Number 39
November 1975
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
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FOREWORD
Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental
agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
zations. This is a monthly announcement listing of foreign documents
received through the exchange agreements.
The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems
Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts
can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
sive, should be requested only when essential for operation of EPA
programs. Translation Services Requisition form #1350-1 is used to re-
quest translations.
A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future
retrieval of these summaries by:
c. type of document
legal/legislative/regulatory
management/planning
socio-economic
a. country
b. subject area
air
water
noise
pesticides
radiation
solid waste management
This series, devoted to summaries of government reports and other pertinent
literature and focusing on the legislative, organizational, economic, and
social aspects of environmental protection, supplements foreign scientific
and technical literature abstracted by other EPA information services.
APTIC
SWIRS
PIC
NOISE
Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign govern-
ment environments documents and to develop several approaches to the
dissemination of this information to EPA staff. This announcement of
documents received Is the first step.
Office of Planning and Management Office of International Activities
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AIR
KnazJUL
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 03046D ............ 27
Industrial Sectors Must Continue To Examine Pollution
Abatement Programs With Us
G/teot
Information About Industrial Emissions to the Atmosphere .... 1
Report of the Second Working Party on Grit and Dust Emissions . 2
The Investigation of Air Pollution ............... 2
See TOXIC SUBS (Great Britain) — Control No. 03107A ...... 25
Seminar on Air Pollution Control ................ 3
MfcX/cc.0
Campaign Against Polluting Vehicles Postponed Indefinitely ... 3
USSR
See WATER (USSR) — Control No. 03112A ............. 33
1/e.nfczu.ela
See WATER (Venezuela) — Control No. 03121A .......... 34
GENERAL
July 12, 1973 Law on the Conservation of Nature ........ 4
Penmo/ife
Environment Projects in Copenhagen for 30 Million Danish Kroner. 4
Views of the Use of Economic Devices in the Fight
Against Pollution ...................... 5
France.
July 25, 1975 Decree No. 75-672 Amending the High
Committee on the Environment ................ 5
High Committee for the Environment: Updated or Revitalized? . . 5
Antipollution Technologies : 24 Examples To Be Followed .... 6
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, Tad Rep o
Environmental Protection: Simple Belief
B/titain
Improving the Environment ................... 6
Routes for Heavy Lorries .................... 7
First Report (of the Royal Commission on Environmental
Pollution) ......................... 7
Urban and Regional Research in the United Kingdom 1974-1975 . . 7
Impact Assessment Is on the Way ................ 8
Law on Electrical Power Plants Takes Effect .......... 8
Sweden
Conference on Ecological Planning ............... 8
Environmental Education .................... 9
We Could Remodel Sweden .................... 9
Complete Revision of Draft Law on Environmental Protection ... 9
t/enezaela
President Perez Has Complied With U.N. Postulates on
Environmental Protection .................. 10
Decree No. Ill of May 26, 1974 ................. 10
Decree No. 108 of May 26, 1974 ................. 11
Countdown on Pollution ..................... 11
See LAND USE (Venezuela) — Control No. 02240H ......... 14
LAND USE
Survey of Derelict and Despoiled Land in England 1974.
Derelict Land and Waste (Refuse) Tipping .......... 12
Survey of Derelict and Despoiled Land in England 1974.
Mineral Working ....................... 12
Survey of Derelict and Despoiled Land in England 1974.
Summary Tables ....................... 13
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 0310 1A ....... 6
Five Countries Will Protect the Amazon ............. 13
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Mexico
Ecological Reserve in the Federal District, the
Higher Altitudes ...................... 13
Sweden
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03126A ........... 8
ttenezu&la
Decree No. 116 of May 26, 1974 ................. 14
Decree No. 134 of June 4, 1974 ................. 14
Decree No. 140 of June 4, 1974 ................. 15
See WATER (Venezuela) — Control No. 02240M .......... 34
See WATER (Venezuela) — Control No. 03121A .......... 34
NOISE
Tihange Nuclear Plant Already Accused of Multiple Pollution . . 15
Noise in Public Places ..................... 16
Aircraft Engine Noise Research ................. 16
Noise in the Next Ten Years .................. 17
The Effects of Aircraft Noise in Schools Around London Airport . 17
Aircraft Noise: Review of Aircraft Departure Routing Policy . . 17
Neighborhood Noise ....................... 18
Suiitze.Jil.and
Tessin: How to Reduce the Noise Which Is Driving Out
the Tourists? ........................ 18
USSR
See WATER (USSR) — Control No. 03112A ............. 33
PESTICIDES
The Non-Agricultural Uses of Pesticides in Great Britain .... 19
54 Nations Meet in Moscow to Safeguard and Protect Flora .... 19
Poisons May Again Be Spread From the Air ............ 19
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Pesticides: Strict Control of Products and Enterprises .... 20
1/ene.zoe.la
See WATER (Venezuela) — Control No. 03121A .......... 34
RADIATION
See NOISE (Belgium) — Control No. 03154A ........... 15
Preoccupation Over the Environment ............... 20
Activity Report — July 1975 .................. 21
In te ministerial Committee for Nuclear Security ........ 21
Nuclear Energy: Law To Undergo Revision ............ 21
SOLID WASTE
Everyone's Concern ....................... 22
Chad
See WATER (Chad) — Control No. 03146A ............. 28
Gtvtat
War on Waste. A Policy for Reclamation ............ 22
First Report of the Standing Committee on Research Into
Refuse Collection, Storage and Disposal ........... 23
Refuse Disposal ........................ 23
See LAND USE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03129 A ....... 12
See LAND USE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03129C ....... 13
1/ene.zae.la
See WATER (Venezuela) — Control No. 03121A .......... 34
TOXIC SUBS
The Transportation of Dangerous Substances ........... 24
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03113A ............. 1
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Gtecut
Lead in the Environment and Its Significance to Man ...... 25
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03096A ..... 22
Documentation on Poisonous Substances : Participation of the
Federal Authorities in the Toxicological Center ....... 26
WATER
Two Polluting Slaughterhouses Are Charged Before
Neufchateau Court ...................... 26
These Cesspool Clearers Who Pay for the Pollution of Others . . 26
See NOISE (Belgium) — Control No. 03154A ........... 15
Decree Fixes Basic Provisions for Combating Pollution ..... 27
Veloso : Government Is Studying Measures to Fight Pollution . . 27
Chad
Military in Chad Confronts Pollution .............. 28
Sanitation Work ........................ 28
F-oilonci
Baltic Meeting: Purification Measures Have Given Results ... 28
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03113A ............. 1
Gx&cut Britain.
European Environment Problems and Solutions in Water Pollution . 29
Fifteenth Progress Report of the Standing Technical
Committee on Synthetic Detergents .............. 29
Report of a Survey of the Discharges of Foul Sewage to the
Coastal Waters of England and Wales ............. 30
Third Report: Pollution in Some British Estuaries and
Coastal Waters ....................... 30
Central Water Planning Unit — First Annual Report ....... 31
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03105A ..... 23
See TOXIC SUBS (Great Britain) — Control No. 03107A ...... 25
Meeting in Malta of Mediterranean Countries .......... 31
The Rhine Threatened With Death ................ 31
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Japan
Rivers Getting Cleaner: Report ................ 32
Sweden
Environmental Effects of Heated Effluent From Power Stations . . 32
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03126 A ........... 8
Guidelines for Surveillance of Wastewater Treatment
Installations ........................ 33
USSR
Soviet Marine Antipollution Measures Described ......... 33
Water Pollution Legislation .................. 33
l/enezuela
Decree No. 406 of September 10, 1974 .............. 34
Environmental Pollution in Venezuela .............. 34
mo
Water Pollution ..................... .... 35
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BRAZIL
PM(B)
PAGE
"VELOSO: GOVERNMENT IS STUDYING MEASURES TO FIGHT POLLUTION." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/24/75 PGS 8 ID# 03046D
ALSO SE AND LRB
*WATER
FRANCE
PM(B)
"INDUSTRIAL SECTORS MUST CONTINUE TO EXAMINE POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAMS
WITH US." NUISANCES ET ENVIRCNNEMENTt NO. 43
EPA
FRENCH 08/00/75 PGS 26-33 ID# 03113A
ALSO LRB
WATER TOXIC SUBS
IN THIS INTERVIEW, MR. JEAN-MARIE BOUCHARD OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE'S
INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT SERVICE DISCUSSES THE EVOLUTION FRCM THE POLICY OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF
POLLUTION ABATEMENT TO THE CURRENT POLICY OF NEGOTIATING INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CONTRACTS.
THE FORMER REGULATORY POLICIES WERE BASED ON THE 1917 LAW ON CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS. POLLUTING
INDUSTRIES, HOWEVER, OFTEN ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTIES IN COMPLYING WITH THESE REGULATIONS DUE TO
EITHER INADEQUATE CAPITAL OR TECHNOLOGY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
GOVERNMENT AND INDIVIDUAL SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRIES HAS LED TO THE NEGOTIATION OF SPECIFIC
ABATEMENT OBJECTIVES WITH RECIPROCAL GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
FIVE SUCH CONCLUDED CONTRACTS ARE DETAILED IN THE INTERVIEW.
GAcAT BRITAIN
PMIBI
INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-35 ID#
ALSO PMA AND LRB
EPA
03100A
THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS OF A WORKING GROUP OF THE BRITISH
CLEAN AIR COUNCIL APPOINTED TO COMMENT ON THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL AIR
POLLUTICN CONTROLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. IN PART I OF THE REPORT, THE PRESENT SITUATION AND NEEDS
CONCERNING AIR POLLUTION ARE DESCRIBED. AIR POLLUTION LEVELS ARE SUMMARIZED AND COMPARED WITH
LEVELS FOR OTHER FORMS OF POLLUTION, PUBLIC OPINION AND NEED TO KNOW ARE ANALYZED, AND RESPONSIBLE
AUTHORITIES AND VARYING LCCAL NEEDS ARE DISCUSSED. PARTS II AND III SET FORTH THE PRINCIPAL AND
ANCILLARY RECOMMENDATIONS IN SUPPORT OF MORE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON INDUSTRIAL
EMISSIONS AND BETTER COOPERATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND THE LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS. THE
CREATION OF INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES ASCRIBED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION ON EMISSIONS IS SUGGESTED, AND THE* RELATED FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS ARE DISCUSSED.
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AIR
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
REPORT OF THE SECOND WORKING PARTY ON GRIT AND DUST EMISSIONS
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-30 ID# 03103A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE SECOND WORKING PARTY ON GRIT AND DUST EMISSIONS FROM FURNACES
UNDER THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, COMPILES DATA, DRAWS CONCLUSIONS AND MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CONCERNING GRIT AND DUST EMISSIONS
FROM FURNACES NOT SPECIFICALLY CONTROLLED BY EXISTING LEGISLATION. PART I OF THE REPORT GIVES
BACKGROUND DATA CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES SPRINGING FPOM THE
FIRST WORKING PARTY ON GRIT AND DUST EMISSIONS AND SETS FORTH GENERAL DEFINITIONS, OBSERVATIONS AND
METHODS USED BY THE PRESENT WORKING PARTY. PART II OF THE REPORT IS A SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR INCINERATORS, COLD BLAST CUPOLAS,
DRYERS, AND MISCELLANEOUS FURNACES. IN SUPPCRT OF THE WORKING PARTY'S RECOMMENDATIONS, APPENDIXES
TO THE REPORT DISCUSS THE OPERATION AND E.XTENT OF USE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED FURNACES, FACTORS
RELATING TO GRIT AND DUST EMISSIONS, AND THE BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED EMISSION STANDARDS.
GftcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO MAN
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-47
ALSO LRB
*TOXIC SUBS WATER
ID*
EPA
03107A
GftcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
THE INVESTIGATION OF AIR POLLUTION. NATIONAL SURVEY OF SMOKE AND SULFUR
DIOXIDE, APRIL 1973 - MARCH 1974
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-209 ID* 03136A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE WARREN SPRING LABORATORY OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY,
TABULATES THE READINGS TAKEN FOR SMOKE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE POLLUTION AT NUMEROUS SITES THROUGHOUT
GREAT BRITAIN FROM APRIL 1973 TO MARCH 1974. AN INTRODUCTION EXPLAINS HEADINGS AND SYMBOLS USED IN
TABULATING THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, DERIVATION OF TABLES, SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS, FORMULAE USED
IN CALCULATING POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS, AND OTHER CRITERIA USED IN COLLECTING AND ANLYZING THE
SMOKE AND SULFUR .DIOXIDE READINGS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT. THE MAIN BODY OF THE PUBLICATION IS A
COMPUTER PRINTOUT LISTING THE ACCUMULATED SMOKE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE READINGS, WITH THEIR PERTINENT
CORRELATIONS.
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AU
KCMcA.REP OF
PM(B)
MEXICO
PM(B)
SEMINAR ON AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
KOREA,REP Of. MIN. OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PGS
ALSO ST/*ALSO KOREAN
EPA
ID* 03095A
THIS PUBLICATION IS A COMPILATION OF THE TECHNICAL PAPERS PRESENTED AT A SEMINAR ON AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL HELD AUGUST 25, 1975 BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC
OF KOREA IN COOPERATION WITH THE WHO PROGRAM ON AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN KOREA. THE FOLLOWING
TITLES ARE CONTAINED IN THIS COMPILATION: "DESIGN OF A MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL" (KOREAN AND ENGLISH*; "THE USE OF RANDOM SAMPLING FOR AIR POLLUTION MONITORING"
(ENGLISH); "THE CLEAN AIR CITY" (KOREAN AND ENGLISH); "MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DUST" (KOREAN); "DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SEMI-AUTOMATIC MONITORING SYSTEMS" (KOREAN); "THE
SELECTION AND OPERATION OF DUST COLLECTORS" (KOREAN); AND "DATA ANALYSIS BY USE OF UNIVARIATE
PROBABILITY MODELS" (ENGLISH).
"CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLLUTING VEHICLES POSTPONED INDEFINITELY." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 08/05/75 PGS 1,5A ID* 02892B
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE JOINT ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN OF THE GENERAL TRANSIT DIRECTORATE
OF MEXICO CITY AND THE MEXICAN SUBSECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT TO MONITOR, DETAIN
AND FINE EXCESSIVELY-POLLUTING VEHICLES IN THE CITY HAS BEEN POSTPONED IN FAVOR OF A PUBLIC
CAMPAIGN TO ELICIT VOLUNTARY COOPERATION FROM MOTORISTS IN CORRECTING DEFECTS IN EXHAUST SYSTEMS
WHICH CAUSE AIR POLLUTION. AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED, 25 TEAMS,' EACH CONSISTING OF TWO POLICEWOMEN
AND AN INSPECTOR OF THE SUBSECRETAR1AT, WILL BEGIN PATROLLING THE CITY REQUESTING VOLUNTARY
CORRECTIVE MEASURES BE TAKEN BY DRIVERS WHOSE VEHICLES ARE DETECTED POLLUTING THE ATMOSPHERE TO
AN EXCESSIVE DEGREE. THE SERVICES OF A POLLUTION MEASURING AND DIAGNOSTIC STATION WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO DETAINED MOTORISTS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEIR VEHICLES ARE POLLUTING THE
AIR. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PATROLS WILL OPERATE AT STRATEGIC POINTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN THIS
MANNER. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN OR IF MORE STRINGENT ENFORCEMENT MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN.
Uiift
LR(B)
"WATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION." TRANSLATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, NO. 90
KOLBASOV, 0. S. EPA
ENGLISH 09/17/75 PGS 7-2* ID* 03112A
*WATER NOISE
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AU
V6,\lcZUELA
PM(A)
CONTAMINACION AMBIENTAL EN VENEZUELA (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
VENEZUELA)
RIVAS MIJARES, GUSTAVC, AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 03/09/73 PGS 1-182 ID# 03121A
ALSO PMB, SE ANC ST
*WATER PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE LAND USE
GEricRAL
BciSIUM
LR(A)
"JULY 12, 1973 LAW ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH 09/11/73 PGS 10306-12 ID# 03123A
THIS FRAMEWORK LAW, PROMULGATED BY THE BELGIAN KING ON JULY 12, 1973, PROVIDES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE SAFEGUARD OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE CREATION OF NATURAL
RESERVES, FOREST RESERVES, OR NATURAL PARKS. THE LAW SPECIFIES THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
EACH TYPE OF RESERVE AND DESIGNATES A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS HUNTING AND DEFORESTATION,
WHICH ARE TO BE PROHIBITED IN SUCH AREAS. THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FN ACCORDANCE WITH
MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS DELEGATED TO IT BY THE KING, IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ALL
NECESSARY IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. THE LAW ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY
SUPERIOR COUNCIL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE TO ASSIST THE 'MINISTRY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS
FUNCTIONS.
PM(BI
"ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS IN COPENHAGEN FOR 30 MILLION DANISH KRONER."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 09/04/75 PGS 2 (I) ID# 03122A
THE DANISH GOVERNMENT HAS MADE AVAILABLE 100 MILLION KRONER TO INDUSTRY IN CONNECTION WITH
PROJECTS TO FIGHT POLLUTION. 24 INDUSTRIAL FIRMS IN COPENHAGEN HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
TOGETHER THEY WOULD SPEND 30 MILLION KRONER WITH 50 PERCENT OF THIS BEING FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT,
IF THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE APPROVED. THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE FOR
ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD CONTROL, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ESTABLISHED UNDER THE COPENHAGEN CITY
COUNCIL. THIS OFFICE IS IN TURN TO FORWARD THE APPLICATIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
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GcrteRAL
DcrtrtARK
SE( )
LR(A)
SYNSPUNKTER PA ANVENDELSEN AF OKONOMISKE VIRKEMIDLER I FORURENINGSBEKAMPELSEN
(VIEWS OF THE USE OF ECONOMIC DEVICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION)
BOLWIG, NIELS G., AND STEEN LETH JEPPESEN ' EPA
DANISH 12/00/73 PGS 1-81 ID# 03127A
THE NAIN PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY, IS TO POINT
OUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF ECONOMIC-POLITICAL APPROACHES WHICH CAN BE USED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
POLLUTION. IMPORTANCE IS PLACED ON DETERMINING THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR REACHING THE DESIRABLE
QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT AS ECONOMICALLY AS POSSIBLE. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE
EFFECTS WHICH THE INTRODUCTION OF MORE EXTENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS TO FIGHT POLLUTION MIGHT HAVE ON THE
DISTRIBUTION OF INCCME AND ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. THE POSSIBILITIES OF ESTIMATING GAINS AND
EXPENSES IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND'THE ACTUAL COSTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH APE
TOUCHED UPON IN AN APPENCIX. THE PROBLEM OF CENTRAL VERSUS LOCAL CONTROL IS ALSO BRIEFLY
DISCUSSED. FINALLY, THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE POLLUTION POLICIES IN THE U.S.A. AND SWEDEN ARE
SUMMARIZED.
"JULY 25, 1975 CECREE NO. 75-672 AMENDING THE HIGH COMMITTEE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 07/29/75 PGS 7681 ID# 01072B
THIS DECREE ABROGATES THE JULY 30, 1970 DECREE NO. 70-672, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE HIGH
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, AND MODIFIES THE COMMITTEE'S
COMPOSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE COMMITTEE, HEADED BY THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE,
DEALS WITH PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES WHICH ENDANGER THE QUALIFY OF HUMAN LIFF. THE
COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AND IS KEPT INFORMED OF
ENVIRONMENTALLY-RELATED BILLS AND DECREES UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES.
MEMBERSHIP IN THE COMMITTEE IS INCREASED TO 15 MINISTRY REPRESENTATIVES, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 20
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS.
FRANCE
PM(A)
"HIGH COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT:
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONMENT, NO. 43
UPDATED OR REVITALIZED?"
FRENCH
08/00/75 PGS 7
ID#
EPA
01072C
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE FRENCH
HIGH COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE JULY 1975 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE. FORMERLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ADVISING THE'ADMINISTRATION ON ITS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, THE HIGH COMMITTEE IS HENCEFORTH
TO BE KEPT INFORMED OF ALL ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED DRAFT LAWS AND DECREES UNDER CONSIDERATION IN
THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES. THE THREE MOTIVATIONS CITED FOR THE CHANGES ARE: THE WEAKENED AUTHORITY
OF THE HIGH COMMITTEE SINCE THE 1971 CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY; THE CAMPAIGN PROMISES
OF MR. GISCARD FOR A "NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL COUNCIL"; AND THE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DRAFT
STAGE LAW WHICH SUBJECTS ALL LARGE LAND DEVELCPMENT PROJECTS TO THE APPROVAL OF AN ECOLOGICAL
COMMISSION.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
PM(B)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SEC )
"ANTI-POLLUTION TECHNOLOGIES!
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
24 EXAMPLES TO BE FOLLOWED." NUISANCES ET
FRENCH
10/00/75 PGS 7
IDf
EPA
03156A
THE FRENCH MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE'S OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION AND
NUISANCES IS REPORTED, IN THIS ARTICLE, TO BE PREPARING A PAMPHLET FOR PUBLICATION DEALING WITH
NON-POLLUTING TECHNOLOGIES AND GENERALLY ASSESSING THE OFFICE'S PAST EFFORTS IN THE. PREVENTION OF
POLLUTICN. SELECTED FOR PRESENTATION IN THE PUBLICATION WERE 24 CASE STUDIES OF NON-POLLUTING
TECHNOLOGIES FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE CASES
CONSTITUTE SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF IMPLEMENTATION OR MODIFICATION OF "CLEAN" INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ECONOMIES OF RAW MATERIALS AND GAINS IN PRODUCTIVITY WHICH
CAN BE ACHIEVED AS A RESULT OF ADOPTING ANTI-POLLUTICN MEASURES. THE PRINCIPLES ADVANCED IN THE
MINISTRY'S PUBLICATION ARE INTENDED TO SPUR FURTHER RESEARCH AND TO INCITE IMPROVEMENTS IN
EXISTING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: SIMPLE BELIEF." DER SPIEGEL
EPA
GERMAN 07/21/75 PGS 27 ID* 03093A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE POSITION OF WORKERS' UNIONS IN REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. IN GENERAL, UNION "ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS" REJECT THE IDEA
OF PITTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND JOB SECURITY AGAINST EACH OTHER. IN PRACTICE, HOWEVER,
UNIONS OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES ALLIED WITH INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT IN PROTESTING PROPOSED GOVERNMENT
MEASURES IN THE FEAR THAT JOBS MAY BE THREATENED. GOVERNMENT EXPERTS DO NOT AGREE ON THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS, BUT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
EXPERT COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR DETERMINED IN A
STATISTICAL COMPARISON THAT THE HIGHER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INVESTMENTS IN A CORPORATION,
THE LOWER THE JOBLESS RATE WAS. OTHERS NOTE THAT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
INVESTMENTS USUALLY AFFECT JOBS IN LARGE ENTERPRISES LESS THAN THOSE IN SMALLER FAMILY CONCERNS
AND IN SEASONAL INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS THOSE FOR LEATHER, TEXTILES AND PAPER.
GRsAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-9
ALSO SE
LAND USE
EPA
ID* 03101A
THIS PUBLICATION, PREPARED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IS A DISCUSSION OF
WHAT CAN BE DONE IN LOCAL AREAS TO IMPROVE ROADS, FOOTPATHS, PARKING FACILITIES, RECREATION AREAS,
AND THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS NOTED THAT IMPROVEMENT IN THESE AREAS
INVOLVES SEVERAL INTERRELATED FACTORS WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED JOINTLY. IN THIS REGARD THE
PUBLICATION DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL INVOLVED IN VISUAL IMPROVEMENT MEASURES
SUCH AS PLANTING AND PAVING, TRAFFIC ON ROADS AND FOOTPATHS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES, PEDESTRIAN
ROUTES, CURBSIDE PARKING AND PARKING LOTS, GARAGES, AND THE SAFETY, LOCATION AND PROVISION OF
RECREATION AREAS.
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GEricRAL
GfteAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
GAcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
ROUTES FOR HEAVY LORRIES
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS 1-9
EPA
ID* 03115A
THIS CONSULTATION PAPER, ISSUED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SETS OUT A
PROPOSAL FOR A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF ROUTES FOR HEAVY LORRIES TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAFFIC OF LORRIES' SUCH AS: NOISE, SMELL AND VIBRATION. THE GOVERNMENT IS
PROPOSING TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAVY LORRIES BY KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM PLACES
WHERE THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS TO BE AND WHERE THEY ARE MOST HARMFUL AND BY ENSURING THAT MAXIMUM
SENSIBLE USE IS MADE OF CTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS PAPER IS ALSO CONCERNED WITH PROBLEMS
INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF ROUTES INCLUDING: TYPES OF LORRIES TO
BE RESTRICTED, CONTFOL OF LORRY MOVEMENT, AN ADEQUATE ROUTE-MARKING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE MARKINGS
FOR POLICE IDENTIFICATION. INCLUDED IN THE PAMPHLET IS A MAP INDICATING THE PROPOSED NETWORK FDP
HEAVY LORRIES.
FIRST REPORT (OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION)
GREAT BRITAIN. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIONMENTAL POLLUTION EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/71 PGS 1-52 ID# 03116A
ALSC SE
THIS FIRST REPORT BY THE BRITISH ROYAL COMMISSION CN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BEGINS WITH A
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMISSION'S ROLE, WHICH IS STATED TO BE ONE OF ADVISING ON MATTERS, BOTH
NATIONAL AND INTERN«TIONAL, CONCERNING THE POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE COMMISSION CONTINUES
WITH AN EXAMINATION OF THE ECONOMICS OF POLLUTION CONTROL. AN ENSURING SUMMARY OF TRFNDS IN THF
STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN SCME OF THE COMMON POLLUTANTS SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR AN
ASSESSMENT OF PRIORITIES FOR ACTION AND FOR FURTHER INQUIRY. PRIORITIES FOR ACTION INCLUDE:
PROVISION TO MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR WATER, CONTROL OF THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID OR SEMI-SOLID
TOXIC WASTES ON LAND, AND THE CONTROL OF DUMPING OF NOXIOUS MATERIALS AT SEA. PROBLEMS WHICH
REQUIRE MORE ATTETION INCLUDE: THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED TECHNIQUFS FOR
MONITORING POLLUTION AND THE PLANNING AHEAD FOR THE FUTURE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES. THE
COMMISSION PROPOSES TO REPORT FIRST ON THE PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION OF TIDAL WATERS.
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1974-1975
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH " 09/00/75 PGS 1-127 ID# 03117A
THIS PUBLICATION COMPRISES AN ANNOTATED LIST OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH INITIATED IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1975. THE COMPILATION WAS PREPARED BY THE BRITISH
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRCNMENT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE. PROJECTS,
WHICH EXCLUDE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN FOR THE AWARD OF A HIGHER DEGREE, ARE GROUPED UNDER 16 BROAD
SUBJECT HEADINGS AND ARE LISTED WITHIN EACH SECTION IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.OF INSTITUTION. THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR EACH PROJECT INCLUDES: SPONSORSHIP, TITLE, PRINCIPAL RESEARCH WORKERS,
PERIOD OF TIME, PUBLICATIONS AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE AIMS AND METHODS OF THE PROJECT.
SUBJECT HEADINGS INCLUDE: URBAN SETTLEMENTS, NEW TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OP
URBAN ACTIVITIES, AND RECREATION AND LEISURE.
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GE.ilcftAL
GftcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"IMPACT ASSESSMENT
JOHNSON, RICHARD
ENGLISH
IS ON THE HAY." NEW SCIENTIST
11/06/75 PGS 323-325
EPA
I0# 03142A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SYSTEM IN GREAT
BRITAIN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (DOE). THE MATTER RECENTLY RECEIVED CONSIDERATION
DURING A CONFERENCE IN KENT SPONSORED BY DOE'S PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH ADVISORY
COUNCIL. TWO PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE ARGUED FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SUCH A SYSTEM ANP
MET WITH LITTLE OPPOSITICN OR CRITICISM. THE FIRST PAPER ASSESSED THE CASE AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER
WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION MIGHT BE REQUIRED, THE COVERAGE AND PROCEDURE FOR CARRYING IT OUT
AND THE QUESTION OF WHO SHOULD DO SO. THE SECOND DEVELOPED A METHODOLOGY FOR APPRAISAL, ADAPTING
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM TO THE UK PLANNING SYSTEM. A STEP BY STEP DESCRIPTION OF THE INTEGRATION OF
THE PROCESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR, WHO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BOTH
ROLE OF THE LOCAL AND CENTRAL AUTHORITIES AND THE ROLE OF THE DEVELOPER.
ITALY
LR(B)
"LAW ON ELECTRICAL POWER PLANTS TAKES EFFECT." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 09/07/75 PGS 13 ID# 03119A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT ITALIAN LAW HI393 ON ELECTRICAL POWER PLANTS FINALLY ENTERED INT0
FORCE ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1975. THE LAW WAS ENACTED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON AUGUST 2, 1974 TO OVERCOME
LOCAL OPPOSITION TO THE SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICAL PLANTS. ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS HAD MOTIVATED CERTAIN REGIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO DENY THE
PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS. THE NEW LAW CIRCUMVENTS THE NECESSITY FOR SUCH
REGIONAL APPROVAL, GRANTING TO THE CIPE ( INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC PROGRAMMING) THE
LICENSE TO FURNISH THE NECESSARY AUTHORIZATION 150 DAYS AFTER NOTIFYING THE PEGION OF
CONSTRUCTION PLANS. THE NEW LAW ALSO MODIFIES CERTAIN ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDS CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF THE ANTI-SMCG LAW.
SJtJcN
PM(A)
CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL PLANNING
IN SWEDEN, NO. 64)
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 06/00/75
WATER LAND USE
(CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
PGS 1-4
EPA
03126A
THIS PAMPHLET DEALS WITH THE SWEDISH MATERIAL PRESENTED AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ECOLOGICAL PLANNING SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD. THE
HISTORY OF SWEDISH NATIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING IS SUMMARIZED. A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF LINKOPING AND A NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE INVENTORY ARE THEN CITED AS EXAMPLES OF
DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS THE GOAL OF ECOLOGICAL PLANNING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
WAS TO DEVELOP METHCDS WHICH ARE SOUNDLY BASED ON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES AND AT THE SAME TIME
USEFUL TO LOCAL PLANNERS, WHILE THE WATER RESOURCES INVENTORY WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BETTCR
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE FOR WATER RESOURCES PLANNING BY COLLECTING DATA ON WATER QUALITY, AVAILABLE
RESOURCESt AND DEMANDS FOR WATER. IN THIS CONTEXT IT IS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT, AT THg PRESENT
TIME, hATER RESOURCE PLANNING HAS NO LEGAL STATUS IN SWEDEN.
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GENERAL
SricJEN
PM(B)
SrfcOEN
PM(B)
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATICN.
NO. 65)
ENGLISH
(CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN SWEDEN,
09/00/75 PGS 1-6
EPA
03132A
THIS PUBLICATION DEALS WITH SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED >=ORMALLY
INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1968. A BREAKDCWN OF THE PROGRAM AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION IS
PRESENTED. IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS INTEGRATION INTO OTHER SUBJECTS AND COOPERATIVE WORK BETWEEN
DISCIPLINES ARE STRESSED, WHILE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS THE SUBJECT IS COVERED SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY
ACCORDING TO WHICH AREA OF EMPHASIS THE STUDENT HAS CHOSEN. A PROGRAM FOR TRAINING TEACHERS ALSO
EXISTS. THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM OUTLINES FOR BOTH A TEN-WEEK AND A FULL YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL ARE APPENDED.
"WE COULD REMODEL SWEDEN " CURRENT SWEDEN NO. 86
BACKSTRAND, GORAN, AND LARS INGELSTAM
ENGLISH 07/00/75 PGS 1-7
ALSO SE
EPA
ID# 03135A
THIS DISCUSSION, PREPARED BY TWO EXPERTS WORKING WITH THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT'S SECRETARIAT FOR
FUTURE STUDIES AS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR THE 1975 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PROJECT ON DEVELOPMENT AND
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PRESENTS FIVE PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN SWEDISH SOCIETY, WHICH ARE
SEEN AS COMPATIBLE WITH THE DEMANDS FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY AND REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. THE
PROPOSALS ARE: 1) A CEILING ON MEAT CONSUMPTION, 2) A CEILING ON OIL CONSUMPTION, 3) MORE ECONOMIC
USE OF BUILDINGS, 4) GREATER DURABILITY OF CONSUMER GOODS, AND 5) NO PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILES.
THE AUTHORS FEEL THAT THESE MEASURES WOULD BE LIKELY TO GENERATE A SHIFT IN ATTITUDE IN LARGE
SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATICN, DIRECTED BOTH AT THE WORKINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND AGAINST
THE WASTEFUL ELEMENTS OF MODERN LIFE.
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"CCKPLETE REVISION OF DRAFT LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." JOURNAL
DE GENEVE
F.PA
ID# 03130A
FRENCH
07/18/75 PGS 7
THIS ARTICLE ANNOUNCES A COMPLETE REVISION OF THE DRAFT SWISS LAW OF DECEMBER 18, 1973 ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE DRAFT, WRITTEN BY A COMMISSION OF EXTRA-PARLIAMENTARY EXPERTS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WAS SUBMITTED TO BOTH THE CANTONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST GROUPS FOR COMMENTS. IN FEBRUARY
1975 THE PERIOD FOR RESPONSES EXPIRED AND THE FEDERAL OFFICE PREPARED A REPORT FOCUSING ON THE
MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMENTS. ON THE BASIS OF THE REPORT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR HAS DIRECTED THE FEDERAL OFFICE TO ESTABLISH WORK GROUPS OF EXPERTS TO REDRAFT THE
LEGISLATION ON A SECTION BY SECTION BASIS, INCORPORATING THE SUGGESTIONS PRESENTED IN THE
RESPONSES.
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GE.JcRAL
VENEZUELA
LR(B)
"PRESIDENT PEREZ HAS COMPLIED WITH U.N. POSTULATES ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION." EL UNIVERSAL
EPA
SPANISH 06/05/75 PGS 2/15 ID# 02240F
ALSO PMB
REPORTING ON A SPECIAL "EARTHCARE" AWARD PRESENTED TO VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRE PEREZ
BY THE UNITED STATES AUDUBON SOCIETY AND SIERRA CLUB, THIS ARTICLE CITES THE EFFORTS REALIZED BY
PRESIDENT PEREZ IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN VENEZUELA, WHICH OCCASIONED THIS AWARD.
PROCLAIMING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AN INTEGRAL PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE PRESIDENT HAS,
THROUGH USE OF HIS EXTRAORDINARY POWERS, PROMULGATED SEVERAL DECREES DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING STRATEGIES, ESTABLISHING PROTECTEC ZONES ALONG WATERSHEDS AND COASTAL AREAS, CREATING
NATIONAL PARKS, PROTECTING WILDLIFE, PROHIBITING DEFORESTATION AND WASTEWATEP. DISCHARGES IN
MANGROVE SWAMP AREAS, PREVENTING CONTINUED INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN GROWTH IN CONGESTED AREAS, AND
DECENTRALIZING THE LOCATICN OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIES. IN ADDITION, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS
BEEN ORDERED TO PLACE SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN NATIONAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND IN THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS.
V&JcZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. Ill OF MAY 26, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.408
EPA
SPANISH 05/27/74 PGS 227943-44 ID# 02240G
THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA DURING 1974 TO
PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN VENEZUELA, CREATES THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL FCR THE CONSERVATION OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES. THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
IS TO SUSTAIN THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE COUNCIL AND IS TO ACT AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WITH THE
POWER TO CONVENE MEETINGS. THE 16 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, REPRESENTING VARIOUS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ARE ALSO SPECIFIED IN THE DECREE AND EXERCISE THEIR FUNCTIONS AD HONOREM.
THE COUNCIL IS TO: 1) ADVISE THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 2) COLLABORATE IN FORMULATING THE NATIONAL PLAN FOP
CONSERVATION OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES AND IN OTHER CONSERVATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE MINISTRY
OF AGRICULTURE, 3) PROPOSE CANDIDATES FOR STATE CONSERVATION AWARDS, AND 4» PERFORM OTHER DUTIES
CONFERRED ON IT BY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE.
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LR(A)
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"DECREE NO. 116 OF MAY 26, 1974." 6ACETA OFlCIALt NO. 30.408
EPA
SPANISH 05/27/74 PGS 227948 ID# 02240H
*LANC USE
VtnlcZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 108 OF MAY 26, 1974." GACETA OF1CIAL, NO. 30.408
EPA
ID# 02240J
SPANISH
05/27/74 PGS 227941-42
THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL SIGNED INTC LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA TO PROVIDE A LEGAL
BASIS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF VENEZUELA, RECOGNIZES THF VALUE OF THF
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND IN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
WITHIN THE POPULATICN. IT REQUIRES SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO BE GIVEN TO ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING IN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ON ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION. THE UNIVERSITIES AND OTHEP
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING ARE TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH
RELATING TO CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE, PUBLIC WORKS,
AGRICULTURE, AND INTERIOR RELATIONS ARE TO COLLABORATE IN THESE ENDEAVORS LENDING TECHNICAL OP.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE WHERE NECESSARY. THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE PROMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF RESOURCES CONSERVATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA.
VEiMcZUELA
LR(B)
"CCUNTDOWN ON POLLUTION."
MANN, JOSEPH A.
BUSINESS VENEZUELA
ENGLISH
ALSC SE AND PMB
08/00/75 PGS 17-26
EPA
ID# 03143A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION IN VENEZUELA, THE
STEPS TAKEN SO FAR TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE NUMEROUS MEASURES STILL NEEDED TO PROTECT
THE NATION'S ENVIRONMENT. MAJOR OBSTACLES TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF
SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ANC A LACK OF TRAINED PERSONNEL TO POLICE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SERIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARISING FROM INDUSTRIAL AND
POPULATION GROWTH ARE LOCALIZED IN THE URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL CENTERS AT THE PRESENT TIMF, BUT THF
POTENTIAL FOR IRREPARABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IS GREAT IF COUNTEPMEASURES
ARE NOT TAKEN IN THE EARLY STAGES OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL BILL IS BEFORE
CONGRESS, AND SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DECREES HAVE BEEN PROMULGATED BY PRESIDENT CARLOS
ANDRES PEREZ, BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THE LEGAL COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT MOBILIZATION NECESSARY FOR COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
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PM(B)
PAGE
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IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PCS 1-9
ALSO SE
*GENERAL
EPA
ID# 03101A
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND 1974. DERELICT LAND AND WASTE
(REFUSE) TIPPING
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-83 ID# 03129A
SCLID WASTE
GENERAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES THE ATTRIBUTES AND RESULTS OF THE
SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND FOR 1974, WHICH WAS COMPILED BY THE PLANNING,
REGIONAL AND COUNTRYSIDE DIRECTORATE OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT FPOM DATA
RECEIVED FROM LOCAL ENGLISH COUNCILS. THE BODY OF THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS TABLES PERTAINING TO
THAT SECTION OF THE SURVEY WHICH COVERED DERELICT LAND AND WASTE TIPPING. PRESENTED IN TABULAR
FORM IS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: PRESENT AMOUNTS OF DERELICT LAND; ACTUAL AND EXPECTED INCREASES
IN DERELICT LAND; RESTORED LAND; LAND ABANDONED BY MINING ACTIVITIES; AND LAND USED FOR PUBLIC AND
COMMERCIAL DUMPING. (SEE ALSO ID #031296 AND #031290
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND 1974. MINERAL WORKING
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-93 ID# 03129B
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND FOR
1974, COMPILED BY THE PLANNING, REGIONAL AND COUNTRYSIDE DIRECTORATE OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MAIN BODY OF THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS TABLES PERTAINING TO THE SECTION OF THE
SURVEY CCNCERNED WITH LANDS AFFECTED BY MINERAL WORKINGS. LISTED IN HECTARES ARE: THE COUNTY,
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOTALS OF THE AMOUNT OF LAND COVERED BY PERMISSIONS FOR THE SURFACE WORKING
OF 13 MAJOR TYPES OF MINERALS; THE AMOUNT OF LAND IN NATIONAL PARKS AND AREAS OF OUTSTANDING
NATIONAL BEAUTY AFFECTED BY MINERAL WORKINGS; THE AMOUNT OF LAND AFFECTED BY MINERAL WASTE
DUMPING; AND THE AMCUNT OF LAND ABANDONED BECAUSE OF MINERAL WORKING DESPOILAGE. ALSO SHOWN IN
THESE TABLES ARE THE AREAS OF MINING LAND UNDER RESTORATION CONDITIONS AND THOSE WHICH ARE NOT.
(SEE ALSO ID #03129A AND #031290
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LA.4J USE
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND 1974. SUMMARY TABLES
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID# 03129C
SOLID WASTE
THIS PUBLICATION CNE OF THREE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE 1974 SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED
LAND IN ENGLAND, CONTAINS TABLES SUMMARIZING THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY. THE TABLES LIST, IN
HECTARES, THE COUNTY AND NATIONAL TOTALS OF LAND IN ENGLAND CONSIDERED TO BE DERELICT OR DESPOILED
BY REFUSE DUMPING OR MINERAL WORKING ACTIVITIES. THE FIGURES PRESENTED INCLUDE THE OVERALL AMOUNT
OF INCREASE AND RESTORATION OF DESPOILED LAND AND SOME FUTURE PREDICTIONS. MORE SPECIFIC AND
DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE SURVEY IS PUBLISHED IN TWO SEPARATE PUBLICATIONS: "DERELICT LAND AND
WASTE (REFUSE) TIPPING" (ID 003129A) AND "MINERAL WORKING" (ID #031296).
"FIVE COUNTRIES WILL PROTECT THE AMAZON." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/05/75 PGS 19 ID# 03145A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS CN AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING HELD IN LETICA, COLOMBIA IN SEPTEMBER 1975,
DURING WHICH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE OF BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PERU,
AND VENEZUELA AGREED TO CREATE LARGE NATIONAL PARK AREAS IN THE AMAZON BASIN ACCORDING TO TH?
ECOLOGICAL PRIORITIES OF THE REGION. THESE PARKS, ALSO NAMED CONSERVATION UNITS, WILL BE
REGULATED THROUGH THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF EACH AMAZON COUNTRY, AND AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMISSION ON THE AMAZON WILL BE CREATED TO CONDUCT ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
ON INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGICAL POLICIES FOR THE REGION. THE COMMISSION WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, WITHIN THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THAT COUNTRY.
MEXICO
PM(B)
"ECOLOGICAL RESERVE IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT, THE HIGHER ALTITUDES."
EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 10/11/75 PGS 1,19A ID# 03157A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS CN URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANS, UP TO THE YEAR 2000, OF THE DIRECTOR
OF FEDERAL DISTRICT PLANNING OF MEXICO CITY. THE PROHIBITION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IS
ENVISAGED FOR AREAS ABOVE 2,350 METERS OF ALTITUDE WITHIN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
SUFFICIENT GREEN AREAS FOR MEXICO CITY AND PROTECT WATER SUPPLY SOURCES WHICH ORIGINATE IN THE
HIGHER ALTITUDES. THESE PLANS COUPLED WITH EXISTING PLANNING MEASURES ARE INTENDED TO FORM AN
URBAN GROWTH POLICY DESIGNED TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF LAND RESOURCES IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT IN THE
FACE OF THE STEADILY INCREASING POPULATION AND RELATED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. IN
DESCRIBING THE URBAN DILEMMA, THE ARTICLE CITES THE "CANCEROUS" GROWTH OF CONSTRUCTION AND
POPULATION IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE DISTRICT, HIGHER COSTS FOR BASIC NECESSITIES, INCREASED
UNEMPLOYMENT DUE TO AN UNSKILLED LABOR FORCE, LESS SPENDING COMMITTED TO SOCIAL INTERESTS, AND
INCREASING CONSOLIDATION OF WEALTH IN A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION.
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PAGE
CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL PLANNING
IN SWEDEN, NO. 64)
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 06/00/75
*GENERAL V.ATER
(CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
PGS 1-4
EPA
ID# 03126A
VENEZUELA
LR(AI
"DECREE NO. 116 OF MAY 26, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.408
EPA
SPANISH 05/27/74 PGS 227948 ID# 02240H
GENERAL
IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING CONGESTION IN CARACAS AND OTHER LARGE URBAN CENTERS OF VENEZUELA
AS WELL AS THE FAILURE OF EXISTING REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE GREEN AREAS AROUND. THESE CENTERS,
THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRCNMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT
OF VENEZUELA, ENJOINS THE MINISTRIES OF PUBLIC WORKS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, AGRICULTURE
AND HUSBANDRY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT FROM ISSUING CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
WITHIN THE DESIGNATED CONGESTED AREAS UNTIL AN URBAN GROWTH POLICY HAS BEEN FORMULATED. IN
ORDER TC FORMULATE SUCH A POLICY, A COMMISSION IS CREATED BY THE DECREE TO MAKE A REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE MATTER WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE PECPEF.
A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER 01= THE PRESIDENT PRESIDES OVER THE COMMISSION? OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MINISTRIES OF DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AGRICULTURE AND HUSBANDRY,
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, CENTRAL AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING OFFICES, AND DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS.
VENEZUELA
LR(AI
"DECREE NO. 134 OF JUNE 4, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.418
EPA
SPANISH 06/07/74 PGS 228032-33 ID# 02240K
THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF
VENEZUELA DURING 1974, PROVIDES FOR THE DECONGESTION OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS BY OFFERING INCENTIVES
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIES IN ADEQUATELY PLANNED INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THESE INCENTIVES
INCLUDE TAX EXEMPTICNS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES IN INDUSTRIAL
ZONES. STATE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO EXTEND FAVORABLE CREDIT TO INDUSTRIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE. FACTORS DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF INCENTIVES AND
CREDIT GRANTED TO ANY INDUSTRY INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE INDUSTRY IN
QUESTION, THE NET VALUE OF PRODUCED GOODS, THE NEEDS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, EXPORT CONDITIONS,
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS. THE CABINET MINISTERS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN
GENERAL FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROVISICNS OF THIS DECREE.
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VErtcZUELA
LR(A)
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"DECREE NO. 140 Of JUNE 4, 1974," GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.416
EPA
ID# 02240L
SPANISH
06/05/75 PGS 228014-15
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE RURAL LIFE IN VENEZUELA AND STEM RURAL MIGRATION TO CONGESTED
URBAN AREAS, THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW
BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA, CREATES ThE EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM FOR RURAL VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION
AIMED AT PROVIDING ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL AID TO RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. THIS PROGRAM
IS TO BE EXECUTED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF MALARIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION OF THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH
AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL AGRARIAN REFORM INSTITUTE. BY MEANS OF THESE PROGRAMS
RURAL VILLAGE SITES WILL BE DESIGNATED, ADEQUATE SANITATION AND WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WILL
BE BUILT AS WELL AS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BUILDINGS TO STIMULATE*RURAL BUSINESS
AND COMMERCE. THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS, FINANCE, PUBLIC WORKS, EDUCATION, HEALTH
AND SOCIAL WELFARE, AND AGRICULTURE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE.
VcoleZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 406 OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.496
EPA
SPANISH 09/10/74 PGS 228782-83 ID# 02240M
*WATER
PM(A)
CONTAMINACION AMBIENTAL EN VENEZUELA (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
VENEZUELA)
RIVAS MIJARES, GUSTAVO, AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 03/09/73 PGS 1-182 ID# 03121A
ALSO PMB, SE AND ST
*WATEP AIR PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE
NJJSE
BELGIUM
SE(
"TIHANGE NUCLEAR PLANT,ALREADY ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE POLLUTION." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 09/02/75 PGS 2 ID# 03154A
WATER RADIATION
THE COMMENTS OF BELGIAN SENATOR FRANCOIS, WHICH THIS ARTICLE REPRODUCES FROM HIS LETTER TO THE
PRIME MINISTER, CONCERN THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND POLLUTING EFFECTS OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LOCATFD
IN TIHANGE, BELGIUM. IN SPITE OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEES TO THE LOCAL INHABITANTS AND MORE
RECENT OPERATIONAL CONTROL CHECKS, CCKPLAINTS OF NOISE, VAPOR EMISSIONS AND THERMAL POLLUTION ARE
PERSISTING. BECAUSE A SECOND PLANT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE VICINITY,
SENATOR FRANCOIS CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTICN TO DETERMINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH POLLUTING
EFFECTS. FURTHERMORE, HE REQUESTS THAT ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS NOT BE ALLOWED TO INTERFERE WITH
THE APPLICATION OF ANY TECHNICAL REMEDIAL MEANS.
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NJISE
GRcAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
NOISE IN PUBLIC PLACES
GREAT BRITAIN. NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-32
ALSO PMB AND SE
EPA
ID# 03153A
THIS REPORTt PREPARED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BRITISH NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL'S 1971 REPORT,
"NEIGHBORHOOD NOISEt" REVIEWS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MODEL BYLAWS DESIGNED TO CONTROL NOISE
NUISANCES IN PUBLIC PLACES AND CONSIDERS OTHER MEASURES FOR ABATING NOISE NUISANCES IN PUBLIC
PLACES. PROCEDURES FOR MAKING LOCAL BYLAWS ARE DISCUSSED AS IS THE NOISE ABATEMENT ACT OF 1960.
WEAKNESSES AND INADEQUACIES OF CURRENT NOISE CONTROL PROVISIONS ARE POINTED OUT AND GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SET FORTH FOR FLEXIBLE AND MORE ADEQUATE CONTROLS. IN ADDITION TO LEGAL
DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING NOISE NUISANCES, THE REPORT ALSO CONSIDERS THE ROLE PLAYED BY PLANNING AMD
LICENSING SYSTEMS IN CORRECTING AND PREVENTING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF NOISE CREATED BY MOTOP
SPORTS, LOUDSPEAKERS, MUSIC AND CANCING FRCM DISCOTHEQUES, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS, ROWDY BEHAVIOR,
AND OTHER NOISE PRODUCING ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC. APPENDIXES LIST THE AREAS OF NOISE CONTROL MOST
OFTEN COVERED IN BYLAWS AND LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO LICENSING OF PREMISES FOR MUSIC AND DANCING.
BRITAIN
PM(B)
AIRCRAFT ENGINE NOISE RESEARCH
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-15
ALSO ST
EPA
ID# 03106A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE RESEARCH SUE-COMMITTEE OF THE BRITISH NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL,
CONSIDERS THE RELATION OF JET. ENGINE DESIGN TO THE PRODUCTION OF NOISE POLLUTION, DISCUSSES
CURRENT RESEARCH AIPED AT MODIFYING JET ENGINE DESIGN TO LESSEN NOISE, AND POINTS OUT AREAS OF
ENGINE DESIGN WHICH REQUIRE FURTHER RESEARCH IN REDUCING NOISE. AFTER CITING THE IMPACT OF
AIRCRAFT NOISE AND THE SCURCES WITHIN THE JET ENGINE WHERE NOISE IS PRODUCED, THE REPORT DESCRIBES
THE RESEARCH AND TESTING FACILITIES AND CONCLUDES WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: WORK TO
EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF MODIFYING EXISTING AIRCRAFT ENGINES TO REDUCE NOISE IS URGENTLY NEEDED;
RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO ESTABLISH ULTIMATE NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES; THE CURPENT
STUDIES ON NOISE PRODUCED BY THE SUPERSONIC CONCORDE NEED TO BE AMPLIFIED; AND A TESTING
LABORATORY TO SIMULATE AND TEST IN-FLIGHT NOISE NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED. DIAGRAMS APPENDED TO THE
REPORT ILLUSTRATE THE SOURCES OF ENGINE NOISE AND NOISE LEVELS UNDER TAKE-OFF AND LANDING PATHS.
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17
NdISc
BRITAIN
PM(B)
GRzAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
NOISE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS
GREAT BRITAIN. THE NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-15
EPA
ID* 03110A
THIS PAMPHLET CONTAINS A REPORT OF THE BRITISH PANEL ON NOISE IN THE SEVENTIES' STUDY ON
THE LIKELY EVOLUTION OT= NOISE PROBLEMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THIS DECADE. THE PANELi WHICH WAS
FORMED IN JANUARY 1972, CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMEN OF EACH OF THE NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL'S WORKING
GROUPS. CONSIDERED BY THE PANEL IN THE REPORT ARE THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT FORMS OF NOISE
POLLUTION: ROAD TRAFFIC, AIRCRAFT, NEIGHBORHOOD AND OCCUPATIONAL. THE REPORT SETS OUT THF
PROSPECTS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH NOISE CONTROL POLICY CAN BE
FORMULATED. THE PANEL CONCLUDES KITH SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURFS.
THE EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE IN SCHOOLS AROUND LONDON AIRPORT
CROOK* M.A., AND F.J. LANGDON EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PGS 1-10 ID# 03144A
THIS BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT PUBLICATION PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY
UNDERTAKEN IN THE SUMMER OF 1970 TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE ON TEACHING AND
CLASSROCM ACTIVITY IN A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS CLOSE TO HEATHROW AIRPORT, BOTH BY DIRECT OBSERVATION AND
BY A SMALL SAMPLE SURVEY OF TEACHERS1 OPINIONS. THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES IN OBSERVED BEHAVIOR, WHICH
COINCIDED WITH FINDINGS IN THE SURVEY OF TEACHERS' OPINIONS, RESULTED FROM INTERFERENCE WITH
SPEECH. THE STUDY WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY OTHER SYSTEMATIC CHANGES IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT TEACHERS ADDRESSING A WHOLE CLASS PAUSED MORE
FREQUENTLY WITH INCREASING PEAK LEVELS, EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT FROM NOISE LEVELS OF 70 DB(A)
UPWARDS, WHILE TEACHERS TALKING TO INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS WERE LESS LIKELY TO PAUSE DURING
FLYOVERS PEAKING BELOW 75 DB(A).
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
AIRCRAFT NOISE: REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE ROUTING POLICY
GREAT BRITAIN. NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-29 ID# 03147A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A WORKING GROUP OF THE BRITISH NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL, WAS ISSUED AS
A SUPPLEMENT TO A 1971 FLIGHT ROUTING REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. IT FURTHER CONSIDERS
THE PRESENT POLICY AND PRACTICE OF CONCENTRATING AIRCRAFT DEPARTURES FROM AIRPORTS ALONG MINIMUM
NOISE ROUTES IN LIGHT OF INCREASING AIR TRAFFIC LOADS AND INCREASING PRESSURES TO ABATE AIRCRAFT
NOISE. INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON BRITISH AIRPORT LOCATIONS, OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES
AFTER A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF DATA, THE WORKING GROUPS CONCLUDED THAT THE PRESENT USE OF MINIMUM
NOISE ROUTES, ALTHOUGH DEFICIENT IN MANY REGARDS, IS, NEVERTHELESS, MORE PRACTICAL THAN THE TOTAL
OR LIMITED DISPERSION OF AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE ROUTES AS ADVOCATED BY SOME. RECOMMENDATIONS AP? MAD?
TO COMBAT AIRCRAFT NOISE INHERENT IN THE PRESENT ROUTING SYSTEM THROUGH ADEQUATE FUTURE PLANNING,
COMPENSATIONS OF RESIDENTS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AIRCRAFT NOISE, AND THE CONTINUED REVIEW AND
COMMENT ON EXISTING ROUTING PROCEDURES.
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16
NOISE
GKcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE
GREAT BRITAIN. NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PCS 1-81
EPA
ID* 03149A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A WORKING GROUP OF THE BRITISH NOISE ADVISORY COUNCIL, DISCUSSES,
SUMMARIZES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, STRENGTHENING EXISTING NOISE CONTROL PROVISIONS PERTAINING
TO NEIGHBORHOOD NOISE. NEIGHBORHOOD NOISE, AS OPPOSED TO INDUSTRIAL, AIRCRAFT, AND GENERAL TRACFIC
NOISE, INCLUDES A GREAT VARIETY OF NOISE DISTURBANCES WHICH ANNOY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE
WORKINGS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE 1960 NOISE ABATEMENT ACT ARE POINTED OUT, AND SOMEWHAT MOR5 RADICAL
NOISE CONTROL MEASURES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR A NEW ACT, INCLUDING: MORE EMPHASIS AND COOPERATION ON
THE PREVENTIVE ASPECTS OF NOISE CCNTROL; WELL DEFINED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LOCAL AND CENTRAL
AUTHORITIES; PROVISIONS FOR DEALING WITH COLLECTIVE NOISE SOURCES; DECLARATION OF A G5NEPAL DUTY
ON THE CITIZEN NOT TO IMPOSE UNNECESSARY NOISE ON HIS NEIGHBOR; DESIGNATED NOISE ABATEMENT ZONES
WITH THEIR APPLICABLE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECOURSES; IMPOSITION OF NOISE LIMITATIONS ON
MACHINERY; AND BETTER CONTROL OF NOISE FROM CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN GENERAL.
"TESSIN: HOW TO REDUCE THE NOISE WHICH IS DRIVING OUT THE TOURISTS?"
JOURNAL DE GENEVE
GALLINO, MARIO EPA
FRENCH 08/26/75 PGS 9 ID# 03131A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES RECENT EFFORTS TO REDUCE NOISE POLLUTION IN THE SWISS CANTON OF TESSIN,
WHERE NOISE POLLUTION WAS IDENTIFIED IN A TOURIST SURVEY AS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF COMPLAINT ABOUT
THE CANTON. MOTIVATED BY ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS, THE CANTONAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED WITH
AN ANTI-NOISE CAMPAIGN DIRECTED AT INFORMING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF EXISTING LEGAL PROVISIONS TO
ASSIST THEM IN FINDING A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CANTONAL POLICE FORCE HAS ATTEMPTED TO
ENFORCE ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE RESTRICTIONS, LEVYING FINES FOR ALL VIOLATIONS OF REGULATIONS. THE
TESSIN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION HAV? LAUNCHED A SCHOOL
PROGRAM AIMED AT ECUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION PROBLEMS. A LACK OF ADEQUATE FUNDING AND
A SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER, HOWEVER, ARE RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE EFFORTS.
USSR
LR(B)
"WATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION." TRANSLATICNS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, NO. 90
KOLBASOV, 0. S. EPA
ENGLISH 09/17/75 PGS 7-24 ID# 03112A
*WATER AIR
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19
PcoTICIDES
GRcAT BRITAIN
LR(8)
INfcRNATIONAL
PM(E)
THE NON-AGRICULTURAL USES OF PESTICIDES IN GREAT BRITAIN
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-65 ID# 03108A
ALSO PMB
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE CENTRAL UNIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SURVEYS AND COMMENTS ON THE NON-AGRICULTURAL USES AND CONTROL OF PESTICIDES
IN GREAT BRITAIN, I.E. PESTICIDES USED DOMESTICALLY, IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, BY CENTRAL AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS, AND BY SERVICING COMPANIES. THE PRINCIPAL SUBSTANCES COVERED
IN THE SURVEY, AND THE EXISTING CONTROLS ON THEIR NON-AGRICULTURAL USES ARE DESCRIBED. ALTHOUGH
THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT INDICATE NO WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF PESTICIDES IN THIS REGARD, THE
POTENTIAL DANGERS OF THE INCREASING NON-AGRICULTURAL USE OF PESTICIDES ARE SEEN TO NECESSITATE
MORE STRINGENT SURVEILLANCE TO CCNTROL THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE REPORT PROPOSES A SYSTEM
OF PESTICIDE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDES
AND OTHER TOXIC CHEPICALS AND OPERATING IN COOPERATION WITH THE NON-GOVERNMENT PESTICIDES SAFETY
PRECAUTION SCHEME AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
"54 NATIONS MEET IN MOSCOW TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT FLORA." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 08/31/75 PGS 6 ID# 03151A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM 54 NATIONS RECENTLY CONVENED IN MOSCOW FOR THE
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE DEFENSE OF FLORA. PARTICIPANTS EXTENDED APPEALS TO THEIR
GOVERNMENTS TO UNDERTAKE MEASURES AIMED AT LIMITING CROP LOSSES WHILE SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE CONGRESS NOTED THAT PROGRESS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST
PESTICIDES, BUT THAT PROGRESS WAS STILL NECESSARY IN THE PROTECTION OF THE BIOSPHERE. REPORTS
EMPHASIZED THE WIDESPREAD USE OF BIO-DEGRADABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS WHICH ARE INNOCUOUS TO MAN AND
FAUNA. IN ITS RESOLUTIONS, THE CONGRESS REQUESTED THE HARMONIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL RESTRICTIONS
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHEMICAL TOXICITY THRESHOLDS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE OVER-USE. THE CONGRESS
IS SCHEDULED TO RECONVENE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN 1979.
SWeJEN
LR(B)
"POISONS MAY AGAIN BE SPREAD FROM THE AIR." GOTEBORGS-POSTEN
EPA
SWEDISH 04/11/75 PGS 22 ID# 03097A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT THE SWEDISH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE HAS RECOMMENDED REPEAL OF
"1972 LAW FORBIDDING THE SPREAD OF PESTICIDES FROM THE AIR" IN A PROPOSAL TO PARLIAMENT. IT is
FELT THAT THIS LAW IS RENDERED SUPERFLUOUS BY A RELATIVELY RECENT "LAW CN PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO
HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT," WHICH PROVIDES STRICT CONTROLS ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES.
THE PRODUCTS CONTROL BOARD, RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LATTER LAW, IS TO JUDGE WHETHFP
PARTICULAR PESTICIDES MAY BE LEGALLY SPREAD FROM THE AIR.
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PESTICIDES
URJGJAY
LR(B)
"PESTICIDES: STRICT CONTROL OF PRODUCTS AND ENTERPRISES." EL PAIS
EPA
SPANISH 06/22/75 PGS 7 ID# 03140A
CITING THE INCREASING ADAPTABILITY OF INSECTS TO DEVELOP RESISTANCES TO PESTICIDES, AND
MENTIONING ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PEST CONTPCLt THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MEASURES PRESENTLY
BEING TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF URUGUAY TO CCNTROL INDISCRIMINATE USE OF PESTICIDES IN THE
COUNTRY. THE URUGUAYAN MINISTRIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE HAVE APPROVED THE PROMULGATION
OF A MUNICIPAL DECREE OF MONTEVIDEO WHICH SETS FORTH COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES FOR CONTROLLING ALL
ASPECTS OF PESTICIDE HANDLING AND USE. MANUFACTURERS OF PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES MUST BF
REGISTERED WITH THE MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND PEST EXTERMINATION ENTERPRISES MUST BE
SPECIALLY LICENSED, ADHERE TO PRESCRIBED .SAFETY PROCEDURES, AND EMPLOY AUTHORIZED TECHNICAL
PERSONNEL. STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGING, STORING, TRANSPORTING, SELLING, AND USING
PESTICIDES ARE ALSC SET FORTH IN THE DECREE.
VtrtcZUELA
PM(A)
CONTAMINACION AfBIENTAL EN VENEZUELA (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
VENEZUELA)
RIVAS MIJARES, GLSTAVO, AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 03/09/73 PGS 1-182 ID# 03121A
ALSO PMB, SE ANC ST
*WATER AIR SOLID WASTE LAND USE
RADIATION
BELGIUM
SEC )
"TIHANGE NUCLEAR PLANT ALREADY ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE POLLUTION." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH . 09/02/75 PGS 2 ID# 03154A
*NOISE HATER
PM(B)
"PREOCCUPATION OVER THE ENVIRONMENT." 0 GLOBO
PORTUGUESE 06/09/75 PGS 3
EPA
ID# 03099A
THIS ARTICLE CCNSIDERS BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT POLICY ON THE NATION'S INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OP
NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS, EMPHASIZING PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FROM RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION.
THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COMMISSION ADVOCATES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES
IN BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTAMINATION BY RADIOACTIVE WASTES: EMERGENCY CUT-OFF SYSTEMS; SPECIAL SYSTEMS COR THE
PROCESSING, CONTROL, CONCENTRATION AND ELIMINATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REDUNDANT OR "BACK-UP
CONTROL SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS FOR THE REMOTE ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRICAL CONTROL OF NUCLEAR MACHINERY; AND
QUALITY CONTROL OF SPECIFICATIONS, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEAR PLANTS.
THE COMMISSION ALSO STRESSES THE NECESSITY OF WELL-TRAINED OPERATORS AND ECONOMICAL OPERATION OF
NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS.
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HAJIATION
?FRANCE
PM(B)
FRANCE
PM(B)
RAPPORT D'ACTIVITE — JUTLLET 1975 (ACTIVITY REPORT — JULY 1975)
FRANCE. CENTRAL SERVICE...AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS EPA
FRENCH 07/00/75 PGS 1-34 ID# 03114A
ALSO PMA
TH'IS MONTHLY REPORT CF THE FRENCH CENTRAL SERVICE FOR PTOECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS
PRESENTS THE SERVICE'S EVALUATION OF DATA OBTAINED DURING ITS JULY 1975 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY, A
STATEMENT OF THEIR SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS IN VARIOUS WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND A MONTHLY
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SELECTION. THE REPORT IS CHIEFLY INTENDED TO KEEP THE FRENCH MINISTERS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AND LABOR INFORMED OF THE SERVICE'S ACTIVITIES. APPENDED TO THE REPORT IS A PAMPHLET
CONTAINING THE DETAILED MEASUREMENT TABLES ON WHICH THE REPORT IS BASED. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE
PUBLICATION IS A SUMMARY IN BOTH FRENCH AND ENGLISH OF THE SERVICE'S ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS, AS
WELL AS A LIST OF THE LAWS AND STATUTES ASSIGNING THESE FUNCTIONS TO THE SERVICE.
"INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY." LE FIGARO
EPA
ID# 03137A
FRENCH
C8/11/75 PGS 5
THIS ARTICLE ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOP NUCLEAR SECURITY,
TO CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF CONCERNED MINISTRIES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PRIME MINISTER, FOR
THE COORDINATION OF ALL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION 0* INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR
PROPERTY FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS AND THE TRANSPORTATION OR USE OF
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. THE DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE EXTEND TO THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM
IONIZING RADIATION, THE DISPOSAL CF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS OF NUCLEAR
INSTALLATIONS, AND THE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTPCL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS. THE COMMITTEE IS FURTHER
ENTRUSTED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARING GOVERNMENT POSITION PAPERS ON THESE MATTERS FOR
INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS.
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"NUCLEAR ENERGY: LAW TO UNDERGO REVISION." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 09/09/75 PGS 11 ID# 01316K
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT SWISS FEDERAL COUNCILOR WILLI RITSCHARD, HEAD OF THF DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY, HAS DELEGATED TO A GROUP OF EXPERTS IN PUBLIC AND
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW THE TASK CF DRAFTING A COMPLETE REVISION OF THE DECEMBER 23, 1959 LAW ON TH"E
PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND ON RADIATION PROTECTION. THIS UNDERTAKING WILL CONSIST
PRIMARILY OF A REFORM OF AUTHORIZATION PPOCECURES FOR NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS.
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ALueKIA
PM(B)
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22
"EVERYONE'S CONCERN." EL MOUCJAHIO
FRENCH 10/10/75 PGS 2
EPA
03111A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE HEALTH HAZARD PRESENTED BY UNCONTROLLED REFUSE IN THE ALGERIAN
CAPITAL OF ALGIERS AND THE REMEDIAL MEASURES ADOPTED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO ELIMINATE THIS
HAZARD. A VAST CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN, WHICH BENEFITED FROM THE PARTICIPATION OF THE LOCAL POPULATION,
IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE AUTHOR STATES, HOWEVER, THAT THIS OPERATION WILL
REQUIRE FOLLOW-UP EFFORTS TO ENSURE A PERMANENT STATE OF HYGIENE.
PM(B)
"MILITARY IN CHAD CONFRONTS POLLUTION." JEUNE AFRIQUE, NO. 769
EPA
FRENCH 10/03/75 PGS 54 ID# 03146A
*WATER
GftcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
WAR ON WASTE. A POLICY FOR RECLAMATION
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-33
ALSO SE
TOXIC SUBS
EPA
ID* 03096A
THIS COMMAND PAPER, PRESENTED TO THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT BY THE SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AND FOR INDUSTRY, SETS FORTH A NATIONAL POLICY AND PLAN OF ACTION FOR WASTE
RECLAMATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE INTRODUCTION TO THE PAPER POINTS OUT SOME OF THE
ANTECEDENTS TO WASTE RECLAMATION AND PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF INTENDED RECLAMATION PLANS. SUBSEQUENT
CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: THE NEED FOR A RECLAMATION POLICY IN ORDER TO CONSERVE
RESOURCES, REDUCE POLLUTION, ECONOMIZE IN INDUSTRY, AND OTHERWISE REALIZE THE POTENTIAL VALUE
OF WASTE RECLAMATION; THE ROLES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC IN IMPLEMENTING WASTE RECLAMATION PROGRAMS; AND THE PROBLEMS AND
EFFORTS CONCERNING RECLAMATION OF SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT MATERIALS SUCH AS METALS, PAPER,
GLASS, PLASTICS, RUBBER, TEXTILES, CHEMICALS, OIL, AND MINING AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES.
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SJLIO WASTE
GftcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
FIRST REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH INTO REFUSE COLLECTION,
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-20 ID# 03104A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT, COVERING THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1969 TO DECEMBER 1972 AND PREPARED BY A
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ASSESSES THE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN
IN THE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TH? COORDINATION OF REFUSE
RESEARCH, THE STUDY OF NEW TECHNIQUES, AND THE DETERMINATION OF WHAT NEW RESEARCH, INCLUDING
COLLECTION OF DATA, IS NEEDED AND BY WHOM IT COULD BEST BE UNDERTAKEN. THE ADM INISTRATIVE AND
PROCEDURAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ARE EXPLAINED, AND THE PRESENT RESEARCH ON THE
DIFFERENT METHODS OF STORING, COLLECTING, TREATING, DISPOSING AND RECYCLING REFUSE IS DISCUSSED.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON REFUSE COSTS, QUANTITIES OF REFUSE COLLECTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND
THE ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC REFUSE IS ALSO GIVEN. APPENDIXES TO THE REPORT GIVE, AMONG OTHER DATA,
THE SCHEDULE OF RESEARCH PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND A TABLE OF THE AVERAGE
WEIGHTS OF HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE COLLECTED IN THE PERIOD 1965 TO 1972.
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
REFUSE DISPOSAL
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-199
ALSC LRB, PMA AND SE
WATER
EPA
ID# 03105A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A WORKING GROUP OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, DISCUSSES AND EVALUATES VARIOUS METHODS EMPLOYED IN ENGLAND FOR THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE,
DRAWS CONCLUSIONS CCNCERNING THE EFFICIENCY OF PRESENT PRACTICES OF REFUSE DISPOSAL, AND MAKES
RECOMMENCATIONS ON THE METHODS BEST SUITED FOR REFUSE DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO LOCAL CONDITIONS AND
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF REFUSE ENCOUNTERED. SUPPLEMENTED BY SEVERAL TABLES, DIAGRAMS AND
APPENDIXES, THE REPORT SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSES: QUANTITY OF REFUSE IN THE COUNTRY; EXISTING
DISPOSAL METHODS; THE LAW CONCERNING REFUSE; TREATMENT AND INCINERATION OF REFUSE; COLLECTION AND
TRANSPORTATION OF REFUSE; RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION CAUSED BY REFUSE; THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN
RELATION TO LAND RECLAMATION AND TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING; DISPOSAL OF SPECIAL TYPES OF REFUSE;
MEANS OF CHOOSING A REFUSE DISPOSAL POLICY; REFUSE MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING; RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT; AND FUTURE MEANS OF CONTROLLING REFUSE DISPOSAL.
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GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
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SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND 1974. DERELICT LAND AND WASTE
(REFUSE) TIPPING
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-83 ID# 03129A
*LANC USE
GrtcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
SURVEY OF DERELICT AND DESPOILED LAND IN ENGLAND 1974. SUMMARY TABLES
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID# 03129C
*LA'NO USE
VedcZUELA
PM(A)
CONTAMINACION AMBIENTAL EN VENEZUELA (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
VENEZUELA)
RIVAS MIJARES, GUSTAVO, AND CTHERS EPA
SPANISH 03/09/73 PGS 1-182 ID# 03121A
ALSO PMB, SE AND ST
*WATER AIR PESTICIDES LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
LR(B)
"THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES.
ARVONNY, MAURICE
FRENCH 02/26/75 PGS 21
LE MONDE
ID#
EPA
03138A
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE SET OF REGULATICNS WHICH GOVERNS THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES IN FRANCE. THE ORIGINAL TEXT, DATING TO APRIL 15, 1974, HAS UNDERGONE
MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN A COMPLEX SET OF RESTRICTIONS CONCEALING A
NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT GAPS. THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS
MATERIALS HAS CONSECUENTLY UNDERTAKEN A REVISION OF THE REGULATIONS WHICH IS PRESENTLY SCHEDULED
FOR COMPLETION IN THE BEGINNING OF 1976. THE REVISED REGULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO INSTITUTE MFW
STANDARDS FOR CONTAINERS FOR THESE MATERIALS, AS WELL AS TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CONTROL
MEASURES CONFORMING TO EUROPEAN CRITERIA.
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PM(B)
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"INDUSTRIAL SECTORS MUST CONTINUE TO EXAMINE POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAMS
WITH US." NUISANCES ET ENVI RCNNEMENT., NO. 43
EPA
FRENCH 08/00/75 PGS 26-33 ID# 03113A
ALSO LRB
*AIR HATER
G*c4T BRITAIN
PM(B)
WAR ON WASTE. A POLICY FOR RECLAMATION
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-33
ALSO SE
*SCLID WASTE
EPA
ID* 03096A
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO MAN
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-47
ALSO LRB
AIR hATER
EPA
ID# 03107A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON HEAVY METALS UNDER THE
BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SURVEYS THE PRESENCE OF LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT, EVALUATES
ITS EFFECTS ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ON CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR, AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MONITORING, STUDYING AND CONTROLLING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF LEAD ON HUMANS. CHAPTER I DISCUSSES
THE NATURAL DISPERSAL OF LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE INDUSTRIAL USES WHICH CAUSE
CONCENTRATIONS OF LEAD IN THE AIR, WATER, AND SOIL. CHAPTERS II AND III DESCRIBE LEAD POISONING
AND WAYS LEAD ENTERS THE HUMAN BODY. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT ALTHOUGH NO IMMEDIATE DANGERS
OF LEAD ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH ARE READILY APPARENT, THE UNPREDICTABLE LONG RANGE EFFECTS
OF LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WIDESPREAD USE OF LEAD IN INDUSTRY MAKE PROGRAMS TO MONITOR,
STUDY AND CONTROL LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT A NECESSARY FACTOR IN GOVERNMENT PLANNING. DESPITE
COSTS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE LEAD IN GASOLINE, PAINT AND OTHER GOODS.
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TJXIC SUBS
SWITZERLAND
IR(B)
WAIcR
BELGIUM
LR<8)
"DOCUMENTATION CN POISONOUS SUBSTANCES: PARTICIPATION OF THE FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES IN THE TOXICCLOGICAL CENTER." RIVISTA DE CLINICA TOSSICOLOGICA, NO. 5-6
TRIVELLI, G. EPA
FRENCH 00/00/74 PGS 419-421 ID# 03120A
IN ITS EXAMINATION OF THE SWISS FEDERAL LAW ON TRADE IN POISONOUS SUBSTANCES OF APRIL 1972,
THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON THE PRESCRIPTIONS OF THE LAW CONCERNED WITH THF PROTECTION OF HUMAN BEINGS
AGAINST POISONING AND WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TOXICOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION CENTER WITHIN THE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE LAW, ALL PRODUCTS CONTAINING POISONOUS SUBSTANCES ARE TO
BE DECLARED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. THE DECLARATION, WHICH IS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SAMPLE
OF THE PRODUCT, PERMITS ThE AUTHORITIES TO ASCERTAIN THE EXACT COMPOSITION OF ALL POISONOUS
SUBSTANCES BEING TRADED. THIS PROCEDURE REDUCES THE HAZARDS PRESENTED BY THE PRODUCTS AND PROVIDES
THE TOXICOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION CENTER WITH INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTING PHYSICIANS,
HOSPITALS AND VETERINARIANS IN THE EVENT OF POISONING.
"TWO POLLUTING SLAUGHTERHOUSES ARE CHARGED BEFORE NEUFCHATEAU COURT."
LE SOIR
PONCIN, JACQUES EPA
FRENCH 09/16/75 PGS 4 ID# 03124A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES TWO WATER POLLUTION CASES WHICH ARE SHORTLY TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
BELGIAN COURT OF NEU<=CHATEAU. THE DEFENCANTS IN BOTH CASES ARE SLAUGHTERHOUSES, ACCUSED OF
DISCHARGING UNTREATED BLCCD, OFFAL AND DETERGENTS INTO THE VIERRE AND SURE RIVERS. THE
COMPLAINANTS IN THE CASES ARE A FISHING ASSOCIATION AND A CAMPGROUND PROPRIETOR RESPECTIVELY.
THE LAW GOVERNING DISCHARGES OF WASTEWATER INTO RIVERS REQUIRES PRIOR MUNICIPAL AUTHORIZATION AND
EXPLICITLY PROSCRIBES, IN THE INSTANCES OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES, ALL UNTREATED DISCHARGES Oc BLOOD.
NO SUCH TREATMENT FACILITIES ARE REPORTED TO PRESENTLY EXIST IN EITHER OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS.
AN EXPERT EVALUATION OF THE SURE RIVER POLLUTION ATTRIBUTES ONE HALF OF THE RIVER'S BELGIAN
POLLUTION TO THE VAUX SLAUGHTERHOUSE.
LR(B)
"THESE CESSPOOL CLEARERS WHO PAY FOR THE POLLUTION OF OTHERS."
LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 09/11/75 PGS 6 IP# 03125A
,ALSC SE
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE PROBLEMS CESSPOOL CLEARERS FACE IN BELGIUM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO
DISPOSE OF THE WASTES THEY HAVE COLLECTED FROM INDIVIDUAL CESSPOOLS. THE ROYAL DECREE o<= JANUAFY
23, 1974 ON THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS IN PUBLIC SEWERS, WHICH RESTRICTS DISCHARGES TO NORMAL
DOMESTIC WASTEWATERS WITH A ONE GRAM PER LITER LIMIT OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS, PREVENTS THE CLEARERS
FROM DISPOSING OF THE WASTES IN THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM. VIOLATIONS WHICH WERE FORMERLY OVERLOOKED
ARE NOW BEING STRICTLY PENALIZED. UNTIL A PURIFICATION CENTER IS CREATED, HOWEVER, NO PRACTICAL
LEGAL MEANS EXIST FOR DISPOSING OF THESE WASTES. THE FEDERATION OF CESSPOOL CLEARERS IS
CONSEQUENTLY NEGOTIATING FOR A PROVISIONAL SOLUTICN TO THE PROBLEM WHILE AWAITING THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A PURIFICATION CENTER.
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SE(
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"TIHANGE NUCLEAR PLANT ALREADY ACCUSED OF MULTIPLE POLLUTION." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 09/02/75 PGS 2 ID# 03154A
*NOISE RADIATION
LR(B)
"DECREE FIXES BASIC PROVISIONS FOR COMBATING POLLUTION." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/11/75 PGS 5 ID# 03046C
ALSO PMA AND SE
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES AND REPRINTS THE TEXT OF REGULATIONS TO BE PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
BRAZILIAN DECREE-LAW NO. 1413 OF AUGCST 14, 1S75 REGARDING THE CONTROL OF IDUSTRIAL POLLUTION.
THE NEW REGULATIONS, CONTAINING 14 ARTICLES, DEFINE THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION; PROVIDE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUSTAIN THE COSTS OF ANTIPOLLUTION DEVICES
•,OR INDUSTRIAL RELOCATION; REQUIRE THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM
AIR, WATER AND SOIL QUALITY STANDARDS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SELF-PURIFICATION CAPACITY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND THE NECESSITY OF CONTINUED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION; SPECIFY AREAS OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTION IN RELATION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS; DELINEATE PENALTIES AGAINST CONTRAVENORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; DESIGNATE
CRITICALLY POLLUTED AREAS OF THE COUNTRY; ANC MAKE PROVISIONS FOR REGISTERING THE POLLUTING
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIES AND FOR HANDLING ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"VELOSO: GOVERNMENT IS STUDYING MEASURES TO FIGHT POLLUTION." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/24/75 PGS 8 ID# 03046D
ALSO SE AND LRB
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF PLANNING, REIS VELOSO,
CONCERNING THE URBAN PLANNING MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THE DECREE-LAW 1413 OF
AUGUST 14, 1975 TO CONTROL INDUSTRIAL POLLUTICN. TWO AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL ARE
BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT: THE ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION FROM EXISTING INDUSTRIES
AND THE PREVENTION CF POLLUTION FROM NEWLY CCNSTRUCTED INDUSTRIES THROUGH ADEQUATE PLANNING
REGULATIONS. IN VIEW OF BRAZIL'S POSITION THAT INDUSTRIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH MUST NOT BE
HINDERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE NECESSARY CONSTRUCTION OF
INDUSTRIES AND HOUSING BE ADEQUATELY PLANNED TO PREVENT THE INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN CONGESTION WHICH
LEAD TO POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, CIVIL CONSTRUCTION,
INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN ZONING, LAND PRICING, AND SLUM CLEARANCE WILL BE UNIFORMLY REGULATED AND THE
APPROPRIATE AREAS OF FEDERAL AND LOCAL JURISDICTION IN THESE MATTERS WILL BE DESIGNATED.
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HAIcR
CHAJ
PM(BI
"MILITARY IN CHAD CONFRONTS POLLUTION.11 JEUNE AFRIQUEt NO. 769
EPA
FRENCH 10/03/75 P6S 54 ID* 03146A
SOLID WASTE
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS WHICH THE CHAOIAN CAPITAL OF N'DJAMENA <=ACES
DURING ITS RAINY SEASON AS A RESULT OF ITS POORLY MAINTAINED DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND INADEQUATE
METHODS OF REFUSE REMOVAL. REFUSE AND GRASS, WHICH ACCUMULATE IN THE OPEN DRAINAGE DITCHES AND
IMPEDE THE FLOW OF RUNOFF, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF STAGNANT POOLS CONDUCIVE TO THE
PROLIFERATION OF DISEASE. IN ORDER TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION, THE GOVERNMENT AND SUPERIOR MILITARY
COUNCIL SPONSORED A "PUBLIC HEALTH DAY," WHICH WAS DECLARED A LEGAL HOLIDAY DURING WHICH ALL
INHABITANTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS. THF MINISTRY OF LAND USE AND
THE ENVIRONMENT HAS YET TO EVALUATE THE OUTCOME OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE AUTHOR INDICATES,
HOWEVER, THAT VAST INVESTMENTS WOULD BE NECESSARY TO BRING PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO ^HESP PROBLEMS.
ECUADOR .
PM(A)
"SANITATION WORK." EL CCMERCIO
SPANISH 05/04/75 PGS 4
ALSO PMB
EPA
ID# 03148A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE WORK OF THE ECUADORIAN INSTITUTE OF SANITATION WORKS UEOS), A
PART OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, OVER THE LAST DECADE, AND CONSIDERS THE ENORMOUS TASK FACING
THE COUNTRY IN PROVIDING ADEQUATE WATER AND SEWAGE FACILITIES FOR THE POPULATION. THE IEOS IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL PLANNING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION, GARBAGE DISPOSAL, AND SANITARY
CONTROL OF PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. ALTHOUGH THE IEOS HAS REALIZED WATER AND SEWAGE PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, STILL ONLY ABCUT ONE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION BENEFITS FROM THESE
FACILITIES, A FACT WHICH PLACES ECUADOR HIGH ON THE LIST OF NATIONS AFFLICTED BY DISEASES AND
MORTALITY DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF BIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED WATER. ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION IS
HINDERED BY THE FACT THAT IEOS IS A SMALL AGENCY, OPERATING ON A SMALL BUDGET, WHICH FOR THE MOST
PART MUST CARRY OUT SANITATION PROGRAMS AS A COORDINATING AGENCY TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. FULL
COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IS SEEN AS NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE SANITATION.
FINLAND
PM(A)
"BALTIC MEETING: PURIFICATION MEASURES HAVE GIVEN RESULTS." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/10/75 PGS 13 ID# 03155A
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE OCTOBER 1975 MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP SET UP UNDER THE TERMS
OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE BALTIC SEA, WHICH WAS DRAWN UP IN
MARCH 1974. A WORKING GROUP, COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OF THE BALTIC COUNTRIES, MET
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HANGO, FINLAND IN OCTOBER 1975. THE AIM OF THE GROUP HAS BEEN TO TRY
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH INTERPRETING TERMS AND PHRASES 0*= THE CONVENTION AND TQ
DISCUSS HOW FUTURE WATER PROTECTION POLICY IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES SHOULD BE FORMULATED. THE
GROUP STUDIED LEGISLATION ON THE SUBJECT IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, MAPPED OUT THE OUTLETS WHICH
CONTRIBUTE TO THE POLLUTION OF THE BALTIC, COMPILED A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH
POLLUTION OF THE BALTIC, AND PROPOSED TO ARRANGE MEETINGS AMONG EXPERTS. IT IS ALSO POINTED OUT
THAT ALTHOUGH FINLAND IS THE ONLY COUNTRY TO HAVE RATIFIED THE CONVENTION, THE OTHER COUNTRIES
INVOLVED «RE CLOSE TO DOING SO.
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PM(B)
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"INDUSTRIAL SECTORS MUST CONTINUE TO EXAMINE POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAMS
WITH US." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 43
FRENCH 08/00/75 PCS 26-33
ALSO LRB
*AIR TOXIC SUBS
EPA
ID# 03113A
GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN WATER POLUTION."
WATER POLLUTION CONTPCLt VOL. 74
TRUESDALE, G. A. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 11-17 ID# 03098A
ALSO SE AND LRB
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE PROBLEM OF WATER POLLUTION IN EUROPE FROM A FRAMEWORK CONSISTING OF
THREE DISTINCT "ERAS" OF POLLUTION: PATHOGENIC POLLUTION, CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF
WATER-BORNE DISEASES; GRCSS POLLUTION, WHICH USUALLY OCCURS WITH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; AND NEW
POLLUTION, CHARACTERIZED BY INCREASING AND VARIED USE OF A LIMITED WATER SUPPLY. EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES ARE SHOWN, IN A BRIEF SURVEY, TO HAVE GENERALLY SUCCEEDED IN BY-PASSING THE FIRST STAGE
BUT TO BE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN EMERGING FROM THE STAGE OF GROSS POLLUTION. THE PROBLEM IS
ATTRIBUTED TO ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS RATHER THAN TO INADEQUATE ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS CONTRASTED TO THE SITUATION IN GREAT BRITAIN, WHERE A TRADITION OF POLLUTION CONTROL
LEGISLATION AND LARGE INVESTMENTS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN PRODUCING EFFECTIVE RESULTS. THE PROBLEMS
GREAT BRITAIN FACES UPON ENTERING THE THIRD STAGE OF POLLUTION INVOLVE THE FVER-INCREASING DEMAND
FOR INDUSTRIAL AND PER CAPITA USE OF WATER.
GiicAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
FIFTEENTH PROGRESS REPORT OF THE STANDING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SYNTHETIC
DETERGENTS
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-36 ID# 03102A
ALSO ST
WITH REFERENCE TO EARLIER REPORTS, THE FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE STANDING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
ON SYNTHETIC DETERGENTS, PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CONTINUES THE
REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL FRCBLEMS ARISING FROM THE USE OF SYNTHETIC DETERGENTS AND POINTS OUT THF.
ONGOING MEASURES UNCERTAKEN TO CONFRONT THESE PROBLEMS. THE MEETINGS AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE
COMMITTEE ARE CITED, THE CURRENT STATUS OF DETERGENT RESIDUES IN SEWAGE, RIVERS, AND WATER SUPPLIES
IS REVIEWED, AND FIGURES FOR THE NATIONAL CONSUMPTION OF DETERGENTS ARE GIVEN. ALSO DISCUSSED IN
THE REPORT ARE RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND THE COMMITTEE'S RELATIONSHIP TO AND COOPERATION
WITH OTHER BODIES SUCH AS THE SOAP AND DETERGENT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AND THE WOOL TEXTILE
DELEGATION ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND WITH THE OECD, EEC AND GERMAN COMMITTEE ON DETERGFNTS ON THE
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. SEVERAL APPENDED TABLES AND FIGURES SUPPLEMENT THE TEXT OF THE REPORT.
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GftcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
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GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PCS 1-199
ALSO LRB, PMA AND SE
*SQLID HASTE
EPA
ID# 03105A
SrtcAT BRITAIN
PMCB)
LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO MAN
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-47
ALSO LRB
*TOXIC SUBS AIR
EPA
ID* 03107A
GitcAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
REPORT OF A SURVEY OF THE DISCHARGES OF FOUL SEWAGE TO THE COASTAL WATERS
OF ENGLAND AND WALES
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-20 ID# 03109A
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF AN
INQUIRY INTO CURRENT METHODS OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL INTO TIDAL WATERS OR PARTS OF THE SEA BEYOND THE
SEAWARD LIMITS OF CCNTROL DEFINED IN THE CLEAN RIVERS ACT OF 1960. TWO QUESTIONNAIRESt SENT OUT IN
DECEMBER OF 1971 TO COASTAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALESi CONCERNED: 1) DETAILS OF
PRESENT AND ESTIMATED 1980 POPULATIONS AND OF SUMMER AND WINTER FLOWS, DETAILS OF TREATMENT BEFORE
DISCHARGE AND AN INDICATION OF THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE OUTFALLS IN THE AREA AND POPULATION SERVED;
AND 2) INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT CONTENT OF DISCHARGES OF SEWAGE FROM COASTAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
OUTFALLS. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES AND TABULATES THE DATA OBTAINED FROM THE SURVEY INTO A SERIES OF
TABLES HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF SUCH DISPOSAL. APPENDIXES INCLUDE: SCHEDULES OF COASTAL
SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES WHO DISCHARGE TO COASTAL WATERS AND SAMPLES OF QUESTIONNAIRES SENT QUT f=OR
COMPLETION.
GRdAT BRITAIN
PMCB)
THIRD REPORT: POLLUTION IN SOME BRITISH ESTUARIES AND COASTAL WATERS
GREAT BRITAIN. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/72 PGS 1-128 I0# 03118A
THIS PUBLICATION, ISSUED BY THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, CONSIDERS THE
PROBLEM OF POLLUTION IN BRITISH ESTUARIES AND COASTAL WATERS. THE COMMISSION ADVOCATES INTEGRATED
POLLUTICN CONTROL OF ESTUARIES WITHIN A NATIONAL POLICY FOR WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECOMMENDS
LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY IN SCOTLAND AS WELL AS ENGLAND AND
WALES. THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES CITED BY THE COMMISSION INCLUDE: STATUTORY CONTROL OF SEWAGE
DISCHARGES FROM VESSELS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES TO CONTROL ALL
DISCHARGES ALONG THE COASTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS WELL AS INTO ESTUARIES. MONITORING TECHNIQUES,
RESEARCH PROCEDURES AND ECONOMIC MATTERS ALSO RECEIVE THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMISSION.
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GRcAT BRITAIN
PM(B1
PM(B)
CENTRAL WATER PLANNING UNIT — FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
GREAT BRITAIN. CENTRAL WATER PLANNING UNIT
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-34
ALSO PMA
ID#
EPA
03133A
IN ITS FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1975, THE CENTRAL WATER PLANNING UNIT,
ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 1974 UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE 1973 WATER ACT, REVIEWS ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AN
INTRODUCTORY SECTION DESCRIBES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIT, AS WELL AS ITS PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS,
WHICH INCLUDE: THE EXAMINATION OF NATIONAL AND STRATEGIC ASPECTS OF WATER SERVICES PLANNING AND
OPERATIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES; THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS LIKELY TO ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH
LONG TERM DEVELOPMENTS; AND THE IMPLEMENTATION AND PROMOTION OF RELATED STUDIES, INCLUDING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PLANNING TECHNIQUES. ENSUING SECTIONS SUMMARIZE THE WORK OF THE UNIT DURING TTS
FIRST YEAR UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: PROJECTS, WATER RESOURCE STUDIES, RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND
LIAISON. APPENDED TO THE REPORT ARE: AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, PERSONNEL REGISTER AND LIST OF
UNIT PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE WATER RESOURCES BOARD, WHICH THE UNIT SUPERSEDED.
"MEETING IN MALTA OF MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES." EL MOUDJAHID
EPA
FRENCH 09/17/75 PGS 11 ID# 03141A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT SCIENTISTS AND DEL€GATES FRCM A MAJORITY OF MEDITERRANEAN LITTORAL
COUNTRIES MET IN MALTA FOR TWO WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER OF 1975. THE MEETING WAS SPONSORED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ANC UNESCO'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION TO CONSIDER
THE FOLLOWING: D THE CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF MARINE POLLUTION CAUSED BY HYDROCARBONS; 2) THE
STUDY OF WATER CURRENTS AND COASTAL POLLUTANTS; AND 3) THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL CENTER TO HEAL
WITH HYDROCARBON PCLLUTICN FROM OIL SPILLS AND NOXIOUS DISCHARGES. THE DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON
THE STORAGE OF CONTAINMENT MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE ALARM
NETWORK WITH ADEQUATELY TRAINED PERSONNEL.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"THE RHINE THREATENED WITH DEATH." LE SOIR
FRENCH 07/15/75 PGS A
EPA
ID* 03152A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE RAVAGES WHICH THE RHINE RIVER HAS SUSTAINED FROM POLLUTION AND
REPORTS ON RECENT EFFORTS TO CONTAIN ITS FURTHER DETERIORATION. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR
THE PROTECTION OF THE RHINE FROM POLLUTION, WHOSE MEMBERS REPRESENT THE RIVER'S FIVE RIPARIAN
COUNTRIES, DREW UP, DURING ITS MOST RECENT MEETING, THE BASES FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AGRFEMENT
CONCERNING THE DISCHARGES OF POLLUTING SUBSTANCES. THREE CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCES HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED: PRODUCTS SUCH AS CADMIUM AND MERCURY WHICH ARE TO BE PROHIBITED; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
WHICH MAY BE DISCHARGED IN LIMITED QUANTITIES; AND SUBSTANCES WHICH REDUCE THE OXYGEN CONTENT OF
WATER AND REQUIRE MONITORING. THE AUTHOR ALSO NOTES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INVESTMENTS ALLOTTED TO
PURIFICATION ACTIVITIES BY THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BETWEEN 1961 AND 1971 (6.3 BILLION
MARKS) AND SUGGESTS THAT ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 10 BILLION MARKS WOULD BE
NECESSARY TO BRING ABOUT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
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JAPAN
PM(B)
PAGE
32
"RIVERS GETTING CLEANER: REPORT." THE JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 10/19/75 PGS 2
EPA
ID# 03134A
ACCORDING TO THE JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION MINISTRY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON WATER QUALITY OF MAJOR
JAPANESE RIVERSt SUMMARIZED IN THIS ARTICLE, POLLUTION LEVELS IN JAPANESE RIVERS HAVE BEEN
DECREASING SINCE 1972. THE MINISTRY HAS BEEN CONDUCTING WATER TESTS SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF
1958 LAW FOR THE PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION AND BASED ITS REPORT ON DATA COLLECTED AT 837
POINTS OF 12,666 RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE YEAR'S AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE OF BOP -- 1.95
PPM — IS REPORTED TO CONSTITUTE AN IMPROVEMENT OF 0.19 PPM OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S 2.14 PPM.
HOWEVER, ABOUT SEVEN PERCENT, OR ABOUT AS MANY RIVERS AS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WERE POLLUTED T0
MORE THAN 10 PPM. THE MINISTER NOTES THAT, IN SPITE OF GRADUAL IMPROVEMENTS, FURTHER PURIFICATION
IS IN ORDER AND SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE TIGHTENING OF WASTEWATER CONTROL MEASURES.
SWcOEN
PM(A)
CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL PLANNING
IN SWEDEN, NO. 64)
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 06/00/75
^GENERAL LAND USE
(CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
PGS 1-4
EPA
ID# 03126A
SrftOEN
ST(
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF HEATED EFFLUENT FROM POWER STATIONS
(CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENT PLANNING AND CONSERVATION, NO. 56)
EMPELIN, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/75 PGS 1-4 ID# 03128A
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM OF COOLING WATER EMITTED FROM SWEDISH NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TS
DISCUSSED IN THIS PAMPHLET. ATTENTION HAS FOCUSED ON TWO ASPECTS: 1) THE POSSIBLE ENVTPONMENTAL
DAMAGE DONE BY THE EFFLUENT AND 2) AN ALLEGED GREAT SOURCE OF ENERGY WHICH IS WASTED UNDER PRESENT
TECHNOLOGY. SEVERAL STUDIES OF HEATED EFFLUENT DEALING WITH ITS EFFECTS CN POLLUTED WATERS, ON
LIVING ORGANISMS, AND ON VARIOUS KINDS OF FISH HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT. CHANGES IN THE SPECIES
COMPOSITION OF NATURAL ALGAE POPULATIONS ACCOMPANIED BY A DECREASE OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT FISH
HAS BEEN OF PARTICULAR CONCERN. IN CONTRAST, HARDLY ANY STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED ON THE
SUBJECT CF HOW TO UTILIZE WASTED ENERGY. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, PLANS TO PIPE HOT WATER FROM A
NUCLEAR POWER STATION IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN TO TWO ADJACENT CITIES.
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33
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
DIRECTIVES POUR LE CCNTROLE ET LA SURVEILLANCE DES INSTALLATIONS SERVANT A
L'EPURATION DES EAUX USEES (GUIDELINES FOR SURVEILLANCE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT INSTALLATIONS)
SWITZERLAND. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EPA
FRENCH 03/00/73 PGS 1-60 ID# 03150A
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE SWISS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR REPRODUCES THE FORMS WHICH ARE USED
BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE IN ITS SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING OF WASTEWATER TREATMEN1T
INSTALLATIONS. THESE FORMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTUAL MATERIALS WHICH DESCRIBE THE GENERAL
PURPOSES OF THE FORMS ANC PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR COMPLETION. INCLUDED IN THE PUBLICATION
ARE: 1) THE "TECHNICAL DATA QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INSTALLATIONS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATF.PS, "
TO PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CAPABILITIES OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT? 2) "REPORT ON TH=
EFFLUENT INFLOW AND MAJOR CONTROL OPERATICNS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES," TO DETERMINE
EFFICIENCY OF AN INSTALLATION; 3) "OPERATIONAL LOG," TO DESIGNATE FUNCTIONS BEING PERFORMED; AND
4) "ACCOUNTING STATEMENT."
USSR
LR(B)
"SCVIET MARINE ANTIPCLLUTION MEASURES DESCRIBED."
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, NO. 81
GORYUNOV, N. S., AND V. M. SHKLOVSKIY
ENGLISH 04/21/75 PGS 6-10
TRANSLATIONS ON
EPA
03094A
THE SOVIET LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF MARINE POLLUTION IS DESCRIBED IN
THIS ARTICLE AS CONSISTING OF: THE FEBRUARY 14, 1974 MINISTERIAL COUNCIL'S DECREE INSTRUCTING
CONCERNED MINISTRIES TO UNDERTAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION BY
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; THE FEBRUARY 24, 1974 PRESIDIUM'S UKASE MAKING SHIP CAPTAINS RESPONSIBLE FOP
SHIP-GENERATED POLLUTION; AND THE 1973 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION
FROM SHIPS, WHICH INTENSIFIED PREVIOUS STANDARDS FOR THE DISCHARGE OP TOXIC SUBSTANCES. THE
ARTICLE ALSO DISCUSSES THE IMPLEMENTING MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE MINISTRY FOP THE DISHING INDUSTRY
AND ITS DEPARTMENTS TO GUARANTEE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS. MEASURES CITED INCLUDE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF FACILITIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PETROLEUM-CONTAINING BILGE WATERS AND THE
OPERATICN OF SELF-PROPELLED PETROLEUM WASTE COLLECTORS.
USirt
LR(B)
"WATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION." TRANSLATICNS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, NO. 90
KOLBASOV, 0. S. EPA
ENGLISH 09/17/75 PGS 7-24 ID# 03112A
AIR NOISE
THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS THE LEGISLATIVE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES ADOPTED IN THE SOVIET UNION TO
PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. SPECIAL
EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE LEGISLATIVE PRESCRIPTIONS ENACTED TO COMBAT WATER POLLUTION. PROVISIONS
OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WATER LEGISLATION, THE BASIC LEGAL DOCUMENT GOVERNING WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL, ARE DETAILED. MENTIONED ARE THE MANDATORY AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT FOR THF DISCHARGF OF
WASTEWATERS AND THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE LAW. AN EXAMINATION Oc
URBANIZATION IN THE SOVIET UNION ALSO HIGHLIGHTS PROTECTIVE MEASURES ADOPTED TO DEAL WITH AIR AND
NOISE POLLUTION.
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34
WAftR
VENEZUELA
LR(A)
"DECREE NO. 406 OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1974." GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.496
EPA
SPANISH 09/10/74 PGS 228782-83 ID# 02240M
LAND USE
IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION ALONG THE BANKS OF RIVERS, LAKES,
LAGOONS, AND MARSHES IN VENEZUELA DUE TO URBANIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, THIS DECREE, ONE OF
SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA, CREATES
AN AD HONOREM ADVISORY CCMMISSION TO THE PRESIDENT CHARGED WITH: CONDUCTING THE NECESSARY STUDIES
TO GAIN AN ACCURATE INSIGHT ON THE STATUS OF THE RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENT; FORMULATING PRIORITIES FOP
AREAS OF RESEARCH; AND MAKING PERTINENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RIPARIAN USE AND IMPROVEMENT.
COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS MINISTRIES, PLANNING AND RESEARCH AGENCIES, AND
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES, THE COMMISSION IS TO WORK, THROUGH ITS SUBCOMMISSIONS, IN COOPERATION WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UNIVERSITIES, REGIONAL CORPORATIONS, AND RIPARIAN USERS IN ANALYZING SPECIFIC
CASES OF RIPARIAN DETERIORATION. THE COMMISSION'S REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO BE MADE
QUARTERLY TO THE PRESIDENT THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
Vc.^cZUELA
PM(A)
CONTAMINACION AKBIENTAL EN VENEZUELA (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
VENEZUELA)
RIVAS MIJARES, GUSTAVO, AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 03/09/73 PGS 1-182 ID# 03121A
ALSO PMB, SE AND ST
AIR PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION IS A PARTIAL COMPILATICN OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE FORUM ON ENVTRONMENTAL
POLLUTION HELD IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA DURING NOVEMBER 1971. THE FORUM WAS SPONSORED BY THE
VENEZUELAN FOUNDATICN FOR COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THF pAN
AMERICAN SANITARY BUREAU, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, THE COMMISSION FOR THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE NATIONAL SANITATION WORKS INSTITUTE AND THE
SANITARY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF VENEZUELA. THE PAPERS CONTAINED IN
THE PUBLICATION DISCUSS ThE ACTIVITIES OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN RELATICN TO THE ACTUAL
ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATICN IN VENEZUELA AND IN RELATION TO RECOMMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITIES. SPECIFIC TOPICS IN THESE PAPERS INCLUDE
POLLUTION OF WATER IN GENERAL, POLLUTION OF RIVERS, LAKES AND BEACHES, AIR POLLUTION FROM FIXED
AND MOBILE SOURCES, THE PAN AMERICAN AIR MONITORING NETWORK, AND POLLUTION OF THE SOIL.
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WAfcR
rfHJ
PM(B)
"WATER POLLUTION." LE SOIR
FRENCH 03/20/75 PCS 1
EPA
!D# 03139A
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35
ACCORDING TO THIS NEhS ANNOUNCEMENT THE WORLD hEALTH ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY PREPARING A
MANUAL CONCERNING THE METHODS OF ANALYSIS BEING USED TO COMBAT WATER POLLUTION. THIS MANUAL,
WHEN PUBLISHED, WILL BE FURNISHED TO DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND SANITATION TO ASSIST THEM IN
ESTABLISHING ANTIPOLLUTION PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTING UNIFIED SYSTEMS OF FRFSH WATER ANALYSIS. THE
MANUAL WILL ALSO SERVE AS A TECHNICAL GUIDE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS PESPONSIBLF FOP WATER
PROTECTION.
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