Urinary Perchlorate and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Adolescent and Adult Men and Women Living in the United States

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Authors

Benjamin C. Blount · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

James L. Pirkle · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

John Osterloh · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Liza Valentín-Blasini · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kathleen L. Caldwell · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

These associations of perchlorate with T4 and TSH are coherent in direction and independent of other variables known to affect thyroid function, but are present at perchlorate exposure levels that were unanticipated based on previous studies.

Topics & Keywords

Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 114, Issue 12, pp. 1865-1871

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9466

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