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 Perchlorate News and NotesDepartment of Defense Funding Available For Perchlorate Treatment Demonstration ProjectsARLINGTON, VA, October 12, 2004 -- The Department of Defense, through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), will be funding demonstration projects for treatment of perchlorate in drinking water. [More...] Chemical plume proves costly to dispel SAN BENARDINO, C.A., March 16, 2003 -- Cleaning up the seven-mile long plume of perchlorate, a chemical linked to thyroid disorders that has contaminated at least 235 private drinking water wells in southern Santa Clara County, can be done, experts say. [More...] Plant improvements dramatically reduce perchlorate discharge LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 29, 2002 -- Personnel at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of a new system that removes nearly all perchlorate from wastewater discharges. [More...] Perchlorate drinking water recommendation drops January 25, 2002 - A long-awaited U.S. EPA draft toxicological report issued on January 18 finds that perchlorate is likely to be more harmful to human health than previously thought. In response to the report's conclusion that perchlorate concentrations of less than 1 part per billion (ppb) are safe for human consumption in drinking water, the California Department of Health reduced its advisory action level from 18 ppb to 4 ppb. The state, which is currently in the process of setting its own drinking water standard, is one of the southwestern states most affected by perchlorate-contaminated groundwater. [More...] |
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