by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
Although there are no measurable effects when perchlorate is in the body at low levels, any effects of perchlorate on the body’s ability to produce hormones are fully reversible once exposure to high levels declines or stops.
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate Basics
Yes. Even on Mars. Closer to home, Chilean nitrate fertilizer containing naturally occurring perchlorate has been widely used in American agriculture since the early 20th century. Though quantities used today are smaller than the amounts applied earlier in the...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Science
In risk assessment, the “point of departure” is the dose selected as the starting point to which uncertainty or safety factors are applied to derive a “safe” dose. See the EPA’s definition of “point of departure” on their website »...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
To derive the recommended reference dose – the maximum amount of a substance in drinking water that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) considers “safe” if consumed every day for a lifetime of exposure – the National Academies...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
The best scientific and medical research shows that newborns and children are not affected by perchlorate at the low levels found in drinking water. Three studies conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Pearce and colleagues in 2010, 2011 and 2012 added to the scientific database...
