European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. January. 1sbb the stars and stripes Paga 3 tests show toxic chemicals in water nearly 1 in 5 systems found tainted Washington api nearly one Oul of five water systems irs cd was  by chemicals Many of them unit a group affiliated with consumer advocate Ralph Finda said tuesday. No one knows How Many people Are getting sick from these  said Walter hang an author of the study for the Center Tor responsive Law. I Ling is staff scientist fur another advocacy organisation the new York Public interest research group. The study said 2,110 contaminants had been found in some concent ration in water systems in recent years of which  nere organic Carbon containing compounds and Insl of the rest metallic compounds. Of the 2,110 compounds 190 arc known or Are suspected to be harmful to health it said. Up to 90 percent by weight of chemical contaminants in water remain unidentified the Center said. Center researcher Duff Connacher a co author of the study said 3.422. Or 19 percent of 18,157 water systems that tested their water for compounds which Are not under regulations bad found some of those compounds. There arc about 79,000 Public water Sis ices in the United states. Connie her and hang combined results of previous studies and nov cycad state authorities so. Update work that began in the 1470s to identify chemicals in drink ing water. Post is 77 results were available from 35 Stales. Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. A 1984 study by the National cancer Institute identified 1,565 chemical contaminants of which 117 were known or suspected causes of cancer or cell mutations. The environmental Protection Agency in 1985 published a Survey of drinking water in seven cities in the1976-80 period that identified 1.3 8 compounds. The Safe drinking water act of 1974, amended in 1986, requires Epa to set maximum permissible concentrations for any substance known or expected to be harmful to health. So far the Agency has produced 30 standards of which 22 arc in effect and eight come into effect in december of this year. Epa has been derelict in its duty to set standards and monitoring requirements and prescribe treatment methods the study group said. Epa spokesman Dave Ryan said the Agency wanted to digest accusations in the study before responding. The 1986 amendments require Epa to review its standards and adopt 61 More b june 1989, publish a list of possible contaminants requiring regulation Anil adopt standards fur 25 substances from  list by 1991 and set standards for 25 More every three years after that. Treatment with activated Carbon tillers can Remote 87 percent to 100 percent of the organic chemical in water at a Cost of 21 cents per thousand Gallons in s."7 a year per household according to data from Cincin Nati the group said. Aeration treatment also can he effective but fila in 1981 withdrew a proposal to require aeration or Carbon treatment of contaminated supplies. About 50 communities most of them Small arc using those treatments now. It has been known since the Early 1970s that Chlori nation treatment to disinfect the water forms Small amounts of some toxic compounds the trial orc thanks that arc regulated by Epa. The Center advocated switching to treatment with bronc. The Reagan administration does t want to find Oul the level of violation of the 1974 Law. They can say they Don t have the data to set standards and the vicious Cycle perpetuates itself Nader said at a news conference. Asked Why communities did t adopt the treatments on their own. Nader said local water suppliers have been telling homeowners for years the water is  and if they install new treatment they arc admitting that the water is less than Safe. It s a bureaucratic ego  there Are Matly activated charcoal filters for Home use. Hang said worried homeowners before buying one should ask to tee results of tests for unregulated contaminants in the local drinking water system. This h the Pontiac Banshee one of the Many new Hakh i Chon lofty designs that could up pc in the next a in Emarion of general motors production to Hilts. Huge technology show kicks off pm Media Blitz new Yoke aft general to lors i Arp. Opened 19x8 by going on the offensive Wilh the Earnest Auto technology show in its 7 i air history. Pm . Engineers and de signer hoped to Pine that the world s largest car manufacturer no longer is a sleeping giant. The three Day invitation Only display it expected to draw More than 14.000 visitors to the Wal Dorf Astoria hotel. The show and Fin accompanying heavy duty advertising Campaign arc designed to reverse to years of negative publicity from railing earnings slow talks layoffs and Plant closings and the 3750 million buyout of a Crit ical Board member ii. Ross Perot. Pm chairman Roger Smith who Wilh pm president Robin a Lemucl addressed a roomful of sometimes hos tile reporters tuesday said he blamed much of the so Calliel us bashing on pm s failure to explain the massive rebuilding it began earlier in the dec Ade. Smith said Al May have been hard for outsiders to understand Why pm began spending billions of dollars to develop new products rebuild its production facilities and reorganise the Corpora Tion at a time when it was a sales and profit Leader. The automaker has spent nearly Justl billion in tie past few years to Hui i or Renu Vaie in plants develop individual products to give its divisions distinctive identities improve production Quality equipment and efficiency and Cut coils. The show included an unprecedented number of new concept cars i Amplus if ideas com believes arc Possi ble and May produce Twa hijacking Case discussed by Meese in Bonn Bonn api . Attorney general Edwin Meuse disc wised the Case of a suspected Hijacker of a Twa jetliner in talks with West Cler Nian officials an Interior ministry spokesman said tuesday. Roland a chm ice said me Csc met ministry officials monday during his one Day visit to Flonn to discuss ways of increasing International cooperation in the fight Aguinol terrorism. He said a Csc also talked about the Case of Mohammed Ali Hamadi. Who was indicted in the United states on charges of air piracy and murder in connection with the june i9�s Twa Hijack ing in which a . Navy diver was killed. , a-23-year-old shiite moslem from Lebanon who was living in West Germany was arrested last Jan. I at the Frankfurt Airport and accused of carry ing explosives. West German refusal to extradite Hamadi to the United slates caused ten Sion Between the two governments last year. West German officials said tuesday they intend to try Llama i on charges similar to those filed by the United Stales and the indictment could be is sued within the Nel few weeks. Mohammed Llama i s brother. Abbas a Liamadis. 21, went on trial tuesday in West Germany in connection with the kidnappings of two West germans in Lebanon last scar aimed at winning Mohammed Tlam Adi s release. Abbas t Lam Gid was arrested at the Frankfurt Airport for Possession of explosives two weeks after his brother was detained