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ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEHOCKAT -- HfWEMBER 22-23. 1975 Chemical made by firm said to threaten fish safety ia this coatry by the MaesaaieCe. is wrtongsrinn fish in the Greet Lakes, federal official said CMca- m- The suteweat, aMde Fri- ft>T el in rerimnail H i tectum Ageacy caefereace, fallows iirtywi that lew levels of the rheticel--poty- dderiaeied biphenyl (PCB) - weft measured last spring in the discharge ef a water treatment pleat in Sanger 111. THAT TOWN IS the site ef Moasaata's PCB eaafartiir- iagpiawt. MeasMle vetauri- ty limited sale of PCB is U71 * soir * The federal official, Assist* sol Secretary ef dee hderier Nathaniel P. Hood, said PCB la the Great Lakes appears to be threateaiag the repradac- live cycle of fish, iarinding those iavelved ia aa effort to saf the chemical is Beh get tea high er), those Beh are ansafle la eat awder etMdar* set by ' Bead awd Drag Bead said PCB has hoes leuad ia Bah templet tehee an theta- ttSB. It is ^Thmally evaeywhaia. Aad I da am meow Jast the Hadaaa ftiver sad the satire Great Laima i>nai, bat... OMa riven.'* ha said. Ceoceatratiees ef PCB lesad to the water treatment tischargw of Saagat aiw exuamty low, ahm* parts par hilliea, a spokesman for Mensawhsaid. THE SPOKESMAN said Man--aw had taken afabarate pracaatieaa to prevent thr Before 1*71, PCB was wad a eataereat protects, such as hyfraMir Bah end hra PCB flaid mated 1 ef the peBideai in **- fra tiler Mo this rhowiirol t * torad ig fnmd in Beh, it tteftod its sale ae aaufactartrs aeiag it ia sealed iraariermwt aad capacitataro, the ipeheemea said. The chemical Is asad ta such predocta bacaase it is highly reeietinl ta heat, the tpokonw said. 1, Coasnd Act, whh h^aUgrre However, eace PCB es> the sgeacy c<tatroi over capes Me water, it rameiae; menafictariag. distribute* there far a very towg tine aad dUpeeil ef withoat dacompaeiag, the> cate as PCB. ginlanaea Hid Thu bill has THE EPA is paahiog s bill up ia _ called the Toxic Sabotages toes wet Wl. 2 ouu>> + VOI'