It’s hardly a household name, but Perchlorate is a chemical that helps rockets reach for the stars. It's also known to enter our food system through contaminated water used in crop irrigation ...

Perchlorate may also be linked to brain -related problems in fetuses and babies. Research shows that it’s common to get exposed to low levels of this chemical in the U.S.

Perchlorate can be widespread in ground water, soils and plants, and makes its way up the food chain accordingly—even into organically grown foods. To wit, A 2005 Journal of Environmental ...

Perchlorate can be found in a wide array of grocery products, especially baby food, fast food and fresh fruits and vegetables, according to an explosive new investigation from Consumer Reports.

Perchlorate from runoff contaminates the drinking water of as many as 16 million Americans, the Obama administration said in 2011 when it announced EPA would for the first time set maximum limits.

Perchlorate In Milk Examined Date: November 1, 2005 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: A dairy cow's rumen can act as a biological filter, breaking down most perchlorate in feed ...

Fireworks Displays Linked To Perchlorate Contamination In Lakes Date: May 28, 2007 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Fourth of July fireworks displays, often held over lakes and other ...

The answer is that perchlorate blocks iodine uptake by the body’s thyroid glands, reducing their ability to produce sufficient levels of thyroid hormone. This hormone (and hence iodine) is ...

Perchlorate has made, and continues to make, the search for organics on Mars all but impossible, said astrobiologist Chris McKay of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.

The new results show how perchlorate blocks iodine’s movement into organs like the thyroid, lactating breast, salivary glands, and stomach by interfering with a molecular pumping system known as ...

Some perchlorates can be found in rocket fuels, though Smith said the perchlorate on Mars is probably not a result of contamination. Phoenix landed using hydrazine thrusters, which contain no ...