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)u*y 1071 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- HOUSE II 7443 I tit? health efflrtftls In a two-pronerd attack estimated 500 wlto are so tick tltry should be Commission on Product Safety the , 0* trad-paint imisomng. hospitalised neat away, tticy said Council on Environmental Quality, and Ottepart of {Ite program would deteet and The current screening procedure U op- tha Environmental Prataettan ; wi children lufferlng lead-paint polsonine. fraud out of a moMle testing facility. Com- ?aTM tie areend part would amend the housing muutiy aide* knock on doer* in the neighbor- Jfk fU !!LATM*r" Mdc to feature ehmtnnilon of lead-bcsed hood and ask parent* to bring their children lean people as well as Ash. wildlife, (whit from uso in housing. to the trotter for testing. The tost involves poultry, and livestock from tho hoards i only one death from lead-paint poiaoning drawing wood from the arm into a small con- of PCB's. ! in* been recorded in the city in recent years, tainer which is taken t the city's testing yet jn nn almost unprecedented dls- but officials lew that hundreds of children lab or where tho blood is tesUd for lu Isod p|ay of ca2]0lu disregard for the safety I T.-WMW ,,<m.Ju.>rwu.A.tud, HM. u., u. mi. of our cltton,. th,t .cUon <u not forth ', Hrapltal # two dosen Homewood BrusMon pntnaauta found that a fourth of them had Lead poiaoning--am--ongTMinner city children (>cconie w severe -hi Milwaukee, that a tleniirrons level of lead ih their systems, chtwreu's KoMviiai has established a spseiat , 'ins wmmitteo adopted a three-point res- en,ne ^ provide improves diagnosis, treat- wtiiun which provides for: ment and afternsre of lend poisoning victims. \ t.ilkHimnmiM to bpfjin (trnftinc nolcad hl L|,utirim died frim mod iwi^iiur, cA--o-p-m-p--ai-n-r-ge--.n-*tT. he result, or, now txoglcolly And despite the unfortunate lesson of this massive PCB contamination of poul try, t,he Federal bureaucrac-y still has no- t acLcii to movent n igouviciiob In Uio ia< m m amemimenle to Utc housing and haalth ^gto, done to so youngsters were lure. The failure of the Pederal Govern- M*#a: treated for tho poisoning. None have died. . mont In this entire matter is both thock- \ spphraiien for federal funding to oar- put an undetermined number have been left Ins and inexcusable. ' " T * ITM. '1*1 "m p"'"*m w W In view of the uncoDKionoblo neglect j " bOMniM ef -ttin, up . fuuo , flv. ,, h,, ,l> Man found umuug 1!" u> "fUU" br"ch' " i pass heme owners low-interest loans to re- r#el,,g drivers and mechanics. Several years Congress must now act. mint their homes with no-lsad paint.--Pdfs- l{9 * Milwaukee surgeon. Or. Michael a. X "avo introduced legislation--H.R. J ** frocs. Mop T, INI. Potnetk, medical director of tho Wisconsin 10085--Vo prohibit the interstate dil- > vnramiA Auto Club, found sbnormsilp high amounts trJbution of PCB's. And X urge that the ' Thr Norfolk Lead Control Program la vhs 01 lead m the blood tests of two nationally appropriate congressional committee* it4 on* Id be funded under a new set of known drivers wlto bad been hospitalised immediately undertake a full ami ex- I uiMWMod eommnultp guidelines drawn up hausUvc Investigation. not only of tho . V 1 *> "T" *" ' current mM.lv, cenumlnutlon of imuI- 1***-P--nln* W- l^.TSl^^hlSrl^u.^ tr, end th. ,,d In, Monl ItUlSTon < Tho^ Momm involves lntUat sersmlng '** bad such high levels that poisoning to control this deadly chemical, but also 1 -??- Wy hniih dsosrtmsnt would be enpeetod; they also hod poisoning Into the Indefensible failure of fidera! staff m will as a oommunltywtds projoey to symptoms, including abdominal pain, eonsu- agencies to take the necessary actions 1 smioarashoal support and interest Iin combatting lMon- **"ma. muscle weakness and dual- which would have proventod this tad- i\ mo pottonlng at tho neighborhood isvel. Ths Mad program staff have already spoken io some 800 people, such as PTA groups, to make tkem aware of the load problem. Upon Investigating the three poisoned raeing members, Dr. Richard D. atewort, chairman of environmental medicine at the Modi- cal College of Wisconsin, found that the lead The program b headquairntetrheed bilnoodthoof drivers and driver-mschanles .. ... . ,,At. P^nt X include an article by Hank Burehard which appoared In tho July 29 Washington Poat detailing tho extent of the current problem. X olio In* 4 d 7irSlnr\cOtty Neighborhood Cantor Tf* unr#uud * f>*m" ,rtmi dude a July 29 WashUigton Evening Star 1 rrsKTufrrrur ' "ssjassijs? - pcb* ' S^!! ti, BS! m?JZi!Tu5. "d " Tho artidac follow f [From the Washington (D C.) Peat, Ci'.drm OrmatmW ***? PS,iw?lnF V Contract drivers, who merely drove tho July 30. 10711 il< \ Paughtfra ChUdmn i Hospital In andnamw tupplied by sHy-wids eitnteo, *-- most instances, as many " " *f the samploo oeUootod oomo back ^aiUvt far load. . "Moot lead poisoning eases that we've found art in Mask neighborhoods where the bad normal .blood levels of load. But who also worked on tho engines sometimes had a high blood load level, lndi- Cftting lead poiaoning might bo a oon- tributing cause of imee-e ^owrnsr OsMbvr , 1070. Millions or Chickens Taurm ' * (By Hank Burehard) The Agriculture Department conceded yes terday that millions of chickens fed on Osh meal contaminated with a DDT-Uke shemt. have been told in stores In the Wash elder deteriorating hornet ore." Ooksr sold. ington area and muoh of tho root ef tho Me poled that moot of these older and dec tertoraung homos are in tho Berkley. lent- erovlUo, |OHnMN and Moot Obent artaaoL PCB`5--THSEIONNEAELDACFOTIBONCONGRES^n. ?".ClTuBhnet)ry, c.lehaekmeidcaIln, topofliyschhmlooriantatperdodubcipehdeantylas "be e.t.t.p....w...f.c..te..h.....a..r.e....M...o...d..a.l...O...lty areas. A* re^! iMfTRYAN ffkoH g}yn-por* WUmlngtan, H.C.. plant between April 30 tat ourvtf of Mmm la the etly showed mission to axtnnd his rmaorkn at- this mid-July. From there it wan widely dis- that war 00 povoant of aU dwaUIng units ^ R|eM| ^ to trthutod to poultry growers end hog raieeeo. Mtm peter to imo worn in theoo four mm. rSstSi wtciuoo ox- mlt#d lnt4 up to gp^goo mm ottZd. mtyHhreo percent of all the elty'a sub- n <s n*. *** M minion broiling chiaksne alone are etandard housing is located in these mm.1* . RYAN. Mr. Speaker, the UB, De- Mnt u> mu-ket sacn week fram the 13 itaus Cokav ofidM^ITorfMfc) riffWia-FOM, , poAnwntof AgrtcutUiraconcededyestcr- where feed containing the fish mcai*wse j "O*e"iokb"ar "1*0, 1'07'*0, February M. ittl. day that millions of ehlckone fed on flsh com. How many of those chickens consumed j waaniHOvoee, on. mool eonlaminated with a dangerous the eonlaminated feed and how much FCB The Oommunity Health Service# Adminis chemical--polychlorinated biphenyl-- (tration. under a 0904,184 grant from the FCB--Itavc reached the marketplace and Model Clltoa Oommladon. la oondneung a In turn consumers' market baaketa. | mam teatlng of children In o section of tho.Tlte potential consequences of tills con inner city far lead paiaoning. Of the 848 tamination aro stagfferhtg. But Just as tested ms far, five nave had to be hoapitaiiaed. At_m_n_ot_ot_l_niewro8f 8leCadh^iIldnrwethniiethiiraavyeatoemhaigthhearnewloauwseoeioni.- dismaying Is the fact that tills Incident could have been prevented If Federal was in their ficah when add "cannot bo known" Dr. Clayton Yeutler. chief of ARrleuiuiro'e Consumer and Marketing Burvey, aid yeatorday. Last Friday, Dr. Fred Fullerton of Aftrtculturo'e Consumer and MarkeUng Bcrvtcs which hod wlthlteld announcement of the _F_C_B___a_f_f_a_ir__f_o_r__a__w__e_ek, aaM t^he,,remw__o_e^"no sldersd sofa These have boon referred to boo- agendas had lived up to Utdr respensl- evidence that any eonUmiuated chlsksns pNois and nelghOomood haalth ollnica for WUtlec to protoot the publle health and have reached any------- --------- treatment on aa outpatient basic woifaro. Dr. Toutter ovplausod tho apparent con Health falali soy they would life* to met For 2 years, x have urged tho appro tradiction this way: ! iMMehrtdrenbctwMm the am ef ono aod prloto Fedorol ogenelot to taka spodflo "There was no atetement that chickens i tM from tho model eltlee area; the total pop- nrotootlvo iHHiurw that would hsva fad oh the contaminated Osh mtel had not | motion of the arm la about 80.008, The of- t5Tw^ thTha*^ rcaehod tho market. Ths eutewMos vm that ;I\ OiMeiaala^seoaMMomitoo MthMat twthteheotty**--baasasbuowut ^ ^ ag^MSLs Jg os rvos. Dunog mot UnfiOZ nnvo couod ppoRlhoDipaartmmtof Agrtealtara. tho there wae aa ovidenoo" and 'there atm u homo-that any of tho marketed linkHliad lh hd>bedim ifissM DgporlBMOt of Xntortcr, ttio Food oad^ ----------nrrifni tiiigiafiiniir igi^iay oad eala Of Ihoo thiro ago ah Srttff AdminUtmflon. .tbo Prtfd8fital meat." .^ / SONS 0i967l I . H 7446 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE July 20, 10U Asked If thm vm any rrldcnot that canto Company, the nation* cole monufae- chickens containing mors than 0 p.pjn. bad turer of PCS*, hae been quietly moving van- Mi awn marketed. Pr. Ttotur mM an * cue product* containing it off tho market. Mttuatment oa Ui rauiu of Hold tests Sy last August, eeoording to william B. would be mud* by the department today. In m; cm*. Dr, Yeutter uM, Mao chickens M iWtomlniM mtl m on the nirki) m and none will M ntaiNt tor mukii" jlikMl 1C tho asms could bo nU Cor Croooa chickens and ebieken mnt wm Id ttt pro duction of soups. )wt doge sod otber foods. Dr. YruUor reltrred Uw duration to Dr. Fullerton, wlio ooutd not bo reached yester- da; afternoon or loot night. flu effect* of PCS upon humane. If any, Papageorgo. manager of environment pro tection for Monsanto, tho company had trapped railing it except for ura la closed (systems, ouch ae in large electric trans formers. neat transfer unit* and la clectrlo capacitors. It waa felt that it would bo highly unlikely that the chemical could pose a danger when it* ura wa* restricted to such closed systems, Papageorgo explained. hit not known. It baa been ohown to cause MOUTH UMUNt UAH low frrtlUt; in fowl and liver damage in But la mid-July a boat exchange unit,rata, and la thought b; man; eeienuau to used la a plant la Wilmington, N.C., in a bo a oerloua long-term danger to man and process designed ra remove the bacteria from Dr. Teutier oald the public "eheuld not bo unduly alarmed" over the PCS eaee. "It to not worthwhile to worry the eontumor now about aomethlng he ate a few woeke ago. Xt haan't affoeted a; oonaumptloa of chick en. Aa far aa we know every ehtekon eltung on every eheif to eafe and wholeeome." Sop. William Fitu Ryan (D-N.T.), who Monday Mod a blU that would outlaw all production or uoa of PCS in tho United StAtoo, oald yootorday ha wao "ahookod and outraged" by to# government* handling of imported fleh meal, was found to be leaking. The reault wa* the possibility that millions of chicken* and other livestock may have been eating contaminated feed. Aeoerdlng to Sep. William P. Ryan, D-NT, who haa been studying the effects of tha chemical for two years, the possibility of eueh a danger has been known for many months. Styan introduced a Mil Monday which would bon tho sola of PCS* in tha United Steles. Ha told tha House that he haa urged the Deportment of Agriculture, the Secretary the flaw. of Interior, the Environmental Protection They're Juet playing guoaolng gamoo," bo Agency and the Pood and Drug Administra oald. "The ratting of tho f porta per million tion repeatedly ra ban PCBa. otandard wao purely arbitrary in tho first Today, he called ter hearing* rat hie bill place. Prom all wa can find, tha acteon of and tha inaction by tha federal agendo*. Agriculture and PDA (Pood and Drug Ad- Tbe leakage In Wilmington, he said, mlalotratlon) haa been Insuttolant to aay "tragically Illustrates the failure of the fed tho leant. - "They've hushed up earlier PCD eon- tnmlnation oaooe end delayed announcement In tbto oara until th* ehlokena had hevn cold. Tbto to unoonaoienable neglect In a at* nation of otaggorlng potential harm." Pop. Ryan oald ho would pll for hoorlngo . not only on h!o bUI .but "into Agriculture and FDA* oonduot." * ' Coed olneo before World War XX until re- 1 eontly in a wide rango of product*, PC8 hM made ltd way into tho worldwide web of life eral government to take preventive action against the unoonodoneble ura of this deadly chemical." AmiHioraATtOH axu. The Nixon administration meanwhile, to pushing for legislation that could lead to tight regulation of industrial ehemloal* Uko POB. Warren Muir of the Council of Environ mental Quality. cold today that the POBo are a good example of raxlo substances not and hao boon found in fUh. wild bird* (up'to adequately covered under existing law. 1.000 p.p.nf), human fat and human moth- Under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water orb milk (up to .00 p.pjn.). Act. the federal government oould draw up Monsanto Oorp., aolo producera of PCS in 'standard* that might regulate the discharge tha DA. and in tho United Kingdom, loot of PCOo into the air or water. This ha* not year trapped alt oaleo of tho ehemloal except been done. for "etoaed-eyetem" uora in heavy equipment equipment and Industrial hooting equipment eueh ra the oterltloer In the Wilmington plant where the fteh meal wra contaminated. Xh that oaoo. PCS tanked from tha moqhlasry Into the Oah meal undetooted for spout 13 week* Tho dtooevory wao made only after one of the plant* cuetomera found that hie ohickena ware sickening and hemming infertile. The ouaramer. Belly Panne. Xae.. a major supplier of chickens to Washington markata. The administration* Toxic Substances Act, due tor hearings next week bofore the Senate Commerce Committee, would permit the government to regulate the manufacture and everyday use of eueh chemicals as well a* regulating them as effluents. Tho evidence that Pens. like DDT. can eoneentrute and travel through the food chain woo discovered by Swedish scientists in 1008. when they found tho chemical in the carsoo of largo birds of prey, primarily eagles. XAtar they found R In other birds, fish snd whioh traeed the oouroo and alerted PSA. Molly Parma 77,000 chicken*. Tha oontamlnatli that time booouoo no agency of the govern evorgresn needles. Since then it has been found in man. In testa oa mice, it cause* Uver damage end birth detects. ment lugularly teeu marketed flaeh for Aeoerdlng to (top. Styan, federal huttiwMra Slave already had notice of two instances (ftem the Woehlngton (D.C.) Svoning star. where state author!ties, alarmed by PCB con . duly a*. 10711 PtM Mua Ottrair: Fiom Io Ctmaara looroev tamination. have had M rotnovs large quan tities of food from the xfiorket. . - Za 1070, he stated, tbe Campbell* fioup (Sy John Plelka) Oompany dissevered that a shipment or ehtekeae U received from New York state con PCD to the Hwrthani name ef a family et tained a high percentage ef eat type of PCD. sit ehemloal eubetaaeee, eerne ef which have The New York Otato Department ef Agri had wldseproad uw in the United ttetee no* culture ultimately destroyed 148.000 chickens the ccrtyllMe. * and traeed the chemical te plMtle wrapping eeauw at meuatlag evidence that the used to package chicken feed, Bep. Ryan PCSo are texts to animal* and. Ilk* DDT. do nee easily break down in nature, tbe Mew Theft, came year, Bep. Ryan said, the able State Department of Agriculture feting s residue of PCS in milk. They removed * large quantity from the market and trass* the chemical to a material used te line nice, whoro cattle feed wee stored. Exactly hew much PCS is nttll being pro duced to a secret which Monsanto, the rale manufacturer, refuses te disclose. mnopn m itao'e According to Pepagcorge. a ehcmlcal ingincer. PCB. or polychlorinated Olphenyi, was first developed in the early IMOa by ute Swann Chemical Co. in Anniston, Ala., sad later taken over by Monsanto. Until, recently, PCB* were marketed to ome industrial paint*, coatings, inks, and la some plattice. Now, because of Monsanto's change t marketing policy, it is produced only for ues as an Insulator In eapaettore. an lratn device found in Home air conditioners; as e coolant in transformers: and os a Aro mut ant medium in heat exchange unite. Aceordlngto Papageorgo, total removal of PCBs from some of these closed system uses will be "host ra Impossible." Xo pointed out that large cities in the 9 h and many other countries use electric trans formers containing PCB because it l* aa explosion proof coolant, allowing the trans formers to be safely used la dtuiy populated area*. Thor* to no substitute ehenucal with the am* properties and switching te a different cooling system, such ae air or gee, would mean drastically rco--igning the transform* ere In use, he sold. "Our entire electrical system depends en n." concluded Papageorgo. "Believe me." he added, "if we could got out td this townees LEAVE O? ABSENCE By unanimous consent, leave of ab sence wa* granted a* follows to: Mr. Axrisiu, from 3:90 pjn^ July 3d. Z07t, to noon. August 2,1871. on account of official business. SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED By unanimous consent, permission to address the House, following tho legisla tive program and any special orders heretofore entered, bras granted to-. (Tho following Members (at the requost of Mr. Ckahv), to revise and ex tend tliclr remarks, and to Include ex traneous matter:) Mr. Fncoisv, today, for 5 minutes. Mr. Miller of Ohio, today, for 9 min utes. Mr. Harvsy. today, for 5 minutes. . Mr. Hocan, on July 30. for 10 minutes. Mr. Crams, on August 4. for t hour. (The following Members (at the re quest of Mr. Boeos), to revise and extend their remarks, and to include extraneous matter:) Mr. Fraocr, today, for 5 minutes. Mr, pRcvsn of North Carolina. tetUy. for 10 minutes. Mr. OoNSAtkR today, for 10 minutes. Mr. Fuqua, today, tor 10 minutes. Mr. Renos, today, for 10 minute*. Mr. Br Oxxuaxw, today, for 10 minutes Mr. Dorn, on August S, for 00 minutes EXTENSION OP REMARKS By unanimous consent, permtohon te revise and extend remarks was granted Mr. Bekmsct, to revise and extend to^ HONS 0296 72