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...kept on hand are being reinforced. One of the most important steps, obviously, will be to ensure that secret documents that are supposed to be destroyed actually are destroyed. Thus, one esoteric idea under consideration is a system that would slow attackers by flooding embassy rooms with an aqueous foam laden with tear gas. Says a State Department official: "We're looking into all kinds of schemes, starting with banana peels in the parking...
...little stream that dives under the boardwalk runs very loud, and sudsy from lapping across downed trees. Where the water can be seen from under its head of foam, it ripples dark brown, the color of strong...
...substance stirring the most concern-and the apparent source of the California woman's illness-is formaldehyde, a gas given off by, among other things, poorly installed foam insulation. Although colorless, the gas has a pungent odor, can irritate the eyes and nose and can cause dizziness and vomiting. If animal tests are any indication, it can also create more serious problems. Subjected to prolonged high concentrations of formaldehyde, at levels comparable to those in some buildings, rats and mice developed cancerous tumors in their noses...
Industry spokesmen note that formaldehyde has long been used safely in products from nonwrinkle fabrics to fiberboard and drugs. The lab results, they say, cannot be extrapolated to humans. But many officials disagree. Massachusetts banned the sale of formaldehyde-based foam insulation last year, and other states are looking into the situation. So is the Federal Government, which now employs tax incentives to spur use of energy-saving insulation, including formaldehyde foam. Acting on the conclusion of a scientific advisory panel that there is indeed a cancer risk involved, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is slated to vote this week...
...shore builds slowly, the glassy, sloped back hiding the roiling currents underneath. The crest grows more and more quickly; the higher it reaches, the more precarious its base becomes. And every time, the wave topples, sometimes earlier and sometimes later, its peak crashing into its middle and exploding in foam...