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What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals
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People living near a lagoon branded "a shame on Britain" want to be tested for cancer-causing PCBs.
People living near a lagoon branded "a shame on Britain" want to be tested for cancer-causing PCBs.
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