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... No uncertainty factors were applied when extrapolating from animal data to compensate for the variability associated with dermal penetration of various areas of the human body. Thus, the subcommittee concludes that CDEPAT's proposed estimate of 5 mg for a 70-kg man (0.07 mg/kg)
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