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i in JOURNAL DATE PAGE fvxjte: News agest ServSee ,, Financial Times April 6. 1971 JU, t*i7L Po,po,a/A><-ae- j Sweden regulates use of. PCB By Our Own Correspondent STOCKHOLM. April 5. STJUCT controls, and in certain cases the otil ri^ht banning of the use of polychlorinated hydrocarbons (PCB> in Industry arc proposed by the Covet nmem following the significant in-. creases of PCB poisoning of tho | : environment, particularly in the Baltic. I It is believed that Sweden will he the first country to legislate against the use of PCB. although in the U.S. there is some volun tary control over the use of the chemical by a producers' agree-1 ment which limits the use of I PCB in certain substances and ; products. Finland is also study ing the problem and may follow Sweden's lead In the near future. The main role of PCB is in the electrical engineering indus try as it has good insulating properties and acts as a stabilis ing agent. The outright ban will apply in most cases to the use in certain paints as well as in hydraulic fluids and in some scaling agents in the building indust ry. Current consumption of PCR in Sweden amounts to between 500 to 600 tons a year, compared with 00 tons a year of DDT up to the time it was banned 18 months ago, ' The Nature Conservancy Board have asked the Covernment to lake immediate action, and it is ''hoped that the new legislation will come Into force as from January next year. Penalties for contravening the law are expected to be heavy fines or . up to six months Imprisonment. TOWOLDMONOQ55396