Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
Your article is full of misinformation. This is a ruling by the EPA, not Bush, alright?

Perchlorates occur naturally, in addition to industrial sources, and it has been suggested that sunlight and lightning cause them, among other reasons.

And research suggests its not nearly as harmful as the fear-mongering Wired article suggests:
http://www.thyroid.org/professionals...rchlorate.html


CR
This is one of those instances where even your pompous truly is reluctant to bluff his way into a conversation. I simply lack the medical and chemical insight to critically evaluate your studies.

What I do know, is that 'percholrate' is a highly controversial subject, with lots of law suits, looming lawsuits, and nervous companies and the military fearing lawsuits. Naturally, these business interests have formed a a powerful lobby. Sponsored 'medical research'. Tried to influence legislation.

For example, they were seeking legal immunity in California.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 
According to http://www.acwanet.com/legislation/legis/99prior.html, theAssociation of California Water Agencies is asking the California legislature to protect perchlorate-impacted water utilities from personal injury suits. Specifically, this protection would apply to the water purveyors affected by the Aerojet perchlorate/tce/nitrosodimethylamine plumes in Rancho Cordova and the San Gabriel Valley. No California legislator offered to sponsor this resolution. Recently a California appellate court has held that the water utilites cannot be held liable for "unknown" contaminants as long as they followed the regulations of the state Public Utilities Commission. No word on whether the personal injury attorneys will appeal to the state supreme court.

One defendent, the Southern California Water Company, owned wells in Irwindale immediately downgradient from the Aerojet Azusa site, and then purchased Rancho Cordova's wells in 1964 when the state water board reported these wells contained 1000-2000 ppb perchlorate.
Seeking legal immunity at the state level won't be necessary anymore. Bush will pull a 'Bill Clinton' before leaving office and will pass a 'get out of jail free card' to all his political friends.