Green Options » rocket fuel toxin http://greenoptions.com/tag/rocket-fuel-toxin Posts tagged 'rocket fuel toxin' Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en EPA Will Not Regulate Rocket Fuel Toxins In Drinking Water http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/06/epa-will-not-regulate-rocket-fuel-toxins-in-drinking-water/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/06/epa-will-not-regulate-rocket-fuel-toxins-in-drinking-water/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:38:51 +0000 Reenita Malhotra http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/06/epa-will-not-regulate-rocket-fuel-toxins-in-drinking-water/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided against the national regulation of perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water at sites in at least 35 states. The EPA has decided that since this is a state specific situation, it should be addressed at the state level.

Perchlorate interferes with the thyroid gland’s ability to absorb iodine inhibiting thyroid hormones that are necessary for brain development and cellular growth of infants. The chemical has been found not only in drinking water but also in lettuce and milk. In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration reported finding perchlorate in 217 of 232 samples of milk and lettuce in 15 states.

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