie County tells WPTV the county attorney wasn’t going to enforce it.
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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals -- and even some of their toxic byproducts
A team has identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of PFAS, and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process.
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Bacteria Eat Forever Chemicals and Toxic Byproducts
In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally.Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
Fluoride in drinking water? From Vero Beach to Fort Pierce to Hobe Sound, here’s what’s on tap
Some cities in Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County stopped adding fluoride to drinking water due to Florida Surgeon General’s concerns ...
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Fluoride in water doesn’t affect brain development, another study finds
In August 2024, a US federal report sparked heated discussions. Fluoride, added into water to prevent cavities, was linked to slightly lower IQ in children. Although the report only reported “moderate ...