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1 Introduction
Pages 11-14

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... , carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform have been found to deplete the stratospheric ozone layer and thus to allow greater than normal amounts of harmful ultraviolet radiation to reach the earth. Such an Increase in ultraviolet radiation could have devastating health consequences.
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... EPA defines "substitute" as "any chemical, product substitute, or alternative manufacturing process, existing or new, intended for use as a replacement for a Class I or Class 11 substance."2 In 1995, EPA published a final rule under the SNAP program to accept CF31 as a substitute for Halon 1301 in "normally unoccupied areas only" (60 Fed.
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... In determining the time for h : exposure to various chemicals, NFPA has required that an agent "must first have been evaluated in a manner equivalent to the process used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SNAP Program" (NFPA 2000)
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... Members of the subcommittee were selected for their expertise m toxicology, pharmacology, occupational health, chemistry, biostatistics, PBPKmodelmg, and risk assessment. In addition to evaluating the Army's toxicity review, the subcommittee was asked to identify relevant database deficiencies and to make recommendations for future research.
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