Citation:

Susarla, S., T W. Collette, A W. Garrison, N L. Wolfe, AND S C. McCutcheon. PERCHLORATE IDENTIFICATION IN FERTILIZERS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 33(19):3469-3472, (1999).

Description:

Perchlorate has contaminated groundwater, drinking water, and soils at several locations in the United States. The primary source of contamination at sites that have been investigated to date seems to be from industrial and military operations that use perchlorate as an oxidizing agent, However, recent examination of several fertilizers and fertilizer components showed
that perchlorate is present at levels up to 0.84 wt %. These preliminary results suggest that fertilizers could be a source for perchlorate accumulation in the food chain.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( JOURNAL/ PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)

Product Published Date:10/01/1999

Record Last Revised:12/22/2005

Record ID: 65516

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Role :OWNER

Organization Name :US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Organization Name :OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Organization Name :NATIONAL EXPOSURE RESEARCH LAB

Organization Name :ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH DIVISION

Document IDs:

EPA Number :EPA/600/J-02/191