Word: toxication
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other council business, Cambridge's Scientific Advisory Committee delivered its final report on the risks associated with the storage and testing of nerve gas at the Arthur D. Little Laboratory in North Cambridge. The committee concluded that the risks posed by experimentation with these toxic agents far outweighs the possible benefits...
...Irradiation could lead to the formation of unique radiolytic products, a group of chemicals which are vaguely understood and may be toxic. According to a 1980 FDA report, irradiated foods may contain enough of these chemicals to "warrent toxicological evaluation...
...workers in the computer and silicon chip industries are only the tip of the iceberg. The reason for this gloom: the government has not adequately monitored high tech companies, and it shows no signs of starting to do so. And the companies themselves are using more and more toxic chemicals in the production of technology...
...bureaucracy, the best solution to the existing safety problems in high tech industry is to establish a new agency--one that would monitor solely computer and electronic firms. The narrow focus would enable such an agency to spend money researching the long-term effects of worker exposure to toxic chemicals. The agency could be empowered to prevent high tech companies from using potentially dangerous technology at will...
While many environmentalists and health advocates had urged an outright ban on the toxic element, Ruckelshaus said that some lead was needed to protect the engines in older cars. Lead helps lubricate valves and reduce engine knock...