EPA Moves To Tighten Rules on Rocket Fuel Chemical

摘要

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan announced Feb. 2 to develop the first nationwide rules limiting the amount of perchlorate allowed in drinking water was hailed by environmental groups who said the chemical poses a danger to public health and attacked by manufacturers who questioned those claims. Perchlorate is a chemical that can occur naturally and is manufactured for use in rocket fuel, flares, fireworks, fertilizer and explosives.