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Testing Status of Agents at NTP
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MIBK IS PRODUCED AT APPROX 200 MILLION LBS/YR AND IS USED AS A CHEMICAL INTERMED; AS A SOLVENT FOR PAINTS, VARNISHES AND NITROCELLULOSE; IN DRY CLEANING PREPARATIONS; AND AS A SYNTHETIC FLAVOR ADJUVANT. MIBK ALSO HAS A HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE (27.7 MILLION LBS.YR, WITH >98% GOING INTO THE AIR) AND IS LISTED AS A HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT UNDER THE 1990 AMENDS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT. (EXEC SUM '95)
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