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Janice Schakowsky: “I think it would be a very wise move to deal with a class of compounds that is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic…”

On the recordMay 14, 2019
I think it would be a very wise move to deal with a class of compounds that is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic and mobile.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky advocates for regulating PFAS like PCBs due to their harmful nature.

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