From San Francisco, at a meeting of the American Chemical Society
A new chemical catalyst can remove the pollutant perchlorate from water, chemists report. The catalyst could be used with current methods of ridding drinking water of this contaminant.
Found in, among other places, the brew that fuels a rocket’s takeoff, perchlorate has been reported in water and soil in 35 states, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The pollutant can disrupt thyroid-hormone synthesis thereby disrupting the growth and development of fetuses and young children.