SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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FOREWORD
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category of document, and by country. Subject areas, which reflect
EPA programs, include:
air
water
noise
solid wastes
pesticides
toxic substances
radiation'
land use
Categories of documents are:
1. general
2. legal/legislative/regulatory (LR)
3. plannwig/management/organization (PM)
4. scientific/technical (ST)
5. socio/economic (SE)
Summaries covering more than one subject are cross-referenced in
the Table of Contents. Abstracts appear only once, however, under the
primary subject heading marked by an asterisk. For example a British
report on "Disposal of Awkward Household Wastes" is indexed under
pesticides, solid wastes, water, and toxic substances. The summary
appears only once, under solid wastes, but the report title is listed
with the EPA ID number under each of the other headings.
Explanation of the codes and abbreviations used with each summary
is on page ii.
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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 ANDjJK) 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
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03675A .......... 5
Brazil Need Not Import Antipollution Equipment ......... 1
Cuba
See WATER (Cuba) — Control No. 03660A ............. 25
EC Is For Pollution Safety Standards .............. 1
Air Pollutants Cataloged .................... 2
Government Decides on the Creation of a National
Pollution Control Agency .................. 2
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03640A ........... 10
Ge.xmany, Fed R&p ofi
April 8, 1975 Administrative Regulation on Determination
of Air Quality in Heavily Polluted Areas .......... 3
June 3, 1975 General Administrative Provision Pursuant to
the First Ordinance for Implementation of the Federal
Immissions Law ....................... 3
European Communities - Maintenance of Clean Air; Decision
on the Exchange of Information. . .Regarding. . .Air
Pollution ............................ 4
.Sweden
Air Pollution Across National Boundaries. The Impact on
the Environment of Sulfur in Air and Precipitation ..... 4
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03655A ........... 12
GENERAL
Environmental Protection - Legislative Developments ...... 5
Environmental Problems. Energy Concerns. The ORL-IUE
Team Will Help ....................... 5
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Canada
Canadian Environment Gets Protection .............. 6
December 2, 1975 Environmental Contaminants Act ........ 6
An Environmental Assessment of Nanaimo Port Alternatives .... 7
Raw Material Reclamation. Building and Construction Activities. 7
European
Coordination of Environmental Protection ............ 7
fintand
Environmental Ministry Should Be Established .......... 8
Environmental Ministry Meets Opposition ............ 8
France.
Jurists Discover Environmental Law ............... 8
Ecology To Have Force of Law .................. 9
Protection of Nature: Bill Unanimously Approved by Senate ... 9
Three Factories in the Meadows ................. 10
The Prevention of Industrial Pollution Through Clean
Technologies ........................ 10
Associations Visit Elysee ................... 10
74 Million for Nature ..................... 11
Environmental Workers ..................... 11
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03632A ............. 2
Fed Re.p o£
Sept. 9, 1975 Principles for the Testing of the Environmental
Compatibility of Public Measures of the Federal Government. . 12
See WATER (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 0365 2A ...... 31
Romavu.a
Environmental Pollution .................... 12
.Sweeten
Decision by the National Environment Protection Board -
Applicant: Karlshamn Vegetable Oil Factory, Ltd ....... 12
United Nation*
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back ................ 13
LAND USE
Fiance.
For a Few Kilometers Less of Devastation ............ 13
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03685 A ........... 9
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Fed Rep
December 11, 1973 Convention Between the Governments of the
Federal Republic of Germany and Austria for Cooperation
in Land Use Planning .................... 14
In&Jlcurid
Brittas Bay: A Planning and Conservation Study ........ 14
National Coastline Study. Volume 1-A: National Strategy
for Development and Conservation .............. 14
National Coastline Study. Volume 2: County Reports — Notes
on Development Strategy ................... 15
National Coastline Study. Volume 3-A: Procedural Manual ... 15
Sweden
Management of Land and Water Resources : Information to the
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment ..... 15
NOISE
Noise From Roads and Railways ................. 16
Noise Problems in Connection With Waste Removal ........ 16
Noise From Traffic ....................... 16
European Commuyu&.eA
Proposal for a Council Directive on the Approximation of Laws
of Member States Relating to the Permissible Sound Level...
of Motorcycles ....................... 17
Fed Rep ofi
July 19, 1974 Emissions Values for Cranes. Second General
Administrative Provision in Implementation of the Federal
Immissions Control Law ................... 17
PESTICIDES
Cuba
See WATER (Cuba) — Control No. 03660A ............. 25
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RADIATION
F/unace
Ministerial Circular Reinforces Formalities Which Precede
the Installation of Nuclear Power Plants .......... 18
G&unany, Fed Rep o<{
Oct. 1, 1975 Arrangement Between the. . .Federal Republic of
Germany and the United States... on Cooperation in the Field
of Nuclear Facilities Safety ................ 18
SOLID WASTE
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 036 75A .......... 5
Cuba
See WATER (Cuba) — Control No. 03660A ............. 25
EuAopean Commmtct-ceA
See WATER (European Communities) — Control No. 03620A ..... 27
Finland
Waste Could Be a Problem for Fur Industry ........... 19
The Handling of Solid Waste Should Be Centralized ....... 20
See WATER (Finland) — Control No. 03638A ........... 27
Libya.
Contract of 280 Million Francs With French Firm ........ 20
Beer Cans Become Environmentally More Suitable and Also
More Expensive ....................... 21
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03655A ........... 12
TOXIC SUBS
See WATER (European Communities) — Control No. 03620 A ..... 27
See WATER (Finland) — Control No. 03638A ........... 27
.Sweden
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03655A ........... 12
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WATER
Belgium
Wastewater Discharge Authorizations in Certain Watercourses . . 22
See AIR (Brazil) — Control No. 03663A ............. 1
Canada,
Guidelines on the Use and Acceptability of Oil Spill
Dispersants ......................... 22
Surface Water Data Reference Index — Canada 1975 ....... 23
Operational Mode for Predicting the Movement of Oil in
Canadian Navigable Waters .................. 23
Water Resources Research Support Program 1975-1976 ....... 23
Mine and Mill Wastewater Treatment.. . ............. 24
Review of Heated Discharge Management and Control
Alternatives: Once- Through Systems in Large Water Bodies . . 24
Cuba
Pollution in Cuba ....................... 25
Venna/ik
Water Quality Requirements ................... 25
Our Watercourses Will Now Be Cleaner .............. 25
Research: Report of the Research and Main Water Committees . . 26
The Environmental Protection Agency Wants Denmark's
Groundwater Mapped Out ................... 26
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03665A .......... 7
Proposal for a Council Directive Concerning the Dumping of
Wastes at Sea ........................ 27
Bcnlonct
More Stringent Laws for Water Pollution ............ 27
May 24, 1974 Law No. 378 on the Combating of Oil Pollution
on Land ........................... 28
December 20, 1974 Regulations No. 977 on the Combating of
Oil Pollution on Land .................... 28
See SOLID WASTE (Finland) — Control No. 03634A ........ 19
Adoption of Anti-Pollution Bills .......... ...... 29
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03632A ............. 2
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03640A ........... 10
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Germany, Fed Rep o&
Dec. 19, 1973 Ordinance Regarding Water- End anger ing Substances
Being Conducted in Pipeline Installations .......... 30
April 26, 1976 Fourth Law To Amend the Water Management Law . . 30
October 30, 1973 Guideline for Oil Binders ........... 31
Little Hope for Cleaner Rivers ................. 31
Experts Regard Improvement of the Rhine as a Predominantly
German Task ......................... 32
Efforts of BASF To Decrease the Rhine Pollution ........ 32
Plans and Preparations for a Joint Sewage Treatment Plant
by BASF and the City of Ludwigshafen ............ 33
Purification of Nitrate-Containing Industrial Sewage in an
Activating Plant With Deitrification Stage ......... 33
Contribution to the Determination of Organically Bound
Carbon in Waters. I. Manual Method ............ 34
There Will Not Be a Consistent Chemical Convention for the Rhine 34
First Soviet- Swedish Symposium on the Pollution of the Baltic . 34
Cleaning Up One's Own Doorstep ................. 35
Italy
Legal and Administrative Aspects of Water Management in Italy . 35
Noway
Contact Committee Report: Power Development -Nature Protection
on Watercourses To Be Protected ................ 35
Romania
Hydrographic Systems, Flood Protection Planned for 1976-1990 . . 36
So.ayidina.V4ja
Algal Assays in Water Pollution Research ............ 36
.Sweeten
Decision by the National Environment Protection Board -
Applicant: Ljungbergs Textile Printing Company Ltd ..... 37
Report on Water Quality Criteria for Swedish Surface
Waters : Summary ...................... 37
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03655A ........... 12
See LAND USE (Sweden) — Control No. 03650A .......... 15
January 24, 1973 Regulations for the Implementation of the
Federal Law on the Protection of Water From Pollution .... 38
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AIR
AUSTRIA UMWELTPROBLEME. ENERGIESORGEN. DAS ORL-IUE TEAM HILFT (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS. ENERGY CONCERNS. THE ORL-IUE TEAM WILL HELP)
AUSTRIAN CLEAN AIR SCCIETY EPA
PM(B) GERMAN PGS 1-69 ID* 03675A
ALSO SE AND LRB
4GENERAL SOLID WASTE
BRAZIL "BRAZIL NEED NOT IMPORT ANT I POLLUTION EQUIPMENT." 0 GLOBO
EPA
SE< ) PORTUGUESE 02/18/76 PG S 6 ID* 03663A
WATER
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL DIRECTIVES OF THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONCERNING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEEPLY INVOLVES THE STATE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY FOR BASIC SANITATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SAO PAULO. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE COMPANY HAS DETERMINED
THAT MOST OF THE NECESSARY POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT NEED NOT BE IMPORTED INTO BRAZIL.
BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND INDUSTRIALISTS PROVIDE FOR AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
FOR THE CONTROL OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION AND HAVE RESULTED IN THE PUBLICATION OF AN APPROVED
LIST OF 37 FIRMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE APPROPRIATE ANTIPOLLUTI ON EQUIPMENT NEEDED IN BRAZIL.
CUBA "POLLUTION IN CUBA." JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE. TRANSLATIONS ON
LATIN AMERICA. NO. 1291
EPA
PM
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AIR
FINLAND
PM(B»
"AIR POLLUTANTS CATALOGED." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
SWEDISH 02/04/76 PCS 14
ID*
EPA
03637A
A WORKING GROUP FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
HAS CONCLUDED THAT MORE THAN 10,000 INSTALLATIONS IN FINLAND POLLUTE THE AIR AND RECOMMENDS THAT
THEY AT LEAST BE SUBJECT TO SOME SORT OF REGISTRATION. THE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE
CATEGORIES ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF THEIR POLLUTION. FOR A GROUP OF 355 HEAVY POLLUTERS A
PERMIT REQUIREMENT WAS RECOMMENDED. THIS GROUP INCLUDED NUCLEAR REACTORS. FOUNDRIES. CERTAIN
POWER PLANTS. OIL REFINERIES AND FERTILIZER FACTORIES. BARNS AND PIGSTIES WERE IN THE MAJORITY
AMONG THE ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION. SLAUGHTERHOUSES. BREWERIES. AND PAPER.
LEATHER. TOBACCO, AND COFFEE FACTORIES ALSO WERE INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY. ABOUT 29 PERCENT
OF THE WORST OFFENDERS ARE FOUND IN THE COUNTY OF NYLAND, 18 PERCENT IN THE COUNTY OF ABO AND
BJORNEBORG AND 13 PERCENT IN THE COUNTY OF TAVASTEHUS. IN A DRAFT AIR POLLUTION LAW IN 1975.
A SIX-YEAR PRISON TERM WAS RECOMMENDED FOR SOME POLLUTING OFFENSES.
FRANCE
PMCA)
"GOVERNMENT DECIDES CN THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY."
LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 05/13/76 PGS 34 ID* 03632A
ALSO LRB
WATER GENERAL
THE MAY 12. 1976 FRENCH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING. WHICH CONCERNED ITSELF WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT. WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS. THESE DECISIONS. DEALING
WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE. WITH REGARD TO WATER.
THE 12 YEAR POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE STATE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. WHICH
WOULD REDUCE THE 1988 POLLUTION LEVEL TO A FRACTION OF THE 1970 LEVEL. WAS APPROVED. AS REGARDS
AIR POLLUTION, THE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO UNDERTAKE THE PRELIMINARY STUDIES ESSENTIAL TO THE
CREATION OF A NATIONAL AIR AGENCY MODELED ON THE BASIN FINANCE AGENCIES. LAND AND GROUNDWATER
PROTECTION ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVELY ENSURED BY THE NEW LAW ON CLASSIFIED
ESTABLISHMENTS. WHICH IS PRESENTLY BEING CONSIDERED IN THE SENATE AND WHICH IS TO APPLY TO
QUARRIES. '
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AIR
FRANCE
PM(B)
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"THREE FACTORIES IN THE MEADOWS." LE MONDE
ANBROISE-RENOUt MARC
FRENCH 06/09/76 PGS 32
*GENERAL MATER
EPA
ID* 03640A
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
"APRIL 8. 1975 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION ON DETERMINATION OF AIR QUALITY IN
HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT. NO. 14
GERMANY. FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 04/08/75 PGS 358-365 ID* 02033R
THIS FOURTH GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARCH 15. 1974 FEDERAL
IMMISSIONS (NUISANCE) CONTROL LAW APPLIES TO HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS. WHICH ARE DEFINED IN SECTION
44. PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE LAW. IT CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SUBSTANCES IN THE AIR TO BE MEASURED.
THE NUMBER AND POSITIONING OF THE MEASURING STATIONS. THE MEASURING PROCEDURE AND EQUIPMENT. AND
THE METHOD OF EVALUATING THE MEASUREMENT RESULTS. SUBSTANCES TO BE MEASURED ARE: DUST. SULFUR
DIOXIDE* NITROGEN OXIDES. CARBON MONOXIDE AND GASEOUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (EXCLUSING METHANE). AS
WELL AS THE LIMITING METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS OF WIND DIRECTION. WIND SPEED AND AIR TEMPERATURE.
STATE AUTHORITIES ARE TO DESIGNATE AREAS IN WHICH MEASUREMENTS WILL BE MADE. THE FEDERAL MINISTER
OF THE INTERIOR. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE STATE AUTHORITIES, IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR TAKING THE MEASUREMENTS. THE RESULTS OF THE MEASUREMENTS ARE TO BE
REPORTED IN CONFORMANCE WITH MODEL FORMS APPENDED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
"JUNE 3. 1975 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION PURSUANT TO THE FIRST ORDINANCE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW." CEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT,
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/06/75 PGS 429-436 ID* 02033S
NO. 16
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION PURSUANT TO THE ORDINANCE ON FURNACES. ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR WITH APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL, APPLIES TO FURNACES SPECIFIED IN
THE FIRST ORDINANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS (NUISANCE) CONTROL LAW. IT
THEREFORE APPLIES ONLY TO FURNACES FOR SOLID AND LIQUID FUELS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE PERMITS UNDER
THE LAW. IT CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DETERMINATION OF THE GRAY VALUE OF SMOKE. THE LIMITING
OF EMISSIONS FROM FURNACES WITH EVAPORATOR BURNERS, THE LIMITING OF EMISSIONS FROM FURNACES WITH
ATOMIZATION BURNERS AND LARGER EVAPORATOR BURNERS, THE LIMITING OF EMISSIONS FROM SMALLER FURNACES
FOR SOLID FUELS, AND THE LIMITATION OF EMISSIONS FROM LARGE FURNACES FOR SOLID FUELS* THE
PROVISION ALLOWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO SET SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNACES ACCORDING TO LOCAL
CONDITIONS AND TO GRANT EXCEPTIONS. RULES FOR THE SUPERVISION OF FURNACES BY THE AUTHORITIES ARE
GIVEN. FINES ARE TO BE LEVIED ONLY IN CASES OF REPEATED VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
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AIR
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR< A)
"EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - MAINTENANCE OF CLEAN AIR! DECISION ON THE EXCHANGE OF
INFORMATION...REGARDING...AIR POLUUTION...." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT, NO.
GERMANY, FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 10/31/75 PGS 733-736 I Old 03680 A
33
THIS CIRCULAR LETTER OF THE FEDERAL GERMAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR REPORTS THE ADOPTION OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF THE "DECISION ON THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN
SUPERVISING AND MONITORING NETWORKS REGARDING DATA ON AIR POLLUTION BY CERTAIN SULFUR COMPOUNDS
AND PARTICULATES." THE INTERIOR MINISTER REQUESTS THE STATE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEAN
AIR PROGRAMS TO SUPPLY INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE PROGRAM BY OCTOBER 1. 1975. THE TEXT OF
THE DECISION. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 34, 1975, IS APPENDED. IT FORESEES COMPILATION OF
DATA ON ONLY TWO AIR POLLUTANTS AND IS LIMITED TO A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM. WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE
BASIS FOR A MORE COMPLETE DATA EXCHANGE IN THE FUTURE. AVERAGE DAILY VALUES ARE TO BE REPORTED
BY PARTICIPATING STATIONS FOR SULFUR COMPOUNDS (SULFUR DIOXIDE AND HEAVY ACID AIR CONTENT FROM
SULFUR DIOXIDE) AND FOR PARTICULATES (GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OR BLACK SMOKE). THE COMMISSION
.WILL COMPILE QUARTERLY TABLES OF THE RESULTS AND DISTRIBUTE A YEARLY REPORT TO MEMBER STATES.
SWEDEN
LR(B)
"DECISION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD - APPLICANT: KARLSHAMN
VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY, LTD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR - 986
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-23 ID* 03655A
•GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
PMf B)
AIR POLLUTION ACROSS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES. THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF
SULFUR IN AIR AND PRECIPITATION
SWEDEN. ROYAL MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ENGLISH 08/00/71 PGS 1-96
ID*
EPA
03649A
THIS REPORT, SWEDEN'S CASE STUDY FOR THE 1972 UNITED NATION'S CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN
ENVIRONMENT. DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE EMISSION OF SULFUR INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. A RATHER
DETAILED ANALYSIS IS PRESENTED OF HOW SUCH EMISSIONS CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT BOTH IN THE
FORM OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN THE AIR AND AS SULFURIC ACID DEPOSITED ON THE GROUND. AN ATTEMPT IS
MADE TO ASSESS THIS DAMAGE IN SWEDEN, AND TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE FOR RESTRICTING THE EMISSIONS AND
THEIR COST ARE DISCUSSED.
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GENERAL
AUSTRIA
LR
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GENERAL
CANADA
"CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT GETS PROTECTION." THE CITIZEN
SIMMONS, MARLENE
ENGLISH 04/01/76 PGS 64
ID*
EPA
03619A
THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ACT. COMING INTO FORCE ON APRIL 1. 1976. IS DISCUSSED
IN THIS ARTICLE. THE ACT GIVES THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT THE POWER TO CONTROL THE DISCHARGE OF
SPECIFIED CONTAMINANTS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACT CONCLUDES THAT THE ACT
WILL BE ONLY AS POWERFUL AS THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CHOOSES TO MAKE IT. THE APPLICATION OF THE
ACT BY THE CURRENT MINISTER WILL HAVE A STRONG. PRECEDENT-SETTING INFLUENCE WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT AND ON FUTURE MINISTERS. CRITICS OF THE ACT ALSO CITE THE GOVERNMENT'S EXCLUSIVE
ROLE IN INITIATING INVESTIGATIONS UNDER THE ACT AND THE LACK OF PROVISION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
SYSTEMS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS. HOWEVER, PROPONENTS OF THE ACT SAY THAT PUBLIC
CONCERNS AND COMMENTS WILL BE DULY CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE NEW ACT IS RESIDUAL
LEGISLATION. MEANING IT WILL TAKE EFFECT ONLY IF OTHER PROVINCIAL OR FEDERAL LEGISLATION CANNOT
BE USED TO CONTROL CONTAMINANTS.
CANADA
LR< A)
"DECEMBER 2. 1975 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ACT." CANADA GAZETTE, PART III,
VOL. 1, NO. 12, 1975
EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-21 ID* 03631A
*ALSO FRENCH
THIS ACT, COMING.INTO FORCE ON APRIL 1. 1976, EMPOWERS THE CANADIAN MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT
AND THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH DANGERS CAUSED BY THE RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT. TO THIS END THE MINISTERS MAY APPOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEES. MAKE USE OF GOVERNMENT
SERVICES, AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS. PROCEDURES ARE SET FORTH FOR
PROMULGATING ORDERS AND REGULATIONS BASED ON THE REPORTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS BOARDS OF
REVIEW WHENEVER NOTICES OF OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT ARE
RECEIVED. PROVISIONS CONCERNING EMERGENCIES, OFFENSES AND THE DESIGNATIONS AND POWERS OF ANALYSTS
AND INSPECTORS ARE ALSO OUTLINED IN THE ACT. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS ON THE
CONCENTRATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES. THE USE AND MANUFACTURE OF SUBSTANCES.
METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS, AND THE GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.
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GENERAL
CANADA
PM(B>
AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF NANAIMO PORT ALTERNATIVES
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/74 PGS 1-63 ID* 03688A
IN APRIL 1973. AN ENVIRONMENT CANADA TASK FORCE WAS DIRECTED TO INVESTIGATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DISRUPTION WHICH WOULD BE CAUSED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A LUMBER TRANSSHIPMENT
FACILITY AT NANAIMO, B.C. THIS PAPER DRAWS TOGETHER THE FINDINGS OF THE TASK FORCE. A TOTAL OF
FOUR ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS FOR THE FACILITY WERE INVESTIGATED AND THE FINDINGS FOR EACH OF THESE
LOCATIONS ARE PRESENTED. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES
OF MAINTENANCE OR ENHANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE OPTIMIZATION OF MAN'S OPPORTUNITY
TO UTILIZE THIS ENVIRONMENT. RECOMMENDED IS THE SELECTION OF THE HARMAC SOUTH SITE WITH DUKE POINT
AS A SECOND CHOICE.
DENMARK
PM(B)
RASTOFINDVINDING. BYGEE- OG ANLAEGSVIRKSOMHED (RAW MATERIAL RECLAMATION,
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO. 19
EPA
DANISH 08/00/71 PGS 1-79 ID* 03665A
ALSO ST
WATER
THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE MAIN GROUND COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE IN 1970 TO EVALUATE THE GEOLOGICAL. HYDROLOGICAL. AND
TOPOGRAPHICAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTING FACTORS IN CONNECTION WITH RAW MATERIAL RECLAMATION, BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND LAND RECLAMATION AND DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS. THE COMMITTEE
FOUND THAT POLLUTION, WHICH IS CAUSED BY CHANGES OR INTERFERENCE IN THE NATURAL LOCATION AND
COMPOSITION OF THE SOIL STRATUM. DISTURBS MAINLY THE GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER. THE
EXPLOITATION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ALLUVIUM. HOWEVER. HAS GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL
CONSEQUENCES AS WELL. THE COMMITTEE LISTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS DEALING WITH POLLUTION RESTRICTIONS
CONNECTED TO RAW MATERIAL RECLAMATION AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SUGGESTS ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATION. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR FURTHER EXPANSION IN THE FIELDS OF
RESEARCH AND PLANNING.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(A)
"COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/01/76 PGS 27 ID* 03622A
THREE MAJ3R RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED AT THE SECOND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS IN
BRUSSELS. GOALS OF THE RESOLUTIONS WERE TO OBTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THEIR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. AND TO
PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY COOPERATION OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS FOR NATURE PROTECTION. THE SWISS
DELEGATION TO THE CONFERENCE ASCERTAINED THAT ACTUAL AND PLANNED ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE
MEASURES IN SWITZERLAND ARE IN HARMONY WITH EFFORTS IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
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GENERAL
FINLAND
PM(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED." HUFVUDSTADBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/13/76 PGS 5 ID* 03684A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD AGREE THAT
A MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED THERE ARE DIVERSE OPINIONS CONCERNING ITS
FUNCTIONS. ONE ALTERNATIVE CALLS FOR A BODY CHOSEN BY PARLIAMENT TO PLAN THE STRUCTURE OF THE
NEW MINISTRY* WHICH WOULD BE AN EXTENSIVE 4500-MEMBER ORGANIZATION. ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE BACKED BY
AN EQUAL NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FAVORS THE SPEEDY ESTABLISHMENT OF A 4CO-MEMBER MINISTRY
FOCUSING ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ITS FUNCTIONS WOULD INCLUDE COORDINATION.
SUPERVISION. WATER PROTECTION. NOISE ABATEMENT AND AIR POLLUTION. COMMUNITY AND AREA PLANNING
WOULD. IN CONTRACT TO THE FIRST ALTERNATIVE. REMAIN UNDER THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. TO PROVIDE
A MORE REALISTIC SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM ECONOMICALLY AND ADMINISTRATIVELY A THIRD ALTERNATIVE
WAS SUGGESTED; DEVELOPING THE BOARD OF WATERS INTO A CENTRAL ORGANIZATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION.
FINLAND
PMC A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY MEETS OPPOSITION." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/04/76 PCS 17 ID* 0 3690 A
THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IS OPPOSED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL AND TO A PROPOSED INTEGRATION OF THE WATER AND SURVEYING ADMINISTRATION INTO
THIS. BODY IN PARTICULAR. THE MINISTRY ARGUES THAT FOREST IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WOULD HAVE TO BE
DEALT WITH IN TWO MINISTRIES. THUS ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE ENTIRE LUMBER PRODUCTION. AND THAT
FISHERIES QUESTIONS WOULD ALSO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE MINISTRY ALSO POINTS OUT THAT
ONLY 0.8 PERCENT OF THE SURVEYING OPERATIONS ARE USED IN PLANNING. WHICH IS THE REASON GIVEN FOR
THE PROPOSED INCORPORATION OF SURVEYING INTO THE NEW MINISTRY. FURTHERMORE. THE BOARD OF WATERS
HAS EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN OF HAVING ITS DRAINAGE AND LOG DIVISIONS TRANSFERRED. THIS
WOULD. IT IS FELT, MEAN THE COLLAPSE OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD OF WATERS FAVORS ITS
REORGANIZATION INTO A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PHASES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION.
FRANCE
LR(B)
"JURISTS DISCOVER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC
FRENCH O5/11/76 PGS 34
ID*
EPA
03644A
THE RIGHT TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. AS INITIALLY EXPRESSED AT THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE OF 1972.
IS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE IN LIGHT OF THE CONCEPT"S SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION WITHIN THE FRENCH
LEGAL SYSTEM. A RECENT ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BY A NUMBER OF FRENCH LEGAL
ASSOCIATIONS IS INCLUDED IN AN EXAMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
CONSIDERATION IS DEVOTED TO LAWS ALREADY. OR ABOUT TO BE, PASSED. AS WELL AS PENAL PROVISIONS AND
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AND RULINGS. DISCUSSED ARE: THE BROADENING OF THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DAMAGE AND THE LIMITATIONS IN THE AREA OF FISCAL PROVISIONS.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
LR(B)
FRANCE
LR(B)
"ECOLOGY TO HAVE FORCE OF LAW." LE MONDE
AM8ROISE-RENDU, MARC
FRENCH 04/23/76 PGS 13
LAND USE
EPA
100 03685A
THE FRENCH SILL ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW ON
APRIL 22, IS EXAMINED IN THIS ARTICLE IN TERMS OF THE INNOVATIONS THAT IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING TO
THE FRENCH LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM. THE FIRST OF THESE. CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 2. CONCERNS THE MANDATORY
COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES PRIOR TO THE UNDERTAKING OF ANY LARGE DEVELOPMENT.
ALTHOUGH THIS PROVISION WAS INITIALLY OPPOSED. CLAMOR BY CONSERVATIONIST ORGANIZATIONS HAS
RESULTED IN THE REINSERTION OF THE ARTICLE. ARTICLES 3. 4 AND 5 PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE
FLORA AND FAUNA AND MAY BE USED TO PROHIBIT THE CAPTURE OF CERTAIN ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES.
THE BILL FURTHER INCLUDES A CHARTER FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS WHICH IMPOSES ON ALL OWNERS THE DUTY TO
TREAT THESE ANIMALS IN A MANNER COMPATIBLE TO THE BIOLOGICAL IMPERATIVES OF THEIR SPECIES.
FINALLY, THE BILL EXTENDS TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THE CONCEPT OF CLASSIFIED SITES. THEREBY
ALLOWING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURAL RESERVES.
"PROTECTION OF NATURE: BILL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY SENATE." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH OS/20/76 PGS 9 ID* 03686A
THE FRENCH SENATE, BY A VOTE OF 280 TO 0, HAS APPROVED A BILL ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE.
THE VERSION 0= THE BILL WHICH WAS APPROVED DIFFERED ONLY IN TECHNICAL OR LEGAL CONDITIONS FROM THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VERSION PASSED ON APRIL 27. THE COMMENTS OF THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE
QUALITY OF LIFE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS FIRST STEP IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE
LEGISLATIVE CHARTER ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE. ONE AMENDMENT INTRODUCED BY THE SENATE,
CONCERNING THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE MANDATORY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES. REQUIRES SUCH REQUESTS
TO UNDERGO REVIEW BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL. OTHER AMENDMENTS CONCERN MEASURES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF ANIMALS.
FRANCE
PMC A)
"GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY."
LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 05/13/76 PGS 34 ID* 03632A
ALSO LRB
*AIR WATER
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GENERAL
FRANCE
PM(B)
FRANCE
PM(B)
"THREE FACTORIES IN THE MEADOWS." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC
FRENCH 06/09/76 PGS 32
WATER AIR
EPA
10* C3640 A
IN SPITE OF THE INNOVATIVE ANT I-POU-UTI ON CONTRACT WHICH WAS SIGNED ON JULY 23t 1975 BETWEEN
PECHNEY-UGINE-KUHLMANN AND THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. POLLUTION CONTINUES TO
BE A PROBLEM IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE OF LANNEMEZAN (HAUTE PYRENEES!. WHERE THREE OF THE
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION'S FACTORIES ARE LOCATED. ACCORDING TO CONTRACT STIPULATIONS. A PROGRAM
OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT WAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER FOR EACH TYPE OF INDUSTRY. PRIOR TO
THE YEAR'S END. A SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. STILL TO BE WORKED OUT IN THE CASE OF THE ALUMINUM,
CHEMICALS AND COPPER INDUSTRIES, WOULD ACCOMPANY THE ABATEMENT PROGRAMS. THE THREE POLLUTING
FACTORIES IN LANNEMEZAN CONSIST OF A CHEMICAL PRODUCTS PLANT AND AN ALUMINUM PLANT. AS WELL AS
A CEMENT PLANT. THE INADEQUACY OF PAST EFFORTS BY THESE INDUSTRIES AND THE MEASURES REQUIRED TO
BRING AN END TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ARE DISCUSSED.
"THE PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION THROUGH CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 49
FOURNIER. Y. EPA
FRENCH 04/00/76 PGS 25-27 ID* 03642A
FRENCH INDUSTRY, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 50 PERCENT OF CONVENTIONAL POLLUTION. THE TOTALITY
OF TOXIC WATER POLLUTION. 80 PERCENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION, 85 PERCENT OF SO2 POLLUTION.
45 PERCENT OF NITROGEN OXIDE POLLUTION AND 50 PERCENT OF SOLID WASTES. IS REPORTED TO BE
INTENSIFYING ITS EFFORTS TO CONTROL THESE POLLUTANTS. THE NEW APPROACH BEING ADOPTED IS
EMPHASIZING "CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES" OVER FORMER POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNIQUES. SO AS TO PREVENT
POLLUTANTS RATHER THAN SUPPRESS THEM. THREE TYPES OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES ARE EXAMINED: 1) THE
RE-USE OF MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS (RECYCLING); 2) THE INTRODUCTION OF ALTERNATE MODES
OF PRODUCTION; AND 3) THE RECOVERY OF POLLUTING SUBSTANCES WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY DISCHARGED.
THE APPLICATION OF THESE SOLUTIONS TO THE INDUSTRIAL USE OF WATER IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE ARTICLE.
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES OF THESE SOLUTIONS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"ASSOCIATIONS VISIT ELYSEE." LE MONDE
FRENCH 06/02/76 PGS 30
ALSO LRB
ID*
EPA
03645A
AT A RECEPTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT. MR.
GISCARD D'ESTAING, REVIEWED THE THREE RECENT LEGAL INNOVATIONS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN AN
IMPROVEMENT OF THE PARTICIPATION OF FRENCH CITIZENS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT: THE
REFORM OF THE LAW ON CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS; THE REFORM OF PUBLIC INQUIRIES; AND THE LAW ON THE
PROTECTION OF NATURE. OTHER MEASURES DISCUSSED BY THE PRESIDENT CONCERNED: 1) THE PUBLICIZING
OF ALL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATIONS; 2) THE SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR
THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PROVISIONS INSTITUTING OR REINFORCING THE PARTICIPATION OF ASSOCIATIONS
IN VARIOUS PUBLIC AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF WASTES,
WHICH DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS; 3) THE SPONSORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS, ON THE
DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL, IN WHICH ELECTED OFFICIALS, ASSOCIATIONS AND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL EXAMINE
PROBLEMS DEALING WITH LAND DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
SEC )
FRANCE
SEC )
"74 MILLION FDR NATURE."
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC
FRENCH
ALSO PMB
LE MONDE
05/14/76 PGS 32
ID*
EPA
03629A
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST IN THE ENVIRONMENT HAS RECENTLY BEEN REAFFIRMED BY THE
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' DECISIONS TO INSTITUTE A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL
POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY OPERATIONS (SCHEDULED FOR 1978 LAUNCHING) AND TO INAUGURATE LITTORAL
CONSERVANCY OPERATIONS. MOREOVER. THE INTERMINISTERIAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR NATURE AND THE
ENVIRONMENT CCIANE) HAS APPROPRIATED 74 MILLION FRANCS TO STIMULATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
OF VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES. NEARLY ONE-HALF OF THE 74 MILLION ARE BEING DEVOTED TO
PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS ARE
BEING.DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE PRESERVATION OF WATER AND AIR QUALITY. THE TREATMENT OF NUISANCES
AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION. THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WHICH ARE BEING SUBSIDIZED BY
CIANE FUNDING ARE CITED IN THE ARTICLE.
"ENVIRONMENTAL WORKERS." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC
FRENCH 05/25/76 PGS 33
ID*
EPA
03678A
TWO RECENT CONFERENCES. ONE SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH DEMOCRATIC LABOR CONFEDERATION (CFDT) AND
THE OTHER BY MANUFACTURERS OF POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND THE STATE SECRETARY FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT. DEALT WITH THE THEME OF POLLUTION AND WORK. ALTHOUGH THE LABOR STAND HAD BEEN TO
OPPOSE NEW INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT. A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE WAS
EVIDENCED DURING THE COURSE OF THESE CONFERENCES. THE REALIZATION THAT POLLUTION ABATEMENT WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF NEW POSITIONS. RATHER THAN UNEMPLOYMENT, HAS PROMPTED LABOR TO
ESPOUSE THE ANTIPOLLUTI ON CAUSE. THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CONCURRING WITH THIS POSITION.
INDICATED THAT, TO SATISFY A GENERAL DESIRE FOR BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, MODERN
INDUSTRY WOULD HENCEFORTH BE CLEAN OR NONEXISTENT.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
"OCTOBER 30. 1973 GUIDELINE FOR OIL BINDERS." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT.
NO. 26
GERMANY. FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 11/06/73 PGS 475-482 ID* 03652A
*WATER
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GENERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
ROMANIA
LR(B)
"SEPT. 9. 1975 PRINCIPLES FOR THE TESTING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY
OF PUBLIC MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERlALBLATT, NO.
GERMANY. FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 10/1C/75 PGS 717-719 ID0 13679A
32
THIS PROCLAMATION OF THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY ADOPTS PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND DIRECT FEDERAL
BODIES, INSTITUTES AND ESTABLISHMENTS OF PUBLIC LAW. PUBLIC MEASURES REFER TO DRAFTS OF STATUTORY
REGULATIONS AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS; ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS. CONTRACTS AND OTHER ACTIONS
IN FULFILLMENT OF PUBLIC DUTIES: AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PLANS. THE VARIOUS FEDERAL MINISTERS ARE
TO INTRODUCE THE PRINCIPLES INTO THEIR AREAS OF COMPETENCE IN SUITABLE FASHION. THE GOAL OF THE
TESTING IS TO PROTECT MAN. ANIMALS. VEGETATION AND OBJECTS FROM HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES.
THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES ARE TO TEST AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE DURING THE PRELIMINARY WORK TO PUBLIC
MEASURES TO DETERMINE WHETHER HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS ARE PRECLUDED. AND IF NOT, WHAT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES MAY BE EXPECTED AND HOW THEY MAY BE AVOIDED OR REDUCED. THE SUGGESTED
STAGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING ARE OUTLINED IN AN APPENDIX.
POLUAREA MEDIULUI AM8IANT (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION).
ZAMFIR. G.
ROMANIAN 00/00/74 PCS 1-611
ALSO SE AND PMB
VOL. 1
LOC
ID* 03623A
TD 174 . Z25 VOL 1
THE GENERAL ATTRIBUTES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND THE EFFORTS TO CONTROL IT
INTERNATIONAL.Y AND IN ROMANIA ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS VOLUME. THE INTRODUCTION SUMMARIZES THE
MAJOR LAWS AND POLITICAL COMMITMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN ROMANIA, AND THE TEXT OF THE
VOLUME, DIVIDED INTO FOUR CHAPTERS. ANALYZES THE GENERAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH AIR, SOIL AND WATER POLLUTION.
THE VARIOUS CRITERIA, STANDARDS AND LAWS PROMULGATED BY WHO, BY THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT AND BY
CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE ALSO SURVEYED. SEVERAL CHARTS AND TABLES
SUPPORT THE TEXT MATERIAL, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE APPENDED TO EACH CHAPTER.
SWEDEN
LR(B)
"DECISION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD - APPLICANT: KARLSHAMN
VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY, LTD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR - 986
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH OO/OC/74 PCS 1-23 ID* C3655A
WATER SOLID WASTE AIR TOXIC SUBS
THE KARLSHAMN VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY LTD. HAS APPLIED FOR PERMISSION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY FOR REFINING VEGETABLE FAT,
EXPANSION OF THE DEODORIZING CAPACITY WITHIN THE EXISTING INSTALLATION, AND INTRODUCTION OF CERTAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES. THE FACTORY REFERS TO TECHNICAL STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS,
PERFORMED WITHIN THE PLANT, IN SUPPORT OF ITS APPLICATION. STATEMENTS FROM THE PROVINCIAL
ADMINISTRATION. THE FISHERIES BOARD. AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE. SHOWING SUPPORT IN GENERAL
BUT ALSO CITING SEVERAL RESERVATIONS, ARE INCLUDED. THE OCCUPATIONAL INSPECTORATE HAS ALSO ISSUED
A STATEMENT AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS FROM HARBOR CRANE OPERATORS EXPERIENCING HEADACHES AND
OTHER DISCOMFORTS DUE TO POLLUTION FROM THE PLANT. THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD WILL GRANT
THE FACTORY'S REQUEST IF SEVERAL STIPULATED CONDITIONS ARE MET. THE DECISION IS NOT SUBJECT TO
APPEAL.
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GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS
PM(B)
"TWO STEPS FORWARD. ONE STEP BACK." NATURE. VOL. 261. NO. 557
SANDBROOK, RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 05/20/76 PCS 179-180 ID* O3624A
ALSO SE
SHORTAGES OF FINANCES AND INCREASING DISSENSION OVER WORK PROGRAM PRIORITIES ARE HAMPERING
THE EFFORTS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM (UNEP) IN DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ON A GLOBAL BASIS. THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE HISTORY. STRUCTURE.
FUNCTIONS. AND PROGRAMS OF UNEP AND DISCUSSES ITS RELATIONSHIP AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATING
ENTITY TO WHO. UNESCO. FAQ AND THE INDUSTRIALIZED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. SOME
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF UNEP IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ARE LISTED. BUT THE FUTURE
IMPACT OF UNEP IN WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS IS BEING AFFECTED BY INTERNAL LEADERSHIP PROBLEMS,
CHANGING NATIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT, AND A SCARCITY OF FUNDS DUE TO CUTBACKS IN
SPENDING OF THE DONATING COUNTRIES. ESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES. AS A RESULT MANY OF THE PROJECTS
OF UNEP HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. AND THE CONTINUED SIGNIFICANCE OF UNEP IN WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS IS QUESTIONABLE.
LAND USE
FRANCE
LR
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LAND USE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR< A)
"DECEMBER 11. 1973 CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA FOR COOPERATION IN LAND USE PLANNING." BUNDESGESETZBLATT. II
EPA
GERMAN 08/15/74 PCS 1110-1111 ID* 03641A
THIS CONVENTION ESTABLISHES A FEDERAL GERMAN-AUSTRIAN LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION TO PROMOTE
AND FACILITATE COOPERATION IN LAND USE PLANNING. PARTICULARLY IN AREAS NEAR THE COMMON BORDER OF
THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE COMMISSION IS TO WORK OUT SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO
LAND USE IN THE SPECIFIED AREAS AND TO PRESENT THEM TO THE RELEVANT OFFICES IN THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA FOR CONSIDERATION. IT IS ALSO TO WORK FOR COORDINATION AND
HARMONIZATION OF LAND USE MEASURES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC AND AUSTRIA. THE COMMISSION IS TO
CONSIST OF 18 MEMBERS. ONE HALF FROM EACH COUNTRY. THE CHAIRMAN IS TO BE APPOINTED FOR TWO YEARS
BY COUNTRY ON A ROTATING BASIS. THE CONVENTION IS VALID FOR 1C YEARS AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
RENEWED FOR FOUR YEARS IF NEITHER OF THE PARTIES CANCELS IT IN ADVANCE. THE TREATY BECOMES
VALID MARCH 1. 1974. (SEE ALSO ABSTRACT UNDER AUSTRIA. ID NO. 03345A.I
IRELAND
PM(B>
BRITTAS BAY: A PLANNING AND CONSERVATION STUDY
IRELAND. AN FORAS FORBARTHA
ENGLISH 06/00/73 PCS 1-42
EPA
ID* 03646A
THE GROWING USE OF BRITTAS BAY IN IRELAND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES HAS LED TO PROBLEMS OF
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS STUDY. PART 1 OF THE STUDY IS CONCERNED
WITH THE PRESSURES OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE TYPE OF CHANGE THAT IS ACCEPTABLE. THE FORM THAT IT
SHOULD TAKE AND ITS LOCATION IN THE AREA. MOREOVER. IT PUTS FORWARD A STRATEGY FOR THE
RECONCILIATION OF CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT. PART 2 IS CONCERNED WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION PRODUCED BY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY ON THE SAND DUNES AND BEACH AND
SUGGESTS HOW THIS DETERIORATION CAN BE REMEDIED FOR CONTINUED USE OF THE AREA.
IRELAND
PM(B)
NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY. VOLUME 1-A: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSERVATION
IRELAND. AN FORAS FCRBARTHA
ENGLISH 11/00/72
PGS 1-67
ID*
EPA
03651 A
THIS REPORT. PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE IRISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND ADVISORY BODY (AN FORAS
FORBARTHA) AND THE NATIONAL TOURISM PROMOTION BODY (BORD FAILTE EIREANN). PRESENTS. IN OUTLINE
FORM. THE GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY. THE AIM OF THE
STUDY. BEGUN IN OCTOBER 1969 AND COMPLETED IN JUNE 1970. WAS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC POLICY FOR THE
UTILIZATION OF THE COASTLINE WHI.CH WOULD BALANCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS.
THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE BEING TO RECOMMEND BY ZONES AND STRETCHES THE LIMITS OF CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE TO THE AREAS IN QUESTION. A LISTING OF TECHNICAL STUDIES OR EXERCISES
UNDERTAKEN IN SUPPORT OF THE MAIN STUDY IS GIVEN IN APPENDIX 1. IN ADDITION. APPENDIX 2 LISTS ALL
SUPPORTING MAPS. CHARTS. SCHEDULES AND POSITION PAPERS PREPARED DURING THE COURSE OF THE STUDY.
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LAND USE
IRELAND
PM(B)
IRELAND
PMCB)
NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY. VOLUME 2: COUNTY REPORTS NOTES ON DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
IRELAND. AN FORAS FORBARTHA EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/73 PGS 1-178 ID* 03651B
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART OF THE NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY IS TO PRESENT, IN OUTLINE FORM, THE
PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY BEING PROPOSED FOR EACH OF THE
IRISH COUNTIES. AFTER AN INITIAL COUNTY COMPARISON WITH RESPECT TO COASTLINE LENGTH AND AREA
SIZE. THE STRATEGY FOR EACH COUNTY IS OUTLINED AS FOLLOWS: 1) EXISTING UTILIZATION AND PROBLEMS.
2) POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITIES. 3) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY. AND 4) TABLES ON
VISITORS AND BEDNIGHT NUMBERS IN THE COUNTY. PROPOSALS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARE ILLUSTRATED
IN A SERIES OF MAPS.
NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY. VOLUME 3-A!
IRELAND. AN FORAS FORBARTHA
ENGLISH 09/00/73 PGS
PROCEDURAL MANUAL
1-58
ID*
EPA
0 3651C
THIS PROCEDURAL MANUAL. THIRD IN A SERIES OF DOCUMENTS IN THE IRISH NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY,
IS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF THE COASTLINE STUDY MATERIALS AND PROPOSALS IN THE
PREPARATION OF A LOCAL AREA PLAN. THE SEQUENCE IN WHICH THE MATERIAL IS PRESENTED CONSTITUTES
THE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) A REFERENCE STAGE DESCRIBING
THE CONTENT AND USE OF DATA FROM THE NATIONAL COASTLINE STUDY DEALING WITH THE NATIONAL STRATEGY.
REGIONAL STRATEGY. SURVEY RECORD AND CAPABILITY; 2) A SUPPORT STAGE CONTAINING ADDITIONAL SURVEY
MATERIALS; AND 3) A SYNTHESIS STAGE IN WHICH A SAMPLE STUDY AREA is USED AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
TRANSITION FROM BROAD POLICY PROPOSALS TO DETAILED SITE PLAN.
SWEDEN
PMtBI
MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES: INFORMATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
SWEDEN. MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-74 ID* 03650A
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION IS A SUMMARY OF A REPORT. PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 1971 BY THE MINISTRY OF
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. CONTAINING PROPOSALS FOR NATIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING IN
SWEDEN. THE DEMANDS FOR AND AVAILABILITY OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES HAVE BEEN SURVEYED.
CONSIDERATIONS ON PLANNING, LEGISLATION. AND ORGANIZATION ARE PRESENTED AND THE REPORT INCLUDES
SEVERAL CONCRETE PROPOSALS. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS DISCUSS: THE STATUS AND SENSITIVITY OF THE
ENVIRONMENTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION AND THE MAIN FEATURES OF REGIONAL POLICY:
INVESTIGATIONS OF CLAIMS AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES; THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE PLANNING
CONSIDERATIONS; OUTLINES OF GEOGRAPHICALLY ORIENTED PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS; AND LEGISLATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING. THE REPORT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATIVE
MAPS OF THE COUNTRY.
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NOISE
DENMARK
PM(B)
DENMARK
PM(B)
VEJE OG JERNBANER (NOISE FROM ROADS AND RAILWAYS I.
PUBLICATION NO. 26
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
DANISH
03/00/72 PCS 1-103
ID*
EPA
03635A
MEASURES TO PREVENT THE GROWTH OF NOISE POLLUTION. WHICH IS CONSIDERED AN UNREASONABLE NUISANCE
FOR THE ENTIRE SOCIETY. ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT. SUBMITTED BY A WORKING GROUP CREATED BY THE
MAIN NOISE COMMITTEE. WHICH WAS SET UP BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION
COMMITTEE IN 1970. IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH WHICH AREAS ARE THE MOST AFFECTED. WHO SHOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FUTURE PLANNING. AND ALSO TO TAKE AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING LEGISLATION AND CURRENT
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO STUDY POSSIBLE REVISIONS. THE MAIN AIMS SHOULD BE: REDUCTION OF
NOISE IN THE MOST EXPOSED AREAS; THE PLANNING OF NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION TO AVOID EXCESSIVE NOISE
DISTURBANCE FROM FUTURE OR EXISTING ROADS AND RAILWAYS; AND A MORATORIUM ON NEW ROADS AND RAILWAYS
WHERE EXISTING OR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL AND RECREATION AREAS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO EXCESSIVE NOISE.
IT IS ALSO STRESSED THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE NOISE PREVENTION TAKES PLACE IN THE PLANNING STAGE.
WHICH IS ALSO ECONOMICALLY THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS.
STOJPROBLEMER I FORBINDELSE MED FJERNELSE AF AFFALD (NOISE PROBLEMS IN
CONNECTION WITH WASTE REMOVALI. POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO. 28
EPA
DANISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-24 ID* 03681A
THIS REPORT. WHICH WAS SUBMITTED BY A WORKING GROUP OF THE MAIN NOISE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED
BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE. DESCRIBES EXISTING AND NEW
METHODS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL WITH EMPHASIS ON NOISE ASPECTS. IT ALSO CONTAINS REGULATION
SUGGESTIONS TD CONTROL THE NOSIE LEVEL FROM REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCKS.
DENMARK
PM(B)
STOj: TRAFIKMIDLER (NOISE FROM TRAFFIC). POLLUTION CCNTROL BOARD PUBLICATION
NO. 24
EPA
DANISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-99 ID* 03682A
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS THREE REPORTS: NOISE FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES
(MOPEDSt: NOISE FROM SPEEDBOATS; AND NOISE FROM RAILROADS. IN EACH CASE. STIPULATIONS AND
GUIDELINES FOR THE LIMITATION OF NOISE IN DENMARK AND IN A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES ARE DISCUSSED
AS WELL AS POSSIBILITIES OF FIGHTING EXISTING AND FUTURE NOISE POLLUTION EFFECTIVELY. THE
REPORTS CONCLUDE THAT THE NOISE STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES SHOULD BE MORE SEVERE AND THAT
EQUIPMENT FOR MOPEDS SHOULD BE FURTHER RESTRICTED TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE NOISE. STIPULATIONS
PERTAINING TO SPEEDBOATS WERE FOUND ADEQUATE. ALTHOUGH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RAILROAD NOISE
IS INEVITABLE. CAREFUL PLANNING OF WHERE TO PHYSICALLY LOCATE NEW RAILROADS MAY DECREASE THEIR
NOISE LEVEL. LOCOMOTIVE AND ENGINE STRUCTURE SHOULD ALSO BE STUDIED FOR IMPROVEMENT. SEVERAL
DOCUMENTS IN GERMAN FROM THE EC AND THE ORE (RESEARCH BUREAU OF THE INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD UNIONI
ARE APPENDED.
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NOISE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(A)
•PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS OF MEMBER STATES
RELATING TO THE PERMISSIBLE SOUND LEVEL...OF MOTORCYCLES." OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EEC
EPA
ENGLISH 03/08/76 PGS 33-43 ID* 03618A
IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING EUROPEAN TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. THIS PROPOSED DIRECTIVE OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EEC). TO COME INTO FORCE ON OCTOBER 1. 1978. APPLIES TO
THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERMISSIBLE SOUND LEVELS AND MUFFLERS
IN MOTORCYCLES. THE ACTIVITIES AND MEASURES TAKEN IN THIS REGARD ARE TO BE REPORTED TO THE
COUNCIL COMMISSION. AND THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEMBER STATES IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIRECTIVE. FUTURE AMENDMENTS MAY ALSO BE MADE TO THE DIRECTIVE TO
INCORPORATE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NOISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. ANNEX I OF THE DIRECTIVE SETS FORTH
PERTINENT DEFINITIONS. PROCEDURES FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL APPLICATION. PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS.
TESTING PROCEDURES. AND PROVISIONS REGARDING MUFFLERS. ANNEX II IS A SAMPLE TEST RECORD TO BE
USED FOR MOTORCYCLE NOISE MEASUREMENTS. AND ANNEX III IS A SAMPLE NOISE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
PESTICIDES
CUBA
PM(B)
•JULY 19. 1974 EMISSIONS VALUES FOR CRANES. SECOND GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS CONTROL LAW." BUNDESANZEIGER. NO. 135
EPA
GERMAN 07/00/74 PGS 1 ID* 02033Q
PASSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 48. NUMBER 2 OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS (NUISANCE) CONTROL LAW. THIS
SECOND GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION SETS A MAXIMUM NOISE EMISSION LEVEL OF 80 DB(A) FOR
CRANES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. 1977. THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
NOISE EMISSION LEVEL IS 75 DB(A). THE PROVISION OUTLINES THE ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING
THE NOISE EMISSIONS.
•POLLUTION IN CUBA." JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE. TRANSLATIONS ON
LATIN AMERICA, NO. 1291
EPA
ENGLISH 04/22/75 PGS 24-26 ID* 0366OA
*WATER SOLID WASTE AIR
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RADIATION
FRANCE
PM
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SOLID WASTE
CUBA "POLLUTION IN CUBA." JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE. TRANSLATIONS ON
LATIN AMERICA. NO. 1291
EPA
PM(B) ENGLISH 04/22/75 PCS 24-26 ID* 03660A
*WATER PESTICIDES AIR
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES "PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE CONCERNING THE DUMPING OF WASTES AT SEA."
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
EPA
LR(A) ENGLISH 02/20/76 PGS 3-11 ID* 03620A
*WATER TOXIC SUBS
FINLAND "MORE STRINGENT LAWS FOR WATER POLLUTION." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
LR«B> SWEDISH 12/24/75 PGS 1.9 ID* 03638A
*WATER TOXIC SUBS
FINLAND "WASTE COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR FUR INDUSTRY." HUFVUDSTAOSBLADET
EPA
PM(B) SWEDISH 01/23/76 PGS 11 ID* 03634A
WATER
FINLAND PRODUCED 3.6 MILLION MINK FURS DURING THE 1974-75 SEASON. MAKING IT THE WORLD'S SECOND
LARGEST MINK FUR-PRODUCING COUNTRY SURPASSED ONLY BY THE SOVIET UNION. ONE OF THE LARGEST
BUSINESSES IN THE REGION OF NYKARLEBY, AB FARM-FRYS. REPORTS THAT WASTE DISPOSAL IS A PROBLEM
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. THE FIRM HAD PREVIOUSLY COOPERATED WITH THE MUNICIPAL SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANT
BUT THIS ARRANGEMENT DID NOT WORK OUT. OVER 1 MILLION KILO DEFURRED ANIMALS WERE RECEIVED FROM
ITS OWN AND NEIGHBORING FARMS LAST YEAR, AND 200.000 FINNISH MARKS WERE SPENT ON WASTE TREATMENT IN
ORDER TO PROCESS THEM INTO 26 MILLION KILO ANIMAL FEED. THE COMPANY NOW PURIFIES ITS OWN
WASTEWATER BEFORE IT IS EMITTED DIRECTLY INTO THE RIVER. AND WATER TESTS. ALTHOUGH NOT YET
COMPLETE. HAVE BEEN PROMISING. THE COMPANY POINTS OUT THAT IT HAS HELPED ELIMINATE THE PREVIOUSLY
QUITE COMMON HABIT OF UNCONTROLLED DISPOSING OF ANIMAL CARCASSES IN WOODS AND OTHER LOCATIONS.
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SOLID WASTE
FINLAND
PM(B)
"THE HANDLING OF SOLID WASTE SHOULD BE CENTRALIZED." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 01/27/76 PCS 9 ID* 03648A
OY PREDIUM ABt A PLANNING COMPANY PRESENTLY WORKING IN THE FINNISH ARCHIPELAGO WEST OF
HELSINKIt HAS IN A WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES OF VASTNYLAND PROVINCE SUGGESTED THE
POSSIBILITY OF CENTRALIZING SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. PERSONNEL ALREADY
EMPLOYED IN THIS FIELD WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEW SYSTEM AND THE PLANT. WHICH WOULD
COMPACT AND COVER SOLID WASTE. MAY LATER BE DEVELOPED INTO A COMBUSTION PLANT COMBINED WITH AN
ELECTRIC POWER INSTALLATION. A REPRESENTATIVE FOR ONE OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES DEEMED THE
PROPOSAL SOMEWHAT AMBITIOUS. BUT WAS PLEASED IF IT STIMULATED A DISCUSSION OF THIS SUBJECT.
PARTICULARLY BEFORE A NEW LAW PROPOSAL ON SOLID WASTE IS FINALIZED. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TOO
MANY SMALL DUMPS IS A VERY REAL CONCERN. BUT SO IS ALSO THE TREATMENT OF PROBLEM WASTE. SUCH AS
OIL RESIDUE. INDUSTRIAL WASTE. POISONS. ETC.
LIBYA
SE( )
"CONTRACT OF 280 MILLION FRANCS WITH FRENCH FIRM."
ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 49
NUISANCES ET
FRENCH
04/00/76 PCS 23
ID*
EPA
03643A
A FRENCH FIRM HAS CONCLUDED A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF 280 MILLION FRANCS FOR THE DELIVERY
OF TWO SOLID WASTE TREATMENT UNITS TO LIBYA. THESE UNITS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HOUSEHOLD.
HOSPITAL. AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTES ARE TO BE LOCATED NEAR TRIPOLI AND BENGHAZI AND ARE EXPECTED
TO PROCESS 500 AND 400 TONS OF WASTE PER DAY RESPECTIVELY. PLANT PROCESSES WILL INCLUDE
INCINERATION OF NON-OEGRADABLE SUBSTANCES SUCH AS METALS AND PLASTICS. AS WELL AS THE RAPID
CONTROLLED BIOLOGICAL DEGRADABILITY OF REMAINING WASTES. THIS PROCESS OF DECOMPOSITION WILL
PRODUCE A TYPE OF HUMUS WHICH IS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN AGRICULTURE.
SWEDEN
LRCB)
"DECISION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD - APPLICANT: KARLSHAMN
VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY, LTD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR - 986
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-23 ID* 03655A
^GENERAL WATER AIR TOXIC SUBS
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21
SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"BEER CANS BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY MORE SUITABLE AND ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE."
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/27/76 PGS 5 ID* 03628A
AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPENDITURE COMMISSION PREDICTS NO FORESEEABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF
LITTERING WITH EMPTY BEER CANS AND BOTTLES BUT DOES RECOMMEND A SMALL INCREASE IN THE RETURNABLE
BOTTLE DEPOSIT* THE CONTROVERSIAL FEE. WHICH WAS INTRODUCED THREE YEARS AGO. HAS NEVER HAD ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT. ACCORDING TO ITS CRITICS. THE GOVERNMENT IMPOSED THE FEE IN ORDER TO
FINANCE A PRICE STOP ON FOOD PRODUCTS, AND NOW IT DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF
ABOUT 100 MILLION SWEDISH KRONOR PER YEAR. IF THE PRICE INCREASE IS APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT. IT IS
SPECULATED THAT THE MINISTER OF FINANCE MAY BE MORE APT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP PROGRAMS. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT A BAN ON
EXPENDABLE CONTAINERS WOULD HAVE NO POSITIVE EFFECT ENVIRONMENTALLY. INSTEAD. MANUFACTURERS
SHOULD BE PERSUADED TO MAKE THEM MORE SUITABLE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. AN EXAMPLE OF A TIN-FREE BEER
CAN. OPENED BY APPLYING PRESSURE RATHER THAN BY PULLING AND DISPOSING OF A SMALL TAB. IS CITED.
TOXIC SUBS
V
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR< Al
"PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE CONCERNING THE DUMPING OF WASTES AT SEA.1
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
EPA
ENGLISH 02/20/76 PGS 3-11 ID* 03620A
*MATER SOLID WASTE
FINLAND
LR(B)
"MORE STRINGENT LAWS FOR WATER POLLUTION." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
ID* 03638A
SWEDISH
* WATER
12/24/75 PGS 1,
SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
LR(B>
"DECISION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD - APPLICANT: KARLSHAMN
VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY. LTD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR - 986
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-23 ID* 036SSA
^GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE AIR
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WATER
BELGIUM
LR< A)
"WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AUTHORIZATIONS IN CERTAIN WATERCOURSES." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH 02/11/75 PGS 1506 ID* 00549K
ENTERPRISES LOCATED ON FOUR CANALS DESIGNATED IN THIS AUTHORIZATION ARE BEING GIVEN 20 MONTHS
TO BRING THEIR EFFLUENT DISCHARGES INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE JANUARY 61
1975 CROWN DECREE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE i« OF THE JANUARY 23* 1974 CROWN DECREE ON THE
DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER INTO PUBLIC SEWERS AND SURFACE WATERS. SECTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR
CANALS ARE SO DESIGNATED: THE CANAL GAND TERNEUZEN. THE CANAL »VERB INDINGSVAART." THE CANAL
"RINGVAART" AND THE CANAL "MOERVAART."
BRAZIL
SE<
"BRAZIL NEED NOT IMPORT ANTIPOLLUTION EQUIPMENT." O GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 02/18/76 PGS 6 ID* 03663A
*AIR
CANADA
LRtBt
GUIDELINES ON THE USE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS
CANADA* ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 08/00/73 PGS 1-54 ID* 03666A
*ALSO FRENCH
THIS REPORT FORMS THE FOUNDATION OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA GUIDELINES ON THE USE AND ACCEPTABILITY
OF OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS. A STANDARD LIST OF DISPERSANTS WILL BE PREPARED ON THE BASIS OF THESE
GUIDELINES. ONLY DISPERSANTS THAT SATISFY THE ACCEPTABILITY CRITERIA SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR USE
AND. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF EXTREME EMERGENCY. ONLY WITH THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ENVIRONMENT
CANADA OR DELEGATED PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES. FURTHERMORE. IN VIEW OF VARIOUS PROVINCIAL
LEGISLATION. THE USE OF DISPERSANTS IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROVINCES
CONCERNED. USES ARE LIMITED TO WELL-SPECIFIED SPILL SITUATIONS AND A DETAILED REPORT ON EACH USE
IS REQUIRED. DISPERSANTS MUST CONTAIN NO HIGHLY TOXIC COMPOUNDS. MUST SATISFY TOXICITY AND
BIODEGRADABILITY SPECIFICATIONS. MUST BE EFFECTIVE UNDER CONDITIONS OF USE AND MUST BE APPLIED
IN A RECOMMENDED MANNER. PROCEDURES FOR HAVING A OISPERSANT PLACED ON THE STANDARD LIST ARE
PRESENTED ALONG WITH LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
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WATER
CANADA
PM<8»
CANADA
ST< >
SURFACE WATER DATA REFERENCE INDEX—CANADA 1975
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 00/00/76 PGS 1-276
*ALSO FRENCH
EPA
ID* 03677A
THIS PUBLICATION. PREPARED BY THE APPLIED HYDROLOGY DIVISION OF THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH.
PRESENTS CANADIAN HYDROMETRIC SURVEY RECORDS FOR 1975* THE MAIN BODY OF THE INDEX IS A TABULATION
OF STATIONS SHOWING STATION NAME. DRAINAGE AREA. GAUGE LOCATION. DISCHARGE RECORDS, TYPE OF GAUGE.
AND OPERATION SCHEDULE. THE NAMES OF RIVERS AND LAKES FOR WHICH DATA ARE AVAILABLE ARE GIVEN IN A
STATION NUMBER INDEX AND AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX. DATA IS ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY BY PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY. AND WITHIN EACH SUCH GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION. STATIONS ARE LISTED IN STREAM ORDER BEGINNING
WITH THE MOST UPSTREAM STATION.
OPERATIONAL MODE FOR PREDICTING THE MOVEMENT OF OIL IN CANADIAN
NAVIGABLE WATERS. MANUSCRIPT REPORT SERIES NO. 37
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-30 ID* 03669A
THIS REPORT. PREPARED BY THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE. IS CONCERNED WITH A
FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE COMPUTER PREDICTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF OIL SLICKS IN
CANADIAN NAVIGABLE WATERS. SOME GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING A DATA BANK ON THE TOPOGRAPHIES OF
THE WATER BODIES. CLIMATOLOGY OF THE VARIOUS REGIONS AND TIDAL CURRENTS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
ARE DEVELOPED* DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND THE RELEVANT SUBROUTINES ARE INCLUDED.
CANADA
ST(
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM 1975-1976
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-12
ALSO PMB/*ALSO FRENCH
EPA
ID* 03676A
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
SUPPORT PROGRAM REVIEW GROUP. HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF SI.000,000 FOR WATER-RELATED
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH DURING 1975-76 TO THE CANADIAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMUNITY. TWENTY-ONE
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS CANADA WILL SHARE THE SI.000,000, WHICH WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT BOTH
UN ID!SCI PL!NARY AND MULT I- OR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAMS AIMED AT SOLVING REGIONAL AND
NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH ISSUES. THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE VARIOUS RESEARCH
AGREEMENTS. ITEMIZED FOR EACH GRANT ARE THE UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT TO WHICH SUPPORT IS BEING
EXTENDED; AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE; RESEARCH PROJECT TITLE; LIAISON OFFICER: AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
OF THE STUDY OBJECTIVE.
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WATER
CANADA
ST( )
MINE AND MILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT
EPS 3-WP-75-5
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PGS 1-141 ID* 03683A
THIS REPORT. PREPARED 8V THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE. REVIEWS THE ORIGIN OF WATER
BORNE WASTES IMINE DRAINAGE, MILL PROCESS EFFLUENT AND SURFACE RUNOFF) ENCOUNTERED IN METAL MINING
AND MILLING OPERATIONS. AND THE ASSOCIATED CHEMICAL PROCESSES RESULTING IN CONTAMINATED EFFLUENTS.
IT DEALS WITH THE TYPES OF CONTAMINANTS NORMALLY ENCOUNTERED IN WASTEWATERS DISCHARGED FROM THE
INDUSTRY AND THE TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY EMPLOYED FOR THE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION.
THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF THE MOST WIDELY USED TREATMENT FACILITY. THE TAILINGS POND, IS
COVERED IN SOME DETAIL. TREATMENT OF ACID MINE WATER IN THE NEWER MECHANICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS
IS ALSO REVIEWED. ONE SECTION DEALS WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EFFLUENT TREATMENT ON THE MINING
INDUSTRY. THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE
DISCUSSED AND DATA AND METHODOLOGIES FOR DERIVING SUCH COSTS ARE PROVIDED. SEVERAL CASE STUDIES
COVERING TREATMENT COSTS ARE INCLUDED.
CANADA
ST< )
REVIEW OF HEATED DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL ALTERNATIVES: ONCE-THROUGH
SYSTEMS IN LARGE WATER BODIES. ECONOMICS AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-WP-7S-4
JAMES F. MACLAREN LIMITED EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PGS 1-161 ID* 03687A
ALSO PM3 AND LRB
THIS REPORT. PREPARED FOR THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
PRESENTS A REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE AND FOREIGN LEGISLATION DEALING WITH HEATED DISCHARGES
FROM THERMAL POWER PLANTS. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL ALTERNATIVES ARE DISCUSSED* WITH PARTICULAR
REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ONCE-THROUGH COOLING SYSTEMS DISCHARGING INTO LARGE
WATER BODIES. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF COOLING SYSTEMS. ALTERNATE
DESIGNS FOR INTAKES AND COOLING SYSTEMS. METHODS FOR THE PREDICTION AND MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS OF HEATED DISCHARGES. AND RESEARCH NEEDS. PAST AND EXISTING STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR
TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN OTHER COUNTRIES ARE CRITICALLY REVIEWED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE
CONCERNING THE SELECTION OF POWER PLANT SITES. PRE-OPERATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL SURVEYS. THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR HEATED DISCHARGE REGULATION, INTAKE AND OUTFALL DESIGN, AND
ALTERNATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS.
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WATER
CUBA
PM
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WATER
DENMARK
PM(B»
FQRSKNING: EN REDEGORELSE FRA FORSKNINGSUDVALGET OG HUVEOVANOUOVALGET
CRESEARCH: REPORT OF THE RESEARCH AND MAIN WATER COMMITTEES). POLLUTION CONTROL BO. PUB. 29
EPA
DANISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-29 ID* 03654A
THIS REPORT COVERS THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS;
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE EASY TO BREAK DOWN; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO BREAK
DOWN; NUTRIENT SALTS; HEAVY METALS; OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER INFLUENCES; AND SEDIMENT
PROBLEMS. THE PRIORITY OF WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH AND ITS ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING ARE
DISCUSSED AND A SURVEY OF PRESENT AND PLANNED WATER RESEARCH IS PRESENTED. THE APPENDED MATERIAL
INCLUDES AMONG OTHER THINGS: A CHART SHOWING RESEARCH PRIORITY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SUBSTANCE;
A SURVEY OF WATER POLLUTION INSTITUTIONS; A LIST OF REGISTERED RESEARCH PROJECTS; PRESENT AND
PLANNED RESEARCH COSTS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SUBSTANCE; SCHEMATIC PRESENTATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION
OF RESEARCH LISTED ACCORDING TO ORIGINATORS OF THE PROJECTS; DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH MEANS TO
PRESENT AND PLANNED RESEARCH PROJECTS ACCORDING TO VARIOUS INSTITUTION CATEGORIES; AND SUGGESTIONS
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC MEANS TO WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH.
DENMARK
PM(B)
RASTOFINDVINDING. BYGEE- OG ANLAEGSVIRKSOMHED (RAW MATERIAL RECLAMATION.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO.
EPA
DANISH OS/00/71 PGS 1-79 ID* 03665A
ALSO ST
*GENERAL
19
DENMARK
PM(B)
•THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WANTS DENMARK'S GROUNDWATER MAPPED OUT."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 03/11/76 PGS 10 (I) ID* 03668A
ALSO LRB
THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WANTS TO DEVELOP A UNIFORM, UNAMBIGUOUS MAP OF THE
COUNTRY'S DRINKING WATER SOURCES TO FACILITATE THE TASK OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN MAKING
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE AS STIPULATED IN THE PLANNING LAW. WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN LESS THAN A
YEAR. ALSO DEVELOPED FOR USE IN THE MAPPING PROCESS ISA SYSTEM OF SYMBOLS FOR INDICATING THE
PRESENCE OF RAW MATERIALS IN THE SUBSOIL. FOR EXAMPLE. SAND, CLAY, GRAVEL. STONE. LIME. AND PEAT.
GUIDELINES FOR THE MAPPING OF WASTEWATER HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, AND GUIDELINES FOR THE MAPPING
OF NOISE ARE FORTHCOMING. ALL REPORTS ARE ISSUED WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY, THE FEDERATION OF COUNTY COUNCILS. THE FEDERATION OF MUNICIPALITIES. AND THE
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(A)
•PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE CONCERNING THE DUMPING OF WASTES AT SEA."
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
EPA
ENGLISH 02/20/76 PCS 3-11 ID* 03620A
TOXIC SUBS SOLID WASTE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VARIOUS EXISTING EUROPEAN TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS FOR ECONOMIC
COOPERATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THIS DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES APPLIES TO
THE PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT OF MARINE POLLUTION CAUSED BY DUMPING OF WASTES FROM SHIPS AND
AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN A MEMBER STATE. WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE, OR LOADED WITHIN
A MEMBER STATE. THE DUMPING OF THE SUBSTANCES LISTED IN ANNEX I OF THE DIRECTIVE IS PROHIBITED.
AND THE MATERIALS LISTED IN ANNEX II MAY NOT BE DUMPED AT SEA WITHOUT A SPECIAL PERMIT. THE
DUMPING OF OTHER WASTES. NOT LISTED IN ANNEXES, REQUIRES A GENERAL PERMIT. THE VARIOUS ARTICLES
OF THE DIRECTIVE DELINEATE THE PROCEDURES AND FORMS TO BE USED BY THE MEMBER STATES IN ISSUING
PERMITS. KEEPING RECORDS, CONDUCTING JOINT SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS ON THIS MATTER, AND TRANSMITTING
INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND MEMBER STATES REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS
OF THE DIRECTIVE.
FINLAND
LR(B)
"MORE STRINGENT LAWS FOR WATER POLLUTION." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
ID* 03638A
SWEDISH
TOXIC SUBS
12/24/75 PCS 1.9
SOLID WASTE
A COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO STUDY THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT HAS RECOMMENDED
EXTENSIVE CHANGES IN FINNISH LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO ENABLE FINLAND TO ADHERE TO THE HELSINKI
CONVENTION, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN SIGNED BY ALL SEVEN BALTIC STATES. ACCORDING TO THE CONVENTION.
THESE COUNTRIES PLEDGE 1O PREVENT DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. FOR EXAMPLE DDT AND PCS, FROM BEING DUMPED
INTO THE BALTIC AND TO SUPERVISE AND LIMIT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CAUSED BY MERCURY AND CADMIUM.
IT ALSO ISSUES STIPULATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM HOUSING AND DEALS WITH INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION AND THE DUMPING OF WASTE INTO THE SEA. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT APPLICABLE PERMITS
BE ISSUED THROUGH THE WATER COURTS EXCEPT WHEN THE WASTE IS TO BE DUMPED OUTSIDE OF FINNISH
TERRITORIAL WATERS, IN WHICH CASE THE CABINET WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS MORE
PRECISE LEGISLATION CONCERNING WATER POLLUTION, DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND SOLID WASTE.
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MATER
FINLAND
LRC A)
"MAY 24. 197* LAW NO. 378 ON THE COMBATING OF OIL POLLUTION ON LAND."
FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING NO. 375-385
EPA
SWEDISH 05/24/74 PGS 705-706 ID* 03657A
THIS LAW STATES THAT CRUDE OIL AND ITS PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE EJECTED ONTO THE GROUND OR INTO
WATER. NOR DEPOSITED OR HANDLED IN A WAY THAT COULD CAUSE OBVIOUS POLLUTION. THE POLICE OR FIRE
DEPARTMENT ANO, IF POSSIBLE, THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE OIL. MUST IMMEDIATELY BE NOTIFIED IN CASE
OF POLLUTION. A PERSON WHO STORES OR HANDLES OIL HAS A DUTY TO TAKE REASONABLE MEASURES TO
PREVENT AND FIGHT OIL POLLUTION. IF 100,000 LITER GIL OR MORE IS STORED OR DEPOSITED. SPECIALLY
TRAINED PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT MUST BE ON HAND. THE WATER BOARD IS IN OVERALL CHARGE
OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND COMBAT. COOPERATION BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES OR MUNICIPALITIES AND
PERSONS STORING OIL MUST HAVE THE CONSENT OF THE WATER DIVISION OF THE WATER DISTRICT. THIS BODY
ALSO CONFIRMS OIL PREVENTION PLANS SUBMITTED BY EACH MUNICIPALITY AND CHECKS THAT POLLUTION CONTROL
STIPULATIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT. VIOLATION OF THIS LAW IS PUNISHABLE BY FINES OR IMPRISONMENT
OF UP TO TWO YEARS.
FINLAND
LR< A)
"DECEMBER 20. 1974 REGULATIONS NO. 977 ON THE COMBATING OF OIL POLLUTION ON
LAND." FINLANDS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING NO. 977-985
EPA
SWEDISH 12/20/74 PGS 1717-1719 ID* 03657B
THESE REGULATIONS. WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1. 1975, WERE ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF
LAW NO. 378 ON THE COMBATING OF OIL POLLUTION ON LAND. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE KIND OF
EQUIPMENT A PERSON STORING OIL NEEDS ON HIS PREMISES. HOW HE SHOULD INSTRUCT HIS PERSONNEL, AND
HOW MUNICIPAL PLANS SHOULD BE DRAWN UP, IS GIVEN. IF 1.000.000 LITER OIL OR MORE IS STORED AT
THE SAME LOCATION. A REPORT ON THE COMBATING PLAN MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL WITH THE LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND THE WATER DIVISION OF THE WATER DISTRICT. IN CERTAIN CASES. THIS BODY MAY
ISSUE ORDERS OF A MORE EFFECTIVE PREVENTION POLICY THAN THE LAW DECREES. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES
ARE TO CATALOG ALL FUEL OIL CISTERNS CONTAINING LESS THAN 100.000 LITERS OIL, IF THEY ARE
LOCATED IN IMPORTANT GROUNDWATER AREAS, AND SUBMIT THE INFORMATION TO THE WATER DIVISION. WHICH
ALSO CATALOGS EQUIPMENT NOT MENTIONED IN THE MUNICIPAL PLANS. THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND FORESTRY MAY ISSUE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THESE REGUALTIONS IF NECESSARY.
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FINLAND
PM(B)
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"WASTE COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR FUR INDUSTRY.'
SWEDISH 01/23/76 PCS 11
*SOLIO WASTE
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
ID* 03634A
FRANCE
LR<8»
"ADOPTION OF ANTI-POLLUTION BILLS." LE MONDE
FRENCH 05/15/76 PCS 5
EPA
ID* 03674 A
TWO ANTI-POLLUTION TEXTS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FRENCH SENATE ON MAY 13.
1976. THESE TEXTS CONCERNED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES: 1) A BILL ON THE PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT
OF MARINE POLLUTION DESIGNED TO REINFORCE EXISTING NATIONAL LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEBRUARY 15. 1972 OSLO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION; AND 21 A BILL ON THE
INCINERATION AT SEA OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES. AN ACTIVITY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A FORM OF POLLUTION
STILL UNREGULATED BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION. AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED TO THE TEXTS BY THE SENATE
HAVE PREVENTED THEM FROM ENTERING INTO FORCE AS LAWS. THE AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST BILL WOULD
PERMIT MARITIME AUTHORITIES TO DETAIN FOR A MAXIMUM OF E'IGHT DAYS ANY PARTY HAVING BEEN SERVED
WITH A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, WHILE THE AMENDMENT TO THE INCINERATION BILL WOULD GRANT A CONTROL
ROLE TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
FRANCE
PM(A)
"GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY."
LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 05/13/76 PGS 34 ID* 03632A
ALSO LRB
*AIR GENERAL
FRANCE
PMC B)
"THREE FACTORIES IN THE MEADOWS." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC
FRENCH 06/09/76 PGS 32
'GENERAL AIR
EPA
ID* 03640A
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WATER
GERMANY.FED REP OF
CR< A)
"DEC. 19. 1973 ORDINANCE REGARDING WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES BEING
CONDUCTED IN PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS." BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I
EPA
GERMAN 04/08/76 PGS 1946 ID* 0047SG
THIS ORDINANCE LISTS SUBSTANCES TO BE CONSIDERED WATER-ENDANGERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
19A. PARAGRAPH 2. NUMBER 2 OF THE (1957) WATER MANAGEMENT LAW. AS AMENDED. (SECTION 19A CONCERNS
THE APPROVAL OF PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS CONDUCTING WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES.) THE GROUPS OF
SUBSTANCES LISTED ARE: LIQUID PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; TAR OILS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES: LIQUID
HYDROCARBONS; ACETYLENE AND ETHYLENE; ORGANIC ACIDS LIKE ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDES; ALCOHOLS LIKE
METHANOL; ESTERS OF ACETIC ACID; HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING HALOGENS LIKE VINYLCHLORIDE; HYDROCARBONS
CONTAINING NITROGEN; AROMATICS; INORGANIC ACIDS AND LYES; CHLORINE; AMMONIA; AND OTHER LIQUIDS OR
GASES CONTAINING THE SUBSTANCES LISTED ABOVE OR IN 19A. PARAGRAPH 2, NUMBER 1 IN SUFFICIENT
QUANTITY TO POLLUTE. THE APRIL 5, 1976 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1973 ORDINANCE ADDS TO THE LIST OF
WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES SOLUTIONS CONTAINING SALTS IN A QUANTITY GREAT ENOUGH TO POLLUTE
OR DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT WATER (BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I. APRIL 8. 1976. P. 915).
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
•APRIL 26. 1976 FOURTH LAW TO AMEND THE WATER MANAGEMENT LAW."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT, I
EPA
GERMAN 04/30/76 PGS 1109-1118 ID* 00478H
THE FOURTH AMENDMENT ENJOINS WATER USERS TO EXERCISE SUFFICIENT CAUTION IN THEIR ACTIVITIES TO
AVCID POLLUTING OR OTHERWISE IMPAIRING WATER QUALITY. A PERMIT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SEWAGE
INTO WATER MAY ONLY BE ISSUED IF THE QUANTITY AND HARMFULNESS OF THE SEWAGE IS LIMITED ACCORDING
TO GENERALLY RECOGNIZED RULES OF TECHNOLOGY. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WITH APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL
COUNCIL. MAY ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ON SEWAGE INTRODUCED INTO WATER. THE STATES
ARE TO DEVELOP SUPRAREGIONAL SEWAGE REMOVAL PLANS. RULES FOR THE STORAGE. DRAWING OFF. AND
TRANSLOADING OF WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES ARE ESTABLISHED. CERTAIN WATER USERS ARE REQUIRED TO
APPOINT ONE OR MORE WATER PROTECTION OFFICIALS TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS OUTLINED IN THE AMENDMENT.
CLEAN WATER ORDERS CAN BE ISSUED BY THE STATES PROHIBITING OR LIMITING THE DISCHARGE OF GIVEN
SUBSTANCES. THE STATES ARE ALSO TO DEVELOP WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS TO PROTECT PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
AND ALLOW IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL WATER OBLIGATIONS.
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WATER
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LRCA)
"OCTOBER 30. 1973 GUIDELINE FOR OIL BINDERS." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT.
NO. 26
GERMANY. FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 11/06/73 PCS 475-482 ID* 03652A
GENERAL
THIS GUIDELINE FOR THE QUALITY. PACKAGING. LABELLING. TESTING AND MEASUREMENT OF OIL BINDING
AGENTS HAS DEVELOPED BY THE BAVARIAN STATE OFFICE FOR MATER SUPPLY AND WATER PROTECTION AND
APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES OF THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO THOSE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ACCIDENTS INVOLVING OIL. THERE ARE THREE BASIC SORTS OF OIL BINDERS: TYPE
I FOR USE ON WATER. TYPE II FOR USE ON LAND AND SMALL BODIES OF WATER. AND TYPE III FOR SPECIAL
NEEDS, ESPECIALLY IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. THE GUIDELINE CONTAINS SPECIFIC SECTIONS ON USER
SAFETY. BUOYANCY. GRANULARITY. STABILITY AND PACKAGING OF THE BINDERS. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR
THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE DISPOSAL OF THE OIL BINDER-OIL MIXTURE. TESTING METHODS FOR THE VARIOUS
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BINDERS ARE OUTLINED IN DETAIL. THE FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICES RESPONSIBLE
FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF THE MATERIALS ARE LISTED.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
"LITTLE HOPE FOR CLEANER RIVERS." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 03/16/76 PGS 4 ID* 03661A
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE WASTEWATER FEE LAW. PENDING CONSIDERATION IN THE FEDERAL GERMAN DIET.
WOULD GREATLY REDUCE ITS STRINGENCY. THE NEW PROPOSAL WOULD IMPOSE A FEE OF 12 MARKS PER
"POLLUTING ENTITY" ON SEWAGE DISCHARGERS. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1. 1981. AND A FEE OF 40 MARKS PER
"POLLUTING ENTITY" AS OF 1986. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO THE INITIAL GOVERNMENT DRAFT, WHICH
PROPOSED A 25 MARK FEE PER ENTITY BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY AND A 40 MARK FEE PER ENTITY EFFECTIVE IN
I960. IN ADDITION. THE NgW VERSION CONTAINS NUMEROUS RULES FOR EXCEPTING DISCHARGERS WHO WOULD
SUFFER ECONOMIC LOSSES AS A RESULT OF THE FEE. THE COMPROMISE IN THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW WAS
REACHED IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR IN CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AFFECTED
CONCERNS. MANY INDUSTRIES AND CITY ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE OPPOSED A WASTEWATER FEE LAW FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. ON THE OTHER HAND. PROPONENTS OF THE LAW FEEL THAT ONLY A STRINGENT LAW CAN OFFER AN
ECONOMIC INCENTIVE TO DISCHARGERS TO CLEAN UP SEWAGE.
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WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"EXPERTS REGARD IMPROVEMENT OF THE RHINE AS A PREDOMINANTLY GERMAN TASK."
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 03/31/76 PCS 2 ID* 03627A
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S INDEPENDENT COUNCIL OF EXPERTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS HAS
PUBLISHED A SPECIAL REPORT ON "ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE RHINE." THE REPORT FINDS AN
EFFECTIVE PURIFICATION OF THE RHINE. A MAJOR SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC.
HAS NOT YET BEEN ACHIEVED. IT STATES THAT PLANNING AND COORDINATED EFFORTS FOR AREAS OF THE
RHINE AS A WHOLE HAVE BEEN LACKING IN THE PAST. THE REPORT REGARDS THE RHINE AS A GERMAN PROBLEM
AND FINDS ANT I-POLLUTION ACTIVITY SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED WITH THE EXCUSE THAT ALL COUNTRIES ALONG
THE RIVER MUST ACT AT THE SAME PACE. IT RECOMMENDS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, BUILDING MORE TWO-STAGE
FULLY BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION PLANTS FOR THE RHINE. IT FURTHER SUGGESTS DESIGNATING 11 AREAS
ALONG THE RIVER AS NATURE PROTECTION ZONES AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR RECREATION. THE COUNCIL
DIVIDED THE RHINE INTO FIVE POLLUTION GROUPS. ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF POLLUTION AND DISCUSSED
OTHER PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE. SOLUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THESF. GROUPS.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"EFFORTS OF BASF TO DECREASE THE RHINE POLLUTION."
TRANSLATION OOENV TR-1006
ENGELHARDT. H.. AND W. G. HALTRICH
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-19
ALSO ST AND SE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ID*
EPA
C3672A
THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE WATER AND SEWAGE MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF A LARGE CHEMICAL CONCERN
USING THE GERMAN FIRM BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN UND SODA FABRIK) AS AN EXAMPLE. BASF FORMULATED A
SEWAGE AND DRAINAGE REHABILITATION PLAN WITH THE AUTHORITIES IN 1964. WHICH STIPULATES THAT BY
THE END OF 1974 THE COMPANY WILL HAVE CONSTRUCTED A SEPARATE SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND A MECHANICAL/
BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANT. THE REPORT DESCRIBES THIS PLAN AND OTHER MEASURES TO MEET
SEWAGE. WASTE AND WATER SUPPLY NEEDS. INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS DEAL WITH THE SEPARATE SEWAGE SYSTEM.
IN-PLANT MEASURES TO IMPROVE SEWAGE CONDITIONS, PURIFICATION METHODS. DEVELOPMENT OF A
NEUTRALIZATION PLANT, THE BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION OF SEWAGE. NITROGEN SUPPLY, NITRATE CONTENT OF
SEWAGE. PRESENT CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF THE SEPARATE SEWERAGE SYSTEM, AN EXPERIMENTAL PURIFICATION
PLANT, AND THE COST OF THE REHABILITATION MEASURES. (THE ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN GWF:
DAS GAS UND WASSERFACH - WASSER/ABWASSER. VOL. Ill, NO. 9, 197C. PP. 499-505,>
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WATER
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM
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WATER
GERMANYtFED REP OF
ST( )
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"CONTRIBUTION TO THE DETERMINATION OF ORGANICALLY BOUND CARBON IN WATERS.
i. MANUAL METHOD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION ooENv-994
ABRAHAMCZIK. E., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-11 ID* 03671A
ORGANIC COMPONENTS IN WATERS MAY BE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT IN ORGANICALLY
BOUND CARBON. THIS METHOD IS PARTICULARLY SUITED AS A MEASURE FOR THE TOTAL CONTENT OF ORGANIC
SUBSTANCE. IN CONTRAST TO THE BOD AND COD MEASURES. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE MANUAL
DETERMINATION OF DISSOLVED, ORGANICALLY BOUND CARBON IN WATERS BY TITRATION OF THE CARBON DIOXIDE
FORMED AFTER COMBINED WET-DRY COMBUSTION. DIAGRAMS PORTRAY THE DECOMPOSITION OR COMBUSTION PART
OF THE CARBON-DETERMINING APPARATUS AS WELL AS THE ABSORPTION OR TITRATION SECTION AND INDIVIDUAL
PARTS OF THE ABSORPTION OR TITRATION SECTION. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED. CTHE GERMAN LANGUAGE
ORIGINAL OF THIS REPORT MAY BE FOUND IN VOM WASSER• VOL. 37. 1970. PP. 82-91.)
"THERE WILL NOT BE A CONSISTENT CHEMICAL CONVENTION FOR THE RHINE."
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/05/76 PGS 2 ID* 03626A
AT ITS MEETING IN PARIS. THE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF THE RHINE. COMPOSED OF MEMBERS
FROM FRANCE. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. HOLLAND AND LUXEMBURG. DEVELOPED A CONVENTION
DESIGNED TO REDUCE CHEMICAL POLLUTION OF THE RHINE* THE CONVENTION IS. HOWEVER. MUCH LESS
STRINGENT THAN HOLLAND HAD DESIRED. IT OBSERVES EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES STANDARDS AND SETS
EMISSIONS. BUT NOT AMBIENT QUALITY. THRESHOLDS FOR CHEMICALS IN THE WATER. THE CONVENTION
CONTAINS A "BLACK LIST" OF HIGHLY TOXIC SUBSTANCES. A "GRAY LIST" FOR EASILY DEGRADABLE SUBSTANCES
AND A "BEIGE LIST" FOR LESS HARMFUL MATTER. THE EXACT DISCHARGE LIMITS FOR THESE MATERIALS HAVE
YET TO BE SET. THE PROBLEMS OF THERMAL POLLUTION OF THE RHINE AND OF POTASH SALT POLLUTION.
ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA AROUND ALSACE. WERE NOT SETTLED DURING THE MEETING. THE CHEMICAL
CONVENTION MAY BE SIGNED AT THE COMMISSION'S NEXT MEETING IN MAY AT BERN. AT WHICH TIME THE
OTHER PROBLEMS MAY BE FURTHER DISCUSSED.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
FIRST SOVIET-SWEDISH SYMPOSIUM ON THE POLLUTION OF THE BALTIC
SWEDEN. ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES EPA
ENGLISH* 11/15/72 PGS 1-126 ID* 036S3A
*ALSO RUSSIAN
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS REPORTS GIVEN BY SWEDISH AND SOVIET EXPERTS AT THE FIRST SOVIET-SWEDISH
SYMPOSIUM ON THE POLLUTION OF THE BALTIC HELD IN STOCKHOLM. SEPTEMBER 8-10. 1971. LECTURES IN
THE FOLLOWING FIELDS ARE INCLUDED: HYDROLOGY AND HYDROCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION STATISTICS;
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTION: RESEARCH METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS: AND OIL POLLUTION. THE
PARTICIPANTS RECOMMENDED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS THE INTENSIFICATION OF SCIENTIFIC
EFFORTS IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED BY PROMOTING THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTISTS AND PERTINENT
INFORMATION. BY INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF A CLOSER COOPERATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS. AND
BY ENCOURAGING NECESSARY CONTACTS WITH EXISTING BODIES WORKING WITHIN THE SAME FIELD OF INTEREST.
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
ITALY
LRCB)
•CLEANING UP ONE'S OWN DOORSTEP." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC
FRENCH 05/27/76 PCS 33
EPA
ID* 03662A
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MINSTERS OF FRANCE, WEST GERMANY. LUXEMBOURG. SWITZERLAND AND THE
NETHERLANDS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON MAY 25, 1976 CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF SALT DISCHARGES
CONTAINED IN INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS. THIS CONFERENCE WAS ONE OF A SERIES DEALING WITH THE CONTROL
OF POLLUTION IN THE RHINE RIVER SINCE THE CREATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE RHINE IN 1963. AN EARLIER CONFERENCE DURING APRIL HAD ALSO CONCLUDED WITH
AN ACCORD ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TOXIC SUBSTANCES LIST FOR REGULATION PURPOSES. IN BOTH
CASES. HOWEVER. THE NECESSARY FOLLOW-UP CONVENTION AND RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO 1978. THE AUTHOR QUESTIONS THE JUDICIOUSNESS OF THE DELAY
DURING WHICH 7.5 MILLION TONS OF SALT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISCHARGED A YEAR.
ASPETTI LEGISLATIVI AMMINISTRATI VI ISTITUZIONALI RELATIVI ALLA GESTIONE
DELLE ACQUE IN ITALIA (LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF WATER MANAGEMENT IN ITALY)
BURCHI. S. . AND G. MASINA EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-389 ID* 03625A
ALSO PMB
THIS STUDY. SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR WATER LAW. PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE
PICTURE OF CURRENTLY VALID ITALIAN LEGISLATION DEALING WITH WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY ARE: OWNERSHIP OF WATERS AND MODES OF ACQUISITION; WATER
RIGHTS AND ISSUANCE OF WATER USE PERMITS; LEGISLATION ON BENEFICIAL USES AND HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
WATER; LEGISLATION ON WATER USE. QUALITY. AND POLLUTION CONTROL; LEGISLATION ON RESTRICTED WATER
ZONES OR AREAS; SPECIAL AND AUTONOMOUS WATER DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; AND THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
ADMINISTRATION OF WATER LAW. APPENDED TO THE STUDY IS A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE MAJOR
ENACTMENTS CITED IN THE TEXT AND SIX ANNEXES WITH THE EXISTING STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF
EFFLUENTS AND WASTEWATER.
NORWAY
PM(B)
KONTAKTUTVALGETS RAPPORT KRAFTUTBYGGING-NATURVERN OM VASSDRAG SOM BOR VERNES...
(CONTACT COMMITTEE REPORT ON POWER DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE PROTECTION ON PROTECTED WATERCOURSES)
EPA
NORWEGIAN 00/00/71 PGS 1-203 ID* 036S9A
THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY A CONTACT COMMITTEE. SET UP BY THE MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
AND LABOR ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM PARLIAMENT. THE REPORT DISCUSSES. IN GENERAL TERMS. THE
CONFLICT BETWEEN PRESERVING WATERCOURSES AND UTILIZING THEM FOR CTHER PURPOSES. FOR INSTANCE. POWER
DEVELOPMENT. IT DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR PROTECTION AND THE BASIS FOR A PROTECTION PLAN.
CONCESSION DENIALS AND CONSERVATION. COMPENSATION QUESTIONS AND TREATMENT OF PLANNING AND
CONCESSION MATTERS, WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROTECTION PLAN. ARE ALSO DEALT WITH. THE
NEED FOR A PERMANENT CONTACT COMMITTEE IS RECOGNIZED. THE MAJORITY OF WATERCOURSES HAVE BEEN
INDIVIDUALLY EVALUATED AND THE RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED. A CHART. ARRANGED
ACCORDING TO COUNTIES. LISTS ALL NORWEGIAN WATERCOURSES AND THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN
EACH CASE. A MAP OF THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION IS INCLUDED.
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WATER
ROMANIA
PM(B)
"HYDROGRAPHIC SYSTEMS. FLOOD PROTECTION PLANNED FOR 1976-1990." JPRS
TRANSLATIONS ON EASTERN EUROPE. ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS, NO. 1451
PODANI. MIRCEA EPA
ENGLISH 03/26/76 PGS 29-33 ID* 03667A
ALSO PMA AND SE
WITH REFERENCE TO THE 1974 ROMANIAN WATER LAW AND THE 1975 DECREE CREATING THE NATIONAL WATER
COUNCIL. THE WATER BASIN DIRECTORATES AND THE COUNTRY WATER MANAGEMENT OFFICES. THIS ARTICLE
DESCRIBES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC MEASURES WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT
FOR THE USE. PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF WATER RESOURCES IN ROMANIA. IN 1975 THE NATIONAL WATER
COUNCIL FORMULATED AND THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE APPROVED THE AMPLY FUNDED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF HYDROGRAPHIC SYSTEMS UP TO THE YEAR 1990. ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS OF
ESTABLISHING WARNING SYSTEMS FOR THE PREDICTION AND PREVENTION OF FLOODS IS THE CHIEF FOCUS OF THE
ARTICLE, OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDING WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL ARE ALSO
DISCUSSED. (THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE ORIGINAL OF THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN REVISTA ECONOMICA.
NO. 5 OF FEBRUARY 6, 1975. PP 9-10. 32.)
SCANDINAVIA
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•ALGAL ASSAYS IN WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH."
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PUBLICATION 1973:2
NORDFORSK SECRETARIAT OF
ENGLISH
ALSO PMB
00/00/73 PCS 1-128
ID*
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THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE NORDIC SYMPOSIUM ARRANGED AT THE NORWEGIAN
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH (NIVA) IN COOPERATION WITH THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOR APPLIED
RESEARCH (NORDFORSK) ON OCTOBER 25-26. 1972. THE PAPERS WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAJOR CATEGORIES:
METHODS IN USE; SPECIFIC METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS! PRESENTATIONS OF RESULTS: AND POSSIBILITIES AND
LIMITATIONS OF ALGAL ASSAY PROCEDURE. THE SYMPOSIUM AIMED AT GIVING A PICTURE OF THE EXTENT AND
DIRECTION OF ALGAL ASSAY APPLICATION IN SCANDINAVIA, TO OFFER SCIENTISTS ENGAGED IN THIS FIELD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, AND TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR INTERCALIBRAT ING
METHODS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ACHIEVE COMPATIBILITY OF RESULTS. A CONCRETE RESULT OF THE SYMPOSIUM
WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERCALIBRATION ROUTINE FOR ALGAL ASSAY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
WORKING GROUP ON EUTROPH1CAT ION STUDIES.
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"DECISION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD - APPLICANT: KARLSHAMN
VEGETABLE OIL FACTORY, LTD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR - 986
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH OO/CO/74 PGS 1-23 ID* 03655A
^GENERAL SOLID WASTE AIR TOXIC SUBS
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"DECISION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD - APPLICANT: LJUNGBERGS
TEXTILE PRINTING COMPANY LTD." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATIONS OOENV TR - 987
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID* v. 3656 A
THIS BOOKLET PRESENTS THE CASE OF THE LJUNGBERGS TEXTILE PRINTING COMPANY. WHICH APPLIED TO
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD FOR CONSENT TO CONNECT INDUSTRIAL AND SANITARY
WASTEWATER TO THE MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN THE COMMUNITY OF FLODA, LERUM MUNICIPALITY,
ALVSBORG PROVINCE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT. AT THE SAME TIME,
THE MUNICIPALITY OF LERUM SOUGHT PERMISSION TO RELEASE THE TREATED WASTEWATER INTO THE SAVE
RIVER. THE PRODUCTION. PROCESS, AND WASTEWATER AT THE COMPANY ARE DESCRIBED. STATEMENTS FROM
THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION, THE FISHERIES BOARD, AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE ARE INCLUDED,
EXPRESSING THE OPINION THAT THE PLANNED MEASURES CLEARLY ARE AN IMPROVEMENT. FORMERLY,
WASTEWATER WAS RELEASED WITHOUT PRIOR TREATMENT. THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD GIVES ITS
CONSENT PROVIDED THAT CERTAIN STIPULATED CONDITIONS ARE FULFILLED. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD
IS NOT SUBJECT TO APPEAL.
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MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES: INFORMATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
SWEDEN. MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-74 ID* 03650A
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WATER
SWITZERLAND "JANUARY 24, 1973 REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL LAW ON THE
PROTECTION OF WATER FROM POLLUTION." LEGISLATION GENEVCISE—RECUEIL SYSTEMATIQUE, VOL. 9
EPA
LR(A» FRENCH 00/00/73 PGS 1-4 ID* OC362K
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED BY THE CANTON OF GENEVA IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION s OF THE OCTOBER a.
1971 FEDERAL LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF WATER AGAINST POLLUTION, DESIGNATE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS AS THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED FEDERAL LAW. A
CANTONAL COMMISSION ON WATER PROTECTION IS ESTABLISHED; IT IS TO GIVE ITS VIEWS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS ON ALL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAID LAW. THE STATE COUNCIL
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE MASTER SEWERAGE PLAN AND THE GROUNDWATER PROTECTION CHART.
VARIOUS PROVISIONS ARE ALSO LAID DOWN CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER.
* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE :1976~21O-801/428
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