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OCT 6 1976 Monsanto Will Phase Oiit Polychlorinated Biphenyl ST. LOUIS OJPI) Monsanto Co., Ike nation's Aihninfstralor Russell E. Train. leading supplier of polychlorinated biphenyl, I "Eovironmental con tamination will continue to used as an electric in be a problem due to the sulator, said Tuesday it would stop production of millioae of PCBa already in landQBs. soils, river and the chemical by Oct 31, .lake serhmanu. In our air 1977. because of possible and water and In wiktife hazardous effects on and human tissue This hsndfcd by about 30 em ployes at the firm's plant In Saugef, III., across the Mississippi River horn St Louis, and the firm said probably no employes wmdd ioee Jobe because of phasing out of PCB. Total employment at the plant la L30S. Monsanto sakt sales Monsanto said the phasing out of (reduction over the next year would give time for manufac turers to find substitute materials lor PCS. Sub stitutes developed by the electrical industry are contamination will be there for yean--mooing Into Ufa systems, Including Monsanto said last January it would even tually stop production of PCB but no date was set of PCB amounted to leee' a per cent of" Monsanto also makes PCB at a plant in Ragland,. and production there alaov wfl be phased oat, although on no timetable befog tested, although they Polychlorinated biphenyl PCB-dBed transformers may not prove as effective has bemused since about are used in high-rise in resisting ftre as PCB. 1330 as fire-rseistant Oufcfc buddings, hospitals and The Environmental and electric Insulating In schools and in Mactrie ally Protection Agency, which capacitors and tran- powered urban coriunulfT had called polychlorinated trains. Their function la to biphenyl s "significant hazard to haman health and either Increase or reduce voltage or change the the environment," current In the system. ' ' the newt of absut 77,on pounds la Capacitors conUfntog PCB are uaad to oontrof voltage meant yuan an Man about and redace power tosses to environmental damage fhnneocent and mercury NgMs, AC moton. air Monsanto's American eondUMatog compressors production of PCB was and tatovUion receiveri. MOMS 050915