Re: [CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: New Jersey delays standard

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

N.J. drinking water limit delayed

Posted By Todd B. Bates
EnviroGuy, Asbury Park Press (NJ)
March 16, 2010

Acting state Environmental Commissioner Bob Martin today delayed 
adopting a limit for perchlorate [1], which can cause thyroid problems, 
in drinking water, according to a statement.

The decision prompted mixed reviews from environmental activists.

The DEP had proposed setting a 5 part per billion limit for the rocket 
fuel ingredient [2]. But Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order 
[3]in January freezing the proposal and others while a Red Tape Review 
Group reviews proposed state rules.

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For the entire article, see
http://blogs.app.com/enviroguy/2010/03/16/n-j-drinking-water-limit-delayed/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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