EPA Sets Meeting, Teleconference to Address MCLG for Perchlorate

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Science Advisory Board (SAB)
has announced a July 18-19, 2012, public meeting of the SAB Perchlorate
Advisory Panel and September 25 public teleconference to address a
maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for the rocket fuel constituent
perchlorate. Perchlorate contamination has been detected in samples of
milk, drinking water and lettuce, and exposure at high levels has been linked
to thyroid dysfunction and neurological problems in children. See Federal
Register, May 30, 2012.