PB 231 665-27
Number 27
November 1974
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D. C. 20460
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FOREWORD
Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental
agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
zations. This is a monthly announcement listing of foreign documents
received through the exchange agreements.
The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems
Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts
can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
sive, should be requested only when essential for operation of EPA
programs. Translation Services Requisition form #1350-1 is used to re-
quest translations.
A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future
retrieval of these summaries by:
c. type of document
legal/legislative/regulatory
management/planning
socio-economic
a. country
b. subject area
air
water
noise
pesticides
radiation
solid waste management
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 other EPA information services.
APTIC
SWIRS
PIC
NOISE
Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign govern-
ment environments documents and to develop several approaches to the
dissemination of this information to EPA staff. This announcement of
documents received is the first step.
Office of Planning and Management
Office of International Activities
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
See WATER (Brazil) Control No. 02037C ........... 32
Canada.
3.5 Grams of Lead Set as Limit for Each Gallon of Gasoline ... 1
See WATER (Canada) Control No. 02242A ........... 33
Ckina, Ra.pu.btic. ofi
Research on Air Pollution in Taipei City ............ 1
Air Pollution Control in Taiwan ................ 2
See GENERAL (Republic of China) Control No. 02296A ..... 13
f-intand
See GENERAL (Finland) Contol No. 02259A ............ 16
F^uince
M. Peronnet Boosts Air Quality Policy ............. 3
Gexmany, Fed Rep o&
Engineers Are Awakened When the Environment Sickens ...... 3
Sept 8, 1964 General Administrative Regulations for Facilities
Requiring Permits Under. . .Factory Act .............. 3
August 28, 1974 First Regulation for Implementation of the Fed-
eral Immissions Law (Regulation on Furnaces) ........ 4
August 28, 1974 Second Regulation for Implementation of the
Federal Immissions Law (Regulation on Chemical Cleaning
Plants) ........................... 4
Thresholds for Dirt and Noise ................. 4
In Stolberg, One Factory Had to Change Raw Material and
Procedure .......................... 5
Workers Will Strike for Cleaner Air if Necessary ........ 5
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Grui&t Britain
Less Lead in Petrol Sought .................. 6
Clean Air Year Book 1973 ................... 6
See WATER (Great Britain) Control No. 02264A ....... 38
Hungany
January 9, 1973 Ordinance No. 1 of the Council of Ministers on
the Protection of the Purity of the Air .......... 7
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) Control No. 02238A .......... 20
Japan.
New Polluter Pays Law Eyed by Government ........... 7
Emission Curbs on Old Cars Urged ............... 8
1976 Auto Exhaust Level Can't be Met: Execs .......... 8
Mazda Exhaust Level Meets 1976 Nox Standard: Tokyo Gov't ... 8
Big City Heads Want Full Auto Exhaust Ban ........... 9
1978 Nitrogen Dioxide Standard to be Deferred in 12 Areas
3 Years .......................... 9
Tokyo May Triple Automobile Taxes ............... 9
Association Wants Auto Taxes Cut to Fight Pollution ...... 10
43 Firms in Kawasaki Okay Pollution Fund ....... .... 10
See GENERAL (Japan) Control No. 02250A .......... 21
See GENERAL (Philippines) Control No. 02243A ....... 22
South.
See GENERAL (South Africa) -- Control No. 02275A ....... 23
Sweden
See GENERAL (Sweden) Control No. 02305A .......... 23
GENERAL
Environment Protection Act 1973 ................ 11
Only a New Mentality Will Save Brazil's Natural Resources ... 11
Canada
Environment Protection Bond Proposed ............. 12
New Pipeline Route is Plagued by Problems about Environment . . 12
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China, Peoples Rep orf
Strong Visiting China to Study Methods of Controlling Pollution
and Environment ...................... 12
China Agency to Protect Environment Said Set Up ........ 13
., Re.pu.btic o£
Interactions of Man and Environment in Taiwan ......... 13
Environmental Management in Czechoslovakia .......... 13
Dominican Republic
Decree No. 4612 ........................ 14
EuA.ope.an Commmu-£ie&
The Problems Involved in a European Environmental Policy ... 14
Summary Report ........................ 14
Environmental Problems in the European Communities ...... 15
Recycling of Raw Materials .................. 15
Environment and Industry ................... 15
F-cnlond
February 23, 1973 Ordinance No. 192 to Repeal the Ordinance on
the Environmental Protection Commission .......... 16
March 16, 1973 Ordinance No. 237 on the Environmental Protec-
tion Council ........................ 16
A Saving Approach to Wolves .................. 16
F-tance
A 30-Point Charter for the Quality of Life .......... 17
Waste Threatens the Quality of Life .............. 17
Protection of Nature: 1975, Year of Zero Growth ........ 17
First the Quality of Life or the Standard of Living? ..... 18
Germany, fad Rep o&
July 22, 1974 Law Establishing a Federal Environment Office . . 18
Central Information System is to Solve Environment Questions. . 18
August 15, 1974 Law Regarding Environmental Statistics .... 19
HungaAy
Environmental Protection in Hungary - Pros and Cons of a Cen-
tral Planning ....................... 19
Annual Report No. 1 ...................... 20
Protection of the Environment in Israel ............ 20
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Italy
Even Leisure Industry is a Danger to the Venetian Lagoon ... 20
Japan
Agency Will Not O.K. Geothermal Power ............. 21
Ko/iea, Republic o^
Information for International Bibliography on Environmental
Management ......................... 21
Environmental Work in Malta .................. 22
Pollution Control Legislation and Experience in a Developing
Country: The Philippines .................. 22
Poitugal
Extraordinary Meeting of Participants in the First National
Congress on the Environment ................ 23
South
Environmental Conservation .................. 23
Sweden
Office for the Protection of Nature Yearbook 1973 ....... 23
Too Many Environmental Protection Initiatives ......... 24
Environmental Protection Equalization Fee Only in Federal
Framework ......................... 24
l/enezuela
Venezuelan Program for the Protection of Natural Resources . . 24
15 New Decrees Announced: Carlos Andres Perez Stresses Rural
Growth ........................... 25
Decree No. 112 of May 26, 1974 ................ 25
Decree No. 135 of June 4, 1974 ................ 26
NOISE
Environment Protection (Noise) Regulations 1974 ........ 26
Ckina, Republic ofi
Interactions of Man and Environment in Taiwan ......... 26
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The Fight against Aircraft Noise ............... 27
G&umany, Fed Rep o£
Help from Bonn against Street Noise? ............. 27
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) Control No. 02033D ...... 4
See WATER (Great Britain) Control No. 02264A ....... 38
Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles)
Regulations, 1963 ..................... 28
ItaJbj
A Sheet of Stamped Paper Suffices against the "Sleep Robbers' . 28
Japan
Jet Noise, Illnesses Linked by Researcher ........... 29
South
See GENERAL (South Africa) Control No. 02275A ....... 23
PESTICIDES
, Republic
See GENERAL (Republic of China) Control No. 02296A .... 13
RADIATION
F-tance
Regional Councils to be Consulted on the Sites for Future
Nuclear Power Stations ................... 29
Iceland
January 12, 1968 Order No. 5 on the State Radiation Protection
Authority ......................... 30
Safety of Nuclear Power Stations ............... 30
Japan
Agency Taking Steps to Tighten N-Plant Safety ......... 30
South
See GENERAL (South Africa) Control No. 02275A ....... 23
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SOLID WASTE
F-tance
See GENERAL (France) Control No. 02236A .......... 17
GeA.ma.ny, Fed Rep o^
Central Dump is Strongly Debated ............... 31
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) Control No. 02283A .... 19
See WATER (Great Britain) -- Control No. 02264A ....... 38
South
See GENERAL (South Africa) Control No. 02275A ....... 23
See WATER (Venezuela) Control No. 02240B ......... 44
WATER
SEMA Will Protect Environmental Health ............ 32
CETESB Will Work outside the State .............. 33
New Sewage Station Will Protect Beaches ............ 33
Canada
Ontario to Toughen Stand on Pollution by Paper Makers ..... 33
Clu-na,
See GENERAL (Republic of China) Control No. 02296A .... 13
Order No. 35 of June 16, 1972 on the Protection of Waters
against Pollution by Oil .................. 34
EuA.ope.an Cormun^tieA
Removal of Waste Oil ..................... 34
See GENERAL (Finland) Control No. 02259A .......... 16
F/tance
Laita Affair: A Polluter is Punished and Rewarded ....... 35
May 13, 1974 Circular on the Leakage of Mercury by Alkaline
Chloride Works ....................... 35
At the 7th International Conference on Water Pollution
Research: What We Fear Most Are the Users ......... 36
Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing Area Is in Danger of Running out of
Water in Three or Four Years ................ 36
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, Fed Rep ofi
The Law on Measures for Guaranteeing Waste Oil Disposal
(Waste Oil Law) of December 23, 1968; Its Implementation
and Effectiveness Thus Far ................. 36
Measures for Protection of Waters from Water-Endangering
Substances ......................... 37
Water Surveillance from the Air ................ 37
Yearly Report for 1973 on Water Management by the Federal
Minister of the Interior .................. 38
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) Control No. 02283A .... 19
Gn.ii.at Bsutaln
Environmental Pollution: Control of Pollution Bill ...... 38
Pollution of Subterranean Water ................ 39
Investigation of the Rhine Water - Results in October ..... 39
A Compilation of Israeli Laws for Prevention of the Pollution
of the Sea ......................... 39
Udiy
Law against Water Pollution Approved by Region ........ 40
Law on Cleaning Up Rivers . Encounters Obstacles in Rome .... 40
See GENERAL (Italy) Control No. 02238A .......... 20
Japan
Cyanide Leak Blamed on Faulty Equipment ............ 41
Pollution That Poisons .................... 41
Curb of Used Hotel Water Urged ................ 41
See GENERAL (Japan) Control No. 02250A .......... 21
See GENERAL (Philippines) Control No. 02243A ....... 22
Soutk
See GENERAL (South Africe) Control No. 02275A ....... 23
Spain
Extra-Economic Motivations in the Use of Subterranean Water:
Hydroesquizophrenia .................... 42
Sweden
See GENERAL (Sweden) Control No. 02305A .......... 23
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The Confederation Proposes Systematic Analyses of Water .... 43
Inland Shipping and Environmental Pollution 43
USSR
Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the Dirtying of Sea
Water by Substances Harmful to Human Health or to Living Sea
Resources 44
Protection and Rational Use of Water in the USSR 44
l/enezaela
Decree No. 110 of May 26, 1974 44
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PARE
AIR
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
"RESEARCH ON AIR POLLUTIDN IN TAIPEI CITY." REPRINTED FROM "ENERGY QUARTERLY"
ENERGY POLICY COMMITTEE, MOFA, VOL. 2, NO. 4, 1972 AND VOL. 3, NO. 1, 1973
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN EPA
FNGLISH 01/06/73 PGS 1-49 ID# 02293A
IN VIEW OF URBAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, THIS REPRINT PRESENTS A
DETAILED AND TABULATED ANALYSIS OF THE AIR POLLUTION SITUATION IN THE CITY BASED ON THE
OBSERVATIONS OF THE MONITORING NETWORK OF THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL EVALUATION OF THE DATA CONCLUDES THAT AIR POLLUTION LEVELS, ALTHOUGH RISING, ARE MOT
PRESENTLY SERIOUS AND ARE SIMILAR TO AIR POLLUTION CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1940.
THE PUBLICATION ALSO DISCUSSES THE NATURAL AND INDUSTRIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE DIFFUSION OF
AIR POLLUTION IN AND AROUND THE CITY AND CONCLUDES WITH A LIST OF RECOMMENDED AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL MEASURES WHICH INCLUDE ADEQUATE URBAN PLANNING, REGULATION OF TRAFFIC AND AUTOMOBILE
EMISSIONS, PROMOTION OF A NATION-WIDE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY, TRAINING OF TECHNICAL
PERSONNEL,'EXPANSION OF THE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC AIR POLLUTION.
BRAZIL
PM(A)
"SEMA WILL PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/10/74 PGS 27 ID# 02037C
*WATER
CANADA
PM(B)
"3.5 GRAMS OF LEAD SET AS LIMIT FOR EACH GALLON OF GASOLINE." GLOBE AND MAIL
CARRUTHERS, JEFF EPA
ENGLISH 09/19/74 PGS B3 ID# 022A5A
ALSO LRB
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, NEW REGULATIONS UNDER THE CANADIAN CLEAN AIR ACT PERMIT
OIL COMPANIES TO USE NO MORE THAN 3.5 GRAMS OF LEAD IN AN IMPERIAL GALLON OF GASOLINE, EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 1967. THIS MORE RELAXED REQUIREMENT REPLACES THE 2.5 GRAM LIMIT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED
BECAUSE THE OIL INDUSTRY HAS CONVINCED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF LEAD
FREE GASOLINE COULD NOT BE PRODUCED FOR LATE MODEL CARS IF LEAD CONTENTS IN REGULAR GASOLINES HAD
TO BE LOWERED, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE ENERGY CRISIS SINCE MORE OIL MUST BE USED TO PRODUCE
LOW-LEAD GASOLINES. PRESENTLY, THE LEAD CONTENTS OF MOST GASOLINES ON SALE IN CANADA FALL WELL
BELOW THE 3.5 GRAM PER GALLON LIMIT. HOWEVER, THIS LIMIT WILL INSURE THAT OIL COMPANIES DO NOT
DRASTICALLY INCREASE LEAD CONTENTS OF REGULAR GASOLINES AS AN EASY ECONOMIC SOLUTION TO BALANCE
THE HIGHER COSTS OF PRODUCING LEAD-FREE GASOLINE. THE NEW REGULATIONS ALSO REQUIRE THE OIL FIRMS
TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON GASOLINE PRODUCTION AND LEAD CONTENTS.
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AIR
CANADA
SE<
PARE
"ONTARIO TO TOUGHEN STAND ON POLLUTION RY PAPER MAKERS." GLOBE AND MAIL
WHELAN, PETER EPA
ENGLISH 09/28/74 PGS It 2 IP* 02242A
ALSO PMA AND LRB
*WATER
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM( B)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN TAIWAN
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN
ENGLISH* 12/00/74
*ALSO CHINESE
PGS 1-31
EPA
02294A
BECAUSE OF GROWING INDUSTRIALIZATION IN TAIWAN, AIR POLLUTION IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY
SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT AIR POLLUTION SITUATION IN
THE COUNTRY AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE TAIPFI MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT HAS OBTAINED GOOD RESULTS IN CONTROLLING AIR POLLUTION, THE TAIWAN PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT IS CRITICIZED FOR THE OVERALL FAILURE OF ITS "FIVE YEAR PROGRAM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION" TO REDUCE POLLUTION BY 40 PERCENT. THE FAILURE OF THIS PLAN IS
ATTRIBUTED TO ITS INFLEXIBILITY AND TO THE FAULTY ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE PUBLICATION URGES MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL IN
POLLUTION MATTERS, WHILE THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT IN A SUPERVISORY CAPACITY OVER LOCAL
AGENCIES. BESIDES THE REORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, THE PUBLICATION RECOMMENDS
SEVERAL ANTI-POLLUTION PROGRAMS AND DISCUSSES THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
CHINA, REPUBLIC OF
PM(A)
INTERACTIONS OF MAN AND ENVIRONMENT IN TAIWAN
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN
ENGLISH 08/00/74 PGS 1-74
ALSO SE
*GFNERAL WATER PESTICIDES NOISE
EPA
02296A
FINLAND
PM(A)
"A SAVING APPROACH TO WOLVES." THE TIMES
10/23/74 PGS IV
ENGLISH
*GFNERAL
WATER
EPA
02259A
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AIR
FRANCE
PM(B)
GERMANYf FED REP OF
PM(B)
"M. PERONNET BOOSTS AIR QUALITY POLICY."
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH 09/21/74 PCS 11
LE MONDE
EPA
02153A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON STATEMENTS MADE BY GARRIEL PERONNET, THE FRENCH SECRETARY
OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DURING AN INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION ON AIR POLLUTION. THE
SECRETARY OUTLINED HIS POLICY. THE FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF POLLUTANTS.
AIR POLLUTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ARE TO BE INSTALLED IN MAJOR CITIES AND INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, AND
SPECIAL STEPS TO STOP EMISSIONS DURING UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS, WILL BE INSTITUTED.
"ENGINEERS ARE AWAKENED WHEN THE ENVIRONMENT SICKENS." DIE WELT
PFUHL , WALTER EPA
GERMAN 07/09/74 PGS Ifi ID# 02255A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT AN AUTOMATIC COMPUTERIZED AIR MEASURING STATION SYSTEM
HAS BEEN ACTIVATED IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG AT A COST TO THE STATE OF SIX
MILLION GERMAN MARKS. THE STATIONS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MANNHEIM ARE THE FIRST PART OF A CLOSED
SUPRA-REGIONAL AIR MONITORING NETWORK IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC TO BE COMPLETED BY 1976. THE STATES
OF HAMBURG, BAVARIA AND RHINELAND-PALATINATE ARE TO FOLLOW WITH DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING
STATIONS. THE MANNHEIM FACILITY RECORDS IN ADDITION TO SUNLIGHT, AIR PRESSURE, HUMIDITY, WIND
DIRECTION AND WIND VELOCITY; ALSO THE CONCENTRATION IN THE AIR OF HYDROCARBONS, CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, NITRIC OXIDE, OZONE AND DUST. IT NEED ONLY BE ATTENDED ONCE EVERY
SEVERAL MONTHS, AND IN FINAL FORM, THE ENTIRE NETWORK WILL REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF A SINGLE
ENGINEER.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
SEPT 8, 1964. "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR FACILITIES
PERMITS UNDER...FACTORY ACT...." UMWELTSCHUTZ: LUFTREINHALTUNG,
FELDHAUS, GERHARD, COMP. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/71 PGS 37-63 ID# 00411R
REQUIRING
LAERMBEKAEMPFUNG
THESF "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR FACILITIES REQUIRING PERMITS UNDER SECTION 16 OF
THE FACTORY ACT (AUGUST 4, 1960) (TECHNICAL GUIDE FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY)" PROVIDE TECHNICAL
GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITED SECTION OF THF FACTORY ACT. OFFICIALS ARE TO APPLY THE
REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO (A) PERMITS FOR NEW FACILITIES, ALTERATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES OR
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN OPERATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES, (B) SUPPLEMENTARY ORDERS ON TECHNICAL
STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF A FACILITY, AND (C) ORDERS REQUIRING MEASUREMENT OF THE NATURE AND
QUANTITY OF EMISSIONS. A FACILITY MUST MEET CITED EMISSION AND IMMISSION STANDARDS. GENERAL
EMISSIONS STANDARDS AND STANDARDS FOR SMOKE GRAY VALUE AND FOR PARTICULATE MATTER ARE GIVEN.
MAXIMUM IMMISSIONS LEVELS ARE STATED FOR DUSTS, GASES AND VAPORS. SPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR
GROUND POLLUTION LEVEL BY SULFUR DIOXIDE, INCLUDING DENSITY AND FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT. CHIMNEY
HEIGHT STANDARDS ARE DIAGRAMMED. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS FIRING FACILITIES AR'E CITED.
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AIR
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"AUGUST 28, 1974 FIRST REGULATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL
IMMISSIONS LAW (REGULATION ON FURNACES)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT, PART I
EPA
GERMAN 09/03/74 PCS ?121-?129 in# 02033R
THIS REGULATION, ISSUED BY THE MINISTERS OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE INTERIOR, APPLIES TO THE
DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF FURNACES USING SOLID OR LIQUID FUELS. EMANATING SMOKE MUST
CONFORM TO GRAY VALUE 2 ON THE RINGELMANN SCALE. DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS ARE OUTLINED FOR FURNACES
WITH SMALLER EVAPORATION BURNERS, AND WITH ATOMIZATION BURNERS AND LARGER EVAPORATION BURNERS,
AND FOR SMALLER FURNACES USING SOLID FUELS AND LARGER FURNACES REQUIRING SOLID FUELS. FOR
MONITORING PURPOSES, OPERATORS OF SUCH FURNACES MUST INSTALL MEASURING DEVICES IN THE FURNACES
WITHIN GIVEN PERIODS OF TIME AND MUST PERMIT SAMPLING BY DISTRICT CHIMNEY SWEEPS AT GIVEN
INTERVALS. WITH MODIFICATION, THE REGULATION ALSO APPLIES TO THE FEDERAL RAILROAD SYSTEM. STATE
REGULATIONS WHICH LOSE VALIDITY WITH THE DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS REGULATION ARE LISTED.
THE FOUR ATTACHMENTS CONCERN DETERMINATION OF GRAY VALUE, SOOT AND DUST CONCENTRATIONS, AND SOOT
AND TAR EMISSIONS, AND GIVE A MODEL FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF FURNACE INSPECTION.
"AUGUST 28, 1974 SECOND REGULATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS
LAW (REGULATION ON CHEMICAL CLEANING PLANTS)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT, PART I
EPA
GERMAN 09/03/74 PGS 2130-2131 ID# 02033C
THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO PLANTS WHICH CLEAN, DRY OR OTHERWISE TREAT TEXTILES, LEATHER OR FURS
BY MEANS OF CLEANING OR OTHER PROCESSING SUBSTANCES CONTAINING TRICHLOROETHYLENE OR
PERCHLOROETHYLENE. THE REGULATION SPECIFIES THAT EXHAUST GASES ARE NOT TO CONTAIN MORE THAN 30
CUBIC CENTIMETERS OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE OR PERCHLOROETHYLENE PER CUBIC METER OF EXHAUST AIR. TO
THIS END, SUCH PLANTS ARE TO INSTALL FILTERS. EXHAUST AIR DUCTS ARE TO BE INSTALLED AT A HEIGHT
SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA. OPERATORS OF THESE PLANTS ARE TO
PROVIDE A CONTROL OPENING BEHIND THE FILTER IN A STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE EXHAUST AIR DUCTFOR
MONITORING PURPOSES. STATE REGULATIONS WHICH LOSE VALIDITY WHEN THIS REGULATION TAKES EFFECT ARE
LISTED. JURISDICTIONAL OFFICIALS MAINTAIN THE RIGHT UNDER THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW TO MAKE OTHER
OR MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"THRESHOLDS FOR DIRT AND NOISE." STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
GERMAN
NOISE
09/03/74 PGS 2
EPA
I0# 02033D
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES TWO NEW IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS TO THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW
WHICH BECOMES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1974. ONE REGULATION LIMITS EMISSIONS FROM FURNACES,
PARTICULARLY THOSE IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS, AND THE OTHER, EMISSIONS FROM CHEMICAL DRY CLEANING
PLANTS. THESE REGULATIONS BRING TO 11 THE NUMBER OF IMPLEMENTING ORDERS TO THE IMMISSIONS LAW.
FIVE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS PREPARED BY THE MINISTRY AWAIT APPROVAL BY THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
THEY REGULATE SULFUR CONTENT OF HEATING OIL AND DIESEL FUEL, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS NEEDING PERMITS,
IMMISSIONS OFFICIALS, PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELIABILITY OF IMMISSIONS OFFICIALS, AND NOISE
FROM LAWN MOWERS. THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTER STATES THAT THIS ACTIVITY REFLECTS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO IMPLEMENT FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND TO GIVE THE STATES AN
EFFECTIVE LEGAL INSTRUMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT. IN REGARD TO THE LATEST TWO REGULATIONS, A MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE FURNACE CONSTRUCTION ALSO CONSERVES FUEL.
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AIR
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"IN STOLBERG, ONE FACTORY HAD TO CHANGE RAW MATERIAL AND PROCEDURE."
HANOELSBLATT, NO. 76
DRFESBACH, LUTZ E. EPA
GERMAN 04/?0/74 PGS 11 ID# 02217A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS CONCLUSIONS OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF LEAD POLLUTION IN THE CITY OF
STOLBERG CONDUCTED BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF NORTH-RHINE WESTPHALIA
AS WELL AS CORRECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN. THE STUDY REVEALED THAT THE MAJORITY OF LEAD POLLUTION
CAME FROM INDUSTRY EMISSIONS, ALTHOUGH GEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND AFTEREFFECTS OF MINING AND
FOUNDRY WORK IN PREVIOUS CENTURIES HAD CONTRIBUTED. AS A RESULT OF THE STUDY, EMISSIONS WERE
MORF ACCURATELY MEASURED AND LIMITED AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGICALLY POSSIBLE. FILTERING SYSTEMS WERE
IMPROVED IN MANY FACTORIES. ONE PLANT CHANGED ITS SOURCE OF RAW MATERIALS AND ALTERED ITS
MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE TO REDUCE HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS. CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL AREAS WERE
PROSCRIBED FOR GRAZING AND VEGETABLE CULTIVATION. EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS EXPECTED BY 1975 IN THE
INDUSTRIES EXAMINED ARE: DUST BY 69 PERCENT, LEAD BY 47 PERCENT, ZINC BY 80 PERCENT AND
CADMIUM BY 54 PERCENT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WORKERS WILL STRIKE FOR CLEANER AIR IF NECESSARY.1
GERMAN 08/28/74 PGS 17
ALSO LRB
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
ID# 02278A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES PROTESTS OF OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF KORNWESTHEIM NEAR
LUDWIGSBURG RELATIVE TO A FOUL ODOR IN THE EASTERN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT EMANATING FROM THE STATE
PLANT FOR ANIMAL CARCASS REMOVAL. THE FIRM, WHICH PROCESSES SLAUGHTERING WASTES INTO TECHNICAL
GREASES AND ANIMAL MEAL, IS UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STATE
OF BADFN-WUERTTEMBERG. THE SMELL, WHICH PERMEATES THE DISTRICT AND IS PARTICULARLY OFFENSIVE IN
SUMMER MONTHS, ALLEGEDLY CAUSES MANY LOST MANHOURS OF WORK IN THE AREA. AN AIR PURIFICATION
PLANT INSTALLED LAST YEAR HAS PRODUCED LITTLE RELIEF. UNLESS THE SITUATION IS IMPROVED, THE
MAYOR OF KORNWESTHEIM HAS SAID HE MAY INVOKE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW,
LEADING AT WORST TO CLOSURE OF THE PLANT UNTIL CONDITIONS FOR THE AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE PERMIT
ARE MET. SOME EMPLOYEES OF THE AREA HAVE THREATENED TO STRIKE AND BLOCKADE THE PLANT. A NEW
CENTRAL CARCASS REMOVAL PLANT IN BIBERACH WILL REPLACE THE FACILITY IN TWO TO THREE YEARS.
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GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
"LESS LEAD IN PETROL SOUGHT." BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL
ENGLISH
ALSO SE
07/02/74 PGS 11
EPA
02215A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL ISSUE REGULATIONS REDUCING THE LEAD
CONTENT OF GASOLINE TO 0.55 GRAMS PER LITER BY NOVEMBER It 1974, AFTER THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION
BILL BECOMES LAW. THIS ACTION CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE GREAT BRITAIN'S OIL DEMAND BY SLIGHTLY
OVER A MILLION TONS A YEARi SINCE LESS GASOLINE OF A GIVEN GRADE CAN BE MADE FROM A BARREL OF
CRUDE OIL ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER. THE EXTRA COST IN TERMS OF THE BALANCE OF
PAYMENTS WOULD BE ABOUT 30 MILLION POUNDS A YEAR, BUT THIS FIGURE WOULD BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY
INCREASED QUANTITIES OF SOME OTHER PRODUCTS OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE MEASURE. THE MINISTRY
ANTICIPATES FURTHER STUDY OF THE SITUATION NEXT SUMMER WHEN MORE INFORMATION MAY BE AVAILABLE
ABOUT ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRENDS AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD IN GASOLINE.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: CONTROL OF POLLUTION BILL." SURVEY OF CURRENT
AFFAIRS, V. 4, NO. 7
GREAT BRITAIN. BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 2R2-285 ir># 02264A
*WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
CLEAN AIR YEAR BOOK 1973
GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CLEAN AIR
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-126
LOC
02148A
THIS DETAILED YEARBOOK PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CLEAN AIR (NSCA)
DISCUSSES ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION AND MEASURES TOWARD ITS CONTROL IN GREAT BRITAIN. PROGRESS
IN AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT IN 1971 AND 1972 IS SUMMARIZED. STANDARDS RELATIVE TO AIR POLLUTION
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND A DISCUSSION OF RELEVANT BRITISH LAW ARE INCLUDED. BRITISH AIR POLLUTION
HISTORY, THE COST OF AIR POLLUTION AND OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES
OF POLLUTION FROM SMOKE AND SULFUR OXIDES ARE OUTLINED. POLLUTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE
DISCUSSED AND PROFILES OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN SUCH RESEARCH ARE PROVIDED. ONE
SECTION IS DEVOTED TO BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA. ANOTHER CHAPTER INCLUDES AN ANNOTATED LIST OF
CONSULTANTS FOR CLEAN AIR AND A LIST OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AIR
POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSOCIATION'S. THE LAST SECTION IS DEVOTED TO DETAILS ABOUT THE NSCA.
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AIR
HUNGARY
LR(A)
"JANUARY 9, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 1 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE
PROTECTION OF THE PURITY OF THE AIR." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 2
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 326-3P8 I0# 02320A
THIS ORDINANCE PRESCRIBES ESTABLISHMENT OF GROUND LEVEL AIR QUALITY CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN
POLLUTANTS. THE COUNTRY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES: (1) SPECIALLY PROTECTED ZONES WHERE
MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY IS PARTICULARLY VITAL (FOR HEALTH, WELFARE, PROTECTION OF NATURE, ETC.),
(2) PROTECTED ZONES (THE CENTER OF THE CAPITAL OR CITIES), (3) OTHER ZONES DEMANDING PROTECTIVE
MEASURES (INDUSTRIAL AREAS). MEASURES REQUIRED TO LIMIT AIR POLLUTION ARE DESIGNATED. CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER EMERGENCY METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. STATE AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS ARE TO BE ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTION AND TOWN PLANNING, THE HUNGARIAN
STANDARDS BUREAU, OR THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTS. THE MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTION AND
TOWN PLANNING 'IS TO ORGANIZE AND DIRECT AIR PROTECTION MEASURES. HE IS ADVISED BY THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PURITY OF THE AIR. CERTAIN AIR QUALITY CRITERIA ARE GIVEN IN
THE ORDINANCE ANNEX. THE ORDINANCE APPEARS IN MAGYAR KOZLONY, NO. 2 (JAN. 9, 1973), PP. 18-24.
ITALY
LR(B)
"EVEN LEISURE INDUSTRY IS A DANGER TO THE VENETIAN LAGOON."
SERA
ITALIAN
ALSO SE
*GENERAL
WATER
08/20/74 PGS 10
ID#
CORRIERE DELLA
EPA
02238A
JAPAN
LR(B)
"NEW POLLUTER PAYS LAW EYED BY GOVERNMENT." JAPAN TIMES
08/13/74 PGS 2
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB AND SE
ID#
EPA
02218A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WILL DRAFT A LAW TO
ESTABLISH A NEW SYSTEM OF COMPENSATION FOR POLLUTION VICTIMS. BASED ON THE PROPOSALS OF THE
CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, THIS SYSTEM WILL OPERATE ON THE POLLUTER
PAYS PRINCIPLE. ALL ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH DISCHARGE MORE THAN 10,000 CUBIC METERS OF EXHAUST GAS
PER HOUR WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A FUND TO PAY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION TO PERSONS WHO
HAVE CONTRACTED RESPIRATORY DISEASES FROM AIR POLLUTION. THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PAID WILL
DEPEND ON THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE TO HEALTH SUFFERED. THE SYSTEM WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
IN THE WORLD AND WILL REQUIRE 10 BILLION YEN FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.
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AIR
JAPAN
LR(B)
JAPAN
LR(B)
"EMISSION CURBS ON OLD CARS URGED." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 08/02/74 PGS 3
EPA
02223A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT HAS URGED THE JAPANESE
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY NOT ONLY TO ENFORCE STRICT EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS FOR NEW CARS, BUT ALSO
TO REQUIRE POLLUTION CONTROLS FOR OLDER CARS. HAVING TESTED CARS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH AN
AFTERBURNER AND AN IGNITION TIMING DEVICE, THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THAT EMISSIONS
FROM OLDER CARS CAN BE SAFELY AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED TO HELP FIGHT THE CITY'S WORSENING
AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM. EMISSION CONTROLS FOR TRUCKS AND BUSES WERE ALSO RECOMMENDED.
"1976 AUTO EXHAUST LEVEL CAN'T BE MET: EXECS." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID# 02224A
ENGLISH
09/12/74 PGS 2
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT TOP EXECUTIVES FROM THE NINE JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE
FIRMS, GIVING TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POLLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS, HAVE STATED THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE 1976 EMISSION CONTROL
STANDARD AND HAVE ASKED FOR A TWO YEAR POSTPONEMENT IN IMPLEMENTING THE STANDARD. THE ADMISSIBLE
NITROGEN OXIDE LEVEL PRESENTLY ENVISAGED FOR 1976 CARS IS .?5 GRAMS PER KILOMETER. HOWEVER,
THE CAR MANUFACTURERS CLAIM THAT THEY ARE TECHNOLOGICALLY INCAPABLE OF BUILDING HIGH PERFORMANCE
ENGINES WHICH EMIT LESS THAN .6 GRAMS OF NITROGEN OXIDE PER KILOMETER. THE MINISTRY OF
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY ALREADY SUPPORTS POSTPONEMENT OF THE STANDARD, AND THE CENTRAL
COUNCIL FOR CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WILL REVIEW THE STANDARD. IN LIGHT OF PRESENT
DEVELOPMENTS, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE 1976 STANDARD WILL BE REVISED.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"MAZDA EXHAUST LEVEL MEETS 1976 NOX STANDARD: TOKYO GOV'T." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/14/74 PGS 2 ID# 02241B
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ALLEGATIONS,
BASED ON TESTING RESULTS, THAT THE MAZDA LUCE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURED BY THE TOYO KOGYO COMPANY
IS CAPABLE OF MEETING THE STRINGENT 1976 EXHAUST CONTROL STANDARD OF 0.25 GRAMS OF NITROGEN
OXIDE EMISSION PER KILOMETER RUN. ON THE CONTRARY, THE TOYO KOGYO HAS CLAIMED THAT 0.6 GRAMS
OF NITROGEN OXIDE PER KILOMETER RUN WILL BE THE LOWEST EMISSION LEVEL OBTAINABLE BY 1976. THE
BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT TESTED THE POLLUTION CONTROL
DEVICES OF FIVE RECENTLY MANUFACTURED MAZDA LUCES AND FOUND THAT THEIR EMISSION LEVELS OF
NITROGEN OXIDE ARE ALREADY WELL BELOW 0.6 GRAMS. HOWEVER, THE TOYO KOGYO COMPANY CLAIMS THAT
THE PERFORMANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES VARIES, ALLOWING EMISSION LEVELS BETWEEN 0.3 AND
0.9 GRAMS OF NITROGEN OXIDE PER KILOMETER RUN. THEREFORE, IN MASS PRODUCTION 0.6 GRAMS WILL RE
THE AVERAGE.
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JAPAN
LR(B)
PAGE
"BIG CITY HEADS WANT FULL AUTO EXHAUST BAN." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 10/22/74 PCS 5 I0# 02241C
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNMENTS OF JAPAN'S SEVEN LARGEST CITIES HAVE
URGED THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY TO ENFORCE THE 1976 AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST
CONTROL STANDARD WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATION. THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTS ADOPTED THIS STAND AFTER
TESTING RESULTS INDICATED THAT IT IS TECHNICALLY POSSIBLF TD MANUFACTURE AUTOMOBILES WHICH CONFORM
TO THE PROPOSED STANDARD, DESPITE PREVIOUS CLAIMS TO THE CONTRARY BY THE AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES.
JAPAN
LR# 022R2A
ALSO PMB
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE LISTS THE 12 AREAS IN JAPAN WHERE THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WILL POSTPONE
APPLICATION OF THE 1978 STANDARD TO LIMIT NITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSIONS TO LESS THAN .02 PPM (PARTS
PER MILLION) ON AN HOURLY BASIS. BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER NITROGEN DIOXIDE LEVELS IN THESE AREAS,
THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WILL ATTEMPT A GENERAL REDUCTION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSIONS TO OBTAIN
AN INTERIM STANDARD OF .04 BY 1978 WHICH WILL BE GRADUALLY REDUCED TD .02 PPM BY 1981. TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WILL DEAL WITH AIR POLLUTION IN ITS ENTIRETY. HOWEVER,
THE PLANNED 1975 AND 1976 AUTO EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN
REALIZING THESE GOALS.
JAPAN
PM(B)
"TOKYO MAY TRIPLE AUTOMOBILE TAXES." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 11/03/74 PGS 2
ALSO LRB
EPA
ID# 02241D
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNOR OF TOKYO, RYOKICHI MINOBE, HAS
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO TRIPLE AUTOMOBILE TAXES IN TOKYO IF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
AGENCY DECIDE TO POSTPONE ENFORCEMENT OF THF 1976 AUTOMOBILE EMISSION CONTROL STANDARD. IN ORDER
TO REDUCE TRAFFIC AND AIR POLLUTION LEVELS IN THE CITY, THE TOKYO GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THIS TAX
INCREASE PLAN TO BE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE IN CASE THE 1976 EMISSION STANDARD IS NOT ENFORCED AS
SCHEDULED. THE PLAN WOULD ALSO REQUIRE AUTOMOBILE OWNERS TO EQUIP THEIR CARS WITH ADEQUATE
EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES. A RECENT POLL INDICATES THAT 40 PERCENT OF THE CITIZENS OF TOKYO ARE
IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN, AND THE TOKYO GOVERNMENT WILL URGE OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE
SIMILAR STEPS.
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JAPAN
SE( )
PAGE
10
"ASSOCIATION WANTS AUTO TAXES CUT TO FIGHT POLLUTION." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/14/74 PCS 2 ID# 02216A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT EIJI TOYODA, HEAD OF THE TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY AND
PRESIDENT OF THE JAPAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, WILL PRESENT A RFOUEST TO THE
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ASKING FOR THE REDUCTION OF TAXES ON NEW LOW-EMISSION AUTOMOBILES TO PROMOTE
THFIR SALE. SINCE PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILES MEETING 1975 EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS COSTS
100,000 YEN MORE PER CAR, A REDUCTION IN TAXES WOULD HELP ABSORB THE HIGHER PRICES.
JAPAN
SE( )
"AGENCY WILL NOT O.K. GEOTHERMAL POWER." JAPAN TIMES
10/26/74 PGS 4
ENGLISH
*GENERAL
EPA
02250A
WATER
JAPAN
SE( )
"43 FIRMS IN KAWASAKI OKAY POLLUTION FUND." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID# 02285A
ENGLISH
07/07/74 PGS 9
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MAYOR OF KAWASAKI, JAPAN, AND THE HEADS OF 43 LARGE
CORPORATIONS IN THE CITY HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT IN CREATING A FIVE BILLION YEN FUND TO PROVIDE
COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO AIR POLLUTION VICTIMS AND TO FINANCE OTHER POLLUTION RELIEF PROJECTS.
SO FAR, 1,892 PERSONS IN KAWASAKI HAVE BEEN LISTED OFFICIALLY AS POLLUTION VICTIMS AND WILL BE
ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FROM THIS FUND. THE POLLUTING FIRMS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE
FUND PROPORTIONATELY TO THE AMOUNT OF NITROGEN OXIDE THEY EMIT INTO THE AIR. NEVERTHELESS, THE
CITY'S 800-MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF AIR POLLUTION VICTIMS, WHICH WAS NOT CONSULTED IN FORMING THE
AGREEMENT, MAY STILL BRING COURT ACTION AGAINST THE POLLUTING FIRMS, PENDING THE OUTCOME OF
DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION AND THE CORPORATIONS IN QUESTION.
PHILIPPINES
PM(B)
"POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION AND EXPERIENCE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY:
PHILIPPINES." THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS 8
LESACA, REYNALDO M. EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 537-556 ID# 02243A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER
THE
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SOUTH AFRICA
PMt A)
PAGE
11
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-27 ID# 02275A
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION NOISE
SWEDEN
PM(A)
NATURVARDSVERKETS ARSBOK 1973 (OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE YEARBOOK
1973)
SWEDEN. STATE OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE EPA
SWEDISH 12/00/73 PGS 1-152 ID# 02305A
ALSO LRB
*GFNERAL WATER
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1973.
ENGLISH 07/26/73 PGS 1-32
EPA
02135A
THIS ACT OF THE STATE OF TASMANIAt DIVIDED INTO EIGHT PARTS, SETS FORTH'THE REGULATIONS
AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN TASMANIA. PART I SERVES AS AN
INTRODUCTION, DEFINES TERMS AND DISCUSSES THE ACT'S RELATION TO EXISTING LEGISLATION. PART II
OUTLINES THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ADVISORY COUNCIL AND LISTS
OFFICERS, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COUNCIL. PART III DISCUSSES THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF
THE ACT CITING ENFORCEMENT DUTIF.S OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND REGULATIONS FOR POLLUTION SOURCES.
PARTS IV THROUGH VIII DISCUSS THE PERMIT SYSTEM, APPEALS, EVIDENCE OF OFFENSES, DISPOSITION OF
OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
BRAZIL
SE(
"ONLY A NEW MENTALITY WILL SAVE BRAZIL'S NATURAL RESOURCES." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/?3/74 PGS 7 ID# 02306A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, PARTICIPANTS OF ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS HELD BY THE
BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST PROTECTION, THE BRAZILIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ANP THE NATURE
CONSERVATION CENTER OF MINAS GERAIS HAVE COME TO THE OPINION THAT ONLY PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE
DISASTROUS RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION WILL SAVE BRAZIL'S NATURAL RESOURCES. DESPITE
THE MANY ADMINISTRATIVE, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL MEASURES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT IN BRAZIL, THE
QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO DECLINE BECAUSE OF A GENERAL LACK OF INTEREST IN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE PERSISTENT BELIEF THAT POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERIORATION ARE NECESSARY EVILS OF MODERN SOCIETY. A CASE IN POINT LIES IN THE FACT THAT ONLY
ABOUT .03 PERCENT OF THE LAND IN BRAZIL- IS PRESERVED BY THE GOVERNMENT. ALSO, WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS ARE ENFORCED, PENALTIES ARE USUALLY LIGHT. HOPE FOR ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LIES
IN EDUCATION OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND IN A FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
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12
GENERAL
CANADA
SE(
CANADA
SE( )
'ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOND PROPOSED." GLOBE AND MAIL
NEWMAN, ROGER
ENGLISH 09/25/74 PGS B7 ID*
EPA
02244A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE WINNIPEG-BASED ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD HAS PROPOSED STRICT
REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE CANADIAN ARCTIC IN ANTICIPATION OF THE PROPOSED i,ISO-MILE MACKENZIE
PIPELINE PROJECT. THE BOARD WAS COMMISSIONED BY A CONSORTIUM OF 25 COMPANIES CALLED CANADIAN
ARCTIC GAS STUDY LTD. TO CONDUCT A $3.5 MILLION STUDY INTO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PIPELINE
PROJECT. MEASURES PROPOSED BY THE BOARD TO HOLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE TO A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING: 1) OBLIGATING THE BUILDER TO POST A 50-MILLION DOLLAR BOND WHICH WILL BE FORFEITED
IF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OCCURS; 2) ADOPTING A STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CODE AND LAND USE
PLAN ON THE PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; 3) CREATING A SINGLE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY TO MONITOR
CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROJECT TO MAKE PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE PUBLIC. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO CANADIAN ARCTIC GAS AND WILL RE SENT TO
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.
"NEW PIPELINE ROUTE IS PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT." GLOBE AND
MAIL
CARRUTHERS, JEFF EPA
ENGLISH 10/12/74 PGS B2 in* 02262A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROVERSIES MAY PREVENT THE CONSTRUCTION
np THE SARNIA-TO-MONTREAL OIL PIPELINE ACROSS THE CANADIAN PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. THE
INTERPROVINCIAL PIPELINE COMPANY OF TORONTO BELIEVES THAT THE ADDITIONAL SPENDING AND TIME
INVOLVED TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT MAY OBLIGATE THE CANCELLATION OF PLANS TO BUILD
THE PIPELINE. OTHER ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES HAVE ALREADY JEOPARDIZED THE PROJECT. IN HEARINGS
CONDUCTED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ONTARIO, QUEBEC AND THE ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE, THE
COMPANY STATED IT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONFORM TO THE PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL TIMETABLE OF
CONSTRUCTING THE PIPELINE. A LACK OF TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ALSO
THREATENS TO HOLD UP CONSTRUCTION. THE COMPANY HAS INDICATED THAT RESULTANT ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE COULD BE REPAIRED OR HELD TO A MINIMUM, BUT THE PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES QUESTION THE
EXTENT OF THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO THIS PROPOSAL.
CHINA,PEOPLE REP OF
PM(A)
"STRONG VISITING CHINA TO STUDY METHODS OF CONTROLLING POLLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENT." GLOBE AND MAIL
BURNS, JOHN EPA
ENGLISH 09/73/74 PGS 4 I0# 02234A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THE DIRECTOR OF THE NAIROBI-BASED UNITED NATIONS
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM WILL SURVEY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AT
THE INVITATION OF THAT COUNTRY'S' NEWLY CREATED ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OFFICE. DURING THE STOCKHOLM
CONFERENCE OF 1972, CHINA CLAIMED MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN CONTROLLING POLLUTION AND CONTRIBUTED
$250,000 TO THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM (UNEP), WHICH WAS CREATED DURING THE CONFERENCE.
WHILE IN CHINA, STRONG WILL OBSERVE ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR
SPENDING CHINA'S CONTRIBUTION TO UNEP. SINCE THIS CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE IN NONCONVERTIBLE
CHINESE CURRENCY, IT CAN ONLY RE SPENT IN CHINA. IT IS BELIEVED THAT CHINA HAS MUCH TO TEACH THE
DEVELOPING NATIONS IN ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT AND AT LEAST SOME LESSONS FOR THE INDUSTRIALIZED WEST.
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13
GENERAL
CHINA, PEOPLES REP OF
PM(A)
"CHINA AGENCY TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT SAID SET UP." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/23/74 PCS 2 ID# 02214A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAS ESTABLISHED AN
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL. THERE ARE CONFLICTING OPINIONS AS TO
THE EXTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION AND THE ATTENTION GIVEN TO IT IN CHINA. HOWEVER,
THE CREATION OF THIS OFFICE DOES REFLECT THE GROWING CONCERN IN CHINA ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS,
ESPECIALLY IN THE LARGE CITIES.
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(A>
INTERACTIONS OF MAN AND ENVIRONMENT IN TAIWAN
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN
ENGLISH 08/00/7^ PCS
ALSO SE
AIR WATER PESTICIDES
1-74
EPA
ID# 02296A
NOISE
THIS PUBLICATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CHAPTERS. CHAPTER I GIVES AN OVERALL SURVEY OF THE GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHY
OF TAIWAN; CHAPTER 11 DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS OF URBANIZATION AND LAND USE ON THE ISLAND; AND
CHAPTER III OUTLINES THE STATUS OF POLLUTION OF THE AIR, WATER AND SOIL AS WELL AS PESTICIDE AND
NOISE POLLUTION. CHAPTER IV CONCLUDES THAT THE DEGREE OF POLLUTION ON THE ISLAND IS NOT AS
PRONOUNCED AS IN HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, EVEN THOUGH POLLUTION IS INCREASING AND EFFORTS
TO REDUCE IT HAVE FAILED UP TO THE PRESENT TIME. THE AUTHOR CONCEDES THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HAS TAKEN PRECEDENCE OVER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, BUT BELIEVES THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
PROPER MANAGEMENT OF RECOMMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, EVEN ON A RUDIMENTARY BASIS, WILL PAVE
THE WAY FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS IN THE FUTURE.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
SE(
JAK RIDIT OBLAST ZIVOTNIHO PROSTREDI V CSSR (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA).
CZECHOSLOVAKIA ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EPA
CZECH 08/00/72 PGS 1-57 ID# 02147A
ALSO PMA
THIS BOOK DISCUSSES THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE DISTRIBUTION OF WORK AND THE DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY IN
THIS FIELD IS DEALT WITH AND EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION WITH REGARD TO
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS.
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GENERAL
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LR(A)
DECREE NO. 4612. GACETA OFICIAL, V. 95, NO. 9339, 1974
EPA
SPANISH 07/77/74 PCS 7-9 ID# 02149A
ALSO PMA
THIS DECREE ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PROVIDES FOR AN INCREASE IN
THE STAFFING OF THE POLLUTION STUDY COMMISSION. THIS COMMISSION WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED BY
DECREE NO. 2596 ON SEPTEMBER 4, 197?. THE COMMISSION WILL NOW BE COMPOSED OF 25 MEMBERS WHO
INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE AS PRESIDENT; THE HEADS OF THE DOMINICAN MINISTRIES OF
LABOR, HEALTH AND WELFARE, PUBLIC WORKS AND INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE; OTHER TOP LEVEL PUBLIC
OFFICIALS; AND VARIOUS ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS. IN ADDITION, THE NEW DECREE OBLIGATES THE
COMMISSION TO SUBMIT A REPORT OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS TO THE
DOMINICAN EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(A)
"THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN A EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY." REVUE DU MARCHE
COMMUN, NO. 175
TOULFMON, R EPA
FRF.NCH 06/00/74 PGS 229-233 ID# 02246A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN FORMULATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FOR THE EEC AND SUMMARIZES THE PROGRESS MADE THUS FAR. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES
THE REASONS FOR THE EEC'S CONCERN WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE OVERRIDING MOTIVE HAS BEEN
TO FACILITATE THE FREE FLOW OF MERCHANDISE WITHIN THE EEC. AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE CREATION OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY WAS THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN MARCH 1973 BY THE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO NOTIFY
THE EEC OF NEW ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET
BEFORE PUTTING THEM INTO EFFECT. THE SECOND SECTION DISCUSSES THE OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES, AND
TYPES OF ACTIONS INCLUDED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TIMETABLE ADOPTED BY THE EEC COUNCIL IN JULY 1973.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(A)
"SUMMARY REPORT." REVUE DU MARCHE COMMUN, NO. 175
COLLIARD, CLAUDE-ALBERT
FRENCH 06/00/74 PGS 305-311
in#
EPA
02247A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THREE MAIN POINTS RELATIVE TO THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FOR THF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY. THE FIRST SECTION DEALS WITH THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR
THE FORMULATION OF SUCH A POLICY, WHICH INCLUDE THE RECOGNITION THAT THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS
AND THAT INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IS BASED ON DESTRUCTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE CONTENT OF
A POLICY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS DISCUSSED. THE THREE ELEMENTS EXAMINED ARE CONSTRAINTS,
REPARATION, AND THE ISSUE OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A RIGHT TO A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT WHICH CAN
BE SUPPORTED BY LAW. FINALLY, THE ARTICLE TAKES UP THE EXPRESSION OF A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY, THE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN THE EEC AS A WHOLE AND ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
STATES, AND THE PROBLEMS OF INFORMATION AND HARMONIZATION OF MEASURES TAKEN BY THE INDIVIDUAL
COUNTRIES. THE AUTHOR ALSO PROPOSES THAT THE EEC CREATE A GROUP OF EXPERTS TO GIVE GUIDANCE IN
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM( A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES." REVUE DU MARCHE
COMMUN, NO. 175
SCARRASCIA-MUGNOZZA EPA
FRENCH 06/00/74 PCS 301-304 ID# 02248A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME OF THE POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL REASONS LEADING TO THE ADOPTION
BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN JULY 1973 OF A CALENDAR OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-
RELATED ACTIONS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIVE OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES EMBODIED IN THAT
PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED. ONE IS THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH ON THE LEVEL
MOST APPROPRIATE TO THE PARTICULAR CASE. ANOTHER IS THAT THE EEC PROGRAM SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE
ENOUGH TO ALLOW THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH WISH TO MOVE AHEAD MORE RAPIDLY WITH POLLUTION CONTROL TO
DO SO WITHOUT SUFFERING UNDUE ECONOMIC AND TRADE DISADVANTAGES. FINALLY, SOME PROGRAMS ALREADY
UNDER WAY ARE ENUMERATED. THESE INCLUDE REDUCTIONS IN THE LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE AND IN THE
SULFUR CONTENT OF FUEL AND DIESEL OILS, AND OBSERVATION OF THE PRINCIPLES EXPRESSED BY THE
CONFERENCE OF PARIS WITH RESPECT TO OCEAN POLLUTION FROM LAND SOURCES. THE AUTHOR ALSO SUPPORTS
THE CREATION WITHIN THE EEC OF A GROUP OF EXPERTS TO STUDY WAYS OF IMPROVING THE DUALITY OF LIFE.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES "RECYCLING OF RAW MATERIALS." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, NO. 9
EPA
PM(B) GERMAN 09/00/74 PGS 283 ID# 02281A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT THE LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROGRAM PREPARED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS JUNE 5, 1973, INCLUDES PROVISION FOR STUDY OF RECYCLING
POSSIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN MATERIALS. THE STUDY'S DUAL FUNCTIONS ARE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROJECTED
SHORTAGE OF SOME RAW MATERIALS AND TO REDUCE POLLUTION BY THESE MATERIALS. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
IS ANTICIPATED FOR SEVERAL METALS WHICH SOON WILL BE IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY OR WHICH, ONCE REDUCED
TO WASTE PRODUCTS, PROVE ESPECIALLY HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT, E.G., CHROME, LEAD, TIN AND
PLATINUM. RESEARCH WILL STUDY PRESENT AND FUTURE DEMANDS, THE RELATIVE DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING
RAW MATERIALS, SUBSTITUTION POSSIBILITIES AND THE DIFFICULTY OF RECYCLING IN VARIOUS INSTANCES.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
SE( )
"ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRY." REVUE DU MARCHE COMMUN, NO. 175
CARPENTIER, D. EPA
FRFNCH 06/00/74 PGS 235-24? ID# 02249A
ALSO PMA
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRY, WHICH IS OFTEN
SEEN AS THE VILLAIN OF THE DRAMA. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RFLATED TO PRODUCTION AND THOSE RELATED
TO THE PRODUCTS THEMSELVES ARE DISCUSSED. PROBLEMS RELATED TO PRODUCTION INCLUDF WASTES AND
THEIR TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL, THE SITING OF INDUSTRIES, AND THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. THE
PRODUCTS THEMSELVES ARE SOMETIMES RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, AS WELL AS SOMETIMES
BEING UNSAFE FOR THE CONSUMER. INDUSTRY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DAMAGE THAT ITS PRODUCTS MIGHT
DO WHEN INTRODUCED INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. A JOINT RFSEARCH PROGRAM ON THAT TOPIC IS
UNDER WAY, AND THE CREATION OF A DATA BANK ON CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IS ENVISAGED. THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY is CURRENTLY CONSIDERING VARIOUS PROPOSALS TO
HELP INDUSTRY FACE UP TO ITS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO PROTECT EEC INDUSTRY FROM
UNFAIR EXTERNAL TRADE COMPETITION.
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FINLAND
LR(A)
FINLAND
LR(A)
"FEBRUARY 23, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 192 TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCE ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 25,
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 103 ID# 01118R
NO. 1
THIS ORDINANCE REPEALS ORDINANCE NO. 722 (NOVEMBER 20, 1970) THAT ESTABLISHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION COMMISSION. THE ORIGINAL FINNISH/SWEDISH ORDINANCE APPEARS IN SUOMEN ASETUSKOKOELMA/
FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING, FEBURARY 28, 1973, P. 409.
"MARCH 16, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 237 ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL."
INT. DIG. OF *HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 104 ID# 02309A
THIS ORDINANCE SETS UP THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.
ITS MAIN FUNCTIONS ARE TO DEVELOP AND COORDINATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES;
TO FORMULATE PERTINENT RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES; TO RESPOND TO INQUIRES FROM
OTHER GOVERNMENT BODIES ON IMPORTANT MATTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TO PROMOTE THE ATTAINMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES BY MEANS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND POLICY FORMULATION; TO ENSURE
THAT PROPER CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE CARRYING OUT OF PLANS THAT
MIGHT APPRECIABLY MODIFY NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT; TO PROMOTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS; AND TO OEAL WITH OTHER MATTERS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION AS
ASSIGNED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. THE FINNISH/SWEDISH ORIGINAL OF THIS ORDINANCE APPEARS IN
SUOMEN ASETUSKOKOELMA/FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING, MARCH 23, 1973, PP. 495-596.
FINLAND
PMU)
"A SAVING APPROACH TO WOLVES." THE TIMES
10/23/74 PGS IV
ENGLISH
WATER
EPA
ID# 02259A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURE CONSERVATION IN FINLAND.
ALTHOUGH AIR POLLUTION IS A MINOR PROBLEM, STEMMING MAINLY FROM METAL-EXTRACTING AND PROCESSING
INDUSTRIES, A BILL FOR THE PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER PREPARATION. THE
POLLUTION OF INLAND WATERS AND COASTAL SEAS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN THE MORE HEAVILY POPULATED
AREAS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FINLAND, NEARLY 15 PERCENT OF THE LAKES ARE POLLUTED FROM UNREGULATED
AND UNTREATED DISCHARGES OF SEWAGE AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES. THE NATIONAL WATER BOARD, RESPONSIBLE
FOR PROBLEMS OF AQUATIC POLLUTION, IS CONDUCTING A MASSIVE SEWERAGE EXPANSION PLAN IN URBAN AREAS.
FINLAND WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO PROTECT THE BALTIC SEA;
AS A RESULT, A MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN HELSINKI. WITH THE FORMATION
OF A DIVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, A MORE FORWARD
LOOKING PROGRAM IS ANTICIPATED, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF SAVING ENDANGERED SPECIES.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
PM(B)
"A 30-POINT CHARTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE." LE FIGARO
BIETRY, MICHELE EPA
FRENCH 08/29/74 PGS 4 ID# 02093C
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR PROPOSALS ON POLLUTION CONTROL AND THE PROTECTION
OF NATURE MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE TO THE FRENCH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. DRAFT
LAWS ON SOLID WASTES, CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS, REGULATION OF QUARRIES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
REGIONAL AIR AGENCIES WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE NEXT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT, ALONG WITH SEVERAL
OTHER PROJECTS WHICH THE ARTICLE MENTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, THESE MEASURES CONSTITUTE A
"FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL AGE," THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HALTING OF FURTHER POLLUTION,
THE NEXT STAGE IS THE ELIMINATION OF WASTE IN ALL ITS FORMS
THE RFPORT OF THE "GRUSON GROUP" WHICH is TO SERVE
BUT THF "SECOND AGE" IS YET TO COME.
AND THF REORIFNTAT ION OF ECONOMIC POLICY.
SOMEWHAT AS A GUIDE IN THIS REORI ENTATION IS STILL AWAITED.
FRANCE
PM(A)
"WASTE THREATENS THE QUALITY OF LIFE." LE MONDE
JARROT, ANDRE
FRENCH 10/05/74 PGS 1, 18
ALSO SE
SOLID WASTE
EPA
ID# 02236A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, DISCUSSES THE
NECESSITY OF REDUCING WASTE TO AVOID DETERIORATION IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THF MINISTER CALLS NOT
FOR CESSATION BUT FOR REORIENTATION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH TOWARDS THE SATISFACTION OF MAN'S TRUE NEEDS
ANO AWAY FROM THE FULFILLMENT OF ARTIFICALLY CREATED DESIRES. AIR, WATER AND NOISE POLLUTION ARE
ALL FORMS OF IRRATIONAL WASTE WHICH MUST BE CURBED, BOTH AS A MORAL DUTY AND AS AN ECONOMIC AND
INDUSTRIAL IMPERATIVE. THE ARTICLE LISTS SEVERAL MEASURES TO REDUCE WASTE IN ALL SECTORS WHICH
WILL PROBABLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE INTERMINISTERIAL COUNCIL. ONE SUCH MEASURE IS THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF COLLECTING AND RECYCLING SOLID WASTE TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION OF RAW
MATERIALS SUCH AS PAPER AND METAL. THE MINISTER ALSO CALLS FOR STRENGTHENED INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE OF AN INFORMATION AND TRAINING
PROGRAM TO HELP RESHAPE THE PRESENT WAY OF LIFE.
FRANCE
PM( A)
"PROTECTION OF NATURE:
BIETRY, MICHELE
FRFNCH
1975, YEAR OF ZERO GROWTH."
09/08/74 PGS 9
LE FIGARO
EPA
02252A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT, BECAUSE OF INFLATION, THE 1975 BUDGET OF 273 MILLION
FRANCS FOR THE FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARIAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS A DECREASE FROM THE 1974 LEVEL.
THE OPERATING BUDGET, DEVOTED CHIEFLY TO PERSONNEL, WAS INCREASED NINE PERCENT. THE MINISTRY
CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 400 PERSONS; 500 WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE MINISTRY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY. THE
12 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE INVESTMENT BUDGET MEANS THERE WILL RE A GENERAL STAGNATION IN THAT AREA.
THE BUDGET FOR THF FUND FOR INTERVENTION AND ACTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE (FIANE) REMAINS AT
THF 1974 LEVEL OF 85 MILLION FRANCS. THE FUNCTION OF FIANE, LIKE THAT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SECRETARIAT, IS TO ENCOURAGE 6 COORDINATE PROJECTS. FUNDS ARE AWARDED TO THOSE PROJECTS CONSIDERED
TO BE OF EXEMPLARY VALUE. IN A PERIOD OF RESTRICTED FINANCES, HOWEVER, IT IS FEARED THAT MONEY
FROM FIANE WILL BE USED TO MAKE UP FUNDING DEFICITS INSTEAD. THE 1975 BUDGET IS A LONG WAY FROM
THE 500 MILLION FRANCS ANTICIPATED AT THE FORMATION OF FRANCE'S FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY.
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FRANCE
SE<
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR( A)
"FIRST THE QUALITY OF LIFE OR THE STANDARD OF LIVING?" LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC EPA
FRENCH 10/05/74 PGS 40 ID# 02235A
ALSO PMA
THIS FRENCH NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ALSACE,
WHERE RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS HAS INCREASED THE STANDARD OF LIVING AT THE
COST OF A REDUCTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ALTHOUGH SOME MEASURES TO HALT ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERIORATION HAVE BEEN TAKEN SUCH AS THE FORMATION OF AN INTERMIN ISTERIAL COUNCIL TO MONITOR
GROUNDWATER LEVELS AND QUALITY AND THE OPENING OF FRANCE'S FIRST FACTORY TO DESTROY INDUSTRIAL
WASTES THEY MAY BE TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE. CITIZEN'S GROUPS, SUCH
AS THOSE OPPOSING THE OPENING OF THE CHEMISCHE WERKE IN MARCHKOLSHEIM, ARE MORE ACTIVE AND ARE
JOINING FORCES WITH THEIR GERMAN COUNTERPARTS. ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO THE AREA, THE MINISTER FOR
THE QUALITY OF LIFE CALLED FOR THE CESSATION OF UNBRIDLED INDUSTRIALIZATION AND PROMISED TO PAY
MORE ATTENTION TO THE OPINIONS AND WISHES OF VARIOUS CITIZENS' ASSOCIATIONS.
"JULY 22, 1974 LAW ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICE."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT, NO. 77
EPA
GERMAN 07/24/74 PGS 1505-1506 ID# 02233A
THIS LAW ESTABLISHES AN INDEPENDENT FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE IN THE MINISTRY OF THE
INTERIOR TO BE LOCATED IN BERLIN. THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE IS TO ADMINISTER UNDER ITS OWN
AUTHORITY ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS ASSIGNED IT BY THIS LAW OR OTHER FEDERAL LAWS. DUTIES MENTIONED
INCLUDE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE INTERIOR MINISTER IN IMISSIONS CONTROL AND SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPMENT OF REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES AND
IN INVESTIGATION OF PROCEDURES AND PLANS. THE OFFICE IS ALSO TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A
CENTRAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TO SERVE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, INFORM THE PUBLIC, AID IN SPECIAL
RESEARCH, HELP COORDINATE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AND TO SUPPORT THE TESTING OF
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY FOR FEDERAL MEASURES. THE OFFICE CAN ALSO CARRY OUT UNDER ITS
OWN AUTHORITY OR IN DELEGATE STATUS ADMINISTRATIVE OR OTHER DUTIES ASSIGNED IT BY OTHER
GOVERNMENT BODIES WITH APPROVAL OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"CENTRAL INFORMATION SYSTEM IS TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS." DIE WELT
GOOS, DIETHART EPA
GERMAN 07/24/74 PGS 5 ID# 02233B
ALSO PMA
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS GOVERNMENT COMMENTARY RELATIVE TO THE "LAW ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL
ENVIRONMENT OFFICE" BASED IN BERLIN. THE OFFICE, ESTABLISHED TO MAINTAIN, PLAN AND SHAPE A
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, WILL FURNISH SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE INTERIOR MINISTRY IN LEGAL AND
REGULATORY MATTERS, SERVE AS AN INFORMATION CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC, AND COORDINATE
GOVERNMENT RESEARCH. THE OFFICE WILL AFFORD THE BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL GOVERNMENT
POLICY. IT WILL RELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT
OFFICES BY CENTRALIZING DUTIES PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG MANY BODIES. IN ITS COORDINATING
FUNCTION, IT IS PLANNED THAT THE OFFICE WILL MAKE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO
BOTH GOVERNMENT AND INDEPENDENT BODIES FOR RAPID AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS APPLICATION.
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GtNERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"AUGUST 15, 1974 LAW REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS.1
PART I, NO. 94
GERMAN
WATER
08/17/74
SOLID WASTE
PGS 1938-1941
BUNDESGESETZBLATT,
EPA
02283A
THIS LAW PROVIDES FOR COLLECTION OF FEDERAL STATISTICS ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND
PROTECTION TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING. STATISTICS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
PUBLIC WASTE REMOVAL; WASTE REMOVAL IN COMMERCE, TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS
AND FACILITIES (SUCH AS HOSPITALS AND SLAUGHTER HOUSES); PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE; WATER
SUPPLY AND SEWAGE IN SPECIFIED ECONOMIC UNDERTAKINGS, WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE IN THERMAL POWER
PLANTS SUPPLYING THE PUBLIC; WASTE AND SEWAGE REMOVAL IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ACCIDENTS DURING
STORAGF OF WATER-POLLUTING SUBSTANCES; ACCIDENTS DURING TRANSPORT OF WATER POLLUTING SUBSTANCES;
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INVESTMENT IN COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INVESTMENT IN ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY. FOR EACH AREA, THE LAW SPECIFIES FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING, THE NATURE OF INFORMATION TO BE
TAKEN, AND PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING. THE INTERIOR MINISTER MAY, WITH APPROVAL OF THE
FEDERAL COUNCIL, STOP THE TAKING OF STATISTICS NO LONGER NEEDED OR ALTER THE CYCLE OF SAMPLINGS.
HUNGARY
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN HUNGARY - PROS AND CONS OF A CENTRAL PLANNING."
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
BUECHI, WALTER EPA
GERMAN 06/30/74 PGS 5-6 ID# 02257A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN HUNGARY. PARLIAMENT WILL SOON CONSIDER A
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW TO CONSOLIDATE AND COORDINATE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. A
LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROGRAM IS BEING DEVELOPED TO COMBINE ABOUT 40 EXISTING PROGRAMS INTO 17 MAJOR
TASKS, COORDINATED BY THE MINISTRY FOR BUILDING AND CITY PLANNING. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS WILL
RECEIVE THEIR OWN FUNDING IN THE NEXT FIVE-YEAR PLAN (1976-1980). BEGINNING IN 1974 EDUCATIONAL
SPECIALITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. INDUSTRIAL PLANNING
EFFORTS ARE MOVING INDUSTRY WHERE POSSIBLE OUT OF BUDAPEST TO PROVINCIAL INDUSTRY SETTLEMENTS.
A WIDESPREAD REFORESTATION AND LANDSCAPE BEAUT IFICATION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY. A POTENTIAL CONFLICT
OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE SOCIALIST COUNTRY'S DESIRE TO ADVANCE INDUSTRIALLY AND TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT IS DISCUSSED. THE GENERAL PUBLIC MAY ALSO BE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT A POTENTIAL SLOWDOWN
IN THE RISE OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING.
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GENERAL
ISRAEL
PM(A)
ISRAEL
PM(A)
ANNUAL REPORT NO. 1
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE
ENGLISH 05/00/74 PGS 1-9
EPA
02287A
THIS ANNUAL REPORT BY THE ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE, COVERING THE PERIOD FROM
APRIL 1, 1973, TO MARCH 31, 1974, LISTS THE NAMES OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE EPS STAFF, OUTLINES EPS
MANAGEMENT ENDEAVORS, AND SUMMARIZES EPS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES (AIR AND SOLID WASTE). THE REPORT
ALSO INDICATES ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND
TRAINING, AND IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AND THE ECONOMIC
COMMISSION OF EUROPE. AN APPENDIX TO THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE MARCH 20,
1973, GOVERNMENT DECISION 563 ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE AND OF THE APRIL
15, 1974, GOVERNMENT DECISION 646 NAMING URI MARINOV AS EPS DIRECTOR AND SETTING UP THE PANEL OF
MINISTERIAL REPRESENTATIVES WITHIN THE NATIONAL PLANNING AND BUILDING BOARD. A SECOND APPENDIX
CITES THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES IN WHICH EPS STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED DURING THE PERIOD COVERED.
"PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL." PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN ISRAEL
AND ABROAD, V. 14
MARINOV, URI
ENGLISH 00/00/74
PGS 150-165
ID#
EPA
02288A
THIS ARTICLE, AUTHORED BY THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE,
SURVEYS THE STATE OF POLLUTION IN THAT COUNTRY; OUTLINES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST POLLUTION (WATER, AIR, 'FOOD, NOISE); AND SUMMARIZES LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES, MONITORING AND CONTROL; AND GIVES THE BACKGROUND OF ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SERVICE.
ITALY
LR(B)
"EVEN LEISURE INDUSTRY IS A DANGER TO THE VENETIAN LAGOON." CORRIERE DELLA
SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 08/20/74 PGS 10 ID# 02238A
ALSO SE
WATER AIR
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT 15 MONTHS AFTER ITS PASSAGE THE SPECIAL LAW FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN VENICE IS STILL INOPERATIVE. IN FACT, THE GOVERNMENT HAS YET TO
ESTABLISH POLICY GUIDELINES TO RE USED IN DRAWING UP REGIONAL AND LOCAL PLANS, AND NO DECISIONS
HAVE BEEN MADE FOR CARRYING OUT URGENTLY NEEDED PROJECTS FOR AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND
THE PREVENTION OF WATER SHORTAGES. IN A LETTER TO THE REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, THE VENETIAN BRANCH
OF "ITALIA NOSTRA," A CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, COMPLAINED OF THIS INACTION AND DESCRIBED
CONDITIONS IN THE AREA. THERE IS SPECIAL CONCERN THAT UNBRIDLED CONSTRUCTION WILL ADD TO THE
ALREADY SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF VENICE AND ITS LAGOON. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE LAGOON
IS THREATENED BY TOURISTIC DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF FISHING STATIONS, WHICH
COULD LEAD TO INCREASED POLLUTION BY HYDROCARBONS, SOLID WASTES AND OTHER POLLUTING DISCHARGES
AND COULD ALSO ENDANGER MARINE LIFE AND JEOPARDIZE THE LIVELIHOOD OF COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN.
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GENERAL
JAPAN
SE(
"AGENCY WILL NOT O.K. GEOTHERMAL POWER." JAPAN TIMES
10/26/74 PGS 4
ENGL ISH
WATER
EPA
02250A
AIR
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY STANDS IN OPPOSITION
TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL GEOTHERMAL POWER STATIONS IN JAPAN DUE TO THE NEGATIVE IMPACT
THESE STATIONS WOULD HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. DESPITE THE FACT THAT GEOTHERMAL POWER IS READILY
AVAILABLE AND IS CONSIDERED A CLEAN SOURCE OF ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FEARS THAT MASSIVE
DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTHERMAL POWER WILL RESULT IN POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FPOM THE HEAVY METALS
PRESENT IN GEOTHERMAL WATER PUMPED OUT OF THE EARTH. THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ALSO CONTENDS THAT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GEOTHERMAL POWER STATIONS WOULD SPOIL THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IN
THE NATIONAL PARKS WHERE MOST PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION SITES FOR THESE STATIONS ARE LOCATED. IT IS
LIKELY THAT THIS OPPOSITION WILL CAUSE A CONTROVERSY OVER THE NATION'S ENERGY POLICY SINCE OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE FORMULATED PLANS TO MAKE AMPLE USE OF GEOTHERMAL POWER IN THEIR PROGRAMS
TO SUPPLY CLEAN ENERGY.
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(A)
INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
, RHfl, CHAE-SHIK EPA
ENGLISH 10/10/74 PGS 1-33 in# 02310A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE HEAD OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY OF THE KOREA ATOMIC
ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (KAERI), OUTLINES POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTAL
JURISDICTIONS, AND THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
CHART FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IS GIVEN AS WELL AS ORGANIZATION CHARTS, STAFF LISTS AND
ADDRESSES FOR GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE AGENCIES DEALING WITH POLLUTION PROBLEMS. A MULTI-PAGED LIST
OF PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT TO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS ARRANGED ACCORDING
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ORIGIN. BRIEF SECTIONS DEAL WITH BUDGETARY MATTERS AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE GOVERNMENT INITIATED AN EIGHT-YEAR PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
CONTROL DEVOTED TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1973. MAJOR RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED AT KAERI. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
AFFAIRS BEARS MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
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GENERAL
MALTA
PM(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IN MALTA." MALTA TODAY, V. 9, NO. ?, 1974
EPA
FNGLISH 06/00/74 PCS 1P-13 ID# 02271A
ALSO SE
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE CITES THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED FROM MAY 29 TO JUNE 5, 1974, IN
CELEBRATION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IN MALTA AND DESCRIBES, IN GENERAL, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
AND ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS.
IN MALTA ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE TOTAL
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THE MALTA HUMAN ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL COORDINATES THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTIVITIES
WHICH ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING AS WELL AS PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE
GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO SET UP THE AD HOC POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE WHICH SPECIFICALLY DEALS' WITH
ANTI-POLLUTION ACTIVITIES. THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL AND THE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE
ARE BOTH STAFFED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS WHOSE ACTIVITIES
ARE CONCERNED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT. THIS CROSS REPRESENTATION IN STAFFING ENSURES
INTERDEPARTMENTAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL BODIES.
PHILIPPINES
PM(B)
"POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION AND EXPERIENCE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: THE
PHILIPPINES." THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS 8
LESACA, REYNALDO M. EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PCS 537-556 ID# 02243A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS OF THE PHILIPPINES WITH ITS FIRST
ANTIPOLLUTION LAW, THE POLLUTION CONTROL LAW, ENACTED JUNE 18, 1964. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE LAW
PROVIDED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION (NWAPCC) AND
A SYSTEM OF PERMITS AND REGISTRATIONS FOR MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND WORK RELATED TO AIR AND WATER
POLLUTION. THE ARTICLE, AFTER SKETCHING A PROFILE OF THE PHILIPPINES, DESCRIBES THE POLLUTION
PROBLEM, GIVING MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLUTION; STATES PROVISIONS OF THE LAW; AND GIVES COMPOSITION,
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NWAPCC. OTHER SECTIONS STATE EXPERIENCES IN IMPLEMENTING THE LAW,
INCLUDING DEFICIENCIES, AND GIVE FOUR CASE STUDIES. A POSTSCRIPT UPDATES THE ARTICLE RELEVANT
TO CHANGES UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION RATIFIED JANUARY 17, 1973.
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GENERAL
PORTUGAL
SE<
SOUTH AFRICA
PM( A)
"EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF PARTICIPANTS IN THF FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE
ENVIRONMENT." DIARIO DE NOTICIAS
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/25/74 PCS 4 ID# 02291A
ALSO PMA
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
CONGRESS IN PORTUGAL HAVE APPROVED A DECLARATION WHICH STATES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CANNOT
BE SOLVED BY THE EXCLUSIVE APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL MEASURES AND THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
MUST PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE FUNCTIONS OF SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT. IN THEIR DECLARATION THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONGRESS FAVOR A CRITICAL POLICY TOWARD THE LAISSEZ-FAIRE SYSTEM TO INSURE
THAT INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS DO NOT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT. BESIDES MAKING USE OF
EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEVICES, THE PARTICIPANTS ALSO PLAN TO ORGANIZE THEIR OWN ACTION
GROUPS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-27 in* 02275A
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION NOISE
THIS REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH A PREFACE BY THE MINISTER OF
PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SURVEYS THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION AND POLLUTION AND
THE REMEDIAL MEASURES BEING TAKEN AND PLANNED. TOPICS TREATED IN THE REPORT INCLUDE: LITTER;
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; AIR, WATER, MARINE, AND NOISE POLLUTION; PROTECTION OF THE
MICRO-ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRONIC DISTURBANCE AND RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; THE ORGANIZATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL GROUPS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS; EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH; PLANNING; AND THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ENTAILS. INCLUDED
IN THE REPORT ARE A DIAGRAM SHOWING LINES OF COORDINATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND A
DIAGRAM DEPICTING THE LIAISON THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT CONDUCTS WITH
OTHER BODIES.
SWEDEN
PM(A)
NATURVARDSVERKETS ARSBOK 1973 (OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE YEARBOOK
1973)
SWEDEN. STATE OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE EPA
SWEDISH 12/00/73 PGS 1-152 ID# 02305A
ALSO LRB
AIR WATER
THIS ANNUAL REPORT BY THE SWEDISH STATE OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE HIGHLIGHTS 1973
ACTIVITIES DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURE CONSERVATION. AMONG THE TOPICS TREATED
ARE: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION AS IT RELATES TO THE BALTIC SEA; NEW ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT; FISCA1 PLANNING AND SPECIAL PROJECTS; PRODUCT CONTROL; RESEARCH
AND INVESTIGATORY ACTIVITIES; PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE LANDSCAPE;
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS: QUESTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, INCLUDING NEW GUIDELINES FOR
AIR QUALITY, INDUSTRIAL NOISE PROBLEMS, AND DATA SYSTEMS! PROBLEMS OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE GOTEBORG REGION; AND STATISTICAL DATA. THE ANNUAL REPORT ALSO CONTAINS
AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AS OF JULY 1, 1973.
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GENERAL
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"TOO MANY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INITIATIVES." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/30/74 PGS 33 ID# 02253A
THIS ARTICLE ADVOCATES MORE UNIFIED SUPPORT OF A PROPOSED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LAW AND OF A LAND PLANNING LAW INSTEAD OF THE MULTITUDE OF POPULAR INITIATIVES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA. THE MANY INITIATIVES FOR AIR PURITY, NOISE CONTROL, 12 CAR-FREE
SUNDAYS A YEAR, ETC. LACK COORDINATION AND ARE OFTEN COMPETITIVE. MANY OF THEM SHOULD ACTUALLY BE
OFFERED AS LAWS OR REGULATIONS FOR WHICH, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO POPULAR INITIATIVE. IT IS FELT
THAT ALL POSSIBILITIES OF THE EXISTING RELATIVELY NEW ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLE OF THE CONSTITUTION
AND OF THE DRAFT-STAGE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SHOULD RE EXHAUSTED BEFORE NEW MEASURES ARE PURSUED.
TIME TO IMPLEMENT PRESENT LEGISLATION AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IS NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE, LONG-TERM
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. REPRESENTATIVES OF 16 LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS HAVE AGREED TO SUPPORT
NO NEW INITIATIVES WHOSE GOALS ARE INCORPORATED IN THE DISCUSSED ENVIRONMENTAL LAW OR THE LAND
PLANNING LAW.
SWITZERLAND
SE( )
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUALIZATION FEE ONLY IN FEDERAL FRAMEWORK." NEUE
ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 09/23/74 PGS 27 I Mt 02261A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT A FEDERAL COUNCILLOR HAS REQUESTED ZURICH'S CANTONAL COUNCIL NOT TO
SUPPORT AN INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE FOR A LAW TO INSTITUTE AN ENVIRONMENTAL EQULIZATION FEE AT THE
CANTONAL LEVEL. ACCORDING TO THE SUGGESTION POLLUTERS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A PERIODIC OR SINGLE
INDEMNIFICATION PAYMENT ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF POLLUTION CAUSED. THE NET FUNDS COLLECTED
WOULD BE USED FOR ANTI-POLLUTION PURPOSES BY THE GOVERNMENT. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PAYMENT PLAN
WOULD BE TEMPORALLY GRADUATED TO AVOID SUDDEN ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
BELIEVES THAT SUCH A LAW CAN ONLY BE EXERCISED FAIRLY AND WITHOUT ECONOMIC DISTURBANCES ON A
FEDERAL LEVEL, AND IN FACT, A SIMILAR PROVISION IS ANTICIPATED IN A PLANNED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT
LAW.
VENEZUELA
LR(B)
"VENEZUELAN PROGRAM FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES." ABC
EPA
SPANISH 06/12/74 PGS 40 I D# 02240A
ALSO PMA
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT, CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ, IN AN
ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE CONSERVAT.IONAL TRADITIONS STARTED BY HUMBOLDT, CODAZZI AMD PITLER, HAS
APPEARED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION1 TO OUTLINE MEASURES TO HALT ECOLOGICAL DETERIORATION AND
INDISCRIMINATE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN VENEZUELA. AMONG THE MEASURES CITED, THE. PRESIDENT
DECREED THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES HEADED BY
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. OTHER LAWS WILL CREATE PARKS AND REGULATE ACTIVITIES
AFFECTING THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION OF ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION
IN CARACAS PENDING THE FORMULATION OF AN ADEQUATE URBANIZATION PLAN.
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GENERAL
VENFZUELA
LR(B)
"15 NEW DECREES ANNOUNCED; CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ STRESSES RURAL GROWTH."
DAILY JOURNAL
MANN, JOSEPH A. EPA
ENGLISH 06/05/74 PGS 1, 22 in# 02240C
ALSO PMA AND SE
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT, CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ, HAS
APPROVED 15 NEW OFFICIAL DECREES WHICH WILL INVEST LARGE SUMS OF MONEY (HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
VENEZUELAN BOLIVARS) INTO RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECENTRALIZE URBAN INDUSTRY.
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE EMBODIED IN DECREE NO. 135 WHICH PROHIBITS THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE CARACAS METROPOLITAN REGION AND AUTHORIZES THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT TO MOVE URBAN INDUSTRIES TO RURAL LOCATIONS FOR EITHER ENVIRONMENTAL OR
DEVELOPMENTAL REASONS. DECREE NO. 134 PROVIDES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR RURAL INDUSTRIALISTS,
PRINCIPALLY IN THE FORM OF TAX BREAKS, AND SEVERAL NEW DECREES REQUIRE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO MAKE ABUNDANT USE OF RURAL GOODS AND SERVICES. OTHER DECREES PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF
AGENCIES, FUNDS AND PROJECTS, ALL WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING RURAL GROWTH.
VENEZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO, 112 OF MAY 26, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL
SPANISH
ALSO PMA
05/27/74 PGS 227.944
EPA
ID# 02240D
IN CONSIDERATION OF INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION IN THE COASTAL AND INSULAR AREAS
OF VENEZUELA, THIS PRESIDENTIAL DECREE PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO MAKE STUDIES
AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SITUATION. THIS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY COMMISSION WILL BE UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND WILL BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS, DEFENSE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FROM REGIONAL
PLANNING OFFICES. WITH AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONSERVATION
BODIES, THE COMMISSION WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY OF THE HUMAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE
COAST AND AMONG THE ISLANDS OF THE COUNTRY AND WILL SUBMIT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE PROMULGATION OF
THIS DECREE A FINAL REPORT OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT VIA THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS, DEFENSE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND AGRICULTURE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DECREE.
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GENERAL
VENEZUELA
LR(A)
NOISE
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 135 OF JUNE 4, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL
SPANISH 06/07/74 PCS ?28.033
ALSO PMA AND SE
EPA
02240E
HAVING BEEN CIRCULATED THROUGH THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, THIS PRESIDENTIAL DECREE
REQUIRES THE COOPERATION OF NATIONAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES IN PROHIBITING THE
INSTALLATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE CARACAS METROPOLITAN AREA AND IN OTHER SPECIFIED AREAS OF
THE COUNTRY. THE CONSTRUCTION IN THESE AREAS OF INDUSTRIES ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC SERVICES MUST
BE AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE RESPECTIVE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. THE DECREE
ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE TRANSFER OF INDUSTRIES FROM THE CARACAS AREA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OR ECONOMIC
REASONS. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS EMPOWERED TO CREATE INCENTIVES FOR INDUSTRIAL RELOCATION
AND TO IMPOSE RELOCATION DEADLINES ON ANY SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS DECREE MUST BE SPECIFIED IN BUSINESS AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES TRANSPIRING IN THE DESIGNATED
AREAS, AND CONTRAVENTION TO THE DECREE CAN RESULT IN FINES AND CLOSURE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (NHISE) REGULATIONS 1974, STATUTORY RULES, 1974, NO. 59.
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/74 PGS 1-4 ID# 02135D
THESE NOISE REGULATIONS FOR THE STATE OF TASMANIA WERE ISSUED AS STATUTORY RULES 1974, NO. 59,
UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1973. THESE REGULATIONS DEFINE PERTINENT NOISE TERMS AND
ESTABLISH SPECIFIC NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, EARTH MOVING MACHINES, MOTOR VESSELS
AND NOISE-PRODUCING EQUIPMENT. NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS WILL RE STRICTER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
MANUFACTURED AFTER JANUARY 1, 1975. THIS DOCUMENT ALSO REGULATES THE HOURS OF USE FOR NOISE
PRODUCING EQUIPMENT AND ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR MAKING NOISE-LEVEL MEASUREMENTS. OFFENDERS
OF THESE REGULATIONS ARE LIABLE TO PENALTIES UP TO 500 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS.
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM( A)
INTERACTIONS OF MAN AND ENVIRONMENT IN TAIWAN
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN
ENGLISH 08/00/74 PGS 1-74
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES
EPA
02296A
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NOISE
FRANCE
PM(B)
"THE FIGHT AGAINST AIRCRAFT NOISE." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 33
ALEXANDRE, ARIEL EPA
FRENCH 09/00/74 PGS 53-58 ID# 02295A
ALSO LRB
THIS DOCUMENTED ARTICLE OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS (TECHNICAL. REGULATORY, AND ECONOMIC) FOR THE
REDUCTION OF AIRCRAFT NOISE. THE TECHNICAL STEPS PROPOSED DEAL WITH MODIFICATIONS OF AIRCRAFT
ENGINES, FLIGHT PROCEDURES DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, AIRPORT-USE RESTRICTIONS, NIGHT-FLIGHT BANS,
AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLIGHTS AMONG SEVERAL AIRPORTS. ALSO RECOMMENDED IS ZONING SO THAT LIMITS
ARE SET ON HOUSING CONSTRUCTION NEAR AIRPORT NOISE SOURCES. CURRENT INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT NOISE
NORMS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO SUPERSONIC CRAFT AS WELL AS TO OLDER MODEL AIRCRAFT STILL BEING BUILT.
THE AUTHOR FURTHER PROPOSES THAT EXISTING NOISE STANDARDS BE APPLIED TO AIRCRAFT NOW IN SERVICE
SO THAT NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS MAY BE MADE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. ONCE THESE NOISE
STANDARDS ARE UNIVERSALLY APPLIED, THEY SHOULD THEN BE MADE PROGRESSIVELY TOUGHER. AMONG THE
ECONOMIC MEASURES RECOMMENDED IS AN ANTI-NOISE SURTAX, THE AMOUNT OF WHICH WOULD BE PROPORTIONATE
TO THE DEGREE OF NOISE EMITTED BY AIRCRAFT LANDING AND TAKING OFF FROM AN AIRPORT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"THRESHOLDS FOR DIRT AND NOISE." STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
GERMAN 09/03/74 PGS 2 ID#
*AIR
EPA
02033D
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"HELP FROM BONN AGAINST STREET NOISE?" SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, NO. 168
EPA
GERMAN 07/22/74 PGS 14 ID# 02303A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IS AGAIN BEING REQUESTED TO
INITIATE MEASURES TO REDUCE NOISE DISTURBANCE ALONG THE NEW FEDERAL HIGHWAY B-12 BETWEEN MUNICH
AND OBERPFAFFENHOFFEN. SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF EARTHEN
EMBANKMENTS OR NOISE PROTECTION WALLS ALONG THE ROAD OR SUBSIDIES FOR INSTALLATION OF
SOUND-PROOFING WINDOWS. ALTHOUGH THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW REGULATES NOISE POLLUTION FROM
STREETS CONSTRUCTED OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED AFTER APRIL 1, 1974, THE PROBLEM OF NOISE
DISTURBANCES FROM EXISTING STREETS REMAINS UNSOLVED.
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GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
2ft
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: CONTROL OF POLLUTION BILL." SURVEY OF CURRENT
AFFAIRS, V. 4, NO. 7
GREAT BRITAIN. BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 2R2-P85 IC1# 02264A
*WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
IRELAND
LRU)
"ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND USE OF VEHICLES)
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, NO. 190
ENGLISH
00/00/63 PGS 55-121
REGULATIONS, 1963.n
EPA
02139A
THESE REGULATIONS PROHIBIT UNNECESSARY EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM VEHICLES
AND TRAILERS. ARTICLES OF THE REGULATION PROVIDE THAT VEHICLES ARE TO BE SO CONSTRUCTED AS TO
PREVENT UNREASONABLE EMISSIONS OF SMOKE, VISIBLE VAPOR, NOXIOUS GASES AND OFFENSIVE ODORS.
VEHICLES USING SOLID FUEL ARE TO BE EQUIPPED SO AS TO PREVENT EMISSIONS OF SPARKS OR GRIT AND TO
PREVENT ASHES OR CINDERS FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND. USE OF VEHICLES OR TRAILERS THAT CAUSE
EXCESSIVE NOISE DUE TO A DEFECT, LACK OF REPAIR OR FAULTY PACKING OF THE LOAD ARE PROSCRIBED.
VEHICLES ARE NOT TO BE DRIVEN SO AS TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE NOISE. EXHAUST GASES MUST PASS THROUGH
AN EXHAUST SILENCER OR OTHER DEVICE TO REDUCE NOISE. VEHICLES MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH AUDIBLE
WARNING DEVICES, BUT THEY ARE ONLY TO BE USED WHEN REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR SAFETY. UNUSUALLY
STRIDENT DEVICES ARE TO BE AVOIDED. WARNING DEVICES ARE NOT TO BE USED BETWEEN GIVEN
HOURS UNDER SPEED LIMITS OF 30 OR 40 MILES PER HOUR.
ITALY
LR(B)
"A SHEET OF STAMPED PAPER SUFFICES AGAINST THE 'SLEEP ROBBERS."1 CORRIERE
DELIA SERA.
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO EPA
ITALIAN 07/17/74 PGS 5 ID# 02239A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT ARTICLE 659 OF THE ITALIAN PENAL CODE, IF ENFORCED, COULD
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INTERIM NOISE POLLUTION PROTECTION UNTIL BETTER STANDARDS ARE FORMULATED AND
PASSED. MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO BE UNAWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ARTICLE 659 AND ITS POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD
APPLICATION, AND THE EASE WITH WHICH A FORMAL COMPLAINT CAN BE FILED. ARTICLE 659 MAKES UNLAWFUL
ALL NOISES FROM WHATEVER SOURCE WHICH DISTURB, OR COULD POTENTIALLY DISTURB, THE WORK OR REPOSE OF
CITIZENS. SOME OF THE POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF THE LAW ARE DISCUSSED. THE LAW MAY APPLY EVEN TO
THOSE VEHICLES WHICH MEET STANDARDS SET OUT IN THE TRAFFIC CODE IF THOSE VEHICLES ARE SOURCES OF
DISTURBANCE TO THE POPULACE, FOR EXAMPLE. THE ARTICLE POINTS OUT THE INADEQUACY AND INEQUITY OF
THE CURRENT LAW. THE OWNER OF A BARKING DOG IS SUBJECT TO BOTH A FINE AND IMPRISONMENT, WHILE THE
OWNER OF A NOISY INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT IS SUBJECT ONLY TO A FINE. HOWEVER, THE ARTICLE SAYS,
UNTIL BETTER LEGISLATION IS PASSED, ARTICLE 659 SHOULD BE ENFORCED.
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LR(B)
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'JET NOISE, ILLNESSES LINKED BY RESEARCHER." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID# 02290A
ENGLISH
11/08/74 PGS 2
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS DN AN OSAKA HIGH COURT HEARING IN WHICH A JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
RESEARCHER TESTIFIED ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE ON HUMAN HEALTH. THIS HEARING IS
BEING CONDUCTED TO HEAR APPEALS ON A LOWER COURT DECISION CONCERNING OSAKA AIRPORT NOISE. IN
FEBRUARY 1974, THE LOWER OSAKA DISTRICT COURT ORDERED THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO PAY COMPENSATION
RANGING FROM 40,000 TO 500,000 YEN PER PERSON TO THE 260 AIRPORT AREA RESIDENTS OF OSAKA WHO
FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST AIRPORT NOISE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE COURT REJECTED THE RESIDENTS'
DEMAND TO BAN FLIGHTS BETWEEN 9 P.M. AND 7 A.M. BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF OSAKA AIRPORT
IN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC AIR TRAFFIC. BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT APPEALED THE
DECISIONS TO THE OSAKA HIGH COURT.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-27 ID# 02275A
*GFNERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION
PESTICIDES
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(A)
INTERACTIONS OF MAN AND ENVIRONMENT IN TAIWAN
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN
ENGLISH 08/00/74 PGS 1-74
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
EPA
IP># 02296A
RADIATION
FRANCE
PM(B)
"REGIONAL COUNCILS TO BE CONSULTED ON THE SITES FOR FUTURE NUCLEAR POWER
STATIONS." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 11/02/74 PGS 16 ID# 02297A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT EOF (ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE - THE NATION'S ELECTRIC POWER
COMPANY) IS GOING TO PROVIDE THE REGIONAL PREFECTS THROUGHOUT FRANCE WITH A MAP SHOWING THE
PROJECTED SITES FOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS SO THAT THE REGIONAL COUNCILS MAY PARTICIPATE IN
SITE SELECTION. UP UNTIL NOW EOF HAS SELECTED THE SITES AFTER HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS. UNANSWERED
IS THE QUESTION OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SHOULD THE COUNCILS REJECT THE PROPOSED SITES. THE ARTICLE
ALSO REPORTS THAT THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM TO COUNTER
THE GROWING CRITICISM OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ON THE PART OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS.
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RADIATION
ICELAND
LR(A)
"JANUARY 12, 1968 ORDER NO. 5 ON THE STATE RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY."
INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 22
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 468 ID# 013TOB
THIS ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE DEC. 20, 1962, LAW NO. 95, SETS THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE STATE RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY. AMONG THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE: THE REGULAR
INSPECTION OF RADIATION EQUIPMENT; EXAMINATION OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS; SUPERVISION OF THE
INSTALLATION OF RADIOACTIVE EQUIPMENT AND THE TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES;
THE MONITORING OF RADIATION DOSES; MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION IN FOODSTUFFS AND IN THE ENVIRONMENT;
AND PARTICIPATION IN THE EUROPEAN WARNING SYSTEM AGAINST RADIATION HAZARDS. THE ORDER STATES
THAT THE STATE RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY IS TO BE GUIDED BY THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION. THE ORDER FURTHER PRESCRIBES THAT THE OWNERS
OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES OR RADIATION EQUIPMENT MUST INSURE THAT PERSONS CKCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED
TO IONIZING RADIATION UNDERGO MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. THE ICELANDIC VERSION OF THIS LAW APPEARS IN
STJORNARTIDINOI, PT. B, 1968, P. 7-10.
INTERNATIONAL
SE( )
"SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS." LONDON TIMES
ENGLISH 10/26/74 PGS 15
EPA
02256A
IN THIS NEWSPAPER COMMENTARY, THE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS
ARE DISCUSSED IN LIGHT OF THE PREDICTED FUTURE ENERGY SHORTAGE. MANY NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS
HAVE HAD TO SHUT DOWN, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONSTRUCTION THAT CAN CAUSE
RADIATION LEAKAGE. OPPONENTS TO NUCLEAR ENERGY HAVE CITED THIS TURN OF EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THEIR ARGUMENTS AGAINST COMMERCIAL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. AT PRESENT, HOWEVER, DESPITE SPENDING
AND RESEARCH ON ALTERNATE ENERGY SUPPLY SOURCES, NUCLEAR ENERGY IS CONSIDERED THE ONLY PRACTICAL
SOURCE OF POWER THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BRIDGE THE ENERGY GAP. EVEN THOUGH OPERATIONAL AND
CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS PLAGUE BUILDERS, THE SAFEGUARDS BUILT INTO NUCLEAR REACTORS HAVE PERFORMED
WELL ENOUGH TO PREVENT RADIATION DISASTERS. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES, THEREFORE, THAT THE
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS IS NOT ONLY SAFE, BUT ALSO
ECONOMICALLY NECESSARY.
JAPAN
PM(A)
"AGENCY TAKING STEPS TO TIGHTEN N-PLANT SAFETY." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID# 02279A
ENGLISH
07/03/74 PGS 2
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE JAPANESE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY, IN A MOVE
TO HELP COUNTER CRITICISM OF THE. NATION'S ATOMIC ENERGY ADMINISTRATION, HAS ESTABLISHED A
PROJECT TEAM WITHIN THE ATOMIC ENERGY B'UREAU TO IMPROVE LEGAL SUPERVISION AND SAFETY OF ATOMIC
ENERGY PROJECTS IN JAPAN. BESIDES IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LEGAL PROVISIONS OF NUCLEAR PLANT
CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ALSO ATTEMPT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN INSPECTION ACTIVITIES,
IN RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, AND IN THE HANDLING AND SUPERVISION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.
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31
RADIATION
SOUTH AFRICA
PMI A)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-27 ID# 02275A
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
PM( A)
"WASTE THREATENS THE QUALITY OF LIFE." LE MONDE
JARROT, ANDRE
FRENCH 10/05/74 PGS 1, 18
ALSO SE
*GENERAL
EPA
ID# 02236A
GERMANY ,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"AUGUST 15, 1974 LAW REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS." RUNDESGESETZBLATT,
PART I, NO. 94
EPA
GERMAN 08/17/74 PGS 1938-1941 ID# 02283A
*GENERAL WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B>
"CENTRAL DUMP IS STRONGLY DEBATED.11 STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG, NO. 218
EPA
GERMAN 09/20/74 PGS 24 ID# 02274A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT A PLANNED CENTRAL DUMP FOR THE RHINE-NECKAR DISTRICT
(KREIS) IN A DISUSED QUARRY IS MEETING CITIZEN OPPOSITION. A PUBLIC PETITION ALLEGES THAT THE
DUMP WOULD MAR THE RHINE'S VINEYARD LANDSCAPE AND POSE A HARDSHIP TO RESIDENTS AND URGES CHOICE OF
ANOTHER LOCATION. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL STATES THAT ONLY CENTRALIZED FACILITIES
CAN ENSURE PROFESSIONAL AND CONTROLLED WASTE DISPOSAL FOR THE AREA. THE CLOSING OF 33 COMMUNITY
DUMPS IS PLANNED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. THE NECESSITY OF ADDITIONAL CONSOLIDATED DUMP SITES AND
A BURNING INSTALLATION AT SCHWETZINGEN HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCILLOR PROJECTS
A WASTE CHAIN CONSISTING OF EXISTING COMPOST AND BURNING FACILITIES PLUS SEVERAL CENTRALIZED
DUMPS.
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SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
32
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: CONTROL OF POLLUTION RILL." SURVEY OF CURRENT
AFFAIRS, V. 4, NO. 7
GRFAT BRITAIN. BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 282-2R5 m# 02264A
*WATER AIR NOISE
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-27 ID# 02275A
*GENERAL AIR WATER RADIATION NOISE
VENEZUELA
LR(B)
"DECREE NO. HO OF MAY 26, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL. NO. 30.413
EPA
SPANISH 06/01/74 PGS ID# 02240B
*WATER
WATER
BRAZIL
PMIA)
"SEMA WILL PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/10/74 PGS 27 ID# 02037C
AIR
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON A CEREMONY IN THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR DURING
WHICH THE SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) AND THE BRAZILIAN NATURE CONSERVATION
FOUNDATION (FBCN) SIGNED AN AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL ACTION IN CREATION OF ECOLOGICAL STATIONS,
CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIAL FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION. ALSO DURING THIS CEREMONY THF MINISTER OF INTERIOR, RANGEL REIS, OUTLINED
PLANS OF ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SANITATION AND SUPPLY OF
WATER AND THE REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION WILL BE PRINCIPAL CONSIDERATIONS. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WHICH WILL WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH SEMA ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS INCLUDE THE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON METROPOLITAN REGIONS AND URBAN POLICY, AND THE
VARIOUS STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS.
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33
WATER
BRAZIL
PM(B)
BRAZIL
PM( B)
"CETESB WILL WORK OUTSIDE THE STATE." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/05/74 PGS 10 ID# 020370
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA)
HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE COMPANY OF BASIC SANITATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE STATE OF
SAO PAULO (CETESB) TO CONDUCT WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF SAO PAULO, AND
IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE STATE SUCH AS IN THE CITIES OF BRASILIA AND SANTOS. TECHNICIANS FROM SEMA AND
CETESB WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE INSTITUTE OF SPACE RESEARCH TO UTILIZE SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS
IN DETECTING THE FLOW OF SEWAGE IN OCEAN CURRENTS AND THE PRESENCE OF ALGAE IN LAKES.
"NFW SEWAGE STATION WILL PROTECT BEACHES." 0 GLOBO
PORTUGUESE 09/22/74 PGS 11
ALSO ST
EPA
02311A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THE NATIONAL SETTLEMENT BANK (BANCO NACIONAL DE
HABITACAO) OF BRAZIL WILL PROVIDE 550 MILLION CRUZEIROS TO THE GUANABARA SANITATION ENTERPRISE
(EMPRESA DE SANEAMENTO DA GUANABARA - ESAG) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED SEWAGE TREATMENT
STATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO TO COMPLEMENT THE SEWAGE SYSTEM OF THE CITY. PRESENT SEWAGE DISPOSAL
PROJECTS INVOLVE PASSING SEWAGE THROUGH A DISPOSAL TUBE WHICH EXTENDS 4.5 KILOMETERS INTO THE
OCEAN. IN THIS MANNER, ADEQUATE DILUTION OF SEWAGE IS ACHIEVED TO KILL HARMFUL BACTERIA; HOWEVER,
THE NEW STATION WILL INSURE THE CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY'S BEACHES BY REMOVING PARTICLES FROM THE
SEWAGE WHICH COULD OTHERWISE COLLECT IN MASSES AND WASH UP ONTO THE REACHES. PRELIMINARY STUDIES
INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATION WILL COST SEVEN MILLION CRUZEIROS OVER A 540-DAY PERIOD
BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 1974.
CANADA
SE(
"ONTARIO TO TOUGHEN STAND ON POLLUTION BY PAPER MAKERS." GLOBE AND MAIL
WHELAN, PETER EPA
ENGLISH 09/28/74 PGS 1, 2 I0# 02242A
ALSO PMA AND LRB
AIR
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, A MESSAGE DELIVERED BY THE ONTARIO ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
TO A CONFERENCE OF THE CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER ASSOCIATION CONTENDS THAT ECONOMIC AND
TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS ARE NO LONGER VALID EXCUSES FOR PREVENTING THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY
FROM ACCELERATING AND COMPLETING PROGRAMS FOR THE CONTROL OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION. THE
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER THEREFORE PLANS TO TIGHTEN THE ENFORCEMENT OF POLLUTION LAWS. THE PULP AND
PAPER INDUSTRY HAS ALREADY SPENT $115 MILLION OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS ON POLLUTION CONTROL.
HOWEVER, MOST EFFORTS HAVE BEEN PROFIT ORIENTED, AND THE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST
SOURCE OF POLLUTION IN THE PROVINCE. THE MINISTRY ESTIMATES THAT CONTINUED, COMPREHENSIVE
EFFORTS WILL COST THE INDUSTRY ABOUT $200 MILLION INITIALLY. THERE IS ALSO SOME CONCERN THAT
THE ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS MAY CAUSE SOME OF THE PAPER MILLS TO CLOSE DOWN, THEREBY CREATING
UNEMPLOYMENT.
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CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM( A)
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34
INTERACTIONS OF MAN AND ENVIRONMENT IN TAIWAN
CHUANG, CHIN-YUAN
ENGLISH 08/00/74 PCS 1-74
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR PESTICIDES NOISE
EPA
02296A
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
LR(B)
"ORDER NO. 35 OF JUNE 16, 1972, ON THE PROTECTION OF WATERS AGAINST POLLUTION
BY OIL." INT. DIG. HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
WORLD HE/VLTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 64 ID# 02312A
THIS ORDER, ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE CZECH SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC, IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND OTHER CENTRAL AGENCIES, ESTABLISHES A
NUMBER OF MEASURES WHICH INCLUDE THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL OIL SPILLS IN PLACES WHERE OIL
IS STORED, PROCESSED OR SHIPPED. THE ORDER WAS MADE IN PURSUANCE OF LAW NO. 11 OF 1955 ON WATER
RESOURCES, AS AMENDED BY LAW NO. 12 OF 1959 AND WAS PUBLISHED IN SBIRKA ZAKONU, CESKOSLOVENSKA
SOCIAL ISTICKA REPUBLIKA, NO. 13 OF JUNE 29, 1972.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
"REMOVAL OF WASTE OIL." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, V. 7/8
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 240
EPA
ID# 02280A
THIS SHORT ARTICLE COMPARES THE LEGAL APPARATUS FOR WASTE OIL DISPOSAL IN NATIONS OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. DENMARK AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY HAVE COMPREHENSIVE AND PRECISE
MINISTERIAL REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION AND SAFE DISPOSAL OF WASTE OILS TOGETHER WITH
FINANCING FOR THESE PURPOSES. IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC, A FUND, SUPPORTED BY A TAX ON LUBRICATING
OILS, COVERS UNCOMPENSATED EXPENSES OF WASTE OIL REMOVAL. FRANCE AND ITALY PROVIDE TAX ADVANTAGES
FOR RECLAIMED OIL IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SAFE DISPOSAL AND OPTIMAL USE. OTHER COMMUNITY NATIONS HAVE
NO SPECIAL PRESENT OR PLANNED REGULATIONS REGARDING WASTE OILS. DUE TO THESE GAPS, IT IS
ESTIMATED THAT 20-60 PERCENT OF WASTE OIL IS DISPOSED OF WITHOUT CONTROLS, AND THE RESULTING WATER
POLLUTION MAY ACCOUNT FOR UP TO 20 PERCENT OF ALL INDUSTRIALLY CAUSED WATER POLLUTION. THE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS SUGGESTED TO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS THAT MEMBER NATIONS ISSUE REGULATIONS
TO ENSURE THAT WASTE OILS ARE REUSED, EITHER THROUGH PROCESSING OR BURNING.
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FINLAND
PM(A)
PAGE
35
"A SAVING APPROACH TO WOLVES." THE TIMES
10/23/74 PCS IV
ENGLISH
*GFNERAL
EPA
ID# 02259A
AIR
FRANCE
LR(B)
"LAITA AFFAIR: A POLLUTER IS PUNISHED AND REWARDED." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 10/J2/74 PGS 34 10# 02265A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE AWARD OF DAMAGES AGAINST A CIGARETTE-PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
FOR HAVING POISONED THROUGH ITS WASTE DISCHARGES INTO THE LAITA RIVER THE MUSSEL BEDS OF THE
PLAINTIFF. THE COURT OF APPEALS AT RENNES AWARDED THE LATTER 225,000 FRANCS IN DAMAGES. THE
FACTORY IN QUESTION HAS BEEN A MIXED BLESSING TO THE COMMUNITY OF OUIMPERLE. -ON THE ONE HAND, IT
EMPLOYS 650 PERSONS AND BUYS HEMP FROM THE LOCAL FARMERS; ON THE OTHER, DISCHARGES FROM THE FIRM
HAVE HAD A DELETERIOUS EFFECT ON THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND ON TOURISM. DESPITE THE A'^ARD OF
DAMAGES AGAINST THE FIRM, THE LATTER IS GOING TO RECEIVE A SUM OF 1.6 MILLION FRANCS FROM THE
LOIRE-BRETAGNE WATER BASIN AUTHORITY AS AN INCENTIVE TO PURIFY ITS WASTES. THE FIRM ITSELF
HAS PLEDGED AN INVESTMENT OF 6.7 MILLION FRANCS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER PURIFICATION
WORKS, AS PART OF THE DEAL WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"MAY 13, 1974 CIRCULAR ON THE LEAKAGE OF MERCURY BY ALKALINE CHLORIDE WORKS."
JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPURLIQUE FRANCAISE
EPA
FRENCH 05/23/74 PGS 5648-5649 ID# 02304A
THIS CIRCULAR ORDER, ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND BASED ON THE
DEC. 17, 1917 LAW ON DANGEROUS INSTALLATIONS, CONSOLIDATES ALL THE TECHNICAL PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE
IMPOSED ON NEW PLANTS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHLORINE BY THE MERCURY PROCESS. IT PROVIDES THAT
APPROVAL FOR SUCH PLANTS WILL BE GRANTED ONLY IF CERTAIN SPECIFIED MEASURES ARE TAKEN TO PREVENT
MERCURY LEAKAGE INTO WATER AND AIR. LEAKAGE INTO WASTEWATER MUST BE LESS THAN 2 GRAMS PER TON OF
CHLORINE PRODUCED. DISCHARGE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE MUST BE LESS THAN i GRAM PER TON OF CHLORINE
FOR CHANNELIZED EMISSIONS AND 7 GRAMS PER TON OF CHLORINE PRODUCED FOR NON-CHANNELIZED DISCHARGES.
LEAKAGE IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT MUST BE LESS THAN 2 GRAMS PER TON, DISINTEGRATING AT SPECIFIED
RATES. STANDARDS ARE BASED ON ANNUAL AND MONTHLY PRODUCTION. THE CIRCULAR ALSO PROVIDES FOR
SAMPLE-TAKING, ANALYSES, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF DATA RECORDS FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES. A PARAGRAPH
BY PARAGRAPH COMMENTARY EXPLAINING THE CIRCULAR'S PROVISIONS IS ATTACHED.
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36
WATER
FRANCE
PM(B)
"AT THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH: WHAT WE FEAR
MOST ARE THE USERS." LE MONDE
ROBERT, MARIE-CHRISTINE EPA
FRENCH 09/13/74 PGS 25 I D# 02178A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTS AN INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS COIN, PRESIDENT OF THE WATER AND
SANITATION SECTION OF FRANCE'S SUPERIOR COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HYGIENE AND PRESIDENT OF THE
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH MEETING IN
PARIS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13. HE SAID THAT FOR FRANCE QUALITY WAS MORE A PROBLEM THAN QUANTITY
OF WATER. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS POSED BY THE MODIFICATIONS OF WATER CARRIED OUT BY THE USERS
WHO OBTAIN IT FROM THE PUBLIC SYSTEM, IN SOME WAY MODIFY IT FOR EXAMPLE, BY SUPERHEATING IT TO
PROVIDE HOT WATER TO A NUMBER OF USERS IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING AND THEN RETURN IT TO THE PUBLIC
SYSTEM. REGULATIONS ON THIS MATTER ARE NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. POLLUTION OF THE SEAS IS LESS A
PROBLEM THAN POLLUTION OF THE RIVERS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT OIL TANKERS AND INDUSTRY HAVE,
AS YET, SERIOUSLY HARMED THE OCEAN. THE MAJOR WORRY IN THAT AREA IS THE CONTAMINATION OF
SHELLFISH BEDS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"L ILLE-ROUBAIX-TOURCOING AREA IS IN DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF WATER IN THREE OR
FOUR YEARS." LE FIGARO
LALEINE, AUGUST
FRENCH 09/13/74
PGS
ID#
EPA
02260A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A STUDY SESSION OF THE ARTOIS-PICARDIE BASIN AGENCY DEVOTED TO THE
PROBLEM OF A POSSIBLE USABLE WATER SCARCITY IN NORTHERN FRANCE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THE
RATE OF FLOW OF THE LYS RIVER IS INADEQUATE TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE BASIN COMMUNITY.
ALTERNATE PLANS FOR THE LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF WATER ARE EXPLORED. RATE OF FLOW IS NOT THE
ONLY PROBLEM. INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES BETWEEN AIRE AND ARMENTIERES ARE INCREASINGLY POLLUTING THE
RIVER. IN FACT, ONE UNNAMED INDUSTRY ACCOUNTS FOR 50 PERCENT OF THE POLLUTION, WITH DISCHARGES
EQUIVALENT TO A CITY OF 450,000. PROMISES HAVE BEEN MADE TO REDUCE THIS POLLUTION BY 70 PERCENT
BY 1976, BUT BASIN TECHNICIANS FEEL THAT MORE CAN BE DONE, ESPECIALLY IF THE GOAL OF CLEAN RIVERS
BY 1985 IS TO BE REALIZED. THE TECHNICIANS ADVOCATE THAT THE POLLUTING FIRM INVEST MORE IN
ITS ANTI-POLLUTION EFFORTS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"THE LAW ON MEASURES FOR GUARANTEEING WASTE OIL DISPOSAL (WASTE OIL LAW) OF
DECEMBER 23, 1968; ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS THUS FAR." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT,
KRUSE, FRANZ EPA
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 206-210 ID# 02028D
VOL. 7/8
THIS ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY A COUNCILLOR IN THE MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY, CONCLUDES THAT THUS
FAR THE WASTE OIL LAW HAS PROVEN AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT IN PROTECTION OF GROUND, WATER AND AIR
FROM POLLUTION, BOTH IN ITS MONITORING/CONTROL AND IN ITS ECONOMIC PROVISIONS. USE OF THE
EQUALIZATION FEE COMPELS THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY TO HELP ITSELF, AND ALTHOUGH THE FEE IS PRIMARILY
PAID BY IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS. THEY PASS IT ON TO THE ULTIMATE PRODUCER OF WASTES, SO THAT
THE "POLLUTER PAYS." THE LAW SUPPORTS ECONOMIC UTILIZATION OF WASTE OILS, AND THE QUANTITY OF
OILS RECOVERED FROM WASTES HAS CONSISTENTLY RISEN, WHILE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE OIL UNACCOUNTED FOR
HAS DECREASED. THE SUBSIDIZATION OF REMOVAL FIRMS HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE DEFINITIONS AND
CONTROLS PROVIDED BY THE LAW. SINCE NO OTHER NATION NOW HAS A COMPARABLE SYSTEM, IT IS LIKELY
THAT THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EFFORTS TO HARMONIZE WASTE OIL DISPOSAL
IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. MANY NATIONS HAVE ALREADY SHOWN INTEREST IN ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
PAGE
37
"AUGUST 15, 1974 LAW REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS." RUNDESGESETZRLATT,
PART I, NO. 94
EPA
GERMAN 08/17/74 PGS 1938-1941 ID# 02283A
*GFNERAL SOLID WASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF WATERS FROM WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES."
WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, NO. 9
EPA
GERMAN 09/00/74 PGS 277 IP# 02286A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT IN THE FEDERAL STATE HESSE "GUIDELINES FOR MEASURES TO PROTECT WATERS
FROM WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES" HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO INSURE QUICK, EFFECTIVE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER POTENTIAL DANGER TO GROUND OR SURFACE WATERS
FROM WATER-POLLUTING SUBSTANCES. THE GUIDELINES PROVIDE RULES AS TO RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING,
WARNING AND RESPONDING TO ALARM SITUATIONS, AND OUTLINE ALERT PLANS FOR DISTRICTS (LANDKREISE) AND
AUTONOMOUS CITIES, INCLUDING IMMEDIATE AND SUBSEQUENT MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
THE LEGAL BASES, JURISDICTIONS AND COST REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO ACTION ARE GIVEN. MAJOR
RESPONSIBLE BODIES ARE THE WATER AUTHORITIES, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. FOR THE RHINE AND WESER
AREAS, A MAJOR CENTRAL WARNING STATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO WORK WITH OTHER FEDERAL STATES.
SUBSTANCES WHICH POSE A THREAT TO WATER INCLUDE LIQUID PROPELLANTS AND OILS, AND LIQUID OR GAS
FUELS AND TAR PRODUCTS, PLUS ACIDS, LYES, SALTS, POISONS AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WATER SURVEILLANCE FROM THE AIR." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, VOL. 7/8
TRAEXLER, G. EPA
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 222-224 ID# 02299A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT HELICOPTER AIR SURVEILLANCE OF THE RHINE-MAIN RIVER AREA BY HESSIAN
RIVER POLICE HAS HAD CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS IN REDUCING INTRODUCTION OF OIL AND OTHER POLLUTANTS
INTO THE WATER FROM LAND AND RIVER SOURCES. GOALS OF THE SURVEILLANCE INITIATED BY THE HESSIAN
INTERIOR MINISTRY IN FALL 1971 ARE: (1) RAPID DISCOVERY OF WATER POLLUTION; (2) POLLUTER
IDENTIFICATION; (3) QUICK COUNTERACTIVE MEASURES; (4) RAPID SOUNDING OF OIL AND OTHER ALERTS;
AND (5) GATHERING OF THE EVIDENCE NECESSARY IN ENFORCEMENT. SURVEILLANCE TOURS ARE CONDUCTED ON
DIFFEREING WEEKDAYS AT VARIED HOURS BY HELICOPTERS EQUIPPED WITH TRADITIONAL AND POLAROID CAMERAS
TO RECORD POLLUTION SOURCES AND WITH MATERIALS TO TAKE SAMPLES AND TEST WATER. OFFICERS MAINTAIN
RADIO CONTACT WITH POLICE BOATS, PATROL CARS AND STATIONS, AND MAY COMMUNICATE WITH POLLUTERS VIA
LOUDSPEAKERS. AIR SURVEILLANCE IS ALSO EFFECTIVE IN EARLY DETECTION OF POLLUTING MISHAPS.
NORTH-RHINE WESTPHALIA AND BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG HAVE ALSO BEGUN AIR SURVEILLANCE.
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38
WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"YEARLY REPORT FOR 1973 ON WATER MANAGEMENT RY THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE
INTERIOR." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, V. 7/8
EPA
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 232-234 ID# 02301A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY ACTIVITY IN THE AREAS OF WATER MANAGEMENT
AND PROTECTION FOR 1973. LEGISLATIVELY, A DRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT GRANTING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CONCURRENT AUTHORITY IN WATER MANAGEMENT LAW AND PRELIMINARY DRAFTS OF A SEWERAGE FEE
LAW AND A DETERGENT LAW WERE PREPARED. A REGULATION DEFINING WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES WAS
ISSUED AND RESEARCH ON A WATER HYGIENE LAW BEGUN. THE INTERIOR MINISTRY PROMOTED EXTENSION OF THE
WATER MONITORING NETWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF WASTEWATER COOLING FACILITIES. THF FEDERAL STATES
RECEIVED 28.5 MILLION MARKS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CLARIFICATION PLANTS AS PART OF A
FIVE-YFAR PROGRAM. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUED WORK IN MANY INTERNATIONAL GROUPS FOR
PROTECTION OF RIVERS AND SEAS, WORKED WITH STATES TO INSURE FUTURE TRAINING OF PERSONNEL, AIDED
MANY RESEARCH PROJECTS TOWARD POLLUTION REDUCTION AND ADDED TO EMERGENCY FACILITIES FOR WATER
PROVISION. MORE RULES FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES WERE ISSUED.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: CONTROL OF POLLUTION BILL." SURVEY OF CURRENT
AFFAIRS, V. 4, NO. 7
GREAT BRITAIN. BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 282-285 ID# 02264A
AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
THIS ARTICLE SETS FORTH THE LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND MAJOR PROVISIONS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL BILL NOW BEFORE PARLIAMENT. THIS BILL CALLS FOR THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING STATUTORY
PROVISIONS DEALING WITH WASTE DISPOSAL AND COLLECTION, WATER POLLUTION, NOISE ABATEMENT AND AIR
POLLUTION. THE WATER-POLLUTION PROVISIONS WOULD EXTEND CURRENT METHODS OF PROTECTING WATER TO
VIRTUALLY ALL INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AND THE GENERAL OFFENSE OF POLLUTION TO ALL RELEVANT
WATERS (NOT JUST NON-TIDAL INLAND WATERCOURSES). THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO GIVE THE
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THE POWER TO MAKE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
COMPOSITION OF MOTOR FUEL AND THE SULFUR CONTENT OF FUEL OIL AND GRANT TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES
THE POWER TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH DATA ON AIR POLLUTION. THE BILL WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE
PENALTIES FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF OFFENSES. THIS BILL REPLACES AN ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR BILL WHICH
LAPSED ON THE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT IN MARCH 1974.
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GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"POLLUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN HATER." AGUA, NO. 75, 1972
CUSTDDIO, EMILIO
SPANISH 12/00/72 PGS 44-48
EPA
02292A
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE CONFERENCE ON POLLUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN WATERS HELD IN
READING, ENGLAND IN SEPTEMBER 1972 AND DISCUSSES ASPECTS OF SUBTERRANEAN WATER POLLUTION IN
GENERAL. THE READING CONFERENCE IS CONSIDERED TO BE A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO WHAT HAS BEEN A
DISREGARDED YET SERIOUS PROBLEM. DESPITE THE FACT THAT ONE-THIRD OF THE WATER SUPPLY IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM COMES FROM SUBTERRANEAN SOURCES, PRESENT WATER PROTECTION LAWS AND ACTIVITIES
HAVE CONCENTRATED ON PROTECTION AND DEPOLLUTION OF SURFACE WATERS. THE PARTICULAR ATTRIBUTES
OF SUBTERRANEAN WATER REQUIRE THE CREATION OF PREVENTIVE POLLUTION-CONTROL MEASURES IN THIS
AREA SINCE THERE IS A PRESENT LACK OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN GROUND WATER DEPOLLUTION. THE
ARTICLE ALSO DISCUSSES THE SOURCES AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBTERRANEAN WATER POLLUTION
AND THE MEASURES AVAILABLE TO PREVENT IT.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"INVESTIGATION OF THE RHINE WATER - RESULTS IN OCTOBER." NEUE ZUERCHER
ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/14/74 PGS 30 ID# 02263A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE NOTES THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF THE RHINE
(THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, FRANCE, LUXEMBURG, THE NETHERLANDS AND SWITZERLAND) HAS BEGUN
A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE RHINE FROM RHEINFELDEN TO ROTTERDAM. FOUR MEASURING AND
LABORATORY SHIPS HAVE COLLECTED WATER SAMPLES AT INTERVALS OF APPROXIMATELY 15 KM. THEY ARE BEING
TESTED FOR 26 ELEMENTS, OXYGEN AND TEMPERATURE LEVELS, DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBONS, BIOLOGICAL
AND BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, AND NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS COMPOUNDS. THE RESULTS, ANTICIPATED
FOR OCTOBER 1974, WILL HELP THE COMMISSION JUDGE THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING FIXED STATIONS IN
PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE RHINE. INFORMATION
ABOUT THE SELF-CLARIFICATION PROCESS OF THE RIVER, ESPECIALLY RELEVANT TO ORGANIC MATTER
DECOMPOSITION, IS ALSO EXPECTED.
ISRAEL
LR(B)
A COMPILATION OF ISRAELI LAWS FOR PREVENTION OF THE POLLUTION OF THE SEA
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-42 ID# 02289A
*ALSO HEBREW AND ARABIC
THIS COMPILATION CITES THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING ISRAELI LAWS DEALING WITH THE
PREVENTION OF MARITIME AND COASTAL POLLUTION: THE 1964 BATHING PLACES (REGULATIONS) LAW NO.
5724, THE 1965 PLANNING AND BUILDING LAW NO. 5725, THE 1968 LICENSING OF BUSINESSES LAW NO.
5728, AND THE 1936 OIL IN NAVIGABLE WATERS ORDINANCE (AS AMENDED).
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ITALY
LR(B)
ITALY
LR(B)
"LAW AGAINST WATER POLLUTION APPROVED BY REGION." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 07/13/74 PCS 8 ID# 02237A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF LOMBARDY (ITALY) PASSED A REGIONAL
WATER POLLUTION LAW, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUFFICIENT NATIONAL LEGISLATION. THE LAW, ENTITLED
"STANDARDS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER," IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT WATER FROM POLLUTING
DISCHARGES, RESTORE WATER TO ACCEPTABLE PURITY, REGULATE CONSUMPTION, AND TO AID IN BETTER
TERRITORIAL PLANNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM. THE 22 ARTICLES OF THE LAW
STATE ITS OBJECTIVES AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR DISCHARGES INTO
SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WATERS FROM INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL SOURCES. A SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION
PERMITS IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR. THE SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES IN PUBLIC
WATERS AND OF DISCHARGES FROM REGIONAL PURIFICATION PLANTS ARE ASSIGNED TO PROVINCIAL COMMITTEES;
ALL OTHER ISSUES COME UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF COMMUNAL ASSOCIATIONS WHICH ARE TO GO INTO
OPERATION 'WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF PASSAGE OF THE LAW.
"LAW ON CLEANING UP RIVERS ENCOUNTERS OBSTACLES IN ROME." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 08/09/74 PGS 9 ID# 02237B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE WATER POLLUTION LAW PASSED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF
LOMBARDY WILL MEET WITH SERIOUS OPPOSITION IN ROME. THE REGIONAL LAW, WHICH WAS PASSED BECAUSE OF
THE LACK OF A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK LAW, LIMITS DISCHARGES AND CREATES PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF WATER SERVICES, SUCH AS AQUEDUCTS, SEWERS, AND PURIFICATION PLANTS. THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT RECENTLY REJECTED AN ANALOGOUS, ALTHOUGH MORE RESTRICTED, LAW FOR THE PIEDMONT REGION.
A JEALOUS BUREAUCRACY AND POWERFUL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS MORE INTERESTED IN THEIR OWN FINANCIAL
WELL-BEING THAN THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY WILL OPPOSE THE LAW, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE. THE
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO OPPOSING CAMPS, THE MINISTERIES OF AGRICULTURE, TREASURY
AND BUDGET FAVORING THE LAW, AND THE MINISTERIES OF PUBLIC WORKS, INDUSTRY AND HEALTH OPPOSING IT.
ITALY
LR(B)
"EVEN LEISURE INDUSTRY IS A DANGER TO THE VENETIAN LAGOON." CORRIERE DELLA
SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 08/20/74 PGS 10 ID# 02238A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR
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WATER
JAPAN
LR(B)
JAPAN
LR(B)
"CYANIDE LEAK BLAMED ON FAULTY EQUIPMENT." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID# 00534D
ENGL ISH
10/29/74 PGS 2
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE SAITAMA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT HAS ACCUSED A LOCAL
CHEMICAL COMPANY OF HAVING ILLEGALLY DISCHARGED CYANIDE INTO THE KAWAGOE RIVER. THE ACCUSATION WAS
BASED ON EVIDENCE THAT THE COMPANY HAD VIOLATED ARTICLE 12 OF THE WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION LAW,
WHICH SETS LIMITS ON THE QUANTITIES OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES THAT MAY BE DISCHARGED IN WASTEWATER
BY AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT. THE PREFECTURAL INSPECTORS DISCOVERED A HOLE IN A CORRODED STORAGE TANK
AND A CRACK IN THE CONCRETE BOTTOM OF A SMALL RESERVOIR DESIGNED TO CATCH LEAKAGES FROM THE
STORAGE TANK. THE MANAGER OF THE FIRM ADMITTED, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, THAT SODIUM CYANIDE HAD
LEAKED FROM A TANK INTO A TRIBUTARY OF A RIVER THAT SERVES AS A SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THE
PREFECTURE AS WELL AS FOR TOKYO.
"POLLUTION THAT POISONS." VEJA E LEIA, NO. 309
PORTUGUESE 08/07/74 PGS 92-93
EPA
ID# 01247B
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE EVENTS FROM 1955 TO 1973 CONCERNING THE CONTAMINATION
OF JAPAN'S MINAMATA BAY BY MERCURY. LARGE NUMBERS OF MERCURY POISONING CASES FIRST APPEARED IN
MINAMATA IN 1955, AND THE ARTICLE SUMMARIZES INDIVIDUAL CASE HISTORIES OF SOME OF THE MERCURY-
POISONING VICTIMS. ALSO CITED ARE THE FISHERMEN'S RIOT OF 1958, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE "ACCUSATION
AGAINST MINAMATA" GROUP AND THE INTERIM AGREEMENTS OBTAINED BETWEEN RESIDENTS OF MINAMATA AND
THE CHISO CHEMICAL PLANT. THESE ACTIVITIES RESULTED IN FINAL COURT ACTION ON MARCH 20, 1973,
CONDEMNING THE CHISO CHEMICAL PLANT FOR ALLOWING ITS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES TO CONTAMINATE
MINAMATA BAY. BESIDES MODIFICATION OF ITS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, CHISO WAS OBLIGATED TO MAKE
REPARATION PAYMENTS TOTALING 937 MILLION YEN TO MERCURY-POISONING SUFFERERS AND TO THE FAMILIES
OF THE 79 VICTIMS WHO DIED FROM THE DISEASE.
JAPAN
LR(B)
''CURB OF USED HOTEL WATER URGED." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 09/12/74 PGS 4
EPA
ID# 02220A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE WATER QUALITY DIVISION OF THE CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR CONTROL OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER FROM INNS AND HOTELS
SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY LAW TO STOP POLLUTION OF WATERS AROUND POPULAR TOURIST SPOTS IN JAPAN.
THE REPORT, SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY, NOTED THAT AT PRESENT ONLY HOTELS
WHICH ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 500 PERSONS ARE REGULATED BY THE WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION LAW.
THE PROPOSED LAW WOULD APPLY TO APPROXIMATELY 11,950 HOTELS WHICH ACCOMMODATE BETWEEN 74 AND
500 PERSONS, AND IF PROPERLY ENFORCED, WOULD REDUCE POLLUTANTS FROM THESE SOURCES BY 14
'PERCFNT.
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JAPAN
SE( )
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"AGENCY WILL NOT O.K. GEOTHERMAL POWER." JAPAN TIMES
10/26/74 PCS 4
ENGLISH
*GENERAL
EPA
02250A
AIR
PHILIPPINES
PM(B)
"POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION AND EXPERIENCE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY:
PHILIPPINES." THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS 8
LESACA, REYNALDO M. EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 537-556 ID# 02243A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR
THE
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-27 ID# 02275A
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE RADIATION NOISE
SPAIN
PM(B)
"EXTRA-ECONOMIC MOTIVATIONS IN THE USE OF SUBTERRANEAN WATER:
HYDROESQUIZOPHRENIA." AGUAt NO. 82, 1974
LLAMAS, M. R. EPA
SPANISH 02/00/74 PGS 29-36 ID# 02254A
ALSO SE
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE, PUBLISHED IN SPANISH WITH SUMMARIES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, REPRINTS
THE FINAL LECTURE OF A CONFERENCE ENTITLED "12 LESSONS ON ECONOMIC CRITERIA FOR GROUNDWATER
DEVELOPMENT" HELD IN JUNE 1973 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES
HYDROESQUIZOPHRENIA, WHICH IS DEFINED AS THAT MENTAL ATTITUDE WHICH CAN LEAD PLANNERS AND POLICY
MAKERS TO FORMULATE SURFACE-WATER LAWS AND PROGRAMS WHICH ARE RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM AND
UNRELATED TO GROUND-WATER LAWS AND PROGRAMS. SINCE SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE
AND INTRINSICALLY RELATED, LAW!s AND PROGRAMS SHOULD DEAL SIMILARLY WITH BOTH. HYDROESOUIZOPHRENIA
ARISES FROM BUREAUCRATIC DISUNITY, AND THE PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY 1) A LACK OF TECHNOLOGICAL
KNOWLEDGE; 2) INADEQUATE LAWS; 3) SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; AND 4) POLITICAL FACTORS. FOLLOWING
AN ANALYSIS OF HYDROESQUIZOPHRENIA IN GENERAL, THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM AS IT EXISTS
SPECIFICALLY IN SPAIN.
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WATER
SWEDEN
PM(A)
NATURVARDSVERKETS ARSBOK 1973 (OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE YEARBOOK
1973)
SWEDEN. STATE OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE EPA
SWEDISH 12/00/73 PGS 1-152 ID# 02305A
ALSO LRB
*GENERAL AIR
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"THE CONFEDERATION PROPOSES SYSTEMATIC ANALYSES OF WATER."
GENEVE
FRENCH
08/04/74 PGS 7
JOURNAL DE
EPA
02251A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE SWISS FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAS
RECOMMENDED THAT CANTONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER PERFORM SYSTEMATIC
QUALITATIVE ANALYSES OF ALL SURFACE WATERS. RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL PERMIT
THE CANTONS TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES'IN THEIR WATER PROGRAMS AND TO COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES
WITH NEIGHBORING CANTONS BEFORE AN ORDINANCE ON THE SUBJECT IS ISSUED. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
WILL ALSO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO COORDINATE PROGRESS ON VARIOUS WATER PROJECTS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
THE VARIOUS SPECIALIZED OFFICES WITHIN THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL OFFICE
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WILL HELP THE CANTONS CARRY OUT THESE MEASURES. THE OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WILL ALSO RE AUTHORIZED TO SUBSIDIZE THE ANALYSES AND WILL PUBLISH A
REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF SWISS SURFACE WATERS, BOTH STAGNANT AND RUNNING.
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"INLAND SHIPPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 09/12/74 PGS 28 ID# 02258A
THIS ARTICLE REPRINTS A STATEMENT OF "AQUA VITA" (SWISS COMPANY FOR MAINTENANCE OF OUR RIVERS
AND LAKES) IN COOPERATION WITH THE PLANNING FIRM BASLER AND HOFFMANN RELEVANT TO A STUDY PREPARED
BY THE LATTER FOR THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE STATEMENT ELABORATES EFFECTS OF
COMMERCIAL SHIPPING ON THE ENVIRONMENT. GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS INCLUDE: (1) USE OF ENERGY;
(2) AIR POLLUTION; (3) USE OF SPACE; (4) NOISE; (5) ACCIDENTAL DEATHS. COMMERCIAL VESSELS CAN
ALSO POLLUTE WATER THROUGH (1) FREIGHT DISCHARGE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF
PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS; (2) FREIGHT OR FUEL DISCHARGE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT; AND
(3) ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF BILGE WATER, USED OIL OR CLEANING MATTER. INDIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL
INFLUENCES CAN DERIVE FROM MAKING A RIVER NAVIGABLE, INCLUDING ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON WATER AND
LANDSCAPE OF BANKING AND CANALIZATION AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS
IN THE CATCHMENT ZONE.
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WATER
USSR
LR(A)
"DECREE OF THE SUPREME SOVIET OF THE USSR ON THE DIRTYING OF SEA WATER BY
SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTH OR TO LIVING SEA RESOURCES." BYULLETEN'VERKHOVNOGO SUDA SSSR
EPA
RUSSIAN 02/00/74 PCS 41-42 I D# 02142A
THIS DECREEf EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1974, ESTABLISHES PENALTIES FOR POLLUTING NAVIGABLE BODIES
OF WATER IN THE USSR BY ILLEGAL DUMPING OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES FROM SHIPS. ANY SUCH DISCHARGES
INTO THESE WATERS OF SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE DELETERIOUS TO HUMAN HEALTH OR TO OTHER LIVING ORGANISMS
OR DISCHARGES OF MIXTURES CONTAINING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ESTABLISHED STANDARDS
ARE PUNISHABLE BY UP TO TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT, UP TO ONE YF.AR OF CORRECTIONAL LABOR, OR A FINE OF
UP TO 10,000 RUBLES. THESE PENALTIES ARE INCREASED UP TO FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE UP TO
20,000 RUBLES IF THESE ACTIONS CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HUMAN HEALTH OR TO OTHER ORGANISMS.
FAILURE BY SHIP CAPTAINS TO REPORT NECESSARY DUMPINGS TO PORT AUTHORITIES IS PUNISHABLE BY
CORRECTIONAL LABOR UP TO ONE YEAR OR A FINE OF UP TO 500 RUBLES. SHIP CAPTAINS CAN ALSO BE
FINED UP TO 100 RUBLES FOR NEGLIGENT OR UNTRUTHFUL RECORDING IN SHIP .DOCUMENTS OR OPERATIONS
INVOLVING SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO WATERS.
USSR
PM(A)
NATIONAL BOARD OF
EPA
0?140A
"PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF WATER IN THE USSR."
WATERS - FINLAND REPORT 57B
SHTEPA, B. G.
RUSSIAN 00/00/73 PGS 12-34
ALSO PMB AND ST
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A GENERAL SKETCH OF THE MECHANISMS OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF
UTILIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE USSR. EXISTING WATER LEGISLATION IS DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS
THE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION; ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES THROUGH
INSPECTION OF WATERCOURSES ARE EXPLAINED. ALSO PRESENTED IS A SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN THE USSR ON WATER PROTECTION. (THIS ARTICLF is ONE OF SEVERAL CONTAINED
IN A FINNISH REPORT ON A SYMPOSIUM HELD IN HELSINKI BETWEEN APRIL 10-11, 1973.)
VENEZUELA
LR( B)
"DECREE NO. 110 OF MAY 26, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.413
EPA
SPANISH 06/01/74 PGS IP# 02240B
SOLID WASTE
IN CONSIDERATION OF SERIOUS POLLUTION AND ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE OCCURRING ON OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND
ALONG THE COAST OF VENEZUELA, THIS DECREE BY THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT PROHIBITS THE DESTRUCTION
OF MANGO AND CORAL-TREE GROVES, DREDGING OF COASTAL WATERS AND DISCHARGES OF WASTEWATER INTO THESE
AREAS. ALSO PROHIBITED IN THESE AREAS ARE LANDFILL ACTIVITIES AND CONSTRUCTION OF LAKE SURFACE
DWELLINGS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE BOATS MUST BE APPROVED BY A PERMIT FROM THE MINISTRY OF
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS,
DEFENSE, AND AGRICULTURE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THF ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DECREE.
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