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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...many as 10,000 Michigan residents may have PBB in their bodies, and the number grows daily. Dr. Norman J. Selikhoff, a pioneer in the science of epidemiology, is conducting a study of these people. Preliminary findings suggested that PBB consumption caused brain disorders in the form of loss of memory and mental lethargy, immunological disruption, general physical fatigue, and changes in bone and muscle fiber: The new study will be finished later this week, but it is not expected to be definitive...

Author: By Andrew P. Buchsbaum, | Title: To the Ends of the Earth: The Spread of Industrial Poisons | 3/8/1978 | See Source »

Another pesticide that kills humans as well as insects is Kepone, produced by the Life Science Products plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The plant began production of the highly toxic chemical in March, 1974. Within weeks, employees began to experience symptoms of tremors and ataxia (loss of control of some motor functions). Federal health inspectors found Kepone dust thick in the air of the plant, blanketing the floor, and covering tables where the workers ate their meals...

Author: By Andrew P. Buchsbaum, | Title: To the Ends of the Earth: The Spread of Industrial Poisons | 3/8/1978 | See Source »

Asked to comment on the evening's activities, John Cosgrove '79, the other tournament organizer, said, "I'm at a loss for words--I let my wrists do the talking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wristwrestling Prelims Begin For Puopolo Scholarship Fund | 3/8/1978 | See Source »

...explain away. Injuries, and we're talking a plethora, could have bounced the Crimson to the house of underdogs, but it didn't. And though the infirmed squad would suffer setbacks like 11-3 at Boston College and 14-5 against Northeastern, everyone was healthy for the 6-3 loss to Princeton...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Harvard Hockey: Seasons Past and Present | 3/7/1978 | See Source »

...13th one-goal affair the icemen have played this year, and it resulted in their 14th loss of the season, the most in 12 years. It also marked the first time since the 1965-66 season that Harvard has lost twice to Yale's hockey team...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Yale Ruins Icemen's Finale | 3/6/1978 | See Source »

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