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Office of Inspector General

Report: Chemical Fume Hood Testing Improvements Needed to Reduce Health and Safety Risk to EPA Employees

Report #13-P-0363, August 28, 2013

What We Found

We found that the EPA complied with applicable regulations and guidance in procuring both the chemical fume hood retrofit kits and fume hood testing contracts.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 133 K)
Full Report (PDF)(28 pp, 835 K)