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OLYMPIA, WASH. OLYMPIAN B. 13,W s. 20.0W onr^J975 ............................. f PCB Production Ending I ' ST. LOUIS (AP) - Monsanto I; Industrial Chemicals Co. willhald to other materials sny esrlier. Monsanto is the only manufac production of PCB insulating turer of PCB (polychlorinated . fluids next year because of the biphenyl), a stable, fire-resistant ' public's fear of adverse effects from the chemical, s Monsanto will withdraw com chemical. The Environmental Protection Agency has found that PCBs * pletely from the market no later build up in the environment and . thin Oct. 31, 1977, said Earle H. are thought to cause reproductive - Harbison Jr., general manager of failures, gastric disorders and ` the firm's specialty chemicals di* skin lesions in mammals. ; vision. About 300 million pounds of the Harbison said Tuesday the tar- virtually indestructible chemical gat date would have been sooner, have been dumped into land fills, ; but electrical transformer and ea- leaked into water supplies and pacitor manufacturers have said allowed to rift into production they would he unable to convert""* sites, the EPA ranteed*. MCAIf, ALASKA EMPIRE CAM 3.500 OCT 6 1976 PCB Decision !i prosrdru, cLtOioUn IoSf (PACPBI in--suMlaotinnsgafnlutoidIsndnuexsttryiaelarCbheecmauicsaelsofCtoh.ewpiullblhica'slt ! far of advene effects from the chemical, j Monsanto will withdraw completely from the market no later than ; Oct 31, 1977, said Earle H. Harbison Jr., general manager of the firm's specialty chemicals division. [ Harbison said Tuesday the target date would have been sooner, but ' electrical transformer and capacitor manufacturers have aid they ' would be unable to convert to other materials any < HONS 0505*3