NTISUB/B/135-76/005
NUMBER 45
MAY 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
REPORT
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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PAGE 10
("FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH'CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. I V"
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COMP. * EPA
ENGLISH/* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60^ ID# 01686As^
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
Air Pollution - Ambient Air Quality Measurement.
Guideline 1 - Guideline 2 .................. 1
Canada
Proposed National Emission Standard Regulations for
Asbestos Mining and Milling ................. 1
The Clean Air Act - Regulations and Guidelines - Compilation 1 . 2
A Look at the Economic Feasibility of Converting Wood
Into Liquid Fuel ...................... 2
Air Pollution Emissions and Control Technology. Asphalt
Paving Industry ....................... 2
Air Pollution Emissions and Control Technology. Secondary
Lead Smelter and Allied Industries ............. 3
Atmospheric Environment Service. Monthly Bulletin of
Canadian Upper Air Data ................... 3
Standard Reference Methods for Source Testing: Measurement
of Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide From Stationary Sources ... 3
Co&ta. Rica.
July 23, 1973 Decree No. 5287 Reforming Article 413 of
the Penal Code ....................... 4
Proposal for a Council Directive on the Use of Fuel-Oils .... 4
France.
August 7, 1973 Circular Concerning Sugar Mills, Sugar-Beet
Factories, and Sugar-Beet Distilleries and Refineries .... 4
January 16, 1975 Order Concerning Emissions of Gaseous
Pollutants by the Petrol Engines of Vehicles ........ 5
February 5, 1975 Interministerial Order on the Minimum
Efficiency of Fuel-Burning Heat-Generating Installations . . 5
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, Fed Rep o
Emission Control in Lead Smelting Plants (Draft) VDI 2285 ... 5
Air Pollution Control: An Integrated Approach ......... 6
Ozone Data for the World .................... 6
GENERAL
Mge.ntin.cL
June 14, 1973 Decree No. 253 on the Creation of the
National Health Council ................... 6
February 21, 1972 Decree No. 937 on the Creation of the
National Commission for the Man and the Biosphere Program . . 7
November 20, 1973 Decree No. 339 on the Creation of
Secretariats and Subsecretariats Within the Ministry
of Social Welfare ...................... 7
May 23, 1973 Decree No. 4858 on the National Environmental
Policy ........................... 8
Canada.
Environment Canada Acquisitions ................ 8
Federal-Provincial Accords on Environmental Protection ..... 8
Canada-Ontario Environmental Accord Signed ........... 9
Sludge Incineration and Precipitant Recovery .......... 9
Co&ta. RLc.a
July 31, 1973 General Health Law ................ 10
November 8, 1973 Decree No. 5412 on the Organizational Law
of the Ministry of Health .................. 10
See AIR (Costa Rica) — Control No. 03485 A ........... 4
F/ionce
May 15, 1974 Decree No. 74-531 in Pursuance of Article 5
of the December 19, 1917 Law on Classified Establishments
as Amended ......................... 10
Ge.sunan Pern Rep
December 11, 1975 Ordinance on State Hygiene Inspection .... 11
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Hungary
September 4, 1974 Resolution No. 1064 on the Establishment of
a National Environmental Protection Council ......... 11
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Advances
in the Assessment of the Health Effects of Environmental
Pollution, Volume 1 ..................... 11
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Advances
in the Assessment of the Health Effects of Environmental
Pollution, Volume 2 ..................... 12
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Advances
in the Assessment of the Health Effects of Environmental
Pollution, Volume 3 ..................... 12
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Advances
in the Assessment of the Health Effects of Environmental
Pollution, Volume 4 ..................... 12
December 13, 1973 Health Law .................. 13
Spain
February 6, 1976 Decree No. 182 Reassigning the Functions of
the Abolished Ministry of Development Planning ....... 13
LAND USE
Canada
National Land Use Policy Called for in Environment Week
Statement .......................... 14
See WATER (Canada) ~ Control No. 03495A ............ 25
InteAnationat
Proceedings of the Symposium on Ecology and Planning ...... 14
Sweden
Planning Sweden: Regional Development and Management of
Land and Water Resources .................. 15
Rich Fens in Northern Sweden: Conservation and Management ... 15
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NOISE
Fiance.
October 17, 1975 Decree No. 75-960 on the Limitation of
Noise Levels 16
May 5, 1973 Order Amending the Provisions of April 11, 1972
Decree Restricting the Level of Airborne Noises Emitted
by Certain Machines 16
See AIR (France) — Control No. 00379Q 4
Germany, Fe.d Rep o^
Oct. 24, 1972 General Administrative Regulation for Protection
Against Construction Noise - Emission Standards for
Compressors 17
March 28, 1973 General Administrative Regulation for Protection
Against Construction Noise - Emission Standards for
Concrete Pumps 17
May 4, 1973 General Administrative Regulation for Protection
Against Construction Noise - Emission Standards for
Bulldozers 17
May 14, 1973 General Administrative Regulation for Protection
Against Construction Noise - Emission Standards for
Tracked Loaders 18
Dec. 17, 1973 General Administrative Regulation for Protection
Against Construction Noise - Emission Standards for
Excavators 18
PESTICIDES
Fiance.
February 25, 1975 Order Concerning the Application of Pest
Control Products for Agricultural Use 18
RADIATION
Canada,
Monthly Radiation Summary 19
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Cze-choAlovakia
June 30, 1972 Order No. 59 Concerning Health Protection
Against Ionizing Radiations ................. 19
Legislation in the Area of Radiation Protection ........ 19
F/tonce
April 28, 1975 Decree No. 75-306 on the Protection of Workers
From the Dangers of Ionizing Radiation in Basic Nuclear
Installations ........................ 20
August 4, 1975 Decree No. 75-713 Establishing an
Interministerial Committee of Nuclear Safety ........ 20
See WATER (France) — Control No. 0044 3B ............ 33
Libya.
See GENERAL (Libya) — Control No. 03519A ........... 13
Poland
April 12, 1973 Law No. 88 on the Establishment of an
Atomic Energy Agency .................... 21
May 31, 1973 Ordinance No. 128 of the Council of Ministers
Concerning the Specific Sphere of Activities of the
Atomic Energy Agency .................... 21
SOLID WASTE
Canada
See WATER (Canada) — Control No. 03544A ............ 28
First Report (Of the Waste Management Advisory Council) .... 22
Spain
November 19, 1975 Law No. 42 on Urban Solid Wastes and Residues. 22
TOXIC SUBS
Belgium
February 9, 1976 Crown Decree on the General Regulation
of Toxic Wastes ....................... 23
Canada.
Land Disposal of Sewage Sludge, Volume III. Research
Report No. 35 ........................ 23
See WATER (Canada) — Control No. 03544A ............ 28
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PCB Conference II ....................... 24
See WATER (International) — Control No. 0349 7A ........ 36
WATER
January 23, 1975 Ministerial Decree Regulating the Specific
Discharge Conditions for Wastewaters From the Dairy Industry. 24
Canada
Arctic Pollution Penalties 'No Deterrent1 to Industry ..... 25
Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Annual Report 1974 .... 25
Review of Petroleum Spill Containment Dykes in the North .... 25
Spill Technology Newsletter .................. 26
Contract Signing Launches New Program ............. 26
Surface Water Data. British Columbia 1974. Water Survey
of Canada .......................... 26
Surface Water Data. Alberta 1974. Water Survey of Canada ... 27
Surface Water Data. Yukon and Northwest Territories 1974.
Water Survey of Canada ................... 27
A Statistical Estimation of a Demand Function for
Residential Water ...................... 27
The Removal and Recovery of Metals From Sludge and Sludge
Incinerator Ash. Research Report No. 33 .......... 28
Surface Water Data: Ontario 1974. Water Survey of Canada ... 28
Surface Water Data: Atlantic Provinces 1974. Water
Survey of Canada ...................... 29
The General Physical and Chemical Data for Water and
Sediment of the MacKenzie and Porcupine Watersheds...
Part I and II ........................ 29
Utilization of Alumized Red Mud Solids (ARMS) , for
Phosphorus Removal ..................... 29
Remote Sensing of Oil Spills .................. 30
Efficiency and Retentivity Testing and Performance of
Sinking Agents in the Removal of Oil Spills ......... 30
A Study of the Solubility of Oil in Water ........... 30
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Species List of Aquatic Plants and Animals Collected From
the MacKenzie and Porcupine River Watersheds From 1971-1973 . 31
Pilot Scale Evaluation of a Physical- Chemical Wastewater
Treatment System for Combined Sewer Overflows ........ 31
Direct Physicochemical Treatment With Ozone .......... 31
Effect of Storage on Storm and Combined Sewers ......... 32
October 31, 1974 Water Law, No. 138 .............. 32
December 31, 1974 Decree No. 74-1181 Concerning Discharges
of Liquid Radioactive Effluents From Nuclear Installations . 33
October 28, 1975 Decree No. 75-996 on the Implementation of
the 1964 Law on the Administration and Distribution of Water. 33
October 28, 1975 Decree No. 75-997 on the Implementation of
Paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the December 16, 1964 Law,
as Amended ......................... 34
October 28, 1975 Decree No. 75-998 Amending Decrees No. 66-699
and 66-700 of September 14 , 1966 on Basin Committees and
Finance Basin Agencies ................... 34
A Ministry of the Sea? ..................... 34
See AIR (France) — Control No. 00379Q ............. 4
Fec( Rep o^
Federally Uniform Rules for the Discharge of Wastewater
Will Soon Apply ....................... 35
January 31, 1975 Ordinance on Drinking Water and Utility Water
in Foodstuffs Concerns (Drinking Water Ordinance) ...... 35
Water and Wastewater Problems in Modern Textile Finishing
Plants ........................... 35
An Environmental Appraisal of the Severn Barrage ........ 36
Clean Up the Rhine? ...................... 36
Libya.
See GENERAL (Libya) — Control No. 03519A ........... 13
May 25, 1973 Presidential Decree No. 198 (Provincial Water
Utilities Act of 1973) ................... 37
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Sweden
The Bottom Fauna- in AsfJordan, Lake Vanern Regional
Variation and Initial Recovery 37
The By Fjord: Chemical Investigations 38
See LAND USE (Sweden) — Control No. 03527A 15
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AIR
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
LUFTVERUNREINIGUNG - IMMISSIONSHESSUNG. RICHTLINIE 1 - RICHTLINIE 2 (AIR
POLLUTION - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT. GUIDELINE 1 - GUIDELINE 21
AUSTRIA. MINISTRY FOR HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/75 PCS 1-45 ID* 03520A
ALSO ST
THE GUIDELINES PRESENTED IN THIS BOOKLET, PUBLISHED BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WERE DEVELOPED BY THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE WITHIN THE MINISTRY, WITH THE HELP OF OTHER EXPERT GROUPS. GUIDELINE 1
CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS FOR 0 FEDERALLY UNIFORM STORAGE OF DATA ON IMPORTANT AIR POLLUTING SUBSTANCES
AND ON SIGNIFICANT METEOROLOGICAL AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. GUIDELINE 2 CONTAINS A MINIMAL PROGRAM
FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BY CONTINUALLY OPERATING MEASURING DEVICES. THE APPENDIX
TO GUIDELINE 2 CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT FORTRAN IV AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DATA STORAGE.
SAMPLE DATA STORAGE SHEETS ARE INCLUDED. THESE GUIDELINES ARE PART OF THE MINISTRY'S PROGRAM TO
PROMOTE UNIFORMITY OF AIR POLLUTION DATA AND ITS EVALUATION IN AUSTRIA.
CANADA
LR(A)
"PROPOSED NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD REGULATIONS FOR ASBESTOS MINING AND
MILLING." CANADA GAZETTE, PART I, DECEMBER 13, 1975
EPA
ENGLISH* 12/13/75 PGS 5336-40 ID* 00356F
•ALSO FRENCH
PROPOSED REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 7(1) OF THE CANADIAN CLEAN AIR ACT PRESCRIBE THAT
THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS FIBERS THAT MAY BE EMITTED INTO THE AMBIENT AIR FROM THE
OPERATION OF ASBESTOS MINES AND MILLS MAY NOT EXCEED TWO ASBESTOS FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER,
MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD TESTING METHOD OR OTHER TESTING METHODS APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AN INTRODUCTION TO THESE PROPOSED REGULATIONS EXPLAINS THE
BACKGROUND AND OTHER FACTORS LEADING TO THE FORMULATION OF THE REGULATIONS, AND THE TEXT OF THE
REGULATIONS CONTAINS SECTIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ASBESTOS FIBER EMISSION STANDARD, THE
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE STANDARD IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION OR BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT, EMISSION
TESTING AND EMISSION TESTING WAIVERS, AND THE KEEPING OF RECORDS ON EMISSION TESTING AND
MALFUNCTIONS OR BREAKDOWhS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMS PROMULGATED IN SCHEDULES I AND II TO THE
REGULATIONS.
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AIR
CANADA
LRCAI
CANADA
SEC )
THE CLEAN AIR ACT - REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES COMPILATION I
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 09/00/75 PGS 1-29 ID* 00356G
*ALSO FRENCH
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE CANADA CLEAN AIR ACT ARE COLLECTED IN
THIS COMPILATION AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR SULFUR DIOXIDEt
SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER, CARBON MONOXIDE AND OXIDANTS (OZONE); AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES
FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE; LEAD-FREE GASOLINE REGULATIONS; LEADED GASOLINE REGULATIONS HITH AMENDMENT;
CEMENT INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION GUIDELINES; ASPHALT PAVING INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION
GUIDELINES; AND METALLURGICAL COKE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION GUIDELINES*
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ARE REPRINTED IN THE SAME FORMAT IN WHICH THEY ORIGINALLY APPEAR IN
THE CANADA GAZETTE WITH THE APPROPRIATE ISSUE NUMBER ANO DATE OF EACH.
A LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CONVERTING HOOD INTO LIQUID FUEL.
INFORMATION REPORT E-X-25
MARSHALL, J.E., AND CTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PGS 1-47 ID* 03510A
ALSO ST
BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN WORLD CRUDE OIL PRICES AND THE EMPHASIS ON LESS POLLUTING FUELS,
THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF MANUFACTURING FUEL ALCOHOL FROM HOOD NOW APPEARS PROMISING. THIS
INFORMATION REPORT ISSUED BY THE POLICY, ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN
FORESTRY SERVICE EXAMINES THE TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES OF FUEL ALCOHOLS OVER
GASOLINE AND LOOKS AT THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF AT LEAST SUPPLEMENTING CANADIAN FUEL OIL
SUPPLY BY INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF FUEL ALCOHOL PRODUCED DOMESTICALLY. CANADA CURRENTLY CONSUMES
ABOUT 600 MILLION BARRELS OF PETROLEUM ANNUALLY. THE ESTIMATED 19 BILLION CUBIC FEET OF UNUSED
WOOD AND WOOD RESIDUES PRODUCED ANNUALLY IN THE CANADIAN FORESTRY INDUSTRY COULD PRODUCE 800
MILLION BARRELS OF FUEL ALCOHOL, EQUAL IN ENERGY TERMS TO 500 MILLION BARRELS OF GASOLINE AND
REPRESENTING A MORE EFFICIENT AND CLEANER SOURCE OF FUEL. PRODUCTION COSTS OF FUEL ALCOHOL WOULD
BE 25-30 PERCENT LOWER THAN FOR GASOLINE BUT 20-40 PERCENT HIGHER ON A PER B.T.U. OF ENERGY BASIS.
CANADA
ST(
AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. ASPHALT PAVING INDUSTRY.
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT WPS 3-AP-74-2
ROBERT, J., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-38 ID* 03504A
ALSO PMB
PREPARED BY THE CANADIAN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE, THIS ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL
REVIEW REPORT EXAMINES THE PRESENT AND FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BY THE
CANADIAN HOT-MIX ASPHALT INDUSTRY ANO DISCUSSES THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO CONTROL
THESE AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS. THERE ARE 357 REPORTED ASPHALT PLANTS IN CANADA AND THEIR ANNUAL
PRODUCTION IN 1972 WAS 14.5 MILLION TONS OF ASPHALT. PARTICULATE EMISSIONS ARE THE LARGEST AIR
POLLUTANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDUSTRY, AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 60,000 TONS PER YEAR. METHODS
FOR CONTROLLING THESE EMISSIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY, PERFORMANCE AND COSTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENT FOR THE INDUSTRY ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AND ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL FIGURES
ANC TABLES.
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AIR
CANADA
ST( )
CANADA
ST(
AIR POLLUTION EMISSICNS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER
AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-AP-75-3
HAVELOCKt VICTOR C. EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/75 PGS 1-30 ID* 03506A
ALSO LRB
PREPARED BY THE CANADIAN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE, THIS ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL
REVIEW REPORT EVALUATES THE CONTRIBUTION TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BY THE CANADIAN SECONDARY
LEAD SMELTER AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES IN 1970. SECONDARY LEAD MANUFACTURING IS DEFINED AND
CANADIAN OPERATIONS ARE REVIEWED WITH RESPECT TO SIZE, LOCATION, PRODUCTS AND EMISSIONS AS
ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL FIGURES AND TABLES. CONTROL TECHNOLOGY IS DISCUSSED AND ITS POTENTIAL
FOP EMISSION REDUCTION IS ESTIMATED. THE REPORT SERVES TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR
USE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD REGULATIONS FOR THE CANADIAN SECONDARY
LEAD SMELTING INDUSTRY.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE. MONTHLY BULLETIN OF CANADIAN UPPER AIR DATA
CANADA. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/00 PGS ID* 03517A
ALSO PMB/*ALSO FRENCH
FIRST APPEARING IN 1959, THE MONTHLY BULLETIN FOR CANADIAN UPPER AIR DATA, PUBLISHED BY
THE CANADIAN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE, PROVIDES DAILY VALUES AND MONTHLY MEANS OF
CHECKED DATA OBTAINED FROM THE RAWINSONDE ASCENTS AT CANADIAN STATIONS. THE TABLES OF READINGS
CONTAINED IN THE TEXT OF THE BULLETIN ARE ARRANGED IN THE FORMAT RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AND ARE PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF
THE STATION WHERE THE MEASUREMENTS HERE TAKEN. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL TO EACH ISSUE OF THE
BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE SYMBOLS, CODES AND UNITS USED IN THE TABLES. EACH JANUARY ISSUE CONTAINS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE BULLETIN, EXISTING SUPPLEMENTS, PROCESSING OF
DATA FOR THE BULLETIN, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MEASURING STATIONS, AND OTHER EXPLANATORY
NOTES.
CANADA
ST(
STANDARD REFERENCE METHODS FOR SOURCE TESTING:
OF SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM STATIONARY SOURCES
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 09/00/75 PGS 1-8
•ALSO FRENCH
MEASUREMENT OF EMISSIONS
EPA
ID# 0354ZA
THE METHOD FOR MEASURING THE EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM STATIONARY SOURCES IS
DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THIS METHOD, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH REPORT l-AP-74-1 OF THE
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE, WORKS ON THE PRINCIPLE OF EXTRACTING A GAS SAMPLE
FROM A POINT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STACK, AND THE APPROPRIATE RANGE AND SENSITIVITY REFERENCES,
INTERFERENCES, APPARATUS, REAGENTS, PROCEDURES AND CALCULATIONS ARE PRESCRIBED. FIGURES 1 AND
2 OF THE REPORT GIVE THE SULFUR DIOXIDE SAMPLING TRAIN AND A SAMPLE SULFUR DIOXIDE FIELD DATA
SHEET. THE APPLICATION OF THE METHOD TO A SPECIFIC SOURCE WILL BE PRESCRIBED IN GUIDELINES
ANC REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TC THE SOURCE.
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AIR
COSTA RICA
LR(A)
"JULY 23, 1973 DECREE NO. 5287 REFORMING ARTICLE 413 OF THE PENAL CODE."
LA GACfiTA - DIARIO OFICIAL, NO. 158, 1973
EPA
SPANISH 08/24/73 PGS 1 ID* 03485A
GENERAL
THIS DECREE, APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COSTA RICA, AMENDS ARTICLE
OF COSTA RICA'S PENAL CODE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "A PENALTY OF 15 TO 30 DAYS WILL BE IMPOSED
ON INDUSTRIALISTS OR ENTREPRENEURS WHO DO NOT ADOPT THE APPROPRIATE MEANS TO PREVENT THE
EMISSIONS OF SMOKE, VAPORS OR GASES THAT COULD CAUSE PUBLIC NUISANCE OR BE HARMFUL TO PUBLIC
HEALTH, OR WHO DO NOT TAKE MEASURES TO PROPERLY ELIMINATE WASTES THAT COULD CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION. THE SAME PENALTY WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHICH
PRODUCE EMISSIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE, SMOKE OR OTHER SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION WHICH CAUSE
PUBLIC NUISANCES OR DANGER TO HEALTH." (THE PENAL CODE OF COSTA RICA WAS ORIGINALLY PROMULGATED
BY DECREE NO. 4573 OF MAY 4, 1970).
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(A)
"PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE USE OF FUEL-OILS."
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, VOL. 19, NO. C 54
ENGLISH
03/08/76 PGS 79-84
ID*
OFFICIAL
EPA
03536A
THIS EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON THE USE OF FUEL-OILS WITH THE AIM OF
DECREASING SULFUROUS EMISSIONS WOULD REQUEST MEMBER STATES TO DESIGNATE ZONES NSEDING SPECIAL
PROTECTION FROM SULFUR DIOXIDE AND SUSPENDED PARTICULATES ON THE BASIS OF CRITERIA SET OUT IN
ANNEX I. THE PROPOSAL WOULD THEN REQUIRE THE USE OF LOW-SULFUR CONTENT FUEL OIL IN THESE ZONES
ANC WOULD SET A LIMIT ON THE LEVEL OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS PRESENT IN SUCH FUELS SOLD IN THE
COMMUNITY. FUEL-OIL WOULD ONLY BE CLASSED AS HAVING LOW-SULFUR CONTENT IF IT CONTAINED NO MORE
THAN 2 PERCENT SULFUR BY WEIGHT FROM JUNE 1, 1978 AND 1 PERCENT BY JUNE 1, 1983. MEMBER STATES
WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THE USE OF LOW-SULFUR CONTENT FUEL ACCORDING TO METHODS SET
DOMN IN ANNEX II.
FRANCE
LR(A»
"AUGUST 7, 1973 CIRCULAR CONCERNING SUGAR MILLS, SUGAR-BEET FACTORIES, AND
SUGAR-BEET DISTILLERIES AND REFINERIES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/29/73 PGS 10551-57 ID# 00379Q
WATER NOISE
THIS CIRCULAR IS ADDRESSED BY THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE
ENVIRONMENT TO THE PREFECTS CONCERNED. IT ESTABLISHES, IN AN ANNEX, THE TECHNICAL RULES FOR THE
LAY OUT AND OPERATION OF SUGAR MILLS, SUGAR-BEET FACTORIES, AND SUGAR-BEET DISTILLERIES AND
REFINERIES, DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE PREVENTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION; THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
SEWAGE SYSTEMS; AND THE PREVENTION OF NOISE.
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AIR
FRANCE
LR(AI
FRANCE
LR(A)
"JANUARY 16t 1975 ORDER CONCERNING EMISSIONS OF GASEOUS POLLUTANTS BY THE
PETROL ENGINES OF VEHICLES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 02/25/75 PGS 2229-30 ID* 00379S
THIS ORDER REPEALS THE ORDER OF JUNE 30, 1970 ON THE SAME SUBJECT. IT CONTAINS VARIOUS
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE INSPECTION OF VEHICLES FROM THE STANDPOINT OF EMISSIONS OF GASEOUS
POLLUTANTS BY PETROL ENGINES. INSPECTIONS ARE TO ENSURE ACCEPTABLE CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS
ANO TO VERIFY CRANKCASE-GAS EMISSIONS.
"FEBRUARY 5t 1975 INTERMINISTERIAL OROER ON THE MINIMUM EFFICIENCY OF
FUEL-BURNING HEAT-GENERATING INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 02/18/75 PGS 2008-09 ID# 02059C
THIS ORDER HAS BEEN MADE IN PURSUANCE OF, INTER ALIA. DECREE NO. 74-415 OF MARCH 13, 1974 ON
THE CONTROL OF POLLUTING EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND CERTAIN USES OF THERMAL ENERGY. THE
ORDER PRESCRIBES THE MINIMUM EFFICIENCY LEVELS FOR ALL STATIONARY BOILER INSTALLATIONS BURNING
LIQUID, GASEOUS, OR SOLIC MINERAL FUELS (INDUSTRIAL FURNANCES, FLARES, RESIDUE TREATMENT PLANTS AND
INDEPENDENT APPLICANCES SUCH AS STOVES AND COOKERS ARE, IN PARTICULAR, EXCLUDED).
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"EMISSION CONTROL IN LEAD SMELTING PLANTS (DRAFT) VDI 2285." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR-927
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-47 ID* 03501A
ALSO LRB AND ST
THIS PUBLICATION, EXTRACTED FROM THE HANDBOOK OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OF THE GERMAN
ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS (1970), CONTAINS THE GUIDELINES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION CONCERNING
THE REDUCTION OF DUST ANC SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM CURRENT LEAD EXTRACTION PROCESSES. THESE
GUIDELINES DESCRIBE THOSE PARTS OF LEAD SMELTING PLANTS AND PROCESSES WHICH PRODUCE FLUE DUST AND
SULFUR DIOXIDE, POINT OUT MEASURES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DUST AND SULFUR DIOXIDE, SUGGEST THE
SELECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUITABLE DUST REMOVAL SYSTEMS, AND SPECIFY RECOMMENDED VALUES FOR
DUST ANO SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FOR NEW PLANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL
STANDARDS.
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AIR
GREAT BRITAIN
PMU)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
GREAT BRITAIN. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PCS 1-130 ID* 03498A
ALSO PMB
THIS FIFTH REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION REVIEWS THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF MEASURES TO CONTROL DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN AND COMPARES THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORITIES AT VARIOUS LEVELS. FOR THE CONTROL OF ALL POLLUTION PROBLEMS
ORIGINATING IN INDUSTRY, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW CENTRAL INSPECTORATE TO
BE CALLED HER MAJESTY'S POLLUTION CONTROL INSPECTORATE (HMPI). HMPI MOULD HAVE DUTIES
SUPPLEMENTING THOSE OF LCCAL WATER AND SOLID WASTE AUTHORITIES. THE COMMISSION ENDORSES
CONTINUATION OF THE "BEST PRACTICABLE MEANS" STRATEGY OF CLEANING UP AIR POLLUTION IN INDUSTRY
BUT RECOMMENDS DEVELOPMENT OF NON-MANDATORY AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES AS WELL. AMONG THE REPORT'S
TWELVE CHAPTERS ARE THOSE DISCUSSING DOMESTIC SMOKE CONTROL, INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
SYSTEMS, MONITORING AND RESEARCH, AND PLANNING AND POLLUTION. THE LAST CHAPTER CONTAINS SUMMARIES
FOP EACH OF THE PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
INTERNATIONAL
ST( )
GENERAL
ARGENTINA
LR(A)
OZONE DATA FOR THE WORLD
CANADA. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PCS
EPA
ID* 03512A
IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS OF THE WORLD METEROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION,
THIS ONGOING PUBLICATION, ISSUED BIMONTHLY BY THE CANADIAN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE,
PROVIDES A CENTRALLY COMPILED TABULATION OF ATMOSPHERIC OZONE DATA RECEIVED FRCM COUNTRIES WHERE
OZONE OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT. A SUPPLEMENTAL CATALOGUE OF OZONE STATIONS AND OZONE
DATA IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AS AN INDEX TO THE BIMONTHLY ISSUES. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL IN EACH
ISSUE DEFINES TERMS AND METHODS USED IN THE ARRANGEMENT OF COLLECTED DATA, AND THE TEXT OF THE
PUBLICATION CONSISTS OF TOTAL OZONE TABLES, UMKEHR OBSERVATION TABLES, TABLES OF VERTICAL
DISTRIBUTION OF OZONE FROM UMKEHR OBSERVATIONS AND TABLES OF VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF OZONE FROM
OZQNESONDE OBSERVATIONS.
"JUNE 14, 1973 DECREE NO. 253 ON THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH
COUNCIL." ANALES DE LEGISLACION ARGENTINA, VOL. 33-C, 1973
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 3212-3213 ID* 03491A
FIRST APPEARING IN THE ARGENTINE BOLETIN OFICIAL OF JUNE 27, 1973, THIS DECREE CREATES
THE NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL OF ARGENTINA, WHOSE DUTIES ARE THE TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATION OF A NATIONAL HEALTh PROGRAM AND THE EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
RELATED ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HOUSED WITHIN THE SUBSECRETARIAT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF
THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE COUNCIL INCLUDES AMONG ITS MEMBERS THE SUBSECRETARY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE SUBSECRETARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY, AND REPRESENTATIVES
FROM: THE GENERAL CONFEDERATIONS OF LABOR AND ECONOMY, THE CONFEDERATION OF
MEDICINE, THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES, THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION, AND EACH OF THE
NATIONAL HEALTH REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. AN INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE COUNCIL MAY BE EFFECTED BY
RESOLUTION OF THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
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GENERAL
ARGENTINA
LRU)
"FEBRUARY 21, 1972 DECREE NO. 937 ON THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR THE MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM." ANALES DE LEGISLACION ARGENTINA, VOL. 32-A, 1972
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/73 PCS 414-415 ID* 03492A
THIS DECREE PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF AN ARGENTINE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE MAN AND
THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM. HOUSED WITHIN THE SECRETARIAT OF PLANNING AND GOVERNMENT ACTIVITYf THE
COMMISSION IS TO ACT AS AN ADVISORY AND COORDINATING ORGAN IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM. ITS FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: THE COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROGRAM, EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS FOR THE PROGRAM, ADVISING
ON PROGRAM PRIORITIES, ELABORATION OF ARGENTINA PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM ON THE
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, AND THE EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL AID FOR
THE REALIZATION OF THE PROGRAM. THE APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS TO THE COMMISSION IS HONORARY,
OTHER PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE APPOINTED OFFICIALS NOT BEING AFFECTED. THE FUNCTIONS
OF INTERNAL COORDINATION AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE COMMISSION ARE PERFORMED BY THE SUBSECRETARY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
ARGENTINA
LR(A)
"NOVEMBER 20, 1973 DECREE NO. 339 ON THE CREATION OF SECRETARIATS AND
SUBSECRETARIATS WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE." ANALES DE LEGISLACION ARGENTINA, VDL. 33-D
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PCS 3631-36 ID* 03493A
ALSO PMA
THIS DECREE, FIRST APPEARING IN THE ARGENTINE BOLETIN OFICIAL OF NOVEMBER 22, 1973, CREATES
AND DELINEATES THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SECRETARIATS OF STATE UNDER THE ARGENTINE MINISTRY
OF SOCIAL WELFARE: COORDINATION AND SOCIAL PROMOTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPORTS
AND TOURISM; HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS; AND YOUTH AND THE FAMILY. THESE SECRETARIATS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMULATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS ON MATTERS UNDER THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. MATTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST ARE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION AND OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS IN THE AREAS OF
HOUSING, LAND USE PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. CERTAIN SUBSECRETARIATS FOR THE SECRETARIATS
OF PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SECURITY; AND SPORTS AND TOURISM ARE ALSO CREATED BY THIS DECREE.
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GENERAL
ARGENTINA
LR(A)
"MAY 23, 1973 DECREE NO. 4858 ON THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMEI^TAL POLICY."
ANALES OE LEGISLACION ARGENTINA, VOL. 33-0, 1973
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 2059-61 I0# 03545A
ALSO PMA
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF ARGENTINA, COMPLIANCE WITH WHICH IS MANDATORY FOR ALL
AGENCIES, IS PROMULGATED IN THIS DECREE. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO ATTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
GOALS ARE DELINEATED IN THE DECREE AND INCLUDE: ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION EFFORTS; INCORPORATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; EXCHANGE
AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS; CREATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES; AND PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS AN EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION CAN BE STRUCTURED, THE
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION WILL SERVE AS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
AGENCY, ACTING IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE. THE COMMISSION'S
STRUCTURE AND POWERS IN THIS REGARD ARE SET FORTH IN THE DECREE, ONE SIGNIFICANT FUNCTION BEING
THE ELICITING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS FOR STATE SPONSORED WORKS AND PROJECTS. THE
CECREE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE BOLETIN OFICIAL OF JUNE 13, 1973.
CANADA
PM(B»
ENVIRONMENT CANADA ACQUISITIONS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 00/00/00 PGS
ALSO ST/*ALSO FRENCH
EPA
IDH 03516A
THIS ACQUISITIONS LIST, ISSUED PERIODICALLY, INCLUDES NEWLY RECEIVED MONOGRAPHS AND
PERIODICALS CATALOGUED IN THE LIBRARY OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE
CHEMICAL CONTROL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE FONTAINE LIBRARY. A LIST OF ON-LINE DATA BASES FOR
COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCHES IS ALSO GIVEN. PERTINENT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA IS GIVEN FOR
EACH INPUT, AND INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION IN EACH ISSUE OF THE ACQUISITIONS LIST DESCRIBES
LOAN REQUEST PROCEDURES AND CONTAINS THE APPROPRIATE LOAN REQUEST FORMS.
CANADA
PM(B)
"FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL ACCORDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA NEWS RELEASE, NO. 121
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 10/08/75 PGS 1-2 ID# 03522A
AGREEMENTS TO DEVELOP COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS FOR THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY CANADA AND THE PROVINCES OF ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, NEW
BRUNSWICK, MANITOBA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA, WHILE SIMILAR ACCORDS ARE EXPECTED TO
FOLLOW WITH THE REMAINING PROVINCES. ACCORDING TO THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER, THESE
ACCORDS ESTABLISH AN OVERALL FRAMEWORK THAT WILL FACILITATE BOTH THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS
AND THE COOPERATION NECESSARY FOR PROBLEM SOLVING. MEASURES AGREED TO BY CANADA AND THE SIGNING
PROVINCES INCLUDE: 1) THE DETERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIRABLE LEVELS OF BASELINE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; 2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR POLLUTION
CONTROL BY INDUSTRY AND MUNICIPALITIES; AND 3) CONSULTATION ON METHODS OF MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANC THE EXCHANGE OF ASSESSMENT DATA.
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CANADA
PM(B)
CANADA
STI )
PAGE
"CANADA-ONTARIO ENVIRONMENTAL ACCORD SIGNED."
RELEASE, NO. 124
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 10/20/75 PGS 1-2
ENVIRONMENT CANADA JOINT NEWS
ID*
EPA
03535A
AN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP COMPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS HAS
BEEN SIGNED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA MINISTER, JEANNE SAUVE, AND ONTARIO'S NEWLY APPOINTED ENVIRONMENT
MINISTER, GEORGE KERR. THE ACCORD EXTENDS FOR FIVE YEARS AND PROVIDES FOR REVISION AND RENEWAL,
AS WELL AS SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. CANADA AND
ONTARIO HAVE AGREED TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS: ESTABLISH DESIRABLE LEVELS OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY; DEVELOP NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR POLLUTION CONTROL BY INDUSTRY AND
MUNICIPALITIES; IMPLEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL . PROGRAMS; CONSULT ON METHODS OF MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANC EXCHANGING ASSESSMENT DATA; DEVELOP CONTINGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES SUCH AS OIL SPILLS; COOPERATE IN RESEARCH, STAFF TRAINING, AND EXCHANGE
OF TECHNIQUES; AND SHARE COSTS FOR JOINT PROGRAMS.
SLUDGE INCINERATION AND PRECIPITANT RECOVERY.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 31
PLUMMER, DEREK
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-31
VOL. 1. A SELECTIVE CODED
ID*
EPA
03490A
INCINERATION HAS BEEN A POPULAR METHOD OF ULTIMATE DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGES FOR MANY YEARS.
WITH THE RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PROGRAMS AT MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANTS, INTEREST HAS DEVELOPED IN THE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF THE CHEMICAL PRECIPITANTS
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GENERAL
COSTA RICA
LR(A)
COSTA RICA
LR(AI
"JULY 31. 1973 GENERAL HEALTH LAW."
OFICIAL, NO. 143, 1973
SUPPLEMENT NO. 113 TO LA GACETA - DIARIO
SPANISH
08/31/73 PGS 4145-59
I0#
EPA
03537A
THE GENERAL HEALTH LAW OF COSTA RICA, APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THAT COUNTRY,
CONTAINS THE BASIC PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION. AN INTRODUCTION SUMMARIZES THE TEXT OF THE LAW AND
DISCUSSES ANTECEDENTS TO THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL SANITATION CODE AND
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CODES. THE TEXT OF THE LAW IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS, THE FIRST
DELINEATING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS REGARDING PERSONAL HEALTH, RESPECT OF THE HEALTH
OF OTHERS AND THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE SECOND PART OF THE LAW
NAMES AND DISCUSSES THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND
ADMINISTRATION, AND THE THIRD PART OF THE LAW LISTS THE SANCTIONS CONCERNING CONTRAVENORS AND
THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THEIR APPLICATION.
"NOVEMBER tt,
OF HEALTH."
SPANISH
1973 DECREE NO. 5412 ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL LAW OF THE MINISTRY
SUPPLEMENT NO. 174 TO LA GACETA - DIARIO OFICIAL, NO. 223, 1973
EPA
11/27/73 PGS 5705-07 I0# 03538A
THIS DECREE, PROMULGATED BY THE COSTA RICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, DEFINES THE DUTIES AND
ORGANIZATION OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND THE FUNCTIONS OF ITS VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS. THE
MINISTRY IS COMPRISED OF THE MINISTER'S AND VICE MINISTER'S OFFICE, THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF
HEALTH, AND THE DIVISIONS OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH, PROGRAM AREAS, AND ADMINISTRATION. IN ADDITION, AGENCIES DEPENDENT ON OR HOUSED WITHIN
THE MINISTER'S OFFICE INCLUDE: THE PLANNING UNIT, LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING
SERVICE, NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL, MEDICO-SOCIAL ASSISTANCE COUNCIL, NARCOTICS BOARD, ALCOHOLISM
INSTITUTE, AND FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY SECRETARIAT. THE DECREE ALSO DEFINES THE MINISTRY'S
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RELATIONSHIPS, FINANCIAL PROVISIONS, MUNICIPAL SANITARY ACTIVITIES, AND
THE APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE AND OTHER
HEALTH LAWS IN FORCE.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"MAY 15, 1974 DECREE NO. 74-531 IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE DECEMBER
19, 1917 LAW ON CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS AS AMENDED." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 05/23/74 PGS 5644-47 ID# 00379R
THIS DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE DECEMBER 19, 1917 LAW ON CLASSIFIED
ESTABLISHMENTS AS AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTS THE LIST OF INSTALLATIONS WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS DANGEROUS
ANC CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TC THE DEGREE OF DANGER OR ANNOYANCE PRESENTED.
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GENERAL
GERMAN DEM REP
LR(A)
HUNGARY
LR(A)
"DECEMBER lit 1975 ORDINANCE ON STATE HYGIENE INSPECTION."
DER OEUTSCHEN DEMOKRATISCHEN REPUBLIK
GERMAN
01/22/76 PCS 17-20
10*
GESETZBLATT
EPA
03488A
THE STATE HYGIENE INSPECTORATE OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
GUIDANCEt ADVICE, SUPPORT AND CONTROL IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS, RULES AND STANDARDS
IN THE AREA OF HYGIENE. ORGANS BELONGING TO THE HYGIENE INSPECTORATE INCLUDE THE STATE HYGIENE
INSPECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AND THE HYGIENE INSPECTORATES AT THE DISTRICT (BE/IRK),
REGIONAL (KREIS), AND CITY-DISTRICT (STADTBEZIRKI LEVELS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INSPECTORATE
INVOLVE ATTENTION TO COMMUNAL HYGIENE, INCLUDING MEASURES TO PROTECT THE PURITY OF SOIL, AIR,
AND WATER, TO REDUCE NOISE, AND TO COLLECT, REMOVE AND RECLAIM WASTE PRODUCTS. THE INSPECTORATE
IS ALSO INVOLVED IN PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM FOREIGN AND POISONOUS SUBSTANCES. THE ADMINISTRATION,
ORGANIZATION, AND RIGHTS OF THE HYGIENE INSPECTORATE AT ITS SEVERAL LEVELS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE
ORDINANCE, AND VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES ARE STATED.
"SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 RESOLUTION NO. 1064 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL." MAGYAR KOZLONY, NO. 62
EPA
HUNGARIAN* 09/04/74 PCS 736-38 ID* 02493B
*ENGLISH TRANSLATION ATTACHED
THIS RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, BY THE CCUNCIL OF MINISTERS, OF A NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL FOR THE COORDINATION, CONTROL AND INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF
ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES. A LIST OF THE COUNCIL'S MEMBERSHIP IS INCLUDED,
ALONG WITH DETAILS ON TASKS TO BE PERFORMED BY THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING: FORMULATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES, COORDINATION OF INDEPENDENT MINISTERIAL ACTIVITIES, AND MONITORING THE
WORK OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANS.
INTERNATIONAL
ST( I
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, VOLUME 1
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-476 10* 03518A
ALSO PMB AND SE
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, HELD IN PARIS IN JUNE 1974, WAS SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND WHO IN ORDER TO
COMPILE AND EVALUATE DATA ON THE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR
ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ON HUMAN HEALTH. THE ADDRESSES, REPORTS,
PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ARE PUBLISHED IN FOUR VOLUMES IN ENGLISH, DUTCH,
FRENCH, GERMAN OR ITALIAN. PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS NOT PUBLISHED ORIGINALLY IN ENGLISH HAVE AN
ENGLISH ABSTRACT OR TRANSLATION IN THESE VOLUMES. VOLUME 1 INCLUDES OPENING ADDRESSES AND THE
WORKING PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS PRESENTED AT PLENARY SESSIONS OF THE SYMPOSIUM INVOLVING METHODS
USED IN POLLUTION MONITORING AND IN STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ON POPULATION
ANC HUMAN HEALTH IN GENERAL.
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GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
ST< »
INTERNATIONAL
ST( )
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, VOLUME 2
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 477-1185 ID* 035188
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, HELD IN PARIS IN JUNE 1974 AND SPCNSORED JOINTLY BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND WHO, COMPILED
AND EVALUATED DATA ON THE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ON HUMAN HEALTH. THE SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN
FOUR VOLUMES IN ENGLISH, DUTCH, FRENCH, GERMAN OR ITALIAN, THOSE PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS NOT
ORIGINALLY IN ENGLISH HAVING AN ENGLISH ABSTRACT OR TRANSLATION IN THESE VOLUMES. VOLUME 2 OF
THE PROCEEDINGS CONTAINS PAPERS PRESENTED AT SPECIALIZED SESSIONS AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTARY
REPORTS. MAJOR TOPICS ARE: STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ON HUMANS; ANIMAL
STUDIES; EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. ON METABOLISM; EFFECTS OF INTERACTIONS OF POLLUTANTS;
AND INDICATORS OF EXPOSURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ACVANCES IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, VOLUME 3
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1186-1872 ID* 03518C
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, HELD IN PARIS IN JUNE 1974 AND SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND WHO, COMPILED
ANC EVALUATED DATA ON THE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ON HUMAN HEALTH. THE SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN
FOUR VOLUMES IN ENGLISH, DUTCH, FRENCH, GERMAN OR ITALIAN, PAPERS NOT ORIGINALLY IN ENGLISH HAVING
ENGLISH ABSTRACTS OR TRANSLATIONS IN THESE VOLUMES. VOLUME 3 CONTAINS PAPERS PRESENTED AT
SPECIALIZED SESSIONS AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS ON TISSUE MEASUREMENT OF POLLUTANTS,
MONITORING NEEDS, ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, EXPOSURE MONITORING AND MODELS FOR EVALUATING THE
EFFECT OF POLLUTION ON HEALTH.
INTERNATIONAL
ST( I
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE
ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, VOLUME 4
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1873-2522 ID* 03518D
ALSO PMB AND SE
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, HELD IN PARIS IN JUNE 1974 AND SPCNSORED JOINTLY BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PRCTECTION AGENCY, AND WHO, COMPILED AND
EVALUATED DATA ON THE METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ON HUMAN HEALTH. MOST OF THE PAPERS APPEARING IN THE FOUR VOLUMES OF
THE SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS ARE IN ENGLISH: ENGLISH ABSTRACTS ARE PROVIDED FOR THCSE PAPERS IN
ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN GR ITALIAN. VOLUME 4, WHICH SUMS UP THE SYMPOSIUM, CONTAINS PAPERS AND
DISCUSSIONS PRESENTED AT PLENARY SESSIONS DEALING WITH: THE SCIENTIFIC DATA BASE REQUIRED FOR
DECISIONS TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MONITORING NEEDS; TISSUE
MEASUREMENTS; AND HEALTH EFFECTS STUDIES. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND LISTS OF PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO
GIVEN.
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GENERAL
LIBYA
LR(M
"DEC. 13, 1973 HEALTH LAW." AL-JAR10AH AL-RASMIYAH, VOL. 12, NO. 6
EPA
ARABIC 02/18/74 PGS 188-240 ID* 03519A
MATER RADIATION
THIS LAW ON THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO BE FURNISHED BY THE LIBYAN MINISTRY OF
HEALTH, CONTAINS PROVISIONS DEALING WITH THE QUALITY OF DRINKING HATER AND ITS PROTECTION FROM
POLLUTION AND POLLUTION HAZARDS; GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MEASURES INCLUDING SANITARY
RETIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO BATHING BEACHES, BATHHOUSES AND PUBLIC TOILETS, THE DRAINAGE AND
DISPOSAL OF LIQUID AND SCLID HASTES (INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL HASTES) AND THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
OF GARBAGE; AND, FINALLY, THE USE OF IONIZING RADIATION AND THE PREVENTION OF THEIR HAZARDS.
(ATTACHED IS A PARTIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE LAH, HHICH APPEARED IN THE INTERNATIONAL DIGEST
OF HEALTH LEGISLATION, VCL. 26, 1975, PP 144-162.)
SPAIN
LR(A)
LAND USE
CANADA
LR(B)
"FEBRUARY 6, 1976 DECREE NO. 182 REASSIGNING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ABOLISHED
MINISTRY 3F DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ...." BOLETIN DEL ESTADO, NO. 36
EPA
SPANISH 02/11/76 PGS 2871-72 ID* 03548A
THIS DECREE MAKES FURTHER ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO DECREE
LAH NO. 1 OF JANUARY 8, 1976, HHICH PROVIDED FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE DELEGATE COMMISSION FOR
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ANC THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. AMONG OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, THE GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ABOLISHED MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
HAVE BEEN ASSUMED BY THE PRESIDENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT. OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT, THE MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF TERRITORIAL
ACTIVITIES AND ENVIRONMENT, UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT, HAS ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF THE
SECRETARYSHIP OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
"ARCTIC POLLUTION PENALTIES 'NO DETERRENT" TO INDUSTRY.* THE CITIZEN
MA, JOE EPA
ENGLISH 02/18/76 PGS 38 ID* 03495A
* WATER
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LAND USE
CANADA
PM(B»
"NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY CALLED FOR IN ENVIRONMENT WEEK STATEMENT."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE, NO. 119
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 10/07/75 PGS 1-9 IDl* 03523A
A STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER TO MARK ENVIRONMENT HEEK POINTS OUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND USE IN THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE QUALITY OF LIFE. PLANNED LAND USE IS DESCRIBED AS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTROL OF POLLUTIONi TO
THE MANAGEMENT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES, AND TO THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD. THE COMPETING DEPANDS OF
URBAN GROWTH, TRANSPORTATION, INDUSTRY AND RECREATION ARE ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THREATENING GOOD
AGRICULTURAL LAND. THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTER FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT A NATIONAL LAND USE
POLICY COULD NOT BE IMPOSED AND THAT SEVERAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD
HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AN ACCEPTABLE FRAMEWORK OF LAND USE PRINCIPLES. THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS ON LAND USE AND TO EXPLORE
WITH THE PROVINCES THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING A SET OF NATIONAL LAND USE OBJECTIVES IS ALSO
ANNOUNCED BY THE MINISTER.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON ECOLOGY AND PLANNING. MAY 20-21, 1975,
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH* 11/00/75 PGS 1-227 10 tt 03529A
*ALSO SWEDISH
THE SYMPOSIUM ON ECOLOGY AND PLANNING WHICH WAS HELD IN STOCKHOLM IN MAY 1975 HAD AS ITS
OBJECTIVES TO SPREAD INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEED FOR ECOLOGICAL PLANNING, TO PRESENT CASE STUDIES
FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL PLANNING IS IN PROPER LAND
USE AND TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES OF A MORE EXTENSIVE USE OF ECOLOGICAL PLANNING IN SWEDEN.
THIS BOOKLET, WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVERAL MAPS AND CHARTS, CONTAINS PAPERS READ DURING
THE CONFERENCE BY EXPERTS FROM DENMARK, FINLAND, NORWAY, ShEDEN, CANADA, GREAT BRITAIN, THE U.S.A.
ANC THE NETHERLANDS. TOPICS INCLUDE: NATIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING IN SWEDEN; LANDSCAPE ANALYSES
AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING IN DENMARK; ECOLOGY AND PLANNING IN SHETLAND; DEMANDS FOR WATER RESOURCES
IN SWEDEN; AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY AND ECOLOGICAL PLANNING; THE ADVANTAGES OF CANADA LAND
INVENTORY IN PRACTICAL PLANNING; AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AS AN
INTEGRAL PART OF NORWEGIAN MUNICIPAL SURVEY PLANS.
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LAND USE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
PLANNING SWEDEN: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND WATER
RESOURCES
SWEDEN. MINISTRY OF LABOR ANC HOUSING/PHYSICAL PLANNING EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-142 ID* 03527A
ALSO LRB
WATER
THIS SUMMARY DISCUSSES THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT DECISIONS OF DECEMBER 1972 CONCERNING REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES. A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF SWEDEN'S
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE IS INCLUDED, BOTH ON THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS SOME
GENERAL COMMENTS REGARDING OTHER FORMS OF NATIONAL PLANNING AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER.
THE PRESENT LEGAL SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED AS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES,
PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TC LAND USE. THE BOOKLET COVERS RATHER EXTENSIVELY THE HISTORY AND
PRESENT SITUATION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, INCLUDING OBJECTIVES AND THE MEANS USED
TO REALIZE THESE. THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING PROCESS IS REVIEWED AS WELL AS THE CURRENT
NATIONAL GUIDŁLINES FOR LAND USE AND THEIR IfPLEMENTATION.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
RIKKARR I NORRLAND NATURVARDSPROBLEM OCH SKOTSELASPEKTER (RICH FENS IN NORTHERN
SWEDEN: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT)
ELVELAND, JAN EPA
SWEDISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-78 10* 03530A
THE RICH FENS IN SWEDEN HAVE DRAWN ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THEIR ABUNDANCE OF VEGETATION SPECIES.
SINCE ABOUT SIX FENS HAVE NOW BECOME RESERVES AND MORE ARE BEING PLANNED, MANAGING THESE WETLAND
AREAS IN ORDER TO CONSERVE THEIR UNIQUENFSS IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST. THE "RICH FEN" CONCEPT IS
EXPLAINED IN THIS REPORT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF RICH FENS IN SWEDEN IS MAPPED OUT. A SHORT
HISTORY OF THESE AREAS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY FOLLOWS. PROBLEMS REGARDING
CONSERVATION AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MANAGE RICH FENS ARE DISCUSSED. AMONG DIFFERENT
KINDS OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CONSIDERED ARE: PARTIAL CLEARING OF TREES AND BUSHES; HAY-MAKING
WITH SCYTHES; GRAZING BY COWS OF THE HORNLESS, NORTHERN RACE; AND "GROUND PREPARATION," I.E. THE
RIPPING OFF OF PIECES OF THE SUPERFICIAL PEAT OR THE TURNING OF IT UPSIDE DOWN. THE REPORT HAS A
SUMMARY IN ENGLISH.
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FRANCE
LRCAI
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16
"AUGUST 7, 1973 CIRCULAR CONCERNING SUGAR MILLS, SUGAR-BEET FACTORIES, AND
SUGAR-BEET DISTILLERIES AND REFINERIES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH
*AIR
09/29/73 PGS 10551-57
ID* 003790
HATER
FRANCE
LR(A)
"OCTOBER 17, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-960 ON THE LIMITATION OF NOISE LEVELS."
JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 10/19/76 PGS 10840-41 ID* 03547A
THIS DECREE APPLIES TG INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES USED FOR CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, FOR THE PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF FOOD, FOR THE PRODUCTION AND
DIFFUSION OF HEAT OR REFRIGERANTS AND FOR AIR CONDITIONING, AS HELL AS TO ELEVATORS, LIFTS
OR SJMILAR DEVICES AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES. PROVISIONS OF THE DECREE RESTRICT THE
NOISE OF THESE APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT TO NON-EXCESSIVELY DISTURBING LEVELS. THE NOISE LEVEL
OF THE APPLIANCES IS REQUIRED, FURTHERMORE, TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE USER OR
PURCHASER, AND NOISE EMISSION LEVELS MAY BE SUBJECTED TO APPROVAL PROCEDURES. A FINE RANGING
FROM 160 TO 600 FRANCS IS STIPULATED FOR OFFENSES.
FRANCE
LRIAI
"MAY 5, 1973 ORDER AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF APRIL 11, 1972 DECREE
RESTRICTING THE LEVEL OF AIRBORNE NOISES EMITTED BY CERTAIN MACHINES."
EPA
FRENCH 05/11/75 PGS 4776 ID* 03552A
JOURNAL OFFICIEL
THIS ORDER AMENDS THE INTERNINISTERIAL ORDER OF APRIL 11, 1972, ITS PRINCIPAL EFFECTS BEING:
1) TO MODIFY THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVEL OF AIRBORNE NOISE THAT MAY BE PRODUCED BY THE ENGINES
OF THE MACHINES REFERRED TQ IN THE 1972 ORDER (THE FIGURE IS NOH 80, 83, 87, OR 90 DB(A),
DEPENDING ON THE CATEGORY OF EQUIPMENT; 21 TO PROVIDE FOR TYPE OR INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL; 3) TO
PRESCRIBE THAT, MHERE A DIRECTIVE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE 1972 ORDER, THE LATTER HILL BE FURTHER AMENDED
ACCORDINGLY.
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NOISE
GERMANY*FED REP OF
LR(A)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"OCT. 24, 1972 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
CONSTRUCTION NOISE - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COMPRESSORS." BUNDESANZEIGER, NO. 205
EPA
GERMAN 10/28/72 PGS 1 ID* 00917F
THE REGULATION, PASSED PURSUANT TO THE SEPTEMBER 9, 1965 LAW FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
CONSTRUCTION NOISE, ESTABLISHES NOISE GUIDELINES FOR COMPRESSORS BEING USED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. THE MAXIMUM EMISSION VALUES RANGE FROM 75 TO 86 D8(A), BASED ON THE
CAPACITY OF THE MACHINE AND WHETHER IT IS OPERATING AT FULL LOAD OR IDLING. BEGINNING JANUARY
1, 1975, THE EQUIVALENT VALUES ARE REDUCED TO A RANGE OF 70 TO 81 DB(A). COMPRESSORS IN USE
LONGER THAN TWO YEARS MAY EXCEED THE STIPULATED VALUES UP TO 3 OB(A). THE REGULATION DESCRIBES
MEASURING PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING COMPRESSOR NOISE EMISSIONS.
"MARCH 28, 1973 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
CONSTRUCTION NOISE - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONCRETE PUMPS." BUNDESANZEIGER, NO. 64
EPA
GERMAN 03/31/73 PGS 1 ID* 00917G
PASSED PURSUANT TO THE SEPTEMBER 9, 1965 LAW FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CONSTRUCTION NOISE, THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION SETS STANDARDS FOR CONCRETE PUMPS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AT
CONSTRUCTION SITES. THE ACCEPTABLE MAXIMUM NOISE VALUE FOR A CONCRETE PUMP IS 86 DB(A).
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1976, THIS VALUE IS REDUCED TO 81 DB(A). CONCRETE PUMPS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN
OPERATION LONGER THAN TWO YEARS MAY EXCEED THE STIPULATED VALUES BY 3 DB(A). THE NOISE
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE IS OUTLINED.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
•MAY 4, 1973 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
CONSTRUCTION NOISE - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR BULLDOZERS." BUNDESANZEIGER, NO. 87
EPA
GERMAN 05/10/73 PGS 1-2 ID* 00917H
PASSED PURSUANT TO THE SEPTEMBER 9, 1965 LAW FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CONSTRUCTION NOISE, THE
REGULATION ESTABLISHES NOISE STANDARDS FOR BULLDOZERS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AT CONSTRUCTION
SITES. NOISE EMISSIONS FROM BULLDOZERS MAY RANGE FROM 87 TO 90 DB(A) DEPENDING ON THE
CAPACITY OF THE MACHINE AND THE OPERATING CONDITION. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1977, THESE VALUES
ARE REDUCED TO A RANGE OF 82 TO 85 DB(A). THOSE MACHINES WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION LONGER
THAN TWO YEARS MAY EXCEED STIPULATED VALUES BY UP TO 3 OB(A). NOISE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES ARE
SPECIFIED.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
PAGE
18
"MAY 14, 1973 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
CONSTRUCTION NOISE - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TRACKED LOADERS." 8UNDESANZEIGER,
EPA
GERMAN 05/19/73 PCS 1 ID* 00917J
NO. 94
PASSED PURSUANT TO THE SEPTEMBER 9, 1965 LAW FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CONSTRUCTION NOISE, THIS
REGULATION SETS STANDARDS FOR NOISE FROM TRACKED LOADERS BEING USED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES FOR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. MAXIMUM EMISSION VALUES RANGE FROM 86 TO 90 DB(A), DEPENDING ON THE
PERFORMANCE CAPACITY OF THE MACHINE AND OPERATING CONDITIONS. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1977, THE
VALUES WILL BE REDUCED TO A RANGE OF FROM 81 TO 86 DB(A». MACHINES WHICH HAVE BEEN IN USE FOR
MORE THAN TWO YEARS MAY EXCEED THE STIPULATED VALUES BY UP TO 3 DBIA). THE REGULATION SPECIFIES
THE NOISE MEASURING PROCEDURES TO BE USED.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LRCO
PESTICIDES
FRANCE
LR(A)
"DEC. 17, 1973 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
CONSTRUCTION NOISE - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR EXCAVATORS." BUNDESANZEIGER, NO.
EPA
GERMAN 12/21/73 PGS 1-2 ID* 00917K
239
PASSED PURSUANT TO THE SEPTEMBER 9, 1965 LAW FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CONSTRUCTION NOISE, THIS
REGULATION SETS NOISE GUIDELINES FOR EXCAVATING MACHINES USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES. MACHINES UP TO 85 KILOWATT POWER (ABOUT 115 HORSEPOWER) MAY NOT EXCEED
83 DBIA) DURING STATIONARY RUNNING, OR 86 DBIA) DURING THE WORK CYCLE. FOR MACHINES OVER 85
KILOWATT POWER, THE CORRESPONDING VALUES ARE 86 DBIA) AND 89 DBIA). BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1978,
MAXIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 78 TO 84 DBIA) WILL BE APPLICABLE. MACHINES WHICH HAVE BEEN IN
OPERATION LONGER THAN TWO YEARS MAY EXCEED THE STIPULATED VALUES BY 3 DBIA). THE REGULATION
CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MEASURING OF NOISE FROM EXCAVATING MACHINES.
"FEBRUARY 25, 1975 ORCER CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF PEST CONTROL
PRODUCTS FOR AGRICULTURAL USE." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 03/07/75 PGS 2563-64 ID# 00662K
•THIS ORDER LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE NOVEMBER
2, 1943 LAW ON PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS. IT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF GENERAL PROVISIONS, PRESCRIBING IN
PARTICULAR THAT ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN BY USERS OF SUCH PRODUCTS TO PREVENT THEM
FROM BEING DISPERSED TOWARDS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: DWELLINGS, PARKS AND GARDENS; BUILDINGS AND
ENCLOSURES USED FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DRINKING WATER OUTLETS; CROPS AND SITES NOT BEING TREATED;
POOLS USED FOR FISH FARMING; AND IN GENERAL, ALL PROPERTY AND GOODS BELONGING TO THIRD PARTIES.
OTHER MORE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS DEAL WITH THE PROTECTION OF BEES AND OTHER POLLINATING INSECTS.
THIS ORDER REPEALS THE ORDER OF JUNE 1, 1971 CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF PLANT PROTECTION
PRODUCTS.
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RADIATION
CANADA
ST< )
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
LRtA)
MONTHLY RADIATION SUMMARY
CANADA. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE
ENGLISH* 00/00/00 PCS
*ALSO FRENCH
EPA
ID# 03513A
THIS MONTHLY PUBLICATION, BEGINNING PUBLICATION WITH THE JANUARY 1960 ISSUE, IS PUBLISHED BY
THE CANADIAN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE AND IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SCIENTISTS,
ENGINEERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES WITH RADIATION DATA FROM MEASUREMENTS AT CANADIAN STATIONS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE END OF EACH MONTH. HOURLY RADIATION READINGS ARE LISTED IN TABLES,
ANC THESE TABLES ARE ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY STATION WHERE READINGS ARE TAKEN DURING
THE MONTH. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL IN EACH ISSUE DEFINES TERMS OF REFERENCE, EXPLAINS THE
PROCESSING OF COLLECTED READINGS, AND ALSO GIVES INFORMATION CONCERNING BACK ISSUES, SUPPLEMENTS,
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND EDITING OF THE MONTHLY RADIATION SUMMARY.
"JUNE 30, 1972 ORDER NO. 59 CONCERNING HEALTH PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING
RADIATIONS." ZBIERKA ZAKONOV CESKOSLOVENSKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA, NO.
EPA
CZECH 09/04/72 PCS 385-414 IDO 03489A
18, 1972
PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE 1966 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, THIS ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF
THE CZECH SOCIALIST REPUBLIC CONTAINS PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS. THE BASIC PREMISE OF THIS ORDER IS THAT ANY PERSON DEALING WITH
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MUST TAKE, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF HIS COMPETENCY, ALL THE PRESCRIBED MEASURES
TO SAFEGUARD HEALTH AGAINST RADIATION. DETAILED PROVISIONS ARE SET FORTH CONCERNING THE SAFETY
OF WORKERS AND WORK AREAS hHERE RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ARE PRESENT, PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN
CASE OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, AND THE DISPOSAL, TRANSPORT, LICENSING AND
IMPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. ANNEXES TO THE ORDER GIVE RADIATION DOSE LIMITS AND
FORMULATE PRINCIPLES FOR MEASURING AND ELIMINATING SURFACE CONTAMINATION. (A SIMILIAR TEXT HAS
BEEN ENACTED FOR THE SLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC BY ORDER NO. 65 OF JULY 21, 1972, WHICH APPEARS IN
ZBIERKA ZAKONOV CESKOSLOVENSKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA, NO. 20 OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1972).
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
LEGISLATION EN MATIERE DŁ RADIOPROTECTION (LEGISLATION IN THE AREA OF
RADIATION PROTECTION I
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES EPA
FRENCH* 10/00/71 PCS 1-157 ID# 03533A
*ALSO ITALIAN, DUTCH, GERMAN
ARTICLE 26 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF ATOMIC ENERGY REQUIRES THE
COMMUNITY TO ADOPT UNIFORM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
AND TO OVERSEE THE IfPLEMENTATION OF SUCH STANDARDS. THE STANDARDS, WHICH DEFINE: 1) MAXIMUM
ADMISSIBLE SAFETY LEVELS; 2» MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE EXPOSURE AND CONTAMINATION LEVELS; AND 3)
PRINCIPLES OF WORKER HEALTH SURVEILLANCE, APPLY TO THE PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND PERTAIN
10 THE PRODUCTION, TREATMENT, MANIPULATION, USE, POSSESSION, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND
ELIMINATION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. BECAUSE THESE COMMUNITY STANDARDS PERTAIN ONLY TO THE
RESULTS TO BE ACHIEVED, THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES THE LEGISLATION WHICH HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN
ENACTED IN EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OBSERVANCE OF THESE
STANDARDS. COUNTRIES EXAMINED IN THE STUDY ARE: BELGIUM, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG,
ANC THE NETHERLANDS.
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FRANCE
LRCAI
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20
"DECEMBER 31, 1974 DECREE NO. 74-1181 CONCERNING DISCHARCES OF LIQUID
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 01/04/75 PGS 230-232 I0# 00443B
*WATER
FRANCE
LR(A)
"APRIL 28, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-306 ON THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM THE
DANGERS OF IONIZING RADIATION IN BASIC NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 04/30/75 PGS 4428-32 I0# 00667N
TITLE I OF THIS DECREE CONTAINS PROVISIONS DEALING WITH ITS FIELD OF APPLICATION,
DEFINITIONS, MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE EQUIVALENTS AND CONCENTRATIONS, AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO
THE EXPOSURE OF WORKERS. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO GENERAL MEASURES PRESCRIBED ELSEWHERE, THE
PROVISIONS OF THE DECREE APPLY TO NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SITES OR
ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 111 OF BOOK II OF THE LABOR CODE AND CONTAINING
ONE OR MORE BASIC NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS. TITLE II CONTAINS GENERAL PROVISIONS UNDER THE
FOLLOWING HEADINGS: ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES; ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO EVERY
CONTROLLED AREA; TECHNICAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO CONTROLLED AREAS: MEDICAL MEASURES AFFECTING
PERSONNEL WORKING IN THESE AREAS; MEASURES APPLICABLE OUTSIDE OF CONTROLLEC AREAS; AND MEASURES
CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF FIRST AID AND FIRE PREVENTION. TITLES III AND IV CONTAIN
TRANSITIONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RESPECTIVELY.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"AUGUST 4, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-713 ESTABLISHING AN INTERMINISTERIAL
COMMITTEE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 08/09/75 PGS 8116 IDlK 03546A
THIS DECREE ESTABLISHES AN INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE WHICH COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING MINISTERS
UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF THE PRIME MINISTER: STATE, INTERIOR, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ECONOMY AND
FINANCE, DEFENSE, EQUIPMENT, AGRICULTURE, LABOR, HEALTH, ANC INDUSTRY, AS HELL AS THE MINISTRY
FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE STATE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND THE STATE SECRETARY TO THE
PRIME MINISTER. THE COMMITTEE IS GENERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES AIMED
AT ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY FROM THE DANGERS, NUISANCES OR DISCOMFORTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION OR STOPPAGE OF FIXED OR MOBILE NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS,
AS WELL AS THE STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILIZATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
NOT INTENDED FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE. THE COMMITTEE IS MORE PARTICULARLY TO CONCERN ITSELF WITH
THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM THE EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION, THE
DISCHARGE OF RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS, AND SAFETY MEASURES IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS.
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•DEC* 13* 1973 HEALTH LAM." AL-JARIDAH AL-RASMIYAH, VOL. 12, NO. 6
EPA
ARABIC 02/18/74 PCS 188-240 10* 03519A
*GENERAL MATER
POLAND
LRIAI
•APRIL 12* 1973 LAM NO. 88 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY."
DZIENNIK USTAM POLSKIEJ RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ LUDOMEJ* NO. 12* 1973
EPA
POLISH 04/18/73 PGS 129-130 ID* 03550A
' THIS LAM PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLISH ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, SUBORDINATE TO
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, TO SERVE AS THE CENTRAL STATE AUTHORITY FOR MATTERS
PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN POLAND. THE AGENCY'S RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PRODUCTION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, APPARATUS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
USED IN NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY; ENSURING THE PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS; AND COOPERATION
MITH COMPETENT MINISTERS OR HEADS OF GOVERNMENT IN RESOLVING PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE UTILIZATION
OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS. THE SPECIFIC SPHERE OF ACTIVITIES
OF THE AGENCY IS TO BE LAID DOMN* BY MAY OF ORDINANCE* BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
POLAND
LR(A)
"MAY 31, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 128 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONCERNING THE
SPECIFIC SPHERE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY." DZIENNIK USTAM, NO.
EPA
POLISH 06/08/73 PGS 253-254 ID* 03550B
22, 1973
THIS ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTS THE PROVISIONS OF THE POLISH ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY LAM OF APRIL 12,
1973 AND FURTHER SPECIFIES THE FUNCTIONS FALLING WITHIN THE SPHERE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE AGENCY.
THESE FUNCTIONS ARE: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCES, APPARATUS, AND MATERIALS FOR USE IN NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION OF THE PRODUCTION
OF DEVICES FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION; SUPERVISION OF THE CORRECT UTILIZATION, STORAGE, AND
TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AS WELL AS SAFETY TECHNIQUES IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS;
ORGANIZATION OF RADIOACTIVE MASTE DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT; THE ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION OF
RADIATION MONITORING IN POLAND; AND THE FORMULATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE LOCATION
AND OPERATING CONDITIONS OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS.
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CANADA
SEC I
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THE REMOVAL AND RECOVERY OF METALS FROM SLUDGE AND SLUDGE INCINERATOR ASH.
RESEARCH REPORT NO. 33
OLIVER, BARRY G., AND JOHN H. CAREY EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-58 ID* 03544A
ALSO ST
*WATER TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PMIB)
FIRST REPORT (OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL)
GREAT BRITAIN. WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-51 ID* 03486A
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS APPOINTED IN DECEMBER 1974 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY TO REVIEW THE WASTE MANAGEMENT
SITUATION IN GREAT BRITAIN AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE COUNCIL CONCENTRATED ON MEASURES TO
REDUCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE OF WASTE AND TO INCREASE WASTE RECLAMATION, PAYING PARTICULAR
ATTENTION TO THE EFFECTIVE RE-UTILIZATION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTES. CHAPTERS OF THE REPORT DISCUSS
THE WASTE PROBLEM; ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF RECLAMATION; CURRENT RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES; WASTE
SEPARATION; USE OF WASTE AS RAW MATERIAL; USE OF WASTE AS FUEL; WASTE PREVENTION; RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT; AND INFORMATION, PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION. THE INITIAL CHAPTER SUMMARIZES CONCLUSIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL'S RESEARCH. FURTHER COUNCIL REPORTS ARE ANTICIPATED AS
RESEARCH CONTINUES.
SPAIN
LR(A)
•NOVEMBER 19, 1975 LAW NO. 42 ON URBAN SOLID WASTES AND RESIDUES." BOLETIN
OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, NO. 280
EPA
SPANISH 11/21/75 PGS 24360-64 ID# 03532A
THIS LAW SETS FORTH THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR THE COLLECTION, TREATMENT,
DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING OF URBAN SOLID WASTES IN SPAIN. THE INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW SUMMARIZES
THE TEXT AND DISCUSSES THE BACKGROUND AND RELATED LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
AS WELL AS THE NECESSITY FOR PREVENTING NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.
RATHER THAN CREATING NEW MECHANISMS FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, THE NEW LAW CLARIFIES THE
REPONS1BILITY OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILS (AYUNTAMIENTOS) FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW AND IN COOPERATION WITH PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
THE CONCEPTS OF URBAN SOLID WASTES ARE DEFINED, THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL MEASURES ARE DELIMITED
AND THE SYSTEM OF PERMITS FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND FOR SOLID WASTE RECYCLING IS EXPLAINED.
PROVISIONS CONCERNING SANCTIONS AGAINST CONTRAVENORS, APPEAL PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS ARE ALSO
CONTAINED IN THE LAW.
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TOXIC SUBS
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"FEBRUARY 9, 1976 CROWN DECREE ON THE GENERAL REGULATION OF TOXIC WASTES."
MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 02/14/76 PCS 1650-57 ID# 03218B
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS OECREEt ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE JULY 22, 1974 LAW ON TOXIC WASTESi CONTAINS A
DEFINITION OF THOSE WASTES WHICH ARE TO BE REGARDED AS TOXIC AND REGULATES THESE SUBSTANCES'
SALE* POSSESSION ANC DESTRUCTION. PROVISIONS CONCERN AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS TO WHICH THE
OPERATION OF WASTE DEPOTS AND ELIMINATION INSTALLATIONS ARE SUBJECTED* THE LICENSING PROCEDURES
FOP SUCH OPERATIONS, AND THE LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION AND IMPORTATION OF TOXIC
HASTES. A FINAL SECTION OF THE DECREE DEALS WITH THE IMPLEHENTATION OF THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS
ANC ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SURVEILLANCE OF THEIR PROPER EXECUTION TO THE FOLLOWING
MINISTRIES: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, FINANCES, PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNICATIONS, AGRICULTURE, PUBLIC
WOPKS, AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.
CANADA
SE(
THE REMOVAL AND RECOVERY OF METALS FROM SLUDGE AND SLUDGE INCINERATOR ASH.
RESEARCH REPORT NO. 33
OLIVER, BARRY G., AND JOHN H. CAREY EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PCS 1-58 ID* 03544A
ALSO ST
*WATER SOLID WASTE
CANADA
ST(
LAND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE, VOLUME III. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 35
EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-282 ID If 03526A
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION, UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, THIS RESEARCH REPORT
COVERS RUNOFF STUDIES WITH FALL, WINTER AND SPRING APPLIED SEWAGE SLUDGE, AND FIELD RATE AND
SOURCE OF SLUDGE STUDIES WITH BROMEGRASS AND CORN ON LOAM SOILS. A GREENHOUSE TRIAL WITH
DIFFERENT RATES AND SOURCES OF SLUDGE ON TWO SOILS AT THREE PH LEVELS IS ALSO REPORTED. FLUID
DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGES TREATED WITH CALCIUM OXIDE, ALUMINUM SULPHATE AND FERRIC CHLORIDE WERE
USED IN THE STUDIES. CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE SLUDGE, SOIL NITROGEN, CROP YIELDS AND NUTRIENT
ANC METAL CONTENT OF CROPS ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH MICROBIAL STUDIES OF THE SLUDGE AND THE
CROPS GROWN. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOILS USED ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
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INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
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"CLEAN UP THE RHINE?"
AHBROISE-RENOUt MARC
FRENCH
*MATER
LE MONOE
04/03/76 PGS 27
EPA
ID* 03497A
INTERNATIONAL
ST( )
HATER
BELGIUM
LR(A)
PCB CONFERENCE II
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
ENGLISH 03/00/73 PGS 1-138
EPA
ID* 03521A
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS A COLLECTION OF LECTURES GIVEN AT A SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS HELD IN STOCKHOLM ON DECEMBER 14, 1972. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE
DEALT WITH: PROBLEMS IN THE QUANTIFICATION OF PCB IN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL; PCB IN AIRBORNE
FALLOUT; PCB IN THE FINNISH ENVIRONMENT; MONITORING PCB IN WATER AND WILDLIFE; PCB IN MAMMALS AND
BIRDS IN THE NETHERLANDS; PCB IN SOME SWEDISH TERRESTRIAL ORGANISMS: PCB IN COASTAL AREAS OF THE
BALTIC; POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARDS OF PCB; SYNTHESIS OF 14 C-LABELEO AND UNLABELED PCB COMPOUNDS;
THE DISTRIBUTION AND METABOLISM OF LABELED PCB'S IN MICE AND QUAILS; THE METABOLISM AND
DISTRIBUTION OF 2,4,5,2*,5"-PCB IN THE MOUSE; AND EFFECTS OF PCB ON MAMMALIAN REPRODUCTION.
"JANUARY 23, 1975 MINISTERIAL DECREE REGULATING THE SPECIFIC DISCHARGE
CONDITIONS FOR WASTEHATERS FROM THE DAIRY INDUSTRY." LE MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 02/19/75 PGS 1667 ID* 00549J
OALSO FLEMISH
THIS DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE MARCH 26, 1971 LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF SURFACE
WATERS FROM POLLUTION, SETS FORTH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DISCHARGE OF DAIRY
INDUSTRY WASTEWATERS INTC PUBLIC SEWERS AND SURFACE WATERS. PROHIBITED BY THE DECREE IS THE
DISCHARGE OF SERUM INTO ALL PUBLIC SEWERS. FURTHER RESTRICTIONS CONCERN THE VOLUME OF
SEDIMENTARY MATERIALS, WHICH MAY NOT EXCEED 0.5 ML. PER LITER OF EFFLUENT TREATED OVER A TWO
HOUR STATIC SEDIMENTATION, AND THE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND OF WASTEWATERS, WHICH MAY NOT EXCEED
120 MG. PER LITER.
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HATER
CANADA
LR(B)
"ARCTIC POLLUTION PENALTIES "NO DETERRENT' TO INDUSTRY." THE CITIZEN
MA, JOE EPA
ENGLISH . 02/18/76 PGS 36 ID# 03495A
LAND USE
BECAUSE OF HIGH OPERATING COSTS AND THE SHORT PERIODS OF GOOD OPERATION CONDITIONS, ARCTIC
INDUSTRIES, IN ATTEMPTING TO ACCOMPLISH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN A SHORT TIME, HILL SOMETIMES CUT
BACK ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS. OBSERVING THAT ONLY FOUR OR FIVE OIL COMPANIES HAVE BEEN
PROSECUTED IN THE LAST FCUR YEARS FOR VIOLATING ANTIPOLLUTION REGULATIONS OF THE CANADIAN FISHERIES
ACT, THIS BRIEF ARTICLE CRITICIZES GOVERNMENT LENIENCY IN THIS REGARD AND STATES THAT POLLUTION
PENALTIES ARE NOT USUALLY A DETERRENT TO LARGE COMPANIES HHICH CONSIDER THE OMISSION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS AS CALCULATED ECONOMIC RISKS.
CANADA
PM(6>
FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA. ANNUAL REPORT 1974
EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-17 ID* 03502A
ALSO PMA/*ALSO FRENCH
THE FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA, IN ITS ROLE AS A MECHANISM FOR THE EXTERNAL REVIEW
AND ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL FISHERIES AND MARINE ACTIVITIES IN CANADA, ADVISES THE CANADIAN
GOVERNMENT IN THE FORMULATION OF FISHERIES PLANNING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. THE ACTIVITIES AND
CONCERNS OF THE BOARD IN THIS REGARD DURING 1974 ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS REPORT. THE GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL DUTIES OF THE BOARD ARE GOVERNED BY THREE STANDING COMMITTEES.
FOUR STUDY COMMITTEES CONDUCT RESEARCH ON AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION, AQUATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND OCEANOGRAPHY. THE BOARD'S COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING
THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF MARINE AFFAIRS, RESEARCH NEEDS, IMPROVED INTERDEPARTMENTAL
COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS IN MARINE MANAGEMENT, FUTURE PLANS, AND NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ON MARINE AFFAIRS ARE DISCUSSED. BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ANC BOARD MEETINGS DURING 1974 ARE ALSO LISTED IN THE REPORT.
CANADA
PM(BI
REVIEH OF PETROLEUM SPILL CONTAINMENT DYKES IN THE NORTH.
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEH REPORT EPS 3-EE-74-1
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-47 ID# 03505A
ALSO ST
PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SERVICE, THIS ECONOMICAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEH REPORT REVIEWS THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF SPILL CONTAINMENT DIKES IN THE ARCTIC. THE REVIEH IS BASED ON A BRIEF SURVEY
OF THE TECHNIUUES AND PRACTICES PRESENTLY USED BY THE PETROLEUM, MINING AND TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE OPERATING IN NORTHERN CANADA. THE SURVEY
REVEALED THAT THERE IS NC UNIFIED APPROACH. IT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR DISCUSSION
BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND THE REGULATORY BODIES IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PETROLEUM
PRODUCT SPILL CONTAINMENT DIKES IN THE ARCTIC. SOME AREAS REQUIRING FURTHER RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT WORK ARE IDENTIFIED. THE REPORT IS ILLUSTRATED BY TABLES AND FIGURES, AND APPENDIXES
TO THE REPORT LIST PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR DIKES AROUND TANKS, GIVE A SAMPLE SURVEY
QUESTIONNAIRE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE REPORT, AND CITE EXISTING LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT.
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HATER
CANADA
PM(B)
CANADA
PM(B)
SPILL TECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER
CANADA. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PGS
ALSO ST AND PMA
EPA
ID* 03509A
THIS BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER, BEGINNING PUBLICATION MITH THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY ISSUE OF 1976,
IS PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SERVICE AND IS INTENDED TO KEEP THE READER ABREAST OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES CONCERNING OIL SPILL
CONTROL AND PREVENTION WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS PLACED ON OIL SPILL COUNTERMEASURES RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY. THE NEWSLETTER IS INTENDED TO BE INFORMAL, INVITING THE SUBMISSION OF SHORT ARTICLES
FROM READERS. IN THIS REGARD IT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A MEDIUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF NEWS, VIEWS,
INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION ON OIL SPILL TECHNOLOGY: TO OUTLINE FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PLANS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GROUPS; AND TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON SUCH MATTERS AS THE LATEST
LITERATURE AND UPCOMING CONFERENCES.
"CONTRACT SIGNING LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM." ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS
RELEASE, NO. 104
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 08/22/75 PGS 1-2 ID* 03534A
CANADA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER HAS LAUNCHED THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY (DPAT) PROGRAM WITH THE SIGNING OF A $1,158,000 CONTRACT WITH
THE GREAT LAKES PAPER COHPANY LTD. OF THUNDER BAY. UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COST-SHARING
AGREEMENT, THE PAPER COMPANY WILL BE INSTALLING FACILITIES IN THEIR NEW MILL THAT SHOULD PERMIT
COMPLETE RECYCLING OF ALL THE PROCESS EFFLUENTS. THE ONLY LIQUID DISCHARGE WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY
CLEAN WATER FOR COOLING PURPOSES. THE DPAT CONTRACT STIPULATES THE PAPER COMPANY WILL EVALUATE
AND DOCUMENT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE PROCESS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON DESCRIBING
OPERATIONAL AND EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS. ENVIRONMENT CANADA'S OPAT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE
THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF INNOVATIVE POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY BY PAYING A
PERCENTAGE OF THE REQUIRED CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS INVOLVED IN GETTING IT ON STREAM.
CANADA
PM(BI
SURFACE WATER DATA. BRITISH COLUMBIA 1974. WATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-338 IOHI 03539A
ALSO ST
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
WHICH WERE MADE IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DURING 1974 AS PART OF THE WATER
SURVEY OF CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
ORGANIZATION, HISTORY AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES
THE TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA*
THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY HATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS
FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AS WELL
AS DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS WHERE DATA WAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MEASURING STATION.
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MATER
CANADA
PM(B)
CANADA
PM(B)
SURFACE WATER DATA. ALBERTA 1974. MATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-208 ID* 03540A
ALSO ST
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE MATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
MHICH MERE MADE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA DURING 1974 AS PART OF THE MATER SURVEY OF CANADA.
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION,
HISTORY AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES THE TERMS,
ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA. THE BODY
OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY MATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS FOR EACH
REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AS MELL AS
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS MHERE DATA MAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MEASURING STATION.
SURFACE MATER DATA. YUKON AND NORTHMEST TERRITORIES 1974. MATER SURVEY OF
CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-62 ID* 03541A
ALSO ST
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE MATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
MHICH MERE MADE IN THE YUKON AND NORTHMEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA AS PART OF THE MATER SURVEY OF
CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
ORGANIZATIONS, HISTORY, AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES
THE TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA.
THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY MATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS
FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG MITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AND
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS MHERE DATA MAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MEASURING STATION.
CANADA
SEC )
A STATISTICAL ESTIMATION OF A DEMAND FUNCTION FOR RESIDENTIAL MATER.
SOCIAL SCIENCE SERIES NO. 11
KITCHEN, HARRY M. EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID# 03503A
*ALSO FRENCH
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DEFINE AND STATISTICALLY TEST THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC
FACTORS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, INCOME AND PRICE ON THE RESIDENTIAL DEMAND FOR MATER IN
CENTERS IMPOSING FLJT-RATE CHARGES AND IN METERED CENTERS. SEPARATE MODELS ARE TESTED FOR
CENTERS IMPOSING FLAT-RATE CHARGES AND FOR METERED CENTERS, AND IN ORDER TO TEST THE IMPACT OF
METERING PER SE, A COMPOSITE MODEL IN MHICH ALL CENTERS ARE INCLUDED IS CONSTRUCTED. SINCE
THERE IS SOME ECONOMIC INCENTIVE FOR CONSUMER REGULATION OF MATER USE IN METERED CENTERS,
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN THESE CENTERS DO NOT EXHIBIT MIDE RANDOM VARIANCE AS IS THE CASE IN
FLJT-RATE CENTERS. HOMEVER THE RELATIONSHIP OF COST TO CONSUMPTION THAT is HYPOTHESIZED IN
THE TESTED MODEL MAS NOT APPARENT IN THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF TESTING. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS SHOMN
THAT MATER CONSUMPTION IS SUBJECT TO SOME ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION IN METERED AREAS. THE STUDY
ALSO INDICATES LESS MATER CONSUMPTION MHERE PUBLIC MATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE EMPLOYED.
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MATER
CANADA
SE( I
THE REMOVAL AND RECOVERY OF METALS FROM SLUDGE AND SLUDGE INCINERATOR ASH.
RESEARCH REPORT NO. 33
OLIVER, BARRY G., AND JOHN H. CAREY EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-58 ID* 03544A
ALSO ST
SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION, UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, THIS RESEARCH REPORT EXAMINES THE
ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF REMOVING HARMFUL OR REUSABLE SUBSTANCES FROM WET SLUDGE AND INCINERATED
SLUDGE BY CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES. IN THE CASE OF WET SLUDGE, PROCESSING COSTS
FOR THE LARGE VOLUMES OF DILUTE LEACHATE, INTO WHICH SLUDGE MUST BE CONVERTED, WOULD BE HIGH, AND
THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS FROM WET SLUDGE TO REDUCE THEIR TOXICITY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. WHILE THE PROCESSING COSTS FOR INCINERATOR ASH ARE MUCH LESS THAN THOSE
FOR WET SLUDGE, THE PROCEDURE, NEVERTHELESS, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE EXCEPT FOR
VERY LARGE TREATMENT PLANTS BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES INVOLVED IN PROCESSING.
CANADA
ST(
SURFACE WATER DATA: ONTARIO 1974. WATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-233 ID* 03483A
ALSO PMB
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
MADE IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND AT A FEW STATIONS OPERATED IN QUEBEC,
AS PART OF THE WATER SURVEY OF CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT
BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION, HISTORY, AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN
CANADA AND DEFINES THE TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING
THE COLLECTED DATA. THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY WATER LEVEL OR
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS FCR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL
SUMMARIES OF DATA AND DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS WHERE DATA WAS
COLLECTED. TABLES ARE PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF THE MEASURING
STATION.
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MATER
CANADA
STI I
CANADA
ST( )
SURFACE WATER DATA: ATLANTIC PROVINCES 197*. WATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-93 ID* 03484A
ALSO PHB
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
WHICH WERE MADE IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES OF CANADA DURING 1974 AS PART OF THE WATER SURVEY OF
CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
ORGANIZATION, HISTORY, AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES
THE TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA.
THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY WATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS
FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AND
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS WHERE CATA WAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF THE MEASURING STATION.
"THE GENERAL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA FOR WATER AND SEDIMENT OF THE MACKENZIE
AND PORCUPINE WATERSHEDS ... PART I AND II." TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 556
CAMPBELL, P., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-396 ID* 03494A
THIS REPORT IS THE TWELFTH IN A SERIES OF 13 REPORTS ON ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF AQUATIC SYSTEMS
IN THE MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE DRAINAGES IN RELATION TO PROPOSED PIPELINE AND HIGHWAY
DEVELOPMENTS. THE REPORT CONTAINS A COMPILATION OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA CN RIVER, STREAM
AND LAKE WATERS, BOTTOM, SHORE AND BANK SEDIMENTS AND RATES OF TRANSPORT OF DISSOLVED AND
SUSPENDED ELEMENTS AT SELECTED STATIONS IN THESE WATERSHEDS DURING 1971-1974. INTERPRETATION OF
THE DATA PRESENTED HERE AND ITS RELATION TO PARALLEL BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ARE REPORTED IN PRECEDING
REPORTS. THE DATA FOR THIS REPORT WERE OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ENVIRONMENTAL-SOCIAL PROGRAM, NORTHERN PIPELINES, TASK FORCE ON
NORTHERN OIL DEVELOPMENT. (FULL TITLE IS: GENERAL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA >OR WATER AND
SEDIMENT OF THE MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE WATERSHEDS AND RATES OF TRANSPORT OF DISSOLVED AND
SUSPENDED ELEMENTS AT SELECTED STATIONS IN THE MACKENIZE AND PORCUPINE WATERSHEDS 1971-1974.1
CANADA
STI I
UTILIZATION OF ALUMIZEO RED MUD SOLIDS (ARMS),
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT EPS 4-WP-75-2
SHANNON, E. E.
ENGLISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-15
FOR PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL.
ID*
EPA
03499A
ALUMIZED RED MUD SOLIDS (ARMS), A NEW MATERIAL WITH COAGULANT PROPERTIES DERIVED FROM THE
WASTE PRODUCT (RED MUD) OF THE BAYER PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM, HAS POTENTIAL APPLICATION
IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY FOR PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL. THIS REPORT, ISSUED IN
THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT SERIES BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF THE
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE, DESCRIBES PILOT PLANT EXPERIMENTS UTILIZING ARMS TO
TREAT MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER. BOD, SUSPENDED SOLIDS AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES
ARE REPORTED AND COMPARED TO RESULTS FROM A SIMILAR ALUMINUM SULPHATE (ALUM) EXPERIMENT. THE
FATE OF THE HEAVY METAL IMPURITIES IN THE ARMS WAS ALSO INVESTIGATED. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT
ARMS COULD BE USED IN FULL SCALE PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS, RESULTING IN CHEMICAL OPERATING
COSTS AS MUCH AS FIFTY PERCENT LOWER THAN COMPARABLE ALUM SYSTEMS.
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MATER
CANADA
CANADA
ST(
REMOTE SENSING OF OIL SPILLS
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-EE-74-2
THOMSON, K.P.B., AND OTHERS
ENGLISH 12/00/74 PCS 1-22
IDtt
EPA
03507A
IN BOTH THE ASSESSMENT AND CLEAN-UP OF OIL SPILLS REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY CAN PLAY A
VITAL ROLE. THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE, DISCUSSES THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE REMOTE DETECTION OF OIL
SPILLS SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF CANADIAN EXPERIENCE AND NEEDS. THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF THE THREE BASIC TYPES OF SENSOR TECHNIQUES ARE DISCUSSED. THESE ARE PASSIVE IMAGERY
TECHNIQUES OPERATING IN THE VISIBLE RANGE OF THE SPECTRUM, MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, AND ACTIVE OR
SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES. SIMPLE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND SIMILAR TECHNIQUES OPERATING IN THE VISIBLE
RANGE OF THE SPECTRUM ARE LIMITED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TO DAYTIME OPERATION. ALL-WEATHER
AND NIGHTTIME SENSING AND TO SOME EXTENT THE ESTIMATION OF OIL THICKNESS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY
MICROWAVE SYSTEMS. OTHER SPECIALIZED SENSING METHODS DISCUSSED INCLUDE ACTIVE LASER LINE
SCANNER SYSTEMS AND LASER FLUOROSENSORS.
EFFICIENCY AND RETENTIVITY TESTING AND PERFORMANCE OF SINKING AGENTS IN
THE REMOVAL OF OIL SPILLS. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS-3-EC-75-1
DICK, JAMES G., AND ANATOL FELDMAN EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-59 ID* 03508A
PREPARED 6Y THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION SERVICE, THIS ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT DISCUSSES TECHNIQUES FOR THE
TESTING OF SIMKING AGENTS TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFICIENCY IN THE REMOVAL OF OIL, AND THEIR ABILITY
TO RETAIN OIL ONCE REMOVED BY THE ACTION OF SINKING. INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED CONCERNING
THE EFFECTS OF: OIL LAYER THICKNESS INITIALLY, FREE FALL DISTANCE FOR THE SINKING AGENT,
TEMPERATURE AND OIL TYPE ON THE EFFICIENCY OF REMOVAL AND ON THE RETENTIVITY OF THE SINKING
AGENT. SEVERAL TABLES AND FIGURES ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT OF THE REPORT.
CANADA
ST( I
A STUDY OF THE SOLUBILITY OF OIL IN WATER.
EPS-4-EC-76-1
LU, BENJAMIN C.Y., AND JIRI POLAK
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-25
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT
ID*
EPA
03511A
PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION SERVICE, THIS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED TO
DETERMINE THE TOTAL SOLUBILITY OF OIL IN WATER. THE TOTAL SOLUBILITIES OF THREE TYPES OF OILS
WERE DETERMINED BY DISSOLUTION TESTS AND BY STATIC EQUILIBRIUM TESTS, BOTH TESTING PROCEDURES
ATTAINING SIMILAR RESULTS. THE MAXIMUM SOLUBILITIES AND THE LENGTHS OF TIME IN WHICH THESE
SOLUBILITIES WERE ATTAINED WERE ASCERTAINED, AND THE RATES OF REMOVAL OF THE DISSOLVED
COMPONENTS FROM SOLUTION IN WATER WERE INVESTIGATED. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE TIME DURATION OF
REMOVAL WAS ANALAGOUS TO THE TIME DURATION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION. TRACES
OF SOLUBLE HYDROCARBONS hERE FOUND TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST 13 DAYS AFTER THEIR INTRODUCTION
INTO SOLUTION. THE REPORT IS ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL TABLES AND FIGURES IN THE TEXT, AND
REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK ARE GIVEN.
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WATER
CANADA
STI )
CANADA
STI )
SPECIES LIST OF AQUATIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS COLLECTED FROM THE MACKENZIE
AND PORCUPINE RIVER WATERSHEDS FROM 1971-1973. TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 557
WIENSi A.P.. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-39 ID# 03514A
ISSUED BY THE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA, THIS PUBLICATION IS AN
INTERIM LISTING OF THE AQUATIC PLANTS AND INVERTEBRATES COLLECTED AND IDENTIFIED FROM RIVERS
AND LAKES IN THE MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE RIVER WATERSHEDS PROM 1971 TO 1973. A TOTAL OF 381
GENERA AND 46
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MATER
CANADA
ST<
EFFECT OF STORAGE ON STORM AND COMBINED SEWERS.
HENRY, J.G., AND P.A. AHERN
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-106
ALSO SE
RESEARCH REPORT NO. 34
EPA
ID« 03543A
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION, UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, THIS RESEARCH REPORT
INVESTIGATES THE EFFECT OF STORAGE ON STORM AND COMBINED SEWERS FOR A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION OF
APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THE STORAGE METHODS EXAMINED WERE:
II PONDING OF RAINFALL ON FLAT ROOFS; 2) ON-SITE STORAGE OF ROOF RUNOFF; 3) STORAGE OF FLOWS FROM
STREET GUTTERS AT CATCH BASINS; AND 4) HOLDING RESERVOIRS AS PART OF THE SEWER NETWORK. THE
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT STORAGE METHODS ON THE OUTFLOW HYDROGRAPH WERE TESTED FOR SEPARATE STORM
SEWERS AND FOR COMBINED STORM AND SANITARY SEWERS, THE RESULTS SHOWING SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN
PEAK FLOW WHERE THE LEVEL OF STORAGE WAS INCREASED, WITH HOLDING RESERVOIRS PROVIDING THE GREATEST
REDUCTIONS, AND ALSO SHOWING SLIGHT COST REDUCTIONS WHERE STORAGE WAS INCORPORATED IN COMBINED
SEWER SYSTEMS.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
LR(A)
"OCTOBER 31, 1974 WATER LAW, NO. 138.*
SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA, NO. 35, 1973
SBIRKA ZAKONU CESKOSLOVENSKA
CZECH*
11/12/73 PGS 546-557
ID*
EPA
03515A
^ENGLISH SUMMARY ATTACHED
THIS LAW, PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC, CONTAINS
THE BASIC PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND PROTECTION OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS AGAINST
POLLUTION BY WASTEWATER AND OTHER MATERIALS. CERTAIN OPERATIONS INVOLVING WATER, INCLUDING THE
USE OF WATER FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGES, MUST BE LICENSED BY THE CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY. THE
LAW ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS REGARDING NATURAL ACQUIFIERS AND
ESSENTIAL WATER RESOURCES; DEFINES THE TERM "WASTEWATER" FOR THE PURPOSES OF POLLUTION CONTROL;
REQUIRES THAT MATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS BE PROMULGATED AND OBEYED; AND LAYS DOWN
PROVISIONS FOR THE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC SEWERS AND THE PREVENTION OF MATER POLLUTION BY MATERIALS
OTHER THAN WASTEWATER. IN ADDITION, THE LAW SPECIFIES THAT GROUNDWATER IS TO BE RESERVED
PRIMARILY FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND OUTLINES PROVISIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION
OF PUBLIC WATER MAINS.
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FRANCE
LR(A1
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33
"AUGUST 7, 1973 CIRCULAR CONCERNING SUGAR MILLS, SUGAR-BEET FACTORIES, AND
SUGAR-BEET DISTILLERIES AND REFINERIES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/29/73 PGS 10551-57 ID* 00379Q
*AIR NOISE
FRANCE
LRIAI
"DECEMBER 31, 1974 DECREE NO. 74-1161 CONCERNING DISCHARGES OF LIQUID
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 01/04/75 PGS 230-232 ID* 00443B
RADIATION
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE REPEAL SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF THE 1964 WATER LAW (64-1245), INSOFAR
AS THEY AFFECT DISCHARGES OF LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS EMANATING FROM BASIC NUCLEAR
INSTALLATIONS AND OTHER NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS LOCATED ON THE SAME SITE. THE DECREE LAYS DOWN
RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL FORMS OF DISCHARGE, DRAINAGE, DISPOSAL AND DEPOSIT OF LIQUID RADIOACTIVE
EFFLUENTS. THE PROVISIONS OF THE DECREE DO NOT HOWEVER APPLY TO THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE
EFFLUENTS, WHICH ARE AND REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS
MATERIALS. DISCHARGES INTO GROUNDHATER OF LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS ARE PROHIBITED.
DISCHARGES INTO CERTAIN DEEP GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS, SURFACE WATERS, OR MARINE WATERS ARE SUBJECT
TO A LICENSE WHICH IS GRANTED BY JOINT ORDER OF THE MINISTERS FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTH,
INDUSTRY, AND THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL OF THE WATERS INTO WHICH THE EFFLUENTS WILL
BE DISCHARGED.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"OCTOBER 28, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-996 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1964 LAW
ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 10/30/75 PGS 11200-02 ID* 00443C
THIS DECREE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE DECEMBER 16, 1964 LAW,
ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR THE COMPUTATION OF TAXES AND SUBSIDIES TO BE COLLECTED OR GRANTED FOR
WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION OR ENHANCEMENT, RESPECTIVELY. FEES TO BE COLLECTED ANNUALLY ARE TO
BE BASED ON THE QUANTITY OF POLLUTION GENERATED ON A NORMAL DAY OF THE MONTH WITH THE HIGHEST
DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS. POLLUTION OUTPUT, WHICH IS DETERMINED ON A FLAT RATE BASIS, CAN, UNDER
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED CIRCUMSTANCES, BE DETERMINED ON AN ACTUAL POLLUTION MEASUREMENT. SUBSIDIES
FOR THE TREATMENT OF DOMESTICALLY-GENERATED POLLUTION ARE TO BE BASED ON ELIMINATION OR
REDUCTION TOTALS OF AUTHORIZED PER CAPITA POLLUTION ALLOWANCES. THE DECREE IS TO TAKE EFFECT ON
JANUARY 1, 1976.
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34
WATER
FRANCE
LR(A»
FRANCE
LR(A)
"OCTOBER 28, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-997 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF
ARTICLE It OF THE DECEMBER 16, 1964 LAW, AS AMENDED." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 10/30/75 PGS 11202 ID* 004430
ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE, NON-DOMESTIC UTILIZATION OF WATER BY SUBSCRIBERS
WHO ARE CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE IS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DOMESTIC
USE CATEGORY (AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH 1 OF ARTICLE 14-1 OF THE 1964 WATER LAW, AS AMENDED!
WHENEVER THE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF THE SUBSCRIBER IS UNDER 6,000 CUBIC METERS.
"OCTOBER 28, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-998 AMENDING DECREES NO. 66-699 AND 66-700
OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1966 ON BASIN COMMITTEES AND FINANCE BASIN AGENCIES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 10/30/75 PGS 11202-03 1C* 00443E
THIS DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE DECEMBER 16, 1964 WATER LAW, SUBSTITUTES THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS FOR THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FIRST SECTION OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE SEPTEMBER 14, 1966 DECREE
ON RIVER BASIN COMMITTEES: THE COMMITTEE IS TO BE CONSULTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE FINANCE BASIN AGENCY ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES TO BE COLLECTED
BY THE AGENCY. IT IS ALSO TO BE CONSULTED ON THE BASIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF TAXES NOT LEVIED
ON ACCOUNT OF A DETERIORATION IN WATER QUALITY. FEES MAY BE COLLECTED FROM EITHER PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE LEGAL ENTITIES THAT RENDER IT NECESSARY OR USEFUL FOR THE AGENCY TO INTERVENE.
FRANCE
PMUI
"A MINISTRY OF THE SEA?"
GROSRICHARO, FRANCOIS
FRENCH
LE MONDE
03/13/76 PGS 14
EPA
ID* 03487A
THE CREATION OF A NEW MINISTRY OF THE SEA, WHICH WOULD BRING TOGETHER RESPONSIBILITIES NOW
SHARED AMONG SEVERAL MINISTRIES, IS BEING RE-EXAMINED IN FRANCE AS A RESULT OF THREE EVENTS. THE
FIRST IS THE CONFERENCE CN THE LAW OF THE SEA, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN ON MARCH 15 IN NEW YORK,
AND AT WHICH THE FRENCH CELEGATION MIGHT INSPIRE MORE CREDIBILITY, ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR, IF
HEADED BY A MINISTER OF THE SEA RATHER THAN A STATE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION. THE SECOND IS
AN EXHAUSTIVE ADMINISTRATION STUDY ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE SEA WHICH INDICATES THAT THE
INTERDEPENDENCE OF MARINE PROBLEMS CALLS FOR A UNIFICATION OF VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS UNDER A SINGLE
AUTHORITY. FINALLY, A REPORT ADOPTED AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ALSO ADVOCATES THE
CREATION OF A MINISTRY OF THE SEA TO ASSUME DUTIES PRESENTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE MINISTRIES OF
TRANSPORTATION, EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
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WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"FEDERALLY UNIFORM RULES FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEHATER WILL SOON APPLY."
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 01/12/76 PCS 2 ID# 03383B
THE NEW WATER MANAGEMENT LAW, SCHEDULED FOR PASSAGE BY THE FEDERAL DIET (LOWER HOUSE) OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON JANUARY 16, 1976, WILL: A) STIPULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINIMUM
STANDARDS FOR DISCHARGED WASTEWATER, B) PROVIDE THAT STATE (LAND) WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS BE SET UP
TO ENSURE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND TO CONFORM TO DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND C) PLACE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ON THE STORAGE OF WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES. THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE WOULD BE ISSUED IN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS AT FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT THE
INDIVIDUAL STATES COULD DECIDE THE LENGTH OF TIME ALLOWED FOR CONFORMANCE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WOULD ALSO SET BASIC PROVISIONS AND MINIMUM CONTENT OF THE STATE WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS IN
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS. THE LAW PROVIDES FOR "INDUSTRIAL WATER PROTECTION OFFICERS" AND
MAINTENANCE OF WATER RECORD BOOKS. VIOLATIONS OF THE LAM WOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE UP TO
100,000 MARKS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE FOR WATER LAW.
"JANUARY 31, 1975 ORCINANCE ON DRINKING kATER AND UTILITY WATER IN FOODSTUFFS
CONCERNS (DRINKING WATER ORDINANCE)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT, I
EPA
GERMAN 02/15/75 PCS 453-461 ID* 03551A
THIS ORDINANCE, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE "JULY 18, 1961 FEDERAL LAW ON CONTAGIOUS DISEASES,"
ESTABLISHES MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE QUALITY OF DRINKING
WATER AND OF WATER USED FOR UTILITARIAN PURPOSES IN CONCERNS PRODUCING, PROCESSING, OR INTRODUCING
FOODSTUFFS ONTO THE MARKET. SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE TREAT: 1) THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER,
2) THE QUALITY OF WATER USED FOR UTILITARIAN PURPOSES IN FOODSTUFFS CONCERNS, 3) OBLIGATIONS OF
THE ENTREPRENEUR OR OTHER PROPRIETOR OF A WATER SUPPLY INSTALLATION, 4) SUPERVISION OF WATER
SUPPLY PLANTS BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE TOWARD HYGIENIC ENDS, AND 5) PUNISHABLE OFFENSES AND
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. TWO APPENDIXES: 1) SET THRESHOLDS FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN DRINKING
WATER AND 2) DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WATER.
THE LAW ENTERS FORCE ONE YEAR AFTER PROMULGATION.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( )
"WATER AND WASTEWATER PROBLEMS IN MODERN TEXTILE FINISHING PLANTS."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR-954
STIEBERT, ARTHUR EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-35 ID* 03500A
ALSO PMB, LRB AND ST
PROBLEMS INVOLVING WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL FROM THE VIEWPOINT
OF THE TEXTILE MANUFACTURER ARE EXAMINED IN THIS REPORT. MEANS THE TEXTILE MANUFACTURER MUST
TAKE TO OBTAIN AND IMPROVE FRESH WATER FOR TEXTILE PROCESSES ARE HIGHLIGHTED, AND THE LEGAL,
SOCIOECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WASTEWATER AND SLUDGE REMOVAL FROM TEXTILE PLANTS
ARE REVIEWED IN SOME DETAIL. SEEKING TO DEFINE SUITABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE BEST BALANCE
BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PRODUCTION FACTORS, THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSIDERATIONS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY ARE CLOSELY ENTWINED AND INTERRELATED AND THAT SOLUTIONS
TO ENVIRONMENTAL PRCBLEMS IN THE INDUSTRY MUST BE APPROACHED NOT ONLY IN THE FACTORY AND IN THE
PLANNING STAGES OF THE FACTORY, BUT ALSO BY ACCOUNTING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
EACH FACTORY AND ITS SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, THEREBY PRECLUDING ANY STANDARDIZED, DOGMATIC
APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM. (GERMAN ORIGINAL IN MELLIAND TEXTILBERICHTE, VOL. 54, 1973, PP. 864-70.)
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WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( »
AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF THE SEVERN BARRAGE
SHAW, T. L., ED. EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/75 PCS 1-115 ID* 03496A
ALSO PMB
THIS REPORT, HANDLING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF
BARRAGE CONSTRUCTION, HAS DEVELOPED FROM THE SEVERN ESTUARY COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS TO COLLECT WORKS
ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE ESTUARY. CERTAIN OF THE TWELVE INDIVIDUALLY
AUTHORED CHAPTERS DEAL WITH: SEDIMENT DYNAMICS IN THE ESTUARY, DRAINAGE AND LAND QUALITY, POSSIBLE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE BARRAGE, AND POLLUTION. THE BOOK'S PREFACE WAS WRITTEN BY THE CHAIRMAN
CF THE SEVERN ESTUARY JOINT COMMITTEE.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(8)
"CLEAN UP THE RHINE?"
AMBROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH
TOXIC SUBS
LE MONDE
04/03/76 PGS 27
EPA
ID# 03497A
MEETING IN PARIS TO SEEK A SOLUTION TO THE POLLUTION OF THE RHINE, THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS OF
FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND LUXEMBURG REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON APRIL 1
REGARDING THE DISCHARGES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES. THIS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, THE THIRD SINCE THE
CREATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RHINE IN 1963, WAS SUCCESSFUL
IN ESTABLISHING TWO LISTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES WHOSE DISCHARGES ARE TO BE REGULATED. A FIRST LIST
INCLUDES NON-BIODEGRADABLE TOXIC PRODUCTS TO BE STRICTLY RESTRICTED OR BANNED, WHILE A SECOND LIST
COVERS LESS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES TO BE LIMITED FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF MORE DESIRABLE WATER QUALITY
OBJECTIVES. A NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF SALINE POLLUTION WERE ALSO DISCUSSED.
ADOPTION OF ANY ONE OF THE PROJECTS, HOWEVER, WHICH IS CONTINGENT ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN
INTERNATIONAL FINANCING PLAN, WAS POSTPONED TO THE MONTH OF KAY WHEN A NEW MEETING IS SCHEDULED.
LIBYA
LR(A)
"DEC. 13, 1973 HEALTH LAW." AL-JARIOAH AL-RASMIYAH, VOL. 12, NO. 6
EPA
ARABIC 02/18/74 PGS 188-240 ID# 03519A
^GENERAL RADIATION
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MATER
PHILIPPINES
LRCA)
"MAY 25, 1973 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 198 (PROVINCIAL HATER UTILITIES
ACT OF 1973)." PRESIDENTIAL DECREES, 1973
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 792-811 ID* 03549A
IN VIEW OF THE EXISTING SHORTCOMINGS OF MATER SUPPLY AND SEMAGE SERVICES IN MANY AREAS OF
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSt THIS PRESIDENTIAL DECREE, KNOMN AS THE PROVINCIAL HATER UTILITIES ACT OF
1973, SETS FORTH A NATIONAL POLICY OF HIGH PRIORITY "FAVORING LOCAL OPERATION AND CONTROL OF
MATER SYSTEMS; AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF LOCAL HATER DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING FOR THE
GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH DISTRICTS; CHARTERING A NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO
FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL HATER UTILITIES; GRANTING SAID ADMINISTRATION SUCH POWERS AS ARE
NECESSARY TO OPTIMIZE PUBLIC SERVICE FROM MATER UTILITY OPERATIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
THE FORMATION, POMERS AND DUTIES, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AND FINANCIAL AND REVENUE PROVISIONS
V OF THE LOCAL MATER DISTRICTS AND BOARDS ARE DELINEATED IN PART II OF THE ACT, AND THE ATTRIBUTES
OF THE LOCAL WATER UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION AS PART OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY ARE OUTLINED IN PART III. THE ACT FIRST APPEARED IN THE OFFICAL GAZETTE, JUNE 11, 1973.
SMEDEN
PM(B»
PLANNING SMEDEN: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND HATER
RESOURCES
SWEDEN. MINISTRY OF LABOR AND HOUSING/PHYSICAL PLANNING EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-142 ID* 03527A
ALSO LRB
*LANO USE
SMEDEN
PM(6)
BOTTENFAUNAN IN ASFJORDEN, VANERN REGIONAL VARIATION OCH PABORJAD ATERHAMTNING
(THE BOTTOM FAUNA IN ASFJORDEN, LAKE VANERN REGIONAL VARIATION AND INITIAL RECOVERY)
HIEDERHOLM, TORGNY EPA
SMEDISH 11/00/75 PGS 1-20 ID* 03528A
ALSO ST
DUE TO MASTEMATER FROM THE PULP INDUSTRY, A 1973 STUDY OF ASFJOROEN SHOHED THAT THE ANNUAL
LOADING OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, PHOSPHORUS AND TOTAL NITROGEN AMOUNTED TO 39,000 (BS7), 100 AND
1,300 TONS RESPECTIVELY. THIS LOADING MAS REDUCED BY 50, 32 AND 13 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY HHEN
ONE OF THE MORST POLLUTING PLANTS WAS CLOSED DOMN IN 1974. IN 1975, ANOTHER STUDY, HHICH IS
DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOKLET, SHOMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE BOTTOM FAUNA IN THE HHOLE FJORD IS STILL
AFFECTED BY POLLUTION, SEVERAL FACTORS INDICATE THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED.
THE DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF THE BOTTOM FAUNA HAS INCREASED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME SPECIES
MHICH THRIVE IN POLLUTED HATERS IN MHICH CASE THE SITUATION IS REVERSED. THE OBSERVED CHANGES
CORRELATE DIRECTLY MITH THE DECREASED POLLUTION LOAD.
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MATER
SWEDEN BYFJORDEN: KENISKA UNOERSOKNINGAR (THE BY FJORD: CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS)
DANEILSSON, LARS-GORAN, AND OTHERS EPA
PM(6) SWEDISH 11/00/75 PCS 1-85 ID* 03531A
THE BY FJORD IS A POLLUTED FJORD SITUATED ON THE WEST COAST OF SWEDEN. ITS CONTAMINATION
DEPENDS PARTLY ON NUTRIENTS RELEASED FROM THE SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES AND PARTLY ON THE LIMITED
WATER EXCHANGE IN THE FJORD. CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT TO CLASSIFY AND STUDY
THE FLOW OF NUTRIENTS. OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE PARTICLE
STRATIFICATION AND HOW FAR DAYLIGHT PENETRATES. DUE TO THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PARTICULATE
MATTER AND HUMID SUBSTANCE, PHOTOSYNTHESIS TAKES PLACE ONLY IN THE TOP LAYER OF THE FJORD (ABOVE
10 M.) AND LOW VALUES OF TRANSMITTANCE ARE FOUND AS WELL'. THIS BOOKLET, WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED WITH
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TOWN OF UDOEVALLA WILL HAVE NO EFFECT AS LONG AS THE REST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES ALONG THE COAST DO
NOT FOLLOW SUIT.
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