Perchlorate interferes with the iodine uptake into the thyroid gland. This can have adverse effects such as hypothyroidism (insufficient production of thyroid hormones), thyroid tumor, irregular metabolism, and impairment of the brain and body. The EPA published in 2002 that a safe limit in the intake of perchlorate was 0.00003 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. This is not true for all people since research proved that a safe level of intake in pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children are much lower.
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