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Bromate: concern for developmental neurotoxicity?

K M Crofton1

  • 1Neurotoxicology Division, MD-B105-04, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. crofton.kevin@epa.gov

Toxicology
|March 7, 2006
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Bromate, a drinking water contaminant, may pose risks. Further studies on low-dose, long-term exposure effects are needed to determine if developmental neurotoxicity studies are necessary.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Toxicology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Ozonation of drinking water can produce bromate, a potential contaminant.
  • Assessing human health risks, including developmental neurotoxicity, is a regulatory challenge.
  • Existing data on bromate's neurotoxic effects at environmental exposure levels is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the necessity of a developmental neurotoxicity study for bromate.
  • To assess the weight of evidence regarding bromate's potential neurotoxic effects.
  • To identify research gaps in understanding bromate's impact on development.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing toxicological data on bromate.
  • Analysis of human and rodent studies on bromate exposure.

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  • Comparison of exposure levels in studies versus environmental concentrations.

    • Main Results:

    • Bromate causes adult neurotoxicity and ototoxicity at high acute doses.
    • Exposure margins in current studies are wide compared to environmental levels.
    • No evidence links bromate to developmental neurotoxicity or thyroid disruption.

    Conclusions:

    • The need for a developmental neurotoxicity study for bromate remains uncertain.
    • Further research on chronic, low-dose bromate exposure and ototoxicity is recommended.
    • Such studies will inform the weight-of-evidence approach for risk assessment.