Learn more about perchlorate by exploring the following releases from the Perchlorate Information Bureau.
RE: Response to EPA’s Notice Seeking Comments on New Approaches to Perchlorate Regulation
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...
CDC Research on Perchlorate and Infant Formula
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...
U.S. EPA Seeks Additional NAS Input on 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...
FDA Analysis of Perchlorate in Food: Facts Being Lost
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...
California’s New Perchlorate MCL
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...
FDA report on perchlorate in food: Perchlorate in foods studied “not likely to present a public health risk
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...
CWQ Comments on Agency Analysis of Perchlorate Effects on People with Genetic Thyroid Disorders
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...
GAO Report: Remember the Science
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...
Greer Study: Good Science Validated by Experts
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...
California PHG for Perchlorate Diverges from National Academy of Science Recommendations; State Shows No Additional Health Benefits in Lower Health Goal Number
It’s unfortunate the Cal/EPA announcement of a PHG of 6 parts per billion (ppb) for perchlorate does not fully reflect the conclusions of an expert panel on perchlorate convened by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Most disappointing is that the state, in moving...