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Perchlorate Exposure Through Water and Milk in Istanbul

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Perchlorate is a chemical pollutant that inhibits iodide uptake and may possibly impair thyroid function. Our previous study found widespread perchlorate exposure in non-pregnant, non-lactating, healthy women residing in Istanbul. The aim of this study is to assess the relative amounts of perchlorate exposure attributable to consumption of municipal water, bottled water and boxed milk available in Istanbul. Only trace levels of perchlorate were found in treated municipal water (58 % detectable, mean = 0.13 µg/L, maximum = 0.75 µg/L) and bottled water (7.4 % detectable, mean = <LOD, maximum = 0.19 µg/L). Conversely, all 30 boxed milk samples contained measurable levels of perchlorate (mean = 4.53 µg/L; maximum = 6.21 µg/L). Median perchlorate exposure attributable to water and milk (0.007 µg/kg/day) is small compared both to the reference dose (0.7 µg/kg/day) and to total perchlorate exposure (0.13 µg/kg/day) in Istanbul. Therefore, additional studies are needed to identify the major sources of perchlorate exposure in Istanbul.

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  1. Department of Medical Engineering, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ozge Can

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ben Blount & Liza Valentin-Blasini

  3. Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, Kayisdagi Caddesi, No:32, Atasehir, Istanbul, Turkey

    Yigit Erdemgil, Deniz Uzunoglu, Murat Aksoy, Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Ibrahim Unsal & Aysel Ozpinar

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Can, O., Blount, B., Valentin-Blasini, L. et al. Perchlorate Exposure Through Water and Milk in Istanbul. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 97, 439–445 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1889-1

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