Basis of the Massachusetts Reference Dose and Drinking Water Standard for Perchlorate | Zendy

Tsedash Zewdie | Zendy; C. Mark Smith | Zendy; Michael S. Hutcheson | Zendy; Carol Rowan West | Zendy

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Basis of the Massachusetts Reference Dose and Drinking Water Standard for Perchlorate

Author(s) -

Tsedash Zewdie,

C. Mark Smith,

Michael S. Hutcheson,

Carol Rowan West

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0900635

Subject(s) - perchlorate , environmental health , environmental science , environmental chemistry , medicine , chemistry , ion , organic chemistry

Perchlorate inhibits the uptake of iodide in the thyroid. Iodide is required to synthesize hormones critical to fetal and neonatal development. Many water supplies and foods are contaminated with perchlorate. Exposure standards are needed but controversial. Here we summarize the basis of the Massachusetts (MA) perchlorate reference dose (RfD) and drinking water standard (DWS), which are considerably lower and more health protective than related values derived by several other agencies. We also review information regarding perchlorate risk assessment and policy.

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