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This slide presentation outlines information on the federal and state process forregulating 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 ofthyroid hormones; perchlorate effects; inhibition of thyroid uptake of iodide; evaluation of iodide uptakeinhibition in the Greer et al. (2002) study; critical endpointschosen by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; why not choose changes inserum 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.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 06/17/2004 Number of Pages: 22File Size: 1 file , 670 KB