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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Public Health Statement for Perchlorates

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HHS Non-Systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: March 2014

Workgroups: Environmental Health Workgroup

This statement from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry provides information on perchlorates, which are hazardous. The statement details:

  • What perchlorates are
  • Their effect on the environment
  • Potential means of exposure
  • Route through the body
  • Health effects
  • Specific effects on children
  • Prevention methods for exposure
  • Testing methods
  • Federal recommendations
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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce exposure to perchlorate — EH‑11
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2014). Public health statement for perchlorates. Retrieved from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=892&toxid=181