He listed faulty septic tanks, the dumping of used motor oil and construction site runoff as problems causing brook deterioration.
But people in Europe developed skin irritation and other problems, causing its use in consumer goods to be banned there.
Jamie Gill's mother quit her job to get help for her brother, who was beset with problems, causing severe financial strain for the family.
Tale after tale unfurls of bereavements, failed relationships or business problems causing depression or money troubles that aggravate each other and suddenly – all is lost.
BlackBerry and Sony have also seen their share of problems, causing buyers to swear off the brand even - or perhaps because - they were die-hard fans.
An EPR in Finland has been dogged by quality and regulatory problems, causing cost overruns of about €2.7 billion ($3.5 billion).
He now owns two rescue dogs, including Precious, who, because of a puppy-mill-related defect, has jaw problems causing her tongue to always stick out.
But instead of lasting only a few days and then fading, as acute inflammation usually does, the process can become chronic and create its own problems, causing tissue damage and continuing pain.
At London Bridge, another area where there has been engineering work over the festive period, there were signal problems causing delays of up to 30 minutes to all services to and from the station.
Its artistic director is the conductor Seiji Ozawa, who missed some of his appearances in December because of health problems, causing initial disruption at the festival, and he will miss more in April.
For example, at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, Denver International Airport was reporting high winds causing departure delays of up to two and a half hours to Chicago; equipment problems causing delays approaching four hours to La Guardia; and a radar malfunction delaying flights to Newark over two hours.
