North American Workshop on Risk Assessment and Children’s Environmental Health
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and provide context for the issues to be addressed at the North American Workshop on Risk Assessment and Children’s Environmental Health. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the current state of the science nor debate. This paper was prepared by the secretariat of the Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The views presented here do not necessarily reflect the views of CEC, or the governments of Canada, Mexico, or the United States.
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