[CPEO-MEF] Scientist: It's hard to determine safe levels

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Scientist: It's hard to determine safe levels
By ERIC WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
BOURNE - Chemistry class convened in Cataumet last night. The specific
topic? Perchlorate, the substance that shut down three water supply
wells used by the Bourne Water District.

University of Massachusetts biology professor Thomas Zoeller discussed
the affects of perchlorate on the thyroid, particularly concentrating on
its possible impact on developing fetuses and infants, at a seminar at
the Cataumet United Methodist Church.

About 30 people attended the event sponsored by the Institute for
Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, an academic organization based at
Hampshire College in Amherst.

"The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is getting ready to make a
proclamation," said Zoeller. "A level of perchlorate around which
they're going to regulate. Young children and fetuses are clearly the
most vulnerable."

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