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Study Disagrees With EPA on Perchlorate
Scientists' report says it poses a health risk but not at doses as low as the agency had calculated
Published January 11, 2005
In a long-awaited report, a national panel of scientists wrote Monday that perchlorate, an ingredient of solid rocket fuel that has contaminated drinking water and food throughout the country, poses a public health risk at low doses but not at amounts as low as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had calculated.
The scientific controversy over what level of the chemical is safe for human consumption pits the Pentagon against environmentalists and drew the attention of top-level White House officials. Environmental groups Monday accused the White House and Pentagon of influencing the panel's findings.
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