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RADIATION
SWEDEN
STC }
•HASTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SWEDISH PRIMARY ROCK FOUNDATION." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/10/76 PCS 24 ID* 03931A
THIS ARTICLE ON NUCLEAR POWER DISCUSSES IN SOME DETAIL VARIOUS METHODS OF EXTRACTING URANIUM
AROUND THE WORLD AND FOCUSES ON THE PROBLEM OF NUCLEAR POWER WASTE. IN SWEDEN. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
MOULD BE TO MELT THE DANGEROUS FLUID SUBSTANCE INTO GLASS WHICH WOULD THEN BE DEPOSITED INTO STEEL
CONTAINERS AND ALLOWED TO SOLIDIFY. FINALLY. THE CONTAINERS WOULD BE LOWERED INTO THE MASSIVE
SWEDISH PRIMARY ROCK FOUNDATION AT A DEPTH OF 300-400 METERS. THE ARTICLE ALSO STATES THAT THERE
IS NO SAFE FINAL DEPOSIT PLACE FOR THIS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AT THE PRESENT
TIME.
SOLID WASTE
BRAZIL
LR(B)
INFORMATIVO SEMA (BULLETIN: SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT), NO* 1
BRAZIL* SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/00/75 PCS 1-10 ID* 0391SA
ALSO PMB. SE
*GENERAL AIR LAND USE HATER
BRAZIL
PMIB)
A POLUICAO NO BRASIL (POLLUTION IN BRAZIL)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
PORTUGUESE 09/29/76 PCS 1-12
ALSO SE AND PMA
*AIR WATER PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 03929A
FRANCE
LR(B)
LEGISLATION DES NUISANCES (POLLUTION LEGISLATION)
GOUSSET. PIERRE
FRENCH 00/00/73 PCS 1-191
ALSO PMA
*AIR WATER NOISE
LOC
ID* 03934A
LAW FRANCE 7 GOUS
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SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
PM(B>
•LAUNCHING OF WASTE INVENTORY IN MOSELLE DEPARTMENT." NUISANCES ET
ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 52
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/76 PGS 11 ID* 03978A
TOXIC SUBS MATER
IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE RHINE-MEUSE BASIN AGENCY. THE
FRENCH MOSELLE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL COUNCIL AND ITS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY RECENTLY
SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO THE SERI RENAULT ENGINEERING FIRM FOR AN INVENTORY OF THE AREA'S INDUSTRIAL
WASTES. THE RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH IS BEING DIRECTED TO MORE THAN SOO COMPANIES
SHOULD MAKE POSSIBLE THE FORMULATION OF A "MASTER WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN" THAT WOULD OFFER BOTH
RATIONAL AND ECONOMICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE EXISTING PROBLEMS OF WASTE DISPOSAL.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
UMWELTSCHUTZ UNO UEEERBETRIEELICHE TECHNISCHE NORMUNG (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND TECHNICAL MORNS GENERALLY APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT INDUSTRY)
MANNING. AUGUST LOC
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-185 ID* 03976A
*GENERAL AIR NOISE WATER
TD171.S.G3 H36 1976
SCANDINAVIA
PMCBI
"THE NORDIC ORGANIZATION FOR WASTE EXCHANGE."
POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
BOUVENG. H. O.. AND h. HAR6GACK
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-15
WATER
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR
ID*
EPA
039S1A
THIS PAPER DEALS WITH THE NORDIC WASTE EXCHANGE PROJECT. WHICH WAS INITIATED BY THE FEDERATIONS
OF INDUSTRY OF DENMARK. NORWAY. FINLAND AND SWEDEN TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL SCANDINAVIAN INFORMATION
SOURCE ON WASTE MATERIALS WHICH CANNOT BE UTILIZED BY THE INDUSTRIAL PLANT PRODUCING THEM BUT WHICH
MIGHT BE EFFECTIVELY USED BY OTHER PLANTS. THE PROJECT IS CONCERNED WITH DIFFICULT WASTES RATHER
THAN WITH THOSE FOR WHICH A MARKET ALREADY EXISTS. ACTING AS SUBUNITS FOR THE PROJECT ARE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS SECTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL FEDERATIONS OF INDUSTRY. WHICH SERVE AS
RECEIVING POINTS FOR INFORMATION ON WASTES. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN FORWARDED TO THE NORDIC
WASTE EXCHANGE SECRETARIAT FOR CLASSIFICATION. CODING. PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION. CONTACTS WITH
REGARD TO ACTUAL WASTE EXCHANGES MUST BE MADE BY THE INDUSTRIAL PLANTS THEMSELVES. THE PAPER
TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCHANGE. WHICH WAS MODELED AFTER SYSTEMS IN WEST GERMANY AND THE
NETHERLANDS. AND CONSIDERS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS SERVICES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1973 AND AUGUST 1974.
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SOLID HASTE
SOUTH AFRICA
PHfBI
RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL OF PLASTICS HASTE IN SOUTH AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICAN
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES REPORT NO. 6
NURSE. R. H.. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-30 IDD 03973A
THIS REPORT. PREPARED FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR SOLID HASTES OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. DESCRIBES PLASTICS HASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL IN
SOUTH AFRICA. THE REPORT STARTS HITH A SUMMARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN CONSUMPTION OF PLASTICS*
INCLUDING INFORMATION GN MAJOR USES CF PLASTICS* THE TIME WHICH ELAPSES BEFORE PLASTICS ARE
DISPOSED OF. AND THE VOLUME OF PLASTICS HASTE GENERATION. THIS IS FOLLOHED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE
RECYCLABILITY OF PLASTICS HASTE. LEADING TO CONSIDERATION OF THE DESIRABILITY OF RECYCLING. THE
RESULTS OF A FACTUAL AND OPINION SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICAN PLASTICS RECYCLING PRACTICE ARE
PRESENTED. FOLLOHED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF PLASTICS IN MIXED URBAN REFUSE. THE REPORT
CONCLUDES HITH INFORMATION ON OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENTS.
SPAIN
LRCB)
•DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC SCHEME FOR THE INCINERATION OF SOLID HASTES."
LIBE ILA INDUSTRIA DE BIENES OE EOUIPO)
EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PGS 18-27 ID* 0392SA
ALSO SE AND ST
AIR HATER
IN ACCORDANCE HITH EXISTING POLLUTION CONTROL LEGISLATION. THE SPANISH COMMISSION FOR THE
STANDARDIZATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY {BEQUINOR1 HAS PROPOSED GENERAL STANDARDS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCLIO HASTE INCINERATORS HAVING A CAPACITY OF 250 KILOGRAMS PER HOUR OR
MORE. AS OUTLINED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE INCINERATOR SYSTEM AND ITS PROCESSES AND OPERATING
PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED. AND STANDARDS RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF ASHES. THE DISPOSAL OF
ANY RESULTING HASTEHATER. THE HANDLING OF SOLID HASTES AND THE EMISSION OF ODORS. SMOKE. GASES AND
PARTICULATE MATTER ARE CITED. INCLUDING NUMERICAL VALUES FOR THE OPACITY OF SMOKE AND THE EMISSION
OF PARTICULATE MATTER. ASH. SULFUR DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE. REFERENCE IS ALSO MADE TO THE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. LOCATION. ORGANIZATION AND
OPERATION OF INCINERATOR PLANTS AS HELL AS TO THE SELECTION OF POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES. SUPPLY
OF HATER AND ENERGY TO THE INCINERATOR. SAFETY FEATURES. AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.
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SOLID HASTE
SWEDEN
STt )
TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
PtMB)
"MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF COMPOSTING." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION
RESEARCH LABORATORY
NORRMAN, JONAS EPA
SWEDISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-29 ID* 03963A
THIS REPORT DEALS HITH THE PROCESS OF COMPOSTING. IT ALSO DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF MUSHROOMS.
ACTINOMYCETES. AND BACTERIA IN THIS PROCESS AND DESCRIBES THE EXISTENCE AND SUCCESSION OF VARIOUS
GROUPS OF ORGANISMS IN THE COMPOST. THE SANITATION OF HASTE THROUGH COMPOSTING AND THE RATIO OF
CARBON-NITROGEN IN THE PROCESS ARE ALSO COVERED. THE FINAL SECTION. A PROJECTION FOR THE FUTURE.
EXPLAINS THE MAIN TRENDS DEVELOPING IN COMPOSTING. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE IDEA THAT
COMPOSTING YIELDS AN END PRODUCT WHICH CAN BE SOLD AT A PROFIT IS A MISCONCEPTION. A COST ANALYSIS
HOULD PROBABLY FAVOR COMPOSTING RATHER THAN COMBUSTION AS A MEANS TO ELIMINATE WASTE. ESPECIALLY
SINCE COMPOSTING PROVIDES AN ECOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR METHOD OF RECOVERING VALUABLE ORGANIC MATTER.
WHEREAS COMBUSTION MEANS A HASTE OF VALUABLE RESOURCES. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS APPENDED.
•LAUNCHING OF HASTE INVENTORY IN MOSELLE DEPARTMENT.*
ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 52
NUISANCES ET
FRENCH
*SOLIO HASTE
07/00/76 PCS 11
ID*
EPA
03978A
HATER
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON SOLVENT HASTES FROM CLEANING PROCESSES. HASTE
MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 9
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-16 ID* 03922A
ALSO LRB
HATER
THIS TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. PREPARED BY THE WASTES DIVISION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. DEALS SPECIFICALLY HITH THOSE HASTES WHICH ARISE FROM THE USE OF ALIPHATIC HALOGENATED
SOLVENTS IN THE DRYCLEANING* METAL CLEANING. TEXTILE AND LEATHER INDUSTRIES. CHAPTERS ONE AND TWO
GIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF HALOGEN HASTES AND DESCRIBE THE INDUSTRIAL
PROCESSES INVOLVING HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS. THE ARISING OF WASTES AND MEANS OF DISPOSAL.
SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS DISCUSS TOXICITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. POSSIBILITIES FOR EXTENDING SOLVENT
RECOVERY. AND DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION AND LANDFILL. THE LAST CHAPTER COMPRISES A CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR THOSE NEEDING A CONCISE KNOWLEDGE OF DISPOSAL PROCEDURES FOR HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON SOLVENT
HASTES.
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TOXIC sues
GREAT BRITAIN
PMCB)
INTERNATIONAL
ST( )
HEAT-TREATMENT CYANIDE HASTES* WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 8
GREAT BRITAIN* DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-15 ID* 03923A
ALSO LRB
HATER
THIS TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. PREPARED BY THE HASTES DIVISION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. DEALS HITH THE DISPOSAL OF HASTES ARISING FROM THE USE OF SALTS CONTAINING CYANIDE
PRIMARILY IN THE HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS ENGINEERING COMPONENTS AND ALSO IN THE CRAPO PROCESS
FOR GALVANIZING HIRE. THE CHAPTERS COVER: It THE USE OF CYANIDE IN HEAT TREATMENT. AND THE HASTE
ARISING: 21 TOXICITV ASPECTS; 3) METHODS OF TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL. WHICH INCLUDE DUMPING AT SEA.
CHEMICAL TREATMENT. AND LANDFILL; 4) DECONTAMINATION. DEMOLITION AND SAMPLING; AND 5) A SHORT CODE
OF PRACTICE.
•RESEARCHERS: POLLUTANTS IN THE BALTIC SEA MAKE FEMALE SEALS STERILE."
DIE HELT
EPA
GERMAN 08/25/76 PGS 20 ID* 03977A
ALSO PMB
HATER
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. SHEDISH AND FINNISH RESEARCHERS BLAME THE PRESENCE OF PCB*S IN THE
BALTIC SEA FOR THE DECREASING SEAL POPULATION THERE. THEY BELIEVE THAT PCB«S IN THE HATER HAVE
CAUSED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DEFORMITIES IN THE SEAL UTERUS, RENDERING THE AFFECTED FEMALES STERILE.
SCIENTISTS EXAMINED SEALS FROM THE GULF OF BOTHNIA NEAR THE FINNISH CITY OF SIMO. HOHEVER. OTHER
INVESTIGATIONS AND SAMPLES SENT BY FISHERMEN FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE SEA HAVE INDICATED THAT
THE SITUATION IN ALL PARTS OF THE BALTIC IS SIMILAR. SHEDEN CURRENTLY PROHIBITS THE DISCHARGE OF
PCB'S IN INDUSTRIAL HASTEHATERS INTO THE BALTIC. SCIENTISTS RECOMMEND THAT THE OTHER SURROUNDING
NATIONS ADOPT SUCH MEASURES.
SHEDEN
LRCA)
THE ACT ON PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE NEH
LEGISLATION HITH A COMMENTARY
SHEDEN. MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND AGRICULTURE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-44 ID* 02699B
ALSO LRB
PESTICIDES
THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS NOT ONLY THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE TEXTS OF
THE 1973 ACT ON PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT (APPENDIX 1) AND THE PURSUANT
1973 ORDINANCE {APPENDIX 2) BUT ALSO UPDATES THE TEXT BY ADDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORCINANCE
(1973:334) (APPENDIX 31. PARAGRAPHS AFFECTED BY THIS AMENDMENT CONCERN: THE RIGHT TO IMPORT
POISONS (*9); HHO MAY TAKE CHARGE OF POISONS NOT CLEARED THROUGH CUSTOMS (*11>: HHEN THE
REGISTRATION OF A PESTICIDE MAY BE REVOKED (*30): THE HANDLING AND STORING OF PCB («40); ANY
SUBSTANCE OR PREPARATION INTENDED FOR DEALING HITH OIL HHICH HAS ESCAPED INTO OR IN THE PROXIMITY
OF A HATER AREA («48); AND APPEALS AGAINST DECISIONS OF THE PRODUCTS CONTROL BOARD IN SPECIAL
CASES INVOLVING NOT ONLY THE REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES BUT OF ALL PRODUCTS GOVERNED BY THIS
ORDINANCE (*62).
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TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
LR(B>
SWEDEN
ST(
•PROPOSAL FOR NEW LEGISLATION ON THE WORK ENVIRONMENT." CURRENT SWEDEN
EMMELIN. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 039S4A
THIS PAMPHLET OUTLINES LEGISLATION ON THE WORK ENVIRONMENT ALREADY IN EFFECT AND THEN FOCUSES
ON A PROPOSAL FOR A REVISED WORK ENVIRONMENT ACT. WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE SWEDISH WORK
ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION. THE ACT WOULD EMPOWER CERTAIN AGENCIES. IN PARTICULAR THE NATIONAL BOARD
OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH. TO ISSUE REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE USE. MANUFACTURE. AND
HANDLING OF CHEMICALS. AS WELL AS TO BAN A SUBSTANCE. PROCESS OR CERTAIN TYPES OF EQUIPMENT
COMPLETELY. THE ACT WOULD ALSO STIPULATE THAT THE EMPLOYER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. VIOLATION OF THIS LAW OR OF INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITIES
ACCORDING TO THE ACT WOULD IN ITSELF CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE RESULTING IN FINES OR A JAIL
SENTENCE OF UP TO A YEAR. THE PAMPHLET ALSO DISCUSSES HYGIENIC STANDARDS. APPLICABILITY OF THE
ACT, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. INCREASED POWER TO AGENCIES. PLANNING OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROPOSED ACT AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION.
"SEAL DEATHS ARE MAPPED OUT - PCB WORSE THAN DDT." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 08/29/76 PGS 10 ID* 03944A
A PROFESSOR AT THE INSTITUTE OF ZOOPHYSIOLOGY IN UPSALA. JAN ERIK KIHLSTROM. CLAIMS THAT PCB
POLLUTION IS TO BLAME FOR THE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN RECENT YEARS OF THE SEAL POPULATION IN THE
BALTIC. BOTH PC6 AM3 CCT HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE BODIES OF DEAD SEALS. EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED ON
MINK WITH THE CORRESPONDING QUANTITIES OF PCB AND DDT IN THEIR BODIES CONCLUDED THAT THOSE
WITH DDT HAVE NORMAL BIRTHS WHEREAS THE PCB AFFLICTED ANIMALS COULD NOT REPRODUCE AT ALL. THE
PROFESSOR IS OPPOSED TO A TOTAL BAN ON PCB BUT ADVOCATES CONTROLLED USE. RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTE
HAS INDICATED THAT ALL PCB MAY NOT BE EQUALLY POISONOUS. IT IS QUITE FEASIBLE THAT RELATIVELY
HARMLESS PCB COULD BE PRODUCED FOR USE IN INDUSTRY. IT MAY EVEN BE POSSIBLE. REPORTS THIS ARTICLE.
TO PRODUCE PCB WHICH WOULD BE EASILY DISSOLVED AND DISPOSED OF THROUGH BODILY WASTES AND THUS
ALMOST HARMLESS BOTH TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
USSR
PMC AI
CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYDE. PHILIP R.
ENGLISH 00/00/72
ALSO LRB.PMB.SE
OGENERAL WATER AIR
PGS 1-301
ID*
LAND USE
LOC
0396SA
PESTICIDES
S934 .R9P76
NOISE
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BRAZIL
URCBI
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33
INFORMATIVO SEMA (BULLETIN: SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT!, NO.
BRAZIL* SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/00/75 PCS 1-10 ID* 0391SA
ALSO PMB. SE
*GENERAL AIR LAND USE SOLID HASTE
BRAZIL
LRf At
•JUNE 1. 1976 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAH (SAO PAULO)." ESTADO DE SAO
PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/02/76 PGS 14 ID* 03966A
^GENERAL AIR
BRAZIL
PM(B)
A POLUICAO NO ERASIL (POLLUTION IN BRAZIL)
•BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
PORTUGUESE 09/29/76 PGS 1-12
ALSO SE AND PMA
*AIR SOLID HASTE PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 03929A
DENMARK
PM(B)
"DANISH NO TO DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE HASTE." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 07/09/76 PGS (I) 6 ID* 039S7A
*RADI AT ION
FINLAND
PM(B)
•HATER PROTECTION IS SHORT ON MONEY." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SHEOISH 07/20/76 PGS 1.7 ID* 03928A
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE. BASED ON AN INTERVIEW WITH A DIVISION DIRECTOR FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS.
SUMMARIZES THE STATE OF WATER PROTECTION AT THE PRESENT TIME IN FINLAND. THE SITUATION HAS
DECLINED SINCE 1973-74 DUE TO THE TIGHT MONEY SITUATION AND A DEFICIT IN THE BALANCE OF TRADE. THE
ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF WATER PROTECTION IS HANDLED BY THE FINNISH BOARD OF HATERS. BUT ENFORCEMENT
OF THE HATER ACT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HATER COURT. THIS DUAL SYSTEM HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT
TO COME TO GRIPS HITH POLLUTING INDUSTRY. AND IT IS POINTED OUT THAT A CASE COULD ACTUALLY LAST AS
LONG AS 20 YEARS BEFORE BEING RESOLVED. THE ATTITUDE OF VARIOUS COMPANIES IN THE HAY THEY DEAL
HITH POLLUTION HAS UNDERGONE A CHANGE AS HELL. AND PLANS ARE NOW OFTEN DRAWN UP IN CONNECTION
HITH OTHER PROJECTS. ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SUBSIDIZED* WHEREAS NEW INDUSTRY HAS HAD NO
POSSIBILITY OF GETTING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT. FOREST INDUSTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POLLUTION IN FINLAND.
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LR(B>
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34
ORQIT OE LA PROTECT ION DE LA NATURE ET DE L•ENVIRONNEMENT SUPPLEMENT
(NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW SUPPLEMENT!
LAMARQUE. JEAN LOC
FRENCH 00/00/75 P6S 1-133 IDC 020618
AIR GENERAL
LAW FRANCE 7 LAMA
BECAUSE OF INNOVATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS IN FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION SINCE THE 1973
PUBLICATION DATE OF DROIT DE LA PROTECTION DE LA NATURE ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT. THE AUTHOR HAS
COMPILED THIS SUPPLEMENT TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL VOLUME. AREAS
WHICH ARE COVERED IN THE UPDATING TO JANUARY 1. 1975. INCLUDE: MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS. AND PERTINENT JURISPRUDENCE. THE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL IS
ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE PAGINATION IN THE 1973 VOLUME.
FRANCE
LRIB)
LEGISLATION DES NUISANCES (POLLUTION LEGISLATION}
GOUSSET. PIERRE
FRENCH 00/00/73 PGS 1-191
ALSO PMA
*AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
LOC
ID* 03934A
LAW FRANCE 7 GOUS
FRANCE
LRCBI
BRANCH CONTRACT* 12 JULY 1972. CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE
PAPER INDUSTRY
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-8 ID* 03950A
THIS BRANCH CONTRACT. CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE PAPER INDUSTRY ON
JULY 12. 1972. SETS FORTH A PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY EXISTING
ESTABLISHMENTS BETWEEN 1972 AND 1976 FOR THE REDUCTION OF WASTEWATER RELATED POLLUTION. BEGINNING
IN 1972. ONLY ENTERPRISES WHICH HAVE UNDERTAKEN PRESCRIBED PROGRAM OPERATIONS WILL BENEFIT FROM
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PAYING OF POLLUTION FEES. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BE PROVIDED
IN THE FORM OF SUBSIDIES (NOT TO EXCEED 80 PERCENT OF TOTAL INVESTMENT) TO FACILITATE THE
COMPLETION OF WORK TO REDUCE POLLUTION FLOW. MORE STRINGENT MEASURES ARE DELINEATED FOR NEW
ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH BEGIN OPERATION AFTER JANUARY 1. 1972. THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT ARE
TO APPLY TO ALL ENTERPRISES WHICH SPECIFICALLY INDICATE AN INTENT TO ADHERE TO IT.
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35
•LAUNCHING OF WASTE INVENTORY
ENVIRONNEMEMT. NO. 52
IN HOSELLE DEPARTMENT." NUISANCES ET
FRENCH
*SOLIO WASTE
07/00/76
TOXIC SUBS
PCS 11
ID*
EPA
03978A
GERMAN DEM REP
PM
MANNING. AUGUST LOC
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-185 ID* 03976A
^GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
TD171.5.G3 H36 1976
GREAT BRITAIN
PMCB)
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON SOLVENT WASTES FROM CLEANING PROCESSES. WASTE
MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 9
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-16 ID* 03922A
ALSO LRB
*TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PMtBI
HEAT-TREATMENT CYANIDE WASTES. WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 8
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-15 ID* 03923A
ALSO LRB
*TOXIC SUBS
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HATER
GREAT BRITAIN
PM«B»
MINERAL OIL HASTES. HASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO.
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-28
ALSO LRB
ID*
EPA
03924A
THIS TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. PREPARED BY THE HASTES DIVISION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. DISCUSSES THE ORIGIN. TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF MINERAL OIL HASTES IN THE PRODUCTION
AND USE OF MINERAL OIL DERIVATIVES. PRINCIPALLY LUBRICATING OILS. CHAPTERS COVER: THE NATURE OF
MINERAL OIL HASTES AND THEIR ORIGINS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE HASTES. THE RECOVERY
AND DISPOSAL OF HASTES. AND POSSIBLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. THE LAST CHAPTER COMPRISES A CODE OF
PRACTICE DESIGNED SPECIALLY FOR THOSE REQUIRING CONCISE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISPOSAL OF MINERAL
OIL HASTES. (THE ADVICE GIVEN IN THE MEMORANDUM FOLLOWS THE APPROACH ESTABLISHED BY THE EEC
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF JUN 16. 1975 (75/439/EEC). COMPLIANCE HITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
DIRECTIVE IS TO BE ACHIEVED LARGELY BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART I OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION
ACT; IN PARTICULAR. REGULATIONS RILL BE MADE AS NECESSARY UNDER SECTION 17.)
INTERNATIONAL
ST< )
•RESEARCHERS: POLLUTANTS IN THE BALTIC SEA MAKE FEMALE SEALS STERILE."
DIE HELT
EPA
GERMAN 06/25/76 PCS 20 ID* 03977A
ALSO PMB
*TOXIC SUBS
IVORY COAST
LR(A)
•DECEMBER 21. 1972 LAH NO. 72-841 GRANTING APPROVAL TO THE 1969 CONVENTION
ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA COTE DMVOIRE
EPA
FRENCH 01/18/73 PCS 103-106 ID* 03943A
THIS LAH. PROMULGATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE IVORY COAST. RATIFIES THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE. HHICH HAS ADOPTED IN BRUSSELS ON NOVEMBER
29. 1969. (FOR SUMMARY OF CONVENTION SEE ABSTRACT NO. 03554A)
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RAPID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR MORE SOCIAL INVESTMENT
KMQN. SOOK PYO EPA
ENGLISH PGS 1-9 ID* 03975A
ALSO SE
*AIR
MEXICO
LRiAl
•OFFICIAL MEXICAN STANDARD: METHOD FOR THE SAMPLING OF WASTEWATERS.»
SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO. VOL. 17. N0.2
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 04/00/75 PGS 289-292 ID* 03956A
THIS OFFICIAL STANDARD. ISSUED BY THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF STANDARDS OF THE MEXICAN
SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. DELINEATES THE EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR SAMPLING
WASTEWATER DISCHARGES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR PHYSICAL* CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL
CHARACTERISTICS. SPECIFICALLY. THE STANDARD GIVES THE PERTINENT DEFINITIONS OF WASTEWATER AND
RELATED TERMS FOR SAMPLING PURPOSES; DESCRIBES SAMPLING CONTAINERS. LABELS AND SAMPLE-TAKING
DEVICES; AND DEFINES THE REQUISITE CONDITIONS OF THE SOURCE AND COMPONENTS OF THE SAMPLE.
ITHIS STANDARD WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MEXICAN GAZETTE OF FEBRUARY 28. 1975 AND CANCELS
THE EARLIER STANDARD ISSUED IN 1973. SEE ALSO ID *02940A.)
NORWAY
PMtB)
•OIL COMPANIES MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT AGAINST BLOWOUT."
AFTENPOSTEN
CHRISTENSEN. DAG EPA
NORWEGIAN 09/24/76 PGS 22 ID* 03914A
ALSO LRB
THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD HAS ORDERED ALL OIL COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE NORWEGIAN
NORTH SEA TO ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE OIL POLLUTION EQUIPMENT TO BE USED IN CASE OF AN UNCONTROLLABLE
BLOWOUT. THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE STORED IN THE BERGEN AND STAVANGER AREAS TO ASSURE EQUAL
ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL OIL FIELDS. IT MUST BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING AN EJECTION OF 8000 TONS OF
UNCONTROLLABLE OIL PER 24-HOUR PERIOD PROVIDED THAT THE WAVES DO NOT EXCEED 2.5 METERS AND THE
CURRENT VELOCITY IS 1.5 KNOTS OR LESS. THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN 48 HOURS AND A
PLAN OF OPERATION ANC COMMAND MUST BE SUBMITTED. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NORTH SEA OPERATORS*
COORDINATICN COMMITTEE HAS ACCEPTED THE REQUEST. WHICH WILL COST THE COMPANIES MORE THAN TEN
MILLION NORWEGIAN KRONER. HE DOES. HOWEVER. POINT OUT THAT THERE MAY BE A 12-MONTH WAITING PERIOD
BEFORE DELIVERY AND THAT STURDIER EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE TO BE ACQUIRED LATER. AT PRESENT TIME.
THERE IS NO EQUIPMENT POWERFUL ENOUGH TG BE SUCCESSFULLY USED DURING STORMY WEATHER.
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MATER
NORWAY
PM(B)
•COAST GUARD SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO OIL PROTECTION" AND "SHIP CATASTROPHIES.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR OIL PROTECTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/03/76 PCS 1.3. 12 ID* 03969A
THESE ARTICLES DEAL WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMBATING OIL POLLUTION AT SEA CURRENTLY UNDER
DISCUSSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NORWEGIAN COAST GUARD. A STATE POLLUTION
CONTROL AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN STATES THAT EQUIPMENT BEING ACQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT THIS YEAR IS
INSUFFICIENT. ALTHOUGH SHIPS PRESENT THE LARGEST OIL POLLUTION RISK. BORING ACTIVITIES ON THE
CONTINENTAL SHELF COULD CAUSE THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IN CASE OF A BLOWOUT. 12.000 TO 15.000
TONS OF OIL COULD BE EJECTED INTO THE SEA DAILY. AND IT MIGHT TAKE 100 TO ISO DAYS TO GET THE
SITUATION UNDER CONTROL. THE AUTHORITY THEREFORE ADVOCATED THAT SPECIALLY EQUIPPED VESSELS FOR
DUTY ON THE OPEN SEA 6E ASSIGNED TO THE PLANNED COAST GUARD. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. OBJECTING
THAT SUCH A PROGRAM IS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE BUDGET. MAINTAINS THAT ALTHOUGH REGULAR COAST GUARD
SHIPS MAY BE EQUIPPED FOR POLLUTION CONTROL. THEIR MAIN RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD BE THE INSPECTION
AND CONTROL OF FISHING ACTIVITIES WITHIN TWO HUNDRED MILES OF THE COAST.
NORWAY
ST(
"NITROGEN LASER DETECTS OIL SPILL." AFTENPOSTEN
NORWEGIAN 06/29/76 PCS 21
EPA
ID* 03983A
- A SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH OIL POLLUTION CAN BE DETECTED AND TRACED HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN REPLACING THE TEDIOUS CHEMICAL TESTS WHICH HAD TO BE PERFORMED TO ACHIEVE THE
SAME RESULTS PREVIOUSLY. WITH THE AID OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT IT IS NOW POSSIBLE. IN CASE OF AN OIL
SPILL. TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE OF THE CLASSIFIED 40 TYPES OF OIL IS INVOLVED. HOW THICK THE
BLANKET OF OIL IS. AND HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN IN THE WATER. PROVIDING IT IS NOT TOO OLD. THE NEW
SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A NITROGEN LASER WHICH. WHEN INSTALLED IN AN AIRPLANE. SENDS OUT ULTRAVIOLET
LIGHT SIGNALS. THIS CAUSES THE OIL TO BECOME LUMINOUS. AND THE SIGNALS WHICH ARE FLASHED BACK ARE
THEN INTERPRETED. THE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF THIS METHOD IS THAT IT NOT ONLY MAKES MONITORING
NORWEGIAN WATERS TO DETECT OIL SPILLS EASIER BUT THAT IT ALSO FACILITATES FINDING THE OFFENDING
PARTY MORE READILY.
SCANDINAVIA
PM(B)
"THE NORDIC ORGANIZATION FOR WASTE EXCHANGE."
POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
BOUVENG. H. 0.. AND H. HARBGACK
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-15
•SOLID WASTE
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR
ID*
EPA
03951A
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MATER
SCANDINAVIA
ST< I
SOUTH AFRICA
ST( )
INTERCALIBRATION OF SLUDGE ANALYSES.
SCIENCES PUBLICATION 1975:7
NORDFORSK: SECRETATRAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SWEDISH
00/00/75 PCS 1-16
EPA
ID* 03959A
CHEMICAL ANALYSES TO CHARACTERIZE VARIOUS KINDS OF MUNICIPAL SLUDGE MERE INTERCALIBRATED IN
ORDER TO RECOMMEND IDENTICAL ANALYTIC METHODS IN THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES. LABORATORIES IN
DENMARK. FINLAND* NORMAY. AND SMEOEN PARTICIPATED IN THESE EFFORTS. WHICH INVOLVED THE ANALYSIS OF
BIOLOGICAL EXCESS SLUDGE. STABILIZED SLUDGE* AND CHEMICAL SLUDGE FROM MUNICIPAL SEWAGE PLANTS TO
DETERMINE CONTENTS OF ORGANIC MATTER. PHOSPHORUS. NITROGEN. AND HEAVY METALS. A NUMBER OF ANALYTIC
METHODS MERE RECOMMENDED FOR CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SLUDGE. IT MAS FOUND. HOMEVER. THAT
RESULTS FROM SEVERAL LABORATORIES DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY. FINDINGS ON CADMIUM CONTENTS IN SLUDGE
SAMPLES FROM THE SAME SOURCE. FOR INSTANCE. WERE FOUND NOT TO BE IN AGREEMENT. IT IS THEREFORE
EMPHASIZED THAT RESULTS OF SLUDGE ANALYSES FROM DIFFERENT LABORATORIES MUST BE USED MITH CARE AND
DISCRIMINATION IN ORDER TO AVOID MISUDERSTANDING AND MISINTERPRETATION.
BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MARINE POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES REPORT NO. 5
DARRACOTT. O.A.. AND C. E. CLOETE
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-131
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL
ID*
EPA
03974A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY. COVERING PUBLICATIONS APPEARING UP TO AND INCLUDING MAY 1976. LISTS JOURNAL
ARTICLES. SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND GOVERNMENT REPORTS DEALING MITH MARINE POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN
SOUTH AFRICA. THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SUBJECT AREAS ARE COVERED: FIELD STUDIES OF CHEMICAL
POLLUTANTS INTRODUCED BY MAN INTO THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION RELATED
TECHNIQUES AND METHODS; THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF MARINE POLLUTION: "NATURAL" POLLUTION FROM
"RED TIDES"; COASTAL CURRENT AND FREAK HYDROGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; AND. TO A LESSER DEGREE. SEDIMENT
TRANSPORT. AND MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY. MOST OF THE 337 ENTRIES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN
ABSTRACT. A KEYWORD INDEX IS APPENDED.
SPAIN
LR(B)
•DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC SCHEME FOR THE INCINERATION OF SOLID WASTES."
LIBE CLA INDUSTRIA OE BIENES DE EQUIPO)
EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PCS 18-27 ID* 0392SA
ALSO SE AND ST
*SOLID WASTE AIR
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MATER
SWEDEN
PMCBJ
SWEDEN
ST( >
"MARINE RESERVATION IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE SEA BOTTOM." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
RYDING, LARS EPA
SWEDEN 07/08/76 PCS 11 ID* 039S8A
WASTE POLLUTION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA WILL BE MAPPED OUT AND A SEARCH FOR AN AREA WHICH
COULD BE DEVELOPED INTO A MARINE RESERVATION INITIATED. THIS ARTICLE REPORTS. NO SUCH RESERVATION
NOW EXISTS IN SWEDEN. HOWEVER. THE GULLMARSFJORD IN BOHUSLANt ON THE WEST COAST, IS
PRESENTLY UNDERGOING A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION. AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION IN STOCKHOLM AND THE
NATURE CONSERVANCY BOARD ARE CONCENTRATING THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS ON THE ARCHIPELAGO OF STOCKHOLM.
FOUR MAIN REASONS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE LISTED: FLORA AND FAUNA MUST BE PROTETEO FOR THEIR OWN
SAKE AND FOR THE SAKE CF REPRODUCTION; THE LIFE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA MUST BE PROTECTED FOR
RESEARCH PURPOSES; REPRODUCTION AREAS MUST BE ASSURED FOR MARINE ORGANISMS WHICH MAY PROVIDE FUTURE
FOODSTUFF; AND AREAS WHICH ATTRACT TOURISM. INCLUDING DEEP SEA DIVING* MUST BE CULTIVATED.
"MACROPHYTE SUCCESSION IN SWEDISH LAKES CAUSED BY DEPOSITION OF AIRBORNE ACID
SUBSTANCES." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
GRAHN. OLLE EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PCS 1-14 ID* 03916A
THIS PAPER* PRESENTED AT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ACID PRECIPITATION AND THE FOREST
ECOSYSTEM. HELD IN COLUMBUS. OHIO, MAY 12-15. 197S. STRIVES TO DETERMINE THE MACROPHYTE SUCCESSION
CAUSED BY DEPOSITION OF AIRBORNE ACID SUBSTANCES. RECURRENT BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS WERE MADE
IN SIX LAKES IN TWO AREAS. BOHUSLAN AND VARMLAND. IN WESTERN SWEDEN. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUPPLY
OF ACID SUBSTANCES INDUCES LONG-TERM BIOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS AT ALL TROPIC LEVELS IN A LAKE'S
ECOSYSTEM. AMONG THESE CHANGES. THE SPHAGNUM EXPANSION IS BELIEVED TO STRONGLY AFFECT THE
DYNAMICS IN THE LAKE. A QUANTIFICATION OF THE SPHAGNUM EXPANSION IN DIFFERENT DEPTH ZONES OF THE
LAKES WAS MADE. THE RATE OF THIS INVASION WAS FOUND TO BE HIGHEST IN SHADED AND SHELTERED AREAS
OF THE LITTORAL. THE ABUNDANCE OF SPHAGNUM MATS IS FURTHERMORE NEGATIVELY CORRELATED TO THE PH
OF THE LAKE WATER. THE FURTHER CONSEQUENCES FOR A LAKE'S ECOSYSTEM OF HAVING AN EVER-LARGER
BOTTOM AREA OCCUPIED BY DENSE SPHAGNUM MATS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
SWEDEN
ST< )
"SOURCES OF NITROGEN AS A WATER POLLUTANT INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LANDNER. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-14 ID* 03917A
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE VERY FEW RECORDED ESTIMATES OF INDUSTRIAL NITROGEN DISCHARGES. FOR
SOME INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES NEW ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN BASED ON DETAILED MEASUREMENTS. A NUMBER OF
TABLES ILLUSTRATE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: SOURCES OF NITROGEN TRANSPORT TO LAKE VANERN: SOURCES OF
NITROGEN TRANSPORT TO LAKE MALAREN; ESTIMATES OF ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL NITROGEN DISCHARGES IN FINLAND
AND SWEDEN; SPECIFIC NITROGEN DISCHARGES IN GRAMS PER TON FROM SWEDISH PULP AND PAPER
MILLS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS IN PROCESS WASTE STREAMS FROM NITROGEN FERTILIZER PLANTS IN THE u.s.;
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES USED FOR NITROGEN REMOVAL: REVISED ESTIMATES OF ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL
NITROGEN DISCHARGES IN SWEDEN; AND SOURCES OF NITROGEN TRANSPORT TO SURFACE WATERS IN SWEDEN. THE
ACTUAL ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTION OF NITROGEN TO SWEDISH SURFACE WATERS IS
ABOUT 1O*000 TONS PER YEAR. REPRESENTING 8 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NITROGEN TRANSPORT TO SURFACE
WATERS IN THE COUNTRY. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED.
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SWEDEN
ST<
PAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 1973-76. PUBLICATION 1975: 3E
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-246 ID*
*GENERAL PESTICIDES AIR NOISE
EPA
03932A
SWEDEN
STC »
•TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEUATER WITH ACTIVATED CARBON: PR-DEPENDENCE AND
INDUSTRIAL EFFORT." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
NIOEBORN. CLAESt AND BJCRN LUDBERG EPA
SWEDISH 03/00/76 PGS 1-26 ID* 03985A
ALSO PMB
A STUDY OF THE TREATMENT OF DIFFERENT DYEBATHS WITH ACTIVATED CARBON SHOWS THAT DIRECT AND
INDIGOSOL DYEBATHS ARE MORE EFFICIENTLY DECOLORIZED AT A LOWER PH-LEVEL THAN OTHER DYEBATHS. WHICH
SHOW NO SPECIAL PH-DEPENOENCE. SUSPENDED MATERIAL AND ORGANIC SOLVENTS IN THE TOTAL EFFLUENT FROM
A TEXTILE MILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TREAT WITH ACTIVATED CARBON. IT IS THEREFORE MORE SUITABLE
TO TREAT MIXED DYEBATHS AND RINSING WATER FROM THE DYEING OPERATIONS. IN THIS FASHION. 70 PERCENT
OF THE TOTAL DYE-EFFLUENT FROM A TEXTILE MILL CAN BE ELIMINATED AT A COST OF 1.60 SWEDISH KRONOR
PER CUBIC METER. MCST OF THE REMAINING COLOR CONSISTS OF DYE PIGMENT. WHICH CAN BE ELIMINATED IN
ANOTHER INTERNAL TREATMENT PROCESS.
SWITZERLAND
LRIA)
•DECEMBER 6. 1975 ORCINANCE ON THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS." RECUEIL DES LOIS
FEDERALES. NO. 50
EPA
00362L
FRENCH
12/22/75 PGS 2403-17
ID*
THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL COUNCIL IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 WATER PROTECTION LAW.
SETS FORTH QUALTIY CRITERIA PERTAINING TO BOTH DISCHARGE AND RECEIVING WATERS. A FIRST GENERAL
SECTION CONTAINS DEFINITIONS AND QUALITY OBJECTILVES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF SURFACE WATERS; A SECOND
SECTION DEALS WITH GENERAL CONDITIONS OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES AND CANTONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN
THIS DOMAIN; AND A THIRD SECTION PRESENTS SPECIAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE CANTONS IN
COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE MAY SPECIFY EITHER MORE OR LESS
STRINGENT PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. A THREE-COLUMNED APPENDIX ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS WITH
RESPECT TO 1 I STILL AND RUNNING WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES; 2> DISCHARGES EFFECTUATED INTO
RECEIVING WATERS: AND 3) DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEMS. THESE REQUIREMENTS CONCERN
GENERAL PARAMETERS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE AND COLOR; INORGANIC SUBSTANCES SUCH AS LEAD AND CADMIUM;
TOTAL ORGANIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS BOD3 AND COD; AND ORGANIC SUBSTANCES SUCH AS FATS AND PHENOLS.
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MATER
UNITED NATIONS
PM(B)
UNITED NATIONS
PM(B)
CONFERENCE OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF THE COASTAL STATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
REGION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-56 ID* 03938A
THIS COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS MAS PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO ITS CONFERENCE
OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF THE COASTAL STATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. WHICH MAS HELD IN BARCELONA DURING FEBRUARY OF 1976. THE FIRST OF THESE
DOCUMENTS. THE FINAL ACT OF THE CONFERENCE. SUMMARIZES THE PROCEEDINGS. INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN
OF PARTICIPANTS. AGENDA ACTIVITIES AND ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS. THE PUBLICATION FURTHER
CONTAINS A LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS MHICH SERVED AS A BASIS FOR THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONFERENCE.
FINALLY. THE FOLLOWING THREE DOCUMENTS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE ARE INCLUDED IN THE
COLLECTION: THE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AGAINST POLLUTION. THE
PROTOCOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA BY DUMPING FROM SHIPS AND
AIRCRAFT. AND THE PROTOCOL CONCERNING COOPERATION IN COMBATING POLLUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
SEA BY OIL AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN CASES OF EMERGENCY.
THE ROLE OF UNEP IN REGIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS
EPA
ENGLISH 03/31/76 PGS 1-12 ID* 03946A
THIS INFORMATION DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE. IN GENERAL TERMS. THE STRATEGIES OF THE
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM (UNEP) AND. IN PARTICULAR. ITS APPROACH TO REGIONAL MARINE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS USING THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN AS AN EXAMPLE. DISCUSSED IS THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN AND ITS APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNMENTS ASSEMBLED AT THE BARCELONA
CONFERENCE IN JANUARY OF 1975. ACTIONS SET FORTH BY THE ACTION PLAN ARE DESCRIBED IN RELATION
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF UNEP. THE LEGAL ACTIVITIES AND
SUPPORTING MEASURES OF UNEP. AS HELL AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION ARE
ALSO CONSIDERED. AN APPENDIX TO THE REPORT CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVEN COORDINATED
RESEARCH AND MONITORING PILOT PROJECTS FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.
UNITED NATIONS
PMIBI
REPORT OF THE FAOCGFCMI/UNEP EXPERT CONSULTATION ON THE JOINT COORDINATED
PROJECT ON POLLUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
UNITED NATIONS. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/75 PGS 1-42 ID* 03962A
THE FAO(GFCM)/UNEP EXPERT CONSULTATION ON THE JOINT COORDINATED PROJECT ON POLLUTION IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN HAS HELD IN ROME FROM JUNE 23 TO JULY 4. 1975. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSULTATION. MHICH FOCUSED ON PREPARING AN OPERATIONAL DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUR PILCT PROJECTS DEALING MITH THE PROTECTION OF LIVING RESOURCES AND FISHERIES
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. THE PROJECTS. TO BE CARRIED OUT IN A UNIFORM MANNER BY A LARGE NUMBER OF
RESEARCH CENTERS IN VARIOUS MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES. CONCERN: BASELINE STUDIES AND MONITORING OF
HEAVY METALS AND CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS IN MARINE ORGANISMS. AND RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF
POLLUTANTS ON MARINE ORGANISMS AND ECOSYSTEMS. ANNEXES CONTAIN. AMONG OTHER THINGS. A LIST OF
PARTICIPANTS. THE OPERATIONAL DOCUMENT FINALLY APPROVED BY CONSULTATION PARTICIPANTS AND A
PROPOSAL FOR INTERCALIGRATION OF THE MEASUREMENTS OF HEAVY METALS AND CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS.
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USSR CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYOE. PHILIP R. LOC S934 .R9P76
PN(A) ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-301 ID* 03965A
ALSO LRB.PMBtSE
*GENERAL AIR LAND USE PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS NOISE
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