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<b>On Behalf Of </b>DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 17, 2014 11:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Microbeads in toothpaste<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nbc12.com/story/26554003/dentists-discover-microbeads-in-toothpaste">http://www.nbc12.com/story/26554003/dentists-discover-microbeads-in-toothpaste</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Dentists discover microbeads in toothpaste<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="color:#D62C2E">Posted: Sep 17, 2014 8:06 AM EDT</span></i><span style="color:black"><em class="wnDate">Wednesday, September 17, 2014 8:06 AM
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<span style="color:black">By WBRC Staff - <a href="mailto:web@wbrc.com?body=http://www.nbc12.com/story/26554003/dentists-discover-microbeads-in-toothpaste" target="_self" title="">
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<span style="color:black">A dental hygienist in Phoenix noticed something strange in the mouths of her patients and spoke up about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">I didn't have any clue what it was," Trish Walraven said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Walraven has seen lots of things as a dental hygienist. But until a few years ago, she had never seen anything like this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">"We thought it was a cleaning product or something that people were chewing," Walraven said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Little blue dots, trapped in the tiny spaces between people's teeth and gums.
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<span style="color:black">"Some weeks I'll see 5 or 6 patients," Walraven said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">She started asking around and other hygienists were seeing it too. It took a while, but they finally figured out what it was.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">"Polyethylene," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">It's a plastic used in all kinds of things. Garbage containers, grocery bags, bullet proof vests, even knee replacements and now in toothpaste.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Walvaren says one brand appears to use the plastic microbeads more than others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">"Pretty much everyone was saying that they were using some form of Crest toothpaste," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Valley dentist Dr. Justin Phillip says the microbeads shouldn't be anywhere near your mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">"They'll trap bacteria in the gums which leads to gingivitis, and over time that infection moves from the gum into the bone that holds your teeth and that becomes periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is scary," Phillips said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Walvaren wants the beads gone too. She wrote a blog that has gotten national attention. It even caught the eye of proctor and gamble.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">In a statement the crest manufacturer says: "while the ingredient in question is completely safe, we understand there is a growing preference for us to remove the ingredient. So we will."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Anyone wanting to make sure the product they're using is microbead free, take a look at the ingredient list and make sure it doesn't include polyethylene.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Deborah L. DeBiasi</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Email: <a href="mailto:Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov">Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</a></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red"><br>
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">WEB site address: <a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/">
www.deq.virginia.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Office of Water Permits </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx">http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Location: 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PH: 804-698-4028 FAX: 804-698-4032<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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