Document 06Gb7RZx4zejdz09KOG393B3d

CDJCJCDPajLYJElB 0. 4-15,314 SUN. 474,253 JUN 14 1975 | Chemical ban sought - to protect lake fish { Daily Ntwt Wirt Strvlca S LANSING, Mich. - ' Tl Michigan Natural Reaourcei i Commission has urged a state ! and national ban on a chain* leal that is contaminating Lake Michigan fish. Although DDT levels in Lain ' Michigan fish have declined since the chemical was banned ? in 1970, samples show levels of PCD have remained the same * or Increased and are above standards allowed by the Food * and Drug Administration. ~ *'A ban is a drastic step to S take, but this is a drastic prob* { tan," said WlUlam Turney, di- "I would Uke to see Wh- igan lead the way (in a ban) because I think it could be much more detrimental to mankind than we had real* ited." said Carl Johnson, com mission chairman. ^ for the Department of Natural i Resources. ; The only American producer ; of PCB, MonilattL. Chemical Co. ef St Louis, has cut Its p production drastically since e 1971. The chemical -- techni* cally polychlorinated biphenyl { -- appears in a wide range of { products, from paper to band MONS 031128