With the advisories, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks identify species of fish that should be eaten in limited quantities, or in some cases, avoided altogether because of contamination found in tested fish.
Kansas recommends not eating specified fish or Read more
An environmental group has accused perchlorate manufacturers of using a page from the tobacco industry's playbook - promoting bad science to downplay the rocket fuel component's threat to drinking water.
An Environment California report argues that the industry-backed Perchlorate Study Group performs the same function that The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition did for the tobacco industry in the 1990s, when that industry was under fire.
Federal and state regulators are evaluating the threat perchlorate - found in Santa Clarita's groundwater system - could pose to
Read moreThe Los Angeles-based group Environment California says an
industry-funded group is using "misleading research and tobacco
industry-style lobbying to influence the debate on the effects of
perchorate." Perchlorate is a rocket fuel ingredient and "a known
thyroid inhibitor" often present in water supplies near military and
manufacturing sites. The Perchlorate Study Group (PSG) "has lobbied
for maximum contaminant levels of 200 parts per Read more
For Brune, the golden ducky represented much more than a call to remove PVC from Target's shelves. It was her official coming out as an environmental activist.
Eighteen months Read more
OCTOBER 30, 2006
10:33 AM
CONTACT: Environmental Working Group
Bill Walker, 510-444-0973 x301
EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982
WASHINGTON - October 30 - Exposure to a rocket fuel chemical widespread in the U.S. drinking water and food supply, at levels equal to or lower than national and state standards, could cause thyroid deficiency in more than 2 million women of childbearing age who would require medical treatment to protect their unborn babies, according to an Environmental Working Group ( Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2006
CONTACT: Bill Walker, 510-444-0973 x301
EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982
THYROID TROUBLE:
UNDER PROPOSED ROCKET FUEL STANDARDS, MANY WOMEN WOULD NEED TREATMENT TO PROTECT BABY Report Finds Drinking Water Limits
for Perchlorate Inadequate
OAKLAND, CA — Exposure to a rocket fuel chemical widespread in the U.S. drinking water and food supply, at levels
Read morePerchlorate is used in the manufacture of rockets, missiles and fireworks and can be found in products as diverse as airbags and fertilizers.
It can move through soil, leach into water, and concentrate in food. In 2005, the Government Accountability Office found 395 sites in 35 states with perchlorate levels above four parts per billion (ppb), including 106 sites in Read more
My journalist-as-guinea-pig experiment is taking a disturbing turn. A Swedish chemist is on the phone, talking about flame retardants, chemicals added for safety to just about any product that can burn. Found in mattresses, carpets, the plastic casing of televisions, electronic circuit boards, and Read more
Researchers at the Water Quality Research and Development Department of the Southern Nevada Water Authority found perchlorate in 20 of the 31 supplements tested. How the perchlorate was formed was not addressed, and brand names of the tested supplements were not released.
Perchlorates Read more
PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: Environmental Working Group
Bill Walker or Renee Sharp, (510) 444-0973
EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982
WASHINGTON - March 3 - Following a published report that the Bush Administration is holding up a study that shows most Americans carry a toxic rocket fuel chemical in their bodies at levels close to federal safety limits, Environmental Working Group (EWG) is calling for the immediate release of the study so EPA and state agencies can take
for Perchlorate