THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT OF

1971 AND AMENDMENT

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 1478

TO AMEND THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT,
AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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CONTENTS

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES, LETTERS, AND STATEMENTS

Aishton, Preston K., on behalf of Sears, Roebuck & Co., statement____
Aldrich, Dr. Samuel R., member, Pollution Control Board, State of
Illinois, letter of April 15, 1971...

Aldworth, John G., general manager, Power Transformer Department,
Westinghouse Electric Corp., letter of October 14, 1971.

"Algae and Phosphorus," article in the Chemical and Engineering News..
Alpert, Dr. Joel J., Massachusetts Department of Public Health, letters
of April 1, 1971__.

Article from the New England Journal of Medicine.. Amour-Dial, Inc., letter of August 16, 1971..

Anderson, Raymond E., secretary and general manager, Lake Michigan,

statement...

Anderson, Richard J., on behalf of DeSoto, Inc. and Sears, Roebuck &
Co., statement.

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698

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789

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Black, S. A., and W. Lewandowski, article..
Borchardt, Dr. Jack A., statement....

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Borg, Grant K., professor, University of Utah, letter of April 7, 1971. Boyle, Thomas E., president, International Chemical Workers Union, letter of October 13, 1971..

726

1039

Cadieux, M., Ambassador, Canadian Embassy, letter of September 29,

1971.

1031

Callahan, Edward W., general manager, Environmental Services, Allied
Chemical Corp., letters of:

October 19, 1971..

253

Cerra, Frances, article in Newsday.

"Child's Death Key to Move," article in the Cincinnati Post

Letters of:

June 23, 1971..

November 9, 1970

Article..

August 26, 1971.

"Champagne Fountain Cooled Holiday Fete," article_

Coleman, Dr. Allan B., chairman, Committee on Accident Prevention,
American Academy of Pediatrics, letter of April 16, 1971...

Commoner, Barry, director, Center for the Biology of Natural Systems,
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., article.-

Deer, Paul F., assistant director, Research and Development Department,
FMC Corp.:

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798

858

968

899

Diamond, Henry L., Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, New York, letter of October 4, 1971.

1034

Dono van, Jerome J., Deputy Director, Division of Hazardous Substances and Poison Control, Food and Drug Administration, letter of October 28, 1971-..

Done, Dr. Alan K., University of Utah Medical Center, letter of
April 20, 1971....

791

424

Dow Chemical Co., statement..

767

Driver, W. J., Manufacturing Chemists Association, letter of January 5,

1972

273

Eagan, John E., president, Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater
Chicago, statement

714

Elliker, P. R., Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University,

"Effect of Carbohydrates on the Symbiotic Growth of Planktonic BlueGreen Algae with Bacteria," article from Nature_

958

777

statement..