Response to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Scientific Analysis of Perchlorate
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We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Office of the Inspector General’s Sodium Iodide Symporter cumulative risk assessment which included perchlorate. We have attached our scientific comments on this cumulative risk assessment. We have responded to your request for comments in the following document titled Response to the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Scientific Analysis of Perchlorate on behalf of the Perchlorate Study Group (PSG). The member companies of the PSG include Aerojet, American Pacific (AMPAC), and Alliant Techsystems (ATK).
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