Word: toxication
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most severe damage has occurred at high altitudes to such trees as the red spruce and Fraser and balsam firs. The summits of Camels Hump and Mount Mitchell are enshrouded for as much as a quarter of the year in clouds, which are loaded with acidic chemicals and toxic heavy metals. Says Arthur Johnson, a soil expert at the University of Pennsylvania: "Vegetation essentially combs polluted moisture droplets out of the clouds." Mountain tops at this altitude are also exposed to high concentrations of ozone and get more rain, which washes chemicals onto the trees. "Most people think of remote...
...company has been experimenting with the toxic nerve gas chemicals by contract with the Department of Defense...
...Medicare, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. He wants to direct more than $10 billion to solve problems of education, including stepping up math and science scholarship and improving classroom teaching. He plans to put back money Reagan cut from water and land conservation programs, and cleaning up toxic waste. In addition to supporting traditional Democratic jobs programs, Mondale acknowledges the need for "industrial policy," proposing long-term business/labor/government cooperation in resuscitating basic industries. Abroad, he offers a moderate foreign policy which emphasizes negotiations over the Reagan big stick approach on the Soviet Union and Central America. Mondale backs...
...principal issues in the campaign will be transportation and the environment. The quick completion of repairs on the Southeast Expressway, which connects the South Shore with Boston, heads the list of area concerns. The presence of toxic PCBs in New Bedford Harbor and cuts in the Coast Guard budget have upset district residents and are major campaign issues...
Some arms-control experts speculate that the Soviets had cut down on chemical warfare because of U.S. pressure. Some scientists, however, doubt that the Soviets ever used toxic weapons in Southeast Asia. "Yellow rain," they say, was actually bee excrement. Now, these critics suggest, the U.S. is simply using a more stringent standard of proof...