[CPEO-MEF] "Study Says No Health Problems From Perchlorate "

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study Says No Health Problems From Perchlorate

By Matt King 
Gilroy Dispatch (CA)
February 20, 2006

Gilroy - A new perchlorate study has found that high doses of the
contaminant seemingly have no effect on the health of pregnant women or fetuses.

The study was performed in Chile, where there are large amounts of
naturally-occurring perchlorate. Subjects were taken from three cities:
Taltal, where perchlorate is in the drinking water at levels above 100
parts per billion; Cha'aral, with levels of 6 ppb; and Antofagasta, with
less than 1 ppb.

Researchers tracked the pregnancies of 60 women and found no difference
in the women's thyroid function or neonatal birth weight, length or head circumference.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=179340

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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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