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In the past 5 years, advances in ion chromatography have allowed the detection of the perchlorate ion (ClO4 −) at levels as low as 4 μg L−1 1. The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) has advised that wells containing more than 18 μg L−1 ClO4 − not be used as aeven though there is no federal drinking water standard for ⊗44 wells in California have ClO4 − at detectable levels and 38 wells exceed the CDHS action level of 18 μg ClO4 − L−1 2. In Riverside and San Bernardino, California, some drinking water wells contain up to 216 μg L−1 ClO4 − and 9 wells have been closed in this area.2 Because of the unknown health effects of ClO4 −, which may include adverse effects on the thyroid gland,3,4 there is an urgent need to devise methods to remove ClO4 − from groundwater and drinking water.5,6
This work was presented at the 218th national meeting of the American Chemical Society as part of the Environmental Division symposium Perchlorate in the Environment, held August 22–24, 1999, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Giblin, T.L., Herman, D.C., Frankenberger, W.T. (2000). An Autotrophic System for the Bioremediation of Perchlorate from Groundwater. In: Urbansky, E.T. (eds) Perchlorate in the Environment. Environmental Science Research, vol 57. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4303-9_19
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