From Ann Wills

“Dark Waters” is a recent film, which we ordered from Prime Video about a local population made ill & farm animals dying near DuPont Teflon plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. 

For decades, fluoride was released from the factory into the air & Ohio river.  Lawyer Rob Bilott took up the case, which was dragged out for decades as the dangers of PFOAs were denied.  This is perfluorooctanic acid, also called C8 (fluorotelomers.)   PFOAs were found to cause thyroid disease, bladder cancer, serious birth defects, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pre-eclamsia (pregnancy complication,) high cholesterol, bowel diseases, leukaemia, miscarriages & many other cancers in local people.  The US Environmental Protection Agency set no limit on the emissions permitted & allowed DuPont to set their own limit.   But DuPont failed to even keep to their own limit, which allowed them to be taken to court.  DuPont said they would fight every individual case in court.  In the end Du Pont kept losing court cases & eventually agreed to pay out for all the cases.   PFOA is now found in almost every human.  There are calls to ban PFOAs & to investigate the 600 related “forever chemicals” which are virtually impossible to get rid of from the environment.  Nearly all these chemicals are unregulated.

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Walter Graham’s talk on Southern Ireland Radio some years ago in which he quoted the following:

1943 “Journal of the American Medical Assoc.” (JAMA) editorial stated:

“Fluorides are general protoplasmic poisons with the capacity to modify the metabolism of cells by inhibiting certain enzyme systems.  The sources of fluorine intoxication are drinking water containing 1ppm or more of fluoride.”

On 1st Oct. 1944 “The American Dental Assoc. Journal” stated:  “The use of drinking water containing as little as 1.2 – 3ppm of fluorine will cause such developmental disturbances in bones as osteosclerosis, spondylosis & osteoporosis, as well as goitre & we cannot afford to run the risk of producing such serious systemic disturbances in applying what is at present a doubtful procedure intended to prevent dental disfigurements among children.  In the light of our knowledge or lack of knowledge, of chemistry on the subject of fluorine, the potentialities for harm outweigh those for good.”

(Walter’s comment:  This was before the PR started for fluoride toothpaste & water fluoridation & before the large chemical companies started splashing money to promote fluoride.  The chemical hasn’t changed - but now the American Dental Assoc. & American Dental Assoc. endorse fluoride.)

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Ann