Chlorobenzene was found at nearly 100,000 times the levels that are considered safe.
"We'll be lucky if we meet the levels that were achieved a year ago, which were really paltry".
It is unclear whether you can even eat enough to get the levels that were seen in the animal studies".
Although microwave ovens can in fact leak radiation, the levels that might be released are fairly minute.
"Investment in the economy was well below the levels that were needed to stimulate dynamic growth.
Housebuilding has picked up modestly – but by common consent it remains well below the levels that would be required to keep prices stable.
Even with current Iraqi problems, Mr. Cunningham said, Iraq's oil exports and food imports are reaching the levels that prevailed before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
The levels roughly correspond to the levels that have become familiar to students, parents and teachers on New York State's fourth- and eighth-grade tests, Mr. Kadamus said.
And while consumer confidence is up, it is still well below the levels that seemed acceptable before the financial crisis.
Shares of American retail firms are back at the levels that prevailed before the financial crisis struck (see chart).
Lowering the levels that require attention may challenge local agencies to find funding for more prevention, screening and follow-up.
