December 1975
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REPORTS
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{"FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. ~ V*
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COMP\ » EPA
ENGLISH^
AIR
WATER
12/00/71 PCS 58-60^
PESTICIDES RADIATION f
EPA
Identification
Number
Additional
Subject
Areas
ID# 01686A
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE AND IN THE FORMULATION OF DIRECTIVES AND IN ENFORCEMENT AND
EVALUATION.
LRA - LEGAL TEXT
LRB - LEGAL COMMENTARY
Each original law has the letter A following the EPA
identification number. Additional directly related
legislation will have the same identification number
and a subsequent alphabetical letter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
AIR
See WATER (Belgium) Control No. 03212A ........... 16
Study of the Economic and Social Planning Institute Says
2,000 Industries Now Use Antipollution Devices ....... 1
Canada
' Lead-Free Gasoline Regulations ................. 1
Fintand
High Content of Sulfur Dioxide in the Helsinki Atmosphere ... 2
Dedusting Standards for Industrial Waste Gases ......... 2
New Forecasts of Polluting Fuel Emissions Extending Into 1985 . 2
Measurement Network Around Steel Plants of Le Breuil
and Le Creusot ....................... 3
Treatment of Odors ....................... 3
See WATER (France) Control No. 03171A ............ 22
See GENERAL (France) Control No. 03179 A ........... 6
Motta
June 28, 1967 Act No. 18 To Make Provision for Abating the
Pollution of the Air (Clean Air Act) ............. 4
See WATER (Netherlands) Control No. 03205A ......... 24
Air Pollution Connected With the Manufacturing
of Inorganic Chemicals ................... 4
Council of States Agrees to Stricter Standards ......... 5
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GENERAL
Products on the Market for Environmental Protection in Austria .
Industry Has Applied for 800 Million Danish Kroner
for a Better Environment .................. 5
France.
High Committee in the Elysee Palace .............. 6
Environment: Insufficient Means ................ 6
January 24, 1973 Decree No. 73-31 on the Creation of a
National Environmental Commission
March 27, 1974 Decree on the Establishment of an
Interim Central Council on Environmental Hygiene
August 27, 1973 Agricultural Research Institutes
Decree, No, 35, 1973 .................... 7
Poland
Protection Program Until 1990 ................. 7
Sooth.
The National Status of Environmental Conservation ....... 8
USSR
Rubles for the Environment ................... 8
LAND USE
Government Will Create Special Fund To Buy Green Areas ..... 8
See WATER (Netherlands) Control No. 03205A ......... 24
N/eto Zealand
See WATER (New Zealand) Control No. 03158A ......... 24
See WATER (New Zealand) Control No. 03158B ......... 25
See WATER (New Zealand) Control No. 03158C ......... 25
Tan/cA/ca.
See WATER (Tunisia) Control No. 03182A ........... 27
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NOISE
Safety and Sanitation Regulations Concerning Noise ....... 10
See GENERAL (France) Control No. 03179A ........... 6
The Noise Insulation Regulations 1973 ............. 10
Calculation of Road Traffic Noise ............... 11
See WATER (Netherlands) Control No. 03205A ......... 24
South,
See TOXIC SUBS (South Africa) Control No. 03204A ...... 15
PESTICIDES
September 12, 1975 Resolution 831 on the Use of Insecticides . . 12
RADIATION
July 16 , 1974 Atomic Energy Organization Law .......... 12
Italy
Approval of New Standards for Electro-Nuclear Power Stations . . 12
Mew
Government of New Zealand Appoints Committee To Study
Environmental Effects of Nuclear Power Production ...... 13
Souutk
See TOXIC SUBS (South Africa) -- Control No. 03204A ...... 15
Uganda
June 6, 1972 Atomic Energy Decree, No. 12 ........... 13
SOLID WASTE
From Ecology to Economy: The 1975 Law on Waste
Disposal and Recovery .................... 14
GfULCUt
Act Could Lead to Valuable Salvage ............... 14
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TOXIC SUBS
F/ionce
See SOLID WASTE (France) Control No. 02929C ......... 14
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) Control No. 03203A ..... 14
See WATER (Netherlands) Control No. 03205A ......... 24
South
March 26, 1973 Hazardous Substances Act ............ 15
WATER
AUA&U.CL
Environmental Protection in Bank Notes ............. 16
Treatment of Pollutants With Ionizing Radiations ........ 16
Botswana
The Agricultural Resources Conservation Act, 1972 ....... 16
KMizU.
See AIR (Brazil) Control No. 03159A ............. 1
Canada.
Annual Report 1974 (of the Wastewater Technology Centre) .... 17
March 29, 1974 Order No. 172 on the Establishment of
Filtering Installations ................... 17
March 29, 1974 Order No. 173 on the Establishment of
Buried Tanks for House Wastewater .............. 18
March 29, 1974 Order No. 173 on Matters in Connection With
Conveyance of Wastewater to Streams, Lakes, or the Sea, Etc . 18
March 29, 1974 Order No. 177 on Inspection of Wastewater
Plants and Pollution of Water Areas ............. 18
Wastewater Drainage to Filtering Installations ......... 19
Only One Stream in the Capital Region Is Not Polluted ..... 19
The Belt Project - Outline of a Projected Study ........ 19
The Ship Which Gets Under Way ................. 20
Bathing Water - Guidelines on Control of Bathing Water
at Seaside Resort Beaches .................. 20
Environmental Protection Agency Survey of Water at Bathing
Beaches ........................... 20
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Solution for Red Sludges .................... 21
Making Our Seas and Rivers More Limpid ............. 21
Finland
Postponement Dangerous for Water Protection .......... 21
F/uznce
Branch Program Is on the Way for Sugar Cane Distilleries .... 22
See GENERAL (France) Control No. 0317 9A ........... 6
Argentina Promotes Ecological Debate .............. 22
November 21, 1971 Regulations on Water Pollution Control .... 23
Italy
Forty Billion Liras To Fight Pollution in the Bay of Naples . . 23
June 21, 1971 Central Water Authority Act, No. 20 ....... 23
Environmental Research in the Netherlands 1975 ......... 24
Mew Zealand
Upper Clutha Valley Development. Environmental Impact Report . . 24
Upper Clutha Valley Development. Environmental Impact Audit . . 25
Upper Clutha Valley Development. Environmental Impact Audit
Submissions ......................... 25
Noway
New Rules in the North Sea: The Government Should Be
Able To Lead the Combating of Catastrophe .......... 25
February 1, 1972 Law No. 72-17 Approving Senegal's Adherence
to the Prevention of Seawater Pollution by Hydrocarbons ... 26
December 28, 1971 Law No. 71-80 Authorizing the President
To Pledge Senegal's Adherence to Two International
Conventions ......................... 26
South
Trace-Metal Studies in Knysna Estuary ............. 26
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After 10 Year Delay Basel Area To Begin Construction
on Purification Plant .................... 27
May 22, 1973 Decree Entrusting the National Water Distribution
Company With Wastewater Installation Operation in Tourist
Areas ............................ 27
January 3, 1972 Decree Determining Amount of Agricultural Loans
and Subsidies for the Promotion of Water and Land
Conservation ........................ 27
Uganda.
December 16, 1972 National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Decree, No. 34 ....................... 27
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AIR
BELGIUM
PM(B)
PAGE
TREATMENT OF POLLUTANTS WITH IONIZING RADIATIONS.
VAN DEN BROECK, P.J., COMP.
ENGLISH* 12/00/74 PGS 1-27
ALSO ST/*ALSO FRENCH
*WATER
A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
EP&
ID# 03212A
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PLANNING INSTITUTE SAYS 2,000 INDUSTRIES
M3W USE ANTIPOLLUTION DEVICES." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/29/75 PGS 2 ID# 03159A
WATER
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY ENTITLED "INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN BRAZIL"
PREPARED BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PLANNING INSTITUTE 3F THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARIAT CF PLANNING.
THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT TO PROVIDE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH DATA IN FORMULATING ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES. AT THE PRESENT TIME THERE ARE ABOUT 2,000 INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED POLLUTION CONTROL
MEASURES IN THE STATES OF SAO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO, WHERE THE ONLY MEANINGFUL POLLUTION LAWS
AND WATER -AND AIR QUALITY STANDARDS EXIST IN BRAZIL. NEVERTHELESS, THE CITIES OF RIO D= JANEIPD
AND SAO PAULO AND THE REGIONS OF CUBATAO IN THE STATE OF SAO PAULO AND VOLTA PEDONDA IN THE'STATE
OF RIO DE JANEIRO ARE CONSIDERED CRITICALLY POLLUTED AREAS WHERE ADEQUATE POLLUTION CONTROL IS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IN VIEW OF THESE AND OTHER CRITICAL AREAS OF THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS OF THr
GENERAL LACK OF APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND STANDARDS, THE SURVEY CONCLUDES THAT SUCCESSFUL
CONTROL OF POLLUTION WILL REQUIRE THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
CANADA
LR(A)
"LEAD-FREE GASOLINE REGULATIONS." CANADA GAZETTE PART II, VOL. 107,
NO. 21
EPA
ENGLISH* 11/14/73 PGS 2703 ID# 00356E
*ALSO FRENCH
THESE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 22 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT THE MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATIONS DF LEAD IN GASOLINE REPRESENTED AS LEAD-FREE TO BE 0.06 G. PER IMPERIAL 3ALLOM AS
MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESCRIBED METHOD. SIMILARLY, THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION 3F
PHOSPHORUS IN GASOLINE REPRESENTED AS PHOSPHORUS-FREE IS TO BE 0.006 G. PER IMPERIAL GALLON,
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AIR
FINLAND
PM(B)
FRANCE
LR(B)
"HIGH CONTEMT OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN THE HELSINKI ATMOSPHERE."
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
03177A
SWEDISH
09/24/75 PCS 7
ID*
THE FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE HA$ TESTED THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND HELSINKI AND FOUND THE
SULFUR DIOXIDE CONTENT TO EXCEED A LEVEL WHICH IN SWEDEN WOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS, A:CORDING
T0 THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. THESE TESTS WERE PERFORMED IN AN OECD PROJECT DESIGNED TO DETERMINE
THE EXTENT TO WHICH SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN ENGLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE AFFECT
NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT OFFICIALLY ENDED IN THE SPRING OF 1975, NORWAY,
SWEDEN, AND DENMARK ARE CONTINUING WITH THE EXPERIMENTS FROM STATIONS ERECTED ON LAND FOR THIS
PURPOSE. THE AMOUNT OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN THE AIR AND IN RAINWATER IS MEASURED AROUND THE CLOCK
TOGETHER WITH THE ACIDITY OF THE WATER. AIRPLANES ARE USED TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS TO COMPLEMENT
THE TESTS ON LAND, AND ABOUT 10-15 FLIGHTS PER YEAR ARE PLANNED AT THI.S TIME. IT IS POINTED OUT
THAT SWEDEN AND FINLAND NOW BOTH HAVE ABOUT 10 EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS OF THIS KIND, WHFREAS ENGLAND
ONLY HAS TWO.
"DEDUSTING STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE GASES."
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
JOFFRE, R.
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 21-27
NUISANCES ET
ID#
EPA
03187A
.IN ITS SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL DEOUSTING STANDARDS, THIS ARTICLE COMPARES GERMAN AND AMERICAN
REGULATIONS WITH THOSE WHICH ARE PRESENTLY IN EFFECT IN FRANCE. THE BASIC FRENCH PROVISIONS
GOVERNING DUST AND WASTE GAS EMISSIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE 1961 CLEAN AIR LAW. REGULATIONS
ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THIS LAW ARE EXAMINED FOR THE SPECIFIC EMISSION STANDARDS WHICH THEY
ESTABLISHED. INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY ARE: THE JULY 28, 1966 CIRCULAR ON THERMAL PLANTS, THE JUNE
6, 1972 CIRCULAR ON INCINERATION PLANTS, THE AUGUST 25, 1971 CIRCULAR RELATIVE TO THE CEMENT
INDUSTRY, THE JANUARY 4, 1974 CIRCULAR ON TAR BINDING UNITS FOR ROAD BUILDING MATERIALS.
EQUIVALENT GERMAN AND AMERICAN STANDARDS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED IN EACH INSTANCE FOR COMPARISON,
PROVE TO BE CONSISTENTLY MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FRENCH REGULATIONS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"NEW FORECASTS OF POLLUTING FUEL EMISSIONS EXTENDING INTO 1985."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 35-36 ID# 03168A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURE EMPLOYED BY THE FRENCH INTERPROFESSIONAL CENTER FOR THE
TECHNICAL STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION (CITEPA) IN THE RECENT UPDATING OF THEIR 1973 FORECAST OF
POLLUTING FUFL EMISSIONS. NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND NEWLY ENACTED REGULATIONS
MADE A REVISION OF THE EARLIER PROVISIONS NECESSARY. THE NEW FORECAST, WHICH EXTENDS INTO 1985,
TAKES THE FOLLOWING FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT: (1) THE REGULATIONS SOON TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THERMAL
DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLOITATION FOR LOWER AIR POLLUTION LEVELS AND GREATER ENERGY ECONOMY, (2) A
PROJECTED REDUCTION OF SULFUR CONTENT IN LIGHT DOMESTIC FUELS, (3) A PROJECTED REDUCTION OF SULFUR
CONTENT IN HEAVY FUELS, AND (4), THE NEW OBJECTIVES CONCERNING TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION DEFINED IN A
RECENT COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING. CHARTS PROVIDING FUEL CONSUMPTION AND EMISSION DATA ON A
YEARLY BASIS FROM 1973 TO 1985 ARE INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE. A FINAL COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO
FORECASTS INDICATES A SIGNIFICANT DEDUCTION IN POLLUTANTS.
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AIR
FRANCE
PM(B)
"MEASUREMENT NETWORK AROUND STEEL PLANTS OF LE BREUIL AND LE CREUSOT."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT,. NO. 44
EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 P3S 7-8 IDHf 03169A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSBRIEF, THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE HAS ANNOUNCED THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AIR POLLUTION MEASUREMENT NETWORK IN THE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE STEEL =>LANTS 0=
LE BREUIL AND LE CREUSOT. WHEN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF FLUORINE AND MOLYBDENUM ADVERSELY AFFECTED
THE REGION'S LIVESTOCK IN 1974, THE MINISTER INSTRUCTED THE CHIEF OF THE DIJON MIMfPAL03ICAL
DISTRICT TO UNDERTAKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF THE AREA'S PROBLEMS. A POLLUTION MEASUREMENT
NETWORK WAS SCHEDULED FOR OPERATION AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM. TWO DECISIONS AIMED AT PEDUriMG
EMISSIONS SUBSEQUENTLY INCLUDED: (1) THE NEED TO MODIFY OVEN LOADING TECHNIQUES TO PFC'.EASF
EMISSIONS OF FLUORINE AND MOLYBDENUM, AND m THE NEED TO INSTALL NEWLY ADAPTED DEPUSTERS ON
THREE PRINCIPAL OVENS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"BRANCH PROGRAM IS ON THE WAY FOR SUGAR CANE DISTILLERIES."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
FRENCH
*WATER
10/00/75 PGS 7
ID#
EPA
03171A
FRANCE
PM(B)
"TREATMENT OF ODORS." POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE, NO. 67
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/75 PGS 233 ID# 03202A
THIS NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT REPORTS THAT, BECAUSE OF ITS RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF PORTABLE PILOT UNITS
FOR ON-SITE FACTDRY TESTING, CERCHAR (THE FRENCH COAL MINING RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTEP) HAS BEEM
COMMISSIONED BY THF MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE TO UNDERTAKE A STUDY OF PROCESSES FOR THE
TREATMENT OF ODORS IN THE ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT RECOVERY INDUSTRY. THE STUDY IS TO CONSIST 0= A
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPOSED OR ANTICIPATED TECHNIQUES OF PEDP3RIZATIOM.
TESTS ARF TO BE CONDUCTED IN PLANTS WITH ODOR COLLECTING FACILITIES AND AP.E EXPFCTFP TO EXTEND
OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
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AIR
FRANCE
SF.<
"ENVIRONMENT:
F.RENCH
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL
INSUFFICIENT MEANS." LE MONDE
11/09/75 PCS 5
WATER NOISE
EPA
ID# 03179A
MALTA
LR(A)
"JUNE 28, 1967 ACT NO. 18 TO MAKE PROVISION FOR ABATING THE POLLUTION OF
AIR (CLEAN AIR ACT)." LAWS MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE..., VOL. 100, 1967
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/68 PGS 115-122 ID# 03200A
THIS ACT, KNOWN BY ITS SHORT TITLE AS THE CLEAN AIR ACT 1967, COMTAINS PROVISIONS RELATING TO
THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION IN MALTA FROM STATIONARY COMBUSTION SOURCES AND FPOM SEA-GOING
VESSELS IN MALTESE WATERS. THE ACT IS TO BE ENFORCED AND REGULATED BY THE MALTESE MINISTRY OF
HEALTH. SECTION 2 OF THE ACT DEFINES PERTINENT TERMS, AND OTHER SECTIONS SET FORTH PROVISIONS
PROHIBITING EMISSIONS OF DARK SMOKE (SMOKE AS DARK AS OR DARKER THAN SHADE TWO OF THE "INGELMANM
CHART), REQUIRING NEW FURNACES TO BE AS SMOKELESS AS PRACTICABLE, REDUCING GRIT AND OUST
EMISSIONS FROM FURNACES, PRESCRIBING THE HEIGHT OF CHIMNEYS, ABATING SMOKE NUISANCES, AND
OUTLINING PROCEDURES f=OR INSPECTING AND REPORTING SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION AND FOR PPOSECUMNG
AND PENALIZING CONTRAVENORS OF THIS ACT. IN ADDITION THE ACT PROVIDES FOR THE CPFATION OF THE
CLEAN AIR BOARD, APPOINTED BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, WHOSE DUTIES ARE TO REVIEW THF PP3GRESS IN
ABATING AIR POLLUTING, ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE, AVID ADVISE THE MINISTER IN THESE 1ATTCRS.
NETHERLANDS
ST( )
MILIEU-ONDERIO«:K IN NEDERLAND 1975 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE NETHERLANDS
1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-370 ID# 03205A
ALSO PMB
*W&TER NOISE TOXIC SUBS LAND USE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"AIR POLLUTION CONNECTED WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF INORGANIC CHEMICALS."
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK 1969:4
EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/69 PGS 1-66 ID* 03194A
ALSO ST
THIS BOOKLET DEALS WITH AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURING 0= BASK
INORGANIC CHEMICALS SUCH AS SULFURIC ACID, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, AMMONIA, NITRIC
ACID, CHLORINE, AND SODIUM HYDROXIDE. THE REPORT CONTAINS A SH'ORT SUMMARY OF THE INORGANIC
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN SWEDEN. FOR EACH CHEMICAL, VARIOUS TECHNICAL METHODS OF PRODUCTION ARE
DISCUSSED AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THPSE METHODS.
NUMEROUS CHEMICAL CHARTS AND TABLES ARE INCLUDED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO SUPPLY
INFORMATION TO THE SWEDISH AUTHORITIES DEALING WITH AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
GENERAL
AUSTRIA
SE( )
"COUNCIL OF STATES AGREES TO STRICTER STANDARDS." LE JOURMAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 09/17/75 PGS 9 ID# 03186A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL PROPOSAL FDR NEW AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST EMISSION
STANDARDS TO BECOME EFCECTIVE BY 1982. THE REPORT CONTAINING THIS PROPOSAL HAS RECENTLY BEEN
SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF STATES. WHICH ADDED THE RECOMMENDATION, HOWEVER, THAT
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE FORMULATION OF "HE STANDARDS. THE FEDERAL
COUNCIL IS ANTICIPATING MORE OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED MEASURE IM THE SECOND CHAMBER 0=
PARLIAMENT, WHERE THE. REPORT IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR PRESENTATION.
DAS UMWELTSCHUTZANGEBOT IN OESTERREICH (PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN AUSTRIA)
AUSTRIA. FEDERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-494 ID* 03213A
ALSO PMB
THIS PUBLICATION Oc THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF THE FEDERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
AUSTRIA LIST PR3CEDURES, INSTRUMENTS, AND PRODUCTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AVAILAB.E ON THE
MARKET IN THIS COUNTRY. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS, ACCORDING T0 SUBJECT
AREA: A» SOLID WASTE REMOVAL AND RECYCLING; B) SOIL; o NOISE AND VIBRATION ABATEMENT DJ AIR
PURITY; E) RADIATION PROTECTION; F) WATER PURITY AND SEWAGE; AND G) PRODUCTS SERVING OTH^R
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS THAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, BUT WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY FAVORABLE FEATURES.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH PRODUCT, EACH ENTPY LISTS THE NAME
UNDER WHICH THE PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED, GIVES DATA AS TO DELIVERY TIME, AND STATES THF
MANUFACTURER AND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. EACH ENTRY IS NUMBER-:ODED T0 A FINAL LIST OF FIRMS WITH
ADDRESSES, PHON5 NUMBERS, AND IN SOME CASES, A CONTACT PERSON. THERE IS ALSO AN INDEX.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"INDUSTRY HAS APPLIED FOP 800 MILLION DANISH KRONER FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT.»
B5RLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/07/75 PGS (I) 11 ID# 03180A
THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, HELGE NIELSEN, HAS REPORTED THAT THE INTEREST IN OBT6INIMG
FINANCIAL SUPP3RT FROM THE GOVERNMENT IN COMBATING POLLUTION HAS BEEM VERY KEEN, ACCORDING TD
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. THE FOLKF.TING (PARLIAMENT) HAS ALREADY GRANTED 100 MILLION DANISH KRONER
FOR THIS PURPOSE; AND APPLICATIONS COVERING 800 MILLION KRONER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. ABC-UT 600
MILLION KRONER WOULD BE DIRECTLY ALLOCATED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS TC BE CONDUCTED BY
COMPANIES WHICH POLLUTE EXTENSIVELY. THE MINISTER EXPLAINED THAT ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOR EXPENSES INDUSTRY INCURS IN CONNECTION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM IS NEEDED AND AN OFFICIAL
SUPPORT ORDER IS UNDER CONSIDERATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIPN AGENCY'S
TEN-YFAR PLAN FOR WASTEWATER PURIFICATION, MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS WILL REACH a BILLION KRONER.
IT IS REPORTED THAT THE FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION WILL RESULT IN BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITTFS, WHICH
WOULD MAKE INVESTMENTS PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRFNT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
LR(B)
PRANCE
SE<
"HIGH COMMITTEE IN THE ELYSEE PALACE." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH 10/30/75 PCS 29
ALSO PMB
EPA
ID# 03167A
ON MAY 11, 1974, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, MR. GISCARO D'ESTAING, MADE PUBLIC HIS 18 POINT ACTION
PROGRAM TO SAFEGUARD NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE PPOGRFSS WHICH HAS
BEEN MADE IN EACH OF THE 18 PROJECTED AREAS OVER THE PAST 500 DAYS. HIGHLIGHTED BY THF AJTHOR
APE THE INNOVATIONS IN THE MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION AND "HE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AGENCIES OR DEPARTMENTS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS.
"ENVIRONMENT: INSUFFICIENT MEANS." LE MONDE
11/09/75 PCS 5
WATER NOISE
FRENCH
ALSO PMB
AIR
EPA
ID# 03179A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE NOVEMBER 7, 1975 SESSION OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEVDTD
TO THE EXAMINATION OF THE 1976 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET. INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS BY THE MINISTER FOP THE
OUALTTY OF LIFE STRESSED THE NEED FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS IN THE CONTROL OF MARINE POLLUTION. BASIN
AGENCIES WERE CREDITED WITH A 30 PERCENT IMPROVEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED INTO
THE SEAS FROM SHORE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEA* TIME PERIOD. ALSO .MENTIONED BY THE MINISTFP. WAS THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLICY OP BRANCH CONTRACTS WITH INDUSTRY AND REGIONS OR MUNICIPALITIES.
PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET WAS ACCOMPANIED BY REMARKS ON THE GREATER NEED FOR ACTION IN THF APEAS
OF AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION. AN INSET WITHIN THE ARTICLE PROVIDES FURTHEP DETAILS ON THE 229.5
MILLION FRANCS BEING ALLOCATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE. THIS FIGURE, WHICH PEPRESFNTS A 7.9
PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE ACTUAL 1975 BUDGET, IS REPORTED TO INCORPORATE HIGHER OPERATING COSTS
FOB PERSONNEL INCREASES ENLARGING THE PRESENT STAFF OF 270 TO 370.
IVORY COAST
LR(A)
"JANUARY 24, 1973 DECREE NO. 73-31 ON THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMISSION." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 03/29/73 PCS 492-493 ID# 03191A
THIS DECREE, PROMULGATED BY THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (MINISTERE DU PLAN) OF THE IVORY COAST,
CREATES A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES: TO MAKE
PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNING A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TO COORDINATE STUDIES 4MD
RESEARCH AND COLLECT DATA ON THE ENVIRONMENT; TO ASSIST NATIONAL AND &EG10NAL AGENCIES IN DEALING
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; TO TAKE AN INVENTORY ON THE NATION'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR USE;
ANP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MASTERS. IN PEPFORMIN3
ITS DUTIES THE COMMISSION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SUB-COMMISSIONS, EACH DEALING WITH A SPECIFIC
ASPECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: -PUBLIC LANDS PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES ANP
POLLUTION CONTROL; INDUSTRIALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND INFORMATION SERVICES. MEMBERSHIP 0= THF
COMMISSION CONSISTS OF THE MINISTER OF PLANNING AS PRESIDENT AND 19 0THER REPRESENTATIVES FROM TH=
VARIOUS EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
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GENERAL
NETHERLANDS
LR(A)
NIGERIA
LR(A)
"MARCH 27, 197* DECREE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERIM CENTRAL COUNCIL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE." STAATSBLAD VAN HET KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN, NO. 254
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/74 PCS 2-4 ID# 03210A
THIS DECREE ESTABLISHES THE INTERIM CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, COMPOSED OF UP
TO 25 MEMBERS. THE COUNCIL IS TO ADVISE THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. APPENDED TO THE DECREF IS A MEMORANDUM FROM
THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIEME EXPLAINING THE REASONS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL.
"AUGUST 27, 1973 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES DECREE, NO. 35, 1973."
ANNUAL VOLUME OF LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1974
EPA
FNGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 599-602 ID# 03192A
THIS DECREE, PROMULGATED BY THE CEDEPAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, EMPOWERS THF FEDERAL
COMMISSIONER <=OR AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, UPON THE ADVICE OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL AND THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, TO ESTABLISH INSTITUTES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND
TRAINING IN THE FIELDS OF AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, FISHERIES, FORESTRY, AND
AGRO-METEOROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE SET FORTH GENERAL CRITERIA
CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AUTHORITY, STAFFING, FINANCING AND
REGULATIONS OF THESE INSTITUTES.
POLAND
PM(B)
"PROTECTION PROGRAM UNTIL 1990." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT , NO. 44
EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 19 ID# 03166A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSBRIEF, WARSAW'S INTERPRESS AGENCY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCHING OF
AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM WHICH IS TO CONTINUE INTQ 1990. PROJECTED PROGRAMS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE NATIONAL STATE 3F HEALTH AND THE *ESTHETIC
APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY, IN ADDITION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. FURTHERMORE, POLAND ^S BEEN
ENTRUSTED BY THE MEMBERS OF COMECON TO UNDERTAKE A STUDY CONCERNING THE LEGAL, PEDAGOGICAL AND
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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GENERAL
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(A)
THE NATIONAL STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LA GRANGE, J.J.
AFRIKAANS 09/00/73 PGS 1-16
EPA
03198A
THIS PAPER, DELIVERED AT AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL PPOTECTIDN PLANNING, DEALS
WITH NATIONAL LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTES INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE LISTED, AMD THE COORDINATION
OF THEIR FUNCTIONS, IN WHICH THE MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING PLAYS A CENTRAL POLE, IS
DISCUSSED. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE COOPERATION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOP AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
ON THE ENVIRONMENT. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE AUTHOR ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1) SOUTH AFRICA
CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO POLLUTION; 2) EFFORTS OF THE AUTHORITIES AS WFLL 6S THF PPIV4TE
SECTOR TO ACHIEVE ENVIONMENTAL CONSERVATION ARE COORDINATED IN SOUTH AFRICA AS WELL AS IN ANY
OTHER NATION; 3) ALTHOUGH A UTOPIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION CAN NEVER BE ATTAINED, COOPERATION
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN BRING ABOUT CONSIDERABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
ATTACHED IS A CHART INDICATING THE NATIONAL LEVEL ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES.
USSR
SEC )
LAND USE
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"RUBLES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 19 ID# 03172A
AN EDITORIAL ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE SOVIET PRESS IS REPORTED TO HAVE INDICATED
THAT OVER 1.8 MILLION RUBLES WERE BEING ALLOCATED TO THE DEFENSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE USS?
AND THAT, BEGINNING IN 1975, THESE EXPENDITURES WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FIVE YEAR PLANS.
MOREOVER, THE SOVIET COMMUNIST PARTY PUBLICATION CRITICIZED CERTAIN MAJOR POLLUTERS, SU3H AS
CHEMICAL COMPANIES AND THERMAL POWER PLANTS, FOR THEIR FAILURE TO ADOPT ADEQUATE MEASURES OF
POLLUTION CONTROL.
"GOVERNMENT WILL CREATE SPECIAL FUND TO BUY GREEN AREAS."
PORTUGUESE 11/08/75 PGS 8 ID#
ALSO SE
0 GLOBO
EPA
03160A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED DURING THE FIPST NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE, THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMEMT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE
SECRETARIAT OF PLANNING AND THE NATIONAL URBAN POLICIES COUNCIL, IS ORGANIZING A SPECIAL
REVOLVING FUND WHICH WILL ALLOW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TD BUY GREEN AREAS IN THE PRINCIPAL
METROPOLITAN AREAS OF BRAZIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECREATION PURPOSES. THE FUND IS TO BE
FINANCED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL ENDOWMENTS. THE FIRST AREAS TO BE PURCHASED THROUGH
THIS FUND ARE FOREST AND NATURAL RESERVES IN PORTO ALEGRE, SAO PAULO, AMD BELO HOPIZONTE.
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LAND USE
NETHERLANDS
ST( )
MILIEU-ONDERZOEK IN NEDERLAND 1975 (ENVIRONMENTAL .RESEARCH IN THE NETHERLANDS
1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PCS 1-379 ID* 03205A
ALSO PMB
*WATER AIR NOISE TOXIC SUBS
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY DEVELOPMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
NEW ZEALAND. MINISTRY OF WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PCS 1-225 ID# 03158A
ALSO SF
*WATER
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-78 ID* 03158B
ALSO SE
*WATER
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AUDIT. SUBMISSIONS.
NEW ZEALAND. CCMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-700 ID* 03158C
ALSO SE
*WATER
TUNISIA
LR(A)
"JANUARY 3t 1972 DECREE DETERMINING AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND SUBSIDIES
FOR THE PROMOTION OF WATER AND LAND CONSERVATION." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUPLIQJE
EPA
FRENCH 01/04/72 PGS 13-14 ID* 03182A
*WATER
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NOISE
FRANCE
LR(B)
"SAFETY AND SANITATION REGULATIONS CONCERNING NOISE."
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
NUISANCES ET
FRENCH
10/00775 PCS 59-A2
ID*
EPA
03161A
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF FRENCH REGULATIONS GOVERNING THF PROTECTION OF W3RKEP.S
FROM NOISE AND GIVES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE
WORK SAFETY AND SANITATION REGULATIONS. THE PROVISIONS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN ARTICLE R.232-9 OF
THE LABOR CODE PLACE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REDUCTION OF NOISE INTENSITY ON EMPLOYERS AND
DEFINE THE EXTENT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL COMMENTS ARE
PROVIDED IN THE NOVEMBER 26, 1971 CIRCULAR, WHICH OFFERS FURTHER DETAILS ON NOISE CHARACTERISTICS
AND ELABORATES ON POSSIBLE .MEANS OF PROTECTION. CITED IN THE ARTICLE ARE THOSE AGENCIES WHICH
OPERATE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PROBLEMS AS WELL. AS THE ENFORCEMENT OP THE REGULATIONS. ACTING IN
A PREVENTATIVE CAPACITY ARE THE SANITATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEES, THE LABOR MEDICAL SERVICES AND
THE. ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE. LABOR INSPECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL OF ADOPTED PROACTIVE
MEASURES.
PAGE
10
FRANCE
SE(
"ENVIRONMENT:
FRENCH
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL
INSUFFICIENT MEANS." LE MONDE
11/09/75 PGS 5
AIR WATER
EPA
ID* 03179A
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(A)
"THE NOISE INSULATION REGULATIONS 1973." STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, 1973
EPA
ENGLISH 09/01/73 PGS 4194-4211 ID# 03174A
THESE REGULATIONS, PROMULGATED BY THE BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THF
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES, PURSUANT TO THE LAND COMPENSATION ACT 1973, PROVIDE FOP THE
INSULATION OF BUILDINGS AGAINST NOISE CAUSED OR EXPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY TRAFFIC USING NEW
HIGHWAYS AND CERTAIN ALTERED HIGHWAYS. LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS AND HIGHWAYS AUTHORITIES ARE
OBLIGATED TO PERFORM OR PAY THE COSTS OF SOUND INSULATION WORK TO PROTECT BUILDINGS AGAINST NOISE
CREATED BY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND USE. CLASSES OF BUILDINGS TO BE INSULATED ARF DEFINED,
PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTING INSULATION W3RK ARE PRESCRIBED, REVIEWS OF ENTITLEMENT TO'SOUND
INSULATION ARE REQUIRED, PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ACT AS AGENTS DF HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES
ARE DELINEATED, AND METHODS FQR CALCULATING NOISE LEVELS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSULATION WORK
ARE GIVEN. SIMILIAR NOISE INSULATION REGULATIONS FOR SCOTLAND WERE PROMULGATED IN 1975 UNDER THE
LAND COMPENSATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973.
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11
NOISE
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
CALCULATION OP ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WELSH OFFICE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-94 ID# 03175A
ALSO ST
THIS PUBLICATION, PREPARED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, DESCRIBES PRDCEDUPES
CALCULATING ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE IN GREAT BRITAIN. IT SERVES AS A TECHNICAL REFERENCE TO THE
NOISE INSULATION. REGULATIONS OF 1975 AND IS ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL APPENDIXES, PROCEDURAL CHARTS,
AND EXAMPLES. EMPLOYING NOISE AND NOISE-MEASUREMENT DATA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, THE PUBLICATION
SETS FORTH, IN SECTION i, NEW PROCEDURES AND FORMULAE FOR PREDICTING ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ACCORDING
TO DIFFERENT TRAFFIC FLOWS, ROAD CONFIGURATION, INTERVENING GROUND COVER, AND THE TYPE DF RPAP.
IN CASES WHERE TRAFFIC NOISE CONDITIONS CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY FORMUbATED BY THE PREDICTION METHOD,
ON-THE-SPOT MEASUREMENTS CAN BE TAKEN. SECTION II OF THE PUBLICATION SPECIFIES EQUIPMENT AND
PROCEDURES FOR TAKING AND ANALYZING SUCH MEASUREMENTS. BESIDES AN AID TO NOISE REGULATIONS, THE
PROCEDURES LISTED IN THIS PUBLICATION ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR NOISE CALCULATIONS IN THE DESIGN
AND LOCATION OF ROADS, AND IN RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING.
NETHERLANDS
ST( >
MILIEU-ONDERZOEK IN NEDERLAND 1975 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE NETHERLANDS
1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/09/75 PGS 1-370 ID* 03205A
ALSO PMB
*WATER AIR TOXIC SUBS LAND USE
SOUTH AFRICA
LR
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12
PESTICIDES
ARGENTINA
LRCA)
RADIATION
IRAN
LR(A)
"SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 RESOLUTION 831 ON THE USE OF INSECTICIDES." BOLETIN
OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
EPA
SPANISH 09/19/75 PGS 4 ID* 03173A
THIS RESOLUTION PROMULGATED BY THE ARGENTINE SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTO:K CPEATFS
A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ANALYZE THE EXISTING LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PROVISIONS RELATING TD
THE MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, SALE, CONTROL AND USE OF INSECTICIDES IN AGRICULTURE. THE COMMISSION IS
TO BE MADE UP 3F REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL AGENCIES UNDER THE SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE AND
LIVESTOCK, IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTATIVES INVITED FROM THE SECRETARIAT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, THE NATIONAL MEAT BOARD, THE UNIVERSITIES OF BUENOS AIRES AND LA PLATA, AND
VARIOUS ENTITIES DEALING WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PESTICIDE USE. RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTFD
BY THE COMMISSION WILL NOT BE UNANIMOUSLY FORMULATED. INSTEAD, EACH-MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WILL
SUBMIT INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN WRITING ON MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION FDR
CONSIDERATION.
"JULY 16, 1974 ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION LAW."
VOL. 26, NO. 2
ENGLISH
00/00/75 PGS 369
INT. DIG. OF HLTH LEG.,
EPA
03208A
THIS LAW PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY KNOWN AS THE "ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION DF
IRAN," TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE UTILIZATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIATION
IN INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AS DEFINED BY THE LAW, IS COMPOSED OF THREE PAPTS:
THE ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE
COUNCIL, WHICH CONSISTS OF 15 MEMBERS, INCLUDES THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND THE HEAD OF THE
ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL INVOLVE THE APPROVAL
OF REGULATIONS EMBODYING PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS, AS WELL AS ON
SURVEILLANCE METHODS AND THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS.
ITAL.Y
LR.(B)
"APPROVAL OF NEW STANDARDS FOR ELECTRO-NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.'"
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 07/25/75 PGS 16 ID* 03165A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES HAS GRANTED FINAL APPROVAL TO A
LAW REGULATING AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRO-NUCLEAR POWEP STATIONS.
ACCORDING TO THE LAW, PREPARED BY THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE APPROVAL OF
SUCH PROJECTS IS ACCORDED TO CIPE (INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOP ECONOMIC PLANNING), WHICH, WITH
THE CONCURRENCE OF OTHER CONCERNED AGENCIES, IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS ON THE
APPROPRIATENESS OF SUGGESTED ELECTRO-NUCLEAR INSTALLATION SITES. FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THE
LAW, DEALING WITH FUEL ECONOMY MEASURES, CONCERN THE MINISTRY DF INDUSTRY.
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13
RADIATION
NEW ZEALAND
PMCA)
"GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF
NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAN, AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON, NO. A-162
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 11/20/75 PCS 1-3 ID* 03162A
THIS AIRGRAH, PREPARED BY UNITED STATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN WELLINGTON, DISCUSSES THE
CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT NEW ZEALAND COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE LIKELY ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF A
NUCLEAR POWER.PRODUCT I ON PROGRAM IN NEW ZEALAND AND COMPARE THEM WITH THE EFFECTS OF POSSIBLE
ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ENERGY PRODUCTION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW
ZEALAND GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ARE FULLY INFORMED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS WHEN A DECISION
IS MADE ABOUT IMPLEMENTING A NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM IN THE NATION. ALTHOUGH SECRETARIAL SERVICES
WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE COMMITTEE IS FULLY INDEPENDENT AND IS EMPOWERED TO CALL
UPON GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE, EXPECTING IN ADDITION THE COOPERATION OF THE
UNIVERSITIES. THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SEVEN-MEMBER COMMITTEE IS SLATED FOR SUBMISSION ON
MARCH 31, 1977.
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(A)
"MARCH 26, 1973 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT."
SOUTH AFRICA, 1973
STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF
ENGLISH*
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
*TOXIC SUBS NOISE
00/00/74 PGS 2-31
ID*
EPA
03204A
UGANDA
LR(A»
"JUNE 6, 1972 ATOMIC ENERGY DECREE, NO. 12." LAWS OF UGANDA - DECREES 1972
ENGLISH
00/00/72 PGS 42-57
EPA
ID* 03193A
TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN UGANDA, THIS DECREE
CREATES THE ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL BOARD AND SPECIFIES ITS STRUCTURE .AND FUNCTIONS. MEMBERSHIP DF
THE BOARD CONSISTS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROLLER AS CHAIRMAN, THE CHIEF RADIATION SAFETY OFFICE*
AS SECRETARY, AND 13 OTHER PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE PRIME MINISTER UPON THE NOMINATIONS OF THE
CABINET. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF THE BOARD ARE SET FORTH, 3PERATIONAL
PROCEDURES AR!: DEFINED, AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CHIEF RADIATION SAFETY
OFFICER AND THE RADIOISOTOPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED. THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY 3F THF
BOARD IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER CONCERNING NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND
THE ATTENDANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE DECREE ESTABLISHES A SYSTEM FOR LICENSING
USERS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, DEFINES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSE HOLDERS, CREATES A
RADIATION PROTECTION SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBES PENALTIES AGAINST COMTRAVENORS OF THE PECPEE.
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SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
LIMB)
"FROM ECOLOGY TO ECONOMY: THE 1975 LAW ON WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
GOUSSET, P. EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 53-58 ID# 02929C
TOXIC SUBS
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE "JULY 15, 1975 LAW ON THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES AND THE RECOVERY OF
MATERIALS," WHICH, LIKE EARLIER FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, SUCH AS THE "DECEMBER 16, 1964
LAW ON WATER POLLUTION," CONSTITUTES A FRAMEWORK LAW AIMED AT CONQUERING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH
A PARTICULAR NUIS4NCE. AFTER A PRECURSORY LOOK AT CONTEXTUAL DEFINITIONS, THE LAW IS ANALYSED IN
TERMS OF THE THREE ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IT PRESENTS: i) DISPOSAL OF PROFESSIONAL OR
INDUSTRIAL WASTES, 2) DISPOSAL OF URBAN OR DOMESTIC WASTES, AND 3) RECOVERY OF USEFUL SUBSTANCES
ANP THERMAL ENERGY. A SURVEY OF PRIOR LEGISLATION, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT, POINTS OUT
THE DEFICIENCIES BEING CORRECTED BY THE LAW. A SUMMARY OF THE PENAL SANCTIONS AND CONTROL MEASURrS
PROVIDED FOR IN THE LAW INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF FORTHCOMING IMPLEMENTATION MFTHODS. T0 FACILITATE
THE ATTAINMENT OP OBJECTIVES, THE LAW FURTHER PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL AGENCY OF
WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY, WHOSE FUNCTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION ARE DESCRIBED.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
"ACT COULD LEAD TO VALUABLE SALVAGE."
BUONAVENTURA, PAMELA
ENGLISH 12/10/75 PGS
TOXIC SUBS
THE TIMES (LONDON]
11
EPA
03203A
CONSIDERED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE TWO RECENT BRITISH LAWS DESIGNED T0 PROMOTE THE RECYCLING OF
WASTE MATERIALS AND BRING ABOUT THE RAISING OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS: THE "CONTROL OF POLLUTIOM
ACT 1974" AND THE "HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK, ETC., ACT 1974." THE CONTROL OF POLLUTIOM ACT
CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR SURVEYING WASTES, FOR IMPOSING STANDARDS ON DISPOSAL AND FOR PPOMOTING
THE RECYCLING OF MATERIALS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COSTS INVOLVED IN THE IMPLE1EMTATION 3F
THESE PROVISIONS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, ONLY FUNDS TO COVER SITE LICENSING APE TO BE MADE
AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS ALLOWING LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO RECLAIM
OR BUY WASTE FOR RECLAMATION ARE TO BE DELAYED. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AY WORK, ETC., ACT REQUIRES
CLOSER CONTROL 0* RECYLCING PROCESSES IN ORDER TO PROTECT WORKERS ENGAGED IN SUCH WORK. SCRAP
TRADE CRITICS OF THIS LAW CLAIM THAT A CLOSE ADHERENCE TO ITS PROVISIONS WILL MAKE SOMF FORMS OF
RECLAMATION UNECONOMICAL. VARIOUS ASPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF BOTH LAWS ARE DISCUSSEP.
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FRANCE
LR(B)
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15
"FROM ECOLOGY TO ECONOMY: THE 1975 LAW ON WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
GOUSSET, P. EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 53-58 ID# 02929C
*SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIM
LR(B)
"ACT COULD LEAD TO VALUABLE SALVAGE." THE TIMES (LONDON)
BUONAVENTURA, PAMELA
ENGLISH 12/10/75 PGS 11 ID#
*SOLID WASTE
EPA
03203A
NETHERLANDS
ST( )
MILIEU-ONDERZOEK IN NEOERLAND 1975 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE NETHERLANDS
1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-370 ID# 03205A
ALSO PMB
*WATER AIR NOISE LAND USE
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(A)
"MARCH 26i 1973 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT." STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICAi 1973
EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/74 PGS 2-31 ID# 03204A
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
RADIATION NOISE
THIS ACT, FIRST PRINTED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN GAZETTE NO. 3834 OF 4PRIL 4, 1973, PROVIDES FOP
THE CONTROL AND GROUPING OF SUBSTANCES AND CERTAIN ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO
HUMAN HEALTH. AS DETERMINED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SUBSTANCES CONSIDERED
HAZARDOUS DUE TO THEIR TOXIC OR CHEMICAL NATURE ARE PLACED IN GROUPS ONE AND TWO, ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS EMITTING HAZARDOUS RADIATION OR SONIC WAVES ARE PLACED IN GROUP THREE, AND HAZARDOUS
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ARE PLACED IN GROUP FOUR. USING THESE GROUPINGS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TERHS
DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE ACT, SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS OF THE ACT SET FORTH PROVISIONS ON: THE
DECLARATION OF SUBSTANCES DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH; THE SALE, LICENSING AND
REGISTRATION OF SUCH SUBSTANCES; THE DESIGNATION, DUTIES AND POWERS OF INSPECTORS AND ANALYSTS;
AND THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IN EXERCISING CONTROL OVER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. THE
MINISTER OF HEALTH IS TO MAKE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.
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MATER
AUSTRIA
SE(
BELGIUM
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN BANK NOTES." DIE PRESSE
GERMAN
07/29/75 PCS 4
EPA
10* 03170A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS A STRONG TREND TOWARD INCREASED REGIONAL CONSTRUCT!ON OF SEWAGE
PURIFICATION AND WATER PROVISION FACILITIES IN AUSTRIA IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS TPEND
WAS REVEALED IN AN INVENTORY OF THE FUNDS LENT OR GRANTED TO REGIONAL JURISDICTIONS BY THE
FEDERAL WATER MANAGEMENT FUND. SINCE JANUARY 1972, WHEN THE PERCENTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS
OBTAINABLE FROM THE FUND WAS RAISED TO 70 PERCENT, APPLICATIONS TO THE FUND. HAVE QUADRUPLED.
ACCORDING TO THE MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTION, APPROXIMATELY 7.8 BILLION AUSTRIAN SCHILLINGS WERE
PAID FROM THE FUND FROM 1970-197*. MONIES AVAILABLE' IN THE FUND FOR 1975 EQUAL 3.2 BILLION
SCHILLINGS. SINCE 1972, THE AVERAGE GRANT FROM THE FUND HAS RISEN FROM 37.6 PERCENT OF C3STS TO
45 PERCENT. WASTEWATER REMOVAL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED.
TREATMENT OF POLLUTANTS WITH IONIZING RADIATIONS.
VAN DEN BROECK, P.J., COMP.
ENGLISH* 12/00/74 PGS 1-27
ALSO ST/*ALSO FRENCH
AIR
A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
EPA
ID* 03212A
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE BELGIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOELEMENTS CONTAINS A BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF ARTICLES AND PAPERS FROM 1970'TO 1974 CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING THREE AREAS: THE ELIMINATION
AND REMOVAL OF IMPURITIES AND MICRO-ORGANISMS FROM WASTEWATERS AND SLUDGES; THE ELIMINATION AND
REMOVAL OF POISONOUS ELEMENTS IN GASES; AND THE DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC WASTES. A BRIEF ABSTRACT,
IN ENGLISH OR FRENCH, IS PROVIDED FOR EACH OF THE 89 ENTRIES. THE SOURCES FOR THIS COMPILATION
ARE CITED AS: CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, NUCLEAR SCIENCE ABSTRACTS, IMS ATOMINDEX, AND LA PP3PRIETE
INDUSTRIELLE NUCLEAIRE (BREVATOME).
BOTSWANA
LR(A>
"THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION ACT, 1972."
GAZETTE - SUPPLEMENT A
BOTSWANA GOVERNMENT
ENGLISH
01/05/72 PGS A.247-68
ID*
EPA
03201A
THIS ACT, WHICH MAKES PROVISION FOR THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES OF BOTSWANA, ESTABLISHES AN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES B3ARD, WHOSE POWERS INCLUDE APRANGIN3
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WORKS OR THE UNDERTAKING OF MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE POLLUTION
OF PUBLIC WATER RESOURCES.
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BRAZIL
LR(B)
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17
"STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PLANNING INSTITUTE SAYS 2,000 INDUSTRIES
NOW USE ANTIPOLLUTION DEVICES." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/29/75 PGS 2 ID# 03159A
*AIR
CANADA
PM(B)
ANNUAL REPORT 197* (OF THE WASTEWATEP TECHNOLOGY DENTRE)
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGIISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-36 ID# 03164A
IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT TH.E CANADIAN WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE REVIEWS ITS MISSION AND
SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES OF ITS VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS DURING THE COURSE OF 1974. THE'CENTPE WAS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE TO FULFILL THE MANDATE OF ITS TFCHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, WHIGH .CONSISTS OF CONCEIVING, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNICAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CONCERNING WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FDR INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTFWATEPS,
A BRIEF HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR'S PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES IS SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE
FUNCTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CENTRE'S THREE SUBDIVISIONS, WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF THE
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT SECTION, THE LABORATORY SERVICES SECTION AND THE FACILITIES SERVICE SECTION.
A FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT PROVIDES A LIST OF THE CENTRE'S PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 172 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FILTERING INSTALLATIONS."
LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 04/18/74 PGS 422-423 ID# 01742J
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER IS TO ESTABLISH THE RULES UNDER WHICH THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARF
TO ISSUE PERMITS TO DIVERT WASTEWATER TO THE SUBSOIL THROUGH CESSPOOLS OR SEWAGE DPAINS OR
EXCESS WATER OR DRAINWATEP THROUGH FASCINES. DIFFERENT SECTIOMS GIVE GUIDELINES FOP: DIVERSION
OF WASTEWATER FROM PROPERTIES WITH WATER CLOSETS, DIVERSION OF WASTEWATER FPOM PROPERTIES'
WITHOUT WATER CLOSETS, DIVERSION OF RAINWATER AND DRAINWATER, AND COMPLAINT AND OPERATION RULES.
THIS ORDER BECOMES EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1974. AT THE SA1E TIME THE MINISTRY OF THE
INTERIOR ORDER NO. 98 OF MARCH 20, 1970, DEALING WITH FILTERING INSTALLATIONS, IS T0 BF REVOKED.
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18
WATER
DENMARK
LR(A)
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 173 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BURIED TANKS FOR HOUSE
WASTEWATER." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, ND. 20
EPA
DANISH 03/29/74 PGS -424-425 ID* 01742L
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL P*OTECTION
ACT, ESTABLISHES THE RULES UNDER WHICH MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES ARE TO ISSUF PERMITS FOR THE BURIAL
OF SOLID CONTAINERS IN fHE GROUND TO COLLECT DOMESTIC WASTEWATERS. DISTANCES FROM THE CONTAINER
TO DRINKING WATER WELLS OR DRILLINGS AND ROADS ARE CAREFULLY STIPULATED AS WELL AS THE KIND
OF CONTAINER AND PLUMBING TO BE USED. IF A MEANS OF EMPTYING THE CONTAINER IS STIPULATED BY
THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, THE OWNER IS BOUND TO USE IT. IF N3T, THE AUTHORITIES APE TO INSPECT
EACH CASE TO APPROVE ARRANGEMENTS. DECISIONS BY THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES CAN BE APPEALED TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 173 ON MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITW CONVEYANCE OF
WASTEWATER TO STREAMS, LAKES, OR THE SEA, ETC." LOVTIDENDE FOP KONGERIGET DANMAPK, PART A, ND. 20
EPA
DANISH 03/29/74 PGS 426-431 ID# 01742M
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACT, ESTABLISHES CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS OR COUNTY COUNCILS APE TD GIVE
PERMISSION FOR CONVEYANCE OF WASTEWATER TO VARIOUS WATER BODIES. IT CONTAINS REGULATIONS
COVERING: MUNICIPAL PLANS FOR ENLARGEMENT OF WASTEWATER INSTALLATIONS; INSTALLATION OF NEW OR
EXTENSION OF EXISTING PUBLIC WASTEWATER INSTALLATIONS; CONVEYANCE OF WASTEWATER TO PUBLIC
INSTALLATIONS; INSTALLATION OF NEW OR EXTENSION OF EXISTING PRIVATE INSTALLATIONS FOP. DOMESTIC
WASTEWATER; CONVEYANCE OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TO PRIVATE INSTALLATIONS; SPECIAL DISCHARGES OF
OTHER THAN DOMESTIC WASTEWATER AND WASTEWATER COMING FROM ESTABLISHMENTS UNDEP THE JURISDICTION
OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL TO WATERCOURSES, LAKES, OR THE SEA; AND DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER 3NTO
THE GROUND.
DENMARK
LR(A)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 177 ON INSPECTION OF WASTEWATER PLANTS AND POLLUTION
OF WATER AREAS." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 03/27/74 PGS 442-443 ID# 01742N
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACT, ESTABLISHES THE RULES FOR INSPECTION OF WASTEWATER PLANTS AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION OF WATER
AREAS. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE TO SUPERVISE PRIVATE WASTEWATER PLANTS WHILE COUNTY COUNCILS ARE
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFICIAL WASTEWATER PLANTS AND POLLUTION OF WATERCOURSES, LAKES OR COASTAL
FRESHWATER AREAS, EXCEPT IN COPENHAGEN, FREDRIKSBDRG, R3SKILDE, AND FREDRI KSBEP.G, WHERE THIS
FUNCTION IS HELD BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SUPERVISES
WASTEWATER PLANTS WHICH ARE OPERATED AND/OR MAINTAINED BY THE :OUNTY COUNCILS OR METROPOLITAN
COUNCIL. OFFICIAL WASTEWATER PLANTS, BIG PRIVATE COLLECTIVE PLANTS FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATEP, AND
CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL 'PLANTS ARE INSPECTED TWICE A YEAR AT THE DISCHARGE LOCATION. OTHER PLANTS ARE
TO BE INSPECTED AS NEEDED. THE AUTHORITIES ARE TO ENFORCE CORRECTIVE STEPS IF NECESSARY. IF A
CASE OF GROSS POLLUTION CONCERNING THESE AREAS EXISTS, THE POLICE MAY BE NOTIFIED.
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DENMARK
PM(A)
DENMARK
PM(B)
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19
"WASTEWATER DRAINAGE TO FILTERING INSTALLATIONS."
NO. 8-1974
ANDERSEN, SVEND, AND MORTEN OLESEN
DANISH 08/0«/74 PCS 1-24
NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSENt
ID#
EPA
01742K
THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE BACKGROUND OF THE MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 172 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT
OP FILTERING INSTALLATIONS AND THE ROLE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
LAW NO. 169 OF 1969 REQUIRED PERMITS FROM SEVERAL AGENCIES UNDER THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FDR
SEPTIC TANKS, CESSPOOLS, DRILLINGS, WELLS, OR OTHER INSTALLATIONS, WHILE AN ORDER ISSUED IN 1971
STIPULATES THAT DRINKING-WATER WELLS AND INSTALLATIONS FOR WASTEWATER DRAINAGE MUST BE LOCATED
AT LEAST 300 METERS APART. THE NEW ORDER, EFFECTIVE 3CTOBER 1, 1974, MAINTAINS THE SAME
GUIDELINES BUT TRANSFERS PERMIT ISSUING AUTHORITY FROM THE HEALTH COMMISSIONS TO THE MUNICIPAL
COUNCILS. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE: COMMON VIEWS ON FILTERING PROBLEMS, POSSIBILITIES FOP MODIFYING
THE ORDER COVERING FILTERING INSTALLATIONS, EXAMPLES OF TANGIBLE MODIFICATIONS AND FUTURE PLANNING
OF AREAS IN WHICH DOMESTIC WASTEWATER IS DIVERTED TO FILTERING SYSTEMS.
"ONLY ONE STREAM IN THE CAPITAL REGION IS NOT POLLUTED."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
DANISH
08/04/75 PGS (I) 7
ID*
EPA
03176A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY TAKEN BY THE COPENHAGEN CITY COUNCIL AND THE
COUNTY COUNCILS OF FREDERIKSBORG AND ROSKILDE TO ESTABLISH THE POLLUTION LEVEL OF STREAMS IN THESE
AREAS. STREAMS WERE RATED AS ACCEPTABLE OR UNACCEPTABLE BASED ON THREE MAJOR CRITRIA:
1) BASIC OBSERVATION OF APPEARANCE, SMELL, CURRENT, SEDIMENTATION, AND VEGETATION IN THE WATEP;
2) A CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; 3) A BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. ON THIS BASIS, HALF OF THE STREAMS IN
THE TESTED AREA WERE RATED UNACCEPTABLE, WHILE ONLY ONE WAS FOUND UNPOLLUTED. THIS SURVEY, ONE
OF THE FIRST TO BE TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF RECENT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, IS
TO BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PLANS.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"THE BELT PROJECT - OUTLINE OF A PROJECTED STUDY." NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSEN,
NO. 9, 1'974
EPA
DANISH 06/05/74 PGS 1-16 ID# 03195A
ALSO ST
THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT TO EXAMINE WATER AND.SUBSTANCE EXCHANGE THPOUGH
THE DANISH STRAITS. THE PROGRAM, DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS TO MEASURE 1) PHYSICAL AND
2) BIOLOGICAL-CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN THE WATER, HOPES TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
PROCESSES WHICH. CONTROL WATER OR SUBSTANCE EXCHANGES THROUGH THE DANISH CHANNELS, THUS ENABLING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUITABLE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER DERIVATION, ETC. THE DANISH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HEADS THE PROJECT AND WDRKS IN COLLABORATION WITH SFVFRAL
SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES. COOPERATION WITH SWEDEN IN THE KATTEGATT APEA AND THE WATEPS OUTSIDE OF
THE SOUTHERN COAST OF BORNHOLM AND WITH GERMANY IN THE WATERS OUTSIDE OF KIEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
SWEDEN AND DENMARK WILL JOINTLY PUBLISH A SERIES OF REPORTS IN ENGLISH ON THE EXAMINATIONS AND
THEIR RESULTS.
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DENMARK
PM(B)
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20
"THE SHIP WHICH GFTS UNDER WAY." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
DANISH
09/14/75 PGS (III) 5
EPA
ID# 03195B
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES TESTS PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE FNVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION IN DANISH WATERS AND IN THE BALTIC SEA. PEPCENTAGF OF SALT
CONTENTSt TEMPERATUREt SPECIFIC GRAVITY, ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY, VELOCITYOF THE CURPEMT AT
DIFFERENT DEPTH LEVELS, AND THE VISIBILITY OF THE WATER ARE MEASURED. ALL INFORMATION FRDM 13
SPECIAL STATIONS IS FED INTO THREE COMPUTER SYSTEMS WHICH WILL DEVELOP INTO THE BELT PPOJECT
COMPUTER SYSTEM WHEN THE FIVEr-YEAR PLAN IS CONCLUDED. THIS WILL IN TURN FORM PART OF THE COMMOM
POLLUTION DATA SYSTEM PLANNED BY THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE BELT PROJECT WILL COST THE
DANISH GOVERNMENT 24 MILLION DANISH KRONER BUT IS CONSIDERED A GOOD INVESTMENT IN THAT IT MIGHT
PREVENT UNNECESSARY AND PANICKY ANTI POLLUT ION INVESTMENTS.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"BATHING WATER - GUIDELINES ON CONTROL OF BATHING WATER AT SEASIDE RESOPT
BEACHES." VEJLEDNING FRA MI L JOSTYRELSEN, NO. 4/74
EPA
DANISH 04/00/74 PGS 1-8 ID# 03196A
THIS PUBLICATION GIVES GUIDELINES ON HOW TO CONTROL BATHING WATER AT SEASIDE RESOPT BEACHES IM
ORDER TO PREVENT SICKNESS AND THE POSSIBLE SPREADING OF EPIDEMICS. THF IMPORTANCE OF USING THF
SAME TESTS ALL ALONG THE COAST TO ENABLE FAIR COMPARISON IS STRESSED. AT LEAST 20 TESTS ARE TO
BE TAKEN DURING ONE SWIMMING SEASON AT THE SAME LOCATION AND, TO BE ACCEPTABLE, NO MORE THAN FIVE
PERCENT OF THESE ARE TO SHOW OVER 1000 FAECAL COLIFORMS PER 100 ML. STRICT GUIDELINES ARE GIVEv)
ON HOW AND WHEN TO TAKE THE TESTS AND ON HOW TO ANALYZE THE RESULTS. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IS
RESPONSIBLE POR CHECKING THE WATER AND CONTROLLING THE SITUATION, WHILE THE COUNTY COUNCIL
COORDINATES THE EFFORTS BETWEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. COOPERATION BETWEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCILS,
COUNTY COUNCILS, AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES IS STRESSED.
DENMARK
PM(B)
MILJOSTYRELSENS BADEVANDSOVERSIGT 1974 (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SURVEY
OF WATER AT BATHING BEACHES)
EPA
DANISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-120 ID# 03197A
THIS REPORT, COMPILED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BASED ON SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN
1973 BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, CONCERNS ITSELF WITH THE BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF BATHING WATER A
DANISH BEACHES. PRIOR TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1974, HEALTH
COMMITTEES AND HEALTH INSPECTORS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING POLLUTION AND HAD THE AUTHORITY
TO STEP IN IF THE SITUAT ION .WARRANTED IT. NOW THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HAVE TAKEN OVER THIS
FUNCTION WITH CLOSE COOPERATION OF THE COUNTY COUNCILS AND THE HEALTH INSPECTORS. THE REPORT
CONTAINS 14 AREA MAPS COVERING ALL DANISH COASTAL REGIONS AND ALSO PRESENTS SUMMARIES OF
BATHING CONDITIONS AT THE DIFFERENT BEACHES AND TABLES TO SHOW ACTUAL TEST RESULTS. THE
ANALYSES CHECKED CONTENT OF FAECAL COLIFORMS PER 100 ML WATER, AND IT IS POINTED OUT THAT THE
REPORT DOES NOT CLASSIFY THE RECREATIONAL VALUE OF THE DANISH BEACHES AS SUCH. A SUMMARY IN
ENGLISH IS INCLUDED.
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WATER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
"SOLUTION FOR RED SLUDGES." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENTf NO. 44
EPA
FRENCH 10/00/75 PGS 17 ID* 03163A
THIS NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT REPORTS ON A PROPOSAL FOR A SERIES OF UNIFORM MEASUPES AMONG THE NINE
EEC NATIONS AIMED AT REDUCING AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATING SEAWATER POLLUTION STEMMING FP3M RED
SLUDGES. THE DIRECTIVE WHICH WAS PROPOSED ON JULY 18 BY THE EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS INCORPORATES
THREE CATEGORIES OF PROVISIONS: (1) INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION FROM THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED; (2)
DISCHARGE SITES WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO ECOLOGICAL CONTROLS WITH RESPECT TO CONSEQUENCES ON MARINE
FAUNA AND MAN; AND (3) A TIMETABLE PROVIDING FOR THE GRADUAL REDUCTION Of NUISANCES AND
WOULD BE ESTABLISHED.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
"MAKING OUR SEAS AND RIVERS MORE LIMPID." LE FIGARO
FRENCH 10/17/75 PGS 11
EPA
ID* 03184A
THE PROPOSALS CONSIDERED BY THE EEC ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS DURING THEIR OCTOBER MEETING ARF
REPORTED IM THIS ARTICLE TO HAVE DEALT PRIMARILY WITH WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT. TWO ALTERNATIVE
MEANS FOR CONTROLLING HAZARDOUS POLLUTING SUBSTANCES WERE DISCUSSED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
EFFLUENT STANDARDS VERSUS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH
METHOD WERE POINTED OUT BY EACH OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES BUT A CONCENSUS COULD NOT BE REACHED ON A
JOINTLY ACCEPTABLE APPROACH.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"POSTPONEMENT DANGEROUS FOR WATER PROTECTION." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 09/12/75, PGS 2 ID* 03178A
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS THE CRITICISMS MADE BY THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF RECOMMENDATIONS
BY THE COMMITTEE FOR WATER PROTECTION THAT INVESTMENTS IN WATER PROTECTION BE REDUCED. THF
COMMITTEE HAS PROPOSED A 16 PERCENT REDUCTION IN PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENTS AND A 20 PERCENT
REDUCTION ON THE PART OF INDUSTRY. THE MINISTRY ARGUES, HOWEVER, THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD
FAVOR INDUSTRY AT THE EXPENSE OF COMMUNITIES AND WOULD ALSO HURT THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. ALSO
CONSIDERED IN THE ARTICLE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING COSTS FOR WATER PROTECTION BY ALLOWING
INDUSTRIES TO DE=ER LEGALLY BINDING PROJECTS DESIGNED T3 PREVENT POLLUTION. UNDER THF PROPOSAL
OF THE COMMITTEE, WATER PROTECTION INVESTMENTS WOULD CONSTITUTE 0.36 PERCENT OF THF 1976 TO 1980
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT RATHER THAN THE 0.44 PERCENT SUGGESTED BY THE WATER BOARD.
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FRANCE
PM(B)
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22
"BRANCH PROGRAM IS ON THE WAY FOR SUGAR CANE DISTILLERIES."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 44
FRENCH
AIR
10/00/75 PGS 7
ID*
EPA
03171A
THE FRENCH MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE'S INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT SERVICE IS RFPDP.TED T0
BE DEVELOPING A NEW BRANCH PROGRAM WITH THE SUGAR CANE DISTILLERY BRANCH OF THE FPENCH INDUSTRY.
THE 15 ODD SUGAR CANE DISTILLERIES, WHICH ARE PRINCIPALLY LOCATED IN MARTINIQUE, WERE PESPONSIBLE
FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 140,000 TONS OF SUGAR AND 150,000 HECTOLITERS OF PURE ALCOHOL IN 1973. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE COMPANIES STEM FROM THE LIQUID RESIDUES OF THE
DISTILLATION PROCESS AND DUSTS. SOLUTIONS TO THE RESIDJE PROBLEM INCLUDE THE TEMPORARY STORAGE
AND EVENTUAL DISCHARGE OF RESIDUAL WASH DURING THE HIGH WATER SEASON AND THE INSTALLATION OF
CONCENTRATE-PRODUCING EQUIPMENT. BECAUSE A BASIN AGENCY DOES NOT EXIST IN MARTINQUF, THE
MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS DEVELOPING A SPECIAL SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHICH
WOULD MAKE POSSIBLE THE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS IN POLLUTION ABATEMENT.
FRANCE
SE(
"ENVIRONMENT: INSUFFICIENT MEANS." LE MONDE
11/09/75 PGS 5
AIR NOISE
FRENCH
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL
EPA
ID* 03179A
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"ARGENTINA PROMOTES ECOLOGICAL DEBATE. « 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/14/75 PGS 22 ID# 03199A
THIS ARTICLE CITES A GROWING INTERNATIONAL ISSUE CONCERNING THE POLLUTION OF APGENTINE
RIVERS FROM UPSTREAM SOURCES IN BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY. THE RAPID OCCUPATION AND HYDPOELECTRIC
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE URUGUAY AND PARANA RIVERS, SUCH 'AS THE JOINT BRAZILIAN-PARAGUAYAN
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AT- ITAI.PU, ARE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION OF ARGENTINE RIVERS.
STEPS TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION CONGPESS HELD IN
POSADAS, ARGENTINA BETWEEN THE FIVE PLATE RIVER VALLEY COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, BOLIVIA,
PARAGUAY AND URUGUAY. THE FORMAL OBJECTIVE OF THE CONGRESS IS TO DISCUSS MEASURES TO PREVENT
ECOLOGICAL DETERIORATION OF THE URUGUAY AND PARANA RIVER BASINS, AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONGRiESS
WILL FORMULATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY CODE FOR SUBMISSION TO EACH OF THE FIVE GOVERNMENTS
RECOMMENDING A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION.
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WATER
IRAN
LR(A)
"NOV. 21, 1971 REGULATIONS ON WATER POLLUTION CONTROL." INT. DIG. OP
HLTH LEG., VOL. 26, NO. 2
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 367-369 ID# 03209A
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 56 OF THE WATER LAW, SET FORTH A
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE WATERS OF IRAN WHICH CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING SIX CATEGORIES:
POTABLE WATER, WATER USED FOR FISHERIES OR ANIMAL LIFE, FOR IRRIGATION, FOP. INDUSTRY, FDR
RECREATION, AND OTHER KINDS OF WATERS WHICH FLOW IN SMALL RIVERS ALONG PUBLIC ROADS NOT COVERED
BY THE PREVIOUS CLASSES. DISCHARGES OF WASTES INTO ANY OF THE ABOVE WATEPS IS SUBJECTED TO
LICENSING BY THE MINISTRY OF WATER AND POWER OR OTHER ASSOCIATED OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS. ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS CONCERN SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATERS AND WASTEWATERS, THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL
EFFJ.UENTS INTO COMMUNAL SEWERS, LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR THE DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENTS AND
PROCEDURES.
ITALY
PM(B)
"FORTY BILLION LIRAS TO FIGHT POLLUTION IN THE BAY OF NAPLES."
LE FIGARO
EPA
FRENCH 10/2W75 PGS 12 ID# 03188A
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT, CONSTRUCTION OF THE LARGEST WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN
EUROPE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN THE EARLY PART OF 1976 IN THE ITALIAN BAY OF NAPLES. THE PROJECT,
WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH COMPLETION PRIOR TO 1978, WILL REQUIRE A FINANCIAL OUTLAY OF 40
BILLION LIRAS OVER THE TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT INSTALLATION IS EXPECTED TQ
BRING AN END TO THE POLLUTION OF THE BAY OF NAPLES, WHICH PRESENTLY STEMS FROM DISCHARGES OF
UNTREATED SEWAGE AND"INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS.
MAURITIUS
LR(A)
"JUNE 21, 1971 CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY ACT, NO. 29."
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY..., 1971
ACTS PASSED BY THE
ENGLISH
00/00/72 PGS 107-123
ID#
EPA
03206A
THIS ACT PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF THE CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY OF MAURITIUS, WHICH IS
RESPONSIBLE RDR THE CONTROL, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES. THE ACT ALSO
CREATES THE CENTRAL WATER BOARD, WHICH ADMINISTERS THE CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY AND WHICH IS
EMPOWERED TO MAKE REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE ACT. THE BOARD IS COMPRISEP CF CABINET
REPRESENTATIVES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. SPECIFIC DUTIES
OF THE CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY INCLUDE FORMULATION OF WATER RESOURCE POLICIES, DISTRIBUTION OF
WATER SUPPLIES, LICENSING OF WATER USERS, DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND SEWAGE, PRFVENTION OF
WATER POLLUTION, ENFORCEMENT OF WATER LEGISLATION, AND THE REALIZATION OF RESEARCH AND COLLECTnN
OF DATA ON THE COUNTRY'S WATER RESOURCES. ALSO DEALT WITH IN THE ACT ARE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE
STPUCTURE OF THE AUTHORITY; STAFFING; FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND ACCOUNTS; TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES; LEGAL STATUS OF THE AUTHORITY; COMPULSORY WATER RIGHTS ACQUISITION; AND PENALTIES.
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PAG?
WATER
NETHERLANDS
ST( )
MILIEU-ONDERZOFK IN NEDERLAND 1975 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE NFTHERLANDS
1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-370 ID# 03205A
ALSO PMB
AIR NOISE- TOXIC SUBS LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE TNO (ORGANIZATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH) STUDY AND
INFORMATION CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LISTS CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE
NETHERLANDS. RESEARCH IN THE COLLOWING AREAS IS COVERED: AIR POLLUTION, NOISE CONTROL, WATER
POLLUTION, SOIL POLLUTION, AND NATURE AND SPATIAL PLANNING (INCLUDING ECOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE
PLANNING). IN THE COMPILATION OF THIS REGISTER, WHICH LISTS 1376 PROJECTS AT OVER 600 LOCATIONS,
MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS PUT ON RESEARCH PROJECTS IN UNIVERSITIES AND 0THEP INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING, BUT RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED BY GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND, TO A LESSFP FXTFNT,
BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IS INCLUDED AS WELL. EACH ENTRY INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE NAMF AND LOCATION
OF THE PROJECT BUT ALSO A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ITS WORK AND AN INDICATION OF IT$ DURATION.
AN EXTENSIVE KEYWORD INDEX IS APPENDED.
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY DEVELOPMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
NEW ZEALAND. MINISTRY OF WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-225 ID# 03158A
ALSO SE
LAND USE
AS REQUIRED BY NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTIVES, THIS IMPACT REPORT, PREPARFD
BY THE NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF WORKS AND ^DEVELOPMENT, DISCUSSES THE PROPOSED HYDROELECTRIC
DEVELOPMENT
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25
WATER
NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-76 ID* 03158B
ALSO SE
LAND USE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT PROCEDURES OF MARCH 1, 1974,
THIS AUDIT, PREPARED BY THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, APPRAISES THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT OF THE M,IN ISTRY OF WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED HYDROELECTRIC
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR THE UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY. COMMENTS SUBMITTED FROM THE-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SECTORS REGARDING THE PROPOSED SCHEME HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AS AN APPENDIX TO THIS AUDIT IN TWO
SEPARATE VOLUMES (SEE ID #031580. AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACt REPORT AND COMMENTS, THE
COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CONCLUDES,-IN THIS AUDIT, THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE
NOT ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND BECAUSE THE DISTINCT GOALS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ARE. NOT EQUALLY EMPHASIZED. THE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS A REVIEW OF PLANS WHERE NECESSARY TO INCORPORATE A MULTI-OBJECTIVE PATHER
THAN AN ESSENTIALLY ECONOMIC APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUTHA VALLEY.
UPPER CLUTHA VALLEY DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AUDIT. SUBMISSIONS
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION »=OR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-700 ID# 03158C
ALSO SE
LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION, ISSUED IN TWO VOLUMES AS AN APPENDIX TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AUDIT OF
THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, COMPILES THE C3MMENTS SUBMITTED BY CONCERNED
PERSONS AND ENTERPRISES ON THE PROPOSED HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR THE UPPER CLUTHA
VALLEY. THE 107 COLLECTED COMMENTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE DF PERSONS AND ENTERPRISES, PANGING CROM
PRIVATE CITIZENS TO GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, WHICH WOULD BE AFFECTED IN SOME WAY BY THE REALIZATION
OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SCHEME.
NORWAY
LR(B)
"NEW RULES IN THE NORTH SEA: THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO LEAD THE
COMBATING OF CATASTROPHE." A'FTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 09/01/75 PGS 7 ID# 03211A
THE GOVERNMENT OIL DIRECTORATE IN STAVANGER HAS APPROVED DF DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND PULES TD
BECOME EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1, 1975, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DRILLING OF OIL OR NATURAL GAS ON THE
NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. SAFETY MEASURES REQUIRE THAT THE OPERATOR
PRESENT NOT ONLY A DETAILED DRILLING PROGRAM WHICH MUST BE APPROVED BY NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES
BEFORE PERMISSION FOR DRILLING IS GRANTED BUT ALSO A READINESS PLAN PRESCRIBING ACTION TO BF
UNDERTAKEN IN CASE OF \ MISHAP. DRILLING APPARATUSES WILL BE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. IN CASE OF
AN OIL OR GAS "BLOW-OUT" WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A POLLUTION CATASTROPHE THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES ALL
RIGHTS TO TAKE OVER OPERATIONS TO CONTROL THE RESULTS OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT COSTS WILL BE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TITLE HOLDER. IN CASE A WELL HAS TO BE ABANDONED, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE OPERATOR TO "PLUG" IT UP IN A FASHION WHICH WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH SEABOTTOM FISHING,
NAVIGATION, OR OTHER ACTIVITY.
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26
WATER
SENEGAL
LR(A)
SENEGAL
LRU)
"FEBRUARY lt 1972 LAW NO. 72-17 APPROVING SENEGAL'S ADHERENCE TO THE
PREVENTION OF SEAWATER POLLUTION BY HYDROCARBONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 02/19/72 PCS 255 ID# 03183A
THIS LAW, ENACTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO PLEDGE SENF.SAL'S
ADHERENCE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF THE POLLUTION DF
SEAWATER BY HYDROCARBONS, SIGNED IN LONDON ON MAY 12, 195* AND ITS AMENDMENTS ADOPTED IN 1962.
"DECEMBER 28, 1971 LAW NO. 71-80 AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO PLEDGE SENEGAL'S
ADHERENCE TO TWO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 02/05/72 PGS 180 ID# 03189A
THIS LAW, ENACTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO PLEDGE SENEGAL'S
COHERENCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON INTERVENTION IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTS AT SEA LIABLE
TO RESULT IN HYDROCARBON POLLUTION, SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON NOVEMBER 29, 1969, AND THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HYDROCARBON POLLUTION DAMAGES, SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON
NOVEMBER 29, 1969.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(B)
"TRACE-METAL STUDIES IN KNYSNA ESTUARY." ENVIRONMENT RSA, VOL. 2, NO. 10
WATLING, R.J., AND HELEN R. WATLING EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/75 PGS 5-7 ID# 03207A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT DEALS WITH STUDIES CARRIED OUT BY THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY T0
ESTABLISH THE LEVELS OF TRACE METALS, PARTICULARLY ZINC, COPPER AND CADMIUM, IN THE KNYSNA
ESTUARY ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE STUDIES, WHICH USED TRANSPLANTED OYSTERS TO
ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF THESE METALS, CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO MAJOR TRACE-METAL SOURCE IN
THE ESTUARY AND THAT ITS VIRTUALLY UNPOLLUTED WATERS CAN THEREFORE BE USED AS A BASIS OF
COMPARISON IN JUDGING POLLUTION LEVELS IN OTHER ESTUARIES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
MARINE-POLLUTION MONITORING STATION IN THE ESTUARY IS RECOMMENDED. THE KNYSNA STUDIES ARE SEFN A?
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE REALIZATION OF THE NATIONAL MONITORING PROGRAM OUTLINED IN 1974
BY THE WORKING COMMITTEE ON MONITORING MARINE POLLUTION, THE AIMS OF WHICH ARE: TO DISCOVER AND
MONITOR SOURCES OF MARINE POLLUTION; TO ESTABLISH COASTAL MONITORING STATIONS; AND TO INST!T|JTE A
NATIONAL DATA CENTER FOR COLLATING AND COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM CURRENT STUDIES.
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27
WATER
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
TUNISIA
LR(A)
TUNISIA
LR(A)
"AFTER dO YEAR DELAY BASEL AREA TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON PURIFICATION
PLANT." LE JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 09/23/75 PCS 9 1D# 03185A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR A WASTEWATER PURIFICATION PLAVIT IN TH=
SWISS CITY OF BASEL. IN 0»tf>ER TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATION PEQUIRIMG THE TREATMENT 0"= ALL
WASTEWATER BY 1980, BASEL HAS CREATED THE PRO-RHENO CORPORATION TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOP.
THE CONSTRUCTION AND HAS IMPOSED A NEW TAX TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
"MAY 22, 1973 DECREE ENTRUSTING THE NATIONAL WATER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY WITH
WASTEWATER INSTALLATION OPERATION IN TOURIST AREAS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE
EPA
FRENCH 05/18/73 PGS 811 ID# 03181A
DECREE NO. 73-227, ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF TUNISIA, DESIGNATES THE COASTAL APEAS IN WHICH
THE NATIONAL COMPANY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER IS TO ASSUME PESPONSIBILITY FDR
THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND TRANSFORMATION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT INSTALLATIONS
ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES OP ORGANIZATIONS.
"JANUARY 3, 1972 DECREE DETERMINING AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND SUBSIDIES
FOR THE PROMOTION OF WATER AND LAND CONSERVATION." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA PEPUBLIOJE TUNISIENNE
EPA
FRENCH 01/04/72 PGS 13-14 ID# 03182A
LAND USE
THIS DECREE, ISSUED BY THE MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND AGRICULTURE, ESTABLISHES THE 6M3UNTS OF
CAPITAL WHICH MAY BE EXTENDED BY THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH LOANS DR SUBSIDIES T0 PROMOTE AGRICULTUPAL
UNDERTAKINGS AIMED AT THE CONSERVATION OF WATER AND LAND. A TABLE SETS FORTH THE MAXIMUM PER
HECTARE EXPENDITURES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF LAND USE AND THE PERCENTAGES OF THESE AMOUMTS WHICH APE
TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH SUBSIDIES, LOANS AND PERSONAL INVESTMENT.
UGANDA
LR(A)
"DECEMBER 16, 1972 NATIONAL WATER AND SEWERAGE CORP8RATION DECREE, NO. 34."
LAWS OF UGANDA - DECREES
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 237-253 ID# 03190A
THIS DECREE ESTABLISHES AND DELINEATES THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE NATIONAL WATER AND SEWERAGE
CORPORATION OF UGANDA. THE OBJECTIVES 3F THE CORPORATION ARE TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE WATER AND
SEWERAGE SERVICES IN ANY SPECIFIED AREA OF UGANDA ON A NATIONAL AND SELF-SUPPORTING BASIS. THE
CORPORATION IS DESIGNATED AS THE NATIONAL WATER AUTHORITY REFERRED TO IN THE WATERWORKS ACT, AND
IN PERFORMING ITS FUNCTIONS, IT IS TO EXERCISE CONTROL AND AUTHORITY IN ALL AREAS
PERTAINING TO THE PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLIES AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES. ADMINISTRATIVE AND
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF THE CORPORATION ARE SET FORTH, OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES APF DEFINED,
AND THE OTHER ATTRIBUTES PERTAINING TO THE RULES, REGULATIONS, STAFFING AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
OF THE CORPORATION ARE SPECIFIED IN THE DECREE.
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