PB-231 665-38
Number 38
October 1975
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
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FOREWORD
jUnder 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:
a. country
b. subject area
air
water
noise
pesticides
radiation
solid waste management
c. type of document
legal/legislative/regulatory
management/planning
socio-economic
This series, devoted to summaries of government reports and other pertinent
literature and focusing on the legislative, organizational, economic, and
social aspects of environmental protection, supplements foreign scientific
and technical literature abstracted by other EPA information services.
APTIC
SWIRS
PIC
NOISE
Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign govern-
ment environments documents and to develop several approaches to the
dissemination of this information to EPA staff. This announcement of
documents received is the first step.
Office of Planning and Management
Office of International Activities
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
Sulfur Oxides in the Atmosphere 1
See NOISE (Austria) — Control No. 01466C 21
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03039A 11
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03046A 11
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03046B 12
See GENERAL (Bulgaria) -- Control No. 03050A 13
Attention to the Environment in Northern Czechoslovakia .... 2
For Improvement of the Environment 2
See TOXIC SUBS (France) — Control No. 03058A 28
G&umany, Feet Rep o£
Soon Exhaust Gas Control of Used Vehicles Too 3
The Arsenal of Weapons for Environmental Protection 3
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 02482E 15
See GENERAL (International) — Control No. 03025A 16
Lton
Air and Water Pollution 4
See GENERAL (Iran) — Control No. 03079A ,- • • 16
K.osie.0., Republic oft
Law on Prevention of Public Nuisance 5
Studies on Air Pollution in Seoul and Incheon City 5
An Evaluation of Air Monitoring System for Environmental
Conservation in Seoul 5
See WATER (Republic of Korea) — Control No. 03084A 37
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Mexico
See NOISE (Mexico) — Control No. 03040A 22
OECV
Photochemical Smog 6
Poland
See GENERAL (Poland) — Control No. 03048A 17
See GENERAL (Poland) ~- Control No. 03091A 18
Romania
Installations in Violation of the Law 7
Sweden
Environmental Problems in (Stone) Crushing Installations .... 7
Air Protection Problems in the Remelting of Non-Ferrous Metals . 8
Instructions for Monitoring Environmentally Dangerous
Activity in Industries Manufacturing Cement...and
Light Clinkers 8
Swedish Experience of Legislation in Connection With
Environment Protection at Animal Production 9
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 03081A 40
117,000 Swiss Desire Twelve Noise-Free Sundays 9
USSR
See TOXIC SUBS (USSR) ~ Control No. 03034A 29
See GENERAL (Venezuela) — Control No. 03047A ......... 20
GENERAL
Who Pays for Environmental Protection? ...... ....... 10
Brazil: Pollution is a Political Issue ............ 11
August 14, 1975 Decree-Law No. 1413 on Control of
Environmental Pollution Caused by Industrial Activities ... 11
President Geisel Issues Anti-Pollution Regulations ....... 12
Incentives of Sudene (Northeast Development Superintendent)
Will Depend on Environment Plan ............... 12
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Let Us Preserve the Beauty of the Land ............. 13
Care of the Environment .................... 13
France
Against Pollution: Firm Contract Signed Between
Pechiney and Government ................... 13
, Fed Rep ofa
The Ministry of the Interior Will Not Allow Standstill in
Environmental Protection .................. 14
Environmental Statistics - An Instrument of Environmental
Planning .......................... 14
Good Business in Sewage and Solid Waste ............ 15
More lax Reliefs for Environmental Protection ......... 15
Pollution Lips Unsealed - Slowly . . . . ............ 15
Environmental Hygiene in Developed Capitalist Countries .... 16
Environment Iran ........................ 16
K.ote.0., Re.pu.btic. ofi
Yonsei University, Institute for Environmental
Pollution Research, 1975-1976 ................ 17
The Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute: Kaeri ...... 17
Poland
With a View Toward 1990 .................... 17
Man and Environment ...................... 18
Spain
July 20, 1974 Decree No. 2216 Modifying Decree No. 888 of
April 13, 1972 on the Interministerial Commission
for the Environment ..................... 18
Instruction on Environmental Protection and Land-Use Planning . 19
Protection of Nature and the Countryside as a National
Responsibility ....................... 19
Bulletin of DISCA - Division of Environmental Pollution
Research .......................... 20
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LAND USE
Territories Will Have Ecological Stations ........... 20
Sweden
ERTS-1 Data for Land-Use Mapping and Water Quality Studies ... 20
See GENERAL (Switzerland) -- Control No. 0303 7A ........ 19
See GENERAL (Switzerland) — Control No. 03087A ........ 19
1/e.nezaela
The National Guard Commences Plan for the Preservation of
Natural Resources in the River Source Regions of Zulia ... 21
NOISE
July 26, 1972 Ordinance. . .To Amend the Ordinance of 1967 for
the Implementation of the Motor Vehicles Law ........ 21
Kote.0., Repubtio. o&
See AIR (Republic of Korea) — Control No. 0305 7 A ....... 5
See AIR (Republic of Korea) ~ Control No. 03064A ....... 5
Mexico
Environmental Improvement: The Government of Mexico Sounds
a Warning on Noise Pollution. Crackdown on Cement Plant . . 22
In My Street. ..Noise Again ................... 23
.Sweeten
Disturbance Reactions to Aircraft Noise Exposure . . > ...... 23
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03030A ............. 7
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03042 A ............. 8
See AIR (Switzerland) — Control No. 03056 A .......... 9
USSR
Controlling Noise ....................... 24
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PESTICIDES
Colombia
Control of Pesticides and Fertilizers ............. 24
I/usn
See GENERAL (Iran) — Control No. 03079A ............ 4
Ministerial Decree of July 31, 1973 Concerning Restrictions
on the Use of ODD in Pesticides ............... 25
Attack Against Corn Pests Through Biological Control ...... 25
RADIATION
Radioactive Material Will Be More Rigorously Controlled .... 25
Germany, fed Rep o<{
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03027A ..... 14
An Act (No. A250 of 1974) to Amend the Radioactive
Substances Act, 1968 .................... 26
SOLID WASTE
Re.p o^
Opening Up the Dumps ...................... 26
The Disposal of Toxic Wastes .................. 27
, Repabl/ic
See WATER (Republic of Korea) — Control No. 03084A ...... 37
The Handling of Solid Waste in Several Branches of Industry . . 27
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03042A ............. 8
t/en&zaela
See GENERAL (Venezuela) — Control No. 03047A ......... 20
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TOXIC SUBS
USSR
High Sea Incineration of Industrial Chloride Wastes
See WATER (France) — Control No. 00441V
Re.pu.btic. o&
See WATER (Republic of Korea) — Control No. 03084A
Data for Hygienic Standardization of Chloroprenic Latexes . .
Hygienic Substantiation of the Maximum Permissible
Concentration of Tin Tributylmetacrylate in Water Bodies
Hygienic Standardization of the Content in Water of
Monoisobutylamine and Diisobutylamine in Their
Combined Action .....................
WATER
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03039A ..........
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03046A ..........
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03046B ..........
a
See GENERAL (Bulgaria) — Control No. 03050A .........
Canada
June 19 , 1975 Ocean Dumping Control Act ...........
EEC
EEC: Draft of Directives for the Reduction of Pollution
Originating From Plants Engaged in the Production of
Titanium Dioxide .....................
France.
Conditions for Exemption of Discharges and Deposits From
Authorization as Provided for in Decree #73-218 ........
Ten Years of Implementation of the 1964 Water Law ......
Technical Conditions on Which Are Dependent the Authorizations
for Effluents. .. Bearing on the Application of... the
December 1964 Water Law ....................
Rivers Are Insufficiently Protected .............
See TOXIC SUBS (France) — Control No. 03058A ........
28
32
37
29
29
30
11
11
12
13
31
31
32
32
32
33
28
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Ge/unonf/, Fed Rep ofi
No New Water Law for the Time Being .............. 33
The Baltic Sea Is Losing Oxygen ................ 34
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03027A ..... 14
Additional Pollution Control Powers .............. 35
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 02482E ...... ". 15
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03054A ..... 27
International
A Common Struggle Against Pollution in the Mediterranean .... 35
Ituun,
See GENERAL (Iran) — Control No. 03079A ............ 16
See AIR (Iran) — Control No. 03092A .............. 4
Italy
Beach Water in Genoa Is More Than 40 Times as Polluted
as Is Permitted ....................... 36
When the Sea Becomes a Sewer .................. 36
Katea, Republic. o&
Public Health and Social Welfare in Korea 1974 ......... 37
Seminar on Water Pollution Control ............... 37
See AIR (Republic of Korea) — Control No. 0305 7A ....... 5
PeAu
Peruvian Water Law Called One of the Most Advanced ....... 38
Poland
See GENERAL (Poland) — Control No. 03048A ........... 17
See GENERAL (Poland) — Control No. 03091A ........... 18
Sweeten
Vanern: A Program for Supply Control, Supervision and Research. 39
Monitoring Discharges From Municipal Sewage Installations ... 39
Water and Air Pollution From Surface Treatment Plants ..... 39
Guiding Principles for Environment Protection Measures
at Animal Production .................... 40
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03042A ............. 8
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03082A ............ . 9
See LAND USE (Sweden) — Control No. 03060A .......... ~20
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Technical Prescriptions for the Storage of Liquids 41
USSR
Pollution Control of Arctic Seas Studies 41
See TOXIC SUBS (USSR) — Control No. 03049A 29
See TOXIC SUBS (USSR) — Control No. 03051A 30
l/enezuela
The National Institute of Sanitation Works (INOS) Announces
Two Million Persons Will Benefit From Sewerage
and Drainage Plan 42
See GENERAL (Venezuela) — Control No. 03047A 20
See LAND USE (Venezuela) ~ Control No. 03083A 21
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AIR
AUSTRIA
IR(A)
PAGE
"JULY 26, 1972 ORDINANCE...TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 09/29/72 PCS 2231-2317 ID# 01466C
*NOISE
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
SCHWEFELOXIDE IN DER ATMOSPHAERE. LUFTQUALITAETSKRITERIEN S02 (SULFUR OXIDES
IN THE ATMOSPHERE. AIR QUALITY CRITERIA S02I
AUSTRIA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 05/00/75 PGS 1-121 ID* 03041A
ALSO ST
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS RESULTS OF A STUDY (1970-1974) ON THE OCCURRENCE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN
THE ATMOSPHERE AND ITS EFFECTS ON MATERIALS, PLANTS, ANIMALS AND MAN. THE INVESTIGATION, ALSO
CONSIDERED SEVERAL FOREIGN AMBIENT AIR QUALITY NORMS AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE WORLD .HEALTH
ORGANIZATION. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DIVISION OF AUSTRIA INTO THREE AREA TYPES, BASED ON USE,
WITH CORRESPONDING NORMATIVE AIR QUALITY CONCENTRATION LEVELS. THE SUGGESTED DAILY AVERAGES OF
SULFUR DIOXIDE (S02) PER CUBIC METER (M3) FOR THE THREE ZONES ARE: ZONE I (PROTECTED AREAS SUCH
AS NATURE RESERVES), 0.05 FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER AND 0.10 FROM NOVEMBER TO MARCH; ZONE II (ALL
OTHER AREAS EXCLUDING ZONE III), 0.20 ALL YEAR; AND ZONE III (VERY POLLUTED AREAS), 0.30 ALL YEAR.
HALF-HOUR AVERAGE S02/M3 CONCENTRATIONS AND DUST CONCENTRATIONS ARE ALSO SUGGESTED FOR THE AREAS.
ALL EFFORTS WOULD BE MADE TO ACHIEVE ZONE II AIR QUALITY IN ZONE III WITHIN 5-10 YEARS.
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"BRAZIL: POLLUTION IS A POLITICAL ISSUE." LATIN AMERICA
08/29/75 PGS 271 ID#
WATER
ENGLISH
ALSO SE
^GENERAL
EPA
03039A
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"AUGUST 14, 1975 DECREE-LAW NO. 1413 ON CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
CAUSED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/75 PGS 1 ID# 03046A
ALSO PMB
'GENERAL WATER
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AIR
BRAZIL
LR(B)
PAGE
"PRESIDENT GEISEL ISSUES ANTI-POLLUTION REGULATIONS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM,
AMEMBASSY BRASILIA, NO. A-148
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 08/22/75 PCS 1-3 ID# 03046B
ALSO PMB AND SE
^GENERAL ' WATER
BULGARIA
PMCB)
"LET US PRESERVE THE BEAUTY OF THE LAND."
DAKCV, MAKO
RUSSIAN 09/30/75 PCS 4
ALSO LRB AND PMA
^GENERAL WATER
IZVESTIYA
ID#
EPA
03050A
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
PM(B)
"ATTENTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN NORTHERN CZECHOSLOVAKIA." RUDE PRAVO
DVORAK, JOSEF EPA
CZECH 08/20/75 PCS 5 ID# 03035A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN NORTHERN CZECHOSLOVAKIA RESULTING FROM A HEAVY
CONCENTRATION IN THAT REGION OF INDUSTRIES SUCH AS ELECTRICAL ENERGY, FUEL, CHEMICAL, AND SOFT COAL
PRODUCTION, A SERIES OF GOVERNMENT DECREES SETS FORTH CONCRETE MEASURES FOR REDUCING THE LEVEL OF
HARMFUL INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS IN THE AREA, AND 1.5 BILLION KORUNA WERE ALLOWED IN 1972 FOR OVER
100 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD. AIR POLLUTION
REDUCTION MEASURES RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN NORTHERN CZECHOSLOVAKIA ARE NOTED, INCLUDING THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF DUST COLLECTING EQUIPMENT IN ALL LARGE ELECTRICAL PLANTS AND IN BOILER-ROOMS OF
MOST INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. ALSO CITED ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
CZECHSLOVAKIA
PM(B)
"FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT." RUDE PRAVO
CZECH 06/09/75 PGS 1
EPA
ID# 03075A
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. LAST
YEAR THE CZECH TECHNOLOGICAL INSPECTORATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF AIR DIRECTED ITS EFFORTS AT
REDUCING THE LEVEL OF HARMFUL EMISSIONS AT THE 86 MOST CONSPICUOUS SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE
COUNTRY. THE INSPECTORATE DETERMINED THAT POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS WERE NOT MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE
DUST-COLLECTING FACILITIES, AND FINES OF MORE THAN 6,613,295 KORUNA WERE IMPOSED. CONTROL ORGANS
ARE PRESENTLY MONITORING POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS KEEP UP MAINTENANCE ON
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT. EXAMPLES OF REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS AT CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS ARE
NOTED.
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AIR
FRANCE
PM(B)
PAGE
INCINERATION EN HAUTE HER OE RESIDUS INDUSTRIELS CHLORES (HIGH SEA
INCINERATION OF INDUSTRIAL CHLORIDE WASTES)
FRANCE. MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE EPA
FRENC.H 04/00/74 PCS 1-27 ID# 03058A
*TOXIC SUBS MATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"SOON EXHAUST GAS CONTROL OF USED VEHICLES TOO." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/12/75 PGS 28 ID# 03023A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE SPECIFYING CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION (OF
MOTOR VEHICLES) TO ROAD TRAFFIC IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY DOES THE FOLLOWING: 1) LOWERS
THE PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS IN THE EXHAUST GASES OF NEW MOTOR
VEHICLES WITH OTTO ENGINES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1975; B) LIMITS FOR THE FIRST TIME THE EMISSION
OF POLLUTANTS FROM VEHICLES WITH DIESEL ENGINES BEGINNING JANUARY It 1977*. AND C) EXTENDS THE
REGULATICNS REGARDING CARBON MONOXIDE EXHAUSTS FROM NEW VEHICLES TO USED VEHICLES EFFECTIVE JUNE
22f 1976. THE LAST PROVISION WILL BE ENFORCED THROUGH REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE FUEL AND IGNITION
SYSTEMS OF USED VEHICLES. THE AMENDMENT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A
1971 ACTION PROGRAM OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR DESIGNATED "DEPOLI.UTION OF EXHAUST
GASES FROM AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES."
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"THE ARSENAL OF WEAPONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
GRAUPNER, HEIDRUN EPA
GERMAN 06/06/75 PGS 13 I0# 03071A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE FLEET OF STATE-MAINTAINED POLLUTION MONITORING VEHICLES EXHIBITED
BY THE BAVARIAN MINISTER-PRESIDENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS IN COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT DAY. THE FLEET INCLUDES AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, WHICH COLLECTS DATA ABOUT BAVARIAN
AIR QUALITY FROM 500 METERS; A NOISE MEASURING VAN; 10 AIR QUALITY MEASURING VANS, WHICH
ACCUMULATE POLLUTANT AND METEROLOGICAL DATA; A NEW AEROLOGICAL VEHICLE WHICH MEASURES POLLUTION
AND TEMPERATURE NEAR GROUND LEVEL; A DRILLING VAN WHICH CAN TAKE GROUND SAMPLES AT UP TO 40-METER
DEPTHS; AND A MOBILE LABORATORY FOR ANALYZING AIR, WATER, AND SOIL SAMPLES ON THE SPOT. THESE
VEHICLES ALLOW OFFICIALS TO ACT RAPIDLY IN CASE OF POLLUTION ALERTS AND TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE
PLANNING. BAVARIA, WHICH HAS ALLOCATED 70 MILLION GERMAN MARKS FOR AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE IN THE
PAST FEW YEARS, IS SAID TO HAVE ONE OF THE MOST MODERN AIR HYGIENE MONITORING SYSTEMS IN EUROPE.
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AIR
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
"POLLUTION LIPS UNSEALED - SLOWLY." NEW SCIENTIST
TINKER, JON
ENGLISH 08/14/75 PGS 362
*GENERAL WATER
ID*
EPA
02482E
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IN DEVELOPED CAPITALIST COUNTRIES." GIGIENA I
SANITARIYA, NO. 4
GUSEVA, L.N., N.A. KHALAMYAN, AND K.P. SHAKHOVSKII EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 78-82 ID* 03025A
ALSO LRB, PMA AND SE
*GENERAL
IRAN
PMCAI
ENVIRONMENT IRAN
FIROUZ, ESKANOER
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL WATER
03/00/74 PGS 1-51
PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 03079A
IRAN
PM(B)
"AIR AND WATER POLLUTION." IRAN ALMANAC 1975
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 96
ALSO SE
WATER
EPA
ID* 03092A
THIS CHAPTER OF THE IRAN ALMANAC BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE STATUS OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION
IN IRAN AND DISCUSSES MEASURES UNDERTAKEN ON THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO CONTROL
THIS POLLUTION. HIGH LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION IN TEHRANt DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, FUEL
COMBUSTION, AND INCREASING NUMBERS OF VEHICLES, HAVE LED TO THE CREATION OF EIGHT AIR POLLUTION
MONITORING STATIONS IN THE CITY. PROGRAMS OF THE IRANIAN NATIONAL GAS COMPANY ARE AIMED AT
EVENTUALLY REPLACING CONVENTIONAL FUELS WITH LESS POLLUTING NATURAL GAS IN LIQUIFIED FORM FOR USE
IN MANY AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION, INDUSTRY AND DOMESTIC ACTIVITY. ALSO, IN COOPERATION WITH THE
USSR, THE PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES, AND THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM, IRAN HAS TAKEN
SEVERAL STEPS TO MONITOR AND CONTROL MARINE POLLUTION IN THE CASPIAN SEA AND PERSIAN GULF. THE
IRANIAN NATIONAL OIL COMPANY IS BASICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE CAUSED BY OIL REFINING AND OIL SHIPPING ACTIVITIES.
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AIR
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
LR(A)
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
LAW ON PREVENTION OP PUBLIC NUISANCE
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH* 01/22/71 PGS 2-15 ID#
*ALSO KOREAN
WATER NOISE
EPA
03057A
THIS LAW, ORIGINALLY PROMULGATED IN 1963 AND AMENDED ON JANUARY 22, 1971, PROVIDES THE BASIC
FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM ACTIVITIES WHICH CAUSE AIR, WATER OR NOISE POLLUTION IN
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. THE LAW SETS FORTH DEFINITIONS OF PERTINENT ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS, AND
AUTHORIZES THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS TO FORMULATE, ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE
POLLUTION CONTROL STANDARDS THROUGH THE PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS TO THE BASIC LAW. AS PROVIDED
FOR IN THE LAW, MEASURES FOR CONTROLLING POLLUTION AND POLLUTING ACTIVITIES ARE TO INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING: ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF LICENSING AND INSPECTION, EMPLOYMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROLLERS
IN POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS, DEVELOPING SYSTEMS OF REPORTING AND EXAMINATIONS, CREATING A
POLLUTION CONTROL ASSOCIATION AND PUBLIC NUISANCE CONTROL COMMITTEES ON THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL
LEVELS, PROVIDING SUBSIDIES TO HELP SUSTAIN POLLUTION CONTROL COSTS, LEVYING FINES AND PENALTIES,
AND DEVELOPING RELATED LEGAL PROCEDURES.
"STUDIES ON AIR POLLUTION IN SEOUL AND INCHEON CITY." REPORT OF THE
KOREAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, VOL. 9
YUN, K.D., AND OTHERS EPA
KOREAN* 00/00/72 PGS 201-220 ID# 03064A
ALSO ST/*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
NOISE
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION STUDIES CONDUCTED
DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF 1972 IN THE INDUSTRIAL, DOWNTOWN, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND PARK
AREAS OF SEOUL AND IN THE INDUSTRIAL, DOWNTOWN AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF INCHEON CITY. METHODS
EMPLOYED FOR MEASURING THE LEVELS OF SULFUR OXIDES, SULFUR DIOXIDES, DUSTFALLS, PARTICULATE MATTER
AND NOISE LEVELS IN THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE ARE EXPLAINED, AND THE COLLECTED MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER
DATA RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION IN THE TESTED AREAS ARE TABULATED AND EVALUATED.
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
"AN EVALUATION OF AIR MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN
SEOUL." KOREAN CENTRAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, VOL. 28, NO. 5
KWAN, SOOK PYO, AND OTHERS EPA
KOREAN* 05/00/75 PGS 517-527 ID# 03072A
*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PROCESSING, EVALUATING AND UTILIZING DATA
COLLECTED FROM FOUR METROPOLITAN AIR MONITORING STATIONS BY THE BUREAU OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF SEOUL,
REPUBLIC OF KOREA. THE DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF AIR MONITORING UNITS IS GIVEN, AND OPERATIONAL
PROCEDURES FOR BEST COLLECTING AND PROCESSING DATA ARE DISCUSSED. APPROPRIATE METHODS OF
ABSTRACTING AND DISTRIBUTING THIS DATA TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ARE ALSO
CONSIDERED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MORE EFFICIENT EXPANSION OR MODIFICATION OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM
ARE GIVEN. AIR MONITORING EFFORTS ARE SEEN TO BE VALUABLE NOT ONLY FOR EVALUATING PRESENT
ATMOSP^RIC CONDITIONS, BUT ALSO FOR AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT POLLUTION CONTROL
PLANS. TOWARD THIS END, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT TRAINED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BE EMPLOYED IN
MONITORING UNITS TO HELP COORDINATE THE GOVERNMENT'S POLLUTION CONTROL ACTIVITIES.
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AIR
KOREA,REPUBLIC Of
PM(B)
PAGE
PUBLIC HEALTH. AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN KOREA 1974
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH 09/25/74 P6S 1-103 ID#
ALSO PMA, SE AND LRB
*WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
EPA
03084A
MEXICO
LR(B)
•ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT: THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO SOUNDS A WARNING ON NOISE
POLLUTION. CRACKDOWN ON CEMENT PLANT." OEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAMt AMEMBASSY MEXICO CITY, NO. A-343
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 08/27/75 PCS 1-2 ID* 03040A
ALSO PMB AND SE
*NOISE
OECD
PM(B)
"PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG." L'OBSERVATEUR DE L'OCDE, NO. 75
EPA
FRENCH 05/00/75 PCS 35-37 ID* 03065A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THE CONCLUSIONS OF AN OECO REPORT WHICH STUDIED THE EXPERIENCE OF THREE
MEMBER COUNTRIES (AUSTRALIA, JAPAN AND THE U.S.) WITH THE PROBLEM OF PHOTOCHEMICAL POLLUTION.
MEASURES ADOPTED TO COMBAT PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG IN THESE PILOT COUNTRIES ARE DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH
THE COST OF THE ANTI-POLLUTION CAMPAIGNS. COST FIGURES CITED FOR JAPAN INDICATE THAT .003 PERCENT
OF THE 1972 GNP WENT TOWARD SMOG CONTROL, WHILE 1974 ESTIMATES FOR AUSTRALIA INDICATED AN
EXPENDITURE OF 30 MILLION AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS. EXISTING METHODS OF PREVENTION ARE CATALOGED IN A
FINAL SECTION, WHICH DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN STATIONARY AND MOBILE SOURCES OF HYDROCARBON AND
NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS.
POLAND
PM(B)
"WITH A VIEW TOWARD 1990." TRYBUNA LUDU
KRASUSKI, TADEUSZ
POLISH 09/29/75 PGS 5
ALSO SE
^GENERAL WATER
EPA
ID* 03048A
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POLAND
PM(B)
PAGE
"MAN AND ENVIRONMENT." TRYBUNA LUOU
CHMIELEWSKI, M.
POLISH 04/04/75 PGS 4
ALSO SE
^GENERAL WATER
EPA
ID* 03091A
ROMANIA
LR(B)
"INSTALLATIONS IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW." ROMANIA LIBERA
GHEORGHIU, TUDOR EPA
ROHANIAN 09/23/75 PGS 3 ID* 03036A
ALSO PMA
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS A GROUP OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN BRASOV, ROMANIA, WHICH HAVE BEEN
OPERATING FOR THREE YEARS IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE LAW PROHIBITS
THE OPERATION OF NEW OR EXISTING INSTALLATIONS WHICH CONSTITUTE A SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION,
WITHOUT ACCOMPANYING DEVICES FOR THE COLLECTION AND NEUTRALIZATION OF POLLUTING SUBSTANCES. THE
VIOLATING ESTABLISHMENTS, PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL CENTER FOR REFRACTORY PRODUCTION OF THE MINISTRY
OF METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY, ARE THE SOURCE OF SILICON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF
ESTABLISHED STANDARDS. IN JULY 1975 A PLAN WAS DRAWN UP, DETAILING MEASURES FOR REDUCING AIR
POLLUTION FROM THESE SOURCES. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
APPROPRIATE ORGANS OF THE MINISTRY OF METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN
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AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS IN THE REMELTING OF NON-FERROUS METALS." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1972:8
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 05/00/72 PGS 1-59 ID# 03032A
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS RESULTS OF A STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN INDUSTRIES INVOLVED
IN THE REMELTING OF NON-FERROUS METALS. GOALS OF THE STUDY, WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE SWEDISH
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARDt WERE: A» TO DETERMINE WHICH INSTALLATIONS IN THE COUNTRY
WERE ENGAGED IN THIS ACTIVITY AND WHICH METAL ALLOYS WERE PRODUCED, B) TO STUDY THE
EMISSIONS ORIGINATING IN PRODUCTION TOGETHER WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT COULD AFFECT THE STRENGTH OF
THE EMISSIONS, AND C) TO INVESTIGATE MEANS OF LIMITING EMISSIONS. SECTfONS OF THE PUBLICATION
SURVEY THE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL, THE PARTICULAR METALS AND METAL ALLOYS PRODUCED, THE RAW MATERIALS
INVOLVED, AND THE PRETREATMENT OF INITIAL MATERIALS. THE REMELTING PROCESS ITSELF IS EXAMINED
TOGETHER WITH TYPES OF FURNACES USED. EMISSIONS FROM THE PRODUCTION OF NON-FERROUS METALS ARE
DESCRIBED AND PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT DISCUSSED. A FINAL SECTION DESCRIBES THE RESULTS OF SOME
EMISSIONS MEASURING PROGRAMS.
SWEDEN
PM(BJ
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY IN INDUSTRIES
MANUFACTURING CEMENT...AND LIGHT CLINKERS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1973:12
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 10/00/73 PGS 1-71 IDdf 03042A
WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
THESE "INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY IN INDUSTRIES
MANUFACTURING CEMENT, LIME, LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE, CHALK, GYPSUM AND LIGHT CLINKERS" CONTAIN
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIRMS AND AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHING MONITORING PROGRAMS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
1969 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT AND ORDINANCE. ACCORDING TO LAW, SUPERVISION AND MONITORING
ENTAIL OPERATIONAL CONTROL, ROUTINE EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION; THEREFORE, MONITORING PROGRAMS
SHOULD INCLUDE PARAMETER VALUES, SAMPLING POINTS, A MEASURING AND SAMPLING SCHEDULE, AND PROVISION
FOR RECORD-KEEPING AND REPORTING TO THE AUTHORITIES. SECTIONS OF THE PUBLICATION PRESENT DETAILED
SUGGESTIONS FOR AIR, WATER, NOISE AND SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS. APPENDIXES DEAL WITH: 1) MEASURING
AIR POLLUTION, 21 NOISE AND SUPERVISION PURSUANT TO THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 3) EXAMPLES OF
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR PRECIPITATORS, AND 4) SAMPLES OF FORMS FOR A FIRM'S REPORTING TO THE
AUTHORITIES.
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SWEDEN
PM(BI
PAGE
"GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES AT ANIMAL PRODUCTION."
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 617
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PGS 1-14 ID* 03081A
*MATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
SWEDISH EXPERIENCE OF LEGISLATION IN CONNECTION WITH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
AT ANIMAL PRODUCTION
BERGLUND, SVEN EPA
ENGLISH PGS 1-17 ID# 03082A
PROBABLY 1975
WATER
AFTER A PAGE OF INTRODUCTORY TEXT, THIS PAMPHLET PROVIDES 24 GRAPHS, CHARTS AND TABLES
ILLUSTRATING THE SITUATION IN SWEDEN IN REGARD TO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
IT IS REPORTED THAT COOPERATION BETWEEN AUTHORITIES, LOCAL AGRICULTURAL ADVISERS, AND FARMERS'
UNIONS HAS BEEN GOOD, AND FARMERS HAVE USUALLY ACCEPTED SMALL STEPS TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE LEGISLATION HAS CAUSED LITTLE DIFFICULTY FOR LARGER FARMERS, WHO QUALIFY FOR STATE LOANS, BUT
HAS BEEN HARDER ON SMALLER FARMERS. THE TABLES SHOW: TYPES OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION FROM
AGRICULTURE; GENERAL INFORMATION ON SWEDISH AGRICULTURE AND THE SIZE OF HOLDINGS; LABORATORY
REPORTS ON ODOR FROM ANTMAL HOLDING FACILITIES AND MANURE SPREADING WITH VARIOUS TREATMENTS;
FACTS ABOUT THE USE OF VARIOUS NATURAL AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; SWEAGE TREATMENT FOR THE PERIOD
1965-1980; SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AND MAJOR POINTS OF
THE GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES ISSUED IN 1973.
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"117,000 SWISS DESIRE TWELVE NOISE-FREE SUNDAYS."
GERMAN 06/02/75 PGS 6
NOISE
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
ID* 03056A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT THE BURGDORF INITIATIVE" COMMITTEE HAS SUBMITTED A "POPULAR REQUEST
FOR 12 SUNDAYS A YEAR FREE OF MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC" WITH 117,119 SIGNATURES FOR CONSIDERATION
BY THE FEDERAL CHANCELLERY. THE INITIATIVE REQUESTS THAT A CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLE PROVIDE THAT
FROM 3:00 A.M. SUNDAY UNTIL 3:00 A.M. MONDAY NO PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC BE ALLOWED ON LAND,
WATER OR IN THE AIR. THE FEDERAL COUNCIL WOULD DESIGNATE EXCEPTIONS. THE INITIATIVE NOTES THAT
THE GASOLINE-FREE SUNDAYS INTRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE 1973 PETROLEUM SHORTAGE WERE WELL
ACCEPTED AND THAT THE NEW PROPOSAL WOULD OFFER SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AIR POLLUTION AND NOISE AT
LEAST ONE SUNDAY EACH MONTH.
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USSR
LR(B)
PAGE
10
"DATA FOR HYGIENIC STANDARDIZATION OF CHLOROPRENIC LATEXES." GIGIENA I
SANITARIYA, NO. 4
VOLKOVA, Z.A., L.A. DUEVA, AND Z.N. ZIL'FYAN EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 45-48 ID# 03034A
ALSO ST
*TOXIC SUBS
VENEZUELA
PMCA)
NOTICIERO DISCA (BULLETIN OF DISCA - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESEARCH), NO. 1
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 08/00/75 PSS 1-5 ID# 03047A
ALSO PMB AND SE
*GENERAL WATER SOLID HASTE
GENERAL
AUSTRIA
LR(B)
"WHO PAYS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION?" DIE PRESSE
GERMAN
ALSO SE
07/14/75 PGS 2
EPA
ID# 03068A
THIS ARTICLE COMMENTS ON THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A DRAFT LAW FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION BEING CIRCULATED FOR EXPERT COMMENTARY BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE DRAFT, WHICH INCLUDES PROVISIONS FOR PREVENTION OF AIR AND WATER
POLLUTION, WOULD BE BASED ON THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE. SOME ECONOMIC CIRCLES FEAR THIS COULD
MAKE AUSTRIAN INDUSTRY UNCOMPETITIVE ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT OFFERS
CORRESPONDING TAX ADVANTAGES AND MORE FAVORABLE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT IN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. THOSE INDUSTRIES WHICH WOULD BE SUBJECT TO PROPOSED AIR
EMISSIONS STANDARDS ARE PARTICULARLY ANXIOUS ABOUT POSSIBLE COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGES WITHIN AND
OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. THE AUSTRIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE IS THEREFORE BEING URGED TO FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN REGARD TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TAX MATTERS.
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GENERAL
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"BRAZIL! POLLUTION IS A POLITICAL ISSUE." LATIN AMERICA
EPA
ENGLISH 08/29/75 PGS 271 ID# 03039A
ALSO SE
AIR MATER
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPERCUSSIONS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN
BRAZIL AND COMMENTS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S POSITION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL
ISSUES. A RECENT DECREE-LAW HAS ESTABLISHED FEDERAL JURISDICTION IN MATTERS CONCERNING POLLUTION
OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY CRITICAL INDUSTRIES. THE NEW LAW IS SEEN AS A DEVICE TO FORESTALL AMBITIOUS
INITIATIVES OF STATE GOVERNMENTS TO CONTROL POLLUTION FROM IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES. IN THE GROWING
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS BETWEEN FARMERS, FISHERMEN, RIPARIAN USERS AND MIDDLE CLASS RESIDENTS ON
THE ONE HAND AND BURGEONING INDUSTRY ON THE OTHER, THE ARTICLE CLAIMS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
SIDED WITH THE INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO SPEED UP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY USING,
AMONG OTHER MEANS, THE LACK OF MAJOR POLLUTION CONTROLS AS A LURE TO FOREIGN INVESTORS. DESPITE
GROWING POPULAR DISCONTENT WITH INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ATTITUDES HOLD THAT
RESTRICTIVE POLLUTION CONTROLS ARE NOT JUSTIFIABLE AT PRESENT IN LIGHT OF BRAZIL'S ECONOMIC NEEDS.
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"AUGUST 14, 1975 DECREE-LAW NO. 1413 CN CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
CAUSED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/75 PGS 1 ID# 03046A
ALSO PMB
AIR WATER
THIS LAW, PROMULGATED BY PRESIDENT ERNESTO GEISEL OF BRAZIL AND ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN CABINET, STIPULATES THAT BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIES MUST TAKE MEASURES, AS
DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND REQUIRES THE ADOPTION
OF URBAN ZONING AND ECONOMIC SCHEMES TO ALLEVIATE SERIOUS POLLUTION IN AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL
CONGESTION. IN CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RETAINS
THE EXCLUSIVE POWER TO ACT IN MATTERS CONCERNING SANCTIONS OR SUSPENSIONS OF THOSE INDUSTRIES
CONSIDERED TO BE OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR SECURITY. ACTIVITIES OF
STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW.
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GENERAL
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"PRESIDENT GEISEL ISSUES ANTI-POLLUTION REGULATIONS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM,
AMEMBASSY BRASILIA, NO. A-148
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 08/22/75 PCS 1-3 ID* 03046B
ALSO PMB AND SE
AIR MATER
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY UNITED STATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN BRASILIA, GIVES HIGHLIGHTS OF AND
COMMENTS ON THE DECREE-LAM OF AUGUST 14, 1975, MHICH MAS SIGNED BY BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT GEISEL AND
MHICH SETS FORTH ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. THE LAM
PROVIDES FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANNING AND A SYSTEM OF URBAN ZONING TO ALLEVIATE SERIOUS POLLUTION
PROBLEMS AND REQUIRES INDUSTRIES TO ADOPT ADEQUATE ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES AS SPECIFIED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
RATHER THAN THE STATE GOVERNMENTS HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF
CRITICAL INDUSTRIES, THEREBY AVOIDING INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THAT OCCURRING IN MINAS GERAIS, MHERE
STATE AUTHORITIES CLOSED DOMN A CRITICAL INDUSTRY DUE TO POLLUTION. THE DECREE LAM IS A
FORERUNNER OF THE FORTHCOMING CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION AIMED AT MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
COMPATIBLE MITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY OFFERING INCENTIVES RATHER THAN SANCTIONS TO INDUSTRY.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"INCENTIVES OF SUDENE (NORTHEAST DEVELOPMENT SUPERINTENDENT) MILL DEPEND ON
ENVIRONMENT PLAN." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/10/75 PGS 3 ID* 03028A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND THE OFFICE OF THE NORTHEAST DEVELOPMENT SUPERINTENDENT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM OF
MUTUAL COOPERATION FOR RATIONAL INDUSTRIALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION IN THE NORTHEAST
REGION OF BRAZIL. A MORKING GROUP COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH ENTITIES MILL FORMULATE
PLANS DELINEATING ANNUAL GOALS AND DEFINING AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH ENTITY. AS PROVIDED
BY THE AGREEMENT, THE EXECUTION OF POLLUTION CONTROL PLANS MILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
NORTHEAST DEVELOPMENT SUPERINTENDENT. THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
DEALING MITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST AND TRAINING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS FOR THE
AREA. ALSO CONSIDERED IN THE ARTICLE ARE A DEBATE ON THE DRAFT POLLUTION CONTROL LAW AND A
PROPOSAL FOR THE CREATION OF AN ECOLOGICAL COMMISSION IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
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GENERAL
BULGARIA
PM(B)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
PM(B)
"LET US PRESERVE THE BEAUTY OF THE LAND."
DAKOVt MAKO
RUSSIAN 09/30/75 PGS 4
ALSO LRB AND PHA
WATER AIR
UVESTIYA
ID#
EPA
03050A
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A GENERAL SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES IN BULGARIA.
HIGHLIGHTS OF BULGARIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION ARE CITEDt SUCH AS: I) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMITS FOR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER, AIR AND SOIL; 2) PROHIBITION
OF THE USE OF HARMFUL AGRICULTURAL PREPARATIONS; 3) PROHIBITION OF THE OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL
INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT ACCOMPANYING ANTIPOLLUTION FACILITIES. BULGARIA'S 6TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN
INCLUDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MORE THAN 150 FACILITIES FOR THE FULL OR PARTIAL PURIFICATION OF
DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, MEASURES WILL BE COMPLETED TO
PREVENT THE EMISSION INTO THE AIR OF ABOUT 500,000 TONS OF DUST AND MILLIONS OF CUBIC METERS OF
HARMFUL GASES. ALSO NOTED ARE GOVERNMENT ORGANS PARTICIPATING IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, SUCH
AS THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON NATURE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
"CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT." RUDE PRAVO
CZECh 05/16/75 PGS 1,2
EPA
ID* 03066A
THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY DISCUSSES A REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT ISSUED BY
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC. THE REPORT STATED THAT, ALTHOUGH HARMFUL
EMISSIONS IN THE AIR EXCEED PERMISSIBLE LIMITS IN ONLY 1.4 PERCENT OF THE AREA OF SLOVAKIA,
ONE-EIGHTH OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN THOSE REGIONS. CONTAINED IN THE REPORT WAS A SERIES OF
MEASURES PROVIDING IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RESOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. SUBSEQUENT TO
THE REPORT, THE SLOVAK NATIONAL COUNCIL APPROVED A PROPOSAL FOR A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION MEASURES, AS WELL AS A LAW REGARDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION REGULATIONS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"AGAINST POLLUTION: FIRM CONTRACT SIGNEC BETWEEN PECH1NEY AND GOVERNMENT."
LE FIGARO
EPA
FRENCH 07/25/75 PGS A 1D# 03076A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE FIRST CONTRACT SIGNED BY THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF
LIFE WITH AN INDUSTRIAL CCNCERN ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE FOR POLLUTION ABATEMENT MEASURES TO BE
UNDERTAKEN BY ITS PLANTS, THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY AND PECHINEY-UGINE-KUHLMAN (PUK»
COMMITS THE FIRM, WHICH IS VIEWED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS AS FRANCE'S HEAVIEST POLLUTER, TO SPEND
200 MILLION FRANCS OVER A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD INSTITUTING POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAMS IN ITS OLDER
STEEL AND METALLURGICAL PLANTS. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT REQUIRED, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT,
TO SHARE IN ANY OF THE NECESSARY EXPENSES. OTHER CONTRACTS ARE ALSO BEING NEGOTIATED WITH TWO
OF PUK'S COMPETITORS, CREUSOT-LOIRE AND SAINT GOBIN.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR WILL NOT ALLOW STANDSTILL;IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
BERGDOLL, UOO EPA
GERMAN 07/02/75 PCS 1,2 ID# 03027A
ALSO SE
WATER RADIATION
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SEVERAL IMPORTANT ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED AT AN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTICN CONFERENCE IN EARLY JULY IN BONN TO BE ATTENDED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, MEMBERS OF PERTINENT GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRY
AND WORKERS' UNIONS. IMPORTANT TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE PLANS FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WATER
PROTECTION LEGISLATION, INCLUDING A PROPOSED WASTEWATER FEE, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE NATION'S
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NETWORK. THE INTERIOR MINISTER HAS STATED THAT A WEAKENING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFORTS BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION IS NOT JUSTIFIABLE SINCE IT POSES A THREAT TO
PUBLIC HEALTH. MINISTRY POLICY IS THAT PRIMARILY LONG-TERM ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY SHOULD AFFECT DECISIONS, AND THAT SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC PROBLEMS CAN BE SURMOUNTED BY
GRADUALLY IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS AND INCLUDING TRANSITION REGULATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. A
STATED GOVERNMENT GOAL IS TO COMPLETE AND STANDARDIZE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS NATIONWIDE.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS - AN INSTRUMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING."
STUDIES ON STATISTICS: ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS
BALTES, H., AND W. NOWAK EPA
GERMAN 07/00/75 PGS 1-17 ID# 03062A
THIS PAMPHLET, PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL OFFICE, DISCUSSES THE POSSIBILITIES FOR
COLLECTION AND USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AS THE BASIS FOR LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. SECTIONS OF THE PAMPHLET DISCUSS: 1) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS; 21 THE LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS; AND 3»
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS. SELECTED PROBLEMS IN STATISTICS ON WATER SUPPLY AND
SEWAGE DISPOSAL ARE DISCUSSED, AND A TABLE LISTS PLANNED SURVEYS PURSUANT TO THE BILL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS. THESE TOPICS REFLECT GOALS DEVELOPED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
SEPTEMBER 1971 ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNCIL OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORS TO BE HOUSED WITHIN THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL OFFICE.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SEC I
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( )
•GOOD BUSINESS IN SEWAGE AND SOLID WASTE." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/-13/7S PGS 23 ID* 03067A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT FIRMS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY CFRGI DEALING WITH SEHAGE
AND SOLID WASTE TECHNOLOGY HAVE BEEN LEAST AFFECTED BY RECENT ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND HAVE VERY
GOOD FUTURE fINANCIAL PROSPECTS. THE STATEMENT WAS MADE ON THE OCCASION OF THE FOURTH
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CONVENTION FOR SEWAGE AND SOLID WASTE TECHNOLOGY UFAT) IN MUNICH IN
JUNE. ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY BY A MUNICH INSTITUTE, ABOUT 36 BILLION GERMAN MARKS WERE SP£NT
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE FRG BETWEEN 1971-1975. OF THAT ABOUT 20 BILLION WAS
USED FOR SEWAGE REMOVAL AND PURIFICATION AND THREE BILLION FOR SOLID WASTE TECHNOLOGY. ABOUT 70 TO
80 PERCENT OF THIS INVESTMENT WAS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED CONSTRUCTION. THE LAPSE BETWEEN THE
INITIAL INVESTMENT AND REALIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS IS ABOUT 10 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN
SUGGESTED THAT FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT MIGHT EVEN STIMULATE THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE SINCE
IT TOUCHES MANY AREAS OF INDUSTRY.
"MORE TAX RELIEFS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." WASSER, LUFT UNO BETRIEB
EPA
GERMAN 07/00/75 PGS 420 ID* 03088A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (FRG) WRITE-OFFS FOR CAPITAL GOODS
SERVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GOALS WILL BE FACILITATED BY PROVISIONS OF THE "FEBRUARY 21, 1975
LAW TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX LAW AND THE INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE LAW." PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDMENT
ALLOW FULL WRITE-OFF WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE GOODS WERE ACQUIRED. IN THE
YEAR OF INVESTMENT UP TO 60 PERCENT OF THE INVESTMENT COSTS MAY BE WRITTEN OFF, AND UP TO 10
PERCENT OF COSTS MAY BE CLAIMED EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL FULL DEPRECIATION Of GOODS ACQUIRED
AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1974 AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1981. TO QUALIFY GOODS MUST BE USED FOR ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION PURPOSES IN A FACILITY IN THE FRG AND MUST BE USED TOTALLY OR NOT LESS THAN 90 PERCENT
OF THE TIME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES. GOODS FOR PREVENTION OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION,
REDUCTION OF NUISANCE FROM NOISE AND VIBRATIONS, SOLID WASTE REMOVAL, AND RECLAMATION OF RAW
MATERIALS FROM SOLIC WASTE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TAX ADVANTAGES.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"POLLUTION LIPS UNSEALED - SLOWLY." NEW SCIENTIST
TINKER, JON
ENGLISH 08/14/75 PGS 362
WATER AIR
TD#
EPA
02482E
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN'S 1974 CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT
ARE NOT YET TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACCORDING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(DOE). BECAUSE IMPLEMENTATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY A TREASURY DEPARTMENT VETO ON NEW
SPENDING, DOE IS ATTEMPTING TO IMPLEMENT SECTIONS OF THE ACT WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
ENDANGERED SECTIONS INCLUDE THOSE REQUIRING THAT FILINGS ON INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER OR SEWAGE
DISCHARGES INTO RIVERS BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. FILINGS UNDER OLDER LAWS ARE PROTECTED BY
SECRECY PROVISIONS, AND UNTIL THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED, NO FILINGS CAN BE MADE UNDER
THE 1974 ACT. DOE IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDING THAT WATER AUTHORITIES REQUEST VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE
BY DISCHARGERS. DOE PLANS TO RECOMMEND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR POLLUTION PORTIONS OF THE ACT,
PARTICULARLY SECTIONS 79-83, WHICH EMPOWER LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO COLLECT CERTAIN INFORMATION ON
EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIES IN THEIR AREAS.
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GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
PM(BJ
"ENVIRCNMENTAL HYGIENE IN DEVELOPED CAPITALIST COUNTRIES." GIGIENA I
SANITARIYA, NO. 4
GUSEVA, L.N.t N.A. KHALAMYAN, AND K.P. SHAKHOVSKII EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PCS 78-82 ID# 03025A
ALSO LRB, PMA AND SE
AIR
THIS ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS SEVERAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN GREAT BRITAINt FRANCE,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, JAPANr AND THE UNITED STATES. WITH REGARD TO GREAT BRITAIN, THE
1956 CLEAN AIR ACT, WHICH GIVES LOCAL AUTHORITIES THE POWER TO ESTABLISH CONTROL MEASURES ON
SMOKE EMISSIONS, IS NOTED. IN FRANCE, A SPECIAL GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION WAS SET UP IN 1971, AND LEGISLATION ON THE BUILDING OF NEW INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED. THE ARTICLE NOTES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF GERMANY, AND LISTS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR WHICH STANDARDS HAVE BEEN SET. GOVERNMENT ORGANS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRCNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL. ALSO BRIEFLY DISCUSSED ARE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORGANS IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
IRAN
PM(A)
ENVIRONMENT IRAN
FIROUZ, ESKANDER
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
AIR WATER
03/00/74 PGS 1-51
PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 03079A
THIS PUBLICATION, AUTHORED BY THE IRANIAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLISHED BY THE
IRANIAN NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, PRESENTS
AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF IRAN'S DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. BY WAY OF
AN INTRODUCTION, A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY IS GIVEN AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE
ENVIRONMENT IS SUMMARIZED. THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES
CONCERNED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE DESCRIBED AS WELL AS THE COUNTRY'S ACTION PROGRAM
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE FIFTH FIVE YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN (1973-1978) ALLOCATES 460
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTION PROGRAM, AND AS PART OF THIS EFFORT THE HUMAN
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL PROGRAMS OF
POLLUTION CONTROL, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION, WHILE THE DIVISION OF PARKS
AND WILDLIFE IS IMPLEMENTING NATURE PROTECTION PROGRAMS.
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17
GENERAL
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(A)
YONSEI UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH, 1975-1976
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. INST. FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RES. EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PCS 1-17 ID# 03061A
*ALSO KOREAN
THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND STRUCTURE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH OF YONSEI UNIVERSITY IN SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. ESTABLISHED
IN 1968 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH ON POLLUTION AND ITS CONTROL, THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS STUDIES ON AIR,
WATER, SOIL, AND NOISE POLLUTION, DEVELOPS RESEARCH AND ABATEMENT METHODS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL,
REVIEWS ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, COLLECTS AND PUBLISHES SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON POLLUTION,
AND SPONSORS RELATED LECTURES AND SEMINARS. A STAFF DIRECTORY OF THE INSTITUTE IS PROVIDED AND
THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS, REVIEW ARTICLES AND CONFERENCES ARE LISTED.
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(A)
THE KOREAN ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE: KAERI
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INST. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-24 ID# 03069A
ALSO PMB
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH
INSTITUTE (KAERI), A TECHNICAL RESEARCH AGENCY OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. BESIDES
CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN BASIC PHYSICS AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR AND OTHER TYPES OF ENERGY
PROGRAMS, KAERI IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIFE SCIENCES AND IN ALL
AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL. KAERI'S MAJOR GOALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ARE THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY FROM HEAVY AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE IN THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; WASTE RECYCLING;
AND THE COLLECTION, DISSFMINATION AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA. TO
ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, KAERI HAS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND SURVEYS TO STUDY AND CONTROL
POLLUTION IN ITS TECHNICAL ASPECTS. ALSO CONTAINED IN THE PUBLICATION ARE A BRIEF HISTORY OF
KAERI, AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS, AND A LIST OF EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBERS.
POLAND
PM(B)
"WITH A VIEW TOWARD 1990." TRYBUNA LUDU
KRASUSKI, TADEUSZ
POLISH 09/29/75 PGS 5
ALSO SE
WATER AIR
EPA
JD# 03048A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS A LONG-RANGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM PLANNED BY THE 6TH PARTY
CONGRESS IN POLAND. THE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL EXTEND UNTIL 1990, PLACES EMPHASIS ON THE CONTROL OF
WATER AND AIR POLLUTION AND SOIL EROSION. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT BY 1990 ALL INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER WILL BE PURIFIED AND ABOUT 1,000 INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER MAJOR SOURCES OF
AIR POLLUTION WILL BE PROVIDED WITH EFFECTIVE DUST-COLLECTING FACILITIES. RESEARCH IS BEING
CONDUCTED ON PRODUCTION PROCESSES WHICH WOULD REMOVE SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM COMBUSTION GASES, AND
IMPROVEMENTS IN CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE PLANNED. EXPENDITURES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF WATER, AIR AND SOIL ARE INCREASING TWOFOLD (AND IN SOME AREAS, THREEFOLD) IN EACH
SUCCESSIVE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
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GENERAL
POLAND
' PM(B)
"MAN AND ENVIRONMENT."
CHMIELEWSKI, H.
POLISH
ALSO SE
AIR WATER
TRYBUNA LUDU
04/04/75 PGS 4
EPA
ID* 03091A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A RESOLUTION OP THE 6TH PARTY CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF POLAND
TO WORK OUT A LONG-RANGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM TO EXTEND UNTIL 1990. IT IS PLANNED THAT
BY 1990 ABOUT 1000 INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH DUST COLLECTORS AND ABOUT 3000
WASTEWATER PURIFICATION STATIONS WILL BE BUILT. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT MANY SIGNIFICANT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN POLAND IN THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD 1971-1975.
IN ADDITION TO THE PASSAGE OF AIR AND WATER PROTECTION LEGISLATION! THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE
INCREASE IN INVESTMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION- FOR EXAMPLE, EXPENDITURES FOR AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL IN THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PERIOD ROSE TO ABOUT 5 BILLION ZLOTY, AN ALMOST TWOFOLD INCREASE
OVER EXPENDITURES IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. ALSO, 13 BILLION ZLOTY HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED
FOR WATER PROTECTION IN THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN, IN CONTRAST TO 6.4 BILLION ZLOTY IN THE
PREVIOUS'FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
SPAIN
LR(A)
"JULY 20, 1974 DECREE NO. 2216 MODIFYING DECREE NO. 888 OF APRIL 13, 1972 ON
THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT." COLECCION LEGISLATIVA, 1974
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 2733-2734 ID# 01131B
ALSO PMA
THIS DECREE, PROMULGATED BY THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, FIRST APPEARED IN
THE OFFICIAL STATE BULLETIN (BOLETIN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO) OF AUGUST 7, 1974. IT REORGANIZES THE
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO ACCOMMODATE RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN
THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT, NAMING THE MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE
COMMISSION AND PLACING THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE COMMISSION UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. THE THIRTY-FIVE MEMBERS
OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION ARE NAMED, INCLUDING THE ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION'S
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE SPECIAL WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION ARE
ORGANIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING SEVEN: THE COMMITTEES FOR PROTECTION OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, AIR,
INLAND WATERS, MARINE WATERS, NATURE AND RURAL AREAS, AND THE COMMITTEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
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GENERAL
SWITZERLAND
PM(B»
"INSTRUCTION ON ENVIRCNMENTAL PROTECTION AND LAND-USE PLANNING." NEUE
ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 01/28/75 PGS 51 ID* 03037A
LAND USE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MUNICIPAL DUTIES IN THE
AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND LAND-USE PLANNING, THE CANTON OF ZURICH HAS WORKED OUT AN
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SPECIALISTS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES. THE MOST IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ARE TO BE -DISCUSSED AND THE
POSSIBILITIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY DESCRIBED AT A NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND COURSES. AT THE
FIRST OF SUCH MEETINGS IN JANUARY CURRENT NATIONAL AND CANTONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS IN THE AREAS
OF LAND-USE PLANNING, WATER PROTECTION AND SOLID WASTE REMOVAL, AND NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION
REDUCTION WERE DISCUSSED BY CANTONAL OFFICIALS. PLANS MENTIONED INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL
LAND-USE PLANNING CONCEPTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, EXTENSION OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION AND
SEWERAGE NETWORK CAPACITIES, AND REDUCTION OF EXISTING DUMPS. A CANTONAL OFFICIAL SUGGESTED
APPOINTING MUNICIPAL OFFICERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS.
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE COUNTRYSIDE AS A NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY."
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/23/75 PGS 30 ID# 03087A
LAND USE
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS OF SWITZERLAND'S FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF
NATURE AND THE COUNTRYSIDE (ENHK), WHICH HAS JUST ISSUED ITS REPORT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR
1974. THE COMMISSION SERVES VARIOUS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AS AN ADVISORY ORGAN AND SUPPORTS THE
EFFORTS OF THE CANTONS ON BEHALF OF NATURE PROTECTION AND LAND-USE PLANNING. IT IS ALSO CHARGED
WITH IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS AND OFFERING GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR SOLUTION,
BUT MAY NOT INTERVENE IN OPERATIONS OF OTHERS IN THIS AREA UNLESS ITS AID IS SOLICITED. CURRENTLY
THE COMMISSION IS INVOLVED IN PREPARING A NATIONAL INVENTORY OF NATURAL AREAS OF NATIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF A FEDERAL LAW. ARTICLE 2, SECTION 6 OF THE
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION ASSIGNS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE
COUNTRYSIDE TO THE CANTONS, WITH SPECIFIC DUTIES RESERVED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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GENERAL
VENEZUELA
PM(A)
LAND USE
BRAZIL
PM(B)
NOTICIERO DISCA (BULLETIN OF DISCA - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESEARCH), NO. 1
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH A^D SOCIAL WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-5 ID# 03047A
ALSO PMB AND SE
WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
NOTICIERO DISCA IS A BULLETIN PUBLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH
(DISCA) OF THE VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES IN VENEZUELA. THIS INITIAL ISSUE OF THE BULLETIN SERVES AS
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STATUS OF THE VENEZUELAN ENVIRONMENT, DISCUSSES THE CREATION, FUNCTIONS,
AND OBJECTIVES OF DISCA, AND DESCRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH STUDIES IN PROGRESS RELATING TO THE
POLLUTION OF LAKE MARACAIBO, AIR POLLUTION IN CARACAS, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL IN
ISLA DE MARGARITA, ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS CAUSED BY PETROCHEMICAL WORKS, AND OTHER AREAS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND UNEP IS
ALSO CITED IN THE BULLETIN, AND THE MONETARY INVESTMENTS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE LISTED.
"TERRITORIES HILL HAVE ECOLOGICAL STATIONS." O 6LOBO
PORTUGUESE
07/14/75 PGS 5
EPA
ID# 03026A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT TECHNICIANS FROM THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) HAVE VISITED AND SELECTED APPROPRIATE SITES IN THE BRAZILIAN TERRITORIES
OF RORAIMA, RONDONIA AND AMAPA TO BE SET ASIDE AS ECOLOGICAL STATIONS. THIS REPRESENTS FURTHER
EFFORTS BY THE BRAZILIAN GOVRNMENT TO CREATE A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ECOLOGICAL STATIONS AT
WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH MAY BE REALIZED. THE FIRST ECOLOGICAL STATION IN THE
COUNTRY IS SLATED TO BE INSTITUTED SHORTLY IN THE .STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL IN THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE COUNTRY.
SWEDEN
ST( )
"ERTS-1 DATA FOR LAND-USE MAPPING AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 615
SVENSSON, HARALD, AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-38 ID# 03060A
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION STUDIES POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS FOR DATA GATHERED IN THE ERTS-1 (EARTH
RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE) EXPERIMENTS OVER SOUTHERN SWEDEN AND IN ADJOINING WATERS (THE
BALTIC SEA, ORESUND AND KATTEGAT). AT THE REQUEST OF PLANNERS, A LAND-USE MAP WAS CONSTRUCTED
PROVIDING A VERY DETAILED DIFFERENTIATION (18 CATEGORIES) FOR SURVEYED COASTAL AREA. IN
ANOTHER APPLICATION, GRAVEL PITS WERE IDENTIFIED FROM THE IMAGERY AND COLOR COMPOSITES, AND A
SURVEY MAP OF THE LARGER PITS IN SCANIA, SOUTHERN SWEDEN, WAS DRAWN UP. APPLICATIONS OF DATA
RELATIVE TO WATER INCLUDED: 1) IDENTIFYING ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS A BAND OF DISCHARGED OIL IN THE
SOUTHERN BALTIC; 2) STUDYING THE REFLECTIVITY OF 161 LAKES FOR REGIONAL VARIATIONS AND COMPARING
RESULTS WITH GROUND TURBIDITY AND TRANSPARENCY MEASUREMENTS; AND 3) TRACING VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF
SEWAGE DISCHARGE IN THE ORESUND NEAR COPENHAGEN AND NOTING THE. PATTERNS OF CIRCULATION OF POLLUTED
WATER THERE. THE PUBLICATION HAS AN ENGLISH SUMMARY AND ENGLISH PICTURE CAPTIONS.
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SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
PAGE
21
"INSTRUCTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND LAND-USE PLANNING." NEUE
ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 01/28/75 PCS 51 ID* 03037A
^GENERAL
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE COUNTRYSIDE AS A NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY."
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/23/75 PCS 30 ID* 03087A
*GENERAL
VENEZUELA
PM(BI
NOISE
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"THE NATIONAL GUARD COMMENCES PLAN FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN
THE RIVER SOURCE REGIONS OF ZULIA." EL UNIVERSAL
GALINDEZ, LIGIO EPA
SPANISH 06/21/75 PCS 2/17 ID* 03083A
ALSO LRB
MATER
BECAUSE OF LAND DAMAGE, RIVER POLLUTION AND THE HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ILLEGAL
DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN PROCEEDING UNCHECKED IN THE ZULIA REGION OF VENEZUELA,
THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEGUN A PROGRAM TO HALT THE ILLEGAL AND INDISCRIMINATE USE OF
RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES IN RIVER SOURCE AREAS AND IN THE NATIONAL PARK AREAS OF ZULIA. IN
CARRYING OUT THIS PLAN, THF NATIONAL GUARD, IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
THE ARMY, WILL DEVOTE MORE MANPOWER AND BETTER MONITORING METHODS TO DETECTING AND PUNISHING THE
ILLEGAL INTRUDERS WHO CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE IN THESE AREAS.
"JULY 26, 1972 ORDINANCE...TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 09/29/72 PGS 2231-2317 ID* 01466C
AIR
MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THIS "JULY 26, 1972 ORDINANCE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR TRADE, COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW,"
ESTABLISH MAXIMUM NOISE EMISSION LEVELS FOR VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES, MEASURED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN A NEW ANNEX 1C. PERMISSIBLE NOISE EMISSION LEVELS
RANGE FROM 73DBU) TO 91DB(AJ, ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE ORDINANCE ALSO PRESCRIBES
THAT EXHAUST EMISSION LEVELS OF POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN
A NEW ANNEX 1A, WHICH CONSISTS OF AN EXTRACT OF THE GERMAN TEXT OF REGULATION NO. 15, APPENDED TO
THE GENEVA AGREEMENT OF MARCH 20, 1958.
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KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
LR(A)
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22
LAW ON PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH* 01/22/71 PCS 2-15 ID*
*ALSO KOREAN
*AIR WATER
EPA
03057A
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
"STUDIES ON AIR POLLUTION IN SEOUL AND INCHEON CITY." REPORT OF THE
KOREAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, VOL. 9
YUN, K.D., AND OTHERS EPA
KOREAN* 00/00/72 PGS 201-220 ID# 03064A
ALSO ST/*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
*AIR
MEXICO
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT: THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO SOUNDS A WARNING ON NOISE
POLLUTION. CRACKDOWN ON CEMENT PLANT." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY MEXICO CITY, NO. A-343
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 08/27/75 PGS 1-2 ID* 03040A
ALSO PMB AND SE
AIR
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY UNITED STATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN MEXICO CITY, CITES TWO SIGNIFICANT
DEVELOPMENTS IN MEXICO'S FIGHT AGAINST NOISE AND AIR .POLLUTION. IN A REPORT ISSUED BY THE MEXICAN
SUBSECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT A WARNING WAS GIVEN THAT HIGH NOISE LEVELS FROM MOTOR
VEHICLES WITHOUT MUFFLERS, AIR HORNS, MOBILE LOUDSPEAKERS AND LOUD MUSIC IN PUBLIC PLACES WOULD NO
LONGER BE TOLERATED. PUBLIC NOISE DECIBEL LEVELS ARE TO BE REDUCED FROM 82 TO 65 IN MEXICO CITY.
ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT ADMITS THAT ANTINOISE MEASURES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE, A NEW NOISE
CONTROL REGULATION TO BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEN TO BE A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN CONFRONTING
THE PROBLEM. IN A RELATED STATEMENT THE SUBSECRETARIAT REPORTED THAT A LARGE CEMENT WORKS IN
MEXICO CITY WILL HAVE TO INDEMNIFY SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS UNTIL ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES ARE
EFFECTED. IF AIR POLLUTION CONTINUES UNABATED FROM THE WORKS, THE SUBSECRETARIAT HAS THREATENED
TO CLOSE IT.
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ROMANIA
LR(B)
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23
"IN MY STREET...NOISE AGAIN." SCINTE1A
SERBAN, RODICA
ROMANIAN 09/13/75 PGS 2
EPA
10* 03024A
THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY DISCUSSES LEGAL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING NOISE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN
ROMANIA. LAW NO. 32 GIVES AUTHORITIES THE POWER TO INTERVENE IN CASES OF DISTURBANCE OF QUIET,
AND DECREE NO. 153 ASSIGNS NOISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS TO LOCAL ORGANS. THESE LEGAL PROVISIONS,
HOWEVER, ARE NOT STRICTLY ENFORCED AND MANY VIOLATIONS GO UNPUNISHED.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN (STONE) CRUSHING INSTALLATIONS." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1972:11
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-90 ID# 03030A
ALSO SE
*AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
STORNINGSREAKTIONER VID FLYGBULLEREXPONERING (DISTURBANCE REACTIONS TO
AIRCRAFT NOISE EXPOSURE)
RYLANDER, RAGNAR, AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/72 PGS 1-77 ID# 03031A
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE OCCURRENCE AND EXTENT OF PERSONAL
DISTURBANCE REACTIONS IN PERSONS EXPOSED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE, CARRIED OUT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE DIVISION OF THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. SUCH STUDIES
MAY FORM THE BASIS FOR TECHNICAL AND PLANNING MEASURES TO PROTECT THE EXPOSED POPULATION. INITIAL
SECTIONS REVIEW NOISE FROM A TECHNICAL STANDPOINT AND PRESENT EARLIER FINDINGS ON AIRCRAFT NOISE
AS A SOURCE OF DISTURBANCE. THE INVESTIGATION'S STRUCTURE AND IMPLEMENTATION IS DESCRIBED,
FOLLOWED BY A REPORT OF ITS RESULTS. THE RELATIONSHIP OBSERVED BETWEEN NOISE EXPOSURE AND PERSONAL
DISTURBANCES IS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF CRITICAL NOISE LEVELS AND THE EFFECTS OF:
A) THE INCREASED NOISE FREQUENCY OF JET FLIGHTS, B) LANDING NOISE, AND C) NOISE NEAR.TEST-FLIGHT
FIELDS. A FINAL DISCUSSION SECTION INCLUDES MENTION OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE INFORMATION.
THE THREE APPENDIXES CONTAIN GRAPHS, TABLES AND-OTHER EXPLANATORY MATERIAL PERTINENT TO THE TEXT.
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SWEDEN
PM(BJ
PAGE
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY IN INDUSTRIES
MANUFACTURING CEMENT...AND LIGHT CLINKERS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1973:12
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 10/00/73 PGS 1-71 ID# 03042A
*AIR HATER SOLID WASTE
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"117,000 SWISS DESIRE TWELVE NOISE-FREE SUNDAYS." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/02/75 PGS 6 ID* 03056A
*AIR
ISSR
PH(B)
PESTICIDES
COLOMBIA
LR(B)
"CONTROLLING NOISE."
BATYGIN, A.
RUSSIAN
ALSC LRB
PRAVDA
06/21/75 PGS 3
EPA
ID# 03077A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS PROBLEMS OF NOISE POLLUTION IN THE USSR. IT IS NOTED THAT NOISE CONTROL
MEASURES ARE NOT ALWAYS ENFORCED EiFFECTIVELY. FOR EXAMPLE, NOISE FROM MANY INDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS EXCEEDS THE PERMISSIBLE LIMIT OF 30 DECIBELS, AND MOTORCYCLES OFTEN ARE NOT
EQUIPPED WITH REQUIRED MUFFLERS. TWO YEARS AGO. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE USSR ISSUED A
DECREE "ON MEASURES FOR REDUCING NOISE AT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, IN CITIES AND IN OTHER
RESIDENTIAL AREAS." OTHER MEASURES SUGGESTED ARE: 1) UTILIZATION OF SOUNDPROOF MATERIALS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; 2) CONSTRUCTION OF "QUIET" MACHINERY?
3) IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILROAD AND STREETCAR CONSTRUCTION; AND 4) ESTABLISHMENT OF GREEN AREAS.
"CONTROL OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS." EL TIEMPO
G0n£s GRANADA, ARIEL
SPANISH 07/26/75 PGS C12
ALSO PMB
ID#
EPA
03080A
THIS NEWS ARTICLE SUMS UP THE ADMINISTRATIVE METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES
AND FERTILIZERS IN COLOMBIA. THE COLOMBIAN AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE (ICA), THROUGH THE DIVISION OF
AGRICULTURAL DEFENSIVE PRODUCTS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING THE QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL
DEFENSIVES IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR REGISTERING IMPORTERS, PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF SUCH
PRODUCTS. PRODUCERS OF AGRICULTURAL DEFENSIVES ARE REQUIRED TO TEST THEIR PRODUCTS IN A QUALITY
CONTROL LABORATORY BEFORE THE ICA AND THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL AUTHORIZE THE USE OF
SUCH PRODUCTS IN COLCMBIA. PESTICIDES SOLD ON THE MARKET ARE PERIODICALLY INSPECTED TO INSURE
STANDARDS ARE MET. THE ICA AND MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ALSO WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION TO INSURE
THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DANGERS ARISING FROM PESTICIDE USE. AS A RESULT, THE SALE OF
MERCURY-BASED FUNGICIDES AND THE USE OF CHLORINE-CONTAINING PESTICIDES IN TOBACCO FARMING HAVE BEEN
PROHIBITED. PESTICIDE CONTROL LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE FOREGOING ARE ALSO CITED IN THE ARTICLE.
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IRAN
PM(A)
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25
ENVIRONMENT IRAN
FIROUZ, ESKANOER
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL AIR
03/00/74 PGS 1-51
WATER
EPA
ID* 03079A
ITALY
LR(A)
"MINISTERIAL DECREE OF JULY 31t 1973 CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE
OF ODD IN PESTICIDES." LEX: LEGISLAZIONE ITALIANA, 1973
EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/73 PGS 2583-2584 ID# 00645E
THIS DECREE, PROMULGATED BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, GENERALLY PROHIBITS THE USE OF PESTICIDES
CONTAINING ODD FOR THE TREATMENT OF CROPS AND FOODSTUFFS. EXEMPTED FROM THE ODD PROSCRIPTION ARE
A NUMBER OF SPECIFIED PLANT SPECIES LISTED IN A TABLE.
MEXICO
PM(B)
RADIATION
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"ATTACK AGAINST CORN PESTS THROUGH BIOLOGICAL CONTROL." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 07/23/75 PGS 8A ID# 03089A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A PROGRAM OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK TO
RELEASE ft LARGE NUMBER OF BENEFICIAL TRICHOGRAMMA WASPS IN SEVERAL MEXICAN STATES TO COMBAT CORN
PESTS. THESE WASPS, WHICH ARE NATURAL PREDATORS OF CERTAIN CORN PESTS, ARE PRODUCED BY THE
MILLIONS IN VARIOUS CENTERS FOR REPRODUCTICN OF BENEFICIAL INSECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE
PROGRAM OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL, BEGUN AS RESEARCH IN 1971, WILL BE APPLIED TO ^20,000 HECTARES
OF LAND, REPLACING CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDE CONTROL. BESIDES INCREASING THE
PRODUCTION OF CORN, THE BIOLOGICAL METHOD OF PEST CONTROL PRESENTS NO DANGER TO THE ENVIRONMENT
AND WILL BE MORE ECONOMICAL FOR FARMERS SINCE THE COST PER HECTARE OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL IS
15 CENTAVOS AS COMPARED TO A COST OF 90 PESOS PER HECTARE IN CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL.
"RAD, ACTIVE MATERIAL WILL BE MORE RIGOROUSLY CONTROLLED." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 07/11/75 PGS 6 ID# 03033A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A FORTHCOMING PROGRAM OF THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
COMMISSION TO BETTER ADMINISTER AND CONTROL THE 717 INSTALLATIONS AND THE 4,000 PERSONS HANDLING OR
USING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. IN ORDER TO PREVENT DANGEROUS EXPOSURES TO RADIATION, SAFETY
MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF SAFETY SUPERVISORS AND THE USE OF A COMPUTER
SAFETY SERVICE TO CONTROL DOSAGES OF RADIATION RECEIVED BY WORKERS IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS.
STATISTICS GIVEN IN THE ARTICLE INDICATE THAT OUT OF THE 717 INSTALLATIONS DEALING WITH
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, 303 ARE LOCATED IN SAO PAULO AND 145 ARE IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(8)
PAGE
26
"THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR WILL NOT ALLOW STANDSTILL IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION." SUEODEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
BERGDOLL, UDO EPA
GERMAN 07/02/75 PGS 1,2 IDdf 03027A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL WATER
MALAYSIA
LR(A)
SOLID WASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"AN ACT (NO. A250 OF 1974) TO AMEND THE RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACT, 1968."
INT. DIG. HLTH. LEG., V. 26, NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 181 ID# 01863B
THIS ACT INTRODUCES A SERIES OF AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1968. THE
PRINCIPAL MODIFICATIONS INSTITUTED BY THE ACT INCLUDE: A REVISED DEFINITION OF "RADIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCE" TO MEAN "ANY SUBSTANCE THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OF WHICH IS GREATER THAN 0.002 MICROCURIE
PER GRAM BUT EXCLUDING ANY SOLID NATURAL RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OF WHICH IS
LESS THAN 0.001 MICROCURIE PER GRAM"; THE AMENDMENT OF PERMIT ISSUING PROCEDURES; AND THE
DELETION OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE ACT. THE FULL TEXT OF THIS ACT APPEARS IN THE MARCH 14, 1974 ISSUE
OF HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, P. 4.
"OPENING UP THE DUMPS."
BERGDOLL, UDO
GERMAN
SUEDOEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
05/02/75 PGS 11
EPA
ID* 03078A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT THE MINISTER CF THE INTERIOR OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
WILL PROPOSE A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INVOLVING RECYCLING SOON. SOME OPPOSITION TO THE
PROGRAM IS ANTICIPATED. MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL CABINET AGREE THAT ACTION IS NEEDED TO DEAL WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM INCREASING QUANTITIES OF SOLID WASTE AND WITH RAW MATERIAL
SHORTAGES, BUT THERE IS DISAGREEMENT ABOUT METHODS OF FINANCING RESEARCH EFFORTS AND INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS FOR INDUSTRY IN THIS AREA. THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE HAS INDICATED THAT THE
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR CANNOT EXPECT INCREASED FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PURPOSES.
MANY EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT IN ADDITION TO INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR INDUSTRY, LEGAL PROHIBITIONS AND
LEVIES WILL BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT RECLAMATION PROJECTS. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES AT LENGTH
SEVERAL RECYCLING ENDEAVORS ALREADY IN EFFECT, SOME WITH -FEDERAL SUPPORT, INVOLVING OLD TIRES,
SHREDDEC AUTOMOBILES, PAPER, CHEMICAL BYPRODUCTS, AND USED SYNTHETIC MATERIALS.
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27
SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"THE DISPOSAL OF TOXIC WASTES." WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, VOL. 74, NO. 3
GUIVER, K. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 346*354 ID* 03054A
WATER
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS EXISTING BRITISH MEASURES OF CONTROL FOR DEALING WITH THE DISPOSAL OF
TOXIC WASTES AND EXAMINES THE NEW PROPOSALS SET FORTH IN PART I OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION BILL.
THE FAILURES AND DRAWBACKS OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF CONTROL ESTABLISHED BY THE 1972 DEPOSIT OF
POISONOUS WASTE ACT HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE NECESSITY FOR NEW LEGISLATION. THE IMPROVEMENTS
PROPOSED BY THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION BILL (PART I) INCLUDE: DISPOSAL SITE LICENSING BY COUNTY
COUNCILS, THE REGISTRATION OF PREMISES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TOXIC WASTES, AS WELL AS
THE AUTHORIZATION OF DISPOSALS STIPULATING ACCEPTABLE DISCHARGE SITE OR SITES. IN AN EVALUATION
OF THE BILL'S PROPOSALS, THE AUTHOR STRESSES THE POSSIBILITY BEING OFFERED FOR DEFINING THE TOTAL
REQUIREMENTS OF TOXIC WASTE DISPOSAL, AS WELL AS THE GREATER EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROL.
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN KOREA 1974
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH 09/25/74 PGS 1-103 ID#
ALSO PMA, SE AND LRB
*WATER AIR TOXIC SUBS
EPA
03084A
SWEDEN
PM<8)
"THE HANDLING OF SOLID WASTE IN SEVERAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1973:9
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 08/00/73 PGS 1-37 ID* 03029A
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY A WORK GROUP OF THE SWEDISH
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD (NEPB) STUDYING INDUSTRIAL WASTES. QUESTIONNAIRES APPLICABLE
TO CONDITIONS IN 1971 WERE SENT TO 66 ESTABLISHMENTS WITH 110 LOCATIONS IN THE BASE CHEMICAL; OIL
REFINING; AND IRON, STEEL AND FERRO-ALLOY INDUSTRIES. QUESTIONS CONCERNED: A) THE NATURE AND
HANDLING OF THE INDUSTRY'S WASTES; B) THE INDUSTRY'S FACILITIES FOR WASTE TREATMENT; AND C» THE
INDUSTRY'S ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL. THE SURVEY, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BRANCH STUDIES OF AIR AND WATER
POLLUTION, IS INTENDED PARTIALLY TO ASSIST NEPB IN ITS SUPERVISORY DUTIES, PARTIALLY TO PROVIDE A
NEEDED OVERVIEW OF SOLID WASTE'S CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION. THE PUBLICATION PRESENTS SUMMARIES,
PRIMARILY IN TABULAR FORM, OF THE INFORMATION FOR EACH BRANCH OF INDUSTRY, LISTS PARTICIPATING
FIRMS AND PINPOINTS THEM ON MAPS BY BRANCH. THE SURVEY'S GENERAL GOALS, IMPLEMENTATION, AND
CONCLUSIONS ARE DISCUSSED, AND SAMPLES OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ARE APPENDED.
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SWEDEN
PH(BI
PAGE
28
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY IN INDUSTRIES
MANUFACTURING CEMENT...AND LIGHT CLINKERS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1973:12
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 10/00/73 PGS 1-71 ID# 03042A
*AIR HATER NOISE
VENEZUELA
PM(A)
NOTICIERO DISCA (BULLETIN OF DISCA - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESEARCH), NO. 1
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-5 ID# 03047A
ALSO PMB AND SE
^GENERAL WATER AIR
TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR(A)
"CCNDITIONS FOR EXEMPTION OF DISCHARGES AND DEPOSITS FROM AUTHORIZATION AS
PROVIDED FOR IN DECREE #73-218...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
EPA
FRENCH 05/18/75 PGS 5069-5070 I0# 00441W
*WATER
FRANCE
PM(B)
INCINERATION EN HAUTE MER DE RESIDUS INDUSTRIELS CHLORES (HIGH SEA
INCINERATION OF INDUSTRIAL CHLORIDE HASTES)
FRANCE. MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE EPA
FRENCH 04/00/74 PGS 1-27 ID# 03058A
WATER AIR
THIS PAMPHLET, ISSUED BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, DESCRIBES THE EXPERIMENTS
CONDUCTED BY THE FRENCH ADMINISTRATION ON THE ACTIVITY OF THE DUTCH INCINERATOR SHIP "VOLCANUS."
AN OFFICIAL APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE FRENCH ADMINISTRATION BY THE DUTCH'"OCEAN COMBUSTION
SERVICE" OF ROTTERDAM REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF FRENCH CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
RESIDUES ON A SPECIALLY EQUIPPED SHIP IN ThE OPEN SEAS. THE ADMINISTRATION MADE THE GRANTING OF
SUCH AN AUTHORIZATION CONTINGENT ON THE RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES. THE EXPERIMENTS,
ANALYSES AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT LED THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES TO CONCLUDE
THAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE INCINERATION ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY HOULD BE
NEGLIGIBLE.
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KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
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29
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN KOREA
KOREAt REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS EPA
ENGLISH 09/25/74 PGS 1-103 ID* 03084A
ALSO PMA, SE AND LRB
*WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
USSR
LR(B)
"DATA FOR HYGIENIC STANDARDIZATION OF CHLOROPRENIC LATEXES." GIGIENA I
SANITARIYA, NO. 4
VQLKOVA, Z.A.t L.A. DUEVA, AND Z.N. ZIL'FYAN EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 45-48 ID# 03034A
ALSO ST
AIR
THIS ARTICLE CCNCERNS THE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE USSR OF A MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION
LIMIT FOR CHLOROPRENE IN LATEXES USED IN CERTAIN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. THE AMOUNT OF
CHLOROPRENE IN LATEXES MUST BE LIMITED TO CONFORM WITH THE PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMIT OF
CHLOROPRENE EMITTED INTO THE AIR, WHICH IS 2 MG/M3. EXPERIMENTATION IS DESCRIBED WHICH CONFIRMED
THE TOXIC AND ALLERGENIC EFFECT OF CHLOROPRENE AND OTHER BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF
CHLOROPRENIC LATEXES ON WORKERS EXPOSED TO THEM. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DECREASE, SUBSTITUTION OR
ELIMINATION OF SUCH INGREDIENTS FROM THE COMPOSITION OF LATEXES ARE SET FORTH. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTENT OF CHLOROPRENE IN LATEXES SHOULD BE ZERO, BUT MUST NOT EXCEED 0.01
PERCENT. AN ENGLISH SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE IS PROVIDED.
USSR
LR(B)
"HYGIENIC SUBSTANTIATION OF THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION OF TIN
TRIBUTYLMETACRYLATE IN WATER BODIES." GIGIENA I SANITARIYA, NO. 4
TSAI, V. N. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 42-45 ID# 03049A
ALSO ST
WATER
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS THE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE USSR OF A PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMIT IN
WATERCOURSES FOR TIN TRIBUTYLMETACRYLATE (TBTM). TNTM IS AN OILY, COLORLESS OR LIGHT-YELLOW
LIQUID WHICH IS HIGHLY TOXIC. THE THRESHOLD LIMITS OF TBTM IN RELATION TO ITS EFFECT ON
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES OF WATER BODIES WERE FOUND TO BE 0.43 MG/L WITH REGARD TO AFTER-TASTE AND
0.064 MG/L WITH REGARD TO ODOR. THE THRESHOLD LIMITS IN RELATION TO ITS EFFECT ON BIOCHEMICAL
OXYGEN DEMAND AND NITRIFICATION PROCESSES OF WATERCOURSES ARE 0.1 MG/L AND 0.5 MG/L, RESPECTIVELY.
EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED ON THE EFFECT OF TBTM ON LABORATORY ANIMALS ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL,
CONCLUDING THAT THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF TBTM HAVING NO HARMFUL EFFECT ON ANIMALS IS
0.00001 MG/KG OR 0'.0002 MG/L. THEREFORE, 0.0002 MG/L IS THE RECOMMENDED PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION
LIMIT FOR TBTM IN WATERCOURSES.
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30
TOXIC SUBS
USSR
LRCB)
MATER
BRAZIL
LRCB)
"HYGIENIC STANDARDIZATION OF THE CONTENT IN MATER OF MONOISOBUTYLAMINE AND
DIISOBUTYLAMINE IN THEIR COMBINED ACTION." GIGIENA I SANITARIYA, NO. 4
KUKLINA, N.N. AND S.A. ZYABBAROVA EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PCS 39-41 ID# 03051A
ALSO ST
WATER
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS THE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE USSR OF PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMITS FOR
MONOISOBUTYLAMINE (MIBA) AND DIISOBUTYLAMINE (DIBA) WHEN THEY ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENT IN
WATERCOURSES. THESE SUBSTANCES ARE ALIPHATIC AMINES, USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FUNGICIDES, WHICH
MAY BE FOUND IN SEWAGE' IN WATER BODIES. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE
THE EFFECT OF THE COMBINED ACTION OF MIBA AND DIBA ON ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES AND PROCESSES OF
NATURAL PURIFICATION OF WATERCOURSES. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE CONCENTRATIONS OF MIBA AND DIBA,
WHEN FOUND SIMULTANEOUSLY -IN WATER BODIES, SHOULD NOT EXCEED ONE-HALF OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL
PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION LIMITS, WHICH ARE 0.04 MG/L AND 0.07 MG/L RESPECTIVELY.
"BRAZIL: POLLUTION IS A POLITICAL ISSUE." LATIN AMERICA
08/29/75 PCS 271 ID#
AIR
ENGLISH
ALSO SE
•(•GENERAL
EPA
03039A
BRAZIL
LRCB)
"AUGUST 14, 1975 DECREE-LAW NO. 1413 CN CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
CAUSED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/75 PCS 1 ID# 03046A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL AIR
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"PRESIDENT GEISEL ISSUES ANTI-POLLUTION REGULATIONS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM,
AMEMBASSY BRASILIA, NO. A-148
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 08/22/75 PGS 1-3 ID* 03046B
ALSO PMB AND SE
*GENERAL AIR
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BULGARIA
PMCBI
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31
"LET US PRESERVE THE BEAUTY OF THE LAND."
DAKOV, MAKO
RUSSIAN 09/30/75 PCS 4
ALSO LRB AND PMA
^GENERAL AIR
IZVESTIYA
ID#
EPA
03050A
CANADA
LR(A)
"JUNE 19, 1975 OCEAN DUMPING CONTROL ACT."
MANUAL OF ACTS AND REGULATIONS, NO. 86
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 09/05/75 PCS 1-27
*ALSO FRENCH
ENVIRONMENT CANADA: DEPARTMENTAL
ID*
EPA
03070A
THIS ACT, WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE BY PROCLAMATION, PROHIBITS ALL DUMPING OR DISPOSAL INTO
THE OCEAN OR INTERNAL WATERS OF CANADA, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
PERMITS. SUCH PERMITS SHALL BE GRANTED CNLY BY THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER UPON RECEIPT OF AN
APPLICATION AFTER SUCH FACTORS AS THE TOTAL AMOUNT AND AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF SUBSTANCES DUMPED,
THE TOXICITY AND PERSISTENCE OF THE SUBSTANCES, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DUMPING SITES AND THE
METHODS OF DISPOSAL HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. SCHEDULES I AND II OF THE ACT PRESCRIBE THOSE
SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH PERMITS MAY NOT BE GRANTED, AND THOSE WHOSE DUMPING MUST BE RESTRICTED,
RESPECTIVELY. THE ACT FURTHER PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF REVIEW FOR COMPLAINTS
REGARDING THE GRANTING OF A PERMIT OR ANY TERMS THEREOF. A FINAL SECTION CONCERNS PENAL OFFENSES
AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
EEC
PM(B)
"EEC: DRAFT OF DIRECTIVES FOR THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION ORIGINATING FROM
PLANTS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE." PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 153
EPA
FRENCH 07/25/75 PGS 20 ID# 03063A
THIS NEWSBRIEF DESCRIBES A NEW PROPOSAL BY THE COMMISSION OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR
DIRECTIVES GOVERNING THE REDUCTION AND EVENTUAL ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION ORIGINATING FROM THE
PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE. PROVISIONS OF THE DRAFT VERSION INCLUDE: 1) PRIOR GOVERNMENT
AUTHORIZATION FOR DISCHARGES FROM PLANTS, 2) STUDY OF DISCHARGE EFFECTS ON MARINE ENVIRONMENT, AND
3) IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM FOR THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION - REDUCTIONS RANGING FROM 30
PERCENT IN 1978 TO 35 PERCENT IN 1985 FOP OLDER PLANTS, AND FROM 70 PERCENT IN 1978 TO 95 PERCENT
IN 1985 FOR NEWER PLANTS.
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MATER
PRANCE
LR(A)
"CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTION OF DISCHARGES AND DEPOSITS FROM AUTHORIZATION AS
PROVIDED FOR IN DECREE #73-218...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
EPA
FRENCH 05/18/75 PGS 5069-5070 ID# 00441W
TOXIC SUBS
THIS DECREE PRESCRIBES THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DISCHARGES ARE EXEMPTED FROM AUTHORIZATION
FORMALITIES. THE CRITERION OF EXEMPTION WAS DEFINED IN DECREE #73-218 OF FEBRUARY 23, 1973 AS
THE "NEGLIGIBLE NOXIOUSNESS" OF A DISCHARGE OR DEPOSIT. BECAUSE THE NOXIOUSNESS IS NOT MERELY
A FUNCTION OF THE DISCHARGE CONTENTS BUT ALSO OF LOCAL CONDITIONS (VULNERABILITY AND FUTURE
INTENDED USE OF RECEIVING WATERS), THIS DECREE SPECIFIES LIMITS OF TOXICITY FOR DISCHARGES
EFFECTUATED INTO RIVERS, CANALS, LAKES AND SEA WATERS AND GRANTS PREFECTS THE AUTHORITY TO
READJUST THESE REQUIREMENTS WHEN A CHANGE IS WARRANTED BY LOCAL CONDITIONS.
FRANCE
LR(B)
"TEN YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1964 WATER LAW."
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 41
NUISANCES.ET
FRENCH
ALSO SE
06/00/75 PGS 20-27
ID#
EPA
00441X
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE ADDRESSES PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE OF AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING
ORGANIZED BY THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER PROTECTION ON THE OCCASION OF THE TENTH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1964 WATER LAW. SURVEYED AT THE MEETING WERE THE ORIGINS OF THE WATER LAW AND
THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS ENACTMENT. THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSED HIS EFFORTS AT IMPLEMENTATION AND ATTRIBUTED CERTAIN DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION
TO THE LENGTHY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND NECESSARY EEC HARMONIZATION PROCEDURES. THE CONSENSUS
AMONG THE SPEAKERS, WHO INCLUDED INDUSTRY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, WAS TO REGARD
THOSE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW WHICH HAD ALREADY TAKEN EFFECT AS GENERALLY SUCCESSFUL. THE CREATION
OF BASIN AGENCIES WAS VIEWED AS THE MOST OUTSTANDING LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVEMENT. INDUSTRY BRANCH
CONTRACTS, ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE OF THE 1964 LEGISLATION, WERE DESCRIBED AS EFFECTIVE BY INDUSTRY,
WHICH VIEWED ITS OWN EFFORTS IN THIS AREA AS REMARKABLE.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"TECHNICAL CONDITIONS ON WHICH ARE DEPENDENT THE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR EFFLUENTS
... BEARINGS ON THE APPLICATION OF ...THE DECEMBER 1964 WATER LAW...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 05/18/75 PGS 5067-5068 ID# 00441Y
THIS DECREE, PURSUANT TO THE FEBRUARY 23, 1S73 DECREE NO. 73-218 BEARING ON THE APPLICATION OF
THE 1964 WATER LAW, PRESCRIBES THE TECHNICAL CONDITIONS TO WHICH DISCHARGE AUTHORIZATIONS ARE
SUBJECT. DEFINED BY THE DECREE ARE THE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE
RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING THE RATE OF FLOW AND QUALITY OF THE EFFLUENT. FURTHER PROVISIONS
SPECIFICALLY CONCERN THE QUALITY OF DOMESTIC EFFLUENTS, WHOSE COMPLIANCE TO ONE OF SIX DESIGNATED
LEVELS IS REQUIRED, AND THE BASIC CONDITIONS WHICH ALL DISCHARGES MUST SATISFY WITH RESPECT TO
TEMPERATURE, PH MEASUREMENT, AND COLORATION.
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LR
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MATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"THE BALTIC SEA IS LOSING OXYGEN." SUEDOEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/04/75 PGS 11 ID# 03022 A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS "BALTIC 1975," A RESEARCH EXPEDITION DESCRIBED AS THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF GERMANY'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND INTENSIVE RESEARCH EFFORT IN THIS AREA TO DATE. INVESTIGATIONS
WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE BORNHOLM BASIN AND CANZIG BAY AREAS. MAJOR QUESTIONS DEALT WITH THE
BALTIC'S CAPACITY TO BEAR POLLUTION. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY 70 SCIENTISTS, PRIMARILY FROM
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC, BUT ALSO FROM POLAND AND DENMARK. TESTS REVEALED THAT IN THE LOWER REGIONS
OF THE 100-METER-DEEP BORNHOLM BASIN THE OXYGEN CONTENT IS DISTURBINGLY LOW, NEAR ZERO BELOW 70
METERS. HOWEVER THE CONCENTRATION OF TOXIC HEAVY METALS IN THE BALTIC IS NOT CONSIDERED TOO
HIGH, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE SEA'S PLANKTON ORGANISMS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR WILL NOT ALLOW STANDSTILL IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION." SUEDOEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
BERGDOLL, UOO EPA
GERMAN 07/02/75 PGS 1,2 ID# 03027A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"POLLUTION LIPS UNSEALED - SLOWLY." NEW SCIENTIST
TINKER, JON
ENGLISH 08/14/75 PGS 362
^GENERAL AIR
EPA
ID* 02482E
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"THE DISPOSAL OF TOXIC WASTES." WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, VOL. 74, NO. 3
GUIVER, K. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 346-354 ID# 03054A
*SOLID WASTE
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35
MATER
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"ADDITIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL POWERS."
TOMS, R. G.
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, VOL.
EPA
355-368 ID# 03085A
74, NO. 3
THIS ARTICLE TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER POLLUTION PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE CONTROL
OF POLLUTION BILL (SINCE PASSED BY PARLIAMENT AS THE 1974 CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT) AND PRESENTS
AN ARTICLE BY ARTICLE EXAMINATION OF THESE PROVISIONS. THE AUTHOR STRESSES DIFFICULTIES INHERENT
IN THIS LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS THE INTERPRETATION OF PROVISIONS EXTENDING GOVERNMENT
CONTROL OVER WATER POLLUTION TO ALMOST ALL WATERS, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND WATERS, AND THE INCREASED
POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH THE BILL GIVES TO REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES. THE CONCLUDING
SECTION OF THE ARTICLE CONTAINS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DISCUSSIONS WHICH FOLLOWED AN ORAL PRESENTATION
OF THESE OBSERVATIONS BY THE AUTHOR.
"A COMMON STRUGGLE AGAINST POLLUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 07/15/75 PGS 4 IDJ»fflt3059A
THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT THE 1974 INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON POLLUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN HAS
GIVEN RISE TO A PREVENTION PROGRAM WHICH IS NOW GETTING UNDERWAY. THE MEETING IN MONTE CARLO,
ATTENDED BY A MAJORITY OF THE LITTORAL NATIONS, REVEALED THE DANGERS IN THE FORM OF UNTREATED
DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND PETROLEUM DISCHARGES WHICH THREATENED THE FUTURE OF THE SEA.
A SUBSEQUENT MEETING OF SOME FIFTY EXPERTS WAS CONVENED AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME TO CONSIDER
VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR DETERMINING PESTICIDE AND METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN LIVING MARINE ORGANISMS.
TWO PILOT PROJECTS, EXTENDING INTO 1978, ARE TO BE INITIATED IN SEPTEMBER 1976 BY A TEAM OF
BIOLOGISTS, CHEMISTS AND OCEANOGRAPHERS, AND WILL INVOLVE MORE THAN 60 MARINE RESEARCH CENTERS
FROM THE 18 MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.
IRAN
PM(A)
ENVIRONMENT IRAN
FIROUZ, ESKANDER
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL AIR
03/00/74 PGS 1-51
PESTICIDES
EPA
ID# 03079A
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MATER
IRAN
PM(B»
PAGE
36
"AIR AND MATER POLLUTION." IRAN ALMANAC 1975
ENGLISH 00/00/75 P6S 96
ALSO SE
*AIR
EPA
ID* 03092A
ITALY
LR(B)
"BEACH WATER IN GENOA IS MORE THAN 40 TIMES AS POLLUTED AS IS PERMITTED."
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 07/17/75 PGS 8 ID# 03055A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST AN ITALIAN SANITATION OFFICIAL IN
GENOA ALLEGED TO HAVE FAILED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WITH REGARD TO THE APPLICATION OF
MINIMUM HEALTH STANDARDS IN THE LICENSING OF LOCAL BEACH RESORTS. THE 1971 MINISTRY OF HEALTH
CIRCULAR GOVERNING THE LICENSING OF SUCH RESORTS PROVIDES A MAXIMUM COLIBACTERIA LIMIT OF ONE
HUNDRED PER ONE HUNDRED CUBIC CENTIMETERS OF SEA WATER AND PRESCRIBES THE REQUIRED NUMBERS OF WATER
SAMPLINGS TO BE TAKEN PER YEAR. BOTH THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN THE CIRCULAR
APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED BY THE OFFICIAL, SINCE THE LICENSED RESORT WATERS WERE DETERMINED
TO CONTAIN UP TO 4600 COLIBACTERIA PER HUNDRED CUBIC CENTIMETERS. NO JUDICIAL DECISION HAS BEEN
REACHED AND THE PROCEEDINGS ARE TO BE RESUMED ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1975.
ITALY
SEC )
"WHEN THE SEA BECOMES A SEMER."
CEDERNA, ANTONIO
ITALIAN 07/10/75
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
PGS 1,2
ID*
EPA
03053A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE PRESENT DETERIORATION OF ITALIAN WATER QUALITY AND CRITICIZES THE
USE OF RIVER AND COASTAL WATERS AS SEWERS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT "REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT," WHICH IS ALREADY FOUR YEARS
OLD, 75 PERCENf OF ITALIAN COASTAL WATERS WERE POLLUTED AND a0Q( SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF OF THE
ITALIAN POPULATION MAS ECUIPPED WITH SEWERAGE SYSTEMS. MOREOVER, WITH THE EXISTING SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS, ONLY 15 PERCENT OF THE DISCHARGES UNDERWENT PURIFICATION TREATMENT. IN 1972, SEWAGE
TREATMENT INVESTMENTS PROVIDED FOR ONLY APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF THE NECESSARY FACILITIES. THE
AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT ITALY DESIGNATES ONLY 0.5 PERCENT OF ITS GNP TO WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT, LESS
THAN ANY OF THE OTHER WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
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KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
LR(A(
PAGE
37
LAW ON PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH* 01/22/71 'PGS 2-15 ID#
*ALSO KOREAN
*AIR NOISE
EPA
03057A
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(B)
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN KOREA 197*
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH 09/25/74 PGS 1-103 ID#
ALSO PMA, SE AND LRB
AIR SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
EPA
03084*
THIS REPORT DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF THE KOREAN MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR 1974.
BASIC POLICIES OF THE MINISTRY ARE REVIEWED; THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IS PRESENTED; BUDGET AND
OTHER FISCAL DATA ARE GIVEN; THE MAIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL- WELFARE LAWS ARE LISTED; AND THE
STATUS OF THE MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH, MEDICAL SERVICES, FAMILY HEALTH,
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, LABOR SERVICE, ETC.
IS DESCRIBED. A CHAPTER CN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ATTRIBUTES HIGH POLLUTION LEVELS IN KOREA TO
SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS SUCH AS POPULATION GROWTH, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INADEQUATE SEWERAGE
FACILITIES. CURRENT EFFORTS IN CONTROLLING POLLUTION HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED ON INSPECTING AND
ANALYZING POLLUTION SOURCES, RESULTING IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN MANY CASES. FUTURE POLLUTION
CONTROL PLANS INCLUDE CONTINUED MONITORING ACTIVITIES AND THE CREATION OF A POLLUTION CONTROL
CENTER WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.
KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
PM(BI
SEMINAR ON WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS EPA
KOREAN* 00/00/75 PGS 1-157 . ID* 03090A
ALSO ST/*ALSO ENGLISH
THIS PUBLICATION IS A COMPILATION OF SOME OF THE TECHNICAL PAPERS PRESENTED AT A SEMINAR ON
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL HELD JULY 31 TO AUGUST 1, 1975 BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
AFFAIRS OF THE .REPUBLIC CF KOREA IN COOPERATION WITH THE WHO PROGRAM ON WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
IN KOREA. THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE CONTAINED IN THIS COMPILATION: "THE CHARACTERIZATION,
EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE" (KOREAN AND ENGLISH); "A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE
COST FOR SEWER CONSTRUCTION IN MODEL DRAINAGE AREAS" (KOREAN, ENGLISH SUMMARY) ; "A COMPARATIVE
STUDY ON THE TREATMENT OF ORGANIC WASTEWATERS BY ACTIVATED SLUDGE AND CHEMICAL COAGULATION"
(KOREAN, ENGLISH SUMMARY); "LABORATORY EVALUATIONS OF DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR BIOLOGICAL WASTES
TREATMENT" (KOREAN, ENGLISH SUMMARY). A SCHEDULE OF THE ENTIRE SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS IS ALSO
ENCLOSED.
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WATER
PERU
PM(BI
PAGE
38
"PERUVIAN WATER LAW CALLED ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED."
AMERICA, NO. 1356
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE
ENGLISH 08/20/75 F*GS 22-23
ALSO SE
TRANSLATIONS ON LATIN
ID#
EPA
03052A
THIS ARTICLEi TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL TEXT APPEARING IN THE LIMA NEWSPAPER "LA PRENSA"
OF JULY 25, 1975, REPORTS ON THE SIX-YEAR CLD GENERAL WATER LAW OF PERU, WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE
AGRARIAN REFORM LAW, IS PERMITTING THE SUCCESSFUL AGRARIAN TRANSFORMATION OF PERU BY VESTING
THE OWNERSHIP OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO
REDISTRIBUTE HATER USE CONCESSIONS ACCORDING TO IRRIGATION AND CULTIVATION NEEDS. THE ARTICLE
ALSO CITES DEVELOPMENTS IN SUBTERRANEAN WATER EXPLOITATION AND MEASURES TAKEN TO DEAL WITH WATER
POLLUTION BY MINING ACTIVITIES. INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAVE SHOWN THE
IMPORTANT MANTARO RIVER TO BE 95 PERCENT POLLUTED; HOWEVER, THE CENTRAL PERUVIAN MINING
ENTERPRISE, CENTROMINPERU, IS ALREADY TAKING STEPS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY INVESTING 300 MILLION
SOLES IN THE BUILDING OF A WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND BY MODIFYING COPPER PRODUCTION PROCESSES.
POLAND
PM(B)
"WITH A VIEW TOWARD 1990." TRYffUNA LUDU.
KftASUSKI, TADEUSZ
POLISH 09/29/75 PCS 5
ALSO SE
^GENERAL AIR
EPA
ID* 03048A
POLAND
PM(B)
"MAN AND ENVIRONMENT."
CHMIELEWSKI, M.
POLISH
ALSO SE
•••GENERAL AIR
TRYBUNA LUDU
04/04/75 PCS
EPA
ID# 03091A
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS FCR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY IN INDUSTRIES
MANUFACTURING CEMENT...AND LIGHT CLINKERS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1973:12
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRCNMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 10/00/73 PGS 1-71 ID* 03042A
*AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
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39
WATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
SWEDEN
PM(BI
"VANERN: A PROGRAM FOR SUPPLY CONTROLt SUPERVISION AND RESEARCH."
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 1972:13
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/72 PCS 1-148 ID* 03043A
STATENS
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS SUMMARIES OF PROPOSALS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN LAKE
VANERN IN WESTERN SWEDEN* MOST OF THEM DEVELOPED BY THE WORK GROUP FOR REGIONAL WATER
INVESTIGATIONS ("LAKE GROUP") FOR THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. CHAPTER 1
JUSTIFIES WORK IN LAKE VANERN, BEGINNING WITH ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE, WHILE CHAPTER 2
CONDENSES CERTAIN BASIC DATA ON VANERN AND ANALYZES THE LAKE AS A. LIMNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM.
CHAPTER 3 DEFINES THE SCOPE OF PROPOSED RESEARCH, AND CHAPTERS 4 AND 5 PROPOSE MEASUREMENT
PROGRAMS FOR MEASURING THE WATER FEEDING INTO AND DRAINING FROM THE LAKE AND PRESENT SUGGESTIONS
FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESEARCH. APPENDED ARE: 1) A DETAILED TREATMENT OF VANERN AS A
LIMNOLOGICAL SYSTEM, 2) THE "LAKE GROUP'S" SUGGESTED PROGRAM IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND 3) SUGGESTIONS
FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE-ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH.
"MONITORING DISCHARGES FROM MUNICIPAL SEWAGE INSTALLATIONS." STATENS
NATURVAROSVERK PUBLIKATION 1972:5
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 05/00/72 PGS 1-14 ID# 03044A
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS A STATEMENT OF THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
MONITORING OF THE DISCHARGES FROM MUNICIPAL SEWAGE INSTALLATIONS. INTERNAL CONTROL INCLUDES THE
MONITORING OF ALL FUNCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE PURIFICATION PLANT, SEWERAGE SYSTEM, PUMPING
STATIONS, AND SPILLWAY FACILITIES. EXTERNAL CONTROL DEMANDS MONITORING OF DISCHARGED QUANTITIES OF
POLLUTED WATER AND THE CONDITION OF RECEIVING WATERS. RECORD-KEEPING AND REPORTING TO THE
AUTHORITIES ARE REQUIRED. IN ADDITION, PURIFICATION PLANTS ARE TO BE INSPECTED BY AUTHORITIES
UPON BEGINNING OPERATION AND AT REGULAR INTERVALS. MONITORING AND RECORDS ARE TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON VARIATIONS IN THE LEVEL OF PURIFICATION AND CHANGES IN THE SEWAGE WATER'S FLOW AND
COMPOSITION WHICH COULD LEAD TO WORSENED DISCHARGED WATER QUALITY. A SAMPLE OF THE FORM TO BE USED
FOR REPORTING TO AUTHORITIES IS APPENDED.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"WATER AND AIR POLLUTION FROM SURFACE TREATMENT PLANTS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
PUBLIKATION 1972:4
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 01/00/72 PGS 1-153 1D# 03045A
THIS PUBLICATION, WHICH INCLUDES AN INITIAL ENGLISH SUMMARY, DESCRIBES THE SURFACE TREATMENT
INDUSTRY IN SWEDEN AND OUTLINES TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES OF LIMITING WATER AND AIR
POLLUTION CAUSED BY IT. THE REPORT, BASED ON A QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNED BY 716 FIRMS, CONCENTRATES
ON CHEMICAL AND ELECTROLYTICAL PROCESSES. THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIMITING POLLUTION HERE ANALYZED
THROUGH LITERATURE STUDIES, CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS AND REVIEW OF EIGHT APPENDED CASE STUDIES OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURFACE TREATMENT PLANTS. THE PARTICULAR POLLUTION PROBLEMS OF THE INDUSTRY
ARE DESCRIBED AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL POLLUTION PREVENTION MEASURES ARE DISCUSSED. GUIDELINES
AND REGULATIONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES DEALING WITH POLLUTANTS FROM THIS INDUSTRY ARE ALSO
CONSIDERED, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR MCNITORING OF SEWAGE DISCHARGES IN THE INDUSTRY ARF PRESENTED.
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WATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ENVIRCNMENT PROTECTION MEASURES AT ANIMAL PRODUCTION."
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 617
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PGS 1*14 ID* 03081A
AIR
THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES INSTRUCTION FOR THE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
FACILITIES IN ORDER TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND NUISANCE FROM DISAGREEABLE
ODORS. SECTIONS OF THE BOOKLET DEAL WITH THE LOCATION OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND OF
MANURE SPREADING AREAS, THE HANDLING AND SPREADING OF MANURE, AND THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR
OBTAINING A PERMIT TO ESTABLISH OR OPERATE A LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION FACILITY. UNDER THF 1969
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT AND ORDINANCE, A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL FRANCHISE
BOARD FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OR FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH OR OPERATE
FACILITIES FOR SWINE AND POULTRY AS WELL AS FOR ANY COWSHED, STABLE OR OTHER FACILITY OVER A
CERTAIN SIZE. PERMISSION IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR THE DISCHARGE OF ANIMAL URINE OR SILAGE EFFLUENT
INTO WATER BODIES OR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS. THIS PUBLICATION IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE NATIONAL
SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD'S PUBLICATION 1973:2.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
SWEDISH EXPERIENCE OF LEGISLATION IN CONNECTION WITH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
AT ANIMAL PRODUCTION
BERGLUND, SVEN EPA
ENGLISH PGS 1-17 IDtK 03082A
PROBABLY 1975
*AIR
SWEDEN
ST( J
"ERTS-1 DATA FOR LAND-USE MAPPING AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATION 615
SVEMSSON, HARALC, ANC CTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-38 ID* 03060A
*LANO USE
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41
WATER
SWITZERLAND
LR(A)
"TECHNICAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE STORAGE OF LIQUIDS." RECUEIL DES LOIS
FEDERALES
EPA
FRENCH 12/10/73 PGS 1797-1800 ID# 00361J
THIS DECREEi ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORt INTRODUCES AMENDMENTS TO THE
"DECEMBER 27, 1967 ORDINANCE ON THE PROTECTION OF WATERS FROM POLLUTION BY LIQUID FUELS AND OTHER
STORED WATER-ENDANGERING LIQUIDS" AND PRESCRIBES TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO THE CONDITION
AND UNDERGROUND LOCATION OF TANKS USED IN THE STORAGE OF WATER-ENDANGERING LIQUIDS.
USSR
LR(B)
"HYGIENIC SUBSTANTIATION OF THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION OF TIN
TRIBUTYLMETACRYLATE IN WATER BODIES." GIGIENA I SANITARIYA, NO. 4
TSAI, V. N. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 42-45 ID* 03049A
ALSO ST
*TOXIC SUBS
USSR
LR(B)
"HYGIENIC STANDARDIZATION OF THE CONTENT IN WATER OF MONOISOBUTYLAMINE AND
DIISOBUTYLAMINE IN THEIR COMBINED ACTION." GIGIENA I SANITARIYA, NO. 4
KUKLINA, M.N. AND S.A. ZYABBAROVA EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 39-41 ID# 03051A
ALSO ST
fTOXIC SUBS
USSR
PMCB)
"POLLUTION CONTROL OF ARCTIC SEAS STUDIES."
QUALITY, NO. 81
SHNITNIKOV, YU.
ENGLISH 04/21/75 PGS 22-23
TRANSLATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ID*
EPA
03086A
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CCNTROL IN THE SOVIET SEAS IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS INTERVIEW WITH THE
CHIEF OF THE ARKHANGELSK HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY. A SERIES OF PROTECTION MEASURES AIMED
AT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF MARINE POLLUTION HAVE LED TO THE CREATION OF A DIVISION OF THE REGIME
OF THE SEA WITHIN THE OBSERVATORY. THE DUTIES OF THIS NEW DIVISION INVOLVE RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS
OF POLLUTION ON MARINE HYDROCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS
TO REACH CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF SUCH POLLUTION ON MARINE FAUNA AND FLORA AND TO
PROVIDE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BOTH PLANNERS AND BUILDERS OF PURIFICATION FACILITIES.
MAPS ILLUSTRATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTAMINATING SUBSTANCES WITHIN THE NORTHERN SEAS ARE
PRESENTLY BEING DRAWN UP BY THE DIVISION.
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MATER
VENEZUELA NOTICIERO OISCA (BULLETIN OF D1SCA - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RE SEARCH)f NO. 1
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EPA
PM(A) SPANISH 08/00/75 PCS 1-5 ID* 03047A
ALSO PMB AND SE
^GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE
VENEZUELA "THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SANITATION WORKS (INOS) ANNOUNCES TWO MILLION PERSONS
WILL BENEFIT FROM'SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE PLAN." EL UNIVERSAL
EPA
PM(B) SPANISH 06/02/75 PCS 1/11 ID* 03073A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES A NATIONAL PLAN INITIATED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SANITATION
WORKS (INOS) OF VENEZUELA TO CONSTRUCT AND EXPAND SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN URBAN CENTERS
IN ORDER TO CORRECT ENVIRCNMENTAL SANITATION PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE IN
VENEZUELA. ALSO, IN COASTAL AREASt POLLUTION OF BEACHES WILL BE PREVENTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SEWAGE TREATMENT AND SUBMARINE DISCHARGE SYSTEMS. THE ARTICLE LISTS SEVERAL URBAN CENTERS
COVERING NINE STATES IN WHICH MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE WILL EVENTUALLY BENEFIT FROM THE
COMPLETION OF THE PLANNED SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
VENEZUELA "THE NATIONAL GUARD COMMENCES PLAN FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN
THE RIVER SOURCE REGIONS OF ZULIA." EL UNIVERSAL
GALINDEZ, LIGIC EPA
PM(B) SPANISH 06/21/75 PGS 2/17 ID* 03083A
ALSO LRB
"LAND USE
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