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Keep Rocket Fuel out of US Drinking Water
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by Erik Larson | November 21, 2008 at 04:29 pm
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Get info and take action to keep Perchlorate, or rocket fuel, out of your drinking water. Already found in drinking water in DC and 35 states, Perchlorate has been linked to health risks and more data is being suppressed. Now, the lame-duck Bush Administration is trying to ignore science and the EPA, and NOT limit Perchlorate pollution.
Perchlorate, a chemical contaminant found in jet fuel, has been found in the drinking water supply of 35 states and the District of Columbia. The widespread exposure of the population to some level of perchlorate raises serious health concerns.
Scientists say perchlorate affects the thyroid’s production of hormones, which are important to the brain development and growth of infants and children. Pregnant women and small children are at greatest risk.
The Bush administration is trying to rush a decision NOT to limit perchlorate rather than heeding the advice of three of their own science advisory committees.
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