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Jltbj 2$, l07b CONGRESSIv..(At RECORD--F.xlensiot of Rcm,,,ki as premier hoping to capitalise on hta success times. The FDA also hat Issued Informal at th* poll*, but his opponent* have taken Advisories to *|x>rt luuermcn in the Great over the government and so far succeeded Lake* area to limit consumption of chub*, In blocking new elections. The deadlock la mature trout and Salmon. Department* of not th# stud ol which foteign policy coat* Health In Wisconsin and Minnesota have ad promise is made, especially since Turkey doea vised only on* meal a week with Apodal ad In fact hold a strong hand In iu talk* with monition for pregnant women or children. the VS. New York Siato biologists report a similar If ConireM persist* in playin' a losing situation In Lake Ontario. .j game, the eoatequeuevs (or the U S. position Studies witn FCB's bate repeatedly Bern- In the eaetern Mediterranean could be dls- nvtrated their adverse effects on fish: SO Mlroui. And none of our friends there, Greek, percent growth suppression of lake trout at TurkUh or luaell, can benefit from that. The level* of 1.2 to 12 ppm trier 0 months ex beet comae would be for Congress to lone a posure: altered thyroid activity In lake trout, Htlle bit Ot face and hope that the chasten channel catfish'and bluegtii at 1/1000 dose ing esperlenc* will teach It something about 'Busing death; fewer embryos after exposure the right way to ccr.dwet fere.gn policy. 6f (trnilr.ed aheepshead minnow eggs at 10 ppm: and reduced hatching, lowered try sur vival. and an increased number of crippled fry after feeding of cm throat trout at 5 ppm. CONCERN EXPRESSED ON PRES Since 1005. w* have placed over 10 minion ENCE OF POLYCLOP.INATED DI PHENYLS IN THE ENVIRONMENT ( lako trout In the Upper Great Lakes. We have yet to see natural reproduction in Lake Michigan, I am aware that a hazardous materials bill HON. JOHN D. DINCELl or aitcsHOAM . ih thi nocss or rtfresentatiAus is being considered In Congress and action ts needed to provide fuller authority to your agency. I pledge my assistance In this re gard. Thmdap, July 14, 1975 With a Federal investment of multi-milIlona In the restoration of the Great Lakes Mr. OINOELL. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to permission previously emitted, I am pleated to insert a copy of correspond ence 2 have received from an outstandln conservetlonlst and public servant, fishery and its habitat, I must urge you in the strongest terms to take appropriate ac tion. There appears to be broad unanimity for the banning of this family of Industrial contaminants, and I recommend that this be done at the earliest moment. ' Uie Honorablo Nathaniel P. Reed. Assist The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and has voted unanimously to support a Federal Parks, Department of the interior, ns ad ban on PCS**. The Wisconsin Department of dressed to another great environmentaltot and ptiblio servnnt, the Honorable Russell E. Train, Administrator, En vironmental Protection Agency. In which Assistant Secretary Reed reports his Natural Resources la considering action. The Opper Great Lakes Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission ha* recom mended a ban on PCB's. The Intensity of public concent it high and l* growing rapIdlv. concern In detail regarding the presence I understand that PCB's can be replaced of polydorlnntcd biphenyls, notably In by suitable alternate compounds which pres fish food, and the effects of such chemi cal* throughout the environment. 2 commend this information to the at tention of my colleagues ond the public ently exist. Control of imported PCB's and products containing PCB's also it essential. J see this as the only means to avert a theat to national Aah and wildlife resource* and to the publie health. , and enclose Assistant Secretary Reed's I have attached a representative sample of ' tetter: th* Information leading me to this recom- U.S. DCPAIVMMfT or TH* INTCTIOR, mendatlon, and X am providing copies to the ' WttMngton. D.C., July 17, 197$. three Congressional delegations from the Hon. Rnku E. Train, Great Lakes States with whom I plan to meet Adminlttrator, environmental Froteetto* tn tn* near future. > Aftnef, trsthfngfon, D.c. With warm personal regard*. DrAR Ur. Train: Recent evidence demon strating ths widespread presence of poly- Sincerely yours, Assistant Bscsstart or ths Xntsrior. j slOflitbiod biphenyl* (PCB's) in the environ ment l* earning me much concern. Although the presence of PCUi in the environment hu been general KientiAc knowled** lor % num ber of yeses. .ibis group of chemicals waa as Aral oaly of academic interest because of Analytical confusion between pen's and ODT/'meUboiite residue* I sin moved to Ro llon at this time because of new evidence wbtcb suggest# eerlous publie he.Mth impti* cattoat in addition to advene effects on fish- cry reeoureea Heeeareb eondueted In Wirconsin Indicate* undesirable effects on Rhesus monkeys when food fontaluiug S ppm it ingested In (he lev. They develop liver disorders, skin Italone, and their young may be stillborn. I understand yaue Gets staff is quite concerned over this development. Some Orent Lake* food Ash contain as much ne TO ppm PCD *. In recent weeks the Pood tad Drue Admin istration ttn concert with the Affected States! hat embargoed commercial Ash from the MUMwippt River and Lake Ailchigim befftute the residue action level of Ave parts per million was bring exceeded by several : E 4097 HONS 030731