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‘How Palestinian and Israeli Children are Being Psychologically Scarred by Exposure to War’

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 2010Culture, Politicschildren, eric dubow, exposure to war, hebrew university of jerusalem, israeli arab children, israeli attacks, israelis, khalil shikaki, mideast, palestinian children, palestinians, paul boxer, post-traumatic stress, psychological impact of violence, rowell huesmann, Rutgers University, university of michigan, violence

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— As another round of talks continues between Israelis and Palestinians, a new University of Michigan study documents the impact the violence has been inflicting on the region’s children.

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Soil pollution from PCBs

By ShamsMarch 22, 2008Environmentbioremediation, dechlorination, Donna Fennell, hydrophobic, microorganisms, New Jersy, PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls, Rutgers University, soil pollution

These are compounds that were produced as industrial chemicals (man-made organic compounds, synthetic) and used in lubricating oils, paints, in carbonless copy paper (non-carbon copy paper – an alternative to carbon paper), in electrical insulators and in many other industrial and commercial products.

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