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Brinton LA, Devesa SS (1996) Etiology and pathogenesis of breast cancer. Epidemiologic factors. Incidence, demographics and environmental factors. In Harris JR, Lippman ME, Morrow M, Heilman S (eds) Diseases of the breast Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, pp 159-168... 

Philadelphia, PA, USA, Tanker, Explosion/Fire Incident occurred during unloading of crude oil. 8,10(1,000 loss... 

A study of groundwater contamination in ten selected states, sponsored by the Environmental Assessment Council of the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) provides an excellent view of the sources and kinds of contamination that have been found in known, reported incidents of contamination. See Table 2. 

TABLE 2. REPORTED INCIDENTS OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION IN TEN SELECTED STATES (ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. PHILADELPHIA)... 

In Berlin in 1948, there were still incidences of malnutrition. Because of this, there were patients who suffered fatal poisoning from the generally safe, local anaestetic drug procaine. This became my impetus to study the esterase that hydrolysed procaine (9). When invited to Philadelphia, I continued these studies with the superior equipment there available to me. I found that the procaine-splitting esterase was butyrylcholinesterase, then called pseudo- or plasma-cholinesterase, and I explored a method using UV-spectrophotometry which elegantly and precisely indicated the esterase activity (10). 

Figure 2.8 Intensity of electron scattered at a fixed angle off a nickel crystal, as a function of incident electron energy. (Adapted from C. J. Davisson, Are Electrons Waves The Journal of the Franklin Institute 206, No. 5 (May, 1928). Used by permission of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA.)...

In the United States the national prevalence of analgesic nephropathy is not well documented. In the 1980 s, local studies showed incidences, ranging from 1.7 in Philadelphia and 2.8% in Washington D.C. to 10% in Northwest North Carolina [34,56,... 

Kannel W, Prevalence, incidence, and mortality of coronary heart disease. In Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease, Fuster V, Ross R and Topol E, Editors. 1996, Lippincott-Raven Philadelphia, pp. 13-21. 

Figure 1.10 Incidence of typhoid fever in Philadelphia, 1880-1945, showing effects of filtration and chlorination. fSource Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, October 1977.) Reproduced by permission ofASCE.

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