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Number 28
December 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 tnrough the Library Systems
Branch (see back page for order form)„ Wore 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:
type of document
legal/legislative/regula tory
management/planning
socio-economic
a. country c
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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Areas for Air Pollution Control Named by Government •
Auto Exhaust Standards
Bold Move Halts Exhaust Plan
Air Pollution Victims To Get 3,330,000,000 Yen . . .
See SOLID WASTE (Japan) — Control No. 02319A ....
November 16, 1973 Crown Resolution Prescribing
Regulations on the Utilization of Leaded Petroleum
South Ajfoica
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02270A . .
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02276A . .
SitittzeAland
Problems of Air Hygiene
See RADIATION (Switzerland) — Control No. 02268A . .
See GENERAL (Switzerland) — Control No. 02349A . . .
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02352A
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02356A
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02363A
GENERAL
Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenures
Department of Urban and Regional Development. First
Annual Report, 1972 - 1973
Regions
SEMA: Stations for Ecological Preservation
SEMA Will Consolidate Environmental Legislation . . .
Canada
Department of the Environment Act, 1972
louafe/ca.
Administration of the Protection of Public
Health: Central Agencies
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Areas for Air Pollution Control Named by Government •
Auto Exhaust Standards
Bold Move Halts Exhaust Plan
Air Pollution Victims To Get 3,330,000,000 Yen . . .
See SOLID WASTE (Japan) — Control No. 02319A ....
November 16, 1973 Crown Resolution Prescribing
Regulations on the Utilization of Leaded Petroleum
South Ajfoica
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02270A . .
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02276A . .
SitittzeAland
Problems of Air Hygiene
See RADIATION (Switzerland) — Control No. 02268A . .
See GENERAL (Switzerland) — Control No. 02349A . . .
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02352A
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02356A
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02363A
GENERAL
Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenures
Department of Urban and Regional Development. First
Annual Report, 1972 - 1973
Regions
SEMA: Stations for Ecological Preservation
SEMA Will Consolidate Environmental Legislation . . .
Canada
Department of the Environment Act, 1972
louafe/ca.
Administration of the Protection of Public
Health: Central Agencies
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P&nma/ife
March 29, 1974 Order No. 178 on the Transfer of Functions
and Authorities to the Environmental Protection Agency .... 12
Environmental Protection Act: The Environment Protection
Act With Commentary ..................... 12
March 29, 1974 Order No. 170 on the Regulation of
Environmental Protection ................... 12
March 29, 1974 Order No. 176 on the Approval of Heavily
Polluting Enterprises .................... 13
The Administrative Consequences of Environmental Reform ..... 13
Information on Orders and Circular Letters Relating to
Environmental Reform ..................... 13
Gexmany, Fe.d Rep o&
Expert Opinion on the Environment 1974 .............. 14
Organizational Chart of the Federal Ministry of the
Interior. Status: April 1, 1974 ............... 14
Price Rises Unavoidable ..................... 14
Pollution Threatens Latin America ................ 15
Environmental Sanitation .................... 15
Alexandria Center for Pollution Studies ............. 16
Global Market Research - Post Conducted Studies: Air
and Water Purification and Pollution Control Equipment .... 16
ItaJbj
Rome Pushing Environmental Protection .............. 16
ENI and Environmental Protection in Italy ............ 17
Japan
Pollution Offenses Up 94 Percent Over One Year Ago ....... 17
Environmental Laws Passed by 72nd Diet ............. 17
Japan Establishes Environmental Research Institute ....... 18
Employee Roster. Environmental Agency .............. 18
Reorganization of Environment Agency .............. 18
OECV
Environment Bid Okayed by OECD ................. 19
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South
Co-ordination of the South African Committee on Environmental
Conservation ......................... 19
Jaarverslag/Annual Report 1972 - 1973 .............. 19
Pollution 1971. Report by the Pollution Subsidiary Committee
of the Prime Minister's Planning Advisory Council ...... 20
Duties and Organization of the Federal Office for
Environmental Protection ................... 20
Environmental Protection in Switzerland ............. 20
USSR
Guardians of Nature ....................... 21
Face To Face With Nature .................... 21
The Protection of Nature - Everyone's Affair .......... 21
Environmental Crisis: The Soviet View .............. 22
NOISE
Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations,
Amendment .......................... 22
See AIR (Canada) — Control No. 00358C ............. 2
Vnrnnank
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 01742B ........... 2
GeAmany, F&d Rep oj
For Reasons of Noise Protection - Across Open Country ...... 23
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02014C ..... 14
"Operation Muffle" on Noise Nightmare .............. 23
2M. (Pounds) to Beat Road Din for 2,000 ............. 24
South
See GENERAL (South Africa) -- Control No. 02270A ........ 19
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02276A ........ 20
See GENERAL (Switzerland) — Control No. 02349A ......... 20
June 21, 1971 Regulations on General Measures and Standards
for the Protection of Workers Against Noise in Work-Places . . 25
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PESTICIDES
BVui2.il
Control of Insecticide Use Difficult .............. 25
Chemical Pollution in Goias Diminished ............. 26
June 8, 1973 Decree No. 458... on the Pre-Harvest Intervals for
Pesticides and Other Restrictions on Their Use ........ 26
, F&d Rep
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02014C ..... 14
USSR
See WATER (USSR) — Control No. 02338B ............. 44
yu.go-6lo.UxLa
March 15, 1973 Regulations Concerning the Maximum Permissible
Quantities of Pesticides in Foodstuffs ............ 27
RADIATION
June 30, 1972 Order No. 59 Concerning Health Protection
Against Ionizing Radiations ................. 27
Finland
January 12, 1973 Law No. 7 To Amend the Atomic Energy Law .... 28
June 21, 1973 Ordinance No. 555 To Amend the Atomic Energy
Ordinance .......................... 28
F^ionce
France and the Utilization of the Atom: Let's Not Create
Additional Risks ....................... 28
South
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02276A ........ 20
Radioactive Wastes - An Unsolved Problem? ............ 29
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SOLID WASTE
National Capital Development Commission, 16th Annual
Report, 1972 - 1973 ..................... 29
See GENERAL (Denmark) -- Control No. 01742B ........... 12
GeAmany, Fed Rep oj
Passes for Toxic Wastes ..................... 30
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02014C ..... 14
See GENERAL (International) — Control No. 02166C ........ 15
Japan
Landowners Okaying Incinerator ................. 30
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 02276A ........ 20
See GENERAL (Switzerland) — Control No. 02349A ......... 20
WATER
Mine Waste Pollution of the Molonglo River. Final Report
on Remedial Measures, June 1974 ............... 31
National Capital Development Commission, 16th Annual
Report, 1972 - 1973 ..................... 31
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 02362A .......... 9
Pollution of the Lagoon: Study Will Be Finished in 1975 ..... 32
Brasilia Will Fight Lake Pollution ............... 32
Assuming Charge of CAESB. Today, Lucio Leaves CAESB and the
History of Brasilia ..................... 33
Environment Control Does Not Interest Industries ........ 33
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Canada.
Water Resources Management Act, 1972 .............. 33
Co&ta.
Works Costing 13.6 Million Colons Inaugurated Today
in Liberia (Costa Rica) ................... 34
Order Prohibiting the Dumping of Certain Materials From Ships . . 34
March 29, 1974 Order No. 171 on Supervision of the
Storage of Oil, etc ...................... 35
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 01742B ........... 12
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 01742F ........... 13
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 02359A ........... 13
GeAman Vw Rep
Water Is To Be Wisely Utilized ................. 35
G&sunany, Fed Ttep ofi
Maintenance of Water Purity Ordinance for Berlin ........ 36
Removal of Bilge Oils in the Rhine Area ............. 36
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02014C ..... 14
Zurich Symposium of the European Water Protection
Federation, October 16-18, 1972 ............... 37
Water Supplies Act, 1942 .................... 37
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Memorandum on Control of Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea ... 37
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 02337A ........... 16
Italy
Industrial Effluents ...................... 38
Water Pollution and Penal Legislation .............. 38
June 20, 1896 Ministerial Instructions: Compilation of Local
Regulations on Hygiene of Soil and Dwellings ......... 39
October 8, 1931 Royal Decree-Law: Single Text of
Laws on Fishing ....................... 39
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Italy
July 27, 1934 Royal Decree: Single Text of Sanitary Laws . . .
July 14, 1965 Law: Maritime Fishing Rules
October 2, 1968 Presidential Decree: Regulations for the
Execution of the Law of July 14, 1965, Concerning
Fishing in the Sea
March 5, 1963 Law: New Standards Relative to the Lagoons
of Venice and Marano-Grado
Feb. 23, 1961 Law: Acceptance of the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution of Seawater by Hydrocarbons
Jan. 14, 1970 Law: Acceptance of Amendments of the International
Convention for the Prevention of Hydrocarbon Pollution of
Sea Water
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 02331A
See AIR (Italy) — Control No. 02339A
Japan
Maritime Mishaps Fall, Pollution Cases Rise
Mex/ico
Beginning Tomorrow Accusations Against Pollution Will
Be Accepted
South Ajfoxica
See GENERAL (South Africa) -- Control No. 02270A
See GENERAL (South Africa) -- Control No. 02276A
Spo-cn
Protection of Public Waters
SuK^zeAland
Characteristics of Federal Water Protection Legislation
Water Biology and Water Protection. Manual for Teachers
See GENERAL (Switzerland) — Control No. 02349A
USSR
Safeguards for Baikal
For the Preservation of Baikal
Sanitary Protection of Reservoirs in the Moscow Area
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 02352A
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 02356A
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 02363A
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AIR
BRAZIL
PM{B)
"CAMPINAS APPROVES INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND REJECTS POLLUTION." 0 ESTADO DE
SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/11/74 P3S 11 IDf 02333A
ALSO SE
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THE MUNICIPAL CHAMBER OF CAMPINAS, BRAZIL, HAS
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A LAW TO CREATE AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OUT OP EI3HT MILLION SQUARE METERS
OF OTHERBISE UNUSABLE LAND IN THE SUBURB OF VIRACOPOS. THIS LAND HILL BE EXPROPRIATED AND
SOLD BY THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE TO INTERESTED COMPANIES ON THE CONDITION THAT
CONSTRUCTED INSTALLATIONS DO NOT POLLUTE THE AIR. THE PRIMARY INCENTIVE FOR IHDOSTRIAL LOCATION
IN THIS DISTRICT LIES IN ITS POTENTIAL. II HILL HAVE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO A TRANSPORTATION
NETHORK FOR SHIPMENT OF GOODS TO OTHER ARRAS OF THE COUHTHY AHD ABROAD. THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
HILL, IN FACT, BE A HELL PLANNED CIIY HITH A CONTROLLED RATE OF GROWTH, ESPECIALLY SINCE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, WHICH HAS
YET TO FEEL THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTION.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"CONTROL OF INSECTICIDE USE DIFFICULT." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/05/7U PGS 10 ID* 02335A
ALSO SE
*PESTICIDES
BRAZIL
PH(B)
"DEPARTMENT OF ROADS HILL CONTROL TAXI POLLUTION." 0 ESXADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/09/74 PGS 17 ID* 023H7A
THIS NEHSPAPEH ARTICLE REPORTS THAT BE3INNING IN 1975 THE MUNICIPAL SECRETARIAT OF TRANSPORT
OF THE CITY OF SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL HILL ADOPT THE USE OF SPECIAL INSPECTION DEVICES FOR TAXIS AS
PART OF THE MUNICIPAL PLAN TO CONTHDL AIR POLLUTION IN THE CITY. THIS MEASURE HAS ANNOUNCED Bl
LOREDANO CASSIO SILVA, DIRECTOR OF THE MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT OF ROADHAYS, DURING AN ADDRESS
DELIVERED BEFORE THE AIR POLLUTION COURSE OF THE FEDERATION OF COMMERCE.
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MR
BRAZIL
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"ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DOES NOT INTEREST INDUSTRIES." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAOLO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/01/74 PGS 20 ID* 02332A
*WATER
:ANADA
LR(A)
"MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, MOT3R VEHICLE SAFETY RE3ULATIONS, AMENDMENT." (SOP
72-248). CANADA GAZETTE, PART 2, V. 106, NO. 14
EPA
ENGLISH* 07/26/72 PGS 1026-1027 ID* 00358C
*ALSO FRENCH
NOISE
THIS AMENDMENT CHANGES THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF SCHEDULE E OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
REGULATIONS TO READ AS INDICATED: 1) SECTION 1100 IS AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:
"'OXIDES OF NITROGEN1 MEANS THE SUM OF THE NITRIC OXIDE AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE THAT WOULD BE
CONTAINED IN A 3AS IF THB NITRIC OXIDE WERE IN THE FORM OF NITR03EN DIOXIDE;" 2) ALL OF SECTION
1103 PRECEDING PARAGRAPH (A) IS AMENDED TO HEAD: "1103. THE HYDROCARBON MONOXIDE AND OXIDES OF
NITROGEN CONTENT OF THE EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM A GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLE ENGINE SHALL NOT EXCEED";
AND 3) AN ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO SECTION 1103 WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS: "(C) IN THE CASE
OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN, 3.0 GRAMS PER VEHICLE MILE AS DETERMINED BY THE APPROVED TRUE MASS
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR A LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE." THIS AMENDMENT ALSO ADDS AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
1106 CONCERNING NOISE REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMOBILES TO SCHEDULE E OF THE REGULATIONS.
DENMARK
LF(B)
MILJOBESKYTTELSESLOVEN: LOV OM MILJOBESKYTTELSE MED KOMMENTARER (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT: THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT WITH COMMENTARY)
BORRE, NIELS EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-212 ID* 01742B
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 176 ON THE APPROVAL OF HEAVILY POLLUTING
ENTERPRISES." LOVTIDENDE FOR KON3ERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 00/00/74 PGS 436-441 ID* 01742F
^GENERAL WATER
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DENMARK
LR (B)
PAGE
"INFORMATION ON ORDERS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM."
NYT FRA MILJOSTYRBLSBN, NO. 4
EPA
DANISH 04/08/74 PGS 1-8 ID* 02359A
*GENERAL WATER
3ERMANY.FED REP OF
LR (B)
"PLACED IN DISCUSSION: TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY."
HASSEB, LOFT UND BETRIEB, NO. 7
DREISSIGACKER, HANS LUDWIG AND OTHERS
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 392-394
IDt
EPA
02033E
THIS PERIODICAL ARTICLE LISTS PROVISIONS OF THE DRAFT "TECHNICAL GUIDELINES," APPROVED BY
THE FEDERAL CABINET AND DISCUSSES THE CONCEPT "CURRENT STAGE OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT" AS
APPLICABLE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MORE STRINGENT AIR STANDARDS RELATIVE TO ENERGY NEEDS. THE
GUIDELINES IF APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT HILL REPLACE SIMILAR PROVISIONS FROM 1964. APPLICABLE TO
FACILITIES REQUIRING PERMITS UNDER THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW, THEY DEFINE AREAS OF VALIDITY,
SET GENERAL EMISSIONS AND IMMISSIONS REGULATIONS, AND BAKE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF
FACILITIES. DANGEROUS PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM 50 SUBSTANCES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES
ACCORDING TO DEGREE OF HARMFULNESS AND CORRESPONDING THRESHOLDS ARE SET. THE SAME IS DONE FOR
120 GASEOUS SUBSTANCES. THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED SULFUR DIOXIDE LEVELS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. FACILITIES
MUST LIMIT EMISSIONS BY APPLYING THE MOST RECENT LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY. INTERIM APPROVALS FOR
FACILITIES WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM EMISSIONS LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMWELT3UTACHTEN 1974. (EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974.)
HANSMEYER, KARL-HEINRICH AND OTHERS EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-320 ID# 02014C
*GENERAL WATER PESTICIDES NOISE SOLID HASTE
HUN3AHY
LR(A)
"APRIL 18, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF THE MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTION AND TOWN
PLANNING ON THE PROTECTION OF THE PURITY OF THE AIR." INT. DIG. OF HLTH.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 328 ID# 02320B
LEG
V. 25, NO. 2
THIS ORDINANCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 1 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE PURITY OF THE AIR (JANUARY 9, 1973). IT PROHIBITS ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDERTAKINGS,
SUCH AS FACTORIES OR WORKSHOPS, WHICH WOULD CAUSE HARMFUL AIR POLLUTION IN ANY ZONES DESIGNATED
AS SPECIALLY PROTECTED AND SPECIFIES THAT ONLY WOOD, COKE, GAS AND HYDROCARBONS WITH NOT MORE
THAN 1 PERCENT SULFUR CONTENT MAY BE USED AS FUELS IN THESE ZONES. THE ABOVE FUELS AND COAL OR
HYDROCARBONS WITH NOT MORE THAN 3 PERCENT SULFUR CONTENT MAY BE USED IN AREAS CLASSIFIED AS
PROTECTED. RAW MATERIALS, INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS AND WASTE MATTER MUST BE STORED SO AS TO PREVENT
THE FORMATION OF LOOSE DUST. .HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIAL WASTES OR WASTES THAT CAUSE OFFENSIVE
ODORS AND PACKAGING CONTAMINATED BY SUCH WASTES MAY ONLY BE BURNED IN SPECIAL INCINERATORS. COAL
WITH A HIGH DUST CONTENT MUST BE BURNED IN SPECIAL INSTALLATIONS EQUIPPED WITH SEPARATORS D8SI3NED
FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE ORDINANCE APPEARS IN MAGYAR KOZLONY, NO. 28, APRIL 18, 1973, PP. 350-352.
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ISRAEL
SE( )
PAGE
"GLOBAL MARKET RESEARCH - POST CONDUCTED STUDIES: AIR AND HATER PURIFICATION
AND POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT." DEPI. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV, NO. A-235
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 10/2U/74 PGS 1-52 IDi 02337A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER
ITALY
LR(B)
"THE FIRST CONCRETE INITIATIVE FROM A COMMUNE TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS." COMUNE
DI VENEZIA
EPA
ITALIAN 03/31/71* PGS 18 IDI 00400F
THIS ARTICLE DEALS HITH A MAYORAL ORDINANCE ISSUED IN DECEMBER 1973 IN IHE COMHONB OF VENICE
INTENDED TO OBTAIN A REDUCTION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE CONTENT IN EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS. THE ORDINANCE HAS ISSUED HITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE APRIL 15, 1971 PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE ON CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION. THIS DECREE DELEGATED TO REGIONAL COMMITTEES FOR
THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING EMISSION LIMITS FOR INDIVIDUAL
INDUSTRIES. HOHEVEE, AS THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE HAS SLOW IN SETTING STANDARDS FOR THE PORTO
MARGHERA AREA OF THE COMMUNE OF VENICE, THE MAYOR ISSUED AN ORDINANCE AS A RESULT OF GRAVE AIR
POLLUTION PROBLEMS. THE ARTICLE CITES THE SUBSEQUENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF 13 INDUSTRIES IN THAT AREA
IN REDUCING SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS.
ITALY
LH(A)
"JULY 27, 1934 ROYAL DECREE: SINGLE TEXT OF SANITARY LAWS." INQUINAMENTO IDRICO
E LEGISLAZIONE PEN ALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PGS 3U2-345 IDI 02325A
*HATER
ITALY
LB(B)
"ROME PUSHING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." DIB BELT
09/18/73 PGS 10
GERMAN
'GENERAL
IDI
EPA
02331A
HATER
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AIR
ITALY
PN(B)
JAPAN
LR(B)
"FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION." COMUNE DI VENEZIA
ITALIAN
WATER
03/31/71 PGS 25
EPA
IDt 02339A
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH A MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRIES OF THE PORTO MARGHBRA AREA
IN THE REGION OF VENETO. THE HEALTH ASSESSOR OF THE REGION STATED AT THE MEETIN3 THAT IT HAS THE
INTENT OF THE REGION TO SPARE NO EFFORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIR AND WATER POLLUTION. HE ALSO
NOTED THE INCREASIH* INTENSITY OF RESEARCH IN POLLUTION CONTROL BY THE PROVINCIAL CHEMICAL
LABORATORY, THE NATIONAL CENTER OF RESEARCH, AND THE COMMUNE OF VENICE. IN ADDITION, THE ARTICLE
EMPHASIZES THE INTENT OF THE REGION TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR MONITORING OF INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION. FURTHER, THE REGION PLANS TO DELEGATE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE IN FACTORIES
(WHICH IS CLOSELY RELATED TO POLLUTION PROBLEMS) TO THE PROVINCES AND COMMUNES, WITH THE REGIONAL
COMMITTEE INTERVENING IN A CONSULTATIVE CAPACITY.
"AREAS FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL NA3BD BY GOVERNMENT." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 11/22/74 PGS 2 IDt 01852B
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT 11 AREAS SUFFERING HEAVY AIR POLLUTION HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED SUBJECT
TO CONTROLS ON TOTAL SULFUR OXIDE IN THE AIR EFFECTIVE APRIL 1975. THE AREAS, LOCATED IN TOKYO,
YOKOHAMA, HAGOYA, OSAKA, KOBE, KITAKYUSHU AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL AREAS ON JAPAN'S PACIFIC COAST,
HERE CHOSEN AT A MEETING OF VICE-MINISTERS AND HILL BE APPROVED BY A CABINET MEETING. EXPERTS
EXPECT THE CONTROLS TO CUT AIR SULFUR OXIDE CONTENT BY 50 TO 70 PERCENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS,
REDUCING THE POLLUTANT IN THE AIR ID 0.04 PPM PER DAY OR LOWER. THESE HILL BE THE FIRST AREAS
SUBJECT TO A NEW MEASURE LIMITING SULFUR OXIDE CONTENT IN THE AIR. PREFECTURAL GOVERNORS HILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM, PREFECTURES MUST REQUIRE POLLUTING CONCERNS
TO USE LOH-SULFUR HEAVY OIL AND TO INSTALL EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE SMOKE AND SULFUR EMISSIONS.
ESTABLISHMENTS USIN3 100 TO 1000 LIIERS OF HEAVY OIL PER HOUR MUST OBSERVE QUOTAS FOR SULFUR OXIDE
DISCHARGED INTO THE AIR. THE ARTICLE INCLUDES A LIST OF ALL AREAS AFFECTED.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"AUTO EXHAUST STANDARDS." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 12/08/7U P3S 10
EPA
IDt 022U1E
THESE PRESS COMMENTS OF THE JAPAN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPRINT RELATED ARTICLES FROM OTHER
TOKYO NEWSPAPERS DISCUSSING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FORMULATION OF AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST
REGULATIONS. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION HAS DRAFTED A RECOMMENDATION TO
IMPOSE INTERIM EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS FOR 1976, THEREBY POSTPONIN3 THE MORE STRINGENT
STANDARD OF .25 GRAMS OF NITROGEN MONOXIDE PER KILOMETER RUN ORIGINALLY ENVISAGED FOR 1976.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ATMOSPHERIC SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION COUNCIL AND HILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY. THE
RECOMMENDED INTERIM STANDARDS HERE FORMULATED AS A RESULT OF THE CURRENT INABILITY OF AUTOMOBILE
MAKERS TO COMPLY WITH THE .25 GRAM STANDARD.
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AIR
JAPAN
Lfi(B)
"BOLD MOVE HALTS EXHAUST PLAN." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 12/11/71* PCS 2
EPA
IDI 02241F
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT KIYOO WADACHI, CHAIRMAN OF THE JAPANESE CENTRAL COUNCIL
FOR CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, HAS REFERRED THE REPORT OF THE AD HOC AIR QUALITY
COMMITTEE TO A PLENARY SESSION OF THE CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR DELIBERATIONS. THE REPORT OF THE AIR
QUALITY COMMITTEE STANDS IN OPPOSITION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REPORT OF THE EXPERT
COMMITTEE ON AUTOMOTIVE POLLUTION WHICH FAVORS A POSTPONEMENT OF THE STRICT 1976 AUTO EMISSION
STANDARD OF 0.25 GRAMS OF NITROGEN DXIDE PBR KILOMETER BUN. THE CONTROVERSIAL NATURE OF THE
SUBJECT HAS NECESSITATED A PLENARY DEBATE ON THE AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE'S REPORT BEFORE ITS
OFFICIAL APPROVAL BY THE CENTRAL COUNCIL AND SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION TO THE ENVIRONMENT A3ENCY.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THE REPORT WILL NOT BE MODIFIED DURING
THE COURSE OF DELIBERATION.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"LANDOWNERS OKAYING INCINERATOR." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 11/15/711 PGS 2
ALSO PMB
*SOLID WASTE
EPA
IDf 02319A
JAPAN
SE( )
"AIR POLLUTION VICTIMS TO GET 3,330,000,000 YEN." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 11/12/7H PGS 2 ID* 02285B
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, 43 INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES OF KAWASAKI, JAPAN, HAVE AGREED
TO PAY MORE THAN 3 BILLION YEN IN COMPENSATION TO THE 1,992 AIR POLLUTION VICTIMS OF THAT CITY.
THROUGH MEDIATION OP THE KAWASAKI MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, REPRESENTATIVES DF THE AIR POLLUTION
VICTIMS AND THE 43 COMPANIES CONCERNED SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WHEREIN THE COMPANIES WOULD PROVIDE
MONETARY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS IN PROPORTION TO THE VOLUME OF SULFUR OXIDES EMITTED INTO THE
AIR BY EACH COMPANY. DESPITE THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT'S ENFORCEMENT OF THE STRICT POLLUTION
CONTROL ORDINANCE, THE NUMBER OF AIR POLLUTION VICTIMS HAS INCREASED. OF THE 1,992 OFFICIALLY
LISTED AIR POLLUTION VICTIMS, 101 HAVE DIED, 35 OF THEM THIS YEAR.
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NORWAY
LE(A)
"NOVEMBER 16, 1973 CROWN RESOLUTION PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS ON THE UTILIZATION
OF LEADED PETROLEUM." INT. DIG. OF HLIH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 2
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7U PCS 424 IDt 02315A
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 20, 1964 LAW NO. 5 ON PHARMACEUTICAL
PRODUCTS AND POISONS, PROHIBIT THE SALE OR USE OF PETROL CONTAINING MORE THAN 0.4 GRABS OF LEAD
PER LITER AS A MOTOR FUEL (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AIRCRAFT FUEL). OTHER SUBSTANCES MAY NOT BE
ADDED TO PETROL WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS. LEADED PETROL MAY NDT BE
USED IN HEATING OR LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS OR FOR CLEANING PURPOSES. MOREOVER, PETROL, IF IT IS
LEADED, MUST BE COLORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MINISTRY. PUMPS SERVING TANKS
CONTAINING LEADED PETROL MUST BE HARKED WITH A WARNING NOTICE INDICATING THAT THB PRODUCT IS
TOXIC AND MAY BE USED ONLY AS A MOTOR FUEL.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
JAARVERSLAG / ANNUAL REPORT 1972-1973
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-27 ID*
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
'GENERAL WATER NOISE
EPA
02270A
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
POLLUTION 1971. REPORT BY THE POLLUTION SUBSIDIARY COMHirPBE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-185 ID* 02276A
*GENERAL HATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION NOISE
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"RADIOACTIVE WASTES - AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM?"
BRUNNER, H AND P. NIKLAUS, AND OTHERS
GERMAN 07/07/74 PGS 35-36
ALSO ST
^RADIATION
NEUE ZOERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
IDt 02268A
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
PM(A)
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN DER SCHWEIZ (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/71* PGS 1-110 IDt 023U9A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
PROBLEMES DE L'HYGIENE DE L'AIR (PROBLEMS OF AIR HYGIENE)
EPA
FRENCH 00/00/7H PGS 1-100 IDt 02357A
THIS BOOKLET, PARTIALLY REPRINTED FROM THE BULLETIN FOR THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC
HYGIENE (MARCH 23, 1974), CONTAINS INFORMATION COMPILED BY THE FEDERAL COMMISSION ON AIR HYGIENE
TO AID IN THE EVALUATION OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR POLLUTION WHEN FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION IS FORMULATED. IT DISCUSSES THE CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION, ITS EFFECTS ON MAN AND ON
PLANT LIFE, COMPONENTS OF AIR POLLUTION AND ALTERATION OF NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN BALANCE. ALSO
CONSIDERED ARE MEANS TO MAINTAIN AIR PURITY, INCLUDING GENERAL OBJECTIVES, TECHNICAL AND LEGAL
MEASURES, AIR MONITORING POSSIBILITIES, AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AND MEASURES FOR EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS. EXISTING LEGAL REGULATORY TOOLS ARE LISTED FOR HEATING INSTALLATIONS, INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL CONCERNS, AND EXHAUST GASES. FUTURE LEGAL STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST GASES ARE
DISCUSSED. THE BOOKLET INCLUDES INITIAL SUMMARIES IN GERMAN AND FRENCH. THE TWO APPENDIXES
DISCUSS ELEMENTS OF TOXICOLOGY AND PROVIDE DEFINITIONS OF TERMINOLOGY.
USSR
LR(B)
"GUARDIANS OF NATURE." PRAVDA
11/29/74 PGS 6
RUSSIAN
^GENERAL
EPA
IDf 02352A
WATER
USSR
LR(B)
"FACE TO FACE WITH NATURE." IZVESTIYA
KOHRAKOV, G. AND G. MELIKYANTS
RUSSIAN 11/27/71* pss 5
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL WATER
EPA
ID* 02356A
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USSR
LR (B)
PAGE
"THE PROTECTION OF NATURE—EVERYONE'S AFFAIR."
MO. 13
LUK'YANENKO, I.
RUSSIAN 00/00/7U P3S 59-63
ALSO PMB AND SE
*GENERAL HATER
KOMMUNIST VOORUZHENNYKH SIL,
ID I
EPA
02363A
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
PM(A)
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO LAND TENURES. FIRST REPORT
ENGLISH 00/00/7!* P3S 1-75 IDI 02309A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO LAND TENURES
AND SPECIFICALLY INTO THE MOST SUITABLE METHODS OF LEASEHOLD ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF
GOVERNMENT LAND IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, COVERS SUCH TOPICS
AS NATIONAL LAND POLICY, URBAN LAND POLICY, RESERVATION OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, LAND TENURE SYSTEMS
AND ARRANGEMENTS, AND LAND USE. THE SECTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION STATES THAT THE PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP OF INDUSTRIAL LAND HILL BB MORE EFFECTIVE IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT THAN THE BXISTIN3
SYSTEM OF PRIVATE OHNERSHIP AND ESTATES IN FEE SIMPLE. THEREFORE, THE REPORT CONTINUES, SOCIAL
EQUITY AND COMMUNITY INTEREST IN THE ENVIRONMENT CAN BE BEST SERVED BY THE ADOPTION OF LEASEHOLD
TENURE FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND DISPOSED OF BY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.
AUSTRALIA
PM(A)
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1972-1973
AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT EPA
ENGLISH 10/26/73 PGS 1-38 IDf 02362A
WATER
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FROM DECEMBER 1972 TO JUNE 1973. AMON3 OTHER ACTIVITIES, THE DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED
IN A LONG-RANGE PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE THE COUNTRY'S SEWAGE BACKLOG, STRESSING THE NEED FOR PROPER
EFFLUENT DISPOSAL STANDARDS TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT HAVE THUS FAR BEEN FORMATIVE, CONCERNED MAINLY WITH INTERNAL ORGANIZATION AND THE
CREATION OF STUDY AND POLICY COMMITTEES. IN GENERAL, THE DEPARTMENT FAVORS THE POLICY OF CLOSE
COOPERATION C ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY A10NG ALL ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
BESIDES CHAPTERS ON DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, LAND, TRANSPORT, RE3IONAL PLANNING, AREA IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS AND NEW CITIES, THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES AND PLANS CONCERNING
PRESERVATION OF THE NATIONAL ESTATE FOR WHICH THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE NATIONAL ESTATE
HAS CREATED BY THE MINISTERS OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION.
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10
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
PM(A)
BRAZIL
*" PM(A)
REGIONS
AUSTRALIA.
ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT EPA
10/00/73 PCS 1-62 ID# 02365A
THIS REPORT HAS ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO
PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE HITH THE 3RANTS COMMISSION
ACT 1973. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE INEQUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, THE GRANTS COMMISSION ACT ALLOWS
FOR FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS IN PROPORTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY. THE ACT SPECIFIES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN ADMINISTERING
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS HELL AS IN DELINEATING THE REGIONS THEMSELVES ACCORDING TO THEIR
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE REGIONAL GROUPINGS, AS DESIGNATED BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MINISTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MHO, IN TURN,
REFERS THE NATTER TO THE GRANTS COMMISSION TO SET FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS. ilTH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE STATE OF VICTORIA, THIS REPORT RECOMMENDS EXISTING STATE RESIGNS AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING
APPROVED REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. A PATTERN OF SUB-REGIONS IS RECOMMENDED FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
"SEMA: STATIONS FOR ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION." CORREIO BRAZILIENSE
EPA
PORTUGUESE 11/05/74 PCS 5 IDt 02037E
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CITES THE OFFICIAL BRAZILIAN POLICY FAVORING THE CREATION OP AN
EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THIS ATTITUDE LED UP
TO THE CREATION OF THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OP THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) WHICH DURING THE FIRST TEN
MONTHS OF EXISTENCE HAS FORMULATED A PLAN OF ACTION TO EMBODY THE CONCEPT OP RATIONAL USE OP
NATURAL RESOURCES. THE ACTIVITIES SUCCESSFULLY REALIZED AS PART OP SENA'S PLAN OP ACTION INCLUDE
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ECOLOGICAL STATIONS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OP THE COUNTRY, SPECIFICATIONS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, AND LISTING OF POLLUTING AGENTS. ACCORDING TO PAULO NOGUEIRA NEPO,
SECRETARY OF SEMA, ONE OF THE HOST SATISFACTORY ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PLAN HAS BEEN IN THE CREATION
OF PUBLIC AWARENESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND
USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
BRAZIL
PM(A)
"SEMA WILL CONSOLIDATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION." 0 BSTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/10/7H PGS 15 IDf 02037F
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(SEMA) IS CONCLUDING THE TASK OF COMPILING ALL EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN BRAZIL FROM WHICH
INSIGHTS MAY BE GAINED FOR FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. EFFICIENT
OPERATION OP THE AGENCY CONTINUES TO BE HINDERED BY A LACK OP SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL DUE TO LOW
SALARIES. IN ORDER TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM, THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PAULO NOGUEIRA HETO,
WILL SUBMIT A MANPOWER RESOURCES PLAN TO THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR FOR APPROVAL. ALSO MENTIONED
IN THE ARTICLE IS THE OPENING OP THE FIRST ECOLOGICAL STATIONS AS PART OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK
OF STATIONS TO MONITOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
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CANADA
LR (A)
PAGE
11
"DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT, 1972."
1971-1972, CHAPTER 31
STATUTES OF SASKATCHEWAN,
ENGLISH
00/00/72 P3S 1U5-151
IDt
EPA
02340A
THIS ACT PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF THE SASKATCHEWAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PRESIDED
OVER BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND STAFFED BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND
OTHER PERSONNEL AS DEEMED NECESSARY. AMON3 ITS FUNCTIONS, THE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS EXISTING
LEGISLATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT, NAMELY: 1) THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, 2) THE GROUND WATER
CONSERVATION ACT, 3} THE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT, l») THE WATER RIGHTS ACT, AND 5) THE HATER
POWER ACT. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT, THE MINISTER MAY APPOINT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY
COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WHILE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IS EMPOWERED, AT HIS
DISCRETION, TO APPOINT THE INTERAGEHCY CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE 30VERNMENT ACTIVITIES
AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE DISCHARGE OF WASTE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE
MINISTER, AND "STOP ORDERS" MAY BE SERVED AGAINST ANY ACTIVITY CONTRAVENIN3 ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
LR(A)
"ADMINISTRATION OP THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
INT. DI3. OF HLTH. LES., V. 18
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP.
ENGLISH 00/00/67 P3S 50-54
CENTRAL AGENCIES."
ID«
EPA
02329A
THIS EXCERPT OF SECTIONS 68 THRDUGH 71 OF LAW 20 OF MARCH 17, 1966, DESCRIBES THE BASIC
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES 'OF 3ENTRAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REGARDING PUBLIC HEALTH
PROTECTION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING
APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROTECTION MEASURES FOR THE ACTIVITIES UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS
AND MUST COOPERATE WITH THE CENTRAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN REALIZING THESE MEASURES. THE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS CONCERNED WITH THE FORMULATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES
AND CONDUCTS BASIC RESEARCH ON HEALPH PROTECTION. THE CHIEF HYGIENIST OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC IS APPOINTED WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND FOR GENERAL SURVEILLANCE OF HEALTH MEASURES.
THIS LAW WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN SBIRKA ZAKDNU CBSKOSLO VENS KB SOCIALIST 13 KE REPUBLIKY, NO. 7
OF MARCH 30, 1966.
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12
GENERAL
DENMARK
LR (B)
DENMARK
LR(A)
MILJOBESKYTTELSESLOVEN: LOV OH MILJOBESKYTTELSE MED KOMMENTARER (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT: THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT WITH COMMENTARY)
BORRE, NIELS EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-212 IDf 01742B
AIR WATER SOLID HASTE NOISE
THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1973 AND
ITS APPENDIXES AS HELL AS A DETAILED COMMENTARY ON EACH INDIVIDDAL SECTION. THE COMMENTARY,
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A MORE THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACT AND ITS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
RAMIFICATIONS PRIOR TO ITS COMING INTO FORCE IN 1974, IS BASED ON VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING
A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, THE EXPLANATORY TEXT
ACCOMPANYING THE ACT IN ITS BILL FORM, AND THE DEBATES ON THE ACT IN THE DANISH PARLIAMENT.
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 170 ON THE REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
LOVTIDENDB FOR KON3ERIGET DANMA8K, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 00/00/7U P3S 401-407 ID* 01742C
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACT, CONTAINS REGULATIONS COVERING: KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK; DISPOSAL OF VARIOUS TYPES OF HASTE;
DISTANCES TO BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN DUNGHEAPS AND HABITATIONS, HELLS, PUBLIC ROADS, FOOD PROCESSING
PLANTS, WATERCOURSES AND LAKES; HASTE WATER DRAINAGE; BURIAL PLACES; BATHING HATER AND BEACHES;
SHIMMIN3 POOLS AND THERMAL BATHS; FURNACES; NUISANCES FROM ENTERPRISES NOT SPECIFIED IN THE
APPENDIX TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT AS HELL AS FROM RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES OR INSTALLATIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH. THESE REGULATIONS, HHILE COVERING THE AREAS
EARLIER DEALT HITH BY SANITARY REGULATIONS, DIFFER FROM THESE ESSENTIALLY IN APPLYING TO THE
HHOLE COUNTRY RATHER THAN TO STRICTLY LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. THERE ARE, HOHEVER, SPECIFIED AREAS
OF CONCERN IN WHICH MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES ARE PERMITTED TO ESTABLISH RESULATIONS BASED ON THE
SPECIAL CONDITIONS HOLDING IN A GIVEN MUNICIPALITY.
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 NO. 178 ON THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY." LOVTIDENDE FOR KON3BRIGET DANBARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 00/00/74 PGS 444-446 ID# 01742E
THIS ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT, TRANSFERS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED BY
LAW TO THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION OF GUIDELINES, ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROTECTION ZONES, VARIOUS DECISION MAKING POHERS, AND THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN PERMITS.
AFFECTED ARE NOT ONLY FUNCTIONS COVERED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT BUT ALSO MANY OF THOSE
SPECIFIED IN LEGISLATION OR REGULATIONS CONCERNING: HATER SUPPLY; WATERCOURSES; PESTICIDES;
POISONS AND DAN3EROUS SUBSTANCES; SALT HATER FISHERIES; POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL; AND
PREPAREDNESS FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
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13
GENERAL
DENMARK
LE(A)
DENMARK
LR (B)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 176 ON THE APPROVAL OF HEAVILY POLLUTING
ENTERPRISES." LOVTIDENDE FOR KON3ERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 00/00/74 PGS 436-441 IDt 01742F
AIR WATER
THIS ORDER REGULATES PROCEDURES TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OR ALTERATION OF INSTALLAIIONS DESIGNATED AS HEAVILY POLLUTING IN THE JUNE 13, 1973
ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT. INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED IN PERMIT APPLICATIONS
INCLUDES DETAILS ON THE LOCATION, DESI3N AND OPERATION OF THE INSTALLATION, AMOUNTS OF POLLUTING
SUBSTANCES PRODUCED, AND MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST SUCH POLLUTION. PERMITS ARE TO SET, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, LIMITS ON POLLUTION LEVELS AND TO SPECIFY NECESSARY ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUING PERMITS AND MAKING DECISIONS IN THIS AREA IS DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF INSTALLATION INVOLVED.
"THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM."
NORDISK ADMINISTRATIVT TIDSKRIFT, VOL. 54, NO. 2
PEDERSEN, POOEL EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 95-106 ID* 02358A
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY RESULTING
FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL REFORMS INTRODUCED IN THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1973 AND
OTHER RECENT LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS LEGISLATION TRANSFERS COMPETENCE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES FROM APPOINTED SANITATION COMMISSIONS AND LAND TRIBUNALS
TO THE POPULARLY ELECTED MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY COUNCILS, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE LATTER
OFFICIALS, BEING MORE RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC OPINION, HILL ALSO BE MORE ACTIVE IN ENFORCING
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION THAN THE FORMERLY COMPETENT OFFICIALS. DISCUSSED ARK: THE DIFFICULTIES
FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS IN ISSUING PERMITS IN THE ABSENCE OF BINDING GUIDELINES AND LIMITS; THE
PERMIT-ISSUING AND PLANNING ROLE OF THE COUNTY COUNCILS; PROVISIONS FOR PROBLEMS INVOLVING
POSSIBLE AREAS OF OVERLAPPING JURISDICTION BETWEEN COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS; THE NEW
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD; AND INCREASED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
DENMARK
LR(B)
"INFORMATION ON ORDERS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM."
NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSKN, NO. 4
EPA
DANISH 04/08/74 P5S 1-8 IDt 02359A
AIR WATER
THIS NUMBER OF THE NEWSLETTER OF THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LISTS, AND IN
MOST CASES PROVIDES SHORT SUMMARIES OF, VARIOUS ORDERS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY
OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1973 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT AND THE NEWLY A BENDED
VERSIONS OF THE 1949 WATERCOURSE ACT AND THE 1969 WATER SUPPLY ACT. THESE ORDERS AND CIRCULAR
LETTERS, ALL SCHEDULED TO COME INTO FORCE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTECTION ACT ON
OCT. 1, 1974, COVER THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW;
PROTECTION OF WATER SUPPLY INTBBESTS; PROTECTION OF WATERCOURSES, LAKES AND THE SEA; ISSUING OP
PERMITS FOR HEAVILY POLLUTING ENTERPRISES; PLANNING IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT; THE REGULATION OF WATER SUPPLY ACTIVITIES; AND THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS
FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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GENERAL
3ERHA NY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMHELTGUTACHTEN 1974. (EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974.)
HANSHEYER, KARL-HEINRICH AND OTHERS EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PCS 1-320 ID# 02014C
AIR WATER PESTICIDES NOISE SOLID HASTE
THIS REPORT HAS PUBLISHED IN COS FORMANCE HITH AN INTERIOR MINISTRY DECREE (DECEMBER 28, 1971)
PROVIDING FOR FORMATION OF A COUNCIL TO PREPARE PERIODIC EXPERT OPINIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AS A
REFERENCE FOR INVOLVED AND INTERESTED GROUPS. SELECTED GENERAL COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS, PR03RAM
AREA RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESEARCH-RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUMMARIZED AT THE BEGINNING OP THE
REPORT. GENERAL GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC ARE DISCUSSED. A SECTION IS
DEVOTED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE PROGRAM AREAS (AIR, HATER, FOODSTUFFS, NOISE, SOLID HASTE, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS AND ECOSYSTEMS), INCLUDING PRESENT STATUS, PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
OTHER SECTIONS CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN REGARD TO NATURE, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND
ENERGY; ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND PLANNING PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AND TRANSNATIONAL ASPECTS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. THREE APPENDIXES PROVIDE AIDS TO METHODOLOGY IN STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENT;
TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS; AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
ORGANISATIONSUEBERSICHT DBS BUNDESMINISTERIOMS DBS INNERN. STAND: 1 APRIL
1974 (ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. STATUS:
EPA
GERMAN 04/01/74 PGS 1 IDf 02324A
APRIL 1, 1974)
THIS CHART DIAGRAMS THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, INCLUDING
THOSE SECTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS ARE ADMINISTERED
BY TWO SECTIONS. SECTION UA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, REACTOR SAFETY AND RADIATION
CONTROL. OFFICES HHICH HANDLE POLICY INCLUDE THOSE FDR PLANNING, COORDINATION, RESEARCH, ECONOMIC
AFFAIRS, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF MINISTERIAL REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES PLUS
SOME ENVIRONMENTAL LAH, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, AND ECDLDGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. SECTION
UB HAS JURISDICTION IN HATER MANAGEMENT, SOLID HASTE MANAGEMENT, AIR PURITY AND NOISE CONTROL. A
SUBSECTION DEALS HITH EACH OF THE FOLLOHING: (A) WATER, (B) AIR AND NOISE, (C) SOLID HASTE. THE
PRESENT INCUMBENTS OF ALL OFFICES ARE GIVEN.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( )
"PRICE RISES UNAVOIDABLE." UMHELI: FORSCHUNG, GESTALTUNG, SCHUTZ, NO. 1
KOEHLER, AXEL EPA
GERMAN 02/00/74 PGS 30-31 ID* 02327A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE COST TO GERMAN INDUSTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. ACCORDING TO A
STUDY AMONG INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS (TO HHICH 80X OF ALL CONCERNS HITH OVER 100
EMPLOYEES BELONG) MORE THAN 3.1 BILLION MARKS HERE SPENT DN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL FROM 1969-71,
MORE THAN THICE AS MUCH AS SPENT IN 1965-69. OF THIS, INVESTMENTS IN EQUIPMENT CONSTITUTED 61.3%;
MAINTENANCE, 34.2X; RESEARCH AND TESTING, 4.5*. THE IRON, STEEL AND METAL INDUSTRIES SPENT
34.4% OF THE TOTAL; ENERGY AND NON-METALLIC RESOURCES, 22.7*; CHEMICALS, 22.6%; MINING, 4.3X;
OTHERS, 16X. PROJECTING THESE FIGURES TO ALL POLLUTION CONTROL AREAS, THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT
NEARLY 4X OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HILL BE SPENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. HE FEELS THAT
EVENTUAL PRICE RISES DUE TO THESE COSTS ARE INEVITABLE. THE AUTHOR STATES, HOHEVER, THAT CONSUMERS
IN A FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM HILL STILL PAY LESS THAN THOSE IN A PLANNED ECONOMY BECAUSE OF
COMPETITION TO DEVELOP QUICKLY EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
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PM(B)
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15
"POLLUTION THREATENS LATIN AMERICA." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAOLO
PORTUGUESE
ALSO SE
SOLID WASTE
08/13/74 PCS 20
ID*
EPA
02166C
THIS BRAZILIAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
INTER-ANERICAN CONGRESS ON SANITARY ENGINEERING HELD IN MEXICO CITY IN AUGUST 1974. MAJOR
ACTIVITIES OF THE CONGRESS INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS AND PLANS ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL, PESTICIDE USE AND AIR AND WATER POLLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA. IN VIEW OF THE GROWING
PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AND THE ALARMING INCREASE OF POPULATION, AS WELL AS A GENERAL LACK OP
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO COPE WITH THESE PROBLEMS, THE CONGRESS HAS FORMULATED
SEVERAL PROGRAMS OF ACTION TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR THE
CREATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN INFORMATION AND COORDINATING CENTER AND RECOMMEND THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF APPROPRIATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ON
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT LEVELS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE PLANS TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL LOANS AVAILABLE TO
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES FROM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION." BOLETIN DB LA OFICINA SANITARIA PANAMBRICANA,
V. 76, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
SPANISH 01/00/74 P3S 72-78 ID* 02354A
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE IS AN EXTRACT FROM THE PAN AMERICAN SANITARY BUREAU'S DECENNIAL
HEALTH PLAN FOR THE AMERICAS (PART II - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAM AREAS) AS APPROVED BY THE
HEALTH MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS IN THEIR THIRD SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 2-9, 1972 IN
SANTIAGO, CHILE. THE ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CURRENT LATIN AMERICAN SITUATION REGARDING WATER SUPPLY,
SEWAGE WORKS AND POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN PROCEEDS TO FORMULATE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT GOALS FOR THE LATIN AMERICAN REGION. THE RECOMMENDED MEASURES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE
THE STATED GOALS INCLUDE, IN GENERAL, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS, PASSAGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION WHERE NEEDED, CONDUCTING OF RESEARCH, TRAINING OF
TECHNICIANS, ADEQUATE PLANNING IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MONITORING OF POLLUTION, AND THE EDUCATION
AND MOBILIZATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
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GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
PM(A)
ISRAEL
SE( )
"ALEXANDRIA CENTER FOR POLLUTION STUDIES."
AMCONSUL ALEXANDRIA A-027
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ENGLISH 11/18/74 P3S 1
DEPARTMENT OF SPATE AIR3RAM
ID*
EPA
02360A
THIS AIRGRAM, PREPARED BY THE AMERICAN CONSULATE IN ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), REPORTS THAT THE
UNITED NATIONS HAS DECIDED TO FINANCE AND EQUIP THE FIRST POLLUTION STUDY CENTER FOR THE MIDDLE
EAST AND MEDITERRANEAN BASIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALEXANDRIA. THE UNIVERSITY, ALREADY INVOLVED
IN BASIC POLLUTION RESEARCH, INTENDS TO SPONSOR MEETINGS IN COOPERATION WITH UNITED NATIONS
AGENCIES AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES FROM VARIOUS AREAS OF THE WORLD TO EXAMINE THE FINDINGS OF
POLLUTION RESEARCH.
"GLOBAL MARKET RESEARCH - POST CONDUCTED STUDIES: AIR AND WATER PURIFICATION
AND POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMBMBASSY TEL AVIV, NO. A-235
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 10/24/74 PGS 1-52 ID* 02337A
ALSO PMA
AIR HATER
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY UNITED STATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN TEL AVIV, SUMMARIZES ISRAELI
GOVERNMENT ACTIONS REFLECTING A GROWING CONCERN OVER POLLUTION. THE ISRAELI ECONOMIC PLANNING
AUTHORITY HAS PROVIDED BETWEEN $211 AND $304 MILLION FOB THE COUNTRY'S FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO PREVENT
FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE ESTIMATES ISRAELI INDUSTRY
WILL SPEND ABOUT $50 MILLION ON AIR-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT BETWEEN 1975-1978. MORE SPECIFICALLY,
THIS STUDY PROVIDES DETAILED STATISTICS ON THE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS OF ISRAELI
INDUSTRY IN THE PURCHASE OF POLLUTION-CONTROL EQUIPMENT. TABLE 3 OF THE STUDY LISTS INDUSTRIAL
SPENDING ON IMPORTED POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR 1972-73 AND THE FIRST PART OF 1974. ALSO
-5IVEN ARE ANNOTATED LISTS OF MAJOR INDUSTRIES WHICH WILL LIKELY MAKE SIZABLE INVESTMENTS IN
EQUIPMENT; POTENTIAL AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS; PRINCIPAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS; DOMESTIC POLLUTION
EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIES; LEGISLATION ON POLLUTION CONTROL; AND PERTINENT PERIODICALS ON THE SUBJECT.
ITALY
LR(B)
"ROME PUSHING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." DIE WELT
09/18/73 PGS 10
GERMAN
WATER
ID*
EPA
02331A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON PLANS OF THE ITALIAN MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. PROJECTED
LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER 1974 INCLUDES MEASURES TO REDUCE LEAD CONTENT
OF GASOLINE FROM 0.64 TO 0.40 PERCENT BY THE END OF DECEMBER 1975; MAKE ALL DRINK CONTAINERS
REFUNDABLE; LIMIT THE POLLUTION OF IHE COASTS AND COASTAL WATERS BY PETROLEUM TANKERS. THE
MINISTER ALSO WISHES TO LAY THE LEGAL GROUNDWORK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS
FOR COMMUNITIES OF MORE THAN 100,000 INHABITANTS. ALSO MENTIONED IS A RECENT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
INDICATING THAT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DECREASED BETWEEN 1971 AND 1972
AND ARE BELOW THOSE PROJECTED IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR 1971-1975; ONLY 0.56 PERCENT OF THE 1972
3ROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT WAS EXPENDED ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES. FURTHERMORE, AN INVESTIGATION
INDICATED THAT ONLY A SHALL PERCENTAGE DF INDUSTRIAL WORKING CAPITAL WAS DEVOTED TO MEASURES FOB
AIR AND WATER PURIFICATION.
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GENERAL
ITALY
SE(
JAPAN
LE(B)
"ENI AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN ITALY." WORLD PBTBOLEUM
EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/72 PGS 20-22 IDf 02341A
ALSO PMA
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE REPORTS THAT, DUE TO UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORTS ON THE PART OF THE ITALIAN
GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT POLLUTION, THE STATE-OWNED NATIONAL HYDROCARBON ENTITY (ENI) HAS TAKEN THE
INITIATIVE IN PROVIDING $85 MILLION OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD TO CONTROL THE POLLUTION OF ITS OWN
FACTORIES AND OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ENI HAS SET UP A SPECIALIZED SUBSIDIARY, TECNECO, TO
STUDY AND MONITOR POLLUTION AND TO PROVIDE CONSULTATIVE AND TECHNICAL SERVICE TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERESTED IN ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. BESIDES STRESSING THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION TO ADMINISTER ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, THE BNI HAS ALSO
SPONSORED A STUDY ON THE COSTS AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY. DUE TO A LACK OF DATA, THE TOTAL COST OF A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL PROGRAM TO CONTROL
POLLUTION CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED EXACTLY ($13 TO $15 BILLION DURING 1970-1985 IS ONE ESTIMATE).
REGARDLESS OF THE COST, HOWEVER, THE EVENTUAL BENEFITS JUSTIFY THE CREATION OF SUCH A PH03HAM.
"POLLUTION OFFENSES UP 94 PERCENT OVER ONE YEAR AGO." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/31/74 PGS 2 IDf 02284A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, THE JAPANESE NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY HAS REPORTED A HALF-YEARLY
TOTAL OF 1,128 POLLUTION-RELATED OFFENSES IN 1974, AN INCREASE OF 94 PERCENT OVER THE
CORRESPONDING FIGURE FOR 1973. THE AGENCY REPORTS THAT POLLUTION OFFENSES ARE BECOMING MORE
INTERNATIONAL AND MORE INVOLVED WITH UNDERWORLD ELEMENTS AND THAI TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
ARE NECESSARY. REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF POLLUTION CRIMES GIVEN IN THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE A CASE
IN WHICH AN UNDERWORLD FIGURE ILLEGALLY DISPOSED OF 3,760 TONS OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE FOR A PROFIT.
OTHER EXAMPLES INVOLVE COMPANIES WHICH INSTALLED ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT BUT DID NOT USE IT, OR
ONLY USED IT DURING THE DAY-TIME.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PASSED BY 72ND DIET."
NO. 7
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENGLISH 07/10/74 PGS 1-2
JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY, V. 2,
IDt
EPA
02342A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE MAY 26, 1974 ENACTMENT OF THE NATIONAL LAND USE PLANNING LAW 10
PROMOTE A WHOLESOME LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND BALANCED NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LAND PLANNING AND
A LICENSING SYSTEM ON CERTAIN LAND TRANSACTIONS TO CURB SPIRALING LAND PRICES. AUTHORITIES AT THE
NATIONAL, PREFECTURAL AND MUNICIPAL LEVELS ARE TO DEVELOP LAND USE PLANS. PREFECTURAL GOVERNORS
ARE TO DESIGNATE URBAN, AGRICULTURAL, FOREST, NATURAL PARK AND NATURE CONSERVATION AREAS. THE
NATIONAL LAND-USE PLANNING COUNCIL IS TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, AND
REGIONAL NATIONAL LAND USE PLANNING COUNCILS AND LAND USE SCREENING COMMITTEES ARE TO BE FORMED
AT THE PREFECTURAL LEVEL. THE NATIONAL LAND AGENCY, FORMED JUNE 26, 1974 AT CABINET LEVEL ON THE
BASIS OF THE LAW, HAS PLANNING AND PRICE-CURBIN3 FUNCTIONS.
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JAPAN
PM(A)
JAPAN
PM(A)
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"JAPAN ESTABLISHES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE."
GESTALTUNG, SCHDTZ, NO. I
UMBELT: FDRSCHONG,
GERMAN
02/00/74 PGS 9-10
IDt
EPA
01898B
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS'THAT PLANS FOR JAPAN'S FIRST NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED BY PARLIAMENT IN LATE 1970,
IS TO STUDY NOT ONLY EXISTING POLLUTION PROBLEMS, BUT ALSO LONG-TERM PREVENTIVE MEASURES. THE
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PLANS TO INITIATE CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY 1975 BITH COMPLETION OF THE
500-STAFF FACILITY SCHEDULED HITHIN FIVE YEARS. UNDER A DIRECTOR AND VICE-DIRECTOR, A DEPARTMENT
OF GENERAL ANALYSIS W.ILL SUPERVISE THE WORK OF SIX DEPARTMENTS, THOSE FOR MEASURING TECHNIQUE,
AIR POLLUTION, HATER AND SOIL POLLUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY. THERE WILL ALSO BE DEPARTMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION,
TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL AFFAIRS. A "PROJECT-TEAM" WORK STRUCTURE, ALLOWING EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS
FIELDS TO WORK ON AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BASIS, WILL CHARACTERIZE THE INSTITUTE. THE RESEARCH OF
VARIOUS PROJECT TEAMS WILL PARALLEL WORK OF INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS.
EMPLOYEE ROSTER. ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
JAPANESE 10/01/74 PGS 1-83
EPA
ID* 02336A
THIS DIRECTORY OF THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY LISTS THE NAMES AND POSITIONS BY
BUREAU OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE AGENCY AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1974. THE BREAKDOWN INCLUDES: THE
DIRECTOR'S SECRETARIAT (SECRETARIAL DIVISION, GENERAL AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACCOUNTS DIVISION, AND
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION); PLANNING AND COORDINATION BUREAU; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BUREAU;
NATURE CONSERVATION BUREAU; AIR QUALITY BUREAU (PLANNING DIVISION, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION)I
WATER QUALITY BUREAU (PLANNING DIVISION, WATER QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION, WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
DIVISION, SETO INLAND SEA POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICE, SOIL AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS DIVISION);
AND AFFILIATIONS (NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RESEARCH OFFICE, TRAINING
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL, POLLUTION DAMAGE COMPENSATION AND COMPLAINT
EXAMINATION OFFICE).
JAPAN
PM(A)
"REORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY." JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY, V. 2, NO. 7
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY EPA
ENGLISH 07/10/74 PGS 4 IDt 02343A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THREE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY.
(1) REGIONAL INSPECTION BUREAUS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO
PERFORM TASKS SUCH AS MAKING SURVEYS, COLLECTING DATA AND OFFERING CONSULTATIVE SERVICES FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY. FOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYORS, APPOINTED IN THE GENERAL AFFAIRS DIVISION OF
THE ENVIRONMENT'AGENCY, ARE TO COLLECT AND FILE DATA, MAKE SURVEYS, AND TO PERFORM LIAISON
FUNCTIONS WITH AMA BUREAUS IN THEIR ASSIGNED REGIONS. (2) THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS
BEEN CREATED TO CARRY OUT REGULATORY AND IMPLEMENTATION DUTIES IN REGARD TO CERTAIN
POLLUTION-RELATED LAWS AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH WORK ON HEALTH AND POLLUTION. (3) THE NEWLY FORMED
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, AND COORDINATION OF WORK BY VARIOUS AGENCIES. A CHART LISTS
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL CHANGES.
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GENERAL
OECD
SE(
SOUTH AFRICA
P«(A)
"ENVIRONMENT BID OKAYED BY OECD." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 11/16/74 PGS 10
ID*
EPA
02321A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND
DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROVED A DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY WHICH BMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR
THE WESTERN INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS TO REORIENT THEIR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A MANNER THAT PRESERVES
THE EQUALITY OF ALL COMPONENTS OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. TOWARD THIS END, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES MUST BE COORDINATED WITH SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. RECOMMENDATIONS
CONTAINED WITHIN THE DECLARATION INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES FOR THE RATIONAL USE
OF ENER3Y, AVOIDANCE OF WASTE, PREVENTION OF NOISE, LIMITATION OF TRAFFIC, LOW COST URBAN
IMPROVEMENT, AND AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS.
"CO-ORDINATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE ON * ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION."
OMGEWING/ENVIRONMENT RSA
GRANGE, J. J. EPA
ENGLISH* 09/00/71* PGS 3-5 IDf 02269A
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
THIS ARTICLE, CONTAINED IN A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
AND THE ENVIRONMENT, OUTLINES THE BACKGROUND, ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONING, AND PURPOSE OF THE SOUTH
AFRICAN COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THIS COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED TO ADVISE THE
CABINET COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THE TASK OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IS TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND
POLLUTION, TO PROPOSE GENERAL PRIORITIES FOR ACTION, AND TO ADVISE ON THE COORDINATION OF STEPS
TO BE TAKEN. THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING EXISTING LEGISLATION,
IT MAKES REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINISTER OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE
COMPOSITION, ORGANIZATION OF OFFICES, AND COORDINATING LINES OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DIAGRAMED.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
JAAHVERSLAG / ANNUAL REPORT 1972-1973
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH* 00/00/7* PGS 1-27 IDt
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
AIR WATER NOISE
EPA
02270A
THIS ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
THE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1972 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1973. TOPICS TREATED IN THIS
REPORT INCLUDE: ECONOMIC PLANNING; SCIENTIFIC PLANNING; PHYSICAL PLANNING (MINERAL RESOURCES,
ENERGY, DEMARCATION OF REGIONS AND LIAISON WITH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS, EARTH RESOURCES
TECHNOLOGY (SATELLITE) PROGRAM, RIVER MOUTHS AND LAGOONS, CENTRAL GUIDE PLAN COMMITTEES,
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, OCEAN AFFAIRS, RICHARDS BAY); DEMARCATION OF AREAS; CONTROL MEASURES;
DEVELOPMENT OF GROWTH POINTS; CONSULTATIONS; AND THE PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE SECTION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF THE WORKING GROUPS ON AIR, WATER, AND NOISE
POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION.
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GENERAL
SOOTH AFRICA
PM(A)
SWITZERLAND
PM(A)
POLLUTION 1971. REPORT BY THE POLLUTION SUBSIDIARY COMMITTEE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-185 ID« 02276A
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION NOISE
THIS REPORT, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF WHICH WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1974 (ALTHOU3H
THE AFRIKAANS-LANGUAGE VERSION APPEARED IN 1972), PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE VARIOUS
TYPES OF POLLUTION (WATER, MARINJB, AIR, NOISE, SOLID HASTE, AND RADIATION), THE EXISTING MACHINERY
TO CONTROL OR PREVENT POLLUTION, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MEASURES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
PROGRAMS AND THEIR FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS. IN THE FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT THERE IS A BRIEF
ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND CONTROL MECHANISMS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES.
"DUTIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN DER SCHWEIZ
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 98-102 ID# 00372B
THIS ARTICLE BY URS BALSIGER DISCUSSES THE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. MAJOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, COORDINATION
OF FEDERAL AND FEDERAL-CANTONAL ACTIVITIES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION, PLANNING AND FURTHERING OF
EFFORTS IN ALL AREAS OF WATER, AIR AND NOISE QUALITY. THE OFFICE, EMPLOYING 72 PERSONS, CONSISTS
OF THE DIRECTORATE AND STAFF OFFICES (SECRETARIAT, LEGAL SERVICES, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVI3E) AND TWO NAJOR SUBDIVISIONS: ONE DEALING WITH WATER
PROTECTION AND ONE DEALING WITH AIR QUALITY AND NOISE CONTROL. WHILE WORKING ON THE BASIS OF
EXISTING FEDERAL AND CANTONAL LEGISLATION, THE OFFICE IS LAYIN3 GROUNDWORK FOR COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK OF OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. AN
ORGANIZATION CHART DATED JANUARY 1, 1974 IS INCLUDED.
SWITZERLAND
PM(A)
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN DER SCHWEIZ (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-110 IDI 02349A
ALSO PMB
WATER AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
THIS BOOKLET, CONSISTING OF 20 ARTICLES THAI ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN "CHEHISCHE RUNDSCHAU"
ISSUES FROM JANUARY TO MAY 1974 AND A PREFACE BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, OFFERS AN OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE'S ACTIVITIES. IT AFFORDS INSIGHT INTO
THE KIND OF STUDIES THAT PRECEDED PREPARATION OF CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, THE OFFICE'S
REGULATORY CAPABILITIES, ITS COORDINATING EFFORTS ACROSS CANTONAL AND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND
WITHIN FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS, AND ITS ADVISORY AND PUBLICITY FUNCTIONS. THE INTRODUCTORY
SECTION INCLUDES A GENERAL ARTICLE DN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND BY THE DIRECTOR
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE. OTHER SECTIONS TREAT WATER AND SOLID WASTES; AIR AND NOISE;
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PARTICULARLY WATER LAW; DUTIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL
OFFICE (INCLUDING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART) ; AND A PROGNOSIS FOR THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL IN SWITZERLAND.
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LR(B)
USSR
LR(B)
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"GUARDIANS OF NATURE." PRAVDA
RUSSIAN
HATER
11/29/7« PCS 6
EPA
101 02352A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE DEALS ilTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PRESERVATION OF NATURE BY THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE ALL-RUSSIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE RSFSR, IN EXECUTION OF THE "LAH ON THE
PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE RSFSR". IN RECENT YEARS, MORE THAN 6,000 PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS
BERE BUILT IN THE RSFSR, CAPABLE OF PROCESSING DAILY BORE THAN 30,000,000 CUBIC METERS OF DOMESTIC
AND INDUSTRIAL SEHA'GE. CITIZENS IN MANY DISTRICTS HAVE BUILT DAMS TO ENSURE SMOOTH FLOH OF RIVERS
AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR FLORA AND FAUNA. ALSO, IN SEVERAL CITIES, MEMBERS OF THE NATURE
PROTECTION SOCIETY HAVE ESTABLISHED TECHNICAL COMMITTEES IN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DETERMINING METHODS OF REDUCING AIR AND HATER POLLUTION.
"FACE TO FACE WITH NATURE." IZVESTIYA
KOMRAKOV, G. AND G. MELIKYANTS
RUSSIAN 11/27/74 PGS 5
ALSO PMB
HATER AIR
EPA
IDt 02356A
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MEASURES TAKEN BY THE RUSSIAN DISTRICT OP
YAROSLAVL', ON THE BASIS OF THE "LAH ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE RSFSR." REGULATIONS SET
BY THE YAROSLAV DISTRICT SOVIET, WHICH HAVE ALSO SERVED AS MODELS FOR OTHER LOCAL SOVIETS, INCLUDE
MEASURES FOR PREVENTING OIL SPILLS AND OTHER HASTE DISCHARGES FROM SHIPS AND A REQUIREMENT THAT
DIRECTORS OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES FOR ABATIN3 AIR AND HATER
POLLUTION. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF AIR AND HATER POLLUTION REDUCTION ARE CITED. THE ARTICLE MENTIONS
COOPERATION BBTHEBN THE DISTRICT SOVIET FOR MUNICIPAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN COORDINATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS. ALSO
EMPHASIZED ARE SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND LOCAL AND DISTRICT
GOVERNMENTS RELATIVE TO CONSTRUCTION OF PURIFICATION FACILITIES.
USSR
LR (B)
"THE PROTECTION OF NATUHE--EVERYONE'5 AFFAIR." KOMMUNIST VOORUZHENNYKH SIL,
NO. 13
LUK'YANENKO, I. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/74 P3S 59-63 IDt 02363A
ALSO PMB AND SE
HATER AIR
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A GENERAL PICTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN THE USSR. HITH
REGARD TO HATER POLLUTION, THE ARTICLE STATES THAT BY 1980, THE DISCHARGE OF UNPURIFIED DOMESTIC
AND INDUSTRIAL HASTEHATER HILL BE COMPLETELY PROHIBITED IN CITIES LOCATED IN THE VOLGA AND URAL
RIVER BASINS. IT IS AT PRESENT FORBIDDEN IN THE USSR TO PUT INTO OPERATION NEH INDUSTRIES UNLESS
THEY ARE SUPPLIED HITH HASTE PURIFICATION FACILITIES. EFFLUENT AND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HUNDREDS
OF POLLUTING SUBSTANCES AND COMBINATIONS DF SUBSTANCES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE ARTICLE ALSO
DISCUSSES AUTOMOBILE EMISSION REDUCTION MEASURES TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE HITH DIRECTIVES OP THE 2UTH
PARTY CONGRESS OF THE USSR. FURTHERMORE, IT IS NOTED THAT THE USSR SPENT MORE THAN 11 BILLION
RUBLES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN 1970, AND MANY INDUSTRIES ARE PRESENTLY INVESTING ONE-THIRD
OF THEIR PRODUCTION COSTS IN POLLUTION CONTROL.
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USSR
SE(
NOISE
CANADA
LR(A)
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22
"ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS:
MILLER, MAR3ARET
ENGLISH
THE SOVIET VIEW.
08/00/73 PCS
WORLD TODAY, VOL. 29, NO. 8, 1973
EPA
352-362 IDt 02266A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES SEVERAL USSR REPORTS AND CONFERENCES WHICH REFLECT THE GROBING
CONCERN OVER CONTINUED ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION IN THE SOVIET UNION. OFFICIAL MEASURES
TAKEN TO COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS HAVE PROVED INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF TECHNOLOGICAL
EXPERTISE, AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION-ORIENTED STRUCTURE OF THE
SOVIET GOVERNMENT, A STRUCTURE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS.
SOVIET LEADERS NOW REALIZE THE NECESSITY FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SOVIET UNION AND THE HI3HLY
INDUSTRIALIZED WESTERN NATIONS TO SUCCESSFULLY CLOSE THE TECHNOLOGICAL GAP AND PREVENT THE
INCREASING DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
"MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS, AMENDMENT."
72-2U8). CANADA GAZETTE, PART 2, V. 106, NO. 14
EPA
ENGLISH* 07/26/72 P3S 1026-1027 IDI 00358C
*ALSO FRENCH
*AIR
(SOR
CANADA
LR(A)
"MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS, AMENDMENT."
(SOR 72-2U8) . CANADA GAZETTE, PART 2, V. 106, NO. 1<»
EPA
ENGLISH* 07/26/72 PGS 1027 IDt 00358D
*ALSO FRENCH
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CANADIAN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS PROVIDES FOR THE ADDITION
OF SECTION 1106 CONCERNING NOISE TO SCHEDULE E OP THE REGULATIONS. THIS SECTION SPECIFIES
THAT ALL VEHICLES MUST EITHER COMPLY WITH NOISE REGULATIONS OF THE INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE
OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OR MUST NOT EMIT NOISE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 88 DBA IN THE
CASE OF HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES AND NOT IN EXCESS OF 86 DBA IN THE CASE OF LIGHT DDTY VEHICLES.
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DENMARK
LR (B)
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23
HILJOBESKYTTBLSESLOVEN: LOV OM MILJOBESKYTTELSE BED KOMMENPARER (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT: THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT WITH COMMENTARY)
BOREE, NIELS EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-212 IDt 01742B
^GENERAL AIR HATER SOLID HASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMHELTGUTACHTEN 1974. (EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974.)
HANSMBYER, KARL-HEINRICH AND OTHERS EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-320 IDt 02014C
*GENEHAL AIR HATER PESTICIDES SOLID HASTE
3BRMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"FOR REASONS OF NOISE PROTECTION -- ACROSS OPEN
ZEITUNG
REHM, MARTIN
GERMAN 10/02/71 P3S 11
rOUNTRY." SOEDDEOTSCHE
IDt
EPA
02346A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT THE INFERIOR MINISTRY OF BAVARIA HAS HORKED DOT A NEH PROPOSED HOOTE
FOR THE SOUTHHESTERN STRETCH OF THE PLANNED MUNICH HIGHWAY BYPASS AND FORWARDED IT TO THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION. THE NEH ROUTE WOULD BE MORE FAVORABLY LOCATED IN RELATION TO
THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF GERMERING, NEOAUBING AND UNTERPFAFFENHOFEN. IN ADDITION THE FACT THAT
IT WOULD CUT THROUGH OPEN LAND WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST TRAFFIC NOISE.
A BAVARIAN OFFICIAL STATED THAT THE PROTECTION DF CITIZENS IN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS FROM
HEALTH-ENDANGERING NOISE MUST TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY POSSIBLE ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN PLANNING.
;REAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"•OPERATION MUFFLE' ON NOISE NIGHTMARE."
JACKSON, KENNETH
ENGLISH 09/09/74 PGS 5
BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL
EPA
IDt 02302A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT "OPERATION MUFFLE," A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO INSULATE HUNDREDS OF
HOMES A3AINST HIGHWAY NOISE, HAS BEGUN IN THREE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN BIRMINGHAM. WORK IS
BEING EFFECTED THROUGH THE CITY HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF VENTILATION UNITS
AND WINDOW DOUBLE-GLAZING. SIMILAR PROJECTS ARE TO INSULATE HOMES IN HIGH ROAD NOISE AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE MIDLANDS AREA EVENTUALLY. THIS IS THE FIRST PROJECT OF ITS KIND IN GREAT BRITAIN.
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NOISE
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"2N. (POUNDS) TO BEAT ROAD DIN FOR 2,000." BIRHINGHAH EVENING HAIL
EPA
ENGLISH 08/27/74 PGS 1 IDf 02307A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT 2,000,000 BRITISH POUNDS HAVE BEEN BADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE LAND
COMPENSATION ACT 1973 FOR SOUND-PROOFING OF DWELLINGS ALONG ROADS WIDENED SINCE OCTOBER 1972.
GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOUND INSULATION THROUGH DOUBLE GLAZIN3 OR OIHER METHODS. THE WEST
MIDLANDS COUNTY COUNCIL, HITH JURISDICTION IN BIRMINGHAM, THE BLACK COUNTRY, SOLIHULL AND
COVENTRY, HAS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT AROUND 2,300 APARTMENTS AND HOMES ARE ELIGIBLE FOB THE
GRANTS IN ITS AREA. SOUND RECORDINGS HERE TAKEN IN 22 AREAS BEFORE AND AFTER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
HERE MADE AND NOISE MAPS HERE DRAFTED TO IDENTIFY APPLICABLE AREAS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A
TOTAL OF 5,000 TO 6,000 HOUSES ALONG MIDLANDS HIGHWAYS HILL QUALIFY FOR GRANTS. MANY OTHER
HOMES ALONG HIGHWAYS WHICH COME UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO
QUALIFY.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
JAARVERSLAG / ANNUAL REPORT 1972-1973
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-27 ID*
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
'GENERAL AIR HATER
EPA
02270A
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
POLLUTION 1971. REPORT BY THE POLLUTION SUBSIDIARY COMMITTEE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-185 ID* 02276 A
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID HASTE RADIATION
SWITZERLAND
PM(A)
UMHELTSCHUTZ IN DER SCHHEIZ (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-110 ID* 02349A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL HATER AIR SOLID WASTE
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25
NOISE
YUGOSLAVIA
LR(B)
PESTICIDES
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"JUNE 21, 1971 REGULATIONS ON GENERAL MEASURES AND STANDARDS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF WORKERS AGAINST NOISE IN HORK-PLACES." INT. DI3. HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
HORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7t PGS 246-247 IDt 02313A
THESE REGULATIONS, PUBLISHED IN SLUZBENI LIST SOCIJALISTICKE FEDERATIVNE REPUBLIKE
JUGOSLAVIJE, NO. 29 OF JULY 8, 1971, HERE ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL LABOUR COUNCIL IN PURSUANCE
OF THE 1955 BASIC LAH ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. THESE REGULATIONS PROVIDE FOR THE
MONITORING OF NOISE LEVELS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES A3AINST NOISE IN
HORK-PLACES. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS INVOLVE MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF NOISE; NOISE-MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS; LOCATION AND CONDITIONS UNDER HHICH NOISE IS TO BE MEASURED; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
DEVICES AGAINST NOISE; PROTECTIVE MEASURES APPLICABLE TO MACHINERY AND HORK PREMISES; AND
PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATION OF PERSONNEL. APPENDIXES TO THESE REGULATIONS PROVIDE TABLES OF
PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS IN RELATION TO THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY AND TO OTHER AMBIENT CONDITIONS.
"CONTROL OF INSECTICIDE USE DIFFICULT." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/05/74 PGS 10 IDf 02335A
ALSO SB
AIR
THIS NEBSPAPER ARTICLE CITES THE RECENT BAN AND CONTROVERSY ON DANGEROUS PESTICIDES
SUCH AS ALDRIN AND DIELDRIN AND DISCUSSES THE CURRENT USE OF PESTICIDES IN THE STATE OF
RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL. DANGEROUS PESTICIDES ARE USED ON At LEAST 80 PERCENT OF THE
CULTIVATED LAND IN THE STATE BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS OF THE SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE, MOST LAND BELONGS 10 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS HHO ARE ISNORANT OF THE DANGERS
INVOLVED AND HHO CANNOT AFFORD THE SAFER BUT MORE EXPENSIVE SYSTEMS OF PEST CONTROL. IN
MAY 1974 THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ORGANIZED THE "PRODUCTION WITHOUT POLLUTION" CAMPAIGN
TO EDUCATE FARMERS ON THE DANGERS OP INDISCRIMINATE PESTICIDE USE AND TO DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION ON OBTAINING ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROPER APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES. HOWEVER, THIS
CAMPAIGN IS NOT YET IN FULL OPERATION, AND SUCCESSFUL RESULTS OF THIS CAMPAIGN HILL NOT BE
APPARENT FOR SOME TIME.
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26
PESTICIDES
BRAZIL
SE{ )
FINLAND
LR(A)
"CHEMICAL POLLUTION IN GOIAS DIMINISHED." CORREIO BRAZILIENSE
EPA
PORTUGUESE 11/06/74 PGS 1A IDf 02351A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE LEVELS OP POLLUTION CAUSED BY PESTICIDES AROUND
SANTA HELENA, IN THE STATE OF GOIAS, BRAZIL, HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY BECAUSE OF THE
REDUCTION OP COTTON PRODUCTION IN THE AREA ALONG KITH ITS EXCESSIVE APPLICATIONS OF PESTICIDES.
DUE TO ECONOMIC FACTORS, ONLY 15 PERCENT OF THE LAND AROUND SANTA HELENA (ONCE KNOWN AS THE COTTON
CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY) IS UNDER CULTIVATION FOR COTTON. FARMERS ARE NOW FINDING OTHER CROPS
SUCH AS SOYBEANS, RICE, AND CORN TO BE MORE PROFITABLE, AND THIS TURN OF EVENTS HAS INDIRECTLY
BENEFITED THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SINCE THE CULTIVATION OF THESE CROPS DOES NOT REQUIRE EXCESSIVE
APPLICATIONS OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS. IMMEDIATE INDICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RECUPERATION
IN THE REGION ARE SEEN IN THE REAPPEARANCE OF WILDLIFE AND IN THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE FISHING
INDUSTRY ALONG THE RIVERS.
"JUNE 8, 1973 DECREE NO. 458 ... ON THE PRE-HARVEST INTERVALS FOR PESTICIDES
AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR USE." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 105 IDf 01110E
THIS DECREE, ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND IN PURSUANCE OF THE JAN.
30, 1970 ORDINANCE NO. 93, SETS THE PRE-HARVEST SAFETY INTERVALS FOR SOME 50 PESTICIDES USED FOR
THE CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PLANT PESTS AND FOR WEED CONTROL. RESTRICTIONS ARE ALSO PLACED
ON THE USE OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE AERIAL PARTS OF LETTUCE AND OTHER GREEN
VE3BTABLES AND OF FORCED RADISHES MAY NOT BE TREATED WITH PESTICIDES CONTAINING BENOMYL, CAPTAN,
FOLPET, MANCOZEB, MANEB, THIRAM, OR ZINEB. MERCURY-CONTAINING PESTICIDES MAY ONLY BE USED FOR THE
PRE-SOWING SEED TREATMENT OF CEREALS AND SUGAR BEETS. THE FINNISH/SWEDISH ORIGINAL OF THIS DECREE
APPEARS IN SUOMEN ASETUSKOKOELMA/FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING, JUNE 9, 1973, PP. 961-962.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMHELTGUTACHTEN 1974. (EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974.)
HANSMEYER, KARL-HEINRICH AND OTHERS EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-320 ID* 02014C
"•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
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USSR
LE(B)
PAGE
27
"FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BAIKAL." KOMSOMOL1SKAYA PRAVDA
BELICHENKO, YU
RUSSIAN 11/23/74 PCS 2 IDf
*WATER
EPA
02338B
YUGOSLAVIA
LR(B)
RADIATION
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
LR(B)
"MARCH 15, 1973 REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE QUANTITIES OF
PESTICIDES IN FOODSTUFFS." INT. DI3. HLTH. LEG., VOL. 25, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, CONP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 265-266 ID* 02314A
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL SECRETARY FOR LABOR AND SOCIAL POLICY OF YUGOSLAVIA,
HERE MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE LAW ON THE WHOLESOMENESS OF FOODSTUFFS AND REPEAL REGULATIONS
OF DECEMBER 23, 1968 ON THE SAME SUBJECT. THESE REGULATIONS DEFINE THE TERM "PESTICIDES" AND
LIST THE TYPES OF FOODSTUFFS UNDER CONTROL. ANY DESIGNATED FOODSTUFFS MAY BE MARKETED ONLY IF
THE PESTICIDE RESIDUES WHICH THEY CONTAIN DO NOT EXCEED LIMITS SET FORTH IN THE "TABLE OF
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE QUANTITIES OF PESTICIDES IN FOODSTUFFS" WHICH IS APPENDED TO THE TEXT DF
THE REGULATIONS. THE REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDE GUIDELINES TO CONTROL PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION
OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS HHICH ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED TABLE.
"JUNE 30, 1972 ORDER NO. 59 CONCERNING HEALTH PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING
RADIATIONS." INT. DIG. OF HLIH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
HORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 65-66 ID* 02329B
THIS ORDER, PUBLISHED IN SBIRKA ZAKONU CESKOSLOVESKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA OF SEPTEMBER 4,
1972, HAS ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE CZECH SOCIALIST REPUBLIC IN AGREEMENT HITH THE
CZECHOSLOVAK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES. IT WAS PASSED IN PURSUANCE
OF LAW NO. 20 OF 1966 CONCERNING PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND REPEALS ORDER NO. 34 OF
MARCH 21, 1963. PART I OF THE ORDER SETS FORTH BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DEFINES TERMS DEALING
WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. PART II LAYS DOHN DETAILED PROVISIONS FOR MONITORING, HANDLING AND
WORKING WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AND DESCRIBES THE SYSTEM OF LICENSING FOR THE PRODUCTION AND
USE OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. PART III LISTS EXCEPTIONS TO PREVIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ORDER.
ANNEXES I AND II SET FORTH RADIATION DOSE LIMITS AND FORMULATE PRINCIPLES FOR MEASURING AND
ELIMINATING SURFACE CONTAMINATION BY RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
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28
RADIATION
FINLAND
LR(A)
"JANUARY 12, 1973 LAW NO. 7 TO AMEND THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAB." INT. DI3. OF
HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COUP. EPA
EN3LISH 00/00/71* P3S 102 IDI 01112B
THIS LAW MAKES A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS 10 THE OCTOBER 25, 1957 ATOMIC ENERGY LAW NO. 356. IN
PARTICULAR, A NEW VERSION IS INTRODUCED OF SECT. 8, WHICH DELINEATES THE POWERS OF THE
SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS LAW, THE PROVISIONS ISSUED FOR ITS
IMPLEMENTATION, AND WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ATOMIC ENERGY TO WHICH FINLAND IS
A PARTY. CERTAIN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE 1957 LAW ARE ALSO AMENDED. THE ORIGINAL FINNISH AND
SWEDISH VERSIONS OF THIS LAW APPEAR IN SUOHBN ASETUSKOKOELMA/FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING, JANUARY
16, 1973, NOS. 3-14, PP. 9-10.
FINLAND
LR(A)
"JUNE 21, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 555 TO ABEND THE ATOMIC ENERGY ORDINANCE." INT.
DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 25, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7H PSS 102-103 ID! 01112C
AMONG THE AMENDMENTS THAT THIS ORDINANCE MAKES TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ORDINANCE NO. 75
(FEBRUARY 14, 1968) IS A PROVISION INDICATING THAT THE INSTITUTE OF RADIOPUYSICS IS AUTHORIZED TO
ACT AS THE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY MENTIONED IN THE OCTOBER 25, 1957 LAH NO. 356 ON ATOMIC ENERGY.
THE LATTER LAW STATED THAT THE SPECIAL LICENSES REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN SUBSTANCES ARE TO BE ISSUED
BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, ALTHOUGH THE RIGHT TO ISSUE THESE LICENSES HAT BE CONFERRED
BY DECREE ON ANOTHER AUTHORITY OR INSTITUTION. THE INSTITUTE OF RADIOPHYSICS HAS BEEN GRANTED
THIS RI3HT. THE FINNISH/SWEDISH ORIGINAL OF THIS ORDINANCE APPEARS IN SUOBEN ASBTUSKOKOELMA /
FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING, JUNE 29, 1973, NOS. 554-565, PP. 1156-1157.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"FRANCE AND THE UTILIZATION OF THE ATOM: LET'S NOT CREATE ADDITIONAL RISKS."
LE MONDE
PERONNET, GABRIEL EPA
FRENCH 10/11/74 PCS 1; 36 IDI 02267A
THIS ARTICLE, AUTHORED BY FRANCE'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, OUTLINES THE
GOVERNMENT'S POSITION IN REGARD TO THE BUILDING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO ASSURE ELECTRICAL POWER
IN THE DECADES TO COMB AND THEREWITH THE COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE IN HA~TTBRS OF ENERGY. THE NEED
FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY IS SUCH THAT THERE CAN BE NO THOUGHT OF ABANDONING THE PROGRAM OF
NUCLEARIZATION. RATHER FRANCE SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAM, TAKING CARE ADEQUATE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS ARE MET AND THAT PRUDENCE IS EXERCISED. IN THE ARTICLE, THE SECRETARY DISCUSSES
THE PLACEMENT OF STATIONS UNDERGROUND AS A PROTECTION AGAINST BOMBING AND ACTS OF TERRORISM; THE
PROBLEMS OF RADIOACTIVE HASTE DISPOSAL; THE TRANSPORTATION OF FISSILE MATERIALS; THE THERMAL
POLLUTION OF WATERS; AND THE PROPER SITING OF THE POWER PLANTS. THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE
rfNVIRONMBNT HILL SEE TO IT THAT REASONABLE LIMITS ARE NOT EXCEEDED IN THE DEGRADATION OF CERTAIN
SITES AND IN THERMAL POLLUTION. THE SECRETARIAT HILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH OTHER RESPONSIBLE BODIES.
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SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
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29
POLLUTION 1971. REPORT BY THE POLLUTION SUBSIDIARY COMMITTEE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PCS 1-185 IDf 02276A
'GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID HASTE NOISE
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"RADIOACTIVE WASTES - AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM?"
BRUNNER, H AND P. NIKLAUS, AND OTHERS
GERMAN 07/07/71 PGS 35-36
ALSO ST
AIR
NEUE ZOERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
IDI 02268A
SOLID WASTE
AUSTRALIA
PM(A)
THIS ARTICLE REPRESENTS A DISCUSSION OF EXPERTS ON THE SUBJECT, "ELECTRICAL DEMAND, NUCLEAR
POWER PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT." ACCORDING TO TH.E SPOKESMAN DEFENDING THE SAFETY OF NUCLEAR
POWER PLANTS, SUCH PLANTS EMIT NE3LI3IBLE QUANTITIES OF WASTES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT COMPARED TO
TRADITIONAL POWER PLANTS. MOST RADIOACTIVE WASTES REMAIN IN THE PLANT FOR PROCESSING PRIOR TO
DISPOSAL UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. THE RESULTS OF SUCH WASTES IN THE BIOSPHERE ARE MUCH BETTER
RESEARCHED THAN ARE THOSE OF OTHER TYPES OF HARMFUL WASTES. RADIOACTIVITY IS CONSTANTLY MONITORED,
AND TECHNOLOGY EXISTS TO ENSURE SAFE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE. THE EXPERT OPPOSING INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS EMPHASIZES THE EXTREME TOXICITY OF EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF RADIOACTIVE
WASTES. HE POINTS OUT THE PRESENT INADEQUACY OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF THESE WASTES AND THE DANGER
INVOLVED IN TRANSPORT. HE WARNS OF THE DANGERS OF TERRORISM. HE FEELS THAT TECHNOLOGY IS CAPABLE
OF ADEQUATELY CLEANING UP FOSSIL FUELS.
NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, 16TH ANNUAL REPORT, 1972-1973
AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION EPA
ENGLISH 07/30/7U PGS 1-83 IDt 02361A
*WATER
DENMARK
LR(B)
MILJOBESKYTTELSESLOVEN: LOV OM MILJOBESKYTTELSE MED KOMMENTARER (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT: THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT WITH COMMENTARY)
BORRE, NIELS EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-212 IDt 017U2B
'GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
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SOLID HASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"PASSES FOR TOXIC WASTES." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, NO. 229
BP&
IDf 001146
GERMAN
10/04/74 PCS 21
PAGE
30
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT FIRMS WHICH PRODUCE, TRANSPORT OR DISPOSE OF TOXIC WASTES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO KEEP RECORD BOOKS TO ALLOW ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES TO MAINTAIN A RELIABLE CHECK ON
THE LOCATION OF SUCH WASTES. RECORDS ARE TO CONSIST OF "INVENTORY" SHEETS, NOTING NATURE AND
QUANTITY OF WASTES ON HAND AND "WAYBILLS" TO ACCOMPANY WASTES DURING TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL.
TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REGULATION, BAVARIAN ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED LOCAL
AUTHORITIES TO LEARN BY FEBRUARY 1, 1975 WHICH FIRMS IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS PRODUCE TOXIC WASTES,
QUANTITIES PRODUCED, AND MEANS OF DISPOSAL. ON THE BASIS OF THIS INFORMATION, DISTRICT (KREIS)
OFFICIALS ARE TO DETERMINE THOSE FIRMS REQUIRED TO KEEP RECORDS. CENTRAL FILES ON THESE FIRMS
WILL BE SET UP AT THE STATE AND DISTRICT LEVELS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMWELT3UTACHTEN 1974. (EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974.)
HANSHEYER, KARL-HEINRICH AND OTHERS EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-320 IDt 02014C
'GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES NOISE
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"POLLUTION THREATENS LATIN AMERICA." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
PORTUGUESE
ALSO SE
'GENERAL
08/13/74 PGS 20
IDt
EPA
02166C
JAPAN
LR(B)
"LANDOWNERS OKAYING INCINERATOR. " JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 11/15/74 PGS 2
ALSO PMB
AIR
EPA
IDt 02319A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL EVENTS OF EI3HT YEARS CONCERNING
THE EXPROPRIATION OF LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GARBAGE DISPOSAL PLANT AND INCINERATOR IN
TAKAIDO SUGINAMI WARD OF TOKYO, JAPAN. IN APRIL 1974, AFTER RECEIVING THE ASSURANCE OF THE
TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT THAT THE PLANT WOULD NOT POLLUTE THE VICINITY, MOST LANDOWNERS AND
RESIDENTS FINALLY RELENTED IN PERMITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE
COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF 1977. AT PRESENT TOKYO PRODUCES 16,500 TONS OF GARBAGE A DAY, AND
THIS FIGURE WILL INCREASE TO 17,400 TONS OF GARBAGE A DAY IN 1975, MATCHING THE HATE OF GARBAGE
PRODUCED IN NEW YORK CITY.
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SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
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POLLUTION 1971. REPORT BY THE POLLUTION SUBSIDIARY COMMITTEE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THB ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 P3S 1-185 ID» 02276A
'GENERAL AIR WATER RADIATION NOISE
SWITZERLAND
PM(A)
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN DER SCHHEIZ (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-110 IDf 02349A
ALSO PMB
'GENERAL WATER AIB NOISE
WATER
AUSTRALIA
PM(B)
MINE WASTE POLLUTION OF THE MOLONGLO RIVER. FINAL REPORT ON REMEDIAL MEASDRES,
JUNE 1974
AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-68 ID« 02355A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF HER SOUTH WALES AND AUSTRALIA,
DISCUSSES THE MINE WASTE POLLUTION OF THE MOLONGLO RIVER WHICH IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNCHECKED
COULD POSE A THREAT TO THE HATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS OF CANBERRA (AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY).
AFTER EVALUATING SEVERAL ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM, THB COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A DEFINITE
PLAN OF ACTION TO PERMANENTLY ABATE THE POLLUTION OF THE RIVER. RECOMMENDED WORKS OF THIS PLAN
INVOLVE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE FLOW OF WATER INTO THB MINE AT CAPTAIN'S FLAT AND TO HALT THE
LEACHING AND EROSION OF MINE WASTES INTO THE RIVER. THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR THESE WORKS
WOULD BB THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS OF NEW SOOTH HALES, WORKING IN COLLABORATION HITH OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES TO PREVENT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THB
PROJECT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT IS 2.5 MILLION AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS, AND THB ESTIMATED
DATE OF COMPLETION IS MID-1976.
AUSTRALIA
PM(A)
NATIONAL CAPITAL DBVELOPMBNT COMMISSION, 16TH ANNUAL REPORT, 1972-1973
AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL CAPITAL DBVBLOPMENT COMMISSION EPA
ENGLISH 07/30/74 PGS 1-83 IDI 02361A
SOLID BASTE
THIS ANNUAL REPORT, SUBMITTED TO THE AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IN PURSUANCE OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DBVBLOPMENT COMMISSION ACT, DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
1973. THE REPORT DISCUSSES URBAN PBOJECTS IN CANBERRA AND THE SDRROUNDING AREA, LAND USB, HOUSING,
EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF THB CAPITAL TERRITORY.
THE SECTION OF THB REPORT CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MENTIONS THB REQUIREMENT OP
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR ALL MAJOR URBAN PROJECTS AND DISCUSSES REFUSE DISPOSAL,
LANDSCAPING, CITY PARKS, RATER SUPPLY SERVICES, AND THB MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PROJECTS TO BUILD
SYSTEMS FOR THE DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT OF WASTEHATER. OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THB REPORT
INCLUDE URBAN ECONOMICS, POPULATION GROWTH, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, STAFFING OF
THB COMMISSION, AND A STATISTICAL DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
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AUSTRALIA
PM(A)
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32
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1972-1973
AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT EPA
ENGLISH 10/26/73 PGS 1-38 IDt 02362A
^GENERAL
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"POLLUTION OF THE LAGOON: STUDY HILL BE FINISHED IN 1975." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/06/74 PGS 12 IDf 02317A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEHSPAPEH ARTICLE, IN ORDER TO MAKE BETTER USE OF EXISTING PERSONNEL
RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE, THE BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF SANITARY ENGINEERING, THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION
FOR LATIN AMERICA, THE UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND THE HORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HAVE DECIDED TO COORDINATE THEIR HATER PROTECTION PROJECTS CURRENTLY PLANNED OR UNDERHAY IN
RIO DE JANEIRO AND SAO PAULO. HAIER PROTECTION STUDIES AND ACTIVITIES MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INCLUDE THE FOLLOHING: 1) A STUDY SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTE OF SANITARY ENGINEERING AND THE
UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT TO RECOMMEND ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES FOR RODRIGO PREITAS
LAGOON IN RIO DE JANEIRO; 2) A PRELIMINARY STUDY, COSTING 11 MILLION CRUZEIROS, BY THE
3UANABARA SANITATION ENTERPRISE FOR THE EVENTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF SEHAGE TREATMENT PLANTS IN
RIO DE JANEIRO; AND 3) THE SOUTH PARAIBA RIVER SANITATION PROGRAM WHICH HILL BE THE MODEL FDR
FUTURE RIVER PROTECTION PROGRAMS IN BRAZIL.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"BRASILIA HILL FIGHT LAKE POLLUTION." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/11/74 PGS 17 IDf 02334A
ALSO SE
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS IHAT 1.2 BILLION CRUZEIROS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED BY THE
BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR TO CARRY FORTH THO SANITATION PROJECTS IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT
(BRASILIA) HITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PREVENTING THE POLLUTION OF LAKE PARANOA. THE FIRST
PROJECT INVOLVES SLUM CLEARANCE AND HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR THE SUBURB OF CEILANDIA HHICH
CONTRIBUTES TO THE POLLUTION OF THE LAKE. THE SECOND PROJECT INVOLVES CONSTRUCTION OF A SEHERAGE
SYSTEM FOR THE FEDERAL DISTRICT AND A SEHERAGE LINE HHICH HILL DEPOSIT DOMESTIC SERAGE 30 MILES
OUTSIDE THE CITY. THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR, RANGEL HEIS, ANNOUNCED THAT GRAVE POLLUTION TO
LAKE PARANOA HILL OCCUR HITHIN THO YEARS IF THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
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33
HATBB
BRAZIL
PH(B)
BRAZIL
SE(
"ASSUMING CHAHGE OF CABSB. TODAY, LOCIO LEAVES CAESB AND THE HISTORY 0?
BRASILIA." CORREIO BHAZILIBNSE
EPA
PORTOGDESB 10/30/7U PGS 1, 12A ID* 02353A
IN ORDER TO COMMEMORATE THE CHANGE OF DIRECTORSHIP OF THE MUNICIPAL HATER AND SEWAGE COMPANY
OF BRASILIA (CAESB) AND TO HONOR THE COMPANY'S FOUNDER AND PREDECESSOR, LDCIO GOBIDE LOORBS,
THIS LEN3THY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTS AN IN-DEPTH CHRONOLOGY OF THE HATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
ACTIVITIES IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL. AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF iATER SERVICES IN BRASILIA,
THE ARTICLE DELINEATES THE PRESENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS OF CAESB TO SERVE THE RAPIDLY INCREASING
POPULATION AND TO CONTEND HITH THE 3ROHING PROBLEMS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CITY'S PLAN FOR HATER SUPPLY, SEHAGE HORKS AND POLLUTION CONTROL. PRESENT URBAN PLANNING FOR THE
CITY INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTRY'S LARGEST HATER SUPPLY RESERVOIR HHICH HILL SERVE FIVE
MILLION INHABITANTS, PROJECTS TO PREVENT THE POLLUTION OF LAKE PARANOA, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AND RELOCATION PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE UNSANITARY CONDITIONS IN THE CITY.
"ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DOES NOT INTEREST INDUSTRIES." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/01/7U PGS 20 ID* 02332A
AIR
ACCORDING TO THIS NEHSPAPER ARTICLE, INDUSTRIALISTS OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, HAVE NOT GENERALLY
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE LOANS AVAILABLE FOR SUSTAINING THE COST OF ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT,
DESPITE GOVERNMENT PRESSURE ON INDUSTRIES TO INSTALL SUCH EQUIPMENT. OF THE 91 INDUSTRIES
POLLUTING THE HATERS OF SAO PAULO, P HO HAVE APPLIED FOR POLLUTION EQUIPMENT LOANS. THIS
ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY 1.2 MILLION CRUZEIROS OF THE 60 MILLION CRUZEIROS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SAO PAULO FOR ANTI-POLLUTION LOANS. FURTHERMORE, NONE OF THE AIR-POLLUTING
INDUSTRIES OF THE REGION HAS APPLIED FOR AVAILABLE LOANS, EVEN THOUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION HAS SERVED 696 LEGAL NOTICES TO SUCH INDUSTRIES DURING THE FIRST
HALF OF 197I». PENALTIES CONNECTED WITH THESE NOTICES HAVE REACHED A TOTAL OF 38«,940 CRUZEIROS.
CANADA
LR (A)
"HATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT, 1972." STATUTES OF SASKATCHEWAN 1971-1972,
1972, CHAPTER 146
ENGLISH
00/00/72 PGS 831-851*
EPA
ID* 02344A
THIS ACT, ADMINISTERED BY THE SASKATCHEWAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND FUNDED BY
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE, CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HATER
RESOURCES IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTER OF
THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AS HELL AS OTHER SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
REGARDING HATEE RESOURCES ARE DISCUSSED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS IN THE ACT: GENERAL DUTIES
OF THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT; BASIC DATA AND RESEARCH; INVESTIGATION AND PLANNING;
INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL HATERS; REFERRED PROJECTS; HATER MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIR LAND
USE; WATERWORKS, SEHAGE HORKS AND POLLUTION CONTROL; AND ORDERS CONCBRNIN3 THE LEGAL ATTRIBUTES
OF THE ACT. THIS ACT, DATED MAY 5, 1972, REPEALS THE HATER RESOURCES COMMISSION ACT AND ENTERS
INTO FORCE THE SAME DAY ON HHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT, 1972 COMES INTO FORCE.
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HATER
COSTA RICA
PM(B)
DENMARK
LR(A)
"WORKS COSTING 13.6 MILLION COLONS INAUGURATED TODAY IN LIBERIA (COSTA RICA)."
LA REPUBLICA
EPA
SPANISH 11/09/74 P3S 15 IDt -02350A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE OPERATION OF THE NEW WATER, SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS
CONSTRUCTED IN LIBERIA, COSTA RICA AND OUTLINES THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT
OP THE REPUBLIC, THE MINISTER OF HEALIH AND OTHER PROMINENT OFFICIALS TOOK PART. THE WATER AND
SEWAGE PROJECTS WERE REALIZED BY THE AQUEDUCTS AND SEWERAGE COMPANY (ACUEDUCTOS Y ALCA NTARILLA DO)
AND WERE FINANCED THROUGH A LOAN OF 10.2 MILLION COLONS FROM THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,
WHILE THE DRAINAGE PROJECT WAS SPONSORED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF LIBERIA AT A COST OF 3.4
MILLION COLONS. THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF ALL THREE PROJECTS WAS CONTRACTED OUT TO THE PRIVATE
CARREZ ENTERPRISE. THE SEWAGE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT USE OF CESSPOOLS AND SEPTIC TANKS
BY CONDUCTING WASTEWATER THROUGH SEWERAGE LINES TO OXIDATION POOLS TWO KILOMETERS FROM THE CITY.
PRESENTLY, THE PROJECTS SERVE 8,000 INHABITANTS; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE A MUCH
LARGER POPULATION IN THE FUTURE.
BEKENDTGORBLSE OM FORBUD MOD UDKASTNING FRA SKIBE AF VISSE MATERIALER
(ORDER PROHIBITING THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN MATERIALS FROM SHIPS)
EPA
DANISH 01/18/74 PCS 1-4 IDi 01446B
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE APRIL 7, 1967 ACT NO. 124 ON MEASURES AGAINST POLLUTION
OF THE SEA BY OIL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES, FORBIDS THE DUMPING INTO DANISH TERRITORIAL RATERS OF
MATERIALS WHICH CONTAIN SUBSTANCES DANGEROUS TO MARINE ANIMAL OR PLANT LIFE OR WHICH CAN CREATE
A SERIOUS NUISANCE FOR SHIPPING OR FISHING OPERATIONS. UNCONDITIONALLY PROSCRIBED IS THE
DUMPING OF MATERIALS CONTAINING HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS SUCH AS DDT, PCB'S AND CHLOROBENZINB,
BOTH MERCURY AND CADMIUM AND THEIR COMPOUNDS, AND NONDEGRADABLE PLASTICS, ROPES, CONTAINERS, ETC.
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, HOWEVER, THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAY ISSUE PERMITS FOR THE
DUMPING OF MATERIALS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN IN THIS ORDER, INCLUDING ANTIMONY, ARSENIC,
BERYLLIUM, LEAD, COPPER, COBALT, CHROME, NICKEL, SELENIUM, THALLIUM, TIN, TITANIUM, VANADIUM,
ZINC, AND THEIR COMPOUNDS, AS WELL AS CYANIDES AND THE ALKALOIDS STRYCHNINE, BRUCINE, AND LSD.
DENMARK
LR(B)
MILJOBESKYTTELSESLOVEN: LOV OM HILJOBESKYTTELSE MED KOHMBNTARBR (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT: THE ENVIRONHENr PROTECTION ACT WITH COMMENTARY)
BORRB, NIELS EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-212 IDf 01742B
'GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE
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35
HATER
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 171 ON SUPERVISION OF THE STORAGE OF OIL, ETC."
LOVTIDENDE FOR KON3ERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 00/00/74 P3S 408-421 ID* 01742D
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACT, IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT GROUNDH&TER THROUGH REGULATIONS COVERING BOTH BURIED AND ABOVE
3ROUND CONTAINERS FOR THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SUCH AS GASOLINE, KEROSENE, FURNACE OIL,
AND GREASE, AS HELL AS PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS FOR CONVEYING SUCH PRODUCTS. THE REGULATIONS,
WHICH SUPERSEDE BUT ESSENTIALLY CORRESPOND TO THOSE LAID DOWN IN AN INTERIOR MINISTRY ORDER OF
FEB. 26, 1970, COVER CONTAINERS OF 5,000 LITERS AND ABOVE AND, KITH REGARD TO BURIED CONTAINERS,
DIFFER SOMEWHAT DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE CONTAINER WAS BURIED BEFORE OR AFTER APRIL 1, 1970.
APPENDIXES CONTAIN DETAILED DIRECTIVES CONCERNING THE DESIGN AND TYPE APPROVAL OF CONTAINERS
BASED ON SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
REGULATIONS IS ASSIGNED BASICALLY TO THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDEB NO. 176 ON THE APPROVAL OF HEAVILY POLLUTIN3
ENTERPRISES." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 00/00/74 PCS 436-441 IDi 01742F
^GENERAL AIR
DENMARK
LR (B)
"INFORMATION ON ORDERS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM."
NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSEN, NO. 4
EPA
DANISH 04/08/74 P3S 1-8 ID* 02359A
*GENERAL AIR
3ERMAN DEM REP
PM(B)
"WATER IS TO BE WISELY UTILIZED."
SPICKERMANN, WOLFGANG
GERMAN 10/26/74
NEUES DEUTSCHLAND
PGS 12
ID*
EPA
02348A
THIS INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF
THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC DISCUSSES THE COUNTRY'S INCREASING NEEDS FOR GOOD QUALITY WATER
IN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE AND HOMES. ALTHOUGH WATER DEMAND INCREASED 158 PERCENT FROM 1949-1974,
THE GDR HAS FEWER NATURAL WATER RESERVES THAN OTHER COMPARABLE STATES. THEREFORE WATER MANAGEMENT
IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE. THE NATIONAL HATER LAW HELPS MAINTAIN HATER PURITY. AMONG ITS
REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT NEW CONCERNS BUILD FACILITIES TO PURIFY W&STEWATER. THE STATE WATER CONTROL
AGENCY MONITORS 30,000 KM OF WATERCOURSES; 3,500 LAKES, PONDS, BARRAGES AND RESERVOIRS; AND THE
BALTIC COAST OF THE GDR. THE AGENCY HAS A STAFF OF 600 PLUS TWICE AS MANY HONORARY MEMBERS
PARTICULARLY FROM THE FISHERMAN'S UNION. DAILY PRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY CLARIFICATION PLANTS HAS
INCREASED 230 PERCENT IN THE YEARS 1949-1974 FROM 1,400,000 TO 3,216,000 CUBIC METERS.
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GKRM1NY,FED REP OF
LB(B)
PAGE
36
"MAINTENANCE OF HATER PURITY ORDINANCE FOR BERLIN."
3ESTALTUNG, SCHDTZ, NO. I
OHBELT: FOHSCHUN3,
GERMAN
02/00/7H PGS 8
ID*
EPA
00478F
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT BEST BERLIN HAS ISSUED AN "ORDINANCE FOR MAINTENANCE OF PURITY OF
SURFACE HATERS," VALID FOR 10 YEARS. DESIGNED TO PROTECT SUCH RIVERS AS THE SPREE AND HAVEL,
IT REPLACES A SIMILAR ORDINANCE FROM 1964. II REQUIRES PERMITS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES NOT ONLY
FOR DIRECT DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS, BUT ALSO FOR INDIRECT INTRODUCTION OF SEHAGE, COOLING HATER
OR OTHER IMPURE HATER INTO SURFACE HATERS. THE ORDINANCE HAS GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE
HIGHEST PERMISSIBLE TEMPERATURE OF DISCHARGED COOLING HATER, AND PROHIBITS DISCHARGE OF FECAL
SEHAGE INTO SOME SURFACE HATERS. CERTAIN STRIPS OF SHORE ARE ALSO PROTECTED. HASHING, REPAIRING,
MAKING OIL CHANGES, AND FILLING THE TANK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A RIVER BANK ARE FORBIDDEN IN
INSTANCES HHERE THESE COULD CAUSE SHORE OR HAIER POLLUTION BY PETROLEUMS OR OTHER POLLUTANTS.
THE ORDINANCE IS ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF A REGULATION OF THE HATER MANAGEMENT LAH.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
UHHELTGUTACHTEN 1974. (EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974.)
HANSHEYER, KARL-HEINRICH AND OTHERS EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-320 IDf 02014C
^GENERAL AIR PESTICIDES NOISE SOLID HASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"REMOVAL OF BILGE OILS IN THE RHINE AREA." HASSERHIRTSCHAFT, VOL. 7/8
KLOSTERKEMPER, HEINZ EPA
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 214-217 IDt 02300A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE SUCCESS OF ft FLEET OF SEVEN BILGE OIL COLLECTION TANKERS IN
REDUCING OIL POLLUTION IN THE RHINE AND INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF HASTE OILS COLLECTED FROM SHIPS
AND SOLD TO REPROCESSING PLANTS (344,276 KG IN 1961; 6,086,955 KG IN 1973). THE BILGE "DE-OILERS"
ARE OPERATED BY A PRIVATE FIRM UNDER AGREEMENT HITH THE BILGE DRAINAGE ASSOCIATION (BEV), A PUBLIC,
LEGAL BODY FORMED IN 1965 TO PROTECT THE RHINE, ITS NAVIGABLE TRIBUTARIES, CANALS AND PORTS FROM
BILGE OIL POLLUTION. "DE-OILERS" MAY OPERATE IN ALL OF THE FIVE FEDERAL STATES ALONG THE RHINE
AND SERVICE VESSELS OF ALL NATIONS. EQUIPPED HITH MACHINERY TO SEPARATE BILGE HATER FROM OIL
RESIDUE, THE TANKERS SELL THE HASTE OIL TO REPROCESSING PLANTS. EXPENSES ARE MET BY THESE SALES,
SUBSIDIES UNDER THE FEDERAL HASTE OIL LAH, AND FUNDS FROM BEV MEMBERS AND AFFECTED FEDERAL STATES.
SINCE INITIATION OF THE PROGRAM MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF HASTE OIL ANTI-POLLUTION LAHS HAVE
INCREASED. SWITZERLAND AND HOLLAND MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT HITH BEV.
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37
HATER
INTERNATIONAL
PH(B)
IRELAND
LR(A)
"ZURICH SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN HATER PROTECTION FEDERATION, OCTOBER 16-18,
1972." AGUA, NO. 75, 1972
APARICIO, ISIDRO EPA
SPANISH 12/00/72 PCS 28-38 ID* 02273A
ALSO SE
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE OUTLINES THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN
HATER PROTECTION FEDERATION HELD IN ZURICH DURING OCTOBER 16-18, 1972. DURING ONE SYMPOSIUM
SESSION ENTITLED "CURRENT MEASURES ADOPTED TO PROTECT HATERS FROM POLLUTION", REPRESENTATIVES FROM
WEST GERMANY, FRANCE, SCANDINAVIA, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES PRESENTED PAPERS
ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE OF HATER PROTECTION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.
THESE PAPERS ARE COMPARATIVELY SUMMARIZED IN THIS ARTICLE. OTHER SYMPOSIUM ACTIVITIES NENTIOHED
IN THE ARTICLE INCLUDED THE PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS THE STATE OF EUROPEAN HATER
QUALITY AND THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PROPOSALS TO PREVENT HATER POLLUTION. THE GENERAL
CONTENTION HELD BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE SYMPOSIUM EMPHASIZES THE FACT THAT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE
NO LONGER JUSTIFIED IN POSTPONING DEFINITIVE HATER PROTECTION MEASURES FOR EITHER TECHNOL03ICAL
OR ECONOMIC REASONS.
"HATER SUPPLIES ACT, 1942." ACTS OF THE OIREACHTAS, 1942, NO. 1
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/43 PGS 3-33 IDt 02137A
THIS LAW SPECIFIES CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES UNDER HHICH SANITARY AUTHORITIES HAY TAKE
SUPPLIES OF HATER FROM HATER SOURCES AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR MATTERS INCIDENTAL TO OR CONNECTED
HITH THEIR TAKING OF SUCH HATER SUPPLIES. ARTICLE 20 OF THE LAH STATES THAT HHERE A SANITARY
AUTHORITY IS EMPOHERED BY THE ACT TD TAKE A SUPPLY OF HATER FROM A SOURCE, THE AUTHORITY HAS THE
SAME RIGHT TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE HITH THE FLOH OF WATER IN, FROM, OR INTO SUCH HATER
SOURCE AND TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE HATER IN THE SOURCE AS AN OHNER OF LAND CONTIGUOUS TO THE
SOURCE.
ISRAEL
PB(B)
MEMORANDUM ON CONTROL OP POLLUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-11 IDt 02298 A
ALSO LRB
THIS MEMORANDUM, PREPARED BY D. J. BARDIN AND P. HANDELBAUH FOR THE KNESSET PARLIAMENTARY
DELEGATION TO THE INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE OF COASTAL STATES ON THE CONTROL Of POLLUTION IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (ROME, MARCH 29 - APRIL 3, 1974), REPORTS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AS THBI
APPLY TO ISRAEL: COASTAL OIL POLLUTION (LEGISLATION, ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND CLEAN-UP;
SHORE-RECEPTION FACILITIES, AND FUEL SUPPLY OF POWER PLANTS), URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE (THE
NATIONAL SEWAGE PROGRAM AND SEWAGE LEGISLATION), SEA POLLUTION FROM CHEMICALS (AGRICULTURAL
CHEMICALS AND BULK AND PACKAGED CHEMICALS), THERMAL EFFECTS AND RADIOACTIVE DISCHARGES, PHYSICAL
PLANNING AND THE LICENSING OF CONSTRUCTION, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH
SEA POLLUTION.
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ISRAEL
SB( )
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38
"GLOBAL MARKET RESEARCH - POST CONDUCTED STUDIES: AIR AND HATER PURIFICATION
AND POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMBMBASSY TEL AVIV, NO. A-235
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 10/24/7U PGS 1-52 IDt 02337A
ALSO PBA
*GENERAL AIR
ITALY
LR(B)
EFFLUENTI IDRICI INDUSTRIALI (INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS)
NASO, ROMUALDO
ITALIAN 05/OU/71 PGS 1-120
*ALSO INTERNAT'L/ALSO SE,ST & LRA
LOG
IDf 02316A
(LAH) ITALY 7 NASO
THIS BOOK DISCUSSES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL HATER POLLUTION IN ITALY, HITH REFERENCES TO
HATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. CHAPTER I LISTS AND DEFINES
VARIOUS HATER POLLUTANTS. CHAPTER II BRIEFLY DISCUSSES HATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION IN ITALY, 3REAT
BRITAIN, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND SHITZERLAND. PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
TREATMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS ARE DEALT HITH IN CHAPTER III, AND THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE
COST OF SUCH PURIFICATION PROCESSES ARE DISCUSSED IN CHAPTER IV. APPENDIXES CONTAIN QUANTITATIVE
CLEAN HATER STANDARDS IN GREAT BRITAIN, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND SHITZERLAND, IN
ADDITION TO AN ITALIAN DRAFT LAH ON HATER PROTECTION AND THE TEXT OF ITALY'S MARCH 3, 1971 LAH ON
THE BIODEGRADABILITY OF SYNTHETIC DETERGENTS.
ITALY
LR(B)
INQUINAMENTO IDRICO E LEGISLAZIONE PENALE (HATER POLLUTION AND PENAL
LEGISLATION)
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO LOC
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PGS 1-396 IDt 02318A
*ALSO INTERNAT'L/ALSO LRA
(LAH) ITALY 7 AMEN
THIS BOOK PRESENTS AN INTERPRETATIVE DISCUSSION OF ENFORCEMENT AND PENAL PROCEDURES HITH
RESARD TO HATER POLLUTION IN ITALY, IN VIEH OF THE LACK OF COMPREHENSIVE HATER POLLUTION CONTROL
LEGISLATION. AFTER AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER ON THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND REMEDIES OF HATER POLLUTION,
THE BOOK DEALS HITH THE VARIOUS TYPES OF OFFENSES RELATIVE TO HATER POLLUTION HHICH VIOLATE THE
PENAL CODE, FISHING LAHS OR GENERAL SANITATION LAHS. THE THEORETICAL PENAL RESPONSIBILITY OF
PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THIS CONTEXT IS ALSO EMPHASIZED. BRIEF OUTLINES OF PENAL LEGISLATION RELATIVE
TO HATER POLLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, SHITZERLAND, GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY ARE
PROVIDED. FINALLY, THE BOOK INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OP AN ITALIAN DRAFT LAH ENCOMPASSING ALL HATER
PROTECTION REGULATIONS AND AN APPENDIX PRESENTS THE TEXTS OF ALL EXISTING ITALIAN LAHS AND DECREES
CONTAINING PROVISIONS FOR HATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
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39
HATER
ITALY
LB(A)
ITALY
LR(A)
"JUNE 20, 1896 MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS: COMPILATION OP LOCAL REGULATIONS ON
HYGIENE OF SOIL AND DUELLINGS." INQUINAMENTO IDRICO E LSGISLAZIONE PENALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PCS 281-289 IDf 02322A
SECTION II OF THESE MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS, DATED JUNE 20, 1896, DEALS WITH THE HYGIENIC
CLEANLINESS OF SURFACE HATER IN ITALY. ARTICLE 17 EMPOHERS MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH
THE DISTANCE DOHNSTREAM FROM A CITY OR OTHER POPULATED AREA AT HHICH SEHERS OR CANALS CARRYING
HASTEHATER CAN BE DISCHARGED INTO A WATERCOURSE HITHOUT HARM TO PUBLIC HEALTH. UNDER ARTICLE 18,
PREFECTURAL AUTHORITIES CAN REQUIRE THE PURIFICATION OF HASTEHATER BEFORE ITS INFUSION INTO A
HATERCOUHSE IF ITS CAPACITY FOR SELF-PURIFICATION IS FOUND TO BE INSUFFICIENT. FINALLY, THE
DISCHARGE OP BULKY OR DANGEROUS INDUSTRIAL HASTES INTO LAKES, HATERCOURSES, AND CANALS IS
FORBIDDEN HITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE PREFECT HHICH IS CONTINGENT ON SUFFICIENT PURIFICATION OF
HASTEHATER, IN ACCORDANCE HITH ARTICLES 21, 22 AND 23.
"OCTOBER 8, 1931 ROYAL DECREE-LAH: SINGLE TEXT OF LAWS ON FISHING."
INQUINAHENTO IDRICO E LEGISLAZIDNE PENALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PGS 320-323 ID* 02323A
ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 9 OF THIS DECREE-LAH, DATED OCTOBER 8, 1931, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
BEFORE DISCHARGING HASTES INTO PUBLIC HATERS, MUST OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE (3IUNTA) HHICH HILL PRESCRIBE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN 3RDER TO PREVENT HARM
TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION, THE PRESIDENT OF THE PROVINCIAL GIUNTA IS EMPOWERED TO
ORDER MODIFICATIONS IN THE DISPOSITION OF PERMITS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AND TO ORDER POLLUTING
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES TO UNDERTAKE OPERATIONS TO REPOPULATE THE FISH SUPPLY.
ITALY
LR(A)
"JULY 27, 1934 ROYAL DECREE: SINGLE TEXT OF SANITARY LAHS." INQUINAMENTO IDRICO
E LEGISLAZIONE PENALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PGS 312-3U5 ID* 02325A
AIR
THIS TEXT OF SANITARY LAHS, DATED JULY 27, 1 93U, CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF
SURFACE HATER, 3ROUNDHATER AND THE ATMOSPHERE IN ITALY, INCLUDING AN ENUNCIATION OF THE PENALTIES
ELICITED BY VARIOUS TYPES OF OFFENSES. ARTICLE 202 PROHIBITS ANY OPERATIONS HHICH HOULD
HARMFULLY MODIFY THE LEVEL OF GROUNDHATER OR THE NATURAL FLOH OF SURFACE HATER. UNDER ARTICLE
217, THE MAYOR OF A MUNICIPALITY IS EMPOHERED TO PRESCRIBE AND ENFORCE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION
OF DAN3ER TO PUBLIC HEALTH RESULTIN3 FROM VAPORS, GAS OR OTHER FUMES, DRAINAGE OF HATER, OR SDLID
OR LIQUID REFUSE FROM FACTORIES. ARTICLES 226 AND 227 PROHIBIT THE DISCHARGE FROM SEHERS AND
CANALS OF LIQUID HASTES INTO HATERCDUBSES UNLESS PURIFICATION OF THE HASTEHATER HAS BEEN EFFECTED.
ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 2H9, IT IS AN OFFENSE TO CONTAMINATE HATER IN FOUNTAINS, POOLS, HELLS, CANALS,
AQUEDUCTS OR RESERVOIRS OF DRINKING HATER. FINALLY, ARTICLE 3H4 STATES THAT LOCAL HYGIENE
REGULATIONS ARE TO ASSURE THE PURITY OF DRINKING HATER.
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ITALY
LR(A)
ITALY
LR(A)
"JDLY 14, 1965 LAH: MARITIME PISHING RULES." INQUINAMENTO IDRICO E
LEGISLAZIONE PENALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP.
ITALIAN 00/00/72
PGS 387-393
ID*
EPA
02326A
THIS LAH, DATED JULY 14, 1965, CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION OF SEA
HATER IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF THE SEA. ARTICLE 15 (E) PROHIBITS THE DIRECT
OR INDIRECT DISCHARGE OF POLLUTING SUBSTANCES INTO SEA HATER. POLLUTANTS ARE DEFINED AS
SUBSTANCES WHICH CONSTITUTE A DIRECT DANGER TO FISH OR HHICH CAUSE HARMFUL CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL
ALTERATIONS OF THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT. VIOLATIONS OF THESE REGULATIONS ARE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE
OF 1,000,000 LIRE OR UP TO TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
"OCTOBER 2, 1968 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE: REGULATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE LAH
OF JULY 14, 1965, CONCERNING FISHING IN THE SEA." INQOINAMENTO IDHICO E LEGISLAZIONE PENALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PGS 393-394 IDf 02326B
THIS DECREE, DATED OCTOBER 2, 1968, PROVIDES THE RE5ULATIONS FOR EXECUTION OF THE JULY 14, 1965
LAH ON FISHING IN THE SEA. UNDER ARTICLE 145, AN AUTHORIZAIION FROM THE CHIEF OF THE MARITIME
DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THE DISCHARGE INTO SEA HATER OF REFUSE FROM INDUSTRIAL WORKS OR PUBLIC
UTILITIES. SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE INSTALLATION OF TECHNICAL DEVICES CAPABLE OF
ELIMINATING AND NEUTRALIZING POTENTIALLY POLLUTING SUBSTANCES, ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 148.
FURTHERMORE, ARTICLES 150 AND 151 STATE THAT THE CHIEF OF THE MARITIME DEPARTMENT MOST EXAMINE
PURIFICATION FACILITIES BEFORE ISSUING PERMITS, AND MAY PERFORM INSPECTIONS AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER
TO ASSURE THAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE PERMITS REMAIN IN FORCE. DISCHARGE PERMITS MAY BE REVOKED
HHEN, EVEN IF INDEPENDENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE, POLLUTION CANNOT BE SUFFICIENTLY
ELIMINATED BY THE EXISTING PURIFICATION SYSTEMS.
ITALY
LR(A)
"MARCH 5, 1963 LAH: NEH STANDARDS RELATIVE TO THE LAGOONS OF VENICE AND
MARANO-GRADO." INQUINAHENTO IDRICO E LEGISLAZIONE PENALE
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. HPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PGS 369-375 IDt 02328A
THIS LAH, DATED MARCH 5, 1963, REGULATES THE DISCHARGE OF HASTES INTO THE LAGOONS OF VENICE
AND HARANO-GRADO. UNDER ARTICLE 10, IT IS PROHIBITED TO DISPERSE POLLUTING SUBSTANCES INTO THE
LAGOONS. INDUSTRIES INTENDING TO CONDUCT SUCH ACTIVITIES MUST INSTALL PURIFICATION FACILITIES
HHICH ARE APPROVED BY SANITATION AND'HATER AUTHORITIES, ARTICLE 20 STATES THAT THE OFFICE DF
CIVIL ENGINEERS OR THE OFFICE OF THE HARBOR-MASTER MOST AUTHORIZE ANY DISCHARGE INTO LAGOONS OF
LIQUID OR SOLID SUBSTANCES FROM SHIPS. FURTHERMORE, THE LAH DESIGNATES VARIOUS LOCAL OFFICIALS
AS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT DF REGULATIONS. VIOLATORS OF THE LAH HAY BE PUNISHED BY A FINE
OF UP TO 300,000 LIRE AND HAY BE OBLIGATED TO RESTORE POLLUTED HATERS TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE.
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ITALY
LH(A)
PAGE
1*1
"FEB. 23, 1961 LAW: ACCEPTANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF SEAWATER BY HYDROCARBONS." INQUINAMENTO IDRICO E LEGISLAZIONE PENALE
ABENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PCS 352 ID* 02330A
THIS LAW, DATED FEBRUARY 23, 1961, AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT OF ITALY TO ADOPT AND EXECUTE THE
PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF SEA WATER BY
HYDROCARBONS WHICH WAS SIGNED AT LONDON ON MAY 12, 1954.
ITALY
LR(A)
"JAN. 14, 1970 LAW: ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
FOR THE PREVENTION OF HYDROCARBON POLLUTION OF SEA WATER." INQUINAMENTO IDRICO
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO, COMP. EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/72 PCS 395 ID* 02330B
. PENALE
THIS LAW, DATED JANUARY 14, 1970, AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT OF ITALY TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THB
AMENDMENTS AND ANNEXES A AND B OF THE MAY 12, 1954 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION OF SEA WATER BY HYDROCARBONS, WHICH WERE ADOPTED AT LONDON DN APRIL 11, 1962.
ITALY
LR(B)
"ROME PUSHING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." DIE WELT
GERMAN
*GENERAL
09/18/73 PGS 10
AIR
EPA
ID* 02331A
ITALY
PM(B)
"FI3HT AGAINST POLLUTION." COMUNE DI VENEZIA
ITALIAN
*AIR
03/31/74 PGS 25
EPA
ID* 02339A
JAPAN
LR(B)
"MARITIME MISHAPS FALL, POLLUTION CASES RISE." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID* 02277A
ENGLISH
07/17/74 PGS 3
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE JAPANESE MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY HAS PUBLISHED
AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1973 WHICH STATES THAT THE NUMBER OF MARITIME ACCIDENT VICTIMS IN
JAPANESE WATERS DURING 1973 WAS THE LOWEST IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS. ON THE OTHER HAND,
THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES OF WATER POLLUTION BY SHIPS INCREASED BY 50 PERCENT OVER 1971 AND
BY MORE THAN 100 PERCENT OVER 1972. OUT OF THE 2,460 WATER POLLUTION CASES DISCOVERED IN 1973,
1,302 WERE PROSECUTED IN VIOLATION OF THE OCEAN POLLUTION PREVENTION LAW, AND THIS FIGURE
REPRESENTS A 100 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE NUMBER OF CASES PROSECUTED IN 1972. THE REPORT ALSO
STATED THAT 62 PERCENT OF THE POLLUTION CASES OCCURRED IN TOKYO BAY.
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42
HATER
MEXICO
LR(B)
"BEGINNING TOMORROW ACCUSATIONS AGAINST POLLUTION HILL BE ACCEPTED." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 05/29/74 PGS 8-A ID# 01650C
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT BEGINNING ON MAX 30, 1974, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 66,
CHAPTER 7 OF THE REGULATIONS FOE THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION, ANY MEXICAN
CITIZEN MAY REPORT POLLUTION OFFENSES TO THE OFFICES OF THE SECRETARY OF HATER RESOURCES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OR, IN THE CASE OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT, REPORTS MAY BE
REGISTERED WITH THE OFFICE OF HATER USE AND PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF RESOURCES. REPORTS MAY
BE BRITTEN OR VERBAL. RESULTING PENALTIES FOR POLLUTION OFFENSES MAY RANSE FROM 100 TO 5,000
PESOS.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
JAARVERSLAG / ANNUAL REPORT 1972-1973
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-27 IDi
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
'GENERAL AIR NOISE
EPA
02270A
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
POLLUTION 1971. REPORT BY THE POLLUTION SUBSIDIARY COMMITTEE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER'S PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-185 ID* 02276 A
^GENERAL AIR SOLID HASTE RADIATION NOISE
SPAIN
PM(B)
"PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HATERS." BOLETIM TRIMESTRAL DE INFORMACAO, NO. 49
PORTUGAL. DIRECCAO-GERAL DOS SERVICOS HIDRAULICOS EPA
SPANISH 04/00/73 PGS 7-13 ID# 02345A
ALSO SE
THIS ADDRESS, DELIVERED ON OCTOBER 27, 1972 BY THE SPANISH DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HATER WORKS
DURING THE "HATER IN INDUSTRY" SYMPOSIUM, GIVES A REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL AND INTERNATIONAL
CONCEPTS OF HATER PROTECTION IN RELATION TO THE PRESENT SITUATION AS IT PERTAINS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF HATER RESOURCES IN SPAIN. HATER PROTECTION IS BASICALLY AN
ECONOMIC PROBLEM. THE ADDRESS LISTS THE MAJOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT HATER POLLUTION AND
DISCUSSES INDUSTRIAL SPENDING, RELFECTING A GROHING CONCERN OVER HATER POLLUTION. HOHEVER,
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS LIE IN REORIENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL ATTITUDES AND ECONOMIC PRIORITIES AND
IN A BETTER ORGANIZATION AND APPLICATION OF EXISTING LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLY HITH REGARD TO HASTE
DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC WATERS. TH£ ADDRESS CONCLUDES THAT PUBLIC WATER PROTECTION IS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THE COMPLEX PROBLEM OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REQUIRING COORDINATION AND COOPERATION ON ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.
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HATER
SWITZERLAND
LR (B)
"CHARACTERISTICS OP FEDERAL HATER PROTECTION LEGISLATION." UMHELTSCHUTZ IN DEB
SCHWEIZ
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 86-90 ID* 00362H
THIS ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY DR. P. DUERST, HEAD OF THE LEGAL SERVICES STAFF OF THE FEDERAL
OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SUMMARIZES HATER PROTECTION LEGISLATION IN SWITZERLAND
AND OUTLINES THE JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL, CANTONAL AND LDCAL GOVERNMENTS.
ARTICLE 24 OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION EMPOWERS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACT IN THIS AREA.
IN OCTOBER 1971, A COMPREHENSIVE LAW FOR HATER PROTECTION HAS PASSED AND SET INTO EFFECT IN
JULY 1972. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPIN3 HATER POLICY AND
PROGRAMS. CANTONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT NATIONAL PROVISIONS.
CANTONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACT IN THE AREAS OF SEHAGE AND SOLID HASTE ADMINISTRATION. THB
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS FINANCIAL AID TO COMMUNITIES FOR SEWAGE PLANTS, SOLID 8ASTE DISPOSAL
FACILITIES, RESEARCH AND PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT. THE ARTICLE LISTS IMPLEMENTING DECREES OF THE"
FEDERAL COUNCIL AND OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
SWITZERLAND
PM(A)
UMHELTSCHUTZ IN DER SCHHEIZ (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-110 IDt 02349A
ALSO PHB
*GENBHAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
GEHAESSERBIOLOGIE DND GEHAESSERSCHUTZ. LEITFADEN FUER LBHRER (WATER BIOLOGY
AND WATER PROTECTION. MANUAL FOR TEACHERS)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 00/00/70 PGS 1-86 IDt 02364 A
THIS BOOKLET IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS IN BRINGING AWARENESS OF HATER POLLUTION
AND THE NEED FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO PUPILS AT VARIOUS SCHOOL LEVELS. SECTION I PRESENTS A
GENERAL ORIENTATION IN THE SUBJECT OF HATER BIOLOGY AND WATER PROTECTION, DISCUSSING SUCH TOPICS
AS BIOLOGICAL BALANCE IN UNPOLLUTED WATER, MECHANICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MEANS OF HATER PURIFICATION,
AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WASTBHATEB. SECTION II OFFERS SIX CLASSROOM LESSONS IN HATER PROTECTION,
INCLUDING AN INTRODUCTION, AND LESSONS ON MECHANICAL HASTBWATBR PURIFICATION, BIOLOGICAL
PURIFICATION, LAKES IN DANGER, MAN AND HAIER, AND SOURCB OF DRINKING HATER. SECTION III PRESENTS
TEN SIMPLE CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS (FOR EXAMPLE, DETERMINATION OF CARBONATE HARDNESS IN WATER AND
DETERMINATION OF TOTAL HATER HARDNESS THROUGH SOAP DISSOLUTION). OTHER SECTIONS GIVE SOURCES
OF LIVING MATERIALS FOR THE CLASSROOM, SUGGEST USEFUL LITBRATDRE, SLIDES AND FILMS, AND GIVE A
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS. ILLUSTRATIONS AND LINE-DRAHINGS ACCOMPANY THE TEXT.
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USSR
LR(B)
USSR
LR(B)
PAGE
"SAFEGUARDS FOR BAIKAL."
KHODII, V.
RUSSIAN
PRAVDA
11/20/7U PCS 6
EPA
IDI 02338A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MINISTRY OF LAND IMPROVEMENT AND HATER MANAGEMENT OF THE USSR
HAS APPROVED "PROVISIONAL RULES FOR PROTECTION OF THE HATERS OF LAKE BAIKAL AND ITS NATURAL
RESOURCES," INTENDED TO PRESERVE THE OfilGINAL PURE STATE OF THE LAKE. THESE RULES ARE THE RESULT
OF AN INTENSIVE STUDY BY THE ALL-UNION SOCIETY "SOYUZVODPROEKT" AND THE STATE INSPECTORATE POR
PROTECTION OF HATER SOURCES, AND ARE TERMED "PROVISIONAL" AS RESEARCH IS STILL BEING CARRIED DOT.
THEY PROVIDE GENERAL RE3ULATIONS FOR DISCHAR3ES OF HASTES INTO LAKE BAIKAL OR RIVERS EMPTYING INTD
THE LAKE, AS HELL AS MEASURES FOR FISH PRESERVATION. THE ARTICLE CITES HATER PROTECTION MEASURES
PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ON THE BASIS OF A RESOLUTION "ON ADDITIONAL MEASURES FOR ENSURING RATIONAL USE
AND PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL HEALTH OF THE BAIKAL BASIN": A NUMBER OF PURIFICATION
INSTALLATIONS HERE BUILT AND A SPECIAL HATER PROTECTION ZONE HAS DESI3NATBD IN THE LAKE.
"FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BAIKAL." KOMSOMOL"SKAYA PRAVDA
BELICHENKO, YU
RUSSIAN 11/23/71 PGS 2 ID»
PESTICIDES
EPA
02338B
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE "PROVISIONAL RULES FOR PROTECTION OF THE HATERS OF LAKE BAIKAL AND
ITS NATURAL RESOURCES," APPROVED RECENTLY BY THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT. ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS RB3ULATIONS
PHOTECTIN3 LAKE BAIKAL HERE EFFECTIVE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HATER PURIFICATION COMPLEXES AT 41
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, MORE COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION HAS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF
EFFICIENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE BAIKAL BASIN HITHOUT THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE
PROVISIONAL RULES PRESCRIBE EXTENSIVE FISH PRESERVATION MEASURES, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON THE
USE OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES NEAR HATERCOURSES. IN ADDITION, THE DISCHAR3E OF UNPURIFIED
INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND MUNICIPAL HASTES INTO THE BAIKAL BASIN ARE PROHIBITED. FINALLY, THE
ARTICLE CALLS FOR STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONAL RULES, AND SU33ESTS LIMITING TOURISM IN
THE LAKE BAIKAL AREA AS ONE ENFORCEMENT METHOD.
USSR
LR(B)
"GUARDIANS OF NATURE." PRAVDA
11/29/74
RUSSIAN
"•GENERAL
PGS
EPA
ID* 02352A
AIR
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USSR
LR(B)
PAGE
"FACE TO FACE WITH NATURE." IZVESTIYA
KOHRAKOV, G. AND G. MELIKYANTS
RUSSIAN 11/27/74 PGS 5
ALSO PUB
'GENERAL AIR
EPA
IDt 02356A
USSB
LR (B)
"THE PROTECTION OF NATURE—EVERYONE'S AFFAIR." KOMMUNISI VOORUZHENNYKH SIL,
NO. 13
LUK'YANENKO, I. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/74 P3S 59-63 ID* 02363A
ALSO PMB AND SE
'GENERAL AIR
USSR
PM(B)
"SANITARY PROTECTION OF RESERVOIRS IN THE MOSCOW AREA." GIGIENA I SANIJARIYA,
NO. 8
SRINBLAT, 0. H. AND OTHERS EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/74 PGS 87-88 IDt 02366A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE HATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUNCTIONS OF THE SANITARY OFFICE
(SANEPIDSTANTZIYA) IN THE KRASNOPRESNENSKII AREA OF MOSCOW. IN RECENT YEARS, THE SANITARY OFFICE
HAS INCREASED LABORATORY CONTROL OF THE CONTENT OF DISCHARGED WASTEWATER AND THE QUALITY OF WATER
IN RESERVOIRS. ANNUALLY, 500 ANALYSES ARE CARRIED OUT. IN ADDITION, THE SANITARY OFFICE HAS
EXERCISED STRICT CONTROL OVER WASTEWATER PURIFICATION FACILITIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRIES IN THE
AREA, RESULTING IN A MARKED REDUCTION OF POLLUTANTS CONTAINED IN WASTBWATER. TESTING PROCEDURES
FOR THE WASTEWATER FROM MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS FOR WATER IN OPEN RESERVOIRS, ARE
ALSO DISCUSSED. FINALLY, THE ARTICLE NOTES A DECREASE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OF POLLUTION IN
THE MOSCOW RIVER.
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