This slide presentation outlines information on the federal and state process for
regulating chemicals in drinking water
(MCLs, MCLGs, PHGs, and ALs);
perchlorate risk assessment;
perchlorate scientific issues; and,
status of perchlorate standards. Specific topics focused on in the paper include: perchlorate risk assessment on the thyroid gland; feedback mechanism of
thyroid hormones; perchlorate effects; inhibition of thyroid uptake of iodide; evaluation of iodide uptake
inhibition in the Greer et al. (2002) study; critical endpoints
chosen by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; why not choose changes in
serum T4 as the endpoint; perchlorate scientific issues; exposure calculations; health effects of perchlorate at environmental concentrations; status of perchlorate standards both federally and in the state of California; and, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) contacts.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 670 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 22 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
