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California to be First State to Regulate Perchlorate Safe Drinking Water Levels Critics believe proposed regulation levels of perchlorate as high as 6 to 8 parts per billion for CA drinking water to be a public health threat. Perchlorate has long been known to be toxic to the thyroid gland and thyroid hormones, in fact, perchlorate was a medical treatment for thyroid disease, i.e., Graves' Disease, which was administered to the patient in order to 'kill' the diseased thyroid gland. Graves' Disease patients are now treated with radiation therapy in order to kill the thyroid gland in addition to surgical removal of the gland and/or radiation and use of drugs such as Tapazole to block the thyroid hormones from the diseased gland(s). Graves' Disease is a serious immune system disease which requires lifetime medication in addition to the fact that individuals afflicted with the disorder are monitored for lymphoma.