Instead of following EPA's recommendation that exposure to toxins will increase the risk of cancer for no more than 1 in a million people at the 90th pecentile, FDEP only chose to protect the average Floridian at this risk level.

Instead of following EPA's recommendation that exposure to toxins will increase the risk of cancer for no more than 1 in a million people at the 90th pecentile, FDEP only chose to protect the average Floridian at this risk level.

FDEP ERC OpEd FL Waterkeeper comment letter 2016-07-25

EPA gives Florida 12 months to fix its water quality standards

5 December 2022

Instead of following EPA's recommendation that exposure to toxins will increase the risk of cancer for no more than 1 in a million people at the 90th pecentile, FDEP only chose to protect the average Floridian at this risk level.

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