Word: chaine
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Michigan residents has been exposed to low levels of polybrominated biphenyol (PBB) for the past four years. A more toxic relative of the federally-banned chemical PCB, PBB entered the Michigan food chain through state-distributed feed grain. Thousands of cattle and 1.5 million chickens have been killed or maimed by the disease. Others have been quarantined, dying slowly of PBB-related diseases. But many animals were sold before the state realized the danger. Over 10,000 people in the state, mostly farmers, now have traces of PBB in their bodies that exceed the danger level for cattle...
...leaked into the environment is not known. The level of most chemicals in the environment does not exceed the tolerance levels established by the FDA. However, many of these legally safe levels can become dangerous when they remain in the environment for long periods of time, penetrate the food chain and accumulate in the human body...
During the nine months before government action, humans ingested high concentrations of PBB. Even now, however, PBB remains in the food chain. Floyd Jones, a dairy farmer, said last week, "I've got cattle that slowly die. They're extremely thin right now and they've got pus oozing out of abcesses. They're stiff and lame and not giving any milk, of course. They've been tested and they're perfectly legal to put on the market for consumption." His family does not consume anything the farm produces now, Jones added...
...showing up for work, being drunk on the job or striking a superior. Before a manager can fire a worker who does not do his job effectively, he must supply a written explanation to the individual 30 days ahead of time. The employee may appeal the firing up the chain of command. If the decision is upheld, he can demand a hearing before the Federal Employee Appeals Authority. If the ruling still goes against him, he can then appeal to the federal courts, which have proved increasingly sympathetic to employees' claims of discrimination on grounds of race...
...foreign fighter in the air today, including the Soviet Union's MiG-25 Foxbat, is deadlier than the twin-engine, $16 million F-15 that the Carter Administration wants to sell to Israel and Saudi Arabia. "It's beautiful," says Brigadier General John T. Chain Jr., who has been flying F-15s since they became operational three years ago. "It's the-first fighter aircraft that has all the capabilities a pilot wants: high thrust, tight turning, great visibility and every switch in the right place in a cockpit designed for the pilot...