[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: California adopts 1 part per billion public health goal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
February 27, 2015
 
 
OEHHA Adopts Updated Public Health Goal for Perchlorate
Updated goal provides California's children with the same level of protection previous goal provided to adults
 
SACRAMENTO - The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published an updated public health goal (PHG) of 1 part per billion (ppb) for perchlorate in drinking water.
 
The new goal updates the previous PHG for perchlorate, which was set at 6 ppb in 2004. The updated PHG is lower than the previous goal because it incorporates new research about the effects of perchlorate on infants. Like the previous PHG, the updated PHG takes into account exposure from all sources of perchlorate including food. The lowering of the PHG does not suggest any food is unsafe or that the public should change its dietary habits.
 
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For the entire release, see
http://oehha.ca.gov/public_info/press/PerchloratePHGpress2015.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Mountain View, CA 94041
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