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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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