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Nominated Substances: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), Malathion, Parathion
Nomination Date: 08/25/1994
Nominator: Private Individual
Rationale: Testing needed to investigate the relationship between pesticides and breast cancer; between lowered sperm counts, and the feminization of bird/fish/mammal species.
NTP Principles: not specified