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Phone: 513-542-7475
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Perchlorate
REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY
- Oral (drinking water) two-generation
reproduction study in rats. Conducted by Argus
Research Laboratory, Inc. in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
Funded by the Perchlorate Study Group. This study
evaluated the potential for perchlorate to cause
reproductive effects and was designed to meet U.S. EPA
testing guidelines. It reduces uncertainty associated
with an incomplete database. Study has been completed and
has been submitted to the U.S. EPA.
- Oral (drinking water) developmental
toxicity in rabbits (Segment II). Conducted by Argus
Research Laboratory, Inc. in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
Funded by the Perchlorate Study Group. This study
evaluates the potential for perchlorate to cause
developmental effects and was designed to meet U.S. EPA
testing guidelines. It reduces uncertainty associated
with an incomplete database. The protocols for the dose
range-finding study and full study are below.
Study has been completed and has been submitted to the
U.S. EPA.
- Neurobehavioral Developmental Study in
rats. Conducted by Argus Research Laboratory, Inc. in
Horsham, Pennsylvania. Funded by the U.S. Air Force. The
neurobehavioral developmental study was designed to meet
U.S. EPA testing guidelines and addresses the potential
for perchlorate to affect neurological development and
learning after fetal/neonatal exposure. Study has
been completed and submitted to the U.S. EPA.
- Hormone, Thyroid and
Neurohistological Effects in Pregnant and Lactating Rats
and in Fetuses and Nursing Pups. Conducted by
Argus Research Laboratory, Inc. in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
Funded by the Perchlorate Study Group. This study
evaluates the potential for perchlorate to cause
teratogenicity in a second species (rats) and measures
TSH, T4, and T3 changes in developing rats and adult
female rats during pregnancy and lactation. It also
measures neurohistological and thyroid effects at the
same time points and correlates these effects with
hormone concentration changes at different stages in the
development of the rat. Draft reports have been
submitted to U.S. EPA.
- Effects of Pre- and Neonatal
Hypothyroidism Induced by Maternal Ammonium Perchlorate
on the Development of Motor Activity in Rat Pups.
Conducted by Naval Health Research Center Toxicology
Detachment, (Dayton, Ohio). Funded
by the U.S. Air Force. This study was designed
to help determine if increased motor activity is an
effect of perchlorate exposure. The study is designed to
meet U.S. EPA testing guidelines.
For further information, contact Ms. Joan Strawson at 910-692-7752
or Strawson@tera.org
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Assessment
2300 Montana Avenue, Suite 409,
Cincinnati OH 45211
Phone: 513-542-7475
Fax: 513-542-7487
Email: TERA@TERA.org
Last updated: 01/22/2008
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