Word: acidic
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Some cases are literally overrun by attorneys. An example is the Stringfellow Acid pits in Riverside County, California: a 1983 EPA lawsuit -- followed by a civil suit by 3,800 plaintiffs -- targeted more than 200 prps (potentially responsible parties), including McDonnell Douglas, Rockwell International, Northrop Corp. and Weyerhaeuser. In the early stages of the legal battle in the mid-1980s, Riverside County lacked a courthouse that could accommodate the burgeoning stream of lawyers. An old building was converted to a courtroom just to house them. Although a number of corporate defendants have settled with plaintiffs, the site has never been...
...says two Israeli scientists, Mati Fridkin and Illan Gozes, have developed a lotion that may help men who are impotent because of physical problems -- for instance, some men suffering complications from diabetes. Called Stearyl-VIP, the lotion, which would be rubbed onto the penis, is a combination of stearic acid and vasoactive intestinal peptide, a natural agent involved in producing an erection. Israeli officials have yet to approve clinical trials on humans...
...procedure is much easier than traditional gene therapy, since it does not require researchers to determine the nucleic acid sequence of the target cell in order to affect it with the altered gene...
...High levels of uric acid are usually evidence of gout but have now also been found in some cases of otherwise symptomless high blood pressure. The discovery may give doctors a new diagnostic tool...
Into each person's life a lot less acid rain must fall -- so the Federal Government has reported. According to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey, concentrations of sulfate and nitrate -- two components of acid rain -- declined significantly between...