EPA Deems Perchlorate Levels Safe, But Advocacy Group Says Public Is at Risk
...Perchlorate has been found in the water supplies of 35 states and has been detected in everything from vegetables to milk. In the case of dairy, the rocket fuel in the water flows into grass, which is eaten by cows, and is then passed along into milk.
The perchlorate was found in levels within a range that's been deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency....
Who's EPA says it's safe? The Bush appointees lying sack of shit, let business do whatever it wants to increase profits EPA?
...After years of debate, EPA made a preliminary announcement in October that it wouldn’t limit the amount of perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel, allowed in drinking water. This decision hands a victory to the Pentagon and the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, which are responsible for contamination of some aquifers and waterways with the chemical. As C&EN went to press, EPA was expected to make this decision final by the end of 2008, a move that would lock the decision in place for years, even if the incoming Obama Administration wants to change it....
(December 22, 2008 Volume 86, Number 51pp. 27-31)
My friend was really upset about this.
I'm upset that if you pull this shit in China you get executed.
What are the consequences here?
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