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Ellison, C.A., Arnot, J.A., Felter, S.P. et al. Letter to the editor regarding recent publication titled “Developing an internal threshold of toxicological concern (iTTC)” by Arnot et al. (2022). J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 33, 840–841 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-023-00571-9
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