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Dear Nichole,
Yes, I do have a suggestion in countering the study's hypothesis that
perchlorate comes primarily from food. This hypothesis contradicts current belief
and policy of the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Academy of
Science, NASA, and US Department of Defense. The EPA states:
"Perchlorate is a naturally occurring and man made anion commonly associated
with the solid salts of ammonium, potassium, and sodium. These salts are
highly soluble in water, and because perchlorate sorbs poorly to mineral surfaces
and organic material, it can be very mobile in surface and subservice aqueous
systems."
http://www.clu-in.org/contaminantfocus/default.focus/sec/perchlorate/cat/Overv
iew/
The authors of this study state, "We hypothesize that perchlorate consumption
comes primarily from food rather than from water or beverages." Hypothesize
is the key word. What they are stating is counter to current thinking and
research on the subject.
In my first post, I referenced my comment to a website that said about the
same thing as the EPA. Certainly, the decision to accept this study as
ground-breaking and an accurate picture of perchlorate contamination seems to fly in
the face of current accepted understanding of perchlorate as a salt that is
highly soluble in water and poorly absorbed by organic material. With the
companies funding this study, one might suspect that they have good reason to push
the idea that food is contaminated rather than water. And they have such an
easy target--breastfeeding. No huge monied corporation to fight or upset.
I ran across an article on the number of carcinogens in our drinking water
(wasn't about perchlorate). It was an eye opening article, because most
formula feeding mothers depend on the safety of their water supplies to make formula
for their infants. Thus these infants get these carcinogens directly. Yet
in the USA, we continue to believe in the safety of infant formula in developed
nations despite the contamination of our aging public water systems and
wells. Boiling the water, isn't going to make these kinds of contaminants
disappear.
Valerie W. McClain, breastfeeding advocate
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