TEXAS TECH CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR TO BRIEF CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STAFF ON PERCHLORATE ISSUES
March 10, 2005
EVENT ADVISORY
Date: March 10, 2005
CONTACT: Jeff Stoughton, jeff.stoughton@ttu.edu
WHAT: Texas Tech University chemistry professor Purnendu Dasgupta will be among national experts briefing members of Congress and their respective staff persons on issues related to perchlorate in milk.
The briefing has been organized by U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
WHEN: 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Friday (March 11)
WHERE: Capitol building, HC-9.
EVENT: Dasgupta and a group of Texas Tech researchers recently released a study detailing perchlorate in dairy and breast milk across the nation. The study cites decreasing iodide levels in breast milk and suggests that pregnant and breastfeeding women may need to increase their iodide intake.
Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, is found in food and water supplies across the nation and is known to interfere with thyroid function, possibly causing brain development problems in infants and fetuses.
CONTACT: Beto Cardenas, director of federal relations for the Texas Tech University System, at (202) 234-0451; or Jeff Stoughton, Office of Communications and Marketing, at (806) 742-2136 or jeff.stoughton@ttu.edu.
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Date: March 10, 2005
CONTACT: Jeff Stoughton, jeff.stoughton@ttu.edu
WHAT: Texas Tech University chemistry professor Purnendu Dasgupta will be among national experts briefing members of Congress and their respective staff persons on issues related to perchlorate in milk.
The briefing has been organized by U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif., Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
WHEN: 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Friday (March 11)
WHERE: Capitol building, HC-9.
EVENT: Dasgupta and a group of Texas Tech researchers recently released a study detailing perchlorate in dairy and breast milk across the nation. The study cites decreasing iodide levels in breast milk and suggests that pregnant and breastfeeding women may need to increase their iodide intake.
Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, is found in food and water supplies across the nation and is known to interfere with thyroid function, possibly causing brain development problems in infants and fetuses.
CONTACT: Beto Cardenas, director of federal relations for the Texas Tech University System, at (202) 234-0451; or Jeff Stoughton, Office of Communications and Marketing, at (806) 742-2136 or jeff.stoughton@ttu.edu.
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