NTISUB/B 135-76/002
Number 42
February 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
J S ENVIRON MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington D.C. ?'H60
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FOREWORD
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documents exchanges with foreign governments and international organi-
zations, is collecting environmental reports from around the world.
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Index System
In each issue the document summaries are grouped by subject, by
category of document, and by country. Subject areas, which reflect
EPA programs, include:
air pesticides
water toxic substances
noise radiation
solid wastes land use
Categories of documents are:
1. general
2. legal/legislative/regulatory (LR)
3. planning/management/organization (PM)
4. scientific/technical (ST)
5. socio/economic (SE)
Summaries covering more than one subject are cross-referenced in
the Table of Contents. Abstracts appear only once, however, under the
primary subject heading marked by an asterisk. For example a British
report on "Disposal of Awkward Household Wastes" is indexed under
pesticides, solid wastes, water, and toxic substances. The summary
appears only once, under solid wastes, but the report title is listed
with the EPA ID number under each of the other headings.
Explanation of the codes and abbreviations used with each summary
is on page ii.
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EXPLANATION OF
EPA
Identification
Number
Additional
Subject
Areas
ECUADOR I
i
LRA/GENERAL
FOOD
ANDv
{"FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURAU LEGISLATION, V. 20. ! j
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COM?. » EPA ^
ENGLISH^ 12/00/71 PCS 58-60^ ID// 01686Av<
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
July 22, 1975 Ordinance No. 450... To Amend the Ordinance of
1967 for the Implementation of the Motor Vehicles Law .... 1
First Step Towards Environmental Protection ........... 1
1971 Law No. 47 of the Province of Vorarlberg on the
Maintenance of Air Purity .................. 1
1973 Ordinance No. 16 of the Vorarlberg Provincial
Government on the Depositing and Burning of Solid Wastes ... 2
The 1973 Fuel and Exhaust Gas Ordinance No. 17 of the
Province of Vorarlberg .................... 2
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03295A ........... 9
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323A ........... 10
PenmoAfe
Heat Produced by Burning Refuse Leaves Everything
Cleaner Than Heat Produced by Oil Burning - Reassuring
Results From Measurements at Vestforbraendingen ....... 3
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03292A ....... .... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327 A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03332A ........... 12
Council Directive of 20 March 1970. . .Relating to... Air
Pollution by Gases From Positive-Ignition Engines
of Motor Vehicles ...................... 4
Council Directive of 28 May 1974. . .Relating to... Air
Pollution by Gases From Positive-Ignition Engines
of Motor Vehicles ...................... 4
Combating Lead Pollution .................... 5
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321A . >. . . 12
France
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03282A ........... 13
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330A ........... 13
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ttem Rep
See GENERAL (German Dem Rep) — Control No. 03342A ....... 14
See LAND USE (German Dem Rep) — Control No. 03289A ....... 23
. Fed Rep 06 '
November 25, 1975 Law To Supplement the Leaded Gasoline Law ... 6
June 16, 1975 Ordinance To Amend the Order on Admission
to Road Traffic ....................... 6
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322A ..... 15
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325A ........ 15
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328A ........... 16
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324A ............ 16
Luxemburg
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329A .......... 17
See GENERAL (Netherlands) -- Control No. 03326A ......... 17
Stuecfen
New Steel Furnace Prohibited: Norrbotten's Ironworks, Inc.
(NJA) Does Not Meet Approved Conditions ........... 8
See GENERAL (Sweden) -- • Control No. 03308A ........... 18
GENERAL
Laws on Environmental Protection and Land Use Planning, I .... 8
Carinthian Environmental Protection Regulations ......... 9
Environmentally Relevant Legislation in Vienna. .
Status: Mid-September 1975 ................. 9
Environmental Perspectives - Styria ............... 9
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in
Member States of the European Communities .......... 10
Comeciott
Common Concern: Environmental Protection ............ 10
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The League of Lawyers' Collection of Environmental
Protection Laws ....................... 11
The Metropolitan Council Will Not Bring Suit Against
Haldor Topsoe Inc. Catalyst Factory This Time ....... . 11
Law and Practices Relating to Pollution Control in
Member States of the European Communities .......... 11
Law No. 682 of December 23, 1975 on Financial Support
for Environmental Investments ................ 12
338 Share Environmental Subsidy ................. 12
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. Comparative Volume ... 12
Shutdown Due to Pollution .................... 13
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. France ......... 13
Toward a National Program of Heated Effluent Recovery ...... 14
The Quality of Life: A Catch-Ail? ............... 14
Ge.ftman Pern Rep
Pollution Control in the German Democratic Republic ....... 14
Germany, Fed Rfcp oj
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. Germany ......... 15
Expanded Write-Off for Environmental Protection ......... 15
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. United Kingdom ..... 15
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. Ireland ......... 16
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. Italy .......... 16
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. Luxembourg ....... 17
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Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in Member
States of the European Communities. Netherlands ....... 17
Sweeten
Mercury Emissions Cause Research Controversy .......... 18
LAND USE
Convention No. 87 Between the Federal Republic of Austria
and the Federal Republic of Germany for. ..Land Use Planning . 18
Land Use for People ....................... 19
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03295A ........... 9
See PESTICIDES (Austria) — Control No. 0329 7A ......... 25
See WATER (Austria) — Control No. 03302A ............ 38
Venmastk
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03292A ........... 11
"Dam Rep
Environmental Protection and the Mining Industry ........ 20
NOISE
December 13, 1972 Ordinance No. 498... on the Admissible Noise
Level for Civil Aircraft ................... 20
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03295A ........... 9
See WATER (Austria) -- Control No. 03302A ............ 38
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323A ........... 10
Ve.nmasik
Less Nightly Noise From the Kastrup Airport ........... 22
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03292A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 0332 7 A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03332A ........... 12
European CormunAtceA
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321A .... 12
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Bcnloncf
The Finnish National Board of Waters Recommends
"Lake Associations" ..................... 22
France
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03282A ........... 13
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330A . . . ......... 13
German Vein Rep
See LAND USE (German Dem Rep) — Control No. 032 89 A ....... 20
Germany, Fed Rep ofi
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322A ...... 15
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325A ........ 15
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328A ........... 16
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324A ............ 16
LuxembuAg
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329A .......... 17
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326 A ......... 17
Nowoay
Noise Improvement at Work Places Will Cost 500 Million
Norwegian Kroner ....................... 25
PESTICIDES
Protection of Nature = Environmental Protection ......... 25
See WATER (Austria) — Control No. 03302A ............ 38
1975 Index of Pesticides and Other Auxiliary Substances
Approved for Agriculture ................... 26
RADIATION
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323A ........... 10
Denmark
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327 A ........... 11
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European Commun^tce*
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321A .... 12
France.
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330A . , ......... 13
Fed Rep
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322A ..... 15
Guiat. Britain.
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325 A ........ 15
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328A ........... 16
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324A ............ 16
Luxe.mbuA.g
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329A .......... 17
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326A ......... 17
OECD
The Atlantic Trash Bin ..................... 29
Negligible Exposure of Swiss Population to Radiation ...... 29
SOLID WASTE
See AIR (Austria) — Control No. 03340B ............. 2
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03295 A ........... 9
See WATER (Austria) — Control No. 03302A ............ 38
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323A ........... 10
Ve.nmafik
Law No. 293 of June 9, 1971 on Containers for Beer
and Soft Drinks ..... . . ' ................ 31
This Is How the Communities Make a Profit Twice on
Private Waste ..................... ... 31
The Returnable Bottle Will Reduce the Use of Cans ........ 32
See GENERAL (Denmark) ~ Control No. 03292A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) ~ Control No. 03332 A ........... 12
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See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321A .... 12
F/umce
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330A ........... 13
, Fed Rep o£
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322A ..... 15
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325A ...:.... 15
I/l&lonct
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328A ........... 16
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324A ............ 16
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329A .......... 17
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326A ......... 17
Federal Commission for Solid Waste Management.
First Report of Activities: 1974 .............. 34
Energy and Environment: Recycling of Wastes Has
Become a Necessity ...................... 34
See WATER (Switzerland) — Control No. 03291A .......... 51
TOXIC SUBS
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 0332 3A ........... 10
Denmark Will Be Free From Chemical Waste ............ 35
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03292A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327A ........... 11
n Commun^t-ce/6
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321A .... 12
See WATER (Finland) — Control No. 03280A ............ 41
F/tance.
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 032 82A ........... 13
See GENERAL (France) — Control 'No. 03330A ........... 13
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Germany, Fed Rep ofi
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322A ..... 15
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325A ........ 15
Ix&tand
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328A ........... 16
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324A ............ 16
Luxemburg
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329 A .......... 17
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326A ......... 17
WATER
December 23, 1968 Ordinance No. 34... on the Establishment
and Maintenance of the Water Management Survey Map ...... 38
Salzburg, the Province in Which We Live - Environmental
Protection .......................... 38
See GENERAL (Austria) -- Control No. 03295A ........... 19
Twenty Billion To Purify Water in Walloon Region ........ 39
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323A ........... 10
CoiwoAJt o& Europe
A Data Bank for the Rhine Groundwater .............. 39
Penm&tfe
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency Conducts Studies
on the Purification of Wastewater by Filtering It Through
the Ground .......................... 40
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03292A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327A ........... 11
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03332A ........... 12
European Commuyu£LeA
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 0332 1A .... 12
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Mercury in Aquatic Sediments of Three Polluted Areas in Finland . 41
The Quality of Finnish Coastal Waters During 1966-70 ...... 41
Hydrological Yearbook 1971 With Mean Values for the
Period 1961-1970 ....................... 42
Unwise To Cut Back on Water Protection Investments ...... '.. 42
On the Factor Structure of Water Quality ........... . 43
See NOISE (Finland) — Control No. 03287A ........... '. 22
F/tonce
Two Initiatives To Save the Seine ................ 43
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03282AV ........... 13
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330A ........... 13
Ge/tman Pern Rep
See GENERAL (German Dem Rep) — Control No. 03342A ....... 14
See LAND USE (German Dem Rep) — Control No. 03289A ....... 20
Ge.suhany, Fed Rep o£
August 20, 1975 Law on the Environmental Compatibility of
Washing and Cleaning Agents (Washing Agent Law) ....... 44
Annual Report 1974 of the Federal Minister of the Interior
on Water Management ..................... 45
Industrial Plant Shares Responsibility in Waste Removal ..... 45
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322A ..... 15
G/c&ot
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325A ........ 15
Convention No. 289 for the Protection of Lake Constance
From Pollution ........................ 46
Five Million To Save Lake Geneva ................ 46
June 1, 1967 Guidelines for the Maintenance of Purity in
Lake Constance, in the Version of May 9, 1972 ........ 47
Construction and Investment Program: Status of Sewage Removal . 47
Status of National and International Water Quality Suggestions . 47
There Is Again More Phosphate in Lake Constance ......... 48
IneJLand
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328 A ........... 16
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324A ............ 16
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329A .......... 17
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See GENERAL (Netherlands) ~ Control No. 03326A ......... 17
Environmental Protection Effort Gives Added Employment ..... 49
Stoeden
Law of June 2, 1972 Concerning the Prevention of Water
Pollution From Ships ..................... 49
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03308A ........... 18
Managing Water ......................... 50
Swiss Thresholds for the Concentration of Materials in
Sewage Introduced Into Receiving Waters ........... 50
Federal Water Protection Commission. Second Annual Report: 1974 51
Water Protection and Solid Waste Removal, As of January 1, 1975 . 51
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AIR
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
AUSTRIA
LRIB)
"JULY 22, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 450...TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES LAW." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 08/26/75 PGS 1945-1964 ID# 01466E
THIS "SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE OF 1967 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES
LAM" INCREASES THE STRINGENCY OF PREVIOUSLY PRESCRIBED MAXIMUM EMISSIONS LEVELS FOR CARBON
MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS FROM POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES DURING TYPE TESTING. MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
VALUES PER TEST, BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, RANGS FROM 80 TO 176 GRAMS CARBON MONOXIDE
AND 6.8 TO 10.9 GRAMS HYDROCARBONS FOR VEHICLES RANGING IN WEIGHT FROM 750 TO 2150 KILOGRAMS AND
ABOVE
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AIR
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"1973 ORDINANCE NO. 16 OF THE VORARLBER6 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ON THE
DEPOSITING AND BURNING OF SOLID WASTES." RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UND RAUMORDNUN3,
SVOBODAt WERNER ROBERT EPA
• GERMAN 07/01/73 PCS 1 ID# 03340B
SOLID WASTE
THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1971 VORARLBERG LAW ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AIR
PERMITS THE DEPOSITING OF SOLID WASTES OUTDOORS ONLY IF THE USE OF MUNICIPAL TRASH COLLECTION
SERVICES IS NOT OBLIGATORY. IF SOLID WASTES ARE DEPOSTED OUTDOORS, THEY MUST BE COVERED WITH
EARTH, PLANT PARTS, OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AND HOLES AND CONTAINERS ARE TO BE COVERED AFTER
WASTE IS DEPOSITED. THE BURNING OF SOLID WASTE OUTSIDE AN INCINERATOR IS FORBIDDEN. SOLID
WASTES ARE DEFINED AS MATERIALS WHICH CAN CAUSE DUST OR FOUL ODOR, WHICH ARE COMBUSTIBLE, OR
WHICH CAN LEAD TO COMBUSTION WHEN COMBINED WITH CERTAIN FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"THE 1973 FUEL AND EXHAUST GAS ORDINANCE NO. 17 OF THE PROVINCE OF VORARLBEPG."
RECHTSVORSCHRIFTEN ZU UMWELTSCHUTZ UND RAUMORDNUNG, I
SVOBODA, WERNER ROBERT EPA
GERMAN 07/01/73 PCS 1-2 ID# 033*OC
THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1971 VORARLBERG LAW ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY,
PRESCRIBES THAT THE SULFUR CONTENT OF COAL AND COKE MAY NOT EXCEED ONE PERCENT BY WEIGHT. THE
SULFUR CONTENT OF HEATING OIL MAY NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES BY WEIGHT: 0.5 PERCENT FOR
EXTRA LIGHT OIL; 1.0 PERCENT FOR LIGHT OIL SORTS; AND 2.5 PERCENT FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY VARIETIES.
VISIBLE SMOKE EMITTED FROM A FURNACE FOR SOLID FUEL MUST BE LIGHTER THAN VALUE 2 ON THE RINGELMA^M
SCALE. THE DUST AND SOOT OF EXHAUST GASES EMITTED FROM OIL FURNACES, MEASURED ACCORDING TO THE
BACHARACH METHOD, MAY NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING SOOT VALUES: FOR FURNACES WITH A NOMINAL HEATING
CAPACITY UNDER 650,000 K/CAL PER HOUR, 3 FOR EXTRA LIGHT AND LIGHT SORTS AND 4 FOR MEDIUM SORTS;
AND FOR FURNACES WITH A NOMINAL CAPACITY OVER 650,000 K/CAL PER HOUR TN FULL OPERATION, 2 FOR
EXTRA LIGHT AND LIGHT VARIETIES AND 3 FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY VARIETIES. EXHAUST GASES MUST BE FREE
OF OIL.
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
UMWELT PERSPEKTIVEN STEIERMARK (ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES - STYRIA)
KERN, WOLFGANG EPA
GERMAN PGS 1-92 ID# 03295A
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE LAND USE
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AIR
BELGIUM
LR(B)
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LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. BELGIUM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-159 ID* 03323A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL HATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
DENMARK
LR(A)
JURISTFORBUNDETS MILJOLOVSAMLING (THE LEAGUE OF LAWYERS' COLLECTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS)
BORREt NIELS, CGMP. EPA
DANISH 06/00/74 PCS 1-567 ID* 03292A
'GENERAL WATER LAND USE NOISE SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
DENMARK
LR«B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. DENMARK
JENSEN, CLAUS HAAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-142 ID* 03327A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
DENMARK
LR(A)
•LAW NO. 682 OF DECEMBER 23, 1975 ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INVESTMENTS." LOVTIOENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, A, 1975
EPA
DANISH 12/23/75 PGS 1964-1967 ID* 03332A
*GENERAL WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
DENMARK
PM(B)
"HEAT PRODUCED BY BURNING REFUSE LEAVES EVERYTHING CLEANER THAN HEAT PRODUCED
BY OIL BURNING - REASSURING RESULTS FROM MEASUREMENTS AT VESTFORBRAENDINGEN."
EPA
DANISH 11/26/75 PCS (I) 3 ID* 03303A
BEPLINGSKE TIDEN
ON APPROVING A FOURTH FURNACE AT THE VESTFORBRAENDINGEN•S REFUSE DISPOSAL PLANT, THE
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PLANT WHICH INDICATED
THAT EVEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL FURNACE, DUST AND ACID EMISSION LEVELS WOULD STILL BE LOWER THAN
THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE POLLUTION BOARD IN 1971, AND ALSO LOWER THAN THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES IS
SWEDEN AND GERMANY. MEASUREMENTS AT VESTFORBRAENDINGEN SHOW THAT THE AMOUNT OF DUST AND ACID
EMISSIONS IS LESS WHEN HEAT IS PRODUCED BY BURNING WASTE THAN WHEN OIL IS BEING BURNED. THE
CONCERN THAT PLASTIC BAGS WOULD CONTRIBUTE DANGEROUSLY TO THE ACID POLLUTION WHEN INCINERATED H& S
ALSO PROVED TO BE UNFOUNDED.
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AIR
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR«B)
LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. COMPARATIVE VOLUME.
MCLOUGHLIN, J.M. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-426 ID* 03321A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(A)
"COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 20 MARCH 1970...RELATING TO...AIR POLLUTION BY GASES
FROM POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES OF MOTOR VEHICLES." OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
EPA
ENGLISH 04/06/70 PCS 171-191 ID# 03346A
\
THIS "COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS DF THE MEMBERS STATES RELATING TO
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST AIR POLLUTION BY GASES FROM POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES OF MOTOR
VEHICLES (NO. 70/220/EECI" REQUIRES THREE TYPES OF TESTS TO BE PERFORMED ON TYPE-TESTED VEHICLES.
THE TYPE 1 TEST, VERIFYING THE AVERAGE EMISSION OF POLLUTANTS IN A CONGESTED URBAN AREA AFTER A
COLD START, STIPULATES THAT 'THE MASS OF CARBON MONOXIDE OBTAINED PER TEST MAY NOT EXCEED VALUES
RANGING FROM 100-220 GRAMS. AND THE HYDROCARBON MASS MAY NOT EXCEED 8.0-12.8 GRAMS, DEPENDING ON
VEHICLE WEIGHT. THE TYPE 2 TEST PROVIDES THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE CONTENT OF EMITTED EXHAUST
GASES MAY NOT EXCEED 4.5 PERCENT AT IDLING SPEED. THE TYPE 3 TEST REQUIRES THAT THE MASS OF
HYDROCARBONS CONTAINED IN GRANKCASE GASES NOT RECYCLED BY THE ENGINE MUST BE LESS THAN 0.15
PERCENT OF THE FUEL CONSUMED BY THE ENGINE. THE DIRECTIVE SUPPLEMENTS THE FEBRUARY 6, 1970
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE RELATING TO TYPE APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(A)
"COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 28 MAY 1974...RELATING TO...AIR POLLUTION BY GASES FROM
POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES OF MOTOR VEHICLES." OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
EPA
ENGLISH 06/15/74 PGS 61-69 ID# 03346B
THIS "COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 28 MAY 1974 ADAPTING TO TECHNICAL PROGRESS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO.
70/220/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MEASURFS TO BE TAKEN
AGAINST AIR POLLUTION BY GASES FROM POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES OF MOTOR VEHICLES
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AIR
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM«B>
"COMBATING LEAD POLLUTION." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
GERMAN 11/00/75 PGS 317
EPA
ID* 03307A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES) HAS RECOMMENDED TWO
GUIDELINES RELATING TO LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. THE FIRST GUIDELINE
CONTAINS SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEASURING LEAD CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD AND RULES FOR RANDOM
SAMPLING IN THE POPULATION. EACH COUNTRY IS TO TAKE SAMPLES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS WITH MORE THAN
500,000 POPULATION IN GROUPS OF PERSONS LIVING NEAR STATIONARY SOURCES OF LEAD EMISSIONS. AT LEAST
50 ANALYSES PER MILLION PERSONS ARE TO BE MADE EACH TWO YEARS IN THE SAME REGIONS BY EACH COUNTRY,
AND THE RESULTS ARE TO BE REPORTED TO THE COMMISSION, WHICH CAN TAKE MEASURES IF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS
REACH ALARMING PROPORTIONS. THE SECOND GUIDELINE PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MAXIMUM LEVELS
OF LEAD IN THE AIR. MEMBER NATIONS ARE TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ALLOW ADHERENCE TO THE NDR1S
BY 1980. .'
FRANCE
LR(B)
"SHUTDOWN DUE TO POLLUTION." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 46
EPA
FRENCH 12/00/75 PGS 9 ID* 03282A
^GENERAL WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. FRANCE
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-95 ID* 03330A
ALSO PMA *
^GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
GERMAN DEM REP
LR(B)
"POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.
POLLUTION MANAGEMENT, VOL. 5, NO. 2
DUKES, CHARLES
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 47-51 ID*
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL MATER
ENVIRONMENTAL
EPA
03342A
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AIR
GERMAN DEM REP
PMIB)
PARE
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE MINING INDUSTRY."
THOMSt GUIDO
GERMAN 08/20/75 PGS 1-6
*IANO USE WATER NOISE
DIE WIRTSCHAFT, NO. 17
EPA
03289A
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"NOVEMBER 25t 1975 LAW TO SUPPLEMENT THE LEADED GASOLINE LAW."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 11/29/75 PGS 2919-2920 IDdf 013120
THIS LAW CONTAINS REGULATIONS ABOUT THE DISPLAY OF GASOLINE QUALITY INFORMATION AND ABOUT
A FEE FOR GASOLINE WITH A HIGHER THAN PRESCRIBED LEAD CONTENT. THOSE WHO OFFER OTTO FUEL FOR SALE
MUST CLEARLY DISPLAY IN THE FILLING STATION THE MINIMUM QUALITY OF THE FUEL GUARANTEED BY THE
PRODUCER RELEVANT TO THE FUEL'S EFFECT ON ENGINE ACTIVITY. THE SUPPLIER IS TO FURNISH THE SELLER
WITH INFORMATION AS TO QUALITY. MANUFACTURERS AND COMMERCIAL IMPORTERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES ARE TO
PUBLISH THE FUEL QUALITY RECOMMENDED FOR THEIR OTTO ENGINES. PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED
EXCEPTED PERMISSION TO MARKET FUEL NOT MEETING STANDARDS FOR PERIODS FROM JANUARY 1, 1976 TO
DECEMBER 31, 1977 ARE REOUIRED TO PAY A FEE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF ONE GERMAN PENNY PER
LITER OTTO FUEL WITH A LEAD CONTENT OF UP TO 0.25 GRAMS AND TWO GERMAN PENNIES PER LITER FOR
FUEL WITH A HIGHER LEAD CONTENT. THE LAW ENTERS FORCE JANUARY I, 1976.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. GERMANY
STEIGER, HEINHARD, AND OTTO KIMMINICH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-199 ID# 03322A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(A)
"JUNE 16, 1975 ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORDER ON ADMISSION TO ROAD TRAFFIC."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT, I
EPA
GERMAN 06/21/75 PGS 1398-1426 IDKI 03348A
SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SET REQUIREMENTS FOR MAXIMUM EMISSIONS OF POLLUTING SUBSTAMCES FR01
MOTOR VEHICLES WITH POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES AND FROM MOTOR VEHICLES WITH DIESEL ENGINES. IT
ALSO CONTAINS PRESCRIPTICNS REGARDING THE POSITIONING OF THE EXHAUST GAS PIPE ON THF VEHICLE.
THE AMENDMENT ADOPTS NEW EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES STANDARDS FOR THE EMISSION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND
HYDROCARBONS FROM POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES DURING SIMULATED URBAN TRAFFIC DRIVING AS WELL AS NEW
PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN TESTING FOR THESE AND OTHER EMISSIONS. DURING SIMULATED DRIVING TESTS,
EMISSIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE MAY NOT EXCEED 80-176 GRAMS, DEPENDING ON VEHICLE WEIGHT, AND
HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS MAY NOT EXCEED 6.8-10.9 GRAMS PER TEST, BASED ON VEHICLE WEIGHT. THF
ORDINANCE FURTHER SETS STANDARDS IN ANNEX 6 FOR MAXIMUM EMISSIONS OF POLLUTING SUBSTANCES TO BE
MET BY DIESEL ENGINES DURING APPLICATON FOR PERMISSION TO OPERATE. IT PRESCRIBES TESTING
PROCEDURES AND DEVICES FOR DIESEL ENGINES.
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AIR
GREAT BRITAIN
LRCB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-322 ID* 03325A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
IRELAND
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELL, YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-235 ID* 0332BA
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
ITALY
LRCB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ITALY
DELL'ANNOt PAULO EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-249 ID* 03324A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
LUXEMBURG
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID* 03329A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
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AIP
NETHERLANDS
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
DE GRAEFF, J .J. , AND J.M. POLAK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-136 ID* 03326A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
SWEDEN
LRIB)
"NEW STEEL FURNACE PROHIBITED: NORRBOTTEN'S IRONWORKS,
APPROVED CONDITIONS." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
INC.
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GEfkERAL
AUSTRIA
LIMB)
DIE KAERNTNER UMMELTSCHUTZBESTIMMUNGEN (CARINTHIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
REGULATIONS)
AUSTRIA. OFFICE OF THE CARINTHIAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT EPA
GERMAN 09/01/75 PCS 1-20 ID# 03286A
THIS LIST DESIGNATES ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES APPLICABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GDALS
PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF CARINTHIA AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1975.
GROUPS OF LAMS AND ORDINANCES RELATE TO NATURE PROTECTION AND NATURE PRESERVE AREAS, FIRE
PROTECTION, WATER SUPPLY, PROTECTION OF WATER SUPPLY SOURCES, GROUNDHATER PROTECTION, WASTE
REMOVAL, ELECTRICITY AND POWER SUPPLY, BUILDING CODES, BUILDING NOISE LEVELS, PROTECTION OF THE
LANDSCAPE, LAND USE, AND THE MINING INSPECTORATE.
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
UMWELTRELEVANTE RECHTSVORSCRIFTEN WIENS. STAND:
{ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT LEGISLATION IN VIENNA.
AUSTRIA. INSTITUTE FOR MUNICIPAL RESEARCH
GERMAN 09/00/75 PCS 1-60
MITTE SEPTEMBER 1975
STATUS: MID-SEPTEMBER 1975)
EPA
ID* 03299A
THIS COMPILATION CONTAINS THE TEXTS OF LAWS AND ORDINANCE OF THE PROVINCE OF VIENNA RELEVANT
TO ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. MAJOR SECTIONS ARE ENTITLED: BUILDING REGULATIONS, ENERGY, TOURISM,
UNDERTAKING AND BURIAL, WATER AND SOIL, NOISE, AND THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. THE FINAL SECTION
CONTAINS ORDINANCES OF THE MAGISTRATE OF THE CITY OF VIENNA. THE COLLECTION IS INTENDED TO
SUPPLEMENT TEXTS CONTAINED IN A COLLECTION OF PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PUBLISHED IN 1973 BY
THE LIAISON OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PROVINCES.
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
UMWELT PERSPEKTIVEN STEIERMARK (ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES - STYRIA)
KERN, WOLFGANG EPA
GERMAN PGS 1-92 ID* 03295A
AIR MATER SOLID WASTE NOISE LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE STYRIAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRIA, DESCRIBES THE MAJ3R
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FACING MAN TODAY ALONG WITH ACTION BEING TAKEN IN STYRIA TO SOLVE THEM.
SECTIONS TREAT AIR, HATER, SOLID WASTE, NOISE, FOODSTUFFS, AND PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE
LANDSCAPE. SPECIAL TOPICS DEALT WITH UNDER AIR AND WATER INCLUDE: A) THE AUTOMOBILE AND ITS
EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND B) AN OIL ALARM PLAN. INTRODUCTORY SECTIONS DISCUSS MAN'S
RELATIONSHIP TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. A CONCLUDING SECTION DESCRIBES THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL HYGIENIST, PECULIAR TQ
STYRIA, WHICH DEALS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS OF ALL SORTS. OTHER SECTIONS LIST: A) STYRIAN
LAWS CONTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS, B) THE PROVINCIAL OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOP, VARIOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS IN STYRIA, TOGETHER WITH THEIR ADDRESSES, AND C) A GLOSSARY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS.
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10
GENERAL
BELGIUM
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. BELGIUM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-159 ID* 03323A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) AND J.M. DIDIER AND
ASSOCIATES FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED
ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICES IN BELGIUM. THE INITIAL SECTION, WHICH PROVIDES
GENERAL INFORMATION ON POLLUTION CONTROL POWERS IN BELGIUM, CONTAINS SUBSECTIONS ON: TYPE OF
CONSTITUTION; SOURCES OF LAW; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH EXECUTIVE AND SUPFRVISORY POWERS IN
POLLUTION CONTROL; REGIONAL AND LOCAL POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITIES; CONSULTATIVE BODIES; PRIVATE
ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS; NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY; AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND
.CONVENTIONS TO WHICH BELGIUM IS A SIGNATORY. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS FOR CONTROLLING: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AND THE SEA;
.DISPOSAL OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND POLLUTION ARISING FROM RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES,
PROVISIONS ON PRODUCT CONTROL ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. (SEE ALSO ID NOS. 03329A AND 03321A).
CCPECON
PM(A)
CONCERN: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." NEUES DEUTSCHLAND
EPA
GERMAN 11/03/75 PGS 2 ID* 03316A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE
FOR SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE (CEMA). THE
COUNCIL, FORMED IN 1973, DEVELOPS MAJOR DIRECTIONS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTES
COOPERATION OF THE CEMA COUNTRIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA. THIS INCLUDES COORDINATES THE
WORK OF THE VARIOUS NATIONAL OFFICES DEALING WITH THESE PROBLEMS, ARRANGING THE EXCHANGE 3F
INFORMATION, AND COORDINATING THE PRODUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS. THE COUNCIL'S WORK IS
DIVIDED INTO 11 PROBLEM COMPLEXES, EACH COMPLEX SUPERVISED BY A DESIGNATED SCIENTIFIC IMSTITUTE
IN ONE OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES. THE EMPHASES OF RESEARCH ARE ON TECHNOLOGIES TO A) LIMIT EMISSIONS
AND Bl USE MATERIALS SO EFFECTIVELY THAT THE OCCURRENCE OF WASTE PRODUCTS IS MINIMIZED. THE
COUNCIL HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR THE CEMA COUNTRIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA
THROUGH 1980, INCLUDING THE MAJOR EMPHASES OF WORK FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
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11
GENERAL
DENMARK
LR(A)
DENMARK
LR(B)
JURISTFORBUNDETS MILJOLOVSAML1NG (THE LEAGUE OF LAWYERS' COLLECTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAMS)
BORRE, NIELS, CCMP. EPA
DANISH 06/00/74 PCS 1-567 ID* 03292A
AIR WATER LAND USE NOISE SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS A COLLECTION OF EXISTING DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS INCLUDING THE
BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1, 197*. ALSO INCLUDED APE:
THE WATERCOURSE LAW; THE WATER SUPPLY LAW; THE HIGHWAY CODE; THE FOODSTUFF LAW; AND THE RAT LAW
IN ADDITION TO LAWS ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: BEER AND SOFT DRINK CONTAINERS; CIVILIAN
SUPERSONIC AVIATION; HEALTH INSPECTION; POLLUTION OF THE SEA WITH SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN OIL; OIL
POLLUTION OF THE SEA; OIL AND CHEMICAL WASTE; SULFUR CONTENT IN FUEL; AND AIR TRAFFIC.
INSTRUCTIVE PROVISIONS (OF A TECHNICAL NATURE) ARE ALSO COVERED. A KEYWORD INDEX IS APPENDED.
"THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WILL NOT BRING SUIT AGAINST HALDOR TOPSOE INC.
CATALYST FACTORY THIS TIME." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 11/22/75 PGS 2 (II) ID* 03309A
SECTION 83 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT WAS EXPECTED TO BE TESTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IV
THE CASE AGAINST HALDOR TOPSOE INC. CATALYST FACTORY, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE CASE, WHICH
WAS REVIEWED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, INVOLVED THE
INSTALLATION OF TWO AMMONIA TANKS TO THE NORTH RATHER THAN TO THE SOUTH OF THE FACTORY AND THE SIZE
OF THE TANKS, WHICH IS 30 RATHER THAN THE PERMITTED 10 CUBIC METERS. IN THE ENSUING DEBATE, IT
BECAME CLEAR THAT THE COMPANY WOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO BUILD THE TANKS WHERE THEY ARE
NOW LOCATED, HAD IT BEEN SOUGHT. THE CASE WAS TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN WHEN IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAD FORGOTTEN TO ASK THE COURT LAWYER IF GROUNDS ACTUALLY EXIST TO TRY THIS CASE
ACCORDING TO SECTION 83 .WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FINE, DETENTION, OR IMPRISONMENT FOR UP TO ONE
YEAR. THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE THE TANKS BUT ALSO TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF
BRINGING THE SUIT AGAINST HALOOR TOPSOE ACCORDING TO SECTION 83.
DENMARK
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES 0*= THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. DENMARK
JENSEN, CLAUS HAAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-142 ID# 03327A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) POR THE COMMISSION OF THF
ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ANP
PRACTICES IN DENMARK. THE INITIAL SECTION, "AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL," DEALS WITH:
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY; SOURCES OF LAW IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION; THE ROLES OF CENTRAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;
INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUPS; THE RIGHTS OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS;
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY; AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO
WHICH DENMARK IS A SIGNATORY. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR
CONTROLLING: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AND THE SEA; DISPOSAL OF WASTES
ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION POLLUTION; AND RADIOACTIVITY. PROVISIONS FOR CONTROL OF DANGEROUS
PRODUCTS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. (SEE ALSO ID NO. 03321A).
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12
GENERAL
DENMARK
LR(A)
DENMARK
PM(A)
"LAM NO. 682 OF DECEMBER 23, 1975 ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INVESTMENTS." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, A, 1975
EPA
DANISH 12/23/75 PGS 1964-1967 ID# 03332A
WATER AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
THIS LAW AUTHORIZES A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS TO IMDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH WERE IN OPERATION ON OCTOBER 1, 197*. THE LAW STIPULATES THAT THE MINISTER
OF ENVIRCNMENT IS TO ESTABLISH AND DRAW UP GUIDELINES FOR A BOARD OF CREDIT WHICH WILL BE
AUTHORIZED TO MAKE DECISIONS IN SUBSIDY MATTERS. ASSISTANCE HILL BE GIVEN IN THE FORM OF LOWER
INTEREST RATES, GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES, AND GRANTS, BUT WILL BE ACCORDED ONLY IF THE RESULTS ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN POLLUTION. A LIST OF POLLUTION-LIMITING PROVISIONS,
INSTALLATIONS, AND ADAPTATIONS, WHICH ARE INCLUDED UNDER THIS LAW, ARE APPENDED. THE CATEGORIES
COVERED ARE: WATER PURIFICATION AND WATER PROTECTION; AIR PURIFICATION; NOISE SUPPRESSION; AND
DESTRUCTION AND DEPOSITING OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE. NO COMMITMENTS APE TP BE MADF AFTER
DECEMBER 31, 1980. THE LAW WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1, 1976.
"338 SHARE ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSIDY." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE."
EPA
DANISH 11/22/75 PGS 6 (I) ID# 03312A
ONLY 338 OF THE 900 APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUBSIDIES ALLOCATED BY THE DANISH
PARLIAMENT (FOLKETING) IN JUNE 1975 WERE APPROVED, ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER APTICLF. THESE
SUBSIDIES COULD AMOUNT TO 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL INVESTMENT. DUE TO THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, THE
REQUESTS WERE GRANTED TO PROJECTS WHICH COULC BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. SIX SUGAR FACTORIES WILL
RECEIVE 11.6 MILLION DANISH KRONER. THE TROUBLED FISHING INDUSTRY WILL DIVIDE ONLY 1.8 MILLION
DANISH KRONER AMONG 43 APPLICANTS.
EUPCPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. COMPARATIVE VOLUME.
MCLOUGHLIN, J.M. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-426 ID* 03321A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS VOLUME, BASED ON REPORTS PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) ON POLLUTION
CONTROL IN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, COMPARES POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS
AND PRACTICES IN DENMARK, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, FRANCE, DENMARK, ITALY, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY, IRELAND, AND THE UNITED KINDGOM. THE INITIAL SECTION COMPARES THESE NATIONS ACCORDING
TO: TYPE OF CONSTITUTION; SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AMONG VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT; ADVISORY BODIES; THE ROLE OF SPECIAL INTEREST
GROUPS AND PRIVATE PERSONS; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AND ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS COMPARE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES IN THESE
COUNTRIES WITH REGARD TO: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AND THE SEA;
DEPOSIT OF WASTE ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATIONS; RADIATION POLLUTION; AND PRODUCT CONTROL.
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FRANCE
LR(B)
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13
"SHUTDOWN DUE TO POLLUTION." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. *6
EPA
ID# 03282A
FRENCH
MATER
NOISE
12/00/75 PGS 9
AIR
TOXIC SUBS
THIS NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT REPORTS THAT THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LTFEt ON THE
ADVICE OF THE HIGH COUNCIL ON CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS, HAS TEMPORARILY HALTED THE OPERATIONS OF
EIGHT INDUSTRIAL PLANTS CHARGED WITH THE GENERATION OF POLLUTANTS AND NUISANCES. THE PROVATIC
COMPANY PLANT IN AUTHEUIT-ANTHOUILLET IEURE), PRODUCER OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE TEXTILE,
ELECTRONIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRIES, IS CITED AS THE PRINCIPAL POLLUTER AND HAS BEEN CHARGED
WITH THE FOLLOWING: NON-OBSERVANCE OF STORAGE REGULATIONS DEALING WITH DANGEROUS CHEMICALS
DESPITE PREFECTURAL INJUNCTIONS; PRODUCTION OF NOXIOUS ODORS AND CONTINUOUS NOISE; AND THE REGULAH
DISCHARGE OF TOXIC EFFLUENTS INTO THE EURE RIVER. THE SHUT-DOWN ORDER IS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR THE EIGHT DESIGNATED PLANTS UNTIL NECESSARY ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED.
FRANCE
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. FRANCE
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-95 ID* 03330A
ALSO PMA
AIR HATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE
ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND
PRACTICES IN FRANCE. THE INITIAL SECTION, WHICH DEALS WITH THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL, COVERS: TYPE OF CONSTITUTION; SOURCES Of LAW GOVERNING POLLUTION CONTROL;
CENTRAL AND REGIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITIES; INTERMINISTERIAL BODIES WITH BOTH GENERAL AND
SPECIALIZED POWERS OF INTERVENTION; PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED WITH POLLUTION CONTROL;
NATIONAL POLICIES ON POLLUTION CONTROL; AND BOTH MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL TREATIES AND
AGREEMENTS TO WHICH FRANCE IS A SIGNATORY. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS FOR CONTROLLING: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AND THE SFA;
DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND POLLUTION ARISING FROM NUCLEAR ENERGY
PRODUCTION. CONTROL OF POLLUTING PRODUCTS IS ALSO CONSIDERED. (SEE ALSO ID NO. 03321A).
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GENERAL
FRANCE
PMCBI
"TOWARD A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF HEATED EFFLUENT RECOVERY." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 12/17/75 PGS 12 ID* 03341A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE DECEMBER 9, 1975 PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THF
QUALITY OF LIFE AND EXAMINES CERTAIN OF HIS PROPOSALS. EMPHASIZED IN THE ARTICLE IS THE PROPOSED
NATIONAL HEATED EFFLUENT RECOVERY PROGRAM, WHICH A COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF
INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH HAS BEEN STUDYING. ITS REPORTt DUE AT THE END OF JANUARY 1976, IS EXPECTED
TO CONTAIN CONCRETE PORPOSALS ON THE SUBJECT. THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE EXPRESSED
INTEREST IN UTILIZING THE ENERGY POTENTIAL OF COOLING WATERS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION WHICH CURRENTLY CONSTITUTE FORMS OF THERMAL POLLUTION. THE MINISTER
ALSO ANNOUNCED HIS INTENT TO CREATEt WITHIN EACH DEPARTMENT, PERMANENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATIVE
COMMISSIONS TO ASSIST THE ALREADY EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL BUREAUS OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO
DISCUSSED BY THE MINISTER WERE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS AND NOISE POLLUTION
ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS.
FRANCE
PM(A)
"THE QUALITY OF LIFE:
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH
A CATCH-ALL?"
LE MONDE
01/27/76 PGS 15
EPA
ID* 03349A
THIS NEWSBRIEF EXAMINES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE,
AS .THEY WERE RECENTLY REVIEWED DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER FOR
THE QUALITY OF LIFE, MR. ANDRE FOSSET. THE MINISTRY, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF THREE STATE
SECRETARIATS (SPORT AND YOUTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND TOURISM), WAS DESCRIBED BY MR. FOSSET WITH THE
FORMULA—"ONE SINGLE BEING IN FOUR PERSONS." CLOSE COOPERATION NEVERTHELESS REMAINS ESSENTIAL
AMONG THESE DISPARATE ELEMENTS. THE MINISTER'S ECUMENICAL AMBITIONS, HOWEVER, EXTEND TO
ADDITIONAL AREAS SUCH AS LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, WHICH HE CONSIDERS SIGNIFICANT
ELEMENTS OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
GERMAN DEM REP
LR(B)
"POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC." ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION MANAGEMENT, VOL. 5, NO. 2
DUKES, CHARLES EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 47-51 ID# 03342A
ALSO PMB
WATER AIR
THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS THE EFFORTS OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
POLLUTION CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION, FROM THE ENACTMENT OF THE NATURE PROTECTION LAW IN 1954 TO THE ADOPTION OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE 1970 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, WHICH INCORPORATED AND SUPPLEMENTED MANY OF THF
INTERVENING PROVISIONS. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE ACT ARE THAT PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE; THAT
THE POLLUTER MUST PAY; AND THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FACTORIES AND INDIVIDUALS MUST PARTICIPATE IN
THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE ACT DEAL WITH: MAINTENANCE
AND PROTECTION OF FLORA AND FAUNA; HARMLESS DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING OF WASTES; ESTABLISHMENT 0*
MINIMUM NOISE LEVELS IN THE SITING OF NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THE ARTICLE ALSO CITES EXAMPLES OF
RECENT POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND THE SPECIFIC RESPONSES OF GDR AUTHORITIES.
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15
6EKERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. GERMANY
STEIGER, HEINHARD, AND OTTO KIMMINICH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7* PCS 1-199 ID# 03322A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, ONE OF SEVERAL PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) FOR THE
COMMISSION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW AND PRACTICES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. SECTION 1, "FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION," PRESENTS GENERAL BACKGROUND ON THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS IN THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND ALSO CONSIDERS THE DIVISIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL,
THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT CONSULTATION BODIES, THE POSITION OF INTEREST GROUPS AS WELL AS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL IN THE FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AND
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS FOR CONTROLLING: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS OF THE
OPEN SEA; DISPOSAL OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE; AND RADIATION. PRODUCT CONTROL IS ALSO CONSIDERED
(SEE ALSO ID NO. 03321 A).
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( )
"EXPANDED WRITE-OFF FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
ZEITUNG
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE
GERMAN
12/22/75 PCS 9
ID*
EPA
03306A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR TAX WRITE-OFFS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED AND STRENGTHENED IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. THIS IS
ONE ASPECT NOTED IN NEW INCOME-TAX SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
THE FEDERAL DIET, WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE ASSESSMENT PERIOD 1975 AND REPLACE GUIDELINES DATING
FROM 1972.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-322 ID* 03325A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) FOR THE COMMISSION OF THF
ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND
PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. SECTION 1, WHICH DEALS WITH THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL, CONTAINS SUBSECTIONS COVERING: CONSTITUTIONALLY ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN LOCAL OR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND THE CENTRAL BODY; SOURCES OF LAW GOVERNING POLLUTION
CONTROL; CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLLUTION CONTROL ACTIVITIES;
THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BODIES AS WELL AS OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS;
NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY; AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS
DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CONTROLLING: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND
COASTAL WATERS AND THE SEA; DISPOSAL OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND POLLUTION FROM
NUCLEAR ENERGY. CONTROL OF VARIOUS POLLUTING PRODUCTS IS ALS3 CONSIDERED. (SEE ID NO. 03321A).
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16
GEttERAl
IRELAND
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELLt YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-235 ID* 03328A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE
ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICES
IN IRELAND. THE FIRST SECTION, "THE NATION'S AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL," COVERS:
CONSTITUTIONAL AS WELL AS COMMON LAW AND STATUTE LAW PROVISIONS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL; GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES INVOLVED IN POLLUTION CONTROL; INDEPENDENT ADVISORY
BODIES; THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS; AND NATIONAL POLICIES ON POLLUTION
CONTROL. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CONTROLLING SPECIFIC
TYPES OF POLLUTION: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AND THE SEAS; DEPOSIT
OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND POLLUTION CAUSED BY NUCLEAR ENERGY. PROVISIONS FOR
CONTROL OF POLLUTING PRODUCTS SUCH AS PESTICIDES AND DETERGENTS ARE ALSO COVERED. (SEE ALSO
ID NO. 03321A).
ITALY
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ITALY
DELL'ANNO, PAULO
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
1-249
IDtt
EPA
03324A
NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON) FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE
ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, 'GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICES
IN ITALY. THE INITIAL SECTION DETAILS THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPETENCE IN THE AREA OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND DISCUSSES THE ROLES OF INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BODIES
AS WELL AS OF GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS IN INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE
NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY AND ITALY'S ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
ON POLLUTION CONTROL. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR
CONTROLLING SPECIFIC TYPES OF POLLUTION: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL WATERS AS
WELL AS OF THE SEA; DISPOSAL OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE POLLUTION; AND RADIATION POLLUTION.
PROVISIONS FOR PRODUCT CONTROL ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. (SEE ALSO ID NO. 03321A).
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17
GENERAL
LUXEMBURG
LR(B)
LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID* 03329A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID MASTF NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDON! AND J.M. DIDIER AND
ASSOCIATES FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED
ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAM AND PRACTICES IN LUXEMBOURG. THE FIRST SECTION, PROVIDING GENERAL
INFORMATION ON POLLUTION CONTROL POMERS IN LUXEMBOURG, CONTAINS SUBSECTIONS COVERING: TYPE OF
CONSTITUTION; SOURCES OF LAM; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENTS MITH EXECUTIVE AND SUPERVISORY
POMERS IN RELATION TO POLLUTION CONTROL; LOCAL POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITIES; CONSULTATIVE BODIES;
PRIVATE ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS; NATIONAL POLICY ON POLLUTICN CONTROL; AND INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR CONTROLLING:
AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND MATERS; DEPOSITS OF MASTE ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE PROVISIONS FOR CONTROL OF FOODSTUFFS AND OTHER
PRODUCTS. (SEE ALSO ID NOS. 03323A AND 03321A).
NETHERLANDS
LR(BI
LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
DE GRAEFF, J.J., AND J.M. POLAK . EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-136 ID* 03326A
ALSO'PMA
AIR MATER SOLID MASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
THIS DOCUMENT, PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. (LONDONI FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE
ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES, PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAM AND
PRACTICES IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE FIRST SECTION, "THE DUTCH SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION," CONSIDERS: THE CHARACTER OF THE DUTCH ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM; SOURCES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL LAM; DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AMONG VARIOUS LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT; ADVISORY BODIES; THE ROLE OF INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE PERSONS; ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY; AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS DETAIL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FOR CONTROLLING SPECIFIC TYPES OF POLLUTION: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND AND COASTAL MATERS
AND THE SEA; DISPOSAL OF MASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION POLLUTION; AND POLLUTION FROM
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, FISSION MATERIALS AND ORES. CONTROL OF VARIOUS POLLUTING PRODUCTS IS
ALSO CONSIDERED. (SEE ALSO ID NO. 03321A).
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18
GEhERAL
SWEDEN
PM(B)
LAKC USE
AUSTRIA
LRIA)
"MERCURY EMISSIONS CAUSE RESEARCH CONTROVERSY." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 12/10/75 PCS 28 ID# 03308A
AIR WATER
TORSTEN HASSELROT, DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH LABORATORY OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
BOARD, STATED IN A PRELIMINARY REPORT THAT MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM SKOGHALL INDUSTRIES IN THE
VICINITY OF KARLSTAD MIGHT HAVE TRAVELLED 160 KILOMETERS BY AIR FROM THEIR SOURCE. THE INSTITUTE
FOR WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH (IVL) HAS CONDUCTED SIMILAR EXPERIMENTS AT CHLORINE-ALKALI
FACTORIES IN BOHUS AND STENUNGSUND ON THE WEST COAST OF SWEDEN AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND
MERCURY EMISSIONS FURTHER THAN ONE KILOMETER FROM THEIR SOURCE. MR. HASSELROT ADMITS THAT HIS
FINDINGS ARE NOT BASED ON STATISTICS BUT ON EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED ON PIKE IN LAKES NORTHEAST AND
NORTHWEST OF SKOGHALL. ALTHOUGH NO SEWAGE WAS DISCHARGED IN THESE LAKESt THE FISH CONTAIN SO
MUCH MERCURY THAT THE USE OF THE WATER HAD TO BE PROHIBITED. THE IVL RESEARCHERS POINT OUT THAT A
'CONNECTION MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN THE LOW ACIDITY OF THE WATER AND THE MERCURY CONTENT OF THE FISH.
BOTH PARTIES CONTEND CONTINUED RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION.
"CONVENTION NO. 87 BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA AND THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FOR...LAND USE PLANNING." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 02/12/74 PCS 823-824 ID* 03345A
"CONVENTION NO. 87 BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY FOR COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF LAND USE PLANNING" CREATES AN AUSTRIAN-FEDERAL GERMAN
LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE COOPERATION IN LAND PLANNINGt ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS NEAR THE COMMON NATIONAL BORDER. THE COMMISSION IS: A) TO DEVELOP SUGGESTIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO LAND USE IN THE AREAS MENTIONED AND TO SUBMIT THEM TO THE PERTINENT
OFFICES OF THE TWO COUNTRIES AND 2) TO WORK FOR COOPERATION AND HARMONIZATION OF LAND PLANNING
MEASURES IN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIST OF 18 MEMBERS, HALF FROM EACH COUNTRY,
AND THE CHAIRMANSHIP WILL ROTATE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES EVERY TWO YEARS. THE CONVENTI3N IS T3
REMAIN IN FORCE TEN YEARS, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LENGTHENING THE PERIOD OF ITS VALIDITY BY AN
ADDITIONAL FOUR YEARS.
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AUSTRIA
PM(B)
PAGE
19
UMWELT PERSPEKTIVEN STEIERMARK (ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES - STYRIA)
KERN, WOLFGANG EPA
GERMAN PGS 1-92 ID* 03295A
^GENERAL AIR MATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
RAUMORDNUNG FUER DEN MENSCHEN (LAND USE FOR PEOPLE)
AUSTRIA. INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH - GRAZ EPA
GERMAN 02/00/72 PGS 1-36 ID* 03296A
THIS PAMPHLET, PREPARED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE RESEARCH CENTER OF
GRAZ AND PUBLISHED BY THE CULTURAL OFFICE OF THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF STYRIA, DISCUSSES THE NEED
AND POSSIBILITIES FOR PLANNED AND ORDERLY LAND USE. SECTIONS DISCUSS LAND USE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE FAMILY, THE SCHOOL CHILD, THE WORKER, THE RECREATION SEEKER, THE CONSUMER, THE COMMUTER, THE
URBAN AND THE RURAL DWELLER. PLANNED LAND USE IS DESCRIBED AS THE BASIS FOR OPTIMAL TRAFFIC
ARTERIES, ATTRACTIVE WORK SITES, GOOD SCHOOL LOCATIONS, PROGESSSIVE INDUSTRY, AND MODERN
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES. THE FINAL PAGES CONTAIN A QUESTION AND ANSWER SECTION DEALING WITH LAND
USE PLANNING AND THE COMMUNITY.
AUSTRIA
PMIB)
"PROTECTION OF NATURE = ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SUPPLEMENT...TO THE
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE PROVINCIAL SCHOOL COUNCIL OF STYRIA
OBERER, ARNOLD EPA
GERMAN 04/00/72 PGS 1-22 ID* 03297A
*PESTICIDES
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
SALZBURG, DAS LAND IN DEM WIR LEBEN - UMWELTSCHUTZ (SALZBURG, THE PROVINCE
IN WHICH WE LIVE - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)
ISER, KARL, ED. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-40 ID* 03302A
*WATER PESTICIDES NOISE SOLID WASTE
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LANC USE
DEMARK
LR(A)
JURISTFORBUNDETS MILJOLCVSAMLING
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NGISE
AUSTRIA
PM
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DEKMARK
LRI«»
PAGE
22
"LAW NO. 682 OF DECEMBER 23, 1975 ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INVESTMENTS." LOVTIOENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, A, 1975
EPA
DANISH 12/23/75 PGS 1964-1967 ID* 03332A
^GENERAL MATER AIR SOLID WASTE
DEMARK
PM(B)
"LESS NIGHTLY NOISE FROM THE KASTRUP AIRPORT." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/30/75 PGS 8(1) ID* 03304A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE REPLY GIVEN BY THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT HELGE NIELSEN, IN THE
DANISH PARLIAMENT (FOLKETING) TO A MEMBER'S QUESTION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING KASTRUP AIRPORT
CLOSED DOWN DURING THE NIGHT IN THE SAME WAY AS OTHER EUROPEAN AIRPORTS ARE. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN THE SURROUNDING AREA HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE NOISE FROM THE AIRPORT IS AT TIMES UNBEARABLE AND
PREVENTS THEM FROM SLEEPING. THE MINISTER SYMPATHIZED WITH THE INHABITANTS AND HOPED THAT
PROVISIONS SOON COULD BE MADE TO EASE THEIR PREDICAMENT. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE SO
COMPLEX-THAT THEY CALL FOR A THOROUGH EXAMINATION. THE PARLIAMENT HAS ALREADY MOVED IN THIS
DIRECTION BY APPOINTING A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE CHOICE BETWEEN KASTRUP AND SALTHOLM. THE MINISTER
EXPRESSED OPTIMISM AND ASSURED EVERYONE THAT THIS SITUATION HAS HIGH PRIORITY.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. COMPARATIVE VOLUME.
MCLOUGHLIN, JiM. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-426 ID* 03321A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
FINLAND
PM(B)
"THE FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS RECOMMENDS 'LAKE ASSOCIATIONS."1
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 12/10/75 PGS 7 ID* 03287A
WATER
THE FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS RECOMMENDS, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLF, THAT PEOPLE WHO
LIVE ON SMALL LAKE BEACHES BAND TOGETHER IF THEY ARE DISTURBED BY THE NOISE OF MOTOPBOATS AND FORM
ASSOCIATIONS TO PROHIBIT THE MOTORBOAT TRAFFIC OR AT LEAST CUT DOWN ON THE TIME THE BOATS WOULD
BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE. THE WATER LAW PROVIDES EACH CITIZEN WITH THE RIGHT TO USE THE WATERWAYS
IN FINLAND, BUT EVEN SO THE BOARD FEELS THE NOISE POLLUTION COULD SUCCESSFULLY BE DISCOURAGED
IN THIS WAY. THE BOARD UNOFFICIALLY DISAPPROVES OF MOTORBOAT TRAFFIC IN LAKES WHICH ARE THPEF
TO FOUR SQUARE MILES OR LESS IN SIZE.
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FRANCE
LRiB)
PAGE
23
"SHUTDOWN DUE TO POLLUTION." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENTt NO. 46
EPA
FRENCH 12/00/75 PGS 9 I OK 03282A
^GENERAL MATER AIR TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. FRANCE
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-95 ID* 03330A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID HASTE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
GERMAN OEM REP
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE MINING INDUSTRY." DIE WIRTSCHAFT, NO. 17
THOMS. GUI00 EPA
GERMAN 08/20/75 PGS 1-6 ID* 03289A
*LAND USE WATER AIR
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. GERMANY
STEIGERt HEINHARDt AND OTTO KIMMINICH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-199 10* 03322A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-322 ID* 03325A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
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NOISE
IRELAND
LRCBI
PAGE
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELLt YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7* PGS 1-235 ID* 03328A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
ITALY
LR(BI
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TQ POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ITALY
DELL'ANNOt PAULO EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-249 ID* 03324A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
LUXEMBURG
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID# 03329A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
NETHERLANDS
LRiBt
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
DE GRAEFF, J.J., AND J.M. POLAK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-136 ID# 03326A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
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25
NOISE
NOPWAY
PM(B)
PESTICIDES
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
"NOISE IMPROVEMENT AT WORK PLACES WILL COST 500 MILLION NORWEGIAN KRONER."
AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 11/20/75 PGS 12 ID* 03314A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON A PANEL DISCUSSION AT A NOISE CONFERENCE ARRANGED BY
THE NORWEGIAN CIVIL ENGINEERS' SOCIETY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CITED
DATA GATHERED AT THE ACOUSTIC LABORATORY AT NORWAY'S TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY INDICATING TH4T IT WILL
TAKE APPROXIMATELY 500 MILLION NORWEGIAN KRONER TO DECREASE THE NOISE FACTOR 10 DECIBELS AT WORK
PLACES IN NORWAY. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDUSTRY WARNED AGAINST THE SUGGESTION MADE EARLIER
AT THE SAME CONFERENCE BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, MS. BRUNDTLAND, THAT ONE WAY OF
FINANCING SUCH A MOVE WOULD BE TO IMPOSE FEES ON NOISE POLLUTING INDUSTRIES. THIS WAS COUNTERED
BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVEt WHO EXPLAINED THAT THESE HAD BEEN SUGGESTIONS INTENDED ONLY
FOR NEW FACILITIES. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE PSYCHIATRIC CONSEQUENCES OF NOISE FOR PEOPLE
NEED FURTHER AND MORE DETAILED STUDY.
"PROTECTION OF NATURE = ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SUPPLEMENT...TO THE
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE PROVINCIAL SCHOOL COUNCIL OF STYRIA
OBERER, ARNOLD EPA
GERMAN 04/00/72 PGS 1-22 ID* 03297A
LAND USE
THIS BOOKLET, PUBLISHED BY THE STYRIAN PROVINCIAL GROUP OF THE AUSTRIAN FEDERATION FOR NATURE
PROTECTION, CONSISTS OF AN INTRODUCTION AND FOUR CHAPTERS DEALING WITH: 1) MAN AND NATURE, 2)
BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL, 31 CHEMICAL PESTICIDES, AND 4) THE CITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT - LAND USE
PLANNING. THE CHAPTER ON BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL DEFINES THE SUBJECT MATTER, DESCRIBES TYPES OF
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, THEIR ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS, AND FINALLY DISCUSSES AN INTEGRATED
BIOLOGICAL-CHEMICAL APPROACH. THE CHAPTER DEALING WITH CHEMICAL PESTICIDES DISCUSSES TYPES OF
PESTICIDES AND THEIR DRAWBACKS AND NATURAL INSECTICIDES. THE SECTION ON LAND USE PLANNING
CONSIDERS THE FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS OF AN URBAN POPULATION, PRESENT CITY PROBLEMS, POSSIBILITIES FOR
IMPROVEMENT, AND THE APPLICATION OF THE DISCUSSION TO THE AUSTRIAN SITUATION. THE SECTION ALSO
TREATS TRAFFIC IN THE CITY. TABLES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENT EACH CHAPTER. THE PAPER WON
FIRST PRIZE IN A 1971 PROVINCIALLY SPONSORED CONTEST ON NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
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AUSTRIA
PM(B)
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26
SALZBURG, OAS LAND IN DEM MIR LEBEN - UMHELTSCHUTZ (SALZBURG, THE PROVINCE
IN WHICH ME LIVE - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION!
ISER, KARL, EO. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-40 ID* 03302A
*WATER LAND USE NOISE SOLID WASTE
SWITZERLAND
PW(B)
RADIATION
BELGIUM
LR(B)
VERZEICHNIS 1975. PFLANZENSCHUTZMITTEL.... (1975 INDEX OF PESTICIDES AND
OTHER AUXILIARY SUBSTANCES APPROVED FOR AGRICULTURE)
EPA
GERMAN* 04/00/75 PGS 1-168 I Dill 03298A
*ALSO FRENCH
THE INITIAL CHAPTER OF THIS PUBLICATION EXPLAINS THAT PESTICIDES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE
FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN
SWITZERLAND PRIOR TO SALE IN CONFORMANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE OCTOBER 3, 1951 FEDERAL
AGRICULTURAL LAW AND THE MARCH 21, 1969 POISONS LAW. THIS INDEX THEREFORE LISTS ALL PESTICIDES
THAT HAVE BEEN PROVISIONALLY OR DEFINITIVELY APPROVED AND THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SWISS
MARKET UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER TITLES: 1) TOXICOLOGICAL QUESTIONS RELATING TO PEST CONTROL
PRODUCTS UNCLUDING SECTIONS ON WATER PROTECTION AND FOODSTUFFS), 2) FUNGICIDES AND
BACTERICIDES, 3) INSECTICIDES AND ACARICIDES, 4) MIXED PREPARATIONS, 5) SNAIL CONTROL PRODUCTS,
6) PRODUCTS FOR GRAFTING AND SCAR CICATRIZATION, 7) ADJUVANTS, 8) SEED DISINFECTANTS, 9) STABLE
INSECTICIDES, 10) HERBICIDES, AND 11) GROWTH REGULATORS. FINAL ALPHABETICAL LISTS INDICATE
PRODUCTS BY CHEMICAL AND COMMERCIAL NAMES AND NAMES OF FIRMS HANDLING THE PRODUCTS.
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. BELGIUM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-159 ID* 03323A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
-------
R4CIATICN
DENMARK
LR(B)
PAGE
27
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. DENMARK
JENSEN, CLAUS HAAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-142 ID# 03327A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LRCB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. COMPARATIVE VOLUME.
MCLOUGHLIN, J.M. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-426 ID# 03321A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE
NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR(B>
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. FRANCE
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-95 ID* 03330A
ALSO PMA
'GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LRCB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. GERMANY
STEIGER, HEINHARD, AND OTTO KIMMINICH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-199 ID# 03322A
ALSO PMA
•••GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
-------
PAGE
RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(BI
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-322 ID# 03325A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS
IRELAND
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELLt YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-235 ID# 03328A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
ITALY
LRIBi
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ITALY
DELL'ANNO, PAULO EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-249 ID# 03324A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
LUXEMBURG
Lfl(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID* 03329A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE
NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
-------
RADIATION
NETHERLANDS
LR(B)
PAGE
29
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
DE GRAEFF, J.J., AND J.M. POLAK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-136 ID# 03326A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
OECD
PM(B)
"THE ATLANTIC TRASH BIN." LE MONDE
FRENCH 07/27/75 PGS 17
EPA
ID* 03310A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, THE NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY OF THE OECD HAS CONCLUDED THE SEVENTH OF
ITS PROGRAMS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES. BETWEEN JUNE 1% AND JULY 20, 1975, 4,500
TONS OF LOW ACTIVITY WASTES FROM LABORATORIES IN SWITZERLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, BELG-IUM AND THE
NETHERLANDS WERE SUBMERGED AT A DEPTH OF 4,500 METERS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE WASTES,
CONTAINED IN HERMETICALLY SEALED METAL COATED CONCRETE DRUMS, WERE DISPOSED OF PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THE LONDON CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION. IN SPITE OF THE
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN, THE AUTHOR REPORTS THAT EXPERTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE
CONTAINERS AND POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.
SWITZERLAND
FM(B)
"NEGLIGIBLE EXPOSURE OF SWISS POPULATION TO RADIATION." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 12/02/75 PGS 8 ID# 03338A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT A STUDY RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE SWISS FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR
RADIOACTIVITY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXPOSURE OF THE SWISS POPULATION TO NATURAL RADIATION DURIN3
1974 AMOUNTED TO 150 MREM/YR. ALL OTHER SOURCES OF RADIATION (EXCLUDING MEDICAL TREATMENTSt WERE
DESCRIBED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 5 TO 10 MREM/YR. INCLUDED IN THESE FIGURES
WERE EMISSIONS FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, WHICH WERE FOUND TO EQUAL LESS THAN 6 MPEM/YR. IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE PLANTS. EMISSIONS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS WERE CONSEQUENTLY LOWER
THAN THE MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE LIMIT OF 20 MREM/YR. CURRENTLY PROVIDED FOR IN PROPOSED REGULATIONS.
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SOLID HASTE
AUSTRIA
LR
-------
SOLID WASTE
OEKMARK
LRCBI
PAGE
31
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. DENMARK
JENSEN, CLAUS HAAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-142 ID« 03327A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
DENMARK
LR(A)
•LAW NO. 682 OF DECEMBER 23, 1975 ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INVESTMENTS." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, A, 1975
EPA
DANISH 12/23/75 PGS 1964-1967 ID* 03332A
'GENERAL WATER AIR NOISE
DENMARK
LR(A)
"LAW NO. 293 OF JUNE 9, 1971 ON CONTAINERS FOR BEER AND SOFT DRINKS."
LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET OANMARK, A, 1971
EPA
DANISH 06/09/71 PGS 722 ID# 03336A
THIS LAW EMPOWERS THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR TO MAKE PROVISIONS PROHIBITING BEER AND
CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS FROM BEING SOLD IN NON-REUSABLE CONTAINERS IN ORDER TO PREVENT HEALTH
HAZARDS, POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND INCONVENIENCES FOR THE SANITATION AUTHORITIES. THE
MINISTER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BAN ANY TYPE OF CONTAINER OR TO DECREE THAT ALL CONTAINERS BE OF
A CERTAIN SIZE AND WEIGHT. HE IS FURTHER TO REPORT ON RECOMMENDED PROVISIONS TO A 17-MEMBER
COMMITTEE ELECTED BY THE FOLKETING (DANISH PARLIAMENT) FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS. CORPORATIONS,
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OR SIMILAR ASSOCIATIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING
THIS LAW AND VIOLATIONS WILL RESULT IN FINES. THE MINISTER FOR GREENLAND WILL PROVIDE REGULATIONS
FOR THIS AREA. THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FAEROE ISLANDS BUT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED THERE BY
ROYAL DECREE.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"THIS IS HOW THE COMMUNITIES MAKE A PROFIT TWICE ON PRIVATE WASTE." BERLINGSKE
TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 11/28/75 PGS 1 (II) ID# 03300A
VESTFORBRAENDINGEN IS A REFUSE DISPOSAL PLANT WHICH PROCESSES THE WASTE OF 600,000 PEOPLE IN
THE COPENHAGEN AREA. THE WASTE IS THEN CHANGED INTO HEAT AND CINDER THROUGH INCINERATION. THIS
ARTICLE POINTS OUT THE POTENTIAL SAVINGS INVOLVED IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM FOR ANY COMMUNITY. THE
ANNUAL AMOUNT OF WASTE FROM ONE FAMILY, ESTIMATED AT ABDUT 325 KILO, CAN PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT
OF HEAT AS ABOUT 200 KILO OIL. THE CINDER PRODUCED HAS BEEN PLACED IN DEPOTS, AND 20,000 CUBIC
METERS HAVE BEEN SOLD ANNUALLY FOR FILLING MATERIAL FOR ROADS, PATHS, AND PARKING PLACES, AN
UNDERTAKING WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. THESE DEPOTS WILL BE USEO ONLY UNTIL APRIL 1976.
THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (MILJOSTYRELSEN) IS CURRENTLY STUDYING HCW THE CINDER
CAN BE UTILIZED MOST EFFECTIVELY.
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PAGE
32
SCLID WASTE
DENMARK
PM(B)
"THE RETURNABLE BOTTLE WILL REDUCE THE USE OF CANS." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/25/75 PGS
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SOLID HASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
33
LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-322 ip* 03325A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
IRELAND
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELL, YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-235 ID* 03328A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
ITALY
LR(B)
'< LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
DELL'ANNO, PAULO
ENGLISH
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR
ITALY
00/00/74 PGS 1-249
WATER
NOISE
ID*
EPA
03324A
TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
LUXEMBURG
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID* 03329A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
-------
SOLID WASTE
NETHERLANDS
LR(BI
PAGE
34
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
DE GRAEFF, J.J., AND J.M. POLAK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-136 ID* 03326A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
EIDG. KOMMISSION FUER ABFALLWIRTSCHAFT. ERSTER TAETIGKEITSBERICHT: 1974
(FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. FIRST REPORT OF ACTIVITIES?
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT EPA
GERMAN 01/31/75 PGS 1-10 ' ID# 03279A
1974)
•THIS REPORT DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN
SWITZERLAND, ESTABLISHED BY A DECISION OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 7, 1973. TASKS OF THE
26-MEMBER COMMISSION ARE: 1) TO ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ON IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND 2) TO PROMOTE
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CANTONS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, ECONOMIC
ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. SECTIONS OF THE PUBLICATION DISCUSS PROJECTS OF
THE WORKING GROUPS UNDER THE HEADINGS: MEASURES WHICH INFLUENCE THE OCCURRENCE OF RESIDENTIAL
WASTES, EVALUATION CF KNOWN AND NEW PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL OR RECLAMATION OF RESIDENTIAL WASTES,
GUIDELINES AND INDICATORS ON PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL OR RECLAMATION OF RESIDENTIAL WASTES, AND
SPECIAL WASTES. A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH CONSIDERS THE COMMISSION'S APPROACH TO A PROPOSED FEDERAL
ENVIRONMENT LAW.
SWITZERLAND
PMIB)
GEWAESSERSCHUTZ UNO ABFALLBESEITIGUNG. STAND AM 1. JANUAR 1975 (WATER
PROTECTION AND SOLID WASTE REMOVAL, AS OF JANUARY 1, 1975)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 05/00/75 PGS 1-6 ID* 03291A
*WATER
SWITZERLAND
SEI )
"ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT:
JOURNAL DE GENEVE
FRENCH
RECYCLING OF WASTES HAS BECOME A NECESSITY."
11/04/75 PGS 5
ID#
EPA
03339A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A THREE CAY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE WORLD COUNCIL OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES WHICH ASSEMBLED MORE THAN 300 INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS, INDUSTRIALISTS AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR 17 SESSICNS ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ENERGY RECOVERY IN THF
INCINERATION OF WASTES* ON NEW MEANS OF TRANSFORMING WASTES INTO ENERGY (RECYCLING, PYR3LYSIS,
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES), AND ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS IT RELATES TO THESE PROCESSES OF
RECOVERY. SWISS FEDERAL COUNCILLOR WILLI RITSCHARD, PRESIDING OVER THE FIRST MEETING, STRESSED
THE IMPORTANCE OF WASTE ELIMINATION IN THE PROTECTION OF NATURE, AIR, AND WATER. AN INSET
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STATISTICS ON THE ELIMINATION OF SWISS INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD WASTES IN
1974. 37 INCINERATION PLANTS; 11 INSTALLATIONS COMBINING BOTH INCINERATION AND COMPOSTING;
2 COMPOSTING PLANTS; AND 22 CONTROLLED DUMPS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SOLID WASTES
FROM 1422 MUNICIPALITIES, REPRESENTING MORE THAN HALF OF SWITZERLAND'S POPULATION.
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TOXIC SUBS
BELGIUM
LR(B)
PAGE
35
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. BELGIUM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7* PCS 1-159 ID* 03323A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL
ATR
HATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
DENMARK
LRIA)
JURISTFORBUNDETS MILJOLOVSAMLING (THE LEAGUE OF LAWYERS' COLLECTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS)
BORRE, NIELS* COMP. EPA
DANISH 06/00/74 PCS 1-567 ID* 03292A
^GENERAL
AIR
WATER
LAND USE
NOISE
SOLID WASTE
DENMARK
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
JENSEN, CLAUS HAAGEN
ENGLISH
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR
DENMARK
00/00/7* PGS 1-142
ID*
EPA
03327A
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
DENMARK
PM(B)
"DENMARK WILL BE FREE FROM CHEMICAL WASTE." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 11/29/75 PGS (I) 7 ID* 03305A
ALL CHEMICAL WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED AND CONVERTED TO HARMLESS SUBSTANCES IN DENMARK BY 1977
AND, WHEN THE TECHNICAL OBSTACLES ARE OVERCOME, RECYCLED. THIS WAS STATED BY THE MINISTER
OF ENVIRONMENT, HELGE NIELSEN, ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, AT THE DEDICATION OF KOMMUNE
KEMI, AN INSTALLATION IN NYBQRG, WHERE THE CHEMICAL WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED. AN ORDER IS NOW
BEING WORKED OUT WHICH WILL MAKE THE COMMUNITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
OF CHEMICAL WASTE. IT WILL REGULATE PACKAGING, MARKING AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE WASTE AND
DESCRIBE THE DANGERS AND SECURITY MEASURES INVOLVED. REGULATIONS FOR PERSONAL AND MATERIAL
DAMAGES WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. THE FINANCING OF THE RECEIVING STATIONS WILL BE MFT THROUGH DUES
AND A SMALL INCREASE IN THE REFUSE RATE.
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TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
PAGE
36
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. COMPARATIVE VOLUME.
MCLOUGHLIN, J.M. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-426 ID* 03321A
ALSO PMA
'GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE MOISE
RADIATION
FINLAND
PM(BI
MERCURY IN AQUATIC SEDIMENTS OF THREE POLLUTED AREAS IN FINLAND.
OF THE WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NO. 7»
ALHONEN, PENTI, AND CTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-25 ID# 03280A
*WATER
(PUBLICATIONS
FRANCE
LR(B)
"SHUTDOWN DUE TO POLLUTION." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 46
EPA
FRENCH 12/00/75 PGS 9 ID# 03282A
'GENERAL WATER NOISE AIR
FRANCE
LR(Bi
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. FRANCE
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-95 ID# 03330A
ALSO PMA
'GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RAPTATION
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THF.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. GERMANY
STEIGER, HEINHARD, AND OTTO KIMMINICH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-199 ID# 03322A
ALSO PMA
'GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID HASTE NOISE
RAOIATTON
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TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
PAGE
37
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7* PGS 1-322 ID* 03325A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL
AIR
HATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
IRELAND
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELL, YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-235 ID* 03328A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
ITALY
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ITALY
DELL'ANNO, PAULO EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-249 ID* 03324A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
LUXEMBURG
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID# 03329A
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
-------
TOXIC SUBS
NETHERLANDS
LR(B)
PAGE
38
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
J.t AND J.M. POLAK EPA
00/00/74 PCS 1-136 ID# 03326A
DE GRAEFF,
ENGLISH
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL
AIR
HATER
SOLID WASTE NOISE
RADIATION
MATER
AUSTRIA
LRIA)
"DECEMBER 23, 1968 ORDINANCE NO. 34...ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE WATER MANAGEMENT SURVEY MAP." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
ERA
GERMAN 01/21/69 PCS 480-482 ID* 01470E
THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WATER MANAGEMENT SURVEY MAP FOR AUSTRIA,
TO BE COMPILED FOR SPECIFIED GEOGRAPHIC RIVER AREAS AND CONTAINING INFORMATION FOR THREE MAJOR
SUBJECT GROUPS. THE MAP IS TO CONTAIN INFORMATION, FOR EXAMPLE, ABOUT CLIMATE AND GEOLOGICAL
CONDITIONS, GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE REMOVAL, AND WATER QUALITY. THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE
MAP, WHICH IS TO BE COMPILED BY WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING OFFICES, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE 1959
WATER LAW.
AUSTRIA
PMIB)
UMWELT PERSPEKTIVEN STEIERMARK (ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES - STYRIA>
KERN, WOLFGANG EPA
GERMAN PCS 1-92 ID# 03295A
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE LAND USE
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
SALZBURG, DAS LAND IN DEM WIR LE6EN - UMWELTSCHUTZ (SALZBURG, THE PROVINCE
IN WHICH WE LIVE - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)
ISER, KARL, ED. EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PCS 1-40 ID* 03302A
LAND USE PESTICIDES NOISE SOLID WASTE
THIS BOOKLET, PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF SALZBURG, PRESENTS AN
OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND MEASURES FOR REMOVING THEM. THE BOOKLET SEEKS TO INFORM
THE PUBLIC, WORKING FROM THE PREMISE THAT'SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED
ONLY WHEN EACH CITIZEN CHANGES HIS WAY OF THINKING AND OF ACTING IN REGARD TQ THE FNVIRONMFNT.
SECTIONS OF THE PUBLICATIONS DEAL WITH WATER, LAND USE PLANNING, PESTICIDES, NOISE, SOLID WASTE AND
THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE. THERE IS A FOREWORD BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVFRNOR.
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HATER
BELGIUM
LRCB)
PAGE
39
LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. BELGIUM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-159 100 03323A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
BELGIUM
FMCB)
•TWENTY BILLION TO PURIFY WATER IN WALLOON REGION." LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 12/09/75 PGS 4 ID* 03301A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE REMARKS MADE BY THE BELGIAN STATE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
TO A GATHERING OF UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CONCERNING BELGIUM'S WATER POLICY. DISCUSSED BY MR. KNOOPS
WERE THE EXISTING INEQUITIES IN WATER DISTRIBUTION AND THE MORE EQUITABLE POLICY INSTITUTED BY
THE AUGUST 1, 1974 LAW,PROVIDING FOR THE REGIONALIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. A CROWN
DECREE, SPECIFYING THE CONDITIONS OF REGIONALIZATION* WAS ENACTED ON SEPTEMBER It 1975 AND WILL,
ACCORDING TO MR. KNOOPS, PERMIT THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW. REGIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL
CONSEQUENTLY CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER RESOURCES, REQUIRING
INDUSTRY TO LIMIT THEIR CONSUMPTION THROUGH A MANDATORY RECYCLING OF WATER. DECISIONS ON MATTERS
OF PURIFICATION ARE ALSO TO BE TAKEN ON A REGIONAL LEVEL.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
PMCBI
"A DATA BANK FOR THE RHINE GROUNDWATER." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 10/15/75 PGS 30 ID* 03319A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF FUROPE HAS DECIDED TO
COMPILE A EUROPEAN HYDROMETRIC DATA BANK FOR GROUNDWATER IN THE RHINE AREA. THE DATA BANK WILL
HELP PREDICT THE LIMITS OF EXTRACTING GROUNDWATER FROM THE MIDDLE RHINE BASIN JFROM BASEL TO
BINGENI AND WILL INCLUDE DATA ON THE THREAT TO GROUNDWATER PURITY BY SEWAGE, HARMFUL SUBSTANCES,
AND CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL AREA. THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO DECIDED TO RECOMMEND UNIFORM MEASUREMENT
STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN GENERAL AND THAT OF THE RHINE AREA IN PARTICULAR.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A DATA BANK FOLLOWS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S COMMITTEE PQR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP ON GROUNDWATER OF THE RHINE. OTHER COMMITTEE RESEARCH GROUPS
ARE WORKING ON A MAP OF THE RHINE VALLEY BETWEEN BASEL AND MANNHEIM, A HANDBOOK ON WATER POLLUTION
BY HYDROCARBONS, ECOLOGICAL QUESTIONS OF GROUNDWATER, AND HYDRODYNAMIC, PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND
BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF GROUNDWATER.
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LR(A)
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40
JURISTFORBUNOETS MILJOLOVSAMLING (THE LEAGUE OF LAWYERS' COLLECTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS)
BORRE, NIELSt COMP. EPA
DANISH 06/00/7* PCS 1-567 ID* 03292A
*GENERAL AIR LAND USE NOISE SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
DENMARK
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. DENMARK
JENSEN, CLAUS HAAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7* PCS 1-142 ID* 03327A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
DEKMARK
LR(A)
"LAW NO. 682 OF DECEMBER 23, 1975 ON FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INVESTMENTS." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK, A, 1975
EPA
DANISH 12/23/75 PGS 1964-1967 ID* 03332A
"GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
DENMARK
PM(B)
"THE DANISH ENVIRCNMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONDUCTS STUDIES ON THE PURIFICATION
OF WASTEWATER BY FILTERING IT THROUGH THE GROUND." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/24/75 PGS 8 (II ID* 03294A
THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS ORGANIZED A PLANNING GROUP WITH MEMBERS FROM
DENMARK'S GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, DENMARK'S GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE DANISH HEALTH
SOCIETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO STUDY HOW EFFECTIVE IT WOULD BE TO PURIFY
WASTEWATER BY FILTERING IT THROUGH THE GROUND, ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. THE GROUP
WILL COMDUCT ITS RESEARCH AT A FILTERING PLANT WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT FREDEPIKS
IN THE KARUP MUNICIPALITY. THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINWATER, THE POSITION,OF THE GROUNDWATFR LEVEL,
THE GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE PLANT, AND THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THE GROUNDWATER
WILL BE ANALYZED. SINCE THE GROUNDWATER RESERVES ARE BOTH VULNERABLE AND ESSENTIAL, SUBSTANTIAL
BACKGRCUND MATERIAL MUST BE SCRUTINIZED BEFORE CONTEMPLATING A MODIFICATION OF THE REGULATIONS
WHICH PROTECT THE DANISH GROUNDWATER.
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LRIB)
PAGE
41
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
MCLOUGHLIN, J.M.
ENGLISH
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR
COMPARATIVE VOLUME.
00/00/74 PCS 1-426
SOLID WASTE NOISE
ID*
EPA
03321A
TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
FINLAND
PMIB)
MERCURY IN AQUATIC SEDIMENTS OF THREE POLLUTED AREAS IN FINLAND. (PUBLICATIONS
OF THE WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NO. 7)
ALHONEN. PENTI, AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-25 ID# 03280A
TOXIC SUBS
THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN TO STUDY THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MERCURY
IN THE SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF THREE MERCURY-POLLUTED AREAS IN FINLAND AMD AT THE SAME TIMS TO GIVE
SOME QUANTITATIVE DATA ON ITS DEPOSITION. THE REPORT IS INTENDED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE INFORMATION
ON THE BEHAVIOR OF MERCURY IN THE AQUATIC MEDIUM AND AIMS TO GIVE A -GEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROBLEM OF MERCURY TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMAN BEINGS (KNOWN AS THE "MI NAMAT A
DISEASE"!. THE THREE INVESTIGATED AREAS, OULU, TAMMIJARVI, AND PIHLAVANLAHTI, ARE DESCRIBED WITH
THE AID OF VARIOUS MAPS. THE METHOD OF OBTAINING CORES WITH A GRAVITY SAMPLER FOR ANALYSIS IS
COVERED. THE MEAN MERCURY CONTENTS OF PIK.E, PERCH, AND BURBOT IN 1967, 1968, AND 1970 ARE
INCLUDED.
FINLAND
PM(B)
THE QUALITY OF FINNISH COASTAL WATERS DURING 1966-70. (PUBLICATIONS OF THE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NO.8)
FINLAND. NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS EPA
FINNISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-124 ID* 03283A
SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
THIS PUBLICATION SURVEYS THE RESULTS OF A RESEARCH PROGRAM CONDUCTED DURING 1966-1970 BY WATER
CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES TO STUDY THE QUALITY OF AND POSSIBLE CHANGES IN FINNISH COASTAL WATERS.
IT WAS FOUND THAT DUE TO THE GENERAL PATTERN OF WATER CIRCULATION IN THE BALTIC SEA, THE SALINITY
IS GREATEST IN THE GULF OF FINLAND AND DECREASES TOWARD THE BOTHNIAN BAY. THE FACT THAT THE
OXYGEN SATURATION PERCENTAGE DECREASES FROM THE BOTHNIAN BAY TO THE GULF OF FINLAND IN ADDITION T3
THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN COMPOUNDS INDICATES THAT THE GULF OF FINLAND IS
THE MOST POLLUTED SEA AREA. THE CONTENT OF SILICA IS GREATEST AND THE CONTENT OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS
SMALLEST IN THE BOThNIAN BAY. A NUMBER OF CHANGES REVEALED THROUGH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN
DIFFERENT SEA AREAS, SEASONS, AND DEPTH LEVELS ARE LISTED. PHOSPHORUS IS THF FACTOR LIMITING
PRIMARY PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE BOTHNIAN BAY. IN THE GULF 0*= FINLAND, AND ESPECIALLY
IN THE ARCHIPELAGO SEA, NITROGEN IS SEEN TO BE THE LIMITING FACTOR.
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42
MATER
FINLAND
FMIB)
HYDROLOGICAL YEARBOOK 1971 WITH MEAN VALUES FOR THE PERIOD 1961-1970.
(PUBLICATIONS OF THE WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NO. 10)
FINLAND. NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS EPA
FINNISH* 0 PGS 23 ID* 03284A
*ALSO ENGLISH
THIS YEARBOOK CONTAINS A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE HYDROLOGICAL SITUATION IN FINLAND DURING 1971.
FOLLOWING A BRIEF SUMMARY STATEMENT AND A LIST OF RIVER SYSTEMS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS
PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM: WATER LEVEL GAUGES AND WATER STAGE; ZERO POINTS OF THE GAUGES;
DISCHARGE STATIONS AND DISCHARGE; MEAN DAILY RUNOFF FROM THE SMALL HYDROLOGICAL BASINS
(ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF SUCH BASINS); AREAL PRECIPITATION AND WATER
EQUIVALENT OF SNOW COVER; WATER EQUIVALENT OF SNOW COVER ON MAIN DRAINAGE ARF.AS; EVAPORATION FROM
CLASS A PANS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF OPEN WATERS; DATES OF FORMATION OF ICE COVER AND BREAK-UP OF
ICE; THICKNESS OF ICE COVER; GROUNDWATER STAGE; AND GROUND FROST. APPENDED ARE: WATER LEVEL
CURVES AND HYDROGRAPHS INDICATING BOTH WATER STAGE AND DISCHARGE LEVELS AND MAPS SHOWING: ANNUAL
PRECIPITATION; WATER EQUIVALENT OF SNOW COVER ON MARCH 16, 1971; AND RIVER BASINS IN FINLAND. THE
TEXT IS TRANSLATED INTO BOTH ENGLISH AND SWEDISH, AND TABLES ARE LABELED IN ENGLISH AND FINNISH.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"THE FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS RECOMMENDS 'LAKE ASSOCIATIONS."1
HUFVUOSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 12/10/75 PGS 7 ID# 03287A
*NOISE
FINLAND
PM(B)
"UNWISE TO CUT BACK ON WATER PROTECTION INVESTMENTS." HUFVUDSTADSBLAOET
EPA
SWEDISH 11/13/75 PGS 14 ID* 03288A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF A HELSINKI SYMPOSIUM ON THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE
PROSPECTS OF WATER PROTECTION WHICH WAS ARRANGED BY THE LIMNOLOGY SOCIETY. INVESTMENTS IN WATER
PROTECTION WERE DISCUSSED, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE FINNISH NATIONAL BOAPD OF WATERS OPPOSE THE
PROPOSAL MADE BY THE WATER PROTECTION COMMITTEE THAT INVESTMENTS BE CUT BACK FROM THE LEVEL WHICH
WAS AGREED UPON FOR 1976-1980. HE STATED THAT THE ECONOMIC LOSSES CAUSED BY THE DECREASE OF
WATER USEFULNESS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LARGER THAN THE APPARENT SAVINGS INVOLVED. THE PRESIDENT
OF THE LIMNOLOGY SOCIETY ADDED THAT, AT THE PRESENT TIME, 20 PERCENT OF THE FINNISH LAKES' TOTAL
ACREAGE IS POLLUTED AND ONE FOURTH OF THE FINNISH POPULATION LIVES BY A POLLUTED PIVER.
INFORMATION ON WASTEWATER IN THE BALTIC IS STILL VERY INSUFFICIENT. THF CONTPIBUTION TO
WASTEWATER IN THE GULF OF BOTHNIA BY THE POPULATION IS SLIGHT, BUT WASTEWATFR FPOM THF PULP AND
PAPER INDUSTRY IS DUMPED INTO THE GULF OF BOTHNIA AS WELL AS THE GULF OF FINLAND.
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MATER
FINLAND
PM(B)
ON THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF WATER QUALITY (PUBLICATION OF THE WATER RESEARCH
INSTITUTEf NO. 9J
LAAKSONEN, REINO EPA
FINNISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-37 ID* 03311A
*ALSOSUMMARY IN ENGLISH
THIS BOOKLET REPORTS THAT MONITORING STATIONS TO STUDY THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF WATER QUALITY
WERE PLACED IN DEEPER AREAS OF FINNISH LAKES. PROPERTIES SUCH AS MEAN CONDUCTIVITY AND OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION WERE MEASURED BY PLACING THE STATIONS (158 OR MORE) INTO APPROPRIATE GROUPS
ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF EARLIER ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS. FACTOR ANALYSIS WAS APPLIED TO EACH
GROUP WITH THE AIM OF COMPARING WATER QUALITY. IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THE POSITION OF THE STATIONS
BASED ON THE AVERAGE CONDUCTIVITY VALUES REFLECTED FAIRLY WELL THE DEGREE OF HUMAN ACTIVITY
RELATED TO THE CORRESPONDING MEASUREMENT SITE. THE ALKALINITY FACTOR WAS THE BEST INDICATOR OF
WATER QUALITY FOR THE LEAST DISTURBED WATERS WHILE THE SALT FACTOR WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY
INDEX FOR GROUPS FAR FROM THE NATURAL STATE. RESULTS POINTED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SEEMINGLY
SMALL NATURAL ORE MAN-MADE DISTURBANCES MAY LEAD, AT AN EARLY PHASE, TO CONSIDERABLE CHANGE IN
QUALITY, I.E. TO DIVERSIFICATION OF FACTOR STRUCTURE.
FRANCE
LR(B)
"SHUTDOWN DUE TO POLLUTION." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 46
EPA
FRENCH 12/00/75 PGS 9 ID* 03282A
^GENERAL NOISE • AIR TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. FRANCE
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-95 ID* 03330A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
FRANCE
PM(B)
"TWO INITIATIVES TO SAVE THE SEINE." LE MONDE
FRENCH 12/14/75 PGS 23
EPA
ID* 03293A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES TWO PROJECTS DEALING WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE SEINE RIVEP FROM
POLLUTION. THE FIRST OF THESE CONCERNS THE PROTECTION OF THE RIVER FROM YELLOW SLUDGES (GYPSUM
PHOSPHATE RESIDUES) BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE RIVER AND BAY BY TWO FACTORIES IN ROUEN. FISHERMEN
AND DOCK WORKERS1 UNIONS HAVE SUBMITTED A PLAN TO THE AUTHORITIES WHICH PROPOSES THAT: 1)
DISCHARGES BE CONDUCTED FURTHER OUT AT SEA ON A TEMPORARY TRIAL BASIS; 2) DUMPING BARGES
DISCHARGE AT A SLOWER RATE TO IMPROVE DILUTION OF RESIDUES; AND 3) AUTHORITIES WORK OUT A
SCHEDULE FOR THE PROGRESSIVE REUTILIZATION OF THE SUBSTANCE. A SECOND PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE
MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE PROPOSES TO RESTORE THE SEINE IN THE PARIS METROPOLITAN ARFA
TO A CLASS III CATEGORY OF WATER QUALITY (CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING FISH LIFE) FROM ITS PRESENT
CLASS IV CATEGORY (USEABLE FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES).
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MATER
GERMAN DEM REP
LR(B)
"POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC." ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION MANAGEMENT, VOL. 5, NO. 2
DUKES, CHARLES EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 47-51 ID# 03342A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL AIR
GERMAN DEM REP
PM(6)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE MINING INDUSTRY." DIE WIRTSCHAFT, NO. 17
THOMS, GUIDO EPA
GERMAN 08/20/75 PGS 1-6 ID* 03289A
*LAND USE AIR NOISE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. GERMANY
STEIGER, HEINHARD, AND OTTO KIMMINICH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-199 ID# 03322A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"AUGUST 20, 1975 LAM ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF WASHING AND
CLEANING AGENTS (WASHING AGENT LAW)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT
EPA
GERMAN 05/23/75 PGS 2255-2257 ID* 03343A
THIS LAW PROVIDES THAT WASHING AND CLEANING AGENTS MAY BE BROUGHT ON THE MARKET ONLY IF THEY
DO NOT CAUSE ANY AVOIDABLE CAMAGE TO WATER QUALITY, ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO DRINKING WATER SUPPLY,
AND DO NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF SEWAGE FACILITIES. IT PERMITS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO STIPULATE THE MAXIMUM PHOSPHATE CONTENT OF WASHING AND CLEANING AGENTS, TO FORBID
THE SALE OF SUCH AGENTS IF A SUITABLE PHOSPHATE-SUBSTITUTE EXISTS, AND TO LIMIT OR FOPBID THE
SALE OF AGENTS WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES CAUSING THE DESCRIBED HARMFUL EFFECTS. THE LAW'S LABELING
STIPULATIONS CALL FOR PACKAGING TO INCLUDE THE PRODUCT'S MAJOR INGREDIENTS; THE NAME OF THE
PRODUCT; THE NAME AND SEAT OF OPERATION OF THE PRODUCER, IMPORTER, OR MARKETER; AND THE
RECOMMENDED USAGE FOR EACH OF FOUR CLASSES OF WATER HARDNESS FOR PRODUCTS WITH PHOSPHATE. WATER
SUPPLIERS ARE TO INFORM CONSUMERS OF WATER HARDNESS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. PRODUCERS MUST SUBMIT
AN OUTLINE FORMULA CF THE PRODUCT TO THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMCB)
"ANNUAL REPORT 1974 OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON WATER
MANAGEMENT." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, VOL. 65, NO. 10
SPA
GERMAN 10/00/75 PGS 271-272 ID* 03318A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ACTIVITIES IN HATER MANAGEMENT IN 197*. THE
GOVERNMENT SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL DIET A WASTEWATER FEE BILL AND A CLEANING AGENTS BILL. IT
PROMOTED 92 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WITH 7.8 MILLION GERMAN MARKS. THE PROJECTS WILL
LEND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO LEGAL INNOVATIONS AND TO MEASURES TO SUPPORT WATER SUPPLY AND
PURIFICATION MEASURES. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO INITIATED A SURVEY OF THE TECHNICAL PERSONNEL NEEDED
AT FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE NOW BEING
EVALUATED. PURSUANT TO THE AUGUST 18, 1974 LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS, FIGURES WILL BE
GATHERED IN 1975 ON WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE REMOVAL ANO ACCIDENTS WITH WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES.
AS PART OF A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM, THE GOVERNMENT MADE 150 MILLION GERMAN MARKS AVAILABLE FOR
COMMUNAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION FACILITIES. MEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO DEAL WITH ACCIDENTS
INVOLVING PETROLEUM AND FOR THE EMERGENCY SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"INDUSTRIAL PLANT SHARES RESPONSIBILITY IN WASTE REMOVAL."
ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
ERMAN
10/23/75 PGS 9
ID*
FRANKFURTER
EPA
03320A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, THE FEDERAL COURT OF JUSTICE (A SUPERIOR FEDERAL COUPT) IN
KARLSRUHE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY HAS RULED THAT AN~INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFE REMOVAL OF ITS POTENTIALLY POLLUTING WASTE PRODUCTS, EVEN AFTER IT HAS
PASSED THE WASTES ON TO A WASTE REMOVAL COMPANY. THE DECISION WAS REACHED IN REGARD TO A
PETROCHEMICAL FIRM WHOSE WASTE OILS CAUSED 500,000 GERMAN MARKS WORTH OF EXPENSE TO A COLOGNE
WATERWORKS. THE FIRM WAS HELD CULPABLE ALONG WITH THE WASTE REMOVAL FIRM IT HAD HIRED TO BURN AN
OIL-WATER MIXTURE. INSTEAD THE DISPOSAL COMPANY DUMPED THE MIXTURE INTO HOLES BORED IN THE GROUND.
DAMAGE RESULTED FROM SEEPAGE. THE COURT FOUND THAT THE PETROCHEMICAL FIRM SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE
THOROUGH IN VERIFYING THE RELIABILITY OF THE WASTE REMOVAL FIRM, WHICH HAD ONLY BEEN IN EXISTENCE
A FEW MONTHS. THIS DECISION UPHOLDS AN EARLIER DECISION OF SUPERIOR COURT OF APPEALS IN COLOGNE.
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LRIB)
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46
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. UNITED KINGDOM
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-322 ID* 03325A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID HASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
INTERNATIONAL
LR(A)
"CONVENTION NO. 289 FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAKE CONSTANCE FROM POLLUTION."
BUNOESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 12/14/61 PGS 1411-1413 ID* 03317A
HITH THIS CONVENTION, THE FEDERAL GERMAN STATES OF BADEN-HUERTTEMBERG AND BAVARIA, AUSTRIA,
AND SHITZERLAND AGREE TO HORK IN THEIR AREAS OF JURISDICTION TO PROTECT LAKE CONSTANCE FROM
FURTHER POLLUTION AKD TO IMPROVE HATER QUALITY INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE. THE MEMBERS ALSO AGREE TO
CONSULT ONE ANOTHER BEFORE INSTITUTING USES OF HATER IN THEIR TERRITORIES HHICH COULD ADVERSELY
AFFECT THE LAKE HATER IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. THE CONVENTION FORMS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR PROTECTION OF THE HATER IN LAKE CONSTANCE, CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THE
SIGNATORIES. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION INCLUDE: I) DETERMINING THE CONDITION OF LAKE
CONSTANCE AND THE CAUSES OF ITS POLLUTION, 21 CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION OF THE LAKE'S HATER QUALITY,
3) RECOMMENDING MEASURES TO MEMBERS FOR REMOVING POSSIBLE FUTURE SOURCES OF POLLUTION, AND 4)
CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF A HATER PURITY REGULATION, HHICH HOULD FORM THE BASIS OF ANOTHER
CONVENTION.
INTERNATIONAL
FMIB1
"FIVE MILLION TO SAVE LAKE GENEVA." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 11/04/75 PGS 10 ID# 03331A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS CN THE NOVEMBER 2, 1975 MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE HATERS OF LAKE GENEVA AGAINST POLLUTION, HELD IN PARIS. REPORTS SUBMITTED BY
TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEES INDICATED THAT PROJECTS PROVIDED FOR IN THE 1971-1975 FIVE YEAR PLAN
HAD BEEN EXECUTED 6N SCHEDULE. A NEH FIVE YEAR PLAN, PROVIDING FOR EXPENSES OF 5.6 MILLION SHISS
FRANCS, HAS ADOPTED FOR THE 1976-1980 PERIOD. MOREOVER, IT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE LAKE HOULO
CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECTED TO SYSTEMATIC CONTROLS HHILE PURIFICATION PLANS HENT INTO EFFECT. THE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT FRANCE AND SHITZERLAND: 1) REFRAIN FROM DISCHARGING SOLID HASTES INTO
THE HATERS, 2) SUPPLY PURIFICATION PLANTS HITH THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY- FOR CHEMICAL TPEATMENT
OF EFFLUENTS, 3» SUBJECT THE OPERATION OF SUCH PLANTS T3 RIGOROUS CONTROLS, AND 41 MONITOR
INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS.
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INTERNATIONAL
PM(BI
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
RICHTLINIEN FUER DIE REINHALTUNG OES BOOENSEES (JUNE It 1967 GUIDELINES FOR
THE MAINTENANCE OF PURITY IN LAKE CONSTANCE, IN THE VERSION OF MAY 9, 1972)
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION...FOR LAKE CONSTANCE EPA
GERMAN 05/09/72 PGS 1-37 ID* 03333A
THESE GUIDELINES, PREPARED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF THE WATER IN
LAKE CONSTANCE, WERE FIRST RECOMMENDED TO THE STATES SURROUNDING THE LAKE IN JUNE 1967 PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAKE CONSTANCE FROM POLLUTION.
THIS ARTICLE OBLIGATES THE SIGNATORIES TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER WATER PROTECTION MEASURES PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION AND TO IMPLEMENT THEM INSOFAR AS THEIR NATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS ALLOW. THE
GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ARE TO BE ADAPTED TO
NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND DISCOVERIES. THE SIX SECTIONS OF THE REPORT CONTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS
PERTAINING TO: 1) SEWAGE, 2) WATER-ENDANGERING SOLID AND SLUDGE-LIKE SUBSTANCES, 3)
WATER-ENDANGERING LIQUID SUBSTANCES, 4) SHIPPING, 5) THE TRANSFER OF WATER-ENDANGERING SOLID
OR LIQUID CARGOS, AND 6) THE MONITORING OF SEWAGE LINES, INSTALLATIONS AND WATERCRAFT MENTIONED
IN SECTIONS 2,3,*, AND 5. COMMENTARIES PRINTED IN ITALICS FOLLOW CERTAIN SECTIONS.
BAU- UNO INVESTITICNSPROGRAMM. STAND DER ABWASSERBESEITIGUNG....
(CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM: STATUS OF SEWAGE REMOVAL....)
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR...LAKE CONSTANCE EPA
GERMAN 05/00/73 PGS 1-18 ID* 03334A
THIS BOOKLET, ENTITLED "CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM: STATUS OF SFWAGE REMOVAL IN THE
CATCHMENT AREA OF UPPER AND LOWER LAKE CONSTANCE," WAS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR PROTECTION OF THE WATER IN LAKE CONSTANCE AS PART OF ITS EFFORT TO PROMOTE AND COORDINATE
THE PURIFICATION MEASURES OF THE STATES SURROUNDING THE LAKE (THE FEDERAL GERMAN STATES OF
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG AND BAVARIA, AUSTRIA, LIECHTENSTEIN AND SWITZERLAND). THE FIPST SECTION OF
THE PUBLICATION PORTRAYS IN BOTH GRAPHIC AND TABULAR FORM THE CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS
FOR THE CATCHMENT AREAS OF THE LAKE. THE SECOND SECTION PRESENTS THE STATUS OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION
IN THE AREA IN TABLES AND GRAPHS. MEASURES CARRIED OUT AND PLANNED FOR THE TIME PERIOD 1960-1980
ARE INCLUDED FOR EACH SECTION. FOLD-OUT SUMMARY TABLES CONCLUDE EACH SECTION, AND A COLOR-CODED
WORKING MAP ON THE STATUS OF PURIFICATION MEASURES IN THE LAKE CONSTANCE AREA IS APPENDED.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"STATUS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WATER QUALITY SUGGESTIONS."
LUFT UNO BETRIEB, VOL. 19, NO. 11
WOLFF, H.J. EPA
GERMAN 11/00/75 PGS 654-658 ID# 03335A
WASSEP,
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MANY EFFORTS IN RECENT YEARS TO SET AMBIENT QUALITY AND EMISSIONS
STANDARDS FOR WATER THROUGH A) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON THE EUROPEAN LEVEL AND B) NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES CONTAING EMISSIONS AND AMBIENT QUALITY
STANDARDS TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES. THE DEMANDS OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY HAVF
FOR THE MOST PART DEFINED DESIRABLE WATER QUALITY IN STANDARD-SETTING EFFORTS. THF ARTICLE FIRST
COMPARES THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR EXISTING OR PROPOSED EUROPEAN RIVER CONVENTIONS. IT
THEN COMPARES IN TABULAR FORM MAJOR .EUROPEAN OR NATIONALLY PRESCRIBED AMBIENT QUALITY LEVELS FOP
SEVERAL ORGANIC SUBSTANCES, HEAVY METALS, HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS, AND BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS.
ACTUALLY MEASURED LEVELS OF MANY OF THE SUBSTANCES IN THE RHINE AND WORLD HFALTH ORGANIZATION
DRINKING WATER STANDARDS ARE USED AS POINTS OF COMPARISON. OTHER STANDARDS CONSIDERED INCLUDE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES PROPOSALS AND FEDERAL GERMAN, SWISS, AND DUTCH RECOMMENDATIONS.
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WATER
IMTERNATIONAL
PM(B>
"THERE IS AGAIN MORE PHOSPHATE IN LAKE CONSTANCE." STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 10/20/75 PGS 16 IDH 03344A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT EUTROPHICATION HAS RECENTLY INCREASED AGAIN IN LAKE CONSTANCE,
ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE PROVINCE OF VOPAPLBERG'
•AUSTRIA! AND THE LIMNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG IN THE CITY OF CONSTANCE
(SWITZERLAND). RECENT MEASUREMENTS INDICATED OVER 100 AND UP TO 130 MILLIGRAMS PHOSPHOROUS PER
CUBIC METER WATER IN DEEPER WATER LEVELS, ALTHOUGH NEAR THE SURFACE (TO ABOUT 30 METERS DEEP» THE
PHOSPHOROUS CONTENT IS MINIMAL, LYING UNDER 10 MILLIGRAMS, EXPERTS ATTRIBUTE THIS TO THE FACT
THAT CHEMICAL PHOSPHATE PRECIPITATION IS NOT YET USED IN ALL SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS AROUND
THE LAKE, AND THUS DISCHARGED WASTEWATER CONTAINS MORE THAN THE ONE MILLIGRAM PHOSPHOROUS PER
CUBIC METER WATER PRESCRIBED IN LAKE CONSTANCE CONVENTION GUIDELINES. THE CHEMICAL PHASE OF MANY
PURIFICATION PLANTS IS STILL INCOMPLETE. ON THE OTHER HAND, WATER HYGIENE CONDITIONS HAVE
IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY IN SHORE AREAS AS A RESULT OF PURIFICATION PROCEDURES.
IRELAND
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IRELAND
SCANNELL, YVONNE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-235 ID# 03328A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
ITALY
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ITALY
DELL'ANNO, PAULO EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-249 ID# 03324A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
LUXEMBURG
LR(Bi
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. LUXEMBOURG
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-139 ID* 03329A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
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HATER
NETHERLANDS
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. NETHERLANDS
DE GRAEFF, J.J., AND J.M. POLAK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-136 ID* 03326A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS RADIATION
NOPWAY
SE( I
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORT GIVES ADDED EMPLOYMENT." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 11/12/75 PGS IS ID* 03315A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT COMMUNITIES IN OSTFOLD WILL RECEIVE 13 MILLION NORWEGIAN
KRONER FROM THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO BUILD 30 NEW WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS. THIS WILL GIVE
THE POPULATION IN THIS AREA MUCH NEEDED WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND WILL HELP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AT THE SAME TIME. TEN MILLION KRONER WILL BE IN THE FORM OF LOANS AND THREE MILLION WILL BE IN
THE FORM OF GRANTS. THE COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE TO SPEND THREE MILLION KRONER OF THEIR OWN AS WELL.
IN'HALDEN AND RAKKESTAD THE COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE TO INVEST 20 PERCENT, WHILE 20 PERCENT WILL BF
GIVEN IN GRANTS AND 60 PERCENT IN LOANS.
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"LAW OF JUNE 2, 1972 CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION FROM SHIPS."
SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1972: 275
EPA
SWEDISH 06/02/72 PGS 1-6 ID* 03347A
THIS LAW, AMENDED ON DECEMBER 17, 1973, PROHIBITS A SHIP FROM EMPTYING OIL INTO SWEDISH
TERRITORIAL WATERS AND REGULATES IN DETAIL THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH OIL CAN BE EMPTIED INTO
THE OPEN SEA BY VARIOUS KINDS OF VESSELS. THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT (RIKSDAG), OR AN AUTHORITY
APPOINTED FOR THIS PURPOSE BY THE PARLIAMENT, CAN ALSO SPECIFY RULES GOVERNING A VESSEL'S
EQUIPMENT, ETC. SWEDISH OIL-BURNING TANKERS OR OTHER SHIPS WHICH ARE OIL-BURNING AND WEIGH AT
LEAST 500 REGISTER TONS, ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP AN OIL DIARY ON BOARD. INSTALLATIONS OR DEVICES MUST
BE AVAILABE IN PUBLIC HARBORS TO HANDLE WASTE OIL OR OIL-MIXED FLUID FROM VESSELS. CERTAIN
PROHIBITIONS CAN BE PLACED ON A VESSEL'S OPERATION IF OIL OR ANOTHER POLLUTING SUBSTANCE IS
EMITTED INTO THE WATER OR IF A CHANCE THEREOF EXISTS. MONITORING OF VESSELS AS WELL AS
INVESTIGATION GUIDELINES, IF THE LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED, ARE DISCUSSED. STIPULATIONS GOVERNING
APPEAL OF DECISIONS, ETC. ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
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WATER
SWEDEN
FMIB)
PAGE
50
"MERCURY EMISSIONS CAUSE RESEARCH CONTROVERSY." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 12/10/75 PCS 28 IDdf 03308A
^GENERAL AIR
SWITZERLAND
LRIB)
"MANAGING WATER." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
GERMAN 11/22/75 PGS 29
EPA
ID* 03290A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE STATES THAT A NEW SWISS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, 24BIS CONCERNING
FEDERAL AND CANTONAL JURISDICTIONS IN THE AREA OF WATER MANAGEMENT, IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC
REFERENDUM IN DECEMBER. THE CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLE SPECIFICALLY LISTS AREAS OF FEDERAL
COMPETENCE AND DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN THOSE AREAS IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY SET
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND THOSE IN WHICH IT MAY LEGISLATE COMPREHENSIVELY. ARTICLE 24BIS WOULD
REPLACE THE 1908 WATER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE AND COMBINE ALL PRESENT CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
PERTAINING TO WATER MANAGEMENT EXCEPT FISHING AND INLAND NAVIGATION. IT WOULD SUBSUME THE
PRESENT ARTICLE 24QUATER DEALING WITH THE PROTECTION OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER FROM POLLUTION.
SPECIFICALLY NEW IS THE GOAL WHICH FEDERAL LEGISLATION WOULD SERVE: THE ECONOMIC USE AND
PROTECTION OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND THE AVOIDANCE OF DAMAGING INFLUENCES. THE ARTICLE LISTS
SEVERAL SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF FEDERAL RIGHTS UNDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
SCHWEIZERISCHE GRENZWERTE FUER DIE KONZENTRATION VON ABWASSERINHALTSSTOFFEN...
(Swiss THRESHOLDS FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF MATERIALS IN SEWAGE INTRODUCED INTO PECFIVING WATERS.)
HI LAN I,BRUNO EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-19 ID# 03278A
THIS DISCUSSION, PREPARED BY AN ENGINEER FOR THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE,
STATES THAT A NEW ORDINANCE ON THE MAINTENANCE OF WATER PURITY IS TO REPLACE 1966 GUIDELINES ON THE
QUALITY OF DISCHARGED SEWAGE. THE REPORT SEEKS TO SHOW WHAT CONSIDERATIONS WERE IMPORTANT IN
SETTING THE THRESHOLDS AND HOW THESE STANDARDS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER REGULATIONS, WILL LEAD TO A
REDUCTION OF WATER POLLUTION. SECTIONS DISCUSS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EMISSIONS
AND AMBIENT QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE ORDINANCE, GENERAL WATER QUALITY GOALS, THRESHOLDS FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF MATERIAL INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEMS AND INTO WATER BODIES, AND THF RELATIONSHIP
OF POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION LEVELS IN WATER BODIES AND IN SEWAGE. APPENDIXES LIST: 1) REFERENCE
SOURCES IMPORTANT IN SETTING THE THRESHOLDS IN THE ORDINANCE AND 21 OTHER LAWS, ORDINANCES,
GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT IN THE MAINTENANCE OF WATER QUALITY.
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51
HATER
SWITZERLAND
PHiB)
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
EIDG. GEWAESSERSCHUTZKOMMISSION. ZWEITER GESCHAEFTSBERICHT 197* (FEDERAL
MATER PROTECTION COMMISSION. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT: 1974)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL WATER PROTECTION COMMISSION EPA
GERMAN 02/28/75 PGS 1-4 I DlK 03281A
THIS REPORT OF THE SWISS FEDERAL WATER PROTECTION COMMISSION SUMMARIZES ITS ACTIVITIES IN 1974
AND PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF SWISS EFFORTS IN THE REDUCTION OF WATER POLLUTION. THE COMMISSION
APPOINTED A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXPANDING SOURCES OF FEDFRAL 10NIES FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF WATER PROTECTION INSTALLATIONS. IN 1974 THE NEED FOR FUNDS FOR SUCH CONSTRUCTION
WAS TWO OR THREE TIMES GREATER THAN CREDITS AVAILABLE. IN OTHER AREAS, THE COMMISSION EXPRESSED
THE HOPE THAT RELATED PROVISIONS OF A DRAFT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND THE WATER PROTECTION
LAW MIGHT BE COORDINATED, TOOK A STAND ON THREE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL WATER
PROTECTION ORDINANCE, CCMMENTEO ON A FEDERAL COUNCIL DRAFT ORDINANCE ON THE QUALITY OF DISCHARGED
SEWAGE, CONSIDERED WATER-RELEVANT SECTIONS OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON FORBIDDEN POISONOUS
SUBSTANCES, AND RECOMMENDED AN ORDINANCE TO CONTROL PHOSPHATES IN WASHING AGENTS. IT ALSO LOOKED
AT THE FEASIBILITY OF PRIVATE GROUPS PERFORMING NECESSARY WATER-MONITORING TASKS FDR THE CANTONS.
GEWAESSERSCHUTZ UNO ABFALLBESEITIGUNG. STAND AM 1. JANUAR 1975 (HATER
PROTECTION AND SOLID WASTE REMOVAL, AS OF JANUARY 1, 19751
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 05/00/75 PGS 1-6 ID# 03291A
SOLID WASTE
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE PROGRESS OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN
SWITZERLAND AS OF JANUARY 1, 1975. ABOUT 1.3 MILLION SWISS FRANCS A YEAR ARE INVESTED IN SEWAGE
PURIFICATION, AND ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS SERVED BY EXISTING FACILITIES. MAJOR
SOURCES GF POLLUTING SEWAGE DISCHARGE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP BY 1982. THREE APPENDED TABLES IN
GERMAN AND FRENCH SHOW FOR SEWAGE PURIFICATION FACILITIES IN OPERATION, IN CONSTRUCTION, AND READY
FOR CONSTRUCTION: l» THE GENERAL STATUS OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION BY CANTON AS OF JANUARY 1, 2) THE
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION BY CANTON THAT COULD BE SERVED BY LOCAL FACILITIES, AND 3) THE
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL NATIONAL POPULATION THAT COULD BE SERVED BY THE FACILITIES. THE FIRST
TABLE ALSO INCLUDES AN INDICATION OF COSTS. FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL A TABLE PORTRAYS THE STATUS
OF WASTE DISPOSAL USTALLATIONS IN OPERATION, IN CONSTRUCTION, AND READY FOR CONSTRUCTION BY
CANTON WITH AN INDICATION OF COSTS.
«O& GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEU976 Z10-801/243 1-3
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
TO: EPA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY (PM-213)
ROOM 2404
WATERSIDE MALL, S.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
Telephone 202/755-0308 (commercial)
655-0308 (FTS)
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Please send copies of the following items listed in the "Summaries
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