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53-JO WDSTWIS mu* tt.m OCT 30 1971 (V I f .) y Fites Occur fn Plants Substituting for PCBs , . I'CU* i. ............ ur >*,,,, ,(h t,,,f, n'Xh y'H`",y. J**;TM r"r` ** of ,hf S miu'I'V10 1>f `,4,okJ f.mnW ll* ,Con'i-,wr * M-r.cnnr. Sc,' I tvbkiili n had imids MSWlClie/AeCWT EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS Wttklr (C1>. S.9J6I -8 OCT 1971 ^Bavcr phases oul I'CIt's ^ in Germany fJ , (;rt *vmi K lo iuvp mark,'ling llir hiuMy. chlorinated form p,,|uhWinaied fephenyls (T'Cfll, wkI.I, usf,I at a pIj'iiciMr in lilmt ansi pa mu, anywise in ih world l>y thr rml of ibis year, . Ito only pioditcrr in the UK mikI Hk L'SA. tmp<rd uurk'dna lhc maruiali in boih cwun-.rlrs rtrlkr lh. year and slopped pr.Muctwn at UK print at Newport, Monmouth, shire. IT* company it especie* lo follow tayei * lead in Germany. y.om(A,rf,,i0f ItfOV J $ )^l y. v, ion,-) 11/18/71 C. P. Cunningham W. R, Corey John Mason W. B. Papageorge H. S. Bergen E. P, Wheeler -r. S. Perk' Sam Pickrd--Wshington p.J.A. Marsh--)*russcls FYT -- Latest selected PC8 clips we thought might he of Interest to you. EVJ U-2 Ar.RIBUSt:<CSS KP0K1 why. OCT 4 1971 (1^) M PCB'St POTKHTIAL. KWVIROWHBRTAL POISOH: In the alphabet of en vironmental contaminant#, DOT may soon be leplaced by PCI'a. Like DOT, PCI compound# era tonic and extremely paralatent In the environment, but proaenta no abort-tern danger. Unlike DOT, PCl'e are uaad In the production of eone floor tiles, Inka, asphalt highway#, paints, vernlehe, brake linings, fl-ana ratardanta, reaina, a-n-d-*-m---a--n-y- -othi er everyday product#. The neat toxic PCB conpound la probably about half aa toxic aa l)l)T on a long-tam beats, according to University of Mlnntsota ento mologist, Laurence Cuekomp. Pr*9*llp, no tolerance level* have bean oatah'llshad by the Environmental Protection Agency of the federal government on PCB compound#. They era being coneldered, however, and a major producer - HonjuiiUo Company - hae taken the first step by eliminating sales of PCB compounds intended for item# commonly uaad bv the public Including adhtalvet, specialty coatlrtga, *nd chlorinated, rubber. ffl/r ttJlrfjtla Eau/r WICHITA, KANS. t. 171,171 OCT 2 8 1971 Sr'-*- . .. ' HSeyctod Pnpmjr I I I ` " There hsvn been rmul and bsd devel Trevioiialv, scraps frotn matntfaclur- opments in recent days in national efforts ing alone, fed back into the paper-mak'iiff to encourage reuse of wntla paper. 1'IOCCM, cntlltl qil.tllfy the finnliril The good: The federal government has cornu up with mow definition of n> tia rccyclctl paper. This ..................lid imlhitiy In bring lnm> and office snap- l-.irk > cycled paper which should help put paper mitt (ho paper product, however. Ami that wa* the whole point of the Kuierunvrnl't program lo buy recycl'd paper. Guest tiililorinl The had news: Industrial Jimm-ala culled polychlorinated biphenyl- fl'CM-l wastes fi'mii homo and office hack Into a usable pioduct inMc.vl of municipal In cinerator* or solid uii.<(o dump*. Tills will rt only reduce sehd -.! disposal prob lems, but will save lrcc< from being cut fur pulp. are showing up in funds packncc.i in (id- Imard made from recycled )u:pcr The pr*. Icmiatly puisutiuus ct'cniicnt*. ln.li nave cliaiacleristicj Similar lo the prsiiride DUT. apparc/dly r.imr frimi < srbonW* cmlion pnper "i- pn*sihlv prinliiu: mi.'. ITUs unco were usnl in llicse i>i rulutt htil Tim new specifirnUoti requires lhat at leant 10 per vent of Hie finished prodtn-l aporUdly have not botn so used cnee June. he mado from "po>l tooauni'r wnatea"-- Hist i* art.ip paper front homes anti offieri Tina development calls fur arlimt n I wo fronts. One. the federal r>rimnfst --lo qualify as recycled paper. Il also re quires that 3;> per cent of Ihe finiihrd pro duct be reused fiber, which can coma from hoiIt consumer v-aeles ami scrap from tho paper compnnies' niamifiictunng opera tions. should not permit cardboard i.mitcd i>uli ITRs to be nc>l in packagiV funds. T"o. it should make every aff/vi in ih.rt I'CHs are not used in ways that allow tbm to enter the environment. _ru--i* * plain 0al*r NCOS 069883