The EPA established the lead action level in 1991 based on feasibility and not based on impact on public health.
Paul Tonko: “The EPA established the lead action level in 1991 based on feasibility and not based on impact on public health.”
On the recordFebruary 10, 2020
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Tonko criticizes the EPA's lead action level as not health-based.
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