What was the result of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) January 2005 report?
A. The NAS report, “Health Implications of Perchlorate Ingestion,” concludes that a dose of 0.007 mg/kg/day would cause no observable effects in the most sensitive individuals. NAS is careful to note that this “reference dose” is not a drinking water standard and that additional work is needed in order to set a drinking water standard. The NAS believes that perchlorate’s impact on the thyroid’s ability to process iodide is temporary and can be mitigated by internal adjustments within the body. The NAS report can be found at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309095689/html/ .
