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Out of the frying pan and out of the fire: the indispensable role of exposure science in avoiding risks from replacement chemicals

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Exposure science can move us toward a more protective chemicals management policy by preventing human and ecological risks that may occur when existing “bad actors” are replaced with alternative chemicals that may not be as well studied.

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Lakind, J., Birnbaum, L. Out of the frying pan and out of the fire: the indispensable role of exposure science in avoiding risks from replacement chemicals. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20, 115–116 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2009.71

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