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Number 26
October 1974
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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FOREWORD
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agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
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received through the exchange agreements.
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This series, devoted to summaries of government reports and other pertinent
literature and focusing on the legislative, organizational, economic, and
social aspects of environmental protection, supplements foreign scientific
and technical literature abstracted by otner EPA information services.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AIR
Australia
Environment Protection (Atmospheric Pollution) Regulations 1974. . . 1
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02135B 12
GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02150B 12
Brazil
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 02228A 13
v GENERAL (Brazil) ~ Control No. 02231A 13
Canada
"Acquittal Overturned on Pollution Charge." 2
Dominican Republic
"Decree No. 3883." 2
"Barahona Suffers Pollution." 3
European Conmunities
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 02109A 14
France
"Creation of a Special Protected Zone in the Nord and Rhone
Departments." 3
"Technical Monitoring Brigades." 4
"January 14, 1974 Circular relative to Tar-binding Units for
Road-building Materials." 4
"Measurement Systems for Atmospheric Pollution." 5
"Economy and Atmospheric Pollution." 5
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 02155A 15
German Dem Rep
"Second Regulation . . . Limitation, Supervision and Reduction of
Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines." 5
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Germany* Fed Rep of
Germans are the Best Protectors of the Environment." 6
"Auto Industry: Only International Exhaust Gas Laws." 6
Great Britain
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 02210A 17
Internationa I
See GENERAL (International) — Control No. 02174A 18
Israel
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 01497C 20
Japan
"Auto Makers Quizzed on 1976 Emission Curbs." 7
"Smooth Flow of Traffic Found to Reduce Pollutants' Levels." .... 8
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02197A 20
GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02167A 21
GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02173A 21
NOISE (Japan) — Control No. 02219A 30
Luxemburg
See NOISE (Luxemburg) Control No. 02198A 30
Mexico
"A Step Forward .... Lead Free Gasoline in Mexico, with
No Price Increase." 9
Nordic Council
See GENERAL (Nordic Council) — Control No. 02175A 22
OECD
"Who 'Exports' and Who 'Imports' Pollution?" 9
"OECD: Study of Long-distance Transport of Atmospheric
Pollutants." 10
Spain
"Problems of Atmospheric Pollution." 10
"45 Stations take Daily Atmospheric Pollution Samples." 11
"Atmospheric Pollution in Madrid." 11
"Course for Heating Plant Operators. Objectives: Save Fuel and
Avoid Pollution." 11
See GENERAL (Spain) — Control No. 02186B 23
Switzerland
"Motor Vehicle Exhaust Gases - A Study by the Health
Inspectorate." 12
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GENERAL
Australia
Environment Protection (Waste Disposal) Regulations 1974 12
Department of the Environment. Report for Year 1972-73 12
Brazil
"Fight Against Pollution Should Not Obstruct Growth." 13
"Pollution Control Plan in Sao Paulo Receives 16
Million Cruzeiros." 13
"Director of CEPAL (Latin American Economic Commission): Poverty
is the Principal Cause of Pollution in Latin America." 13
Canada
Annual Report for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1973 14
European Communities
"For Example, Lead and Drinking Water - Problems of European
Environmental Policy." 14
"Brussels Commission Seeks to Have the Originator Principle
Approved. Environmental Protection Proceeds at an Unhurried
Pace 14
Franee
"Penal Sanctions." 15
"Some Reflections on the Costs of Pollution Control." 15
German Dem Rep
"Goal: A Better Environmental Quality." 15
Germany, Fed Pep of
"Measures Against Environmental Sinners - Baden Wuerttemberg
Establishes Mobile Environmental Protection Commando." 16
"Experts Warn of Hasty Planning for Environmental Protection." ... 16
"To Jeopardize One's Job for Environmental Protection." 16
Great Britain
The Law Relating to Pollution: An Introduction 17
The Politics of the Environment: The British Experience 17
In termationa I
"Specialists from 20 Countries Will Formulate the Inter-American
Plan for Environmental Sanitation." 17
"National Organizations to Fight Pollution." 18
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"Environmental Protection in Eastern Europe." 18
"Before Pollution, Latin America Must Solve Other Problems 19
"Colossus of Panic." 19
Ireland
"IDA Report on Pollution Prone Plants." 19
Israel
"The Use of an Environmental Impact Statement in the Regulation
of Industrial Pollution." 20
Japan
"Government Committee Officiated in 55 Environmental Disputes." . . 20
"Ecological Factors Nix International Airport." 20
"The Environmental Situation Today." 21
Development of Environmental Protection in Japan 21
Luxemburg
"June 17, 1872 Decree of the Grand Duke on the Management of
Certain Industrial Establishments, Factories, Workshops, Etc." . 22
Nordic Council
The Nordic Environmental Protection Convention with a Commentary. . 22
Norway
"Norwegian Outlines International and Domestic Environmental
Priorities." 22
OECD
"Energy and the Environment: A Conflict of Interest or Two
Aspects of a Single Policy?" 23
Spain
"Earth Day Celebrated." 23
"Earth Day." 24
"Director of the United Nations Environment Program Visits
Catalonia." 24
Switzerland
"Quickly and with Little Effort." 24
The Netherlands
Environmental Protection in the Netherlands." 25
United States
Review of Federal Actions Impacting the Environment 25
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USSR
Care of the Environment In the USSR 25
NOISE
Austria
"On Tiptoe to Schwechat." 26
Belgium
"April 2, 1974 Royal Decree on ... Licensing Laboratories and
Corporations for Testing & Monitoring . . . Devices within the
Framework of Noise Pollution Control." 26
Brazil
"Special Retirement. Social Security Regulations." 26
"Noise in Textile Factories May Precipitate Early Retirement." ... 27
German Dem Pep
"Organization and Effectiveness of Noise Control in the German
Democratic Republic." 27
Germany, Fed Rep of
"Putting a Damper on Motor and Music Din." 28
"Frankfurt Encouraging Quiet Airplanes." 28
See AIR (Germany, Fed Rep of) — Control No. 02207A 6
Great Britain
See GENERAL (Great Britain) -- Control No. 02210A 17
ICAO
"The Noise Problem - What To Do and How?" 29
International
"The Combating of Noise in The Entire World and In Holland." .... 29
Japan
"40-KPH Speed Limit Planned to Make Tokyo a Quiet City." 30
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02197A 20
GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02173A 21
Luxemburg
"December 22, 1965 Grand-Ducal Regulation Modifying and Completing
the Nov. 23, 1955, Grand-Ducal Decree Regulating Traffic on
Public Roads." 30
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Nordic Council
See GENERAL (Nordic Council) — Control No. 02175A 22
OECD
"Actions and Strategies for Combating Noise, Emphasizing Economic
Incentives." 31
Venezuela
"Venezuelan Scientist R.E. Caceres Affirms: Noise is One of the
Worst Pollutants." 31
PESTICIDES
Australia
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02135B 12
International
See GENERAL (International) — Control No. 02174A 18
RADIATION
Germany, Fed Rep of
"Protection from Radiation to be Improved." 32
Great Britain
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 02210A 17
SOLID WASTE
Australia
Litter Act 1973 33
Litter Regulations 1973 33
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02135B 12
GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02150B 12
Germany. Fed Rep of
''Dumps Must Face the Music." 34
Great Britain
See GENERAL (Great Britain) ~ Control No. 02210A 17
International
See GENERAL (International) ~ Control No. 02174A 18
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Israel
See GENERAL (Israel) Control No. 01497C 20
Japan
"Disposal of Waste Needs Improvements." 35
"Empty Cans Fouling Great Outdoors." 35
Mexico
"280 Tons of Compost Daily in Aragon." 36
"Dump Workers Favor Industrialization of Refuse." 36
WATER
Australia
Environment Protection (Water Pollution) Regulations 1974 37
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02135B 12
GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02150B 12
BraziI
See GENERAL (Brazil) ~ Control No. 02228A 13
GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 02231A 13
European Corrmmities
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 02109A 14
France
White Paper on the Seine-Normandy Basin 38
White Paper on the Adour-Garonne Basin 38
White Paper: Loire-Brittany Basin 39
Prologue to the White Paper on the Seine-Normandy Basin 39
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 02155A 15
German Dem Rep
"Regulation for Establishing Protection Zones for Water Extraction
from Ground and Surface Water for Drinking Water." 39
Germany, Fed Rep of
"The Fish in Lake Pilsen are Suffocating." 40
Great Britain
The Water Act, 1973 40
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 02210A 17
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International
"Algae Growth Has Help." 41
Protection of Water Resources — A Contemporary Problem 41
"The Battle Against Oil Pollution." 42
See GENERAL (International) — Control No. 02174A 18
Ireland
"Getting Rid of Waste from the Factories." 42
"Pollution - Dublin Bay Reaches the Crisis Level" and "Pollution -
Water You Almost Walk On." 42
Israel
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 01497C 20
Italy
"Law on the Restoration of Water Proposed to the Chamber." 43
Japan
"Miti Will Build Pilot Plant to Recycle Textile Dye Water." .... 44
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02197A 20
SOLID WASTE (Japan) — Control No. 02222A 35
GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02167A 21
GENERAL (Japan) ~ Control No. 02173A 21
Luxemburg
"May 16, 1929 Law on the Treatment, Maintenance, and Improvement
of Watercourses." 44
"September 9, 1929 Ministerial Decree on the Purification of
Industrial and Domestic Wastewaters Before Their Discharge
into Watercourses." 45
"December 22, 1938 Decree on the Purification of Industrial and
Communal Wastewater." 45
Nordio Council
See GENERAL (Nordic Council) — Control No. 02175A 22
Spain
"If Madrid's Waste Water is not treated, the Tagus Will Continue
Being a Large Sewer." 45
United States
Research Needs and Priorities: Water Pollution Control Benefits
and Costs 46
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USSR
What's New in Water Legislation 46
Venezuela
"Decree No. 901 of August 18, 1967 on the Creation of the
Commission of the National Water Resources Development Plan
(COPLANARH)." 46
"Decree No. 47 of May 7, 1969 on the Enlargement of the Commission
of the National Water Resources Development Plan ..." .... 47
Venezuela: Bases for a Water Resources Development Policy 47
National Water Resources Development Plant 47
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AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (BASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1974. STATUTORY ROLES 1974,
NO. 58
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/74 PCS 1-3 ID# 02T35B
'GENERAL HATER SOLID HASTE PESTICIDES
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION) REGULATIONS 1974. STATUTORY
RULES 1974, NO. 57.
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/74 PCS 1-8 ID* 02135B
THESE AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS FOR THE STATE OP TASMANIA HERE ISSUED AS STATUTORY ROLES
1974, NO. 57, UNDER THE TASHANIAN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1973. HITH REFERENCE TO THE
RIHGLEHAN CHART, THESE REGULATIONS OUTLINE SPECIFIC EMISSION STANDARDS FOR FIXED INSTALLATIONS
AND VEHICLES. APPENDIXES LIST THE MAXIM01! AMOUNT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF EMISSIONS PERMITTED INTO
THE AIR. FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER JANUARY 1, 1975, AND FOR INSTALLATIONS HHICH BEGIN
OPERATION AFTER THE SAME DATE, AIR EMISSIONS STANDARDS HILL BE STRICTER, AS OUTLINED IN THESE
REGULATIONS.
AUSTRALIA
PH(A)
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. REPORT FOR YEAR 1972-73.
EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/73 PGS 3-19 IDf 02150B
'GENERAL HATER SOLID HASTE
BRAZIL
PM(A)
"FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION SHOULD NOT OBSTRUCT GROHTH." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/11/74 PGS 23A IDf 0222SA
ALSO SE
'GENERAL HATER
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AIR
BRAZIL
Pt!(A)
PAGE
"POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN IK SAO PAOLO RECEIVES 16 BILLION CRUZEIROS." 0 6LOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/02/74 PCS 2 ID* 02231A
ALSO SB
*GENER*L WATER
CANADA
LR(E)
"ACQUITTAL OVERTDRNED Oil POLLUTION CHARGE." GLOBE AND HAIL.
EPA
ENGLISH 10/12/7« PCS 5 ID# 02242B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL, RULING ON AN APPEAL FROH
THE ONTARIO ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY, REVERSED LOWER COURT DECISIONS AND FOUND THE CANADIAN
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY GUILTY OF POLLUTING THE AIR IN HAWK2SBURY, ONTARIO. AN ENVIRONHENTAL
MONITORING UNIT FROM THE ENVIRONMENT HINISTRT FOUND THAT EMISSIONS FROH THE COMPANY'S HILL IN
HABKESBUHY VIOLATED THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT. IN ITS DEFENSE,
THE COMPANY CLAIMED IMMUNITY FROH PROSECUTION BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY'S
POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAH. THE COMPANY IS SPENDING $400,000 ANNUALLY IN A SIX-YEAH
ANTI-POLLUTION PROGRAM. THE VERDICT OF GUILTY RETURNED AGAINST THE COHPANY IS THE APPEAL COURT'S
FIRST RULING ON THIS TYPE OF DEFENSE WHICH HAS BEEN USED BY SEVERAL COMPANIES IN LOWER COURT
LITIGATION WITH MIXED RESULTS. THE CASE HAS NOW BEEN SENT BACK TO A LOWER CODRT TO ASSESS
THE PENALTY AGAINST THE COMPANY.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 3883." GACETA OFICIAL, VOL 94, NO. 9317
EPA
SPANISH 10/24/73 PGS 97-98 ID# 02145A
THIS DECREE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESTABLISHES A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS DURING
WHICH THE DOMINICAN CORPORATION FOR STATE ENTERPRISES MUST HAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO CLOSE DOWN OR
TRANSFER THE OPERATIONS OF ONE OF ITS FIRMS, SALT AND GYPSUH, IN THE PORT OF BARAHONA, DUB TO THE
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY LOADING POWDERED GYPSUH ONTO SHIPS. THE DECREE
DESIGNATES THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
COMMUNICATIONS TO ENFORE THESE PROVISIONS.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LE(B)
"BARAHONA SUFFERS POLLUTION." EL CARIBE
GIL, ANTONIO
SPANISH 07/05/74 PCS 1, 15
EPA
ID* 021 USB
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE DISMANTLING OP THE GYPSDH LOADING INSTALLATIONS II
THE PORT OP BARAHONA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AS ORDERED BT THE DOMINICAN PRESIDENT'S DECREE NO.
3883, HAS NOT YET BEEN EFFECTED. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE DECREE HAS BEER VACATED OR BODIPIED,
BUT INTERVIEWED RESIDENTS NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THE LOADING OPERATIONS RILL CEASE. IN THE POOR
MONTHS SINCE THE DISMANTLING DEADLINE, THE STATE OWNED COMPANY, SALT AND GTPSOH, ORDER THE
CONTROL OF THE DOMINICAN CORPORATION OP STATE ENTERPRISES (CORDE), HAS ATTEHPTED TO REDDCE THE
AHOOST OP CHALK DOST EMITTED INTO THE AIR, BUT RESIDENTS SAT THE AIR POLLUTION HAS GROWN WORSE.
ONE PERSON INTERVIEWED BELIEVES THAT CONSIDERATIONS OP THE ECONOBT HAVE, IN THIS CASE, PREEMPTED
THOSE OP PUBLIC HEALTH.
EUROPEAN COHKONITIES
PH(B)
"FOR EXAMPLE, LEAD AND DRINKING WATER - PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY." DER TAGESSPIEGEL, NO. 8769.
SCHMIDT, MANFRED EPA
GERMAN 07/21/7U PGS 15 ID! 02109A
*GENEPAL WATER
FRANCE
LR(A)
(FEBRUARY 26, 197tt) "CREATION OF A SPECIAL PROTECTED ZONE IN THE RORD AND
RHONE DEPARTMENTS." POLLUTION ATHOSPHERIQUE, NO. 61.
EPA
FRENCH 03/00/7U PGS 115-116 ID* 00379P
THESE TWO MINISTERIAL DECREES OF FEBRUARY 26, 197U, CREATE TWO SPECIALLY PROTECTED ZONES IN
THE FRENCH DEPARTMENTS OP THE NOHD, AT LILLE-ROUBAIX-TOURCOING, AND THE RHONE, IN THE COMMUNITIES
OF LYON AND VILLEURBANNE. THESE DECREES, WHICH GO INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 1971, LIBIT THE SULFUR
CONTENT OP FUELS USED IN THE HEATING UNITS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, INDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS, AND BUSINESSES, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE. PARTICULATE HATTER MOST BE REMOVED FBOM THE
SMOKE EMITTED; VISIBLE SMOKE IS PERMITTED ONLY FOR VERY BRIEF PERIODS, SUCH AS AT LIGHTING AND
DURING CLEANING. HEATING INSTALLATIONS IN THESE COMMUNITIES WILL BE MONITORED. EACH INSTALLATION
MUST KEEP A BOOKLET SHOWING THE TYPE OF FUEL USED AND THE RESULTS OF INSPECTIONS; AND OTHER
INFORMATION CALLED FOR IN THE FIRST POOR ARTICLES OF THE JUNE 10, 1969, MINISTERIAL DECREE RELATIVE
TO THESE BOOKLETS.
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AIR
FRANCE
LR(B)
FRANCE
LR(A)
"TECHNICAL MONITORING BRIGADES," POLLUTION ATBOSPHERIOUE, NO. 61.
EPA
FRENCH 03/00/7H PCS 92-94 ID# 01346B
ALSO PUB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE WORK OF THE TECHNICAL MONITORING BRIGADES FORMED BY THE FRENCH
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE MINISTRY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THERE
ARE 37 OF THESE BRIGADES, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE LOCAL TRAFFIC POLICE, LOCATED IN THE CHIEF
TOWNS OF THE REGIONS AND IN DEPARTMENTS WITH HEAVY URBAN CONCENTRATIONS. EACH BRIGADE IS EQUIPPED
WITH A VAN CONTAINING A DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE OPACITY OF EXHAUST FROM DIESEL ENGINES AND A GAS
ANALYZER TO MEASURE CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM GASOLINE ENGINES. A NOISE
METER WILL BE ADDED LATER. AT PRESENT, THE BRIGADES' DUTIES ARE PRIMARILY EDUCATIONAL AND
PREVENTIVE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PROVISIONS FOR FINES AND, FOR REPEATED OFFENSES, IMPRISONMENT FOR
UP TO ONE WEEK. THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IS HELPING HITH THE
PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN AND, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL POLICE,, HAS CREATED A STICKER
FOR CARS WHICH PASS INSPECTION BY THE TECHNICAL MONITORING BRIGADES.
"JANUARY 14, 1974 CIRCULAR RELATIVE TO TAR-BINDING UNITS FOR ROAD-BUILDING
MATERIALS." POLLUTION ATHOSPHERIQUE, NO. 61.
EPA
FRENCH 03/00/74 PGS 110-115 IDI 02152A
ALSO ST
THIS JANUARY 14, 1974, CIRCULAR, ADDRESSED TO DEPARTMENT PREFECTS BY THE MINISTER FOR THE
PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, GIVES TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TAR-BINDING UNITS USED
IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION. REQUIREMENTS FOR FIXED AND MOBILE UNITS ARE GIVEN SEPARATELY. REGULATIONS
ARE GIVEN FOR PARTICULATE CONTENT OF EMISSIONS, CHIMNEY HEIGHT, VELOCITY AT WHICH GASES ARE
EMITTED, AND THE FUNCTIONING OF PURIFICATION DEVICES. THE QUANTITY OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN
EMISSIONS IS TO BE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY AND THE UNITS ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. THERE ARE ALSO
REGULATIONS CONCERNING OTHER NUISANCES, SUCH AS NOISE, WATER POLLUTION, AND SOLID WASTE. THE
CIRCULAR INCLUDES A SECTION OF DEFINITIONS AND COMMENTARY ON THE REGULATIONS.
FRANCE
LR(B)
"PENAL SANCTIONS." POLLUTION ATHOSPHERIOUE, NO. 61.
03/00/74 PGS 109
FRENCH
"GENERAL
EPA
ID* 02155A
WATER
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FPANCE
PH(B)
PAGE
"MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION."
NO. 61.
SYROTA, H. -J.
FRENCH 03/00/7U P6S 55-82
ALSO SE
POLLUTION ATHOSPHERIQnE,
ID*
EPA
02157A
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A REPORT PRESENTED TO THE FRENCH INTERMINISTERIAL
COMMITTEE FOR ACTION ON NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN JULY 1973. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPOBT IS TO
PRESENT CRITERIA FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND USE OF MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
AND TO OUTLINE INVESTMENT PLANS FOR ESTABLISHING SUCH SYSTEMS. THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES GENERAL
PRINCIPLES OF SITING SYSTEMS, THE NATURE OF POLLUTANTS TO BE MEASURED, AND THE TYPES OF EQUIPHEHT
AVAILABLE. THE SETTING OF METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, THE TELETRANSHISSION AND THE COMPILATION OF
DATA ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. A SCHEMATIC OUTLINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COHERENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS SET OUT. THE PLAN INVOLVES SETTING UP STATIONS IN HEAVILY
INDUSTRIALIZED ZONES, IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS, AND AROUND THE HOST POLLUTING INDUSTRIES.
FRANCE
SE(
"ECONOMY AND ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION." POLLUTION ATHOSPHERIQUE, NO. 61.
DETRIE, J. P. EPA
FRENCH 03/00/7H PGS 1-6 ID* 02180A
ALSO ST
THIS ARTICLE IS BASED ON TWO STUDIES DONE BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER OF
STUDIES ON ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (CITBPA) COMMISSIONED BY THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN 1972
AND 1973 TO EXAMINE EMISSIONS OF POLLUTANTS DUE TO COMBUSTION AND THE COST OF PREVENTION OF
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IN INDUSTRIES. STEPS RECOMMENDED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND ASSURE BETTER
COMBUSTION AND FUEL ECONOMY FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOILERS, STACK HEIGHTS, ETC., ARE GIVEN. THE
DISCUSSION OF POLLUTION CONTROL FOR INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS INCLUDES A RESUME OF A STUDY DONE BY
CITEPA, GIVING PROJECTIONS FOB PRODUCTION IN 1970 AND 1975, COSTS OF INSTALLATIONS CALLED FOR BY
NEWLY-ISSUED REGULATIONS LIMITING EMISSIONS, AND RESULTS TO BE EXPECTED FROM THEM IN TERMS OF
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE. ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL COSTS OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ARE QUITE HIGH, A
REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS IS ALMOST ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY A REDUCTION IN FUEL BURNED, AND LBSS-
POLLDTING PRODUCTION PROCESSES ALSO ENTAIL MORE EFFECTIVE COMBUSTION OF FUEL C BETTER MAINTENANCE.
GEKH/iN DFM REP
LR(b)
JULY 1, 1974, "SECOND REGULATION...LIMITATION, SUPERVISION AND REDUCTION OF
EMISSIONS FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES." GESETZBLATT, PART I, NO. 37.
EPA
GERMAN 08/06/74 PGS 353-356 ID* 01092D
THIS "SECOND REGULATION PURSUANT TO THE FIFTH IMPLEMENTING ORDER TO THE LAND USB LAB" PROVIDES
FOR LIMITATION OF EMISSIONS FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND APPLIES TO MANUFACTURERS,
IMPORTERS, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR STATIONS AND ALL CONCERNS OR PRIVATE PERSONS OWNING OB OPERATING
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES OR VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT WITH SUCH ENGINES. THE APPENDIX SETS
PRELIMINARY EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS AS WELL AS PRELIMINARY RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MEASURING
HARMFUL SUBSTANCES FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. PRODUCTION AND IMPORTATION OF INTERNAL
COMBUSTION ENGINES MUST BE APPROVED AFTER TESTING OF A SUBMITTED MODEL AND INSPECTION OF THE MASS
PRODUCTION PROCESS. THE FEDERAL EXHAUST EXAMINATION AUTHORITY AND THE OFFICE OF BASTE PRODUCTS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EMISSION CONTROL. FIRMS ARE TO APPOINT AN EMISSIONS CONTROL OFFICER. THE
ORDER SPECIFIES HIS DUTIES, RIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS AND PROVIDES FOR HIS TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION. PROVISIONS ARE MADE FOR TEMPORARY EXCEPTIONS FROM THE ORDER'S REQUIREMENTS.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SB( )
"GERMANS ARE THE BEST PROTECTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT." HANDBLSBLATT, HO. 13.
KRERER, OLRICH K. EPA
GERMAN 01/18/74 PGS H IDf 02207A
NOISE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ASPECTS OF A CONVERSATION WITH THE GERMAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR AFTER
PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL IHHISSIONS LAW BY THE FEDERAL DIET (BUNDESTAG). PASSAGE OF THIS LAW WILL
PERMIT A NATIONALLY UNIFORM REORGANIZATION OF AIR AND NOISE LAWS. THE LAW WILL ALLOW SUFFER
CONSTRUCTION CODES AND REGULATIONS FOR STATIONARY FACILITIES AND MOBILE OBJECTS. THE LAW'S
ANTI-SMOG PROVISIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT AS THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STATES CAN NOW ISSUE STRONG PROTECTITE
REGULATIONS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT SHOULD HAVE
CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS. FURTHER THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MUST BE EXTENDED
BY AT LEAST (1) A LAW REQUIRING AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY TEST FOR PROPOSED PUBLIC MEASURES;
(2) A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINAL LAW; AND (3) A LAW REQUIRING POLLUTERS TO PAY A
WASTEWATER FEE. MANY PROBLEMS, SUCH AS WATER POLLUTION, ARE INTERNATIONAL AND NEED TO BE TACKLED
ON THAT LEVEL.
"AUTO INDUSTRY: ONLY INTERNATIONAL EXHAUST GAS LAWS." HANDELSBLATT, NO. 108.
EPA
GERMAN 06/07/74 PGS 6 IDf 02205A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE GERMAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY HAS CRITICIZED
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S EXHAUST GAS LIMITATION REQUIREMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TO THE
REDUCTION OF GASOLINE LEAD CONTENT TO 0.15 GRAMS PER LITER BY JANUARY 1, 1976. THIS IS THE BOST
STRINGENT STANDARD IN EUROPE AND EXCEEDS THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION. THE
ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL SECRETARY HADE THESE REMARKS ON PRESENTATION OF AN INDUSTRY TECHNICAL STUDY,
•THE AUTOMOBILE AND EXHAUST GASES." THE GROUP HADE THE FOLLOWING DEMANDS OF GOVERNMENT: (1)
GIVE PRECEDENCE TO EUROPEAN EMISSIONS STANDARDS; (2) LIMIT COST INCREASES DUE TO AUTO ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SAFETY DEMANDS; (3) CALL OTHER POLLUTERS TO OBSERVANCE OF AIR PURITY LAWS; (H) GRANT STATE
SUPPORT TO RESEARCH WORK FOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCTION; (5) REPLACE THE PRESENT GRADUATED VEHICLE
TAX, WHICH HINDERS DEVELOPMENT OF CLEANER ENGINES, WITH A TAX NOT BASED ON AUTO DESIGN AND (6)
IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW VIA ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
THE LAW RELATING TO POLLUTION: AN INTRODUCTION
MCLAUGHLIN, JAMES
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-133
^GENERAL WATER RADIATION NOISE
LOC
ID* 02210A
SOLID WASTE
KD3359.3.M3
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AIR
INTERNATIONAL
PH(A)
"NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO FIGHT POLLUTION.» EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 07/03/7U PGS C1 IDi 02174A
ALSO SB
*GBNBHAL WATER SOLID WASTE PESTICIDES
ISRA5L
PM{A)
"THE USE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATBHENT IN THE REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION." PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH SCIENTIFIC CORFEREBCB OF THE ISRAEL ECOLOGICAL SOCIBTT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71* PGS 61-65 IDt 01497C
ALSO SZ
'GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE
JAPAN
"ECOLOGICAL FACTORS NIX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT." THE JAPAN TIMES.
EPA
ENGLISH 08/1V70 PGS 2 IDt 02197A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL NOISE WATER
JAPAN
LR(B)
"AUTO MAKERS QUIZZED OR 1976 EMISSION CURBS.11 JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/1U/7U PGS 2 ID* 022U1A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE AUTO EXHAUST RESEARCH GROUP, CREATED BY SEVEB
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN JAPAN, IS MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH EXECUTIVES OF FOUR JAPANESE
AUTO COMPANIES AND WITH OFFICIALS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE AUTO
COMPANIES ARE TECHNICALLY CAPABLE OF MEETING THE 1976 AUTOMOBILE EMISSION STANDARD OF 0.25 GRAMS
OF NITROGEN OXIDE PER KILOMETER RUN. THE AUTO EXHAUST RESEARCH GROUP REPRBSEBTS THE
GOVERNMENTS OP JAPAN'S LARGEST CITIES WHERE AIR POLLUTION IS MOST SERIOUS, AND MEMBERS OF THE
GROUP APE DEMANDING THAT THE CENTRAL GOVERNHEBT ENFORCE THE 1976 STANDARD AS SCHEDULED.
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JAP AH
PB(B)
PAGE
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION TODAY." POCOS JAPAN/NOW IN JAPAN, NO. 12
JAPAN, EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/7« PGS 3-37 ID* 02167A
ALSO LRB
'•'GENERAL WATER
JAPAN
PH(B)
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONHBNTAL PROTECTION IN JAPAN.
JAPAN, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ENGLISH PGS -174
ALSO LRB/*ISSUED AFTER 11/00/73
'GENERAL HATER NOISE
EPA
ID« 02173A
JAPAN
PH(B)
"<»0-KPH SPEED LIHIT PLANNED TO HAKE TOKYO A QUIET CITT." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/20/71 PGS 3 ID* 02219A
*NOISE
JAPAN
PH(B)
"SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC FOUND TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS* LEVELS." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 08/OU/71 PGS 2 ID* 02225A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE RESULTS OF A STUDY SPONSORED BY THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN
GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS FOUND THAT A SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC CONTRIBUTES TO A LOWER AIR POLLUTION
LEVEL, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AT WHICH THE TRAFFIC FLOWS. IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE
FINDINGS, THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO UNDERTAKE A REEXAMINATION OF THE CITY'S
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEPLOYMENT, IMPOSE A STRICT CLAMPDOWN ON ILLEGAL PARKING AND PROHIBIT THE
CRUISING OF TAXIS IN SEARCH OP CUSTOMERS.
LUXEMBURG
LR(A)
"DECEMBER 22, 1965 GRAND-DUCAL REGULATION MODIFYING AND COMPLETING THE NOV. 23,
1955 GRAND-DUCAL DECREE REGULATING TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADS." MEMORIAL LUXEHBOURGEOISE.
EPA
FRENCH* 00/00/65 PGS 516-529 ID* 02198A
*ALSO GERMAN
*NOISE
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AIP
HEXICO
PH{B)
"A STEP FORWARD
EXCELSIOR
SPANISH
ALSO SE
.. LEAD FREE GASOLINE IN HEXICO, WITH HO PRICE HCKBASE."
08/18/7H PGS 4C
EPA
ID* 02202A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MEXICAN RATIONAL OIL INDUSTRY, PETROLEOS HEXICANOS
(PEHEX), WILL POT LEAD FREE GASOLINE ON SALE IN 80 PERCENT OF ALL HEXICAN SERVICE STATIONS
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1974. THIS LEAD FREE GASOLINE CALLED "EXTRA* HILL BE SOLD AT THE SANE PRICE
AS LEADED GASOLINE; I.E., TWO PESOS PER LITER. THE UNLEADED "EXTRA" AND THE LEADED "NOVA"
GASOLINES WILL BE THE ONLY TYPES OF GASOLINE SOLD ON THE NATIONAL HARKET. GASOLINE PDHPS
DISPENSING LEADED AND UNLEADED GASOLINE WILL BE ADEQUATELY HARKED WITH TEXTS IN BOTH SPANISH AND
ENGLISH. WITH THE SALE OP NEW UNLEADED GASOLINE, PETROLEOS HEXICANOS INTENDS TO ACCOHPLISH TWO
MAJOR OBJECTIVES: (1) REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF AUTOROBILE EMISSIONS IN HEXICAN CITIES, AND
(2) PROVIDE LEAD FREE GASOLINE TO THE STEADY STREAM OF AHERICAN TOURISTS WHOSE CARS REQUIRE LEAD
FREE GASOLINE FOR PROPER OPERATION.
NORDIC COUNCIL
LR(A)
THE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONVENTION WITH A COHHENTARY.
SWEDEN, MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EPA
ENGLISH PGS 3-17 ID* 02175A
*GENERAL WATER NOISE
OECD
PM(B)
"WHO 'EXPORTS' AND WHO 'IMPORTS' POLLUTION?" THE OECD OBSERVER, NO. 70.
EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/74 PGS 12-13 ID* 02164A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES A PROGRAM BEING CONDUCTED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
AND DEVELOPMENT TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF AIR POLLUTION CARRIED ACROSS NATIONAL BORDERS. THE STUDY
MAY LEAD TO DEVELOPHENT OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIHONHENTAL GUIDELINES AND AGREEMENTS. SULFUR DIOXIDE
IS USED AS A TRACER ELEMENT. SIXTY-EIGHT MONITORING STATIONS IN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES COLLECT
SAMPLES TO ESTABLISH A HATHEMATICAL HODEL TO PREDICT POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS AT RECEIVING
STATIONS. EVENTUALLY THE MODEL HAY PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A POLLUTION WARNING SYSTEM. COUNTRIES
PARTICIPATING INCLUDE AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERHANY,
THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. TWO OTHER SUB-COMMITTEES OF
THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE OECD ARE EXPLORING ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSIONS
OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED.
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10
AIR
OECD
"OECD: STUDY OP LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS." POLLUTION
AT.MOSPRERIQUE, NO. 61.
EPA
PRE1ICH 03/00/74 PGS 108 ID* 02181A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS OH THE STUDY TO MEASURE THE LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT OP AIR POLLUTANTS
UNDERTAKEN BY THE COUNCIL OP THE ORGANIZATION POR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD).
THE STUDY HAS BEGUN IN APRIL 1972 WITH 10 BEHBER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING FRANCE AND THE SCANDINAVIAN
COUNTRIES, PARTICIPATING. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE STUDY, WHICH LASTED 18 MONTHS, WAS BASED ON
RESULTS FROM 60 SAMPLING STATIONS AT GROUND LEVEL. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA GATHERED MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE PRINCIPAL SOURCES OP EMISSION. THE DATA ALSO CONFIRM THAT IM CERTAIN
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THE CONCENTRATION OP ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS CAN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
OVER A LARGE AREA AND THAT THIS INCREASE CAN PERSIST POR SEVERAL DAYS. THE SECOND PEASE, TO
LAST A YEAR, BEGAN IN JANUARY 1974. MORE NUMEROUS SAMPLES HILL BE TAKEN BY PLANES, ESPECIALLY
DURING POLLUTION ALERT PERIODS. THE STUDY IS DESIGNED TO SHOH THE IMPORTANCE OP A CONCERTED
INTERNATIONAL EFFORT IN THE FIELD OP ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION CONTROL.
SPAIN
LR(B)
"EARTH DAY CELEBRATED." ABC
SPANISH
ALSO SE
^GENERAL
06/06/74 PGS 63
EPA
ID* 02186B
SPAIN
PM(B)
"PROBLEMS OP ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION." AGUA, NO. 78
ENSENAT DE VILLALONGA, ALFONSO
SPANISH 06/00/73 PGS 46-55
ALSO SE
ID*
EPA
01133B
THIS REPORT HAS DELIVERED BY THE GENERAL SDBDIRECTOH OP STUDIES AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION OP THE
SPANISH MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY TO THE "AMBIBNTE 73" (ENVIRONMENT 73) CONGRESS IN BILBAO, SPAIN DURING
APRIL 1973. THE REPORT DISCUSSES THE BASIC TECHNOLOGICAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL, SPECIAL EMPHASIS BEING GIVEN TO AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN SPAIN. THE
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LAV OF 1972 REFLECTS THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT A PRACTICAL
EQUILIBRIUM MUST BE CREATED BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SPAIN'S RAPIDLY GROWING
TECHNOLOGY. THE IMMEDIATE APPLICATION OF THIS LAH HILL BE DELAYED SO THAT APPROPRIATE STANDARDS
POR AIR QUALITY AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS CAN BE FORMULATED. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT 1974 HILL
SEE THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THESE STANDARDS AND THAT BY 1975 LEVELS OP AIR POLLUTION IN SPAIN
SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE DESPITE CONTINUED INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.
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SPAIN
PM(B)
SPAIN
PM(B)
PAGE
11
"U5 STATIONS TAKE DAILY ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION SABPLES." ABC
EPA
ID* 02185A
SPANISH
06/06/71 PCS 57-58
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HAPS THE «5 AIR QUALITY HONITORIITG STATIONS OF BADRID, SPAIN, AND
DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF ATMOSPHERIC BONITORIHG FOR THE YEAR 1973. DURING 1973 AIR POLLUTION
LEVELS INCREASED NOTICEABLY OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. LEVELS WEBB HIGHEST DURING THE
WINTER AND AUTUHN MONTHS WHILE THE REST OF THE YEAR REGISTERED LOW AIR POLLUTION LEVELS. THE
SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DELEGATION CITED THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE CITY AND, SPECIFICALLY,
THE USE OF VEHICLES AND DOBESTIC HEATING UNITS AS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE SLOW BUT STEADY
INCREASE IN THE CITY'S AIR POLLUTION LEVELS.
"ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IN MADRID." ABC
FERNANDEZ CASTRO, JOAQUIN
SPANISH 06/08/7tt PCS 67
EPA
IDt 02185B
TRIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE AIR POLLUTION SITUATION IN MADRID DURING HAY 197U. THIS
MONTH NORMALLY REGISTERS TEE LOWEST LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION DUE TO THE INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC
TURBULENCE DURING THIS PART OF THE YEAR WHICH DISPERSES AIR POLLUTANTS BORE WIDELY. REDUCTION OF
SULPHUR DIOXIDE LEVELS IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE LESS FREQUENT USE OF HOME AND OFFICE HEATING DEVICES.
NEVERTHELESS, MAY OF 197H HAS REGISTERED A SLIGHTLY HIGHER LEVEL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN THE
ATHOSPHKRE OVER THE LEVELS RECORDED IN HAY OF 1973. THE LEVEL OF SMOKE POLLUTION GENERATED BY
DIESEL VEHICLES PAS CONTINUED TO DECLINE DUE TO CONSCIENTIOUS EFFORTS TO CONTROL IT. THE ARTICLE
ALSO BAPS THE ZONES OF HIGHEST POLLUTION IN THE CITY FOR MAY AND GIVES A CHART OF AIR POLLUTANTS
WITH THRIH RESPECTIVE ORIGINS, EFFORTS AND MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE LEVELS.
SPAIN
PH(B)
"COURSE FOR HEATING PLANT OPERATORS.
POLLUTION." ABC (REPORT SECTION)
FLORES, MIGUEL A.
SPANISH 06/OH/7U PGS
OBJECTIVES: SAVE FUEL AND AVOID
ID*
EPA
02192A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MADRID AND THE SPANISH
ASSOCIATION AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, AMONG OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WILL COOPERATE IN RAKING
TRAINING AVAILABLE TO HEATING PLANT OPERATORS IN ORDER TO CONSERVE FUEL AND REDUCE AIR POLLUTION
IN MADRID. PROPERLY OPERATED HEATING PLANTS COULD REDUCE PRESENT FUEL CONSUBPTION BY 15 PERCENT
kS WELL AS REDUCE EMISSIONS INTO THE ATHOSPHERE. THE COURSES GIVEN WILL INCLUDE SUCH TOPICS AS
"COMBUSTION AHD AIR POLLUTION", "REGULATIONS ON HEATING EQUIPMENT AND USE OF COHBUSTIBLES",
"OPERATION OF PEATING PLANTS", "SAFETY", ETC.
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
PB(B)
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
LB(A)
"MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST GASES - A STUDT BT THE HEALTH INSPECTORATE." NEOE
ZDERCHBR ZEITUNG.
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/71 PGS 19 ID* 02226A
ALSO LRB
TPIS ARTICLE STATES THAT A BROCHURE ISSUED BT THE AIR PURITI SECTION OP THE HEALTH
INSPECTORATE OF THE CITT OF ZURICH PRESENTS RESULTS OF A STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOTOR
VEHICLES IN THE CITT. THE CITT COUNCIL PLANS SEVERAL SHORT AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE
CONSIDERABLE POLLUTION DISCOVERED. SHORT-TERM ACTIONS WILL INCLUDE MONITORING EXHAUST GASES
FROM VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC IN COOPERATION WITH THE CANTONAL VEHICLE CONTROL OFFICE AMD INTENSIFYING
MONITORING OF OIL FIRING EQUIPMENT. LONGER TERM SOLUTIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH ADOPTION OF NEW
AMERICAN EXHAUST STANDARDS AND IN REDUCTION OF THE LEAD CONTENT IN FUEL. THE PERMISSIBLE DENSITT
OF DIESEL SMOKE IS TO BE LOWERED. IN ADDITION, A PROVISION OF THE PROJECTED NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW WILL REQUIRE GARAGE OWNERS TO CHECK THE CARBURETOR OR FUEL INJECTION STSTEH OF A VEHICLE AT
EACH SERVICING. THE ZURICH CITT COUNCIL HAS RECOMMENDED THE RAPID PASSAGE OF THIS PROVISION BT
THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (WASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1971. STATUTORT RULES 1971,
HO. 58
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/71 PGS 1-3 ID» 02135B
WATER SOLID WASTE PESTICIDES AIR
THESE WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS FOR THE STATE OP TASMANIA WERE ISSUED AS STATUTORT RULES
1974, NO. 58 UNDER THE TASHANIAN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1973. THESE REGULATIONS PROHIBIT
OPEN BURNING, DEFINE AND SET FORTH STANDARDS FOR DISPOSAL SITES AND REGULATE ENVIRONMENTALLY
DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS WASTES. SCHEDULES I AND II OF THESE REGULATIONS DEFINE AND LIST
ENVIRONHENTALLT DANGEROUS WASTES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES'. OFFENDERS OF THESE REGULATIONS ARE
SUBJECT TO PENALTIES OP 2000 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS.
AUSTRALIA
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. REPORT FOR TEAR 1972-73.
EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/73 PGS 3-19 ID* 02150B
WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
THIS REPORT PRESENTED TO THE TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT BT THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT CONTROL
SUMMARIZES ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN TASMANIA DURING THE PERIOD JULT 1972 TO JUNE 1973. THE
REPORT INDICATES THAT A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICT FOR TASMANIA IS STILL IN THF FORMATIVE
STAGES. HOWEVER, A BASIS HAS BEEN LAID FOR FURTHER EFFORTS. HISTORICAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO
THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARE REVIEWED AND THE ACTIVITIES AND FUNDING
OF THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE TEAR 1972-1973 ARE DISCUSSED. THE REPORT ALSO EXAMINES THE PASSAGE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLT TBE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, AND PROVIDES TABULATED
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS POLLUTION MONITORING PROGRAMS CONDUCTED DURING THE TEAR.
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GENERAL
BRAZIL
PH(A)
BRAZIL
PH(A)
"FIGHT AGAIHST POLLUTION SHOULD HOT OBSTRUCT GROWTH." O GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/1 /74 PCS 231 ID* 02228A
ALSO SE
RATER AIR
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPRINTS THE OFFICIAL BRAZILIAN POLICY ON POLLUTION CONTROL AS SET
FORTH IN THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THIS POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY EMBODIES THE FOLLOWING
CONCEPTS: (1) ON THE WORLDWIDE LEVEL, POLLUTION CONTROL IS THE- RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HIGHLY
INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS; (2) IN BRAZIL POLLUTION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, (3) ECOLOGICAL
PROTECTION EFFORTS AND ECONOMIC PLANNING BUST STRIKE A BALANCE WHICH FAVORS THE RATIONAL BUT RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY; AUD (4) POLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTS WILL BE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH
ASPECTS OF SANITATION AND HUNAN HEALTH PROTECTION. ALTHOUGH ECONOMIC PLANNING WILL INCLUDE
PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST POLLUTION INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, THE SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(SEHA), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WILL EXPAND SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAMS AS NEEDED AND WILL MONITOR POLLUTION BY MEANS OF A NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATIONS.
"POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN IN SAO PAULO RECEIVES 16 MILLION CRUZEIROS." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/02/74 PGS 2 ID# 02231A
ALSO SE
WATER AIR
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, HAS
CONTRIBUTED 16 MILLION CRUZEIROS TO THE STATE COMPANY FOR BASIC SANITATION TECHNOLOGY (CETESB)
TO HELP CARRY OUT PROJECT BRAZIL 2103. THIS PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN 1973 AS A JOINT EFFORT
OF THE UNITED NATIONS, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL AND
THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF SAO PAULO TO FIGHT POLLUTION IN BRAZIL. THIS SUM COMPLEMENTS 21.7
MILLION CRUZEIROS ALREADY DONATED AND WILL BE USED FOR POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECTS, RESEARCH
AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL.
BRAZIL
PM(A)
"DIRECTOR OF CEPAL (LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION) :
PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF POLLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA." 0 GLOBO
PORTUGUESE
ALSO SE
09/13/74 PGS 9
ID*
POVERTY IS THE
EPA
02232A
IN THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION, EDUARDO
NEIRA ALVA, HAS AFFIRMED THAT POVERTY AND UNPRECEDENTED URBAN GROWTH ARE PRINCIPAL CAUSES
OF POLLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA. STUDIES CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSION AND BY THE UNITED NATIONS
HAVE INDICATED THAT UNPLANNED URBAN GROWTH HAS RESULTED IN A LACK OF BASIC SEWAGE AND SANITATION
SERVICES. NBIRA ALVA ALSO CONTENDED THAT SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS LIE IN EDUCATION
OF THE PEOPLE. IN BRAZIL A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE BRAZILIAN
NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION AND THE SECRETARY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT A COST OF 30
MILLION CRUZEIROS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE PEOPLE.
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GENERAL
CANADA
PN(A)
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAt TEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1973.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/7* PCS 1-15 IDf 02183A
*ALSO FRENCH
THIS IS THE ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE CANADIAN DEPARTHEHT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ALSO KNOWN
AS ENVIRONHENT CANADA, WHICH HAS AS ITS PRIHARY DUTY THE PROTECTION OF CANADA'S AIR, WATER, AND
LAND RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENT WAS REORGANIZED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1973, IN ORDER TO RESPOND
BETTER TO THE DEHANDS FOR SERVICES. DETAILS OF THIS REORGANIZATION ARE GIVEN IN REPORTS OF THE
VARIOUS SERVICES, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND PROJECTS UNDER WAY. THE SERVICES
COVERED ARE FISHERIES AND HARINE SERVICE; EHVIRONHENTAL SERVICES, COBPOSED OF THE ATMOSPHERIC
ENVIRONHENT SERVICE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE (INCLUDING THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE,
^THE INLAND WATERS DIRECTORATE, THE CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND THE LANDS DIRECTORATE) AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE; AND THE PLANNING AND FINANCE SERVICE.
EUROPEAN COMHDNITIES
PH(B)
"FOR EXAMPLE, LEAD AND DRINKING WATER - PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY." DER TAGESSPIEGEL, NO. 8769.
SCHMIDT, MANFRED EPA
GERMAN 07/21/74 PCS 15 IDI 02109A
AIR WATER
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DISCUSSES AN INFORMATION CONFERENCE ELABORATING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY *S
PLAN OF ACTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 1973. GOALS OF
THE PROGRAM ARE TO PREVENT OH REDUCE POLLUTION, UTILIZE NATURAL MEANS TO ALLEVIATE POLLUTION,
MAINTAIN ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, PROTECT THE BIOSPHERE. IMPROVE WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS,
IMPLEMENT URBAN AND TRAFFIC PLANNING AND WORK WITH NON-MEMBER NATIONS TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MUST APPROVE ANY GUIDELINES DRAFTED BY THE COMMISSION, AFTER
WHICH MFHBEK NATIONS HAVE TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO NATIONAL LAW. SOME CONFLICTS HAY OCCUR. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OP GERMANY HAS A STRICTER LAW RESTRICTING LEAD-CONTENT OF GASOLINE
THAN THAT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION. IN THE AREA OF WATER POLLUTION, BANT EFFORTS OF THE
COMMISSION HAVE BEEN DUPLICATED BY OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(A)
"BRUSSELS COMMISSION SEEKS TO HAVE THE ORIGINATOR PRINCIPLE APPROVED.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROCEEDS AT AN UNHURRIED PACE." DIE WELT
EPA
GERMAN 08/20/71 PCS 12 IDI 02209A
THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES THE ENDEAVORS OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TO
STANDARDIZE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES AND TO HAVE THE 'ORIGINATOR PRINCIPLE* UNIFORMLY
ADOPTED THROUGHOUT THE MEMBER STATES, POINTS UP THE SLOW AND TEDIOUS NATURE OF THESE ENDEAVORS,
AND SPECULATES ON THE OUTCOME OF THE OCTOBER 10, 197U, SESSION OF THE COMMUNITIES' COUNCIL OF
MINISTERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IN VIEW OF THE VARYING THRESHOLDS OP PERMISSIBLE POLLUTION IN THE
DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES, UNIFORM STANDARDS WILL CREATE LEGAL PROBLEMS AND REQUIRE HARMONIZATION OF
NATIONAL REGULATIONS. NONETHELESS, THE ARTICLE CONTINUES, IT CAN BE EXPECTED THAT THE COMMISSION
WILL RECOMMEND UNIFORM CRITERIA FOR SUCH TOXIC SUBSTANCES AS LEAD, SULFUR DIOXIDE, AND CARBON
MONOXIDE AND UPPER LIMITS FOR NOISE LEVELS AND PERMISSIBLE DUST CONCENTRATIONS IN THE AIR. THE
ARTICLE CITES THE DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED IN HAVING RECOMMENDED STANDARDS IMPLEMENTED, GIVING AS AN
EXAMPLE THE POSTPONEMENT OF IMPLEMENTING STANDARDS LIMITING THE LEAD CONTENT IN GASOLINE.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
LR(B)
PRANCE
SE(
"PENAL SANCTIONS." POLLOTIOM ATHOSPHERIQUE, MO. 61.
FRENCH
AIR
HATER
03/00/74 PCS 109
ID«
EPA
02155A
THIS ARTICLE GIVES A SUMMARY OF THE NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS IN FRANCE IH 1972 FOR INFRACTIONS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. THE FIGURES ARE TAKEN FROM THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE'S CIRCULAR OF
DECEMBER 15, 1973, TO ATTORNEYS GENERAL. THERE WERE 86,638 CONVICTIONS, HOST OF iHICH CARRIED
FINES OH SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCES. THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CONVICTIOHS WERE II THE AREA OF
ATMOSPHEPIC POLLUTION; THERE WERE 69,283 DECISIONS, OF WHICH «1,287 WERE FOR HOIST VEHICLES,
13,820 FOR TOXIC EMISSIONS, AND 11,2SO FOR ABANDONING AUTOMOBILES. THERE WERE 18,996 CONVICTIONS
FOR SOIL POLLUTION AND 359 FOR WATER POLLUTION; THERE WERE 5,596 DECISIONS INVOLVING PUBLIC
HYGIENE AND UNHEALTHY ESTABLISHMENTS. THE ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IT IS THE CONSENSUS OF THE
ATTORNEYS GENERAL THAT THESE INFRACTIONS ARE DUE MORE TO EXISTING CONDITIONS IN INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY THAN TO CLEAR-COT INDIVIDUAL FAULTS. THE ATTORNEYS ALSO REQUESTED CODIFICATION OF TEXTS
NOW SCATTERED HERE AND THERE TO PE APPLIED IN SUCH CASES.
"SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE COSTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL." NUISANCES ET
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 29.
D'ARBE, A. EPA
FRENCH OU/00/7« PCS 29-32 ID* 02179A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES CERTAIN ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ASSESSING THE REAL COST OF
POLLUTION CONTROL. ALTHOUGH THE RELATIVELY SMALL TOTAL COST AND GRADUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF
POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES WOULD NOT SEEM TO IMPOSE AN INTOLERABLE BURDEN ON THE ECONOMY, THE
INITIAL COSTS OF CATCHING UP ARE QUITE HIGH. IT COSTS MORE TO MODERNIZE OLD FACILITIES THAN TO
BUILD NEW ONES THAT MEET ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. IN ADDITION, THE VAGUENESS OF OBJECTIVES AND
THE IMPRECISION OF CRITERIA ON WHICH TO BASE CHOICES HAKE IT DIFFICULT TO ASSESS THE THUE COST OF
POLLUTION CONTROL. FOR INSTANCE, THE BENEFITS TO WELL-BEING RESULTING FROM POLLUTION CONTROL
MEASURES CANNOT BE PRECISELY MEASURED IN MONETARY TERMS. THE ARTICLE CALLS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE
RESEARCH AND COLLECTION EFFORT TO CLARIFY THE TRUE COSTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL.
GERMAN DEM FEP
PK (A)
"GOAL: A BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY." JUNGE WELT, NO. 77B
BACHMANN, VOLKMAR EPA
GERMAN 03/30/74 PCS 6 IDI 02203A
THIS INTERVIEW WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING OF THE
(GDR'S) ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DISCUSSES THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED CENTER'S GOALS AND FUNCTIONS. ITS
DUTIES INCLUDE COORDINATING BASIC RESEARCH OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE ACADEMY AND
CARRYING OUT RESEARCH ITSELF. RESEARCH TASKS, GROUPED INTO SIX AREAS, ARTS TO: (1) STUDY
REPRODUCTION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, FORMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND EDUCATION;
(2) STUDY EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON HUMAN HEALTH; (3) STUDY RECYCLING; (») RESEARCH
RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ALTERED ENVIRONMENTS; (5) INVESTIGATE
INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING WITH TERRITORIAL AND CITY DEVELOPMENT; AND (6) PROMOTE
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK BY SOCIAL AND NATURAL SCIENTISTS RELATIVE TO ENVIRONMENT. A NEW SCIENTIFIC
COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AT THE ACADEMY WILL HELP PROVIDE A UNIFORM STRATEGY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING RESEARCH. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE ACADEMIC, STATE AND INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED HEP OF
LR(B)
GERMANY,FED RBP OF
PM(B)
"MEASURES AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL SINNERS - BADEN WDERTTEBBERG ESTABLISHES
MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMANDO." DER TAG5SSPIEGEL.
EPA
GERHAN 05/18/7(1 PGS 18 IDt 02229A
ALSO PBB
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG BILL BE THE FIRST STATE IS THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY TO ESTABLISH A "MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMANDO" TO DEAL WITH HAZARDS TO THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE UNIT WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND TO OSB ITS EXPERTISE
TO GATHER EVIDENCE. UNDER LEADERSHIP OF A PROFESSIONAL POLICE OFFICER, THE COHHANDO IS TO BE
STAFFED BY EXPERTS IN RELEVANT FIELDS. SPECIALISTS IN WASTEWATBR AND THE ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERS
AND CHEMISTS, AND A LAWYER WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW HAVE ALREADY OFFERED TO
PARTICIPATE AS VOLUNTEERS. THE UNIT WILL HAVE A SPECIAL VEHICLE AND METERS TO MEASURE GASES, DUST
AND OTHER EMISSIONS AS WELL AS A KIT FOR WASTEWATER ANALYSIS. THE UNIT WILL BE ON CALL 2H HOURS A
DAY.
"EXPERTS WARN OF HASTY PLANNING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." DIE WELT.
HELDER, HEINZ-JOACHIM EPA
GERMAN 03/11/7U PGS 1-2 ID# 0201«B
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT PREPARED BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS. THE COMMITTEE ENDORSES THE CONCEPT OP A CONSTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEE TO A REALTY ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO SUGGESTS INTRODUCTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPATIBILITY TEST. DRAFT LAWS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT LATER THIS YEAR. A
DEFICIT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IS NOTED. THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR
BELIEVES THIS COULD BE REMEDIED BY IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION OF THESE LAWS AT LOWER GOVERNMENTAL
LEVELS AND BY INCREASING PERSONNEL. IT IS FELT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS FULL
JURISDICTION IN THE AREA OF WATER MANAGEMENT. THIS W'OULD REQUIRE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THE
REPORT STATES THAT ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE HADE TO IMPLEMENT THE "POLLUTER PAYS" PRINCIPLE,
PARTICULARLY INTRODUCTION OF A FEE SYSTEM. IT STRESSES THE HEED FOR LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING. SHORT-TERM MEASURES ARE FREQUENTLY FAVORED AT PRESENT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( )
"TO JEOPARDIZE ONE'S JOB FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." DIE WELT, NO. 193.
EPA
GERMAN 08/21/7U PGS 18 ID# 02208A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A SURVEY OF WEST GERMAN OPINION REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT; IT WAS TAKEN
BY THE ALLENSBACHER INSTITUTE FOR DEHOSCOPY AND THE RESULTS WERE BROADCAST ON GERMAN TELEVISION.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, 56 PERCENT OF THE 2000 PERSONS QUERIED FAVORED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EVEN IF THE MEASURES TAKEN SHOULD JEOPARDIZE THEIR EMPLOYMENT. IN THE SURVEY 80 PERCENT RECOGNIZED
THE URGENCY OF DOING SOMETHING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, EVEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH
ACTION WOULD AFFECT GENERAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. EXACTLY 50 PERCENT OF THOSE QUERIED STATED THAT THEY
WOULD ACCEPT ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES, EVEN SHOULD THEY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASES UP TO 10 PERCENT
IN THE COSTS FOR ELECTRICITY AND FUEL. TECHNICIANS AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONS TENDED TO FAVOR
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES, WHEREAS FARMERS AND SKILLED WORKERS WERE MORE RESERVED IN THEIR ATTITUDES
TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
GREAT BRITAIN
PH(A)
PAGE
17
THE LAW RELATING TO POLLDTIOH: AN INTRODUCTION
MCLAUGHLIN, JAHES
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-133
HATER AIR RADIATION NOISE
LOG
IDf 02210A
SOLID WASTE
KD3359.3.H3
THIS BOOK OUTLINES THE FORHS OF ENVIRONHENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL USED IN GREAT BRITAIN,
INTERPRETS THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MENTIONS THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE
UNDER BOTH COBHOH AND STATUTORY LAW, AND CITES PERTINENT CASES AT LAW TO ILLUSTRATE THE BANNER
IN WHICH THE CONTROL MECHANISMS OPERATE. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE: INLAND WATERS, SEA
FISHERIES, AIR POLLUTION, NUCLEAR ENERGY, NOISE, POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, SOLID WASTE, SCHEMES
OF VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT, AND GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. THE BOOK CONTAINS TABLES LISTING THE NUMBER OF
PROSECUTIONS AND CONVICTIONS FOR INFRACTION OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
THE POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT:
JOHNSON, STANLEY P.
ENGLIS'H 00/00/73
THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE
PGS 1-240
ID*
LOG
02211A
HC260.E5J63
THIS BOOK RECOUNTS THE HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE PARTS. THE
FIRST DEALS WITH THE BRITISH ENVIRONMENT IN THE YEARS 1963 TO 1969, DISCUSSING SUCH TOPICS AS
REGIONAL PLANNING, REFORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NEW TOWNS, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORT. THE SECOND PART
GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF THE RISE OF ECOLOGY AS A POLITICAL FORCE IN GREAT BRITAIN. THE THIRD PART IS
DEVOTED TO THE BRITISH ENVIRONMENT IN THE YEARS 1969 TO 1971, ENDING WITH THE FORMATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE FOURTH PART DISCUSSES THE NEW DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REFORM, REGIONAL PLANNING, URBAN STRATEGY, HOUSING, AND POLLUTION. THE LAST PART LOOKS
TO THE FUTURE, DISCUSSING POPULATION CONTROL AS A FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONHENTAL PLANNING.
INTERNATIONAL
PH(B)
"SPECIALISTS FROM 20 COUNTRIES WILL FORMULATE THE INTER-AMERICAN PLAN FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 08/05/7U PGS 1E ID* 02166A
ALSO SE
THIS MEXICAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE UTH INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SANITARY
ENGINEERING HAS BEEN CONVENED IN MEXICO CITY TO DISCUSS AND EXCHANGE PERTINENT INFORMATION ON LATIN
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS CONGRESS, SPONSORED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FOR SANITARY ENGINEERING, IS TO FORMULATE THE INTER-AMERICAN PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
WHICH WILL PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL INDEPENDENCE FROM THE HIGHLY
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN SOLVING PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EXTREME POLLUTION
ABATEMENT MEASURES INHERENT IN POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES OF THE HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ARE
TOO COSTLY AND INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES, WHICH EXPERIENCE A LESSER DEGREE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION.
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GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
PB(A)
"NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT POLLUTION." EXCBLSIOB
EPA
SPANISH 07/03/7H PCS C1 IDt 02171A
ALSO SE
AIR RATER SOLID WASTE PESTICIDES
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS OH THE FINAL SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE ABERICAS, HELD IN HEXICO CITY AND SPONSORED BI THE PAN
ABERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THE 200 DELEGATES OF 21 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THIS SYMPOSIUM
HAVE FORBALIZED TPE FOLLOWING THREE RECOBBBNDATIONS TO BE DELIVERED TO LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNBENTS:
1. NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE CREATED ON THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVBRNHENT TO COORDINATE
EFFORTS IN COBBATING THE PROBLEBS OF DEVELOPBEHT, HEALTH AND POLLUTION. 2. ECOHOBIC RESOURCES
SHOULD BE DESIGNATED TO AS GREAT AN EXTENT AS POSSIBLE TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEBS IN THEIR FOBHATIVE
STAGES. 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SHOULD FORMULATE LOAN POLICIES ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL TO
LATIN ABERICA AND ANY TAXES LEVIED FOR ENVIRONBENTAL IBPROVEHENT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PRACTICAL
WITHIN THE FRABEWORK OF WHAT THE POPULATION CAN AFFORD.
INTERNATIONAL
PB(B)
"ENVIRONBENTAL PROTECTION IN EASTERN EUROPE." HANDELSBLATT, NO. 14«.
KDBE, DIETBAR EPA
GERMAN 07/31/74 PCS 16 IDt 02204A
ALSO SE
THIS REVIEW OF THE BOOK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND THE ECONOHIC SYSTEM IN EASTERN EUROPE
(UNWELTSCHUTZ UND OEKONOBISCHES SYSTEM IN OSTEUROPA BY HANS-HERHANN HOEHRANN, GERTRAUD
SEIDBNSTECHER AND THOBAS VAJNA) NOTES THAT THE USSR, GERHAN DEBOCRATIC REPUBLIC AND HUNGARY ARE
CITED TO ILLUSTRATE THE STATUS OP ENVIRONBENTAL BEASURES IN SOCIALIST, STATE-PLANNED ECONOMIES.
ALTHOUGH THE USSR RECOGNIZES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS VITAL, CONTROL MEASURES ARE STILL
INEFFECTIVE. THE PRIORITY GIVEN RAPID ECONOHIC GROWTH IS THE MAJOR IMPEDIMENT. THE DESIRE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL FACTORY TO BEET PLANS AND RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE REWARD IS ALSO NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE
SUCCESS OF ENVIRONBENTAL GOALS. IN TEE GDR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WAS FIRST GIVEN GREATER
SIGNIFICANCE IN THE ECONOBIC PLAN FOR 1973. IN HUNGARY, THE STATE ENCOURAGES INDUSTRY TO
ENVIRONBENTAL CONTROL THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORTS AND PENALTIES. AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL,
IMPROVEMENT REQUIRES ALLEVIATION OF ENERGY PROBLEBS AND EXTENSION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.
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GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
SE( )
"BEFORE POLLUTION, LATIN AMERICA BDST SOLVE OTHER PROBLEMS." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 08/05/74 PCS 17A ID» 02166B
ALSO PNB
THIS HEXICO NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT FOUR HIGH RANKING DELEGATES TO THE 1UTH
INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SANITARY ENGINEERING (MEXICO C1TT, AUG. 5, 197H) ARE IN FAVOR OF LESS
EMPHASIS ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN LIGHT OF THE BORE PRESSING PROBLEMS OF NUTRITION, HEALTH AND
ILLITERACY IN LATIN AMERICA. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONGRESS; THE PRESIDENT OF THE IHTBR-AHERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR SANITARY ENGINEERING; AND THE DELEGATES FROM ARGENTINA AND VENEZUELA BELIEVE THAT
POLLUTION CONTROL, ALTHOUGH RIGHTFULLY A PRIMARY CONCERN OF HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, HOST BE
GIVES A LOWER PRIORITY WITH REGARD TO LATIN AMERICA IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE NECESSARY DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
INTERNATIONAL
SE( )
"COLOSSUS OF PANIC.: SBC, WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
BOROBIO, LOIS, AND ALAIN JEMAIN
SPANISH 06/16/7U PCS 18-25
EPA
ID* 02191A
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE PRESENTS TWO SOMEWHAT DIFFERING VIEWS ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM
THE FFAP OF POLLUTION. THE FIRST VIEW, ENTITLED "POLLUTION AND SERENITY," WAS WRITTEN BY LUIS
BOROBIO WHO, WITHOUT DENYING THE FACT THAT POLLUTION IS A VALID AND NOTEWORTHY PROBLEM OF OUR
1I«ES, DISCUSSES THE SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTITUDES TOWARD POLLUTION. THEY CAN RESULT IN NEGATIVE
ATTITUDES TOWARD TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, THE LATTER BEING NECESSARY AND BASICALLY BENEFICIAL FOR
MANKIND. THE SECOND VIEW, ENTITLED "TEN DECISIVE YEARS," WAS WRITTEN BY ALAIN JEHAIN, WHO CITES
THE GROWING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EMPHASIS GIVEN TO SOLVING POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND SUMMARIZES THE
SUBSTANTIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND THE HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
IN CONFRONTING THESE PROBLEMS.
IRELAND
PM(B)
"IDA REPORT ON POLLUTION PRONE PLANTS." IRISH PRESS
SHERIDAN, JEAN
ENGLISH 03/09/74 PGS «
ALSO SE
ID*
EPA
02189A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IDA) HAS COMMISSIONED
THE INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STANDARDS TO PREPARE AN INDEPENDENT REPORT ON SOME INDUSTRIES WHICH
KIGHT POSE POLLUTION PROBLEMS. THE REPORT IS TO BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE PORTION OF POLLUTION
CAUSED I'Y THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS WHICH INDUSTRY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED
AND ASSISTED TO MEET. IDA CAN PROVIDE GRANTS TO EXISTING INDUSTRY FOB 25-35 PEBCENT OF CAPITAL
COST OP NEW EQUIPMENT FOR POLLUTION CONTROL. NEW INDUSTRY GRANTS HAY AMOUNT TO 50 PERCENT OF COSTS
FOR POLLUTION CONTROL. THESE FACTS WERE NOTED AT A FORUM ON THE IRISH ENVIRONMENT. A SPOKESMAN
AT THE MEETING, COMMENTING THAT IRELAND HAS ENTERED A PERIOD OF RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH, CAUTIONED
TflAT ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS SHOULD NOT BE OVFRLOOKED IN THE GENERAL DESIRE TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND
EMPLOYNSNT CONDITIONS. ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS ARE COMPATIBLE WHEN INVESTORS ARE GIVEN
INFORMATION ABOUT PLANT LOCATION AND APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS IN ADVANCE.
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GENERAL
ISRAEL
PH(A)
JAPAN
LB(B)
"THE BSE OF AH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IK THE REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION." PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE ISRAEL ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS G1-G5 IDt 01«97C
ALSO SE
AIR WATER SOLID HASTE
THIS REPORT, PRESENTED AT TEL AVIV DURING THE COSFERENCF OF HAY 8 AND 9, 197tt, DISCUSSES THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS REQUIRED SINCE THE END OF 1972 BY THE ISRAEL MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY FOR ALL INVESTORS OB PLANT OWNERS SEEKING GOVERNMENT-APPROVED LOANS AND GRANTS TO
BUILD NEi FACILITIES OR TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE EXISTING PLANTS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
QUESTIONNAIRE ELICITS INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AIR, WATER, NOISE, AND SOLID WASTE
POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND ASKS FOR PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS. THE IMPACT STATEMENTS ARE
REVIEWED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE, AND THE WATER COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW
ARE RETURNED TO THE OWNER OH INVESTOR AND ARE ALSO FURNISHED TO THE DISTRICT AND LOCAL PLANNING
AND BUILDING COMMISSIONS TO REDUCE THE TIME REQUIRED FOR PERMIT AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES.
"GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OFFICIATED IN 55 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 08/17/7U PCS
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GENERAL
JAP1M
PH(B)
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITOATIOH TODAY."
JAPAR, EXTERNAL TBADE ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 05/00/7U PGS
ALSO LRB
AIR WATER
FOCUS JAPAN/NOW IN JAPAN, NO.
EPA
3-37 ID* 02167A
12
THIS BOOKLET SURVEYS THE PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION IN JAPAN. ENVIRONMENTAL HEEDS ARE
OUTLINED, AND SAMPLINGS OP PUBLIC OPINION ARE QUOTED TO ILLUSTRATE GROWING POPULAR SUPPORT FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO AIR, HATER, NOISE, OFFENSIVE ODORS,
SOLID WASTES AND PCB'S ARE OUTLINED. THE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR POLLUTION CONTROL FOR FISCAL YEAR
1974 IS CITED TOGETHER WITH THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED. PRIVATE
ANTIPOLLUTION INVESTMENT FOR FISCAL 1973 AND FISCAL 1974 (PLANNED) IS GIVEN. POLLUTION CONTROL
INVESTMENT IS COMPARED TO TOTAL EQUIPMENT INVESTMENT AND THE AMOUNTS ALLOTTED TO AIR, WATER, NOISE,
WASTE AND OTHER ABATEMENT ARE PRESENTED. METHODS OF RECYCLING VARIOUS WASTES ARE DESCRIBED.
NECESSARY GUIDELINES AND STEPS FOR THE FUTURE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. AN APPENDIX LISTS MAJOR LAWS
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TOGETHER WITH DATES OF ENACTMENT AHD AMENDMENT.
JAPAN
PM(B)
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN JAPAN.
JAPAN, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ENGLISH PGS -174
ALSO LRB/*ISSUED AFTER 11/00/73
AIR WATER NOISE
EPA
ID* 02173A
THIS BOOKLET, CONSISTING OF ARTICLES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ENVIRONMENT
AGENCY, SURVEYS MEASURES TAKEN IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. A SUMMARY OF
THE CONTENT OF 14 MAJOR ANTI-POLLUTION LAWS IS GIVEN, FOLLOWED BY A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PERTINENT
LEGISLATION. THE FUNCTION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND THE GOVERNMENT'S
1973 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET ARE OUTLINED. RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE DISCUSSED. SEVERAL ARTICLES STUDY
MEASURES BEING TAKEN SPECIFICALLY TO CONTROL AIR, NOISE AND WATER POLLUTION. ONE SECTION DEALS
WITH VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT EFFORTS IN WHICH JAPAN IS INVOLVED. THE COMPENSATION
AFFORDED VICTIMS OF POLLUTION IS DESCRIBED. PREVAILING PUBLIC OPINION RELEVANT TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IS SAMPLED. THE LAST SECTION REPRINTS HIGHLIGHTS OF TWO GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPERS ON
POLLUTION CONTROL.
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GENERAL
LUXEMBURG
LR(A)
"JUNE 17, 1872 DECREE OF THE GRAND DDKS OB THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHBENTS, FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, SHOPS, ETC." PASINOHIB LOXEHBOURGEOISE.
EPA
FRENCH PCS 353-357 IDt 0220 U
THIS DECREE OF THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBURG CONCERNS THE HANAGEHENT OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS, FACTORIES, AND WORKSHOPS. THE DECREE WHICH IS OF A VERT GENERAL NATURE, LISTS
TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH BAY NOT BE BUILT OR ROVED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER WITHOUT
PERMISSION FROM All ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY (EITHER THE NATIONAL OR COMMUNAL GOVERNMENT). A
REQUEST FOR SUCH AUTHORIZATION BUST SPECIFY THOSE NUISANCES THAT THE PROSPECTIVE ESTABLISHHBNT HAY
CAUSE AFFECTING THE POPULATION, AS WELL AS PUBLIC WORKS, WATERCOURSES AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
WITHIN A 100 TO 200 METER RADIUS. AUTHORIZATIONS ARE BASED ON SAFETY, CLEANLINESS, AND PUBLIC
WELFARE, AND MAY BE REVOKED IF ESTABLISHED CONDITIONS OR NEW CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE ISSUING
AUTHORITY ARE NOT MET.
NETHERLANDS
PM(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE NETHERLANDS."
BRIET, LUDWIG ft. E.
ENGLISH OH/00/72 PCS 827-831
THE BUSINESS LAWYER.
EPA
ID* 02184A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS AND PRACTICES IN THE NETHERLANDS.
THERE ARE SECTIONS ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS.
AIR POLLUTION IS ONE OF THE NETHERLANDS CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. AN INTEGRATED AIB
POLLUTION MONITORING SYSTEM IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND VARIOUS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY
INDUSTRY TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM. THE NOT-YET IMPLEMENTED 1970 LAW ON AIR POLLUTION, GIVING
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER AIR POLLUTION BY TRAFFIC AND DOMESTIC HEATING, IS DISCUSSED.
MEASURES TAKEN IN THE FIELDS OF RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION AND INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL WASTE
DISPOSAL ARE ALSO CITED.
NORDIC COUNCIL
LF{A)
THE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONVENTION WITH A COMMENTARY.
SWEDEN, MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EPA
ENGLISH PCS 3-17 ID* 02175A
WATER AIR NOISE
THIS BOOKLET REPRINTS THE TEXT OF THE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONVENTION, SIGNED
FEBRUARY 19, 197U, BY DENMARK, FINLAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IN THE FIRST HALF
OF 1975. THE CONVENTION PROVIDES THAT IN GRANTING A PERMIT FOR A POTENTIALLY ENVIRONMENTALLY/
DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITY, AN EXAMINING AUTHORITY SHALL CONSIDER POSSIBLE NUISANCE TO A NEIGHBORING
NORDIC COUNTRY AS HE WOULD NUISANCE IN HIS OWN COUNTRY. IT GIVES CITIZENS OF ONE NORDIC NATION
THE -RIGHT TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS WITH THE APPROPRIATE COURT OR AUTHORITY IN A SECOND NATION
RELATIVE TO THE PERMISSIBILITY OF A DISTURBING ACTIVITY ON THE SAME BASIS AS A CITIZEN OF THE
LATTER COUNTRY. THE CONVENTION, WHICH APPLIES TO STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS, DEFINES HARMFUL
ACTIVITIES AS DISCHARGE FROB SOIL OR FACILITIES OF SOLID OR LIQUID WASTE, GAS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES
INTO WATERCOURSES, LAKES OR SEAS, OR OTHER WATER-POLLUTING ACTIVITIES, AIR POLLUTION, NOISE,
VIBRATION, CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE, IONIZING RADIATION OR LIGHT.
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GENERAL
NORWAY
PH(B)
"NORWEGIAN OUTLINES INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES."
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AIRGBAH, AHEHBASSY OSLO, A-168.
UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OP STATE EPA
ENGLISH 09/20/74 PCS 1-2 IDf 0217U
THIS ARTICLE SDHHARIZES THE 1974 PRIORITIES OF THE NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT. PROPOSED
HEASDRES ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL INCLUDE: (1) LEGISLATION FOR A PLANNING PROGRAB OR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY AND ORGANIZATION SUPERVISED BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SOBEWRAT SIMILAR TO D.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; (2) CREATION OF A TOTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT COORDINATED BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT; (3) A POLLUTION LAW TO CONSOLIDATE
CONSIDERATION OP AIR, NOISE, HATER, AND HAZARDOUS WASTE POLLUTION; AND (4) LEGISLATION TO REGULATE
PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS RAVING A HARMFUL IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, NORWAY PLANS TO EMPHASIZE ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION THROUGH THE OECD.
OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS INCLUDE: INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE SOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF
ACID RAIN, STUDY OP ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE ARCTIC, AND STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION.
OECD
pa (B)
"ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
POLICY?" OECD OBSERVER, NO. 70.
RODERICK, BILLIARD
ENGLISH 06/00/74 PGS 9-11
OR TWO ASPECTS OF A SINGLE
IDf
EPA
02163A
THIS ARTICLE MAINTAINS THAT PROTECTION OP THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION OP ENERGY ARE
MUTUALLY COMPATIBLE ENDEAVORS. THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MODIFIED BY THE ENERGY
CRISIS, ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY POLLUTION ABATEMENT BUT CONSERVATION OF RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY
SOURCES AS WELL. ACCORDINGLY, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY STUDIES WILL HAVE TO INCLUDE
CONSIDERATION OF BOTH FACTORS. A U.S. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STUDY IS CITED TO THE
EFFECT THAT INCREASING POWER PLANT EFFICIENCY IN SOME CASES REDUCED AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, THE
AMOUNT OF SOLID WASTE, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OP FUEL EXTRACTION, PROCESSING AND
TRANSPORTATION. OECD CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES IN THE AREAS
OF DIVERSIFICATION OF TYPE AND LOCATION OP ENERGY SOURCES, CONTROL OF CERTAIN POLLUTANTS, SETTLING
PROBLEMS OP TRANSPRONTIER POLLUTION, AND PREPARING STUDIES ON THE ABATEMENT OF EMISSIONS FROH
POSSIL-FDELED POWER PLANTS AND ON THE DESDLPHURIZATION OP EMISSIONS.
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SPAIN
LR(B)
SPAIN
PM(B)
PAGE
"EARTH DAY CELEBRATED." ABC
SPANISH
ALSO SE
AIR
06/06/74 PCS 63
EPA
IDt 02186B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE ACTIVITIES OF A PLENARY SESSION OF THE SPANISH
INTBRMINISTBRIAL COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT, HELD JUNE 5, 1974, IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY.
DURING THIS MEETING, THE STATUS OF PROJECTED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION WAS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING:
(1) THE PROJECTED DECREE ON CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FSOH VEHICLES, (2) REGULATIONS CONCERNING
THE ATMOSPHERIC PROTECTION LAW, AND (3) THE PROPOSED LAW ON THE CREATION AND CONSERVATION OF
PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS. THE MEETING WAS PRESIDED OVER BY THE SPANISH MINISTER OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT WHO, DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE, PLEDGED CONTINUED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS
AND CITED THE VARIOUS POBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGNS CONDUCTED DURING EARTH DAY.
ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNESCO AND THE UNITED NATIONS CITED PROBLEMS
SDCH AS THE LACK OF TECHNICIANS AND THE UNREGULATED POLLUTION FROM POOR COUNTRIES. IN THIS
RESPECT, COOPERATION BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE tf.N. REPRESENTS A MODEL FOR LATIN AMERICAN EFFORTS.
"EARTH DAY." ABC
SPANISH
06/01/74 PGS 63
EPA
ID* 02186A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MENTIONS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS AND CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGNS
ENVISAGED FOR EARTH DAY TO BE HELD JUNE 5, 1974, IN MADRID, SPAIN. ON THIS DAY PAMPHLETS, POSTERS
AND DECALS WILL BE HANDED OUT, AND DURING THE PERIOD JUNE 5 TO JUNE 11, THE SPANISH POST OFFICE
WILL STAMP ALL HAIL WITH A SPECIAL EARTH DAY COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLATION STAMP. CLEAN-UP
CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE SPANISH YOUTH ORGANIZATION (ORGANIZACION
DE JUVENTUD ESPANOLA) AND OTHER GROUPS INTERESTED IN CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
SPAIN
PH(A)
"DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM VISITS CATALONIA." ABC
EPA
SPANISH 06/23/7U PGS 43 ID* 02213A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE DIRECTOR OP THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
(UNEP) HAS VISITED SPAIN'S CATALONIA REGION AT THE INVITATION OF THE SPANISH MINISTER OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TO SURVEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS SPAIN. SPAIN
IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE BECOMING INDUSTRIALIZED BUT WHICH STILL MAINTAIN
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A RURAL SOCIETY. OF SPECIFIC INTEREST ARE THE ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY TOURISM IN THE PYRENEES AND ALONG THE COSTA BRAVA. A POSITIVE RESULT OF THE VISIT WILL
BE THE CREATION OF A SPANISH ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING CENTER WHICH WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF UNEP.
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25
GENERAL
SWITZERLAND
PH(A)
"QUICKLY AND WITH LITTLE EFFORT." UMWELT: FORSCHONG, GBSTALTDBG, SCHUTZ
NO. 3.
TROXLER, K. H. EPA
GERHAN 06/00/73 PCS 34-35 ID* 02165A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE COORDINATION OFFICE FOR ENVIRONHENTAL PROTECTION ESTABLISHED IN THE
CANTON OF ZURICH. LOCATED IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE FURNISHES INFOHHATION ON
ENTIRONBEHTAL LAW AND REGULATIONS AND PROMOTES COOPERATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS AGENCIES RAVING
ENVIRONBENTAL JURISDICTION. IT ALSO SERVES AS A POINT OF CONTACT TO THE FEDERAL ENVIRONHENTAL
AGENCY IN BERN AND TO THE ENVIRONHENTAL OFFICES IN OTHER CANTONS, AS WELL AS TO THE COMMUNITIES.
THE OFFICE ADMINISTERS FUNDS FOR PILOT STUDIES AND PROBLEM ANALYSES. ASIDE FROM ITS COORDINATING
FUNCTION, OTHER HAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE ARE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TO SERVE AS A
RECEIVER OF COMPLAINTS.
UNITED STATES
PH(A)
REVIEW OF FEDERAL ACTIONS IMPACTING THE ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONHENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
ENGLISH 11/30/7U PGS - 1-««
ID*
EPA
02200A
THIS MANUAL, PREPARED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONHENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), ESTABLISHES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING AND COMMENTING ON PROPOSED ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
REFERRED TO EPA AND RELATED ENVIRONHENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL ARE PROVISIONS FOR
REVIEWING AND COMMENTING ON FEDERAL ACTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, AS
AMENDED; REVIEWING AND COMMENTING ON ENVIRONHENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS OF NON-FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS;
AND REVIEWING WATER RESOURCE PROJECTS UNDER THE WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL PROCEDURE FOR INTERAGENCY
REVIEW.
USSR
PH(A)
PECE 0 ZIVOTNI PROSTREDI VE SVAZU SOVETSKYCH SOCIALISTICKYCH REPUBLIK (CARE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN TfiE USSR).
CZECHOSLOVAKIA ENVIRONHENTAL COUNCIL EPA
CZECH 02/00/72 PGS 30-56 ID* 021U6A
ALSO LRB AND SE
CHAPTERS IV THROUGH VIII OF THIS BOOK DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN THE USSR. PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND THEIR OBJECTIVES ARE DISCUSSED
IN CHAPTER IV, ALONG WITH PLANNING AND FINANCING OF ENVIRONBENTAL PROGRAMS. CHAPTERS V AND VI
DEAL WITH ENVIRONHENTAL RESEARCH IN FIELDS SUCH AS INDUSTRY AND LAND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA. INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION
IN REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS THE TOPIC OP CHAPTER VII. FINALLY, CHAPTER VIII
BRIEFLY DISCUSSES CONTROL OF WATER, AIR, NOISE, AND WASTE POLLUTION AND PROTECTION OP SOIL,
FORESTS, AND COUNTRYSIDE.
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AUSTRIA
LR<£)
PACK
26
"ON TIPTOE TO SCHWECHAT." DIB PRESSE.
GERBAN 08/28/7* PGS
EPA
IDt 02227A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL AGENCI FOR CIVIL AVIATION HAS PRESCRIBED A NEW
LANDING APPROACH PROCEDURE FOR PLANES AT THE VIENNESE AIRPORT, SCHWBCHAT. THE TECHNIQUE,
DEVELOPED BY LUFTHANSA AIRLINES AND ALREADT PRACTICED SUCCESSFULLY AT FRANKFURT AND OTHER
AIRPORTS, REDUCES NOISE DISTURBANCE FOR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. REFERRED TO AS "LOW DRAG -
LOW POWER" BY PILOTS, THE PROCEDURE CALLS FOR THE PILOT TO REFRAIN FHOB RELEASING LANDING GEAR
UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS BEFORE LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAS LEFT RESIDENTIAL AREAS BEHIND.
LANDING GEAR, WREN RELEASED, CAUSES WIND RESISTANCE, AND GREATER POWER IS DEMANDED FOR THE AIRCRAFT
TO MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY LANDING SPEED. ADDED NOISE COMES FROM THE EXTRA BURST OF POWER. AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL STATIONS WILL CHECK OBSERVANCE OF THE NEW APPROACH PROCEDURE.
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"APRIL 2, 1974 ROYAL DECREE ON ... LICENSING LABORATORIES AND CORPORATIONS FOR
TESTING 6 MONITORING ... DEVICES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL." HONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 04/30/74 PGS 6205-6206 IDt 01472B
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS ROYAL DECREE WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE NOISE CONTROL LAW OF JULY 18, 1973. THE
DECREE SETS THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND THE FAMILY
IS TO LICENSE LABORATORIES AND CORPORATIONS WHICH TEST NOISE-REDUCING OR NOISE-MEASURING DEVICES.
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS LICENSED UNDER THIS DECREE ARE SET OUT, AS ARE PROVISIONS
FOR RESCINDING LICENSES IN CASES IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATIONS FAIL TO COMPLT WITH THESE STANDARDS.
BRAZIL
LR(A)
•SPECIAL RETIREMENT. SOCIAL SECURITY REGULATIONS." COLECAO DAS LEIS, V. 6,
1973
EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/73 PGS 458-459* ID« 02172A
*ALSO P. 508
THIS SUBSECTION OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIAL SECURITY REGULATIONS, INSTITUTED BY LAW 3.807 OF
AUGUST, 1960 AND MODIFIED BY LAW 5.890 OF JUNE 8, 1973 AND BY DECREE NO. 72.771 OF SEPTEMBER 6,
1973, PROVIDES SPECIAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR BRAZILIAN WORKERS EXPOSED TO UNHEALTHY OR
DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS. RATRER THAN WORKING THE NORMAL 30 YEARS BEFORE PENSIONING, AN
ELIGIBLE WORKER HAY NOW RECEIVE HIS PENSION AFTER 15, 20, OH 25 YEARS, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
UNHEALTHY OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OP HIS OCCUPATION. AS REGULATED IN TABLE I OF THESE
REGULATIONS, WORKERS PERMANENTLY EXPOSED TO NOISE LEVELS HIGHER THAN 90 DECIBELS ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR SPECIAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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LR(B)
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27
"NOISE IN TEXTILE FACTORIES HAT PRECIPITATE EARLY RETIREMENT." 0 EST8DO DE
SAO PAOLO
PORTUGUESE
ALSO PHB AND SE
07/03/7« PCS 12
IDI 02172B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT, PURSUANT TO LAW 5.890 OF JULY 1973 AND OTHER PERTINENT
LEGISLATION, BRAZILIAN WORKERS SUBJECTED TO PERMANENT NOISE LEVELS ABOVE 90 DECIBELS HAY RECEIVE
PENSIONS AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE TEXTILE SYNDICATE, CITING PRIVATE STUDIES, CLAIMS THAT
TEXTILE FACTORY WORKERS EXPERIENCE DAILY NOISE LEVELS EXCEEDING 90 DECIBELS. HOWEVER, SINCE
REQUESTS FOR 25-YEAR PENSIONS BUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE-LEVEL AFFIDAVITS PREPARE!) BY TECHNICIANS
OF THE NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE (INPS), THE TEXTILE SYNDICATE AND A COHMISSION OF
TEXTILE WORKERS FROM SOROCABA RAVE APPEARED IN BRASILIA BEFORE THE MINISTER OF LABOR REQUESTING HE
OBLIGATE THE INPS TO UNDERTAKE THE NECESSARY NOISE-LEVEL MEASUREMENTS IN THE TEXTILE FACTORIES OF
SOHOCABAi IF EVENTUAL RESULTS FAVOR THE WORKERS, ABOUT ONE-THIRD OP THE PRESENT SOROCABA LABOR
FORCE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE PENSIONING, AS WILL MANY TEXTILE WORKERS ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.
GERMAN DEM REP
PH(B)
•ORGANIZATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NOISE CONTROL IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC." NOISE 2000. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSES IN LONDON AND GRONINGEN.
HARTIG, HERBERT AND RUDOLF JUNGHANS EPA
GERMAN 00/00/71 PGS 26-31 ID* 02111A
THIS ARTICLE, CONTAINED IN A COMPILATION EDITED BY PIETER ZONDERLAND, DESCRIBES THE LEGAL
FRAMEWORK FOR NOISE CONTROL IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC AND THE BEANS BY WHICH LEGAL
PROVISIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED. A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES ARE INCLUDED. NOISE CONTROL LEGISLATION, BASED
ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE OF HEALTH AND THE ABILITY TO WORK, RANGES FROM FRAMEWORK LAWS
THROUGH REGULATIONS THAT APPLY THE LAWS TO VARIOUS AREAS OF SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY TO RULES WHICH
PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL BASIS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. WHILE ALL AREAS OF SOCIETY ARE CONSIDERED IN
NOISE PROTECTION MEASURES, SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THOSE AREAS WHERE NOISE REDUCTION IS
PARTICULARLY NECESSARY; I.E., TO INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC, AND TO AREAS HOUSING HOSPITALS,
CONVALESCENT HOMES AND THE LIKE. A CENTRAL WORK GROUB, CALLED "NOISE PROTECTION", COMPOSED OF
PHYSICIANS, TECHNICIANS, CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS, HAS CONTRIBUTED
GREATLY TO THE SOLUTION OF MANY NOISE-RELATED PROBLEMS IN ITS 12 YEARS OF EXISTENCE.
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NOISE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"POTTING A DAMPER ON MOTOR AND MUSIC DIN."
PREODENREICH, JOHANN
GERMAN 07/30/74 PCS 13
ALSO PMB
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITONG, NO. 173.
EPA
ID* 02114A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT MUNICH'S POLICE ARE ENFORCING ANTI-NOISE REGULATIONS
AGAINST MOTORCYCLISTS AND PLAYERS OF LOOD HDSIC. PERSONS IN CRORDED RESIDENTIAL AREAS DSIN6
OUTDOOR GRILLS MAY ALSO BE FINED FOR DISTURBING NEIGHBORS. POLICE HAY ,PINS MOTORCYCLISTS USING
WALKWAYS OR BICYCLE PATHS IN CITY PARKS FIVE BARKS OR BORE. MOTORCYCLES WHICH HAVE BEEN ALTERED
TO MAKE THEH FASTER, AND THEREBY NOISIER, HAY BE CONFISCATED AS NO LONGER CONFORMING TO THEIR
PERMITS. OWNERS MUST THEN HAVE THEM REBUILT AND RELICENSED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THE LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY HAS ALSO CONTRACTED TO HAVE A NOISE HETER DEVELOPED SO THAT POLICE HAY
ASCERTAIN MORE EASILY IF A VEHICLE EXCEEDS LEGAL NOISE LEVELS. PERSONS PLAYING HDSIC EXCESSIVELY
LOOD MAY BE FINED UP TO 500 MARKS UNDER CITY ORDINANCES. THE FINES BAY BE GREATLY INCREASED WHEN
THK PROPOSED BAVARIAN ANTI-IH.1ISSIONS LAW IS PASSED.
GERMANY,FED REP OP
LR(B)
"GERMANS ARE THE BEST PROTECTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT." HANDELSBLATT, NO.
KREHER, ULRICH K. EPA
GERMAN 01/18/74 PGS 4 IDI 02207A
*AIR
13.
GERMANY,F3I> REP OF
PM(B)
"FRANKFORT ENCOURAGING QUIET AIRPLANES." SUEDDBUTSCHB ZBITUNG, NO.
HERLES, HELMUT EPA
GERMAN 07/10/74 PGS 32 ID* 02134A
156
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DISCUSSES MEASURES BEING TAKEN AT THE NEW FRANKFURT AIRPORT TO
CONTROL NOISE. BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1, 1974, THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT WILL IMPLEMENT A PREHIDH OR
BONOS SYSTEM TO ENCOURAGE AIRLINES TO HAKE USE OF QUIETER AIRCRAFT. A TOTAL OF 12.5 BILLION
MARKS HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THIS PROGRAM. PRESENTLY NOISE LEVELS OF APPROACHING AIRLINERS ABE
RECORDED, AND CHIEF PILOTS OF FOREIGN AIRLINES ARE COOPERATING BY ADMONISHING PILOTS OF FLIGHTS
NOTED TO BE ESPECIALLY DISTURBING. THE AIRPORT HAS ALSO INVESTED MORE THAN ONE BILLION HARKS
IN A SYSTEH TO MONITOR AIRCRAFT NOISE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THRODGH USE OF A COMPUTER,
ITS SEVEN MONITORING AREAS ARE TO BE INCREASED TO 27. CURRENTLY COURT ACTION IS BLOCKING
EXPANSION OP THE AIRPORT, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE OF NOISE NUISANCE.
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29
THE LAB RELATING TO POLLUTION: AH INTRODUCTION
BCLAOGHLI8, JAHES
EHGLISH 00/00/72 PGS
*GEHERAL WATER AIR
1-133
RADIATION
LOG
ID* 02210A
SOLID HASTE
KD3359.3.N3
ICAO
PM(B)
"THE NOISE PROBLEM - WHAT TO DO AND HOB?" INTERAVIA.
ENGLISH
ALSO ST AND SE
09/00/74 PGS 892-894
EPA
ID* 02188A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT LEGISLATORS HOST LAY DOWN A DEFINITE PROGRAM FOR THE DEGREE AND RATE
OF AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION. NOTING THE FINANCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES OF REDUCING NOISE
LEVELS IN MANY EXISTING AIRCRAFT MODELS, THE ARTICLE ADVOCATES A PLANNED, GRADUAL REDUCTION OF
PERMITTED NEW CRAFT NOISE LEVELS. THE FLEET NOISE CONCEPT IS SUGGESTED, WHEREBY AIRLINES COULD
HEET A -REQUIRED AVERAGE FLEET NOISE LEVEL BY BUYING NEW, QUIETER CRAFT OR HODIPYING OLD CRAFT AS
THET FOUND HOST FEASIBLE. IF A LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW QUIETER
AND ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE CRAFT, THIS CONCEPT SHOULD RESULT IN GREAT ECONOMY FOR THE AIRLINES
AND BETTER, MORE MODERN PLANES FOR PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO REDUCED NOISE LEVELS. IN THE
MEANTIME, EFFORTS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL SHOULD SEEK TO RESTRICT AIRPORT NOISE LEVELS THROUGH
MEASURES SUITED TO INDIVIDUAL HEEDS. COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE NOISE LEVELS CANNOT BE FORESEEN UNTIL
THE YEAR 2000 IF THIS APPROACH IS USED.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"THE COMBATING OF NOISE IN THE ENTIRE BORLD AND IN HOLLAND." NOISE 2000.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSES IN LONDON AND GRONINGEN.
ZONDERLAND, PIETER, ED, EPA
GERMAN* 00/00/71 PGS 9-54 ID* 02110A
*ALSO ENGLISH
THIS ARTICLE CITES NOISE CONTROL ACHIEVEMENTS IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, BUT CONCENTRATES
ON ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE NETHERLANDS. A BRIEF HISTORICAL SURVEY REGARDS NOISE
CONTROL EFFORTS IN THE COUNTRY FROM 1935 TO THE PRESENT. IN 1970 THE CENTRALIZED NETHERLANDS
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT NOISE NUISANCE (NSG) WAS ORGANIZED. THE AUTHOR MAKES SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS
FOR NOISE CONTROL OH THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE DUTCH NATIONAL LEVELS. INTERNATIONALLY HE
ADVOCATES: (1) INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL DIVISIONS IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO COMBAT NOISE, (2) A
CERTIFICATE FOR PRODUCTS WHICH HEET NOISE STANDARDS, (3) AN INTERNATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY
SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE FOR NOISE, («) INQUIRY INTO AIRCRAFT NOISE AND (5) PROHIBITION OF SUPERSONIC
CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC. IN HOLLAND HE RECOMMENDS: (1) BETTER USE OF KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO THE
GOVERNMEHT RESEARCH IHSTITUTE (THO) AND (2) COORDIHATIOH OF ALL GROUPS COHCEHNED WITH PARTIAL OH
REGIOHAL NOISE PROBLEMS BY THE NSG.
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LR(B)
PICK
30
"ECOLOGICAL FACTOBS NIX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT." THE JAPAN TIMES.
EPA
ENGLISH 08/15/74 PCS 2 ID* 02197A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR WATER
JAPAN
PB(B)
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN JAPAN.
JAPAN, MINISTRY OP FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ENGLISH PCS -174
ALSO LRB/*ISSOED AFTER 11/00/73
^GENERAL AIR RATER
EPA
ID* 02173A
JAPAN
PM(B)
°40-KPH SPEED LIMIT PLANNED TO MAKE TOKYO A QDIET CITY." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/20/74 PGS 3 ID* 02219A
AIR
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OF TOKYO PLANS TO
LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT PROM 50 KM PER HOUR TO 40 KB PER HOUR OH SEVERAL MAIN ROADS TO HELP REDUCE
TRAFFIC NOISE AND THE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN THE CITY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BAN OR THE
DRIVING OF MOTORCYCLES OF 250CC OR MORE BETWEEN 11 P.M. AND 6 A.M., AND THERE WILL BE 1 COMPLETE
BAN ON DRIVING OF SUCH MOTORCYCLES IN EIGHT AREAS OF THE CITY.
LUXEMBURG
LR(A)
"DECEMBER 22, 1965 GRAND-DUCAL REGULATION MODIFYING AND COMPLETING THE NOV. 23,
1955 GRAND-DUCAL DECREE REGULATING TRAFFIC ON PUBLIC ROADS." NEHORIAL LBXEHBOURGEOISE.
EPA
FRENCH* 00/00/65 PGS 516-529 ID* 02198A
*ALSO GERMAN
AIR
PHIS REGULATION, WHICH COMPLETES AND MODIFIES THE 1955 TRAFFIC LAW, DEALS WITH AIR POLLUTION
FPOM SONSTATIONARY SOURCES IN ARTICLE 7. THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT MOTOR VEHICLES MUST NOT EMIT
EXCESSIVE FUMES OR NOISE AND THAT VEHICLES MUST HAVE EXHAUST DEVICES WHICH ARE SUFFICIENTLY
SILENT, EFFICIENT, AND AIRTIGHT. THESE DEVICES MUST BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION AND MUST
FUNCTION AS IF THEY WERE NEW. FREE EXHAUST OR ANY OPERATION SUPPRESSING OR REDUCING THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF EXHAUST DEVICES ARE PROSCRIBED. PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OP
VEHICLES ARE ALSO GIVEN.
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BORDIC COUNCIL
LR(A)
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31
THE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONVENTION WITH A COMMENTARY.
SWEDEN, MINISTRY POR FOREIGN APPAIRS/HINISTRY OP AGRICULTURE EPA
ENGLISH PGS 3-17 ID# 02175A
'GENERAL RATER AIR
OECD
PM(B)
"ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING NOISE, EMPHASIZING ECONOMIC INCENTIVES"
L'OBSERVATEUR DE L'OCDE, NO. 71.
EPA
PRBHCR 08/00/74 PGS 12-14 ID» 02112A
THIS ARTICLE, BASED ON A STDDY BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENT OP THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, SURVEYS MEASURES BEING
TAKEN IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN NATIONS TO LIHIT NOISE PROM TRAFFIC, AIRCRAFT, INDUSTRY AND
CONSTRUCTION SITES. HOST EUROPEAN NATIONS HAVE SOME MEASURES TO CONTROL NOISE FROM HOTOR VEHICLES
AND PLANES. NOISE FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT IS REGULATED INTERNATIONALLY. SOME NATIONS
ARE ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OP NOISE THROUGH LAND PLANNING. THE SUBCOMMITTEE STUDIED TWO
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO REDUCE NOISE. A NOISE FEE ON AIRCRAFT AS PART OP A TOTAL PROGRAM COULD
HELP FINANCE ANTI-NOISE MEASURES AROUND AIRPORTS AND ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURERS TO DEVELOP QUIETER
ENGINES. LABELING PRODUCTS AS TO NOISE LEVELS COULD AID CONSUMERS AND ALSO SERVE AS AN INCENTIVE
TO MANUFACTURERS TO DEVELOP QUIETER PRODUCTS.
VENEZUELA
SE( )
"VENEZUELAN SCIENTIST R.E. CACERES AFFIRMS:
POLLUTANTS." EXCELSIOR
NOISE IS ONE OF THE WORST
SPANISH
ALSO PHB
08/08/74 PGS 16A
ID*
EPA
02206A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, TWO SCIENTISTS OF THE VENEZUELAN DIVISION FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL HAVE PRESENTED EVIDENCE TO THE 14TH INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF
SANITARY ENGINEERING AFFIRMING THE PEJORATIVE EFFECT OF NOISE ON MODERN SOCIETY. INCREASING
NOISE LFVBLS, AMONG OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY GENERATED TENSIONS, ARE CAUSING INCREASED RATES IN
DEAFNESS, SUICIDES, DIVORCES, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTION, CRIME AND OTHER SOCIAL ILLS. ALTHOUGH
MOST NATIONS REALIZE THE HARMFUL MENTAL AMD PHYSICAL EFFECTS CAUSED BY NOISE, LITTLE HAS BEEN
DONE TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OR ASSIGN IT A PROPER PRIORITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING. IN VENEZUELA
A PROPOUND STUDY INTO UNFAVORABLE EMOTIONAL STATES GENERATED BY THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN
UNDERTAKEN. INITIAL STATISTICS OP THIS STUDY SHOW A 30 PERCENT INCREASE IN DIVORCE IN LATIN
AMERICA OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS AND A SO PERCENT INCREASE IN SUICIDES.
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AUSTRALIA
LR(ft)
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32
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (HASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1974. STATUTORY ROLES 1971,
NO. 56
SPA
ENGLISH 03/12/7U PGS 1-3 ID* 02135B
*GENERAL HATER SOLID HASTE AIR
INTERNATIONAL
PH(A)
"NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT POLLUTION." EXCELSIOR
SPANISH
ALSO SE
*GENERAL
AIR
07/03/7U PGS C1
HATER
IDI
EPA
0217HA
SOLID HASTE
KADIATION
GFRSANY.Fy.D
LR (B)
OF "PROTECTION FROM RADIATION TO BE IMPROVED." SDEDDEUTSCHE ZEITOHG, NO. 159.
EPA
GERMAN 07/13/7U PGS 5 ID* 00693J
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE GERMAN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT HILL TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE
SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN THE FALL OF 1974. EXPANSION OF PROVISIONS OF THE
WASTE KXHOVAL LAW AND STRENGTHENING OP THE RADIATION PROTECTION REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE ATONIC
LAW ARE ANTICIPATED. ACCORDING TO A PARLIAMENTARY SPOKESMAN, NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS HILL BE
INDISPENSABLE IN SUPPLYING GERMANY'S FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS. THEREFORE, PROVISION FOR SAFE DISPOSAL
OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES IS IMPERATIVE. MEASURES SUGGESTED INCLUDE MAKING THE ORIGINAL POSSESSOR OF
SPECIAL WASTES RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM UNTIL THEIR FINAL SAFE DISPOSAL AND INCREASING PENALTIES FOR
UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING OF HARMFUL HASTES. OTHER SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE MAKING ESTABLISHMENT OF WASTE
FSHOVAL FACILITIES FOR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES MANDATORY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR FOR FACTORIES
PRODUCING THE WASTES.
GRFAT BRITAIN
LR (E).
THE LAW RELATING TO POLLUTION: AN INTRODUCTION
MCLAUGHLIN, JAMES
ENGLISP 00/00/72 PGS 1-133
•GENERAL HATER AIR NOISE
LOG
ID* 02210A
SOLID HASTE
KD3359.3.H3
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SOLID HASTE
AUSTRALIA
LB{A)
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33
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (WASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1974. STATUTORY RULES 1974,
HO. 58
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/74 PCS 1-3 ID* 02135B
*GERERAL WATER PESTICIDES AIR
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
LITTER ACT 1973.
TASMANIA. PARLIAMENT
ENGLISH
05/10/73 PCS 1-8
EPA
ID* 02141A
THIS ACT PASSED BY THE TASHANIAN PARLIABEBT CONTAINS PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO LITTER IN THE
STATE OF TASMANIA. IT DEFINES THE TERMS "LAND" AND "LITTER" AND LISTS LITTER OFFENSES WITH THE
PENALTIES THEY CARRY. THE ACT ALSO LISTS THE OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE POH ITS ENFORCEMENT AND
PRESCRIBES PROCEDORES FOR CONFRONTING AND PENALIZING OFFENDERS, FOR OBTAINING PROOF OP CERTAIN
LITTERING'OFFENSES AND FOR REQUIRING OFFENDERS TO REMEDY ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY LITTERING. THE
GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA IS EMPOWERED TO MAKE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF LITTER,
AND THE STATE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE EXECUTION OF THIS ACT. PENALTIES IMPOSED UPON OFFENDERS WILL BE PAID INTO MUNICIPAL LITTER
FUNDS. THIS ACT DOES HOT PREVENT AN OFFENDER FROM BEING PUNISHED UNDER OTHER EXISTING LEGISLATION
ON THE SUBJECT, PROVIDED HE IS NOT PUNISHED TWICE FOR THE SAME OFFENSE.
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
LITTER REGULATIONS 1973. STATUTORY RULES 1973, NO. 237
EPA
ENGLISH 12/18/73 PCS 1-4 ID* 0214 IB
THESE LITTER REGULATIONS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN STATE OF TASMANIA WERE ISSUED AS STATUTORY RULES,
1973, NO. 237, UNDER THE TASMANIAN LITTER ACT 1973. THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THESE
REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE TWO FORMS TO BE USED IN ENFORCING THE LITTER ACT. THE FIRST OF THESE
FORMS IS THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER'S AUTHORITY, WHICH IS AN IDENTIFICATION FORM ISSUED TO OFFICIALS
WHO ARE EMPOWERED TO ENFORCE THE LITTER ACT. THE SECOND FORM PRESCRIBED IN THESE REGULATIONS
IS THE NOTICE OF CONTRAVENTION OF THE LITTER ACT, WHICH IS A CITATION IMPOSING FINES ON
INDIVIDUALS WHO ALLEGEDLY VIOLATE THE LITTER ACT. THE LITTER REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE
SPECIFICATIONS AND LOCATIONS OF RECEPTACLES FOR DISCARDED CONTAINERS AND ADMISSION TICKETS.
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AUSTRALIA
PAGE
DEPARTMENT OP THE ENVIRONMENT. BEPOET POR TEAR 1972-73.
EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/73 PCS 3-19 IDt 02150B
'•'GENERAL WATER AIR
GERMANY,FED REP OP
PH(B)
"DUMPS HOST PACE THE MUSIC." SOEDDBUTSCHE ZEITUNG, NO. 162.
EPA
GERMAN 07/17/7U PGS 9 ID* 02168A
THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES A PLAN POR DISPOSAL OP HOUSEHOLD REFUSE PRESENTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MINISTER OP THE FEDERAL STATE BADEN-UUERTTEHBERG. IN THE NEXT 10 TEARS, 51 LARGE DUMPS, COMPOST
WORKS AND INCINERATORS ARE TO BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING 28. HALP OP THE COLLECTED HOUSEHOLD REPOSE
IS TO EK DUMPED, A FOURTH IS TO BE CONVERTED TO COMPOST, AND THE REMAINING FOURTH WILL BECOME SLAG.
THE CENTRAL DUMPS WHICH WILL BE BUILT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROCESS CLARIFICATION SLUDGE FROM
WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS. SPECIAL COLLECTING AREAS WILL BE ESTABLISHED WHERE AUTOMOBILE WRECKS
WILL BE PREPARED POR SCRAPPING PLANTS. A PROGRAM IS BEING WORKED OUT FOR HE-UTILIZATION OF USED
TIRES. THE PRESENT STATE OP WASTE DISPOSAL IN BADEN-WUERTTEHBERG REPRESENTS GREAT PROGRESS OVER
THE SITUATION A FEW TEARS AGO WHEN OVER 4,000 SMALL DUMPS OPERATED WITH LITTLE CONTROL OR
SUPERVISION.
GBEAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
TEE LAW RELATING TO POLLUTION: AH INTRODUCTION
MCLAUGHLIN, JAMES
EHGLISH 00/00/72 PGS
*GENBRAL WATER AIR
1-133
RADIATION
LOC
ID* 02210A
NOISE
KD3359.3.H3
INTEEHATIONAL
PM(A)
"NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT POLLUTION." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 07/03/74 PGS C1 IDI 02174A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES
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SOLID WASTE
ISRAEL
PM(A)
PAGE
35
"THF USE OF AM ENVIRONMENTAL IHPACT STATEMENT IN THE REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION." PROCEEDINGS OF THB FIFTH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE ISRAEL ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
EPA
00/00/7H PCS G1-G5 ID* OTU97C
ENGLISH
ALSO SE
*GENERAL
AIR
WATER
JAPAN
LH(B)
"DISPOSAL OF WASTE NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS." JAPAN TIHES
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
WATER
08/05/7U PCS 2
EPA
ID* 02222A
ACCORDING TO TPIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THB JAPANESE ADMINISTRATIVE HANAGEBENT AGENCY HAS URGED
THE HEALTH AND WELFARE MINISTRY, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTRY AND THE
ENVIHON1ENT AGENCY TO ERING MORE PRESSURE TO BEAR ON PREFECTURE GOVERNMENTS TO HAP OUT AND
IMPLEMENT WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAMS AS REQUIRED BY THE 1970 LAW ON DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL HASTES.
IN A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AGENCY, HOST PREFECTURES WERE LACKING IN
WASTE DISPOSAL SITES AS WELL AS IN FACILITIES FOR THE DEHYDRATION, INCINERATION, FRAGMENTATION
AND NEUTRALIZATION OF WASTES. ALSO, MANY PREFECTURES HAVE BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ESTABLISHING
INDUSTRIAL MONITORING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. BESIDES THE ENFORCEMENT OF WASTE DISPOSAL LAWS, THE
AGENCY ALSO WANTS THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE THE RECYCLING OF WASTES AND TO PROVIDE
MONETARY SUPPORT TO INDUSTRY FOR THE RECYCLING OP PLASTICS.
JAVAN
"EMPTY CANS FOULING GREAT OUTDOORS." JAPAN TIHES
IKENAGA, YUKIHIKO EPA
ENGLISH 09/09/7U PGS 3 ID* 02230A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO REDUCE "EMPTY CAN POLLUTION" OF
PARKS AND OTHER NATURE AREAS. THE SHARP INCREASE IN USE OF CANS AS DRINK CONTAINERS PLUS THE
DUHABILITY OF CANS HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. JAPAN'S ENVIRONMENT AGENCY, ACTING THROUGH ITS
NATURE CONSERVATION BUREAU, HAS ALLOCATED 50 MILLION YEN TO SUBSIDIZE REFUSE DISPOSAL WORK IH
NATIONAL AND SEMI-NATIONAL PARKS. OF TOTAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR SUCH WORK, THE AGENCY CONTRIBUTES
OSE-FOURTH, AND ONE-FOURTH BACH COMES FROM PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL OFFICES, AND
HOTELS, DRINK AND POOD PROCESSORS, SHOPS AND RAILWAYS. MAJOR SOFT DRINK AND BEER MANUFACTURERS
HAVF FORMED THE COUNCIL FOR CONTROL OF POLLUTION BY FOOD CONTAINERS, WHICH HAS INVESTED 76
MILLION YKN FOR THE INITIAL YEAR'S PROGRAM WHICH IS CONCENTRATED ON CONSOHEH EDUCATION AND A
SURVEY OP CONSUMER PATTERNS OF DISPOSAL OF EMPTY CONTAINERS.
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HEXICO
PB(E)
PAGE
36
"280 TOHS OF COMPOST DAILY IH ARAGON." EXCELSIOR
ORTIZ REZA, ALEJANDRO
SPANISH 08/07/74 P6S 1A, 15A
ALSO SB
EPA
IDt 02177A
THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE STATES THAT HEXICO CITY GENERATES 5,500 TOHS OP REFUSE DAILY. A REFUSE
RECLAMATION PLANT IN THE SAN JOAN DE ARAGON SECTION OF MEXICO CITY WILL BEGIN OPERATIONS TO
CONVERT 500 TONS OF REFUSE INTO 280 TONS OF COMPOST DAILY. THE PLANT WAS INSTALLED AT A COST
OF 32 MILLION PESOS WITH EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED IN SWITZERLAND. IT POSSESSES AMPLE LABORATORT
FACILITIES, AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR PLANTS IN GUADALAJARA AND MONTERREY, THE PLANT WILL SERVE AS
A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING AN ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE REFUSE-RECLAMATION INDUSTRY IN HEXICO.
MEXICO
SE(
WATER
AUSTRALIA
LH{A)
"DUMP WORKERS FAVOR INDUSTRIALIZATION OF REFUSE." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 08/08/74 PCS 4A IDI 02177B
ALSO PBB
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE 4,000 HEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO LIVE AROUND AND
MAKE A LIVING PROM HEXICO CITY'S LARGEST DUMP ARE IN FAVOR OF THE REFUSE RECLAMATION PLANTS
ENVISAGED FOR THE CITY. THESE PLANTS, WHICH INTEND TO INDUSTRIALIZE SOME OF THE 5,100 TONS
OF REFUSE COLLECTED DAILY IN THE CITY, WILL REPRESENT STEADY EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DUMP WORKERS.
ALSO BY WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE RECLAMATION PLANTS, DUMP WORKERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE SAME BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO PLANT EMPLOYEES. PUBLIC HEALTH IN THIS AREA OF THE CITY HAS
ALREADY BEEN IMPROVED BY PROJECTS TO CONVERT DUMPS AND SANITARY LANDFILLS INTO PARKS AND
ARTIFICIAL FORESTS. PROJECTS FOR THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF REFUSE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DUMP WORKERS TO RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING AND SOCIAL STATUS.
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (WASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1974. STATUTORY RULES 1974,
NO. 58
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/74 PGS 1-3 ID* 02135B
'GENERAL SOLID WASTE PESTICIDES AIR
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AUSTRALIA
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37
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (HATER POLLUTION) REGULATIONS 1974
1974, 10. 56.
EPA
ID* 02135C
STATUTORY ROLES
ENGLISH
03/12/74 PCS 1-10
THESE WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS POR THE STATE OP TASMANIA WERE ISSUED AS STATUTORY RULES
1974, HO. 56, ORDER THE TASHAHIAN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1973. THESE REGULATIONS DEFINE AND
INTERPRET WATER POLLOTION TERRS, LIST STANDARDS TO BE COMPLIED WITH AS SPECIFICALLY
OUTLINED IN SCHEDULES I, II AND III OF THIS DOCUMENT, AND REGULATE ALL TYPES OP EMISSIONS INTO
BODIES OF WATER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE REGOLATED BT THE
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1954. OFFENDERS OF THESE REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES
UP TO 2,000 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS.
AUSTRALIA
?•{*)
DEPARTHENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. REPORT FOR TEAR 1972-73.
ENGLISH
•GENERAL
AIR
06/00/73 PCS a-19
SOLID WASTE
ID*
EPA
02150B
BRAZIL
PB(»)
"FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION SHOULD HOT OBSTRUCT GROWTH." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/11/74 PGS 23A ID* 02228A
ALSO SE
^GENERAL AIR
BRAZIL
PM(A)
•POLLOTION CONTROL PLAN IN SAO PAULO RECEIVES 16 MILLION CROZEIROS." O GLOBO
EPA
PORTOGOESE 09/02/74 PGS 2 ID* 02231A
ALSO SE
^GENERAL AIR
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PAGB
WATER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PH(B)
"FOR EXAMPLE, LEAD AND DRINKING HATER - PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY." DEB TA6ESSPIEGEL, BO. 8769.
SCHMIDT, MANFRED EPA
GERMAN 07/21/74 PCS 15 ID» 02109A
^GENERAL AIR
FRANCE
LR(B)
"PENAL SANCTIONS." POLLUTION ATROSPRERIQUB, NO. 61.
FRENCH
'GENERAL
AIR
03/00/71 PGS 109
ID*
EPA
02155A
FRANCE
PH(B)
LIVRE BLANC DO BASSIN SEINE-NORMASDIE.
BASIN.)
FRENCH
(WHITE PAPER ON THE SEINE-NORMANDY
00/00/72 PGS 1-046
EPA
ID* 02117A
THIS REPORT ON THE SEINE-NORMANDY BASIN IS ORE OF A SERIES OF WHITE PAPERS PREPARED BT THE SIX
FRENCH HATER BASIN AGENCIES TO DEFINE WATER PROBLEMS CLEARLT AND TO HELP FORMULATE A COHERENT WATER
POLICY. THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE WATER PROBLEMS II
THE BASIN AND OF HETEODS FOR DEALING WITH THESE PROBLEHS. THE SECOND PART DEALS WITH THE
FORMULATION OF WATER POLICY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DEMANDS OF TERRITORIAL PLANNING, NATURAL
CONSTRAINTS ON THE UTILIZATION OP WATER, AND ECONOMIC CHOICES IMPOSED BY THE COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROJECTS. THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THIS PART DISCUSSES POLICY OPTIONS AND CRITERIA TO BE USED BY THE
BASIN AGENCY IN MAKING INVESTMENTS FOR THE GREATEST EFFICACY. THE SECOND CHAPTER OUTLINES AGENCY
ACTION PLANS FOR THE VARIOUS REGIONS. VARIOUS APPENDIXES COMPLEMENT THE TEXT. ACCOMPANYING THE
REPORT IS A BOOK CONTAINING DEPARTMENTAL AND REGIONAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE 01 AN
EARLIER DRAFT OF THE WHITE PAPER.
FRASCE
PH(A)
LIVRE ELANC DU BASSIN ADOUR-GARONNE. (WRITE PAPER ON THE ADOUR-GARONIE BASIN.)
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/71 PGS 1-220 ID* 021ISA
THIS WRITE PAPER ON THE WATER PROBLEM IN ADQUR-GARONNE IS ONE OF A SERIES OF SUCH REPORTS
PREPARED BY THE SIX FRENCH WATER BASIN AGENCIES TO AID IN THE FORMULATION OF THE WATER POLICY. THE
PAPER CONSISTS OF THREE PRINCIPAL PARTS, COMPLETED BY A BRIEF SYNTHESIS AND GENERAL CONCLUSIONS.
THE FIRST PART DEALS WITH THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE REGION AND ITS PROSPECTIVE AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL,
ANE TOURISTIC DEVELOPMENT. THE SECOND DISCUSSES WATEHtS ROLE IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE REGION'S
GROWING WATER NEEDS AND POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN EACH OF THE RIVER BASINS WITHIN THE ADOUR-GARONNE
BASIN AGENCY. THE THIRD PART PRESENTS AN OUTLINE OF WATER POLICY FOR ADODR-GARONNE. THIS POLICY
ATTEMPTS TO RECONCILE NECESSARY INDUSTRIALIZATION AND WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES. AN ACCOMPANYING
VOLDBE ENTITLED "CONSULTATION SUR LE PROJBT DE LIVRE BLANC" CONTAINS VARIOUS COMMENTS ON AH
EARLIER DRAFT VERSION OF THE WHITE PAPER.
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39
WATEH
FRANCE
PH(A)
PROJET DE LIVRE BLANC: BASSIH LOIRE-BRETAGNE. (WHITE PAPEB: LOIRE-BRITTANY
BASIN.)
EPA
FRENCH 00/00/71 PCS 1-103 IDf 02125A
THIS WHITE PAPER OH THE LOIRE-BRITTAHY BASIII IS DUE OP A SERIES OP SUCH REPORTS PREPARED BY
TRE SIX PREHCH WATER BASIN AGEHCIES TO AID IH THE PORHDLATIOR OP WATER POLICY. THE PIRST SECTION
DISCUSSES THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE REGIOH, OTILIZATIOH OP WATER, AHD WATER PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY
FLOODING AHD POLLUTION. THE SECOHD SECTIOH OUTLINES THE CONSEQUENCES OP DOUG NOTHING TO CORRECT
THESE PROBLEMS, OR OF SIMPLY STABILIZIHG POLLOTIOH. POSSIBLE REMEDIES, THEIR COST, AHD METHODS OP
FINANCING WATER PROJECTS ARE DISCUSSED IH THE FIHAL SECTIOH. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO METHODS
OF CONTROLLIHG POLLOTIOH, PARTICULARLY THE COHSTRDCTIOH 0? PURIPICATIOH PLANTS, WITHOUT HALTING THE
IHDUSTRIALIZATION HECFSSAEY TO THE ECOHOBY OF THE REGION.
FRANCE
Pfl{B)
PROLOGUE AU LIVRE BLAHC DU BASSIH SEIHE-NORHANDIE
ON THE SEINB-NORRANDY BASIH)
(PROLOGUE TO THE WHITE PAPER
FRENCH
00/00/70 PCS 1-57
ID!
EPA
02182A
THIS REPORT IS A DRAFT VERSION OF THE WHITE PAPER OH THE SEINE-NORMANDY BASIN PREPARED BY THE
WATER BASIN FINANCE AGEHCY TO PERMIT COMMENT AND TO AID IN PREPARATION OP THE FINAL REPORT. THE
FIRST PART OF TEE REPORT DESCRIBES THE WATER SITUATION IN THE SEINE-NORMANDY BASIN IN 1970. THE
SECOHD PART OUTLINES A DESIRABLE SITUATION FOR THE FUTURE (IN THE YEAR 2000) . THE TYPES OP ACTION
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND POSSIBLE OPTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM
NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE MEANS OF FINANCIHG THE PROGRAM ARE DEALT WITH IN TRE SYNTHESIS. AFTER
RAVING SHOWN THAT TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS EXIST AND THAT MOBILIZATION OP FINANCIAL MEANS IS
POSSIBLE TO SOLVE THE BASIN'S WATER PROBLEMS, THE DOCUMENT EMPHASIZES THREE COMPLEMENTARY ACTIONS
NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN; IMPROVED REGULATIONS
AND DECSNTRALIZATION TO THE BASIN LEVEL; AND INCREASED BASIN AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES POR
MONITORING AND PROGRAMMING.
GFPHAN DEH REP
LK(A)
JULY 11, 197U. "REGULATION FOR ESTABLISHING PROTECTION ZONES FOR WATER
EXTRACTION PROM GROUND AND SURFACE WATER FOR DRINKING WATEH." GESETZBLATT, PART I, NO. 37
EPA
GERMAN 08/06/7« PGS 3U9-353 ID» 01092E
THIS REGULATION, UNDEH AUTHORITY OP THE LAND USB LAW (HAY 1«, 1970) AND THE WATER LAW (APRIL
17, 1963), PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OP WATER PROTECTION ZONES SURROUNDING GROUND OR SURFACE
SOURCES OP DRINKING WATER. THE DISTRICT (BEZIRK) OR REGIONAL (KBEIS) COUNCILS ARE RESPONSIBLE POR
ESTABLISHING THE ZONES. TPE ORDINANCE DESCRIBES THE DUTIES OP THE COUNCILS AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
UNDEil WHICH EACH HAS JURISDICTION. THE COUNCILS ARE TO APPOINT WATER PROTECTION COMMISSIONS TO
CARRY OUT THEIR DESIGNATED DUTIES. THE BASIS POR PERMISSIBLE LIMITATION OP AGRICULTURAL OR
SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IS GIVEN. INDEMNIFICATION GUIDELINES ARE LISTED POR AFFECTED GROUPS IN
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY; POR STATE BODIES, FACTORIES AND OTHER FACILITIES; AND POR PRIVATE
CITIZENS. THE THREE SECTIONS OF THE APPENDIX SPECIFY DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS NEEDED BY THE DISTRICT
OR REGIONAL COUNCILS IN ESTABLISHING WATER PROTECTION ZONES.
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HATER
GERHANY,FED REP OF
PH
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HATER
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
INTERNATIONAL
PH(B)
"ALGAE GROWTH HAS HELP." THE CITIZEN
ENGLISH 09/03/71 PGS 66
EPA
ID* 02161A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE 1,000 DELEGATES TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF LIMNOLOGY, IN WINNIPEG, CANADA, HAVE UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNED THE OSE OF PHOSPHATE
DETERGENTS CLAIMING THAT PHOSPHATES CONTRIBUTE TO EXCESSIVE GROWTH OF ALGAE IN FRESH WATER. THE
ARTICLE CITES THE FACT THAT CANADA BANNED PHOSPHATE DETERGENTS IN 1973. HOWEVER, THE ASSOCIATION
BELIEVES THAT THE DETERGENT IHDDSTRT HAS CONTINUED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT SCIENTISTS
HAVE NOT AGREED ON A DEFINITE POSITION AGAINST PHOSPHATE DETERGENTS. OTHER TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
DURING THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED THE POLLUTION OF FRESH WATER RESULTING PROP! ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
AND THE EVIDENT IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY OF THE GREAT LAKES.
OKHRANA VODNYKH RESURSOV—PROBLEHA SOVREMENNOSTI (PROTECTION OF WATER
RESOURCES—A CONTEMPORARY PROBLEM)
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/71 PGS 26-55 IDI 02162A
ALSO PMA
CHAPTERS IV, V AND VI OF THIS BOOK DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES
IN THE USSR AND OTHER COUNTRIES. CHAPTER IV PRESENTS A BRIEF SKETCH OF WATER PROTECTION PROGRAMS,
LEGISLATION, AND NATIONAL REGULATORY ORGANS IN POLAND, EAST AND WEST GERMANY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA,
GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE USSR. A DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN FIGHTING WATER POLLUTION IS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER V. FINALLY, CHAPTER VI IS
SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH WATER PROTECTION PROGRAMS IN THE USSR.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(A)
"NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT POLLUTION." EXCELSIOR
SPANISH
ALSO SE
'GENERAL
AIR
07/03/7H PGS C1
SOLID WASTE
IDf
EPA
02174A
PESTICIDES
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
PH(B)
"THE BATTLE AGAINST OIL POLLUTION." IRISH PHESS.
O'DONNELL, SEAN. EPA
ENGLISF 03/27/74 PGS 9 ID» 02193A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOURCES OP OIL POLLUTION AND INTERNATIONAL ATTEHPTS AT PREVENTION.
HOST BEACH POLLUTION STEHS FROM EMPTY SHIPS CLEANING THEIR TANKS AT SEA. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
IN 195U AND 1962 PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OP TANK WASHINGS WITHIN 50 AND 100 MILES RESPECTIVELY OF
SHORE. THE LOAD-ON-TOP CONCEPT PROPOSES THAT SHIPS KEEP OIL RESIDUES ABOARD AND DELIVER THEM WITH
A NEW LOAD OF CRDDE OIL, BUT BANT REFINERIES STILL DO NOT ACCEPT THESE RESIDUES. THUS FAR ONLT
GREAT BRITAIN AND SWEDEN HAYE LEGALLY REQUIRED THAT SHIPS RETAIN WASHING RESIDUES. TWO VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENTS OF THE OIL INTERESTS PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL DAMAGE DUE TO TANKER ACCIDENT.
THE TANKER OWNERS' VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION WOULD COMPENSATE
ADJACENT COASTAL REGIONS DP TO 10 MILLION DOLLARS, AND THE CONSTRAINT REGARDING INTERIM SUPPLEMENT
TO TANKER LIABILITY WOULD PAY UP TO 30 MILLION DOLLARS MORE TO THOSE WHOSE LIVELIHOODS WERE
ENDANGERED. EFFECTS OF SPILLAGE FROM OFFSHORE WELLS ARE NOT YET FULLY PREDICTABLE.
IKELAND
PS{B)
"GETTING RID OF WASTE FROM THE FACTORIES."
DOCHERTY, JOHN
ENGLISH 04/17/74 PGS 4
IRISH PRESS
ID!
EPA
02190A
THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS WORK OF THE INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND STANDARDS (IIRS)
RELATIVE TO WATER POLLUTION. THE IIRS, LOCATED IN DUBLIN, CONDUCTS STUDIES TO ASSESS POLLUTION
HAZARDS. IT PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICE TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND INDUSTRY. THE INSTITUTE NOTES THAT CURRENTLY MANY INDUSTRIES ENTERING THE COUNTRY
EXPEND 10-20 PERCENT OF TOTAL INVESTMENT ON POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT, MEETING THE PRACTICAL
STANDARDS. THE IIRS IS PRESENTLY STUDYING POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE RIVER LIFFEY, BEGINNING WITH
INDUSTRY DISCHARGING INTO THE CAHAC. ONE INSTITUTE SUGGESTION FOR WATER POLLUTION ALLEVIATION IS
TO COMBINE ALL TRADE WASTEWATERS INTO A CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE PLANT, RESERVING A SEPARATE
PLANT FOR DOMESTIC WASTES AS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE SHANNON AREA.
IRELSND
PB(B)
"POLLUTION - DUBLIN BAY REACHES THE CRISIS LEVEL" AND "POLLUTION - WATER YOU
COULD ALMOST WALK ON." IRISH PRESS
KEALY, WILLIE EPA
ENGLISH 07/23/74 PGS 9» IDl 02194A
*COHTINUED 07/24/73, PAGE 9
TfllS TWO-PART ARTICLE SURVEYS THE PROBLEM OF WATER POLLUTION IN IRELAND AS REVEALED BY A RECENT
IRISH PRESS SURVEY. RESPONSIBLE IN GENERAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IS THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE. UNOFFICIAL MONITORING OF
THE NATION'S WATERWAYS IS CARRIED ON BY SUCH BODIES AS THE WATER PROTECTION COMMISSION OF THE
ORGANIZATION AN TAISCE, THE INLAND FISHERIES TRUST, THE TROUT. ANGLERS* FEDERATION AND THE INSTITUTE
OF INDUSTRIAL RECORDS AND STANDARDS. SEVERAL SPOKESMEN OF THESE GROUPS RECOMMEND ESTABLISHMENT OF
A NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. A COMMISSIONED REPORT IS BEING PREPARED BY A JOINT
IRISH-WELSH TEAM OF EXPERTS ON POLLUTION IN THE RIVER LIFFEY FROM LEIXLIP TO THE SEA. THE REPORT
WILL HELP IN FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS OF APPLICATIONS TO DISCHARGE SUSPECT POLLUTANTS INTO THE RIVER,
HARBOR, ESTUARY OR THE BAY. IT WILL ALSO SAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF POLLUTION
IN DUBLIN BAY.
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ISRAEL
PM(A)
PAGE
tt3
"THE USE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IBPACT STATEMENT IN THE REGULATION OP INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION." PROCEEDINGS OP THE PIPTH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE ISRAEL ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7U PCS G1-G5 IDf 01I»97C
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE
ITALY
LR(B)
"LAW ON THE RESTORATION OF WATER PROPOSED TO THE CRABBER," CORRIERE DELLA SERA.
EPA
ITALIAN 08/11/7<» PGS U ID* 02195A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT A DRAFT LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER AGAINST POLLUTION
WAS PRESENTED TO THE ITALIAN GRABBER OF DEPUTIES. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, WHICH WILL BE TAKEN UP
IN THE PALL SESSION, INCLUDES QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON DISCHARGES OF
POLLUTANTS, THE FORMULATION OF GENERAL CRITERIA ON UTILIZATION OF WATER, AND A SURVEY OP THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS BODIES OP WATER, AHONG OTHER PROVISIONS. THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IS TO
BE GIVEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIRECTION AND COORDINATION OF WATER POLICY AND FOR VERIFICATION OF THE
COHPAT1BILITY OF VARIOUS REGIONAL PLANS, AS WELL AS FOR THE SETTING OF NORMS. A HINISTRY-LEVEL
ORGANIZATION IS TO BE CREATED TO EXERCISE THESE FUNCTIONS. THE REGULATION OP DISCHARGES IS BASED
ON GENERALLY AGREED UPON LEVELS OP ACCEPTABILITY. THE LEGISLATION CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF THREE
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OP INSTALLATIONS WITH VARYING RESTRICTIONS AND TIMETABLES FOR IHPLEHENTATION.
PEBAL SANCTIONS ARE PROVIDED. THE LAW ALSO REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF ANTIPOLLUTION EQUIPMENT.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"ECOLOGICAL FACTORS NIX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT." THE JAPAN TIMES.
EPA
ENGLISH 08/15/7K PGS 2 ID* 02197A
ALSO SE
^GENERAL NOISE AIR
JAPAN
LR(B)
"DISPOSAL OF WASTE NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH
ALSO PHB
*SOLID HASTE
08/05/7U PGS 2
ID*
EPA
02222A
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JAPAN
PN(B)
PAGE
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION TODAY."
JAPAN, EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 05/00/74 PGS
ALSO LRB
'GENERAL AIR
POCDS JAPAN/NOW IN JAPAN, NO.
EPA
3-37 ID! 02167A
12
JAPAN
P«(E)
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN JAPAN.
JAPAN, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ENGLISH PGS -174
ALSO LRB/*ISSUSD AFTER 11/00/73
*GENERAL AIR NOISE
EPA
ID* 02173A
JAPAN
PM(B)
"MITI WILL BOILD PILOT PLANT TO RECYCLE TEXTILE DYE WATER." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/16/74 PGS 2 ID* 02221A
THIS NEWSPAPSR ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY PLANS
TO BOILD A PILOT PLANT TO RECYCLE WASTEWAXER FROM TEXTILE DYEINfi FACILITIES IH A THREE-TEAR
PROJECT TO BEGIN IN FISCAL YEAR 1975. THE MINISTRY HOPES THAT THE PROJECT WILL BOTH CONSERVE
WATER AND PREVENT POLLUTION. THE PLAN WAS PROBPTED BY THE VERY LOW RECOVERY RATE FOR HATER (5.8X)
IN THE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE RELDCTANCE OP THE PRIMARILY SMALL AND HBDION-SIZBD PLANTS TO
INVEST IN EXPENSIVE RECYCLING SYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED PLANT BILL PROCESS 100 TONS OF WATER PER
DAY. IP IT PROVES SUCCESSFUL, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ESTABLISH ANOTHER PLANT CAPABLE OF PROCESSING
1,000 TONS PER DAY. THE MINISTRY WOULD DIVIDE DYEING PLANTS, PRIMARILY LOCATED IB OSAKA AHD
NAGOYA, INTO BLOCS, AND FACILITIES IN ONE BLOC WOULD SHARE A RECYCLING PLANT. THE PLANNED FACILITY
WOULD SAVE 500,000 TONS OF WATER A DAY AND INCREASE THE INDUSTRY'S RECYCLING RATE TO 20 PERCENT.
INITIALLY, HOWEVER, RECYCLED WATER MIGHT PROVE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE.
LUXEMBURG
LR(A)
"MAY 16, 1929 LAH ON THE TREATMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERCOURSES."
MEMORIAL DO GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG, NO. 33.
EPA
FPENCH* 07/06/29 PGS 511-517 ID* 02199A
*ALSO GERMAN
THIS LUXEMBURG LAW OP MAY 16, 1929, ON THE CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF
WATERCOURSES HAKES MANDATORY THE ANNUAL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OF NON-NAVIGABLE WATERCOURSES
AND CONDUITS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES EMPTYING INTO THEM. THE LAW PROHIBITS THROWING, DISCHARGING OR
LETTING FLOW, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTO WATERCOURSES ANY MATERIAL LIKELY TO ENDANGER THE WATERS'
FREE-FLOW, CLEANLINESS, ALIMENTARY USE BY ANIMALS, OR DOMESTIC, AGRICULTURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL USE.
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LUXEMBURG
LR(A)
LUXEHBURG
LH(»)
"SEPTEMBER 9, 1929 MINISTERIAL DECEBE OB THE PURIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL
AND DOMESTIC WASTBWATERS BEFORE THEIR DISCHARGE INTO WATERCOURSES." MEMORIAL DU ...LDXERBOUR6
EPA
FRENCH* 00/00/29 PCS 796-797 ID* 02199B
*ALSO GERMAN
THIS MINISTERIAL DECREE, ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF JUSTICE AND THE INTERIOR
PURSUANT TO THE HAT 16, 1929, LAW ON THE TREATMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERCOURSES,
PROVIDES SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS WITHIN WHICH INDUSTRIES AND COMMUNES MUST SUBMIT TO THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR PURIFICATION OF DISCHARGED WA5TEWATER, SO THAT THE DISCHARGES MAY BE
PROPERLY AUTHORIZED.
"DECEMBER 22, 1938 DECREE ON THE PURIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COHMDNAL
WASTEWATER." HEHORIAL LUXEHBOURGEOISE.
EPA
FRENCH* 00/00/38 PGS 1354-1356 ID» 02199C
*ALSO GERMAN
THIS DECREE ISSUED BY THE MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE, JUSTICE, AHD THE INTERIOR SUPPLEMENTS
THE HAY 16, 1929, LAW ON THE TREATMENT, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERCOURSES. THE DECREE
SETS MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PUJRIFIED WASTEWATER AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ON THE
QUANTITY OF WATER A PURIFICATION STATION HffST PROCESS WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. IN ADDITION,
THE DECREE LISTS CERTAIN LOCALITIES WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO INSTALL MECHANICAL PURIFICATION
STATIONS FOR SBWBR WATER.
NORDIC COUNCIL
LB(A)
TRE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONVENTION WITH A COHHENTARY.
SWEDEN, HINISTRY FOB FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EPA
ENGLISH PGS 3-17 ID# 02175A
*GEVEBAL AIR NOISE
SPAIN
"IF MADRID'S WASTEWATER IS NOT TREATED, THE TAGUS HILL CONTINUE BEING A LARGE
SEWER." ABC
MORENO HIETO, LUIS EPA
SPANISH 06/07/74 PGS 55 ID* 02187A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF TOLEDO, SPAIN, HAS REQUESTED TRE
GOVERNMENT IN MADRID TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE TAGUS RIVER CANALIZATION PROJECT BE EFFECTED IS A
RATIONAL MANNER THAT WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASING RATE OF POLLUTION OF THE DOWNSTREAM
PORTION OF THE RIVER WHICH FLOWS THROUGH TOLEDO. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FEARS THAT THE WATER
PREEMPTED FROM THE RIVER UPSTREAM FOR MADRID'S WATER SUPPLY MAY BE REPLACED BY THE UNTREATED
EFFLUENTS OF MADRID'S INDUSTRIES IN A MANNER THAT WOULD CONVERT THE RIVERBED INTO A LARGE OPEN
SEWER AND ADVERSELY AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH AND TOURISH IN TOLEDO. TRE COUNCIL EMPHASIZES THE HEED
FOR WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS AND SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES TO BE DEVELOPED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE
FAGOS RIVER.
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UNITED STATES
PB(B)
USSR
LR(B)
RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES: HATER POLLUTION CONTROL BENEFITS AND COSTS.
VOL. 2.
JORDENING, DAVID L., AND JANES K. ATWOOD EPA '
ENGLISH - 10/00/73 PGS 1-205 IDi 02124A 1
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S OFFICE OF
RESEARCH AND MONITORING, SPECIFIES RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES INVOLVING WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL COSTS AND BENEFITS. THE BODY OF THE REPORT IS PRECEEDED BY AN EXECUTIVE SOHHARY. SECTION
1 REVIFHS STATE-OF-THE-ART FINDINGS, OFFERS A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF EXISTING WORK, AND DISCUSSES
RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. SECTION 2 PRESENTS AND RECOHNENDS A PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM TECHNIQUE
FOR FUTURE USE. THE FOLLOWING THREE SECTIONS DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC COST OF POLLUTION, THE COST OF
POLLUTION ABATEMENT, AND ESTIMATING HATER QUALITY AS A FUNCTION OF POLLUTION CONTROL. THE FINAL
SECTION PRESENTS GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLINES SOME SPECIFIC AREAS OF STUDY PROPOSED FOR
FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY EPA. VARIOUS APPENDIXES AND EXHIBITS COMPLEMENT THE TEXT.
NOVOE V VODNOM ZAKONODATEL«STVE (WHAT'S NEH IN HATER LEGISLATION)
KOLBASOV, 0. S. AND V.I. KORZUN, A. M. KAVERIN EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/72 PGS 1-95 IDi 00548E
THIS BOOK PRESENTS THE TEXT OF THE HATER CODE OF THE USSR, DERIVED FROM THE "DECEMBER 10, 1970,
PRINCIPLES OF HATER LEGISLATION IN THE USSR AND UNION REPUBLICS". ALSO PRESENTED ARE A BRIEF
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF HATER PROTECTION MEASURES IN THE USSR BEFORE THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE
HATER CODE AND A DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE HATER CODE, INCLUDING ORGANS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CONTROL OF HATER USE AND PROTECTION, REGULATIONS ON VASTERATER DISCHARGE, OPTIMAL
UTILIZATION OF HATER RESOURCES, PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCING THE RATER CODE, AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS.
VENEZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 901 OF AUGUST 18, 1967 ON THE CREATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE
NATIONAL RATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN (COPLANARH)." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 28.408
EPA
SPANISH 08/18/67 PGS 763-764 IDf 02170A
ALSO PHA
THIS DECREE PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE NATIONAL HATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PLAN (COPLANAHH) RHICH HILL CENTRALIZE ALL ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE PROTECTION AND
DEVELOPMENT OP VENEZUELA'S HATER RESOURCES. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION RILL BE HIGH RANKING
EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS UNDER HHOSE AUTHORITY RILL BE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COMPOSED OF A SECRETARY
AND STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN FORMULATING THE NATIONAL HATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE COMMISSION HILL ALSO INTERACT HIT!? PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN THE
FORMULATION OF THE PLAN, AND ALL HATER RESOURCES PLANNING MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION TO
INSURE COMPLIANCE HITH THE PLAN. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION HILL BE FINANCED BY ALLOCATIONS
FROM THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HORKS. THE MINISTERS OF DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RORKS; HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SECURITY; AGRICULTURE; AND KINES AND ENERGY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS DECREE.
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VENEZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 47 OF MAY 7, 1969 ON THE ENLARGEMENT OP THE COMMISSION OF THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN..." GACETA OPICIAL NO. 28.925
EPA
SPANISH 05/21/69 PCS ID* 02170B
ALSO PHA
THIS DECREE SUPERSEDES DECREE 901 OF AUGDST 18, 1967, WHICH ORIGINALLY PROVIDED FOR THE
CREATION AND OUTLINED THE ACTIVITIES OP THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION OP THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPHEBT PLAN. THIS NEW DECREE PROVIDES FOR AN INCREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION
AND SPECIFIES THE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN. INCLUDED AMONG THE
PROGRAMS FORMULATED WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE CONCERNING WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE, IRRIGATION, FLOOD
CONTROL, SANITATION, CANALIZATION, RIVER PORTS, HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY, FISH CULTURE, CONSERVATION,
AND WATER RECREATION. WITH THE AID OF ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICE, WHICH CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN FORMULATING
THE PLAN, THE COHISSIOH COORDINATES AND MUST APPROVE ALL ACTIVITIES PBHTAINIHG TO THE PROTECTION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES. THE COMMISSION IS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS. THE MINISTERS OF DEFENSE, DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SECURITY; AGRICOLTURE; AND MINES AND ENERGY WILL IMPLEMENT THE DECREE.
VFNEZUELA
PH(A)
VENEZUELA: BASES DE UNA POLITICA HIDRAULICA. (VENEZUELA: BASES FOR A WATER
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT POLICY)
AZFURUA 0., PEDRO P. AND CECILIA SOSA DE MENDOZA EPA
SPANISH 08/00/72 PGS 1-136 ID* 02160A
ALSO PNB, LRB AND SE
THIS BOOK STUDIES VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN DETAIL, AND ALTHOUGH
PUBLISHED IN SPANISH, IT ALSO CONTAINS A CONDENSED VERSION IN ENGLISH. CHAPTER I OF THIS STUDY
DESCRIBES THE GENERAL CONCEPTS AND WATER PLANNING ORGANIZATION WHICH HAVE BEEN EMBODIED IN THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE BACKGROUND, CONTENTS, CHARACTERISTICS, OBJECTIVES
AND STRATEGIES OF THIS PLAN ARE DISCUSSED IN CHAPTER II. THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL WATER
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FLAN NECESSARILY CONTAIN THE POLICIES OP WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR
FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS WHICH ARE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN CHAPTER III.
VENEZUELA
PH(B)
PLAN HACIONAL DE APROVECHAMIENTO DE LOS RECURSOS HIDRAULICOS. (NATIONAL WATER
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN). V. 1 AND 2
VENEZUELA NATIONAL WATER RES. DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMMISSION EPA
SPANISH 11/00/72 PGS 3-188* ID* 02160B
ALSO SE/*ALSO PP. 3-375
DIVIDED INTO TWO VOLUMES, THIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENT OF THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION FOR THE NATIONAL
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN (COPLANARH) SETS FORTH GUIDELINES FOR VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY. VOLUME I DISCUSSES IN DETAIL THE BACKGROUND, GEOGRAPHiq DESCRIPTIONS,
03JECTIVES, DEFINITIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, ANTI-POLLUTION STRATEGIES, HONITOBING AND OTHER
ATTRIBUTES OF THE PLA* ITSELF. VOL. I ALSO REPRINTS VARIOUS OFFICIAL DECREES WHICH PROVIDED FOR
THE CREATION AND ENFORCEMENT OP THIS PLAN. VOL. II ELABORATES ON VENEZUELA'S BASIC WATER
RESOURCES DATA WHICH AFFECT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PLAN. THESE DATA INCLUDE AVAILABILITY,
OUALITY, AND USE OF WATER; THE BALANCE OP WATER IN THE COUNTRY; AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OF WATER
FESOUKCSS.
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