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Max Baucus: EPA policy has been based on the premise that there is no safe level of exposure to a cancer-causing substance. So the…

On the recordMay 12, 1994
EPA policy has been based on the premise that there is no safe level of exposure to a cancer-causing substance. So the health goal under the Safe Drinking Water Act has been set at zero, reflecting treatment and analytical technology. The amendment permits some increase in the cancer risk at the regulatory level, but not a significant increase.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Discussing EPA policy and the Safe Drinking Water Act during a floor speech.

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