NTISUB/B/135-76/00
Number 41
January 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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noise radiation
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PAGE 10 *
{"FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH'CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. ! V
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COM?. » EPA
ENGLISH/* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60%' ID//
AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION^
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
AIR
December 20, 1971 Ordinance No. 476.,. To Amend the 1967
Ordinance Implementing the Motor Vehicles Law Regarding
the Lead Compound Content of Propellants .......... 1
The July 3, 1975 Federal Law No. 440 Regulating Forestry
(Forest Law 1975) ...................... 1
November 29, 1973 Federal Law No. 50 Issuing Instructions
for the Exercise of Industry (Industrial Code - 1973) .... 1
June 23, 1975 Ordinance No. 437... on the Limitation of
Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene Emissions
From Chemical Cleaning Machines ............... 2
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03227A .......... 13
See WATER (Austria) — Control No. 03244A ........... 28
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 03262A ............ 29
Gasoline and Diesel Operated Cars ................ 3
Activities for Air Pollution Control at Danish Institutions . . 3
Industrial Manufacturing and Electricity Production ...... 3
Waste Incineration ....................... 4
Damages to Health, Material Damages, Measurements,
Meteorology and Fuel Consumption .............. 4
European Cormun^itiu
See WATER (European Communities) — Control No. 03263A ..... 32
France.
Equipment and Operation of Thermal Installations for a
Reduction of Air Pollution and for Energy Economy ...... 5
Long Term Projection of Relationships Between the
Energy Industry and Air Pollution .............. 5
See NOISE (France) — Control No. 03242A ............ 22
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Pern Rep
October 3, 1975 Regulation on the Equalization of Disadvantages
From Immissions Damages in State and Cooperative Forests . . 6
G&tunany, Fed Rep o£
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03274A ..... 16
Britain
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03269A ....... 16
tfong Kong
February 15, 1960 Clean Air Ordinance ............. 6
December 15, 1972 Clean Air (Furnaces, Ovens and Chimneys)
(Installation and Alteration) Regulations .......... 7
August 11, 1972 Notification of Approved Devices ........ 7
January 1, 1974 Clean Air (Restriction and Measurement of
Smoke Emission) Regulations ................. 7
April 8, 1960 Declaration of Smoke Control Area
(Consolidation) Notification ................ 8
Mew
December 17, 1973 Clean Air (Licensing) Regulations, No. 303 . . 8
March 24, 1975 Clean Air (Smoke) Regulations, No. 52 ...... 8
Sweeten
Air Protection Problems at Fuel-Oil Fired Power Plants ..... 9
Air Pollution From Local Heating ................ 9
Air Pollution Problems in the Lumber Industry ......... 10
Air Protection Problems in Waste Incineration ......... 10
Air Protection Problems in the Iron, Steel, and
Ferroalloy Industry ..................... 10
Air Protection at Existing Heating Installations ... ..... 11
Air Protection Problems in the Production of Cement, Lime,
Lightweight Concrete, Chalk, and Plaster Products ...... 11
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 03239 A ............ 36
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 03257A ............ 37
1/ene.zuela
51 Percent of Industrial Projects Approved by Ministry of
Development; Have Gone to the Interior ............ 12
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GENERAL
Catalog of Provincial Laws on Environmental Protection,
As of October 1, 1975 .................... 12
April 11, 1975 Federal Law No. 259 on Mining and the
Amendment of the Industrial Act 1973 (Mining Act 1975) ... 13
The Organization of Environmental Protection .......... 13
Ve.nmaAk
Fewer Complaints About the Environmental Law in These Bad Times. 13
Government Subsidies to Environment .............. 14
Counties Get Delegations for Environmental Protection ..... 14
Environmental Program Protects the Archipelago ......... 14
France
High Committee for the Environment ............... 15
v Environment: A Crisis Budget ................. 15
65 Million Francs To Combat Nuisances ............. 15
, Fed R&p 06
Environmental Research Catalog 1975 — UFOKAT '75 ....... 16
Call for New Authority To Control Pollution by Royal Commission. 16
Mex/cco
Application of Environmental Improvement Laws Is
Slow and Lackadaisical: Ojeda Mestre ............ 17
laatayid
New Zealand Conservation Handbook ............... 17
Environmental Protection in Switzerland ............ 18
Recovery of Aluminum Wastes To Reduce Pollution ........ 18
LAM) USE
See AIR (Austria) — Control No. 03217A ............ 1
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03227A .......... 13
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Council for Economic Development Will Examine Measures
Against Pollution Today ................... 19
INCRA (National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform)
Will Collaborate in Plan for Ecological Stations ...... 19
Gzsmany , Fed Rep o&
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03274A ..... 16
Mew Zeoloncf
See WATER (New Zealand) — Control No. 03238A ......... 35
Sweden
Fourteen High Mountain Areas Become "Wilderness" ........ 20
See WATER (Sweden) -- Control No. 03231A ............ 36
NOISE
See AIR (Austria) — Control No. 03220A ............ 1
See WATER (Austria) — Control No. 03244A ........... 28
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 03262A ............ 29
A Report Filed by the Working Group Concerning Industrial Noise. 21
Jarrot : Intensification of the Fight Against Noise
and Air Pollution ...................... 22
Ge.sanany, Feet Rep ofi
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03274A ..... 16
OECD
Noise Regulations in OECD Countries .............. 22
Sweeten
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03229A ............. 9
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03255A ............. 11
PESTICIDES
European Conmw
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RADIATION
November 6, 1974 Decree No. 74-945 on Discharges of
Gaseous Radioactive Effluents From Nuclear Installations . . 24
SOLID WASTE
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 03246A ............ 29
See AIR (Denmark) — Control No. 03275A ............ 4
GWW P&m Rep
Sept. 11, 1975 Sixth Implementing Order to the Land Use
Law - Utilization and Harmless Removal of Waste Products . . 24
Gexmwy, Fe.d Rep o&
• See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03274A ..... 16
Japan
Tight Waste Disposal Penalties Called For ........... 25
TOXIC SUBS
Belgium
July 22, 1974 Law on Toxic Wastes ............... 26
See WATER (Belgium) — Control No. 00549G ........... 29
, Fed Rep o{>
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03274A ..... 16
WATER
July 15, 1969 Ordinance No. 275 Pertaining to Water-Endangering
Substances Subject to Licensing ............... 26
The March 27, 1974 Ordinance No. 252. .. Issuing a Water
Framework Provision for... the Mondsee, Fuschlsee and
the Zellersee .......................... 27
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February 17, 1971 Federal Law No. 91 Pertaining to the
Regulation of Shipping (Shipping Police Law) ........ 28
The May 10, 1971 Ordinance No. 259. . .Regarding Watercourse
Traffic Regulation ..................... 28
The March 22, 1961 Federal Law No. 103 on the Regulation
of Ship Traffic on Lakes (Lake Traffic Ordinance) ...... 28
See AIR (Austria) — Control No. 03217A ............ 1
See AIR (Austria) — Control No. 03220A ............ 1
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03227A .......... 13
October 3, 1975 Royal Decree on the Prevention of Surface
Water Pollution by Waste Oils ................ 29
Control of Pollution Criticized; Pollution Sources Located,
Now It's Time To Act; There's Enthusiasm But Application
Is Dubious ......................... 29
SEMA: Brazil Will Not Be Able To Use Biodegradables on a
Large Scale Until 1979 ................... 29
September 26, 1973 Notification No. 524 on the Water Supply Law. 30
March 29, 1974 Order No. 180 on the Treatment of Applications
for Permits for Extracting Water Under the Water Supply Law . 30
March 29, 1974 Order No. 181 on Expropriation for Water
Supply Plants ........................ 31
March 29, 1974 Order No. 179 on Inspection of Water
Supply Plants ........................ 31
Buried Oil Tanks and Similar Underground Storage ........ 31
Pollution Sources ....................... 32
Euswpe.
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F/mnce
Seven Polluting Vessels Caught in the Act ........... 33
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03267A ........... 15
, Feet Rep o£
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03274A ..... 16
Law of Protection of the Sea From Oil Pollution ........ 34
Italy
New Law for the Protection of Water Resources ......... 34
Zealand
Otaki River Hydro Plan Affronts Environment ; Alternative Sites . 35
After Southland ........................ 35
Massive Effort To Overcome Lake Rotorua Problems ........ 36
The Environmental Protection Board Says Yes and No to Ranstad . 36
The Swedish Water and Air Pollution Research Laboratory
(IVL-Research) and the Swedish Pollution Control
Company (IVL-Service) .................... 36
Reduction of Plant Nutrients in Municipal Sewage ........ 37
Water and Air Protection Problems in Production of Fertilizers . 37
The Frost Depth in Sweden, Final Report ............ 37
Directives on Environmental Protection in the Use of
Fertilizers ......................... 38
t/enezaelo.
See AIR (Venezuela) — Control No. 03261A ........... 12
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AIR
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"DECEMBER 20, 1971 ORDINANCE NO. 476...TO AMEND THE 1967 ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING
THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW REGARDING THE LEAD COMPOUND CONTENT OF PROPELLANTS." BUNDEGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 12/30/71 PGS 2802-2803 ID* 01466D
THIS ORDINANCE STATES THAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1972, FUELS SOLD FOR THE OPERATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES, TRAILERS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 0.4 GRAMS LEAD PER LITER FUEL.
IT IS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AS THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
THE 1967 ORDINANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAM.
"THE JULY 3, 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 440 REGULATING FORESTRY (FOREST LAW 1975)."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH.
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/75 PGS 1645-1908 ID# 03217A
LAND USE WATER
' CHAPTER IV, SECTION C OF THIS LAW REQUIRES OPERATORS OF FACILITIES PRODUCING AIR POLLUTANTS
POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO FOREST GROWTH TO SEEK LICENSING. AUTHORITIES MAY PRESCRIBE MEASURES TO
REDUCE OR PREVENT SUCH POLLUTION. THE SECTION ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE POLLUTER'S,
OBLIGATION TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES CAUSED. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY, TOGETHER WITH OTHER PERTINENT MINISTRIES, MAY ISSUE REGULATIONS DEALING, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, WITH THOSE POLLUTANTS POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO FOREST GROWTH AND SOIL, AND MAXIMUH
PERMISSIBLE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY LEVELS FOR THESE POLLUTANTS IN FOREST AREAS. CHAPTER II OF THE
LAW DEALS WITH LAND PLANNING IN REGARD TO FOREST AREAS. THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF FDREST
AREAS PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL IMMISSIONS, INCLUDING THOSE OF NOISE. CERTAIN AREAS
MAY BE DECLARED FOREST PRESERVES IF THEY HAVE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS, AMONG
WHICH ARE PROTECTION OF WATER SOURCES AND SCREENING AGAINST HARMFUL EMISSIONS.
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"NOVEMBER 29, 1973 FEDERAL LAW NO. 50 ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF
INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL CODE - 1973).•» BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 01/25/74 PGS 529-634 ID# 03220A
WATER NOISE
SECTION 74 OF THIS LAW REGULATING CRAFTS AND INDUSTRY DEALS WITH FACTORIES. IT SPECIFIES
THAT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORITIES IS NECESSARY PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF THOSE
INSTALLATIONS WHICH MAY: II DISTURB THE SURROUNDING AREA BY MEANS OF ODOR, NOISE, SMOKE, DUST,
VIBRATIONS OR OTHER NUISANCES. OR 21 INFLUENCE DETRIMINTALLY THE NATURE OF BODIES OF WATER.
CHANGES TO APPROVED FACTORIES WHICH MAY CAUSE OR INCREASE DANGER OR NUISANCE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. STATE MONOPOLIES OR REGULATED INDUSTRIES MUST ALSO OBSERVE THESE RULES.
THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER MINISTRIES HAVING
JURISDICTION, IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REGULATIONS SPECIFYING MORE CLOSELY THE MODE OF OPERATION,
EQUIPMENT, OR PERMISSIBLE EMISSIONS LEVELS FOR INSTALLATIONS REQUIRING LICENSE. THIS LAW REPLACES
THE DECEMBER 20, 1959 INDUSTRIAL CODE I ID NO. 01464A).
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AIR
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"JUNE 23, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 437...ON THE LIMITATION OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE EMISSIONS FROM CHEMICAL CLEANING MACHINES." BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/75 PCS 1843 ID (if 03220B
THIS ORDINANCE OP THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, ISSUED PURSUANT TO
THE 1973 INDUSTRIAL CODE, REQUIRES THAT CHEMICAL CLEANING MACHINES USING TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND
TETRACHLOROETHVLENE BE EQUIPPED WITH AN EXHAUST AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE THAT REDUCES THE CONTENT
OF THE TWO CHEMICALS IN EMITTED AIR. WHEN THE CLEANING MACHINE IS USED PROPERLY, TRICHLOROETHYLEVE
AND TETRACHLOROETHYLENE ARE NOT TO EXCEED 30 CUBIC CENTIMETERS PER CUBIC METER EXHAUST AIR. THIS
EQUALS 30 PPM AND CORRESPONDS TO 156 MG T^ICHLOROETHYLENE AND 201 MG TETRACHLOROETHYLENE AT 20
DEGREES CENTRIGRADE AND 1,013 BAR. A SPECIAL EXHAUST DUCT IS TO BE PROVIDED FOR EXPULSION OF THE
PURIFIED AIR. THE ORDINANCE, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE SEPTEMBER 1, 1975, APPLIES TO MACHINES IN
FACTORIES SUBJECT TO LICENSING UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL CODE.
AUSTRIA
LRIA)
"APRIL 11, 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 259 ON MINING AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL ACT 1973 CMINING ACT 1975)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 05/13/75 PGS 1143-1197 ID# 03227A
^GENERAL LAND USE WATER
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"THE MARCH 22, 1961 FEDERAL LAW NO. 103 ON THE REGULATION OF SHIP TRAFFIC
ON LAKES (LAKE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE!.» BUNOESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERPEICH
EPA
GERMAN 04/21/61 PGS 545-554 ID# 03244A
*WATER NOISE
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"CONTROL OF POLLUTION CRITICIZED; POLLUTION SOURCES LOCATED, NOW IT'S TIME TO
ACT; THERE'S ENTHUSIASM BUT APPLICATION IS DUBIOUS." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/12/75 PGS 44 I0# 03262A
ALSO PMA
*WATER NOISE
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AIR
DENMARK
PMIB)
DENMARK
PM(BI
BENZIN- OG DIESELDREVNE BILER (GASOLINE AND DIESEL OPERATED CARS). POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD PUB. MO. *
EPA
DANISH 04/00/71 PGS 1-69 ID* 03224A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN BY THE TRAFFIC WORKING GROUP OF THE MAIN
AIR COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS SET UP BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION
COMMITTEE IN 1970. THE REPORT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: RESUME (IN DANISH); GENERAL
PROBLEMS OF CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM GASOLINE OPERATED VEHICLES; CAUSES OF POLLUTION FROM
GASOLINE OPERATED CARS; TECHNICAL POSSIBILITIES OF CONTROLLING POLLUTION FROM GASOLINE OPERATED
CARS; REDUCTION OF POLLUTION FROM USED GASOLINE OPERATED CARS; GENERAL PROBLEMS OF AIR POLLUTION
FROM DIESEL OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES; SUGGESTIONS FOR POLLUTION PREVENTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS;
SUGGESTIONS FOR A FUTURE WORKING PLAN AND AIR POLLUTION STANDARDS; ECONOMIC SURVEY AND POSSIBLE
CONSEQUENCES OF THE INTRODUCTION OF PERIODIC INSPECTION OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLES. (A DISCUSSION
OF A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR LIMITING POLLUTION FROM GASOLINE ENGINES AND NUMEROUS CHARTS AND
GRAPHS ARE APPENDED.)
AKTIVITETER TIL LUFTFORURENINGSBEKAEMPELSE VED EN RAEKKE DANSKE INSTITUTIONER
(ACTIVITIES FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN DANISH INSTITUTIONS). POLLUTION CONTROL B3ARD PUB. SO. 23
EPA
DANISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-48 ID* 03226A
THIS BOOKLET, PUBLISHED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, CONTAINS FINDINGS BY A COMMITTEE
APPOINTED BY THE TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BOARD TO SURVEY COMPLETED, CURRENT, AND PLANNED
RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF AIR POLLUTION IN OFFICIAL AND SEMI-OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS. DISCUSSION
OF THE ACTIVITIES IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENTS; EMISSION
CONTROL, SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; THE EXTENSION OF POLLUTION IN THE ATMOSPHERE; DAMAGES; EMISSION
FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; ANALYSIS METHODS, ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; PROCESS MODIFICATIONS
FOR REDUCING AIR POLLUTION; AND MISCELLANEOUS.
DENMARK
PM(B)
INDUSTRIPRODUKTION OG ELEKTRICITETSFREMSTILLING (INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUB. NO. 5
EPA
DANISH 05/00/71 PGS 1-118 ID* 03228A
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS TWO REPORTS PUBLISHED BY THE WORKING GROUPS ON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
AND ELECTRICITY APPOINTED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL^POLLUTION COMMITTEE.
THE FIRST REPORT GIVES INFORMATION CONCERNING OUTDOOR POLLUTION STEMMING FROM INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTI3N
PROCESSES. IT LISTS COMPONENTS AND SOURCES OF POLLUTIONS, CITES GERMAN AND SWEDISH GUIDELINES F3H
POLLUTION PROTECTION, INCLUDES A SURVEY OF POSSIBLE MEANS TO FIGHT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ASD
PRESENTS SUGGESTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A CONTROL ORDER FOR ITS LIMITATION. THE WORKING SR3UP
ON ELECTRICITY HAS STUDIED AIR POLLUTION STEMMING FROM POWER PLANTS AND POWER PRODUCTION. THE
FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE COVERED: PRODUCTION DATA; FUEL AND SULFUR; EMISSION OF GASEOUS AN!)
SOLID PARTICLES; IMMISSION CONDITIONS AROUND POWER PLANTS; INFLUENCE OF CHIMNEY HEIGHT ON
DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS; METHODS AND EXPENSES INVOLVED IN REDUCING SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION; DUST
SEPARATORS, METHODS AND COSTS; AND DANISH POWER STATIONS AND AIR POLLUTION.
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AIR
DENMARK
PM(B)
AFFALDSFORBRAENDING (WASTE INCINERATION). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUB. NO. 6
EPA
DANISH 04/00/71 PGS 1-237 ID* 03275A
ALSO ST
SOLID WASTE
THIS REPORT WAS FILED BY THE WORKING GROUP DEALING WITH WASTE POLLUTION UNDER THE MAIM AIR
COMMITTEE* ESTABLISHED IN 1970 BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION
COMMITTEE. THE WORKING GROUP FOUND THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS TO BE TRUE: WASTE INCINERATION IS
USED EXTENSIVELY IN DENMARK; THE DISPERSAL OF SOLID PARTICLES (FLY ASH ETC.) IS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE
WHEN COMPARED TO SOLID PARTICLES DISPERSED AT PLANTS FOR POWER AND HEAT PRODUCTION; AND THE GASEOUS
POLLUTION FROM WASTE INCINERATION DOES NOT PLAY ANY MEANINGFUL PART IN THE OVERALL POLLUTION
PICTURE. THE RESULT OF AN EVALUATION OF POLLUTION ACCORDING TO PLANT SHE AND TYPE OF HASTE SHOWS
THAT IT IS INEXPEDIENT TO BURN CONVENTIONAL WASTE IN SMALL INCINERATORS. AN INVESTIGATION AS-TO
WHETHER IT IS PRACTICALLY FEASIBLE TO BURN SLUDGE FROM WASTEWATER CLEANING PLANTS IS RECOMMENDED.
NORMATIVE DIRECTIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL OF WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS AS
WELL AS THE ESTIMATED COSTS INVOLVED IN THE PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION ARE INDICATED.
DENMARK
PM(B)
SUNDHEDSMAESSIGE SKADEVIRKNINGER...OG BRAENOSELSFORBRUG {DAMAGES TO HEALTH,
MATERIAL DAMAGES, MEASUREMENTS, METEOROLOGY AND FUEL CONSUMPTION). POLLUTION CONTR.
EPA
DANISH 03/00/71 PGS 1-91 ID* 03277A
BD. PUB. M3. 3
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS REPORTS FILED BY WORKING GROUPS ESTABLISHED BY THE MAIN AIR COMMITTEE,
WHICH HAS APPOINTED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE IN 1970
TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS SUBJECTS RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION. THE HEALTH GROUP STUDIED THE DIFFERENT
AIR POLLUTANTS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR HEALTH DAMAGING EFFECTS; THE DAMAGE GROUP EVALUATED THE
ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MATERIAL DAMAGE DUE TO AIR POLLUTION; THE MEASUREMENT GROUP DETERMINED
AIR QUALITY DATA FOR AN URBAN AREA; THE METEOROLOGICAL GROUP STUDIED HOW METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
INFLUENCE AIR POLLUTION; AND THE FUEL GROUP STUDIED SOLID AND LIQUID FUELS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION
TO AIR POLLUTION.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
"WATER IS SUBJECT OF CONTENTION AT EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MINISTERS IN LUXEMBOURG." LE SOIR
PONCIN, JACQUES EPA
FRENCH 10/18/75 PGS * ID* 03263A
*WATER
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AIR
FRANCE
LR(A)
FRANCE
PH(B)
"EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF THERMAL INSTALLATIONS FOR A REDUCTION OF AIR
POLLUTION AND FOR ENERGY ECONOMY." POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE, NO. 67
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/75 P6S 238-242 ID* 02059B
THIS OECREEt ISSUED BY THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH; AMD THE
MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PURSUANCE OF DECREE NO. 74-415 ON THE CONTROL OF AR
POLLUTING EMISSIONS AND CERTAIN USES OF THERMAL ENERGY, IS REPRODUCED IN THIS SOURCE FROM THE
JULY 31, 1975 ISSUE OF THE OFFICAL FRENCH LAW GAZETTE. THE DECREE ESTABLISHES LIMITS F3R
DUST AND SOOT EMISSIONS FROM HEATING INSTALLATIONS, SETS FORTH A SYSTEM FOR THE CALCULATION OF
CHIMNEY HEIGHTS* AND PRESCRIBES THE INTRODUCTION OF MEASURING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION WITHIN
BOILERS FOR MORE EFFICIENT COMBUSTION AND CONSEQUENT REDUCTION IN POLLUTION AND ENERGY WASTES.
"LONG TERM PROJECTION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY AND AIR
POLLUTION." POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE, NO. 67
• BRUNt M.J. EPA
FRENCH 07/00/75 PCS 185-199 ID# 03233A
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF A 580 PAGE REPORT BY A GROUP OF EXPERTS CONCERNING THE LONS
TERM EVOLUTION 3F ENERGY AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. THE SUMMARY OF THIS WORK, WHICH WAS
UNDERTAKEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE MINISTRIES OF INDUSTRY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE, COVERS: LONG
TERM ENERGY NEEDS AND RESOURCES (TO YEAR 2000); IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED
AREAS SUCH AS FOS, LE HAVRE, LYON, OR IN DENSELY POPULATED ZONES, SUCH AS THE GREATER PARISIAN
AREA; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; AND NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY
AND THEIR IMPACT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"JARROT: INTENSIFICATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION."
LE FIGARO
EPA
FRENCH 11/08/75 PCS 4 ID# 03242A
*NOISE
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AIR
GERMAN DEN REP
LRtAI
"OCTOBER 3, 1975 REGULATION ON THE EQUALIZATION OF ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES FROM
IHMISSIONS DAMAGES IN STATE AND COOPERATIVE FORESTS." GESETZBLATT DER...(DDR)
EPA
GERMAN 11/03/75 PGS 687 ID* 01092F
THIS REGULATION, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE JANUARY 17, 1973 FIFTH IMPLEMENTING ORDER TO THE LAND
USE LAW (CLEAN AIR MAINTENANCE), PROVIDES FOR MATERIAL OR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES TO
STATE OR COOPERATIVE FORESTS FROM POLLUTANTS IN THE AIR. ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES MAY RESULT FROM
INCREADED COSTS TO MAINTAIN FOREST QUALITY AND PRODUCTION IN SPITE OF DAMAGING AIR QUALITY OR FRO*
REDUCED YIELDS. COMPENSATION FOR INCREASED EXPENSES IS TO BE USED TO REBUILD THE FOREST IN
QUESTION. YIELD LOSSES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLAN FULFILLMENT CALCULATIONS. THE REGULATION
PROVIDES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DAMAGES AND FOR ADMINISTRATION OF COMPENSATION. IT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1976.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
STI I
UNWELTFORSCHUNGSKATALOG 1975 IUFOKAT '75) (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT «75)
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-665 ID* 03274A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL NOISE WATER SOLID WASTE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(A)
"CALL FOR NEW AUTHORITY TO CONTRQL POLLUTION BY ROYAL COMMISSION."
THE TIMES (LONDON)
WRIGHT, PEARCE EPA
ENGLISH 01/16/76 PGS 7 ID* 03269A
^GENERAL
HONG KONG
LR(A)
'FEBRUARY 15, 1960 CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE." LAWS OF HONG KONG, CHAPTER 311
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-10 ID* 03265A
THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE
COLONY OF HONG KONG. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE, TERMS PERTAINING TO AIR POLLUTION AND
ITS CONTROL ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE ORDINANCE, AND SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS SET FORTH GENERAL
PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF SMOKE MEASURING DEVICES, LEGAL PROCEDURES FOR REALIZING THE
ABATEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SMOKE NUISANCES WITH THE ASSOCIATED APPEALS AND PENALTIES, DECLARATION OF
SMOKE CONTROL AREAS AND SCHEDULED AREAS, RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO FURNACE OPERATIONS WITHIN
SMOKE CONTROL AREAS, APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF SMOKE ABATEMENT OFFICERS, PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTING
AND ACQUIRING INFORMATION ON SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION, AND THE ISSUE OF AIR POLLUTION CODES AND
ADVICE. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IS EMPOWERED TO APPROVE REGULATIONS FURTHER DEVELOPING THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND A LIST OF EXISTING REGULATIONS AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
PROMULGATED DURING 1972 TO 1974 IS APPENDED TO THE TEXT OF THIS ORDINANCE.
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AIR
HOKG KONG
LRCA)
"DECEMBER 15, 1972 CLEAN AIR (FURNACES, OVENS AND CHIMNEYS) (INSTALLATION
AND ALTERATION) REGULATIONS." LAMS OF HONG KONG. CHAPTER 311
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS A1-A5 ID* 032658
THESE REGULATIONS, PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE 1960 CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE OF HONG KONG, GOVERN
THE INSTALLATION AND ALTERATION OF NON-ELECTRICAL FURNACES, OVENS AND CHIMNEYS WHICH CONSUME MORE
THAN FIVE GALLONS OF CONVENTIONAL LIQUID FUEL PER HOUR, OR 70 POUNDS OF CONVENTIONAL SOLID FUEL
PER HOUR, OR TEN THERMS OF ANY GASEOUS FUEL PER HOUR. PERTINENT TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TW3
OF THE REGULATIONS, AND SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS SET FORTH PROVISIONS WHICH REQUIRE THAT THE OCCUPIER
OF ANY PREMISE WHO INTENDS TO INSTALL OR ALTER A FURNACE, OVEN OR CHIMNEY OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED
ABOVE MUST SUBMIT PLANS OF INTENDED WORK TO' THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL. THESE PLANS
MUST BE PREPARED BY AN AUTHORIZED ARCHITECT AND CONTAIN THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SECTION S.IX
AND SEVEN OF THESE REGULATIONS. PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL OR REFUSAL OF SUBMITTED PLANS ARE
GIVEN, AND DEFENSES AND PENALTIES ARE DESCRIBED. THE REGULATIONS ALSO CONTAIN A SAMPLE OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL ISSUED IF SUBMITTED PLANS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE REGULATIONS.
HONG KONG
LRCA)
•AUGUST 11, 1972 NOTIFICATION OF APPROVED DEVICES."
CHAPTER 311
LAMS OF HONG KONG,
ENGLISH
00/00/72 PGS 81
ID*
EPA
03265C
THIS BRIEF NOTIFICATION WAS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG PURSUANT TO SECTION 2A OF
THE CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE, WHICH EMPOWERS THE GOVERNOR TO APPROVE DEVICES FOR ASCERTAINING THE
DARKNESS OF SMOKE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE. THE DEVICES HEREBY APPROVED ARE:
1) THE MIC"RO-RINGELMANN CHART, 2) THE MINIATURE RINGELMANN CHART, 3) THE TELESMOKE AND 4) THE
SMOKESCOPE.
HOKG KONG
LR(A)
"JANUARY 1, 1974 CLEAN AIR (RESTRICTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE EMISSION)
REGULATIONS." LAWS OF HONG KONG. CHAPTER 311
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS C1-C8 ID* 03265D
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1960 CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE OF HONG KONG, SET FORTH
PROCEDURES FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING THE EMISSIONS 3F SMOKE, DUST, OR GRIT FROM ANY FURNACE,
OVEN, INDUSTRIAL PLANT, CHIMNEY OR FLUE. IN ADDITION, THE REGULATIONS PROHIBIT THE USE IN
FURNACES, OVENS, OR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OF LIQUID FUELS EXCEEDING CERTAIN VISCOSITIES. OCCUPIERS
OF PREMISES MUST, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY, INSTALL AND
MAINTAIN A SAMPLING POINT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN BRITISH STANDARD 3405:1971,
"SIMPLIFIED METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF GRIT AND OUST EMISSION." THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR SMOKE
ABATEMENT OFFICERS ARE EMPOWERED TO TAKE THE VARIOUS SAMPLES AND MEASUREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PROCEDURES AND METHODS LISTED IN SCHEDULES TO THESE REGULATIONS. MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR THE EMISSION
OF OUST AND GRIT ARE SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE SIX OF THESE REGULATIONS. PERSONS CONVICTED OF
CONTRAVENING THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS ARE LIABLE TO 5,000 DOLLAR FINES (COLONY CURRENCY).
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AIR
HONG KONG
LfUA)
NEW ZEALAND
LRIAI
"APRIL 8, 1960 DECLARATION OF SMOKE CONTROL AREA (CONSOLIDATION)
NOTIFICATION." LAMS OF HONG KONG, CHAPTER 311
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS D1-D4 I0# 03265E
THIS NOTIFICATION ISSUED AS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION TO THE 1960 CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE OF HONG
KONG, IS A CONSOLIDATION OF ELEVEN GOVERNMENT NOTICES, ISSUED BETWEEN 1960 AND 1974, WHICH
DELINEATE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VARIOUS AREAS OF HONG KONG DESIGNATED AS SMOKE CONTROL AREAS.
SECTION SEVEN OF THE CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE EMPOWERS THE COLONIAL SECRETARY AND GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL
TO DESIGNATE SMOKE CONTROL AREAS AS NEEDED. SECTION EIGHT OF THE ORDINANCE IMPOSES MORE
STRINGENT EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS ON OPERATORS OF FURNACES IN SMOKE CONTROL AREAS.
"DECEMBER 17, 1973 CLEAN AIR (LICENSING* REGULATIONS, NO. 303." STATUTORY
REGULATIONS, VOL. 3, 1973
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1961-70 ID* 01861B
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 23 AND 31 OF THE NEW ZEALAND CLEAN AIR ACT 1972 GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF
CERTAIN POLLUTION-CAUSING PROCESSES BY LICENSING, THESE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE FORMS OF
APPLICATION, LICENSE AND FEES FOR PERSONS OR ENTERPRISES SUBJECT TO THESE SECTIONS OF THE CLEAN
AIR ACT. PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES FOR APPLICATIONS, COMBINED APPLICATIONS AND RENEWAL DF
LICENSES ARE GIVEN IN SECTIONS THREE TO EIGHT OF THE REGULATIONS; SECTION NINE PRESCRIBES THE
FORM OF LICENSES; AND SECTIONS TEN AND ELEVEN PRESCRIBE FEES IN RESPECT OF LICENSES. THE
REGULATIONS ALSO CONTAIN PROVISIONS DEALING WITH COMMUNICATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES WTIH THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH ON THESE MATTERS, SETTING FINES OF UP TO NZ$200 FOR ANY PERSON
FALSIFYING INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR A LICENSE.
NEM ZEALAND
LR(A)
MARCH 24, 1975 CLEAN AIR (SMOKE) REGULATIONS, NO. 52
EPA
ENGLISH 03/24/75 PGS 1-2 ID# 01861C
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE NEW ZEALAND CLEAN AIR ACT 1972, ESTABLISH MINIMUM
PERIODS FOR OBSERVATION OF SMOKE EMISSIONS BEFORE AN 3FFENSE MAY BE DETERMINED AND PROVIDE FOR
CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM SMOKE CONTROLS. IN THE CASE OF CONTINUOUS EMISSION OF SMOKE THE MINIMUM
PERIOD OF OBSEVATION IS TWO MINUTES, AND IN THE CASE OF INTERMITTENT EMISSION OF SMOKE THE MINI>^
IS FOUR MINUTES IN THE AGGREGATE IN ANY 60-MINUTE PERIOD. THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF OBSERVATION FOR
MOTOR VEHICLES IS A CONTINOUS PERIOD OF FIVE SECONDS. THE REGULATIONS ALSO EMPOWER THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH TO EXEMPT FROM SMOKE CONTROLS ANY PREMISE OR VEHICLE OF HISTORICAL
INTEREST USED FOR PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AND ANY VEHICLE USED FOR ROAD RESURFACING IN THE IMTEREST
OF PUBLIC SAFETY. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE EMPOWERED, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL 3F
HEALTH, TO EXEMPT FROM SMOKE CONTROLS ANY PROCESS DESCRIBED IN PART C OF THE SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE
CLEAN AIR ACT.
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PMIBI
PAGE
•AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS AT FUEL-OIL FIRED POWER PLANTS."
NATURVAROSVERK PUBLIKATIONER 1970:5
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
NOISE
05/00/70 PGS 1-87
ID*
STATENS
EPA
03229A
THIS REPORT. WHICH DEALS WITH AIR POLLUTION FROM FUEL-OIL FIRED POWER PLANTS, CONTAINS A
SURVEY OF PRESENT CONDITIONS, AN ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS TECHNICAL METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS
(THE MOST SERIOUS POLLUTANT BEING SULFUR DIOXIDE) AND A DISCUSSION OF THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF
THESE METHODS. CHAPTERS DISCUSS: BACKGROUND; PRODUCTION STATISTICS; THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
OF POWER PLANTS; FUTURE STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT; THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION 3F THE
ATMOSPHERE; GASEOUS EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS AND EMISSIONS OF DUST; IMMISSION STANDARDS AROUND
POWER PLANTS: CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION DISPERSION; EXPENSES FOR LIMITING SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS;
METHODS AND EXPENSES INVOLVED IN DUST SEPARATION; AND NOISE FROM P'OWER PLANTS. THE REPORT, WHICH
IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH BY A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD,
CONTAINS NUMEROUS TABLES AND DIAGRAMS AS WELL AS A SUMMARY IN ENGLISH.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"THE SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY (IVL-RESEARCH) AND THE
SWEDISH POLLUTION CONTROL COMPANY 1IVL-SERVICE»." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY STHLI, A-311
EPA
ENGLISH 12/06/75 PGS 1012 ID* 03239A
*WATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"AIR POLLUTION FROM LOCAL HEATING."
1969:2
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATIONER
00/00/69 PGS 1-32
ID*
EPA
03249A
THIS REPORT IS BASED ON A STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD TO EVALUATE
THE TYPES OF HEATING SYSTEMS USED IN AREAS WITH MORE THAN 15,000 INHABITANTS. THE USE DF OIL,
ELECTRICITY, AND SOLID FUEL WAS STUDIED BY THE AIR PROTECTION SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY COUNCILS
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. VIEWS ON CHOICE OF A HEATING SYSTEM, ADVANTAGES OF
DISTRICT HEATING FROM AN AIR PROTECTION POINT OF VIEW, EFFECTS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND SOOT FROM
LOCAL HEATING SYSTEMS AND WAYS OF DIMINISHING SULFUR DIOXIDE ARE DISCUSSED. A LIST OF DENSELY
POPULATED PLACES INVOLVED IN THE STUDY, AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT DISTRICT HEATING SITUATION
WITH A PROGNOSIS UNTIL 1978, AS WELL AS RESULTS FROM SOOT AND SULFUR DIOXIDE MEASURINGS IM
SWEDEN ARE APPENDED. LOCAL HEALTH RULES RELATED TO OIL-FUELED HEATING PLANTS IN STOCKHOLM AND
SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCAL HEALTH SERVICE LAW IN GOTHENBURG ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
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SWEDEN
PHIB)
SWEDEN
PMIB)
PAGE
10
"AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE LUMBER INDUSTRY."
PUBLIKATIONER 1969:3
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
00/00/69 PCS 1-246
ID*
EPA
03250A
THIS REPORT IS BASED ON RESEARCH DONE BY A COOPERATIVE WORKING GROUP FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION BOARD AND THE SWEDISH CELLULOSE AND PAPER-MILL SOCIETY. ITS AIM WAS TO SURVEY THE
KIND AND AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE FOREST INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE WHICH ACCESSIBLE
TECHNIQUES COULD BE APPLIED TO HELP REDUCE EMISSIONS AND TO ESTIMATE THE COSTS INVOLVED. THE
SURVEY STUDIED THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMISSIONS CAUSED BY THE INDUSTRY AND IMMISSIONS IN THE
ENVIRONMENT ONLY IN GENERAL TERMS. THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS DISCUSS: THE STRUCTURE OF FOREST
PRODUCTION (A MAP OF THE PULP INDUSTRY I'S INCLUDED); THE SULFATE AND SULFITE PROCESSES FOR
PULP PRODUCTION: THE MAPPING OF CURRENT EMISSIONS; TECHMICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF AIR
PROTECTION MEASURES; AND IMMISSION AND EMISSION LIMITS. MANY CHARTS AND TABLES ARE INCLUDED.
SEVERAL SUPPLEMENTS ANALYZE SPECIFIC CASES AND GIVE EXAMPLES FROM SPECIFIC STUDIES AND TESTS.
"AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS IN WASTE INCINERATION."
PUBLIKATIONER 1969:6
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
00/00/69 PGS 1-98
ID*
EPA
03251A
THIS REPORT DEALS WITH METHODS TO SOLVE VARIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH
INCINERATION, INCLUDING ACID EMISSIONS, AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THESE METHODS.
IT IS POINTED OUT THAT "TIPPING AND LAND FILLING" ARE STILL THE USUAL SWEDISH METHODS FOR DEALING
WITH SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, INCINERATION BEING USED MAINLY IN URBAN AREAS. INCINERATION IS,
HOWEVER, EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN USAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE
SITUATION ARE BEING MADE. THE MATERIAL IS ALSO PRESENTED IN GRAPHIC AND TABULAR FORM AND THE
REPORT IS SUMMARIZED IN ENGLISH.
SWEDEN
PMIB)
"AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS IN THE IRON, STEEL, AND FERROALLOY INDUSTRY."
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATIONER 1969:8
EPA
SWEDISH 08/00/69 PGS 1-126 ID* 03253A
ALSO ST
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY IS TO SUPPLY INFORMATION TO THE SWEDISH AUTHORITIES DEALING WITH
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEEL AND IRON INDUSTRIES IN
SWEDEN, A MAP OF THEIR LOCATION, AND A DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS MANUFACTURING METHODS ARE INCLUDED.
THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE INDUSTRY ARE STATED, ACCOMPANIED BY A SURVEY OF PRESENT
CONDITIONS, VARIOUS TECHNICAL METHODS TO REDUCE THE EMISSIONS ARE ANALYZED, AND THE ECOS01IC
CONSEQUENCES OF THESE METHODS ARE DISCUSSED. EMISSIONS ARE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 48,000 TONS OF DUST
AND 42,000 TONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE PER YEAR, OR 8.3 KG DUST AND 6.8 KG SULFUR DIOXIDE PER TON
PRODUCT. AIR POLLUTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DUE TO THE USE OF OXYGEN, WHICH WILL ALSO DECREASE
THE SIZE OF PARTICULATE MATTER, AND THIS FACTOR MUST BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN SELECTING
CONTROL EQUIPMENT. A SUMMARY IN ENGLISH IS INCLUDED.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
SWEDEN
PMIB)
"AIR PROTECTION AT EXISTING HEATING INSTALLATIONS."
PUBLIKATIONER 1971:8
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
NOISE
08/00/71 PGS 1-63
ID*
EPA
03255A
THIS PAMPHLET GIVES TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION CONCERNING AIR PROTECTION AT
EXISTING FUEL OIL OPERATED HEATING INSTALLATIONS WITH A COMBUSTION EFFECT OF LESS THAM 50 MM.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF OILS USED ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS FURNACE EQUIPMENT, AND PROBLEMS CONNECTED
WITH SOOT, FUME CLEANING, AND CHIMNEYS. THE NOISE POLLUTION FACTOR IS ALSO TOUCHED UPON.
"AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS IN THE PRODUCTION OF CEMENT, LIME, LIGHTWEIGHT
CONCRETE, CHALK, AND PLASTER PRODUCTS." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATIONER 1971:9
EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-135 ID* 03256A
ALSO ST
THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE CEMENT, LIME, LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE, CHALK, AND PLASTER
INDUSTRIES IN SWEDEN ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOKLET. FOR EACH SUBSTANCE A DETAILED STUDY 3F
PRODUCTION METHODS IS PRESENTED IN TECHNICAL TERMS AND WITH NUMEROUS CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS.
EMISSION PROBLEMS ARE EXPLAINED, AND A SURVEY OF VARI3US FILTER SYSTEMS TO CONTROL DUST EMISSIONS
AND IMMISSIONS IS APPENDED AS WELL AS A SURVEY OF FOREIGN NORMS FOR DUST EMISSIONS AND IH1ISSIONS,
DIFFERENT WAYS TO MEASURE DUST, AND INDICATIONS OF THE DUST CONCENTRATIONS. SINCE THE NATURE OF
THE POLLUTION PROBLEM IN MANUFACTURING THESE SUBSTANCES IS SIMILAR, THEY HAVE BEEN STUDIED
TOGETHER BY TWO COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"WATER AND AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS IN PRODUCTION OF FERTILIZERS."
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATIONER 1971:6
EPA
SWEDISH 06/00/75 PGS 1-120 ID* 03257A
ALSO ST
*WATER
STATENS
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AIR
VENEZUELA
PM(B>
GENERAL
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"51 PERCENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS APPROVED BY MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT HAVE
GONE TO THE INTERIOR." EL UNIVERSAL
EPA
SPANISH 10/04/75 PGS 2/11 ID* 03261A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT POLICIES PROMOTING
INDUSTRIAL DECONCENTRATION FROM CONGESTED URBAN AREAS, 51 PERCENT OF NEW INDUSTRIAL PROJE3TS
APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1975 HAVE BEEN SITUATED IN THE
INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY. BESIDES ABATING URBAN POLLUTION. THE PLANS FOR DECONGESTION OF URBAN
INDUSTRY AND THE SUBSEQUENT INCENTIVES TO STIMULATE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL CREATE JOBS AND
BRING ABOUT A MORE BALANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. CITED AS AN EXAMPLE IN THIS
EFFORT IS THE EASTERN STATE OF MONAGAS. WHERE 225 MILLION BOLIVARS WERE INVESTED IN
INDUSTRIALIZATION, THUS PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT FOR MORE THAN 350 PERSONS* AND WHERE INDUSTRIAL AND
AGRICULTURAL LOAN FOUNDATIONS ARE PRESENTLY PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INVOLVING A SUM OF
MORE THAN NINE BILLION BOLIVARS.
"APRIL 11. 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. .259 ON MINING AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL ACT 1973 (MINING ACT 19751." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 05/13/75 PGS 1143-1197 ID# 03227A
LAND USE WATER AIR
SECTIONS OF THIS LAW PROVIDE THAT AUTHORITIES IN GRANTING PERMITS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF MINING
ARE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SUCH ASPECTS OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS PROTECTION OF NATURE, LAND
USE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND WATER MANAGEMENT. CHAPTER IX, SECTION IV OF THE LAW
REQUIRES RESTORATION OF A MINED AREA AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MINING ACTIVITY. THOSE LICENSED TO
MINE ON THE PROPERTY OF A SECOND PARTY ARE TO RESTORE THE PROPERTY TO ITS FORMER STATE UPON
LEAVING IT. IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, ECONOMICALLY INFEASIBLE OR CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING LAND PLAHS,
THE PROPERTY IS TO BE MADE USABLE IN SOME OTHER MANNER. IN SO DOING, EMBANKMENTS APE TO BE
MADE SECURE, PLATEAU AND BERME AREAS ABOVE GROUNDWATER LEVEL ARE TO BE GRADED, AND A NATURAL
DRAINAGE AND DIVERSION OF WATER AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE OF WATER PURITY ARE TO BE ENSURED. THIS
LAW REPLACES THE 1954 MINING LAW NO. 73 (ID NO. 01465A).
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GENERAL
AUSTRIA
LRIB)
AUSTRIA
PHIA)
(CATALOG VON LANDESGESETZEN UEBER DEN UHWELTSCHUTZ. STAND: 1. OKTOBER 1975
(CATALOG OF PROVINCIAL LAWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1975)
AUSTRIA. LIAISON OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PROVINCES EPA
GERMAN 10/01/75 PGS 1-30 ID* 01737B
THIS PUBLICATION LISTS THE PROVINCIAL LAWS IN FORCE IN AUSTRIA CONTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROVISIONS. THE PUBLICATION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS, LISTING 1) PROVINCIAL LAWS DEALING WITH
SEVERAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND 2) LAWS REGULATING ONE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERN. AMONG AREAS DEALT WITH IN SECTION 1 ARE LAND-USE PLANNING, BUILDING LAWS, FIRE LAWS,
ENERGY, STREET AND ROAD CODES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS. LAWS LISTED IN THE
SECOND SECTION ARE CONCERNED WITH AIR, WATER AND SOIL, SOLID WASTE, NOISE, AND THE BIOLOGICAL
ENVIRONMENT. ACCORDING TO THE BRIEF FOREWORD, ARTICLE ISA OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, PASSED IN
1974, PERMITS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE PROVINCES TO REACH COORDINATING AGREEMENTS IN
JURISDICTIONAL AREAS DELEGATED BY THE CONSTITUTION PARTIALLY TO THE FEDERATION AND PARTIALLY TO THE
PROVINCES. RELATIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THIS PROVISION MAY BE USED, FOR EXAMPLE, IN REACHING
NATIONALLY UNIFORM EMISSIONS THRESHOLD STANDARDS.
"THE ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." DER UNTERNEHMER
EPA
GERMAN 04/00/75 PGS 1-4 ID* 03258A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT
FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL LEVELS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE AGENCIES INVOLVED AT EACH LEVEL.
AMONG FEDERAL BODIES MENTIONED ARE THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITHIN THE MINISTRY, AND THE
COORDINATING INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
OF SEVERAL MAJOR NATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED, AND PROVINCIAL
MONITORING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROVINCES OF CARINTHIA AND LOWER AUSTRIA ARE CONSIDERED. FINALLY,
SUCH SUPRAREGIONAL GROUPS AS THE CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS AND THE LIAISON OFFICE OF
THE FEDERAL PROVINCES ARE DESCRIBED.
DENMARK
LR(B)
"FEWER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THESE BAD TIMES."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/14/75 PGS 10 (I) ID* 03259A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD, CREATED IN LATE 1974, HAS NOT BEEN
AS BUSY AS WAS EXPECTED. PROCESSING ONLY TEN COMPLAINTS EACH MONTH. THE SLOW-DOWN IS ATTRIBUTED
TO THE GENERAL SLUMP IN THE ECONOMY AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE, EVEN IF DISSATISFIED WITH POLLUTING
INDUSTRIES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, MAY HESITATE TO COMPLAIN WHEN TIMES ARE CONSIDERED BAD IN
GENERAL. THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD WAS SET UP TO HEAR APPEALS AGAINST DECISIONS MADE BY
MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. THE BOARD IS ALSO OPEN
FOR QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES ABOUT THE AGREEMENTS REACHED BY THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. SINCE THE ISSUES CONSIDERED SO FAR HAVE BEEN QUITE VARIED, THE
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD, WHICH CONSISTS OF 31 EXPERT ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS, HAS ONLY
SET PRECEDENT ON A MODERATE SCALE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
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DENMARK
SE(
FINLAND
PM(B)
"GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO ENVIRONMENT." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
ID* 03254A
DANISH
10/15/75 PGS (I) 7
THE DANISH GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO SUBSIDIZE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS,
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. UNDER THE PROPOSAL, AN EXTENSION OF THE INTERIM SUBSIDY
ARRANGEMENT WHICH THE FOLKETING (PARLIAMENT) ENACTED BEFORE SUMMER VACATION, THE SUBSIDIES COULD
BE GRANTED UP UNTIL 1980. THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO HELP INDUSTRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN HURT AS A RESULT
OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW, AND APPLIES ONLY TO INDUSTRIES IN OPERATION BEFORE
OCTOBER It 1974, WHEN THIS LAW WENT INTO EFFECT. THE PROPOSAL CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR INTEREST
REDUCTIONS, GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES AND SUBSIDIES. A SPECIAL CREDIT BOARD WILL MAKE DECISIONS IN
THESE MATTERS. THE ANNUAL EXPENSE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBSIDY PROGRAM IS
ESTIMATED AT 50 MILLION DANISH KRONER.
"COUNTIES GET DELEGATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 11/09/75 PGS 13 ID* 03222A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT AN ORDINANCE HAS BEEN ISSUED CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DELEGATIONS IN THE FINNISH COUNTIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALAND. THESE DELEGATIONS WILL HAVE
THE SAME TASKS WITHIN THE COUNTIES AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL HAS IN THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION,
DELEGATIONS ARE TO BE APPOINTED FOR THREE YEARS BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, WILL BE HEADED BY THE
GOVERNOR OR OTHER APPOINTED PERSON, AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE A VICE CHAIRMAN AND 10 TO 16 MEMBERS.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM PROTECTS THE ARCHIPELAGO." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 11/14/75 PGS 12 ID* 03273A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY,
IN TUR-PORIN PROVINCE IN SOUTHWESTERN FINLAND. AFTER A THREE-YEAR STUDY, THE PROVINCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE HAS CONCLUDED THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IS INSUFFICIENT
AND THAT THERE ARE CAPS IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION. AIR POLLUTION IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND
DISTRICT HEATING IS RECOMMENDED, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT YET EXIST IN THIS AREA. IT ALSO URGED THAT
MOTOR TRAFFIC BE SEVERLY RESTRICTED. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DESIRE TO ABANDON THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT
OF ACCESS, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PRESERVE THE
COASTAL ISLANDS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE OUTER ISLANDS BE PROTECTED BY
BUILDING BANS, THAT BOAT TRAFFIC BE RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN APPROVED CHANNELS, AND THAT A PLANNED
NATIONAL PARK BE CREATED IN THIS AREA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
PM(A)
•HIGH COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT." LE FIGARO
BIETRVt MICHELE EPA
FRENCH 10/30/75 PGS 12 10* 010720
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE REFORMS INSTITUTED IN THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FRENCH
HIGH COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE JULY 28 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE. DUE TO A LACK OF ADEQUATE
FUNDING AND THE ABSENCE OF CLEARLY-DEFINED RESPONSIBILITIES, THE COMMITTEE HAD BEEN VIRTUALLY
INACTIVE SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1971. THE AMENDING DECREE HAS ATTEMPTED TO TRANSFORM THE
COMMITTEE INTO A NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL COUNCIL — A COMMISSION OF EXPERTS CAPABLE OF ADVISING THE
GOVERNMENT ON ALL MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS. IT ENLARGES THE MEMBERSHIP TO ENCOMPASS
REPRESENTATIVES FROM A GREATER NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND ASSIGNS A LIAISON ROLE TO BE
PERFORMED BY THE COMMITTEE AMONG THE MULTITUDE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-ORIENTED MINISTERIAL COMMISSIONS.
FRANCE
SE( I
•65 MILLION FRANCS TO COMBAT NUISANCES." LE MONDE
AHBROISE-RENOU, MARC
FRENCH 12/12/75 PGS 33
ALSO PMB
MATER
EPA
ID* 03267A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE APPROPRIATIONS ACCORDED TO VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPERATIONS
BY THE FRENCH INTERMINISTERIAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CIANE) ON DECEMBER
11, 1975. A PREVIOUS ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN JULY HAD AMOUNTED TO 68.8 MILLION FRANCS, WHILE THIS
MONTH'S ALLOCATION TOTALED 52 MILLION WITH AN ADDITIONAL 12.7 MILLION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AS
PART OF THE 1976 BUDGET. SUCH APPROPRIATIONS BY CIANE ARE DESIGNED TO STIMULATE MINISTRIES OTHER
THAN THE QUALITY OF LIFE, PUBLIC AGENCIES, LOCAL OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES TD
ASSUME THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED PROJECTS. THE 64.7 MILLION FRANCS
ALLOCATED AT THIS TIME ARE CONSEQUENTLY EXPECTED TO GIVE RISE TO PROGRAMS AMOUNTING TO 282.7
MILLION. THE BREAKDOWN OF ALLOCATED FUNDS PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLE INDICATES AN EMPHASIS IN THE
AREA OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
FRANCE
SE( I
"ENVIRONMENT: A CRISIS BUDGET." LE FIGARO
FRENCH 10/10/75 PGS 12
EPA
ID* 3247A
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE PROPOSED 1976 FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET, WHICH REQUESTS A SMALLER
INCREASE OVER ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR THAT HAS ANY BUDGET SINCE 1973.
THE BUDGET PROPOSAL, WHICH IS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PARLIAMENT DURING ITS CURRENT SESSION, AMOUNTS
TO A TOTAL OF 313 MILLION FRANCS AND ACCENTS INCREASES IN PERSONNEL. PROVIDED FOR BY THE MINISTER
FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE 1976 BUDGET ARE THE CREATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 100 POSITIONS WITHIN
THE EXISTING 270-PERSON ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND THE APPOINTMENT OF 50 NEW INSPECTORS OF
CLASSIFIED DANGEROUS ESTABLISHMENTS. MOREOVER, IN ADDITION TD THE GENERAL BUDGET A FOUR YEAR
ACCUMULATION OF UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS, TOTALING 220 MILLION FRANCS, FROM THE ACTION AND
INTERVENTION FUND FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE MINISTRY FOR ALLOCATION.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
STt )
UMWELTFORSCHUNGSKATALOG 1975 (UFOKAT '75) (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT «75)
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-665 ID* 03274A
ALSO PMB
AIR NOISE WATER SOLID WASTE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
UFOKAT '75, COMPILED BY THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE AS PART OF ITS INFORMATION AMD
DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING (UMPLIS), IS A CATALOG OF APPROXIMATELY 3,700
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. THE BULK OF UFOKAT -75 IS DEVOTED TO A LIST
OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ORDERED ACCORDING TO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ASSIGNED THEM IN THE UMPLIS
SYSTEM. INFORMATION SUPPLIED FOR EACH PROJECT INCLUDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS: NAME AND ADDRESS OF
THE INSTITUTION AT WHICH THE RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED; THE PROJECT LEADER; FUNDING SOURCES;
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED; PROJECT STATUS; TOTAL COSTS; AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK OF THE
PROJECT. ACCESS TO THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED BY VARIOUS INDEXES, INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE KEYWORD
INDEX, AN INSTITUTIONAL INDEX, AND AN INDEX OF FUNDING SOURCES. SEEN AS A CONTRIBUTION TO
UMPLIS0 STATED OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE COORDINATION
AND COOPERATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AREA, UFOKAT IS TO BE UPDATED YEARLY.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(A)
"CALL FOR NEW AUTHORITY TO CONTROL POLLUTION BY ROYAL COMMISSION."
THE TIMES (LONDON)
WRIGHT* PEARCE EPA
ENGLISH 01/16/76 PGS 7 ID# 03269A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION HAS PUBLISHED A
FIFTH REPORT CALLING FOR A NEW NATIONAL AUTHORITY,.HER MAJESTY'S POLLUTION INSPECTORATE* TO
CONTROL ALL FORMS OF POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES THAT PRESENT TECHNOLOGICALLY DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS. THIS RECOMMENDATION, AMONG 94 PROPOSALS IN THE REPORT* CAME FROM A STUDY UNDERTAKEN AS
A RESULT OF CRITICISM OF EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND THE ALKALI
INSPECTORATE. THE COMMISSION, HOWEVER, EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE INSPECTORATE'S GENERAL
POLICY OF COOPERATION RATHER THAN CONFRONTATION WITH INDUSTRY. THEIR METHOD OF CONTROL, WHICH
SEEKS TO ESTABLISH "BEST PRACTICABLE MEANS," WAS FOUND TO BE SUPERIOR TO CONTROL BY NATIONALLY
FIXED EMISSION STANDARDS DESPITE THE METHOD'S IMPRECISENESS AND INACCESSIBILITY TO OUTSIDERS.
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GENERAL
MEXICO
LR(B»
"APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT LAWS IS SLOW AND LACKADAISICAL:
OJEDA MESTRE." EXCELSIOR
ORTIZt FEDERICO EPA
SPANISH 11/15/75 P6S 22A ID* 03266A
ALSO PMA AND SE
CITING SOME OF THE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN MEXICO AND THE "SLOW AND LACKADAISICAL"
MANNER IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ARE ENFORCED AS WELL AS PUBLIC UNCONCERN OVER ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERIORATION. THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE CREATION OF THE MEXICAN ACADEMY FOR ECOLOGICAL LAW,
PRESIDED OVER BY RAMON OJEDA MESTRE, WHICH WILL ATTEMPT TO VITALIZE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MEXICO. ACCORDING TO OJEDA, MEXICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PROVIDE
AN EXCELLENT LEGAL BASIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, BUT THERE IS A LACK OF INCENTIVE ON ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN ENFORCING AND REGULATING THESE LAWS. SIMILARLY, THERE EXISTS ND
SUBSTANTIAL ATTEMPT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS WITHIN THE MEXICAN POPULATION. THE
INAUGURATION OF THE ACADEMY, WHOSE 32 MEMBERS INCLUDE LAWYERS, JUDGES AND LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
BUREAUCRATS, WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PRESENCE OF HIGH GOVERNMENT LEADERS.
NEW ZEALAND
PMIA)
NEW ZEALAND CONSERVATION HANDBOOK
NEW ZEALAND. NAT. CONSERVATION WEEK CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-150 I0#
ALSO LRB AND SE
LOC
03219A
S934.N45 N*8
THIS HANDBOOK IS DESIGNED AS A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS INTERESTED IN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. CONSIDERED ARE ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN BE UNDERTAKEN BY INDIVIDUALS AN)
BY GROUPS, SUCH AS CONSERVATION IN THE HOME AND GARDEN, RECYCLING WASTE MATERIAL, RAISING NATIVE
PLANTS, LAND CONSERVATION, DATA GATHERING, WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND MONITORING SOURCES OF POLLUTION.
AN OVERALL VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN NEW ZEALAND IS GIVEN, MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND
ORGANIZATIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN LAYMAN'S LANGUAGE, AND THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECOURSES
AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS AS WELL AS POLICIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN RELATION TO PUBLIC
INVOLEMENT ARE EXPLAINED. THE HANDBOOK ALSO INDICATES WHICH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MAY BE CONTACTED
FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION, AND LISTS THE ADDRESSES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, A GLOSSARY OF COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS AND LISTS OF RECOMMENDED
ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE ARE GIVEN.
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GENERAL
SWITZERLAND
PMIA»
LA PROTECTION DE L'EVIRONNEHENT EN SUISSE (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN
SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
FRENCH 01/00/7S PGS 1-44 ID* 03270A
THIS REPORT BY THE SWISS FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AN UPDATED VERSION OF
EARLIER EDITIONS, SURVEYS THE STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND IN 1975. A
GENERAL INTRODUCTORY SECTION PRESENTS AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHICH HAVE BEEN
ADOPTED IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; SOLID WASTE CONTROL; AIR
POLLUTION AND NOISE CONTROL; AND LAND CONSERVATION. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE LEGAL BASES
FOR ALL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION, AS WELL AS TO ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES UNDERTAKEN AT THE FEDERAL AMD
CANTONAL LEVEL. ALSO DISCUSSED IN THE REPORT ARE THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS DF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
UNITED NATIONS
PMIB)
LAND USE
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"RECOVERY OF ALUMINUM WASTES TO REDUCE POLLUTION." LE FIGARO
EPA
FRENCH 10/10/75 PGS 12 ID* 03236A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A COLLOQUIUM, SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM COMPANIES AS WELL AS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EXPERTS, DEALING WITH THE IMPACT OF ALUMINUM PRODUCTION ON THE
ENVIRONMENT. ALTHOUGH VARIOUS PHASES OF PRODUCTION HAVE PROVED DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT
(DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH BAUXITE EXTRACTION, FLUORIDE EMISSIONS DURING MANUFACTURE AND HAZARDOUS
WORKING CONDITIONS FOR PLANT EMPLOYEES), DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON THOSE ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION WHICH ARE PRESENTLY OCCUPYING THE ATTENTION OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS: THE RECYCLING OF
RAW MATERIALS AND THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY. THE COLLOQUIUM WAS HELD IN PARIS.
"THE JULY 3, 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 440 REGULATING FORESTRY (FOREST LAW 1975)."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH.
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/75 PGS 1845-1908 ID* 03217A
*AIR WATER
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AUSTRIA
LR(AI
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19
•APRIL lit 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 259 ON MINING AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL ACT 1973 (MINING ACT 1975)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 05/13/75 PCS 1143-1197 ID# 03227A
^GENERAL HATER AIR
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL EXAMINE MEASURES AGAINST POLLUTION
TODAY."" 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/01/75 PGS 20 ID# 03237A
ALSO PMB AND SE
CITING THE MUTUALLY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES IN URBAN
AREAS. THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS DEVELOPING
URBAN LAND USE LEGISLATION WHICH WILL REQUIRE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROMULGATE LAWS DEFINING
RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THE LEGISLATION INTEMDS Tti PROTECT CITY DWELLERS FRO**
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION BY PREVENTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND BY
CHANNELING INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INTO PREDETERMINED AREAS. THIS PREVENTION STEP.AGAINST POLLUTION IS
CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT SINCE, AT PRESENT, THE ONLY RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS AGAINST
POLLUTION NUISANCES INVOLVES LEGAL SUITS WHICH MUST PROVE PUBLIC DAMAGE ARISING FROM EXISTING
INDUSTRIES AND WHICH CAN LAST UP TO FOUR YEARS BEFORE FINAL SETTLEMENT. THE LAND USE LEGISLATION
WILL ALSO CLARIFY AREAS OF JURISDICTION AMONG FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN LAND USE
ADMINISTRATION AND WILL DEFINE PROCEDURES FOR THE URBAN POSSESSION OF RURAL LAND WHEN NECESSARY.
BRAZIL
PM(B>
"INCRA (NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COLONIZATION AND AGRARIAN REFORM) WILL
COLLABORATE IN PLAN FOR ECOLOGICAL STATIONS." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 11/09/75 PGS 12 ID* 03264A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WILL WORK IN
COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COLONIZATION AND AGRARIAN REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE IN THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICAL STATIONS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NATION. THIS
COLLABORATION IS NECESSARY TO AVOID AN OTHERWISE LIKELY CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN ECOLOGICAL
PROTECTION AND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE. THE ARTICLE FURTHER CITES THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND USE OF
THESE STATIONS, WHICH WILL BE AREAS OF UNDEVELOPED LAND SET ASIDE TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF
THE ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY AND WHICH WILL FURNISH
UNIVERSITIES AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES A PHYSICAL AREA IN WHICH THE NECESSARY RESEARCH ON THE
NATION'S ECOSYSTEMS CAN BE REALIZED. THE ARTICLE LISTS AND BRIEFLY DESCRIBES EACH OF THE 15
AREAS TO BE EVENTUALLY DESIGNATED AS ECOLOGICAL STATIONS. THE FIRST FOUR STATIONS ARE SLATED FOR
ESTABLISHMENT IN 1976 IN THE SOUTHERN MOST STATES OF RIO GRANDE DO SOL AND SANTA CATARIIHA.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST( 1
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20
UMWELTFORSCHUNGSKATALOG 1975 (UFOKAT '751 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT '751
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PCS 1-665 ID* 03274A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL AIR NOISE MATER SOLID WASTE
TOXIC SUBS
NEM ZEALAND
PM(B)
"OTAK1 RIVER HYDRO PLAN AFFRONTS ENVIRONMENT; ALTERNATIVE SITES." EVENING
POST
EPA
ENGLISH 10/02/75 PGS 1 ID* 03238A
ALSO SE
*WATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"FOURTEEN HIGH MOUNTAIN AREAS BECOME 'WILDERNESS.'" SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 10/31/75 PGS 12 ID* 03223A
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAVE HANDED IN A PROPOSAL TO THE
GOVERNMENT TO KEEP FOURTEEN WILDERNESS AREAS IN SWEDEN UNDISTURBED, ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE. ROAD BUILDING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER PLANTS, AND FOREST PRODUCTION WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE GOVERNMENT OR THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT (RIKSDAG). ELEVEN OF
THE INVOLVED AREAS, WHICH ARE AT LEAST 500 SQUARE KILOMETERS EACH, LIE IN THE BARE MOUNTAIN
REGION ABOVE THE TREE LINE, AND THREE ARE IN FOREST AREAS. TOURISM CAN BE DEVELOPED BY LOCATING
HOTELS AND SKI LIFTS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THESE AREAS. PROPOSALS ON THIS SUBJECT FROM THE LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY IN THE BEGINNING OF 1977.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD SAYS YES AND NO TO RANSTAD."
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 10/16/75 PGS 30 ID* 03231A
*WATER
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AUSTRIA
LR(A)
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21
•NOVEMBER 29, 1973 FEDERAL LAW NO. 50 ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF
INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL CODE - 19731." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 01/25/74 PGS 529-634 ID* 03220A
*AIR WATER
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"THE MARCH 22, 1961 FEDERAL LAW NO. 103 ON THE REGULATION OF SHIP TRAFFIC
ON LAKES (LAKE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 04/21/61 PGS 545-554 ID* 03244A
*WATER AIR
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"CONTROL OF POLLUTION CRITICIZED; POLLUTION SOURCES LOCATED. NOW IT'S TIME TO
ACT; THERE'S ENTHUSIASM BUT APPLICATION IS DUBIOUS." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/12/75 PGS 44 ID* 03262A
ALSO PMA
*WATER AIR
DENMARK
PM(B)
EN BETAENKNING AFGIVET AF ARBEJDSGRUPPEN VEDRORENDE INOUSTRISTOJ (A REPORT FILED
BY THE WORKING GROUP CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL NOISE). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUB. NO. 2
EPA
DANISH 02/00/71 PGS 1-111 ID* 03221A
THIS REPORT WAS FILED BY A WORKING GROUP CREATED BY THE MAIN NOISE COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS SET UP
BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE IN 1970 TO DEAL WITH
INDUSTRIAL NOISE. THREE MAIN PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED: INTERNAL INDUSTRIAL NOISE; EXTERNAL
INDUSTRIAL NOISE; AND THE INFLUENCE NOISE CAN HAVE ON HEALTH AND WORKING CAPACITY. A NUMBER OF
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO PRESENTED. APPENDIXES DEAL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WITH THE FOLLOWING:
ASSESSMENT OF NOISE-EXPOSURE DURING WORK FOR CONSERVATION OF HEARING PURPOSES (IN ENGLISH); A
REPORT FROM SWEDEN ON REGULATIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE THROUGH NOISE; A REPORT IN GERMAN ON
PROTECTION FROM HEARING INJURIES AT THE WORK PLACE; AND A REPORT IN ENGLISH ON NOISE ASSESSMENT
WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNITY RESPONSE.
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NOISE
FRANCE
PM(B)
"JARROT: INTENSIFICATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION."
LE FIGARO
EPA
FRENCH 11/08/75 PCS 4 10* 03242A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL
BUDGET FOR 1976, PRESENTED BY THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON NOVEMBER 7, 1975. TW3
AREAS OF ACTIVITY MERE DESIGNATED BY THE MINISTER AS MAJOR SPHERES OF ACTION FOR 1976: AIR
POLLUTION AND NOISE. CITED AS AN EXAMPLE WAS THE RECENTLY ENACTED DECREE CONCERNING LOUDSPEAKERS,
BUT OTHER REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO LAWNMOWERS, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, TYPEWRITERS AND CONSTRUCTIOM
EQUIPMENT WERE ALSO MENTIONED AS FORTHCOMING. THE MINISTER STATED, MOREOVER, THAT AN
INTERNATIONAL WASTE AGENCY WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN MARCH OF 1976. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS BY MR. JARROT CONCERNED A NEW DRAFT LAW AIMED AT ENSURING THE PRESERVATION OF LARGE
ECOLOGICAL BALANCES AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FLORA, FAUNA AND LANDSCAPE.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
ST( I
UMWELTFORSCHUNGSKATALQG 1975 (UFOKAT >75) (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT «75»
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PCS 1-665 ID* 03274A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
OECD
LR(B)
"NOISE REGULATIONS IN OECD COUNTRIES." ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 9, NO. 12
ALEXANDRE, ARIEL EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PCS 1020-24 ID* 03271A
ALSO PMB
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE REGULATORY AND ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS WHICH ARE USED FOR NOISE
ABATEMENT PURPOSES IN THE OECD COUNTRIES. PROBLEM AREAS CONSIDERED BY THE AUTHOR INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING: AIRCRAFT NOISE, MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE, CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND INDUSTRIAL NOISE. NOISE
EMISSION LIMITS, CONTROLS ON USE, AND DESIGN MODIFICATIONS ARE CITED AS THE PRINCIPAL REGULATORY
MEASURES USED TO MITIGATE THE DISTURBANCES FROM THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF NOISE. MONETARY
COMPENSATION AND NOISE CHARGES OR TAXES ARE PRESENTED AS EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS OF NOISE
CONTROL.
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SWEDEN
PM(B)
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"AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS AT FUEL-OIL FIRED POWER PLANTS."
NATURVAROSVERK PUBLIKATIONER 1970:5
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
*AIR
05/00/70 P6S 1-87
ID*
STATENS
EPA
03229A
SWEDEN
PMCBI
"AIR PROTECTION AT EXISTING HEATING INSTALLATIONS."
PUBLIKATIONER 1971:8
STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
*AIR
08/00/71 PGS 1-63
ID*
EPA
03255A
PESTICIDES
EUflCPEAN COMMUNITIES
LRIB)
"FIRST EC DIRECTIVE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUE TOLERANCES MAY MOVE AT LAST."
OEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, US MISSION EC BRUSSELS, NO.EC A-490
EPA
ENGLISH 12/02/75 PGS 1-2 I0# 03245A
ALSO PMB
THIS STATE DEPARTMENT AIRGRAM REPORTS THAT THE EC COMMITTEE OF MEMBER STATE AGRICULTURAL
ATTACHES HAS JUST COMPLETED ITS SERIES OF MEETINGS IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MOST RECENT COMMISSION
DRAFT ON THE TEXT OF THE ARTICLES FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON PESTICIDES IN OR ON FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES. THE FORM OF THE DRAFT ON WHICH THE COMMITTEE FINALLY AGREED STIPULATES THAT MEMBER
STATES BOTH AGREEING WITH THE CONCEPT OF ESTABLISHING TOLERANCE LEVELS FOR THE CONTROL OF
PESTICIDE LEVELS IN OR ON FOODS AND FINDING THE RESIDUE LEVELS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX TD THE
DIRECTIVES ACCEPTABLE WILL ENFORCE THE RESIDUE TOLERANCES SET FORTH IN THE ANNEX. MEMBER STATE
NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT ONE OR BOTH OF THE CONDITIONS MAY EITHER ENFORCE NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED
TOLERANCES OR HAVE NO STATUTORY LEVELS. IN EITHER OF THESE TWO CASES, HOWEVER, NO MEMBER STATE
MAY PROHIBIT THE ENTRY OF FOODS BECAUSE OF RESIDUES IF DIRECTIVE-STIPULATED TOLERANCES ARE NOT
EXCEEDED.
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RADIATION
FRANCE
LRCAI
SOLID HASTE
BRAZIL
PM(B)
•NOVEMBER 6, 1974 DECREE NO. 74-945 ON DISCHARGES OF GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE
EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 11/15/74 PGS 11472-73 ID* 00667M
THIS DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF LAW NO. 61-842 DEALING WITH CONTROL MEASURES AGAINST AIR
POLLUTION AND ODORS AND DECREE NO..66-450 CONCERNING THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PROTECTION AGAINST
IONIZING RADIATIONS, LAYS DOWN RULES GOVERNING DISCHARGES OF GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUEMTS
EMANATING FROM BASIC NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS. THE PROVISIONS OF THE DECREE, HOWEVER, DO NOT APPLY
TO THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS, WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS MATERIALS. DISCHARGES OF GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS INTO THE AIR ARE
MADE SUBJECT TO A LICENSE GRANTED BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH, HEALTH, THE MINISTER
FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE ANOt IF APPROPRIATE, THE MINISTER HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY
CONCERNED. THE LICENSING ORDER IMPOSES ON THE OPERAT3R THE OBLIGATION TO MONITOR POLLUTION IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE FACILITY.
•SENA: BRAZIL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE BIODEGRADABLES ON A LARGE SCALE UNTIL
1979." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/02/75 PGS 5 ID* 03246A
ALSO SE
*WATER
DENMARK
PMCB)
AFFALDSFORBRAENOING (WASTE INCINERATION). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUB. NO. 6
EPA
DANISH 04/00/71 PGS 1-237 ID* 03275A
ALSO ST
*AIR
GERMAN DEM REP
LR(A)
"SEPT. 11, 1975 SIXTH IMPLEMENTING ORDER TO THE LAND USE LAW - UTILIZATION
AND HARMLESS REMOVAL OF WASTE PRODUCTS." GESETZBLATT DER DEUTSCHEN DEMOKRATISCHEN REPUBLIK
EPA
GERMAN 10/14/75 PGS 662-664 ID* 01103G
THIS ORDINANCE, TO COME INTO FORCE JANUARY 1, 1976, PROVIDES FOR THE UTILIZATION OF WASTE
PRODUCTS AS SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS AND FOR THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF WASTES WHICH CANNOT BE REUSED.
THE REGULATION DOES NOT APPLY TO RESIDENTIAL, GASEOUS, MINING, RADIOACTIVE AND PATHOGENIC WASTES,
NOR TO SEWAGE, WHICH ARE REGULATED BY OTHER LAWS. IT STATES THAT THE FACTORY OR CONCERN WHOSE
PRODUCTION PROCESS OR WHOSE PRODUCTS CAUSE THE WASTES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR REUSE OR FOR THEIR
SAFE DISPOSAL IF THEY CANNOT BE UTILIZED AS RAW MATERIALS. THE CONCERN IS ALSO TO DEVELOP
TECHNOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTION PROCEDURES TO REDUCE THE OCCJRRENCE OF WASTES IN THE FIRST PLACE AND
TO DEVELOP NEW METHODS TO PROCESS WASTES AND NEW AREAS FOR THEIR SECONDARY USE. THE REGULATION
SPECIFIES THE DUTIES OF VARIOUS PLANNING ENTITIES, CENTRAL STATE OFFICES, THE MINISTRY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WATER MANAGEMENT, THE MINISTRY FOR MATERIAL ECONOMY, AND THE DISTRICT
AND LOCAL COUNCILS IN REGARD TO THE RE-UTILIZATION OF WASTE PRODUCTS.
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SOLID WASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST( I
UMMEITFORSCHLJNGSKATALOG 1975 (UFOKAT '751 < ENVIRON ME NT AL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT '751
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PCS 1-665 ID* 0327
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TOXIC SUBS
BELGIUM
LRIA)
"JULY 22, 1974 LAM ON TOXIC WASTES." MONITEUR BELGE
FRENCH* 03/01/75 PGS 2365-71
*ALSO FLEMISH
EPA
ID* 0321SA
THIS LAW DEFINES TOXIC WASTES AND SETS FORTH VARIOUS CONTROL MEASURES FOR THEIR HANDLING AND
ELIMINATION. PROVISIONS OF THE LAW PROSCRIBE BOTH THE PURPOSEFUL ABANDONMENT OF TOXIC WASTES AND
THEIR UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE, PROCESSING OR ELIMINATION. THE TRANSPORT, IMPORT AND EXPORT OF ALL
SUCH WASTES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS AND OPTIONAL AUTHORIZATION. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOP
THE DETERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES AND THE DESIGNATION OF ISSUING AUTHORITIES IS
ENTRUSTED TO THE CROWN, WHICH IS ALSO EMPOWERED TO DESIGNATE THE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ELIMINATION OR NEUTRALIZATION CENTERS MAY BE CREATED. THE LAW, MOREOVER,
MAKES THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TOXIC WASTES ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
ELIMINATION, EVEN WHERE SUCH WASTES ARE HANDLED OR PROCESSED BY ANOTHER PARTY. FINALLY, THE LAW
AUTHORIZES THE STATE TO CREATE A SAFETY FUND FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF TOXIC WASTES, TO OPERATE AS
A PUBLIC CORPORATION, FOR THE PROMOTION OF BELGIAN EFFORTS IN THE ELIMINATION OF SUCH WASTES.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST( )
UMWELTFORSCHUNGSKATALOG 1975 (UFOKAT '751 (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT «75»
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-665 ID* 03274A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL AIR NOISE WATER
SOLID WASTE LAND USE
WATER
AUSTRIA
LR(AI
"JULY 15, 1969 ORDINANCE NO. 275 PERTAINING TO WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES
SUBJECT TO LICENSING." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 07/29/69 PGS 1462 ID* 01470C
THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY PURSUANT
TO THE 1959 WATER LAW NO. 215, AS AMENDED MAY 22, 1969, SUBJECTS TO LICENSING THE CONSTRUCTION
AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE STORAGE OR CONVEYANCE OF PETROLEUM-BASED FUELS OR PROPELLANTS,
INCLUDING CRUDE OILS.
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27
HATER
AUSTRIA
LRIA)
"THE MARCH 27, 1974 ORDINANCE NO. 252...ISSUING A HATER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
PROVISION FOR...THE MONOSEE, FUSCHLSEE AND THE ZELLERSEE...." BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 05/14/74 PGS 1403 10* 014700
THIS "MARCH 27, 1974 ORDINANCE NO. 252 OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
ISSUING A HATER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PROVISION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MONDSEE, THE FUSCHLSEE
AND THE ZELLERSEE AND THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS" IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1959 WATER LAH AND IS
DESIGNED TO PREVENT POLLUTION IN THE MENTIONED LAKES. IT PRESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS TO DIVERT POLLUTION FROM THE LAKES. IF SEWAGE CANNOT BE DTVERETED FROM THE LAKES, IT IS
TO UNDERGO AT LEAST ONE PURIFICATION STEP MORE ADVANCED THAN BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT. THE ORDINANCE
ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES AND OF SEWAGE FROM ANIMAL
RAISING FACILITIES AND SILOS IN THE CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE LAKES.
AUSTRIA
LR(A>
"THE JULY 3i 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 440 REGULATING FORESTRY (FOREST LAW 1975)."
BUNOESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH.
EPA
GERMAN 08/12/75 PGS 1845-1908 ID* 03217A
*AIR LAND USE
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"NOVEMBER 29, 1973 FEDERAL LAH NO. 50 ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF
INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL CODE - 19731." BUNOESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 01/25/74 PGS 529-634 ID* 03220A
*AIR NOISE
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"APRIL 11, 1975 FEDERAL LAW NO. 259 ON MINING AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL ACT 1973 (MINING ACT 19751." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 05/13/75 PGS 1143-1197 ID# 03227A
^GENERAL LAND USE AIR
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HATER
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
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28
"FEBRUARY 17, 1971 FEDERAL LAW NO. 91 PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF SHIPPING
(SHIPPING POLICE LAM)." BUNOESGESETZBLATT .FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 03/19/71 PGS 652-666 ID# 03243A
SECTION 12 OF THIS LAHt DEALING WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF WATER PURITY, AUTHORIZES AUTHORITIES
TO PRESCRIBE MEASURES TO PREVENT WATER POLUTION FROM THE OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT. SPECIAL
ATTENTION IS TO BE GIVEN TO THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY OIL. SECTION 10 OF THE LAW
AUTHORIZES REGULATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WHEN TRANSPORTED BY WATERCRAFT. THE USE DF WATER
VEHICLES IN PRIVATE HARBORS MAY ALSO BE REGULATED IN THE INTERESTS OF WATER PURITY.
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"THE MAY 10,
REGULATION."
GERMAN
1971 ORDINANCE NO. 259...REGARDING WATERCOURSE TRAFFIC
BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
07/23/71 PGS 1297-1347 ID# 03243B
THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1971 SHIPPING POLICE LAW, NO 91, PROHIBITS THE
INTRODUCTION OF ANY SOLID OR LIQUID MATTER CAPABLE OF POLLUTING THE WATER INTO A WATERC3URSE.
IT IS PARTICULARLY FORBIDDEN TO POUR OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCE ANY OIL RESIDUE INTO THE WATER. IF
SUCH MATTER IS ACCIDENTLY INTRODUCED INTO THE WATER, THE AUTHORITIES ARE TO BE NOTIFIED AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. OTHER SECTIONS OF THE LAW SPECIFY THAT OILS OR OILY RESIDUES AND WASTES ARE
TO BE DISCARDED ONLY AT DESIGNATED RECEPTACLES ON LAND. TANKS THAT HAVE HELD PETROLEUM MAY ONLY
BE CLEANED IN PORTS EQUIPPED TO RECEIVE AND CLEAN THE OILY WATER SO DISCHARGED. PETROLEUM TANKERS
WHICH DEVELOP LEAKS MUST PUT INTO THE NEAREST "OIL PORT" IN THE SHIP'S DIRECTION OF
TRAFFIC FOR REPAIR OR EMPTYING. THE ORDINANCE ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SHIP'S
GARBAGE, TOILET FACILITIES AND BILGE WATER TANKS WHEN THE SHIP IS IN PORT. THE ORDINANCE APPLIES
TO THE DANUBE, VIENNA DANUBE CANAL, THE MARCH, AND ENNS RIVERS, THEIR CANALS, PORTS, AND BRANCHES.
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"THE MARCH 22. 1961 FEDERAL LAW NO. 103 ON THE REGULATION OF SHIP TRAFFIC
ON LAKES (LAKE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 04/21/61 PGS 545-554 ID* 03244A
AIR NOISE
THIS LAW, APPLYING TO THE LAKES CITED IN AN APPENDED LIST, REQUIRES THE OPERATOR OF A
MOTOR-DRIVEN WATERCRAFT TO SEE THAT THE CRAFT DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE OR FOUL ODOR.
NOISE IS TO BE DAMPENED ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STATE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND IN ANY CASE MAY NOT EXCEED
70 PHON MEASURED 25 METERS FROM THE SIDE OF THE CRAFT. THE VEHICLE OPERATOR IS ALSO TO SEE THAT
THE LAKE WATER IS NOT POLLUTED BY FATS, OILS, OR OILY BILGE WATER, ESPECIALLY DURING FUELING AND
OIL CHANGE. THE LAW ALSO EMPOWERS THE AUTHORITIES TO LIMIT OR FORBID SHIPPING OR THE OPERATION
OF CERTAIN CRAFT IN AREAS OF A LAKE IN ORDER TO PREVENT AIR OR WATER POLLUTION OR NOISE
DISTURBANCE.
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HATER
BELGIUM
LRIA)
BRAZIL
LRIB)
"OCTOBER 3, 1975 ROYAL DECREE ON THE PREVENTION OF SURFACE WATER POLLUTION BY
WASTE OILS." NONITEUR BEL6E
EPA
FRENCH* 11/05/75 PGS 13936-38 ID# 00549G
*ALSO FLEMISH
TOXIC SUBS
THIS CROWN DECREEt ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE MARCH 1971 LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF SURFACE
WATERS FROM POLLUTION, SETS FORTH THE RULES GOVERNING THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE OILS. PROSCRIBED BY
THE DECREE ARE THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT DISPOSAL OF WASTE OILS; THEIR COLLECTION BY, OR TRANSMISSION
TO, UNDULY AUTHORIZED PERSONS; AS WELL AS THEIR UNAUTHORIZED IMPORT OR EXPORT. PROVISIONS OF THE
DECREE DETAIL STATE LICENSING AND AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION AND IMPORT OR EXPORT
OF SUCH OILS.
"CONTROL OF POLLUTION CRITICIZED; POLLUTION SOURCES LOCATED, NOW IT'S TIME TO
ACT; THERE'S ENTHUSIASM BUT APPLICATION IS DUBIOUS'." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/12/75 PGS 44 ID* 03262A
ALSO PMA
AIR NOISE
THIS LENGTHY NEWS ARTICLE OFFERS A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEW BRAZILIAN DECREE-LAW 1.413
CONCERNING THE CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND DISCUSSES THE CURRENT STATUS OF VARIOUS
STATE-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES RELATIVE TO THE PROMULGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS NEW LAW.
ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE GENERALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE NEW LAW, SOME ENVIRONMENTAL
SPECIALISTS CONSIDER IT TO BE TOO "SOPHISTICATED, IMPRECISE, INCOMPLETE AND VAGUE." SEVERAL KEY
SECTIONS OF THE NEW LAW ARE SCRUTINIZED, AND CONTRADICTIONS AND DISCREPANCIES ARE POINTED OUT
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO FEDERAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTIONS. FEDERAL DISREGARD FOR
EXISTING STATE LEGISLATION AND EXPERTISE IN FORMULATING THE FEDERAL LAW IS ALSO CRITICIZED.
BRAZIL
PM(BI
"SEMA: BRAZIL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE BIODEGRADABLES ON A LARGE SCALE UNTIL
1979." 0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/02/75 PGS 5 ID* 03246A
ALSO SE
SOLID WASTE
IN THIS ARTICLE, THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES THAT DUE TO A DOMESTIC
SCARCITY OF THE NECESSARY RAW MATERIALS, THE WIDESPREAD PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS
IN BRAZIL WILL NOT BE REALIZED UNTIL 1979. THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ISEMA) IS
NOW STUDYING THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING THE NECESSARY RAW MATERIALS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHICH
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING BRAZILIAN RAW MATERIAL IN EXCHANGE. SEMA IS ALSO CONSIDERING
THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL FUND SUPPORTED BY A POLLUTION TAX. THIS FUND, IF IMPLEMENTED
WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, WOULD PROVIDE SEMA WITH AN OPERATING BUDGET OF 100 MILLION CRUZEIROS IN
ADDITION TO THE 23 MILLION CRUZEIROS SET ASIDE IN THE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR SEMA'S OPERATIONS IN
1976. OTHER STATEMENTS BY THE SECRETARY IN THIS ARTICLE ADMIT A CORRELATION BETWEEN POLLUTION
AND CANCER BUT REFUTE AN EARLIER REPORT CLAIM THAT POLLUTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 80 PERCENT OF
CANCER CASES IN BRAZIL.
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30
MATER
DENMARK
LRU)
"SEPTEMBER 26, 1973 NOTIFICATION NO. 524 ON THE MATER SUPPLY LAM."
DANSK LOVSAMLING 1973, NQS. 6 AND 7
JENSEN, HANS TOPSOE, COMP. EPA
DANISH 00/00/73 PGS 666-680 ID* 01447B
THIS CONSOLIDATION OF THE MATER SUPPLY LAM AND AMENDMENTS ISSUED ON JUNE 13, 1973, MAKES THE
MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ASSISTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AS THE
TOP DANISH ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY IN MATER SUPPLY QUESTIONS. THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, COUNTY
COUNCILS AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE TO DRAFT PLANS FOR FUTURE MATER SUPPLIES AND ALSO TO DEAL
MITH MATTERS CONCERNING PERMISSION TO EXTRACT MATER AND EXPROPRIATION. MATTERS COVERED ARE:
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MATER SUPPLY PLANTS; SANITARY RULES IN OPERATING A MATER SUPPLY PLANT;
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A MATERMORKS AND ITS CONSUMERS; GENERAL RULES SUCH AS THE DUTY TO INFORM
AN ADMISSION OF TECHNICAL AND OTHER PROBES ON LAND OWNED BY ANOTHER PARTY; MATTERS CONCERNING
THE MATERCOURSE LAM; REPORT AND REGISTRATION OF DECISIONS; ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDS;
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT OF INDEMNITIES; AUTHORIZATIONS; COMPLAINTS AND PENALTIES; AND INTERIM
GUIDELINES AND RULES CONCERNING THE COMING INTO EFFECT OF THE ACT.
DENMARK
LRU)
"MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO.180 ON THE TREATMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS FOR
EXTRACTING MATER UNDER THE MATER SUPPLY LAM." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, N3.
EPA
DANISH 03/29/74 PGS 449-454 ID* 01447C
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 1973 ACT NO. 524, THE MATER SUPPLY ACT,
AND THE JUNE 13, 1973 ACT NO. 372, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, OUTLINES THE PROCEDURES
TO FOLLOM MHEN APPLYING FOR PERMISSION TO EXTRACT MATER FROM GROUNDMATER OR MATERCOURSES. IT
GIVES EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS ON MHERE TO APPLY (THE COUNTY COUNCIL, AND IN THE CAPITAL AREA,
THE METRIPOLITAN COUNCIL) AND MHICH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED. A PRELIMINARY HEARING IS
THEN ARRANGED, AND IF IT IS DECIDED TO EXPEDITE THE CASE, AN OFFICIAL MEETING IS CALLED. RULES
PERTAINING TO MHO SHOULD BE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE AND MHEN AND MHERE THE MEETING SHOULD TAKE
PLACE ARE STATED. A DECISION HAS TO BE REACHED ACCORDING TO CAREFULLY ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES,
MHICH COVER POSSIBLE INDEMNITIES AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE ONE PARTY FEELS IT IS DESIRABLE
TO FILE A COMPLAINT. FINALLY, INSTRUCTIONS ON HOM TO REGISTER THE DECISION AND MHOM TO NOTIFY
ARE GIVEN.
20
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31
WATER
DENMARK
LRIA)
DENMARK
LR(A)
•MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO* 181 ON EXPROPRIATION FOR MATER SUPPLY PLANTS."
LOVTIOENOE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 03/29/74 PGS 456-458 ID* 01447D
THROUGH EXPROPRIATION, OFFICIAL WATER SUPPLY PLANTS ARE ALLOWED TO CONDUCT TEST DRILLINGS
AND PUMPINGS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND CAN BE PERMITTED ACCESS T3 REAL ESTATE AND RECEIVE EASEMENT
OVER OTHER PROPERTIES DEPENDING UPON THE PLANT'S PERFORMANCE AND OPERATION. PRIVATE WATER
SUPPLY PLANTS, WHICH SERVE TO SUPPLY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH WATER, CAN RECEIVE EASEMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CABLE LAYOUT. THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 1973 ACT
NO. 524, THE WATER SUPPLY ACT, EXPLAINS THE RULES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH
THESE EXPROPRIATIONS. THE PROCEDURES ARE NORMALLY TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IN
THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS SITUATED. IN CERTAIN CASES,THE MINISTER OF
THE ENVIRONMENT CAN DECIDE TO GIVE THIS FUNCTION TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL OR THE METROPOLITAN
COUNCIL. IN CASE OF DISAGREEMENT, THE DECISION RESTS WITH THE AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION.
•MARCH 29, 1974 ORDER NO. 179 ON INSPECTION OF WATER SUPPLY PLANTS."
LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, PART A, NO. 20
EPA
DANISH 03/29/74 PGS 447-448 ID* 01447E
THIS ORDER, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 1974 ACT NO. 524, THE WATER SUPPLY ACT,
CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR CONTROL AND INSPECTION OF WATER SUPPLY PLANTS. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE
MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSPECTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE A PLANT'S WATER IS USED. PUBLIC
PLANTS SUPPLYING THE GENERAL POPULATION ARE TO BE INSPECTED BY COUNTY COUNCILS EXCEPT IN THE
CAPITAL AREA, WHERE THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL HAS THIS FUNCTION. LABORATORY TESTS OF WATER
QUALITY ARE REQUIRED FROM CERTAIN LISTED PLANTS. PROVISIONS STIPULATE WHEN, HOW, AND BY WHOM
INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN, AND WHO SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS. GUIDELINES FOR
CONTROL OF WATER USAGE WHEN WATER RECOVERY IS A FACTOR ARE ALSO GIVEN, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT
THAT AN ANNUAL REPORT IS TO BE SUBMITTED REGARDING THIS MATTER. COMPLAINTS CAN BE FILED WITH
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. IN CASE OF VIOLATION OF THE RULES FINES ARE TO BE IMPOSED.
DENMARK
PM(B)
NEOGRAVEDE OLIETANKE 06 LIGNENDE UNDERJQRDISKE OPLAG (BURIED OIL TANKS AND
SIMILAR UNDERGROUND STORAGE). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUB. NO. 18
EPA
DANISH 08/00/71 PGS 1-50 ID* 03230A
IN 1970, THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE APPOINTED A MAIN
SOIL COMMITTEE. THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN BY ITS WORKING GROUP SET UP TO
STUDY BURIED OIL TANKS AND SIMILAR UNDERGROUND STORAGE METHODS. THE REPORT CONTAINS CHAPTERS
DEALING WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: CAUSES OF SPILLAGE THROUGH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE CORROSION,
POOR CONSTRUCTION, DEFECTS IN PLUMBING, DISLOCATION AND FILLING UP; THE SPREADING OF SOLUBLE AND
INSOLUBLE SPILLAGE IN THE GROUND AND THE CONDITION OF THE GROUNDWATERi POLLUTION OF DRINKING WATER
BY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPREAD* MIXED OR DISSOLVED IN WATER; SMELL AND TASTE STANDARDS FOR OIL
PRODUCTS IN WATER AND THEIR TOXIC LEVEL; STANDARDS FOR MAXIMUM CONTENT OF OIL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
ADDITIVES, IN DRINKING WATER; POSSIBLE INTERVENTION IN CASE OF SPILLAGE; SAFETY MEASURES AGAINST
SPILLAGE; AND CURRENT LAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS.
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MATER
DENMARK
PH(B)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
FORURENINGSKIIDER (POLLUTION SOURCES). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUB. NO. 10
EPA
DANISH 08/00/71 PCS 1-120 ID* 03276A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT WAS FILED BY ONE OF THE WORKING GROUPSt THE SOURCE GROUP, OF THE MAIN WATER
COMMITTEE, SET UP BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE IN 1970
TO DEAL WITH WATER POLLUTION. THE REPORT CONTAINS SECTIONS COVERING: DESCRIPTION OF INTRODUCED
SUBSTANCES WHICH CAN CAUSE POLLUTION AND THEIR PHYSICAL EFFECTS ON WATER; DESCRIPTION OF TYPES
OF PROCESSES THROUGH WHICH POLLUTING SUBSTANCES ARE INTRODUCED INTO WATER OR THE PHYSICAL STATE
OF WATER IS AFFECTED; THE INFLUENCE OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ON WASTEWATER; QUANTITY
DETERMINATION} DETERMINATION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; APPRAISAL OF POSSIBILITIES
FOR DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF INTRODUCED SUBSTANCES AND ADVERSE PHYSICAL INFLUENCES ON WATER;
PROGNOSES FOR THE FUTURE NECESSITY FOR INTRODUCING SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCING ADVERSE PHYSICAL
INFLUENCES ON WATER; AND AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT OTHER INFORMATION IS NECESSARY.
"EC ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1975." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM,
US MISSION EC BRUSSELS, NO. A-503
EPA
ENGLISH 12/10/75 PCS 1-9 ID# 03240A
THIS PRESS RELEASE. ISSUED FOLLOWING THE EC ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS COUNCIL MEETING ON
DECEMBER 8, 1975, SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF THE MEETING AND ALSO PROVIDES A LIST OF THE MEMBER
STATE REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATING IN THE COUNCIL. RESUMING DISCUSSIONS BEGUN AT ITS OCTOBER If,
MEETING ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION ON THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY CERTAIN DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES DISCHARGED INTO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, THE COUNCIL REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON A SYSTEM
BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF EMISSION STANDARDS, WHILE ALLOWING FOR THE POSSIBILITY, AS AN EXCEPTION,
OF USING QUALITY OBJECTIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL WERE A DIRECTIVE
RELATING TO THE QUALITY OF BATHING WATER AND A DECISION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION TO PARTICIPATE
IN NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PROTECTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. THE COUNCIL, MOREOVER, AUTHORIZED THE
COMMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF THE RHINE AGAINST
CHEMICAL POLLUTION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(BI
"WATER IS SUBJECT OF CONTENTION AT EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEETING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MINISTERS IN LUXEMBOURG." LE SOIR
PONCIN, JACQUES EPA
FRENCH 10/18/75 PGS 4 ID# 03263A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE ITEMS WHICH RECEIVED CONSIDERATION DURING THE THIRD
MEETING OF THE EEC ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS ON OCTOBER 16, 1975. THE MEETING IS REPORTED TO HAVE
OPENED WITH GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS' ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS
ON POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN AIMED AT THE PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION AND WASTE. ADOPTED BY THE MINISTERS WAS A DIRECTIVE LOWERING THE PERMISSIBLE SULFUR
CONTENT OF FUELS IN EIGHT OF THE MEMBER STATES, IRELAND BEING EXEMPTED. CONTROVERSY AROSE OVER
QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF WATER POLLUTION ARISING FROM TOXIC DISCHARGES AND THE
POLLUTION OF FRESH AND SEAWATER AREAS DESIGNATED AS BATHING AREAS. THE MINISTERS AGREED IN THE
LATTER INSTANCE TO GRANT EACH NATION TWO YEARS IN WHICH TO DEFINE MORE STRINGENT STANDARDS FOR
POLLUTANTS, BUT UNANIMITY COULD NOT BE REACHED ON THE PROBLEM OF DISCHARGES, AND A MEETING WAS
RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 8.
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33
MATER
FINLAND
PM(B>
•MATER PROTECTION LOANS TO NINE COMPANIES." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SMEOISH 10/18/75 PGS 10 100 03225A
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE .FINNISH MATER PROTECTION COUNCIL HAS APPROVED HATER PROTECTION LOANS
TO NINE COMPANIES FOR MORE THAN 13 MILLION OF THE 56 MILLION MARKS ALLOTTED FOR 1975. THE FUNDS
ARE OBTAINED FROM THE POSTAL BANK OR COME FROM EXPORT TAX FUNDS. THE 1976 BUDGET CALLS FOR
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS OF 61 MILLION MARKS FOR MATER PROTECTION. SINCE INDUSTRY INVESTS
61.5 PERCENT, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 160 MILLION MARKS MILL BE USED FOR MATER PROTECTION. 4
COMMITTEE REPORT IN JUNE CALLED FOR ANNUAL INVESTMENTS IN MATER PROTECTION OF ABOUT 180 MILLION
MARKS. TAKING INFLATION INTO ACCOUNT* THIS MOULD BE 206 MILLION MARKS FOR 1976. MATER COUNCIL
BUREAU CHIEF KARIMO POINTS OUT THAT THE EFFECTIVE REDUCTION FROM 206 TO 160 MILLION MARKS MAS
GREATER THAN THE COMMITTEE'S EXPRESSED GOAL OF ONLY 20 PERCENT REDUCTION FROM THE ORIGINALLY
PLANNED LEVEL.
FRANCE
LRIB)
"SEVEN POLLUTING VESSELS CAUGHT IN THE ACT."
MOIRANO, RENE
FRENCH 12/12/75 PGS 33
LE MONDE
ID*
EPA
03268A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON AN AERIAL SURVEILLANCE OPERATION UNDERTAKEN BY THE FRENCH MINISTER F3*
THE QUALITY OF LIFE OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL FROM NOVEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 2, 1975. THE OPERATION,
DIRECTED AT UNCOVERING POLLUTING VESSELS BY MEANS OF INFRA-RED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, RESULTED IN THE
EXPOSURE OF 11 INSTANCES OF POLLUTION MITHIN APPROXIMATELY 25 HOURS OF ACTUAL FLIGHT TIME. OF
THESE 11 SIGHTINGS, ONLY 7 VESSELS MERE ULTIMATELY IDENTIFIED AS POLLUTERS. ALL BUT ONE OF THE
POLLUTERS MERE FOREIGN NON-TANKER VESSELS INVOLVED IN DISCHARGING THEIR MASTE OILS OR H MASHING
THEIR FUEL TANKS. THE LEGAL PURSUIT OF THESE VESSELS AS MELL AS THE ONE TANKER ARE EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN FINES FOR THE VIOLATORS. THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS REPORTED TO BE
PLEASED MITH THE OUTCOME OF THE OPERATION AND TO BE SEEKING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MORE PERMANENT
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
FRANCE
SE(
"65 MILLION FRANCS TO COMBAT NUISANCES."
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH 12/12/75 PGS 33
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL
LE MONDE
EPA
IDf 03267A
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HATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST< I
PAGE
34
UMWELTFORSCHUNGSKATALOG 1975 (UFOKAT «75) (ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
CATALOG 1975 — UFOKAT '75)
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-665 ID* 03274A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
IRAN
LR(A)
LAW OF PROTECTION OF THE SEA FROM OIL POLLUTION
ENGLISH 12/29/75 PGS 1-6
EPA
ID* 03272A
THIS LAW APPROVED BY THE IRANIAN SENATE ON DECEMBER 10, 1975, PROHIBITS THE POLLUTION OF
BORDER RIVERS, INTERNAL WATERS AND TERRITORIAL SEAS WITH OIL OR ANY MIXTURE THEREOF, WHETHER BY
SHIPS, DRILLING PLATFORMS OR ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS, OR THROUGH OIL PIPES AND INSTALLATIONS LOCATED OM
LAND OR IN THE SEA. THE LAW FURTHER MANDATES THE MAINTENANCE OF LOG BOOKS BY ALL OIL TANKERS WITH
GROSS CAPACITIES OF 150 TONS OR OVER AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF VESSEL WITH GROSS CAPACITIES OF 400
TONS OR MORE. DATA AND EVENTS TO BE ENTERED INCLUDE SPECIFICATIONS ON THE WASHING OF TANKS AND
THE DISCHARGE OF OIL REFUSE MATTER INTO THE SEA. VIOLATIONS ARE PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FROM
SIX MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, OR BY FINES RANGING FROM 1,000,000 TO 10,000,000 RIALS, OR BY BOTH.
POLLUTION OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF NEGLECT OR THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED LOG BOOKS IS
PUNISHABLE BY THE MINIMUM FINANCIAL PENALTY. THIS ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE LAW IS PROVIDED IN
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY TEHRAN, NO. A-264.
ITALY
LR(B)
•NEW LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES."
TODISCO, ALFREDO
ITALIAN 07/24/75 PGS 7
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ID* 03235A
BECAUSE THE ONLY EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES IN ITALY ARE CONTAINED IN A
SERIES OF ANTIQUATED FISHING AND SANITARY LAWS, A PROPOSAL FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LAW TO
REGULATE THE PROTECTION OF WATER FROM POLLUTION IS SCHEDULED FOR PRESENTATION BEFORE THE CHAMBER
OF DEPUTIES, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. PROPOSED LAW NO. 3193, ALSO KNOWN AS THE MERLI LAW, IS
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL, SINCE DEPUTIES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF POLITICAL
AFFILIATIONS COOPERATED IN ITS PREPARATION. PROVISIONS OF THE LAW TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
ITALIAN WATERS INCLUDE: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS OR MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE LIMITS FOR
POLLUTANTS IN INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC EFFLUENTS, THE MANDATORY FILING OF AN AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
FOR THE DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENTS BY ALL ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE LAW'S ENTRANCE INTO
EFFECT, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE
STATE.
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PAG€
35
WATER
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
"OTAKI RIVER HYDRO PLAN AFFRONTS ENVIRONMENT; ALTERNATIVE SITES." EVENING
POST
EPA
ENGLISH 10/02/75 PCS 1 ID* 0323BA
ALSO SE
LAND USE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT HAS REJECTED A
PROPOSAL FOR A SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER SCHEME ON THE OTAKI RIVER BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED SCHEME, ALTHOUGH LESS ECONOMIC, ARE,
NEVERTHELESS, SUGGESTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE AMBIENT WILDERNESS OF THE TARGET AREA
AND AVOID PIECEMEAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, WHERE A LONG RANGE, COORDINATED POWER DEVELOPMENT
PLAN SPANNING SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES IS NEEDED. BECAUSE NEW ZEALAND IS FACED WITH A
MASSIVE SWITCH TO ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY, THE OTAKI DECISION BY THE COMMISSION IS
SIGNIFICANT, SINCE THE PROPOSED SCHEME WOULD HAVE SAVED NEW ZEALAND NZ$2,000,000 A YEAR ON
ITS OVERSEAS OIL BILL. A CRITIC OF THE DECISION, COMMENTING THAT THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT
SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE, HAS STATED THAT TOO MANY PROPOSALS IN
NEW ZEALAND HAVE BEEN DELAYED TOO LONG BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES.
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
"AFTER SOUTHLAND."
BELLAMY, RICHARD
ENGLISH
ALSO SE
SOIL AND WATER, VOL. 11, NO.
06/00/75 PGS 5-8
EPA
ID* 03241A
CITING A RECENT DECISION OF THE NEW ZEALAND TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING APPEAL BOARD DM THE
SOUTHLAND WATER CLASSIFICATION SCHEME, THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES SOME SALIENT ASPECTS OF WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND, DISCUSSES SOME OF THE CURRENT CRITICISMS IN THIS AREA, AND
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WEAKNESSES MAY BE CORRECTED. THE EXISTING CENTRALIZED CONTROL 3F
WATER RESOURCES IS AN ASSET, BUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEXITIES EVOLVING OUT OF THE NATIONAL
WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION AND THE INEFFICIENT INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE 20
REGIONAL WATER BOARDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE WEAKNESSES.
THE WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION ACT 1967 LACKS WELL-DEFINED OR LONG RANGE WATER RESOURCES GOALS.
AND THERE IS AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR A RECONSIDERATION OF OFFICIAL WATER USE CONCEPTS AND HATE*
CLASSIFICATION. THESE SHORTCOMINGS AND CONTROVERSIES AS WELL AS INSUFFICIENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FOR ADEQUATE WATER MANAGEMENT HAVE NOW RESULTED IN A SERIOUS REVIEW OF EXISTING WATER MANAGEMENT.
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36
MATER
NEW ZEALAND
PM»B)
SWEDEN
PMCB)
"MASSIVE EFFORT TO OVERCOME LAKE ROTORUA PROBLEMS." SOIL AND WATER
EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 53-54 ID* 032*8A
AS A RESULT OF A RESOLUTION PASSED BY A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL WATER AND
SOIL CONSERVATION AUTHORITYt STRINGENT MEASURES ARE TO IMPLEMENTED BY FEDERAL AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN PREVENTING FURTHER EUTROPHICATION OF LAKE ROTORUA DUE TO SEWAGE, LAND
RUNOFF, AND RELATED CAUSES. AS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE NATIONAL WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION
AUTHORITY, THE REGIONAL CATCHMENT COMMISSION, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY COUNCILS OF ROTORUA WILL
COOPERATE IN DEVISING A SCHEME TO DIVERT SEWAGE EFFLUENTS FROM THE LAKE AND IN ADMINISTERING A
REGIONAL CATCHMENT COMMISSION OFFICE IN ROTORUA. A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR THIS EFFORT, INCLUDING NZ$50,000 A YEAR TO MEET ADMINISTRATION COSTS. ADDITIONAL MEASURES
TAKEN TO PROTECT THE LAKE INCLUDE A RECLASSIFICATION OF THE WATER OF THE LAKE AND THE FIXING OF
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM WATER LEVELS OF THE LAKE. IN ACHIEVING THESE GOALS, THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH,
LANDS, FORESTS, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WILL GIVE ASSISTANCE AS NECESSARY.
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD SAYS YES AND NO TO RANSTAD."
SVENSKA OAGBLADET
fcPA
SWEDISH 10/16/75 PGS 30 ID* 03231A
LAND USE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER CURRENT PLANS TO MINE URANIUM IN
RANSTAD IN VASTERGOTLAND IN A REPORT TO THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING. AS CITED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE
BOARD'S REPORT URGES THAT THE FOLLOWING BE PREVENTED: THE PRESENCE OF HEAVY METALS, ESPECIALLY
COBALT AND NICKEL, IN THE MINE WATER; THE LOWERING OF THE GROUNDWATER LEVEL, WHICH WOULD LEAD TO
THE REPLACEMENT BY SPRUCE OF THE PRESENT DECIDUOUS FOREST; AND THE DESTRUCTION OF A CULTURALLY
INTERESTING AREA, WHICH INCLUDES HORNBORGAR LAKE. THE BOARD POINTS OUT THAT A BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL
PLAN COULD BE WORKED OUT BY MAKING THE OPENCAST MINE SMALLER, BY MOVING THE UNDERGROUND MINE
FURTHER IN UNDER BILLINGEN MOUNTAIN, AND BY USING IMPROVED METHODS INVOLVING MODERN TECHNIQUES T3
PREVENT METAL EMISSIONS. THE CABINET, WHICH HAS THE FINAL DECISION IN THIS MATTER, IS EXPECTED TD
ADOPT THE PROJECT WITH THE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE BOARD.
SWEDEN
PMCB)
"THE SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY (IVL-RESEARCH) AND THE
SWEDISH POLLUTION CONTROL COMPANY ilVL-SERVICE).« DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY STHLM, A-311
EPA
ENGLISH 12/06/75 PGS 1012 ID* 03239A
AIR
THIS AIRGRAM DESCRIBES IVL-RESEARCH AND IVL-SERVICE, WHICH WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1966 IN
RESPONSE TO INDUSTRIAL AND GOVERNMENT INTERESTS IN THE CONTROL OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION.
IVL-RESEARCH IS AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE SUBORDINATE TO THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE BUT JOINTLY
FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY. CURRENTLY 49 RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE SPONSORED BY THIS
ORGANIZATION, 17 OF THEM SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. THE OBJECTIVES
OF ITS RESEARCH ARE CONSIDERED, AND AN INVENTORY OF ITS ELEVEN ORGANIZATIONAL GROUPS AND THEIR
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS IS INCLUDED. IVL-SERVICE, WHICH IS OWNED BY INDUSTRY AND ORGANIZED INTO THREE
DEPARTMENTS (AIR POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION, AND DEVELOPMENT), PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES. A
LIST OF ITS ACTIVITIES IS INCLUDED. THE IVL ORGANIZATIONS PUBLISH IVL-BULLETIN, IN ENGLISH,
AND IVL-NEWS. A CHART ENTITLED "THE ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIP OF EVL-RESEARCH-AND IVL-SERVICE"
IS ATTACHED.
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HATER
SWEDEN
PH(B)
PAGE
37
"REDUCTION OF PLANT NUTRIENTS IN MUNICIPAL SEWAGE."
NATURVARDSVERK, V 3 1968
GUSTAFSSON, 8ENGT, AND NILS WESTBERG
SWEDISH 00/00/68 PCS 1-48
ALSO ST
INFORMATION FRAN STATENS
ID*
EPA
03252A
THIS REPORT DEALS WITH METHODS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CERTAIN KINDS OF NUTRIENTS IN SEWAGE AND
QUOTES RESULTS FROM STUDIES IN THE LABORATORY AND DURING PLANT OPERATION. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
AND PROCESS-TECHNICAL VIEWS ON THE REDUCTION OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL
AS: MEANS FOR PRECIPITATING PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE TREATMENT; OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE; COSTS; AND
SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH IN THE FIELD. AN ENGLISH SUSMARY IS INCLUDED.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"WATER AND AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS IN PRODUCTION OF FERTILIZERS." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIKATIONER 1971:6
EPA
SWEDISH 06/00/75 PCS 1-120 ID* 03257A
ALSO ST
AIR
THIS REPORT IS BASED ON RESEARCH TO EXPLORE THE TECHNICAL POSSIBILITIES IN REDUCING ARE
AND WATER POLLUTION IN MANUFACTURING FERTILIZERS. IT DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND USES
OF FERTILIZERS, CONSIDERS DIFFERENT PRODUCTION METHODS AND THE CORRESPONDING EMISSIONS INTO
THE ATMOSPHERE AND WATER, AND PRESENTS DETAILED DATA ON THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL POSSIBILITIES
OF REDUCING POLLUTION. THE LAST CHAPTER DEALS WITH THE HANDLING AND STORING OF RAW MATERIALS
AND PRODUCTS. TABLES REGISTERING THE COMBINED EMISSIONS AT LANDSKRONA AND KOPING, WHERE THE
BULK OF SWEDISH FERTILIZERS IS PRODUCED, ARE APPENDED, AS WELL AS A LIST OF MEASURING METHODS
AND A TABLE COMPARING RELEVANT EMISSION STANDARDS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"THE FROST DEPTH IN SWEDEN, FINAL REPORT."
NATURVAROSVERK, V 4 1968
INFORMATION FRAN STATENS
SWEDISH
ALSO ST
00/00/68 PGS 1-
ID*
EPA
03260A
THIS PAPER PRESENTS OBSERVATIONS OF FROST DEPTH IN NATURAL SOIL AND WATER-MAIN TRENCHES IN
SWEDEN BETWEEN 1962 AND 1966. THE AIM 3F THE INVESTIGATIONS, WHICH WERE CARRIED OUT AT 21
SWEDISH STATIONS, WAS TO ESTABLISH METHODS FOR DETERMINING FROST PENETRATION WITH SPECIAL
REFERENCE BEING PAID TO THE REQUIRED DEPTHS FOR THE LAYING OF WATER AND SEWER MAINS. SPECIALLY
CONSTRUCTED PROBES PLACED HORIZONTALLY AT VARIOUS LEVELS BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE WERE USED.
TEMPERATURE AND THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THE SOIL WERE MEASURED BELOW BARE SOIL AND
SNOW-COVERED GROUND INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE WATER-MAIN TRENCHES. THE FROST DEPTH HAS BEEN
CALCULATED FOR FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL. THE REDUCTION IN NATURAL FROST DEPTH IN GENERAL
DUE TO THE HEAT SUPPLY FROM THE FLOW IN PIPES IS NOTED. VARIOUS CHARTS AND TABLES AS WELL AS
PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE FINDINGS. A SUMMARY IN ENGLISH IS INCLUDED.
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WATER
SWITZERLAND DIRECTIVES CONCERNANT {.'UTILISATION DES ENGRAIS SELON DES PRINCIPES CONFORMES
A L'ENVIRONNENENT (DIRECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE USE OF FERTILIZERS)
SWITZERLAND, FEDERAL AGRONOMIC RESEARCH STATIONS EPA
PM(B) FRENCH PGS 1-24 ID* 03234A
THIS PUBLICATION* ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL STATIONS OF AGRONOMIC RESEARCH, THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE
FOR THE MANAGEMENT, PURIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF HATERS, AND THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, IS INTEN0ED AS A SEQUEL TO "DIRECTIVES FOR MANURING" AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE
PROPER USE OF FERTILIZERS WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND
POTASSIUM ARE EXAMINED FOR THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS WHICH THEY PRESENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO
DISCUSSED ARE THE RISKS OF POLLUTION WHICH FERTILIZERS CREATE FOR RUNOFF WATER AND, THROUGH
SEEPAGE, FOR GROUNDWATER.
VENEZUELA "51 (ERCENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS APPROVED BY MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT HAVE
GONE TO THE INTERIOR." EL UNIVERSAL
EPA
PM(B) SPANISH 10/04/75 PGS 2/11 ID* 03261A
ALSO SE
*AIR
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