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Dates: during 1978-1978
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Thomas and Jones are only two examples of families with high levels of PBB in their bodies. As 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...

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

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