Fluoride Australia | Media Release:Kangaroos poisoned by fluoride,America

Adm. 10c	Thursday, 9 September 2010

Published 23/02/2010

Location: America

ABC News

By Candice Wyatt
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says fluoride from Alcoa's aluminium smelter at Portland is making kangaroos sick.

The EPA's Bruce Dawson says the fluoride is being absorbed by the nearby vegetation which is then being eaten by the kangaroos.

He says the fluoride poisons the kangaroos and makes lesions grow on their bones, which renders them lame.

"Once kangaroos have restricted movement [it] has a significant impact on their welfare. So this is something that needs to be managed and avoided."
He says there is not a lot of information around about the impact of fluoride on kangaroos.

The problem is more common in cattle.

"There was a lot of research done in the 60s and 70s in the United States but this really has just started to emerge in terms of the impacts on kangaroos."

Fluoride from a nearby alumininum smelter is making Portland kangaroos ill. (ABC Local : Margaret Burin )

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by Ged Johnson 10/03/2010
Our native Kangaroo is taking a fluoride hit in a zoo over in Portland, USA. It’s not fluoride in the water, but vegetation poisoned by a near by aluminium smelter plant. The question that you maybe asking is “What about the effects on other animals and surrounding eco system?

Peter (Wednesday, 10 March 2010 )
See also this article, seems it has been going on for a while.

Roos victims of factory fluoride
DEBORAH GOUGH, February 21, 2010

SCORES of starving and pain-ridden kangaroos have been culled after developing tooth and bone deformities from breathing and ingesting fluoride emissions.

Many more are believed to be suffering from growths that will kill them.

The affected kangaroos are living near the Alcoa aluminium smelter in Portland, in the state`s south-west, and the Austral Bricks factory at Craigieburn.

Autopsies performed at Melbourne University on 49 kangaroos culled at Alcoa on a single day last year found all but one were suffering from flurosis, which leads to excessive bone growths, or lesions, on joints in the paws, ankles and calves.

FULL LINK: www.theage.com.au/victoria/roos-victims-of-factory-fluoride-20100220-oms2.html

	Ged (Wednesday, 10 March 2010 ) Thanks Peter, that article seems to cover alot more ground.

Bob Garman (Thursday, 15 April 2010 )
ALCO were told to clean up their act after their aluminum waste became air born – it was crippling to animals surrounding the plants, many livestock died. New regulations watered down their habits, and they did just that, watered it down. No one knew they would sell it back to us and make us drink it. For a toxin that cost money to discard, they now make a profit by selling it. Jokes on us.

	goodoo (Wednesday, 7 July 2010 ) Dude, this is in aus, portland victoria.

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