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cmtKvn.it jn ttBWMK'is a iw 07fc nr.T V S' SYLVIA PORTER Toxic Substance Control Finally Becomes a Law The Hetman Empire declined safety of these product* ' and finallv fed. according to ' ll Production of PCB muif be authoritative tpeculation, not ended within two year* and its because of the barbarian hor ur must be severely restricled itc*. overextended cotoniiatiwi in the meantime PCD* are used or moral decadence, hut mamiv in insulator* and fire retardant* a* a remit of lead poisoning. ' in eleclrical transformers, are Kattng and drinking from released into and carried by air vessels containing lead and and water, are long-lived and dabbing themselves with lead- tcm*c. Even low exposure can ladencosmetics, the upper-daas vttuse metabolic dislurbancas. Homans uturttllngW poisoned embryo abnormalities, and themselves, sapping their miscarriages. PCBs have vitality and ttie vitality of tho vomamtnated our waterwavs society thev headed, i The poor ihroughoul the US. par- people used cheap earthenware 'icutarty in the Great Lakes Utensils and didn't fool with area and the Northeast The cosmetic* ! latest bad newt is that the A study of ancient tombstone Susquehanna River, longest in inscription* indicates a life <*e eastern US., flowing expectancy of 2! to 25 vear* through New York. Penn- among upper-class Romans, sylvania. and Maryland on the Their birthrate was ono-fourth way to the Chesapeake Bay. that needed to replace-them- may ba contaminated. elves. Congress singled out the PCB What about us* Could (he haiard and gave it special decline and fall of our priority -- and industry ap- cfvllliailon be brought about by parenlly agrees. Monsanto our unquestioning acceptance of Chemical already has 'ITT-' the marvels of modern nounced it will cease production chemistrv? of PCBs at the and of October Kerb dav's now* teems to 'k*7 end end ail salts whan bring another account of Ihs inventories are depleted. health effects of some chemical In it final form, the law he* contaminant; Kepene, arsenic, wide-ranging support - and PCBs. vinyl chloride, asbestos. "w (ns Manufacturing mercury. (tad. etc., etc. Chemists Assn, and seme other While new chemical com- . . >"* pounds developed and released elements of (he chemical in- dustrv indicate they can accept the final version, But a law at it* beginning is just a piece of paper. It* ulinnatetucctMor failure mtt on how it i* carried out - and right now. (hat mean* EPA s administrator. Russell Train Tram say* he is appointing an advisory committee to include representatives of industry, health exports. #n vironmenlallsts, other public interest groups - and that he will consult closely with this group in developing policy, will insist on an effective ad ministration with minimum of red tape, Hut he h*s less than sufficient funds and manpewor to handle (his large, complex job. Essential will be the cooperation oi the chomteai manufacturers complying with tho (osiing. notification and repsrting provisions of tho law. Will they help insure their products are safe for tu end future generations? Or wilt they throw up roodWoeks in the merest of short-term profits? *' will all be watching. Our llvesandeivtlliitionassweknew '* rosy wtH depend on the out- come ' '", / year* have benefitad us greatly, only a small proportion of these substances were adequately tested for potentially harmful effects. Tho primary letting has been on us -- the American public. Long after * chemical substance hat been marketed and widely dispersed into the environment. we have discovered that it ctn cause cancer, attack the liver, lungs, kidneys, central nervous system, result in infant mor tality or genetic damage. Hut oil Sept. 2* -- after almost six years of battling and only days before it adjourned -- Congress finally reached agreement on the provisions of ihe Toxic Substances Control Art -- a measure that will give us a chance io control the use of untested chemicals President lord has lust signed tho bill. Under thaleftMolwn: 'll Manufacturers and processor* must tsst chemical*, both ihcee in uae and those coming wno Ihe market. <21 Manufacturers must give days notice to tho Environ mental Protection Agency before they begin commercial production of new substances, or ihe processing of existing substances for certain uses. This notification provision ts the "heart" of the act. says San. Warren Magnuson <D.-Waih >. It * will no longer allow the public or the environment to be used t a testing ground for the HONS 050910