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Politics and PCB

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Researcher Brian Bush was forced to relinquish his job in NYSDH for conducting studies pointing to the hazardous effects of PCBs to humans. Bush, who was terminated for allegedly being incompetent, claims that PCBs tend to accumulate in the air, causing health implications to humans.

Author: Gordon, Jim
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Health aspects, Research, Officials and employees, Political aspects, Polychlorinated biphenyls, New York. Department of Health, Bush, Brian

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Managing promotion politics

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Three women give advise on different types of problems. These include what to do when one disagrees with a boss' decision to promote an employee, factors to consider when planning to renovate a condominium and dealing with panic attacks.

Author: Gildiner, Catherine, Wright, Karen, Cottell, Donna
Publisher: Maclean Hunter Canadian Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Chatelaine
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0009-1995
Year: 1998
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Working women, Women professionals

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Ozone-harming chemical ban moved up

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Industrialized nations agreed to bring forward deadlines for eliminating or restricting chemicals that harm the ozone layer. The deadline for halons is now Jan 1, 1994. The deadlines for chlorofluorocarbons is Jan 1, 1996.

Publisher: Facts on File, Inc.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1992
International aspects, Prevention, Industrialized countries, Protection and preservation, Environmental policy, Industrial nations, Environmental protection, Ozone layer depletion, Ozone layer

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