U.S. Department of Defense and White House working together to avoid cleanup and liability for perchlorate pollution

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 330-334

  Sass, Jennifer ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate influence; Department of Defense; Environmental Protection Agency; Perchlorate; Public health; Regulation; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; FUEL; PERCHLORATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LEACHING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 4444258404     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.3.330     Document Type: Review

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