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Nominated Substances: Methanol
Nomination Date: 06/01/1989
Nominator: EPA
Rationale: Proposed as alternative fuel for motor vehicles; citizens petition under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); need for better toxicity profile required by EPA to evaluate health effects at low, environmentally relevant levels of exposure