Occurrence of perchlorate in groundwater samples from Catalonia

Autor: Viñas Canals, Marc, Prenafeta Boldú, Francesc Xavier, Guivernau Ribalta, Miriam, Magrí Aloy, Albert, Fraile, J, Garrido Martín, Teresa, Ginebreda, A.
Přispěvatelé: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Popis: The perchlorate ion competitively blocks iodine from entering the thyroid gland, which may lead to a decrease in production of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) that are essential for neurodevelopment (Wolff, J., 1998). The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established in 2005 a reference dose for perchlorate of 0.7 µ g (kg body weight) -1 day
Databáze: OpenAIRE