Toxic Timeline Prepared by Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
1. "Miscarriages Tied to Chip Factories", by John Markoff, New York Times, October 12, 1992.
2. Danger of Miscarriage Found for Chip Workers", by John Markoff, New York Times, December 4, 1992.
3. Women Workers Not Told of Miscarriage Risk
(From Greenbase February 17, 1998)
4. Open letter to the Greenock Telegraph by health and safety experts in the United States. Open letter, part 1, Open letter, part 2.
5. US expert slam safety report
An article in the May 5, 1998, Greenock Telegraph.Part 1>
6. A half-page advertisement paid for by National Semiconductor printed in Greenock Telegraph on March 4, 1998.
The advertisement followed the release of a report by the Health and Safety Executive on a study of miscarriage rates within the semiconductor industry in the United Kingdom. Contrary to 3 studies done in the United States, the UK study did not identify a connection between working in the semiconductor industry in the United Kingdom and an increase in miscarriage rates. The credibility and the findings of this study have been severely challenged by leading occupational health and safety experts in the United States.
7. Toxic Time Line on Glycol Ethers produced by the Campaign for Responsible Technology which documents the 17 history of the struggle to phase out ethylene-based glycol ethers.
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