[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: "Christie Deep-Sixes New Jersey Perchlorate Standard"

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

News Release
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility News Release
March 2, 2010


CHRISTIE DEEP-SIXES NEW JERSEY PERCHLORATE STANDARD - "Red Tape" Review 
Runs Out Clock on Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water Limit

Trenton - A multi-year effort to stem the spread of perchlorate, a 
chemical found in rocket fuel, in New Jersey drinking water has been 
blocked by order of Governor Chris Christie, according to documents 
posted today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 
(PEER). As a result, the chemical found in about one-sixth of public 
water systems will remain unregulated for the foreseeable future despite 
the strong recommendation of state scientists that a strict standard is 
needed.

Perchlorate is a component of rocket fuel that has many other 
munitions-related uses. A possible carcinogen, the chemical affects 
thyroid function, especially in infants, pregnant women and their 
fetuses. Perchlorate contamination of groundwater has become a national 
problem, affecting more than 20 states in hundreds of locations. The 
Centers for Disease Control has even found perchlorate in infant 
formula. In New Jersey, the state Department of Environmental Protection 
(DEP) found perchlorate in 11 of 67 public water systems sampled.


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http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1310

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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
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