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EPA Lead Model Wins Praise Amid Concerns Over OSHA Exposure Limits


October 24, 2019 at 03:00 PM
Experts peer reviewing EPA’s new model for estimating lead concentrations in humans praised the agency’s years-long effort to craft a more-advanced model but urged the agency to clarify its applications and audience, with one peer reviewer noting increasing concerns about exposures given alleged flaws in OSHA’s lead standards.

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