Health implications of perchlorate ingestion /

Perchlorate a powerful oxidant used in solid rocket fuels by the military and aerospace industry has been detected in public drinking water supplies of over 11 million people at concentrations of at least 4 parts per billion (ppb). High doses of perchlorate can decrease thyroid hormone production by...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Earth Sciences
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Perchlorates > Physiological effect.
Drinking water > Contamination.
Rats.
Risk assessment.
Water-supply.
Human beings.
Animals
Humans
Rats
Perchloric Acid > adverse effects
Thyroid Gland > physiology
Environmental Exposure
Risk Assessment
Water Supply
Perchlorates > Effets physiologiques.
Eau potable > Contamination.
Exposition (Toxicologie)
Évaluation du risque.
Eau > Approvisionnement.
Êtres humains.
risk assessment.
Homo sapiens (species)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Water-supply
Risk assessment
Drinking water > Contamination
United States
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