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GREENSBORO DAILY NE. - Dec. 22, 1371
DURHAM (AP) - Scientists heat resistance I* of primary
from throughout the work) {teth ered Mouthy in Durham to dis cus the effects of the ihenucnl
importance such as in healing pipes and transformers. It has been used since 1930.
Yamaguchl said fhal of 13
PCB -- a to\ic industrial cftcmi- pregnant women who Ingested
Cl -- On human bcinps.
the nee oil, 10 delivered live
Dr, Atsutn Yamagjchi of Ja infants, tuo delivered still born
pan, who has studied human infants and the child of one was
beings who ale food contaminat dead from oiher causes.
ed by pff), said the chemical The 10 ho said, had "grayish,
caused still births, birth defects, dark brown stained skin, nails
retardation of growth in young and gingiva, and an Increased
boy* and oiocr, health piobien's eye dischaigc at birth,'*
YarnaRchi, a researcher for the Department of Public Hen It h at Kyushu University, said there was all ef idcinie of a `'peculiar skin disease which was taler called Yusho" In 1066 in a Japa nese town JIc said it was traced to nee oil produced and sh.pped on a certain day
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THf. OJt. was believed to have been contaminated nnh H H
"AS lift Y CREW older, the childrens siamed skin gradually faded. `Ilie majority of Ihe ba bies were small for their periods of gestation," he reported.
Yamafinehi said, "Many pa tients unit Ynslto are still tor tured by tlie disease even alter more than three years To cure
them and prevent another epidnrn'c nil twc(||)|* iinrMu Mo
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pipe lived in food processing
desired."
PCR ifl a liquid with extreme Researchers attending the con
ly high heat resistance It is ference are fimn Sweden, Cana
U*ed in manufacturing when da, the United States aixl Japan.
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