PB-231 665-33
Number 33
May 1975
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington D C 20460
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FOREWORD
Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental
agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
zations. This is a monthly announcement listing of foreign documents
received through the exchange agreements.
The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems
Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts
can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
sive, should be requested only when essential for operation of EPA
programs. Translation Services Requisition form #1350-1 is used to re-
quest translations.
A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future
retrieval of these summaries by:
c. type of document
legal/legislative/regulatory
management/planning
socio-economic
a. country
b. subject area
air
water
noise
pesticides
radiation
solid waste management
This series, devoted to summaries of government reports and other pertinent
literature and focusing on the legislative, organizational, economic, and
social aspects of environmental protection, supplements foreign scientific
and technical literature abstracted by other EPA information services.
APTIC
SWIRS
PIC
NOISE
Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign govern-
ment environments documents and to develop several approaches to the
dissemination of this information to EPA staff. This announcement of
documents received is the first step.
Office of Planning and Management
Office of International Activities
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
See GENERAL (Bulgaria) Control No. 02708A .......... 8
, Republ/cc
See WATER (Republic of China) Control No. 02749A ...... 21
Limitation of Air Pollution from Enterprises .......... 1
F/ionce
See GENERAL (France) Control No. 02754A ........... 9
Fect Rep o&
March 15, 1974 Law for the Prevention of Harmful Effects
on the Environment Caused by Air Pollution, Noise,
Vibration and Similar Phenomena (Federal Immission Control
Law) ............................. 2
First General Administrative Regulation. . .Federal Immissions
Control Law of Aug. 28, 1974 (Technical Instructions for
Maintaining Air Purity) ................... 2
See GENERAL (Great Britain) Control No. 02482C ....... 10
Government Action on the Environment .............. 3
Japan
Annual Report of the Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute
for Environmental Protection, 1975 ............. 3
See GENERAL (Netherlands) Control No. 02731A ........ 11
June 17, 1974 Royal Regulation Extending Validity of
Regulation (1969:356) on State Subsidy to Anti-Pollution
Measures in Industry and Amendment ............. 4
Sulphur Content in Fuel Oil. Ordinance and Instruction
for Application ....................... 4
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.Sweden
Guidelines for Air Protection 5
Energy - Shortage and Environmental Concern 5
State Subsidy for Water and Air Protective Measures in Industry. 6
USSR
Man and the Atmosphere 6
GENERAL
National Report of the Republic to the U.N. Conference on the
Human Environment ...................... 7
Federal Ministry for Health and Environmental Protection .... 7
Bolivian National Report on the Human Environment ....... 7
Problems of Environmental Protection .............. 8
Canada
New Pollution Control Funding Program Launched by Environment
Canada ........................... 8
Environmental Considerations in Planning ............ 8
Write-Offs for Environmental Investments ............ 9
Industries Propose Government Subsidies for Combating Pollution. 9
F/iance
Draft Law Strengthens Regulation of "Polluting" Industries ... 9
Research Council to Coordinate Studies on the Protection
of Nature .......................... 10
See WATER (France) -- Control No. 02738A ............ 22
Gh.ii.oJL
Pollution Prevention Panel Newsletter, Autumn 1974 ....... 10
Knesset Committee on Interior and Environmental Quality .... 11
Ecological Activities in the Italian Regions .......... 11
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The Environment in Rijnmond .................. 11
Central Environmental Management Service Rijnmond. Annual
Report 1973 ......................... 12
Noway
Norwegians Consider Environmental Law Modeled after U.S ..... 12
Romania.
March 2, 1974 Decree Establishing the Structure and Functions of
the National Council for Environmental Protection ...... 12
Sweeten
World's First Environmental Data Bank Proposed in Sweden .... 13
See AIR (Sweden) Control No. 02726A ............. 5
LAND USE
Venmastk
June 13, 1973 Law on National and Regional Planning ...... 13
F/tonce
The Protection of Nature: Creation of a Shoreline Conservancy . 14
National Planning - Policy and Reality ............. 14
October 4, 1974 Federal Law on Land Use ............ 14
USSR
A Single Act for Regulation of Land Usage ........... 15
NOISE
Nocturnal Quiet ........................ 15
,fe.d Rep o&
July 16, 1968 Technical Guidelines for Protection Against Noise. 16
Are the Regulations a Failure? ................. 16
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) Control No. 02033H ....... 2
See GENERAL (Great Britain) Control No. 02482C ....... 10
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Japan
Jet Passengers Will Pay Noise Pollution Fee .......... 17
See AIR (Japan) Control No. 02740A ............. 3
See GENERAL (Netherlands) Control No. 02731A ........ 11
.Sweeten
What Is Noise? ......................... 17
PESTICIDES
Regulations on Marketing and Use of Mercury- Containing
Pesticides for Staining Grain and Seed ........... 18
RADIATION
F/mnce
Rapid Development of Nuclear Energy Necessitates
Strengthening of Security .................. 18
For a Centralization of Control ................ 18
SOLID WASTE
See GENERAL (Great Britain) Control No. 02482C ....... 10
TOXIC SUBS
Vwrnank
PCB and the Environment: Statement to the Environment
Committee of the Parliament ................. 19
Preparedness for Accidents Involving Dangerous Substances
on Land ........................... 19
Swiss Legislation on Toxic Substances ............. 20
USSR
See WATER (USSR) Control No. 02716A ............. 26
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WATER
Regulations on Sanitary Protection Zones Near Water
Sources and Water Supply Installations ........... 20
See GENERAL (Bulgaria) Control No. 02708A .......... 8
China,Re.pubtic. ofi
Water and Air Pollution in Taiwan ............... 21
Wastewater Purification 1972/1982 ............... 21
fiance.
Ten Years for Cleaner Water .................. 22
Distillers Make a Commitment to Reduce Their Nuisances ..... 22
Marseilles Native to the Aid of Lorraine ............ 22
, GnsiaJL
See GENERAL (Great Britain) Control No. 02482C ....... 10
See AIR (Israel) Control No. 02721A ............. 3
Japan
See AIR (Japan) Control No. 02740A ............. 3
Poland
What is the Cost of Water? ................... 23
Is the Black Sea Changing Color? ................ 24
Guidelines for Investigations of Receiving Waters ....... 24
Report on Water Quality Criteria for Swedish Surface
Waters. Summary ...................... 25
State Subsidy for Wastewater Purification Works ........ 25
See AIR (Sweden) Control No. 02739B ............. 4
See AIR (Sweden) Control No. 02726A ............. 5
See AIR (Sweden) ~ Control No. 02739A ............. 6
USSR
Hygienic Assessment of Certain Surface-Active Substances - The
Components of Effluents from Textile Industry Enterprises . . 26
That The Volga May Be Clean .................. 26
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AIR
BULGARIA
PH(B)
PAGE
"PHOBLEHS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." TEKHNICHESKO DELO
STAMENOV, STAMEN
BULGARIAN 05/07/75 PGS 1,5 IDf
ALSO PHA
*GENERAL WATER
EPA
02708A
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
"HATEB AND AIR POLLUTION IN TAIWAN." JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS, VOL.
SELYA, ROGER HARK EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/75 PGS 177-202 IDf 02749A
ALSO SE
*WATER
DENMARK
PH(B)
"LIMITATION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM ENTERPRISES."
NO. 7/1974
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DANISH 08/00/74 PGS 1-56
ALSO LRB
VEJLEDNING FHA BILJOSTYRELSEN,
ID#
EPA
027 29 A
THESE INSTRUCTIONS, ISSUED BY THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ARE DESIGNED TO
ASSIST MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES IN SETTING THE BINDING AIR STANDARDS TO BE CONTAINED
IN PERMITS ISSUED TO THOSE ENTERPRISES LISTED IN THE APPENDIX TO THE 1973 ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION LAW. THEY ARE ALSO TO BE USED BY ENTERPRISES PLANNING TO ESTABLISH NEH INSTALLATIONS
OP TO ALTER OR EXTEND EXISTING ONES. MAJOR SECTIONS DISCUSS THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES BEHIND AND
PURPOSES OF THE INSTRUCTIONS, CONTAIN GUIDELINES FOR EMISSIONS FROM SPECIFIC TYPES OF
INSTALLATIONS (IRON AND STEEL WORKS, FOUNDRIES, CEMENT PLANTS, CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS, ETC.),
PRESENT PULES FOE THE ESTIMATION OF CHIMNEY HEIGHTS, AND DESCRIBE METHODS FOR MEASURING EMISSIONS
FROM AIR POLLUTING INSTALLATIONS AS HELL AS FOR EVALUIING THE RESULTS OF SUCH MEASUREMENTS.
FRANCE
LP(B)
"DRAFT LAW STRENGTHENS REGULATION OF 'POLLUTING1 INDUSTRIES." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 05/09/75 PGS 8 ID# 02754A
*GENERAL
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AIE
GERMANY,FED EEP OF
LE(A)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
MARCH 15, 197U LAW FOE THE PREVENTION OF HARMFUL EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
CAUSED BY AIE POLLUTION, NOISE, VIBRATION AND SIMILAR PHENOMENA (FEDERAL IMMISSION CONTROL LAW),
GERMANY,FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH PGS 1-74 ID# 02033H
NOISE
THIS TRANSLATION PROVIDES AN ENGLISH TEXT OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSION CONTROL LAW, WHICH SEEKS TO
LIMIT DISTURBANCES FROM AIR POLLUTION, NOISE, VIBRATION, LIGHT, HEAT, RADIATION, AND SIMILAR
ADVERSE INFLUENCES ON THE ENVIRONMENT. PROVISIONS APPLY TO ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF
INSTALLATIONS; PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND IMPORTATION OF INSTALLATIONS, FUELS AND SUBSTANCES AND
THEIR PRODUCTS; THE NATURE, EQUIPMENT, OPERATION AND INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS,
AIRCRAFT AND HATERCRAFT; AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ROADS, RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS. THE LAW
PROVIDES FOR LICENSING OF CERTAIN POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS AND OUTLINES THE LICENSING PROCEDURE.
PERTINENT AUTHORITIES ARE EMPOWERED TO ISSUE REGULATIONS REGARDING INSTALLATIONS, FUELS, SUBSTANCES
AND PRODUCTS, VEHICLES, ROADS AND RAILTRACKS. STIPULATIONS GOVERN AIR POLLUTION MONITORING IN
FEDERAL TERRITORY AND CLEAN AIR PLANS. (FOR THE GERMAN TEXT OF THE LAW SEE IDf02033A.)
FIRST GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION...FEDERAL IMMISSIONS CONTROL LAW OF
AUG. 28, 1971* (TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAINTAINING AIR PURITY)
GERMANY,FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH* 08/28/74 PGS 1-75 IDt 02033J
*ALSO GERMAN
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS COMPLETE PARALLEL ENGLISH AND GERMAN TEXtS OF THE TECHNICAL
GUIDELINES WHICH APPLY TO FACILITIES REQUIRING APPROVAL PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS CONTROL
LAW. THE GUIDELINES REPRESENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICIALS EXAMINING APPLICATIONS FROM NEW
FACILITIES AND FROM EXISTING FACILITIES APPRECIABLY ALTERED AS TO LOCATION, NATURE OP OPERATION.
GENERAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS ARE SET AS WELL AS STANDARDS FOR DARK SMOKE AND DUST EMISSIONS. FOR
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY COMMISSIONS) THERE ARE GENERAL STANDARDS AS WELL AS STANDARDS FOR DUSTS AND FOR
GASES. THERE ARE ALSO GUIDES FOR DETERMINATION OF STACK HEIGHT. THE FINAL SECTION DETAILS
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF FACILITIES. (THE GERMAN VERSION OF THE GUIDELINES APPEARS AS
ID#02033G.)
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL NEWSLETTER, AUTUMN 1974
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-15 ID*
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
EPA
02482C
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AIR
ISRAEL
PM(B)
JAPAN
PH(B)
"GOVERNMENT ACTION ON THE ENVIBONHENT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN, VOL. 1,
NO. 2
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/1H PCS 2 IDi 02721A
WATER
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ECOLOGICAL UNIT OF THE ISRAEL NATIONAL
PHYSICAL LABORATORY IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. THE ECOLOGICAL UNIT WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1972 TO INVESTIGATE INDUSTRIAL AIR AND HATER POLLUTION AND WASTE POLLUTION. IT
EFFECTS MEASUREMENTS OF AIR AND HATER POLLUTION IN HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED AREAS AND CARRIES OUT
SURVEYS ON PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION AND AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST EMISSIONS. IN ADDITION,
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE UNIT BY INDUSTRIES SEEKING GOVERNMENT
FINANCIAL AID.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, 1975
EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 1-88 ID# 02740A
ALSO SB AND ST
WATER NOISE
THIS REPORT PRESENTS A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH PAPERS WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF
THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT IN FIGHTING POLLUTION IN TOKYO. THE TOKYO GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES
THE NEED FOR MORE STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS THAN THOSE PROMULGATED BY THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT, AND MUCH OF THE ENERGY OF THE METROPOLITAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS DEVOTED TO SEEKING
AND ESTABLISHING NEW ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. THE REPORT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING PAPERS:
"MORNING GLORY AS OXIDANT INDICATOR," "RELATIONSHIP OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND HYDROCARBONS TO
PEROXYACETL NITRATE," "HATER QUALITY IN TOKYO BAY," "ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE IN TOKYO'S HARDS,"
"LATENT EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON THE HUMAN BODY...," AND "ESTIMATES OF ECONOMIC LOSSES CAUSED
BY ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION."
NETHERLANDS
PBCBJ
MILIEU IN RIJNMOND (THE ENVIRONMENT IN RIJNMOND)
HAZELHINKEL, F.
DUTCH 01/00/75 PGS 1-32
*GENERAL NOISE
EPA
IDf 02731A
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AIR
SWEDEN
IK (A)
"JUNE 17, 197H ROYAL REGULATION EXTENDING VALIDITY OF REGULATION (1969:356) OH
STATE SUBSIDY TO ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN INDUSTRY AND AHENDMENI." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING
EPA
SWEDISH 06/17/74 PGS 1-2 IDf 02739B
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS REGULATION EXTENDS THE VALIDITY OF REGULATION 356 OF 1969 GRANTING STATE SUBSIDIES TO
INDUSTRY FOR ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES THROUGH THE END OF JUNE 1975. THE
ORIGINAL REGULATION APPLIED TO A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1969 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1974. THE CURRENT
REGULATION STIPULATES THAT A STATE GRANT BAY EQUAL UP TO 25 PERCENT OF COSTS FOR AIR AND WATER
CONSERVATION MEASURES AND HAY BE AWARDED TO INDUSTRIES IN WHICH NO SIGNIFICANT MEASURES AGAINST
POLLUTION HAVE BEEN TAKEN PREVIOUSLY; UP TO 50 PERCENT OF COSTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL MEASURES HAY BE
GRANTED IF THEIR DEVELOPMENT HAS GENERAL RELEVANCE. ALTHOUGH THE STATE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
BOARD ADMINISTERS THE GRANTS, THE CABINET MUST HAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PROJECTS INVOLVING MORE THAN
2,500,000 SWEDISH KRONOR AND ABOUT EXPERIMENTAL MEASURES INVOLVING MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF COSTS.
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"SULFUR CONTENT IN FUEL OIL. ORDINANCE AND INSTRUCTION FOR APPLICATION."
STATENS NATUP.VARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1969:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/69 PGS 1-6 ID* 02743A
ALSO PMB
THIS PUBLICATION REPRINTS THE NOVEMBER 20, 1968 ORDINANCE ON REDUCTION OF SULFUR CONTENT IN
FUEL OIL TOGETHER WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD (NEPB). THE ORDINANCE FORBIDS BURNING OF FUEL OIL CONTAINING OVER 2.5 PERCENT BY
WEIGHT OF SULFUR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION AUTHORITIES MAY GRANT EXEMPTION FROM THE RULE IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES. SELLERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SULFUR CONTENT OF THEIR
PRODUCT. THE INSTRUCTION ALLOWS USE OF FUEL OIL WITH A HIGHER SULFUR CONTENT 1) BY INSTALLATIONS
WITH FLUE GAS CLEANING DEVICES TO KEEP SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THEY ARE WITH
THE LOWER SULFUR-CONTENT FUEL, 2) FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FROM WHICH SULFUR DIOXIDE DOES NOT
EXCEED THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, 3) TO PROPEL A VEHICLE, U) IN INDIVIDUAL CASES DECIDED BY NEPB.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS MAKE DECISIONS IN REGARD TO EXEMPTION AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ENFORCEMENT.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"GUIDELINES FOE AIR PROTECTION." STATENS NAT0RVARDSVERK POBLIKATION
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-«7 ID* 02742A
1973:8
THESE EMISSION GUIDELINES REVISE AND EXPAND EARLIER ONES DEVELOPED IN 1969 BY BRANCHES OF
INDUSTRY AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. THEY ARE BASED ON WHAT IS TECHNICALLY
POSSIBLE AND ECONOMICALLY REASONABLE. THE GUIDELINES GIVE GENERAL DIRECTIVES PLUS INSTRUCTIONS
FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF INDUSTRY. THEY ARE NOT LEGALLY BINDING AS SUCH, BOP ARE TO: 1) FACILITATE
EXAMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL NEW INSTALLATIONS, 2) AID EXISTING INSTALLATIONS IN PLANNING, AND 3)
STIMULATE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE CONSIDERED IN GRANTING OPERATING
PERMISSION TO A GIVEN ENDEAVOR. EMISSION CONTROL EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEET STANDARDS FOR
THE LIFE OF A FACILITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. TWO APPENDIXES CONTAIN 1) INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHIMNEY
HEIGHT CALCULATION TO LIMIT SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AND 2) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEASURING
AND EVALUATING EMISSIONS. GUIDELINES ARE INCLUDED FOR IRON, STEEL AND OTHER METALWORKING PLANTS,
VARIOUS STONE HORKS, PETROLEUM REFINERIES, CHEMICAL FACTORIES, POWER PLANPS AND INCINERATORS.
SWEDEN
SE(
"ENERGY - SHORTAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN."
PLANNING IN SWEDEN, NO. l»7
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 01/00/74 PGS 1-7
ALSO PMB AND LRB
WATER GENERAL
CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL
IDt
EPA
02726A
THIS ISSUE OF CURRENT SWEDEN IS BASED ON A ROYAL COMMISSION POSITION PAPER ON THE SWEDISH
ENERGY SITUATION. IT DISCUSSES PATTERNS OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION AND LIMITS TO THE
GROWTH OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION. ONE SUCH LIMIT MIGHT BE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS. FOSSIL
FUELS PRODUCE A SULFUR PROBLEM. TO COUNTERACT THE PROBLEM, LARGE CENTRALIZED HEATING SYSTEMS AND
ELECTRIC HEATING ARE FREQUENTLY USED. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY PARAMETERS EXIST FOR LOCAL SYSTEMS
AND ARE PRESENTED IN A TABLE. NO REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY EXIST, BUT IN
SWEDEN FUEL OIL MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 2.5 PERCENT SULFUR BY WEIGHT. IN STOCKHOLM, GOTHENBORG
AND MALMO, THE LIMIT IS ONE PERCENT SULFUR. THE ONE PERCENT LIMIT HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO OTHER
AREAS AS PLANNED BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF LOW SULFUR OILS AND THE ENERGY CRISIS. TWO APPENDED
FIGURES DIAGRAM (A) THE PATTERN OF ENERGY FLOW IN SWEDEN, AND (B) THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF
VARIOUS TYPES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.
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AIR
SWEDBN
SE( )
"STATE SUBSIDY FOE WATEB AND AIR PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN INDUSTRY." STATENS
NATORVARDSVERK PUBLIRATION 1969:11
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONHENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/69 PCS 1-12 ID* 02739A
ALSO PHB AND LRA
WATER
IN THIS PUBLICATION THE ENVIRONHENT PROTECTION BOARD ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS RELEVANT TO
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUNE 13, 1969 ORDINANCE ON STATE SUBSIDIES FOR WATER AND AIR PROTECTIVE
MEASURES IN INDUSTRY. GRANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD EXTENDING FROM JULY 1,
1969 TO JUNE 30, 1974. INDUSTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS INCLUDE PLANTS WHERE PROTECTION MEASURES
ARE OF GENERAL VALUE. PREFERENCE IS TO BE GIVEN THOSE PLANTS SPECIFIED IN THE MAY 29, 1969
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDINANCE. THE GRANTS ARE PRIMARILY FOR PLANTS IN OPERATION PRIOR TO JUNE
30, 1969, BUT EXCEPTION MAY BE MADE IF EVALUATING A MEASURE IS OF GREAT GENERAL INTEREST. THE
GRANT MAY CONSTITUTE UP TO 25 PERCENT OF INVESTMENT COSTS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES. SPECIFIC
PREREQUISITES FOR GRANTS AND CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF GRANT-RELATED ACTIVITY ARE DISCUSSED.
APPENDED ARE THB TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE, A LIST OF INDUSTRIES SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION UNDER THE 1969
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDINANCE, AND A LIST OF PERTINENT LAWS, DIRECPIONS, AND INSTRUCTIONS.
USSR
PM(B)
CHELOVEK I ATMOSFERA (MAN AND THE ATMOSPHERE)
HURAV'EVA, K. A.
RUSSIAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-47
ALSO LRB
EPA
IDI 02715A
THIS BOOKLET DISCUSSES SEVERAL PHASES OF AIR POLLUTION AND ITS CONTROL IN THE USSR. THE
CHAPTER ENTITLED "AIR PROTECTION MEASURES" SUGGESTS STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT AIR POLLUTION,
SUCH AS PURIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE EMISSIONS, AN ACCOUNTING OF METEOROLOGICAL
FACTORS IN THE PLACEMENT OF NEW INDUSTRIES, AND STRICT POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS WITH
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. AN OUTLINE OF SOVIET AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION IS PROVIDED IN
THE CHAPTER ENTITLED "FIGHT AGAINST AIR POLLUTION IN THE USSR." THIS CHAPTER ALSO DISCUSSES AIR
POLLUTION MONITORING PROGRAMS IN LARGE CITIES AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND NOTES OTHER CURRENT AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES. OTHER CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION
ON HUMAN HEALTH, THE EXTENT OF AIR POLLUTION IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
RELATIVE TO THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
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GENERAL
ARGENTINA
PH(B)
AUSTRIA
PM(A)
NATIONAL REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC TO THE U.N. CONFERENCE
ON THE HUHAN ENVIRONMENT
SPANISH
ALSO SE
00/00/72 PGS 1-26
IDt
EPA
02711A
THIS DOCDBENT IS THE REPORT OF THE ARGENTINE DELEGATION TO THE U.N. CONFERENCE ON THE
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT HELD IN STOCKHOLM IN 1972. ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS OR ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE INDICATED, THE REPORT PRESENTS BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND PROVIDES A
SURVEY OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS AND STUDIES CARRIED OUT REGARDING THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
IN ARGENTINA. SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF THE REPORT DISCUSS AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN BUENOS AIRES,
HATER POLLUTION, SOIL POLLUTION AND RADIATION. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE REPORT, NATIONAL
PROBLEMS REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF BILDLIFE AND THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST RESOURCES ARE
DISCUSSED.
"FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
AMTSKALENDES 1972
GERMAN
00/00/72 PGS 132-137
ID#
0 ESTERREICHISCHER
EPA
02751A
THIS PUBLICATION DETAILS THE STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND GIVES A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF EACH SECTION OR DIVISION. MAJOR
PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE LISTED FOR EACH SECTION AND SUBDIVISION GIVEN. SECTION 3 HAS
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS HELL AS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MATTERS
RELATING TO FOODSTUFFS AND VETERINARY ACTIVITIES. DIVISION 3/0/1 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERAL
COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, DIVISION 3/0/3 FOR AIR, WATER AND SOIL HYGIENE, AND
DIVISION 3/0/4 FOR RADIATION PROTECTION.
BOLIVIA
PM(B)
INFORMS NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA SOBRE EL MEDIO HUHANO (BOLIVIAN NATIONAL REPORT
ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT)
EPA
SPANISH 05/00/71 PGS 1-24 ID# 027C9A
ALSO SE
THIS REPORT HAS PREPARED BY THE BOLIVIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERIOR RELATIONS AND CULTURE FOR
PRESENTATION AT THE U.N. CONFERENCE ON THE HUHAN ENVIRONMENT HELD IN STOCKHOLM IN 1972.
SECTION I OF THE REPORT OUTLINES BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC TENDENCIES, DISCUSSES THE RATIONAL USE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES IN BOLIVIA, AND POINTS OUT ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEFICIENCIES IMPEDING
ADEQUATE LEVELS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION. SECTION II DEALS WITH THE PRESENT AND PROPOSED
MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT, OFTEN IN COOPERATION HITH INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS, FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THE REPORT CONTAINS FOUR TABLES SHOHING
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, HOUSING STATISTICS, HATER AND SEHAGE STATISTICS, AND THE AVERAGE DAILY
CONSUMPTION OF FOOD PER INDIVIDUAL.
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BULGARIA
PM(B)
CANADA
SE( )
"PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." TEKHNICHESKO DELO
STAHENOV, STAMEN
BULGARIAN 05/07/75 PCS 1,5 IDI
ALSO PHA
HATER AIR
EPA
02708A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN BULGARIA. WITHIN THE PAST THREE
YEARS, WATER PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN BUILT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BHICH PROCESS 11
CUBIC METERS PER SECOND OF DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER. ALSO, A NUMBER OF DUST-PURIFYING
INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED WHICH CAPTURE ABOUT 500 TONS OF DUST YEARLY. ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FORESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN 197U ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED,
AND EXAMPLES OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION REDUCTION IN SEVERAL CITIES ARE PROVIDED. IT IS FURTHER
NOTED THAT THE MINISTRY OF FORESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WILL NOT APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS UNLESS THE NECESSARY ANTIPOLLUTION INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED IN THE PLANS.
"NEW POLLUTION CONTROL FUNDING PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH OU/21/75 PCS 1-2 ID* 02735A
THIS ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE REPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY (DPAT) PROGRAM, UNDER WHICH COSTS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POLLUTION ABATEMENT METHODS WILL BE SHARED BY THE CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND INDUSTRY, WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SHARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS $30 MILLION OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS. TOP PRIORITIES ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE MOST SEVERE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION
PROBLEMS. MAJOR FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN GRANTING CONTRACTS UNDER THE PROGRAM
ARE THE SEVERITY OF THE POLLUTION PROBLEM INVOLVED AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEVELOPED CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY COULD BE APPLIED TO CANADA. ANY PROCESSES OR CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED WITH
DPAT ASSISTANCE ARE TO BE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE IN CANADA.
DENMARK
PM(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING."
NO. 2/1974
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DANISH 05/00/75 PCS 1-U8
VEJLEDNING FRA MILJOSIYRELSEN,
ID#
EPA
02728A
THESE INSTRUCTIONS, ISSUED BY THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, CONTAIN GUIDELINES
DESIGNED TO ASSIST MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES IN CARRYING OUT THE PLANNING TASKS
ASSIGNED TO THEM UNDER THE 1973 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION.
THE GUIDELINES CONSIDER HOW ENVIRONMENTALLY ORIENTED PLANNING CAN BE UTILIZED WITH REGARD TO NEW
ENTERPRISES OR INSTALLATIONS IN ORDER TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING: WASTEWATER
DISPOSAL AND PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER;
POLLUTION OF THE AIR; AND NOISE FROM INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS, ROADS AND AIRPORTS. THE GUIDELINES
DO NOT TAKE ACCOUNT OF MATTERS SUCH AS THE LOCATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY PLANTS, WHICH IS CONSIDERED
TO BE AN ASPECT OF NATIONAL LEVEL PLANNING, NOR DO THEY DIRECTLY APPLY TO EXISTING ENTERPRISES
OR ACTIVITIES WHICH HAY BE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
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GENERAL
DENMARK
SE(
DENMARK
SE( }
AFSKRIVNING AF MILJOINVESTERINGER (WRITE-OFFS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS)
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA
DANISH 03/00/7U PCS 1-72 ID# 02730A
THIS PUBLICATION REPORTS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A COMMITTEE SET OP BY THE DANISH
ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY IN NOVEMBER 1973 TO STUDY THE AREA OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR INDUSTRIAL
INVESTMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES. THE REPORT EVALUATES PRESENT DANISH TAX RELIEF
REGULATIONS, PRESENTS A LIST OF TYPES OF INSTALLATIONS AVAILABLE FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION IN VARIOUS TYPES OF INDUSTRIES, CONSIDERS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES EMPLOYED ABROAD, AND
PRESENTS RESULTS OF A 1973 SURVEY ON THE LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT IN DANISH INDUSTRY.
HITH REGARD TO TAX RELIEF, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THO SYSTEMS: A CHANGE IN THE PRESENT GENERAL
TAX WEITE-OFF LAW TO RAISE THE AMOUNT OF WRITE-OFF ALLOWED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS, AND THE
PREPARATION OF A NEW LAW WHICH WOULD ALLOW TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SUCH INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS THE
PRESENT TAX WRITE-OFF. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE LATTER COURSE BECAUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT
FEELS THAT A LAW DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
"INDUSTRIES PROPOSE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES FOR COMBATING POLLUTION."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
TORNQVIST, PALLE EPA
DANISH 12/23/7U PCS 5 IDf 02752A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE FEDERATION OF DANISH INDUSTRIES INTENDS TO PROPOSE A SYSTEM OF
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES FOR DANISH INDUSTRIAL PLANTS INSTALLING POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE 1973 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW. ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FEDERATION
THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM HOULD RESEMBLE THAT WHICH HAS OPERATED IN SWEDEN AND WOULD SUPPLY FROM 25 TO
75 PERCENT OF THE COSTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS. UNTIL NOW ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS ON THE
PART OF INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED THROUGH TAX WRITE-OFFS AND LOW INTEREST LOANS. THE
SPOKESMAN STATED THAT THE TWO MAJOR PURPOSES OF THE SUBSIDIES WOULD BE TO REMEDY THE UNEMPLOYMENT
SITUATION IN DENMARK AND TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR BOTH NEW AND EXISTING PLANTS TO OBSERVE THE
CONDITIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE ECONOMIC SITUATION HAS
WORSENED SINCE THE LAW WAS DRAWN UP AND FURTHER MENTIONED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MUST CONSIDER THE EFFECT OF ANTIPOLLUTION COSTS ON THE COMPETITIVE ABILITY OF AN INDUSTRY.
FRANCE
LR(B)
"DRAFT LAW STRENGTHENS REGULATION OF 'POLLUTING' INDUSTRIES." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 05/09/75 PCS 8 ID* 0275HA
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THE APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF A DRAFT LAW ON DANGEROUS,
UNHEALTHY OR NUISANCE-PRODUCING INSTALLATIONS. IF ENACTED, THIS LAW WOULD SUPERSEDE THE
DECEMBEE 19, 1917 LAW AND EXTEND ITS SCOPE OF APPLICATION TO ALL INSTALLATIONS WHOSE OPERATION
COULD BE JUDGED TO CONSTITUTE A DANGER OR A NUISANCE. THE DRAFT LAW ALSO BROADENS THE AREAS OF
INTEREST TO WHICH PROTECTION IS EXTENDED, ADDING TO THE PROTECTION OF SECURITY, SALUBRITY AND
THE PUBLIC HEALTH, THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, EXISTING LAWS
AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS ARE GENERALLY STRENGTHENED BY STIFFENING THOSE
PROVISIONS DEALING WITH PENAL SANCTIONS.
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FRANCE
PN(A)
PAGE
10
"RESEARCH COUNCIL TO COORDINATE STUDIES ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE."
LE MONDE
DOEST, JEAN EPA
FRENCH 04/2V75 PGS 34 ID# 02712A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THE CREATION OF A COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITHIN
THE MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE COUNCIL WILL COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SEVEN
COMMITTEES IN THE MINISTRY DEALING WITH: AIR POLLUTION; HATER; SOLID BASTES; THE CONTAMINATION
OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; LIVING SPACES; AND THE FLORA AND FAUNA. HR. JEAN DORST, WHO WILL HEAD
THE COUNCIL, DEFINES HIS OBJECTIVES FOR THE COUNCIL IN THIS ARTICLE. ITS ROLE WILL INCLUDE
INITIATING AND GUIDING RESEARCH, FUNCTIONING AS AN ADVISORY BODY, AND, BY ASSEMBLING EXPERTS FROM
A WIDE PANGE OF FIELDS, ALLOWING THB SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO BE HEARD BY THE GOVERNMENT.
FRANCE
PM(A)
"DISTILLERS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO REDUCE THEIR NUISANCES." LE FIGARO
BIETRY, MICHELE EPA
FRENCH 03/06/75 PGS 10 ID# 02738A
*WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
IR(B)
POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL NEWSLETTER, AUTUMN 1974
00/00/7U PGS 1-15
SOLID WASTE AIR
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
WATER
ID*
EPA
02U82C
NOISE
THIS EDITION OF THE POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF COVENTRY, CONSIDERS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THE BRITISH
CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 AS WELL AS TWO PUBLICATIONS OF THE CENTRAL UNIT ON ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE FIRST SECTION ENUMERATES THE AUTHORITIES,
WHICH, UNDER THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT, ARE ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR WASTE DISPOSAL ON LAND,
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, NOISE ABATEMENT, AND CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. THE SECOND
SECTION CONSIDERS WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AS REVEALED IN THE REPORT
"MONITORING OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM," WHILE THE THIRD SECTION SUMMARIZES THE
FINDINGS ABOUT LEAD AS CONTAINED IN THE PUBLICATION "LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
TO MAN."
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GENERAL
ISRAEL
PH(A)
ITALY
PM(B)
"KNESSET COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT
BULLETIN, VOL. 1, NO. 2
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/74 PGS 2 ID* 02720A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THE ESTABLISHMENT IN JANUARY 1974 OF A COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND ECOLOGY
IN THE ISRAELI KNESSET (PARLIAMENT). COMPOSED OF 17 MEMBERS, THE COMMITTEE'S FUNCTIONS ARE THE
INVESTIGATION OF MATTERS PASSED ON TO IT BY THE KNESSET AND THE FORMULATION AND APPROVAL OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION. THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPED FROM THE NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE ON
ECOLOGY ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 1970 BY KNESSET MEMBERS TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
"ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE ITALIAN REGIONS." QUADRANTS
ZAGARESE, EZIO EPA
ITALIAN 03/15/75 PGS tt5-<*6 IDt 027U6A
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN ITALY HAS GENERALLY BEEN A REGIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS ARTICLE
DESCRIBES THE EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN IN THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION, WHERE A WIDE SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AS A RESULT OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF POLLUTION IN THE
AREA. THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY ENCOMPASSED AIR, HATER AND LAND POLLUTION, CONCENTRATING ON THE
EFFECTS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE, THE CONTAMINATION OF MARINE, SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS, AS WELL AS THE
GENERATION OF SOLID WASTES WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES. THIS RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO A
MODIFICATION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL METHODS THROUGH A NEW PROGRAM OF RESTORATION WHICH
IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN A SERIES OF STEPS. AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM FOR THE RECLAMATION AND
PROTECTION OF GREEN SPACES, BEGUN BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN 1973 WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE
FIRST NATURAL PARK, HAS ALREADY REACHED COMPLETION.
NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
MILIEU IN RIJNMOND (THE ENVIRONMENT IN RIJNMOND)
HAZELHINKEL, F.
DUTCH 01/00/75 PGS 1-32
AIR NOISE
ID*
EPA
02731A
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS A GENERAL SURVEY OF POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND CONSIDERS MEASURES
TAKEN TO COMBAT THEM WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPRAMUNICIPAL RIJNMOND PUBLIC AUTHORITY,
WHICH INCLUDES ROTTERDAM, THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE NETHERLANDS. INCLUDED ARE A BRIEF
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF RIJNMOND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES, AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHIEF AIR POLLUTION
PROBLEMS IN THE RIJNBOND AREA, AND A SURVEY OF THE ANTIPOLLUTION ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE RIJNMOND. IN THIS LAST SECTION, SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN
TO THE AUTOMATED MONITORING SYSTEM AND TO THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF AN AIR POLLUTION
EMERGENCY. MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH NOISE PROBLEMS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
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GENERAL
NETHERLANDS
PH(B)
NORWAY
LR (B)
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE RIJNMOND.
RIJNMOND PUBLIC AUTHORITY
DUTCH PGS 1-58
ANNUAL REPORT 1973
EPA
ID# 02755A
THIS REPORT OF THE CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE (CEMSR) OF THE SUPRAMUNICI PAL
RIJNMOND PUBLIC AUTHORITY NOT ONLY COVERS ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR 1973 BUT ALSO INCLUDES
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE CEMSR AND INFORMATION DEALING KITH ACTIVITIES IN YEARS PRIOR TO 1973.
VARIOUS SECTIONS DEAL WITH: THE HISTORY AND OVERALL ORGANIZATION OF THE CEMSR; THE WORK OF THE
CEMSR LABORATORY AND THE AIR AND NOISE MONITORING FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION; THE ACTIVITIES OF
THE CEMSR DIVISIONS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1970 AIR POLLUTION LAW AND THE LAW
ON NUISANCES; AND THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT. GRAPHS, TABLES,
CHARTS AND MAPS ACCOMPANY THE TEXT. AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART IS ALSO INCLUDED.
"NORWEGIANS CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW MODELED AFTER U.S." DEPT. OF STATE
AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY OSLO, NO. A-057
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 03/18/75 PGS 1 ID# 02736A
THIS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AIRGRAM REPORTS THAT THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT IS PRESENTLY
CONSIDERING NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD INCORPORATE FEAPURES OF THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. IN CONTRAST TO PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, THE NEW LEGISLATION,
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WOULD PROVIDE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENTS AND THE EXAMINATION OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. THE
MINISTRY IS ALSO CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A SPECIAL BOARD FOR CITIZEN ACTION
IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS RATHER THAN USING THE REGULAR COURT SYSTEM. THE LEGISLATION, WHICH
WOULD AFFECT MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS POWER DEVELOPMENT, MAJOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION, AIRPORTS AND
MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED IN LATE 1975 OR EARLY 1976.
ROMANIA
LR(A)
"MARCH 2, 1974 DECREE ESTABLISHING THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." BULETINUL OFICIAL AL REPUBLICII SOCIALISTS ROMANIA, NO. 31
EPA
ROMANIAN 03/09/71* PGS 2-4 IDt 02756A
ALSO PHA
THIS DECREE, ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE OF ROMANIA, ESTABLISHES THE STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE COUNCIL IS HEADED BY AN
EXECUTIVE BUREAU AND CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: 1) COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF AIR AND
PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE; 2) COMMITTEE FOR WATER PROTECTION; 3) COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF SOIL
AND SUBSOIL; 4} COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF FLORA, FAUNA AND NATURE RESERVES; AND 5) COMMITTEE
FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN HABITATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL IS TO RESOLVE GENERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MATTERS, AND IT MAY CALL UPON THE SERVICES OF SPECIALISTS IN VARIOUS
FIELDS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. AN APPENDIX TO THE DECREE CONTAINS THE NAMES AND TITLES OF THE
EIGHTY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE OFFICERS OF WHICH ARE A PRESIDENT, VICE-PRBSIDENT AND SECRETARY.
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SWEDEN
PM(B)
PAGE
13
"WORLD'S FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL DATA BANK PROPOSED IN SWEDEN."
NO. 10
ENGLISH
09/00/73 PGS 1-8
ID*
CURRENT SWEDEN
EPA
02725A
THIS LEAFLET DISCUSSES STUDIES AND PROPOSALS FOR SWEDEN'S PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INFORMATION SYSTEM OR DATA BANK, ABBREVIATED MI FOR ITS SWEDISH INITIALS. THE COMPUTERIZED
SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO EXISTING PLANS, WOULD STORE AIP, HATER AND OTHER TYPES OF POLLUTION DATA
REQUIPED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO
HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT, PHARMACEUTICALS, HARMFUL PRODUCTS IN FOODSTUFFS, POISONS, DRINKING
WATER SAMPLINGS, AND POSSIBLY RADIATION. FOR SOME DATA ONLY REFERENCES AS TO WHERE THE MATERIAL
IS AVAILABLE WOULD BE STORED. THE FINDINGS OF WATER RIGHTS COURTS OR OF RESEARCH PROJECTS MIGHT
FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. IF APPROVED, THE PROJECT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES THROUGHOUT THE
1970'S. THE FIRST STAGE WOULD COLLECT DATA FROM INDUSTRY ON AIP AND WATER POLLUTION, THE SECOND,
INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND STUDIES. THE PROJECT COULD BEGIN TO BE DEVELOPED IN JULY
197U IF ACCEPTED. EASE OF USE WOULD BE A PRIMARY GOAL.
SWEDEN
SE( )
"ENERGY - SHOFTAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN."
PLANNING IN SWEDEN, NO. 47
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 01/00/7U PGS 1-7
ALSO PflB AND LPB
*AIH WATEP
CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL
EPA
ID# 02726A
LAND USE
DENMARK
LR(A)
LOV OM LANDS- 06 REGIONPLANLAEGNING (JUNE 13, 1973 LAW ON NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL PLANNING)
EPA
DANISH 06/13/73 PGS 1-3 ID* 02737A
THIS LAW IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING
NECESSARY TO ENSURE 1) THAT NATIONAL LAND AND OTHER RESOURCES ARE EXPLOITED IN A MANNER WHICH
TAKES THE GOOD OF THE ENTIRE SOCIETY INTO CONSIDERATION; 2) THAT LAND IS USED IN SDCH A WAY AS TO
PREVENT AIR, WATER OR LAND POLLUTION AS WELL AS NOISE NUISANCES AND THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT IN AREAS SEPARATED FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS;
3) THAT INDIVIDUAL MEASURES ARE COORDINATED IN A FRAMEWORK OF ECONOMIC SOCIAL PLANNING. NATIONAL
PLANNING IS ASSIGNED TO THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT (FORMERLY THE BUILDING SINISTER), WHO IS
AUTHOPIZED TO UNDERTAKE THE RESEARCH NECESSARY FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND MAY ENJOIN
PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES TO PRODUCE INFORMATION FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE LAW REQUIRES
PROVINCIAL COUNCILS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, TO PRODUCE REGIONAL PLANS AND
SPECIFIES THE CONTENTS OF SUCH PLANS.
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LAND USE
FRANCE
IR(B)
ISRAEL
PH(B)
"THE PROTECTION OP NATURE: CREATION OP A SHORELINE CONSERVANCY." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 04/27/75 PCS 7 ID* 02745A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ADOPTION OF A DRAFT LAH DEALING HITH
THE CREATION OF AN AGENCY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SHORELINE AREAS HHICH HOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ESTABLISHING A POLICY OF SHORELINE PROTECTION HITH REGARD TO NATURAL AREAS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF
AN ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. COMMENTARY ON THE BILL BY THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR AND SEVERAL
REPRESENTATIVES IS PRESENTED IN THE ARTICLE ALONG HITH THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY.
THE FINAL DRAFT APPROVED BY THE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTED A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE BILL PREVIOUSLY
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
"NATIONAL PLANNING - POLICY AND REALITY." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT B.ULLETIN, VOL. 1,
NO. 3
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 >GS 3 ID* 02722A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE NOTES NATIONAL LAND-USE PLANS BEING PREPARED IN ISRAEL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
1965 PLANNING AND BUILDING LAH. THESE PLANS INCLUDE: 1) SITING OF NOXIOUS INDUSTRIES;
2) DEVELOPMENT OF THE COASTAL STRIP; 3) MASTER PLAN FOR LAKE KINNEEET DRAINAGE BASIN;
4) LOCATION OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL SITES AND CLASSIFICATION OF GARBAGE; AND 5) PLAN FOR NATIONAL
PARKS AND NATURE RESERVES.
SWITZERLAND
LR(A)
LOI FEDERALE SUP L'AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE DU ft OCTOBRE 197ft (OCTOBER ft,
1974 FEDERAL LAW ON LAND USE)
EPA
FRENCH 10/14/74 PGS 1-21 ID* 02713A
PROVIDED FOR IN THE 71 ARTICLES OF THE OCTOBER 4, 1974 FEDERAL LAH ON LAND USE IS THE LOCAL
AND FEDERAL ZONING OF LAND, AS HELL AS THE COORDINATION OF EFFORTS BY THE CANTONS AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AMONG THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CANTONS AF.E THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL
PLANS TO GOVERN THE UTILIZATION OF TERRITORY. ZONES PROVIDED FOE IN THE LAH INCLUDE AREAS
DESIGNATED FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY AREAS, RECREATIONAL AND PROTECTED
AREAS, AS HELL AS AREAS HITHOUT SPECIAL PURPOSE. LOCAL PLANNING IN THE AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION,
PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES IS ALSO COVERED. THROUGH THE CREATION OF A LAND-USE OFFICE, THE
CONFEDERATION IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION. (THE PROMULGATION
OF THIS LAH HAS BEEN BLOCKED BY THE ACTION OF THE SHISS FEDERAL COUNCIL.)
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LAND USE
DSSE
LR(B)
NOISE
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"A SINGLE ACT FOR REGULATION OF LAND USAGE." IZVESTIYA
EPA
ID* 02723A
RUSSIAN
04/09/75 PGS 3
THIS ARTICLE NOTES PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE USSR "ON THE
ISSUANCE TO LAND UTILIZERS OF STATE ACTS REGARDING REGULATION OF LAND USE." THESE NEW ACTS WILL
INCORPORATE LAND-USE REGULATIONS INTO ONE FRAMEWORK TO BE APPLICABLE TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY. THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE REGIONAL (CITY) COUNCILS WILL PROMULGATE THE STATE ACTS, AND THE
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE USSR WILL SUPERVISE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTS, ALONG WITH THE
COUNCILS OF MINISTERS OF THE FEDERATED REPUBLICS.
"NOCTURNAL QUIET." VEJA
PORTUGUESE
ALSO PMB
02/26/75 PGS 55
EPA
ID* 0271UA
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE REPORTS ON SOME OF THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE ON RESIDENTS
NEAR CONGONHAS AIRPORT IN SAO PAULO AND STATES THAT THE BRAZILIAN AIR MINISTRY WILL PROHIBIT,
BEGINNING IN MARCH 1975, AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS OVER THE AIRPORT BETWEEN 10 P.B. AND 6 A.M. THE
FLIGHTS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS TIME OF NIGHT CAN BE EASILY RESCHEDULED DURING THE DAY.
THE MEASURE IS SEEN TO REPRESENT A .POSITIVE REACTION TO THE GROWING CONCERN OVER HUMAN HEALTH
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY NOISE IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. IT IS PLANNED TO DIMINISH
THE DAYTIME NOISE GENERATED AT CONGONHAS BY REROUTING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS TO THE PROPOSED CUMBICA
AIRPORT IN 1980. HOWEVER, THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CUMBICA
SITE IS ALREADY TOC DENSELY POPULATED TO ADEQUATELY CONTEND WITH THE NOISE OF AIRPORT ACTIVITIES
AND HAS RECCMMENDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AIRPORT AT COTIA, 30 KILOMETERS FROM SAO PAULO.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
MARCH 15, 1974 LAW FOR THE PREVENTION OF HARMFUL EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
CAUSED BY AIP POLLUTION, NOISE, VIBRATION AND SIMILAR PHENOMENA (FEDERAL IMMISSION CONTROL LAW)
GERMANY,FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH PGS 1-7ft ID* 02033H
*AIR
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NOISE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LB(A)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"JULY 16, 1968 TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOE PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE."
SUPPLEMENT TO BUNDESANZEIGER NO. 137 OF JULY 26, 1968
EPA
GERMAN 07/26/68 PGS 1-16 ID* 02727A
THESE GUIDELINES, WHICH APPLY TO INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS REQUIRING PERMITS UNDER THE 1960
FACTORY ORDINANCE, CONTAIN REGULATIONS TO BE UTILIZED BY NOISE PROTECTION AUTHORITIES IN
1) APPROVING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR ALTERATION OF AN INSTALLATION OR 2) IMPOSING
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS INVOLVING PLANT EQUIPMENT OR OPERATIONS. MAJOR SECTIONS DEAL HITH
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN CONSIDERING APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS; PRESENT UPPER LIMIT STANDARDS
FOR BOTH DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME NOISE LEVELS FOR SEVEN TYPES OF AREAS, RANGING FROM EXCLUSIVELY
INDUSTRIAL (70 DB(A) AT ALL TIMES) TO HOSPITAL ZONES (DAYS 45 DB(A) , NIGHTS 35 DB(A)); AND
PRESCRIBE METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOP DETERMINING NOISE LEVEL. IN CONSIDERING POSSIBILITIES FOR
NOISE LEVEL REDUCTION, IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITIES ARE TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE PRESENT STATE OF
NOISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE TECHNICAL POSSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING CONTROL MEASURES
IN INDIVIDUAL PLANTS.
"ARE THE REGULATIONS A FAILURE?" UMWELT: FORSCHUNG, GESTALTUNG, SCHUTZ,
NO. 2
HAEBERLE, MANFRED EPA
GERMAN 04/00/75 PGS 26-30 ID* 02727B
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES WEAKNESSES OF IHE NOISE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN THE "JULY 26, 1968
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE." THE AUTHOR, AN EMISSIONS MONITORING OFFICIAL
FOR A WEST GERMAN CHEMICAL FIRM, POINTS OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE GUIDELINES CONSIDER THE EFFECTS
OF NOISE ON PERSONS, THEY FAIL TO TAKE NOTICE OF THE FACTOR OF NOISE PROPAGATION AND ONLY
INDIRECTLY DEAL WITH NOISE SOURCES. HE ALSO ARGUES THAT THE NIGHT NOISE LEVEL OF 35 DB (A) FOR
STRICTLY RESIDENTIAL AREAS IS UNREALISTIC, FAILING, FOE EXAMPLE, TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF AUTOMOBILE
NOISE. A PROPOSED REVISION OF THE GUIDELINES INCORPORATING THESE FEATURES IS PRESENTED. THE
ARTICLE ALSO CONTAINS A TABLE COMPARING NOISE REGULATIONS IN WEST GERMANY HITH THOSE OF OTHER
INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS, AS HELL AS A SET OF "RULES FOE GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONS," WHICH APE
DESIGNED TO HELP PLANT OPERATORS RESTRICT NOISE PROCEEDING FROM INDUSTRIAL PLANTS.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL NEWSLETTER, AUTUMN 1974
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-15
ALSO PHB
*GENERAL HATER SOLID WASTE AIR
EPA
ID* 02482C
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JA PA N
PH(B)
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17
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, 1975
EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 1-88 ID* 02740A
ALSO SE AND ST
*AIE HATER
JAPAN
SE( )
"JET PASSENGERS HILL PAY NOISE POLLUTION FEE." JAPAN TIHES
EPA
ENGLISH 05/08/75 PGS 3 ID* 02710 A
THIS SHORT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IN ORDER TO COLLECT FUNDS TO FINANCE
COUNTERMEASUBES TO JET NOISE, THE JAPANESE TRANSPORT MINISTRY INTENDS, BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF
1975, TO LEVY A SPECIAL CHARGE OF 600 YEN ON PASSENGERS OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
HHICH USE CERTAIN JAPANESE AIRPORTS. THESE AIRPORTS ARE KUSHIRO, CHITOSE, HAKODATE, MISAHA,
SENDAI, NIIGATA, TOKYO, NAGOYA, KOMATSU, OSAKA, MATSOYAMA, FUKOOKA, MIYAZAKI, KUMAHOTO, OITA,
KAGOSHIMA, NAGASAKI AND NAHA. SINCE INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS HIIL BE AFFECTED, IT IS BELIEVED
THAT THIS MEASURE HILL RAISE SOME CONTROVERSY IN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION CIRCLES.
NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
MILIEU IN RIJNMOND (THE ENVIRONMENT IN RIJNMOND)
HAZELHINKEL, F.
DUTCH 01/00/75 PGS 1-32
"GENERAL AIR
EPA
ID* 02731A
SWEDEN
PM(B)
VAD AR BULLEP? (WHAT IS NOISE?)
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
SWEDISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-16
EPA
ID* 027U7A
THIS BOOKLET BRIEFLY DEFINES NOISE AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL AND OTHER EFFECTS. SOURCES OF NOISE
INCLUDE TRAFFIC, AIRCRAFT, INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION. NOISE MAY BE COUNTERACTED TECHNOLOGICALLY
AT THE SOURCE, BY PLANNING TO LIMIT ITS NUISANCE VALUE, AND BY INSULATING PERSONS AGAINST ITS
EFFECTS. LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN SWEDEN TO CONTROL NOISE INCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT,
PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES, AND BUILDING, TRAFFIC AND NATURE CONSERVANCY LEGISLATION. A DIAGRAM
IDENTIFIES AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR NOISE CONTROL AT ALL LEVELS. AT THE MUNICIPAL
LEVEL, INDIVIDUALS MAY TURN TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES, POLICE, AND TRAFFIC COMMITTEES. AT
THE REGIONAL LEVEL, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BOARDS AND REAL ESTATE COURTS OFFER AID. A FINAL CHART
LISTS GUIDELINES FOR RECOMMENDED NOISE LEVELS IN INDUSTRY AND FROM TRAFFIC, EXPRESSED IN DECIBEL
A UNITS. GUIDELINES FOR TRAFFIC NOISE IN VARIOUS TYPES OF NEIGHBORHOODS STEH FROM SUGGESTIONS OF
THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD.
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18
PESTICIDES
DENMARK
LB(A)
RADIATION
FBANCE
LE(B)
BEKENDT60P.ELSE OM OMSAETNING OG ANVENDELSE OF KVIKSOLV HOLDIGE BEKAEMPELSEMIDLER
(REGULATION ON MARKETING AND USE OF MERCURY-CONTAINING PESTICIDES FOR STAINING GRAIN AND SEED)
EPA
DANISH 11/28/73 PGS 1-2 ID# Q1HUHC
THIS REGULATION, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE BAY 3, 1961 LAW ON POISONS AND SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO
HEALTH, DEALS WITH MERCURY-CONTAINING PESTICIDES USED TO STAIN GRAIN AND SEED AS A PROTECTIVE
MEASURE AGAINST FUNGUS. IT RESTRICTS THE USE OF SUCH SUBSTANCES TO THE TREATMENT OF SEEDS AND
PLANTS DESIGNATED FOR SEED PRODUCTION, REQUIRES A PERMIT FOB THEIR PURCHASE OR USE, REQUIRES THAT
BOOKS BE KEPT BY BOTH USERS AND PRODUCERS, SPECIFIES THE MANNER IN WHICH PLANTS AND SEEDS
TREATED WITH MERCURY-CONTAINING PESTICIDES ARE TO BE STORED AND PACKAGED, FORBIDS THE USE OF
SUCH SEEDS OR PLANTS FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION, AND PROVIDES FOR PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES
AGAINST THE REGULATION. THE CHEMICAL CONTROL BOARD IS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO ENTER AND INSPECT
PREMISES WHERE SUCH PESTICIDES ARE IN USE AND TO REMOVE SAMPLES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
"RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY NECESSITATES STRENGTHENING OF SECURITY."
LE MONDE
LAVALLAF.D, JEAN-LOUIS EPA
FRENCH 05/U/75 PGS 17 ID# 02748A
ALSO PHB
THIS ARTICLE ANLYSES THE METHODS WHICH THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IS PRESENTLY EMPLOYING TO INSURE
COHPLIANCE WITH NUCLEAR SECURITY REGULATIONS. A COMPARISON OF THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH SYSTEMS OF
CONTROL IS USED BY THE AUTHOR TO POINT OUT THE RELATIVE LAXITY OF THE FRENCH SYSTEM, WHICH
EXERCISES ONLY ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS OVER NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS AND LACKS THE MEANS OF IMPOSING
LEGAL SANCTIONS. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM HAS THUS FAR PROVED EFFECTIVE, ITS CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS
IS QUESTIONED BY THE AUTHOR IN VIEW OF THE ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.
FRANCE
"FOE A CENTRALIZATION OF CONTROL." LE MONDE
FRENCH 05/14/75 PGS 17
EPA
IDf 02750A
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VARIOUS FRENCH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE REGULATION AND CCNTROL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. THE SEVEN AGENCIES CITED BY THE AUTHOR
EXERCISE CONTROLS WHICH ARE STATED TO BE ESSENTIALLY ADMINISTRATIVE. THE METHODS OF CONTROL AND
SURVEILLANCE ARE DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO THOSE EMPLOYED FOR OTHEB FORMS OF POLLUTION IN THAT THE
BURDEN OF THE ANTI-POLLUTION FIGHT RESTS WITH THE OWNER OF THE INSTALLATION AND GOVERNMENT
SURVEILLANCE IS SELDOM EXTENDED TO THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS OF THE INSTALLATIONS. THE COMPLEX
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THESE VARIOUS AGENCIES AND THE ABSENCE OF STRICT CONTROL MEASURES ARE REPORTED
TO BE GENERATING ENTHUSIASM FOR THE CREATION OF A SINGLE CENTRAL AGENCY VESTED WITH REAL POWERS
AND CAPABLE OF IMPOSING CONSTRAINTS.
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GEEAT BFITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
19
POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL NEWSLETTER, AUTUMN 1974
ENGLISH 00/00/7U PGS 1-15
ALSO PMB
*GENEEAL WATER NOISE AIR
EPA
IDf 02482C
TOXIC SOBS
DENMARK
PM(B)
"PCB AND THE ENVIRONMENT: STATEMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE
PARLIAMENT." NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSEN, NO. 12-197U
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA
DANISH 09/09/74 PGS 1-12 ID* 02733A
ALSO LRB
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE DANISH PARLIAMENT, CONSIDERS BOTH LEGAL AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
INVOLVED IN REGULATIN3 THE MARKETING AND USE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS). VARIOUS SECTIONS
CONSIDER: THE NATURE, HISTORY AND TOXICITY OF PCBS; PCBS IN THE ENVIRONMENT; THE REGULATION OF
PCBS IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONALLY; THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF PCBS IN DENMARK; AND THE
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THE REGULATION OF PCBS IN DENMARK. THE CONCLUDING SECTION DISCUSSES THE
FEATURES NECESSARY FOR AN EFFECTIVE ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE, USE, PACKAGING, LABELING AND
DISPOSAL OF PCBS. AN ORDINANCE EMBODYING THESE FEATURES, TO BE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE
1973 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW, IS PRESENTLY BEING PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"PREPAREDNESS FOR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ON LAND."
VEJLEDNING FRA MILJOSTYRELSEN, NO. 8/74
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA
DANISH 11/00/74 PGS 1-19 ID# 02734A
THESE INSTRUCTIONS, DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY THE DANISH NATIONAL FIRE INSPECTORATE, THE CIVIL
DEFENSE AGENCY, THE DANISH SALVAGE CORPS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ARE DIRECTED TO
THOSE AUTHORITIES, PARTICULARLY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WHICH WOULD BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEALING WITH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INVOLVING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS DEAL .WITH:
THE AUTHORITIES WHICH WOULD BE INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPERATIONS; THE IDENTIFICATION OF
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES; THE TYPES OF EMERGENCIES WHICH MIGHT OCCUR; THE ROLE OF THE FIRE
AUTHORITIES IN DIRECTING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS; THE ALAFM SYSTEM TO BE EMPLOYED; AND THE ACTIONS TO
BE TAKEN DURING AN EMERGENCY. THIS LAST SECTION PRESENTS A THPEE-STAGE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BASED
ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT. CONCLUDING SECTIONS DEAL WITH CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH AN
EMERGENCY CAN BE DECLARED AT AN END AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPENSES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
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TOXIC SUBS
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
LEGISLATION SUISSE SUE LES TOXIQOES (SWISS LEGISLATION ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
FRENCH 00/00/74 PGS 1-5 IDt 01321F
THIS REPORT FROM THE SWISS FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DESCRIBES THE CONTENTS
OF THE MARCH 21, 1969 FEDERAL LAW ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES, WHICH ENTERED INTO EFFECT ON APPIL 1, 1974.
DISCUSSED IN THE REPORT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE LAW AS WELL AS ITS LEGAL BASES IN THE
CONSTITUTION AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION. ALSO DISCUSSED IN A SECTION ON PROTECTION MEASURES ARE
THE CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND THE GRANTING OF TRADE AUTHORIZATIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMER. A FINAL SECTION CONSIDERS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS LAW ON THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
USSR
LR(B)
"HYGIENIC ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN SURFACE-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES - THE COMPONENTS OF
EFFLUENTS FROM TEXTILE INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES." GIGIENA I SANITARIYA, NO. 10
KORDYSH, E. A. AND M. M. RATPAN EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/74 PGS 16-20 ID* 02716A
ALSO ST
*WATEB
HA TEE
BULGARIA
LR(A)
"REGULATIONS ON SANITARY PROTECTION ZONES NEAR WATER SOURCES AND WATER SUPPLY
INSTALLATIONS." D'RZHAVEN VESTNIK, NO. 24
EPA
BULGARIAN 03/26/74 PGS 3-5 ID* 01386B
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE APRIL 5, 1969 WATER LAW BY THE BULGARIAN MINISTRIES
OF BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE, NATIONAL HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION, AND FORESTRY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ESTABLISH SANITARY PROTECTION ZONES AROUND SOURCES OF WATER USED FOR
DRINKING AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND AROUND WATER-SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE WATER
QUALITY. SECTION I OF THE REGULATIONS PROVIDES GENERAL DEFINITIONS FOR THE SANITARY PROTECTION
ZONES, LABELED ZONES "A" AND "B," AND LISTS ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE PROHIBITED IN EACH ZONE. IN THE
ENSUING SECTIONS, MORE SPECIFIC DELINEATIONS APE PROVIDED FOR ZONES "A" AND "B" WITH REGARD TO
THE PROTECTION OF RIVERS, LAKES, RESERVOIRS, SPRINGS, GROUNDWATER, AND INSTALLATIONS IN WATER
SUPPLY SYSTEMS. A DETERMINATION OF POINTS OF INSPECTION FOR SURFACE WATERS AND GROUNDWATER IS
CONTAINED IN SECTION IX.
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BULGARIA
PM(B)
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21
"PROBLEMS OP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." TEKHNICHESKO DELO
STAMENOV, STAMEN
BULGARIAN 05/07/75 PCS 1,5 IDI
ALSO PHA
*GENEPAL AIR
EPA
02708A
CHINA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
"HATER AND AIR POLLUTION IN TAIWAN."
SELTA, ROGER MARK
ENGLISH 01/00/75 PGS
ALSO SE
AIR
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS, VOL.
EPA
177-202 IDt 027U9A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES IN DEPTH THE GROWING PROBLEMS OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION IN TAIWAN
(REPUBLIC OF CHINA), THE ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
DEALING WITH THESE PROBLEMS, AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE
COUNTRY. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES, INADEQUATE WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AND FERTILIZER-USE ALL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXCESSIVE POLLUTION OF LIMITED WATER RESOURCES. INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION AND MOTOR
VEHICLES ARE THE MAJOR CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION. THESE PROBLEMS ARE FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY
INCREASING POPULATION, ECONOMIC ATTITUDES AND SLOW CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT. HOWEVER, THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW BEGINNING TO CONFRONT
POLLUTION PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EXISTING LAWS. THE ARTICLE IS AMPLY FOOTNOTED AND
CONTAINS NINE TABLES SHOWING WATER QUALITY COMPARISONS, AIR POLLUTION DATA, AND STATISTICS ON
ECONOMIC GROWTH.
DENMARK
PB(B)
SPILDEVANDS RENSNING 1972/1982 (WASTEWATER PURIFICATION 1972/1982)
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA
DANISH OU/00/7H PGS 1-63 IDf 02732A
THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF A 1972 DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SURVEY
AIMED AT ASSESSING THE PRESENT WATER PURIFICATION SITUATION IN DENMARK AND ASCERTAINING PLANS FOR
FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN THIS AREA UP TO 1982. INITIAL SECTIONS CONSIDER: GENERAL ASPECTS OF
DANISH WASTEWATER PROBLEMS; VARIOUS PRESENT AND FUTURE WASTEWATER SOURCES; THE CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM FOR WATERS INTO WHICH DISCHARGES ARE MADE; PRESENT AND PROJECTED WASTEWATER PURIFICATION
LEVELS; PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN THIS AREA; THE MAXIMAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM; AND EFFLUENTS FROH FISH
FARMS. THE PUBLICATION CONCLUDES WITH A PROVINCE-BY-PROVINCE SURVEY OF THE PRESENT AND PROJECTED
WASTEWATER PURIFICATION SITUATION. MANY GRAPHS, CHARTS AND MAPS ACCOMPANY THE TEXT, AND A GROUP
OF GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS DEALING WITH WASTEWATER PURIFICATION IS APPENDED.
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WATER
FRANCE
IE (B)
FRANCE
P«(A)
"TEN YEARS FOR CLEANER WATER." LE HONDE
FRENCH 05/07/75 PCS 34
EPA
ID# 00441U
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FOR THE PPOTECTION OF HATERS AND THE PERIODICAL "NUISANCES ET ENVIPONNEMENT," WHICH UNDERTOOK AN
ASSESSMENT OF THE TEN YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE DECEMBER 16, 1964 HATER LAH IN
FRANCE. MR. ANDRE JARROT, MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, POINTED OUT THAT FIVE OF THE LAW'S
IMPLEMENTING DECREES, HHICH WOULD HAVE PERMITTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "QUALITY OBJECTIVES" FOR
EACH OF THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR RIVERS, HAD YET TO BE ADOPTED. THE MINISTER INDICATED THAT THE FIRST
SUCH DECREE WOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR ALONG WITH A METHOD
OF ESTABLISHING QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR THE FOUR REMAINING WATERWAYS. ALSO DISCUSSED AT THE
MEETING WERE THE BASIN AGENCIES CREATED BY THE HATER LAW, WHICH HERE JUDGED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED POLLUTION. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THEIF ROLE AND FUNCTIONS IS INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE.
"DISTILLERS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO REDUCE THEIR NUISANCES." LE FPGARO
BIETRY, HICHELE EPA
FRENCH 03/06/75 PCS 10 ID# 02738A
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE BRANCH CONTRACT POLICY INSTITUTED BY THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE REDUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION. INITIATED IN 1972 WITH THE PAPER AND
PULP BRANCH OF INDUSTRY, THE POLICY GUARANTEES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO POLLUTING INDUSTRIES HHICH
CONSENT TO AN 80 PERCENT REDUCTION OF THEIR POLLUTING DISCHARGES WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD.
ASSISTANCE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF REDUCTIONS IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES TO
THE WATER BASIN AUTHORITIES, AS HELL AS BY GRANTS GENERALLY AMOUNTING TO 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
INVESTMENTS NECESSITATED BY THE CONVERSIONS. AS A CONDITION OF THE CONTRACT NEW FACILITIES ARE
REQUIRED TO CONFORM TO EXISTING STANDARDS. FOUR SUCH CONTRACTS HAVE THUS FAR BEEN ENDORSED. THE
PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY, THE SUGAR MANUFACTURERS, AND MORE RECENTLY THE YEAST AND LEAVENING
PRODUCERS ALONG HITH THE DISTILLING INDUSTRY HAVE ALL CONTRACTED TO REDUCE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION.
FRANCE
PM(A)
"MARSEILLES NATIVE TO THE AID OF LORRAINE."
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH 05/07/75 PGS 34
LE MONDE
EPA
IDf 02753A
IN ITS PORTRAIT OF MR. J.-C. SUZANNE, DIRECTOR OF THE RHINE-MEUSE HATER BASIN AGENCY, THIS
ARTICLE EXAMINES THE FUNCTIONS HHICH HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE FRENCH AGENCY SINCE ITS CREATION
IN 1964. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1964 HATER LAH, THE RHINE-MEUSE AGENCY
GUARANTEES THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE HATER SUPPLY FOR THE FARMERS, INDUSTRIALISTS AND
MUNICIPALITIES OF EIGHT DEPARTMENTS IN THE EAST OF FRANCE. THE SOLE MEANS OF COMBATING POLLUTION
ACCORDED TO THE AGENCY BY THE LAH IS THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTY FEES ON POLLUTERS. THE FUNDS THUS
COLLECTED ARE IN TURN REDISTRIBUTED IN THE FORM OF LOANS OR SUBSIDIES TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF ADDITIONAL HASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. ACCORDING TO MR. SUZANNE, THE SERVICES PERFORMED BY
THE AGENCY HAVE RESULTED IN A 14 PERCENT DECREASE IN POLLUTION SINCE 1968.
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GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
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23
POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL NEWSLETTER, AUTUMN 1974
ENGLISH 00/00/7U PGS 1-15
ALSO PMB
'GENERAL NOISE SOLID HASTE AIR
EPA
ID* 02482C
ISRAEL
PH{B)
"GOVERNMENT ACTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN, VOL. 1,
NO. 2
ISRAEL. ENVIPONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/74 PGS 2 ID* 02721A
*AIR
JAPAN
PB(B)
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, 1975
EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 1-88 ID* 027UOA
ALSO SE AND ST
*AIR NOISE
POLA ND
PM(B)
"WHAT IS THE COST OF WATER?" TRYBUNA LUDU
OLSZEWSKI, JERZY
POLISH 05/05/75 PGS 5
ALSO PMA
ID*
EPA
027 17 A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF INDUSTRIAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS IN POLAND. THE
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF HATER PURIFICATION FACILITIES IS LARGELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUREAU
CF PROJECTS OF HATER ECONOMY AND HASTE DISPOSAL ("BIPROWOD"). PLANS FOR ALL NEW PRODUCTION
PROCESSES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU, WHICH MUST THEN DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL METHOD FOR
NEUTRALIZING WASTE DISCHARGES FROM THOSE PROCESSES. THEREFORE, NO NEW INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS
MAY BE PUT INTO OPERATION WITHOUT A GUARANTEE OF AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF WASTE PURIFICATION. ALSO
NOTED ARE THE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF PURIFICATION FACILITIES BY WHICH WASTEHATER CAN BE RETURNED
FOR RE-USE IN THE PRODUCTION CYCLE. IT IS PLANNED THAT BY 1990 EVERY INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT HILL
BE EQUIPPED WITH A CLOSED SYSTEM OF WATER CIRCULATION MEETING REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS.
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ROMANIA
PM(B)
"IS THE BLACK SEA CHANGING COLOR?" TEYBDNA LUDO
GUZ, LEON
POLISH 05/05/75 PGS 5
ID*
EPA
027 18A
THIS APTICLE CONCERNS POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES CARRIED OUT IN BLACK SEA HATERS OFF THE
COAST OF ROMANIA. THE PURIFICATION PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES INTO THE BLACK SEA IN
THAT AREA ARE BRIEFLY NOTED. THE INSTITUTE OF MARITIME RESEARCH IN CONSTANTA (ROMANIA) KEEPS A
DETAILED REGISTER OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF BLACK SEA POLLUTION, ALONG WITH THE METHODS OF POLLUTION
PREVENTION. WITH REGARD TO POLLUTION FROM OIL SPILLS FROM SHIPS, BARRIERS ARE USED TO LOCALIZE
THE SPILLS TO PREVENT THEM FROM SPREADING. ALSO, CHEMICAL PROCESSES ARE APPLIED TO LIQUIDATE THE
HARMJUL EFFECTS OF SUCH ACCIDENTS. IN ROMANIAN BLACK SEA PORTS, ORDERS PROHIBIT THE POLLUTION OF
PORT WATERS FROM VESSELS. VIOLATIONS OF SUCH ORDERS MAY RESULT IN FINES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS.
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"JUNE 17, 197U ROYAL REGULATION EXTENDING VALIDITY OF REGULATION (1969:356) ON
STATE SUBSIDY TO ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES IN INDUSTRY AND AMENDMENT." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING
EPA
SWEDISH 06/17/74 PGS 1-2 ID* 02739B
ALSO SB
*AIR
SWEDEN
PB(B)
"GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF RECEIVING WATERS."
PUBLIKATION 1972:9
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
SWEDISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-72
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
ID*
EPA
0272UA
THIS BOOKLET, ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD, CONTAINS GUIDELINES ON HOW,
WHEN AND WHERE TO TAKE SAMPLINGS IN RECEIVING WATERS, AND ON HOW TO REPORT AND EVALUATE RESULTS.
IT IS INTENDED TO ASSIST HATER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING EXAMINATIONS.
SUCH INVESTIGATIONS SERVE AS A CONTROL TO SPOT INCIPIENT POLLUTION, AID IN PREVENTING POLLUTION
INCREASE, AND ALLOW DEGREE OF POLLUTION PRESENT TO BE ESTABLISHED. THE FIRST SECTION DETAILS
PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL, BACTERIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS TO BE MEASURED AS WELL AS HYDROLOGICAL
AND METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TO BE TAKEN. RECIPIENT TYPES, TYPES OF POLLUTION AND POLLUTION
COMBINATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. A CHART INDICATES WHAT SORTS OF POLLUTION MAY EMANATE FROM VARIOUS
TYPES OF PLANT (E.G., TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM AN IRON OR STEEL WORKS). OTHER SECTIONS INCLUDE
GUIDELINES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLING IN VARIOUS TYPES OF RECIPIENT DURING THE YEAR AND FOR
FIELDWORK METHODOLOGY.
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ATBB
SWEDEN
PB(B)
"REPORT ON WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR SWEDISH SURFACE WATERS. SUMMARY."
NATIONAL SWEDISH NATURE CONSERVANCY OFFICE PUBLICATION 1969: 1E
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/69 PGS 1-9 ID* 027UUA
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS A SUMMARY IN ENGLISH OF A BOOKLET IN SWEDISH. IN THREE.APPENDIXES
CHARTS INDICATE WATEE QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND WATER USED FOR SWIMMING AND
FISHING. A FOURTH CHART PRESENTS A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A WATER BODY'S DEVIATION FROM THE
"NATURAL" STATE, OR ITS DEGREE OF POLLUTION. WATER IS DESCRIBED AS UNPOLLUTED, SLIGHTLY POLLUTED,
DISTINCTLY POLLUTED OR HEAVILY POLLUTED BASED ON A SERIES OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CRITERIA.
BACTERIOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CRITERIA ARE GIVEN FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND SWIMMING
WATERS. THESE CRITERIA WERE EVOLVED BY A COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED BY THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
BOARD AND ARE MEANT AS GUIDELINES IN NATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. AFTER FURTHER STUDY,
THE BOARD WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PUBLISH OFFICIAL STANDARDS.
SWEDEN
SE(
"ENERGY - SHORTAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN."
PLANNING IN SWEDEN, NO. U7
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 01/00/7U PGS 1-7
ALSO PMB AND LPB
*AIR GENERAL
CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL
ID*
EPA
02726A
SWEDEN
SE( )
"STATE SUBSIDY FOR WATER AND AIR PSOTECTIVE MEASURES IN INDUSTRY."
NATURVARDSVEPK PUBLIKATION 1969:11
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/69 PGS 1-12 ID* 02739A
ALSO' PMB AND LRA
*AIP
STATENS
SWEDEN
SE( )
"STATE SUBSIDY FOR WASTEWATER PURIFICATION WORKS."
PUBLIKATION 1968:V5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
SWEDISH 00/00/68 PGS 1-7
ALSO PMB
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
ID*
EPA
027U1A
WITH THIS PUBLICATION, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD (NEPB) OFFERS INSTRUCTIONS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APRIL 26, 1968 OEDINANCE ON STATE SUBSIDIES FOR SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS.
NEW INSTALLATIONS AS WELL AS ADDITIONS TO OR REMODELING OF EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS QUALIFY FOR THE
GRANTS. GRANTS ARE INTENDED FOR MUNICIPAL OR OTHER PLANTS FOR WASTEWATEER PURIFICATION THAT MAY
LEGALLY BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC. NEPB EXAMINES APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS AND ADMINISTERS THEM. PLANTS
RECEIVING SUPPORT SHOULD SERVE AT LEAST TEN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE PURIFICATION
GREATER THAN SLUDGE SEPARATION. THE SUM GRANTED MAY EQUAL 30 TO 50 PERCENT OF INVESTMENT COSTS
DEPENDING ON DEGREE OF PURIFICATION ATTAINED. A TABLE INDICATES THE PERCENTAGE OF COSTS COVERED
BASED ON REDUCTION OF BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND AND PHOSPHOROUS IN PROCESSED WATER. THE ORDINANCE,
WHICH ENTERS INTO FORCE JULY 1, 1968, REPLACES A 1959 ORDINANCE ON THE SUBJECT.
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BATES
USSR "HYGIENIC ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN SURFACE-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES - THE COMPONENTS OF
EFFLUENTS FROM TEXTILE INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES." GIGIENA I SANITARIYA, NO. 10
KORDYSH, E. A. AND M. M. RATPAN EPA
LR(B) RUSSIAN 00/00/74 PGS 16-20 IDt 02716 A
ALSO ST
TOXIC SUBS
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THE PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMITS IN HATER BODIES OF THE USSR FOR THE
NONIONOGENIC SURFACE-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES STEAROX-6 AND OC-20 COMPOUND AND FOR THE CATION-ACTIVE
COMPLEXES ALKAMON OC-2 AND "A" SMOOTHING COMPOUND. THESE SUBSTANCES ARE WIDELY USED IN THE
TEXTILE INDUSTRY AS ANTI-STATIC AGENTS, SOFTENERS AND COLOR EQUALIZERS. THE PERMISSIBLE
CONCENTRATION LIMITS OF THESE SUBSTANCES WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF THE AMOUNT OF FOAM
FORMED UPON THEIR DISCHARGE INTO WATER BODIES AND ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) STEAROX-6 - 1 MG/L;
2) ALKAMON OC-2 - 0.5 MG/L; 3) "A" SMOOTHING COMPOUND - 0.3 MG/L; AND 1*) OC-20 COMPOUND -0.1 MG/L.
USSR "THAT THE VOLGA MAY BE CLEAN." MEDITSINSKAYA GAZETA
EPA
LR(B) RUSSIAN 04/61/75 PGS 2 ID# 02719 A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES IMPLEMENTATION BY THE SARATOV DISTRICT IN THE USSR OF THE RESOLUTION OF
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE USSR ON MEASURES
TO PREVENT POLLUTION BY UNPURIFIED SEWAGE OF THE VOLGA AND URAL RIVER BASINS. IN THE THREE YEARS
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, 25 LARGE PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED
IN THE SARATOV DISTRICT, PROCESSING MORE THAN 200,000 CUBIC METERS OF WATER DAILY.
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