According to the lawsuit and Ken Sansone, an attorney representing Pomona, the city’s drinking water wells were contaminated by perchlorate found in fertilizer commonly used in citrus groves.

It’s also possible that the use of nitrate fertilizers from Chile, which are naturally high in perchlorate, played a limited role, though only in sites where these fertilizers were used, he says.

Perchlorate salts are often used as propellants for fireworks and as a component of rocket fuel. SQM North America has maintained its fertilizer was not used in the California city and its product was ...

After more than 14 years of litigation, the City of Lindsay announced Monday it had won $9.5 million in damages to treat a water well contaminated with perchlorate, a fertilizer ingredient sold to ...

CHRISTIANSBURG – Tests show small amounts of perchlorate in wells that supply two of Montgomery County’s drinking water systems, the executive director of the county Public Service Authority ...

The Navy and Coast Guard intercepted a fishing boat carrying some 180 tons of urea fertilizer and ammonium perchlorate, the US Central Command announced Monday.

Around 67% of the 196 food samples tested had “measurable” levels of perchlorate, though a single serving of none of the foods exceeded the EPA’s recommended daily reference dose.

The stateless fishing boat was carrying more than 180 tons of urea fertilizer and ammonium perchlorate when the Coast Guard ship USCGC John Scheuerman and Navy guided missile destroyer USS The ...

The city fought to hold a global mining company accountable for importing fertilizer that contained perchlorate, a known contaminant the city says leeched into its drinking water wells.