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PCBs In Illinois ,, p `. , The discovery of dangerously high levels of i poiychlorinanted biphenyls (PCBs) in fish. ' from 17 Illinois lakes should bring home the need to enact legislation banning the use of the substance. Fishermen are being warned that fish caught at the contaminated lakes should not he eaten, and for good reason. PCBs have .' been found to cause severe skin and liver . disorders in humans and cancer in laboratory ' animals. For future protection. Congress should quickly enact Senator Gaylord Nelson's bill that would ban all use of PCBs In nonendosed situations Immediately and in enclosed situations within a year If acceptable alternatives are available. L__ .ftp-ikU 1.... MOWS 03613d