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On the recordJuly 23, 2012
This obviously hits home in Rhode Island because researchers at the University of Rhode Island have found these PBDEs throughout Narragansett Bay with concentrations highest near Providence where most of our population lives.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights local research on toxic substances in Rhode Island.

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