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Ed Markey: EPA found 1.5 to 15 times higher risk than you did, and that is not consistent with the conclusion----

On the recordOctober 3, 2017
EPA found 1.5 to 15 times higher risk than you did, and that is not consistent with the conclusion----
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey challenges Dourson's conclusions on chemical safety risks.

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