From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:40:25 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] New York Times on OIG report |
Error Seen in E.P.A. Report on Contaminant By FELICITY BARRINGER New York Times January 1, 2009The Environmental Protection Agency failed to follow its own guidelines and made a basic error in evaluating how a toxic contaminant in rocket fuel harms human health, according to a report by the agency's inspector general. The contaminant, perchlorate, has been found in significant levels in drinking water in at least 400 locations; scientific studies indicate that perchlorate blocks the necessary accumulation of iodide in human thyroid glands. Iodide insufficiencies in pregnant women are "associated with permanent mental deficits in the children," the E.P.A. said. Perchlorate can occur naturally, but high concentrations have been found near military installations where it was used in testing rockets and missiles. ... For the entire article, see http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/washington/01epa.html?_r=1&ref=us -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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