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THE SOAP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION 475 PARK AVENUE SOUTH' HEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 (212) 725-1282 Oskkosk be',/y fJo ti~k < Phosphate limits praised ' ' .. '`Wisconsin may have passed her most significant, at* though barely noticed publicly, piece of environmental legislation of the '70s," says Rick Roombos, staff mem* jber for the Luke Michigan Federation. . / vTbo move to strictly limit phosphate levels In deter gents was a decision made by the people of Wisconsin to protect (heir water resources both now and for tho fu ture/' Roombos said. ' Assembly Bill 831. as amended, was passed by the leg islature on March 31, the last day action could have been ,taken. The bill limits phosphate levels to .5 percent in iriost household laundry detergents, the major source of phosphorus in municipal .waste water aod the environ ment. ' ' The law remains in effect until June. 30, 1881. A study to evaluate the ban's effectiveness will be conducted through Jon. 1, 1982. "The significance of this bill fortunately will never be totally or easily recognized/* Roombos said. Wisconsin scientists-were In favor of phosphate controls before the problems with algae blooms, drinking water supplies, or ders, fish kills and recreational uses arose. Il&vn 16 E cL th ^1* J 7f>r. P</; I<fyf Hexachloropheno, PCS not carcinogenic The National Cancer Institute early this month pub lished reports on separate 105-wcek carcinogenicity leading studies in laboratory animals using hexachlorophene, an antibacterial compound, and Aroclor, a polychlorinated biphenyl used as a hoat transfer agent. NCI concludes that under the test conditions neither of tho compounds was found to be carcino genic. The tests were part ot the institute's continuing Carcinogenesis testing program. MONS 000823