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Based on laboratory animal studies, a synthetic organic chemical has an estimated cancer r...

Based on laboratory animal studies, a synthetic organic chemical has an estimated cancer risk of 1 × 1011 after a lifetime consumption of 11/d of water containing 1.0  μg/l of chemical. If the MCL is 0.005 mg/l and consumption is 21/d, what is the calculated risk and the number of excess cases of cancer expected among persons exposed?

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