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Number 49
September 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington D C 20460
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EPA programs, Include:
air pesticides
water toxic substances
noise radiation'
solid wastes land use
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("FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH*CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COM?. *
ENGLISH/* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60%'
AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION/
FOOD ANDv
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ID# 01686AX
EPA
Identification
Number
EPA
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^IO 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
Belg/oun
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323B 14
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03811B 15
Canada
National Emission Regulations Announced for Asbestos
Mining and Milling Industry 1
Oil Sands Visit 1
V&nmasik
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327B 16
Eo/Lopeon Conmun£U.eA
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321B .... 16
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03920A .... 16
See WATER (Finland) — Control No. 03823A 38
Ffronce.
Stabilization of Air Pollution in 1975 3
Variations of Pollution Rates and Local Climate Patterns
in Maftigues-Fos 3
Desulfurization of Sulfur Plant Effluents 3
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330B 17
Germany, Fed Re.p o£
April 8, 1975 Instructions for Testing the Applicability
of Continuously Registering Immissions Measuring Devices . . 4
April 8, 1975 Instructions for the Applicability Testing,
the Installation and Maintenance of...Emissions
Measuring Devices 4
April 8, 1975 Instructions for the Evaluation of Continuously
Registered Emissions Measurements 5
April 4, 1975 Applicability of Measuring Devices for
Continuous Registration of Emissions 5
Air Pollution and Health 6
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322B 17
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GnsioJt
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325B ....... 18
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 03804A ........ 41
Critique of Israel's Air Quality Standards ........... 7
The Air Quality Monitoring Network of Israel .......... 7
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324B ........... 19
Japan
The Current State and Trends of Environmental Pollution .... 8
Lux&mbuAg
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329B ......... 19
Mexico
August 18, 1975 Agreement Delineating Licensing Procedures
for the Establishment of New Industries or the Expansion
of Existing Ones ...................... 8
Automatic Computerized Network for the Monitoring of the
Air in the Valley of Mexico ................. 9
Administration of Environmental Protection and Improvement
Programs in Mexico ..................... 9
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326B ........ 20
Numerical Simulation Models and Trajectory Methods for
Calculating Long-Distance Transport of Airborne Pollutants . 10
See GENERAL (Scandinavia) — Control No. 03806 A ........ 21
South
A Quick Look at the Smoke and Sulfur Dioxide Situation
in South Africa ....................... 10
Sweeten
The Factory Will Be Shut Down if the Environment Does Not
Improve Before July 1 .................... 11
Less Sulfur - Better Environment. A Report From the
Commission on Measures To Counteract Negative Effects
of Sulfur Emissions ..................... 11
An Impactor To Be Used in Connection With the LIB
Procedure for the Determination of Particle Concentration
in Ambient Air ....................... 11
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Measurement of Ozone in Gothenburg. .. and Studies of ~~
Co-Variation Between Ozone and Other Air Pollutants ..... 12
Investigation of Long Distance Air-Borne Particulate Matter
During the December Episode 1972 ..... ......... 12
The Sampling Efficiency of Two Types of Inlets Commonly
Used for the Sampling of Aerosols in Ambient Air ...... 12
Acid Particulate Air Pollutants in Sweden ....... ..... 13
Is Hydrogen Sulfide a Suitable Odor Indicator for
Recovery Furnaces? ..................... 13
SuiUzeMand
Emissions Survey Maps for Motor Vehicles in Switzerland .... 14
WHO
Selected Methods of Measuring Air Pollutants .......... 14
GENERAL
BeJtgjjum
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Belgium. 19 75 Supplement ........ 14
First National Conference on Environmental Protection
and Improvement, Vol. I ................... 15
First National Conference on Environmental Protection
and Improvement, Vol. II .................. 15
Penmo/ife
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Denmark. 1975 Supplement ........ 16
Eo/topeon Commn^tieA
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Comparative Volume. 1975 Supplement . . 16
Implementation of an Environmental Health Policy in
the European Communities .................. 16
Fiance,
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. France. 1975 Supplement ........ 17
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Germany, fe.d Rep o£
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Germany. 1975 Supplement ........ 17
Fifth Report of the Federal Government on Research ....... 17
Industry Does Research for Environmental Protection ...... 18
Environmental Legislation of E.E.C. Member States. United
Kingdom Volume. 1975 Supplement .............. 18
Environmental Legislation of E.E.C. Member States. Eire.
1975 Supplement ....................... 19
Italy
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Italy. 1975 Supplement ......... 19
Luxemburg
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Luxembourg. 1975 Supplement ...... -19
Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the
EEC Member States. Netherlands. 1975 Supplement ...... 20
Environmental Protection Necessary Feature of Economic Growth . 20
Sc.ayicUna.v4.a.
Environmental Protection Agreement To Be Validated Shortly ... 21
Slime Control Agents in Swedish Paper Industry ......... 21
LAND USE
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03811B ........... 15
F/mnce
Littoral Conservancy To Purchase Coast Sites for Their
Protection ......................... 22
Germany, fe.d Rfcp o£ •—
Nature Protection Is Expanded ................. 22
Gfreot B/tctocn
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 03804A ........ 41
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NOISE
Belgxxun
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 0332 3B .......... 14
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321B .... 16
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 039 20A .... 16
France
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330B ........... 17
Ge.twwy, Fed Rep oj
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322B ..... 17
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325B ....... 18
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 03804A ........ 41
See .GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328B .......... 19
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329B ......... 19
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326B ........ 20
Noswaay
Noise Regulations in Oslo Will Become National Standards .... 25
Plan for Reduction of. Noise in Oslo Ready at New Year ..... 25
Scandinavia.
See GENERAL (Scandinavia) — Control No. 03806 A ........ 21
Presentation of "Environment 72" Award ............. 25
PESTICIDES
Iceland
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328B .......... 19
WHO
Safety Evaluation of Chemicals in Food: Toxicological
Data Profiles for Pesticides. Carbamate and
Organophosphorus Insecticides Used in Agriculture and
Public Health ........................ 26
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RADIATION
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327B .......... 16
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321B .... 16
F/mnce
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330B ........... 17
Ge.ftmany, Ferf Rep o&
Radiation Protection Ordinance Increased in Stringency ..... 27
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322B ..... 17
Code of Practice for the Carriage of Radioactive Materials
by Road ........................... 28
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325B ....... 18
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 03804A ........ 41
Italy
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324B ........... 19
Lox&mbu/u}
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329B ......... 19
Reduction of Radiation Protection Thresholds .......... 29
SOLID WASTE
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323B .......... 14
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03811B ............ 15
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 0332 7B .......... 16
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321B .... 16
F/mnce
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330B ........... 17
Germany, Feet Rep oj
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322B ..... 17
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Gnuat
The Licensing of Waste Disposal Sites. Waste Management
Paper No. 4 ......................... 31
Reclamation, Treatment and Disposal of Wastes, an
Evaluation of Available Options ............... 31
Programme of Research on the Behaviour of Hazardous
Wastes in Landfill Sites : Interim Report on Progress .... 32
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325B ....... 18
See WATER (Great Britain) ~ Control No. 03804A ........ 41
Itafy -fc-
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324B ........... 19
Mexico
See AIR (Mexico) — Control No. 03821A ............. 9
NvtkeM.an.dt>
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326B ........ 20
Sconctmauca
Solid Waste - Catalog of Projects and Reports' in
the Nordic Countries .................... 33
See GENERAL (Scandinavia) — Control No. 03806A ........ 21
TOXIC SUBS
Canada.
Background to the PCB Problem and Highlights of
the Report of the Task Force on PCBs ............ 34
Penmo/tfe
January 15, 1976 Order No. 18 on the Restrictions of
Import and Use of PCB and PCT ....... .......... 34
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327B .......... 16
European Commanx£cfc6
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321B .... 16
G/t&ot
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325B ....... 18
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 03831A ..... 32
Japan
Studies on the Health Effects of Alkylmercury in Japan ..... 35
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See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329B ......... 19
Pilot Study Concerning the Extraction and Dewatering of
Mercury Contaminated Fiber Sediment From the Bay of
Orserum, Vastervik ..................... 36
Swiss Law on the Commerce With Poisons ............. 36
WHO
See PESTICIDES (WHO) -- Control No. 03766A ........... 26
WATER
Pen/n&tfe
See GENERAL (Belgium) — Control No. 03323B .......... 14
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03811B .......... . 15
Environmental Protection Agency Wants To Teach Consumers
How To Save Water ...... ... ............. 38
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03327B .......... 16
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03321B .... 16
See GENERAL (European Communities) — Control No. 03920A .... 16
Emissions Into the Sea Through Smoke Must Be Reduced ...... 38
Bjorneborg's Groundwater Aggravated by Gravel Pit ....... 39
Changes in Water Quality in Finnish Lakes and Rivers 1962-1973 . 39
Nineteen Million Francs in Aid and Protection of Lakes
Given Priority ....................... 40
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03330B ........... 17
Ge/Lmom/, Fed Rep o£
Administrative Agreement Regarding the Granting of
Federal Funds for Cleaning Up the Rhine and Lake Constance . 40
Stink Cannot Be Justified ....... ............ 41
See GENERAL. (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03322B ..... 17
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Environmental Progrannnes in the United Kingdom With Special
Reference to... the Hydrological Cycle ............ 41
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03325B ....... 18
Fewer Phosphates in Lake Constance - Pollution Braked ..... 42
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 03328B .......... 19
Italy
Montedison Was Authorized To Discharge Red Sludge Into Sea ... 42
Cef is Confirms : "No Polluting Occurred as a Result of the
Scarlino Plant Residues" .................. 43
See GENERAL (Italy) — Control No. 03324B ........... 19
Japan
See AIR (Japan) — Control No. 03822A ............. 8
Luxe.mbusig
See GENERAL (Luxemburg) — Control No. 03329B ......... 19
Mexico
The General Directorate for Water Use and Pollution
Control - Report of Activities ............... 43
See AIR (Mexico) — Control No. 038 21A ............. 9
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 03326B ........ 20
Noway
The Union Company Is Not Permitted To Eject More
Sulfur Dioxide ....................... 44
Ten Glomma Municipalities With Joint Oil Pollution Control ... 44
Scondomuca
See GENERAL (Scandinavia) — Control No. 03806A ........ 21
Easier To Take Care Of Swedish Accident - Colder Water
Great Advantage ....................... 45
The Effects of Industrial Effluents on Brackish Water Ecosystems 45
The Relation of Treatment and Ecological Effects in
Brackish Water Regions ................... 46
Macrophyte Reduction Through Biological Methods ........ 46
Treatment of Wastewater From a Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill
in a Non-Aerated and Aerated Lagoon ............. 47
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 03816 A ......... 36
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Anti-Pollution Fight Must Continue in Spite Of Recession .... 47
Federal Subsidies for Water Protection 48
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BELGIUM
LR(B)
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LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CCNTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
BELGIUM. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. DIDIER & ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-91 ID» 03323B
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
BRAZIL
PM(B)
PRIMER ENCQNTRO NACICNAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL. II
(FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. VOL. Ill
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/00/75 PCS 159-399 ID* 03B11B
ALSO LRB, PMA AND SF
*GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE LAND USE
CANADA
LR(B)
"NATIONAL EMISSION REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR ASBESTOS WINING AND MILLING
INDUSTRY." NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 12/15/75 PGS 1-2 ID* 03808A
PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO LIMIT ASBESTOS EMISSIONS FROM ASBESTOS MINING AND MILLING OPERATIONS
WERE ANNOUNCED ON DEC. 12t 1975 BY ACTING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ROMEO LEBLANC. TO BE ISSUED
UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT. THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD LIMIT THE CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS FIBRES
EMITTED TO THE AMBIENT AIR TO 2 FIBRES PER CUBIC CENTIMETER FROM CRUSHING. DRYING OR MILLING
OPERATIONS AND FROM DRY ROCK STORAGE. FURTHER REGULATIONS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR THE OTHER
SOURCES IN ASBESTOS MINES AND MILLS. SUCH AS DRILLING OPERATIONS. TAILINGS HANDLING AND TAILINGS
DISPOSAL* PERIODIC EMISSION TESTING AS WELL AS RECORD KEEPING FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND BREAKDOWNS ARE
REQUIRED ALSO. ESTIMATED CANADA-WIDE EMISSIONS OF PARTICULATES CONTAINING ASBESTOS FIBRES FROM
THIS INDUSTRY WERE 60,000 TONS IN 1970. THE APPLICATION OF THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD
DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE EMISSIONS OF ASBESTOS FIBRES TO THE AMBIENT AIR.
CANADA
PM(B)
"OIL SANDS VISIT." JOINT NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 06/04/76 PGS 1-2
ID*
EPA
03785A
THE SYNCRJDE OIL SANDS DEVELOPMENT AT FORT MCMURRAY, AL6ERTA HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF NUMEROUS
DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN FEDERAL AND ALBERTA OFFICIALS. WHILE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL SAND IS IMPORTANT
IN MEETING CANADA'S GOAL OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. THE PROJECT MUST NOT DISREGARD SAFEGUARDS
NECESSARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. MAJCR CONCERNS OVEP THE OIL SANDS PROJECTS, WHICH
INCLUDE OIL SANDS EXTRACTION DLANTS. ARE THE HIGH LEVEL OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION THAT COULD OCCUR
FROM PLANT SOURCE EMISSIONS AND POTENTIAL DEGRADATION OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS. IN ADDITION.
ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS COULD BE CAUSED BY THE EXCAVATION NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. AS
A RESULT OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE TWO GOVERNMENTS HAVE INITIATED THE TEN
YEAR $40 MILLION ALBERTA OIL SANDS ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM. WHICH IS EVALUATING THE
PROJECT'S ECOLOGICAL IMPACT AND STUDYING MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED.
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DENMARK
LR
"IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES." I ENCCNTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE, VOL. 1
SHEETS, J. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 19-30 ID* 03920A
ALSO SE
*GENERAL WATER NOISE
FINLAND
LR(B)
•EMISSIONS INTO THE SEA THROUGH SMOKE MUST BE REDUCED." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 05/19/76 PGS 1.6 ID* 03823A
*WATER
FRANCE
LR«B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
FRANCE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/OO/75 PGS 1-37 ID* 03330B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
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AIR
FRANCE
PM(B)
FRANCE
ST< )
"STABILIZATION OF AIR POLLUTION IN 1975." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT.
NO. 51
EPA
FRENCH 06/00/76 PGS 11 ID* 03773A
A STUDY BEING CIRCULATED 8V THE OFFICE OF THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES WITHIN THE
FRENCH STATE SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT REPORTS A STABILIZATION IN FRENCH AIR POLLUTION
LEVELS. PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO SULFUR DIOXIDE AND DARK FUMES, DURING THE COURSE OF 1975,
AN IMPROVEMENT. MOREOVER. HAS BECOME APPARENT IN THOSE ZONES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE INFLUENCE
OF INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS OF HIGH SULFUR CONTENT FUELS. THIS RESULT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A 22
PERCENT DROP IN HEAVY FUEL DELIVERIES TO THERMAL INSTALLATIONS BETWEEN 1974 AND 1975 AND TO NEW
MEASURES AIMED AT THE REDUCTION OF THE SULFUR CONTENT CF DOMESTIC FUELS WHICH TOOK EFFECT ON
OCTOBER 1. 1974. ON THE WHOLE. HOWEVER. RESULTS OBTAINED VARIED ACCORDING TO LOCATION. WHILE
ON THE INCREASE IN MARSEILLES, REIMS AND CAEN, SULFUR DIOXIDE POLLUTION HAS DECREASED BY 25
PERCENT IN TWO YEARS WITHIN THE REGIONS OF LILLE AND LYON BECAUSE OF SPECIAL PROTECTION ZONES.
"VARIATIONS OF POLLUTION RATES AND LCCAL CLIMATE PATTERNS IN MARTIGUES-FOS."
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE. NO. 70
ACHARD, J. . AND E. POUGET EPA
FRENCH 04/00/76 PGS 135-150 ID* 03802A
A STUDY HAS BEEN MADE OF THE VARIATIONS OF POLLUTION RATES AS A FUNCTION CF LOCAL CLIMATE
PATTERNS. BASED ON MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IN THE REGION OF MARTIGUES-FOS IN
FRANCE. THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DATA ON CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS AND GROUND LEVEL WIND SPEEDS.
AS WELL AS DATA ON TEMPERATURES RECORDED FROM VARYING ALTITUDES. SHOWS THAT THE EVOLUTION OF
POLLUTION RATES ARE VERY DIFFERENT DURING PERIODS OF MISTRAL OP OF COASTAL BREEZES AND DURING
PERSISTENT CALM WINDS.. THESE STATISTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE EFFORTS FORM A FIRST INTERMEDIATE
STAGE IN A CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE THE VALIDITY CF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON CONDITIONS OF DIFFUSION
ANC FORECASTING.
FRANCE
ST( t
"DESULFURI ZATION OF SULFUR PLANT EFFLUENTS." POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE. NO.7O
GRANCHER, P.. AND J. NOUGAYREDE EPA
FRENCH 04/00/76 PGS 129-134 ID* 03817A
ALSO PMB
SULFUR PLANTS, WHETHER LOCATED IN REFINERIES OR ON NATURAL GAS FIELDS, MAY CONSTITUTE
IMPORTANT SOURCES OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION BECAUSE OF THE SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS WHICH THEY EMIT.
RESEARCH ON THE CONTROL CF SULFUR POLLUTION AT THE SOCIETE NATIONALS DE PETROLE D'AOUITAINE
HAS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SULFREEN PROCESS. THIS TECHNIQUE CONSISTS OF CARRYING
OUT COMPLIMENTARY OESULFUPIZAT ION OF EFFLUENTS FROM CLAUS UMTS AND PROVIDES FOR SULFUR
EXTRACTION WITH AN OVERALL EFFICIENCY GREATER THAN 99 PERCENT. IN ADDITION TC THE THREE
SULFREEN UNITS SET UP IN THE FRENCH LACQ PLANT. THE PROCESS IS ALSO BEING ADOPTED IN CANADA,
THE USSR AND *EST GERMANY. A TABLE LISTS THE 17 SULFREEN UNITS WHICH ARE NOW IS SFPVIC= OR
IN CONSTRUCTION AT VARIOUS SULFUR INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH CAPACITIES RANGING
FROM 50 TO 2,000 TONS PER DAY. A SEPARATE TABLE PROVIDES DATA ON INVESTMENT, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE COSTS.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A)
"APRIL 8, 1975 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TESTING THE APPLICABILITY OF CONTINUOUSLY
REGISTERING IMMISSIONS MEASURING DEVICES." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT. 14
GERMANY. FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 04/22/75 PCS 366-367 ID* 02033T
ALSO ST
FEDERALLY UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE TESTING IMMISSIONS MEASURING EQUIPMENT ARE NECESSARY
IN IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 2.5 OF THE TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY AND
SECTION 5.2 OF THE FOURTH GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL NUISANCE LAW
(DETERMINATION OF IMMISSIONS IN HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS!. TO THIS END. THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE
INTERIOR AND STATE AUTHORITIES AGREED ON THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE STATES' COMMITTEE FOR
IMMISSIONS PROTECTION. THE INSTRUCTIONS DESCRIBE: I) MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERING MEASURING DEVICES FOR GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTANTS. 2) THE
INSTITUTES AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT TYPE TESTING. AND 3» THE PLACE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NAMES OF
MEASURING DEVICES SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES ACCORDING TO TYPE TESTING. (THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE
PRINTED UNDER THE GENERAL TITLE: "FEDERALLY UNIFORM PRACTICE IN THE MONITORING OF IMMISSIONS,")
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LRCA)
"APRIL 8. 1975 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICABILITY TESTING, THE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF...EMI SSIONS MEASURING DEVICES." GEMEINSAMES MINISTER IALBLATT, 14
GERMANY. FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 04/22/75 PGS 367-368 ID* 02033U
ALSO ST
THE 1974 TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY REQUIRE INSTALLATIONS EXCEEDING
GIVEN LEVELS OF AIR OR DUST EMISSIONS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERING EMISSIONS
MEASURING DEVICES. THESE "INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICABILITY TESTING. THE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERING EMISSIONS MEASURING DEVICES" LIST: 1) MINIMUM
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH DEVICES DURING TYPE TESTING. 2) THE INSTITUTES THAT CONDUCT TYPE
TESTING. 3) THE PLACES OF PUBLICATION OF TYPES OF MEASURING DEVICES AND THEIR SUITABLILITY FOR
GIVEN PURPOSES. AND 4» THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE DEVICES. THE
FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR RECOMMENDS THAT STATE AUTHORITIES ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE
REGULATIONS CONFORMING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.
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GERMANY.FED REP OF
LRCAI
"APRIL S. 1975 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERED
EMISSIONS MEASUREMENTS." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT. 14
GERMANY.FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 04/22/75 PCS 369-372 ID* 02033V
ALSO ST
PURSUANT TO SECTION 48 OF THE FEDERAL NUISANCE LAW. THE 1974 TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR
MAINTENANCE OP AIR PURITY REQUIRE FACILITIES WITH DUST OR GASEOUS EMISSIONS EXCEEDING STIPULATED
LEVELS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERING MEASURING DEVICES. THESE INSTRUCTIONS DISCUSS
INSTRUMENTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DUST EMISSIONS IN SECTICN 1 AND OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN
SECTION 2. €ACH SECTION CONTAINS INFORMATION RELATIVE TO: II DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONAL ACCURACY
OF THE MEASURING DEVICE. 21 DETERMINING THE MEASURING RESULTS. AND 3) EVALUATING THE MEASURING
RESULTS. THE.FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR AND STATE (LAND) AUTHORITIES AGREED ON THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE STATES* COMMITTEE FOR IMMISSIONS PROTECTION, AND THE MINISTER RECOMMENDS THAT
STATE AUTHORITIES ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS CONFORMING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. {THE
INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED UNDER THE GENERAL TITLE: "FEDERALLY UNIFORM PRACTICE FOR MONITORING
EMISSIONS FROM FACILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4. PARA. 9 OF THE FEDERAL NUISANCE LAW*")
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(A)
"APRIL 4. 1975 APPLICABILITY OF MEASURING DEVICES FOR CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION
OF EMISSIONS." GEMEINSAMES MINISTER IALBLATT. 14
GERMANY.FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 04/22/75 PGS 373-374 ID* 02033W
THIS NOTICE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR LISTS THE INSTRUMENTS TYPE-TESTED BY
AUTHORIZED INSTITUTES AND FOUND SUITABLE FOR MEASURING EMISSIONS FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF FACILITIES.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS GIVEN FOR EACH INSTRUMENT: NAME: MANUFACTURER; TYPE OF FACILITY FOR
WHICH SUITED; LIMITATIONS. IF ANY; AND TEST REPORTS (LISTING THE TESTING INSTITUTES. DATES AND
NUMBERS OF THE REPORTS FGP EACH DEVICE). SECTIONS OF THE NOTICE LIST MEASURING DEVICES FOR 1)
OUST CONTENT. 2) SMOKE DENSITY. AND 31 SULFUR DIOXIDE. SECTION 4 GIVES CALIBRATION INSTRUCTIONS.
ALSO ATTACHED IS THE NOTICE OF NOV. 7. 1975 CN "APPLICABILITY OF MEASURING DEVICES FOR CONTINUOUS
REGISTRATION OF EMISSIONS" (GEMENISAMES MINISTERIALBLATT. 36. DEC. 12. 1975. PP 799-600). LISTING
ADDITIONAL DUST AND SMOKE MEASURING DEVICES. THE NOTICES ARE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE "APRIL 8,
1975 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICABILITY TESTING. THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUOUSLY
REGISTERING EMISSIONS MEASURING DEVICES."
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B»
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES«
GERMANY* 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH C3/00/75 PCS 1-9 10* 03322B
•GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMCB)
"AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
ID* 03788A
GERMAN
04/17/76 PCS
A TEST PROJECT TO DETERMINE WHETHER AIR POLLUTION AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND OLDER
PEOPLE IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE RUHR AREA BY THE DIVISION OF HYGIENE AND LABOR MEDICINE AT THE
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF AACHEN. PEOPLE FROM DISTRICTS OF ThE CITY OF OBERHAUSEN ARE BEING TESTED.
GOVERNMENT REPORTS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE CITY LIES IN A HEAVILY POLLUTED AREA, WHERE SOME AIR
POLLUTANTS EXCEED RECOMMENDED THRESHOLDS. THE TESTS ARE TO DETERMINE IF AIR POLLUTION IS RELATED
TO CHRONIC DAMAGES IN OLD PEOPLE AND IF CHILDREN'S HEALTH IS PERHAPS IMPAIRED BY IRRITATING
GASES. THE EXAMINATIONS WILL INCLUDE X-PAYS OF THE LUNGS AND NASAL CAVITY AND BLOOD TESTS. THE
BLOOD WILL BE ANALYZED FCR TRACES OF HEAVY METALS SUCH AS LEAD. CADMIUM AND CARBON MONOXIDE. A
SMALLER GROUP FROM A LESS POLLUTED RUHR AREA WILL SERVE AS A CONTROL.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME.
197S SUPPLEMENT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-107 ID* 03325B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE To...
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE." I ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE, V.
BEDDOE. J. E. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 41-51 ID* 03804A
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
•WATER LAND USE SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
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ISRAEL "CRITIQUE OF ISRAEL'S AIR QUALITY STANDARDS." AIR QUALITY SELECTED
TOPICS 1974-1975
JONES. K. H. EPA
PM
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JAPAN
LR(B)
PAGE
"THE CURRENT STATE AND TRENDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION." I ENCONTRO
NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AM8IENTE. VOL. 1
SHIOZAWA. KIYOSHIGE EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PCS 129-149 ID* 03822A
ALSO PMB AND PMA
WATER
THIS PAPER. PRESENTED AT THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
IMPROVEMENT HELD IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL DURING JUNE 1975, REVIEWS THE CURRENT STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION IN JAPAN AND MEASURES TAKEN TO COMBAT IT. AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND
DETERIORATION AND NEWLY DEVELOPING AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN ARE NOTED WITH RELATION TO
THE RAPID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF JAPAN. THE HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION IN JAPAN,
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BASIC LAW FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH
REGULATIONS AS THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE, EMISSION AND WATER QUALITY CONTROLS AND STANDARDS.
DEVELOPMENT OF UNLEADED GASOLINE. AND SUPERVISORY AND MONITORING SYSTEMS ARE REVIEWED. THE
PAPER IS SUPPLEMENTED BY SEVERAL APPENDED FIGURES AND TABLES. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THESE APPENDIXES
LIST THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, NUMERICAL VALUES FOR AIR AND WATER STANDARDS, AND INTERNATIONAL
COMPARISONS OF CERTAIN STANDARDS, EXPENDITURES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS.
LUXEMBURG
LR(B>
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
LUXEMBOURG. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. DIDIER t ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-63 ID* 03329B
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
MEXICO
LR{ A>
"AUGUST 18. 1975 AGREEMENT DELINEATING LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF NEW INDUSTRIES OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING ONES." SALUD PUBLICA. VOL. 17, NO.5
EPA
SPANISH 09/00/75 PCS 737-739 ID* 01645K
THIS AGREEMENT, PROMULGATED BY THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE PURSUANT TO
ARTICLES SEVEN AND EIGHT OF THE REGULATION FCR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC
POLLUTION CAUSED BY SMOKE AND PARTICLE EMISSIONS. SETS FORTH THE PROCEDURE FOR THOSE APPLICANTS
WHO WISH TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION OF ANY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WHICH
CAUSES EMISSIONS OF SMOKE OR PARTICULATE MATTER. THIS AGREEMENT IS PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO
STATIONARY COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT, INCINERATORS, OTTO OR DIESEL POWERED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
AND OTHER PROCESSES MENTIONED IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE AGREEMENT. THE APPLICANT MUST APPLY TO THE
SUBSECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE CENTRAL OFFICES IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT
AND THROUGH THE COORDINATED HEALTH SERVICES IN THE STATES. CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF
APPLICATION. TIME PERIODS, VERIFICATION AND ACTIONS AGAINST FALSIFICATION OF APPLICATION. THE
JURISDICTION OF OTHER INVOLVED AUTHORITIES AND REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS ARE ALSO DESCRIBED*
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MEXICO
PM(B)
"AUTOMATIC COMPUTERIZED NETWORK FOR THE MONITORING OF THE AIR IN THE
VALLEY OF MEXICO." SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO, VOL. 17. NO. 5
MARQUEZ MAYAUDQN, ENRIQUE EPA
SPANISH 10/00/75 PCS 669-706 ID* C3815A
ALSO ST
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE AIR MONITCRING NETWORK (RED COMPUTARIZADA AUTOMATICA DE MONITORED
DEL AIRE DEL VALLE DE MEXICO - RECAMA) BEING INSTALLED BY THE MEXICAN SUBSECRETAPI AT FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE MEXICO CITY AREA. THIS AUTOMATIC NETWORK CONSISTS OF 20 STATIONS
WHICH CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE SULFUR DIOXIDE AS AN INDICATOR OF INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION AND CARBON
MONOXIDE AS AN INDICATOR OF AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION. FIVE OF THESE STATIONS ALSO MEASURE LEVELS
OF OZONE, NITKOGEN OXIDE. AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AS WELL AS SUSPENDED PARTICLES
AND METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES SUCH AS WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEC, TEMPFRATURE AND HUMIDITY. THERE
ARE ALSO TWO MOBILE MONITORING UNITS, A TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER. RECAMA'S PERFCRMANCE
SPECIFICATIONS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.
MEXICO
PM«B>
"ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN
MEXICO." I ENCCNTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL. 1
MUNGUIA BARCENA. JORGE EPA
SPANISH 06/00/75 PCS 31-39 ID* 03821 A
ALSO PMA
WATER SOLID WASTE
THIS PAPER. PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT
HELD IN BRASILIA. BRAZIL DURING JUNE 1975, REVIEWS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP AND CURRENT PROGRAMS
TO FIGHT AIR AND WATER POLLUTION. IMPROVE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND PRESERVE THE ECOLOGY IN
MEXICO. IN THIS REGARD. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT. INDUSTRY AND CITIZENS ARF DISCUSSED
INCLUDING: MEASURES TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION BY INSTALLING ANTIPOLLUTION EQUIPMENT
AND BY THE ADEQUATE LOCATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL, PLANNING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
INDUSTRY; REPORTING ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE TO DATE AND MEASURES TO PENALIZE POLLUTERS; ACTIVITIES
CONCERNING THE AIR POLLUTION MONITORING PROGRAM; THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATION OF POLLUTION
CONTROL; THE REGISTERING OF DISCHARGERS OF EFFLUENTS; THE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTES;
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOLAR ENERGY PROGRAM; AND RELATED STUDERS. PLANS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
FOB ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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NETHERLANDS
LR
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AIR
SWEDEN
LR(BI
SWEDEN
PM(BI
"THE FACTORY WILL BE SHUT DOWN IF THE ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT IMPROVE BEFORE
JULY 1." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 06/10/76 PGS 21 ID* 03T74A
A FOUR-YEAR OLD PRIVATELY OWNED CLINKER FACTORY WITH A WORK FORCE OF 35 IN THE VICINITY OF
VANERSBORG HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN OPERATION IF ITS FLUE GAS IS NOT PURIFIED PROPERLY AND
THE, FACTORY'S CHIMNEY IS STILL NOT REPAIRED ON JULY 1. ORDERS TO LIMIT THE FLUE GAS EMISSIONS TO
250 MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER GAS WERE ISSUED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION ALREADY IN JANUARY
DUE TO COMPLAINTS FROM THE POPULATION ABCUT -POLLUTION, SMELL OF OIL, SMOKE AND DUST ORIGINATING
FROM THE PLANT* IT THIS ORDER IS NOT ADHERED TO. EACH MEMBER'OF THE FACTORY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WILL BE FINED 10,000 SWEDISH KRQNOR, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE.
LESS SULFUR - BETTER ENVIRONMENT. A REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION ON MEASURES TO
COUNTERACT NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SULFUR EMISSIONS
SWEDEN. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-212 ID» C3798A
ALSO SE
CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE EXTENDED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS HAS CAUSED INCREASED POLLUTION FROM
SULFUR DIOXIDE AND NITRIC ACID BOTH IN SWEDEN AND IN THE REST OF EUROPE, THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT
DECIDED TO SURVEY THE NEEDS FOR FURTHER PROVISIONS PRCMPTED BY THIS SITUATION. THE RESULTING
REPORT BY AN EXPERT COMMISSION DEALS WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE BURNING
OF FOSSIL FUELS; EMISSION OF SULFUR INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IN SWEDEN AND ABROAD; THE DISTRIBUTION OF
SULFUR POLLUTION; THE EFFECTS OF ACIDIFICATICN; REDUCTION OF SULFUR EMISSIONS FROM OIL BURNING;
ASPECTS OF ENERGY POLICY RELATED TO THE RELEASE OF SULFUR EMISSIONS; AND LIMEWASHING OF LAKES,
RIVERS. AND PRECIPITATION AREAS IN ORDER TO COUNTERACT ACIDITY. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS A
GRADUAL AUGMENTATION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE SULFUR IN INDUSTRIAL FUEL OIL WOULD BE LIMITED TO
1.0 AND SULFUR IN DOMESTIC FUEL OIL TO 0.3 PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT, A DECREASE IN SULFUR EMISSIONS
FROM THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY, AND A REDUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL FUEL OIL IN FAVOR OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.
SWEDEN
ST( t
"AN IMPACTOR TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIB PROCEDURE FOR THE
DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE CONCENTRATION IN AMBIENT AIR." IVL-SWEOISH WATER AND AIR POLL.
STEEN, BENGT. AND BO JOHANSSON EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/76 PGS 1-13 ID* 03765A
RES. LAB,
A ONE-STAGE ACCESSORY IMPACTOR HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE FILTER IN A
LIB SAMPLER FOR THE COLLECTION OF PARTICLES IN AMBIENT AIR. ITS COLLECTION EFFICIENCY FOR
DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES CF METHYLENE BLUE HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY MEANS OF A LIGHT-SCATTERING
PARTICLE COUNTER IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE IMPACTOR. TESTS IN WHICH THE COLLECTION PLATE WAS
COVERED WITH GREASE PROVED TO BE LESS EFFICIENT THAN WHEN THE PLATE WAS UNCOVERED. TESTS USING
AEROSOLS NORMALLY PRESENT IN THE LABORATORY INDICATED THAT AGGLOMERATES COULD BE DASHED TO PIECES
IN THE IMPACTOR RESULTING IN A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF SMALL PARTICLES BEHIND THE IMPACTOR THAN
IN FRONT OF IT. COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES OF THE DISINTEGRATION OF PARTICLE AGGLOMERATFS AND THE
USE OF DIFFERENT COVER MATERIALS FOR THE COLLECTION PLATE WILL BE NECESSARY BEFORE USING THE
IMPACTOR FOR ROUTINE PURPOSES.
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SWEDEN
ST| )
SWEDEN
ST< »
"MEASUREMENT OF OZONE IN GOTHENBURG ... AND STUDIES OF CO-VARIATIONS BETWEEN
OZONE AND OTHER AIR POLLUTANTS." IVL-SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
GRENNFELT. PER INGE EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/75 PGS 1-34 ID* 03769A
THIS STUDY REPORTS ON MEASUREMENTS OF OZCNE PERFORMED DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1972 TO
AUGUST 1973 IN GOTHENBURG. INCREASED LEVELS OF OZONE WERE OCCASIONALLY OBSERVED* THE HIGHEST
ONE-HOUR MEAN IN 1972 WAS 110 PPB AND IN 1973. 97 PPB. HIGH OZONE PEAK CONCENTRATIONS AT SAMPLING
STATIONS IN AND AROUND GOTHENBURG COINCIDED IN TIME WITH INCREASED CONCENTRATIONS OF PARTICLE-BORNE
SULFUR. AND IN MANY INSTANCES ALSO OF SOOT. PRECIPITATION OCCURRING AT THE TIME OF INCREASED
OZONE CONCENTRATIONS WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF STRONG ACID.
"INVESTIGATION OF LONG DISTANCE AIR-BORNE PARTICULATE MATTER DURING THE DECEMBER
EPISODE 1972." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR RESEARCH LABORATORY
ANDREASSON. KENTH. AKD OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/73 PGS 1-2C ID* 03770A
ALTHOUGH THE SOURCE CF BLACK AIR-BORNE PARTICLES. WHICH ARE OBSERVED RATHER FREQUENTLY IN
SWEDEN. HAS BEEN TRACED. THEIR COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED PRIOR TO THE
DETAILED INVESTIGATION DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOKLET. THE PARTICLES WERE COLLECTED AND COUNTED ON THE
WEST COAST. THE SAMPLES WERE THEN ANALYZED WITH RESPECT TC TOTAL MASS AS WELL AS TOTAL AND WATER
SOLUBLE SULFATE AND IRON. LEACH SOLUTIONS OF THE SAMPLES WERE TITRATED AND THEIR CONCENTRATION
OF ACID DETERMINED. ONE OF THE LEACH SOLUTIONS WAS ANALYZED WITH RESPECT TO MOST RELEVANT IONS.
ON THE BASIS OF THIS ANALYSIS. A SYNTHETIC SOLUTION WAS PREPARED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ACID. NO
MEASUREABLE AMOUNT CF FREE STRONG ACID WAS FOUND. THE SOLUTION CONTAINED ACID. HOWEVER. DUE TO
THE HYDROLYSIS OF THE IRON (III) AND THE ALUPINUM IONS. FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF
PARTICLES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACIDIFICATION OF LAKES AND SOIL. IT IS PROBABLY NECESSARY TO
DETERMINE THEIR CONTENT OF FREE STRONG ACID AS WELL AS WATER-SOLUBLE IRON (III) AND ALUMINUM SALTS.
SWEDEN
ST( )
"THE SAMPLING EFFICIENCY OF TWO TYPES OF INLETS COMMONLY USED FOR THE SAMPLING
OF AEROSOLS IN AMBIENT AIR." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
STEEN. BENGT. AND BO JOHANSSON EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PGS 1-27 ID* 03775A
THE SAMPLING EFFICIENCY OF THE INLETS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIB PROCEDURE FOR
MEASUREMENTS OF PARTICLE MASS CONCENTRATION AND THE OECD-METHOD FOR SMOKE MEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN
DETERMINED IN A WINC TUNNEL FOR DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES AND WIND SPEEDS. A TOP-SPINNING DISC
AEROSOL GENERATOR HAS BEEN USED TO PRODUCE A POLYDISPERSE METHYLENE BLUE AEROSOL. THE
CONCENTRATION OF DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZE CLASSES IN THE AEROSOL HAS BEEN DETERMINED FOR EACH WIND
SPEED BY MEANS OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPY AFTER SIMULTANEOUS SAMPLING ON THREE FILTERS USING THE OECD.
THE LIB. AND AN ISOKINETIC INLET. THE SAMPLING EFFICIENCY HAD BEEN CALCULATED ASSUMING THAT THE
TRUE VALUE WAS OBTAINED BY THE ISOKINETIC SAMPLER. THE SAMPLING EFFICIENCY OF THE LIB-INLET WAS
FOUND TO BE PRACTICALLY 100 PERCENT FOR ALL WIND SPEEDS UP TO 10 M/S AND PARTICLES WITH EQUIVALENT
AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS BELOW 10 MICROMETERS. THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OECD-INLET WAS SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWER THAN 100 PERCENT AND DECREASED WITH INCREASING WIND SPEED AND PARTICLE SIZE.
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"ACID PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTANTS IN SWEDEN."
POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
BROSSET. CVRIL
ENGLISH 02/00/75 PCS 1-39
ALSO PMB
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR
ID*
EPA
03781 A
13
IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT MORE OR LESS ACID AMMONIUM SULFATE AEROSOLS ARE EPISODICALLY
ENTERING THE AIR OF SWEDEN. FOR THE MOST PART. THESE AEROSOLS ARE GENERATED BY EMISSIONS FROM
REMOTE SOURCES AND TRANSPORTED TO SCANDINAVIA UNDER CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS REPORT
COVERS THE FOLLOWING RELATED SUBJECTS: SOOT AND SULFUR EPISODES; THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE
PARTICLE-BORNE,.SULFUR; FORMATION MECHANISMS FOR BLACK AND WHITE SULFUR EPISODES; THE INTERACTION
OF THE SULFUR EPISODES WITH THE LOCAL POLLUTION: CHANGE IN THE ACIDITY CONTENT IN PARTICLES DURING
TRANSPORT OVER LAND; SYSTEMATIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE SULFUR CONCENTRATION IN PARTICLES IN SWEDEN;
AND POSSIBLE DEPOSITION OF ACID AMMONIUM SULFATES IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACTS OF MAN. IT IS
CONCLUDED THAT PARTICULATE POLLUTION. WHICH ARISES WHEN THE LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORTED AEROSOLS
ARE MIXED WITH LOCAL EMISSIONS. IS INSUFFICIENTLY INVESTIGATED. THIS IS EVEN MORE THE CASE WITH
REGARD TO HEALTH AND CORROSION EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE EPISODES IN QUESTION.
SWEDE N
ST< )
•IS HYDROGEN SULFIDE A SUITABLE ODOR INDICATOR FOR RECOVERY FURNACES?"
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
GRENNFELT. PER INGE. AND TOMAS LINDVALL EPA
SWEDISH 12/00/74 PCS 1-12 ID* 03784A
IN RECENT SWEDISH EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM RECOVERY FURNACES OR KRAFT
PULP MILLS. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS COMPOUND IS THE DOMINATING ODORANT IN THE FLUE GASES AND
THAT A CHANGE IN HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONCENTRATION ALSO WILL LEAD TO A CORRESPONDING CHANGE IN ODOR
STRENGTH. HOWEVER. DIFFERENT LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THAT THE ODOR THRESHOLD CONCENTRATION
OF PURE HYDROGEN SULFIDE MAY VARY MUCH MORE THAN THAT OF OTHER COMPOUNDS WITH A CORRESPONDING ODOR
STRENGTH. IN FLUE GASES FROM RECOVERY FURNACES AND LIME KILNS THIS VARIATION IS STILL MORE
PRONOUNCED. AT SOME RECOVERY FURNACES HYDROGEN SULFIDE CAN 8E A SUITABLE ODOR INDICATOR. BUT IN
SOME CASES ITS PROGNOSIS VALUE IS DOUBTFUL. FOR THE TIME BEING IT IS NECESSARY TO INVESTIGATE
THE SPECIFIC RELATION BETWEEN THE FLUE GAS ODOR AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE BEFORE A PROGNOSIS CAN BE
MADE.
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
EMISSIONSKATASTER FUER MOTORFAHRZEUGE IN DER SCHWEIZ (EMISSIONS SURVEY MAPS
FOR MOTOR VEHICLES IN SWITZERLAND)
SWITZERLAND. FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 01/00/76 PGS 1-110 ID* 03824A
THIS PUBLICATION. SUBTITLED "EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTING SUBSTANCES FROM ROAD TRAFFIC - 1970."
REPRESENTS WORK CARRIED CUT BY A PRIVATE FIRM UNDER CONTRACT TO THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR
ENVI-RONMENTAL PROTECTION. IT CONTAINS STATISTICAL DATA ON THE QUANTITIES OF EXHAUST GASES
EXPELLED 8Y MOTOR VEHICLES IN ROAD TRAFFIC IN SWITZERLAND. DIFFERENTIATED BY LOCATION AND TIME
PERIOD. THE DATA FORM A PRELIMINARY STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED
SURVEY MAP OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOBILE SOURCES. THE PUBLICATION COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS:
•INTRODUCTION (PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF PROJECT); OCCURRENCE OF TRAFFIC IN MUNICIPAL AGGLOMERATIONS:
OCCURRENCE OF TRAFFIC IN RURAL AREAS (MAJOR RURAL ROADS AND LAND PARCELS); CHARACTERISTICS OF
EMISSIONS; EMISSIONS OF POLLUTANTS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION; AND COMPUTATION OF ERROR. APPENDIXES
CONTAIN: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. COPY OF THE CONTRACT, EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS, AND six MAPS. FOUR
TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENTS. INCLUDING COMPUTER PROGRAMS, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WHO
ST< )
GENERAL
BELGIUM
LR(B)
SELECTED METHODS OF MEASURING AIR POLLUTANTS.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS I-U2
(WHO OFFSET PUBLICATION NO. 24)
EPA
ID* 03783A
THIS MANUAL. PUBLISHED UNDER THE JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAMME AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). WAS PREPARED AS PART OF WHO'S AIR POLLUTION
MONITORING PROGRAM INITIATED IN LATE 1967. IT IS INTENDED TO BE USEFUL TO LABORATORY WORKERS ALL
OVER THE WORLD* THE MANUAL CONSIDERS THE MOST WIDELY USED METHODS FOR ROUTINE MEASUREMENT OF
PARTICULATE MATTER. SULFUR DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE. OXIDES OF NITROGEN. AND OXIDANTS. ONE
COMPARISON METHOD IS DESCRIBED FOR EACH. THE APPLICATION OF SOME OF THESE METHODS TO SPECIAL
TYPES OF WORK IS ALSO DISCUSSED. FINALLY. THERE ISA GUIDE FOR PROCESSING AND REPORTING AIR
POLLUTION DATA. NUMEROUS FIGURES AND CHARTS SUPPLEMENT THE TEXT.
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
BELGIUM. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. DIDIER C. ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-91 ID* 03323B
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON BELGIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES PUBLISHED IN 1974 BY
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED. LONDON (SEE ID 03323A). AFFECTED ARE SECTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL
REPORT COVERING: PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; INLAND WATERS? MARINE
POLLUTION; DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND PRODUCT CONTROL. IN NOTING
CHANGES AND-DEVELOPMENTS, THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS IN THE
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT.
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BRAZIL
LR(B)
PAGE
1 5
PRIMER ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO ME Id AMBIENTE. VOL.
(FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. VOL.
BRAZIL* SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH* 06/00/75 PCS 3-153 ID* 03811A
ALSO PMB. SE AND PMA/*ALSO SPANIS
I I
THIS* THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. CONTAINS THE PAPERS DELIVERED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNITED
STATES. GREAT BRITAIN. MEXICO. JAPAN. CANADA. WHO. AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES QN THE STATE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CRITERIA IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES OR ORGANIZATIONS. SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. WHICH CONTAINS THE PAPERS ON BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS (SEE ID
NO. 03811B). THE FIRST VOLUME IS TO SERVE AS A REFERENCE TCOL OFFERING GUIDELINES. COMPARISONS
ANO RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS IN
BRAZIL. (THE PAPERS IN THIS VOLUME REPORTING ON GREAT BRITAIN. MEXICO. JAPAN. AND THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUALLY ABSTRACTED AND APPEAR UNDER THE APPROPRIATE COUNTRY HEADINGS.I
BRAZIL
PM(B»
PRIMER ENCONTRO NACICNAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHCRIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL. II
(FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. VOL. lit
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/00/75 PCS 159-399 ID* 0391IB
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
WATER AIR SOLID WASTE LAND USE
VOLUME II OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST BRAZILIAN CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
IMPROVEMENT CONTAINS PAPERS BY BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS DISCUSSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN
BRAZIL AND THE MEASURES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY OR SUGGESTED TO REMEDY THEM. (VOLUME ONE. WHICH
COMPILES PAPERS DELIVERED BY FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS. APPEARS AS ID NO. 03811AI. THE INDIVIDUAL
PROBLEMS OF WATER. AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION IN CERTAIN ROPULATED AREAS OF BRAZIL ARE DISCUSSED AS
WELL AS GENERAL BRAZILIAN PROBLEMS INVOLVING SOLID WASTE. LAND USE. DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION AND THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL
NEEDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. LAWS. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ON THE INTERNATIONAL. NATIONAL.
STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS ARE DESCRIBED; THESE REFLECT BRAZIL'S APPROACH TO THE PRCBLEM OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS A FEDERAL REPUBLIC IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS PRIMARILY THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE ORGANIZATIONS AS COORDINATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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GENERAL
DENMARK
LR(B)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
DENMARK. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
JENSEN. CLAUS HAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 11/OO/75 PGS 1-40 ID* 03327B
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES! THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT CN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES IN DENMARK PREPARED IN 1974 BY
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED. LONDON (SEE ID 03327A). AFFECTED ARE SECTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL
REPORT COVERING: AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL: AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF INLAND WATERS:
MARINE POLLUTION; DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND: RADIATION; AND PRODUCT CONTROL. IN NOTING CHANGES
AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS IN THE 1974
DOCUMENT.
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
COMPARATIVE VOLUME. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-44 ID* 03321B
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT COMPARING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES PUBLISHED IN 1974 BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED. LONCON (SEE ID 03321A).
COMPARISONS ARE BASED ON LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN THE 1975
SUPPLEMENTS TO VOLUMES ON BELGIUM (0332361. DENMARK (03327B). FRANCE (03330B). THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (03322BI. IRELAND (033288), ITALY (03324BI, LUXEMBOURG (03329B), THE
NETHERLANDS (03326BK AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (033258). AFFECTED ARE SECTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL
COMPARATIVE REPORT COVERING: MEMBER STATES' AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION;
INLAND WATERS; COASTAL WATERS; MARINE POLLUTION: DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE: RADIATION;
AND PRODUCT CONTROL. IN NOTING CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO
SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS IN THE 1974 DOCUMENT.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
"IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES." I ENCCNTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL* 1
SMEETS. J. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 19-30 ID* 03920A
ALSO SE
AIR WATER NOISE
THIS PAPER, PRESENTED AT THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
IMPROVEMENT HELD IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL DURING JUNE 1975. REVIEWS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES IN IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING ITS NOVEMBER 22, 1973 ACTION PROGRAM ON THE
ENVIRONMENT. AN INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IS GIVEN AS WELL AS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION LEADING UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACTION PROGRAM ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE PROGRAM REQUIRES HARMONIZATION OF LEGISLATION AND OF MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY THE NINE MEMBER
COUNTRIES AND LAYS DOWN REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBER CONTACT WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL
AGENCIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. CURRENT ACTIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. ADOPTION OF THE POLLUTER PAYS
PRINCIPLE. JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE SETTING OF STANDARDS
FOR AIR, WATER. AND SPECIFIED POLLUTANTS.
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GENERAL
FRANCE
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
FRANCE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-37 ID* 03330B
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES PUBLISHED IN 1974 BY
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED, LONDON (SEE ID 0333OA). AFFECTED ARE SECTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL
REPORT COVERING: GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CCNTROL; AIR POLLUTION; INLAND WATERS AND
WATERS,USED FOR WATER SUPPLY; DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND NUCLEAR ENERGY.
IN NOTING CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS, THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS
IN THE 197* DOCUMENT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B>
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL
GERMANY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
ENGLISH
A IR
WATER
00/00/75 PGS 1-9
SOLID WASTE NOISE
EPA
ID* 033228
RADIATION
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT CN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
PREPARED IN 1974 BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED, LONDON (SEE ID 03322A). AFFECTED ARE
SECTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL REPORT DEALING WITH: AUTHORITIES AD POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION;
INLAND WATERS; MARINE POLLUTION; DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND; NOISE POLLUTION; AND RADIATION.
IN NOTING CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS, THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS IN
THE 1974 DOCUMENT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(Bt
FIFTH REPORT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON RESEARCH
GERMANY,FED REP OF. MINISTRY FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-4C ID* 03782A
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION IS TC SHCW HOW RESEARCH POLICY, AS PART OF TOTAL GOVERNMENT
POLICY, CAN HELP SOLVE CURRENT AND FUTURE SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SECTION 2 OF PART 3 ("PRIORITIES OF
RESEARCH PROMOTION") CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH OBJECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND
ENGINEERING. SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE DISCUSSION DEAL WITH PLANS IN THE AREAS OF: NATURE AND THE
COUNTRYSIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL; AIR AND NOISE; WATER; ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; AND PHYSICAL
PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELCPMENT. PARTS i AND a OF THE PUBLICATION TREAT GENERAL RESEARCH AIMS
IN ALL AREAS, INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENT. AND THE DIVISION OF LABOR AND COOPERATION IN THE
PROMOTION OF RESERACH BY GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
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GENERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
SE( I
"INDUSTRY DOES RESEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SUEDDEUTSCHE
ZEITUNG
SCHNEIDER* CHRISTIAN EPA
GERMAN OS/17/76 PGS 20 ID* 03789A
THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SPENT ABOUT TWO BILLION MARKS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN 1974 COMPARED TO ONLY 300 MILLION MARKS IN 1964, ACCORDING TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SPEAKING AT THE ORGANIZATION'S THIRD
ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM IN MUNICH. ABOUT ONE-FOURTH OF THE INDUSTRY'S RESEARCH BUDGET IS SPENT
SEEKING ENVIRONMENTALLY NEUTRAL PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION PROCEDURES. THE PRESIDENT ADVOCATED TAX
ADVANTAGES FOR INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND FAVORED ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES TAKEN
UNIFORMLY AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL TO PREVENT INEQUITIES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. AT THE SAME
FORUM. THE BAVARIAN MINISTER FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS STATED THAT BAVARIAN
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE STEADY PROGRESS WITHIN THE REALM OF ECONOMICALLY
REALIZABLE GOALS. HE NOTED THAT STRICT GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AFFORD GERMAN INDUSTRY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE MARKETS BY DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B>
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME.
J97S SUPPLEMENT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-107 ID* 03325B
ALSO PMA
AIR MATER SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PUBLISHED IN
1974 BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED. LCNDON (SEE ID 0332SA). AFFECTED ARE SECTIONS OF THE
ORIGINAL REPORT DEALING WITH: AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION OF
INLAND HATERS; POLLUTION OF COASTAL WATERS; MARINE POLLUTION; DEPOSIT OF WASTES ON LAND: NOISE
POLLUTION; NUCLEAR ENERGY: AND PRODUCT CCNTROL. ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974 ARE COVERED IN SOME DETAIL. APPENDED ARE GUIDELINES PRESENTING THE
"BEST PRACTICABLE MEANS" FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION FROM: PVC POLYMER PLANTS; LEAD WORKS;
ELECTRICITY WORKS; SYNTHETIC NITRIC ACID PLANTS; CRUDE OIL REFINERIES; CHINA CLAY PLANTS: AND
DI-ISOCYANATE WORKS. IN NOTING CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS. THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO
SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS IN THE 1974 DOCUMENT.
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GENERAL
IRELAND
LR(B>
ITALY
LR(B)
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES* EIRE* 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID* 03328B
ALSO PMA
WATER NOISE PESTICIDES
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1975 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON IRISH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES PREPARED IN 197A BY
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED, LONDON (SEE ID 03328A). AFFECTED ARE SECTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL
REPORT COVERING: IRELAND'S AUTHORITIES AND POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLLUTION OF INLAND MATERS;
POLLUTION BY NOISE AND VIBRATION; AND POLLUTION BY PRODUCTS SUCH AS WEEDKILLERS AND DETERGENTS*
IN NOTING CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS, THE SUPPLEMENT REFERS DIRECTLY TO SECTIONS AND PARAGRAPHS IN
THE 1974 DOCUMENT.
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
ITALY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-22 ID* 03324B
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE 1575 UPDATE OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES IN ITALY PUBLISHED IN 1974 BY
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED. LONDON
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GENERAL
NETHERLANDS
LRIB)
LAM AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
NETHERLANDS. -1975 SUPPLEMENT
LANGELAARi K. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-132 ID* 03326B
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
PREPARED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THIS REPORT UPDATES TO OCTOBER 31.
1975 THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND PRACTICES IN THE NETHERLANDS PREPARED IN
197* 8V ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LIMITED. LONDON
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GENERAL
SCANDINAVIA
LR(B»
SWEDEN
ST< )
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT TO BE VALIDATED SHORTLY." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 05/16/76 PCS 16 ID* 03806A
AIR MATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
DENMARK. NORWAY, SWEDEN. AND FINLAND HAVE NOW RATIFIED THE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTION.
WHICH STIPULATES THAT AN EXAMINING AUTHORITY. BEFORE GRANTING A PERMIT FOR AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITY MUST CONSIDER POSSIBLE NUISANCE NOT ONLY IN ITS OWN COUNTRY BUT ALSO IN A
NEIGHBORING NORDIC NATION. A CITIZEN OF ONE NORDIC NATION MILL ALSO BE ABLE TC PROTECT HIMSELF
AGAINST SUCH ACTIVITIES IN ANOTHER NORDIC NATION. THE CONVENTION CONCERNS: DISCHARGE OF
LIQUID OR SOLID WASTE, GAS OR OTHER SUBSTANCE FROM SOIL OR FACILITIES INTO WATERCOURSES, LAKES. OR
SEAS; WATER AND AIR POLLUTION; NOISE: VIBRATION; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; IONIZED RADIATION; AND LIGHT.
THE CONVENTION IS ALSO IN EFFECT ON THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES* CONTINENTAL SHELF AREAS. EACH
COUNTRY WILL APPOINT A CONTROLLING AUTHORITY WHOSE TASK IT IS TO GUARD AGAINST DISTURBANCE FROM
ENVIRONMENTALLY DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. ICELAND DID NOT TAKE PART IN
THE CONVENTION.
"SLIME CONTROL AGENTS IN SWEDISH PAPER INDUSTRY." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR
POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LANDNER. LARS. AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 02/00/76 PCS 1-81 ID* 03810A
ALSO PMB
THIS MONOGRAPH DESCRIBES THE HEALTH HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS CAUSED BY SLIME CONTROL
AGENTS AND IDENTIFIES INFORMATION GAPS IN THIS FIELD. IT ALSO CONTAINS AN INVENTORY OF SCIENTIFIC
DOCUMENTATION. CHAPTERS COVER THE FOLLOWING: RANGE CF APPLICATION. DOSAGE AND MANNER OF ACTION;
SLIME CONTROL AGENTS; UTILIZED PRODUCTS AND CONSUMPTION; ACTIVE COMPONENTS. AUXILIARY CHEMICALS.
SOLVENTS. AND POLLUTANTS; DEGREE OF DEGRADATION AND PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION; DOCUMENTATION OF
HEALTH HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; PRESENT LEGISLATION. ORDINANCE OR RECCMMENDATION; A
SUMMARY OF VIEWPOINTS: GAPS IN INFORMATION AND 'NEED FOR RESEARCH. REFERENCES AND A LIST OF SLIME
CONTROL AGENTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
LAND USE
BRAZIL
PMIBI
PRIMER ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHQRIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL. II
(FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL' PROTECT ION AND IMPROVEMENT. VOL. II)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/00/75 PCS 159-399 ID* 038118
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
•GENERAL WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
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LAND USE
FRANCE
PMCBJ
GERMANY,FED REP OF
t-R(B)
"LITTORAL CONSERVANCY TO PURCHASE COAST SITES FOR THEIR PROTECTION."
LE FIGARO
LONGIN. GILLES EPA
FRENCH 06/02/76 PCS 12 ID* 03793A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE LITTORAL CONSERVANCY AS ESTABLISHED BY THE JULY 10.
1976 LAW AND THE DECEMBER 11, 1975 DECREE. THE CREATION OF THE CONSERVANCY MARKS AN ATTEMPT BY
THE FRENCH GOVERNMEWNT TO PREVENT THE DEGRADATION OF THE FRENCH SHORELINE THROUGH THE PUBLIC
PURCHASE OF BOTH SEASHORE AND LAKESIDE PROPERTY. THE INNOVATIVE CHARACTER OF THE CONSERVANCY
RESTS ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROVISION WHICH STIPULATES THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVANCY-PURCHASED
LANDS BE. CARRIED OUT BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, WITH THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF PROTECTING LITTORAL
AREAS FROM ANY INJUDICIOUS USE WITH RESPECT TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ARTICLE FURTHER REPORTS ON
THE ELECTION OF ROBERT POUJADE, THE FIRST FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER, AS PRESIDENT OF THE
CONSERVANCY'S ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL* THE COUNCIL CONVENED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MAY 31 IN
ROCHEFORT-SUR-MER (CHARENTE-MARITIME». WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED*
•NATURE PROTECTION IS EXPANDED." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/04/76 PCS 1 ID* 03796A
A NEW FEDERAL NATURE PROTECTION LAW HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE FEDERAL DIET OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 1935 LAW* THE LAW ESTABLISHES FEDERALLY UNIFORM
FRAMEWORK PROVISIONS TO BE SUPPLEMENTED BY LAWS OF THE FEDERAL STATES. THE GOAL OF THE LAW IS TO
ENSURE PROTECTION OF ALL NATURE FROM THE HARMFUL INFLUENCES OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT, WHEREAS THE
PREVIOUS LAW HAD SPECIFIED PROTECTION OF PARTICULARLY VALUABLE ELEMENTS OF NATURE. AMONG OTHER
THINGS. THE NEW LAW PROVIDES THAT LANDSCAPE PLANNING BE MORE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH LAND
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO GRAVEL PITS AND OPEN-PIT
MINING HAVE BEEN INCREASED IN STRINGENCY AND THE PROVISIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURE
PROTECTION AREAS HAVE BEEN MADE MORE EXACT.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(BI
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO...
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE." I ENCONTRO NAC IONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. V.
BEDDOE, J. E. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 41-51 ID* 03604A
ALSO LRB, PMA AND SE
*WATEH AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
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BELGIUM
LR(B)
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23
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
BELGIUM. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. OIDIER & ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-91 ID* 033238
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
COMPARATIVE VOLUME. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-44 ID* 03321B
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
EURCPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B>
"IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES." I ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIFNTE, VOL. 1
SHEETS. J. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 ( PGS 19-30 ID* 03920A
ALSO SE
•GENERAL AIR WATER
FRANCE
LR(B»
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
FRANCE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
' ' ' ' EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-37 ID* 03330B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION
GERMANV.FED REP OF
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
GERMANY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID* 03322B
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION
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GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B»
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ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME.
1975 SUPPLEMENT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-107 ID* 03325B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO...
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE," I ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. V. 1
BEODOE, J. E. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PCS 41-51 ID* 03804A
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
•WATER AIR LAND USE SOLID WASTE RADIATION
IRELAND
LRIBI
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. EIRE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID* 033288
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL WATER PESTICIDES
LUXEMBURG
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING To POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
LUXEMBOURG. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. DIDIER t ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-63 ID* 03329B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
NETHERLANDS
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CCNTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
NETHERLANDS. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
LANGELAAR, K. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-132 ID* 03326B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
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PAGE
NOISE
NORWAY
LR( B)
NORWAY
PM(B)
"NOISE REGULATIONS IN OSLO WILL BECOME NATIONAL STANDARDS." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 05/18/76 PCS 1. 18 ID* 03803A
THE BUREAU OF HEALTH HAS RELEASED A DRAFT FOR NATIONAL NCISE STANDARDS BASED ON THE
REGULATIONS ALREADY IN EFFECT SINCE THE FALL OF 1975 IN THE CITY OF OSLO. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
THE STANDARDS BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF JUNE It 1977. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. ONLY NOISE
ORIGINATING FROM CHURCH CELLS AND WARNING SYSTEMS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE RULES. IT IS POINTED
OUT. HOWEVER. THAT INDUSTRIAL NOISE IS ALREADY COVERED BY THE SMOKE CONTROL COUNCIL'S REGULATIONS
CONCERNING AI3 POLLUTION.
"PLAN FOR REDUCTION CF NOISE IN OSLO READY AT NEW YEAR." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 05/13/76 PCS 12 ID* 03813A
A FINAL REPORT CONTAINING SUGGESTIONS ON HO* TO CONTROL TRAFFIC NOISE IN OSLO IS EXPECTED TO
BE PUBLISHED AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PRESENT POSSIBILITIES AND COSTS INVOLVED
IN REDUCING THE NOISE LEVEL FOR ABOUT 43.COO OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS. INSULATION OF WINDOWS.
REORGANIZATION OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS, AND INSTALLATION CF NOISE-RESTRICTING WALLS AND SCREENS WILL
BE SUGGESTED MEANS. ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS STUDIED THIS PROBLEM.
IT IS POINTED OUT THAT APPROXIMATELY 4.0CC PEOPLE LIVE IN 2.000 APARTMENTS WHERE THF NOISE LEVEL
EXCEEDS 75 DECIBELS . 15.000 PEOPLE LIVE IN AREAS KITH A NOISE LEVEL BETWEEN 70-75 DECIBELS (A),
AND 23.000 TO 24.000 LIVE IN AREAS WHERE THE NOISE LEVEL IS 65-70 DECIBELS (A). COST ESTIMATES
FOR THE SUGGESTED MEASURES WERE NOT RELEASED. BUT IT IS HOPED THAT THEY WILL BE FINANCED THROUGH
FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY OF OSLO.
SCANDINAVIA
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT TO BE VALIDATED SHCPTLY." HUFVUDSTADSELADET
EPA
SWEDISH 05/16/76 PGS 15 1C* C3806A
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
SWITZERLAND
PM
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PESTICIDES
IRELAND
LR(B)
PAGE
26
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. EIRE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-9 ID* 03328B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL MATER NOISE
WHO
ST< »
RADIATION
DENMARK
LR(B)
SAFETY EVALUATION OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD: TOXICOLOGICAL DATA PROFILES FOR
PESTICIDES. CARBAMATE AND ORGANOPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES USED IN AGRICULTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
VETTORAZZI . G. . AND P. MILES-VETTORAZZI EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-61 ID* 03766A
ALSO PMB
TOXIC SUBS
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS A SYSTEMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF AVAILABLE SOURCES OF DATA ON
PESTICIDE TOXICITY, INTENDED TO BE OF VALUE TO INDIVIDUALS GR GROUPS INVOLVED IN TOXICOLOGICAL
EVALUATION OF PESTICIDES. THE WORK CONTAINS A NUMBERED LIST OF OVER 1000 TITLES ("REFERENCES.-
PP 13-61>. THESE NUMBERS ARE CODED TO TABLE u WHICH INDEXES THE REFERENCES BY COMPOUND AND
SUBJECT. TABLE 2 GIVES FIGURES FOR RECOMMENDED ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES OF THE PESTICIDES
CONTAINED IN TABLE 1. A NINE-PAGE INTRODUCTION EXPLAINS: 1) THE BACKGROUND AND WORK OF THE FOOD
AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GROUPS WORKING WITH PESTICIDE RESIDUES.
21 THE PROCESS BY WHICH TOXICITY IS ASSESSED* AND 3) THE WAY IN WHICH SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IS
USED TO ARRIVE AT DECISIONS. THE PUBLICATION IS NO. 3 IN THE PROGRESS IN STANDARDIZATION SERIES.
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
DENMARK. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
JENSEN. CLAUS HAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PGS 1-40 ID* 03327B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
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PAGE
27
RADIATION
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LRCB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
COMPARATIVE VOLUME. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-44 ID* 033218
•GENERAL
AIR
WATER
SOLID WASTE
NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR
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PAGE
26
RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B>
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME.
1975 SUPPLEMENT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-1C7 ID* 03325B
ALSO PMA
*GENEHAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS BY ROAD
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-86 ID* 03S09A
THIS CODE OF PRACTICE SETS FORTH THE MINIMUM PRECAUTIONS AND CONTROL MEASURES TO BE APPLIED TO
AVOID INJURY TO HEALTH FROM IONIZING RADIATIONS IN THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS BY ROAD
IN GREAT BRITAIN* GENERALLY CONFORMING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. THIS CODE CONSIDERS SHIPMENTS
OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN FOUR CLASSES: II UNLABELLED EXEMPT PACKAGES WITH SMALL. HARMLESS
QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: 2» ROUTINE WHITE AND YELLOW LABELLED PACKAGES CONTAINING LOW
SPECIFIC ACTIVITY MATERIAL FOR WHICH MINIMUM PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: 3» CERTAIN MATERIALS OF LOW SPECIFIC RADIOACTIVITY AND LOW LEVEL SOLID
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS WHICH MUST BE SHIPPED ALONE AS ONE LOAD; AND 41 SPECIALLY APPROVED SHIPMENTS
CONTAINING MORE DANGEROUS MATERIALS REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AND/OR COMPETENT FOREIGN AUTHORITIES. THE DUTIES OF CONSIGNORS. CARRIERS. DRIVERS AND
ANYONE ELSE DEALING WITH THE TRANSPORT OF SUCH MATERIALS BY ROAD ARE DELINEATED.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO.•.
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE." I ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. V.
BEDDOE. J. E. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 41-51 ID* 03804A
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
•WATER AIR LAND USE SOLID WASTE NOISE
ITALY
LR(B|
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
ITALY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-22 ID* 03324B
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
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PAGE
29
RADIATION
LUXEMBURG
LRCB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CCNTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
LUXEMBOURG* 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. OIOIER t ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-63 ID* 03329B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS
SWITZERLAND
LRCB)
SOLID WASTE
BELGIUM
LR(B>
•REDUCTION OF RADIATION PROTECTION THRESHOLDS." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/01/76 PGS 24 1C* 03791A
SWITZERLAND'S FEDERAL COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A NEW RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE TO BECOME
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1. 1976. WHICH CONFORMS TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR RADIATION PROTECTION* IT REPLACES AN ORDINANCE FROM 1963. THE NEW ORDINANCE CONTAINS THE
FOLLOWING NEW PROVISIONS: II EXPOSURE THRESHOLDS APE SET FOR PERSONS NOT OCCUPATIONALLY
INVOLVED WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. 2) PERSCNS UNDER 16 YEARS OLD MAY NOT BE EMPLOYED IN
FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY COULD 8E EXPOSED TO RADIATION. 3) THE EXPOSURE LEVEL OF OCCUPATIONALLY
EXPOSED PERSONS IS TO BE REPORTED YEARLY TO THE FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICE. 4» THE FEDERAL INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT IS TO ISSUE UNIFORM REGULATIONS FOR X-RAYING. 5».THE MAXIMUM LEVELS OF DISCHARGE FOR
GASEOUS AND LIQUID RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES FROM FACILITIES HAVE BEEN SET 10 TIMES LOWER THAN THE
PREVIOUS LEVEL. AND 6) RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO NINE INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS
FOUR POISONOUS CLASSES.
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
BELGIUM. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. DIDIER & ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-91 ID* 03323B
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
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PAGE
30
SOLID WASTE
BRAZIL
PMC 8)
PRIMER ENCONTRO NACICNAL SOBRE A PROTECAQ E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE, VOL. II
(FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. VOL. II)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/00/73 PGS 159-399 ID* 038118
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
^GENERAL MATER AIR LAND USE
DENMARK
LR(BI
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
DENMARK. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
JENSEN. CLAUS HAGEN EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PCS 1-40 ID* 03327B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LRCBI
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
COMPARATIVE VOLUME. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-44 ID* 03321 B
^GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
FRANCE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-37 ID* 03330B
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
GERMANY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID* 03322B
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE RADIATION
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PAGE
31
SOLID HASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
LR
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PAGE 32
SOUID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN "ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO...
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE." I ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO ME IO AMBIENTE. V. 1
BEDDOEt J. E. EPA
PM
-------
SOLID WASTE
MEXICO
PMCB)
PAGE
33
"ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN
MEXICO." I ENCCNTRO NACIONAL S08RE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEtO AMBIENTE. VOL.
MUNGUIA BARCENA. JORGE EPA
SPANISH 06/00/75 PCS 31-39 ID* 03821A
ALSO PMA
*AIR WATER
NETHERLANDS
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
NETHERLANDS. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
LANGELAAR, K. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-132 I0« 03326B
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
SCANDINAVIA
LR(B)
•ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT TO BE VALIDATED SHORTLY." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 05/16/76 PGS IS 1C* C3B06A
»GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
SCANDINAVIA
PMCB)
SOLID WASTE - CATALOG OF PROJECTS AND REPORTS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES.
NORDFORSK - SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 1975:2
EPA
NORWEGIAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-91 ID* 03786A
IN ORDER TO ENABLE A WORKING GROUP. ESTABLISHED TO STUDY SOLID WASTE AS PART OF NORDFORSK«S
(SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOR APPLIED RESEARCH) AREA STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNIQUES,
TO RECOMMEND JOINT FUTURE SCANDINAVIAN PROGRAMS. ITS MEMBERS HAVE MAPPED OUT THE AREAS WHICH HAVE
ALREADY BEEN RESEARCHED IN THE FIELD OF SOLID WASTE IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES. THIS PAMPHLET LISTS
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS DANISH, SWEDISH. NORWEGIAN, AND FINNISH PROJECTS AND REPORTS DEALING WITH
OPERATION. ADMINISTRATION. AND ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF ADDRESSES
OF RELATED BUSINESSES. ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTES IN THE FOUR COUNTRIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
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34
TOXIC SUES
CANADA
PM(B)
BACKGROUND TO THE PCB PROBLEM AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT OF THE TASK
FORCE ON PCBS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 06/03/76 PGS 1-9 1C* 03778A
THE PHASING OUT OF ALL USES OF HIGHLY PERSISTENT POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) IN CANADA
IS RECOMMENDED IN A TASK FORCE REPORT ON PCBS RELEASED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. CURRENTLY PCBS ARE USED PRIMARILY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRICAL
CAPACITORS AND TRANSFORMERS. THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THAT INITIAL REGULATIONS SHOULD RF.STRICT
USE OF PCBS IN NEW GOODS TO DIELECTRIC INSULATING OILS AND THAT RESEARCH SHOULD BE INSTITUTED TO
DISCOVER LESS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO USE AS SUBSTITUTES. THIS ACTION WOULD INVOLVE CONSULTATION
WITH INDUSTRY AND THE PROVINCES BEFORE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS COULD BE BROUGHT IN. MINISTERS OF
THE TWO DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED ARE NOW STUDYING THE TASK FORCE REPORT AND ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE
A DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHORTLY, ANY REGULATORY MEASURES WOULD BE INTRODUCED UNDER THE
RECENTLY PROCLAIMED ENVIRCNMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ACT.
DENMARK
LRCAI
"JANUARY IS. 1976 ORDER NO. 18 ON THE RESTIRCTIONS OF IMPORT AND USE OF PCB AND
PCT." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK. PART A
EPA
DANISH 00/00/76 PGS 43-44 ID* 01742R
THIS REGULATION CONCERNS PCB WITH MORE THAN TWO CHLORINE ATOMS. PREPARATIONS CONTAINING MORE
PCB THAN 0.1 PERCENTAGE CF WEIGHT. PCT. AND PREPARATIONS CONTAINING MORE PCT THAN O.I PERCENTAGE
OF WEIGHT. EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGULATION INCLUDING PCB AND PCT MANUFACTURED ABROAD AND IN TRANSIT
THROUGH THE COUNTRY ARE LISTED. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF PCB AND PCT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF RESEARCH OR FOR DEVELOPMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL OBJECTIVES* IN ALREADY EXISTING HEATING
INSTALLATIONS WITH SEALEC CIRCULATIONS AND WHICH CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH FOOD. FEEDSTUFFS. DRUGS
OR VETERINARY PRODUCTS. HEAT EXCHANGE LIQUIDS CONTAINING PCB AND PCT MAY BE USED UNTIL JANUARY 1.
1980. WHEN THE SUBSTANCES ARE TRANSPORTED OR STORED. THEY MUST BE LABELLED TO INDICATE THAT ONE
OR BOTH IS PRESENT. WHOEVER MANUFACTURES CR IMPORTS PCB AND PCT MUST NOTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY OR SOMEONE AUTHORIZED BY THE AGENCY IN WRITING OF THIS ACTIVITY. VIOLATIONS ARE
PUNISHABLE BY FINES OR IMPRISONMENT.
DENMARK
LR
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TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LRtBI
PAGE
35
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
COMPARATIVE VOLUME* 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-44 ID* 03321B
*GENERAL
AIR
HATER
SOLID HASTE
NOISE
RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LRCB>
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES* UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME*
1975 SUPPLEMENT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-107 ID* 03325B
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID HASTE NOISE RADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF HAZARDOUS WASTES IN LANDFILL
SITES: INTERIM REPORT ON PROGRESS
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/75 PGS 1-100 ID* 03831A
*SOLID WASTE
JAPAN
ST( )
STUDIES ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ALKYLMERCURY IN JAPAN
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-215 ID*
ALSO PMB
EPA
03830A
IN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INTEREST IN THE "MINIMATA OR "ITAI-ITAI" DISEASE FOLLOWING THE MINAMATA
AND NII6ATA MERCURY-POISCNING OCCURRENCES IN JAPAN. THIS PUBLICATION PROVIDES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE
VERSIONS OF SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STUDIES CONDUCTED BY THE JAPAN
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND THE JAPAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. THE 21 PAPERS IN
THIS MONOGRAPH. EACH ILLUSTRATED AND ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABSTRACT AND A LIST OF REFERENCES. GIVE
DATA ON THE OCCURRENCE OF ALKYLMERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT AKD ITS ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH
FROM THE EPI3EMIOLOGICAL. BIOCHEMICAL. PHARMACEUTICAL. PATHOLOGICAL. ANATOMICAL. NEUROLOGICAL.
PSYCHIATRIC. AND PEDIATRIC VIEWPOINTS.
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36
TOXIC SUBS
LUXEMBURG
LR
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES,
LUXEMBOURG. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. OIDIER £. ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-63 ID* 03329B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE RADIATION
SWEDEN
STC )
"PILOT STUDY CONCERNING THE EXTRACTION AND DEWATERING CF MERCURY CONTAMINATED
FIBER SEDIMENT FROM THE BAY OF ORSERUM. VASTERVIK." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLL. RES. LAB.
BERGSTROM. R.. AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-27 ID* 03816A
ALSO PMB AND SE
WATER
THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES A PILOT STUDY ESTABLISHED TO FIND A SUITABLE METHOD OF EXTRACTING
AND DEWATERING MERCURY-CONTAMINATED RAYON FIBER SEDIMENTS FROM THE BAY OF ORSERUM, VASTERVIK.
PUMPING WAS FOUND TO BE AN APPROPRIATE METHOD IF THE DRY CONTENT WAS BETWEEN 3-5 PERCENT AND
PROVIDED THAT THE PUMP WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FEEDING APPARATUS* MERCURY WAS FOUND TO BE DISTRIBUTED
IN THE DEWATERED SLUDGE WITH ONLY A SMALL PART RETURNING TO THE RECIPIENT VIA THE PROCESSED
WATER. ALTHOUGH THE CONCENTRATION OF MERCURY IN THE AIR INCREASED. IT DID SO INSIGNIFICANTLY.
ECONOMIC AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EXTRACTING AND DEWATERING RAYON SEDIMENT ARE ALSO
DISCUSSED.
SWITZERLAND
LR< A)
SWISS LAW ON THE COMMERCE WITH POISONS
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PGS 1-54
EPA
ID* 01321H
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS COMPLETE TEXTS IN ENGLISH OF THE MARCH 31, 1969 FEDERAL LAW ON
TRADING IN TOXICANTS, AS WELL AS THE DEC. 23. 1971 IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE. THE DEC.23, 1971
ORDINANCE ON THE PROHIBITION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES. AND THE MAY 10, 1972 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LATTER
ORDINANCE. THE 1969 LAW PROVIDES THAT A TOXIC SUBSTANCE MAY BE MARKETED ONLY IF IT IS INCLUDED
IN A LIST OF TOXICANTS TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. PERSONS DESIRING
TO MARKET TOXICANTS MUST DECLARE THIS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AND PROVIDE NECESSARY DOCU-
MENTATION. THOSE WISHING TO PURCHASE TOXIC SUBSTANCES MUST OBTAIN AN APPROPRIATE AUTHORIZATION.
THE IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE DEFINES THE SCOPE AND TERMINOLOGY OF THE LAW. DESCRIBES THE FORM AND
CONTENT OF THE TOXICANT LIST. AND DELINEATES THE CONDITIONS OF TRADE. THE ORDINANCE ON PROHIBITION
OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ITS SUPPLEMENT LIST SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES. IFOR GERMAN TEXTS
OF THE LAW AND ORDINANCES SEE ID NOS. 01321A, 0132 IB. AND 01321C.)
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37
TOXIC SUBS
•HO
STC )
SAFETY EVALUATION OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD: TOXICOLOGICAL DATA PROFILES FOR
PESTICIDES. CARBAMATE AND ORGANQPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES USED IN AGRICULTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
VETTORAZZI. G.• AND P. MILES-VETTORAZZI EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-61 ID* 03766A
ALSO PMB
•PESTICIDES
WATER
BELGIUM
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CCNTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
BELGIUM. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. DIDIER 6 ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-91 ID* 03323B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE
BRAZIL
PM(B)
PRIMER ENCONTRO NACICNAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTEi VOL. II
(FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT, VOL. II)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/00/75 PGS 159-399 1C* 03811B
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
•GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE LAND USE
DENMARK
LR
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WATER
DENMARK "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WANTS TC TEACH CONSUMERS HOW TO SAVE WATER."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
PM(B» DANISH 05/01/76 PGS (II) 1 ID* 03799A
THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS PREPARING GUIDELINES TO ADVISE INDUSTRIES.
WATERWORKS. AND THE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER ON HOW TO DEAL WITH A WATER SHORTAGE OF 150-200
MILLIMETERS CAUSED BY LESS PRECIPITATION AND AN INCREASE IN EVAPORATION WHICH HAS CAUSED EVEN THE
GROUNOWATER LEVEL TO DECLINE. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CONSUMER. WHO UTILIZES ABOUT 70 PERCENT
OF THE COUNTRY'S WATER SUPPLY, BE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO SAVE AND THAT THE ESTIMATED 50 PERCENT OF
WATER WHICH IS. AT TIMES. LOST DUE TO FAULTY WATER PIPES. ETC.. BE RETRIEVED. THIS ARTICLE ALSO
POINTS OUT THAT OTHER COUNTRIES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION. IN THE CENTRAL PART OF
ENGLAND. FOR INSTANCE. WATERING ONE'S GARDEN OR WASHING ONE'S CAR IS NOW PROHIBITED AND COMMUNITY
WATER TAPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN CASE IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO CUT OFF THE INDIVIDUAL WATER
SUPPLY. IN THE WEST GERMAN HARBOR OF DUISBURG. SEVERAL BASINS HAVE PRACTICALLY DRIED UP AND THE
WATER LEVEL IN THE RHINE HAS REACHED A RECORD LOW.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
COMPARATIVE VOLUME. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
LR(B) ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-44 ID* 03321B
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES "IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES*" I ENCCNTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL. 1
SMEETS. J. EPA
PM
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WATER
FINLAND
PM(B)
PAGE
"BJORNEBORG*S GROUNDMATER AGGRAVATED BY GRAVEL PIT."
SWEDISH 05/05/76 PGS 7
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
ID* 03780A
THE EXCAVATION OF GRAVEL BELOW THE GRCUNDWATER LEVEL HAS CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO WATER
QUALITY AND HAS JEOPARDIZED A PLANNED ARTIFICIAL GRCUNDWATER INSTALLATION OUTSIDE OF BJORNE8ORG.
THE WATER COURT OF WESTERN FINLAND TURNED DOWN ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE ACTIVITY TWO YEARS AGO BUT
HAS NOW BEEN OVERRULED BY A HIGHER COURT AFTER THE BOARD OF WATERS TESTIFIED THAT WATER EXPOSED TO
DAYLIGHT DEVELOPS ALGAE WHICH DECAY AND EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE SMELL AND TASTE OF THE WATER* LAKE
CONSERVANCY IS A PREREQUISITE AND REGENERATION OF PURIFICATION CHEMICALS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUCCESS
OF THE ARTIFICIAL GRCUNDWATER PROJECT. WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED AT THE BEGINNING OF 1977.
WHEN WATER FROM THE ARTIFICIAL SOURCE IS MIXED WITH THE NATURAL GROUNDWATER SUPPLY IN THE CITY'S
WATER SYSTEM, THE UNDESIRABLE QUALITIES OF THE GROUNDWATER WILL BE LESS NOTICEABLE. THIS ARTICLE
POINTS OUT. HOWEVER. THAT THE SAME PROBLEM COULD ARISE ANYWHERE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
FINLAND
ST< t
•CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY IN FINNISH LAKES AND RIVERS 1962-1973." PUBLICATIONS
OF THE WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. NO. 12
LAAKSONEN. REI NO EPA
FINNISH* % OO/00/75 PGS 1-64 ID* 03779A
ALSO PMB/*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS WAS APPLIED IN THIS STUDY TO PICK OUT SERIES OF OBSERVATIONS IN
WHICH A CORRELATION EXISTS BETWEEN TIME AND ONE OF ELEVEN PARAMETERS AT. AT LEAST, A 95 PERCENT
PROBABILITY LEVEL. OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE AT ISO RUNNING-WATER AND 160 DEEP-WATER STATIONS DURING
DIFFERENT MONTHS AND TIME PERIODS. THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE: THE RUNNING-WATER DATA
SHOWED THAT TriE MAIN FEATURE OF CHANGE IS AN INCREASE OF SALTS; THE NUMBER OF TRENDS DISCOVERED
SEEMED TO INCREASE CONTINUOUSLY WITH THE NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS; CHANGES WERE OBSERVED MOST
FREQUENTLY IN THE AUTUMN AND LEAST FREQUENTLY IN THE SPRING; CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY WERE ONLY
SLIGHTLY MORE FREQUENT IN THE DEEP WATERS THAN AT RUNNING-WATER LOCALITIES: AND CHANGES WERE MORE
COMMON IN THE GREAT LAKE SYSTEMS THAN IN THE WATERS NEAR THE COAST AND IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTRY. CHANGES IN SOME SPECIFIC RIVER SYSTEMS AND LAKES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
FRANCE
LRIB)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CCNTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
FRANCE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/OO/75 PGS 1-37 ID* 033308
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
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WATER
FRANCE
SE< )
"NINETEEN MILLION FRANCS IN AID AND PROTECTION OF LAKES GIVEN PRIORITY."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT« NO. 51
EPA
FRENCH 06/00/76 PGS 17 ID* 03772A
DURING ITS LAST MEETING IN METZ-ROZERIEULLES, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE RHINE-MEUSE
BASIN AGENCY REACHED A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS WITH REGARD TO THE CONTROL OF WATER
POLLUTION. THESE CONCERNED THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATIONS: 1) TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - 9,350.000
FRANCS IN SUBSIDIES. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 80.000 FRANCS IN ADVANCE FUNDS; 2) TO INDUSTRY -
2.740.000 FRANCS IN SUBSIDIES. 3.300.000 IN LOANS AND 3 MILLION IN ADVANCES. WITH THESE
APPROPRIATIONS A TOTAL OF 54.800.000 FRANCS WILL HAVE BEEN ALLOTED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES, OR
88.5 PERCENT OF THE 61.900.000 FRANCS PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGENCY'S SECOND ACTIVITY PROGRAM.
INDUSTRY'S TOTAL ALLOTMENTS AMOUNT TO 107.500.000 FRANCS, OR 80 PERCENT OF THE 134.000,000
DESIGNATED FOR THE 1972-76 PROGRAM. THE AGENCY ALSO AGREED TO A GRANT OF 35.000 FRANCS IN AID
FOR LAKE POLLUTION RESEARCH IN THE VOSGES DEPARTMENT.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CCNTRQL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
GERMANY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID* 03322B
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR( A)
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING THE GRANTING OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CLEANING
UP THE RHINE AND LAKE CONSTANCE." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT, 30
GERMANY.FED REP OF. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 12/11/73 PGS 5E9-560 ID* 03771A
ALSO SE
THIS NOTICE OF THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY PUBLISHES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY. AND THE FEDERAL STATES BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. BAVARIA.
HESSE. NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, AND RHINELAND-PALATINATE. IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A FIVE-YEAR PLAN,
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL GRANT TO THE STATES FUNDS FROM EACH YEAR«S BUDGET FOR THE
MUNICIPALITIES. MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS. WATER AND SOIL ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIAL PURPOSE
ORGANIZATIONS TO INVEST IN PROJECTS TO CLEAN UP THE RHINE AND LAKE CONSTANCE. THE FUNDS ARE TO
BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS OF SUPRAREGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE ON THE
RHINE AND LAKE CONSTANCE, AS WELL AS FOR SUPRAREGIONAL SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS FOR THE LAKE
CONSTANCE AREA. THE CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING GRANTS AND THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF GRANTS FOR VARIOUS
PURPOSES ARE SPECIFIED.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(E)
PAGE
"STINK CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/02/76 PCS 14 10* 03S14A
AN EXPERT OPINION PREPARED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IN THE CITY OF MANNHEIM DECLARES
THAT THE PROTECTION OF JOBS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTION LEVEL. EVEN IN AREAS WHERE THE
POPULATION DEPENDS ON INDUSTRY, DOES NOT JUSTIFY PHYSICAL SUFFERING IN THE PUBLIC FROM OFFENSIVE
ODORS NOR GENERAL POLLUTION OF RIVERS. THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE
CONTAINING ORGANIC SUBSTANCES WHICH CAUSE A VERY OFFENSIVE ODOR AND LEAD TO PHYSICAL COMPLAINTS
SUCH AS HEADACHES AND NAUSEA IN LOCAL CITIZENS IS PUNISHABLE UNDER PARAGRAPH 38 OF THE WATER
MANAGEMENT LAW, WHICH PRESCRIBES UP TO TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES INTO A BODY OF WATER. THE REPORT FURTHER FOUND THAT CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE IN
THE PRACTICE OF ALLOWING WATER POLLUTION OCCURRING UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF VERY OLD PERMITS. THE
REPORT WAS PREPARED IN RELATION TO A CASE AGAINST A PAPER CCMPANY DISCHARGING MALODOROUS SEWAGE
INTO THE RHINE.
GREAT BRITAIN
LRCB)
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME.
1975 SUPPLEMENT.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-107 ID* 03325B
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PMIB)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO*..
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE." I ENCONTRO NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. V.
BEDDOE, J. E. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 41-51 ID* 03804A
ALSO LRB. PMA AND SE
AIR LAND USE SOLID WASTE NOISE RADIATION
THIS PAPER. PRESENTED AT THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRCTECTION AND
IMPROVEMENT HELD IN BRASILIA. BRAZIL DURING JUNE 1975, REVIEWS IN BROAD OUTLINE THE PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES CONCERNING LAND USE PLANNING, AIR POLLUTION. DISPOSAL OF SOLID
AND RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND, IN SOME DETAIL, THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE.
BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION. THE PAPER CITES THE TRADITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IN GREAT
BRITAIN AND DESCRIBES THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK REGARDING CENTRAL, COUNTRY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
JURISDICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. THE CURRENT STATUS AND NEW
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS ARE CITED. THE FUNCTIONS, CONSTITUTI ON,
FINANCING AND OPERATIONS OF THE REGIONAL WATFR AUTHORITIES ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE APPLICATION
AND SUITABILITY OF EXISTING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY APPLY TO THE CASE OF
THE SEVERN-TRENT WATER AUTHORITY. ARE EXPLAINED.
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
PM(BI
"FEWER PHOSPHATES IN LAKE CONSTANCE - POLLUTION BRAKED." DIE PRESSE
EPA
GERMAN 06/06/76 PCS 4 I0« 03790A
THE PHOSPHATE CONTENT OF LAKE CONSTANCE HAS DECREASED 5 PERCENT FROM THAT OF SPRING 1975.
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE LAKE OXYGEN SATURATION LEVEL. EVEN AT ITS GREATEST DEPTHS. IS NOW
90 PERCENT. COMPARED TO 60-70 PERCENT LAST VEAR. THUS IT IS FELT THAT THE CLEAN-UP MEASURES
INSTITUTED BY THE THREE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES. AUSTRIA. SWITZERLAND AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY. HAVE SHOWN RESULTS SOONER THAN EXPECTED. SUCH MEASURES INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE
SEhAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS. HIGH WATERS IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE ALSO HELPED TO WASH SOME OF THE
POLLUTANTS FROM THE LAKE. INDUSTRY REMAINS THE MAJOR POLLUTER OF THE LAKE. INTRODUCING HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES BOTH THROUGH SEWAGE DISCHARGE AND PRECIPITATION FROM SMOKESTACKS. AGRICULTURAL
FERTILIZERS ARE MINOR CONTRIBUTORS TO LAKE POLLUTION.
IRELAND
LR<6)
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF E.E.C. MEMBER STATES. EIRE. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-9 ID* 03328B
ALSO PMA
•GENERAL NOISE PESTICIDES
ITALY
LRIBI
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL
ITALY. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
ENGLISH
*GENERAL
AIR
00/00/75 PGS 1-22 ID*
SOLID WASTE RADIATION
EPA
03324B
ITALY
LR(B)
"MONTEDISON WAS AUTHORIZED TO DISCHARGE RED SLUDGE INTO SEA." CORRIERE
DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 04/09/76 PGS 10 ID* 03787A
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE DEFENSE OF THE ITALIAN MONTEDISON EXECUTIVES IN APPEAL OF A COURT
DECISION WHICH FOUND THEM GUILTY 3F POLLUTING. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE BASED THE APPEAL ON THE
FOLLWING THREE POINTS: 1) THAT RESIDUE DISCHARGES WERE NOT POLLUTING: 2) THAT DISCHARGES. EVEN
IF DAMAGING. WERE AUTHORIZED BY THE HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE AND 31 THAT THE FIVE DEPENDENTS WERE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISIONS LEADING UP TO THE INSTALLATION'S ESTABLISHMENT AT THAT LOCATION
AND DETERMINING WASTE DISCHARGE POLICIES. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT ARTICLE 15 OF THE 1965 FISHING
LAW EXEMPTS AUTHORIZED DISCHARGES FROM ANY RESTRICTIONS AND THAT THE PERMIT AUTHORIZATIONS WERE
ISSUED TO THE MONTEDISON PLANT ONLY AFTER THOROUGH TESTING WITH FOUR YEARS ELAPSING BETWEEN
THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION AND THE TIME OF ISSUANCE.
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ITALY
LR(B)
PAGE
43
«CEFIS CONFIRMS: •NC POLLUTING OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE SCARLINO PLANT
RESIDUES.•" CORRIERE DELLA SERA
FELICETTI. FAB10 EPA
ITALIAN 03/25/76 PGS 9 ID* 03792A
THIS ARTICLE. DEALING WITH THE APPEAL PROCEEDINGS OF FIVE ITALIAN INDUSTRIALISTS CONVICTED
FOR THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS IN THE TYRRHENIAN S6A, REVIEWS THE EVENTS AND CHARGES LEADING UP
TO THE APPEAL. THE BARGING AT SEA OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE PRODUCTION RESIDUES BY THE SCARLINO PLANT
IN 1972 AROUSED THE WRATH OF AREA FISHERMEN AND TOURISM PROMOTERS. WHO INITIATED LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
BASED ON CLAIMS OF SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. THE ENSUING INVESTIGATIONS CAME TO A CONCLUSION
IN APRIL 1974 WITH THE SENTENCING OF FIVE OF THE ACCUSED COMPANY OFFICIALS. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS.
BEGUN ON MARCH 24, 1976. ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING TWO CONTENTIONS: 1> THAT NOTHING OR NO ONE
HAS EVER PROVED THAT DISCHARGED RESIDUES WERE IN FACT POLLUTING, AND 2) THAT EVERY DISCHARGE
OPERATION HAD ALWAYS BEEN CONDUCTED WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE,
JAPAN
LR«B)
"THE CURRENT STATE AND TRENDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION." I ENCONTRO
NACIONAL SOBRE A PROTECAO E MELHORIA DO MEIO AMBIENTE. VOL. 1
SHIOZAWA. KIYOShlGE EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PGS 129-149 ID* 03322A
ALSO PMB AND PMA
*A1R
LUXEMBURG
LR
LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE EEC MEMBER STATES.
LUXEMBOURG. 1975 SUPPLEMENT
J. M. OIDIER 6 ASSOCIATES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PG*S 1-63 ID* 033298
ALSO PMA
»GENEKAL AIR NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
MEXICO
PM< A)
"THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR WATER USE AND POLLUTION CONTROL - REPCRT OF
ACTIVITIES." RECURSdS HIDRAULICOS. VOL. 3. NO. 3
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH 08/00/74 PGS 296-302 ID* 03318A
ALSO PMB. LRB AND SE
THIS EXCERPT OF THE REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES
DESCRIBES THE WORK AND PROGRAMS OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR WATER USE AND POLLUTION CONTROL
DURING THE YEAR 1973-1974. THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE IS ADMINISTRATIVELY DIVIDED INTO: II THE
DIRECTORATE OF WATER USE, WHOSE REPORTED ACTIVITY INVOLVED CARRYING OUT THE NATIONAL WATER USE
INVENTORY, FORMULATION OF WATER USE MODELS AND REALIZATION OF VARIOUS STUDIES AND PROGRAMS ON THE
QUALITY, TREATMENT AND REUSE OF WATER; 2) THE DIRECTORATE CF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE APPLICATION OF WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS. THE REGISTRATION OF EFFLUENT DISCHARGES. AND
THE REALIZATION OF PROGRAMS AND MEASURES FOR CONTROLLING POLLUTION ON THE NATIONAL. REGIONAL AND
LOCAL LEVELS AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; AND 3) THE DIRECTORATE OF
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. W-HCSE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED THE CCNTROL CF AQUATIC WEED GROWTH AND EROSION.
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MEXICO
PH
"TEN GLOMMA MUNICIPALITIES WITH JOINT OIL POLLUTION CONTROL." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 03/04/76 PCS 7 ID* 03S27A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT TEN MUNICIPALITIES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF NORWAY CLOSE TO
THE SWEDISH BORDER HAVE HAD THEIR PLANS TO COOPERATE IN MATTERS OF OIL POLLUTION CONTROL APPROVED
BY THE COUNCIL ON GIL POLLUTION. THREE DEPOTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPCSE OF STORING
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN FREDRIKSSTAD WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSOLIDATED OIL
POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE ALTHOUGH DAILY RESPONSIBILITY WILL REST WITH THE CITY'S HARBOR CAPTAIN.
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF POLLUTION ARE TANKERS. SOME OF WHICH MAY REACH A CAPACITY OF 40.0OO TONS. AND
CERTAIN INDUSTRIES WHICH STORE OIL AND OTHEP CHEMICALS.
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SCANDINAVIA
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT TO BE VALIDATED SHORTLY." HUFVUDSTADS8LADET
EPA
SWEDISH 05/16/76 PGE 15 ID* 03806A
•GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
PAGE
SWEDEN
PM«B)
"EASIER TO TAKE CARE OF SWEDISH ACCIDENT - COLDER WATER GREAT ADVANTAGE."
SVENSKA OAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 05X15/76 PCS 8 ID* 03812A
IN THIS ARTICLE TWO SIMILAR CASES OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE STCCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO ARE DESCRIBED.
IN THE FIRST CASE. WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 1969. 200 TONS OF OIL WERE EMITTED INTO WATER AND THE
CLEAN-UP COST SIX MILLION SWEDISH KRONER. IN THE SECOND CASE IN 1973. 400 TONS OF OIL WERE
EMITTED AND THE CLEAN-UP COST HALF A MILLION. THE DECREASE IN CLEAN-UP COSTS IS ACCOUNTED FOR BY
A NATIONWIDE OIL PREVENTION PROGRAM WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1970. THE COUNTRY WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR
COASTAL DISTRICTS FOR OIL PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES AND HAS SINCE THIS TIME SPENT 25 PILLION ON
EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE OFFICIALS TO ENCIRCLE POTENTIALLY POLLUTING GIL BY BOOMS AND THEN EVACUATE IT.
IF ALL OF THE NATION'S RESOURCES WERE POCLED. 20.CCC TONS OF OIL PER DAY COULD BE REMOVED* IT IS.
HOWEVER. POINTED OUT THAT THE TIDES AND SWELLS ON THE WEST COAST MAKE OIL RFMOVAL MORE DIFFICULT
IN THAT AREA*
SWEDEN
ST( »
"THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS ON BRACKISH WATER ECOSYSTEMS."
IVL-SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LANDNER. LARS. AND KRISTINA NILSSON EPA
SWEDISH 06/00/74 PGS 1-23 ID* 03767A
INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING WATER CHEMISTRY AND BOTTOM FAUNA WERE CARRIED OUT DURING 1969-1970
IN BRAVIKEN. A 20-MILE LONG FJORD ON THE BALTIC COAST. THE TOTAL ANNUAL DISCHARGE OF ORGANIC
MATTER TO THE FJORD DURING THIS PERIOD HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT 19.000 TONS. ORIGINATING MAINLY FROM
PULP AND PAPER MILLS AND FROM THE CITY OF NOPRKOPING. THE WATER MASS AT BRAVIKEN IS NORMALLY WELL
STRATIFIED. A SALINE BOTTOM CURRENT FROM THE DEEP BASINS OF THE BALTIC CARRIES BRACKISH WATER TO
THE INNERMOST PARTS OF THE FJORD AT THE SAME TIME AS FRESH SURFACE WATER FLOWS CUT. DOMINATING
SPECIES OF THE BOTTOM FAUNA WERE FOUND TO 8E PONTOPOREIA AFFINIS AND MACOMA BALTICA, THE ABUNDANCE
OF THE TWO SPECIES BEING NEGATIVELY CORRELATED. CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS IN THE BOTTOM
ORGANISMS WER5 IN SOME CASES NEGATIVELY CORRELATED WITH THE DISTANCE FROM THE SOURCE OF POLLUTION
(CO IN PONTOPOREIA AND CU IN MACOMA SHELLS), WHEREAS NO CORRELATION WAS FOUND BETWEEN HEAVY METALS
CONCENTRATION IN ORGANISMS AND IN THE SEDIMENT SURFACE.
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WATER
SWEDEN
ST( )
"THE RELATION OF TREATMENT AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS IN BRACKISH WATER REGIONS."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER *NO AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
RQSENBERGt RUTGER EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PCS 1-13 ID* 03768A
THIS PAPER EXPLAINS THE CONDITIONS OF POLLUTION IN BRACKISH WATER IN GENERAL AND CITES THE
BALTIC SEA TO ILLUSTRATE THE SITUATION. TWO EXAMPLES OF THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER ON
BRACKISH WATER ECOSYSTEMS ARE GIVEN* IN THE FIRST CASEt FRCM THE GULF OF BOTHNIA. WHERE WASTEWATER
WAS DISCHARGED. NO BENTHIC FAUNA WAS FOUND. IN THE SECOND CASE, FROM AN ESTUARY ON THE WEST COAST,
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN OF A SULFITE PULP MILL WHICH REGULARLY EMITTED WASTEWATER, LIVING
ORGANISMS WERE BACK TO THE SAME LEVEL AS PRIOR TO POLLUTION. ALSO DISCUSSED IN GENERAL TERMS IS
THE STRESS TOLERANCE OF ECOSYSTEMS WITH SOME BRIEF COMPARISONS BETWEEN BRACKISH WATER AND MARINE
WATER SYSTEMS. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT SPECIES ALREADY LIVING UNDER STRESS AND LOW DIVERSITY
ECOSYSTEMS SEEM TO RESIST ADDITIONAL STRESS SUCH AS POLLUTION BETTER THAN SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
THAT NORMATLLY FORM STABLE. HIGH DIVERSITY SYSTEMS. THIS IMPLIES THAT THE ECOSYSTEMS ON THE
SWEDISH WEST COAST MAY WELL BE OF MORE SENSITIVE NATURE THAN THOSE IN BRACKISH WATER AREAS.
SWEDEN
STC )
"MACROPHYTE REDUCTION THROUGH BIOLOGICAL METHODS." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR
POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
AHLING. BENGT EPA
SWEDISH 03/oo/76 PGS 1-12 ID* 03S07A
ALSO PMB
BIOLOGICAL METHODS OF PREVENTING WATER PLANTS FPCM TAKING OVER A LAKE AND THUS MAKING
RECREATION. PROCUREMENT OF SUBSOIL WATER. AND PISCICULTURE IMPOSSIBLE. ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS
PAMPHLET. THE METHODS INVOLVE THE IMPLANTATION OF PLANT-EATING ORGANISMS INTO A LAKE WITH THE
DESIRABLE GROWTH REDUCTION BEING OBTAINED BY REGULATING THEIR NUMBERS. THE USE OF THE GRASS CARP
(CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLUS) AND ITS IMPLANTATION DURING 1970-72 INTO THE LAKE OF OSBY ARE DESCRIBED
IN SOME DETAIL AND THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS REPORTED FROM THIS SUCCESSFUL EFFORT: 60 TWO-YEAR OLD
GRASS CARP PER HA WILL CONTROL THE PLANT GROWTH IN A LAKE; AN IMPLANTATION OF 400 FISH PER HA WILL
TOTALLY ELIMINATE THE GROWTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WEEDS WHICH THE GRASS CARP CANNOT HANDLE: THE
METHOD IS ESTIMATED TO COST BETWEEN 1.500 TO 2.500 SWEDISH KRONER PER HA, EXCLUDING RESEARCH COSTS.
ETC.. MOST OF THE CARP SURVIVED THE WINTER: THE CARP MUST BE ARTIFICIALLY CULTIVATED IN SWEDEN OR
IMPORTED FROM ABROAD! THE REST OF THE FISH POPULATION WAS NOT AFFECTED IN ANY NEGATIVE WAY.
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SWEDEN
ST( I
PAGE
47
"PILOT STUDY CONCERNING THE EXTRACTION AND DEWATERING OF MERCURY CONTAMINATED
FIBER SEDIMENT FROM THE BAY OF ORSERUM. VASTERVIK." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLL. RES. LAB.
BERGSTROM, R.. AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-27 ID* 03B16A
ALSO PMB AND SE
*TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
STf
"TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM A BLEACHED KRAFT PULP MILL IN A NON-AERATED AND
AERATED LAGOON." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
SJORNDAL. HAKAN. AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH* 11/OO/74 PGS 1-60 ID* 03826A
ALSO PMB/*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
THIS STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT AT THE KORSNASVERKEN. A PLANT PRODUCING BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED
KRAFT PULP AND KRAFT PAPER ON THE EASTERN COAST OF SWEDEN IN THE VICINITY OF GAVLE. THE PURPOSE
WAS TO SIMULATE THE CONDITIONS OF A PLANNED FULL-SCALE LAGOON WHERE WASTEWATER WILL BE GATHERED
PRIOR TO ITS BEING EMITTED INTO A NEARBY BAY. TESTS INDICATED THAT EMISSIONS FROM THE DAM WOULD
NOT CREATE AN ODOR PROBLEM SINCE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY DISPERSED BY THE LARGE SURFACE.
WHETHER THE DAM WAS AERATED OR NOT WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON THIS MATTER. TESTS WERE ALSO PERFORMED
TO CHECK THE BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND* AND DOC (DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON) REDUCTIONS UNDER
VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BOTH IN AN AERATED AND A NON-AERATED DAM. COST ESTIMATES FOR THE PROJECTS
WERE ALSO CALCULATED.
SWITZERLAND
SEC >
•ANTI-POLLUTION FIGHT MUST CONTINUE IN SPITE OF RECESSION."
GENEVE
JOURNAL DE
FRENCH
05/22/76 PGS
ID*
EPA
03795A
DURING THE COURSE OF ITS 26TH DELEGATE MEETING. THE SWISS LEAGUE FOR THE PROTECTION OF AIR AND
WATER APPEALED TO THE SWISS POPULATION TO PERSIST IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS IN SPITE OF
THE ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS BEING IMPOSED BY THE RECESSION. A REVIE4 OF A CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
ON "LAKES AS DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SOURCES" BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE ZURICH WATER SERVICES
SIMILARLY EMPHASIZED AND ILLUSTRATED. THE NECESSITY FOR WATER PROTECTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT
THE AMOUNT OF DRINKING WATER DERIVED FROM SURFACE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM ITS PRESENT
21 PERCENT TO 45 PERCENT BY THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY. WITH A PARALLEL DECREASE IN SPRING
AND GROUNDWATER SUPPLY SCURCES FROM THE PRESENT 79 PERCENT TO 55 PERCENT. MOREOVER. BECAUSE AIR
POLLUTANTS CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO THE POLLUTION OF SURFACE WATER, IT WAS ALSO STRONGLY URGED
THAT ABATEMENT MEASURES IN THIS SECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT NOT BE DISREGARDED.
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WATER
SWITZERLAND "FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOR WATER PROTECTION." JOURNAL OE GENEVE
EPA
SF( > FRENCH 04/14/76 PGS 9 ID* 03825A
THE SWISS FEDERAL INTERIOR DEPARTMENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE GRANTED SUBSIDIES AMOUNTING TO
25,716.494 FRANCS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. AMONG THE 21 ASSOCIATIONS
AND 60-ODD MUNICIPALITIES SLATED TO RECEIVE THIS FEDERAL ASSISTANCE ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE
COMPANY FOR TNE TREATMENT OF THE MEZIERE WASTEWATERS. SERVING THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE
CARROUGE, FERLENS. VUILHENS, AND VUCHERENS (1.109.345 FRANCS): 45 MUNICIPALITIES IN THE
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