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tASI SI. LOUIS, iLL METRO EAST JOURNAL 0. 37.000 MAR 3 76 6** ^ Fee fishing lakes in cleanup ' CdfRiminated carp killed Four fee-fishing operations in Southern Illinois, including three In the Melro-East area, have destroyed possibly conta minated carp, the opera* tors My. The private lake areas are Spring Lakes, Millstadt; Sandy's Lake, Granite City; Barth's Lake, Bunker Hill; and Dixon Fisheries, East Peoria. Mike W. Conlln, chief of the division of fisheries, Illinois De partment of Conservation, said he has received word that the can were destroyed, and he said that, in some instances, Donald Healton, regional FDA director, said In an As sociated Press story from Chi cago Tuesday that the "accu mulation of PCBs in the human body represents a potential health threat." He further re commended that people should not eat carp contaminated with the chemical. The fish destroyed by the four operators were sampled by the FDA starting last Octo ber. The sampling disclos ed that 16 downstate private lakes and one public lake had fish contaminated with PCBs. cost approximately 61,200. She said the lake will be restocked as soon as rains re fill it. She said no decision has been made on what fish will be used, but she said It Is possible hatchery carp will be stocked. Sprijng lakes' other five lak es are still in full operation, and they contain trout, channel cat, bullheads and Israeli carp (hatchery carp), Mrs. Germann Mid her hus band received a latter of com mendation from the Depart his department helped in the The contaminated carp were ment of Conservation after the cleanup. from the Green Bay of Lake carp were destroyed. The letter Destruction of the contamin Michigan in Wisconsin, the thanked the Germanns for their ated fish was voluntary in all FDA Mid. "rapid response" and expense cases, Conlin Mid. At Spring Lakes in Millstadt, In correcting the situation. Samples of the destroyed cfcrp Mrs. Howard Germain, wife of Bob Becker, owner of San were found to contain mora the owner, said one of aix lakes dy's Lake in Granite City, said PCB -- polychlorinated biphe- had contaminated carp* That he used toxicant to destroy nyTT-than allowed by the Food lake was drained early last carp in one of his two lakes. and Drug Administration. month, and a toxicant was The fish were destroyed the PCBs are used In industrial used to kill the carp. middle of last month, and he compounds. Mrs. Germann said the work said he has restocked with safe carp. He said the cleanup cost him | an estimated $1,600. He said I he Is open for business now. ' and the carp are safe. They i are from Iowa, he said. Arno Barth, owner of Barth's Lakd.Jn Bunker Hill, estimat es th|{ the cleanup operation In his one lake coet him about 610.000. He used a toxicant last October to kill all the fish, and he restocked with bull heads last November. He said he plans to open for the season around March IS, but the exact date depends on when he can buy other fish for the lake. Jack Dixon, one of the own era of Dixon Fisheries in East Peoria, Mid he used toxicant In kill all the fish In hit threa ' small lakes Feb. 20. He said he plans to restock with channel cat, bullheads ai \ safe care. He plans to opti. April 1. The cleanup cost him couple thousand dollars," h said, i ' | HONS 032660