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Testimony from Jennifer Sass on EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program

Jennifer Sass, NRDC Public Health Program, testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Investigation and Oversight Subcommittee about EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program, September 18, 2008.

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