Press Releases

A recent article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine analyzes data from an earlier study in an attempt to show that in some cases of perchlorate exposure, some infants had greater odds of increased levels of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone or TSH...

In recognition of commitments by President Obama and EPA Administrator Jackson to science-based regulation, we welcome the opportunity to assist EPA in assessing its alternative approaches to analyzing perchlorate data, and acknowledge the Agency for the transparency...

A recent study by Schier, et al., “Perchlorate exposure from infant formula and comparisons with the perchlorate reference dose,” has raised a question over whether, in certain scenarios, infants being fed with some brands of formula might exceed the perchlorate...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (US. EPA) preliminary decision not to set a national standard for perchlorate in drinking water is well supported by the best available science. The agency’s intent to seek additional advice from the National Academy of...

The Council on Water Quality today expressed concern that Congress and the public could be misled by several recent, inaccurate public characterizations of the science related to the health effects of perchlorate. The National Academy of Science (NAS) report on...

The State of California has now set a drinking water standard, formally known as a maximum contaminant level (MCL), for perchlorate of six parts per billion (ppb). This new standard is far below what a National Academy of Science (NAS) panel determined to be...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new report, 2004-2005 Exploratory Survey Data on Perchlorate in Food and has indicated that the estimated average exposure to perchlorate in foods is well below the perchlorate reference dose (RfD) suggested...

An article published earlier this summer by researchers within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requires some clarifications in order to put the comments of the authors in context with...

While CWQ is focused on ensuring the best science is used in setting regulatory standards, there's clearly a lot of controversy already about this report and those are matters for DoD, US EPA and GAO to work out. What cannot be overlooked in any discussion on...

Recently, questions have been raised in press reports concerning the Greer study – a peer-reviewed, scientific study upon which authoritative experts have relied when examining the health effects of perchlorate. It is important for the media and public to be mindful...