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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Fluoridation Chemical Company Fined $2 Billion
Fluoridation Chemical Company Fined $2 Billion
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The company that gets rid of highly toxic wastes by selling them as a "product" to municipal water departments across the country as cheap fluoridation chemicals has been fined $2 billion for gross violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, is one of the largest sellers of a toxic fluoride chemical, "fluorosilicic acid", that cities add to public drinking water. Fluorosilicic acid is described by EPA in the Consent Decrees as a "hazardous waste" produced at Mosaic's fertilizer plants. More than 200 million Americans drink these wastes every day.
For decades Mosaic has been selling fluoridation chemicals to public drinking water systems across the U.S. This Kafkaesque scheme, approved by EPA, benefits the polluter in the belief that it helps the teeth of the poor, according to FAN.
The fine was levied on October 1st by the EPA and U.S. Department of Justice. These wastes are produced at Mosaic's six phosphate fertilizer plants in Florida and two in Louisiana.
"It's outrageous that Mosaic is allowed to sell an EPA 'hazardous waste' to dump into the drinking water used in most major U.S. cities," says FAN scientist Dr. Neil Carman.
Dr. William Hirzy, also with FAN, added, "This loophole needs to be closed by the EPA. It was not addressed in the Consent Decrees which allow Mosaic to continue selling a hazardous waste to the public disguised as a way to boost fluoride in drinking water."
The RCRA laws govern the storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Mosaic's 60 billion pounds of improperly handled hazardous waste cited by EPA is the largest amount ever covered by a RCRA settlement. Mosaic's wastes have also caused huge local environmental problems, due largely to their high fluoride levels. The fluoride, not captured in pollution control devices and sold for water fluoridation, ends up in their liquid and solid wastes. Other toxic constituents include arsenic, lead, cadmium, uranium and radium. Enormous quantities of these wastes have been stored for years in so-called gypsum stacks. They will never become non-toxic, and these open hazardous waste piles have regularly leaked into rivers and groundwater causing huge fish kills and other problems.
For an overview of the phosphate fertilizer industry see http://fluoridealert.org/articles/phosphate01/
SOURCE Fluoride Action Network
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It's all about the money. "Safe and effective, safe and effective." As we watch ourselves and our loved ones coming down with all sorts of chronic illnesses ask your self, " what have I done about it?" Fluoride is not the only poison that is going into our bodies but it is a clear and present danger that needs to be addressed.
ReplyDeleteIn the end if the people of the Town of Templeton do not listen to your warnings, and continue to support fluoride in the water system, you will always know you tried. It makes no sense to add this garbage to the water system. Today the majority of kids get to see a dentist. It was not like that years ago. There is no excuse for what Templeton does to it's water today. Bev.
ReplyDeleteWith a 2 billion dollar fine it will sure be passed onto users in the form of higher water rates.
ReplyDeleteOne more reason to charge us more for less.
Fluoride is not a good thing for the human body.
Protect your kids or watch the results over time.