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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES KANSAS CITY, MO. (m) 345,000 AUG 8 1975 (HD Purchased Fish Contaminated 9. Louis CAP)--Discovery of an In dustrial contaminant in fish storked in 'five 9. tenuis lakes hits forced the Mis"anurl lVf>arunpnt of Conservation to dm? thtaw lakus InfishinR. Officials said sampling* erf the flah taken by the U,S. Pood and Drug Ad ministration revealed unacceptable levels of the contaminant known at PCS in carp. ""**tye don't think people could eat enough of the fish to trigger toxic con ditions." said Charles Purkett of the Conservation department* "But PCBa are cumulative. They build in thebody jpd are eliminated vary slowly." .-The fish had been bought commer cially from sources in Green Bay. Wis.. the department said, and the PDA has subjected high levels of PCB ______________________________ in fish from that area for some time. The present fish, stocked last week, will lx* removed and the takes will be restocked in about two weeks, a spokesman said. HONS 030873