NTISUB/B/135-76/008
August 1976
UMMARIES OF
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air pesticides
water toxic substances
noise radiation'
solid wastes land use
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PAGE 10
("FEBRUARY 4,*1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH'CODE."
(AGRICULTURAlfLEGISLATION, V. 20. ! S
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COM?.
ENGLISH/* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60^
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^JO 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
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AIR
August 8, 1975 Crown Decree on the Prevention of Air Pollution
Air Pollution From Planes ................... 1
Air Pollution From Heating and Ventilation Installations .... 2
See GENERAL (Denmark) -- Control No. 03724A .......... 7
, Fed Rep oft
Immission Protection: Must Heavy Heating Oil Be Desulfurized? . 2
The Limitation of Emissions in Waste Incinerating Plants :
Experience Gained With a Pilot Plant for the Disposal
of Noxious Gases ...................... 2
See GENERAL (Guatemala) — Control No. 0376 3A ......... 8
Air Pollution Problems in Latin America ............ 3
July 1, 1975 Decree Implementing Art. 75... of the Air
Pollution Law (Decree on the Functions of Provincial
and Communal Air Pollution Officials) ............ 3
Nosway .
Car Trash in Norway ...................... 4
Sulfur the Biggest Environmental Problem ............ 4
Seminar on Emission Limiting Measures at Air Polluting
Installations ........................ 4
.Sweden
Limitation of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions - A Study of
Control Measures ...................... 5
Incineration of Waste Containing DDT and Lindane ........ 5
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Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Map 1970 ............... 6
Electric Steel Plants: First Report of the Commission
for Consideration of Environmental Problems in
Metallurgy Industries .................... 6
USSR
Problems of Control and Assuring Cleanliness of the Atmosphere . 6
GENERAL
See WATER (Belgium) — Control No. 03735A ........... 23
Plant Foods .......................... 7
France
Government Studies the Creation of a Vast Ministry
for Daily Life ....................... 7
Pollution: Control in All Major Cities by 1978 ........ 8
G/teot
Department of the Environment Annual List of Publications 1975 . 8
Guatemala
Guatemala: National Energy Master Plan: Environmental
Assessment ......................... 8
Environmental Secretariat for Aluminum ............. 9
Securities for Environmental Protection Loans of Two
Billion Norwegian Kroner to Industry ............ 9
Investments in Environmental Protection in the Period 1970-1980. 9
The Effects of the Packaging Fee ................ 10
LAND USE
Guatemala
See GENERAL (Guatemala) — Control No. 0376 3A ......... 8
What's in the Land Use Planning Law? .............. 10
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NOISE
Be.lQ4.um
Crown Decree on the Regulation of the Technical Requirements
To Be Met by Motorbikes, Motorcycles and Their Trailers ... 11
Penroufe
Noise From Building and Construction Activities ........ 11
A Report Delivered by the Working Group for Airplane Noise ... 11
G&unany, Fed Rep oj
Noise Protection for the Street Constructor? .......... 12
SnJutain
Code of Practice for Reducing the Exposure of Employed
Persons to Noise ...... ................ 12
Serious Anti-Noise Measures .................. 12
Noise Research for 600,000 Norwegian Kroner .......... 13
See AIR (Norway) -- Control No. 03741A ............. 4
Su)e.de.n
See GENERAL (Sweden) -- Control No. 03709A. ........... 9
See AIR (Switzerland) — Control No. 03714A .......... 6
PESTICIDES
Crown Decree on the Storage of, Trade in, and Use of
Pesticides and Phytopharmaceutical Products ......... 14
Ge.xmany, Fed Rap o£
Lead in Food Lies Heavy in the Stomach ............. 14
Sweeten
See AIR (Sweden) — Control No. 03742A ............. 5
mo
See TOXIC SUBS (WHO) — Control No. 03705 A ........... 22
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RADIATION
Declassified Nuclear Installations — Radioactive Wastes: EC
Eager for Strict Security Measures ............. 15
Gevtmone/, Fed Rep orf
Implementation of the Atomic Energy Law: State Supervision
According to Section 19 Regarding the Operation of
Accelerators in the Medical Area .............. 15
Instructions on the Information Required for Examination
During the Approval Procedure for Nuclear Power Plants
Under Atomic Energy Law ................... 16
Bonn Concerned About Atomic Wastes ............... 16
Code of Practice for the Storage of Radioactive Materials
in Transit ......................... 16
The Toxicity of Plutonium ................... 17
SOLID WASTE
France
France Get a Move On ...................... 17
G&unany, Fe.cf Rep o£
Garbage Under a Carpet of Green ................ 17
Waste Disposal Surveys ..................... 18
The Relationship Between Waste Disposal Authorities and
Private Industry ...................... 18
The Working Party on Colliery Waste Tipping on Durham Beaches . 19
See TOXIC SUBS (Great Britain) — Control No. 03698A ...... 21
India.
Solid Wastes of Greater Bombay: Method of Disposal and
Its Contribution to Pollution ................ 19
Sweeten
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03709A ........... 9
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03750A ........... 10
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Switzerland
Instructions Regarding. .. Controlled Dumps: Dumping
Instructions ........................ 20
Waste Incineration Plants: 14 Million in Subsidies ...... 20
TOXIC SUBS
Ge.Jtmany, Fed Re.p o&
See PESTICIDES (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03736A ... 14
Code of Practice for the Packaging of Dangerous Substances
by Road No . 1 : Organic Peroxides .............. 21
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Wastes ............. 21
Sweden
See WATER (Sweden) -- Control No. 03696A ............ 33
WHO
Health Hazards From New Environmental Pollutants ........ 22
WATER
Belfl-cu/n
April 9, 1975 Crown Decree on the State's Intervention in
Private Industry's Investments for Wastewater Treatment ... 22
July 25, 1975 Ministerial Decree Setting Conditions for
Provisional Approval of Laboratories Pursuant to the
Jan. 23, 1974 Wastewater Decree ............... 23
August 1, 1974 Law Creating Regional Institutions as a
Preliminary Step in the Implementation of Constitutional
Article 107 quater ..................... 23
Ve.nmank
Water Purification ....................... 24
See GENERAL (Denmark) -- Control No. 03724A .......... 7
Finland
Amounts of Substances Discharged by Rivers Off the
Coast of Finland ...................... 24
Flouridation Bad for Watercourses ............... 25
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Research at the National Board of Waters in Finland ...... 25
Hydro logical Bibliography 1960-1970. Publications of the
Water Research Institute 14 ................. 25
France.
350 Million Franc Program for Improvement of Water
Quality in Seine Estuary .................. 26
Twenty-five Soldiers Against Black Tide ............ 26
Pern Rfcp
Common Plans in Water Management Agreed On ........... 26
Fed Rep o&
Instructions for Experts for Tank Facilities and Tank
Protection. Instructions for Experts for Tanks of
Heating Oil Users ...................... 27
Water Use and Wastewater Disposal in the Textile Industry ... 27
Environmental Problems of the Rhine .............. 27
Assurance of Future Water Supply in Regard to Quantity
and Quality ......................... 28
Observations on the Biological Treatment of Nitrate-Containing
Industrial Wastewater. . .in an Activated Sludge Plant .... 28
The Influence of Nitrogen Supply on the Biological Treatment
of Industrial Wastewaters With a Low Nitrogen Content .... 29
Nitirification and Denitrification in Sewage Purification ... 29
See TOXIC SUBS (Great Britain) — Control No. 03698A ...... 21
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03711A ..... 19
Guatemala
See GENERAL (Guatemala) — Control No. 03763A ......... 8
Hong Kong
Water Pollution Control in Hong Kong: What Can Be Done? .... 30
The Legal Framework for the Prevention and Control of Water
Pollution in Israel ..................... 30
ItaJbj
Thirty-five Citations to Industrial Managers .......... 31
June 5, 1975 Law Containing Regulations Relating to the
Occurrence of Pollution of the Sea (Law on Sea Pollution) . . 31
July 9, 1975 Decree Indicating the Substances Referred to
in Article 3, Paragraph 1, of the Law on Sea Pollution ... 31
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Noway
New Function for the Council on Oil Pollution ......... 32
Scandinavia
Treatment and Use in Agriculture of Municipal Sewage Sludge . . 32
Eutrophication ......................... 32
Intercalibration of Permanganate Methods for Determination of
Organic Substances ..................... 33
Sweden
Disposal of Contaminated Spoil in a Stratified Fjord - An
Example From the Swedish West Coast .......... ... 33
Recirculatlon of Wastewater From the Textile Industry Is
Possible, When a Combined Precipitation and Ion Exchange
Treatment Is Used ...................... 34
Recirculation of Textile Wastewater: Micro-Screening of
Process Water From a Rotary Printing Machine ........ 34
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03709A ........... 9
See AIR (Switzerland) — Control No. 03714A .......... 6
USSR
Monitoring the Chemical Composition of Water (Operations
To Be Performed at a Post) ................. 35
Survey of Water Temperature .................. 35
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AIR
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"AUGUST 8. 197«5 CROWN" DECREE ON THE PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION."
BULLETIN USUEL OES LCIS ET ARRFTES
EPA
FRENCH 00/00/75 PCS 1005-13 ID* 00436P
THIS CROWN DECREE. ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE DECEMBER 28. 1964 LAW ON 'HF CONTROL OF AIR
POLLUTION. ADDRESSES ITSELF TO BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ELECTRIC THERMAL
INSTALLATIONS AND CONTAINS PROVISIONS WHICH CONCERN THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTANTS BEING EMITTED AS
WELL AS THE DISPERSION OF GASEOUS EMISSIONS BOTH INSIDE AND OUT OF THE SPECIAL PROTECTION ZONES
AGAINST POLLUTION. CHARTS PRESENTING A SCHEDULE OF MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE- POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS
FOR INSTALLATIONS OF VARYING FUFL TYPES AND CAPACITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DECREE. ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS CONCERN AIR MONITORING OF PLANT SITES; MAINTENANCE AND SURVEILLANCE OF THERMAL
FACILITIES AN3 POLLUTION ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT; AND LIQUID FUEL QUALITY CRITERIA.
DENMARK
PHCB)
LUFTFORURENING FRA FLY (AIR POLLUTION FROM PLANES).
PUBLICATION NO. 22
KRAG. FRITZ
DANISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-29
ALSO ST
POLLUTION CONTROL HOARD
ID*
EPA
03716A
THIS SURVEY. WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO THF MAIN AIR COMMITTEE, IS BASED ON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED
IN THE 1969 REPORT TO THE U.S. CONGRESS BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, "NATURE
AND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXHAUST EMISSIONS," WHICH IT ADAPTS TO DANISH CIRCUMSTANCES. THF
MATERIAL IS TOTALLY BASFD ON RESEARCH, AND NO CONTROL MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. IT DISCUSSFS
POLLUTION FROM PISTON AND JET ENGINES AND CONTAINS PROVISIONS AND RECOMMENDATICNS ON HOW TO COMBAT
THIS PROBLEM. AN APPENDIX DEALS WITH AIR POLLUTION FROM PLANES IN AND AROUND COPENHAGEN'S KASTRUP
AIRPORT.
DENMARK
PMCB)
PLANTENAERINGSSTOFFER (PLANT FOODS). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO. 16
EPA
DANISH 07/00/71 PGS 1-57 ID* 03724A
^GENERAL WATER
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AIR
DENMARK
PMIBI
LUFTFORURcNING: OPVARMNINGS- OG VENTILAT IONSANLAEG (AIR POLLUTION FROM HEATING
AND VENTILATION INSTALLATIONS). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO. 7
EPA
DANISH 05/00/71 PGS 1-102 ID* 03731 A
THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE WORKING GROUP OF THE MAIN AIR COMMITTEE. WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED
IN 1970 BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTEE. IT DEALS WITH
POLLUTION IN RELATIONSHIP TO BOILER CLEANING, CHIMNEY CLEANING, SMOKE CLEANING. CHIMNEY TIGHTNESS,
CHIMNEY HEIG-tT, PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS, AND DEGREE OF CENTRALIZATION AT THE FIRING INSTALLATIONS.
POLLUTION FROM OIL FURNACES CAUSED BY PLANT CONDITIONS AND THE DANGER OF SMOKE POISONING DUE TO
THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM OF THE BOILFR WORKS WERE ALSO STUDIED. THE INFLUENCE OF DANISH AUTHORITIES
ON BOILER PLANT EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION AND THE INFLUENCE OF SWEDISH AUTHORITIES ON LOCATION,
EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION OF BOILER PLANTS ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS POLLUTION CAUSED BY THF
INSTALLATION 3F AIR VENTS AND DUMPING VENTS FOR COMFORT VENTILATION INSTALLATIONS. IN FACH CASE.
THE COMMITTEE HAS INCLUDED RECOMMENDATIONS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM
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AIR
GUATEMALA
PMCB)
GUATEMALA: NATIONAL ENERGY MASTER PLAN: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GOODLAND, R., AND G. TILLMAN EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PCS 1-124 ID* 03763A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL WATER LAND USE
INTERNATIONAL
PMCBt
"AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICA." INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT
ADVANCES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, VOL. 1, 1975
HADDAD. R. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 451-456 I0# 03706A
ALSO SE
POINTING OUT SOME OF THE DIVERSE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES AMONG LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THF EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS, BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL. UNDERTAKEN IN
LATIN AMERICA TO MONITOR AND CONTROL AIR POLLUTION. SERIOUS AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARF
CONCENTRATED WITHIN THE LARGER CITIES SUCH AS MEXICO CITY, SAO PAULO, BUENOS AIRFS, RID DE
JANEIRO. AND CARACAS AND ARE CAUSED PRIMARILY BY INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION AND AUTOMOBILE EXHAUSTS.
THE MORE INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, BEING THE WORST AFFECTED, HAVE.TAKEN STEPS AND MADE INITIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION. BUT RESEARCH ON AIR POLLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA IS
JUST BEGINNING, THE MAJOR DETERRENT ON GOOD CONTROL PROGRAMS BEING A SCARCITY OF WETLL TRAINED
PERSONNEL. INTERNATIONALLY THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
IN PROMOTING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND UNIVERSITIES, THE MOST IMPORTANT
BEING THE DERATION OF A 92-STATION AIR POLLUTION MONITORING NETWORK IN 13 COUNTRIES.
NETHERLANDS
LR(A»
"JULY It 1975 DECREE IMPLEMENTING ART. 75...OF THE AIR POLLUTION LAW (DECREE
ON THE FUNCTIONS OF PROVINCIAL AND COMMUNAL AIR POLLUTION .OFFICIALS)." STAATSRLAD, NO. 470 (1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-4 ID# 00409D
ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, THIS DECREE IS INTENDED TC PROMOTE AN
EFFICIENT AN3 COORDINATED PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO PROVINCIAL, COMMUNAL AND
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS UNDER THE 1970 AIR POLLUTION LAW, ARTICLE 75, PARAGRAPH 3. ARTICLE
ONE PLACES IN THE HANDS OF THE PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVES THE CHIEF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROMOTING
COOPERATION AMONG AIR POLLUTION OFFICIALS ON VARIOUS GOVERNMENT LEVELS. ARTICLE £> STIPULATES THAT
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY PROVINCIAL AND COMMUNAL OFFICIALS ARE TO CONTAIN RULFS PROMOTIVE
OF COOPERATION. COORDINATION AND A SATISFACTORY DISTRIBUTION OF FUNCTIONS AMONG OFFICIALS ON
VARIOUS LEVEi-S. ARTICLES 3 AND 4 ARE DESIGNED TO GUARANTEE THAT OFFICIALS WORKING ON ALL LEVELS
INFORM OFFICIALS ON OTHER LEVELS OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS. AN EXPLANATORY NOTF
ACCOMPANIES THE DECREF., WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1, 1975.
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AIR
NORMAY
LR(B)
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"CAR TRASH IN NORWAY."
ANDERSEN. HANS PETER
NORWEGIAN
NOISE
AFTENPOSTEN
03/30/76 PGS 24
ID*
EPA
03741 A
NORWAY
PM(B)
THIS ARTICLE URGES NORWAY TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENT IN SWEDEN. THE ONLY COUNTRY IN EUROPE WITH
STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR EXHAUST FUME EMISSIONS FROM CARS. EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL I. 1976. THE
FACT THAT THERE WILL BE TWICE AS MANY CARS IN THE YEAR 2000 MAKES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITATIONS
ON AIR POLLUTION AS WELL AS ON NOISE EMISSIONS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. IT IS ALSO FEARED THAT SINCE
CARS CANNOT BE SOLD IN COUNTRIES LIKE SWEDEN WITHOUT FIRST SATISFYING THE NEW DEMANDS, NORWAY WILL
GET LESS ENVIRONMENTALLY RESTRICTED CARS ON ITS MARKET AND THUS BE LIKE A GARBAGE DUMP FOR
CAR MANUFACTURERS IF IT DOES NOT FOLLOW SUIT.
"SULFUR THE BIGGEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 03/16/76 PGS 20 ID* 03704A
THE MOST SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM IN CONNECTION WITH AN OIL-FIRED THERMAL PLANT IS THE
EMISSION OF SJLFUR DIOXIDE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE FALLOUT DESCENDS IN THE FORM OF ACID
PRECIPITATION. EVEN IF THE FIRING OIL CONTAINS ONLY O.S PERCENT SULFUR, ABOUT 2600 KILO SULFUR
DIOXIDE WILL BE EMITTED EVERY HOUR. THE FIRST NORWEGIAN OIL-FIRED THERMAL POWER PLANT IS EXPECTED
TO OPERATE 3500 HOURS PER YEAR. IT IS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE. ALSO INDICATED ARE THE AREAS IN
NORWAY THAT WILL BE MOST EXPOSED TO SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. DEPENDING UPON WHERE IN THE COUNTRY
THE INTENDED POWER PLANT IS LOCATED.
SCANDINAVIA
LR(B)
"SEMINAR ON EMISSION LIMITING MEASURES AT AIR POLLUTING INSTALLATIONS."
NORDFORSK: MILJOVARDSSEKRETARIATET PUBLIKATION 1971:3
EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-43 ID» 03723A
ALSO PMB
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS OF A SEMINAR WHICH TOOK PLACE IN STOCKHOLM DURING
NOVEMBER 12-13. 1969. THE BASIS FOR THE CONFERENCE WAS THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF EMISSION
PROBLEMS. WHICH THE NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD HAD CONDUCTED IN CLOSE
COOPERATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY. THE AGRICULTURAL AND STONE
INDUSTRY. THE FOREST INDUSTRY. THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. AND IN COMBUSTION PLANTS AND ODOROUS
ESTABLISHMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY SECTION. THE BOARD HAD. BASED ON THESE
FINDINGS. WORKED OUT GUIDELINES FOR EMISSION LIMITING MEASURES, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION BOTH
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE SEMINAR WAS TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF
ESTABLISHING JOINT SCANDINAVIAN NORMS AND GUIDELINES AS WELL AS DETERMINING THE NEED FOR TANGIBLE
INTER-SCANDINAVIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON EMISSION LIMITING MEASURES.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
LIMITATION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS - A STUDY OF CONTROL MEASURES.
SOU 1974:101
EPA
SWEDISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-E52 ID» 03749A
ALSO SE/*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS REPORT, SUBMITTED BY A COMMITTEF ON COSTS FOP ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT ESTABLISHED IN 1971 BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, HAS BEEN Tl fXAMINF VARIOUS
CONTROL MEASURES USED IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY AS APPLIED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO3LEMS
CREATED WHEN SULFUR DIOXIDE IS RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE COMMITTEE PROPOSED: THAT THE
PRESENT SYSTEM OF CONTROL METHODS BE RETAINED AND THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF EMISSION CHARGES BE
REJECTED; THAT A DISPENSATION CHARGE BE INTRODUCED BY MEANS OF AN APPENDIX TQ THF ORDINANCE
GOVERNING RESTRICTIONS ON SULFUR CONTENT IN FUEL OIL; THAT THE REGULATIONS IN THIS ORDINANCE BE
MADE APPLICABLE TO ALL FOSSILIZED FUELS CONTAINING SULFUR", THAT THE FORMULATION OF THE ENERGY TAX
BE EXAMINED TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF INTRODUCING THF SULFUR CONTFNT OF FUEL AS A FACTOR
IN DETERMINING THE TAX RATE: AND THAT MUNICIPALITIES BE GIVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TQ PLAN AND
CONTROL ENERGY SUPPLIES IN URBAN AREAS.
SWEDEN
ST< )
"INCINERATION OF WASTE CONTAINING DDT AND LINDANE."
AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
AHLING, BENGT
SWEDISH 05/00/76 PGS 1-20
PESTICIDES
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND
10*
EPA
03742A
DDT AND i-INDANE HAVE BEEN USED AS INSECTICIDES IN SWEDEN FOR MANY YEARS. SINCF THF BANNING
OF DDT IN 1969. LARGE QUANTITIES OF DDT AND LINDANE HAVE REMAINED IN STORAGE. THIS PFPORT
DESCRIBES SOME EXPERIMENTS WHICH WERE PERFORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF DESTROYING
THESE STOCKS 3Y INCINERATION. THE EXPERIMENTS SHOW THAT THE EMISSION OF P.P-DDT WAS LOWER THAN
300 MG PER KG DDT AT A TEMPERATURE OF 600 DEGREES C AND LOWER THAN 1 MG PFP KG AT A TFMPER
OF 800 DEGREES C. DURING THE DESTRUCTION OF DDT, DDE IS PRODUCED. THIS PROCESS ErMITS 2600
MG DDT PLUS DDE PER KG DDT AT 600 DEGREES C AND LESS THAN 80 MG DDT PLUS DDF PER KG DDT AT
800 DEGREES C. IN SOME OF THE EXPERIMENTS, THE HOLDING TIMF WAS VARIED BETWEEN 1.6 TO A.6
SECONDS* IT *AS, HOWEVER. NOT POSSIBLE TO OBSERVE ANY EFFECT ON THE DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCY.
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
PM
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GENERAL
BELGIUM
LRt A)
PAGE
"AUGUST 1. 1974 LAW CREATING REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS A PRELIMINARY STEP IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLE 107 QUATER." BULLETIN USUEL OPS LOIS TT ARRETFS
EPA
FRENCH 00/00/74 PCS 832-34 ID« 03735A
*WATER
DENMARK
PM(B>
PLANTENAERINGSSTOFFER (PLANT FOODS). POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO. 16
EPA
DANISH 07/00/71 PGS 1-57 ID* 03724A
WATER AIR
SINCE FERTILIZERS AND MANURE ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE FCR THE PRODUCTION AND ECONOMY OF DANISH
AGRICULTURE. THE POSSIBLE POLLUTION DUE TO THEIR USE HAS BEEN OF CONSIDERABLE CONCEPN. THE ANNUAL
IMPORT OF DANISH FERTILIZERS CONSISTS OF ABOUT 250 PILLION KG NITROGEN. ISO MILLION KG POTASSIUM,
AND 50 MILLION KG PHOSPHORUS. THE AMOUNT OF FARMYARD MANURE USED ANNUALLY CONTAINS THE SAMF
AMOUNTS OF POTASSIUK AND PHOSPHORUS BUT ONLY ABOUT HALF AS MUCH NITROGEN. ACCORDING TO THIS
REPORT, FILED BY THE PLANT FOOD WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED BY THE MAIN GROUND COMMITTEE. WHICH WAS
APPOINTED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND THE TECHNICAL POLLUTION COMMITTFF. NO PROOF HAS BEFN
FOUND THAT THE ABOVE AMOUNTS OF FERTILIZER HAVE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS ON CROPS OR THE AIR OR THAT
THEY NORMALLY CAUSE WATER POLLUTION. THE GROUP ADMITS. HOWEVER. THAT THE SUBJECT OF POSSIBLE
WATER POLLUTION LEAVES A NUMBER OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND THAT ADDITIONAL PFSEAPCH IN THIS FIFLO
IS NEEDED.
FRANCE
PMC A)
"GOVERNMENT STUDIES THE CREATION OF A VAST MINISTRY FOR DAILY LIFE."
LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC EPA
FRENCH 07/08/76 PGS 19 ID* 03713A
THIS ARTICLE. ON THE INADEQUACIES OF THE FRENCH SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EXAMINES
THE FRAGMENTARY APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAS BEEN PRACTICED IN FRANCE UP TO THIS TIME.
A REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES SHOWS FUNCTIONS TQ
BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG FIVE MINISTERS AND STATE SECRETARIES: MR. FOSSET FOR THE QUALITY OF LIF^;
MR. GRANET FOR THE ENVIRONMENT; MR. GALLEY FOR EQUIPMENT; MR. GUY FOR SITES: AND MR. PONIATQWSKY
FOR LAND USE. THE AUTHOR CALLS FOR A REFORM OF MINISTERIAL STRUCTURES AND PROPOSES A SOLUTION
CONSISTING OF A NEW MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENT, MODELED CN THE BRITISH SYSTEM. WHICH WOULD ASSEMBLE
THOSE OFFICIALS CONCERNED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. INCLUDED WOULD BE: ANT IPOLLUTION AND
PROTECTION OF NATURE SERVICES (ENVIRONMENT); URBAN LAND PLANNING (EQUIPMENT); ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES (CULTURE); THE LITTORAL CONSERVANCY (INTERIOR); AND PERHAPS EVEN RURAL LAND USE
(AGRICULTURE). SUGGESTED TITLE IS: THE MINISTER FOR DAILY LIFE.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
PM( B)
GREAT BRITAIN
PMC A I
"POLLUTION: CONTROL IN ALL MAJOR CITIES BY 1978."
SCHWEITZER. GENFVIEVE
FRENCH 03/03/76 PCS 1. 6
T»
LE FIGARO
EPA
ID* 03738A
BY 1978. ACCORDING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED FRENCH STATE SECRETARY FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT, MR. PAUL GRANET, ALL MAJOR FRENCH INDUSTRIAL CENTERS AND CITIES WITH MORE THAN
100.000 INHABITANTS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AIR POLLUTION MONITORING SYSTEMS, UNCONTROLLED DUMPS
WILL BE CLEARED AWAY AND POLLUTED RIVERS WILL BE CLEANED UP. IN A DISCUSSION OF HIS VARIOUS
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE, MR. GRANET ALSO INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: THE
PRESENTATION TO PARLIAMENT OF A BILL ON QUARRIES; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENCY FOR THE
ELIMINATION AND RECOVERY OF WASTES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1975 LAW; THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL
AIR AGENCY TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION; AND THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF NOISE POLLUTION BY MEANS OF A NEW
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS COMMUNIQUE.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ANNUAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 1975
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PCS 1-146 ID* 03759A
THIS IS THE FIFTH ANNUAL LIST GIVING FULL DETAILS OF ALL PUBLICATIONS WHICH ARE OF MORE THAN
LOCAL INTEREST AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ISSUED IN 1975 BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE PREFACE OF THE LIST CONTAINS GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
USE OF THE LIST, AND THE PUBLISHED TITLES ARE ARRANGED IN SECTIONS WHICH ARF FURTHER DIVIDED
INTO SUBJECT CATEGORIES. THE SECTIONS INCLUDE: 1) TITLES PUBLISHED FOR THE DEPARTMENT BY
HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE; 2) DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS; 3) ACTS; 4) STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS:
5) DEPARTMENTAL CIRCULARS: 6) PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS:
7) PUBLICATIONS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE COMMISSION. THE CENTRAL WATER PLANNING UNIT, THE WATER DATA
UNIT. AND THE WATER RESOURCES BOARD; AND 8) MAPS. INDEXES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR USE ARE
GIVEN IN THE BACK OF THE LIST.
GUATEMALA
PM(B»
GUATEMALA: NATIONAL ENERGY MASTER PLAN: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GOODLAND. R.. AND G. TILLMAN EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PGS 1-124 ID* 03763A
ALSO SE
WATER LAND USE AIR
GUATEMALA'S 25-YEAR NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN, CURRENTLY BEING PREPARED BY THE GUATEMALAN NATIONAL
ELECTRIFICATION INSTITUTE (INDE) WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IS ASSESSED
FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL VIEWPOINT IN THIS STUDY. THE ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED AT THF REQUEST OF
INDE BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY GROUP. CONSISTING OF GUATEMALAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CARY ARBORETUM OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN. IN LEADING
UP TO THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN, THE STUDY DESCRIBES THE
ELEVEN PROPOSED POWER PROJECTS OF THE PLAN AND IDENTIFIES THEIR POSSIBLE IMPACT ON HUMAN ECOLOGY;
ON THE USE O= WATER COURSES: ON WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND WATER QUALITY; AND ON NATIONAL PARKS AND
WILDLIFE. THE STUDY CONCLUDES WITH AN EVALUATION AND RANKING IN ORDER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PREFERENCE
FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECTS AND BRIEFLY REVIEWS THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND THE
EXISTING CONSERVATION LAWS IN GUATEMALA.
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NORWAY
PMCB)
PAGE
"ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARIAT FOR ALUMINUM." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 03/25/76 PGS 23 ID* 03703A
NORWAY
SE( >
,THE NORDIC ALUMINUM INDUSTRY HAS ESTABLISHED A JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARIAT IN ORDER TO
COORDINATE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH. OCCUPATIONAL SANITATION, PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGY. MEMBERS INCLUDE ALL NORWEGIAN PRODUCERS CF PRIMARY ALUMINUM AND THE SWEDISH GRANGES
ALUMINUM COMPANY. THE SECRETARIAT WILL HAVE ITS HEADQUARTERS IN OSLO AND WILL BE HFA&FD BY
CHIEF ENGINEER-JORGEN JAHR, IT IS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE.
"SECURITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LOANS OF TWO BILLION NORWEGIAN KRONER
TO INDUSTRY." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 04/09/76 PGS 2 ID* 03754A
ALSO PMB
THE CABINET HAS PROPOSED THAT THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT BE AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE FROM 1.5
BILLION TO 2 BILLION NORWEGIAN KRONER THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LCANS IT MAY GRANT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL
BANK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS IN ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY. A PROPOSAL WAS ALSC MADE TO GRANT
LOANS AND SECURITIES TO ESTABLISHMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE USE OF ENERGY IN INDUSTRY. THE
FERRO-ALLOY INDUSTRY HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED A METHOD TO USE THE ENERGY CONTENT IN EXHAUST FUMES FROM
MELTING FURNACES, EITHER DIRECTLY AS STEAM OR IN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION. FROM A SOCIO-ECONOMIC
POINT OF VIEW, THIS IS VERY DESIRABLE. ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT NOT BE PROFITABLE IN TERMS OF DIRECT
PRODUCTION COSTS. THE PROPOSED SUBSIDY FOR BETTER ENERGY PRODUCTION WILL BF LIMITED TO LONG-TERM
LOANS AND GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES FOR MARKET VALUE LOANS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INDUSTRIAL
BANK'S QUOTA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENTERPRISES. INDUSTRY WILL ALSO HAVE TO MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION DEPENDING ON THE PROFITABILITY AND RISKS INVOLVED IN EACH PROJECT.
SWEDEN
SEC )
"INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE PERIOD 1970-1980." CURRENT
SWEDEN. NO. 63
EMMELIN, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 03709A
ALSO PMB
SOLID WASTE WATER NOISE
THIS ISSUE OF "CURRENT SWEDEN" REVIEWS THE PROJECTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS IN POLLUTION CONTROL
BY BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF LEGISLATION AND
PROGRAMS, INVOLVING SUBSIDIES AND FINES FOR POLLUTION. AS WELL AS THE SECURING OF VALUABLE LAND
FOR NATURE RESERVES, DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS. ARE REVIEWED. THE PROGNOSIS OF THE NEED FOR
INVESTMENTS DURING 1970-1980 IS PRESENTED. OVERALL. NO CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN INDUSTRIAL
INVESTMENT NEED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AND THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY,
WHICH REGISTER A 10 PERCENT INCREASE. THE NEED AND REASONS FOR CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN MUNICIPAL
SEWAGE TREATMENT ARE DISCUSSED. THE PROPORTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTF DISPOSAL INVESTMENTS FOR
ITEMS SUCH AS TREATMENT PLANTS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM ABOUT A QUARTER TO ABOUT TWO-THIRDS.
AN APPENDED TABLE SUMMARIZES THE INVESTMENTS NEEDED IN POLLUTION CONTROL AND INCLUDES NOISE
ABATEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC NOISE*
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
SE(
LAND USE
GUATEMALA
PMCB)
"THE EFFECTS OF THE PACKAGING FEE." SOU 1974:44
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-123
ALSO PM8
SOLID WASTE
EPA
ID* 03750A
ON THE FI3ST OF MARCH, 1973, A FEE ON CERTAIN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS WENT INTO FFFECT IN SWEDEN
WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF USING THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO COVER EXPENSES CAUSED BY A PRICF
FREEZE ON SPECIFIC FOODS. THE COMMITTEE ON COSTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS SUBMITTED A
REPORT ON THIS MATTER. DISCUSSING THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: THE ROLE OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS IN THE
COMMUNITY; BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT; THE ADMINISTRATION OF FEES AND THE
GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL PROFIT; THE PARTIES INTERESTED IN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS; AND THE EFFECTS OF
THE FEE. THE COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THAT THE PROJECT, WHICH, INCLUDING TAX, BROUGHT IN AN ESTIMATED
120 MILLION SWEDISH KRONOR BETWEEN MARCH 1. 1973 AND FEBRUARY 28. 1974 HAS NOT HAD ANY PARTICULAR
IMPACT ON COSTS, OCCUPATION, OR ENVIRONMENT. EVEN WHEN ONLY ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS WERE
CONSIDERED. INSIGNIFICANT EFFECTS WERE REGISTERED.
GUATEMALA: NATIONAL ENERGY MASTER PLAN: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GOODLAND. R. . AND G. TILLMAN EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PGS 1-124 ID* 03763A
ALSO SE
•GENERAL WATER AIR
SWITZERLAND
LR
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NOISE
BELGIUM
LR( A)
DENMARK
PM
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1 2
NOISE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
IR(B)
GREAT BRITAIN
LRC A>
"NOISE PROTECTION FOR THE STREET CONSTRUCTOR?"
URBAN. MARTIN
GERMAN 03/10/76 PGS 4
ALSO PMB
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
ID* 03737A
A DRAFT 3RDINANCE ESTABLISHING LIMITS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC NOlSEt TO BE ISSUED IN IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW, WAS DISCUSSED AT A HEARING IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT,
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD PERMIT A LONG-TERM DAYTIME
NOISE LEVEL OF 60-75 DB(A) AND A NIGHT LEVEL OF 50-65 OBCA) MEASURED AT AN OPEN WINDOW ALONG
NEW OR SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED ROADWAYS. THE MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS WOULD BE BASED ON A YEARLY
AVERAGE. THE FIGURES ARE 10 DBCAI HIGHER IN THE DAY AND is DB HIGHER AT NIGI-T THAN PERMITTED
MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR COMMERCIAL NOISE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THE VALUES SHOULD
BE SET AT A LOWER LEVEL.
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR REDUCING THE EXPOSURE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS TO NOISE
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-33 ID* 03694A
THIS CODE OF PRACTICE. ISSUED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT CF EMPLOYMENT, APPLIES TO ALL PERSONS
EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRY WHO ARE EXPOSED TO NOISE, SETTING FORTH RECOMMENDED LIMITS TO WORKER NOISE
EXPOSURE. IT DOES NOT SPECIFY THE MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN IN NOISE CONTROL DESIGN OF
MACHINERY OR IN CONTROLLING COMMUNITY NOISE OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NOISE VIBRATIONS. IN ADDITION
TO SPECIFYING EXPOSURE LIMITS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHFR LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED.
THE CODE ALSO DESCRIBES METHODS FOR MEASURING CONTINUOUS, FLUCTUATING; INTERMITTENT, AND IMPULSIVE
NOISE LEVELS. THE CODE SEEKS PRIMARILY TO REDUCE NOISE EXPOSURE TO BELOW THE SPECIFIED LIMITS
AND SECONDARILY, TO REDUCE NOISE LEVELS IN GENERAL. INDICATING THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES WHICH
SHOULD BE TAKEN BY BOTH MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES.
NETHERLANDS
LRCB)
•SERIOUS ANTI-NOISE MEASURES." NUISANCES ET ENVIRCNNEMENT. NO. 50
EPA
FRENCH 05/00/76 PGS 21 ID* 03717A
A RECENT STUDY, INDICATING THAT OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE DUTCH POPULATION SUFFERED ON A REGULAR
BASIS FROM NOISE RELATED DISCOMFORTS, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S PREPARATION OF
A BILL WHOSE PRINCIPLE PROVISIONS CONCERN: I) THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE
PRODUCTION AND SALE OF NOISY APPLIANCES (INCLUDING CARS AND MOTORBIKES); 2> THE INTRODUCTION OF
MANDATORY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NOISE PRODUCING FIRMS; 3) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "NOISE ZONES"
ALONG INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES AND ROADS WITH MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LIMITS; 4) AN AMENDMENT OF THE
HOUSING LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE ACOUSTICAL INSULATION OF BUILDINGS: 5» THE CREATION OF A SERVICE
FOR "NOISE RELATED DAMAGES" TO MEASURE NOISE POLLUTION AND RECEIVE COMPLAINTS; AND 6) THE
REAFFIRMATION OF THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE.
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NORM AY
LR
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PESTICIDES
BELGIUM
LR(A)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LRCB)
"CROWN DECREE ON THE STORAGE OF, TRADE IN, AND USE OF PESTICIDES AND
PHVTOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS." BULLETIN USUEL DES LOIS ET ARRETES
EPA
FRENCH 00/00/75 PGS 1108-1119 ID* 01365L
THIS CROWN DECREE REQUIRES THE APPROVAL BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF ALL
PHYTOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS BEING TRADED, SOLD, STORED OR TRANSPORTED AND THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH FOR THE TRADE, SALE. STORAGE AND ACQUISITION OF PESTICIDES NOT INTENDED
FOR AGRICULTURAL USES. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL FILING PROCEDURES ARE SET FORTH. PROVISIONS
CONCERNING THE PACKAGING AND LABELING OF BOTH THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS
MEASURES FOR SANITARY AND WORKER PROTECTION.
"LEAD IN =OOD LIES HEAVY IN THE STOMACH." SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUEDDEUTSCHE
ZEITUNG
FOCKE, KATHARINA EPA
GERMAN 04/07/76 PGS 36 ID* 03736A
ALSO PMS
TOXIC SUBS
THIS ARTICLE, BY THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF YOUTH. FAMILY AND HEALTH. STATES THAT THE NEW
FOODSTUFFS AND COMMODITIES LAW, WHICH ENTERED FORCE JANUARY 1, 1975. OFFERS NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES
TO LIMIT RESIDUES OF PESTICIDES OR HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN FOODSTUFFS. THE LAW 1) ALLOWS THE
GOVERNMENT TO SET MAXIMUM PRESCRIPTIONS FOR QUANTITIES OF PESTICIDE CONVERSION PRODUCTS IN FOOD
AND 2) PROVIDES THAT FROM JANUARY 1. 1978. NO FOODSTUFFS MAY BE MARKETED IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC
IF THEY CONTAIN PRODUCTS NOT PERMITTED BY GERMAN LAW. THE LATTER PROVISION IS IMPORTANT IN REGARD
TO IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS. THE NEW LAW ALSO AFFORDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIMIT ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS
(SUCH AS LEAD. HYDROCARBONS. SULFUR DIOXIDE AND MERCURYI IN FOOD PRODUCTS. FEDERAL ORDINANCES MAY
BE ISSUED LIMITING OR PROHIBITING THE MARKETING OF FOOD PRODUCTS EXPOSED TO AIR. WATER. OR SOIL
POLLUTION. THUS FAR AN ORDINANCE LIMITING MERCURY IN FISH HAS BEEN PASSED PURSUANT TO THIS
PROVISION (SEE ABSTRACT ID NO. 02806B).
SWEDEN
ST( )
•INCINERATION OF WASTE CONTAINING DDT AND LINDANE."
AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
AHLING. BENGT
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND
SWEDISH
*AIR
05/00/76 PGS 1-20
ID*
EPA
03742 A
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MHO
PM«BI
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1 5
HEALTH HAZARDS FROM NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-96
ALSO SE
*TOXIC SUBS
EPA
ID* 03705A
RADIATION
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PMIB)
"DECLASSIFIED NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS — RADIOACTIVE WASTES: EC EAGER FOP
STRICT SECURITY MEASURES." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
COLLET. PIERRE EPA
FRENCH U/05/75 PGS 5 10* 03751A
CONFRONTED WITH THE NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT OF MOST EC COUNTRIES. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY WHICH INTEGRATES. COMPLETES AND
INTENSIFIES THE PREVIOUS NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES OR MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS. IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EURATOM TREATY, THE COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FORMULATION OF RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS. THESE STANDARDS OF MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE EMISSIONS
ARE DEFINED AS A RESULT OF EC RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND ISSUED AS BINDING DIRECTIVES WHICH IN ADDITION
DETERMINE CONTROL PROCEDURES. IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE STANDARDS INTO THE LEGISLATION OF THE
MEMBER STATES IS ALSO OVERSEEN BY THE COMMISSION. FINALLY, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ITS NUCLEAR
PROGRAM. THE COMMISSION HAS CONCERNED ITSELF WITH THE FOLLOWING: THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DIFFERENT
MEANS OF TREATING AND STOCKPILING WASTES; THE DECLASSIFICATION OF INSTALLATIONS WHICH HAVE CEASED
OPERATIONS: AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR SUBSTANCES.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LRCA)
"IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW; STATE SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO SECTION
19 REGARDING THE OPERATION OF ACCELERATORS IN THE MEDICAL AREA." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT,
GERMANY. FED REF OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 02/22/74 PGS 80-85 ID* 00693L
THIS JANUARY 22. 1974 DECREE IS DIRECTED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR TO THOSE
STATE (LAND) OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW. IT TPANSMITS TQ
THE OFFICIALS THE GUIDELINES FOR THE OPERATION OF ACCELERATOR FACILITIES WORKED OUT BY THF STATES1
COMMITTEE FOR ATOMIC ENERGY IN DECEMBER 1972. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GUIOELINFS, THE MINISTER
ENJOINS THE RESPONSIBLE STATE AUTHORITIES TO PLACE ACCELERATOR FACILITIES UNDER IMMFDIATE
SUPERVISION AND TO USE THE GUIDELINES AS THE BASIS FOR DIRECTIVES TO THE FACILITIES. DIRECTIVES
ARE TO SPECIFY SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE FACILIT IES UNTIL A NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PFGULATION IS
ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE. SECTIONS OF THE GUIDELINES DEAL WITH PERSONNEL PREREQUISITES,
ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MEASURES. PROTECTION OF PATIENTS. PROTECTION OF
PERSONNEL. HALTING OF OPERATIONS. AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. FIVE APPENDIXES DESCRIBE THE
PROFESSIONAL AND RADIATICN PROTECTION KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONNEL.
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RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR< A)
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"INSTRUCTIONS ON THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR EXAMINATION DURING THE APPROVAL
PROCEDURE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS UNDER ATOMIC ENERGY LAW." GEMEINSAMES MINISTEP IALBLATT, 28
GERMANY. FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 09/05/75 PGS 602-611 ID# 03739A
TO FACILITATE AND UNIFY THE APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS UNDER ATOMIC ENERGY
LAW. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND.THE STATE (LAND! AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL
AND SUPERVISION ARE COMPILING LISTS OF THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR EXAMINING THE ASPECTS OF A
FACILITY IMPORTANT FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. THE CURRENT INSTRUCTIONS LIST THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED FOR EVALUATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LOCATION. SAFETY TANK, REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM
AND REACTOR PRESSURE TANK. THE EXAMINING AUTHORITIES MAY REQUEST OTHER INFORMATION AS NECESSARY
IN INDIVIDUAL CASES. THE FACTORS REQUESTED IN THE CURRENT LISTS APPLY TO THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE
OF THE FACILITY. THE TYPES OF INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR EXAMINATION OF THE INTENDED LOCATION OF
A FACILITY MAY SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE. THEY INCLUDE: A CARTOGRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THE LOCATION,
GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMIC CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. HYDROLCGICAL CONDITIONS. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS,
EXISTING RADIOLOGICAL POLLUTION OF AIR AND WATER. AND USE OF SURROUNDING AREAS.
"BONN CONCERNED ABOUT ATOMIC WASTES." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
BERGDOLL, UDO EPA
GERMAN 04/15/76 PGS 1. 2 ID* 0340SB
THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY. FEARING THAT THE ENERGY INDUSTRY WILL NOT TAKE ADEQUATE
MEASURES IN TIME TO ASSURE THE SAFE REMOVAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES. HAS THREATENED TO REVIEW
CAREFULLY THE PERMIT PROCEDURE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF FUTURE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.
IN PARTICULAR. RADIATION PROTECTION EXPERTS IN THE INTERIOR MINISTRY AND THE FEDERAL DIET BELIEVE
THAT A PRECARIOUS SITUATION COULD DEVELOP IN THE 1980«S IF PREPARATIONS FOR AN "ATOMIC WASTE PARK"
FOR THE FINAL STORAGE AND REPROCESSING OF ATOMIC WASTES ARE POSTPONED. ALTHOUGH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD THE FACILITIES FOR FINAL STORAGE OF ATOMIC WASTES, THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
IS TO ERECT THE REPROCESSING PLANT. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF RESEARCH HAS ALSO EXPRESSED ITS
CONCERN ABOUT THE FUTURE SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES. AN ENERGY INDUSTRY SPOKESMAN. WHILE
REJECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S WORRIES ABOUT SAFETY AS UNFOUNDED, HAS SAID THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS NOW
SUCCEEDED IN DEFINING AND DIVIDING INDUSTRY TASKS FOR THE DISPOSAL PARK.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR< A)
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN TRANSIT
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-21 ID* 03701 A
THIS CODE OF PRACTICE. PROMULGATED JOINTLY BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND
EMPLOYMENT. IS SPECIFICALLY INTENDED TO ASSIST THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
TEMPORARY STORAGE OR WAREHOUSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN TRANSIT IN GREAT BRITAIN.
THE CODE DOES NOT APPLY TO CONSIGNORS OR CONSIGNEES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SINCE THEY ARE
GOVERNED BY OTHER CODES. INFORMATION ON THE TYPES OF PACKAGES IN TRANSIT IS PROVIDED
FOR THE TEMPORARY STORER. AND THE SPECIFIC MEASURES AND REQUIREMENTS WITH WHICH HE MUST COMPLY
ARE DELINEATED IN THE CODE. SUCH REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE REGISTRATION OF STORAGE PREMISES, PROPER
SITING OF THE STORE. PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF SHIPMENTS INTO TEMPORARY STORAGE, PROPER
PARKING OF VEHICLES CARRYING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. HANDLING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. SECURITY
PRECAUTIONS. AND PROCEDURES IN CASE OF THEFT. ACCIDENT OR CONTAMINATION OF PREMISES.
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RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LRIBI
SOLID HASTE
FRANCE
PMJB)
THE TOXICITr OF PLUTCNIUM
GREAT BRITAIN. MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-38
EPA
ID* 03760A
THIS PAPER PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF CURRENT BRITISH VIEWS ABOUT THE TOXICITY OF PLUTONIUM-239
AND CONSIDERS POSSIBLE CRITICISMS OF THE EXISTING DERIVED SAFETY STANDARDS FOR THIS RADIONUCLIDE.
THE CONTENTS OF THE PAPER INCLUDE INFORMATION ON BASIC RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION STANDARDS.
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING SPECIFICALLY TO PLUTONIUM. POSSIBLE FUTURE CHANGES IN RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATING TO PLUTONIUM. THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE BASIC RADIATION STANDARDS. AND. IN TABLES ONE
AND TWO. THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON
RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION FOR WORKERS AND THE CANCER RISK FACTORS DUE TO EXPOSURE TO PLUTONIUM.
THE BROAD CONCLUSION IS THAT DERIVED SAFETY STANDARDS. INCLUDING THAT FOR INHALED INSOLUBLE
PARTICLES OF PLUTONIUM. FULFILL THE INTENTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL
PROTECTION. ALTHOUGH ADJUSTMENT OF THE STANDARDS BY SMALL FACTORS MAY BE NEEDED. EVIDENCE FOR
THIS CONCLUSION IS FURTHER DETAILED IN THE APPENDIX*
•FRANCE GET A MOVE ON." ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MANAGEMENT, VOL. 5. NO. 1
EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/75 PGS 5 ID* 03748A
EACH FRENCH MINISTRY HAS BEEN GIVEN A MONTH IN WHICH TO PREPARE SPECIFIC MEASURES IN PURSUANCE
OF THE ANTI-WASTE PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE FRENCH CABINET. THE CAMPAIGN, PROPOSED BY THE MINISTER
FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. MR. JARROT. WAS PROVOKED BY THE ENERGY CRISIS AND RISING PPICES. ITS
AIM IS TO DEVISE WAYS TO LENGTHEN THE LIFE OF MANY PRODUCTS AND TO RECYCLE USED MATERIALS AND
WASTES. THE ONE MONTH PERIOD IN WHICH TO COME UP WITH CONCRETE MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT
AS DRACONIAN AS IT APPEARS SINCE THE MINISTRIES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN WORK ON THEIR STRATEGY FOR
THE SEVENTH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF FRANCE TAKES PLACE WITHIN
THE FRAMEWORK OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND THE SIXTH PLAN. COVERING THF PERIOD 1971-75.
CONTAINED AN ATTACK ON THE COUNTRY'S WATER POLLUTION PROBLEM. IT FOLLOWS THAT THE SEVENTH PLAN
WOULD TAKE COGNIZANCE OF OTHER POLLUTION PROBLEMS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"GARBAGE UNDER A CARPET OF GREEN." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
SCHNEIDER. CHRISTIAN EPA
GERMAN 05/00/71 PGS 17 ID* 03732A
THE FEDERAL GERMAN STATE OF BAVARIA HAS DRAFTED A PLAN WHEREBY THE 5022 DUMPS COUNTED IN 1972
•TILL BE REDUCED TO 61 CENTRAL WASTE REMOVAL FACILITIES BY 1980 AND TO 44 CENTRAL FACILITIES BY
1990. SUCH CENTRAL FACILITIES WILL CONSIST OF LARGE DUMPS. COMPOSTING PLANTS AND INC INFRATORS.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE STATE OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED A PAMPHLET INSTRUCTING
DUMP OWNERS. 3ISTRICT AUTHORITIES. DISTRICT-FREE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES HOW TO CLEAN UP AND
RECULTIVATE FORMER DUMP SITES. IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. 1664 DUMPS HAVE BEFN CLOSED IN BAVAPIA.
BUT ONLY 682 HAVE BEEN RECULTIVATEO TO DATE. THE PAMPHLET RECOMMENDS FILLING IN THE DUMPS WITH
WASTES. EXCAVATION DIRT. AND CONSTRUCTION RUBBLE. COVERING THIS WITH A 50-CENTIMETER LAYER OF HUMUS
AND REPLANTING. THE UPPER PALATINATE IS CITED AS AN EXAMPLE SINCE OVER 80 PERCENT DF ITS FORMER
DUMPS HAVE BEEN RECULTI VATED.
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SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
GREAT BRITAIN
PM«B)
WASTE DISPOSAL SURVEYS
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-44
ALSO SE
ID*
EPA
03692A
THIS PAPER. PREPARED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S WORKING GROUP ON WASTE
DISPOSAL LEGISLATION AS WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER NO. 2. OFFERS WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES ADVICE ON
HOW TO CARRY OUT WASTE DISPOSAL SURVEYS. THE PROCEDURES ADVOCATED IN THIS PAPER ARE BASED ON
AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT WHICH WAS FIELD TESTED BY THE WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES OF
THE CHESHIRE COUNTRY COUNCIL. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE FORMULATION OF THE SURVEY METHODS IS
GIVEN. AND SPECIFIC CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE 12 CLASSES OF WASTE TO BE COVERED BY WASTE DISPOSAL
SURVEYS AS WELL AS THE EXISTING AND POTENTIAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES. APPENDIX ONE GIVES SAMPLE
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES AND GUIDANCE NOTES.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES AND PRIVATE
INDUSTRY
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-9 ID* 03697A
ALSO PMA AND SE
THIS DOCUMENT. PUBLISHED AS WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER NO. 5 BY THE WORKING GROUP ON WASTE
DISPOSAL LEGISLATION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. OFFERS INFORMATION AND
ADVICE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN GREAT
BRITAIN. ATTEMPTING TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A LARGE MEASURE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THIS AREA. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS SUMMARIZE THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS; NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSULTATIVE PROCEDURES; AREAS OF
COLLABORATION; THE STANDARDIZATION OF CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS; POLICIES OF WASTE DISPOSAL
AUTHORITIES IN LEVYING FEES FOR DISPOSAL SERVICES; AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
GREAT BRITAIN
PMCB)
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) WASTES
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-19
*TOXIC SUBS WATER
ID*
EPA
03698A
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1 9
SOLID WASTE
CREAT BRITAIN
PM(BI
THE WORKING PARTY ON COLLIERY WASTE TI'PP ING ON DURHAM BEACHES. INTERIM
REPORT
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/75 PGS 1-6 ID* C37HA
WATER
FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE BRITISH MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO END
DESPOILAGE OF COASTAL AREAS BY WASTE DUMPING. A WORKING PARTY WAS ESTABLISHED TO CONSIDER WAYS OF
ENDING WASTE DUMPING FROM COAL MINES ON BEACHES IN DURHAM. TO FIND AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF WASTE
DISPOSAL. AND TO COORDINATE THE NECESSARY OPERATIONS FOR RECLAIMING THE DESPOILED AREA. CITING
THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON THE MATTER, THIS INTERIM REPORT
CONCLUDES THAT THE MOST FEASIBLE METHOD OF WASTE DISPOSAL FROM THIS AREA IS DUMPING AT SEA,
ALTHOUGH SOME CONSIDERATION IN GIVEN TO LIMITED INLAND AND UNDERGROUND WASTE DISPOSAL. FINAL
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM ARE CONTINGENT ON AN ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTING WASTES TO SEA,
EITHER BY BARGE OR PIPELINE. UNTIL THE PROBLEM OF TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE IS RESOLVED, A FULL
SCALE PROGRAM TO END WASTE DUMPING AND RECLAIM DURHAM BEACHES AND CLIFF AREAS CANNOT BE INITIATED.
INDIA
PM(B)
"SOLID WASTES OF GREATER BOMBAY: METHOD OF DISPOSAL AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO
POLLUTION." SCAVENGER (SOCIETY FOR CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. BOMBAY), VOL. 6. NO. 2
ATTARWALLA. F.A. EPA
ENGLISH 04/06/76 PGS 9-19 ID* 03744A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
BOMBAY AND PRESENT AND PROJECTED MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH THEM. LANDFILL HAS BFFN THE MOST
COMMON MEANS OF REFUSE DISPOSAL IN THE GREATER BOMBAY AREA SINCE THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, BUT
BECAUSE OF THE IMPRACT ICALITY OF CONTINUED USE OF THIS METHOD AND THE HIGH TRANSPORTAT I ON COSTS IT
INVOLVES, THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS PRESENTLY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO INCINERATION AND
COMPOSTING AS ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL METHODS. MAJOR WEAKNESSES OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM INCLUDE:
FRAGMENTATION OF DISPOSAL OPERATIONS; LACK OF FUNDS; DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM HUTMENT DWELLERS,
CATTLE AND LITTER; LACK OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND OF EXPERTISE FOR MAINTAINING EXISTING
EQUIPMENT; AND LAXITY AMONG SANITARY WORKERS. PUBLIC EDUCATION, LONG RANGE PLANNING AND
COOPERATION AMONG VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ARE SEEN AS NECESSARY FOR IMPROVING THE SITUATION.
APPENDIXES PRESENT ANALYSES OF RUBBISH COMPONENTS AND DATA ON EXISTING DUMPS.
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SWEDEN
SEI )
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20
"INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE PERIOD 1970-1980." CURRENT
SWEDEN. NO. 63
EMKELIN. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 03709A
ALSO PMB
•GENERAL HATER NOISE
SWEDEN
SEC t
"THE EFFECTS OF THE PACKAGING FEE." SOU 1974144
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-123
ALSO PHB
*GENERAL
EPA
ID* 03750A
SWITZERLAND
LR(A)
RICHTLINIEN UEBER...GEORONETEN DEPONIEN: DEPONIERICHTLINIEN
(INSTRUCTIONS REGARD ING...CONTROLLED DUMPS: DUMPING INSTRUCTIONS)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 03/00/76 PGS 1-45 ID* 03691 A
THESE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION. ESTABLISHMENT. OPERATION AND
MONITORING OF CONTROLLED DUMPS DEFINE CONTROLLED DUMPING AS: A) DEPOSITING MATERIAL IN LAYERS TO
BE COVERED OVER WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL LATER AND B» TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DEMANDS OF
WATER. AIR, AND LANDSCAPE PROTECTION IN LOCATING. OPERATING AND CLOSING A FACILITY. DUMPS ARE
CLASSED I TO IV, KITH DUMPS IN CLASS I RESERVED FOR MATERIALS THAT DO NOT HARM WATER THROUGH
SEEPAGE AND CLASS IV FOR MORE HARMFUL WASTES. THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BASICALLY INTENDED FOR
DUMPS CLASSED I-III. SECTIONS OF THE PUBLICATION DEAL IN DETAIL WITH: A) CHOICE OF LOCATION.
B) PREPARATION AND OPERATION OF DUMPS. Cl CLOSING OF DUMPS. AND D> MONITORING AND SUPERVISION.
TWO APPENDIXES LIST: 1) MATERIALS WHICH MAY BE DEPOSITED IN EACH CLASS OF DUMP AND 2) MAJOR
FEDERAL LAWS RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC. (THE FULL GERMAN TITLE is: RICHTLINIEN UEBER ALLGEMEINE
ANFORDERUNGEN AN STANDORT. ANLAGE. BETRIEB UND KONTROLLE VON GEORDNETEN OEPONIEN.)
SWITZERLAND
SE( I
"WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS: 14 MILLION IN SUBSIDIES." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 03/24/76 PGS 9 ID* 03727A
FEDERAL SJBSIDIES AMOUNTING TO 13.920.119 FRANCS ARE BEING ACCORDED TO WASTE INCINERATION
PLANTS IN SWITZERLAND BY THE SWISS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. INSTALLATIONS SELECTED AS
RECIPIENTS OF THESE SUBSIDIES INCLUDE: THE SOLEURE-BERN PLANT -- 2.338.000 FRANCS; THE MONTHEY
PLANT — 2.113.305 FRANCS; THE ZURICH-OBERLAND PLANT 1 .939.. 399 FRANCS; THE SCHAFFHOUSE PLANT
1.780.415 FRANCS; AS WELL AS THE MUNICIPALITIES OF WINTERTHCUR — 3.276.ooo FRANCS: BERN —
2.000.000 FRANCS; AND ZURICH — 472.500 FRANCS.
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2 1
TOXIC SUBS
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(BI
"LEAD IN FOOD LIES HEAVY IN THE STOMACH." SUPPLEMENT TC THE SUEDOEUTSCHE
ZEITUNG
FQCKE, KATHARINA EPA
GERMAN 04/07/76 PGS 36 ID# 03736A
ALSO PMB
•PESTICIDES
GREAT BRITAIN
LR< Al
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PACKAGING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES BY ROAD NO. i:
ORGANIC PEROXIDES
GREAT BRITAIN. HOME OFFICE EPA
ENGLISH ' 00/00/74 PGS 1-16 ID* 03700A
THIS CODE. ISSUED BY THE BRITISH HOME OFFICE. IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO EXISTING LEGISLATION
GOVERNING THE SHIPMENT BY ROAD OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE
PACKAGING IN WHICH ORGANIC PEROXIDES ARE CONVEYED IS SUITED TO THE NATURE OF THE PRODUCT AND IS
SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO MEET ALL THE NORMAL REQUIREMENTS OF SHIPMENT. THF CODF CONSISTS OF TWO
PARTS: PART ONE LISTS AND DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENT PEROXIDE SUBSTANCES AND PART TWO DESCRIBES
THE 16 DIFFERENT PACKAGING CATEGORIES APPLICABLE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE SUBSTANCES LISTED IN PART
ONE. CONTAINERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE OF FIBRE-BOARD. WOOD OR METAL, AND THE MAXIMUM CONTENTS
OF INNER RECEPTACLES AND OUTER PACKAGES IS GIVEN. THE CODE ACCEPTS CONTAINERS COMPLYING WITH
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION REGULATIONS AS SUITABLE ALTFRNATIVE FOR_MS OF P.ACKAGING.
LISTS INSTANCES WHEN OTHER FORMS OF ALTERNATIVE PACKAGING ARE NECESSARY, AND POINTS OUT THOSE
PEROXIDE SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE NOT GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM«B)
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL
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SWEDEN
PM(B)
PAGE
22
"DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED SPOIL IN A STRATIFIED FJORD - AN EXAMPLE FROM THE
SWEDISH WEST COAST.1* VATTEN. VOL. 31. NO. 2
THORSLUND, ANDERS E. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 133-133 ID* 03696A
* WATER
WHO
PMIBI
MATER
BELGIUM
LRC Al
HEALTH HAZARDS FROM NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-96
ALSO SE
PESTICIDES
ID*
EPA
03705A
BECAUSE OF THE INADEQUACIES IN FORECASTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS OF
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS. THIS TECHNICAL REPORT. PREPARED BY A WHO STUDY GROUP. CONSIDERS THE
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF IDENTIFICATION. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS. INCLUDING THOSE AREAS OF RAPID DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS POWER PRODUCTION
AND USE. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND NEW PEST CONTROL CHEMICALS* THE NEED FOR
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATION OF CHEMICAL STRUCTURE TO BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND THE
DEVELOPMENT O- RAPID LABORATORY BIOASSAY SYSTEMS IS DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF
INFORMATION AND WARNING SYSTEMS. SUCH AS TOXICOLOGICAL DATA BANKS. CHEMICAL REGISTERS. HEALTH
STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLCGICAL STUDIES ON WORKERS. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH FACH OF THE
DISCUSSED POLLUTANTS ARE DEALT WITH IN SEVERAL ANNEXES TO THE REPORT.
"APRIL 9. 1975 CROWN DECREE ON THE STATE'S INTERVENTION IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY'S
INVESTMENTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT." BULLETIN USUEL DES LOIS ET ARRETES
EPA
FRENCH 00/00/75 PGS 524-27 ID* 00549L
THIS CROWN DECREE SETS FORTH THE TERMS AND AMOUNTS OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO PRIVATE
ENTERPRISES FOR WATER PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS. THE DECREE STIPULATES THAT SUBSIDIES. WHICH
MAY BE AWARDED ONLY FOR INSTALLATIONS IN OPERATION BY JANUARY 1. 1975. ARE APPLICABLE TO
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES AS WELL AS TO MODIFICATIONS OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR POLLUTION
ABATEMENT PURPOSES. APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBSIDY AND MANNER OF PAYMENT OF THE SUBSIDY
ARE DESCRIBED IN THE DECREE. AWARDING OF SUBSIDY IS MADE CONTINGENT ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT
WITH 45 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BEING OFFERED FOR WORK FINANCED DURING 1975-76; 30 PERCENT FOR
1977-78; AND 15 PERCENT FOR 1979-80. THIS DECREE ABROGATES A JANUARY 23. 1974 DECREE ON SUBSIDIES
TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY.
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MATER
BELGIUM "JULY 25. 1975 MINISTERIAL DECREE SETTING CONDITIONS FOR PROVISIONAL APPROVAL OF
LABORATORIES PURSUANT TO THE JAN. 23. 1974 WASTEWATER DECREE." BULLETIN USUEL DES LOIS ET ARRETES
EPA
LRfAl FRENCH 00/00/75 PCS 1004-05 ID* 00549M
TO OBTAIN PROVISIONAL APPROVAL NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE WATER SAMPLE ANALYSES DESCRIBED IN THE
MARCH 26. 1971 LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF SURFACE WATERS FROM POLLUTION, LABORATORIES WILL BF
REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A SAMPLE TYPE ANALYSIS SELECTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF
THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE FAMILY. THE ANALYSIS IS TO CONSIST OF PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL.
AND/OR BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTS FOR WHICH A MARGIN OF ERROR IS TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE INSTITUTE.
THE APPLICATION IS ALSO TO INCLUDE A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE DETAILED IN THE DECREE. APPROVAL, IF
ISSUED. BILL BE VALID FOR UP TO THREE YEARS AND WILL SPECIFY AREAS OF COMPETENCE AND TYPES OF
ANALYSES TO BE PERFORMED. LABORATORIES RECEIVING APPROVAL WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A REGISTER
OF ANALYSES AND TO REPORT RESULTS TO THE INSTITUTE. AS WELL AS TC APPLY THE METHODOLOGY IT
DESIGNATES*
BELGIUM "AUGUST 1. 1974 LAW CREATING REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS A PRELIMINARY STEP IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLE 107 QUATER." BULLETIN USUEL DES LOIS ET ARRETES
EPA
LRfAl FRENCH 00/00/74 PCS 832-34 ID* 03735A
GENERAL
THE FLEMISH. WALLOON. AND BRUSSELS REGIONS. FOR WHICH PROVISIONAL TERRITORIAL LIMITS ARE
DESIGNATED. ARE EACH PROVIDED WITH BOTH A REGIONAL COUNCIL AND A MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR REGIONAL
AFFAIRS IN THIS LAW. THE LAW DISCUSSES THE COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONING AND PURPOSE OF BOTH OF
THESE INSTITUTIONS. THE COUNCILS ARE GIVEN THE RESPCNSIBILITY OF FORMULATING POLICY FOR ALL
JUSTIFIABLE REGIONAL CONCERNS SUCH AS: LAND USE. URBAN RENEWAL. PUBLIC HEALTH. WATFP AND
ENERGY* MINISTERIAL COMMITTEES FURTHER ELABORATE ON THESE POLICIES AND ALSO COORDINATE THE
VARIOUS AREAS OF CONCERN. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE LAW DEAL WITH THE FINANCING OF THESE
REGIONAL UNDERTAKINGS.
DENMARK PLANTENAERINGSSTOFFER (PLANT FOODS). POLLUTION CCNTROL BOARD PUBLICATION NO. 16
EPA
PM«B> DANISH 07/00/71 PGS 1-57 ID* 03724A
*GENERAL AIR
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24
WATER
DENMARK
PMIB)
VANDRENSNING
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25
WATER
FINLAND
PM(B)
"FLOURIOATION BAD FOR WATERCOURSES." HUFVUDSTADSHLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/24/76 PCS 17 ID* 03726A
ALSO ST
THE FINNISH BOARD OF WATERS MAINTAINS THAT TAP WATES SHOULD NOT BE FLUOPIDATED BECAUSE IT MAY
HAVE A DAMAGING AFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE. ACCORDING TO TESTS.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROE AND THE METAMORPHOSIS CF TADPOLES ARE HAMPERED AND FLUORINE COMPOUNDS HAVE
A TENDENCY TO GATHER IN ORGANISMS AND WATER VEGETATION. THE BOARD SUGGFSTS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE.
THE FLUORIDATION OF MILK, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A MUCH SMALLER AMOUNT OF THE SUBSTANCE. THE FINNISH
BOARD OF HEALTH. ON THE OTHER HAND. POINTS TC THE FACT THAT FLUOfiIDATION HAS GIVFN GOOD RESULTS
BOTH IN THE U.S. AND THE SOVIET UNION. 6UT THE BOARD OF WATERS COUNTERS THAT NO SCANDINAVIAN
COUNTRY HAS FOUND FIT TO USE THE METHOD. ACCORDING TO A FIVE-YEAR PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN APPROVED BY
THE CABINET, ALL MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD SECURE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FLUORINE TO PROTFCT THEIR
CITIZENS AGAINST DENTAL CARIES BEFORE 1978.
FINLAND
PM<8)
RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS IN FINLAND
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-14
EPA
ID* 03743A
THIS PAMPHLET PROVIDES A CHART OF THE WATER ADMINISTRATION IN FINLAND AND LISTS THC COUNTRY'S
13 WAT-ER DISTRICT OFFICES. IT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH, PFSE4RCH ON
THE STATE AND QUALITY OF FINNISH WATERS, AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY ThE NATIONAL BOARD OF
WATERS.
FINLAND
ST«
HYDROLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1960-1970. PUBLICATIONS OF THE WATER RESEARCH
INSTITUTE 1*
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-182 ID* 0370BA
ALSO PMB
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MTDROLOGICAL LITERATURE PUBLISHED IN FINLAND BETWEEN
1960-1970. PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
HYOROLOGICAL SCIENCES OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS, IT REPRESENTS A
CONTINUATION 3F AN EARLIER HYDROLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY COVERING 1934-1959 EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE
APPLICATIONS OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND WATER MANAGEMENT. APART FROM A LIST OF PERIODICALS.
THE PUBLICATION ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SUBDIVISIONS: HYDROMETEOROLOGY; WATFPCOURSES; LAKES;
BOGS; SUBTERRANEAN WATERS AND SPRINGS; BALANCE OF HYDROLOGCAL CYCLE; AND GENERAL WORKS IN RELATED
SCIENCES. HYDROLOGICAL ABSTRACTS. DICTIONARIES. CONGRESS REPORTS. ETC. EACH ENTRY IS ACCOMPANIED
BY A SHORT ABSTRACT.
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26
WATER
PRANCE
PM
EXAMINED A PROGRAM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN THE SEINE ESTUARY CALLING FOR A TOTAL
OF 350 MILLION FRANCS IN INVESTMENTS. 198 MILLION OF THIS AMOUNT WOULD BE EARMARKED FOR INDUSTRY,
WITH THE REMAINING 152 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE PROGRAM PROPOSES TO
REDUCE POLLUTING DISCHARGES ON THE POSES-TANCARVILLE SECTICN OF THE RIVER BY 60 TO 70 PERCENT
WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. THIS GOAL WOULD BE ACHIEVED EITHER BY THE INSTALLATION OF NEW
INDUSTRIAL OR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, OR BY AN INCREASE IN THE CAPACITY OF
EXISTING FACILITIES.
FRANCE
SE(
"TWENTY-FIVE SOLDIERS AGAINST BLACK TIDE." LE FIGARO
LE BOLZER, GUY
FRENCH 03/25/76 PGS 1.7
ID*
EPA
03747A
THE GROUNDING OF THE "OLYMPIC BRAVERY" IN AUGUST 1975 AND THE SUBSEQUENT OIL SPILL ARE
DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF THE EFFORTS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXERTED TC COUNTERACT THE SPREADING BLACK TtDE.
CLEAN UP EFFORTS ARE DESCRIBED AS INCLUDING: SKIN DIVING OPERATIONS AIMED AT LOCALIZING THE FOUR
MAJOR LEAKS; SHORE OPERATIONS IN WHICH 25 SOLDIERS ARMED WITH SHOVELS ARE COMBATING THE POLLUTION;
AND OPERATIONS AT SEA SEEKING TO CONTROL THE SPILL WITH THE USF OF DETERGENTS. ALTHOUGH DAMAGES
HAVE BEEN LISTED AS MINOR BY THE OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEAN UP, A CIVIL ACTION HAS
NEVERTHELESS BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE THE BREST TRIBUNAL FOR THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES' FAILURE TO
UNDERTAKE PROMPT RESPONSIVE MEASURES. THE INHABITANTS OF THE AFFECTED OUESSANT ISLAND ARE
REFUSING, MOREOVER, TO PARTICIPATE IN SHORE CLEAN UP OPERATIONS WHICH THEY CONSIDER FUTILE AFTER
THE LONG TIME LAPSE.
GERMAN DEM REP
PM(B>
"COMMON PLANS IN WATER MANAGEMENT AGREED ON." NEUES DEUTSCHLAND
EPA
GERMAN 05/14/76 PGS 2 ID* 03761 A
A PROTOCOL FOR SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR THE PERIOD 1976-1980 HAS BEEN SIGNED IN
MOSCOW BETWEEN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (GDR> AND THE SOVIET UNION. THE PROTOCOL, SIGNED
AFTER NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE
GDR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IN THE SOVIET UNION,
PROVIDES IN PARTICULAR FOR COOPERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT. PROJECTION AND TESTING OF EFFECTIVE
METHODS AND FACILITIES FOR THE PURIFICATION OF SEWAGEJ THE EXCHANGE AND TESTING OF DEVICES FOR
MONITORING AND REGULATING SEWAGE QUALITY; AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
SEWAGE PURIFICATION. DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER OFFICIALS INVOLVED THE RATIONAL USE OF WATER,
PROTECTION OF NATURE. AND THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN THESE AREAS.
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27
GERMANY*FED REP OF
LRCAI
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(BI
"INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXPERTS FOR TANK FACILITIES AND TANK PROTECTION.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXPERTS FOR TANKS OF HFATING OIL USERS." GEMFINSAMES MINI STEP IALBLATT,
GERMANY. FED REP OF MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 11/08/74 PCS 525-529 ID* 03733A
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THIS BULLETIN OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR DATED OCTOBER 22t 1974 DELINEATES THE
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERTS FOR TANK FACILITIES. FOR BOTH TYPES OF EXPERTS SPECIFIED IN
THE HEADING. THE INSTRUCTIONS LIST THE DUTIES AS WELL AS THE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE. SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE AND MEANS OF PROVING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED OF THE CANDIDATE. IN PARTICULAR. THE
EXPERTS ARE TO BE DEGREED OR EXPERIENCED ENGINEERS; BE ACQUAINTED WITH NECESSARY TESTING
PROCEDURES. EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES; AND BE FAMILIAR WITH PERTINENT. LISTED LEGAL PRESCPIPTIONS AND
TECHNICAL RULES. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE WORKING GROUP ON "TRAINING/CONTINUING
EDUCATION" OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES IN THE
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. THE INCREASING USE OF WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES, STORED IN TANKS.
MAKES THE APPOINTMENT OF QUALIFIED EXPERTS TO EVALUATE FACILITIES AND OFFER OPINIONS AFTER
MISHAPS PARTICULARLY NECESSARY.
•WATER USE AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR-984
DITTRICH. VIKTOR EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-28 ID* 03722A
ALSO SE
THIS PUBLICATION DISCUSSES WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN TEXTILE PLANTS PROCESSING THEIR OWN
WASTEWATERS AND IN THOSE DISCHARGING WASTEWATERS INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEMS. AN INITIAL SECTION
DISCUSSES THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF. WASTEWATER. FURTHER SECTIONS DEAL WITH:
A) THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER. Bl THE BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER, C) COSTS OF
WASTEWATER TREATMENT. AND D) IN-PLANT MEASURES FOR SAVING WATER AND REDUCING THE POLLUTION OF
WASTEWATER* TABLES. DISGRAMS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. (THE GERMAN ORIGINAL OF THE
ARTICLE MAY BE FOUND IN INDUSTRIEABWAESSER. 1970. PP. 58-65.I
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PMIB)
UNWELTPROBLEME DES RHEINS (ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE RHINE)
GERMANY.FED REP OF. COUNCIL OF EXPERTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
GERMAN 03/00/76 PGS 1-258 ID* 03740A
THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE OPINIONS PREPARED BY THE COUNCIL OF EXPERTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE FIRST TO DEAL WITH THE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF A
REGION. SECTIONS OF THE REPORT PRESENT: 1) A FRAMEWORK DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA, INCLUDING MAJOR
CHARACTERISTICS AND USES; 2) ENVIRONMENTAL POSSIBILITIES AND DANGERS FOR THE AREA. INCLUDING
INFORMATION ABOUT WATER QUALITY AND ECOLOGY OF THE RHINE. RHINE-AREA GROUNDWATER, AND PROBLEMS OF
THE LANDSCAPE. AIR AND NOISE; AND 3) GOALS AND STRATEGIES OF VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE RHINE. SUCH AS PROBLEMS OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING PURIFICATION MEASURES AND FEDERAL GERMAN
AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS IN THE AREA. THE FINAL SECTION. ENTITLED "CONCLUDING POLITICAL
CONSIDERATIONS." CONTAINS THE COUNCIL'S DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AMONG OTHER MATTERS
CONSIDERED ARE THE WASTEWATER FEE, PROBLEMS OF ORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE, AND COSTS. NINE SPECIALIZED MAPS ARE APPENDED.
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GERMANY.FED REP OF
PMCB)
"ASSURANCE OF FUTURE WATER SUPPLY IN.REGARD TO QUANTITY AND QUALITY."
•ASSERWIRTSCHAFT. NO. 66
KNOP. ERICH EPA
GERMAN 01/00/76 RGS 58-63 ID* 03762A
INCREASING POPULATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION HAVE MADE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE REMOVAL
MAJOR AREAS OF WATER MANAGEMENT CONCERN. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THESE PROBLEMS USING THE MIDDLE
EUROPEAN/RHINE CATCHMENT AREA AS AN EXAMPLE. WATER DEMAND IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY MAY
INCREASE ABOUT 45 PERCENT IN THE YEARS 1975-2000. WATER WILL BE REQUIRED FOR INDUSTRIAL. PUBLIC
AND AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. SOME USES CAUSE RAPID DEPLETION OF WATER. HOWEVER QUALITY CHANGES ARE
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN REGARD TO THE USE OF SURFACE WATER FOR DRINKING NEEDS. THE ARTICLE
SUGGESTS CERTAIN LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE FUTURE POLLUTION OF THE RHINE AND
DISCUSSES THE NECESSITY OF EQUIPPING DRINKING WATER PREPARATION PLANTS TO HANDLE ANY POLLUTANTS
THAT PERSIST TO THAT POINT. IT SUGGESTS GOVERNMENT AID FOR WATER PURIFICATION IN HEAVILY AFFECTED
INDUSTRIES UNTIL WATER PROTECTION PROVISIONS ARE COMPARABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES ALONG THE RHINE* IT
CITES SUCCESSFUL WATER MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN THE RUHR AND OTHER GERMAN RIVERS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
STC )
•OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF NITRATE-CONTAINING INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER...IN AN ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANT." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR-993
HALTRICH. W.. AND B. JAEGER EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 03720A
ALSO PMB
NITRATE-RICH WASTEWATERS CAUSE DISORDERS IN THE PURIFICATION PROCESS ("NITROGEN FLOTATION"!.
TESTS WERE THEREFORE CONDUCTED ON THE BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER WITH
A HETEROGENEOUS ORGANIC COMPOSITION. A DEN ITRIF1CAT ION STEP WAS INSERTED BEFORE AERATION DURING
WHICH NITRATE NITROGEN WAS ELIMINATED. BODS WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED DURING THE
DENITRIF1CATION STEP. IN ADDITION. A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AMOUNT OF EXCESS SLUDGE WAS PRODUCED
IN THE DENITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANT THAN IN A CONVENTIONALLY ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANT.
FURTHER TESTS ARE PLANNED TO EVALUATE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES THAT MIGHT BE REALIZED AND APPLIED
TO INDUSTRIAL PLANTS USING THIS PROCESS. (THE ORIGINAL GERMAN TEXT OF THIS ARTICLE. FULLY
TITLED "OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF NITRATE-CONTAINING INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER BY
THE DENITRIFICATION PROCESS IN AN ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANT," MAY BE FOUND IN DAS GAS UNO WASSERFACH.
VOL 104. NO. 12. 1963. P. 347.)
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WATER
GERMANY.FED REP OF
STC )
"THE INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN SUPPLY ON THE BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATERS WITH A LCW NITROGEN CONTENT." ENVIRONMENT CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR-992
HALTRICH. W«. AND B. JAEGER EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-14 ID* 03721A
ALSO PMB
THIS REPORT DISCUSSED INVESTIGATIONS INTC THE NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS USING THE ACTIVATED-SLUDGE METHOD. THE STUDY SHOWED THAT TO OBTAIN
OPTIMAL PURIFICATION OF AN EFFLUENT, A MINIMAL NITROGEN SUPPLY, BASED ON THE WASTEWATER IN
QUESTION. SHOULD BE FURNISHED. BELOW THIS "CRITICAL NITROGEN SUPPLY" LEVEL. THE PURIFICATION
EFFECTIVENESS IS REDUCED AND THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEM TO SHORT-TERM LOAD
INCREASES IS RAISED. ONLY PARTIAL PURIFICATION TAKES PLACE UNDER EXTREME NITROGEN DEFICIENCY.
THE EXPERIMENTS WERE CARRIED OUT ON WASTEWATERS FROM CHEMICAL PLANTS, BUT THE RESULTS REVEALED
THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ADEQUATE NITROGEN SUPPLY IN ALL BIOLOGICAL PUBLICATION PROCESSES. (THE
GERMAN LANGUAGE ORIGINAL OF THIS REPORT MAY BE FOUND IN ZEITSCHRIFT FUER WASSER UNO ABWASSER
FORSCHUNG, VOL. 3. 1970, PP. 169-175.)
GERMANY.FED REP OF
STI I
"NITRIFICATION AND DEN ITRI FICAT ION IN SEfeAGE PUR IF ICATI CN. " ENVIRONMENT
CANADA TRANSLATION OOENV TR-1005
RUEFFER. H. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-24 ID* 03729A
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES NITRIFICATION AND DENI TRI F I CAT I ON IN THE SEWAGF PURIFICATION PROCESS.
METHODS DISCUSSED INCLUDE SLUDGE ACTIVATING PLANTS WITH DE NI TR IF 1C ATI ON, RAPID DEN ITRI FIC ATI ON AND
THE SEMI-AEROBIC ACTIVATING PROCEDURE. THE "COMPLETE PURIFICATION PLANT," DEVELOPED BY THE
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY WATFR MANAGEMENT OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN HANNOVER FOR USE BY SMALL
COMMUNITIES, IS DISCUSSED AS IT RELATES TO NITRIFICATION AND DEN ITRI F I CATI ON EXPERIMENTS CARRIED
OUT THERE. (THE ORIGINAL OF THIS GERMAN-LANGUAGE PAPER MAY BE FOUND IN VOM WASSFR, VOL 31,
1964. PP. 134-152. )
GREAT BRITAIN
PM«B)
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCS) WASTES
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-19
*TOXIC SUBS SOLID WASTE
ID*
EPA
03698A
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PM ( B I
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THE WORKING PARTY ON COLLIERY WASTE TIPPING ON DURHAM BEACHES. INTERIM
REPORT
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/75 PGS 1-6 ID* 0371JA
*SOLID WASTE
GUATEMALA
PMCB)
GUATEMALA: NATIONAL ENERGY MASTER PLAN: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GOOOLAND. R., AND G. TILLMAN EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PGS 1-124 ID* 03763A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL LAND USE AIR
HONG KONG
PM(B>
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN HONG KONG:
GORDON, MALCOLM S.
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PGS
ALSO SE
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
1-18
ID*
EPA
03707A
WITH REGARD TO THE REDUCTION OF MARINE POLLUTION FROM SEWAGE AND FARM WASTE AROUND HONG KONG,
THIS PAMPHLET CONSIDERS *AYS TO REUSE LIQUID EFFLUENTS FROM THE MODERN TWO-STAGE SEWAGE WASTE
TREATMENT PLANTS TO BE BUILT IN HONG KONG. ECONOMICALLY VIABLE METHODS FOR THE CONSTANT RECYCLING
OF WASTES, MODELED AFTER THE BIOLOGICAL CYCLES OF CHINESE DUCK AND POND FISH CULTURE. ARE SUGGESTED
AND INCLUDE: BRACKISH WATER IRRIGATION OF VEGETABLE FIELD CROPS, HYDROPONIC CULTIVATION OF HIGH
VALUE PLANT CROPS SUCH AS FLOWERS. AND MASS CULTIVATION OF ALGAE AS A FOOD CHAIN BASE. THE PRESENT
SITUATION AND IMMEDIATE POTENTIAL REGARDING SEWAGE TREATMENT AND RECYCLING SCHEMES IN SHATIN AND
TOLO HARBOUR ARE SUMMARIZED. AND ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED SCHEMES ARE CITED.
ISRAEL
LR
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION IN ISRAEL
LASTER. RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-386 ID* 03764A
THIS PAPER, PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR,
WAS ORIGINALLY PREPARED AS A DISSERTATION FOR THE DOCTOR OF LAWS DEGREE AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY.
IT CONSISTS OF FOUR CHAPTERS. THE FIRST CF WHICH, "THE ISRAEL WATER CODE: AN OVERVIEW." INCLUDES
DISCUSSION OF THE 1959 WATER LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL FRAMEWORK FOR WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL. CHAPTER 2. "THE ISRAEL WATER CODE: CLOSE-UP." DISCUSSES THE USES AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL IN A) GROUNDWATER AND 8) SURFACE WATER (ISRAEL'S WESTERN FLOWING STREAMS).
CHAPTER 3. "THE LAW AND LAKE KINNERET." APPLIES THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 TO A CASE STUDY.
CHAPTER 4 DRAWS CONCLUSIONS. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A LIST OF WATER QUALITY LAWS. WITH ITS OWN
TABLE OF CONTENTS, IN WHICH PERTINENT SECTIONS OF THE LAWS ARE QUOTED.
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WATER
ITALY
LRtB)
NETHERLANDS
LR(A)
"THIRTY-FIVE OFFENSE CITATIONS TO INDUSTRIAL MANAGERS."
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
ITALIAN
03X02/76 PGS
ID*
EPA
03712A
CITATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT BY AN ITALIAN JUDGE TO 30 INDUSTRIALISTS IN GENOA WHO ARE ALLEGED
TO HAVE VIOLATED THE ITALIAN LAW ON THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS. ACCORDING TO THF GENOA JUDGE.
THE BASIC PROVISIONS OF THE LAW WERE DISREGARDED BY THE INDUSTRIALISTS. WHO ARE ACCUSED OF
DISCHARGING UNTREATED EFFLUENTS DIRECTLY INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM. INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE
AUTHORITIES HAVE AFFIRMED THAT TOXIC EFFLUENTS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES ARE PRESENT
IN THE SEWAGE OF THE GENCA PROVINCE.
-JUNE 5. 1975 LAW CONTAINING REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE OCCURRENCE OF
POLLUTION OF THE SEA (LAW ON SEA POLLUTION)." STAATSBLAD. NO. 352 (1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-2 ID* 03699A
THIS LAW. WHICH GIVES EFFECT IN THE NETHERLANDS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEBRUARY 15. 1972
CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION BY DUMPING FROM SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT (ID #03473*),
APPLIES TO DUMPING FROM AIRPLANES AND SHIPS AS WELL AS FROM OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS AND HOVERCRAFT.
IT PROHIBITS THE DUMPING OF WASTES AND POLLUTING OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES. BOTH THOSF DESIGNATED IN
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS AND THOSE NOT SO DESIGNATED. AND THE TRANSFERRAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF
SUCH WASTES FOR DUMPING. EXEMPTIONS TO THIS GENERAL PROHIBITION MAY 8E ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF
TRAFFIC. WATER CONTROL AND PUBLIC WORKS WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND THF
ENVIRONMENT. THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, WATER CONTROL AND PUBLIC WORKS IS TO DESIGNATE THE
OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE LAW; THE FUNCTIONS OF THESE OFFICIALS ARE OUTLINED
IN THE LAW.
NETHERLANDS
LRCA)
"JULY 9, 1975 DECREE INDICATING THE SUBSTANCES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3.
PARAGRAPH 1. OF THE LAW ON SEA POLLUTION." STAATSBLAD. NO. 419 (1975)
EPA
DUTCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-4 ID* 03699B
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE MINISTFR CF TRAFFIC. WATER CONTROL AND PUBLIC WORKS. LISTS THOSF
SUBSTANCES WHICH UNDER ARTICLE THREE OF THE JUNE 5. 1975 LAW ON SEA POLLUTION MAY NOT BE DUMPKD
INTO THE SEA FROM SHIPS. AIRCRAFT OR OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS. THEY ARE: ORGANIC HALOGEN AND
SILICON COMPOUNDS AND THOSE COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY FORM THESE COMPOUNDS IN SEAWATER; MERCURY AND
MERCURY COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CADMIUM AND CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; RECOGNIZED CARCINOGENS; AND SYNTHETIC
MATERIALS CAPABLE OF FLOATING ON OR REMAINING SUSPENDED IN SHAWATER. THE PROHIBITION AGAINST
THESE SUBSTANCES IS ABSOLUTE; EXEMPTIONS ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR. AN FXPLANATORY NOTE GIVES
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE DECREE AND EXPLAINS ITS PROVISIONS.
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PMtB)
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32
"NEW FUNCTION F CR THE COUNCIL ON GIL POLLUTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
ID* 03756A
NORWEGIAN
03/25/76 PGS 4
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AGAINST DAMAGE DUE TO OIL, THE COUNCIL ON OIL POLLUTION PRESENTLY
HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF EFFORTS TO STOP POSSIBLE OIL DAMAGE IN
NORWAY. THE GOVERNMENT HANTS, ACCORDING TC A STORTING {PARLIAMENT) REPORT, TO KEEP THE COUNCIL,
BUT ONLY IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY. AT THE TIME THE COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED NORWAY HAD NO EXPERIENCE
OR EXPERTISE IN OIL POLLUTION. NOW THAT THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE STATE POLLUTION
CONTROL AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, THESE BODIES ARE TO CARRY THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY. SINCE
THE COMBATING OF OIL POLLUTION REQUIRES A STRONG CENTRALIZED COMMAND, IT IS CONSIDERED NEITHER
PRACTICAL NOR EFFICIENT TO HAVE THE MAIN RESPCNSIBILITY RESTING UPON A COUNCIL WHOSE 20 MEMBERS
LIVE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
SCANDINAVIA
PM(B)
BEHANDLING OG JORDBRUKSANVENDELSE AV KOMMUNALT KLOAKKSLAM (TREATMENT AND USE IN
AGRICULTURE OF.MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE). NORDFORSK: SECRETARIAT OF ENV. SCIENCES PUBL. 1975:3
EPA
SWEDISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-70 ID* 03746A
ALSO ST/*ALSO DANISH
THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY A WORKING GROUP FOR SLUDGE PROBLEMS, ESTABLISHED BY THE WATER
COMMITTEE AT NORDFORSK (SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOP APPLIED RESEARCH), CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF
COORDINATING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE NORDIC COUNTRIES IN THE EC INITIATED PROJECT "SEWAGE SLUDGE
PROCESSING", TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE DISCUSSED: GENERAL
VIEWS ON THE SLUDGE PROBLEM IN MUNICIPALITIES, EMPHASIZING THE FACT THAT SOIL POLLUTION, RESOURCE
VALUE, AND ECONOMICS ARE IMPORTANT CRITERIA IN DETERMINING THE METHODS OF TREATING AND DISPOSING
OF SLUDGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE. JUDGED BY ITS ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE SOIL, AS A FERTILIZER AND AS A
SOIL SUBSTITUTE: AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO SLUDGE TREATMENT, WHICH CONSIDERS THE EFFECT OF RISING
ENERGY PRICES ON THERMAL SLUDGE TREATMENT AND SLUDGE DRYING, THE NEGLECT OF THICKENING FACTOR, THE
WIDE USE OF SLUDGE COMBUSTION, THE RARE USE OF THERMAL CONDITIONING, AND THE INCREASING INTEREST
IN COMPOSTING.
SCANDINAVIA
PM(B)
EUTROFIERING (EUTROPHICATION).
PUBLICATION 1975M
NORDFORSK: SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SWEDISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-577
/*ALSO NORWEGIAN AND DANISH
EPA
ID* 03757A
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS PAPERS ON EUTROPHICATION SUBMITTED AT THE 10TH NORDIC SYMPOSIUM ON WATER
RESEARCH, WHICH WAS ARRANGED BY THE SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES IN COOPERATION WITH THE
WATER PROTECTION COMMITTEE AT NORDFORSK (SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOR APPLIED RESEARCH) ON MAY 20-32,
1974 IN VAERLOSE, DENMARK. THE REPORTS PRESENT A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF EUTROPHICATION PROBLEMS AND
SURVEYS THE SITUATIONS IN NORWAY, DENMARK, FINLAND, AND SWEDEN. OTHER PAPERS DEAL WITH THE
FOLLOWING MAIN TOPICS: SOURCES OF NUTRIENT SALTS; DETAILED PROCESSES IN THE RECIPIENTS;
EUTROPHICATION MODELS; AND ALTERNATE POSSIBILITIES OF INTERVENING AGAINST EUTROPHICATION.
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MATER
SCANDINAVIA
ST< I
"INTERCALI BRATICN OF PERMANGANATE METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF ORGANIC
SUBSTANCES." NORDFORSK: MILJOVARDSSEKRETARIATET PUBLIKATION 1971:2
EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-39 ID* 03725A
ALSO PMB
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THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOR APPLIED RESEARCH (NORDFORSK) ESTABLISHED A WORKING GROUP FOR
WATER ANALYSIS IN 1968 WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING JOINT. RAPID. AND CAREFUL ANALYTIC METHODS,
OF ESTABLISHING UNIFORM RULES FOR TESTING. CONSERVATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WATER SAMPLES. AND
OF STANDARDIZING ANALYTIC RESULTS WITHIN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES. .THIS BOOKLFT DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO
INTERCALIBRATE VARIOUS PERMANGANATE METHODS FOR DETERMINING ORGANIC POLLUTION. WATER SAMPLES
WERE SENT OUT TO SEVEN SELECTED DANISH. FINNISH. NORWEGIAN. AND SWEDISH LABORATORIES. THE SAMPLES
WERE TESTED ACCORDING TO EACH LABORATORY'S OWN PERMANGANATE METHOD USING ACID AS WELL AS ALKALINE
SOLUTIONS* AND ALSO ACCORDING TO THE METHOD SCAN-W 1:66 AND AN ALKALINE MODIFICATION THEREOF. THE
RESULTS OF THsSE ANALYSES HAVE BEEN EVALUATED STATISTICALLY AND ARE INCLUDED AND ILLUSTRATED BY
SEVERAL TABLES AND CHARTS. THE SCAN-W 1:66 METHOD, WHICH IS EXPLAINED IN THE REPORT. WAS FOUND TO
BE SUPERIOR TO THE OTHERS.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED SPOIL IN A STRATIFIED FJORD - AN EXAMPLE FROM THE
SWEDISH WEST COAST." VATTEN. VOL. 31, NO. 2
THORSLUND. ANDERS E. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 133-138 ID« 03696A
TOXIC SUBS
DREDGING AND DISPOSAL OF SPOIL CONTAINING ORGANIC MATTER. PCB, MERCURY, AND OTHER HEAVY METALS
NECESSITATE SPECIAL MEASURES IN ORDER JO MINIMIZE HARMFUL EFFECTS TO MARINE LIFE AND RECREATIONAL
INTERESTS. IN BYFJOROEN ON THE SWEDISH WEST COAST, SPOIL HEAVILY POLLUTED WITH MERCURY AND PCB
WAS DUMPED AT THE DEEPEST PART OF A STRATEFIED FJORD WITH ANOXIC BOTTOM WATFR. THE POLLUTED
MATERIAL WAS COVERED WITH LARGE VOLUMES OF UNPOLLUTED SPOILS. INVESTIGATIONS DURING AND AFTER
THE OPERATION ARE DESCRIBED. NO LASTING HARMFUL EFFECT OR CONSEQUENCE TO THE ECOSYSTEM WAS
FOUND* THIS KIND OF OPERATION SHOULD, HOWEVER, NOT BE ADOPTED ELSEWHERE UNLESS THE SAME
FAVORABLE HYDROGRAPHIC CONDITIONS EXIST. THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE WATER
PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION. MARINE SCIENCE EXPERTS, AND FISHERY AUTHORITIES IS POINTED OUT.
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SE( I
PAGE
"INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE PERIOD 1970-1980.«• CURRENT
SWEDEN. NO. 63
EM ME I. IN, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 03709A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL SOLID WASTE NOISE
SWEDEN
STC »
"RECIRCULATION OF WASTEWATER FROM THE TEXTILE INDUSTRr IS POSSIBLE, WHEN A
COMBINED PRECIPITATION AND ION EXCHANGE TREATMENT IS USED." VATTEN, VOL. 30. NO. 4
JORGENSEN, SV. E. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 364-369 ID* 03695A
ALSO SE
BY A PROCESS CONSISTING OF TWO STEPS. A PRECIPITATION AND AN ION EXCHANGE, IT HAS BEEN
POSSIBLE TO REGENERATE TEXTILE DYEING WASTEWATER FOR A PRICE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS THE COST
OF TAP WATER. THIS MEANS THAT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT IS PAID THROUGH THE NORMAL WATER
CONSUMPTION EXPENSES, ACCORDING TO THIS STUDY. THE ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE TREATMENT PROCESS
CAN BE FURTHER IMPROVED IF THE WATER IS RECIRCULATED.
SWEDEN
STC »
"RECIRCULATION OF TEXTILE WASTEWATER: MICRO-SCREENING OF PROCESS WATER FROM A
ROTARY PRINTING MACHINE." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LUNDBERG* BJORN EPA
SWEDISH 04/00/76 PGS 1-13 ID* 03752A
ALSO PMB
STUDIES OF MICRO SCREENING OF WASTEWATER FROM A ROTARY PRINTING MACHINE SHOW THAT THE
PREDOMINANT PART OF THE SUSPENDED SOLIDS CAN BE REMOVED BY SCREENING. THE PEST OF THE PARTICLES
ARE VERY SMALL, THUS REQUIRING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TREATMENT PROCESS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WATER
ENTIRELY FREE FROM PARTICLES. THE EXPERIMENTS DO NOT. HOWEVER. OFFER ANY ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE TO RECIRCULATE THE WATER WITHOUT DETERIORATING THE QUALITY OF THE
PRODUCT. THIS CAN ONLY BE CLARIFIED BY RETURNING TREATED WATER TO THE PROCESS AND JUDGING THE
ACHIEVED RESULT. THE CAPACITY OF THE SIEVE AND THE RECOVERY ARE DETERMINED BY THE CHOICE OF SIEVE
CLOTH.
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HATER
SWITZERLAND
PM<8»
ELEKTROSTAHLWERKE (ELECTRIC STEEL PLANTS: FIRST REPORT CF THE COMMISSION FOR
CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN METALLURGY INDUSTRIES)
EPA
GERMAN 08/00/76 PGS 1-12 ID* 03714A
*AIR NOISE
USSR
LR
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