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What level is safe for pregnant women? What level is safe for children? Why not be extra cautious?

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...

Much of the research available on perchlorate appears to have been funded by industry. Is this information credible?

by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health

The public can be confident in the accuracy, validity and credibility of the research. Many people believe that industry — rather than taxpayers — should fund this kind of research, but with safeguards in place to guarantee the validity and credibility of research...

Are newborns and children more sensitive than adults to perchlorate?

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...

What is a simple definition of “point of departure?”

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 »...

Do other studies explore how perchlorate might affect newborns?

by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health

Several studies have ealuated how perchlorate might affect newborns. Li et al. looked at the thyroid function of newborns in Las Vegas, Nevada, where low levels of perchlorate exist in the water, and in Reno, Nevada, where there is no perchlorate in the water. In...
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