Evaluation of the U.S. EPA/OSWER preliminary remediation goal for perchlorate in groundwater: Focus on exposure to nursing infants

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-369

  Ginsberg, Gary L ^a   Hattis, Dale B ^b   Zoeller, R Thomas ^c   Rice, Deborah C ^d  

^a CDC   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d Maine Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Neurodevelopment; Nursing infants; Perchlorate; PRG; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; PERCHLORATE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOREMEDIATION; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK LEVEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URINE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; PERCHLORIC ACID; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34147124546     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9533     Document Type: Article

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