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HONS 0 3 1 2 ^ Hiiisaiu^ not HERS P.150Q ~ JUN 131975 Spurred By Contaminated Fish DNR Considers State Ban On PCB LANSING, Midi. (AP) - The stsfie Departmentof Natural Resources may seek s legislative ban on a chemical mntamkisnt officials my is tuning qp at "alarming levels" in Late Michigan fish. The chemical Is polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), used in honartwlrt products Inn handsoap to paper. *`11 the Environmental Protection Agency is not in a position to act natienally, we may have to go to the bgMahn r endeffect a ban cnPCBo to my product," said WOliara Teroey, chief of the bureau ef water management at the DNR. : Turney saidthe EPA may not be abb to aict hecauee of statutory Imitations on ita authority. : Timmy ihd not ruleout the possibility poducta containing PCS could be allowed while meeting federal tegidations PCBs appeared ri sock high levels is 1 fi|*i ffr^|f tfik ymmf *t*g DA Food and Drug Achnhariratioa fetaad aama riupnunts of chuba The aesney said PCB levels were "daagmmrty high." ; FDAIhnha are five parts pm adUon, hot mmeofthe dnfa*had aa nuchas X parts par mfiUon. : Potentially bannftd to fomms are Iwrii ef Ml parts pir mltiion - Turney Wf Ms Natmal ffeaearcei On--iorion in a report Tbirsday th ataation is `'alarming" because PCE leads have remained the mine or in (Teased since 1970, rather that decreasing as predicted. The level of most other contepibenb baa decreased, Toney said. "In 1171, we felt we had things oodai control," he said. "We battened 19 al foe major dbchaiges of PCS*." At tint time, PCB waa wd mainfc fay industry. The sole DA manafae tarer of the product,. MonsanU Owiikal Ce. of St Loui*. agreSTk Buy pfuJScfog the chronical far certah fodutrial uaes which lad to con mbnals wo* "sendtiw" to PCBe al leieis befaw the FDA Units. But Tnmey enghakaed, "That data knot validated and It decant mean Bn* bnaunte are sensitive at tint level or anything lie that" The Lake IGddgan Dole Material Owanitto* fsoad barring gulls wUcb ate firti tram Labe Michigan with Ugb PCB levels died In "dgntfiqnt nut benbecaoee st FCBs. W#feel tbnra ii .definite cocretettm." "There were 39 Industrie* repcrtiil, ' nsaof PCBs (in Michigan) laet year,' Mid Tnrney, "e aUe lot mon (bar . Frerioasty. men we followed it up wi bond PCBeshowhig spin all Haded ttungs." PCBa are chemically amoriatedwitt DDT. Whan PCB was firm unmasked at a contaminant in 19S U was found k ononentrartons of up to SM parts pei naUcn la catflrii in tbs Sagtauw Baj sres. In file pari few years DOT soc mercury in Michigan fish have more dgificnt, mid Ttney. Ramri dria shows PCS is "very We," he Teris on Whams monkeys at the Ihirerebr U WWoomM Mn'^-jb1 A year ago, ibe DNR'i planting id Wong pike Heartens stream malted h "about IMper cant mortality," Mid Ibrnay, who baked the problem to PCB. Be said attain selection sites, most in Western Michigan, ware PCB and had hwubia Irophn ; animals slew, aaM TUniey.