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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