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3) (15 points) Consider a carcinogenic volatile organic compound (VOC) with the dose-response curve shown below. If a 70-kg adult breathes 20 m³/day of air containing 3x10^-3 mg/m^3 of this

VOC at work 40 hours per week, 45 weeks per year, for 30 years, find the lifetime cancer risk. (Hint: you will first need to find the cancer potency slope using the below graph)

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