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I ' I. ]Cap Qienii<"al Banger! 'iwun^i' JI2Hmi VMk SU,lc "tffcwfc have . mirm-ii u,,,i. mj. (|>olychlr>rinatcd biphcnvh) chemical uswl in lorKc sized inpacilois has readied I dangcnmsly high levels In fiah reeently sampM . Hcdernl and elate researchers d>iiirinini4 h atriped boss from the Hudson River ,,d , fro'n Jjnk0 0nLnr'o were the most affected species. Ogden H. Reid. New York Stole Environmental |(.onservnti<in Commissioner, indicnlcd dint dis- I charges into Uic river Irom General Uloctric insUilla Amnn^l rt Kd"!,rd' ,"lw>uL 50 n>cs north of I dmi ofh mv<! conLr*hutcd to the I'Cll problem and Umt other companies arc also involved. `n,'Ci' " l>roduw'd in this country by Monsanto i I w' '.nv'ro"l,lP",al Agency (KPA| in I jI WaahinKton has indieuted it is considering' standards f,.r .....Intent ef/luoM discharges! Chemical (Coni.) 1 (Continued from Page 16) from PC 11. which would certainly affect costs and production of capacitors and transformers (fcllN, Aug. 4). A spokesman for Sprague Klcctric , Co., n large capacitor producer, ex- ; plained that the chemical is used only j in ac capacitors, and cited capacitors in cooling equipment and motors as \ examples. i While PCB has many uses and is produced in many countries, the elec tronics industry uses only one type called 10lf>. produced solely by Mon ' sanlo. This 1016 substance was developed for use al>oul five years ago. It replaced a type designated 1242. which contained about 9% more of Lhe non-biodcgradable chlorinates. The PCI! currently used in the elec- ironies Held is lar more biodegradable than PCBs used in other industries. In addition, domestic largo-capacitor manufacturers have made definite efforts to minimize effects. in 1972. a GK plant was dis charging about 4R pounds of type 1016 1*011 into the environment. Their current discharge level is down to two pounds per dny. Dr. Kdward l. Simons, manager of environmental protection for the (K . corporate staff, told KBN. "Bosi- rally, there are two things which have been done. We have changed Lhe material being discharged, and we have lowered the number of pounds per day." Studies undertaken in the U.S. hove not as yet found an alternative substance that possesses the charac teristic of non-inflammuhility of PCB 1016. Because the substance is virtu ally non-flammublc, it is vital for high-voltoge operations in non-indus trial areas. f^/f7(s HONS 029524