The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain ...

Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, plastic and other substances, has been found in common grocery store and fast foods—with the highest levels in baby and kid foods—and previous research has ...

Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ...

CDC researchers have found trace levels of perchlorate, a strong oxidizer best known for its use in rocket fuel, in several brands of powdered infant formula sold in the U.S. The highest levels of the ...

EPA deems perchlorate levels safe, but advocacy group says public is at risk. April 3, 2009— -- When a parent puts a bottle of baby formula to a child's lips, the parent might not know exactly ...

Perchlorate (CLO4−) is a non-volatile anion with a molecular weight of 99.45. It consists of one chlorine atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms. Consumer Reports is out with tests confirming that the ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency must set a limit for perchlorate in drinking water, a federal appeals court ruled May 9. The ruling restarts the clock for the EPA to propose regulations to ...

Perchlorate (ClO 4 −) is a soluble anion that comprises a central chlorine atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms. In the United States, perchlorate contamination of drinking water supplies is currently ...

To be successful Mars colonists, future astronauts will need to know both the potential hazard and utility of the soil. Astronauts can use Martian soil to “live off the land” as building material, ...

Warning that babies are especially vulnerable, a federal panel of scientists has lambasted the Environmental Protection Agency’s health goal for a toxic chemical that has widely contaminated drinking ...

Besides its potential to cause endocrine system and reproductive problems, perchlorate is considered a “likely human carcinogen” by the EPA Perchlorate is both a naturally occurring and man-made ...

Exposure to a chemical called perchlorate may be unsafe for pregnant women and their unborn children, according to a new study. Perchlorate, which is found in everything from fireworks to fertilizers, ...