NTISUB/B/135-76/UJU
[lumber 51
November 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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("FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURALCLEGISLATION, V. 20.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, .UN, COM?.
ENGLISH^* 12/00/71 PCS 58-f
AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION,
EPA
Identification
Number
Additional
Subject
Areas
01686Av
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND 'ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE AND IN THE FORMULATION OF DIRECTIVES AND IN ENFORCEMENT AND
EVALUATION.
LRA - LEGAL TEXT
LRB - LEGAL COMMENTARY
Each original law has the letter A following the EPA
identification number. Additional directly related
legislation will have the same identification number
and a subsequent alphabetical letter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
tinJtand
Air Quality Standards ..................... 1
Pollution 'in Brazil ...................... 2
Motorists' Booklet ....................... 2
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03046F ........... 13
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 039 ISA ........... 13
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03968A ........... 14
Canada
July 9, 1976 Secondary Lead Smelter National Emission
Standards Regulations .................... 2
National Air Quality Objectives Proposed for Hydrogen Sulfide
and Hydrogen Fluoride .................... 3
Maximum Tolerable Levels Announced for the Five Major Air
Contaminants .................. ....... 3
Canada: Harmless Use of Waste Oil? .............. 4
The Atmosphere in Helsinki: Sulfur and Carbon Monoxide
Less Than Expected ..................... 4
Pollution Legislation ..................... 5
See WATER (France) — Control No. 02061B ............ 34
Germany, Fed Rep o£
August 5, 1976 Ordinance To Amend the Road Traffic Ordinance . . 5
Plants "Test" Auto Exhaust Gases ................ 6
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03976A ..... 17
Gfi&at
Air Pollution Control: An Integrated Approach ......... 6
The UN Development Program/ Israel Project for Establishing
an Air Quality Assessment Program in Israel ......... 7
Summary of the Report of the Committee for Air Pollution
Research in Israel ..................... 7
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, Republic
Rapid Economic Development Calls for More Social Investment . . 7
Mexico
1,132 Industries in the Country Penalized for Noncompliance
With the Law on Pollution .................. 8
Air Pollution Control and Environmental Management in the
Netherlands 8
Spam
See SOLID WASTE (Spain) — Control No. 03925A 29
Sweden
New Coke-Oven Plant "The World's Cleanest" - But the
Biggest Environmental Villain in Lulea 9
Every Second Car Has Poor Exhaust Purification 9
A Program To Reduce Sulfur Emissions 10
Determination of Air-Borne Acidity With Some Examples on the
Role of Acid Particles in Acidification 11
Nitrogen - Essential Life Factor and a Growing Environmental
Hazard 11
Comparative Measurements of Particle Concentrations in
Ambient Air Made at a Background Station With Different
Types of Inlets for "High-Volume" Samplers 12
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03932A 20
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) ~ Control No. 03965A 21
GENERAL
Bettoi
March 8, 1974 Decree No. 74-60 on the Creation, Role,
Composition and Organization of the Commission for
the Protection of Nature 12
Special Secretariat of the Environment (SEMA) Specifies
Which Industries Only Geisel May Close 13
Bulletin: Special Secretariat of the Environment 13
June 1, 1976 Environmental Protection Law (Sao Paulo) 14
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National Economic Development Bank and the Special Secretariat
of the Environment: An Agreement for Controlling Pollution . 14
Extension Course for First Grade Teachers: Ecology ...... 15
Programs for 1976 ....................... 15
Environmental Management in the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria . . 15
COMECON
Environmental Protection in Member Countries of the
CMEA: A Survey ....................... 16
fiance.
Comparative Table (of Proposed and Final Versions of the 1917
Law on Dangerous Establishments) .............. 16
July 10, 1976 Law No. 76-629 on the Protection of Nature .... 16
Tiny Budget for the Environment in France ........... 17
See WATER (France) — Control No. 02061B ......... ... 34
Gvman Vem Rep
Draft Directive of the Ninth Meeting of the Socialist Unity
Party of Germany for Development of the Economy of the
GDR in 1976-1980 ...................... 17
Germany, Feet Re.p oj
Environmental Protection and Technical Norms Generally
Applicable Throughout Industry ............... 17
Energy and the Environment. Bibliography Series No. 190 .... 18
MfcX/cco
Agreement of the Secretary of Health and Welfare Empowering
the Subsecretary of Environmental Improvement to... Resolve
Administrative Appeals ................... 18
Poland
Legal Protection of the Natural Environment in a Socialist
State: The Polish System .................. 18
April 30, 1971 Ministerial Decree No. 5068 Creating a
National Environmental Commission .............. 19
Su)e.de.n
Environment Protection in Sweden. .Legislation, Administration,
Research, Grants ...................... 19
Energy Needs for Environment Protection ............ 19
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Environmental Research 1973-76 ................. 20
Swedish Environmental Research: Report on Research
Covering the Natural Environment 1974-1976 ......... 20
USSR
Conservation in the Soviet Union ................ 21
LAND USE
Taim Ecological Station .................... 21
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03915A ........... 13
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 03965A ............ 21
NOISE
Pentna/tfe
Ministers Receive Report on Engine Noise From Kastrup Airport . 22
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03934A ............. 5
G&umany, Fed Rep o£
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03976A ..... 17
See AIR (Mexico) — Control No. 03919A ............. 8
Su>fccte.M.
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03932A ........... 20
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 03965A ............ 21
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PESTICIDES
BAoz.ce
See AIR (Brazil) ~ Control No. 03929A ............. 2
Sitie.cte.ft
Police Investigate Allegations of DDT Smuggling ........ 24
New Chance for DDT in Forestry ................. 24
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 02699B ......... 31
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 039 32A ........... 20
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USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 03965 A ............ 21
RADIATION
June 21, 1973 Amendment of the Navigation (Cargo - Hazards
Prevention) Regulations ..... .............. 25
Canada.
June 4, 1974 Atomic Energy Control Regulations, SOR/74-334 ... 25
Danish No to Dumping of Radioactive Waste ........... 25
Germany, Ferf Rep o&
August 30, 1976 Fourth Law To Amend the Atomic Energy Law ... 26
Nuclear Power and the Environment ............... 26
Sweden
Waste at the Bottom of the Swedish Primary Rock Foundation ... 27
SOLID WASTE
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03915A ........... 13
See AIR (Brazil) — Control No. 03929A ............. 2
Btance
Launching of Waste Inventory in Moselle Department ....... 28
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03934A ............. 5
, Fed Rep o£
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 039 76A ..... 17
The Nordic Organization for Waste Exchange ........... 28
South.
Recycling and Disposal of Plastics Waste in South Africa .... 29
Spain.
Development of the Basic Scheme for the Incineration of
Solid Wastes ........................ 29
Sweden
Microbiological Aspects of Composting ............. 30
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TOXIC SUBS
See SOLID WASTE (France) -- Control No. 03978A ......... 28
Britain
Halogenated Hydrocarbon Solvent Wastes From Cleaning
Processes .......................... 30
Heat-Treatment Cyanide Wastes ................. 31
Researchers: Pollutants in the Baltic Sea Make Female
Seals Sterile ........................ 31
Sweeten
The Act on Products Hazardous to Health and to the
Environment. The New Legislation With a Commentary ..... 31
Proposal for New Legislation on the Work Environment ...... 32
Seal Deaths Are Mapped Out - PCB Worse Than DDT ........ 32
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 03965A ............ 21
WATER
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03915 A ........... 13
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 03968A ........... 14
See AIR (Brazil) — Control No. 03929 A ............. 2
Ve.nmasik.
See RADIATION (Denmark) — Control No. 0395 7A ......... 25
Water Protection Is Short on Money ............... 33
France
Nature and Environmental Protection Law — Supplement ..... 34
Branch Contract, 12 July 1972, Concluded Between the
Government and the Paper Industry .............. 34
See AIR (France) — Control No. 03934A ............. 5
See SOLID WASTE (France) — Control No. 03978A ......... 28
German Pem Rep
See GENERAL (German Dem Rep) — Control No. 03960A ....... 17
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Germany j Fe.cf Rep o&
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 03976A ..... 17
Mineral Oil Wastes ....................... 36
See TOXIC SUBS (Great Britain) — Control No. 03922A ...... 30
See TOXIC SUBS (Great Britain) — Control No. 03923A ...... 31
See TOXIC SUBS (International) — Control No. 03977A ...... 31
Coat>t
December 21, 1972 Law No. 72-841 Granting Approval to the
1969 Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage . 36
Ko/tgq, Republic pj
See AIR (Republic of Korea) — Control No. 039 75A ....... 7
Mex/cao
Official Mexican Standard: Method for the Sampling of
Wastewaters ......................... 37
A/0/ttOOf/
Oil Companies Made Responsible for Equipment To Protect
Against Blowout ....................... 37
Coast Guard Should Be Assigned to Oil Protection. Ship
Cat as trophies, the Biggest Problem for Oil Protection .... 38
Nitrogen Laser Detects Oil Spill ................ 38
Scandinavia.
Intercalibration of Sludge Analyses .............. 39
See SOLID WASTE (Scandinavia) — Control No. 03951A ...... 28
Sou/tfo
Bibliography on Marine Pollution in South Africa ........ 39
Spout
See SOLID WASTE (Spain) — Control No. 03925A ......... 29
Sweeten
Marine Reservation Is Supposed To Protect the Sea Bottom .... 40
Macrophyte Succession in Swedish Lakes Caused by Deposition
of Airborne Acid Substances ................. 40
Sources of Nitrogen as a Water Pollutant Industrial
Wastewater ......... ........ . ........ 40
Treatment of Industrial Wastewater With Activated Carbon:
pH-Dependence and Industrial Effort ..... . ....... 41
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03932A ........... 20
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December 8, 1975 Ordinance on the Discharge of Wastewaters ... 41
Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the Coastal States of the
Mediterranean Region for the Protection of the Mediterranean
Sea ......... .................... 42
The Role of UNEP in Regional Marine Environment Protection
and Development Programs .................. 42
Report of the FAO(GFCM) /UNEP Expert Consultation on the Joint
Coordinated Project on Pollution in the Mediterranean .... 42
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 03965A ............ 21
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AIR
BRAZIL
LR(B)
PAGE
-SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) SPECIFIES WHICH INDUSTRIES
ONLY GEISEL MAY CLOSE.- O GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/05/76 PCS 6 ID* 03046F
*GENERAL
BRAZIL
LRCA)
PAOROES DE QUALIDADE DO AR (AIR QUALITY STANDARDS)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 03912A
THIS PAMPHLET. ISSUED BY THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. IS A REPRINT OF
THE APRIL 27. 1976 RESOLUTION NO. 0231 OF THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR SETTING FORTH CERTAIN AIR
QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRAZIL AND PROVIDING FOR TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION ON
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CONTROLLING AIR POLLUTION. NUMERICAL AMBIENT QUALITY STANDARDS AND
METHODS OF ANALYSIS ARE GIVEN FOR PARTICULATE MATTER. SULFUR DIOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE. AND
PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION EMPOWER THE SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT TO SET ADDITIONAL AMBIENT STANDARDS AS WELL AS EMISSION STANDARDS. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE SECRETARIAT IN COOPERATION MITH THE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS INCLUDE
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PLANS AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY POLLUTION EPISODES.
THE REQUIREMENT OF THE USE OF NATIONALLY MANUFACTURED POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT. AND THE
REQUIRED REPORTING BY INDUSTRIALISTS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR EMISSIONS.
BRAZIL
LRfB)
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* 03915A
ALSO PMB. SE
*GENERAL LANC USE WATER SOLID WASTE
BRAZIL
LR(A)
•JUNE 1. 1976 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW (SAO PAULO)." ESTADO DE SAO
PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/02/76 PGS 14 ID* 03968A
^GENERAL WATER
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AIR
BRAZIL
PMCB)
BRAZIL
PM(B)
A POLUICAO NO BRASIL (POLLUTION IN BRAZIL)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
PORTUGUESE 09/29/76 PGS 1-12
ALSO SE AND PMA
MATER SOLID WASTE PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 03929A
THIS BOOKLET. ISSUED BY THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA). REPRINTS
AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PAULO NOGUEIRA NETO. THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AT THE BRAZILIAN
MAR COLLEGE IN SEPTEMBER 1975. THE ADDRESS REVIEWS THE CURRENT STATUS OF POLLUTION CONTROL
MEASURES IN BRAZIL IN RELATION TO BRAZIL'S CURRENT LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT AND IN COMPARISON WITH
THE HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES IN GENERAL. WHILE RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR RAPID NATIONAL
GROWTH. THE SECRETARY POINTS OUT THE DISADVANTAGES OF UNRESTRAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT. A RATIONAL. PLANNED BALANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IS
EMPHASIZED. REFLECTING THE ADAGE THAT THE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IS BETTER THAN THE
CURE. THE ADDRESS ALSO BRIEFLY REVIEWS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OF SEMA AND
DISCUSSES THE APPLICATION OF RECENTLY ESTABLISHED AIR AND WATER STANDARDS FOR CONTROLLING
POLLUTON. OTHER POLLUTION PROBLEMS FACING BRAZIL ARE ALSO DISCUSSED BRIEFLY.
MOTORISTS* BOOKLET
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PGS 1-14
EPA
ID* 03939A
IN THE INTEREST OF PROVIDING A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. THE
BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ISSUED THIS ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET TO SHOW DRIVERS
OF BOTH GASOLINE AND DIESEL VEHICLES THE MEASURES THEY CAN TAKE INDIVIDUALLY TO REDUCE VEHICLE
EMISSIONS,. THE BOOKLET RECOMMENDS THE USE OF APPROPRIATE FUEL AND THE MAINTENANCE TO SPECIFICATION
OF MECHANICAL. ELECTRICAL. EXHAUST AND FILTERING SYSTEMS. GRADUAL ACCELERATION AND THE REPLACEMENT
OF WORN PARTS ARE ALSO ADVISED. IN ADDITION TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOOKLET REPRINTS
RESOLUTION NO. 425 OF 1970. ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL
TRAFFIC CODE. THIS RESOLUTION SPECIFIES THE ADOPTION WITHIN THE TRAFFIC CODE OF THE RINGELMANN
SMOKE CHART AS THE STANDARD APPLICABLE TO THE CONTROL OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS IN BRAZIL.
CANADA
LR«A)
•JULY 9*1976 SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS REGULATIONS.
SOR 76-464." CANADA GAZETTE PART II. VOL. 110. NO. 14
EPA
ENGLISH 07/26/76 PGS 2112-15 ID* 00356K
THESE REGULATIONS SET FORTH EMISSION LIMITS FOR THE QUANTITY OF PARTICULATE MATTER RELEASED
INTO THE AMBIENT AIR BY SECONDARY LEAD SMELTERS IN CANADA. COMMENCING AUGUST 1. 1976. EMISSIONS
FROM OPERATIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF BLAST FURNACES. CUPOLAS OR REVERBERATORY FURNACES ARE NOT
TO EXCEED 0.046 GRAMS PER NORMAL CUBIC METER. AND EMISSIONS FROM OPERATIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF
HOLDING FURNACES. KETTLE FURNACES OR LEAD OXIDE PRODUCTION UNITS OR INVOLVING SCRAP AND MATERIAL
HANDLING. CRUSHING. FURNACE TAPPING. FURNACE SLAGGING. CLEANING. OR CASTING ARE LIMITED TO O.O23
GRAMS PER NORMAL CUBIC METER. THE CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN PARTICULATE MATTER IS RESTRICTED
TO 63 PERCENT BY WEIGHT. IN ADDITION. EMISSION TEST REPORTS CONTAINING INFORMATION THAT IS
OBTAINED FROM SPECIFIED EMISSION TESTS AND SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
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AIR
CANADA
LR(B)
•NATIONAL AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES PROPOSED FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE." ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA* ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 08/09/76 PCS 1-3 ID* 03984A
MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE IN AMBIENT AIR HAVE
BEEN PROPOSED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA UNDER THE NATIONAL AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES PROGRAM. THE
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT INVITED COMMENTS ON THE LEVELS FROM THE PUBLIC* INDUSTRY AND
ENVIRONMENT GROUPS BEFORE OCTOBER IS, WHEN THEY ARE TO BE FORMULATED IN FINAL FORM. THE
PROPOSED LEVELS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE ON AIR POLLUTION AND ARE
BASED UPON RECOMMENDAT IONS OF A SUE-COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS. THE MAXIMUM DESIRABLE LIMIT PROPOSED
FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE IS 1 MICROGRAM PER CUBIC METER. WHICH IS BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF SMELL. THE
MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE LIMITS PROPOSED. IS MICROGRAMS PER M3 (CONTINUOUS 1 HOUR AVERAGE) AND 5
MICROGRAMS PER M3 (CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR AVERAGE). ARE ACHIEVABLE IN INDUSTRIAL REGIONS. FOR
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE. THE MAXIMUM DESIRABLE AND ACCEPTABLE PROPOSED CONCENTRATIONS IN MICROGRAM PER
M3 VARY OVER DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS; THEY ARE .40 AND .85 RESPECTIVELY FOR A 24 HOUR AVERAGE.
CANADA
LR(B)
•MAXIMUM TOLERABLE LEVELS ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIVE MAJOR AIR CONTAMINANTS."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 08/09/76 PGS 1-5 ID* 03986A
MAXIMUM TOLERABLE LEVELS FOR THE FIVE MAJOR AIR CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA UNDER THE NATIONAL AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES PROGRAM. THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS OVER CONTINUOUS
PERIODS OF TIME: PARTICIPATE - 400 MICROGRAMS PER M3 (24 HR AVERAGE). SULFUR DIOXIDE - BOO
MICROGRAMS PER M3 (24 HR AVERAGE). CARBON MONOXIDE - 20 MILLIGRAMS PER M3 (8 HR AVERAGE).
OXIDANTS (OZONE) - 300 MtCROGRAMS PER M3 (1 HR AVERAGE). NITROGEN DIOXIDE - 300 MICROGRAMS PER
M3 (24 HR AVERAGE). THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT INVITED COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC. INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ON THE PROPOSED LEVELS BY OCTOBER IS. WHEN THEY ARE TO BE
FORMULATED IN FINAL FORM FOR SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION AS AIR QUALITY
OBJECTIVES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT. THE LEVELS PROPOSED WERE DEVELOPED BY A FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL
COMMITTEE. A CHART CONTAINING DATA ON CANADA'S AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ON THE FIVE POLLUTANTS IS APPENDED.
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AIR
CANADA
PM(B)
•CANADA: HARMLESS USE OF WASTE OIL?" ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND
LAW. VCL. 2. NO. 1
EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PGS 15 ID* 03961A
CRITICISM OF THE POLICY DECISION TAKEN IN OCTOBER OF 1975 BY THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
WITH REGARD TO THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE OIL IS BASED ON A COMPARISON WITH EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES IN
THIS AREA. REVIEWED IS WEST GERMANY'S 1968 WASTE OIL LAW. WHICH ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM TO ENSURE
THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF WASTE OILS THROUGH THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL FUND DESIGNED TO ABSORB THE
COST OF THE DISPOSAL. UNDER THIS LAW. A FEE LEVIED FROM OIL IMPORTERS IS USED TO FUND PAYMENTS
TO CONTRACTORS WHO ARE OBLIGATED TO COLLECT OILS FOR REPROCESSING OR INCINERATION. TWO YEARS*
EXPERIENCE UNDER THIS LAW DEMONSTRATED THAT THE INCINERATION OF WASTE OILS WOULD REQUIRE
POLLUTION ABATEMENT MEASURES TO BE DESIGNATED HARMLESS. MOREOVER. IN JUNE OF 1975. THE EC
COUNCIL ADOPTED A DIRECTIVE PROHIBITING ANY PROCESSING OF WASTE OILS CAUSING AIR POLLUTION.
THE AUTHOR ACCORDINGLY URGES THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO RECONSIDER ITS POLICY ON THE DISPOSAL
OF WASTE OIL BY INCINERATION.
FINLAND
PM(B)
•THE ATMOSPHERE IN HELSINKI:
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
SULFUR AND CARBON MONOXIDE LESS THAN EXPECTED."
SWEDISH
08/11/76 PGS
ID*
EPA
03926A
TESTS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE HELSINKI ATMOSPHERE
HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE HELSINKI PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD AND THE FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
THE RESULTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE GASES ARE PRESENT TO A LESSER DEGREE THAN ANTICIPATED. THIS TREND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT THE SAME RATE AS THE USE OF REMOTE HEATING SYSTEMS IS EXPANDED. THE
DECREASE OF CARBON MONOXIDE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT A COLLECTIVE TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT HAS
CLOSED DOWN A MAJOR BRIDGE FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE TESTING IS SCHEDULED
TO CONTINUE AND ADDITIONAL TESTING STATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED.
FRANCE
LR
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AIR
FRANCE
LR<8)
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(A)
LEGISLATION DES NUISANCES {POLLUTION LEGISLATION)
GOUSSET. PIERRE
FRENCH 00/00/73 PGS 1-191
ALSO PHA
HATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
LOC
ID* 03934A
LAW FRANCE 7 GOUS
A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE FRENCH SYSTEM OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IS PRESENTED IN
THIS BOOK THROUGH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS, THE
VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL OR PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE ACTIVELY CONCERNED IN THE FIELD. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION OF THE BOOK
INCLUDES A CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF PERTINENT LEGISLATION CITED IN SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS ON: AIR
POLLUTION. WATER POLLUTION. NOISE. CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS• URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES. THE
POWER ACCORDED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES. AND CRIMINAL AND CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY IN MATTERS OF
POLLUTION. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF POLLUTION PREVENTION
IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR.
"AUGUST 5. 1976 ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE."
BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I
EPA
GERMAN 08/11/76 PGS 2067-8068 ID* 00907C
THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE NOV. 1.6* 1970 ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, PASSED PURSUANT TO THE
DEC. 19. 1952 ROAD TRAFFIC LAW. TO ADD A ROAD SIGN PROHIBITING TRUCK TRAFFIC IN AREAS DECLARED
RESTRICTED ZONES BY STATE {LAND) SMOG ORDINANCES. THE AMENDMENT ALSO STATES THAT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 40 OF THE FEDERAL NUISANCE CONTROL LAW (ID. NO. 02033A) ORDERS ISSUED BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENTS ARE TO DESIGNATE WHERE AND WHICH TRAFFIC SIGNS AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ARE TO BE
OBSERVED DURING PERIODS OF SMOG.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
UMWELTSCHUTZ UNO UEBERBETRIEBLICHE TECHNISCHE NORMUNG (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND TECHNICAL NORMS GENERALLY APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT INDUSTRY)
HANNING. AUGUST LOC
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-185 ID* 03976A
^GENERAL NOISE WATER SOLID WASTE
TO171.5.G3 H36 1976
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AIR
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PMCB)
"PLANTS «TEST« AUTO EXHAUST GASES." STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/25/76 PCS 8 ID* 03962A
ALSO ST
THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY) PLANS TO USE TOBACCO PLANTS. PLACED IN TUBS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE CITY OF KARLSRUHE.
AS "BIO-INDICATORS" OF THE AMOUNT OF AUTO EXHAUST GAS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. CERTAIN PLANTS.
AMONG THEM TOBACCO. GRASSES. SPRUCES AND FIRS. ABSORB PARTICLES FROM THE AIR AND COLLECT THEM IN
THE LEAVES. CHEMICAL TESTS CAN LATER IDENTIFY THESE SUBSTANCES. BY RECORDING THE AREAS OF
THE CITY IN WHICH PLANTS MERE GROWING. SCIENTISTS CAN OBTAIN A GOOD INDICATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION
OF AUTO EXHAUST POLLUTION WITHIN THE CITY. ANADVANTAGE OF THE METHOD IS THAT IT DOES NOT
INVOLVE THE USE OF EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT. THE INSTITUTE PLANS TO USE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THIS
MANNER AS A BASIS FOR LEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS LIMITING HARMFUL EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS. THE
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG STATE MINISTRY FOR FOOD. AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT HAS INCLUDED THE
"BIO-INDICATOR" METHOD OF MEASURING POLLUTANTS IN ITS MEDIUM TERM ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH. ROYAL COMMISSION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. FIFTH REPORT
GREAT BRITAIN. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PCS 1-130 ID* 03971A
ALSO LRB
PRESENTED TO THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND. THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE ARRANGEMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTROLLING DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION IN RELATION TO THE DYNAMICS
OF THE EXISTING BRITISH SYSTEM. THE FOREWORD TO THE REPORT CLARIFIES THE PENDING CHANGES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION IN GREAT BRITAIN. AND A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE REPORT SERVES TO
INTRODUCE THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TEXT OF THE REPORT. THE TEXT CONSISTS
OF THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: II AIR POLLUTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEMS; 2) THE HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND; 3) DOMESTIC SMOKE CONTROL; 4) INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL: THE PRESENT SYSTEM;
5) INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION: THE SYSTEM IN PRACTICE AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS; 6) MAIN ELEMENTS OF A
FUTURE CONTROL SYSTEM; 7) ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; 8) THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; 9) A UNIFIED POLLUTION INSPECTORATE;
101 MONITORING AND RESEARCH; AND 11) PLANNING AND POLLUTION.
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ISRAEL
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LR
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SPAIN
LRCBI
PAGE
"DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIC SCHEME FOR THE INCINERATION OF SOLID WASTES."
LIBE (LA INDUSTRIA DE BIENES OE EOUIPO)
EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PCS 18-27 ID* 0392SA
ALSO SE AND ST
•SOLID WASTE WATER
SWEDEN
LR(BI
•NEW COKE-OVEN PLANT 'THE WORLD'S CLEANEST* - BUT THE BIGGEST ENVIRONMENTAL
VILLAIN IN LULEA." SVENSKA OA6BLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 09/02/76 PCS 1.34 ID* 039S3A
ALSO PMB
RECENT INVESTIGATIONS AT THE ONE-YEAR-OLD COKE-OVEN PLANT IN LULEA OWNED BY NJA (NORTH BOTHNIAN
STEELWORDS. LTD.) HAVE SHOWN THAT MOST EMISSIONS FROM THE PLANT EXCEED ESTABLISHED LIMITS.
HYDROGEN SULFITE IS EMITTED AT A RATE OF 2.8 KG PER HOUR VERSUS THE PERMITTED 0.3 KG. AND
CORRESPONDING FIGURES FOR THE FOLLOWING EMISSIONS ARE! SULFUR DIOXIDE. 200 KG VERSUS 100 KG;
CARBON DIOXIDE. 25 KG VERSUS 12 KG! OUST. 75 KG VERSUS 45 KG; AND PHENOL IN THE COKE EXTINGUISHING
WATER* 9.3 MG PER LITER VERSUS 3 MG. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BRANCH OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED
NJA TO SUBMIT A REPORT CONCERNING INTENTIONS TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THE WEST GERMAN COMPANY
WHICH BUILT THE PLANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING FAULTY CONSTRUCTION, BUT IN SPITE OF THIS THE
FACTORY DOES NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE HOURLY EMISSION LIMIT OF 100 KG SULFUR DIOXIDE.
UNLESS THE PLANT CAN REDUCE ITS EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE TO THE LIMIT. IT WILL HAVE TO APPLY
FOR A CHANCE OF REGULATIONS. SUCH REQUESTS ARE NORMALLY GRANTED.
SWEDEN
LR(B)
"EVERY SECOND CAR HAS POOR EXHAUST PURIFICATION." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 06/20/76 PGS 15 ID* 03979A
IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO FORCE AUTO MANUFACTURERS IN SWEDEN TO RECALL AND REPAIR CARS WHICH DO
NOT FULFILL STIPULATED REQUIREMENTS. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. A RANDOM CHECK OF 236 1976-MODEL
CARS BY SEVEN DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTING 11 MODELS PROVED THAT MORE THAN EVERY SECOND
CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE LIMITATIONS OF 24.2 G OF CARBON MONOXIDE. 2.1 G OF HYDROCARBON. AND 1.9 G OF
NITRIC OXIDE PER KILOMETER SET BY THE NEW EXHAUST REGULATIONS.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"A PROGRAM TO REDUCE SULFUR EMISSIONS." CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENT PLANNING
AND CONSERVATION. NO. 66
EMMELIN. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/76 PCS 1-5 ID* 03918A
ALSO ST
THIS ISSUE REVIEWS A PROGRAM. PROPOSED BY A COMMISSION WHICH WAS APPOINTED BY THE SWEDISH
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. TO DECREASE AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS CONTAINING
SULFUR. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. SULFUR EMISSIONS AND IMMISSIONS. AND THE USE OF LIME TO
COMBAT ACIDIFICATION ARE EXPLAINED. AND THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE: GRADUAL INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF AREAS WHERE HEAVY AND LIGHT FUEL OILS CONTAINING. RESPECTIVELY, MORE THAN 1 AND
MORE THAN 0.3 PERCENT OF SULFUR MAY NOT BE BURNED; DECREASED EMISSIONS FROM PROCESS INDUSTRIES;
AND DECREASED EMISSIONS OF SULFUR THROUGH THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES. THE LAST
SUGGESTION IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE IT RECOMMENDS THE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. THE
PROPOSED PROGRAM WOULD REDUCE PRESENT SULFUR IMMISSIONS FROM SWEDISH SOURCES BY 25 PERCENT IN
1965 IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN. THE MOST THREATENED AREA. THIS WOULD AT LEAST MEAN RETAINING THE STATUS
QUO AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF 500 MILLION SWEDISH KRONER IF FOREIGN SOURCES FAIL TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN SWEDEN: A PROGRAM TO REDUCE SULFUR EMISSIONS.**
CURRENT SWEDEN: ENV. NO. 74
EMMELIN, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-6 ID* 03980A
A COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE SWEDISH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED AN
EXTENSIVE SURVEY ON THE PROBLEMS OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS CONTAINING
SULFUR. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM: GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF AREAS WHERE HEAVY FUEL OIL CONTAINING MORE THAN 1.0 PERCENT AND LIGHT FUEL OIL
CONTAINING MORE THAN 0.3 PERCENT OF SULFUR MAY NOT BE BURNED: DECREASED EMISSIONS FROM PROCESS
INDUSTRIES; AND DECREASED EMISSIONS OF SULFUR THROUGH THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES. THIS
PAMPHLET REVIEWS THE PROPOSAL AND ALSO DISCUSSES THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. SULFUR EMISSIONS
AND IMMISSIONS* THE USE OF LIME TO COMBAT ACIDIFICATION, AND THE ENERGY POLICY ASPECTS OF THE
SULFUR PROBLEM. IF THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS WERE COMPLIED WITH. IT IS PREDICTED THAT SULFUR
EMISSIONS FROM SWEDISH SOURCES WOULD BE REDUCED BY 25 PERCENT IN 1985 IN THE SOUTHERN. MOST
THREATENED PART OF SWEDEN. AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF ABOUT 500 MILLIION SWEDISH KRONER.
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11
AIR
SWEDEN
STC )
"DETERMINATION OF AIR-BORNE ACIDITY WITH SOME EXAMPLES ON THE ROLE OF ACID
PARTICLES IN ACIDIFICATION." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
BROSSET. CYRILL EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/75 PCS 1-21 ID* 03920A
THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES HOW ACID PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY MEANS OF
MEASURING THE CONTENT OF MAINLY STRONG ACID IN LEACHING SOLUTIONS OF PARTICLE SAMPLES AND IN
DRAIN WATER FROM TREES. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE BASED ON GRAN'S TITRATION METHOD (GRAN. G».ANALVST.
1952) AND ON A STUDY OF ITS CURVATURE. THE WATER-SOLUBLE PART OF PARTICLES HAS BEEN FOUND MAINLY
TO CONSIST OF MORE OR LESS ACID AMMONIUM SULPHATES. IT WAS ALSO APPARENT THAT ACID PARTICLES
WERE SUCCESSIVELY BECOMING NEUTRALIZED DURING TRANSPORT OVER LAND BY UPTAKE OF AMMONIA. IT IS
LIKELY THAT PARTICLES CONTAINING MORE OR LESS ACID AMMONIUM SULPHATE CAN CAUSE UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS.
E.G. WHEN BEING INHALED. THIS MAY BE OF SECONDARY IMPORTANCE WHEN COMPARED WITH THE ACIDIFICATION
OF LAND AND LAKES CAUSED BY WET DEPOSITION. ON THE OTHER HAND. IT SEEMS AS IF DRY DEPOSITION OF
PARTICLES ON CONIFEROUS TREES WITH SUBSEQUENT SECONDARY REACTIONS AND WASHOUT COULD RESULT IN
LARGE DEPOSITIONS OF ACID ON THE GROUND LEVEL BENEATH THE TREES.
SWEDEN
ST« >
•NITROGEN - ESSENTIAL LIFE FACTOR AND A GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD." PRESS
RELEASE FROM THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
EPA
ENGLISH 09/06/76 PCS 1-10 ID* 03927A
THIS PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IS A SUMMARY OF THE CONCLUSIONS
ARRIVED AT DURING THE NOBEL SYMPOSIUM "NITROGEN - AN ESSENTIAL LIFE FACTOR AND A GROWING
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD." WHICH TOOK PLACE AT FRIIBERG'S HARRGARD. ORSUNDSBRO. BETWEEN AUGUST 30 AND
SEPTEMBER 3. 1976. THE SYMPOSIUM WAS ARRANGED BY THE ACADEMY IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED
NATIONS* ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME. UNEP. AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SWEDISH BANK TERCENTENARY
FOUNDATION AND THE EARTH AID SOCIETY. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE SUMMARIZED: MAN AND THE NITROGEN
CYCLE; NITROGEN. SILVICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS MEDIATED BY THE ATMOSPHERE:
EFFECTS ON THE OZONE LAYER AND ACIDIFICATION; NITROGEN - A HEALTH HAZARD; ECONOMIC FACTORS AND
THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE ECOSPHERE; AND STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE. THE COMPLETE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE
PUBLISHED AT A LATER DATE IN AMBIO, THE ACADEMY'S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE JOURNAL OF THE HUMAN
ENVIRONMENT.
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ST(
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12
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 1973-76. PUBLICATION 1975: 3E
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-246 ID*
*GENERAL .PESTICIDES HATER NOISE
EPA
03932A
SWEDEN
STI »
"COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS IN AMBIENT AIR MADE AT A
BACKGROUND STATION WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF INLETS FOR •HIGH-VOLUME* SAMPLERS."
STEEN. BENGT. AND KENTH ANOREASSON EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/74 PGS 1-57 ID* 03945A
IVL
COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF TOTAL PARTICULATE AND SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS WERE MADE IN A
NON-URBAN MARINE ATMOSPHERE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO DETERMINE IF AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE SAMPLING
INLET DESIGN INFLUENCES THE RESULTS OBTAINED. FOR THE SAMPLING OF PARTICLES AT HIGH-FLOW RATES.
TWO IDENTICAL UNITS WERE BUILT WITH A DEVICE MAKING THE SAMPLING INLETS EASILY EXCHANGEABLE. TWO
TYPES OF ANNULAR SLIT INLETS. A CYLINDRICAL INLET. A WIND DIRECTED INLET. AND A WIND DIRECTED
INLET WITH EXCHANGEABLE NOZZLES FOR APPROXIMATE ISOTACH SAMPLING WERE TESTED. THE CYLINDRIC INLET
WAS FOUND TO BE BETTER SUITED FOR SAMPLING OF TOTAL AIR-BORNE PARTICULATE MATTER AT THE NON-URBAN
TEST AREA. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE USE OF DIFFERENT INLETS FOR NON-ISOTACH SAMPLING OF
PARTICLES IN THE AIR WILL GIVE DIFFERENT RESULTS. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT AN ISOTACH
SAMPLING METHOD BE USED WHEN MAKING INVESTIGATIONS OF A SINGLE EPISODE. CTHIS PUBLICATION WAS
ISSUED BY IVL. THE SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY.)
USSR
PMCA)
CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYDE. PHILIP R.
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-301
ALSO LRB.PMB.SE
^GENERAL WATER LAND USE PESTICIDES
LOC
ID* 03965A
TOXIC SUBS
S934 .R9P76
NOISE
GENERAL
BENIN
LR«A)
"MARCH 8. 1974 DECREE NO. 74-60 ON THE CREATION. ROLE. COMPOSITION AND
ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DU DAHOMEY
EPA
FRENCH 04/01/74 PGS 387-388 ID* 03941A
A NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE FROM POLLUTION AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT IS CREATED BY THIS DECREE TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT OF DAHOMEY (BENIN) IN ALL AREAS
OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL. ENUMERATED ADVISORY FUNCTIONS INCLUDE THE' FOLLOWING FIELDS:
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY COOPERATION AND COORD!NATION^/SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL TRAINING; PUBLIC INFORMATION; AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES. THE COMPOSITION
AND OPERATION PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION ARE ALSO DESCRIBED IN THE DECREE.
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BRAZIL
LRIB)
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13
•SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CSEMA)
ONLY 6EISEL MAY CLOSE." 0 GL060
SPECIFIES WHICH INDUSTRIES
PORTUGUESE
AIR
09/05/76 PGS 6
ID*
EPA
03046F
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS OFFICIALLY
SPECIFIED THOSE INDUSTRIES CONSIDERED CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BRAZIL AND WHICH.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUGUST 14. 1975 DECREE-LAW NO. 1413 (ID* 03046A). CAN BE CLOSED DOWN ONLY
BY PRESIDENT GEISEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHER REASONS. THESE ARE THE CEMENT. STEEL. METALLURGY.
PETROCHEMICAL. AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES. OTHER INDUSTRIES PRESENTING ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS CAN
BE CLOSED BY ANY FEDERAL. STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THEM. A
REPORT OF THE CLOSURE OF A POLLUTING INDUSTRY BY THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF PORTO ALEGRE
SERVES AS A CASE IN POINT. THE ARTICLE ALSO MAKES REFERENCE TO THE SCREENING BY THE SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF INDUSTRIAL LOAN APPLICATIONS DIRECTED TO THE NATIONAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK (SEE IO*03913A> AND DISCUSSES BRIEFLY THE RECENTLY PROMULGATED AIR
QUALITY STANDARDS (SEE ID*03912A).
BRAZIL
LR(B)
INFORMATIVO SEMA
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GENERAL
BRAZIL
LR(A)
"JUNE 1. 1976 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW {SAO PAULO)." ESTADO DE SAO
PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/02/76 PCS 14 ID* 03968A
AIR HATER
A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE BRAZILIAN STATE OF SAO PAOLO IS
OUTLINED IN THIS LAM. WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO FORCE BY THE STATE GOVERNOR ON JUNE 1. 1976. THE LAW
DEFINES SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND SETS FORTH GENERAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO: THE LICENSING OF
THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF POLLUTION SOURCES THROUGH STATE POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES;
THE APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS AND RELATED PROCEDURES: MEASURES FOR EMERGENCY POLLUTION EPISODES;
INSPECTION OF POLLUTION SOURCES; AND THE PROMULGATION OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. FISCAL INCENTIVES. AND SPECIFIC CONTROLLING MECHANISMS. IN CASES OF
OVERRIDING NATIONAL INTEREST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY COUNTERMAND A STATE'S ACTIONS. AND A
STATE MUST GO THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN CONTROLLING POLLUTION FROM OUTSIDE ITS BORDERS.
(ATTACHED IS A DEPARTMENT OF STATE AIRGRAM WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND A BRIEF COMMENT ON
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE STATE LAW TO THE FORTHCOMING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.)
BRAZIL
PMC A)
"NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK AND THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT: AN AGREEMENT FOR CONTROLLING POLLUTION." o GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/18/76 PGS 8 ID* 03913A
ALSO SE AND LRB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CSEMA). ACTING
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO CONTROL POLLUTING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE COORDINATION
OF EXISTING AGENCIES. HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
REQUIRING THAT INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS FINANCED THROUGH THE BANK COMPLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CRITERIA BEFORE THEY ARE APPROVED. A COPY OF EACH LOAN APPLICATION WILL BE SENT TO SEMA. AND THE
POWERS VESTED IN SENA BY THE AGREEMENT CAN BE DELEGATED TO STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES FOR A
NATIONWIDE SCREENING OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS. THIS REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN POLLUTION
CONTROL SINCE MOST INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS ARE FINANCED THROUGH THE BANK. BESIDES COMPLIANCE WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. A FORTHCOMING LAND USE LAW WILL REQUIRE APPROPRIATE LOCATION OF NEW
INDUSTRIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. AND THE SCREENING PROCEDURES OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE
AN ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IN THIS REGARD.
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GENERAL
BRAZIL
PMCB)
CURSO DE ESTENSAO PARA PRCFESSORES DO ENSINO DO PR IHERO GRAUi ECOLOGIA)
(EXTENSION COURSE FOR FIRST GRADE TEACHERS: ECOLOGY)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PGS 1-200 ID* 03921A
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL INDOCTRINATION IN BRAZIL'S
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA
TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE FIELD OF ECOLOGY. THE RESULTING EXTENSION
COURSE. REPRESENTED BY THESE FOUR VOLUMES. SERVES TO INCORPORATE ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE
REGULAR PHYSICAL SCIENCE. BIOLOGICAL. AND HEALTH CURRICULA OF THE FIRST GRADE IN THE FEDERAL
DISTRICT OF BRAZIL. THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTENSION COURSE. SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION TO
ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION. IS ENTITLED "THE PROPOSED CURRICULA FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES. BIOLOGY. HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT." SUBSEQUENT VOLUMES ARE ENTITLED: "TRANSFER OF MATERIALS AND ENERGY IN
ECOSYSTEMS." "TERRESTRIAL AMD AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS." AND "MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT."
BRAZIL
PM(B>
PROGRAMACAO PARA 1976 {PROGRAMS FOR 1976)
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PGS 1-2S
EPA
ID* 03967A
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS CURRENTLY BEING REALIZED BY THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
TECHNICAL TRAINING SEMA PUBLISHES INFORMATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE FOR THE PUBLIC AND CONDUCTS
TRAINING PROGRAMS TC PROVIDE QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIANS. UNDER THE HEADING OF
ECODEVELOPMENT. SEMA'S PROGRAMS INVOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS, STUDIES ON SOIL
DETERIORATION AND OCCUPATION OF LAND. NATIONAL GREEN AREAS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. AND THE
SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. DISCUSSED UNDER THE
HEADING OF POLLUTION CONTROL ARE THOSE PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE STUDIES ON THE CONTROL OF AIR. HATER
AND SOIL POLLUTION AS WELL AS THOSE PROGRAM ON POLLUTION CONTROL CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY SEMA AND
OTHER AGENCIES. UNDER THE HEADING OF ECOSYSTEMS. SEMA CONDUCTS STUDIES ON NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND
RURAL ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES AND SPECIAL AREAS.
BULGARIA
PMCB)
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
DAKOV. MAKO EPA
ENGLISH PGS 1-26 ID* 03964A
ALSO LRB.PMA.SE
THIS PUBLICATION REVIEWS THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA. THE BASIC CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION ARE CITED BY WAY
OF INTRODUCTION. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES OF BULGARIA AND THE COUNCIL OF MUTUAL ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE (CMEA) ARE DISCUSSED. THE POLICY OF INCORPORATION OF SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES INTO
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING PROGRAMS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL IS EXPLAINED. AND JOINT EFFORTS BETWEEN
BULGARIA AND THE OTHER CMEA COUNTRIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE CITED. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL DUTIES. ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC. ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH* THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES. AND THE MOBILIZATION OF ADEQUATE ECONOMIC RESOURCES.
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COMECON
LR(B>
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•ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE CMEA:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAM. VOL. 2. NO. t
SUM. ANTONIN
ENGLISH
04/00/76 PCS 11-15
10*
A SURVEY."
EPA
03936A
THE COUNCIL OF MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE (CMEA) HAS PROVIDED SOCIALIST NATIONS MITH A
FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND PLANNING IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE BASIC ACTIVITIES OF CMEA IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERE IS FOLLOWED UP
BY A SURVEY OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:
BULGARIA. HUNGARY. POLAND. RUMANIA. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. EAST GERMANY AND THE USSR.
FRANCE
LR(B)
DROIT DE LA PROTECTION DE LA NATURE ET DE L"ENVIRONNEMENT — SUPPLEMENT
(NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAM — SUPPLEMENT)
LAMAROUE. JEAN LOC
FRENCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-133 ID* 020618
WATER AIR
LAV FRANCE 7 LAMA
FRANCE
LR(A)
COMPARATIVE TABLE (OF PROPOSED AND FINAL VERSIONS OF THE 1917 LAW ON
DANGEROUS ESTABLISHMENTS)
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-33 ID* 02890C
THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING THREE VERSIONS OF THE 1917 FRENCH LAW ON DANGEROUS.
UUNHEALTHY OR ANNOYING ESTABLISHMENTS. IN TRANSLATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF A SECTION BY SECTION
COMPARISON: THE TEXT THAT is PRESENTLY IN EFFECT. THE TEXT ADOPTED BY THE SENATE. AND THE TEXT
OF THE ORIGINAL COMMISSION PROPOSAL. INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE VERSION
ARE AMENDMENTS WHICH HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN INCORPORATED.
FRANCE
LR(A)
•JULY 10. 1976 LAW NO. 76-629 ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE."
OFFICIEL
FRENCH
07./13/76 PGS 4067-79
ID*
JOURNAL
*
EPA
03930A
THIS LAM* WHICH DEALS WITH THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL SPACES AND LANDSCAPES. PRESERVATION OF
ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE SPECIES. MAINTENANCE OF BIOLOGICAL BALANCE AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL
RRESOURCES. PROVIDES IN PARTICULAR THAT STUDIES PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF LARGE PROJECTS MUST
INCLUDE AN IMPACT STATEMENT ENABLING AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR CONSEQUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
STUDY IS TO DESCRIBE INITIAL CONDITIONS OF SITE AND ITS ENVIRONMENT. EVALUATION OF CHANGES TO BE
BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE PROJECT AND MEASURES PLANNED TO REDUCE POSSIBLY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES. A
STATE COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECREE IS TO PROVIDE GREATER DETAIL ON THESE MATTERS AND THE CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH AN IMPACT STUDY IS TO BE MADE PUBLIC.
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GENERAL.
FRANCE
SEC )
GERMAN OEM REP
PM«B)
"TINY BUDGET FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN FRANCE."
AND LAV. VOL. 2. NO. I
ENVIRONMENTAL. POLICY
FRENCH
04/00/76 PCS 31
ID*
EPA
03937A
1976 FRENCH EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARE CONSIDERED INADEQUATE BY
ENVIRONMENTALISTS IN FRANCE TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTIONIST LEGISLATION.
A TABLE COMPARING 1975 AND 1976 FIGURES INDICATES A 10.8 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE 1976
APPROPRIATION. THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.877 MILLION
FRANCS. IS STATED TO CONSTITUTE 0.6 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FRENCH GOVERNMENT BUDGET.
"DRAFT DIRECTIVE OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE SOCIALIST UNITY PARTY OF GERMANY
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY OF THE GDR IN 1976-1980." DIE WIRTSCHAFT. SUPPLEMENT 1
EPA
GERMAN 01/16/76 PCS 28 ID* 03960A
MATER
THIS DIRECTIVE DISCUSSES ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PLAN YEARS 1971-1975 AND GOALS FOR THE PLAN
YEARS 1976-1980. SECTION VI DESCRIBES GOALS IN THE AREAS OF WATER MANAGEMENT. FORESTRY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES ARE TO BE TAKEN TO INSURE A STABLE SUPPLY OF
WATER FOR THE PUBLIC. INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE. INDUSTRIAL WATER USE IS TO BE REDUCED BY 20
PERCENT. AND EFFECTIVE REUSE OF WATER IN OTHER AREAS OF SOCIETY IS TO BE ENCOURAGED. MEASURES
ARE TO BE TAKEN TO PROMOTE CLEAN AIR AND WATER. TO PROTECT AND USE SOIL EFFECTIVELY. TO REDUCE
NOISE AND TO REMOVE AND RECYCLE RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES. IN PARTICULAR, PROCEDURES ARE
TO BE DEVELOPED TO DETOXIFY. PURIFY AND RECLAIM USABLE MATERIAL FROM SEWAGE IN THE PETROCHEMICAL.
PETROLEUM-PROCESSING* PESTICIDES. DYE AND FERTILIZER INDUSTRIES. TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION.
MEASURES TO CLEAN EMISSIONS. ESPECIALLY MEASURES FOR THE DESULFURIZATION OF FLUE GASES. SHOULD BE
DEVELOPED. NOISE AT WORK AND IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IS TO BE REDUCED.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
UMWELTSCHUTZ UNO UEGERBETRIEBLICHE TECHNISCHE NORMUNG (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND TECHNICAL NORMS GENERALLY APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT INDUSTRY!
HANNING. AUGUST LOC
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-185 ID* 03976A
AIR NOISE WATER SOLID WASTE
TD171.S.G3 H36 1976
THIS BOOK DISCUSSES FEDERAL GERMAN TECHNICAL STANDARDS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA. THE
DISCUSSION IS LIMITED TC AIR. NOISE AND WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND WASTE REMOVAL. AND
EMPHASIZES INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION. SINCE IT PROMPTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF TECHNICAL
NORMS. IN SEPARATE CHAPTERS THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND ASPECTS OF THE TOPIC ARE CONSIDERED: THE
CAUSE AND NATURE OF THE POLLUTION PROBLEM; THE CONFLICTING INTERESTS OF THg VARIOUS INVOLVED
GROUPS; AND THE LEGAL SITUATION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. INCLUDING PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF MAJOR
FEDERAL LAWS. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SET ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. WITH
PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE UNION OF GERMAN ENGINEERS (VEREIN DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE) AS
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND WELL KNOWN GROUP. THE FINAL TWO CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES
OF REFORMING EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW AND THE MANNER OF ESTABLISHING GENERAL
TECHNICAL STANDARDS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD.
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GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
PAGE
IS
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES NO. 190
LAYTON. MARK. COMP.
ENGLISH 10/00/75 PGS 1-27 ID*
EPA
03933A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY. ISSUED BY THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. IS A SELECTION CONSISTING OF 225 TITLES DEALING WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF ENERGY IN
TRANSPORT. BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. IN SO FAR AS POSSIBLE. BRITISH BOOKS AND
PERIODICALS PUBLISHED AFTER 1972 ARE INCLUDED. MANY OF THE TITLES DEAL WITH THE IMPACT OF
ENERGY SHORTAGES ON TRANSPORTATION. CONSTRUCTION. AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.
OTHER MATERIAL COVERS ALTERNATIVES TO PRESENT PATTERNS OF ENERGY USE.
MEXICO
LRIAt
•AGREEMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE EMPOWERING THE SUBSECRETARY
OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT TO...RESOLVE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS." SALUD PUBLICA. VOL. 17. NO.
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 04/00/75 PGS 287-268 ID* 01644D
ALSO PMA
IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS ARISING FROM THE APPLICATION OF
THE MEXICAN LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND THE SUBSEQUENT
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS AGAINST THESE SANCTIONS. THIS AGREEMENT. ISSUED
BY THE MEXICAN SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. DELEGATES POWER TO THE SUBSECRETARY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT TO RECEIVE. PROCESS AND RESOLVE FINALLY SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.
THIS ACTION IS IN KEEPING WITH THE POLICY OF DECENTRALIZED REFORM WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT TO
IMPROVE BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY. AND IS INTENDED TO GIVE MORE AUTONOMY TO THE SUBSECRETARY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION LAW.
(THIS AGREEMENT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MEXICAN GAZETTE. DIARIO OFICIAL. OF FEBRUARY 21.
1975.)
POLAND
LR(B)
"LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN A SOCIALIST STATE: THE
POLISH SYSTEM." ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW. VOL. 2. NO. 1
BRZEZINSKI, WACLAW EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PGS 41-43 ID* 03935A
THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN A SOCIALIST STATE IS
THE FOCUS OF THIS ARTICLE ON POLAND. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN POLAND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A
SEPARATE BRANCH OF NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION OR ECONOMY. AND LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THESE
MATTERS CONSEQUENTLY DO NOT FIT INTO A CONVENTIONALLY ACCEPTED DIVISION OF THE LAW. THREE TYPES
OF LAWS ARE DIFFERENTIATED: LAWS WHICH DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE PROTECTION OF SPECIFIC ELEMENTS
OF THE ENVIRONMENT; LAWS WHICH. WHILE PERTAINING TO A SINGLE BRANCH OF THE ECONOMY. ALSO REGULATE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THIS FIELD OF ACTIVITY; AND LAWS DEALING WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF
THE STATE APPARATUS AS IT RELATES TO THE ENVIRONMENT. TWO BROADER CATEGORIES OF NORMS ARE
FURTHER DELINEATED: THOSE DEALING DIRECTLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THOSE WHICH ARE PART
OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE PLANNED ECONOMY. DIFFICULTIES LINKED TO THIS LATTER INCORPORATION
INTO THE SYSTEM OF THE PLANNED ECONOMY ARE DISCUSSED WITH SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE EXAMPLES.
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GENERAL
SENEGAL
LRfA)
SVEOEN
PM
•APRIL 30. 1971 MINISTERIAL DECREE NO. 5068 CREATING A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMISSION." JOURNAL OFFICIEL OE LA REPUBLIQUE OU SENEGAL
EPA
FRENCH 07/17/71 PCS 696-99 ID* 03942A
THIS DECREE -ESTABLISHES A NATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO ADVISE THE SENEGALESE
GOVERNMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION* AS SPECIFIED BY THE
DECREE. IS TO CONSIST OF BOTH GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS. THE
FOLLOWING AREAS ARE DESIGNATED AS FALLING WITHIN THE COMMISSIONS ADVISORY CAPACITY: 1) GENERAL
POLICY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES:
2» DEGREE OF PROTECTION TO BE ACCORDED VARIOUS ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE SPECIES AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES;
3) EDUCATIONAL AND PROPAGANDA MEASURES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; 4) SENEGALESE
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES CONCERNING NATURE PROTECTION; 5) GENERAL PROGRAMS
DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES: 6) RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED AREAS:
71 REGULATORY DECISIONS BEARING ON NATURE PROTECTION; AND 8) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLLUTING
INDUSTRIES OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH MIGHT ALTER OR PROVE DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IN SWEDEN. LEGISLATION. ADMINISTRATION. RESEARCH. GRANTS
SWEDEN. THE SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 04/CO/7S POS 1-30 ID* 00128B
ALSO LRB
THIS UPDATED EDITION OF ENVIRONMENT IN SWEDEN PROVIDES INFORMATION FROM THE SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD CONCERNING THE STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IN SWEDEN. LEGISLATION WITH BOTH
DIRECT AND INDIRECT BEARING ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IS PRESENTED AND THE MOST PERTINENT LAWS
BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE FIELD. THE ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF THE SWEDISH
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD ARE MAPPED OUT. OTHER AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS WITH WHICH THE BOARD
IS ASSOCIATED AND CONSULTS ARE ALSO MENTIONED. INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BODIES IS
PRESENTED. GRANTS FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PURPOSES DURING THE FISCAL YEARS 1974/75 AND 1975/76
ARE LISTED. A NUMBER OF STATUTES AND A CHART SHOWING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD ARE APPENDED.
SWEDEN
PMCB)
•ENERGY NEEDS FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION.* CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENT
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION. NO. 65
EMNELIN. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-6 ID* 03981A
ALSO SE
THIS PAPER SUMS UP INFORMATION ON PROJECTED ENERGY NEEDS FOR FUTURE POLLUTION CONTROL. IN
DISCUSSING AIR POLLUTION IT IS POINTED OUT THAT CONTROL OF SULFUR IS LIKELY TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT
FUTURE DEMANDS ON ENERGY. WHEREAS THE ENERGY NEEDS FCR CONTROL OF PARTICLES ARE INSIGNIFICANT.
ENERGY NEEDS FOR CONTROL OF POLLUTION BY MOBILE SOURCES. WATER POLLUTION. AND SOLID WASTE ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO BE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE. DIFFUSE SOURCES. OIL POLLUTION AT SEA. AND THE EFFECTS
OF MORE STRINGENT REGULATIONS FOR EMISSION OF SMALL PARTICLES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE MAY. HOWEVER.
ALTER THIS PROGNOSIS. TABLES ILLUSTRATING ENERGY NEEDS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN OIL-FIRED ENERGY
PRODUCTION PLANTS. ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDUSTRY IN 1975. AND ENERGY
USE FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ARE INCLUDED AS WELL AS A CHART DEPICTING RELEASES OF ORGANIC
MATTER (BOD) IN THE PULP AM) PAPER INDUSTRY AS WELL AS IN TOTAL INDUSTRY AND MUNICIPALITIES.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
STC )
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 1973-76. PUBLICATION 1975: 3E
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-246 ID*
PESTICIDES WATER AIR NOISE
EPA
03932A
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS WHICH RECEIVED GRANTS
FROM THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD IN THE FISCAL
YEARS 1973/74 AND 1975/76. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT AREAS ARE COVERED: BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND
PESTICIDES; AIR PROTECTION AND NOISE ABATEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKES.
WATERCOURSES* AND GROUND*ATER; SEWAGE AND SLUDGE TREATMENT AND PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES; AND
WILDLIFE 8ICLOGV. FOR EACH PROJECT THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AND THE NAME OF THE GRANTEE ARE LISTED
AND THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT CITED. TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH IT IS AVAILABLE. A PROGRESS
REPORT IS ALSO GIVEN* FINAL SECTIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESEARCH
SECRETARIAT* ON PILOT STUDIES. ON GRANTS FOR SYMPOSIA AND TRAVEL AND ON PUBLISHING ALLOWANCES.
•NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE AND EXPERT ADVISORY GROUPS ARE ALSO
LISTED.
SWEDEN
STC
SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: REPORT ON RESEARCH COVERING THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT 1974-1976
SWEDEN. COUNCIL FOB ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
SWEDISH 05/00/76 PCS 1-209
ID*
EPA
039S2A
COMPILED BY THE COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA. THIS PUBLICATION IS A CATALOG OF SWEDISH
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED DURING THE YEARS 1974-76. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED. ENTRIES. LISTED ACCORDING TO SUBJECT AREA. GIVE THE
PROJECT NAME. THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INSTITUTION INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH. THE NAME OF THE
FUNDING SOURCE. AND A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT'S ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT AREAS ARE
INCLUDED: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE; OCEANS* SEAS AND ESTUARIES; FRESHWATER; RENEWABLE AND
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES; ENERGY RESOURCES; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND PROCESSES; LAND USE;
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE; WILDLIFE; RECREATION; POPULATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENTS; HUMAN HEALTH; POLLUTION;
WASTES; TRANSPORTATION; TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY; MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT: SOCIOECONOMIC ASPECTS:
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING; EDUCATION AND INFORMATION; RADIATION: AND NOISE. ENTRIES ARE INDEXED
BY KEYWORD AND BY RESEARCHER»S NAME. SOME PROJECT SUMMARIES ARE IN ENGLISH.
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GENERAL
USSR CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYOE. PHILIP R. LOC S934 .R9P76
PM(A) ENGLISH 00/00/72 PCS I-30I ID* 0396SA
ALSO LRB.PMB.SE
WATER AIR LAND USE PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS NOISE
THIS BOOK PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEMS* CONCEPTS AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES IN THE SOVIET UNION. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION GOVERNING THE USE AND PROTECTION
OF EACH CATEGORY OF NATURAL RESOURCE IS SUMMARIZED. AND THE ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF THE
SOVIET APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE RESOURCES ARE POINTED OUT AND ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS
EXAMPLES AND BY COMPARISON WITH THE GENERAL APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO NINE CHAPTER. THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE SOVIET CONCEPT OF
CONSERVATION AND THE HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF CONSERVATION. SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS
DISCUSS THE POLICIES. USE AND PROTECTION OF THE VARIOUS RESOURCE CATEGORIES SUCH AS LAND AND SOIL.
PROTECTED AREAS. FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. TIMBER. MINERALS AND WATER. CHAPTER EIGHT DISCUSSES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. AND CHAPTER NINE SUMS UP THE GENERAL ATTITUDES. PROBLEMS AD TRENDS.
THE TEXT IS SUPPORTED EY NUMEROUS REFERENCES AND BY 27 APPENDIXES REPRINTING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
LAND USE
BRAZIL INFORMATIVO SEMA (BULLETIN: SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT). NO. 1
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
LRIB) PORTUGUESE 12/00/75 PGS 1-10 ID* 0391SA
ALSO PMB. SE
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
BRAZIL ESTACAO ECOLOGICA DC TAIM (TAIN ECOLOGICAL STATION*
BRAZIL. SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PM(B> PORTUGUESE 00/00/75 PGS 7-31 ID* O3966A
THIS ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET. PUBLISHED AS ENVIRONMENTAL SERIES NO. 1 BY THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. GIVES DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA AND OTHER PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BANHADO OE TAIM (TAIM SWAMP). WHICH IS TO BE BRAZIL'S FIRST ECOLOGICAL
RESERVE. CONSISTING OF AN AREA OF 250 SQUARE KILOMETERS AND LOCATED IN BRAZIL'S SOUTHEAST CORNER
IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL. THE BANHADO DO TAIM WILL PROVIDE AN AREA IN WHICH TO CONDUCT
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES THAT CAN BE COMPARED WITH SIMILAR STUDIES IN SETTLED AREAS TO OBTAIN A
KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEEDS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BRAZIL. BESIDES BEING A RESERVE AND NATURAL
LABORATORY. THE BANHAOO 00 TAIM HAS POTENTIAL FOR COMPATIBLE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT IN A LIMITED
AREA. THIS STATION WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER ECOLOGICAL STATIONS TO BE CREATED IN BRAZIL
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THE PRESERVATION OF A REPRESENTATIVE CROSS SECTION OF THE VARIOUS
BRAZILIAN NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS.
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USSR
PM(A)
PAGE
22
CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYDE. PHILIP R.
ENGLISH 00/00/72
ALSO LRB.PMB.SE
*GENERAL HATER AIR
PCS 1-301
ID*
PESTICIDES
LOC
03965A
TOXIC SUBS
S934 .R9P76
NOISE
NOISE
DENMARK
PM(B)
•MINISTERS RECEIVE REPORT ON ENGINE NOISE FROM KASTRUP AIRPORT." BERLINGSKE
TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 06/29/76 PCS 2(11) ID* 03947A
A WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED BY THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS EXPECTED TO
SUBMIT ITS FINAL REPORT SOMETIME THIS WINTER TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE MINISTER
FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONCERNING NOISE CAUSED BY THE KASTRUP AIRPORT. THE WORKING GROUP HAS MEASURED
NOISE RESULTING FROM THE TESTING OF ENGINES* IN PARTICULAR. AND HAS ALSO STUDIED HOW OTHER EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES SOLVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE REPORT WILL OFFER ADVICE AS TO WHERE ENGINE TESTING WOULD
BE THE LEAST DISTURBING AND ALSO EVALUATE VARIOUS KINDS OF SOUND INSULATION. AROUND 200 NOISE
COMPLAINTS CONCERNING KASTRUP AIRPORT ARE REGISTERED ANNUALLY. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY OF TARNBY HAS ASKED THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THOSE COMPLAINTS WHICH ARE SUBMITTED TO THEM AS WELL. THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO REQUESTED THAT A NOISE
CONTROL COMMITTEE BE ESTABLISHED FOR KASTRUP WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM TARNBY. THE GOVERNMENT.
THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. AND THE AVIATION DIRECTORATE.
FRANCE
LR(B)
LEGISLATION DES NUISANCES tPOLLUTION LEGISLATION)
GOUSSET. PIERRE
FRENCH 00/00/73 PCS 1-191
ALSO PMA
*AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
LOC
ID* 03934A
LAW FRANCE 7 GOUS
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
UMWELTSCHUTZ UNO UEBERBETRIEBLICHE TECHNISCHE NORMUNG (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND TECHNICAL NORMS GENERALLY APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT INDUSTRY)
HANNIN6. AUGUST LOC
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-185 ID* 03976A
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
T0171.5.G3 H36 1976
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MEXICO
LRIB)
PAGE
23
•1.132 INDUSTRIES IN THE COUNTRY PENALIZED FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE LAM
ON POLLUTION." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 07/25/76 PCS 4A ID* 03919A
ALSO PMB
*AIR
SWEDEN
STC )
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 1973-76. PUBLICATION 19752 3E
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-246 ID*
*GENERAL PESTICIDES WATER AIR
EPA
03932A
USSR
PM(A>
CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYDE. PHILIP R.
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PCS
ALSO LRB.PMB.SE
*GENERAL HATER AIR
1-301
LAND USE
ID*
LOC
0396SA
PESTICIDES
S934 .R9P76
TOXIC SUBS
PESTICIDES
BRAZIL
PM(BI
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 SOLID WASTE
EPA
ID* 03929A
SWEDEN
LR(A)
THE ACT ON PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE NEW
LEGISLATION WITH A COMMENTARY
SWEDEN. MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND AGRICULTURE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-44 ID* 02699B
ALSO LRB
*TOXIC SUBS
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PESTICIDES
SMEOEN "POLICE INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF DDT SMUGGLING." SVENSKA DAGBLAOET
EPA
LRCB) SWEDISH 07/27/76 PCS 5 ID* 03948A
THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD HAS ASKED THE POLICE TO INVESTIGATE
ALLEGATIONS THAT DDT HAS BEEN SMUGGLED INTO SWEDEN FROM FINLAND. DDT HAS BEEN TOTALLY PROHIBITED
IN SWEDEN SINCE 1975. FINLAND. POLAND. AND THE SOVIET UNION HAVE ALSO BANNED DDT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE BALTIC CONVENTION. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. SMUGGLING OF THE PESTICIDE MAY HAVE BEEN
MOTIVATED BY ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY USED IN THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY TO PREPARE
AN INEXPENSIVE SOLUTION IN WHICH PLANTS COULD BE DIPPED PRIOR TO BEING PLANTED. THE CHIEF OF THE
PRODUCT CONTROL BUREAU POINTS OUT THAT APART FROM THE FACT THAT SMUGGLING IS ILLEGAL A DANGEROUS
MISTAKE COULD HAVE BEEN MADE IF THE PRODUCT WAS BEING TRANSPORTED IN SUGAR SACKS AS ALLEGED. THE
POLICE ADMIT THAT THEIR CHANCES OF UNCOVERING THE TRUTH IN THIS MATTER ARE ALMOST NIL. CUSTOMS
OFFICERS WILL* HOWEVER. BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
SWEDEN "NEW CHANCE FOR DDT IN FORESTRY." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
PM(B) SWEDISH 08/29/76 PCS 10 ID* 039SSA
SWEDEN'S FORESTRY INDUSTRY WOULD FAVOR A PARTIAL LIFTING OF THE BAN ON DDT. AS REPORTED IN
THIS ARTICLE* DDT IS THE ONLY KNOWN EFFECTIVE MEANS WITH WHICH TO FIGHT THE BEETLE HYLOBIUS
ABIETAS. OR* RAPPE. PROFESSOR OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UMEA. ALSO EMPHASIZED
THAT THE SMALL QUANTITIES NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE BEETLE WOULD HARDLY HAVE ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS
ON THE ENVIRONMENT. ON THESE GROUNDS. THE RENEWED USE OF DDT WAS RECOMMENDED.
SWEDEN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 1973-76. PUBLICATION 1975: 3E
SWEDEN. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ST« ) ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-246 ID* 03932A
^GENERAL WATER AIR NOISE
USSR CONSERVATION IN THE SOVIET UNION
PRYDE. PHILIP R. LOC S934 .R9P76
PM(AI ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-301 ID* 03965A
ALSO LRB.PMB.SE
^GENERAL WATER AIR LAND USE TOXIC SUBS NOISE
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RADIATION
AUSTRALIA
LRtAI
•JUNE 21. 1973 AMENDMENT OF THE NAVIGATION CCARGO - HAZARDS PREVENTION)
REGULATIONS." STATUTORY RULES 1973. NO. 122
EPA
ENGLISH 06/21/73 PCS 1-2 ID* 01880D
THE NAVIGATION (CARGO - HAZARD PREVENTION) REGULATIONS ARE AMENDED BY THE INSERTION OF
PROVISIONS INDICATING THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF SPILLAGE OF. OR RADIATION FROM.
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES DURING PORT HANDLING PROCEDURES.
CANADA
LR(A)
•JUNE 4. 1974 ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL REGULATIONS. SOR/74-334." CANADA
GAZETTE PART II. VOL. 108. NO. 12
EPA
ENGLISH* 06/26/76 PGS 1783-1802 ID* 00708H
*ALSO FRENCH
THESE REGULATIONS MADE BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT GENERAL IN COUNCIL PURSUANT TO THE ATOMIC
ENERGY CONTROL ACT. SUBJECT THE HANDLING OF CERTAIN DEFINED RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF A LICENSING BOARD. LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR PLANTS ARE
ALSO SET FORTH HITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY AND
SECURITY. ADDITIONAL SECTIONS OF THE REGULATIONS INCLUDE RECORD KEEPING AND INSPECTION
PROVISIONS. AS WELL AS GENERAL SECURITY AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR ADOPTION.
DENMARK
PM(B)
•DANISH NO TO DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE HASTE." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 07/09/76 PGS 6 ID* 039S7A
HATER
IN ANSWERING AN INOUIRY. HELGE NIELSEN. MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. NOT ONLY REFUTED
ALLEGATIONS THAT CAESIUM AND PLUTONIUM POLLUTION IN THE ATLANTIC ARE 25 TIMES MORSE THAN EXPECTED
BUT ALSO REASSURED THE DANISH PEOPLE THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS WHATSOEVER TO DUMP RADIOACTIVE WASTE
INTO THE SEA IN CONNECTION WITH A POSSIBLE FUTURE DANISH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. IN SUPPORT OF HIS
STATEMENT. THE MINISTER CITED A REPORT STATING THAT IT IS ONLY AT THE GREAT DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN
THAT POLLUTION FROM CAESIUM -137 IS 3 TO 70 TIMES WORSE THAN EXPECTED. DUE TO RADIOACTIVE
PRECIPITATION STEMMING FROM NUCLEAR ARMS TESTING.' FURTHERMORE. ON A SMALL FLOOR AREA OF THE
PACIFIC PLUTONIUM POLLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE 2 TO 25 TIMES WORSE THAN EXPECTED.
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RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OF
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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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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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•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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PM«B)
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37
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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39
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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