ASTA Comments on OEHHA's Proposed Oral No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for EtO
This document is a letter submitted to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on its proposed development of an oral No Significant Risk Level (NRSL) for ethylene oxide (EtO). ASTA supported the development of an oral NSRL for EtO as oral and inhalation exposures are significantly different.
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