Even if your drinking water isn’t fluoridated (and much of the UK’s isn’t), fluoride resides in all sorts of unlikely places. Indeed, the concentration in outer enamel of the teeth
Britain has one of the worst records in Europe for its water quality. Here's what you take in, every time you pour from the tap. ...
I have sent your Second Opinion article on chlorine in tapwater (WDDTY vol 14 no 10) to South East Water plc, my tapwater supplier.
Infants fed formula are at increased risk of lead poisoning. ...
Living near a landfill could raise the risk of fetal abnormalities, according to a new study.
The World Health Organization has just released a new document on environmental mercury. In it, some of the world's authorities on mercury poisoning concluded, after reviewing the scientific lite ...
In July 1990, Hong Kong instituted a total ban on high-sulphur fuels. Since then, cars, lorries and power stations have only been allowed to burn fuels containing less than 0.5 per cent sulphur.
Once an expensive novelty, mobile phones are now considered a necessity. The staggering fact is that more people in the UK now own mobile phones than a landline-connected telephone.
Mobile-mast radiation is everywhere. The source may be obvious - such as on the sides of buildings - but antennae are increasingly being hidden from view.
In the UK, only phone masts more than 15-m high require full planning permission; anything shorter can be erected anywhere with just local-authority approval. Nevertheless, it is required that the public be consulted.
