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US Tox21 to Begin Screening 10,000 Chemicals

NIH, EPA, and FDA collaborate to move science forward

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Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. A high-speed robotic screening system, aimed at protecting human health by improving how chemicals are tested in the United States, begins today to test 10,000 compounds for potential toxicity. The compounds cover a wide variety of classifications, and include consumer products, food additives, chemicals found in industrial processes, and human and veterinary drugs. A complete list of the compounds is publicly available…

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