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Senators Announce $900,000 In Federal Funding For PFOA/PFOS Testing

authorStaff Writer on Jul 30, 2019
Two U.S. senators announced last week that the federal government has allocated nearly $900,000 in funding to conduct a New York State health study to analyze the harmful effects of... more

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