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II. Toxicity of Selected Contaminants in Drinking Water
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... , and uranium. For each one, the committee reviewed data from studies of metabolism, health effects in humans and laboratory animals, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and teratogenicity.
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... In their experiment, approximately 28~o of the dose appeared in the bile within 24 hours; 64~o was excreted in the urine. Reduced acetylcholinesterase activity was observed in the brain and liver of rat fetuses for as long as 24 hours after doses of 0.01 or 0.10 mg/kg body weight (bw)
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