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5/26/78 FVI: K. E. Bouma Cl .Johnson E. T. Mollica J. C. Weber D. Wood FHOM: G. F. Barton NN 30 1978 I). 30.500 APR 2 1 1970 fiU. ) PCB Breaks.hrough Seen . 1,1 ' ' . . At the same time thui stale officials 1 warned today of ratrpJ?hcboygan Htver fiJi (ch fear Of l'?* rnnlnmtn.**- ' non. there was hope that Canadian remnrdiers may h.\v found a way of getting rid of the dreaded chemical. According lo Thomas Sheffy of the * lNK hazardous drugs surveillance fw-rtion at Mtcl'vrvn, Ciundian scieoi- Ifc);. i> iv. dj'V l' pcO ,i I>.n li i *.i 1 hpi * Coin new. I'CMs (polychlorinated biphenyls) h.i\v Iwvn regarded a non- htodi'prflduWe *tibM.>ce. 7hev don't bruik down in water or imdcr any mil or.il conditions. Rather they stay around for decuries. 1 hat qualify was the very reason why industry found I'CBs to tlicir lik ing. You can't hum or diswJve them. They resist ht and acids. ^ PCBs. developed by the Mansauto f/njjranj'. were list'd from l45fl ItiTlHtMi ">*-tori' dolr lorious effects were dtsenv- ered. Now there in nmccni nationwide . that the suNuiiccs haw saturated tiie J .environment and may he capable of k .i-\ - w'*.*.-.* causing acne, stomach disorders and toss of hair. The warning against eating Sheboy gan River fish, recently ioum) t la* the mo.t highly PCf. root i-'umied fish found in Wisconsin wuiers. spo- riftcally advises that l.irt.mng moth ers, expectant mothers, females who anticipate bearing children, and Chil dren le*. 1 v !i SIN . f y. >. -I ,.1 those iish. Il recommends that m.tv.rh cut more than (.r in<vl or <>: hilt pound ot this tish p i wivi. . I't'Ps have hex it if>ed m m-n-ul.K- tuie trails lot met s and rap-< hois. At Hudson I oils, N.Y.. where a fi. ri mo- nut;'fure> these problem-., iVv've found high IK I'. rumeitlraiKvi in fi>l The nunt-meik rher.ir.rtl (.nphunt] had luvn OM-d in olectno 1 ir nr'. in SMtofion. p);isitnzers. n>old- ing woy.*s aiut varir*\ r.i nxm ioiK unlit 1ft' 1 v. hen Ihe federal gevet n- itH'ui n -u m Uxi ill. ii e-A . : ... (Miners tore; ,w <.*( eyjymiH' Rut by that time, millions ---of pounds of |*t`Bs had been ..i released to nature. Along tlie Sheboygan Rivet. JPCbs were used (oi many .yours by die-cast foundarics and In hydtaultc fluids for j die-cast molds. Hopefully, the Canadian ' discovery of a bacteria that can break down PChs will .lead to the development of a substance to treat ICR rnnta- ' minated waters, according to iSbeffy. s I The bacteria^ tasbecn ablet to brgnk dpwn 1*01 enntamfml ion mi sewage sludge u-n it his polyol heeM..apWe<l t.y g natural^ siluation,. fjv.ic.li a', ft. ylnt.e nr Myei, Stu-tfy sold t "We hope they're no the WTge oT (kpelojung a pm/tMil