by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
The effect of perchlorate in the body at doses above 0.007 milligrams per kilogram per day (equivalent to 245 ppb in drinking water using EPA default assumptions) will be the same, regardless of whether its source is from drinking water or food. Perchlorate is not...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
A variety of substances found in everyday foods and drinking water can affect the body in essentially the same way as perchlorate. Nitrates and thiocyanates, which occur naturally in foods like broccoli, cauliflower, meats and leafy vegetables are all considered...
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...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
A great deal is known about perchlorate, in part because of its longstanding use as a medicine. Substantial research has been conducted since the mid-1990s to improve scientific and medical understanding of perchlorate’s health effects. These studies,...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
Studies show perchlorate’s direct effects on human health are limited to the thyroid gland. High levels of perchlorate can prevent the thyroid gland from absorbing iodide (which it uses to make hormones) from the bloodstream. This is called Iodine Uptake...
by perchlorate | Sep 1, 2022 | Perchlorate and Health
“Inhibition of iodide uptake (IUI),” as this effect is called, is a routine occurrence, caused by a number of factors in our diet and environment. The body naturally compensates if the thyroid can’t absorb its normal amount of iodide from the...
