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Daily News Digest Service JOURNAL DATE PAGE Financial Timas April 6. 1971 Qe/cja* essa J <=- C . J. S~'<^ fuVMwJ /fHrJb,n7L j Sweden regulates use of. PCB y Our Own Carrctponc STOCKHOLM. April 5. | STniCT controls, and in ccrtuln cases the outright banning of the use ,of polychlorinated hydrocarbons (PCB) in Industry are proposed by the Government following the stgnlfirani in- cresses of 1'CB poisoning of Ifao I environment, particularly In the Bailie. I ll is helioved that Sweden will be the first country to legislate against the use of FOB. although in the US. there is some volun tary control over the uu of the chemical by a producers' agree ment which limits the us* of PCB In certain substances and I products. Finland Is also study-1 ing the problem and may follow ; Sweden's lead In the near future. The mafn role of PCB is in the electrical engineering Indus try as it has good insulating properties and act* as a stabilis ing agent. The outright ban will apply in most cases to the use In certain paints as well as in hydraulic fluids and in some scaling agents in the building industry. C.urrwrt consumption of PCB in Sweden amounts to between 600 to fiOO tons a year, compared with 00 tons a year of DDT up (o the lime it was banned 18 months ago. The Nature Conservancy Board have asked the Cnvernmcnt to take immediale action, nod it w hoped that the new IcgttdaUon . will come fnio force as from January next year. Penalties I for contravening the law are j expected to be heavy fines or I up to six montha Imprisonment. MOWS 032302