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Rocket Fuel (Perchlorate)

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CDC: Rocket Fuel Chemical In Most Powdered Infant Formula

Infants Exposed to Unsafe Levels of Thyroid Toxin
» Read more... | Published April 1, 2009

Bush EPA Shirks Responsibility Over Perchlorate Contamination

EPA call for new study a ploy to prevent regulation, aid defense and aerospace industries
» Read more... | Published January 9, 2009

Last Minute Mischief at EPA

EPA Employed Suspect Chemical Industry Lab to Declare Perchlorate Safe
Same Lab Found Formaldehyde to be 2,500 to 10,000 Times Less Dangerous Than Previous EPA Estimate
» Read more... | Published November 11, 2008

EPA Ignores Toxic Rocket Fuel Chemical in Drinking Water

Toxic Chemical Interferes With Infant Brain Development
» Read more... | Published September 23, 2008

EWG Warns Senate Over Rocket Fuel in Nation's Drinking Water

Senate Committee Holds Hearings on Perchlorate in Drinking Water
» Read more... | Published May 5, 2008

Gov’t Study Shows Millions of Two-Year Olds Exposed To Dangerous Levels of Rocket Fuel Through Food and Water

EPA Must Set a Safety Standard for Perchlorate in Tap Water to Protect Children
» Read more... | Published January 17, 2008

U.S. One-Year Olds Overexposed to Rocket Fuel Chemical

Congressional Committee to Consider Requiring Tap Water Safety Standard
» Read more... | Published October 25, 2007

Hearing on "Perchlorate: Health and Environmental Impacts of Unregulated Exposure"

in the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Critical new studies by scientists at the CDC show that EPA's proposed safe exposure level for rocket fuel is not protective of public health.
» Read more... | Published April 24, 2007
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