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This shit is now in samples of human and cow milk from across the country in high doses. And it has real deleterious effects: impairment of the thyroid gland, and that it can cause neurological development problems in fetuses and infants.
But let's just worry about (insert cartoon character here) being gay...
Rocket fuel contaminant found in women's breast milk
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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A team of Texas Tech University researchers has found a contaminant from rocket fuel in women's breast milk at five times the average level found in dairy milk.
This first study in breast milk of perchlorate, a chemical that interferes with the thyroid, indicates that the majority of breast-feeding infants would be exceeding the safe daily dose set by the National Academy of Sciences.
The peer-reviewed data published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology reported perchlorate in 36 milk samples from women in 18 states and in all but one of 47 cow milk samples from 11 states.
The average level in breast milk was 10.5 parts per billion, with a high of 92 ppb, while the average in cow's milk was 2 ppb with a high of 11 ppb.
Other studies of cow's milk -- including by Texas Tech and by the Food and Drug Administration -- have found perchlorate in cow's milk from 5 to 6 ppb. The levels vary depending on the cow's diet at different times of the year.
Perchlorate, a salt, can impair a person's ability to take up iodide, a form of iodine and the building block of thyroid hormones that control brain development. High levels of perchlorate in the body also may reduce the amount of iodide in breast milk.
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But let's just worry about (insert cartoon character here) being gay...
Rocket fuel contaminant found in women's breast milk
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
* Printable Version
* Email This Article
Health
Back to Health
A team of Texas Tech University researchers has found a contaminant from rocket fuel in women's breast milk at five times the average level found in dairy milk.
This first study in breast milk of perchlorate, a chemical that interferes with the thyroid, indicates that the majority of breast-feeding infants would be exceeding the safe daily dose set by the National Academy of Sciences.
The peer-reviewed data published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology reported perchlorate in 36 milk samples from women in 18 states and in all but one of 47 cow milk samples from 11 states.
The average level in breast milk was 10.5 parts per billion, with a high of 92 ppb, while the average in cow's milk was 2 ppb with a high of 11 ppb.
Other studies of cow's milk -- including by Texas Tech and by the Food and Drug Administration -- have found perchlorate in cow's milk from 5 to 6 ppb. The levels vary depending on the cow's diet at different times of the year.
Perchlorate, a salt, can impair a person's ability to take up iodide, a form of iodine and the building block of thyroid hormones that control brain development. High levels of perchlorate in the body also may reduce the amount of iodide in breast milk.
( Read more... )
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