[HN Gopher] Fireworks are probable cause of perchlorate contamin...
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       Fireworks are probable cause of perchlorate contaminant in
       groundwater (2016)
        
       Author : johntfella
       Score  : 50 points
       Date   : 2024-01-01 22:17 UTC (42 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.usgs.gov)
        
       | akira2501 wrote:
       | The probable cause, of one particular case, inside of a national
       | park, directly underneath where fireworks were displayed. If only
       | the full title of the article managed to convey all of this. :|
        
         | lima wrote:
         | The full title of the article is literally "Fireworks Likely
         | Caused Water Contamination at Mount Rushmore".
         | 
         | Title on HN was editorialized.
        
       | okokwhatever wrote:
       | narratives world...
        
       | ricardobeat wrote:
       | In case anyone else was wondering why this matters, perchlorate
       | interferes with thyroid hormones and can affect brain development
       | in children. Proposed regulation sets the limit in water to
       | either 18, or 90 micrograms per liter.
       | 
       | Source: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/perchlorate-drinking-water-
       | frequent...
        
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