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INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
From the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
RAMP: The Russian Air Management
Program
The Off ice of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
has begun working with the Russian Ministry of Environ-
mental Protection and Natural Resources to explore
alternative ways of approaching air quality management
in Russia. This cooperative effort, the Russian Air
Management Program (RAMP), will emphasize helping
the Russians decide "what to do" and "how to do it" in
working toward air quality, and not deciding or doing it for
them. The RAMP approach will be one of people helping
people, with substantial involvement from OAQPS air
policy and technical people as well as experts from the
EPA Regions and state agencies. The management
team that oversees RAMP is comprised of EPA Program
Manager Thompson G. Pace of OAQPS and representa-
tives of the Russian Ministry, St. Petersburg's Scientific
Research Institute of Atmospheric Air Protection, and the
City of Volgograd Environmental Services Administration
(VESA).
The RAMP team will advise and assist in the following:
assessing and ranking Russian air pollution
problem areas
demonstrating specific alternatives to the current
air quality management system through a pilot
program in Volgograd
strengthening the Russian federal air quality
management capabilities
RAMP is to be a comprehensive project, helping the
Russians to set priorities and to strengthen federal legis-
lation, programs and policies.
Volgograd was chosen by all participants for the pilot city
effort because of its progressive and environmentally
conscious local government, diversified industrial base,
and relatively healthy economy.
Through RAMP, EPA's Technical Support Division will
directly assist the Russians as they evaluate their
etnission factors and inventory methods. Pending ap-
proval by the Russians, RAMP plans to:
determine the basis of emission factors and
estimation methods used in Russia
review the current Russian national inventory
(sources, methods, completeness)
define future emission inventory needs and users
review inventory quality assurance procedures
assess emission factors and inventory
procedures and guidance, and revise as
appropriate
evaluate the Volgograd inventory and revise
procedures to produce an inventory usable for
dispersion modeling
For further information contact Tom Pace (OAQPS) at
(919) 541-5634, or David Misenheimer (OAQPS) at
(919)541-5473.
AUTHOR, AUTHOR!
The following was recently published by an Agency
employee:
Kane, Michael J., Senior Advisor, Office of Policy
Analysis (OPPE). "Promoting Political Rights to Protect
the Environment." Yale Journal of International Law.
(Winter1993). Vol.18 No.1: pp. 389-411.
If you have written or edited a journal article or book on an
international environmental topic, please let us know by
sending the information to INFOTERRA, 3404 or e-mail
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New Books
The following books have recently been added to
INFOTERRA's Reference Collection . They do not
circulate but are available for your use at
INFOTERRA in the Headquarters Library:
A Business Guide to European Community
Legislation. Wiley Law Publications. 1993.
Ref. KJE7312.B87.1993.
Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living
Resources. World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
1992. Ref.QH313.G58.1992.
National Geographic Atlas of the World. Revised
6th Edition. National Geographic. 1992.
Ref. G1021.N381.1992.
Pollution Control and Abatement Expenditure in
OECD Countries: A Statistical Compendium.
Organization tor Economic Co-operation and
Development. 1990. Ref. TD172.5.P56.1990.
Sweden: National Report to UNCED 1992.
Ministry of the Environment, Sweden. 1991.
Ref. HC380.E5.S96.1991.
World Atlas of Nations. 1993 Revised Edition.
RandMcNally. 1993. Ref.G1021.R36.1993.
The World Environmental Business Handbook:
Global Industry Strategies for the 1990s.
EUROMONITOR Pic. 1993.
Ref. HC79.E5.W675.1993.
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Journal Articles of Interest
Adams, Patricia. "Planning for Disaster: China's Three
Gorges Dam." Multinational Monitor.
(September 1993). Vol.14 No.9: pp,16~2&
Kindler, Janusz and Stephen F. Lintner. "An Action Plan
to Clean Up the Baltic." Environment. (October 1993).
Vol.35 No.8: pp.6*12+.
Lavi, Lester B. and Hadi Dowlatabadf. "Climate Change
Policy." Environmental Science & Technology.
(October 1993). Vol.27 No.10: pp. 1962-1971,
Lee, Gong Dan. "Cleaning Up South Korea." Earth
Island Journal. (Summer 1993). VoI.SNo.3: pp. 28-30.
Lee, Sang Don. 'The Effect of Environmental Regula-
tions on Trade: Cases of Korea's New Environmental
Laws." Georgetown International Environmental Law
Review. (1993). Vol.5 No.3: pp.651-668.
Morton, Katherine. "Moving Mountains." [environmental
expectations in Hong Kong] Environmentrisk.
(September 1993): pp.33-35.
Richardson, Mark. "Wrestling With the Preservation of
the Korup Rain Forest," Our Planet. (1993),
Vol.5 No.4: 4-7.
Rose, Julian. "Polluting Emissions Register." {EC
Emissions Inventory]. Environmental Science &
Technology. (June 1993). Vol.27 No.6: pp.1012-1013.
Smetana, Susannah. "Sustainable Development in the
Czech Republic and Slovakia; The Integration of
Environmental Protection and Economic Development."
Georgetown international Environmental Law
Review. (1993). Vol.5 No.3: pp.783-814.
"Taiwan: End of the Line for Endangered Species."
Earth Island Journal. (Summer 1993)
Vol.8 No.3: pp.44-50.
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