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MONROE, MICH. NEWS B. 24,500 JUN 14 1975 &&& NRC tlrges PCB Ban (Continued From Pago 1) ' lorn," Mid William Turney, di rector of enter management for the Department of Natural There waa no Immediate resporae to the propoeai from leglalatlve leaden. Chemical level! of DDT and moat other chemical con taminant! have declined In Michigan alnee 1*70, teata ahow. But Turney aaid level* of PCB In Lake Michigan have atayed the aame or Increaaed in different fiah aampled. When PCB waa lint found In Saginaw Bay In 1MB, level* of the chemical In catflah were up to 200 part* per million. "We're not unique. Other date*, if they take a look at It, will diacover that they have itmilar level* to contend with," Mid Howard Tamer, director of the DNR. "1 would like to aee Michigan lead the way (In banning uae of PCS*) became 1 think it could w much more detrimental to nankind than we had aed," aaid Johnaon. |NRC Urges ^ PCB Bamrsr In Lakes LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Natural Relourcea Commission urged the legislature Friday to ban use and production of a chemical which is con taminating fish in Lake Mich igan. The chemical, poly chlorinated biphenyl (PCB). is used in a variety erf household products. The commission, on a 5-0 vote; called for its ban on a national level as well as in Michigan. "We hope this state will lead the nation in banning PCB," the commission said. Chairman I Carl Johnon said he sees no al* I tentative to an outright ban. I Fish in Lake Michigan have I PCB. levels abqve the limits allowed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. . The FDA has seized some shipments of chuba caught in Lake Michigan because PCB levels were found to be up to 20 parts par million. The FDA le gal level is five parts per mil lion. Human health could be en- iangered at a level of 500 parts per million, the FDA said. | PCBs appear In a wide range I >f products, from paper to hand map and also are used in in- lustry. The sole U.S. manufacturer is jfliyppfa Chemiflai Co. of St JSW7 The company agreed In the fly 1970s to stop selling PCB ' or some industrial uses. But ( be chemical has since been old in other industrial, com- I hercial and household prod- ! jets. - l "A ban is a drastic step to j ske, but this is a drastic prob- J ..(Please Turn to Back Page) t ; (Column Four) v MQNS 031269