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ArticleConnecticut Bans PFAS In Consumer, Safety, Agricultural ProductsConnecticut is making significant strides to phase out and ban per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in various consumer and safety products manufactured or sold in the state with the passage...United StatesEnvironmentShipman & Goodwin LLP
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