. as Castlegar News: _Jorvory 8, 1989 Bacteria destroys PCBs SASKATOON (CP) Said it has discovered a strain of bacteria that can rid the world of PCBs without producing dangerous byproducts. But a microbiologist beaten High-line Che’ A Saskatoon. company Said Fesearchers in United States have the punch The six-month-old company unveiled Bio-zyme 2500: at a news conference Friday The firm is cértain it-will-reap big profits and creyte 30 using the product to destroy PCBs, a suspected cahcer-cdusing chemical that b throughout Canad We-eathit-th Mongi Ferchich dent. “I'm going this microbe jobs for Saskatoon by new s created major storage headaches htbie-for the right job.” said High-tine's- executive o make Saskatchewan famous with vice-presi nouncement was the culmination of Ferchichi.. The ist- moved-to Saskatoon from Vancouver Friday's an four years of research for French trained cher ursue his dream i said several Saskatchewan companies product, which consists of nine microbial cultures ed from natural substance 1 nutrient to of PCBs in, Teaving George professor in of Saskat to make the biology ty i High-line applied’ mier chewan, first discovery “En-the hat have produced PCB-dc United-States_there-are several firms rading bugs. According $ the literature there's nothing new Khachatourians said Detox Industries Inc., an Ohio-based companyy produced a that reduced PCBs in solution from 2,000 parts per million to four parts per million 99 per cent Ferchichi bacteria a reduction of more than Research said the Saskatchewan PROBLEM CHEMICAL . . . A molecule shows carbon (C) A Saskatoon developed-o strain of bacteria-that can-rid the world of PCBs without, creating dangerous byproducts such.as dioxins ydrogen (H) atoms Council and a Winnipeg laboratory have confirmed Bio-zyme 2500 Protection Agency. in the approval. hi said amor Saskatchewan Power: Corp. and two-firms—with preliminary Ferch product are. the intand-Cement dispose of Currently, the only method of destroying PCBs is by burning them at high temperatures Ferchichi said since dioxins are Féleg PCBs burn, bio-degradation is a more effective way to destroy the, chemical, which was used as a coolant in electrical transformers. High-line expand its said High-line will need more evidence Bio-zyme 2500 works~in actually orders start to roll in, test results. The will soon facility typical PCB the relationahsip between and chlorine (C1) company says it has Environmental United States has given y thosé interested inthe a-tot-of-PEBs-to ised when begin to raise money to he said. But Khachatourians before different environments Splitting fines called ‘a good tool’ OTTAWA (CP) who provide information abe offences could be ‘ygwarded half the fines imposed on polluters under ‘& proposed federal regulation But getting convictions is so diffi But" cult and expensive that ernment officials nor talists expect a wave of It's not sition; that ruled out, welcomed the fine-splitting as “a godd tool in the arsenal to help ensure enforcement People ciation promise of pollution of legislation. RARELY USED noted that similar provisions under the. Fisheries Act have rarely been used and only as a informar last resort when citizens fail.to get government action to enforce envir onmental laws. Thesg cases are always very diffi stuck with the problems as any prosecutor Vigod neither gov environtr a money-making pri should be co said Linda Duncan of enforcement and cc an tt cult Environment Dep ment and emefge pletel You're same Duncan said the best option is for is proposing the regu Nobody should ta simply because they going to make some m government agencies to act against polluters because—of-the—cost—and expe required Under the tion act, citizens ean petition the en vironment minister ‘to act on a sus pected offence, she noted. The minis environmental protec tection Act prc $1 million a day ter is required to respond formally to such as improper each request = If the government doesn't act, people can go ahead and lay their own information, engaging lawyers with the proper expertise To qualify for half the fine, said Duncan, a person would have to lay an information before a justice of the peace or a judge the alleged offence If there's enough evidence, a trial would be ordered. Either the provin cial or federa] government has the power to intervene, she said, by stopping the prosecution or by taking giving facts about it over. if the government takes over the it covers the but the money costs of informant prosecution fighting the case still gets half the But there is no certainty the gov efwment will take over, since that's at the diseretion of the authorities but -no fines to that It would have to be offence tojattract a p calibre,” said Dunecar She said fine-split alrea for pollu federal Fisheries Act and Migratory to date exist offences under the under the Birds Conver tloncAc Two subscrib winner of a Provincial ticket good for draws for the next five Fridays! To pick up your FREE tickets, drop into the Castlegar News office Tuesday or phone 365-7266 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to claim < Vigod, a Jana Envir or Wedhesday until 5 p.m. Find your name below and good luck! 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Crown counsel Arnold Fradkin said in an that Dutch officials would have informed Canada that Luitjens was convicted in 1948 in absentia of collaborating with the Nazis. a life sentence interview He was given by the Dutch court ‘Trupp said he does not. remember seeing Luitjens* application form himself, but was. basing his opinion on Luitjens’ immigration application card — a shorter, permanent record kept on file in Ottawa, In earlier testimony the court was told Luitjens’ application form, in which he was asked for_his former addresses, was destroyed as part of the federal government's file des. truction program. Also during Friday's hearing, two B.C. residents who immigrated from Holland testified they saw Luitjens during the war years dressed in the uniform of the Landwacht and car- rying a rifle. 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