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THE DAILY NEWS TARRYTOWN, N. Y. () 6,000 SEP 1 7 1975 Chemical level safe in blue-claws A sanwllng of blue claw crabi taken from the Hodton River Indlcatei they contain "acceptably" low level! of polyclorlnated bl- --------. Tiie tesTTon the crabs ,* were conducted by the State Department or Envlronmenul Conservation. It said 10 C crabs wore tested and found > to have levels of 3.00 parts . per million. The level at which the department can take action against polluters or to prevent public con : sumption of a species Is five parts per million. ojonltorlng of aquatic life In the liver's ah ongo- W Pc^Jvcl Of the depart ment. Concern over PCBs mounted recently when lev els of the chemicals found in striped bass caught In the river was found to he in as- , cess of levels safe for hu man consumption. People have been urged to avoid eating the bass. The source of PCBs Is from uptlate manufacturing operations, In particular two facilities of the General Electric Co., which have had permits to discharge the substances Into the riv er. . The conservation depart ment Is also testing waters throughout the state as part of its Inquiry Into the estent of contamination by heavy metals Including mercury, insecticides and PCBs^. HONS 032776