EPA's Initial Inventory of Existing Chemicals, Completed in 1980, Listed

question 60

Essay

EPA's initial inventory of existing chemicals, completed in 1980, listed approximately how many chemicals?
a. 5,000
b. 55,000
c. 189
d. 1,890,000

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