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Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources Cutting Violent Crime, Substance Abuse, and Learning Deficits at Virtually no Cost Authored by Roger D Masters News article As was evident recently in Flint, Michigan, there's increased concern in mass media over evidence of localities where children have high blood lead levels. This is serious because lead is a neurotoxin with well-documented links with learning deficits, increased absorption of toxins like cocaine, and - especially. Peer reviewed publications over the last 16 years have revealed that two chemicals, never tested for safety but added to public water supplies of 120 million Americans, increase absorption of lead from local environmental sources. A sample of this research is attached. The best place to begin for higher rates of violent crime a. <Final#2opus-public.doc> (the text of an article published in neurotoxicology in 2007). b. <#@Toxins, Health&Behavior2~1....

Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources   The Costly Effects of US Water Fluoridation Authored by Roger D Masters   Introduction Debates concerning the practice of "water fluoridation" in the U.S. have persisted over the years. Based on research concerning the effects of toxic chemicals, I've studied this issue for almost 20 years. Due to this research in neurotoxicology, I've often been asked about evidence either challenging or supporting practices of fluoridation in the U.S. As a result, I've prepared the following statement of my understanding of the scientific evidence on both sides of the debate. First:   There is an element in the "Table of Elements" called "fluorine" (with an "N"). It is not stable in isolation and forms compounds; in a compound it is called "fluoride" (with a "D"). Therefore, any discussion of its harmful effects needs to specific about th...