[CPEO-MEF] San Martin (CA) perchlorate cleanup goal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Board: Goal Too High


By Matt King
Gilroy Dispatch (CA)
March 9, 2006

Morgan Hill - The goal to clean perchlorate from South County's 
groundwater proposed by the Olin Corp. is too high, say officials of the 
Central Coast Regional Water Board.

In January, Olin proposed to clean the 9.5 mile perchlorate plume that 
stretches south from Morgan Hill through San Martin and east of Gilroy 
to a level of 11 parts per billion. That's nearly twice as high 
California's 6ppb public health goal for the contaminant, or the level 
of perchlorate state scientists believe is safe for regular human 
consumption.

Perchlorate is a salt known to interfere with thyroid activity. When 
Olin announced its cleanup goal, the company contended that, based on 
the latest scientific evidence, 11 ppb is protective of all humans, 
including infants and pregnant women.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=180820

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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