EPA to regulate toxic chemicals in drinking water
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 00:30
in Health & Medicine
The EPA plans to set standards for perchlorate and 16 other substances, reversing a Bush-era decision.The Environmental Protection Agency took steps Wednesday to curb toxic substances in drinking water, including perchlorate, a chemical thought to threaten the thyroid gland that has contaminated hundreds of public water wells, mostly in California.