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Critical Reviews in Toxicology Volume 46, 2016 - Issue sup1: An Independent Review of the Carcinogenic Potential of Glyphosate
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A review of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate by four independent expert panels and comparison to the IARC assessment

Gary M. WilliamsDepartment of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Marilyn AardemaMarilyn Aardema Consulting, LLC, Fairfield, OH, USA;
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John AcquavellaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;
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Sir Colin BerryDepartmentof Pathology, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK;
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David BrusickToxicology Consultant, Bumpass, VA, USA;
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Michele M. BurnsBoston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;
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Joao Lauro Viana de CamargoDepartment of Pathology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil;
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David GarabrantDepartmentof Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology, EpidStat Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;
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Helmut A. GreimDepartment of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany;
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Larry D. KierPrivate Consultant, Buena Vista, CO, USA;
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David J. KirklandKirkland Consulting, Tadcaster, UK;
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Gary MarshDepartment of Biostatistics, Center for Occupational Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;
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Keith R. SolomonCentre for Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;
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Tom SorahanDepartment of Occupational Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;
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Ashley RobertsIntertek Regulatory & Scientific Consultancy, Mississauga, ON, Canada;
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Douglas L. WeedDLW Consulting Services, LLC, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Pages 3-20 | Received 08 Apr 2016, Accepted 15 Jul 2016, Published online: 28 Sep 2016

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