Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 11

wizard of id CI PISTI CALLER Tups May 20 19 11A Contamination Panel Told Of DDT Trace in Texas Fish ile addcsl that the concvntrat-ed studies probably will uncover other endangered species Kav Areas Childress said that the department is also concentrating on trying to determine the sources of contamination in bay arras Those currently under study include the lower Laguna Madre corpus Christi Bay the Aransas-Copano Bay System the San Antonio-Kspiritu Santo Bay System Matagorda and Dalveston Rays "In all of them we are moni toring the amount of oyster tissue bring affected and some of them we are monitoring the amount of pesticide in fish tis-Mie" he said By DKAN TIIORI'E Texas Parkland Wildlife Do-' quit using them tiiday they As an investigation of prsli- pan men! That is not saying would lx1 around for anoth-cide contamination of fish con- wo have taken samples in every tr v(ars tinued in Washington yesterday hav" i state officials said that varying childri-o' who is stationed in amounts of DDT have shown up Seadrift said in a telephone has ''in I-v in tests of fish along the Texas lerview samples have ranged fjuna Madre" Childress said Coast irom a trace to about fiyj parts I The department planted oys-1 But officials interviewed by per million in tissues in some! t-rs in that area especially in' The Caller-Times indicated that fih he Arrovo Colorado for testing there is no danger in the con- But Childress added that tests vai sumption of fish from Texas es- showing high residue involved I tuaries by humans although a the en'ire bodv of thp marinei an" the (orpiid threat to the reproductive ca-ife including the head entrails' 'hnsli area we have had some: pacitv of some species of fish island other parts that are not oa hat have run fairly indicated iten high and we have had some run The highest incidence of pest i- Primarily In Brain Iier cide contamination of fish un- Terrance iaarv coordinator hgliest were around ao Del covered by Texas Parks and coastal fi-heries at the de- and iheTule Icke area Wildlife Department surveys has partment in Miun addcsl that uorM been found in the Laguna Madre high levels of DDT have shown Matagorda Bay (eating spots south of Port Mansfield up primarily in the brain and usually are below what we find levels have been fairly liver 0ier plat!" he added high" in marine life in the Tule Childrens said that even im Childress said that the depart-Lake area of the Port of Corpus fish with as much as 6' parts! ment currently is expanding Christi and the Cayo Del Oso per million the fillet and other studies into specific fi'h and area the officials said eatable parts show no more shun birds "that we feel there Above Safe levels than 1 to 2 parts sr million or might lie reason to have concern In Washington yesterday (ay 'ils which is far Mow the gov- for" lord Nelson D-Wis said that at eminent standard The department has reason to Childress said the department1 believe that insecticides are which has been conducting a damaging the reproductive cap- rWhen Baby Coughs- and i fretful with a Cold give laM with DeWilt's Baby Cough Syrup This tasty syrup ooothoa Irritated throat hotpo brook up congestion Hss boon recommended tor babies under out year otd uo well at older Children Next time your baby coughs bo Dewitts baby SYRUP" BON SALi AT ALL mi WALGREEN above the government's reconi- peMicirie survey since also ability of the sea trout Lean mended safe levels according to has found two other insecticides cxplamod "In some of our sani-the Associated Press iin samples-Dieldrin and En-'pi It has been questionable In a statement before a Senate dnn whether thoe individual fish commerce subrnnimUtre Nd- Threat of Buildup ian he said son said that high concent ra-1 All three are cholonnated hy-- turns of DDT substantially drorartKin-' lnngiastmg chemi-j above the five parts per million mis which may not he broken' Llltlrnfoitifr set by the Food and Drug Ad-idown bv nature for 15 to ministration have been found in ears (rhildress said posing the Ir- K- Maudelle Bales of fish in about every region of the threat of a bmldiut safe Houston daughter of Mr and nation levels by improper list over de- I- of 3547 Aran- The subcommittee is invest1- cades sas is undergoing trsts in gating the effect of pesticides on Childress sial that Texas ami Surgeons Hospital sport and commercial fishing farmers appan-ntly arc current- horp-Nelson said that preliminary using more organo-phos-surveys conducted hy his office phalcs insecticides win break! indicate that most states have up within a reasonable'' time inadequate pesticide monitoring' The orgami phosphates such programs and Iat virtually any as Trxapbene Parathion Mrth-j significant information on pcs- 1 parathion ami (iuthion nor- tidu-e use in their states are more toxic than DDT fish Samples they docav rapidlv into a "In every fish sample we have 1 compound of less toxicity had analyzed to date there havel Persistent Compound been at least DDT residues" "There is cause for enmern Exclusive Factory ROYAL' Typewriters fcgPatttrsonsjnr SMUOUITE Authorized said Ray Childress project lead- of jiestieide studies for the with perei-tent compound- like DDT" Childress said "If SM1TTY ISaSkSu.