PB-231 665-34
Number 34
June 1975
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington. D C 20460
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FOREWORD
Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental
agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
zations. This is a monthly announcement listing of foreign documents
received through the exchange agreements.
The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems
Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts
can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
sive, should be requested only when essential for operation of EPA
programs. Translation Services Requisition form #1350-1 is used to re-
quest translations.
A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future
retrieval of these summaries by:
c. type of document
legal/legislative/regulatory
management/planning
socio-economic
a. country
b. subject area
air
water
noise
pesticides
radiation
solid waste management
This series, devoted to summaries of government reports and other pertinent
literature and focusing on the legislative, organizational, economic, and
social aspects of environmental protection, supplements foreign scientific
and technical literature abstracted by other EPA information services.
APT 1C
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
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AIR
Alban/ca
See WATER (Albania) — Control No. 02765A ........... 23
Bayer Factory Will No Longer Pollute Air of Bruges Region ... 1
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 02783A ............ 24
For Clean Air ......................... 2
See GENERAL (Bulgaria) — Control No. 0277 3A .......... 8
Canada
See WATER (Canada) — Control No. 02796A ............ 26
G&nmany ,F&d Rep oft
Air Pollution in the Federal Republic of Germany 1967-1970 ... 2
pH Value of Precipitation in the Federal Republic
of Germany 1967-1972 .................... 3
Basic Level of Sulfur Concentration in the Air 1967-1972 .... 3
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02805A ..... 10
Poland
See GENERAL (Poland) — Control No. 02 826 A ........... 14
Spocn
August 9, 1974 Decree No. 3025 on the Limitation of
Atmospheric Pollution Caused by Motor Vehicles ....... 4
February 28, 1975 Order for Applictaion of the August 9,
1974 Decree 3025 on Limitation of Air Pollution Caused
by Motor Vehicles ...................... 4
March 20, 1975 Decree No. 795 Regulating Article Eleven
of the Atmospheric Protection Law .............. 5
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Sweden
Instructions for the Control of Environmentally Harmful
Processes in Asphalt Plants ................. 6
Foundries. Follow-up of State Grants for Pollution Control
Measures in Industry .................... 6
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02760A ............ 32
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02776A ........... 15
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02776B ........... 16
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02795A ............ 33
USSR
Perspectives of Protection of the Environment From
Pollution by Heavy Metallurgy Enterprises .......... 7
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 02764A ............ 18
GENERAL
Special Secretariat of the Environment: Program of Action ... 7
SEMA Will Advise Presidential Secretariat ........... 8
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 02783A ............ 24
For a Clean and Beautiful Environment ............. 8
Future Defenders of Nature ................... 9
China., Peoples Rep oft
"Red Flag" Stresses Environmental Protection .......... 9
Vennuvik
Departmental Circular on the Environmental Protection Law ... 9
EEC
EEC Wants Polluters to Pay . . . . . ............... 10
F&rf Rep o&
Collection of Texts of Laws in Force. Protection Measures
of the Federal Ministry of the Interior ........... 10
The Information System for Environmental Planning ....... 11
Summary of the Expert Opinion on the Environment 1974 of the
Expert Council for Environmental Questions ......... 11
The Polluter Pays Principle. Possibilities and
Recommendations for Implementation ............. 12
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Report on Research and Development 1974 ............ 12
Me.xx.co
Benign Laws and Regulations for the Control of
Pollution in the Country .................. 12
The National Water and Soil Conservation Authority
Will Require Impact Statements ............... 13
Central Government and the Environment ............. 13
Evaluating Environmental and Recreational Factors ....... 13
fic.caAa.gaa
Goals of Association for Defense of the Environment Explained . 14
Poland
A Government Program for Environmental Protection ....... 14
Romania
v Protection of the Environment - The Duty of Every Citizen ... 14
Sweeten
Science and Technology in Sweden. Environment ......... 15
Shaking the Institutions in Sweden ............... 15
Advice and Instructions Regarding Supervision According
to the Environment Protection Act .............. 15
Supplement to Advice and Instructions Regarding Supervision
According to the Environment Protection Act ......... 16
Increased Support of Our Basic Foodstuffs ........... 16
Cooperative Environmental Protection Gives Positive Results . . 17
Environmental Research in Switzerland ............. 17
USSR
Environmental Pollution and Problems of Hygiene ........ 17
On Behalf of Ecological Balance ................ 18
Ten Billion Rubles for Environmental Protection ........ 18
Environment and Equipment ................... 18
LAND USE
Areas Could Receive Ecological Protection ........... 19
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NOISE
GeAn»om/,Fed Rep o^
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) -- Control No. 02805A ..... 10
Sweden
Suggested Values for External Industry Noise .......... 19
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02760A ............ 32
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02795A ............ 33
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 02799A ............. 6
USSR
Prognosis for Reducing City Noise ............... 20
PESTICIDES
Pesticides Require Correct Use ................. 20
Government Will Control Pesticides ............... 21
Program Will Control Application of Pesticides ......... 21
SOLID WASTE
P/tonce
The Fight Against Wastes .................... 21
Germany, fed Rep o&
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02805A ..... 10
Sweden
June 2, 1972 Ordinance No. 280 on State Support for
Waste Treatment ....................... 22
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02795A ............ 33
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 02799A ............. 6
WATER
MJoania.
Measures to Protect Environment from Industrial Pollution ... 23
Belgium
Mr. De Saeger to Holland: Water Soon to be Clean in Terneuzen . 23
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Brazil
Poisoning by Mercury. Limits for the Pollutant Established . . 24
SUDENE Sends Study to WHO on Pollution in the Northwest .... 24
SEMA Will See If the Entire Bay Is Polluted .......... 24
Bahia Reduces Contamination .................. 25
See GENERAL (Bulgaria) — Control No. 02773A .......... 8
Canada
MOT's Proposed Rules for Sewage Are Compromise ......... 25
Proposed Regulations Respecting Prevention of Pollution
of the Great Lakes Waters by Sewage From Ships ....... 26
Environment Canada Extends the Pollution Control
Incentive Program ...................... 26
Protection of Cleanliness of Water ............... 26
Hydrological Mapping and Its Possible Uses ........... 27
,Fe.d Rep ofi
Fish Are To Be Regularly Monitored for Mercury ......... 27
Washing Agents - Water Protection ............... 28
Environmental Protection in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Water ..... 28
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02805A ..... 10
Baltic - Tranquil Sea ..................... 28
The Protection of Water Resources - A Contemporary Problem ... 29
Japan
Compensation Hinges on Red Tide Probe .... ......... 29
Mexx.co
Agreement for the Prevention of Marine Pollution ........ 29
Wastewater Will Be Utilized in Industries in the State
of Mexico .......................... 30
Atoo Zealand
Coliforms and Water Quality Legislation ............ 30
Waste Disposal - Its Legality and Practicality ......... 31
See GENERAL (New Zealand) — Control No. 02787A ........ 13
Poland
See GENERAL (Poland) ~ Control No. 02826A ........... 14
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Water and Some Necessary Clarifications in the Attitude
of an Enterprise With Regard to Legal Obligations ...... 31
South
Water Pollution Legislation: Summary of Related Laws ..... 32
Sweeten
June 2, 1972 Ordinance No. 293 on State Subsidy for
Environment Protection Measures in Agricultural and
Gardening Enterprises .................... 32
Instructions for the Control of Environmentally Dangerous
Processes in the Petroleum Industry ............. 33
Sewage Purification - Sewage Situation in Densely Populated
Areas as of January 1, 1974 ................. 33
Municipal Sludge Treatment ................... 34
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02776A ........... 15
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02776B ........... 16
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 02799A ............. 6
Swiss Waterways To Be Analyzed Regularly ............ 34
Water Pollution Bill ...................... 34
Bill To Prevent Water Pollution ................ 35
USSR
Perspectives of the Development of Cleaning
Industrial Wastewater .................... 36
See GENERAL (USSR) -- Control No. 02824A ............ 17
See AIR (USSR) — Control No. 02758A .............. 7
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 02764A ............ 18
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 02766A ............ 18
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AIR
ALBANIA
PH(B)
PAGE
"MEASURES TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION." TRANSLATIONS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, HO. 77
O.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/28/75 PCS 1-3 IDf 02765A
ALSO LRB
*WATER
BELGIUM
LR (B)
"BAYER FACTORY WILL NO LONGER POLLUTE AIR OF BRUGES REGION." LE SOIR
PONCIN, JACQUES ' EPA
FRENCH 03/15/75 PCS 6 ID# 02812A
THE BELGIAN CONTROVERSY OVER FLUORIDE EMISSIONS PHOH THE BATER CHEMICAL PLANT IS BRUGES HAS
BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR DECREE STATING NEW STANDARDS
FOR THESE EMISSIONS. EARLIER RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE EMISSIONS CEASED TO BE EFFECTIVE ON
MARCH 15, THE DATE ON WHICH THE PLANT WAS DUE TO BEGIN OPERATIONS WITH A TALLER SMOKESTACK;
HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STACK WAS REJECTED AS AN INADEQUATE MEASURE BY THE STATE
SECRETARY FOR FLEMISH LAND PLANNING, NEW EMISSION RESTRICTIONS BECAME NECESSARY. BASED ON SIMILAR
GERMAN LEGISLATION, THE STANDARDS LIMIT FLUORIDE EMISSIONS TO 300 TO 500 GRAMS PER HOUR.
BEGINNING IN 1976 THIS EMISSION LEVEL IS TO BE REDUCED BY 50 PERCENT, DECREASING THE AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY LEVEL FOR FLUORIDE TO THREE HICROGHAMS PER CUBIC METER. THE PLANT IS IN THE PROCESS OF
INSTALLING THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO CONFORM WITH THESE REGULATIONS.
BRAZIL
PM(A)
"SUDEHE SENDS STUDY TO WHO ON POLLUTION IN THE NORTHWEST." CORREIO BRASIHENSE
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/17/75 PCS 2/7 IDt 02783A
ALSO PHB
*WATER GENERAL
BULGARIA
PM(B)
"FOR A CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT." RABOTNICHESKO DELO
EPA
BULGARIAN 05/28/75 PGS 2 IDf 02773A
^GENERAL WATER
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AIR
BULGARIA
PAGE
"FOR CLEAN AIR."
MANOLOV, STANAS
BULGARIAN
TEKH1JICBESKO DELO
05/17/75 PGS 1. 2
EPA
IDI 02768A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS INVESTMENTS IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES IN BULGARIA. OF THE
113,000,000 LEVA APPROPRIATED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN BULGARIA THIS YEAR 41,000,000 LEVA
ARE DESIGNATED FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS. AMOUNTS SPENT BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIAL
ENTERPRISES AND HEATING PLANTS FOR AIR PURIFICATION FACILITIES ARE CITED, RANGING FROH 850,000 TO
4,800,000 LEVA.
CANADA
SE( )
"ENVIRONMENT CANADA EXTENDS THE POLLUTION CONTROL INCENTIVE PROGRAM."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEDS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 04/01/75 PGS 1 ID* 02796A
*WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OP
LR(A)
"COLLECTION OF TEXTS OF LANS IN FORCE. PROTECTION MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR." UMWELTGESETZE I
GERMANY,FED HEP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-84 ID* 02805A
ALSO LRB
*GENEHAL WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"AIR POLLUTION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1967-1970." KOMMISSION ZDH
BRFORSCHUNG DBR LUFTVERUNREINIGUNG, MITTEILUNG XV
KOEHLER, A. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-36 ID* 02822A
ALSO ST
THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED BY AN AIR POLLUTION
MONITORING NETWORK OF THE COMMISSION FOR RESEARCH ON AIR POLLUTION, DESCRIBES AIR POLLUTION IS THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC FOR THE STATED TIME PERIOD. REPORTED FOR THE FOUR CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETERS OF
SULFUR, CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, AND SUSPENDED PARTICULATE HATTER ARE: YEAR-MEANS,
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS, YEARLY VARIATIONS AND TIME SERIES. OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE IN URBAN,
RURAL, AND SUPRARSGIONAL (MOUNTAIN) AREAS. SECTIONS OF THE PUBLICATION CONTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOCATION AND TECHNIQUES OF MEASUREMENT AND THE PROCESSED DATA, RESULTS, COMMENTARY, AND
PROJECTION. APPENDED ARE A BIBLIOGRAPHY, THE ADDRESS OF THE COMPILER, A ROSTER OF THE COMMISSION,
AND A LIST OF OTHER COMMISSION PUBLICATIONS. THE REPORT IS INTRODUCED BY A BRIEF SUMMARY IN
GERMAN AND ENGLISH. CHARTS AND GRAPHS SUPPLEMENT THE TEXT.
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AIR
GERMANY,FED EBP OF
PH(B)
"PH VALDE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1967-1972."
KOHM1SSION ZUR ERFORSCHOHG DER LUFTVBRUNRBINIGUNG, HITTEILUNG IX
EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PCS 1-29 IDf 02823A
ALSO ST
THIS BOOKLET IS ONE OF A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR RESEARCH ON AIR POLLUTION
OF THE GERMAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION WHICH SUMMARIZE DATA COLLECTED IN A NETWORK OF MEASURING
STATIONS FROM 1964 TO 1973. THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICE TOOK OVER THIS NETWORK IN 1974. THE
PRESENT REPORT DEALS WITH THE ACIDITY OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC FROM 1967 TO 1972.
THE STUDY»S GOALS WERE TO DETERMINE THE AVERAGE PH CONDITIONS FOR THE YEARS HONITOHED; TO DISCOVER
IF AND HOW PH VALUES DIFFERED OVER CITY AND COUNTRYSIDE STATIONS; AND TO LEARN IF AND HOW AN
EARLIER NOTED TENDENCY TOWARD INCREASED ACIDITY OF AIR OVER EUROPE HAD CONTINUED. SECTIONS OP THK
BOOKLET DISCUSS: MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY, DETERMINED AVERAGE PH VALUES AND THEIR
INTERPRETATION, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF PH VALUE TO MATERIAL CONTAINED IN RAIN. A BIBLIOGRAP.1I, A
LIST OF OTHER PUBLICATIONS BY THE COMMISSION, AND A ROSTER OF COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE APPENDED.
GERMANY,FED HEP OF
PM(B)
"BASIC LEVEL OF SULFUR CONCENTRATION IN THE AIR 1967-1972." KOHBISSION ZUR
ERFORSCHUNG DEH LUFTVERUNREINIGUNG HITTEILONG XII
ROENICKE, G. AND D. KLOCKOW EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-38 ID* 02825A
ALSO ST
THIS BOOKLET IS ONE OF A SERIES BASED ON DATA COLLECTED OVER SEVERAL YEARS BY AN AIR
POLLUTION MONITORING NETWORK OPERATED BY THE COMMISSION FOR RESEARCH OF AIR POLLUTION OF THE
GERMAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. THE PRESENT PUBLICATION SURVEYS SULFUR CONCENTRATION IN THE AlH
OVER THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC FOR THE SPECIFIED YEARS. DATA WERE COLLECTED AT TWO STATIONS IN HEAVILY
POLLUTED AREAS, THREE STATIONS IN MODERATELY POLLUTED AREAS, AND TWO STATIONS WITH LITTLE
POLLUTION. THIRTEEN PAGES OF TABLES PRESENT MONTHLY MEANS FOR SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS AND FOB
SULFUR DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE VARIOUS MONITORED AREAS. SECTIONS OF THE PUBLICATION
CONTAIN: A DESCRIPTION OP THE MONITORING PROCESS, RESULTS, SULFUR CONCENTRATION AND PH VALUE OF
RAIN, AND SULFUR CONCENTRATION AND OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, ADDRESSES OP THE
COMPILERS, AND A LIST OF COMMISSION MEMBERS AND OP OTHER COMMISSION PUBLICATIONS ARE INCLUDED.
GRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT.
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AIR
POLAND
PH(B)
PAGE
"A GOVERNMENT PBOGRAH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTBCTION." SCINTEIA
CIOBANO, 6R EPA
ROMANIAN 06/08/75 PCS 5 IDf 02826A
ALSO SE, LRB AND PNA
*GENBRAL HATER
SPAIN
LR(A)
"AUGUST 9, 1974 DECREE NO. 3025 ON THE LIHITATION OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
CAOSED BY MOTOR VEHICLES." BOLETIN OF1CIAL DEL ESTADO, NO. 267
EPA
SPANISH 11/07/7<» PCS 22625-28 IDf 01133C
THIS DECREE, PROHOLGATED BY THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF PLANNING DEVELOPMENT, REGULATES THE CONTROL
OF AIR POLLOTIOH BY MOTOR VEHICLES IB ACCORDANCE KITH PROVISIONS OF THE 1972 LAW OH PHOTBCTION OF
THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT AGAINST POLLUTION. THIS DECREE ASSIGNS ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
AND SETS COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS. ANTECEDENTS
AND DEFINITIONS ARE EXPLAINED IN AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DECREE AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ARE SET
FORTH IN CHAPTERS ON: OBLIGATIONS, MEASURING DEVICES AND METHODS, TECHNICAL INSPECTION OF
VEHICLES, INFRACTIONS AND PENALTIES, AND MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE DECREE ALSO CONTAINS
PROVISIONS ALLOWING FOR THE NECESSARY REVISION OF STANDARDS IN THE FUTURE AND ABROGATES
CONTRASTING PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN EARLIER LAWS. THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR AMD INDUSTRY, AND
THE INTERNINISTERIAL COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT ARE EMPOWERED TO PROMULGATE COMPLEMENTARY
PROVISIONS NECESSARY FOR THE FURTHER REGULATION AND APPLICATION OF THIS DECREE.
SPAIN
LH(A)
"FEBRUARY 28, 1975 ORDER FOR APPLICATION OF THE AUGUST 9, 1974 DECREE 3025 ON
LIHITATION OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLES." BOLETIN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, NO. 59
EPA
SPANISH 03/10/75 PGS 4922 ID* 01133D
ALSO ST
THIS ORDER, PROMULGATED BY THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, FURTHER REGULATES THE CONTROL
OF AIR POLLUTION AS PRESCRIBED IN THE 1972 LAW ON PROTECTION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
AGAINST POLLUTION AND THE 1974 DECREE ON THE LIHITATION OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
THE ORDER REQUIRES ALL MOTOR DIESEL VEHICLES TO BE FITTED WITH A REINFORCED SEAL IN FUEL
INJECTION PUMPS BY OCTOBER 1975, SETS FORTH ADDITIONAL STANDARDS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR
MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION MEASURING DEVICES, AND DESIGNATES EMISSION TESTING LABORATORIES.
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AIR
SPAIN
LB(A)
"MARCH 20, 1975 DECREE HO. 795 PECULATING ARTICLE ELEVEN OP THE ATBOSPHERIC
PROTECTION LAW." BOLETIN OFICIAL DEL BSTADO, HO. 93
EPA
SPA8ISH 04/18/75 PGS B0^2-HH ID* 01133E
ALSO SE
THIS DECHEE, PROMULGATED BT THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE, REGULATES ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE
1972 LAW OH PROTECTION OF THE ATBOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT AGAINST POLLUTION, WHICH PROVIDES FOB INITIAL
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO SELECT INDUSTRIES IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. THE
BENEFITS OF THIS DECREE ARE TO BE EXTENDED TO CERTAIN INDUSTRIES OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES LOCATED
IB AREAS DECLARED POLLUTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND TO THOSE EXISTING ACTIVITIES UNDER OBLIGATION TO
INSTALL ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT OR TO TRANSFER OPERATIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR HAVING BEEN DECLARED
SOURCES OF POLLUTION BY THE GOVERNMENT. UPON MEETING CERTAIN CONDITIONS, INDUSTRIALISTS MAY
SOLICIT ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO FIGHT POLLUTION. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
HAY TAKE THE FORM OF LOANS, SUBSIDIES OR TAX INCENTIVES, THE AMOUNT OF WHICH IS COMPUTED BY THE
GOVERNMENT AT THE PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. THE DECREE ALSO PROVIDES FOR A SYSTEM OF
VIGILANCE AND REVOCATION OF BENEFITS WHERE NECESSARY.
SWEDEN
LH(A)
"JUNE 2, 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 293 ON STATE SUBSIDY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
MEASURES IN AGRICULTURAL AND GARDENING ENTERPRISES." SVBNSK FORFATTHINGSSAHLING
EPA
06/20/72 PGS 1-2 ID* 02760A
SWEDISH
ALSO SE
*WATER
NOISE
SWEDEN
PH(A)
"ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION ACT." STATENS NATORVARDSVKRK PUBLIKATION 1971:3
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 03/00/71 PGS 1-58 ID* 02776A
ALSO LRB
'GENERAL WATER
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AIR
SWEDEN
PB(A)
PAGE
SHPPLEHEHT TO ADVICE AHD INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO THE
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 02/00/73 PGS 1-5 ID* 02776B
ALSO LRB
*GENERAL WATER
SWEDEN
PB(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS PROCESSES IN THE
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1974:14
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/71 PGS 1-51 ID* 02795A
*WATEH NOISE SOLID HASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL PROCESSES IN
ASPHALT PLANTS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1974:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 01/00/74 PGS 1-70 ID* 02799A
WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNAL CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF POLLUTION IS
ASPHALT PLANTS AS WELL AS FOR MONITORING AND INSPECTION BY THE AUTHORITIES. CONTROL, MONITORING,
AND INSPECTION OF SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION ARE TREATED AT SOME LENGTH. AS PROBLEMS OF WATER
POLLUTION, NOISE DISTURBANCE, AND WASTE REMOVAL ARE NOT MAJOR, MONITORING PROGRAMS ARE TO BE
DEVELOPED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY MANAGEMENT AND AUTHORITIES. RATHER EXTENSIVE APPENDIXES
INCLUDE: 1) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ASPHALT PRODUCTION PROCESS AND DUST PHECIPITATOHS, 2)
METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF PARTICULAR EMISSIONS, AND 3) GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABLE
NOISE LEVELS.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"FOUNDRIES. FOLLOW-UP OF STATE GRANTS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES IN
INDUSTRY." STATENS NATURVARDSVEHK PHBLIKATION 1974:4
EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-63 ID* 02810A
ALSO SE
THIS PUBLICATION REVIEWS AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT EFFORTS IN FOUNDRIES SINCE STATE GRANTS FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDUSTRY SERE MADE AVAILABLE IN 1969. GRANTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED BY 40
FOUNDRIES. OF THOSE, APPROXIMATELY JO HAVE INSTALLED CLEANING EQUIPMENT IN CUPOLA FURNACES AND
ABOUT 25 HAVE PUT IN EQUIPMENT FOR AIR PURIFICATION IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS SAND PREPARATION
AND CLEANING AND FINISHING. TOTAL INVESTMENTS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN FOUNDRIES RECEIVING GRANTS
AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 18.5 MILLION SWEDISH KRONOR, OF WHICH 9.5 MILLION CAME FROM THE STATE.
SUBSEQUENT MEASUREMENTS INDICATE A REDUCTION IN PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM CUPOLA FURNACES OF
ABOUT 80 PERCENT AND FROM OTHER FOUNDRY DEPARTMENTS OF ABOUT 90 PERCENT. TOTAL REDUCTION IN
EMISSIONS WITH DUST COLLECTORS IS ABOUT 2300 TOHS PER YEAR. THE BOOK CONTAINS AN INITIAL SUHHARY
IN ENGLISH AND SWEDISH AS WELL AS NUMEROUS DIAGRAMS OF DUST COLLECTORS AND OTHER CLEANING
EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE ALSO TABLES DETAILING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF EQUIPMENT.
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AIR
USSR
PB(B)
"PERSPECTIVES OF PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONBENT FROM POLLUTION BY HEAVY
BETALLURGY ENTERPRISES." PERSPECTIVES OF TRANSFORBATION OF THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONBENT
ANDON«EV, S.H., V.S. GDR'EV AND n.L. KUTSYSHIN EPA
RDSSIAN 00/00/73 PG5 297-309 ID* 02758A
ALSO ST
HATER
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH AIR AND WATER PROTECTION BEASURBS UNDERTAKEN BY THE HEAVY BETALLBRGY
INDUSTRY 18 THE USSR. THE ALL-UNION SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PLANNING INSTITUTE
"CHERBETENERGOOCHISTKA" HAS WORKED OUT PLANS FOR PURIFYING EFFLUENTS DISCHARGED INTO WATER BODIES
BY HEAVY METALLURGY ENTERPRISES AND HAS DETERMINED THE COST OF SUCH MEASURES. THE INSTITUTE HAS
ALSO FORMULATED A COMPLEX PROGRAM OF DEPOLLUTION OF AIR AROUND HEAVY METALLURGY ENTERPRISES, WHICH
FORESEES COMPLETE DEPOLLUTIOH BY 2000 BY BEANS OF GAS-PURIFYING INSTALLATIONS AND NON-POLLUTING
TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES WHICH WOULD REDUCE TOXIC EMISSIONS. METHODS OF AIR AND WATER PURIFICATION
ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. THE ARTICLE FURTHER STATES THAT THE MINISTRY OF HEAVY METALLURGY
REQUIRES ENTERPRISES AND PLANNING INSTITUTES TO WORK OUT LONG-TERM PROGRAMS FOR DEPOLLUTION OF AIR
ABD WATER AND PROHIBITS THE PUTTING INTO OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT EFFECTIVE
'AIR AND WATER PURIFICATION FACILITIES.
USSR
PM(B)
"ON BEHALF OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCE." TEKHNICHBSKO DELO
BULGARIAN
ALSO SE
*GENERAL
05/24/75 PCS 3
EPA
IDf 0276UA
WATER
GENERAL
BRAZIL
PH(A)
SECRETAHIA ESPECIAL DO HEIO AHBIENTE: PROGRAHMA DE ACAO (SPECIAL SECRETARIAT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT: PROGRAM OF ACTION)
BRAZIL. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/74 PCS 1-11 IDI 02037L
ALSO PBB AND SE
THIS PAMPHLET DISCUSSES THE FUNCTIONS, STRUCTURE AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF THE SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SENA) IS BRAZIL. AS DEFINED IN LAW NO. 73.030 OF OCTOBER 30, 1973,
THE DUTIES OF SEMA ARE TO BE "ORIENTED TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND RATIONAL USE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES, WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES OF OTHER MINISTRIES." THE EFFICIENCY
OF SEBA»S OPERATIONS DEPENDS ON ITS COORDINATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. SEEKING AN EQUITABLE BALANCE
BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOBIC CONSIDERATIONS, SEMA COOPERATES WITH THE MANY NATIONAL, LOCAL,
INTERNATIONAL, AND AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN THE PAMPHLET. SENA IS ORGANIZED INTO THE
FOLLOWING DIVISIONS: PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT COORDINATING AGENCY, REMOTE MONITORING DIVISION,
POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DIVISION, AND ECOSYSTEMS PROTECTION DIVISION.
A CONSDLTIVE COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICE ALSO ASSIST SEMA.
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UENBRAL
BRAZIL
"SEHA HILL ADVISE PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT." O ESTADO DE SAO PAOLO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/13/75 PCS 19 ID» 02037M
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
ALTHOUGH DIRECTLY SUBORDINATE TO THE HINISTER OF INTERIOR, WILL NOT ACT IB AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO
THE PRESIDENTIAL PLANNING SECRETARIAT IN THE APPLICATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS TO PROJECTS AND PLANS
INVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE ARTICLE ALSO BENTIONS
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF SEMA, SUCH AS: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, THE COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS, PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, UPDATING REPORTS AND LISTS OF POLLUTING
AGENTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL HATTERS, AND TECHNICAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH 1
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BULGARIA "FDTDRE DEFENDERS OP HATORE." RABOTNICHESKO DELO '
IL1EV, ALEKSAND'R AND VIKTOR DONOV EPA
PB(A) BULGARIAN 05/25/75 PCS 3 IDf 0277UA
THIS ARTICLE DEALS BITH EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN BULGARIA CONCERNED WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT ORGANS ADMINISTERING ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. THE
CENTRAL BODY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS THE MINISTRY OF FORESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WHICH ORGANIZES AND DIRECTS ENVIRONMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF ALL CONCERNED GOVERNMENTAL
DEPARTMENTS. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OFFERING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS
THE RESEARCH AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES OF THE BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE WHICH INCLUDE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QOALITY STANDARDS.
CHINA,PEOPLES REP OF "'RED FLAG1 STRESSES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." CHINA NEWS SUMMARY, NO. 538
EPA
PM(A) ENGLISH 10/09/7H PGS 1-2 ID« 0281«»A
V
THIS DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS
BASED ON AN ARTICLE WHICH ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN "RED FLAG," AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT STRESSES THAT THE COUNTRY MUST BE PROTECTED FROM
POLLUTION ARISING FROM WASTE GASES, WASl'EWJTER AND SLAG, BUT THAT AT THE SAME TIME STATE
PRODUCTION PLANS MUST ALSO BE FULFILLED OR OVERFULFILLED. PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IS PARTICULARLY EMPHASIZED AS WELL AS THE PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURE IN THE
FACE OF ENCROACHING INDUSTRIALIZATION. METHODS RECOMMENDED FOR LIMITING POLLUTION ARE: THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL CITIES IN WHICH POLLUTION COULD BE MORE EASILY CONTROLLED; THE INCORPORATION
OF ANilPOLLUTION EQUIPMENT INTO PLANT STRUCTURES; EXPLOITING AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES
CORRECTLY AND RATIONALLY; AND MOBILIZING THE PEOPLE TO EXPOSE PROBLEMS AND WORK OUT MEASURES TO
PREVENT AND ELIMINATE POLLUTION.
DENMARK "DEPARTMENTAL CIRCULAR ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW." NYT FRA
MILJOSTYRELSEN, 7-71
DENMARK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA
LR(B) DANISH 05/15/74 PGS 1-13 IDf 01742H
ALSO PMB
THIS CIRCULAR, ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IS INTENDED FOR THE INFORMATION OF
MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1973 ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION LAW. CHAPTER 1 DISCUSSES THE BACKGROUND OF THE LAW AND LISTS OTHER LESS COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. CHAPTER 2 ENUMERATES THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LAW'S
IMPLEMENTATION AND DISCUSSES THEIR FUNCTIONS. CHAPTER 3 PRESENTS A BRIEF ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE
SURVEY OF THE LAW'S PROVISIONS. CHAPTER t DEALS WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
MADE UNDER THE LAW, SPECIFYING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FORM IN WHICH THEY ARE TO BR MADE AND THE BANNER
IN WHICH AFFECTED PARTIES ARE TO BE NOTIFIED, WHILE CHAPTER 5 DEALS EXTENSIVELY WITH COMPLAINTS
LODGED AGAINST SUCH DECISIONS. CHAPTER 6 CONSIDERS QUESTIONS INVOLVING THE ASSUMPTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES BY THE AUTHORITIES SPECIFIED IN THE LAW, AND CHAPTER 7 DISCUSSES
THE ROLE OF DANISH AUTHORITIES WITH REGARD TO THE 197U NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONVENTION.
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EEC '/
SE( )
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10
"EEC WANTS POLLUTERS TO PAT." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
FRENCH
ALSO SWITZERLAND
04/16/74 PCS 5
EPA
ID« 02790A
THIS ARTICLE DISCOSSES THE EEC COMMUNICATION WHICH HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED TO THE SWISS FEDERAL
COUNCIL CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE "POLLUTER-PAYS" PRINCIPLE WITHIN THE FRAHEWOHK OF THE
COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLE, ALL INDIVIDUALS OR
LEGAL ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION HOST BEAR THE COST OF THE MEASURES
REQUIRED TO PUT AN END TO THIS POLLUTION OR REDUCE IT TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. APPLICATION OF THE
PRINCIPLE THEREFORE NECESSITATES THE PRIOR DETERMINATION OF AN OPTIMAL LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PURITI AS WELL AS THE DETERMINATION OF AN ACTUAL POLLUTER AND THE DEGREE OF POLLUTION FOR WHICH
HE IS RESPONSIBLE. WHEN POLLUTION OCCURS AS A RESULT OF PRODUCTION THE COSTS OF ABATEMENT CAN BE
ASCRIBED TO THE PRODUCER, BUT WHEN POLLUTION RESULTS FROM THE CONSUMPTION OF THESE PRODUCTS,
EXPENSES MUST BE ASCRIBED TO THE CONSUMERS. EXCEPTIONS BASED ON ECONOMIC OR TECHNICAL
CONSIDERATIONS ARE FORESEEN IN THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"COLLECTION OF TEXTS OF LAWS IN FORCE. PROTECTION MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR." UHWELTGESETZE 1
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PCS 1-84 ID! 02805A
ALSO LRB
AIR WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
THE FIRST HALF OF THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS THE TEXTS OF SIX ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PASSED FROM 1970
TO 1974. THE REPRINTED IAWS, CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN
THE FF.DEHAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, ARE: "THE APRIL 12, 1972 THIRTIETH LAW AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION
(ARTICLE 74 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)"; "THE MARCH 30, 1971 LAW ON THE PROTECTION AGAINST
AIRCRAFT NOISES"; "THE JUNE 7, 1972 LAW ON THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES"; AND "THE MARCH 15, 1974
FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW." THE SECOND HALF OF THE PUBLICATION LISTS IN TABULAR FORM ALL PRESENT AND
PROJECTED LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND OTHER MEASURES FALLING UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL
INTERIOR MINISTRY. EACH ENTRY INCLUDES THE TITLE OF THE MEASURE, BIREFLY INDICATES ITS CONTENTS,
AND GIVES ITS STATUS AS OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(A)
"THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING." DMWELTBRIEF, NO. 2
SERBANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL HINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 11/08/73 PCS 1-16 ID* 0279UA
THIS BOOKLET DISCUSSES THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING (UMPLIS:
UNWELTPLA8UNGSINFORMATIONSSYSTEH) PROJECTED BY THE FEDERAL HINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. OMPLIS IS TO
ACT AS A COORDINATING SYSTEM, COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION HEEDED BY ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNERS IN BOTH THE PDBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THE BOOKLET DISCUSSES IN THREE MAJOR SECTIONS:
1) THE NEED FOH SOCH AN INFORMATIONAL SYSTEM, 2) STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF DHPLIS, AND 3) STAGES OF
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE SYSTEM WOULD EVENTUALLY FORM PART OF THE NEW FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT
OFFICE. IN TEN SUBSECTIONS, UHPLIS WOULD STORE GUIDES TO: INSTITUTIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
(LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES), ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, STANDARDS AND THRESHHOLDS, LAWS BEARING ON THE
ENVIRONMENT, EVALUATIONS AND SYSTEMS ANALYSES, MEASURING AND MONITORING STATIONS, ONGOING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, CRISIS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION
PROCEDURES. A DIAGRAM OF THE PLASHED SYSTEM IS INCLUDED.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"SUMMARY OF THE EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMEHT 197t OF THE EXPERT COUNCIL
FOH ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS." DMWELTBRIBF NO. 5
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/12/7I» PGS 1-58 ID# 02800A
ALSO SE
THIS PUBLICATION SUMMARIZES THE 360-PAGE "EXPERT OPINION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 1974." IT
DESCRIBES THE STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT AND DISCUSSES GENERAL GOALS OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
SEPARATE SECTIONS APPROACH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FROM ECOLOGICAL-TECHNICAL AND SOCIOPOLITICAL
POINTS OF VIEW. ECOLOGICAL-TECHNICAL SECTIONS DEAL WITH PROBLEMS OF AIR, WATER, FOODSTUFFS, NOISE,
SOLID HASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS, AS WELL AS WITH PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE LANDSCAPE,
LAND-USE AND CITY PLANNING, AND ENERGY MATTERS. SECTIONS ON SOCIOPOLITICAL APPROACHES TO
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CONSIDER INSTRUMENTS FOR ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS, COSTS, LEGAL
PROBLEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE TRANSNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
SUMMARIZED IN AN APPENDIX ARE HORB SPECIALIZED SECTIONS DEALING WITH: THE FORMAL APPROACH TO THE
ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES; AND THE ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
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12
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( )
"THE POLLUTER PATS PRINCIPLE. POSSIBILITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION." mmELTBRIEF. NO. 1
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 10/26/73 PGS 1-17 IDt 02B01A
THIS BOOKLET, PREPARED BY AN INTERHINISTERIAL WORK GROOP CHAIRED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE
INTERIOR, DISCUSSES POSSIBILITIES OF IMPLEMENTING THE "POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE." THE TERM IS USED
HERE TO REFER TO ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR THE POLLUTER AND IS NOT TO BE INTERPRETED AS
LEGAL MONETARY LIABILITY. TO QUANTIFY COSTS, NORMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ARE NECESSARY, AHU
POLLUTERS ARE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE OF ACHIEVING QUALITY NORMS. INSTRUMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
MENTIONED ARE: PROCEDDRAL NORMS, PRODUCT NORMS, INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS, AND
FEES. FEES ARE INTENDED TO ELIMINATE ANY ADVANTAGE POLLUTERS GAIN FROM FAILING TO TAKE PREVENTIVE
MEASURES. THE BOOKLET CONTAINS CRITERIA FOR THE CHOICE OF THE VARIOUS IMPLEHENTIVE INSTRUMENTS
AND DISDCSSES EFFECTIVE COMBINATIONS OF INSTRUMENTS. ALSO TREATED ARE INSTANCES IN WHICH
EXCEPTIONS TO THE "POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE" MAY BE MADE AND THE EFFECT OF THE PRINCIPLt ON
INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
GREAT BRITAIN
PB(A)
REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1974
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-63
ALSO PUB
EPA
ID* 02777A
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE
BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. PART I COMMENTS ON SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL
CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND CLOSELY ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS.
PART II, ALTHOUGH NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LISTING, CITES THE MAIN PROJECTS FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS
RESPONSIBLE IN THE AREAS OF PLANNING AMD TRANSPORTATION, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION AND RESOURCES, AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. ALSO CONTAINED IN PART II ARE
TABLES PROVIDING INFORMATION ON EXPECTED TRENDS OF EXPENDITURE, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, AND ANALYSIS
OF GROSS EXPENDITURE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. PART III OF THE REPORT LISTS APPENDICES
CONTAINING BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION.
MEXICO
SE( )
"BENIGN LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE COUNTRY."
EL NACIONAL
EPA
SPANISH 05/04/75 PGS 10 IDf 02780A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT MEXICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROVIDE
SUBSIDIES OF UP TO 100 PERCENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT IN MEXICAN
INDUSTRIES AND ALSO FACILITATE ACTIONS AGAINST POLLUTION SOURCES BY INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS.
HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO A MEMBER OP THE TECHNICAL COUNCIL OF THE SUBSECHETAHIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT, NEITHER INDUSTRY NOR THE PUBLIC HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THESE LAWS. THE ARTICLE
FURTHER EXPLAINS THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO A LARGE RANGE OF SOCIOECONOH1C
PROBLEMS AND MUST BE CONSIDERED IN THAT CONTEXT.
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GENERAL
NEW ZEALAND
LR(B)
NEW ZEALAND
PM(A)
"THE NATIONAL WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY WILL REQUIRE IMPACT
STATEMENTS." SOIL AND WATER
EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/74 PGS 17-18 ID* 02787A
ALSO PMB
WATER
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE SYSTEM AND FORMAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
TO BE REQUIRED OF ALL PROJECTS SPONSORED FULLY OR IN PART BY THE NATIONAL WATER AND SOIL
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OF NEW ZEALAND. THE REQUIREMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT
REPORTS IS A RESULT OF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH DELINEATES
PROCEDURES FOR PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORTING. THIS POLICY AFFECTS THE WORK OF ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE PROJECTS FUNDED
BY THE GOVERNMENT AND ALL ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CONTROLLED OR LICENSED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE
REQUIRED IMPACT STATEMENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN LIGHT OF THE JURISDICTION EXERCISED BY THE NATIONAL
WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY, AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR IMPACT REPORTING WITHIN THE
AUTHORITY ARE SET FORTH.
"CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT." SOIL AND WATER
NORMAN, BOB EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/73 PGS 16-19 ID* 02786A
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE RECENT HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL AND THE CABINET
COMMITTEE FOB THE ENVIRONMENT ARE CITED AS WELL AS THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AS THE SUPPORTIVE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ARTICLE ALSO DISCUSSES THE
SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTING TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
AND EVENTUALLY WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY. FOR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY,
THE SPONSORING AGENCY OF ANY PROJECT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING AND PREPARING THE NECESSARY
IMPACT REPORTS. THIS TYPE OF REPORTING IS ALSO INTENDED TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN
THOSE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY.
NEW ZEALAND
SE( )
"EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECREATIONAL FACTORS."
STEVENSON, BILL
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 19-21
SOIL AND WATER
EPA
ID* 02788A
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PRINCIPAL APPROACHES APPLICABLE IN NEW ZEALAND FOR
DETERMINING THE VALUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND/OR RECREATIONAL FACTORS THAT WOULD BE LOST OR REDUCED
IN DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES. ONE METHOD FOR EVALUATING THESE FACTORS IS THE MEASUREMENT OF
PUBLIC OPINION FAVORING PRESERVATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL OR RECREATIONAL VALUES AT THE EXPENSE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OTHER TECHNIQUES WHICH ARE USED ARE ALTERNATIVE COST EVALUATION AND
USERS' GROSS EXPENDITURE. THESE TWO TECHNIQUES ATTEMPT TO MEASURE THE HONEY VALUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
OH RECREATIONAL FACTORS AS WEIGHED AGAINST THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF ANY DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY.
THESE EVALUATING TECHNIQUES SERVE IN THE FORMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS, WHICH, IN
TURN, ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF ANY DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY. TOGETHER, THE
IMPACT REPORT AND THE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT WILL INSURE THAT BOTH THE ECOLOGISTS* AND THE
ECONOMISTS' VALUES ARE GIVEN EQUAL CONSIDERATION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES.
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NICARAGUA
PH(A)
POLAND
P"(B)
"GOALS OP ASSOCIATION FOR DEFENSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT EXPLAINED." TRANSLATIONS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
KNGLISH 04/22/74 PCS 12 1DI 02804A
THIS BRIEF ARTICLE REPORTS THAT OIKOS, A CENTRAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY AND DEFENSE
OP THE ENVIRONMENT, IS NOW OPERATING IN NICARAGUA. THE ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED WITH THE
PARTICIPATION OF LABOR, STUDENT AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN THE PUBLIC AND TO STUDY AND COLLECT INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS. THE OIKOS PLAN COVERS ALL CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND CONSIDERS NICARAGUA AN
EXPERIMENTAL COUNTRY. (THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE ORIGINAL OF THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE NICARAGUAN
NEWSPAPER "EL CHONISTA," ON MARCH 31, 1974.)
"A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SCINTEIA
CIOBANU, GH EPA
ROMANIAN 06/08/75 PCS 5 IDI 02826A
ALSO SE, LRB AND PMA
WATER AIR
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES PRESENTLY BEING CARRIED OUT IN POLAND,
MAINLY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF LOCAL ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. AS PART
OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM FORMULATED BY THE POLISH GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND UNTIL 1990,
FIVE BILLION ZLOTY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED IN THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR POLLUTION CONTROL - TWICE
THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR PLAN. THIS HONEY IS TO BE USED PRIMARILY FOR AIR
AND WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT AND RESEARCH IN THE REDUCTION OF HARMFUL EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL
WASTES. IN ADDITION, A SERIES OF LEGISLATIVE ACTS IS BEING FORMULATED TO PROVIDE THE JURIDICAL
FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO DISCOURAGE THE OCCURRENCE OF POLLUTION. LAST YEAR THE DIET ADOPTED A WATER
LAW REQUIRING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES TO INSTALL WASTE PURIFICATION FACILITIES.
ROMANIA
LR(B)
•PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - THE DUTY OF EVERY CITIZEN." SCINTEIA
IONESCU, SABIN EPA
ROMANIAN 05/07/75 PGS 2 ID* 01371F
ALSO PHB
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE«S COMMITTEE OF THE
DISTRICT OF HUNEDOARA IN ROMANIA, PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW (NO. 9 OF
1973), WHICH STATES THAT PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES ARE TO ADOPT MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH CENTRAL ORGANS. THE HUNEDOARA COMMITTEE,
INCLUDING 5 SPECIALIZED SUBCOMMITTEES AND H LOCAL SUBCOMMITTEES, HAS TAKEN INVENTORY OF ALL
SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND HAS ESTABLISHED MEASURES TO REDUCE AND GRADUALLY ELIMINATE POLLUTION.
TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS, THE COMMITTEE EMPLOYS THE SERVICES OF DISTRICT SANITARY OFFICES, THE STATE
INSPECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DISTRICT OFFICIALS FOR WATER ECONOMY, AND OTHER
AUTHORITIES. THE DISTRICT MILITIA CONDUCTS INSPECTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF POLLUTION CONTROL
REGULATIONS. THE DISTRICT WILL SPEND OVER 3.5 BILLION LEI FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DURING THE
PERIOD 1975-1960.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
PH(B)
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SWEDEN. ENVIRONMENT."
AIRGRAM. AMEHBASST STOCKHOLH, NO. A-87
UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ENGLISH 03/28/75 PGS 1-8
ALSO SE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
EPA
ID! 027,62A
THIS AIRGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
BOARD (NEPB), DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND INFORMATIONAL EFFORTS OF THE SWEDISH
GOVERNMENT, ITEMIZES ASPECTS OF NEPB'S RESEARCH BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973/7H, AND LISTS NEPB'S
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALL ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES IN FISCAL 1971/75, ALONG WITH BUDGET REQUESTS
FOR FISCAL 1975/76. NEPB ALLOCATED FUNDS TO RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE AREAS, LISTED
IS ORDER OF PRIORITY: WATER MANAGEMENT, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND PESTICIDES, NATURE CONSERVANCY,
AIR PROTECTION AND NOISE ABATEMENT, AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGY. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE SWEDEN'S INTERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR RESEARCH, THE NATION'S MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AGAINST
POLLUTION OF THE OCEANS TO WHICH SWEDEN IS A PARTY. A FINAL SECTION DEALS WITH U.S.-SWEDISH
RELATIONS.
"SHAKING THE INSTITUTIONS IN SWEDEN." ENVIRONMENT, VOL. 16
LDNDQVIST, LENNART J. EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/7U PGS 27-35 IDt 02775A
ALSO SE AND LRB
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN
SWEDEN. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1969 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT AND ITS PURSUANT ORDINANCE IS
DISCUSSED AT SOME LENGTH. GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY COOPERATIVE EFFORTS ARE EMPHASIZED. A SYSTtM OF
CONTACT PERSONS HAS DEVELOPED IN BDCH OF INDUSTRY TO DEAL WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
DOARD AND OTHER PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES, AND IN 1969 WORK GROUPS COMPOSED OP GOVERNMENT AND
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES WORKED OUT AIR EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS STATIONARY SOURCES.
SUBSIDIES TO OLDER INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL INSTALLATIONS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE PERIOD PRO1
1969 TO 197H ARE DISCUSSED. NEW INDUSTRY IS REQUIRED TO PAY ITS OWN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
COSTS. DEMANDS FOR CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM FROM SOME PRIVATE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE MENTIONED.
SWEDEN
PH(A)
"ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION ACT." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLICATION 1971:3
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 03/00/71 PGS 1-58 IDl 02776A .
ALSO LRB I
AIR WATER
THIS PUBLICATION IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE UNIFORM SUPERVISION OF SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS ON THE
PART OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AND TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. THK NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD, COUNTY AUTHORITIES AND MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
OVERSEEING ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. SELF-MONITORING BY POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS IS
IMPORTANT. THE PUBLICATION PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXAMINATION AND
H£N1TOBING OF POLLUTION SOURCES AND FOR RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING. THE RESPONSIBILITIES AMD
RIGHTS OF THE SEVERAL SUPERVISORY BODIES UNDER THE ENV1RONHENT PROTECTION ACT AND THE PUBLIC
HEALTH STATUTE ARE DETAILED. ATTACHMENTS LIST PERTINKNT LAWS, REGULATIONS AND LITERATURE. SAMPLE
FORMS FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ARK INCLUDED. CHARTS EXPLAIN WHICH AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIKLE
FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF MONITORING AMD WTUCH AGENCIES RECEIVE COPIES OF THEIR REPORTS. THE
INFORMATION IS TO BE REGARDED AS PROVISIONAL AND WILL BE REVISED AFTER CURRENT STUDIES.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
PH(A)
SUPPLEMENT TO ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO THE
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 02/00/73 PCS 1-5 IDt 02776B
ALSO LRB
AIR WATER
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS CERTAIN REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN
PUBLICATION 1971:3 OP THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. THE MAJOR CHANGE IS THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT MONITORING AND SUPERVISION PROGRAMS FOR POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS BE DEVELOPED
AT AN EARLIER STAGE OP THE APPROVAL PROCEDURE POB SUCH INSTALLATIONS. THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
SECTIONS OP COUNTY ADMINISTRATIONS ARE EBPOWERED TO APPROVE SUCH PROGRAMS DRAPTED BT THE
ESTABLISHMENTS THEMSELVES. NEW PROVISIONS ARE ALSO ADDED REGARDING: SUPERVISION OP INSTALLATIONS
RECEIVING GRANTS UNDER NEW LEGISLATION POR STATE SUBSIDIES TO PURIFICATION PLANTS; SUBSIDIES TO
INDUSTRY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES; AND STATE SUPPORT FOR PROCESSING OF SOLID WASTE.
THE SECTION ON EXAMINATION HAS ALSO BEEN REVISED. THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVISIONAL, PENDING
RESULTS OP CURRENT STUDIES.
SWEDEN
SE(
"INCREASED SUPPORT OP OUR BASIC FOODSTUFPS." SVBNSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 01/11/75 PGS 19 IDt 02779A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THE PLANNED BUDGET POR THE MINISTRY OP AGRICULTURE POR THE
COMING FISCAL YEAH. EXPENDITURES POR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD, SUBORDINATE TO
THIS MINISTRY, ARE INCLUDED. THE BOARD'S PRODUCT CONTROL BUREAU WILL RECEIVE ONE MILLION SWEDISH
KRONOH FOR CONTROL OF PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SUMS APPROPRIATED FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH WILL BE INCREASED BY THREE MILLION SWKR TO A TOTAL OF 26.7 MILLION. THE
AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO SUBSIDIES FOR MUNICIPAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION IS TO REMAIN AT 130 MILLION SWKH.
HEAVY STATE INVESTMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN HADE IN THIS AREA, SO THAT ONLY ONE PERCENT OP ALL
RESIDENCES ARE NOW ROT CONNECTED TO A PURIFICATION PLANT. SUBSIDIES TO INDUSTRY POR ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION MEASURES, GRANTED SINCE 1969, WILL CEASE THIS YEAR, AND RESIDUAL FUNDS IN THIS AREA
WILL BE DIVERTED TO SUPPORT OF SOLID WASTE TREATMENT ENDEAVORS. SOLID WASTE TREATMENT RESEARCH
WILL RECEIVE INCREASED PONDING OP THREE MILLION SWKR.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
SE( )
SWITZERLAND
PB(B)
"COOPERATIVE ENVIHONBBNTAL PROTECTION GIVES POSITIVE RESOLTS." JOURNAL OF THE
FEDERATION OF SWEDISH INDUSTRIES. SPECIAL ISSUE ON INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
HELHERSON, BO EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/70 PGS 11-13 IDt 02791A
THIS ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERATION OF SWEDISH INDUSTRIES, CITES EXAMPLES
OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SWEDISH INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT ENVIRONBENTAL AUTHORITIES. SPECIAL JOINT
COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD (NEPB) AND COHPOSED OF INDUSTRY
AND GOVERNHENT REPRESENTATIVES DEVELOPED GUIDELINES FOR EMISSION OF CERTAIN AIR POLLUTANTS FROH
VARIOUS BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY. MANY FIRBS HAVE APPOINTED ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS TO BAINTAIN CONTACT
WITH NEPB AND OTHER GOVERNHENT ENVIRONHENT AGENCIES. INFORBAL COOPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNHENT,
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DETERGENT INDUSTRY, AND SCIENTISTS BROUGHT ABOUT AGREEBENT BY THE INDUSTRY
TO REDUCE THE PHOSPHATE CONTENT OF DETERGENTS SOLD IN SWEDEN. BERCDRY EFFLUENTS WERE CUT 95
PERCENT BY THE ALKALI-CHLORINE INDUSTRY AFTER CONSULTATION WITH NEPB AND THE SWEDISH WATER AND AIR
POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY. THE LATTER BODY IS FUNDED HALF BY INDUSTRY AND HALF BY GOVERNMENT.
RBCHERCHES SUR L•EBVIRONNBBENT EN SDISSE (ENVIRONBENTAL RESEARCH IN
SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL BNVIRONBENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE EPA
FRENCH* 12/00/7U PGS 1-412 ID* 02759A
*ALSO GERBAN
THESE TWO COBPLEHENTAHY PUBLICATIONS OF THE SWISS FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONBENTAL PROTECTION
PRESENT AN INVENTORY OF ALL ENVIRONBENTALLY RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS WBICH HAVE BEEN, OH ARE
BEING, CONDUCTED IN SWITZERLAND. THE INVENTORY WHICH WAS COBPILED BY THE SWISS ASSOCIATION FOR
RESEARCH OS THE ENVIHOBBENT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO ASSIST ITS
ENVIRONBENTAL OFFICE IN THE DBVELOPBENT OF LEGISLATION AND IN THE IBPLEBENTATION OF ADOPTED
REGULATIONS. CONTAINED IN THE FIRST VOLUBE ARE AN INTRODUCTION AND INDEX TO THE CATALOG OF
RESEARCH WHICH ITSELF CONSTITUTES THE SECOND VOLDBE. A THEMATIC APPROACH IS EMPLOYED IN THE
PRESENTATION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING THEM.
USSR
LR(B)
"ENVIRONBENTAL POLLUTION BSD PHOBLEBS OF HYGIENE."
KHOTKOV., F. G.
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 63-69
ALSO PMB
WATER
PRIRODA, NO. 5
EPA
ID! 0282HA
THIS ARTICLE, DEALING WITH SEVERAL ASPECTS OF WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION, HIGHLIGHTS
POLLUTION CONTROL BEASURES IN THE USSR. ACCORDING TO SOVIET LAWS ON THE PROTECTION OP NATURE, LAND
AND WATER LEGISLATION AND HEALTH PROTECTION LEGISLATION, ENTERPRISES UTILIZING NATURAL RESOURCES
ARE OBLIGATED TO DERIVE MAXIMUM USAGE FROM RAW MATERIALS AND FUEL AND TO INSTALL PURIFICATION
FACILITIES FOR NON-USABLE WASTES. POLLUTERS ARE PENALIZED BY FINES AND/OR IMPRISONMENT; FOR
EXAMPLE, THE DISCHARGE INTO WATER BODIES OF SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO LIVING RESOURCES IS PUNISHABLE BY
A FINE OF DP TO 20,000 RUBLES AND fi PRISON TERM OF UP TO FIVE YEARS, AS SET FORTH IN THE "DECREE ON
STRENGTHENING RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTH OH TO
LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA." IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMITS HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR U20 SUBSTANCES DISCHARGED BY INDUSTRY INTO WATER BODIES.
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GENERAL
USSR
PM{B)
USSR
SE( )
"ON BEHALF OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCE." TBKHNICHESKO DELO
BULGARIAN
ALSO SE
AIB
05/24/75 PGS 3
EPA
ID« 02764A
WATER
THIS ARTICLE NOTES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN THE DSSR. THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT IS
CURRENTLY SPENDING 1,800,000,000 RUBLES ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO LABGE
CAPITAL INVESTBENTS BT INDUSTRY-BELATED MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTBENTS. WITH REGARD TO AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL, 150 STANDARDS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PERBISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIBITS IN THE AIH
OF CERTAIN CHEBICAL SUBSTANCES. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BEASDRES ARE ALSO BRIEFLY NOTED.
"TEH BILLION RUBLES FOE ENVIHONHENTAL PROTECTION." OTECHESTVEN GLAS
EPA
BULGARIAN 04/30/75 PGS 2 IDt 02766A
ALSO PBB
WATER
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS ENVIRONHENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS IN THE DSSR, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD
TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. IT IS NOTED THAT EVERY TENTH RUBLE INVESTED IN THE DSSR THIS YEAR
WILL GO TOWARD ENVIRONBENTAL PROTECTION, TOTALLING 10 BILLION RUBLES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE
1975 NATIONAL BUDGET CONTAINS A SECTION SOLELY DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONHENT AND
THE RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESODRCES. IT IS PLANNED THAT BT 1980 NO POLLUTED WATER WILL FLOW
INTO THE VOLGA OR URAL RIVERS. DURING THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN, 550 PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS
WILL BE BUILT ALONG THE SHORES OF THE VOLGA AND URAL RIVERS. IN ADDITION, THOUSANDS OF OTHER
PURIFICATION COMPLEXES WILL BK BUILT IN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES NEAR OTHER RIVERS.
ZAIRE
"ENVIRONBENT AND EQUIPMENT." TRANSLATIONS ON ENVIRONHENTAL QUALITY, NO. 53
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 09/12/74 PGS 2-5 IDt 02763A
ZAIRE'S RAPID INDUSTRAL1ZATION HAS CREATED A CONCERN FOR ENVIRONHENTAL PROTECTION WHICH HAS
RESULTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURE (INCN).
THIS ARTICLE, TRANSLATED FROB THE FRENCH-LANGUAGE PUBLICATION "ZAIRE," DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE
INSTITUTE WITHIN THB CONTEXT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. CREATED ON AUGUST 22,
1969 BY A PRESIDENTIAL DECREE, THE INCN IS CHARGED WITH THE EXECUTION OF STUDIES OR RESEARCH ON
PROBLEHS OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONHENT SUCH AS DEFORESTATION, WATER AND AIH POLLUTION, ECOLOGICAL
ALTERATION OF THE LAND AND EROSION. THE INCN IS FURTHER EMPOWERED TO GIVE OUT DETAILED
INFORMATION ON ALL PROJECTS INVOLVING INDUSTRIALIZATION OR LAND AND WATER USE CAPABLE OP IHPROVING
OR DABAGING THB HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.
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LAND DSE
BRAZIL
LR (B)
BOISE
GERMANY,FED HBP OF
LR(A)
"AREAS COULD RECEIVE ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/14/75 PGS 13 IDt 02821A
ALSO PHB
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS OH A PROJECT OF THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT TO TRANSFORf! REGIONS OF GREAT TOURISTIC VALUE INTO PROTECTED ECOLOGICAL AREAS IN WHICH
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SKYSCRAPERS AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS WOULD BE PROHIBITED AND WHICH WOULD SERVE AS
FOREST AND ANIMAL RESERVES. SINCE THESE AREAS ARE OWNED BY PRIVATE CITIZENS, THEY DIFFER FROM THE
ECOLOGICAL STATIONS WHICH ARE LANDS EXPROPRIATED AND ADHINISTERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. INDIVIDUAL
OWNERS OF LAND IN PROTECTED AREAS WOULD BS ABLE TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS CATTLE
RAISING WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT LAND VALUE WOULD NOT BE DECREASED BY LOCAL INDUSTRIALIZATION OB
URBANIZATION.
"COLLECTION OF TEXTS OF LAWS IN FORCE. PROTECTION MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR." UDWELTGESETZE I
GERMANY,FED REP OP. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-84 ID* 02805A
ALSO LRB
'GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"JUNE 2, 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 293 ON STATE SUBSIDY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
MEASURES IN AGRICULTURAL AND GARDENING ENTERPRISES." SVENSK FORFATTNIHGSSANLING
EPA
06/20/72 PGS 1-2 ID* '02760A
SWEDISH
ALSO SE
*WATER
AIR
SWEDEN
PB(B)
RIKTVARDEN FOR EXTERN! INDUSTRIBULLER (SUGGESTED VALUES FOR EXTERNAL
INDUSTRY NOISE). PUBLIKATION 1973:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-19 ID* 02792A
THESE GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED TO ASSIST INDUSTRIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEEDING PERMITS OR
EXEHPTION CERTIFICATES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, IN TAKING NOISE PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
BASED ON INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN RECOMMENDATIONS, THE GUIDELINES ARE PROVISIONAL AND ARE TO BE
TRIED OUT FOR THREE YEARS, AFTER WHICH BORE PRECISE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY APPLY TO
ALL SORTS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES AND TO HEATING PLANTS, WORKSHOPS, SERVICE INSTALLATIONS AND
WAREHOUSES. THE FOLLOWING NOISE LEVELS IN DECIBEL A ARE RECOMMENDED FOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS:
DAY (7 A.M. TO 6 P.M.), 50; EVENING (6 P.M. TO 10 P.M.), SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS, 45; AND NIGHT
(10 P.M. UNTIL 7 A.M.), 40. CORRESPONDING LEVELS PRESCRIBED FOR RECREATIONAL AREAS ARE 40, 35 AND
35. THE PUBLICATION DESCRIBES THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING BQUIPHBNT, POINTS OF HEADINGS,
MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS, PROCEDURES, AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEASUREMENT. APPENDED IS A SUMMARY OF
NOISE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED AUTHORITIES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT.
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SWEDEN
PB(B)
PAKE
20
"INSTRUCTIONS TOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS PROCESSES IN THE
PBTROLEUB INDOSTRI." STATENS NATORVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1974:14
SWEDES. NATIONAL ENVIHONBENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/74 PGS 1-51 IDf 02795A
*WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONHBHTALLY HARMFUL PROCESSES IN
ASPHALT PLANTS." STATENS HATURVARDSVEBK PDBLIKATION 1974:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 01/00/74 PGS 1-70 IDl 02799A
*AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
USSR
PB(B)
PESTICIDES
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"PROGNOSIS FOR REDUCING CITY NOISE."
MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT
OSIPOV, G. L., ET AL.
RUSSIAN 00/00/73 PGS
ALSO LRB
PERSPECTIVES OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE
368-388
IDf
EPA
02767A
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH NOISE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN CITIES OF THE USSR. DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
ARE THE EXCESSIVE NOISE LEVELS IN CITIES AND THEIR SOURCES AND THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF NOISE
POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO NOISE PROBLEMS ARE PRESENTED, INCLUDING WAYS TO
REDUCE CITY TRAFFIC. NOISE CONTROL STANDARDS ARE PROVIDED IN THE "DECEMBER 18, 1970 SANITARY
NORMS FOR PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND NEAR HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION," ISSUED BY 1'HB MINISTRY OF HEALTH. ACCORDING TO THESE STANDARDS, THE DESIRABLE
NOISE LEVEL IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS WAS DETERMINED TO BE 30-40 DB(A).
"PESTICIDES REQUIRE CORRECT USE." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/08/75 PGS 35 ID# 02820A
ALSO SE AND PMB
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, NATIONAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES IN BRAZIL HAVE
EMPHASIZED THE POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE FROM PESTICIDE MISUSE, ESPECIALLY SINCE FUTURE
PESTICIDE USK IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE. STRICTER GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF PESTICIDES IS NECESSARY AS
WELL AS EDUCATION OF PESTICIDE USERS. ADMITTING A LACK OP SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL TO ENFORCE
EXISTING PESTICIDE LAWS, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PRESENTLY ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL PESTICIDE USE
THROUGH ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, BUT THIS IS NOT TOTALLY SUCCESSFUL. THE
NECESSAKY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN PESTICIDE CONTROL IS ALSO LACKING. THE PRINCIPAL PRESSURE FOR
ENSURING PROPER PESTICIDE USE IS KNOWLEDGE THAT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF
PESTICIDE RESIDUES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE FOR SALE ON THE FOREIGN MARKET. AT PRESENT, THIS FOREIGN
COMMERCIAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IS THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS1 PRINCIPAL
HOPE OF ENFORCING PROPER PESTICIDE USE.
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BRAZIL
PH(B)
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21
"GOVERHBEHT WILL CONTROL PESTICIDES." O BSTADO DE SAO PAOLO
EPA
PORTDGDESE 05/01/75 PCS 24 IDf 02808A
ALSO LRB
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OP AGRICULTURE INTENDS TO ESTABLISH
IH THE PRINCIPAL CAPITAL CITIES OP BRAZIL NINE LABORATORIES EQUIPPED TO ANALYZE THE QUALITY OF
PESTICIDES IN USE AND THE PESTICIDE RESIDUE CONTENTS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. THE GOVERNMENT MILL
USE DATA COLLECTED FROM THESE LABORATORIES AS A BASIS FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES.
THE MINISTRY HILL ALSO KEEP A REGISTER OF INDUSTRIES INVOLVED IN PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING
PESTICIDES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO VITALIZE EXISTING LAWS ON THE CONTROL OF PESTICIDES.
THE ARTICLE ALSO CONSIDERS SOME OF THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS WHICH CAN OCCUR IH NATURE AND
ULTIMATELY IN MAN AS A RESULT OF PESTICIDE RESIDUE.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
SOLID HASTE
FRANCE
LR(B)
•PROGRAM WILL CONTROL APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/17/75 PCS U» IDf 02817A
ALSO LRB AND SE
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON HUHSN HEALTH AND ON THE ENVIRONMENT
CAUSED BY THE USE OF PESTICIDES IN BRAZIL. THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, IN COOPERATION
WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEFENSIVE PRODUCTS, IS PRESENTLY DEVELOPING A
PROGRAM TO EVOLVE CRITERIA FOR CONTROLLING AND TESTING PESTICIDES AND TO REDUCE THE INCREASING
DAMAGE TO HERLTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSED BY THEIR USE. SIHILAR NEWS ARTICLES IN A LATER
ISSUE OF THIS NEWSPAPER (06/01/75, P.26) ESPBASIZE THE DANGERS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN BRAZIL
AND DISCUSS PROPOSALS SET FORTH IN A PROGRAM TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL USE OF PESTICIDES. THE POSSIBLE
TOTAL BAN OF DDT AND OTHER DANGEROUS PESTICIDES IS CITED. THE ARTICLES ALSO DISCUSS THE STRICT
CONTROL OF PESTICIDES IN THE HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WHERE HIGH PRODUCE QUALITY STANDARDS HAVE
PREVENTED THE IMPORT OF BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY TREATED WITH
PESTICIDES.
"THE FIGHT AGAINST WASTES." LE MONDE
FRENCH
ALSO SE
05/09/75 PGS 6
EPA
IDI 02793A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON ADOPTION BY THE FRENCH SENATE OF A BILL DEALING WITH THE ELIMINATION OF
WASTES AND THE RECOVERY OF RAW MATERIALS. THE BILL, WHICH IS BASED ON THE "POLLUTER PAYS"
PRINCIPLE, PROVIDES FOR THE TAXATION OF WASTE PRODUCERS, THUS ENSURING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE
FINANCING OF WASTE DISPOSAL. ANOTHER PROVISION OF THE BILL HAKES MUNICIPALITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE COLLECTION AND APPROPRIATE ELIMINATION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTES. THE BILL FURTHER PROVIDES FOR THE
CREATION OF A NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF WASTES, WHICH WOULD FUNCTION PRIMARILY AS AN
INSTRUMENT OF ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL STIMULATION.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
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"COLLECTION OF TEXTS OF LAWS IN FOFCE. PROTECTION MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR." UBWELTGESETZE I
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/00/71 PGS 1-84 IDt 02805A
ALSO LRB
*GENEBAL AIR WATER NOISE
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"JOSE 2, 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 280 ON STATE SUPPORT FOR WASTE TREATMENT."
SVENSK FORFATTNIHGSSAHLING
EPA
SWEDISH 06/20/72 PGS 1-2 IDt 02761A
ALSO SE
THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES STATE SUPPORT FOR 1) INSTALLATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF WASTES, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF INSTALLATIONS SOLELY FOR RESIDENTIAL WASTES, IF THE INSTALLATION SERVES THE GENERAL
PUBLIC WELFARE AND 2) COSTS OF STORAGE OF CHEMICAL OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS WASTES FOR
AN INDEFINITE OR STIPULATED PERIOD OF TIME. TREATMENT IS DEFINED AS CONVERSION, DESTRUCTION OR
FINAL DEPOSIT OF WASTES. SUPPORT FOR WASTE TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENTS IS TO TAKE THE FORM OF
SUBSIDIES UP TO 50 PERCENT OF COSTS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND RELATED DEVICES. THE SIZE OF THE
SUBSIDY IS TO BE BASED ON THE NATURE OF HANDLED WASTES AND THE VALUE OF RECOVERED SUBSTANCES.
GRANTS WILL NOT BE HADE TO ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAY BE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY PROFITABLE WITHOUT
AIDi. AID FOR STORAGE OF CHEMICAL OR DANGEROUS WASTES IS TO ASSUME THE FORM OF STATE GUARANTEES
FOR EXPERIENCED LOSSES. APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD AND
DECISIONS ARE TO BE HADE BY THE GOVERNMENT.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS PROCESSES IN THE
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATIOH 1974:1*
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/74 PGS 1-51 ID* 02795A
*WATER AIR NOISE
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SWEDEN
PM(B)
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"INSTRUCTIONS POR THE CONTROL OF ENVIROHBENTALLT HARMFUL PROCESSES IN
ASPHALT PLANTS." STATENS NATURVAHDSVEHK PUBLIKATION 197U:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 01/00/74 PCS 1-70 ID# 02799A
*AIR WATER NOISE
RATER
ALBANIA
PH(B)
"BEASDHES TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION." TRANSLATIONS
OH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, NO. 77
U.S. JOIBT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/28/75 PGS 1-3 IDI 02765A
ALSO LRB
AIR
THIS ARTICLE, TRANSLATED FROB THE ALBANIAN-LANGUAGE PUBLICATION "TIRANA SHBNDBTI," DESCRIBES
ALBANIAN EFFORTS TO CONTROL POLLUTION RESULTING FROB INCREASING INDUSTRIALIZATION. THE CHIEF
ENVIRONBENTAL LEGISLATION IS THE 1973 "LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FROB POLLUTION,"
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH COMMISSIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAVE BEEH SET UP IN
MINISTRIES, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES AND AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES.
REGULATIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRIES. IB
ADDITION, NEB PLANTS BUILT UNDER THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN ARE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL
WASTE-PURIFYING INSTALLATIONS. WATER PURIFICATION PROCESSES EMPLOYED IN SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES AND
TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
IT IS STRESSED THROUGHOUT THAT ALBANIAN EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD UTILIZING PURIFICATION MEASURES
WHICH EXTRACT FROM BOTH WASTE GASES AND EFFLUENTS THOSE COMPONENTS WHICH ARE OF ECONOMIC VALUE.
BELGIUM
PB(B)
"MR. DE SABGER TO HOLLAND: WATER SOON TO BE CLEAN IN TERNEUZEN." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 04/25/75 PGS 2 ID# 02778A
A BELGIUM-DUTCH CONFERENCE ON THE PROBLEM OF POLLUTION IN THE GAND-TERNEDZEN CANAL HAS RESULTED
IN THE ADOPTION OF NEW BELGIAN CONTROL BBASURES DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE NEW WATER
PURIFICATION PROJECT, HERE SUMMARIZED BY THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PROVIDES FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL AERATION
INSTALLATION TO BE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIHITY TO THE DUTCH BORDER. THE BINISTEB FURTHER STATED
THAT BELGIAN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO A SIMILAR FRENCH PURIFICATION PROJECT WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION.
PRESENT ANNUAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES OF TWO BILLION FRANCS ALLOCATED FOR THESE PROJECTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE INCREASED BY THE START OF 1976.
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HATER
BRAZIL
LR (B)
BRAZIL
PH(A)
"POISONING BY MERCURY. LIMITS FOR THE POLLOTANT ESTABLISHED." 0 ESTADO DE
SAO PADLO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 01/19/75 PCS 17 ID* 02803A
ALSO LRA
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPRINTS THE REGULATION PROHULGATED BI THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OP THE ENVIRONMENT (SENA) SETTING FORTH LIMITS FOR MERCURY POLLUTION, BASED ON
STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THE 1973 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY. ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION, TOTAL MERCURY CONCENTRATION IS NOT TO EXCEED 0.10
niCROGRAHS PER LITER IN MARINE WATERS OR 2.0 MICROGHAHS PER LITER IN PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES. THE
REGULATION ALSO BAKES CONTHAVENOHS LIABLE TO PENAL ACTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW. THE REGULATION
APPLIES TO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY BUT WAS SPARKED BY SUSPICIONS OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN ONE AREA
OF THE COUNTRY AS A RESULT OF AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. '
"SUDENS SENDS STUDY TO WHO ON POLLUTION IN THE NORTHWEST." CORREIO BHASILIENSE
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/17/75 PGS 2/7 ID* 02783A
ALSO PMB
AIR GENERAL
PHIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SUPERINTENDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE
NORTHEAST HAS SENT A STODT ON POLLUTION IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF BRAZIL TO WHO IN THE HOPE
OF OBTAINING TECHNICAL AID TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. THE REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
REPRESENTS ONE FACET OF THE PROGRAM TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
THE NORTHEAST AND THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BOTP AGENCIES OF THE MINISTRY OF
INTERIOR) TO STUDY AND RESOLVE ENVIRONHENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE NORTHEAST, THE POOREST REGION OF
THE COUNTRY. ONGOING PLANS TO COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF
SEWAGE NETWORKS, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND POLLUTION-FREE INDUSTRIES. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL
AGENCIES ARE ALSO SLATED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS EFFORT AS WELL AS IN PROGRAMS INITIATED
UNDER THE SECOND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"SEHA WILL SEE IF THE ENTIRE BAY IS POLLUTED." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/12/75 PGS 5 ID* 02785A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CITES A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND TWO
STATE GOVERNMENTS TO EFFECT MEASUREMENTS OF MERCURY POLLUTION IN THE BAY OF SALVADOR (STATE OF
BAHIA) AND TO FORMULATE SHORT RANGE, MEDIUM RANGE, AND LONG RANGE PLANS TO DEAL WITH THE MERCURY
PROBLEM. INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT ARE ONE TECHNICIAN EACH FROM THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) AND FROM THE BASIC SANITATION COMPANY OF THE STATE OF SAO PAULO (CBTESB), WHO
HILL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF THE STATE OF BAHIA.
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PB(B)
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25
"BAHIA REDUCES CONTAMINATION." 0 BSTADO DE SAO PAOLO
PORTUGUESE
ALSO SE AND LRB
05/15/75 PCS 26
EPA
IDt 02803B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS THE ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS
INVESTIGATING THE CONTAMINATION B* MERCURY OF TODOS OS SANTOS BAY IS SALVADOR, BRAZIL. THE
SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY COMMISSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AGENCIES OF THE STATES OF BAHIA AND SAO PAOLO ARE COOPERATING IN EFFORTS TO MEASURE LEVELS OF
MERCURY CONTAMINATION, TO MINIMIZE ITS HAHHFOL EFFECTS, TO CONTROL MERCURY-CONTAINING INDUSTRIAL
DISCHARGES, AND TO FORMULATE PLANS FOR FUTURE ACTION. OTHER RECENT ISSUES OF THIS NEWSPAPER
CONTAIN SIMILAR ARTICLES REPORTING ON ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THESE AGENCIES IN COMBATING MERCURY
CONTAMINATION OF THE BAY. SUCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PLANNING FOR THE RELOCATION OF CERTAIN
INDUSTRIES, AND FILLING IB PORTIONS OF THE BAY TO PREVENT DREDGING FOR POSSIBLY CONTAHIHATBD
SHELLFISH. THE SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECT OF THE LATTER HOVE ON THE 300,000 PERSONS WHO DERIVE
SUSTENANCE FROM THE SEA IN THIS BEGION IS UNDER EXAMINATION.
BULGARIA
PM(B)
"FOR A CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT." RABOTNICHESKO DELO
EPA
BULGARIAN 05/28/75 PGS 2 IDf 02773A
•GENERAL AIR
CANADA
LR (B)
"MOT'S PROPOSED RULES FOR SEWAGE ARE COMPROMISE."
ROSE, FREDERICK
FRENCH 02/25/75 PGS 1
MONTREAL GAZETTE
EPA
IDf 027821
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT'S PROPOSED REGULATIONS COVERING
SEWAGE DISPOSAL BY SHIPS OPERATING IN CANADIAN HATERS. IF ENACTED, THESE HEW PROPOSALS WOULD
PERMIT DISPOSAL OF TREATED SEWAGE IN CERTAIN WATERS OR CONTAINMENT OF ALL WASTES FOR LATER
DISPOSAL ASHORE. CRITICS OF THE PRESENTLY UNREGULATED DISPOSAL POLICY HAVE LONG DEMANDED A
COMPLETE BAN ON DUMPING, WHILE SHIPOWNERS VIEW THIS APPROACH AS IMPRACTICAL AND EXPENSIVE. THE
HEW PROPOSALS OFFER A COMPROMISE POSITION, PERBITTING THE DISCHARGE OP TREATED SEWAGE BY SHIPS
WHEN HORE THAN ONE MILE FROM SHOHE OH MORE THAB ONE HALF BILE FHOH FRESH WATER INTAKES. IN
ADDITION, AS NOW PROPOSED, ALL VESSELS OPERATING IN CANADIAN WATERS OP THE GREAT LAKES AND ST.
LAWRBHCE SEAWAY WOULD HAVE ON BOARD A CONTAINMENT DEVICE OB SUITABLE APPROVED TREATMENT DEVICE
WITHIN TWO YEARS FHOH THE PROMULGATION DATE OF THE REGULATIONS FOR NEW SHIPS AHD WITHIN FIVE
YEARS FOR EXISTING VESSELS.
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WATER
CANADA
LB(A)
CANADA
SE( )
PROPOSED REGULATIONS RESPECTING PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE GREAT LAKES
WATERS BY SEWAGE FROM SBIPS
CANADA. HINISTRY OF TRANSPORT EPA
ENGLISH 01/31/75 PGS 1-12 ID# 02811A
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT WHICH, IF
PASSED, WILL PROSCRIBE THE DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED SEWAGE BY SHIPS OTHER THAN PLEASURE CRAFTS ASD
ESTABLISH STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABILITY FOR TREATED EFFLUENTS. RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISCHARGE OF SUCH
TREATED EFFLUENTS PROHIBIT THEIR DISCHARGE WITHIN A ONE MILE LIMIT FROM THE NEAREST LAND OR WITHIN
» ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS OF A POTABLE FRESH WATER INTAKE. INCLUDED IN THE REGULATIONS ARE PROVISIONS
COVERING THE APPROVAL PROCEDURES AND INSTALLATION OF SUITABLE SANITATION DEVICES AS WELL AS THE1H
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
"ENVIRONMENT CANADA EXTENDS THE POLLUTION CONTROL INCENTIVE PROGRAM."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 04/01/75 PGS 1 ID« 02796A
AIR
THIS NEWS RELEASE FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA REPORTS A TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE ACCELERATED
CAPITAL COST ALLOWANCE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES A TAX INCENTIVE TO ENCOURAGE THE INSTALLATION OF
POLLUTION ABATEMENT FACILITIES IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. UNDER THE ACCA PROGRAM, k 100
PERCENT TAX WRITE-OFF IS PERMITTED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AIR OR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENT. THE TAX WRITE-OFF ALSO APPLIES TO FIRMS PROVIDING POLLUTION CONTROL SERVICES.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
PH(B)
"PROTECTION OF CLEANLINESS OF WATER." RUDE PRAVO
CZECH 05/17/75 PGS 1, 2
EPA
ID* 02816A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES WITH REGARD TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA. STRICT CONTROL MEASURES, SUCH AS THE STATE WATER ECONOMY INSPECTION, ARE
DETECTING MORE AND MORE CASES OF SEVERE WATER POLLUTION IN THE COUNTRY. PENALTIES IMPOSED ON
POLLUTERS RANGE FROM ORDERS TO IMPROVE WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT TO FINES REACHING SEVERAL
MILLION KORUNA.
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DENMARK
PM(B)
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27
•HYDROLOGICAL HAPPING AND ITS POSSIBLE USES."
NO. 14-1974
ANDERSEN, SVEND AND MORTEN OLESEN
DANISH 12/03/74 PGS 1-24
NTT FRA MILJOSTYRBLSBN,
IDf
EPA
02813A
THIS POBLICATION DEALS WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE HYDROLOGICAL HAPPING BEING PERFORHED IN
DENMARK IN PURSUIT OF THE 1973 WATER SUPPLY LAW AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. INITIAL
SECTIONS DISCUSS GENERAL ASPECTS OF HYDROLOGICAL HAPPING AND ITS MEANING FOR WATER SUPPLY
PLANNING. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A CONSIDERATION OP THE POSSIBILITIES FOR EMPLOYING HYDROLOGICAL
HAPS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE 1973 ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION LAW, THE LAW ON DISPOSAL OF OILY AND CHEMICAL WASTES, THE LAW ON NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL PLANNING, AND VARIOUS REGULATIONS DEALING WITH WASTEWATER DISPOSAL. THE FINAL SECTION
CONTAINS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH HYDROLOGICAL MAPPING.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"COLLECTION OF TEXTS OP LAWS IN FORCE. PROTECTION MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR." UMWELTGESETZE I
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/00/74 PGS 1-84 IDt 02805A
ALSO LRB
^GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
GERBANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"FISH ARE TO BE REGULARLY MONITORED FOR MERCURY." FRANKFURTER ALLGEHEINE
ZKITDNG
EPA
GEHI1AN 02/25/75 PGS 7 IDf 02806A
ALSO PMB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS TWO WEST GERMAN EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM LARGE QUANTITIES OF
HERCURY IN FISH. A PROPOSED "ORDINANCE REGARDING THE MAXIMUM QUANTITIES OP MERCURY IN FISH,
CRUSTACEANS, SHELL FISH AND HOLLUSKS" HAS BEEN RETURNED BY THE FEDERAL COUNCIL TO THE HEALTH
MINISTRY FOR SIGNATURE. THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT, HOWEVER, SINCE THE FEDERAL COUNCIL VERSION OF
THE ORDINANCE SETS AN OVERALL MAXIMUM MERCURY CONTENT PER KILOGRAM FRESH FISH FLESH OF 1.0 MG.
THE HEALTH MINISTRY DRAFT HAD CALLED FOR 1.0 HG/KG IN "PROBLEM FISH," SUCH AS TUNA, SALMON, SHARK,
EE-L, STURGEON, AND PIKE, AND 0.7 MG/KG IN OTHER FISH (MUSSELS, CRABS, SHRIHP) . THE ARTICLE STATES
THAT SUCH NATIONS AS SWEDEN AND FINLAND OBSERVE THE 1.0 MG/KG HERCURY LIMIT. A SECOND H8ASORE, TO
CONTROL FISH MERCURY-CONTENT IS A STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR REGULARLY MONITORING MERCURY IN FISH
CATCHES DEVELOPED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE FEDERAL FISHERIES
RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN HAMBURG.
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WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PH(B)
WASCfflUTTEL - GEWAESSEHSCHUTZ (WASHING AGENTS - WATER PROTECTION)
GBRttAN,FED HEP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GEBBAN 00/00/73 PGS 1-181 ID* 02802A
THIS BOOKLET REPRESENTS A RECORD OF HEARINGS HELD BT THE FEDERAL HIHISTRI OF THE INTERIOR ON
FEBRUARY 26 AND 27, 1973, DORING PREPARATION OF A NEW DETERGENT LAW CONFORMING TO EUROPEAN
COMMISSION GUIDELINES. IT TAKES THE FORM OF REPORTS GIVEN BY EXPERTS IN PERTINENT FIELDS, FOLLOWED
BY DISCUSSION. SUBJECT GROUPS CONSIDERED AHE: WATER EDTROPHICATION (CHARACTERISTICS AND CAUSES,
EFFECTED BODIES OF WATER, RESULTS); WASHING AND CLEANING AGENTS (COMPOSITION, HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
COMPONENTS, DEMANDS OF WATER MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ON WASHING/CLEANING AGENTS); AND POSSIBLE
MEASURES TO COMBAT EUTROPHICATION (CLARIFICATION POSSIBILITIES, MEASURES BY THE PRODUCERS OF
WASHING AND CLEANING AGEHTS, MEASURES BY WATER PROVISION PERSONNEL). THE MEASURES SUGGESTED TO
COMBAT EUTROPBICATION ARE COMPARED FROM ECOLOGICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC POINTS OF VIEW.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PH(B)
DHWELTSCHUTZ IN BADBN-WDERTTEMBERG: WASSER (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
IN BADBN-WDERTTBMBERG: WATER)
BADBN-WUERTTEHBERG. MINISTRY OF FOOD.,
GERMAN 00/00/73 PGS
ALSO SB
..ENVIRONMENT
1-17
ID*
EPA
02827*
THIS BROCHURE, DEALING WITH WATER POLLUTION, IS ONE OF A SERIES PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF
FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE STATE OF BADBN-WUERTTEHBERG TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE
NATURE, CAUSES AND HAZARDS OF POLLUTION. MAJOR GOALS OF WATER MANAGEMENT IN BADEN-WUERTTEHBERG
ARE PROVISION OF PURE DRINKING WATER AND SEWAGE PURIFICATION. THE INTENTION IS TO ACHIEVE WATER
QUALITY CLASS II (MODERATELY POLLUTED) INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE. THE BROCHURE DESCRIBES WATER SOURCES
(GROUND WATER, SPRING WATER, SURFACE WATER), DRINKING WATER PREPARATION, AND POLLUTION SOURCES
(SEWAGE, PHOSPHATES, BIOCIDES, THERMAL WATER, PETROLEUM, SOLID WASTE AND RADIOACTIVITY). THE
DEGREE OF POLLUTION IN MAJOR RIVERS IN THE STATE IS CHARACTERIZED WITH AID OF A DIAGRAM. TYPES
AND FUNCTIONING OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS ARE DESCRIBED, ALONG WITH AN INDICATION OF THE COST
OF SUCH PLANTS. SECTIONS ALSO TREAT THE SYSTEM OF WATER QUALITY SUPERVISION IN THE STATE AND
THE DANGERS OF POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRY. FLOOD PROGRAMS ARE MENTIONED.
INTERNATIONAL
PH(B)
"BALTIC - TRANQUIL SEA."
HIKULANKA, KRYSTYRA
POLISH
TRYBUNA LUDD
05/27/75 PGS 7
EPA
ID* 0278UA
THIS ARTICLE, DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN HATTERS CONCERNING THE BALTIC SEA,
HIGHLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES TAKEN WITH REGARD TO THE BALTIC WATERS.
AT A CONFERENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE BALTIC SEA IN SEPTEMBER 1973 IN GDANSK, POLAND, AN
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION WAS DRAWN UP WHICH ESTABLISHED A FOUNDATION FOR REGULATIONS FOR
CHECKING THE BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION OF THE SEA AND FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FISH RESOURCES. THIS
WAS FOLLOWED BY AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF BALTIC WATERS AGAINST POLLUTION
SIGNED IN HELSINKI IN MARCH 1974.
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
PM(A)
JAPAN
LR(B)
OKHRANA VODNYKH RESURSOV - PROBLEHA SOVREHENNOSTI (THE PROTECTION OF WATER
RESOURCES - A CONTEMPORARY PHOBLBB)
KUTYRIN, I.H. AND YU P. BELICHBNKO EPA
ROSSIAH 00/00/7* PGS 1-101 IDI 02798A
ALSO LRB AND PHB
THIS BOOKLET, DEALING WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WORLDWIDE WATER USAGE AHD POLLUTION CONTROL,
CONTAINS A CHAPTER ON GOVERNMENTAL BEASURES WHICH OUTLINES WATER PROTECTION LEGISLATION
AND NOTES NATIONAL ORGANS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANAGEHENT OF WATER PROBLEMS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES. THE
COUNTRIBS DISCUSSED ARE POLAND, THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, GREAT BRITAIN, THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, FRANCE, THE OHITED STATES, AND THE USSR. THE USSR IS DEALT WITH IN
DETAIL, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT ORGANS OF WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER LEGISLATION, WATER
POLLUTION MONITORING, WATER QUALITY STANDARDS, AND PENALTIES IMPOSED ON POLLUTERS. THE ROLES OF
VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CONTROLLING WATER POLLUTION ARE D1SCDSSED IN A SUBSEQUENT
CHAPTER.
"COMPENSATION HINGES ON RED TIDE PROBE." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 06/07/75 PGS 2 IDi 02781A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE POSSIBLE OBLIGATION OF THE JAPANESE MITSUBISHI OIL
COMPANY TO COMPENSATE JAPANESE FISHERMEN IF EVIDENCE PROVES THAT AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM ONE OF THE
COMPANY'S REFINERIES IN KURASHI WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RED TIDE WHICH OCCURED LATE IN 1971 IN
THB INLAND SBA. THE DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF THE JAPANESE FISHERY AGENCY REPORTED
ON A PROBE INTO THB HATTER BEFORE THE LOWER HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POLLUTION AND THB
ENVIRONMENT. CONCERNING THE REOPENING OF THE REFINERY IN QUESTION, THE DIRECTOR STATED THAT
THE BAN COULD BE LEGALLY LIFTED BY THE KURASHIKB MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, BUT DUE TO THB SERIOUS
DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE LEAKAGE, THB CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WOULD PRESSURE THB MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE REFINERY BEFORE AUTHORIZING ITS REOPENING.
MEXICO
LH(A)
"AGREEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION." SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO,
VOL. 16, NO. H
EPA
SPANISH 08/00/74 PGS 667 IDt 02819A
THIS ARTICLE REPRINTS THE DECREE BY WHICH THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES ITS ADHERENCE TO
THB "INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON THE PREVENTION OP MARINE POLLUTION BY WASTE DISCHARGES AND OTHER
SUBSTANCES OF 1972." THB DECREE WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT LUIS ECHBVERRIA ON DECEMBER 13, 1973 AND
WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THB MEXICAN OFFICIAL GAZETTE ' (DIARIO OFICIAL) ON MAY 27, 1974.
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WATER
HEXICO
PH(B)
"WASTEWATER WILL BE UTILIZED IN INDUSTRIES IB THE STATE OF MEXICO."
EL NACIONAL
EPA
SPANISH OQ/18/75 PCS 9 ID* 02789A
ALSO SB
THIS SHORT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT BECAUSE POLLUTION HAS LED TO A SCARCITY OF POTABLE
WATER IB THE GREATER HEXICO CITY AREA, THE INDUSTRIALISTS OF THIS REGION HAVE INFORMED THE
SECRETARY OF WATER RESOURCES OF THEIR AGREEMENT TO DSE AND REUSE WASTF.WATERS FOR THEIR INDUSTRIAL
PROCESSES, THEREBY LIBERATING BORE WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND USE.
NEW ZEALAND
LR(B)
"THE NATIONAL WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY WILL REQUIRE IMPACT
STATEMENTS." SOIL AND WATER
EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/74 PGS 17-18 ID* 02787A
ALSO PMB
*GE HER AL
NEW ZEALAND
LR(B)
"COLIFORMS AND WATER QUALITY LEGISLATION.
CARRIE, M.S.
ENGLISH 12/00/73 PGS 20-23
ALSO SE
SOIL AND WATER
IDt
EPA
02797A
THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINS THE BASIS FOR THE EXISTING COLIFORB STANDARDS IN NEW ZEALAND«S WATER
QUALITY LEGISLATION AND COMMENTS 08 THE COHTROVERSY ARISING OVER THE VAGUENESS OR EXCESSIVE
TOLERANCE OF THESE STANDARDS. CITING UNSUCCESSFUL BRITISH AND AMERICAN EXPERIENCES IN SETTING
FORTH COLIFOHM STANDARDS, THE AUTHOR EMPHASIZES THAT THE LACK OF APPROPRIATE DEFINITIONS AND
METHODS OF ENUMERATING COLIFORMS HAKES MEANINGFUL STANDARDS IMPOSSIBLE TO SPECIFY. WITHOUT THE
PROPER METHODS AND DEFINITIONS, THE STRENGTHENING OF COLIFORH STANDARDS IN WATER QUALITY
REGULATIONS, AS ADVOCATED BY MANY, WOULD IMPOSE UNNECESSARY HARDSHIPS ON THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE TO
CONFORM TO SUCH STANDARDS AND WOULD IN FACT BE UNENFORCEABLE. FOR THIS REASON THE AUTHOR
FAVORS THE EXISTING REGULATIONS ON COLIFORH STANDARDS, WHICH ARE OPEN TO A WIDER RANGE OF
INTERPRETATION AND SUBJECT TO A MORE SELECTIVE TYPE OF ENFORCEHBNT.
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WATER
NEW ZEALAND
SE( )
"WASTE DISPOSAL - ITS LEGALITY AND PRACTICALITY.
SHAH, R. S.
ENGLISH 03/00/74 PGS 10-13
ALSO LRB
SOIL AND WATER
EPA
IDf 00617C
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1967 SOIL AMD WATER CONSERVATION ACT. THE
AUTHOR STRESSES THAT THE BAIN INTENTION OF THE ACT IS TO PROMOTE THE BENEFICIAL OSE OF NATURAL
WATER AND TO PREVENT AND ABATE ABUSES LEADING TO WATER POLLUTION. HE POINTS OUT, HOWEVER, THAT
WATER BOARDS, IN ISSUING PERMITS FOR EFFLUENT DISCHARGES UNDER THE ACT, HAVE OVERSTEPPED THEIR
AUTHORITY BY SETTING CONDITIONS WHICH OFTEN GIVE THE ECONOMIC ABILITY OF DISCHARGERS TO PURIFY
WASTES PRECEDENCE OVER THE NEED TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY. HE ARGUES THAT, SINCE WASTE PRODUCERS
ARE LEGALLY THE OWNERS OF THEIR WASTES, THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DISPOSAL; THEREFORE,
DESPITE PRESENT PRACTICE, IT IS NOT THE FUNCTION OF WATER BOARDS TO ASSIST WASTE PRODUCERS IN
DEVELOPING WASTE DISPOSAL SCHEMES OR TO GIVE THEM EXEMPTIONS BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF PROPER
WASTE DISPOSAL. EMPHASIZING THE OVERALL BENEFITS OF PURE WATER MAINTENANCE, THE AUTHOR URGES
GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS TO "THINK CLEAN FROM THE BEGINNING" IN HANDLING WASTE DISPOSAL PROBLEMS.
POLAND
PH(B)
"A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SCINTEIA
CIOBANU, GH EPA
ROMANIAN 06/08/75 PGS 5 ID* 02826A
ALSO SE, LRB AND PHA
^GENERAL AIR
ROMANIA
PM(B)
"WATER AND SOME NECESSARY CLARIFICATIONS IN THE ATTITUDE OF AN ENTERPRISE WITH
REGARD TO LEGAL OBLIGATIONS." SCINTEIA
PLAIESD, AL EPA
ROMANIAN 06/06/75 PGS 4 ID* 02807A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE, CONCERNING WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN ROMANIA, DESCRIBES INDIVIDUAL WATER
PURIFICATION FACILITIES IN OPERATION AT SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS
NOTED THAT THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS HUNDREDS OP MILLIONS OF LEI ANNUALLY FOR WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL MEASURES. A BRIEF SECTION ON ENFORCEMENT OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS STATES
THAT TRIBUNALS INTERVENE IN CASES OF DANGEROUS VIOLATIONS, IMPOSING FINES ON VIOLATORS.
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HATER
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B)
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"WATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION: SUMMARY OF RELATED LAWS. " ENVIRONMENT RSA,
VOL. 2, NO. 2
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPT. OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PCS 4-5 IDi 02815A
THIS CHART PRESENTS BRIEF SUBMARIBS OF THE FOLLOWING SOUTH AFRICAN LAWS DEALING WITH WATER
POLLUTION CONTROL: THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1973; THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT OF 1951;
THE FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT OF 1972; AND THE MINES AND WORKS ACT OF 1956.
FOR EACH PIECE OF LEGISLATION THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS GIVEN: AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
COVERED, THE GOVERNMEHT DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND PENALTIES. ALSO LISTED
IS THE NON-LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE "GUIDE TO THE USE OF PESTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES IH SOUTH AFRICA"
(1973).
"JUNE 2, 1972 ORDINANCE NO. 293 ON STATE SUBSIDY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
MEASURES IN AGRICULTURAL AND GARDENING ENTERPRISES." SVENSK FOHFATTNINGSSAMLING
EPA
06/20/72 PGS 1-2 IDf 02760A
SWEDISH
ALSO SB
AIR
NOISE
THIS ORDINANCE STIPULATES THAT STATE SUBSIDIES MAY BE GRANTED FOR MEASURES TO REDUCE AIR,
WATER OR NOISE POLLUTION IN INSTALLATIONS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING PURPOSES. THE GKANTS
HAY BE USED FOR THOSE MEASURES FOUND ENVIRONMENTALLY NECESSARY BY THE NATIONAL FRANCHISE BOARD,
THE STATE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD, A COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, OR A MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMITTEE. THE GRANT MAY EQUAL UP TO 25 PERCENT OF COSTS FOR THE MEASURE, BUT NOT LESS THAN 1,000
SWEDISH KRONOR. SUBSIDIES ARE TO BE GIVEN INSTALLATIONS OR PARTS OF INSTALLATIONS WHICH BEGAN
OPERATION PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1972 AND WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OPERATION LONG ENOUGH TO
RENDER COSTS JUSTIFIABLE. THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT IS TO AGREE TO COMPLETE WORK WITHIN A GIVEN
TIME PERIOD, TO OBSERVE STIPULATIONS REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORK MADE BY THE GRANTING
AUTHORITY, AND TO ADHERE TO OTHER CONDITIONS SET BY THE AUTHORITY. THE ORDINANCE IS TO REMAIN IN
FORCE FROM JULY 1, 1972 TO JUNE 30, 1977. THE AGRICULTURAL BOARD HAY SET FURTHER STIPULATIONS.
SWEDEN
PH(A)
"ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION ACT." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1971:3
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 03/00/71 PGS 1-58 IDf 02776A
ALSO LRB
^GENERAL AIR
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WATER
SWEDEN
PM(A)
PAGE
33
SUPPLEMENT TO ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO THE
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 02/00/73 PCS 1-5 IDt 02776B
ALSO LRB
^GENERAL AIR
SWEDEN
PH(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OP ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS PROCESSES IN THE
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." STATENS NATURVARDSVBRK PUBLIKATION 1974:14
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/74 PCS 1-51 ID# 02795A
AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
THE INITIAL SECTION OP THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTROL
AND MONITORING OF POLLUTION PURSUANT TO THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT. IN SUCCEEDING SEPARATE
SECTIONS, THE PARTICULAR WATER AND AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ARE DESCRIBED.
PROGRAMS FOR INTERNAL MONITORING AND SUPERVISION AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL ARE OUTLINED, AS WELL AS
PREREQUISITES FOR INSPECTION BY THE AUTHORITIES. IN THE CASE OP WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, SPECIAL
SECTIONS D'ISCDSS INTERNAL MONITORING AND OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF RECEIVING WATERS. FOR AIR
POLLUTION PROBLEMS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXAMINATION OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ARE INCLUDED. OTHER
SECTIONS DEAL BRIEFLY WITH PROBLEMS OF NOISE AND WASTE DISPOSAL APPLIED TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.
THREE APPENDIXES CONTAIN: TECHNIQUES FOR WATER SAMPLING, PARAMETERS FOR DETERMINATION OF NOISE
NUISANCE, AND A LISTING OF OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL PROCESSES IN
ASPHALT PLANTS." STATENS NATDRVAHDSVERK PDBLIKATION 1971:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 01/00/74 PCS 1-70 IDf 02799A
*AIH NOISE SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"SEWAGE PURIFICATION - SEWAGE SITUATION IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS AS OF
JANUARY 1, 1974." STATENS NATDRVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1974:6
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-15 IDf 02818A
THIS BOOKLET PRESENTS IN TABULAR AND GRAPHIC FORM A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF
SEWAGE PURIFICATION IN BUILT-UP AREAS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1974. IT REPORTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT
THE PROPORTION OF RESIDENTS OF DENSELY POPULATED AREAS SERVED BY PURIFICATION PLANTS WITH GREATER
THAN SLUDGE SEPARATION INCREASED DURING 1973 FROM 81 TO 88 PERCENT. CURRENTLY 49 PERCENT OF THE
POPULATION IN BUILT-UP AREAS ARE SERVED BY CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL-CHEMICAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION,
NEARLY DOUBLE THE PERCENTAGE (26 PERCENT) AS OF JANUARY 1, 1973. THE NUMBER OF AREAS NOT SERVED
BY PURIFICATION1 PLANTS DECREASED PROM 76 TO 32 IN 1973. IN ALL LARGER AREAS PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY
LACKING SATISFACTORY SEWAGE PURIFICATION, NEW PLANTS ARE NOW IN CONSTRUCTION OR PLANNED. THE
INITIAL PAGES SUMMARIZE THE FINDINGS OF THE EIGHT SUCCEEDING TABLES. SIMILAR REPORTS ARK
AVAILABLE FOR JANUARY 1, 1973 (PUBLICATION 1973:1) AND FOR 1972 (PUBLICATION 1972:7) .
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WATER
SWEDEN
PB(B)
SWITZERLAND
PH(B)
"MUNICIPAL SLUDGE TREATMENT." STATENS NATUHVAHDSVERK PUBLICATION 1971:10
SWEDEN. NATIONAL PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/7H PCS 1-36 ID» 02828A
THIS PUBLICATION ON SWEDISH MUNICIPAL SLUDGE TREATMENT STATES THAT WITH THE RAPID GROWTH IN
THE NUHBER OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS, THE PROBLEMS OF SLUDGE TREATMENT AND ULTIMATE DISPOSAL
HAVE INCREASED IN IMPORTANCE. THE PRESENT STUDY REPRESENTS CONDITIONS AS OF MARCH 1, 1973. AFTER
DESCRIBING THE STUDY'S FORM AND TERMINOLOGY, THE PUBLICATION DISCUSSES SLUDGE TREATBENT
(STABILIZATION, REMOVAL OF WATER, AND HYGIBNIZATION) AND THE DEPOSITING OF SLUDGE, AND PRESENTS
SLUDGE TREATMENT DATA BY COUNTY. TABLES AND CHARTS ACCOMPANY BACH SECTION. THE STUDY FINDS IN
SUMMARY THAT SLUDGE FROM ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF BUILT-UP AREAS UNDERGOES SOHE FORB
OF STABILIZATION, WHILE ABOUT 30 PERCENT UNDERGOES HYGIENIZATION. SLUDGE FROM 80 PERCENT OF THE
POPULATION IS TREATED BY WATER RBBOVAL, ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THAT IN MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS. OF
SLUDGE TIPPED OR USED IN AGRICULTURE, ABOUT 70 PERCENT IS PROCESSED BOTH BY STABILIZATION AND
WATER REMOVAL.
"SWISS WATERWAYS TO BE ANALYZED REGULARLY." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH OU/16/75 PGS 9 IDf 02809A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A NEW SWISS FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR THE CONTINUOUS ANALYTICAL EXAMINATION
OF THE COUNTRY'S WATERWAYS. THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS BEING IBPLEBENTED BY THE OFFICE OF HYDRAULIC
ECONOMY, THE OFFICE OF EHVIRONBENTAL PROTECTION AND THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR THE HANAGEBENT,
TREATBENT AND PURIFICATION OF WATERS, WILL INVOLVE SOHE 15 OF THE 300 INSTALLATIONS CONSTITUTING
THE FEDERATION'S HYDROBBTRIC SYSTEH. THESE INSTALLATIONS, WHICH WERE CHOSEN FOR THEIR LOCATION
WITHIN THE NATIONAL FLUVIAL NETWORK, WILL BE THE SITES FOR CONTINUOUS AUTOMATIC SABPLING FOR
SUBSEQUENT CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, FOR BBASURING WATER LEVEL AND FLOW, AND FOR RECORDING CERTAIN
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS. THE RESULTS OF THESE ANALYSES, WHICH ARE TO BE BADE AVAILABLE
TO CANTONAL SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH WATER PROTECTION, WILL GENERALLY SERVE THE
NEEDS OF WATER PROTECTION WHILE PERMITTING A NATIONAL SURVEY OF WATERWAY CONDITIONS.
SYRIA
LR(B)
"WATER POLLUTION BILL." TRANSLATIONS ON ENVIRONBENTAL QUALITY, NO. 56
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 10/02/74 PGS 18 ID* 02772A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, A WATER POLLUTION BILL PREPARED BY THE SYRIAN BINISTRY OP PUBLIC
WORKS AND WATER RESOURCES HAS BEEN SUBHITTED TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF HINISTEHS FOR
FINAL STUDY PRIOR TO ENACTBENT. THE BILL, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN SYRIA»S
RIVERS, LAKES, SEASHORES, CANALS, AGRICULTURAL LANDS, RESERVOIRS AND GBODNDWATER WILL ENSURE THE
PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY'S WATER RESOURCES. CONTROL HEASURBS PROVIDED FOR IN THE BILL INCLUDE
THE IHPOSITION OF FINANCIAL PENALTIES AGAINST OFFENDERS, AS WELL AS THEIR CRIBINAL PROSECUTION
UNDER THE PENAL CODE. VIOLATIONS BY POLLUTING PLANTS CAN FURTHER RESULT IN THE TSBPORARY OR
PBRBANENT SHUTDOWN OF THE PLANTS. THE BILL ALSO REQUIRES INSTALLATIONS SCHEDULED FOR FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION TO ACQUIRE FROH THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS A PBRBIT INDICATING THE NECESSARY
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR THE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. (THE ARABIC ORIGINAL OF THIS
ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE DAMASCUS NEWSPAPER "AL-BA»TH" ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1974.)
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35
WATER
SYRIA
LR (B)
"BILL TO PREVENT WATER POLLUTION." TRANSLATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
HO. 76
O.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/12/75 PGS 26-27 ID* 02772B
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE SYRIAN BILL TO CURB WATER POLLUTION WHICH THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC
WORKS AMD WATER RESOURCES HAS SUBMITTED TO THE PRIME SINISTER. THE BILL, WHICH STIPULATES THE
CONDITIONS AND STANDARDS TO BE FULFILLED IS REGARD TO LIQUID WASTES FLOWING FROM PUBLIC, COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL PLACES INTO SYRIAN WATERWAYS, PROHIBITS THE DISCARDING OF ANY HASTE MATERIAL PHOM
HOSPITALS, CHEMICAL RESEARCH PLANTS, TANNERIES, AND WOOL-CARDIHG FACTORIES PRIOR TO TREATHBNT.
THE PROPOSAL REQUIRES, MOREOVER, THAT ALL FACTORIES, COBPANIES, AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ESTABLISHMENTS CONSTRUCT TREATHBNT FACILITIES FOR THEIR INDUSTRIAL WASTES WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF
OF THE LAW'S APPROVAL. PROVISIONS FOR THE SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION OF FACILITIES ARE CONTAINED
IN THE BILL ALONG WITH FINANCIAL PENALTIES FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE LAW. (THE ARABIC ORIGINAL OF
THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THF DAMASCUS NEWSPAPER "AL-BA'TH" ON JANUARY 3, 1975.)
USSR
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND PROBLEMS OF HYGIENE."
KROTKOV., F. G.
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 63-69
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL
PRIRODA, NO. 5
EPA
ID* 02824A
USSR
PB(B)
"PERSPECTIVES OF PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FROM POLLUTION BT HEAVY
METALLURGY ENTERPRISES." PERSPECTIVES OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT
ANDON*EV, S.M., V.S. GUR»BV AND H.L. KUTSYSHIN EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/73 PGS 297-309 ID* 02758A
ALSO ST
*AIR
USSR
PM (B)
"ON BEHALF OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCE." TBKHNICHESKO DELO
BULGARIAN 05/21/75 PGS 3 ID*
ALSO SE
*GENERAL AIR
EPA
0276«A
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WATER
USSR "PERSPECTIVES OF THE DBVBLOPHBNT OF CLEANING INDUSTRIAL WASTBWATBR."
PERSPECTIVES OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT
YAKOVLBV, S. V. EPA
PB(B) RUSSIAN 00/00/73 PCS 310-332 ID» 02769A
ALSO LRB, ST AND SE
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SEVERAL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE USSR.
SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION ARE CITED, AND IT IS NOTED THAT ALL HtW
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES BUST BE EQUIPPED WITH WASTEWATER PURIFICATION FACILITIES. PLANNING
ORGANIZATIONS BUST SU3BIT PLANS FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGE SISTBBS OF NEW ENTERPRISES TO THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH OH OTHER APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL. SUCH PLANS BUST CONTAIN DATA ON THE QUALITY
OF RECEIVING WATERS AFTER DISCHARGE OP WASTEWATER AND BUST INDICATE BEASURES THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO
COBPLY WITH STANDARDS FOR CLEANLINESS OF RECEIVING WATERS. THE CRITERIA FOR THE SETTING OF
STANDARDS FOR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER BODIES ARE BRIEFLY NOTED. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE
EFFECTIVENESS AND. ECONOBIC ADVANTAGES OF DIFFERENT WATER PURIFICATION METHODS. IT IS PROJECTED
THAT BY 1985-2000, PRODUCTION PROCESSES WILL UTILIZE LITTLE OR NO WATER OR WILL HAVE EFFECTIVE
WATER RECYCLING SYSTEMS, THEREBY EFFECTING COMPLETE DBPOLLDTIOH OF WATEB BODIES.
USSR "TEN BILLION RUBLES FOR ENVIRONBENTAL PROTECTION." OTECHESTVEN GLAS
EPA
SE( ) BULGARIAN 01/30/75 PGS 2 ID* 02766A
ALSO PHB
^GENERAL
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