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SAULT STE MARK. MICH. NEWS D. 9.503 AUG 19 1976 PCB labeling rule "too lax" By Mary Stevenson progressive reduction of the emergency telephone number Associated Press Writer amount of polychlorinated for contacting the DNR in case LANSING, Mich. tAP) -- biphenyls that can be of accidents He argued that Proposed state labeling manufactured, sold, or used in such a'ccidenta could occur requirements for toxic PCBs Michigan. The DNR is trying outside of the industrial set are loo lax. a spokesman for a to come up with rules to help ting, and said the public conservation group said implement the law. "doesn't know how to handle; Wedneaday. PCBs, chemicals which it." Wayne Schmidt of the have tainted fish in Lake Michigan United Conservation Michigan and are considered Clubs told a Department of toxic and environmentally Natural Resources public harmful, are manufactured in hearing that labeling rules this`country solely by the being considered as part of a Monsanto Chemical Co., PCB regulation package cover accordinjf"lo'TKe'DNRV The too few products, and contain chemicals are used in a too few safeguard*. variety of household products, Industry representatives, electrical transformers and meanwhile, begged the state capacitors, and in paper to keep paperwork to a production, minimum when they im* The rules under con* plemenl a new law that takes sideration require disposal of affect April 1, 1977. 1 PCBs in approved landfills or The law calls for incinerators. However, no 1 --. such disposal facilities have ' been designated by the state 1 yet. s. | TIN rules also requie i companies to file a notice of Intent to use PCB# along with | annual reports on the use of . the substancf, and require ; PCB or PCB-containing ] products sold in Michigan to ' bear labels noting the content, l, describing the chemical as an ' environmental contaminant 1 and wuming against contact. ' "The labeling requirements 1 should be more stringent," said Scmidt. He said the j requirements also should I apply to existing electrical transformers built before the * law's effective date. "This will eliminate a frantic record search at the time 6f an accident to determine'' if the leaking material is PCB," Schmidt said. Of the wording of the warning labels, he suggested the labels should include an HONS 03 7335