It doesn’t grab headlines like lithium or cobalt. It isn’t the centerpiece of government strategy talks or green energy debates. But without aluminum fluoride, the $300 billion global aluminum ...

The S.S. Grandcamp —carrying ammonium nitrate, fuel, and ammunition—arrived at the Houston-area port with smoke spewing from its cargo hold. The ensuing explosion killed some 600 people ...

Officials said they are planning to build new facilities -- something that factored into the decision to end fluoridation.

The newly formed quaternary ammonium tri (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol)-coordinated fluoride (Bu 4 NF (HFIP) 3) showed extremely low hygroscopicity and was found to be an excellent ...

Researchers found removing fluoride was associated with an increase in tooth decay of 7.5 percentage points, or 25.4 million cases, and cost approximately $9.8 billion over 5 years.

A drinking fountain in Miami on May 16. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) There’s a legitimate debate to be had about adding fluoride to drinking water.

More information: Ryan X. Ward et al, Poorly quantified trends in ammonium nitrate remain critical to understand future urban aerosol control strategies, Science Advances (2025).

May 21, 2025 — Until recently, you probably hadn’t thought much about fluoride. It’s been added to public water supplies since the 1940s to help prevent cavities. The CDC named water ...

Opinion: DeSantis bans fluoride in Florida water, following RFK Jr.'s pro-tooth decay lead Which states have banned fluoride? As of May 16, two states had banned fluoride from public drinking water.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning fluoride from the state’s public water, making it the second state to do so as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has advocated ...

News Never approved children’s fluoride recalled by FDA but dentists push back Updated: May. 15, 2025, 11:55 a.m. | Published: May. 14, 2025, 1:57 p.m.

Share on Pinterest Health agencies and experts recommend fluoride in drinking water at low levels (currently 0.7 mg/L in the U.S.) to promote dental health. LukaTDB/Getty Images HHS Secretary ...