Are there other studies that explore how perchlorate might affect newborns?
One study (Li et al.) looked at the thyroid function of newborns in Las Vegas, Nevada, where low levels of perchlorate exist in the water, and in Reno, Nevada, where there is no perchlorate in the water. In comparing the results of standard tests of newborns in the two areas, scientists found no difference between the newborns in terms of thyroid function. A separate study (Lamm and Doemland) comparing counties in California and Nevada, some with trace amounts of perchlorate in the water and some without, had similar results. Another study by Tellez et al. found no impacts from perchlorate on pregnant women during the critical period between the late first and early second trimesters, and no effect on fetal development or thyroid levels in newborns. The study examined pregnant women and babies from three cities in Chile, where perchlorate levels range from non-detectable to 110 ppb, and daily intake of dietary iodide is equivalent with the U.S. Yet another study (by Kelsh et al.) evalu
