Mass. perchlorate debate

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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State takes lead in setting limits for perchlorate 

By Christopher Marcisz 
Berkshire Eagle (MA)
June 10, 2004

WILLIAMSTOWN -- The state's aggressive efforts to set limits on
perchlorate levels in drinking water has drawn praise from some
environmentalists and public health advocates. Yet some perchlorate
users and manufacturers say the state Department of Environmental
Protection has misused scientific data and exaggerated the problem.

Massachusetts' effort to establish a 1-part-per-billion standard for
drinking water is in contrast to California, which recently set 6 ppb as
its "public health goal." Meanwhile, efforts at the federal level have
bogged down and are under study by the National Academy of Science.

The state's effort has sent ripples around the country. "From the
viewpoint of environmentalists and public health advocates,
Massachusetts really is leading the way in doing an important thing,"
said Bill Walker, a vice president of the Environmental Working Group,
based in Oakland, California. "Not so much in testing, but in setting
the 1-part-per-billion standard."

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for the entire article, see
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stories/0,1413,101~7514~2203691,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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