Benzpyrene link to lung cancer questioned by researchers
Dr. Irving R. Selikoff and Dr. E Cuyler Hammond report that high exposure to benzpyrene among 5939 U S roofing workers shows similar lung cancer rates to the general population. They caution that urban air benzpyrene may affect death rates while cigarette benzpyrene may not explain the cigarette lung cancer link.
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Irving R. Selikoff
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
E. Cuyler Hammond
American Cancer Society
American Chemical Society
Illinois Coal Ban urged for Chicago air clean up
The Illinois Pollution Control Board urged the U S EPA to ban residential and commercial coal use in the Chicago area. Steven N Klein testified at an EPA hearing that coal in small units drives sulfur dioxide and particulates. The board’s coal ban was ruled unconstitutional April 27 by Circuit Court Judge Nathan M Cohen who enjoined enforcement.
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Nathan M. Cohen
Chicago Coal Merchants Association
Roth-Adam Fuel Co
Pacific Date Line Shifts to Skip Duplicate Days
The international date line traces the Pacific Ocean’s center along the 180th meridian with deliberate zigzags to prevent a country from experiencing two different calendar days on a single date.
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