Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water MAY Be Regulated – If We Are Lucky!

By  Tania Reuben

I’m saddened to live in a Country where we need to have a DEBATE about WHETHER to set limits for perchlorate contamination (a primary ingredient in Rocket Fuel) in drinking water.

Why is our country missing common sense and decency. Where is corporate responsibility? Companies may need to work with potential  toxins and chemicals for advancements in technology and industry, but doing this responsibly and ethically shouldn’t have to be regulated – it should be common sense.

Image courtesy of Erik Charlton

As a country we shouldn’t have to create an itemized list of things that we don’t want our babies to consume to ensure that companies aren’t piping it out the back door. Years ago it’s possible to argue ignorance could be claimed.  That is no longer the case… we now know how damaging  many of these toxins are to humans and beyond.  Executives who run these companies have spouses, children and grandchildren. They should know better and be ashamed.

We shouldn’t have to debate whether to impose limitations on a primary rocket fuel ingredient in our drinking water. It should be a given that our drinking water is free of toxins like perchlorate and others. I’m sure many people think it is…

FYI – bottle water is not the answer because the system for monitoring the bottled water industry is much less regulated than municipal water sources.

From the EWG:

The EPA has reported finding perchlorate, a potent thyroid toxin, in public water systems in 28 states and territories. Researchers have also detected perchlorate in infant formula, breast milk and produce. Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) own tests have identified significant perchlorate contamination in nearly a fifth of lettuce samples grown in Southern California and Arizona. http://www.ewg.org/reports/suspectsalads But the defense and aerospace communities have lobbied against legal limits on perchlorate contamination in drinking water, fearing that regulation would require them to mount clean-ups at Cold-War era rocket and missile testing sites and storage facilities where tons of the chemical were spilled.

Read the entire press release:
EPA May Regulate Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water | Environmental Working Group.