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Jerry Moran: “The cancer risk was 500 times greater from exposure to arsenic in drinking water for residents living near unlined…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
The cancer risk was 500 times greater from exposure to arsenic in drinking water for residents living near unlined landfills containing coal ash.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Discussing health risks associated with coal ash landfills.

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