Is There Rocket Fuel In Your Salad?

Study finds the water sources of major cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have been contaminated with a component of missile fuel and poses health risks to 20 million people.

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May 1, 2003, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Perchlorate contaminates more than 500 drinking water sources in 20 states, serving well over 20 million people. Among contaminated sources is the Colorado River, which not only provides drinking water for Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas and other cities, but also irrigates 70 percent of the nations lettuce grown from October to March...The Bush Administrations current proposal to exempt Department of Defense sites from environmental regulations, including perchlorate cleanup, must not go forward."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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