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Sheldon Whitehouse: “But there is no testing of any kind that is done about its toxicity or its health effects at that time by EPA?”

On the recordAugust 3, 2010
But there is no testing of any kind that is done about its toxicity or its health effects at that time by EPA?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Questioning EPA's lack of toxicity testing for dispersants.

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