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Part III:
Guidance on Peer Review of Human Health Risk Assessments for Federal Contaminated Sites in Canada

2. References

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Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). 1996. A Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental and Human Health Soil Quality Guidelines. Report CCME EPC-101E, CCME, Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 1996.

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Health Canada. 1996a. Health-Based Tolerable Daily Intakes/Concentrations and Tumorigenic Doses/Concentrations for Priority Substances. Environmental Health Directorate (Health Canada) Report 96-EHD-194. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada. 15pp.

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