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HJ 419 National standards for Tributyl tin in water.

Introduced by: W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

National standards for TBT. Memorializes the Congress of the United States urging swift and appropriate action to compel the United States Environmental Protection Agency to develop national water quality criteria and standards for tributyl tin (TBT). TBT is a compound used in antifoulant paints for ship hulls and has been found to be harmful to aquatic life in Virginia's waters.


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