[CPEO-MEF] Perchlorate in Boxford (MA) school water

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Boxford school's water tainted
Chemical finding brings an inquiry

By Megan Tench
Boston Globe 
November 1, 2005

Students at a Boxford elementary school are drinking water only from
bottles as state health officials investigate how traces of a chemical
found largely in explosives slipped into the school's water supply.

Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
on Friday discovered elevated levels of perchlorate, a contaminant found
in fireworks and rocket fuel, in the drinking water at Spofford Pond
School, which serves 560 students in grades 3 through 6.

When ingested in high doses, the chemical can pose significant health
risks to children, pregnant women, and infants, officials said.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/11/01/boxford_schools_water/

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Lenny Siegel
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