Front Papers. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Towards a General Understanding of Perchlorate. 1. The Problem and Perversity of Perchlorate; J.H. Espenson. 2. The Chemistry of Perchloric Acid and Perchlorate Salts: Realizing the Benefits; J.R. Long. 3. Toxicology of Perchlorate; J.J.J. Clark. 4. Regulating Perchlorate in Drinking Water; F.W. Pontius, et al. Part II: Quantitation of Perchlorate in the Analysis of Water. 5. Recent Developments in the Analysis of Perchlorate Using Ion Chromatography; P.E. Jackson, et al. 6. Analysis of Trace Level Perchlorate in Drinking Water and Ground Water by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry; R.A. Clewell, et al. 7. Perchlorate Analysis with the AS16 Separation Column; D.T. Tsui, et al. 8. Sensitivity and Selectivity Enhancement in perchlorate Anion Quantitation Using Complexation-Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry; E.T. Urbansky, M.L. Magnuson. Part III: Treatment and Remediation Strategies and Technologies. 9. Reduction of Perchlorate Ion by Titanous Ions in Ethanolic Solution; J.E. Earley Sr., et al. 10. Investigation of Perchlorate Removal in Drinking Water Sources by Chemical Methods; M.D. Gurol, K. Kim. 11. Modeling the Formation of Ion Pairs in Ion Exchange Resins and Effects on Perchlorate Treatment Chemistry; G.A. Guter. 12. The Treatability of Perchlorate in Groundwater Using Ion-Exchange Technology; A.R. Tripp, D.A. Clifford. 13. The Removal of Perchlorate from Waters Using Ion-Exchange Resins; J.R. Batista, et al. 14. Removal and Destruction of Perchlorate and Other Anions from Ground Water Using the ISEP+TM System; K.R. Venkatesh, et al. 15. The Design of Selective Resins for The Removal of Pertechnetate And Perchlorate from Groundwater; G.M. Brown, et al. 16. Efficient Treatment of Perchlorate (ClO4-)-Contaminated Groundwater with Bifunctional Anion Exchange Resins; B. Gu, et al. 17. Long-Term Release of Perchlorate as a Potential Source of Groundwater Contamination; T.C. Flowers, J.R. Hunt. 18. Evaluation of Biological Reactors to Degrade Perchlorate to Levels Suitable for Drinking Water; B.E. Logan. 19. An Autotrophic System for the Bioremediation of Perchlorate from Groundwater; T.L. Giblin, et al. 20. Risk Assessment of Perchlorate in Biota, Soil, and Groundwater at Agricultural Site in Southern California; H. Robles. 21. Influences on Phytoremediation of Perchlorate-Contaminated Water; V.A. Nzengung, C. Wang. 22. In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater; E.E. Cox, et al. 23. Treatment of Groundwater Containing Perchlorate Using Biological Fluidized Bed Reactors with GAC or Sand Media; M.R. Greene, M.P. Pitre. 24. The Diverse Microbiology of Perchlorate Reduction; J.D. Coates, et al. 25. Isolation and Characterization of Two Novel Per(chlorate)-Reducing Bacteria from Swine Waste Lagoons; U. Michaelidou, et al. End Papers. Contributors. Index. Common abbreviations and initials.