Rocket fuel chemical in California cow milk
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:00 am
Holy Crap... You gotta be killing me! Perchlorate in drinking water and food sources thanks to the US Military!SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Young children and pregnant women who drink milk from California cows may be exposed to unsafe levels of a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel, according to a new study by an environmental group.
The study released Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group comes as state and federal regulators consider setting new standards to regulate perchlorate -- the explosive ingredient in missile fuel that has been linked to thyroid damage.
"Perchlorate exposure is more widespread than we have been led to believe," said Bill Walker...
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