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MTBE: A poster child for exposure assessment as central to effective TSCA reform

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Advanced exposure assessment is vital to improving the Toxic Substances Control Act.

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Goldstein, B. MTBE: A poster child for exposure assessment as central to effective TSCA reform. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20, 229–230 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2010.17

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