Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides were banned for two years in Sweden beginning in 1970. The ban was announced in Stockholm by the National Poisons and Pesticides Board at an international conference on chlorinated hydrocarbons. The two-year period will be used to map the dispersal of pesticides, such as DDT and dieldrin. There is no immediate risk to humans, but considerable risk has been demonstrated for other animals and plants, Swedish authorities believe. For example, in a report not yet published, Prof. A. Johnels, of Stockholm's Natural History Museum, finds levels of chlorinated hydrocarbons up to 10 times higher in Baltic Sea fish, compared with fish from the North Sea off Sweden's east coast. Currently, Sweden's DDT is imported from East Germany. It's used on about 3% of Sweden's cultivated land. The board suggests phosphorus compounds as alternatives to chlorinated hydrocarbons. (FULL TEXT OF ARTICLE)