NTISWB/i/135-76/012
NUMBER 52
DECEMBER 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENO
Washington, D.C 2046C
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["FEBRUARY 4,*1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURAU LEGISLATION, V. 20. " **
FOOD AND AbRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COM?. * EPA
ENGLISH^* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60^ ID#
AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION^
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND 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
Page
AIR
Reports: Environmental Protection, Matters Related to
Foodstuffs, Veterinary Administration
Campinas Applies 1975 Decree and Closes Plant ......... 1
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 04021A ........... 6
Ge.stm
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UNESCO Concerned About Automobile Pollution .......... 5
WHO
Manual on Urban Air Quality Management ............. 5
GENERAL
Basic Legislation ....................... 6
Environment Will Have a Protection Council ........... 6
The Nation Will Have Environmental Control ........... 6
Canada
The Environmental Assessment and Review Process (EARP) ,
Procedures and Responsibilities ............... 7
An Environmental Impact Assessment Process for Canada ..... 7
James Bay Hydro- Electric Project Environmental Concerns .... 7
France.
Rhine-Rhone Canal To Spare Environment ............. 8
Ge.Junany, Fed Rep o&
Principles for Assessing the Environmental Compatibility
of Public Measures Taken by the Federation ......... 8
Most Violations Against Water Protection ............ 8
Survey of Rules and Regulations Promulgated by the
Federal Government in the Field of Environmental Protection . 9
The Council of Environmental Advisors ............. 9
Federal Environmental Agency 1975/76 .............. 9
Environmental Report '76 .................... 10
Environmental Report ' 76 — Follow-up to the Environmental
Programme of the Federal Government : Summary ........ 10
Expenditure Estimates Relating to Pollution Control in
Germany for the Period to 1980. Summary of a Study
Conducted on Behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior . 11
Pollution Control in England .................. 11
Pollution Law in the OECD ................... 12
Pollution Control in Scotland ................. 12
Report on Research and Development 1975 . ........... 12
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Progress Sustained: Changes in the British Environmental
Scene. Report to the Second Session of the Governing
Council of the U.N. Environment Programme .......... 13
Civic Trust Environmental Directory .............. 13
Department of the Environment Register of Research 1976.
Part IV: Environmental Pollution .............. 13
Hiwgany
Brief Information on the Protection of Environment in Hungary . 14
Forbairt 2: A Review of the Work of An Foras Forbartha,
April 1969— March 1973 ................... 14
J capon.
Environmental Research in Japan, 1975 ............. 14
A/eto Zealand
Auckland Rapid Transit Scheme: Stage One. Environmental
Impact Report; Submissions; and Audit ............ 15
OECP
OECD and Environment: A Bibliography ............. 15
Scondcnau/ca
Conference on Environmental Education ............. 15
South
South African Environmental Legislation ............ 16
Ve.ne.zu.eZa
National Program for Environmental Pollution Research ..... 16
LAND USE
Town and Country Planning in Britain .............. 16
Waste of Waste Land ...................... 17
Hiwgasiy
See GENERAL (Hungary) -- Control No. 04024A .......... 14
IxeJiand.
Cork: An Environmental Study ................. 17
Japan
Fiscal 1975 White Paper on National Land Use .......... 17
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New Zealand
Kirkpatrick Reclamation. Napier Breakwater Harbour.
Environmental Impact Report; Submissions; and Audit ..... 18
New Zealand Railways' New Plymouth Freight Terminal.
Environmental Impact Report ; Submissions ; and Audit ..... 18
Lake Wakatipu Reading From Kinloch to Elfin Bay.
Environmental Impact Assessment; Submissions; and Audit ... 19
Port Chalmers Reclamation and Container Terminal
Development. Environmental Impact Report, Submissions,
and Audit .......................... 19
Lowry Bay Boat Harbour. Environmental Impact Report;
Submissions ; and Audit ................... 20
See GENERAL (New Zealand) — Control No. 04017A ........ 15
Souutk
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 04048A ........ 16
Land Use : New Decree ..................... 20
NOISE
f&nmo/ife
Danish Environmental Protection Agency Gets Direct Control
of the Airports of Kastrup and Aalborg ........... 21
, P&d Rep o^
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04033A ..... 10
Bsiitcun
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03005C ....... 13
Netu Izatand
See LAND USE (New Zealand) — Control No. 04016A ........ 19
See GENERAL (New Zealand) — Control No. 04017A ........ 15
See LAND USE (New Zealand) — Control No. 04018A ........ 20
South.
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 04048A ........ 16
Kn/cted
See AIR (United Nations) — Control No. 0405 8A ......... 5
IV
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PESTICIDES
See WATER (International) — Control No. 04019A ........ 35
South
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 04048A ........ 16
RADIATION
See AIR (Austria) — Control No. 04056A ............ 1
November 20, 1975 Order on Safety Measures in the Use of
Radioactive Substances ................... 23
June 20, 1974 Act No. 536 on the Institute for
Radiological Safety ..................... 23
France.
Atomic Energy Commissariat 1975 Annual Report ......... 24
1975 Technical and Scientific Activities of the
Atomic Energy Commissariat ................. 24
Germany, Fe,d Rep o&
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04060A ..... 9
Gtecut Britain.
Radioactive Pollution. Bibliography No. 148F ......... 25
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03005C ....... 13
Japan
1975 Act on the Reorganization of the Science and
Technology Agency ...................... 25
Tu/tfeet/
Radiation Protection ...................... 26
SOLID WASTE
France
West Soon To Be Pilot Region for the Recovery of
Industrial Wastes ...................... 26
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, fad Rep
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04060A ..... 9
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04033A ..... 10
Gxe,at Britain.
Report on Waste Paper Collection by Local Authorities ..... 27
Hungary
See GENERAL (Hungary) — Control No. 04024A .......... 14
See AIR (Mexico) — Control No. 03994A ............. 3
Will Floating Environmental Plant Be the Solution for Future
Waste Disposal? ....................... 28
96 Kilos Packaging Per Person. Increasing Consumption
in Norway .......................... 28
South
Solid Wastes Research in South Africa ............. 29
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 04048A . ....... 16
Investigations in Progress ................... 29
TOXIC SUBS
See AIR (Austria) -- Control No. 04056A ............ 1
frtonci.
Proposed Toxic Substances Legislation ............. 30
Ge.Jtmanyf fad Rep ofi
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04033A ..... 10
Britain
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03005C ....... 13
See WATER (International) — Control No. 04019A ........ 35
WATER
See GENERAL (Brazil) — Control No. 04021A ........... 6
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Canada
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Regulations ......... 31
Monograph on Comprehensive River Basin Planning ........ 31
Canada Centre for Inland Waters — 1974 ............. 32
France
June 10, 1976 Circular on the Purification of Urban
Centers and the Sanitary Protection of Receiving Media ... 32
Pollution of Rhone Attributable to Accident .......... 32
G&umany, F&rf Ke.p ofi
December 23, 1968 Law Concerning Measures To Assure
the Disposal of Waste Oil (Waste Oil Law) .......... 33
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04025 A ..... 8
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04060A ..... 9
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04033A ..... 10
Liverpool Bay: An Assessment of Present Knowledge ....... 34
See GENERAL (Great Britain) — Control No. 03993A ....... 13
See GENERAL (Great Britain) ~ Control No. 03005C ....... 13
Hungasuf
Main Features of Water Management Activities in Hungary .... 34
Water Management and Long-Range Planning in Hungary ...... 35
See GENERAL (Hungary) — Control No. 04024A .......... 14
International Cooperation for the Protection of an
Inland Sea: The Baltic ................... 35
ItaJUj
No Respite for New Discharges ................. 36
All Acquitted in Appeal of Pollution Conviction for
Red Sludges ......................... 36
Authorization Request Entitles Applicant To Pollute ...... 36
Shortcomings in the Law on the Protection of Water ....... 37
May 11, 1971 Decree No. 71-223 on the Interministerial
Coordination of Water Matters ................ 37
Me.x/cc.0
See AIR (Mexico) — Control No. 03994A ............. 3
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Meto Zealand
See LAND USE (New Zealand) — Control No. 04013A . ....... 18
See LAND USE (New Zealand) — Control No. 04016A ........ 19
See GENERAL (New Zealand) — Control No. 04017A ........ 15
See LAND USE (New Zealand) — Control No . 04018A ........ 20
Noway
See SOLID WASTE (Norway) — Control No. 04011A ......... 28
Souutk
See GENERAL (South Africa) — Control No. 04048A ........ 16
Sweeten
Inventories of Lake Acidification ............... 39
Composting of Bark and Digested Sludge Under Aeration ..... 39
Lake Vattern: Recent Sedimentary Deposits and Sediment
Chemistry .......................... 40
Microbial Alkylation of Metals : Some Comments on
Ecological Consequences of the Process ........... 40
Benthos Inventories in Rivers by Means of the Ekman Grab :
A Study of the Method With Recommendations ......... 40
Progress Made in the Purification of Wastewater ........ 41
United No£cott&
Expert Consultation on the Joint Coordinated Project on
Pollution in the Mediterranean ............... 41
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AIR
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
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BEITRAEGE: UMWELTSCHUTZ. LEBENSMITTELANGELEGENHEITEN, VETERINAERVERWALTUNG
(REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MATTERS RELATED TO FOODSTUFFS, VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION)
AUSTRIA. FEO.MIN. FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 01/00/76 PGS 1-147 ID* 04056A
RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
BRAZIL
LRCB)
THIS VOLUME, THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF SUCH VOLUMES INTENDED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FOODSTUFFS CONTROL AND VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION, CONTAINS FOUR REPORTS
ON RESEARCH PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. THE INDIVIDUALLY AUTHORED ARTICLES ARE ENTITLED: A) REPORT ON THE EMISSIONS
SITUATION IN THE AUSTRIAN IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY AND IN THE AUSTRIAN CERAMICS INDUSTRY: B) STUDY
ON CONTACT WITH RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN AUSTRIA; C) THE ARSENIC CONTENT OF FOODSTUFFS; AND D)
DIAGNOSIS OF ENZOOTIC PNEUMONIA IN SWINE BY MEANS OF IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.
"CAMPINAS APPLIES 1975 DECREE AND CLOSES PLANT." 0 ESTAOO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/05/76 PGS 19 ID* C3046G
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON MEASURES TAKEN BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPINAS, BRAZIL TO CLOSE DOWN
TWO HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUGUST 14. 1975 FEDERAL DECREE-LAW
NO. 1.4-13. (SEE ID 003046A.) THE TWO PLANTS IN QUESTION HAVE RECEIVED THE MOST PUBLIC COMPLAINTS
WITH REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN THE AREA. AFTER THREE WARNINGS- AMD A 30-DAY DEADLINE TO
INSTALL POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT, ONE PLANT (INOUSTRIA BRASILEIRA DE ACIDOS GRAXOS) WAS CLOSED
DOWN. EVEN THOUGH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT WAS BEING IMPORTED. IN A SIMILAR CASE AN ASPHALT PLANT
WAS DENIED AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE BY THE MUNICIPALITY, RESULTING IN THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE
PLANT'S OPERATIONS. THE RELOCATION OF THIS PLANT TO ANOTHER AREA IS NOW PLANNED.
BRAZIL
LR(A)
LEGISLACAO BASICA (BASIC LEGISLATION)
BRAZIL. SECRETARIA ESPECIAL DO MEIO AMBIENTE
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PGS 1-27
^GENERAL WATER
ID*
EPA
C4021A
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AIR
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(A>
AUGUST 5. 1971 LAW TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY LEAD COMPOUNDS IN
CARBURETOR FUELS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINES. AS LAST AMENDED NOVEMBER 25.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-8 ID* 01312F
1975
THIS TEXT PROVIDES AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE AUGUST 5, 1971 LEADED GASOLINE LAW. THE
LAW PROVIDES THAT FROM JANUARY 1. 1972, THE LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE MAY NOT EXCEED 0.40 GRAMS
PER LITER. AS OF JANUARY 1. 1976. THE LEAD CONTENT IS TO BE REDUCED TO 0.15 GRAMS PER LITER.
THE PROVISIONS ALSO APPLY TO OTHER METALLIC COMPOUNDS USED IN PLACE OF LEAD. THE FEDERAL OFFICE
OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MAY GRANT EXEMPTIONS FROM THESE PROVISIONS FOR LIMITED PERIODS OF TIME IN
CERTAIN INSTANCES. TO OFFSET ANY ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE THE HOLDER OF SUCH AN EXEMPTION MIGHT
ACQUIRE. BETWEEN JANUARY 1. 1976 AND DECEMBER 31. 1977 A FEE OF ONE PFENNIG PER LITER FUEL IS TO
BE LEVIED FOR FUEL WITH A LEAD 'CONTENT UP TO 0.25 GRAMS AND A FEE OF TWO PFENNIG PER LITER IS TO
BE CHARGED FOR FUEL WITH A HIGHER LEAD CONTENT. (THE GERMAN TFXT OF THIS LAW HAS BEEN ABSTRACTED
AS ID NO. 01312A.)
GERMANY. F-ED REP OF
LRIB)
SURVEY OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH 09/10/74 PGS 1-18 ID* 0406PA
*GENERAL RADIATION SOLID WASTE WATER
THE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM( A)
UMWELTBERICHT "76 (ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT «76>
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-293 ID*
ALSO PMB. LRB
*GENERAL WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
EPA
04033A
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
PROGRESS SUSTAINED: CHANGES IN THE BRITISH ENVIRONMENTAL SCENE. REPORT TO
THE SECOND SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE U.N. ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-39 ID* 03993A
ALSO PMA. LRB
^GENERAL WATER
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GREAT BRITAIN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER OF RESEARCH 1976. PART IV:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ST( ) ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-255 ID* 03005C
*GENERAL WATER NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
HUNGARY BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT IN HUNGARY
HUNGARY. SECRETARIAT, NATL. COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT PROT. EPA
PMC A) ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-11 ID* 0*02*A
ALSO LRB, PMB
*GENERAL WATER LAND USE SOLID WASTE
MEXICO "30.0OO MILLION SPENT AGAINST THE AFFLICTION." EXCELSIOR
EPA
PM(B) SPANISH 06/05/76 PGS OA ID* 03994A
SOLID WASTE WATER
ON THE OCCASION OF THE U. N. HUMAN HABITAT CONFERENCE HELD IN VANCOUVER.. CANADA. THE MEXICAN
SUBSECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT STATED THAT THE CURRENT MFXICAN ADMINISTRATION (UNDER
PRESIDENT ECHEVERRIA) HAS SPENT 30 BILLION PESOS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION. AIR POLLUTION
AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL CONTROLS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED AT 72,000 OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL
ESTABLISHMENTS; HOWEVER. EXTREME PROBLEMS CONCERNING URBAN SANITATION AND THE POLLUTION OF WATER
RESOURCES MUST STILL BE SOLVED.
NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME: STAGE ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT;
SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PM(B) ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-130 ID* 04017A
^GENERAL LAND USE NOISE WATER
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AIR
NO'RW AY
LR(B)
NORWAY
PM(B)
"COMPENSATION FOR AIRPLANE NOISE ORDERED DISBURSED." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 10/18/76 PCS 9 ID* 04026A
NINE PROPERTY OWNERS CLOSE TO FLESNES AIRPORT WILL RECEIVE 190.000 NORWEGIAN KRONER IN
COMPENSATION FOR AIRPLANE NOISE. THE DEFENDANT IN THIS CASE. THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. WILL ALSO
HAVE TO PAY AN ANNUAL INTEREST RATE OF FIVE PERCENT ON THIS AMOUNT RETROACTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 14.
1967, WHEN THE CLAIM WAS FILED. THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GULATING HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR GRANTED THE
COMPENSATION TO THE PLAINTIFF. AND AT A RECENT CABINET MEETING THE DAMAGES WERE ORDERED DISBURSED.
THIS ARTICLE ALSO REPORTS THAT AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE FILED SUIT IN A
SIMILAR CASE ARE STILL AWAITING FINAL SETTLEMENT.
"A 45 PERCENT ENERGY PROFIT WITH FLUE GAS PURIFICATION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 08/07/76 PGS 16 ID* 04007A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS THE EXISTING 10-15 SMELTERIES IN NORWAY MUST
EQUIP ALL OF THEIR OPEN FERRO-ALLOY OVENS WITH SMOKE PURIFICATION FILTERS. THIS PROCESS WILL HAVE
A TWO-FOLD EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. NOT ONLY WILL IT PRODUCE CLEANER AI9 BUT ENERGY WILL ALSO
BE SAVED. SINCE THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN PURIFICATION IS SENSITIVE TO HEAT, THE SMOKE MUST FIRST
BE COOLED OFF. A PROCESS WHICH RELEASES ENERGY. AN ESTIMATE AT ONE OF THE SMELTERIES HAS SHOWN
THAT THE RELEASED ENERGY WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER 45 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ENERGY NEED AT THIS
INSTALLATION. AT OTHER PLACES. THE EXCESS ENERGY WILL BE USED TO PRODUCE STEAM OR REMOTE HEAT.
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B)
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. IFCOL 1
RABIE. ANDRE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-199
^GENERAL
NOISE
WATER
PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 04040A
LAND USE
SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
ST< )
"CORRELATION OF MOSS SAMPLING TECHNIQUES WITH DIRECT IMMISSION MEASUREMENT OF
MERCURY FALLOUT." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
SKARBY, LENA EPA
SWEDISH 09/00/76 PGS 1-23 ID* 04041 A
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ESTABLISH IF ANY CORRELATION EXISTED BETWEEN MERCURY CONTENT
IN MOSS (HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME) AND MERCURY DEPOSITED BY RAIN COLLECTED AT SIX LOCALITIES AROUND
A CHLOR-ALKALI PLANT. THE RESULTS INDICATE NO SUCH CORRELATION. INVESTIGATIONS OF MERCURY
CONCENTRATIONS IN THE AIR AROUND THE SAME PLANT SUGGEST. HOWEVER. THAT THE MERCURY LEVEL IN MOSS
REFLECTS THE MERCURY LEVEL IN AIR. THE STUDY ALSO INCLUDES AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE
TIME REQUIRED FOP UNPOLLUTED MOSS. TRANSPLANTED TO THE SAME SIX LOCALITIES, TO REACH THE SAME
MERCURY LEVEL AS THE MOSS GROWING NATURALLY AROUND THE CHLOR-ALKALI PLANT. AFTER ONE YEAR THE
TRANSPLANTED MOSS CLOSE TO THE PLANT (360 M) HAD A MERCURY CONCENTRATION WHICH WAS 1/3 OF THAT IN
THE NATURALLY GROWING MOSS. AT 2 KM FROM THE SOURCE IT WAS 2/3 WHEREAS AT 5.6 KM, THE
TRANSPLANTED MOSS HAD REACHED THE SAME MERCURY LEVEL AS THE NATURALLY GROWING MOSS.
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
LR(A)
UNITED NATIONS
SE( >
"AMENDMENTS 01 TO REGULATION NO. 15 ON VEHICLE APPROVAL."
LOIS FEDERALES. NO. 10
FRENCH
03X17X75 PCS 520-30
ID*
RECUEIL DES
EPA
03367B
THESE AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION NO. 15 ON UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL^OF
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POSITIVE IGNITION TYPE ENGINE WITH REGARD TO THE EMISSION OF GASEOUS
POLLUTANTS BY THE ENGINEi WERE APPROVED ON JULY 11. 1974 TO ENTER INTO EFFECT ON DECEMBER 11.
1974 IN SWITZERLAND. AMENDED PROVISIONS CONCERN THE DESIGNATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF
APPROVAL; CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBON PERMISSIBLE EMISSION LEVELS; AND THE EXTENSION OF
APPROVAL TO VEHICLES OF VARYING SPECIFICATIONS.
"UNESCO CONCERNED ABOUT AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION." LE FIGARO
SCHWEITZER. GENEVIEVE
FRENCH 10X05X76 PCS 8 ID*
NOISE
EPA
15 40 58 A
250 GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES FROM OVER 30 NATIONS MET AT THE UNESCO HOUSE IN
PARIS UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT OF
AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION. SPEAKING FOR FRANCE, MR. ANSOUER. THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
STRESSED THE FACT THAT INCREASES IN BOTH NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION FROM A GROWING NUMBER OF AUTOS
WERE MAKING IMPERATIVE THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES TO REDUCE NUISANCES AT THE SOURCE. ALTHOUGH
ABATEMENT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN THE PAST, LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS STILL EXHIBIT A LACK OF
UNIFORMITY IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES. DELEGATES CALLED FOR 8FTTER
COORDINATION. AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IN AREAS WHERE DATA IS STILL UNAVAILABLE (E.G.
SULFATES). POSSIBLE NOISE POLLUTION REMEDIES CONSIDERED ENTAILED INCREASES IN THE RETAIL PRICE OF
CARS. EUROPEAN INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES WHO MANIFESTED APPREHENSION AT THIS PROSPECT WERE TOLD BY
US INDUSTRIALISTS THAT INCREASES HAD NOT AFFECTED RETAIL SALES THERE.
WHO
WHO REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS.
PM(B)
MANUAL ON URBAN AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT.
EUROPEAN SERIES NO. 1
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
ENGLISH 00X00X76 PGS 1-200 ID*
ALSO ST
EPA
04038A
TO DEFINE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS MORE CLEARLY AND TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR GOOD AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, THE WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE HAS PREPARED THIS MANUAL, WHICH APPEARS
AS THE FIRST IN A NEW SERIES OF WHO REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS. THIS MANUAL CONTAINS TEN CHAPTERS,
MOST OF WHICH WERE COMMISSIONED BY WHO FROM SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF AIR QUALITY AND
SUBSEQUENTLY REVIEWED BY TWO SPECIAL WORKING GROUPS. CHAPTER 1 REVIEWS THE WHOLE FIELD OF AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL AND ABATEMENT WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND POLICYMAKERS PARTICULARLY IN MIND.
OTHER CHAPTERS DEAL WITH SUCH TOPICS AS THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. AIR QUALITY CRITERIA. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING. THE
METEOROLOGY OF AIR POLLUTION. AND AIR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE. ALTHOUGH NOT A COMPLETE TREATISE ON
AIR QUALTIY MANAGEMENT. THIS MANUAL PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE
FIELD OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.
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GENERAL
BRAZIL
LR(A)
BRAZIL
PM(A)
LEGISLACAO BASICA (BASIC LEGISLATION)
BRAZIL. SECRETARIA ESPECIAL DO ME 10 AMBIENTE
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PGS 1-27
WATER AIR
EPA
ID* 04021A
THIS PUBLICATION, ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BRAZILIAN
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, COMPILES THE TEXTS OF THE BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION OF BRAZIL,
INCLUDING: DECREE NO. 73.030 OF OCTOBER 30, 1973 CREATING THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AND ITS FUNCTIONS; DECREE-LAW NO. 1.413 OF AUGUST 14, 1975 DELINEATING A POLICY FOR
THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; DECREE NO. 76.389 OF OCTOBER 3. 1975 ON
MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; APRIL 11, 1975 ORDER OF THE
SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT REGARDING THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF MERCURY IN MARINE
AND FRESH WATERS; JANUARY is. i976 ORDER NO. 0013 OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ESTABLISHING WATER
QUALITY CLASSIFICATIONS FOR INLAND WATERS; AND APRIL 27, 1976 ORDER NO. 0231 OF THE MINISTRY OF
INTERIOR ESTABLISHING AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.
"ENVIRONMENT WILL HAVE A PROTECTION COUNCIL." O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/23/76 PGS 34 ID* 03990A
ALSO PMB, LRB. SE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A STUDY CARRIED OUT BY BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TECHNICIANS POINTING OUT
SOME OF THE INHERENT WEAKNESSES IN BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROPOSING CHANGES
NEEDED TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE USE AND PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY'S NATURAL RESOURCES. ORGANIZATIONAL,
ECONOMIC, AND TECHNICAL INADEQUACIES ARE CITED, AND THE EFFECTS OF THESE INADEQUACIES ON THE
OPERATIONS OF THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FOREST PROTECTION INSTITUTE ARE
GIVEN AS EXAMPLES. THE PRIMARY PROPOSAL OF THE STUDY FAVORS THE CREATION OF A NATURAL RESOURCES
COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THE MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE, INTERIOR, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. HEALTH, AND
PLANNING. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFINITIONS OF BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL
PARAMETERS TO BE FOLLOWED AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY AND THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL
GREEN AREAS PLAN, AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTING SYSTEM. AND A NATURE PROTECTION FUND.
BRAZIL
PMJB)
"THE NATION WILL HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL." 0 ESTADO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/30/76 PGS 18 ID* 04052A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE FORTHCOMING CREATION, IN BRAZIL, OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL SYSTEM . REFLECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
THIS SYSTEM WILL DIAGNOSE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY BY REGION AND FORMULATE
PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION THROUGH THE
COOPERATION OF INVOLVED AGENCIES AND WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACTORS AND
ECONOMIC CAPACITY. SINACAM WILL BE A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM COMPLETED IN STAGES AND WILL INVOLVE
THE COLLECTION OF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA. WHICH WILL BE USED TO DEFINE ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION AND PARAMETERS ACCORDING TO REGIONAL NEEDS. ENVIRONMENTALISTS RECOGNIZE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SINACAM AS A SERIOUS STEP ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CURB THE ADVERSE
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE
COUNTRY.
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GENERAL
CANADA
PM(B)
THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW PROCESS (EARP). PROCEDURES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-7 ID* 03911 A
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW POLICYi APPROVED BY THE CANADIAN CABINET
IN 1973, THIS DOCUMENT. PREPARED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA, SETS FORTH THE REVISED PROCEDURES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW PROCESS IN CANADA, WHICH IS MANDATORY
FOR FEDERAL PHJJECTS AND RECOMMENDED FOR OTHERS. THE INITIATING AGENCY OF A PROJECT MUST DECIDE.
THROUGH PRELIMINARY SCREENING PROCEDURES AND WITH THE AID OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING AND
SCREENING COMMITTTEES OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. WHETHER THE PROJECT CARRIES A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT. IF SUCH IS THE CASE, THE AGENCY WILL REQUEST ENVIRONMENT CANADA TO APPOINT AN
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PANEL WHICH WILL FORMULATE GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN IMPACT
STATEMENT AND WHICH WILL SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMIT THE STATEMENT WITH RECOMMENDATION AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
TO THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND MINISTER OF THE SPONSORING AGENCY. THE MINISTERS WILL THEN
MAKE A JOINT DECISION ON THE PROJECT. THE CABINET HAVING FINAL SAY IN CASES OF DISAGREEMENT.
CANADA
PM(B)
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR CANADA
CANADA. CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/7* PGS 1-8 ID* 0391 IB
THIS REPORT OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL PROPOSES AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR CANADA, DIFFERING SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE PROCESS CURRENTLY IN USE
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF FEBRUARY 1975 fSEE ID *03911A). THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED
PROCESS, WHICH DEFINES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AS THE PROCESS WHICH LEADS TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT. WOULD PROVIDE: 1» THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
BEFORE THEY ARE APPROVED? 2> THE RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN ECOLOGICAL ABSOLUTES WHICH MAY NOT BE
TRANSGRESSED AND WHICH NECESSARILY PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; 3) THE SPECIFICATION OF CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS THE CHARACTERISTICS
OF ACTIVITIES WHICH DO REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; 4) THE DESIGNATION OF ACTIVITIES COMING
UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT; 5) THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO
REQUEST ASSESSMENTS; AND 6) THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BOARD.
CANADA
PM(B)
JAMES BAY HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 03/24/75 PGS 1-45 ID*
*ALSO FRENCH; ALSO ST
EPA
04051A
SINCE 1971, ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS BEEN CONDUCTING EXTENSIVE STUDIES PERTAINING TO
HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE JAMES BAY AREA IN NORTHERN QUEBEC AND. THROUGH ITS COST-SHARING
AGREEMENT WITH THE JAMES BAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO RESEARCH LEADING TO
IDENTIFICATION OF A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WHICH THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS WITH
A DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE REMEDIAL MEASURES. THE REPORT, PREPARED BY A GROUP OF SENIOR ENVIRONMENT
CANADA OFFICERS. SUMMARIZES THE VIEWS AND FINDINGS TO DATE OF FEDERAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE JAMES
BAY STUDIES ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. BEGINNING WITH
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THE REPORT COVERS THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL CHANGES TO THE
ENVIRONMENT: CHANGES IN LAND AND WATER MASS RATION AND IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATIC
CHANGES; CHANGES ON LAND SYSTEMS; AND EFFECTS ON THE BIOTIC ENVIRONMENT. (A FRENCH VERSION OF THE
REPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED.)
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• GENERAL
FRANCE
PMtB)
PAGE
"RHINE-RHONE CANAL TO SPARE ENVIRONMENT."
SCHWEITZER. GENEVIEVE
FRENCH 07/28/76 PGS 4
LE FIGARO
ID*
EPA
04010A
THE FRENCH STATE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT STUDIES INDICATE THAT THE
CANAL PROJECTED FOR CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN THE RHINE AND RHONE RIVERS WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
ENVIRONMENT. TWENTY-NINE STUDIES WERE UNDERTAKEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENT ON HIS
GRANTING APPROVAL TO THE PROJECT IN NOVEMBER 1975. AND ONLY A SMALL NUMBER REMAIN TO BE COMPLETED.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT RESULTING FROM THE STUDIES ARE DESCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. TOGETHER WITH"
CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS WHICH ARE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. NOISE IMPACT, AND EFFECT ON
GROUNDWATER. WILDLIFE. AND LANDSCAPE ARE DISCUSSED.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(A)
PRINCIPLES FOR ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEASURES
TAKEN BY THE FEDERATION
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PGS 1-11 ID* 03679B
THE TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE PRINCIPLES FOR ASSESSING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEASURES TAKEN BY THE FEDERATION, PLUS A SIX-PAGE
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM. THE PRINCIPLES ARE TO BE APPLIED TO PUBLIC MEASURES OF FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES. FEDERAL CORPORATE BODIES, INSTITUTIONS AND FOUNDATIONS. THEY ARE DESIGNATED TO
PROTECT MAN, ANIMALS, VEGETATION, AND VULNERABLE PROPERTY FROM HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
IN A PREVENTIVE FASHION. AUTHORITIES ARE TO EXAMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELEVANCE AND
COMPATIBILITY OF MEASURES AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAGE. THE PRINCIPLES PROVIDE FOR CONSULTATION
AMONG VARIOUS PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. AND THE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE IS OUTLINED IN DETAIL. THE
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM EXPLAINS THE PRINCIPLES SECTION BY SECTIDN AND LISTS OTHER LAWS AND
PROVISIONS REQUIRING SOME ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEASURES. (THE
ORIGINAL GERMAN TEXT OF THE PRINCIPLES MAY BE FOUND UNDER ID NO. 03679A.)
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
"MOST VIOLATIONS AGAINST WATER PROTECTION.
SCHUTZ. NO. 5
GERMAN
WATER
10/00/75 PGS
" UMWELT: FORSCHUNG. GESTALTUNG,
EPA
ID* 04025A
IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1975, PUBLIC PROSECUTORS IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA INSTITUTED
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST 887 VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. OF THESE INSTANCES.
653 CASES WERE RESOLVED IN SOME FASHION. IT WAS FOUND THAT MOST VIOLATIONS (53.8 PERCENT! WERE
AGAINST PROVISIONS FOR WATER PROTECTION. OF THE REMAINING VIOLATIONS, 14.8 PERCENT WERE OF
REGULATIONS IN THE AREA OF NATURE. LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION; 14.7 PERCENT OF PROVISIONS
FOR SAFE REMOVAL OF WASTE AND DISEASE PREVENTION: AND IP.7 PERCENT OF PROVISIONS FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY AND NOISE ABATEMENT.
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GENERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMf A)
UMWELTBERICHT '76 (ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT •76)
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-293 IO# 04033A
ALSO PMB, LRB
WATER AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
THIS COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, SUBTITLED "FOLLOW-UP TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF JULY 14, 1976," BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTION IN WHICH THE FEDFRAL MINISTER
OF THE INTERIOR STATES THE GOVERNMENT'S ADHERENCE TO FIVE MAJOR TENETS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY:
PREVENTION, THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PROMOTION OF
ENVIRONMENTALLY FAVORABLE TECHNOLOGY, AND CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. THE REPORT IS
DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAJOR SECTIONS: A GENERAL PART, A SECTION DEALING WITH PROGRAM AREAS. AN
ASSESSMENT OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND FOCAL POINTS. AND AN APPENDIX CONTAINING LISTS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND OF INVOLVED FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, INSTITUTES, ETC. THE GENERAL SECTION
PRESENTS DETAILED DISCUSSIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL BASES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. THE SECTION ON PROGRAM AREAS
DISCUSSES ACHIEVEMENTS, STATUS AND GOALS IN EACH AREA. (SEE ENGLISH SUMMARY: ID 04O33B.)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
t>M
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT '76—FOLLOW-UP TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: SUMMARY
EPA
ENGLISH 07/14/76 PGS t-8 ID* 04033B
THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS THREE SECTIONS: APPRAISAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AND FOCAL POINTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
ACCORDING TO SECTION i. MANY OF THE GOALS OF THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM OF SEPTEMBER
29. 1971 HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, ORDINANCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
PASSED SINCE THAT DATE ARE LISTED. AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATION WITH VARIOUS SECTORS OF
SOCIETY, THE LANDS. AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA ARE CITED. AMONG THE
GUIDELINES OF FEDERAL POLICY MENTIONED IN SECTION II ARE THE GOVERNMENT'S PLEDGE TO CONTINUE ITS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE AS WELL AS CORRECTIVE MEASURES. AND TO CONSIDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DECISIONS. SECTION III LISTS SPECIFIC
GOALS. INCLUDING EXPANSION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. INTRODUCTION OF
LONG-TERM WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ATOMIC AND RADIATION PROTECTION LAW.
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1 1
GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SE( >
EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES RELATING TO POLLUTION CONTROL IN GERMANY FOB THE PERIOD
TO 1980. SUMMARY OF A STUDY CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/75 PCS 1-22 ID* 04028A
THIS SUMMARY OF A STUDY CONDUCTED IN 1975 BY THE BATTELLE INSTITUTE UNDER CONTRACT TO THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR REPRESENTS AN ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXPENDITURE FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL. INCLUDING BOTH CAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENSE. THE INITIAL SECTION OF THE REPORT
PRESENTS THE TOTAL POLLUTION LOAD IN METRIC TONS CAUSED BY 16 CLASSES OF POLLUTANTS OF THE AIR AND
WATER AND BY SOLID WASTE AND LISTS THE PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTED BY SECTORS OF THE
ECONOMY. EIGHT TABLES DETAIL INDUSTRY'S CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR POLLUTION
CONTROL BEFORE 1974, DURING 1974 AND FROM 1974 TO 1979. A FINAL TABLE GIVES SIMILAR FIGURES FOR
GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR POLLUTION CONTROL FROM 1974 TO 1979. THE TEXT DISCUSSES THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THE FIGURES IN EACH TABLE. AMONG OTHER THINGS IT NOTES THAT OPERATING EXPENSES EXCEED
INVESTMENT EXPENSES FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY. FROM 1974 TO 1979,
INDUSTRY WILL SPEND MOST ON AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, GOVERNMENT MOST ON WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
POLLUTION CONTROL IN ENGLAND
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 1-10
ALSO PMA. PME, SE
ID*
EPA
03988A
THIS PAPER REVIEWS THE EXISTING LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN
ENGLAND. THE CONTROL OF DOMESTIC. INDUSTRIAL AND VEHICLE AIR POLLUTION IS DESCRIBED WITH
REFERENCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACT BY CENTRAL AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT BODIES. NOISE CONTROL FROM VEHICLES. AIRCRAFT AND OTHER SOURCES IS DESCRIBED WITH
REGARD TO EXISTING LEGISLATION, WHICH INCLUDES ADOPTED ECE LAWS, THE CIVIL AVIATION ACT. CONTROL OF
POLLUTION ACT. NOISE ABATEMENT ACT AND OTHERS. FRESHWATER AND MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL IS
DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE WATER ACT, CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT, PREVENTION OF OIL POLLUTION ACT
AND OTHERS. THE CONTROL OF PESTICIDES AND RADIOACTIVITY IS BRIEFLY MENTIONED. AND THE DISPOSAL
AND REUSE OF SOLID WASTE ARE REVIEWED UNDER THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT AND OTHER PERTINENT LAWS.
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ARE ALSO DESCRIBED, AND THE PAPER
CONCLUDES WITH A LOOK TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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12
GENERAL
GREAT BRITAIN
UR(B)
POLLUTION CONTROL IN SCOTLAND
GREAT BRITAIN. SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 1-4
ALSO PMA
ID*
EPA
0399SA
AS EXPLAINED IN THIS NOTE ON THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN
SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE BASED ON LEGAL PROVISIONS
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT FROM THOSE APPLICABLE TO ENGLAND AND WALES. WITH REGARD TO WASTE ON LAND. THE
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES. POWERS OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AS WELL AS PROVISIONS CONCERNING DEPOSIT
OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES ARE CONTROLLED THROUGH THE BURGH POLICE (SCOTLAND) ACTS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(SCOTLAND) ACTS, AND THE DEPOSIT OF POISONOUS WASTE ACT. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IS DESCRIBED IN
TERMS OF THE RIVERS (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION) (SCOTLAND) ACT AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND)
ACT. PROVISIONS FCR NOISE CONTROL, CONTAINED IN BOTH SCOTTISH AND NATIONWIDE LAWS, ARE ALSO
DESCRIBED. IN THE CASE OF AIR POLLUTION, CONTROL OVER DOMESTIC SOURCES, INDUSTRIES, AND VEHICLES
IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE NATIONAL ALKALAI AND CLEAN AIR ACTS AND IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) ACT,
AMONG OTHERS.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1975
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-64
ALSO PMA
ID*
EPA
P2777B
THIS, THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, DEALS WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1974-75. PART I
OF THE REPORT SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION, BRIEFLY DESCRIBING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, DESCRIBING THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DURING THE YEAR, AND SUMMARIZING THE ACTIVITY IN THE
DEPARTMENT'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WHICH IS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN PART II. THE
PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN PART II DEALS WITH PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND RESOURCES. THE SUPPORTING TABLES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE
FINANCIAL AND RELATED ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAM, AND PART III OF THE REPORT CONTAINS
APPENDIXES GIVING BACKGROUND MATERIAL ON THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION. ORGANIZATION OF THE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RESEARCH AND FORMULATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
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13
GENERAL
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
PROGRESS SUSTAINED: CHANGES IN THE BRITISH ENVIRONMENTAL SCENE. REPORT TO
THE SECOND SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE U.N. ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-39 ID* 03993A
ALSO PMA, LRB
AIR WATER
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO CONTROL POLLUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE
18 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE 1972 STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ARE EXPLAINED, FURTHER LEGISLATION IS DESCRIBED, AND PROGRESS MADE
IN ABATING POLLUTION ON THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS IS DISCUSSED. THE INTRODUCTION TO
THE REPORT GIVES A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF GREAT BRITAIN'S ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION AND IN SUMMARIZING
THE TEXT OF THE REPORT STATES THAT AIR AND WATER POLLUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN HAVE DECLINED.
GOVERNMENT MACHINERY HAS GAINED STRENGTH AND EFFICIENCY. AND NEW LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ENACTED TO
REFORM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REORGANIZE THE MANAGEMENT OF RIVERS AND THE WATER AND SEWAGE INDUSTRY.
THE CONCEPTS OF THE BRITISH APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ARE ALSO EXPLAINED IN THE
INTRODUCTION. WHILE APPENDIXES TO THE REPORT PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
CIVIC TRUST ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTORY
CIVIC TRUST
ENGLISH 07/00/74 PGS
1-36
ID*
EPA
03996A
THIS DIRECTORY, PUBLISHED BY THE CIVIC TRUST, A BRITISH CHARITY, LISTS 269 NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN OF INTEREST TO THOSE CONCERNED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THE LISTED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES. VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES. PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS. ADDRESSES AND
TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN, WITH A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE FUNCTION OF EACH ORGANIZATION AND THE
SERVICES IT OFFERS. THE DIRECTORY PROVIDES A SUBJECT GUIDE TO THE ENTRIES.
GREAT BRITAIN
ST< )
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER OF RESEARCH 1976. PART IV:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-255 ID* 03005C
AIR WATER NCISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
THIS VOLUME PROVIDES AN ANNOTATED LIST OF 1092 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY
GOVERNMENT. INDUSTRY AND PRIVATE GROUPS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS OF EARLY 1976. IT FORMS ONE OF
FOUR VOLUMES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S REGISTER OF RESEARCH; THE OTHER THREE VOLUMES
COVER CONSTRUCTION. ROADS AND TRANSPORT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING. THE ENTRIES IN THIS
VOLUME ARE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS ON AIR POLLUTION, NOISE, MARINE POLLUTION, FRESHWATER POLLUTION.
RADIOACTIVITY, TOXIC CHEMICALS, LEGAL ASPECTS OF CONTROL, ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CONTROL, AND
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL. EACH ENTRY GIVES THE NAME, CONDUCTOR AND SPONSOR OF THE PROJECT,
AS WELL AS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, ITS COST, AND ANY RESULTING PUBLICATIONS. THE
ENTRIES ARE INDEXED BY SUBJECT. RESEARCH WORKERS. AND ORGANIZATIONS AND SPONSORS. A LIST OF
ADDRESSES OF RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IS ALSO PROVIDED. THE INTRODUCTION TO THE TEXT GIVES
INFORMATION ON THE PREPARATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE REGISTER OF RESEARCH.
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GENERAL
HUNGARY
PM(A)
IRELAND
PM(A)
BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT IN HUNGARY
HUNGARY. SECRETARIAT. NATL. COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT PROT. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-11 ID* 04024A
ALSO LRB, PMB
AIR WATER LAND USE SOLID WASTE
THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES: THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN HUNGARY AND THEIR HISTORY; THE
1976 HUNGARIAN ACT ON THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION: THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL-ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS;
PROVISIONS OF THE FIFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN 11976-80) FOR THE ENVIRONMENT; RESEARCH IN THE AREA; AND
PROGRAMS FOR FOSTERING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS. THE 1976 ENVIRONMENT ACT CONTAINS
PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND. WATER. AIR. PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE LANDSCAPE. AND THE
ENVIRONMENT OF SETTLEMENTS. THE HUNGARIAN PENAL CODE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO INCLUDE PENALTIES OF
FROM THREE TO FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR "VIOLATING THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT," THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IN 1974 TO
GUIDE AND COORDINATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES AND
AUTHORITIES. THE FIFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN IS THE FIRST TO CONTAIN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT PROVISIONS.
FORBAIRT 2: A REVIEW OF THE WORK OF AN FORAS FORBARTHA, APRIL 1969—MARCH 1973
IRELAND. AN FORAS FORBARTHA EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/73 PGS 1-56 ID* 04037A
FORBAIRT 2 EXAMINES THE WORK OF AN FORAS FORBARTHA. THE IRISH NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL
PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH. WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964 BY THE MINISTER FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, TRAINING AND INFORMATION INSTITUTE. REVIEWED ARE THE
OBJECTIVES. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL RESEARCH POLICY OF THE INSTUTUTE DURING THE PERIOD APRIL
1969 TO MARCH 1973. ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ALSO
RECEIVE CONSIDERATION. A SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF EACH DIVISION AND OF THE EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION SECTION IS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT. LISTS OF BOTH BOARD AND RESEARCH STAFF POSITIONS
AND PERSONNEL ARE INCLUDED. PUBLICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE ALSO LISTED.
JAPAN
ST( )
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN JAPAN, 1975
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PGS 1-204
EPA
ID* 04006A
THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY, WHICH COORDINATES ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION STUDIES
UNDERTAKEN BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES AND WHICH UNIFIES EXPENDITURES FOR
POLLUTION CONTROL ACTIVITIES. HAS COMPILED THIS VOLUME OF SUMMARIZED REPORTS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS
CONDUCTED IN JAPAN DURING FISCAL YEAR 1975. ORGANIZED BY PROGRAM AREA. THE COMPILATION INCLUDES
STUDIES IN: MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. AIR POLLUTION. WATER POLLUTION, NOISE AND VIBRATION. WASTE
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS A MISCELLANEOUS SECTION. APPENDED TO THE VOLUME IS A LIST
OF THE PARTICIPATING RESEARCH INSTUTUTES.
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GENERAL
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
AUCKLAND RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME: STAGE ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT;
SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-120 ID* 04017A
LAND USE NOISE WATER AIR
THESE THREE VOLUMES ILLUSTRATE THE WORKINGS OF THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PROCESS REQUIRED OF ALL PROPOSED GOVERNMENT PROJECTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
THE AUCKLAND REGIONAL AUTHORITY. MINISTRY OF WORKS. AND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS, HAVING PROPOSED THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR AUCKLAND, PREPARED AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ON
THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SYSTEM DESCRIBING THE PROJECT, ALTERNATIVES. OBJECTIVES. THE EXISTING
ENVIRONMENT. PREDICTED IMPACTS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION.
THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT (VOLUME I) ELICITED THE SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS (VOLUME 2) FROM
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GROUPS AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. CONSIDERING THESE COMMENTS AND OTHER DATA.
THE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AUDITED THE REPORT (VOLUME 3). THIS AUDIT. CONCLUDING
THAT THE REPORT IS AN INADEQUATE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR
CONSIDERATION TO THE AUTHORITIES WHO WILL MAKE THE DECISION ON INITIATING THE PROJECT.
OECD
LRtBI
POLLUTION LAW IN THE OECD. BIBLIOGRAPHY NO. 192
JOHNSTONE. PAMELA, COMP.
ENGLISH 09/00/75 PGS 1-20
ID*
EPA
03992A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS 114 DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH DEAL WITH POLLUTION LAW IN THE OECD. BOTH ON THE INTERNATIONAL
LEVEL AND IN INDIVIDUAL OECD COUNTRIES. PERTINENT BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA IS GIVEN FOR EACH ENTRY,
INCLUDING CLASS NUMBERS FOR BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.
OECD
ST( )
OECD AND ENVIRONMENT: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-33
EPA
ID* 04039A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OECD DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ITS SCOPE:
GENERAL PROBLEMS? ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NATURAL RESOURCES (WITH BOTH WATER AND AIR AS
SUBCATEGORIES); CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION STUDIES; ROAD RESEARCH;
NUCLEAR ENERGY; AND MISCELLANEOUS.
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16
GENERAL
SCANDINAVIA
PM
"CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION." CURRENT SWEDEN, NO. 67
EMMELIN, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/76 PGS 1-5 ID* 040A3A
THE FIRST NORDIC CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL WAS CONVENED BY
THE NORDIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND WAS HOSTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAMME AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF LUND. AUGUST 16-19. 1976. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO GIVE THE
PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES IN THIS FIELD AND TO DEVELOP CONCRETE
COOPERATIVE PROJECTS. A^TER THREE OPENING ADDRESSES, WHICH STRESSED THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION IN SOCIETY. THE CONFERENCE WAS DIVIDED INTO WORKING GROUPS. TO ESTABLISH A FOCAL POINT
FOR DISCUSSION, EACH GROUP HAD AT ITS DISPOSAL ONE OF SIX SPECIALLY PREPARED BACKGROUND PAPERS
DEALING WITH: SURVEY COURSES; COMPLEMENTING EDUCATION; EDUCATION FOR DECISION-MAKERS; INTEGRATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS INTO OTHER EDUCATION; ADULT EDUCATION AND DECENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION; AND POST-GRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE ON THE
BASIS OF THESE DISCUSSIONS.
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B>
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. IFCOL 1
RABIE. ANDRE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-199
AIR
NOISE
WATER
PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* 04048A
LAND USE
SOLID WASTE
THIS PUBLICATION CONSIDERS SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AS IT PERTAINS TO: SOIL
CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, NOISE CONTROL, WATER POLLUTION CONTROL,
PESTICIDES CONTROL, IONIZING RADIATION CONTROL. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND LAND USE PLANNING.
FOR EACH AREA, THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM IS DISCUSSED, FOLLOWED BY CONSIDERATION OF PRESENT
LEGISLATION AND ITS ENFORCEMENT. WHERE APPLICABLE. INTERNATIONAL CONTROL MEASURES ARE DISCUSSED.
SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW OR REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ARE ALSO PRESENTED. (THIS PUBLICATION
IS THE FIRST IN A NEW SERIES BEING ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AND COMPARATIVE LAW (IFCOL)
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA. PRETORIA.!
VENEZUELA
PM(B)
PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES SOBRE CONTAMINACION AMBIENTAL (NATIONAL
PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH)
VENEZUELA. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-72 ID* 04032A
THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH ARE
DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH (DISCA) OF THE
VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS OF THF REPORT GIVE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ON THE CREATION OF DISCA AND THE PROGRAM. AND SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS AND ANNEXES CONTAIN
INFORMATION ON: THE INDIVIDUAL STUDIES WHICH PRESENTLY COMPRISE THE PROGRAM; THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAM; MATTERS RELATING TO THE STAFFING. HOUSING
FACILITIES, LABORATORIES, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE.TO DISCA IN REALIZING THE PROGRAM;
PAST AND PRESENT POLICIES CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH IN VENEZUELA; NEW PROJECTS
AND STUDIES ALREADY DESIGNATED FOR THE NATIONAL FIVE-YEAR PLAN BETWEEN 1976-1980; AND A GENERAL
FORECAST OF RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UP TO THE YEAR 20CC.
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LAND USE
GREAT BRITAIN
PMCB)
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING IN BRITAIN. CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION
REFERENCE PAMPHLET 9
GREAT BRITAIN. CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-50 ID* 040C3A
ALSO LRB
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM AND THE MAIN OBJECTIVES BEHIND TOWN AND
COUNTRY PLANNING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND POINTS OUT SOME OF THE MEASURES ADOPTED TO PROMOTE A CLEANER
AND HEALTHIER HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THE FIRST PART OF THE PUBLICATION DESCRIBES THE FRAMEWORK OF
PLANNING. REVIEWING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, THE ROLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. LAND VALUES
IN RELATION TO PLANNING, AND GROWTH OF REGIONAL PLANNING. THE SECOND PART OF THE PUBLICATION
DISCUSSES SPECIAL FEATURES OF PLANNING SUCH AS NEW TOWNS, TOWN DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES. LAND AND
LEISURE. AND THE RENEWAL AND PROTECTION OF LAND AND ITS RESOURCES. ILLUSTRATIONS ARE GIVEN AND
APPENDIXES INCLUDE A LIST OF PERTINENT ORGANIZATIONS. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED READING, AND A MAP
SHOWING, AMONG OTHER THINGS. ECONOMIC PLANNING REGIONS, NATIONAL PARKS. NEW TOWNS. AND AREAS OF
OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
WASTE OF WASTE LAND
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 00/OO/76 PGS 1-23
EPA
ID* 04020A
THIS PAPER, ISSUED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. EXPLAINS POLICIES AND
MEASURES FOR RECLAIMING EXTENSIVE AREAS OF DERELICT LAND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FOR PREVENTING
THE OCCURRENCE OF FURTHER DERELICTION RESULTING PRINCIPALLY FROM MINERAL EXTRACTION. DISCUSSED
ARE THE ORIGINS OF THE PROBLEM, ITS ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. AND THE PROCESS OF RECLAMATION.
HUNGARY
PM(A)
BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT IN HUNGARY
HUNGARY. SECRETARIAT. NATL. COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT PROT. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-11 ID* 04024A
ALSO LRB. PMB
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
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LAND USE
IRELAND
PM(B)
JAPAN
PM
CORK: AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
OOVELL. PETER
ENGLISH 00/00/71
PGS 1-42
ID*
EPA
04029A
THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR THE UNITED NATIONS AND AN FORAS FORBARTHA (THE IRISH
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH) TO SUPPLEMENT THE CORK
SUB-REGION STUDYt AND TO OFFER A BRIEF PICTORIAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTARY UPON THE ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY OF THE CITY OF CORK AS IT EXISTS AT PRESENT AND AS IT MAY EXIST IN THE IMMEDIATE AND
FORESEEABLE FUTURE. REFERENCE IS MADE TO TOPOGRAPHY, LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE. LAND USF. AND
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
"FISCAL 1975 WHITE PAPER ON NATIONAL LAND USE."
SUMMARY. VOL. 4. NO. 8
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENGLISH 08/10/76 PGS 1-4
JAPAN ENVIRONMENT
ID*
EPA
03987A
THIS SUMMARY OF THE JAPAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY DEALS WITH THE FISCAL 1975 WHITE PAPER ON
NATIONAL LAND USE. WHICH WAS PREPARED BY THE JAPANESE NATIONAL LAND AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
NATIONAL LAND USE PLANNING LAW. THE PAPER DEFINES THE NATIONAL LAND USE PLAN AND BASIC LAND
USE PLAN, WHICH HAVE A CLOSE BEARING ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. IN THE NATIONAL LAND USE PLAN
BASIC CONCEPTS REQUIRE RATIONAL AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LAND, AVOIDING AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THE
CONVERSION OF LAND CATEGORIES SUCH AS FOREST INTO PLAINS OP FARMLAND INTO HOUSING SITES. LAND
CATEGORIES ARE SPECIFIED AND TARGETS FOR THFIR RESPECTIVE SIZES ARE SET FORTH. WITHIN THIS
FRAMEWORK PREFECTURAL BASIC LAND USE PLANS GOVERN RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE TRANSACTIONS AND
DEVELOPMENT DEEDS IN URBAN AREAS. FARM LAND. FOREST. NATURAL PARKS AND NATURE PRESERVATION AREAS.
EXISTING LAND USE REGULATIONS WHICH IMPOSE DIRECT CONTROLS ON LAND USES OF THE SPECIFIC
CATEGORIES OF LAND ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.
NEW ZEALAND
PMCB)
KIRKPATRICK RECLAMATION. NAPIER BREAKWATER HARBOUR. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT: SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT.
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-55 ID* 04013A
WATER
THESE THREE VOLUMES ILLUSTRATE THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS REQUIRED OF
ALL PROPOSED GOVERNMENT PROJECTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. THE HAWKE«S BAY
HARBOUR BOARD. HAVING APPLIED TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT FOR PERMISSION TO RECLAIM EIGHT
HECTARES OF LAND ADJACENT TO KIRKPATRICK WHARF AT NAPIER. PREPARED AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
DESCRIBING THE PROPOSED PROJECT. METHOD OF EXECUTION, PURPOSES AND JUSTIFICATION, STAGE OF
COMMITMENT, EXISTING ENVIRONMENT. PREDICTED IMPACTS, ALTERNATIVES, AND SAFEGUARDS. THE
PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT ELICITED THE SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
FROM ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONCERNS AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. THE COMMISSION. CONSIDERING THESE
SUBMISSIONS. PREPARED ITS AUDIT OF THE REPORT. CONCLUDING WITH MINOR RESERVATIONS THAT THE
PROPOSED PROJECT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE. THE AUDIT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF
TRANSPORT FOR THE FINAL DECISION ON THE INITIATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
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LAND USE
NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS' NEW PLYMOUTH FREIGHT TERMINAL. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT; SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
PM(B) ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-100 ID* 0401
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PAGF
LAND USE
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
PORT CHALMERS RECLAMATION AND CONTAINER TFRMINAL DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT, SUBMISSIONS, AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-100 ID* 04016A
WATER NOISE
THESE TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATE THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS REQUIRED OF
ALL PROPOSED GOVERNMENT PROJECTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN NEW ZEALAND. THE
CTAGO HARBOUR BOARD, HAVING PROPOSED THE RECLAMATION OF FOUR HECTARES OF LAND AT PORT CHALMERS AS
PART OF ITS PROPOSED CONTAINER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT, PREPARED THE IMPACT REPORT DESCRIBING
THE PROJECT, ALTERNATIVES. COMMITMENTS, THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT. PREDICTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
AND OTHER PERTINENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE PUBLICATION OF THE
REPORT (VOLUME 1) ELICITED THE SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS. BOTH PRO AND CON, FROM THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE GROUPS AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT COMPILED
THESE SUBMISSIONS. ALONG WITH ITS AUDIT OF THE REPORT. IN A SEPARATE VOLUME (VOLUME 2) WHICH HAS
BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, WHO WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON THE PROJECT. THE
AUDIT APPROVES OF THE PROJECT PROVIDING THAT SAFEGUARDS PROPOSED IN THE IMPACT REPORT ARE TAKEN.
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
AUCKLAND RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME: STAGE ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT;
SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-120 ID* 04017A
^GENERAL NOISE WATER AIR
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B>
LOWRY BAY BOAT HARBOUR. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-200 ID* 040 ISA
WATER NOISE
THESE THREE VOLUMES ILLUSTRATE THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS REQUIRED OF ALL
GOVERNMENT PROJECTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. THE WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD,
HAVING APPLIED TC THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT FOR PERMISSION TO BUILD A BOAT HARBOR AT LOWRY BAY,
PREPARED THE IMPACT REPORT DESCRIBING THE PROJECT, ITS ALTERNATIVES, OBJECTIVES, EXISTING
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, PREDICTED IMPACT OF THE PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
RAMIFICATIONS OF THE PROJECT. THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT (VOLUME 1) ELICITED THE SUBMISSION OF
COMMENTS (VOLUME 21 FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GROUPS WHICH WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT.
CONSIDERING THESE SUBMISSIONS AND OTHER DATA. THE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AUDITED THE
IMPACT REPORT (VOLUME 3), WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT FOR THE
FINAL DECISION ON THE PROJECT. SHOULD THE PROJECT BE INITIATED. THE AUDIT FAVORS THE COMPLETION OF
THE BOAT HARBOR IN THE REDUCED FORM OUTLINED IN THE IMPACT REPORT.
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SOUTH APR I CA
LR(B)
PAGE
21
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. IFCOL 1
RABIE. ANDRE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-199
*GENERAl_ AIR NOISE WATER
EPA
10* 04048A
PESTICIDES
SOLID WASTE
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"LAND USE: NEW DECREE." JOURNAL DE GENEVE
STAUFFER. PIERRE-ANDRE
FRENCH 07/01/76 PGS 9
ID*
EPA
04005A
WITH THE REJECTION OF THE LAND USE LAW IN THE POPULAR REFERENDUM OF JUNE 1976 AND THE UPCOMING
EXPIRATION OF A 1972 "URGENT" DECREE IN THIS AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SWITZERLAND IS
REPORTED TO BE THREATENED WITH A "LEGISLATIVE VOID." BECAUSE THE PREPARATION OF A NEW ACCEPTABLE
FEDERAL LAW WOULD REQUIRE LONGER THAN THE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION TIME. THE
FEDERAL COUNCIL IS EXAMINING PROVISIONAL FORMS OF REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION. ITS RECENT
PROPOSAL TO PARLIAMENT SUGGESTS THE ISSUANCE OF A "UNIVERSALLY BINDING" (THEREFORE SUBJECT TO
REFERENDUM) DECREE, PROVIDED WITH A TWO-YEAR LIFE SPAN TO ALLOW A CONTINUATION OF THE PROVISIONAL
PROTECTION AFFORDED BY THE "URGENT" DECREE. THE NEW DECREE CONTAINS AN INNOVATION WITH REGARD TO
CANTONAL JURISDICTION DESIGNED TO APPEASE THE OPPOSITION OF FEDERALISTS WHO VOTED AGAINST THE
"CENTRALIZING" LAND USE LAW. THE ENACTMENT OF THIS DECREE WOULD PREVENT ARBITRARY DECISIONS
WHICH COULD PROVE DETRIMENTAL TO THE TERRITOTY OF THE NATION.
NOISE
DENMARK
PMtB)
"DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GETS DIRECT CONTROL OF THE AIRPORTS OF
KASTRUP AND AALBORG." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 08/03/76 PGS 6
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NOISE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMC A)
PAGE
22
UMWELTBERICHT "76 (ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT •76)
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-293 ID*
ALSO PMB. LRB
*GENERAL WATER AIR SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
EPA
04033A
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( )
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER OF RESEARCH 1976. PART IV:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-255 ID* 030C5C
^GENERAL AIR WATER RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
PORT CHALMERS RECLAMATION AND CONTAINER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT. SUBMISSIONS. AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-100 ID* 04016A
*LAND USE WATER
NEW ZEALAND
PMtB)
AUCKLAND RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME: STAGE ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT;
SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-120 ID* 04017A
^GENERAL LAND USE WATER AIR
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
LOWRY BAY BOAT HARBOUR. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-20C ID* 04018A
*LAND USE WATER
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NOISE
SOUTH AFRICA
LR«B>
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. IFCOL 1
RABIE. ANDRE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-199 ID* 04048A
*GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES LAND USE
PAGE
?3
SOLID WASTE
UNITED NATIONS
SE( )
"UNESCO CONCERNED ABOUT AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION." LE FIGARO
SCHWEITZER. GENEVIEVE EPA
FRENCH 10/05/76 PCS 8 ID* 0405SA
*AIR
PESTICIDES
INTERNATIONAL
PM(BI
"INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF AN INLAND SEA: THE BALTIC."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LANDNER. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-18 ID* 04019A
*WATER TOXIC SUBS
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B)
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. IFCOL 1
RABIE. ANDRE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-199
*GENERAL AIR NOISE WATER
EPA
ID* 04048A
LAND USE
SOLID WASTE
RADIATION
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
BEITRAEGE: UMWELTSCHUTZ. LEBENSMITTELANGELEGENHEITEN, VETERINAERVERWALTUNG
(REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. MATTERS RELATED TO FOODSTUFFS. VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION)
AUSTRIA. FED.MIN. FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 01/00/76 PGS 1-147 ID* 04056A
*AIR TOXIC SUBS
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RADIAT I ON
DENMARK
LRIA)
"NOVEMBER 20. 1975 ORDER ON SAFETY MEASURES IN THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE
SUBSTANCES." LQVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK. PART A, NO. 60
EPA
DANISH 11/20/75 PGS 1689-1691 ID* 01461C
THIS ORDER, WHICH IS AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, STIPULATES THAT CERTAIN
SAFETY MEASURES MUST BE OBSERVED IN CONNECTION WITH IMPORT, PRODUCTION, USE. STORAGE, TRANSPORT,
AND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS USED FOR MEDICAL, INDUSTRIAL. AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC. AND
OTHER PURPOSES. THE MEASURES MUST COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION CLCRP), WHOSE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE RADIATION DOSES MAY NOT BE EXCEEDED.
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE GENERAL REGULATIONS AND TO GRANT LICENSES.
THE LICENSING SUSTEM AS AMENDED IN 1974 RELATING TO THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES FOR MEDICAL
PURPOSES is. HOWEVER. NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ORDER. THE ORDER GOES INTO EFFECT AT THE TIME OF
PUBLICATION AND REPEALS ORDER NO. 192 OF JUNE is. 1955. RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES MAY BE TRANSPORTED
FOR UP TO ANOTHER THREE YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS RULES. VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS
PUNISHABLE BY FINES.
FINLAND
LR(A)
"JUNE 20. 1974 ACT NO. 536 ON THE INSTITUTE FOR RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY." FINLANDS
FORFATTNINCSSAMLING 1974. NO. 536
EPA
SWEDISH 06/20/74 PGS 997 ID* 04047A
THE INSTITUTE FOR RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY WAS ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 2O, 1974 BY ACT NO. 536 IN ORDER
TO LIMIT HARMFUL EFFECTS OF RADIATION. INVESTIGATE TREATMENT WITH RADIATION, AND SUPERVISE SAFETY
RULES FOR ATOMIC REACTORS. IT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
FUNCTIONS IN THESE FIELDS. THE INSTITUTE, WHICH is SUBORDINATE TO THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
AND HEALTH. IS TO BE HEADED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE WHOSE STRUCTURE AND DUTIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED
BY SPECIAL ORDER. THE INSTITUTE WAY CALL UPON EXPERTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND CONCLUDE
AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES AND IS ALLOWED TO CHARGE A FEE FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
THE ACT WENT INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 1. 1975,
FRANCE
PM<8)
RAPPORT ANNUEL 1975. COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (ATOMIC
ENERGY COMMISSARIAT 1975 ANNUAL REPORT)
FRANCE. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSARIAT EPA
FRENCH 00/00/76 PGS 1-108 ID* 04046A
THIS ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSARIAT
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FRANCE
ST( )
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25
ACTIVITES SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNIQUES 1975—COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE
ATOMIQUE (1975 TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSARIAT)
FRANCE. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSARIAT EPA
FRENCH 00/00/76 PGS 1-242 ID* 04045A
ALSO PMB
THIS SUPPLEMENT TO ITS 1975 ANNUAL REPORT DESCRIBES BY PROGRAM AREA THE PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSARIAT DURING 1975. THIS PUBLICATION IS
INTENDED FOR A MORE SPECIALIZED READERSHIP THAN THE ANNUAL REPORT AND CONSEQUENTLY PROVIDES MORE
DETAILED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ON THE ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH THE PRODUCTION AND HANDLING
OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS? BASIC RESEARCH; NUCLEAR PROTECTION AND SAFETY; AND
INDUSTRIAL NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS. EACH ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE NAME AND ADDRESS
OF THE OPERATIONAL UNIT OR DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS PERFORMANCE.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
SURVEY OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE
FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH 09/10/74 PGS 1-18 ID» D4060A
•GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( )
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER OF RESEARCH 1976. PART IV.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-255 ID* 03QOSC
•GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION. BIBLIOGRAPHY NO. 148F
ST< )
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-13
ALSO PMB
ID*
EPA
03989A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY, ISSUED BY THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, LISTS 116 TITLES DEALING WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION. THE TITLES
ARE ARRANGED UNDER SIX SECTIONS: 1) PUBLICATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY,
2) BRITISH OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS. 3} BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS (INCLUDING FOREIGN OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS),
4) PERIODICAL ARTICLES. 5) MICROFICHES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE OF
THE UNITED STATES. AND 6) LEGISLATION.
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JAPAN
LR(B)
PAGE
26
"1975 ACT ON THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY."
NUCLEAR'LAW BULLETIN, NO. 17
EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PCS 14 ID* 03999A
A BILL WAS PASSED BY THE JAPANESE DIET ON DECEMBER 22, 1975 REORGANIZING THE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (STA) INTO TWO MAIN BRANCHES. THIS REORGANIZATION TOOK PLACE IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE REFORM OF THE NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PLANNED BY THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NUCLEAR
ADMINISTRATION. ACCORDING TO THIS PLAN, THE MINISTRY OF TPADE AND INDUSTRY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR REGULATING LAND-BASED NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT FOR MARINE REACTORS,
AND STA WILL DEAL WITH REGULATIONS COVERING RESEARCH REACTORS. EACH MINISTRY WILL RETAIN
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LICENSING PROCEDURES IN ITS RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE NEW
LEGISLATION IS ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE CREATED WITHIN STA A NUCLEAR SAFETY BUREAU, WHICH IS TO BE
IN CHARGE OF THE PREVENTION OF RADIATION HAZARDS, AS WELL AS REGULATION OF NUCLEAR FUEL
MATERIALS AND REACTORS.
TURKEY
LRIB)
SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
PM(B)
"RADIATION PROTECTION." NUCLEAR LAW BULLETIN, NO. 17
EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PCS 17 ID» 03997A
RADIATION PROTECTION IN TURKEY HAS RECENTLY BENEFITED FROM THE ENACTMENT OF TWO DECREES.
DECREE NO. 7/9038 OF NOVEMBER 30, 1974. WHICH REPLACES DECREE NO. 6/7946 OF APRIL 24, 1967, LAYS
DOWN THE STANDARDS APPLICABLE FOR RADIATION PROTECTION. DECREE NO. 15372 OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1975.
ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1974 DECREE. CONTAINS NEW TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH
PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION. IT IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE APPLICATION BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
OF EARLIER REGULATIONS IN THIS FIELD. THE DECREE CONTAINS PROVISIONS ON REGISTRATION AND
LICENSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS. RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
FOR OPERATORS HANDLING HADIOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IN INDUSTRY, REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE USE OF
X-RAYS AND RADIOACTIVE SEALED SOURCES FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES, AS WELL AS THE CONDITIONS TO BE MET FOR
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES.
"WEST SOON TO BE PILOT REGION FOR THE RECOVERY OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES."
LE FIGARO
CRESSARD, JEAN-PIERRE EPA
FRENCH 09/10/76 PGS 11 ID* 040S9A
THE FRENCH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN
OPERATIONS IN 1977 FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN ANGERS. THIS AGENCY. WHICH IN MANY RESPECTS RESEMBLES
THE WATER BASIN AGENCIES. WILL BE MANAGED BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL COMPOSED EQUALLY OF
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS CONCERNED PROFESSIONAL
CIRCLES. THE AGENCY'S DIRECTOR IS TO BE MR. AFFHOLDER AND THE 200 PERSON STAFF IS EXPECTED TO
CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND STUDIES DEALING WITH THE DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY OF WASTES. PRIMARILY IN
INDUSTRY. BUT ALSO IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. INITIALLY THE AGENCY WILL OPERATE ON A BUDGET OF 30
MILLION FRANCS. WHICH IS LATER TO BE SUPPLEMENTED BY SERVICE FEES AND SPECIAL TAXES. THE AGENCY'S
FIRST TASK WILL BE TO EXAMINE WASTE DISPOSAL NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES. A TASK WHICH ANOTHER NEW
ORGANIZATION TO THIS AREA. THE WESTERN REGION ANTIPOLLUTION ASSOCIATION. HAS ALSO SET FOR
ITSELF.
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SOLID WASTE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
SURVEY OF RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE
FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH 09/10/74 PCS 1-18 ID* 04060 A
•GENERAL AIR RADIATION WATER
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMWELTBERICHT "76 (ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT '76)
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-293
ALSO PMB. LRB
•GENERAL WATER AIR NOISE
ID*
EPA
04033A
TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B>
REPORT ON WASTE PAPER COLLECTION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. WASTE MANAGEMENT
ADVISORY COUNCIL PAPER NO. 2
GREAT BRITAIN. WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-25 ID* 04001A
ALSO SE
THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE FEASIBILITY OF WASTE PAPER RECYCLING
OPERATIONS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKING WASTE
PAPER RECYCLING A MORE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE OPERATION. BASED ON A SURVEY OF CERTAIN LOCAL
AUTHORITIES, THE REPORT ANALYSES FACTORS SUCH AS POTENTIAL YIELDS OF WASTE PAPER. RECYCLING
CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISES. COLLECTION SYSTEMS, CONTAINERS, BALING PLANTS. STORAGE OF
WASTE PAPER. SORTING AND GRADING OF WASTE PAPER. FINANCES AND COSTING PRINCIPLES. CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. ALL OF WHICH AFFECT THE RECYCLING OPERATIONS CARRIED
ON BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT RECYCLING IS OFTEN A LOSS-MAKING OPERATION
BUT OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKING WASTE PAPER RECYCLING MORE PROFITABLE THAN AT PRESENT;
THESE RELATE TO ADEQUATE PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF RECYCLING SCHEMES AS WELL AS PROPER
COORDINATION AMONG ALL PARTIES CONCERNED.
HUNGARY
PM(A)
BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT IN HUNGARY
HUNGARY. SECRETARIAT. NATL. COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT PROT. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-11 ID* 04024A
ALSO LRB. PMB
•GENERAL AIR WATER LAND USE
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MEXICO
PM(B)
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28
"30.000 WILLICN SPENT AGAINST THE AFFLICTION." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH C6/05/76 PCS 4A ID* 03994A
*AIR WATER
NORWAY
PM(B)
"WILL FLOATING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT BE THE SOLUTION FOR FUTURE WASTE DISPOSAL?"
AFTENPOSTEN
PARMANN. GEORG EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/08/76 PGS 13 ID* 040I1A
WATER
THE INSTITUTION FOR STEAM AND COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY AT THE STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NTH)
AND THE A/S HJELLNES CONSULTING FIRM HAVE PRESENTED A NEW PROJECT FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. THE PROPOSED
METHOD MAY BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ROCKY COASTAL AREAS. WHERE TRADITIONAL GARBAGE DUMPS ARE
DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH. WASTE WOULD BE COLLECTED BY 1000-TON SHIPS EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL FLUIDIZEO
BED INCINERATORS. THESE VESSELS WOULD TRAVEL BETWEEN SEVERAL PICK-UP POINTS ALONG THE COAST
PROCESSING THE COLLECTED WASTE BETWEEN STOPS. EACH SHIP WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE 8-10 COMMUNITIES
AND COULD ALSO. WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, BE USEFUL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OIL POLLUTION AT SEA.
ENERGY RELEASED FROM THE PROCESS COULD BE USED TO FUEL THE SHIPS OR TO STERILIZE SORTED FOOD WASTES
INTENDED FOR ANIMAL FEED. THE METHOD HAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED PROBLEM WASTES FROM THE CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY AS WELL AS OIL WASTES. IT IS HOPED THAT THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES WILL INVEST IN THE
PROJECT. WHICH HAS ALREADY STIRRED UP CONSIDERABLE INTEREST.
NORWAY
PM(B)
"96 KILOS PACKAGING PER PERSON. INCREASING CONSUMPTION IN NORWAY." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 10/15/76 PGS 29 ID* 04053A
A PILOT STUDY AT THE CHR. MICHELSEN INSTITUTE IN BERGEN HAS ESTIMATED THAT THE NORWEGIAN ANNUAL
USE OF PACKAGING IS 385.000 TONS OR 96 KILOS PER PERSON. OF THIS. PAPER. CARDBOARD, AND PASTEBOARD
CONSTITUTE 53 PERCENT; METALS 17 PERCENT: GLASS 12 PERCENT; PLASTICS 11 PERCENT; AND WOOD AND
TEXTILES 8 PERCENT. INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING EXPENDITURES HAVE INCREASED 165 PERCENT OVER THE LAST
23 YEARS IN TERMS OF 1974 KRONER. IN THE FOODSTUFF INDUSTRY THE INCREASE WAS 254 PERCENT.
PLASTICS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY SINCE THEY WERE INTRODUCED IN
THE LATE 1950'S. DUE TO POLLUTICN PROBLEMS, DISSOLVABLE PLASTICS ARE NOT PRODUCED IN NORWAY AND
PLASTIC PRODUCTION IS HELD BACK. IN 1974. 860 MILLION BEER AND MINFRAL WATER BOTTLES WERE SOLD, OF
WHI.CH 99 PERCENT WERE RETURNED TO INDUSTRY AFTER USE. AT THE STATE LIQUOR MONOPOLY ONLY 21.8
MILLION OF 49.5 MILLION BOTTLES SOLD WERE RETURNED IN 1975. IT IS PROJECTED THAT STANDARDIZATION
OF PACKAGING WILL LEAD TO A HIGHER DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY AND INCREASE THE RECYCLING OF BOTTLES.
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SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B)
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29
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION* IFCOL 1
RABIE. ANDRE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-199
* GENERAL AIR NGISE WATER
EPA
ID* 04048A
PESTICIDES
LAND USE
SOUTH AFRICA
PH(B)
SOLID WASTES RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES REPORT NO. 4
NOBLE. R. G.
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS
ALSO SE
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL
1-13
ID*
EPA
04009A
THIS REPORT, COMPILED AND ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS UNIT OF THE SOUTH
AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. REFLECTS THE PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR SOLID WASTES ON RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATING TO SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL. IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED ARE RESEARCH NEEDS. AS WELL AS RECENT
STUDIES IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL. INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN WASTE. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO
ECONOMIC CONCERNS. EXAMINED INDEPENDENTLY AS SEPARATE SOLID WASTE COMPONENTS ARE PAPER AND
PLASTIC WASTES. THREE TABLES, WHICH ARE APPENDED TO THE REPORT, CONTAIN: PRELIMINARY GUIDELINES
FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES TO DUMPS; A LIST OF WASTE PRODUCTS AND SOURCES AND THE
CORRESPONDING MEANS OF DISPOSAL; AND A LIST INDICATING THE APPROXIMATE RESALE VALUE OF A TON OF
VARIOUS TYPES OF REFUSE.
VENEZUELA
PMCB)
"INVESTIGATIONS IN PROGRESS." NOTICIERO DISCA, NO. 3
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH EPA
SPANISH 07/00/76 PGS 1-5 ID* 03991A
THIS ISSUE OF NOTICIERO DISCA, THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE DIVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION RESEARCH OF THE VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH. DESCRIBES THE "INTEGRAL STUDY ON THE
COLLECTION. TREATMENT AND FINAL DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN THE STATE OF NEW SPARTA," WHICH WILL
SERVE AS A PILOT STUDY IN ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN URBAN AREAS OF
VENEZUELA. REASONS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE STATE OF NEW SPARTA FOR THE STUDY APE CITED. AND THE
BASIC STAGES OF THE STUDY ARE DESCRIBED. THESE INCLUDE THE COLLECTION OF PRELIMINARY PHYSICAL AND
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA IN THE STUDIED AREA AND THE CONSIDERATION OF: DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF SOLID
WASTES; STREET COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT; STORAGE AND TREATMENT; DISPOSAL; LEGAL AND ECONOMIC
ASPECTS; AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
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TOXIC SUBS
AUSTRIA
PM
BEITRAEGE: UMWELTSCHUTZ. LEeENSMiTTELANGELEGENHEiTEN, VETERINAERVERWALTUNG
(REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. MATTERS RELATED TO FOODSTUFFS. VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION)
AUSTRIA. FED.MIN. FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 01/00/76 PGS 1-147 ID* 04056A
*AIR RADIATION
FRANCE
LR(B)
"PROPOSED TOXIC SUBSTANCES LEGISLATION."
AIRGRAM NO. A-397
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ENGLISH
09/28/76 PGS 1-2
ID*
EPA
04035A
ON SEPTEMBER 16. 1976 THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. VINCENT ANSQUER. ANNOUNCED
HIS INTENTION TO SUBMIT TO PARLIAMENT NEW TOXIC SUBSTANCES LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD CONTROL THE
IMPORTATION AND MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS FERTILIZERS. COSMETICS. AND CLEANING
AGENTS. WHICH CONTAIN POTENTIALLY TOXIC SUBSTANCES. MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF BROAD
CATEGORIES OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS WOULD BE REQUIRED. UNDER THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, TO SUBMIT
STATEMENTS TO THE MINISTER WHICH ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE CONSUMPTION OR USE OF SUCH PRODUCTS ON
THE ENVIRONMENT. NEW PRODUCTS WOULD HAVE TO BE TESTED AND APPROVED BEFORE THEY ARE MARKETED.
THE MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE WOULD ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO WITHDRAW FROM THE MARKET
SUSPECT CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ALREADY MARKETED. WHERE SUCH PRODUCTS CONTAIN CONTROLLED TOXIC
SUBSTANCES.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(A)
UMWELTBERICHT •76 (ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT "76)
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-293
ALSO PMB. LRB
*GENERAL WATER AIR NOISE
ID*
EPA
04033A
SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( )
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER OF RESEARCH 1976. PART IV:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-255 ID* 03005C
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE RADIATION
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INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
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31
"INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF AN INLAND SEA: THE BALTIC."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LANONER, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-18 ID* 04019A
*WATER PESTICIDES
WATER
BRAZIL
LR(A)
LEGISLACAO BASICA (BASIC LEGISLATION)
BRAZIL. SECRETARIA ESPECIAL DO MEIO AMBIENTE
PORTUGUESE 00/00/76 PGS 1-27
^GENERAL AIR
ID*
EPA
04021 A
CANADA
LRl A)
"ARCTIC WATERS POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS."
OF ACTS AND REGULATIONS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 08/23/76 PGS 1-8
DEPARTMENTAL MANUAL
ID*
EPA
00514E
THESE ARCTIC WATERS POLLUTICN PREVENTION REGULATIONS, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE ARCTIC WATERS
POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT, ARE COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS. THE FIRST. APPLICABLE TO THE DEPOSIT OF
DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES IN ARCTIC WATERS, REQUIRES THE REPORTING OF ALL DEPOSITS EFFECTUATED
IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT TO DESIGNATED POLLUTION PREVENTION OFFICERS. ALSO
INCLUDED IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNER FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE LIABILITY OF A
DEPOSITOR. THE SECOND PART. WHICH CONCERNS THE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF WASTES BY
SHIPS. REQUIRES THE FILING OF A DECLARATION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY ALL SHIPOWNERS AND
SPECIFIES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LIABILITY OF A SHIPOWNER IN THE EVENT OF A DAMAGING DEPOSIT.
CANADA
PM(B)
MONOGRAPH ON COMPREHENSIVE RIVER BASIN PLANNING
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-246
ID*
EPA
04049A
THIS TREATISE ON COMPREHENSIVE RIVER BASIN PLANNING IS CONCERNED WITH THE RANGE OF SOCIAL,
POLITICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WHICH ARISE IN A RIVER BASIN AS THE POPULATION AND LEVEL OF
DEVELOPMENT IN THAT BASIN INCREASE. THE INTRODUCTION TO THE MONOGRAPH DEALS WITH THE
NATO/CCMS INLAND WATER POLLUTION PROJECT, AND DESCRIBES THE ST. JOHN RIVER BASIN AND SOME OF THE
WATER QUALITY AND RELATED RESOURCE PROBLEMS IN THE BASIN. THIS PART MAKES POSSIBLE SUBSEQUENT
ILLUSTRATIVE REFERRALS TO THE ST. JOHN RIVER BASIN PLANNING PROGRAM. THE MONOGRAPH IS FURTHER
ARRANGED TO REFLECT THE THREE MAIN STAGES OF THE PLANNING PROCESS: THE PRELIMINARY STAGE, THE
SUBSTANTIVE PLANNING STAGE, AND THE TRANSITIONAL STAGE FROM PLANNING TO ACTION. ACCORDINGLY.
PART II EXAMINES THE BACKGROUND OF THE ACTUAL PLANNING PROCESS; PART III ADDRESSES ITSELF TO THE
KEY TECHNICAL ELEMENTS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS; AND PART IV 'iS CONCERNED WITH THE TRANSLATION OF
THE PLAN INTO ACTION AND ANY NECESSARY FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
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32
WATER
CANADA
PM(B)
CANADA CENTRE FOR INLAND WATERS—1974
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-138
ALSO ST
EPA
I0» 04050A
THIS PUBLICATION, CONTAINING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE CANADA CENTER FOR INLAND WATERS.
GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF EACH SECTION'S FUNCTIONS AND DESCRIBES ITS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DURING THE
COURSE OF 1974. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE REPORT. ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE.
ANALYZES AND EXAMINES THE INLAND WATER DIRECTORATE AND THE INLAND WATER DIRECTORATE. ONTARIO
REGION. THE SECOND SECTION TAKES A LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY AND DEMONSTRATION DIVISION AND ITS
ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH. THE THIRD SECTION. ON THE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE. INCLUDES
A DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE AND THE MARINE SCIENCES
DIRECTORATE. CENTRAL REGION. OCEAN AND AQUATIC AFFAIRS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COORDINATION
UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS FROM THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE
CENTER. AND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT GENERATES NEWS AND REPORTS FOR THE MASS MEDIA. APPENDED ARE
A STAFF LIST AND PUBLICATION COLLECTION.
FRANCE
LR
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WATER
GERMANY.FEO REP OF
UR(A)
DECEMBER 23. 1968 LAW CONCERNING MEASURES TO ASSURE THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE OIL
(WASTE OIL LAW)
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH* 08/00/71 PGS 1-19 ID* C2028E
ALSO GERMAN
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS GERMAN AND ENGLISH TEXTS OF THE FEDERAL WASTE OIL LAW. THE LAW
CREATES A RESERVE FUND FROM WHICH PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BODIES THAT DISPOSE OF WASTE OILS FOR
OTHER PERSONS MAY RECEIVE CONTINUAL PAYMENTS FOP COSTS OTHERWISE UNCOVERED. PROVIDED THAT THE
WASTE OILS ARE DISPOSED OF IN ENVIRONMENTTALLY COMPATIBLE WAYS. THE RESERVE FUND. TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, IS TO BE FINANCED BY A "COMPENSATION
TAX" ON LUBRICATING OILS, GAS OILS USED AS LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES WITH THEIR HEAVY OIL
COMPONENTS. THOSE POSSESSSING WASTE OILS MAY REQUIRE THAT QUANTITIES OVER 2OC LITERS BE PICKED
UP, WHILE LATER PICKUP WILL BE ARRANGED FOR AMOUNTS UNDER 200 LITERS. TRADE AND OTHER
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES MUST KEEP A RECORD BOOK IF THEY ACCUMULATE MORE THAN 500 KILOGRAMS OF
WASTE OILS THAT MAY NOT BE PICKED UP PER YEAR TO INDICATE THE QUANTITY. NATURE AND DISPOSITION OF
THE MATERIALS. (THE GERMAN TEXT OF THIS LAW WAS ABSTRACTED AS ID NO. 02028A.)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR(B)
"MOST VIOLATIONS AGAINST WATER PROTECTION." UMWELT: FORSCHUNG. GESTALTUNG,
SCHUTZ. NO. 5
EPA
GERMAN 10/00/75 PGS 6 ID» 04025A
*GENERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
SURVEY OF RULES AND REGULATICNS PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNME-NT IN THE
FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GERMANY,FED REP OF, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
ENGLISH 09/10/74 PGS 1-18 ID* 04060A
^GENERAL AIR RADIATION SOLID WASTE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(A>
UMWELTBERICHT •76 (ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT '76)
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-293 ID* 04033A
ALSO PMB, LRB
*GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
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WATER
GREAT BRJT4IN
PM(B)
PROGRESS SUSTAINED: CHANGES IN THE BRITISH ENVIRONMENTAL SCENE. REPORT TO
THE SECOND SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE U.N. ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-39 ID* 03993A
ALSO PMA, LRB
*GENERAL AIR
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
LIVERPOOL BAY: AN ASSESSMENT OF PRESENT KNOWLEDGE.
RESEARCH COUNCIL PUBLICATIONS SERIES Ct NO. 14
LIVERPOOL BAY STUDY GROUP. COMP.
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-72
ALSO ST
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
ID*
EPA
03998A
THIS PUBLICATION IS A COMPILATION AND SYNOPSIS OF 20 PAPERS DISCUSSING THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL
AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVERPOOL BAY IN ENGLAND. AS EXPLAINED IN THE PREFACE, THE
PUBLICATION REPRESENTS PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS
OF PARTICULAR ESTUARIES BY INCREASING DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN RESEARCHERS IN THIS FIELD AND
IDENTIFYING AREAS IN WHICH RESEARCH IS NEEDED. THE FIRST PAPER DISCUSSES THE GEOLOGY OF
LIVERPOOL BAY, AND THE SEVEN FOLLOWING PAPERS DEAL WITH WATER MOVEMENTS IN THE BAY AND OTHER
PHYSICAL ASPECTS, INCLUDING DISCHARGES OF WASTES INTO THE BAY. PAPERS NOS. 9 TO 19 TREAT THE
VARIOUS CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BAY. AND THE LAST PAPER REVIEWS THF HUMAN
INFLUENCE ON THE BAY IN TERMS OF INCREASING POLLUTION.
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( )
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER OF RESEARCH 1976. PART IV:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-255 ID* 030C5C
*GENERAL AIR NOISE RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
HUNGARY
PMf B)
MAIN FEATURES OF WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN HUNGARY
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-37 ID* 04023A
RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE PAST 25 YEARS HAS LEAD TO INCREASED WATER DEMAND AND INCREASED
KINDS AND QUANTITIES OF WASTEWATER IN HUNGARY. INDUSTRIALIZATION, ACCELERATED URBANIZATION,
AND POLLUTED WATERS FLOWING INTO HUNGARY'S RIVERS AND WATERWAYS FROM OUTSIDE ITS BORDERS HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS. THIS PAMPHLET DISCUSSES TASKS AND GOALS OF THE MAJOR
BRANCHES OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN HUNGARY, INCLUDING THOSE INVOLVED IN POLLUTION CONTROL.
SECTIONS OF THE PAMPHLET DEAL WITH: 1)MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. 2) WATER MANAGEMENT
IN INDUSTRY. 3) USE OF THERMAL WATER RESOURCES, 4) WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE, 5) WATER SUPPLY
FOR IRRIGATION AND FISH PONDS, 6) LAND DRAINAGE, 7) FLOOD CONTROL, 8) REGULATION OF RIVERS,
WATERWAYS AND LAKES, 9) DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER, 10) WATER RESOURCES AND WATER DEMAND AND 11)
PROTECTION PF WATER QUALITY. OTHER SECTIONS OF THE PAMPHLET OUTLINE THE HUNGARIAN ADMINISTRATIVE
ORGANIZATION FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSS TRAINING, RESEARCH, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION.
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WATER
HUNGARY
PM(A)
BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT IN HUNGARY
HUNGARY. SECRETARIAT, NATL. COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT PROT. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-11 ID* 04024A
ALSO LRB. PMB
*GENERAL AIR LAND USE SOLID WASTE
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HUNGARY
PMIB)
WATER MANAGEMENT AND LCNG-RANGE PLANNING IN HUNGARY
HUNGARY. NATIONAL WATER AUTHORITY EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-50 ID* 04055A
THIS BOOKLET CONSISTS OF 38 PAGES OF TEXT AND 12 PAGES OF MAPS. CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS. FOUR
MAJOR SECTIONS DEAL WITH: 1) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WATER MANAGEMENT, 2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER
MANAGEMENT IN HUNGARY, 3) LONG-RANGE WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING, AND 4) THE MASTER PLAN FOR WATER
MANAGEMENT. THE SECTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT IN HUNGARY INCLUDES SUBSECTIONS ON
AN INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS SECTORS OF WATER
MANAGEMENT. AMONG OTHER THINGS, DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE. INDUSTRIAL WATER MANAGEMENT,
AND POLLUTION CONTROL ARE DISCUSSED. DIAGRAMS FOLLOWING THE TEXT REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION OF
AJ THE HUNGARIAN WATER ADMINISTRATION AND B) THE ORGANIZATIONAL SCHEME OF THE DISTRICT WATER
AUTHORITIES. MAPS ILLUSTRATE SUCH THINGS AS TOPOGRAPHY, DRAINAGE, PRECIPITATION AND THE AREAL
BOUNDARIES OF VARIOUS WATER MANAGEMENT UNITS. CHARTS DEAL WITH WATER DEMAND IN HUNGARY AND OTHER
SELECTED COUNTRIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE HUNGARIAN ECONOMY.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B>
"INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF AN INLAND SEA: THE BALTIC."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LANDNER, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-18 ID* 04019A
TOXIC SUBS PESTICIDES
THIS PAPER, PRESENTED AT THE 24TH IRANIAN MEDICAL CONGRESS ON "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH,"
SEPTEMBER 5-12, 1975 AT RAMSAR. IRAN. GIVES PHYSICAL BACKGROUND DATA ON THE BALTIC AS WELL AS
SOME RECENT FIGURES ON AMOUNTS OF WASTES DISCHARGED INTO COASTAL WATERS FROM SURROUNDING COUNTRIES
AND INTO THE OPEN SEA FROM SHIPS AND BY ATMOSPHERIC FALLPUT. A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE NUMEROUS
RESEARCH PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF POLLUTION OF THE BALTIC SEA ARE PRESENTED
WITH ATTEMPTS TO COORDINATE THIS RESEARCH AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IS DISCUSSED. AND THE AIM AND CONTENT OF
THE HELSINKI CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE BALTIC SEA ARE DESCRIBED IN SOME DETAIL. IT
IS HOPED THAT EFFORTS TO CONTROL POLLUTION IN THE BALTIC SEA MAY SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR WHAT
COULD BE DONE ELSEWHERE, UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, E.G. IN THE CASPIAN SEA OR THE PERSIAN GULF.
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WATER
ITALY
LR
"NO RESPITE FOR NE» DISCHARGES."
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO
ITALIAN 06/02/76
CORRIERE OELLA SERA
PGS 16
ID*
EPA
04030A
THE NEW ITALIAN LAW AGAINST WATER POLLUTION MAKES SEVERAL DISTINCTIONS WITH REGARD TO EFFLUENT
DISCHARGES, DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN EFFLUENTS FROM CIVIL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS AS WELL AS
BETWEEN NEW ITHOSE WHICH' ARE RELEASED AFTER THE LAW'S COMING INTO FORCE) AND EXISTING EFFLUENT
DISCHARGES. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THOSE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW WHICH REGULATE NEW DISCHARGES.
INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES INTC SURFACE WATERS OTHER THAN MARINE WATERS ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE MORE
STRINGENT STANDARDS OF TABLE A. PRODUCTIVE DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE ARE TO CONFORM TO
MUNICIPAL LIMITS IF A CENTRALIZED PURIFICATION PLANT EXISTS OR MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE C.
DISCHARGES INTO THE GRCUND OR UNDERGROUND ARE TO COMPLY WITH SANITARY PULES OF LOCAL SANITARY
AUTHORITIES. MARINE WATER DISCHARGES ARE PLACED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE HARBOR MASTER'S
OFFICE. 'PENAL PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ARE ALSO EXAMINED IN DETAIL.
ITALY
LR(B)
"ALL ACQUITTED IN APPEAL OF POLLUTION CONVICTION FOR RED SLUDGES."
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 07/09/76 PGS 9 ID* 04034A
THE APPEAL OF A POLLUTION CONVICTION BY A GROUP OF MONTEDISON COMPANY OFFICIALS HAS CONCLUDED
WITH A WHOLESALE ACQUITTAL, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS BEGAN ON MARCH 24,
1976 ON CHARGES OF POLLUTION RESULTING FROM THE DISCHARGE OF RED SLUDGES INTO MARINE WATERS.
BECAUSE THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT WAS THEN CONCLUDING DEBATES ON A NEW WATER PROTECTION LAW, THE
DEFENSE ADOPTED DILATORY TACTICS. BUT WHEN THE MERLI WATER PROTECTION LAW WAS STILL UNDER
CONSIDERATION IN MAY, THE COURT OF LIVORNO DECIDED TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE PROMULGATION OF THE LAW.
AT ISSUE WERE TWO ARTICLES OF THE LAW, ARTICLE 25 AND 26. WHICH THE AUTHOR CLAIMS MAY HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MONTEDISON OFFICIALS. THESE ARTICLES STIPULATE
THAT THE DEEDS FOR WHICH THE OFFICIALS WERE BEING TRIED WERE NO LONGER TO RE CONSIDERED AS CRIMES
OR COULD BE DECLARED NON-PUNISHABLE IN THE EVENT POLLUTION ABATEMENT MEASURES WERE ADOPTED. ON
THIS BASIS AN ACQUITTAL WAS HANDED DOWN BY THE COURT ON JULY 7, 1976.
ITALY
LRCB)
"AUTHORIZATION REQUEST ENTITLES APPLICANT TO POLLUTE." CORRIERE
DELLA SERA
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO EPA
ITALIAN 06/09/76 PGS 13 ID* 04036A
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THOSE PROVISIONS OF TME ITALIAN WATER PROTECTION LAW WHICH CONCERN
EXISTING EFFLUENT DISCHARGES FROM INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS. AN INDIVIDUAL IN POSSESSION OF
EFFLUENTS IS FIRST AND FOREMOST REQUIRED TO FILE AN AUTHORIZATION REQUEST SPECIFYING THE NATURE
AND QUANTITY OF THE EXISTING EFFLUENT, AS WELL AS THE WATER QUANTITY NECESSARY DURING THE COURSE
OF ONE CALENDAR YEAR. ALSO REQUIRED IS AN INDICATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY SOURCE AND THE EVENTUAL
APPROVED DISCHARGE SITE. COMPETENT AUTHORITIES ARE DIRECTED TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND
ISSUE PROVISIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS WHICH BECOME PERMANENT AFTER A SIX MONTH PERIOD IF THE
APPLICATION IS ACCFPTEO. IN ADDITION, THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE RESTRICTIONS WHICH ARE IMPOSED
ON THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF DISCHARGES. THE PERTINENT PENAL PROVISIONS OF THE LAW AND THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THESE PROVISIONS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTER.
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WATER
ITALY
LR(B)
"SHORTCOMINGS IN THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF WATER." CORRIERE
DELLA SERA
AMENDOLA, GIANFRANCO EPA
ITALIAN 06/30/76 PGS 19 ID# 04057A
AFTER A SHORT PERIOD IN EFFECT, ITALIAN LAW NO. 319 ON THE PROTECTION OF WATER FROM POLLUTION
IS RE-EXAMINED FOR INADEQUACIES. PROPOSALS ARE MADE BY THE AUTHOR FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON BOTH THE
LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEVELS. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE: 1) THE
INCLUSION OF URBAN DISCHARGES AS A SEPARATE ENTITY TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
IN THE LAW'S PENAL SANCTIONS; 2) THE DIFFERENTIATION, ALSO IN THE PENAL PROVISIONS, BETWEEN
DISCHARGES CONDUCTED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION AND THOSE, WHETHER AUTHORIZED OR NOT, WHICH ARE
CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF PRESCRIBED LIMITS'. AND 3) THE RATIFICATION OF THE 1972 LONDON CONVENTION WITH
ITS "BLACK LIST" OF SUBSTANCES NOT TO BE DISCHARGED. ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, SUGGESTIONS
CONCERN THE MODIFICATION OF REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES FOR THE BETTER
ASSUMPTION OF THEIR ASSIGNED TASKS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVISIONAL EMISSION LIMITS FOR
INCLUSION IN DISCHARGE AUTHORIZATIONS.
MALAGASY REPUBLIC
LR(A)
"MAY 11. 1971 DECREE NO. 71-223 ON THE INTERMINISTERIAL COORDINATION OF
WATER MATTERS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE MALAGASY
EPA
FRENCH 05/22/71 PGS 1078-79 ID# 04000A
THIS DECREE. WHICH ABROGATES DECREE NO. 62-148 ON THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL HIGHER WATER
COUNCIL. PROVIDES FOR THE INTERMINISTERIAL COORDINATION OF WATER MATTERS RELATIVE TO, INTER ALIA,
CONSERVATION. PUBLIC HEALTH. INDUSTRY. AGRICULTURE. DRAINAGE, AND THE PROTECTION OF LANDSCAPES
AND SPORTS. THE INTERMINISTERIAL WATER COUNCIL IS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEM IN THESE
AREAS, AS WELL AS FOR THE FORMULATION OF A GENERAL WATER POLICY. DESCRIBED IN THE DECREE IS THE
INTERMINISTERIAL COMPOST ION OF THE COUNCIL. A TECHNICAL WATER COMMITTEE. WHOSE MEMBERSHIP THE
DECREE ALSO DESIGNATES. IS TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL IN ITS FUNCTIONS. THE COMMITTEE IS TO
COORDINATE STUDIES CONDUCTED BY VARIOUS MINISTRIES! STUDY SUITABLE ADAPTATIONS OF NEW
TECHNOLOGIES; AND EXAMINE AND PROPOSE TO THE INTERMINISTERIAL COUNCIL POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS AND
ADDITIONS TO LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS ALREADY IN EFFECT.
MEXICO
PMIB)
"30,000 MILLION SPENT AGAINST THE AFFLICTION." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 06/05/76 PGS 4A ID* P3994A
*AIR SOLID WASTE
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WATER
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
KIRKPATRICK RECLAMATION. NAPIER BREAKWATER HARBOUR* ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT; SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT.
NEW ZEALAND. COHMISSICN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-55 ID* 04013A
*LAND USE
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
PORT CHALMERS RECLAMATION AND CONTAINER TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT. SUBMISSIONS. AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-100 ID* OA016A
*LAND USE NOISE
NEW ZEALAND
PMIB)
AUCKLAND RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME: STAGE ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT;
SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-12O ID* 04017A
*GENERAL LAND USE NOISE AIR
NEW ZEALAND
PM(B)
LOWRY BAY BOAT HARBOUR. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; SUBMISSIONS; AND AUDIT
NEW ZEALAND. COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-200 ID* 04018A
*LAND USE NOISE
NORWAY
PM
"WILL FLOATING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT BE THE SOLUTION FOR FUTURE WASTE DISPOSAL?*
AFTENPOSTEN
PARMANN. GEORG EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/08/76 PCS 13 ID* 04011A
*SOLID WASTE
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WATER
SOUTH AFRICA
LRCB)
SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. IFCOL 1
RABIE, ANDRE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-199
*GENERAL
AIR
NOISE
PESTICIDES
EPA
ID* Q4048A
LAND USE
SOLID WASTE
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SWEDEN
STC >
INVENTORIES OF LAKE ACIDIFICATION. STATENS NATURVARDSVERK SNV PH 676
MALMER, NILS EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-134 ID* 04002A
THIS REPORT DEALS ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONDITIONS IN OLIGOTROPHIC LAKES WHERE THE EFFECTS OF
ACIDIFICATION ARE THE MOST SERIOUS. ACIDIFICATION NOT ONLY CAUSES A DECREASE IN PH BUT ALSO SEEMS
TO INFLUENCE ITS BUFFER CAPACITY AND STABILITY NEGATIVELY AS A RESULT OF THE DECREASE IN HCO3.
THERE HAS BEEN A GENERAL DECREASE IN PH IN THE LAKES OF KRONOBERG'S COUNTY SINCE THE 1930•S.
CONDUCTIVITY INCREASED DURING THIS PERIOD BUT WATER TRANSPARENCY AND COLOR SEEM TO BE THE SAME.
ALTHOUGH ACIDIFICATION HAS BEEN MOST SIGNIFICANT AMONG THE SMALL LAKES. THE NUMBER OF LARGER LAKES
WITH LOW PH IS INCREASING. THIS INDICATES THAT ACIDIFICATION OF LAKES IS A CONTINUOUSLY ONGOING
PROCESS WHICH SEEMS TO BE INFLUENCED BOTH BY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE SOIL CONDITIONS AND BY THE
TURNOVER TIME FOR THE WATER IN THE WHOLE DRAINAGE AREA. A SHORT SUMMARY IN ENGLISH AND A
BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED.
SWEDEN
STI I
••COMPOSTING OF BARK AND DIGESTED SLUDGE UNDER AERATION." IVL - SWEDISH WATER
AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
KULANDER. KARL-ERIK, AND LARS-GUNNAR LINDFORS EPA
SWEDISH '00/00/76 PGS 1-18 ID* 04027A
TESTS HAVE PROVEN THAT COMPOSTING OF BARK AND DIGESTED SLUDGE UNDER AERATION LEADS TO A HIGHER
ACTIVITY LEVEL THAN COMPOSTING WITHOUT AERATION. UNDER AERATION. THE PRODUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
DECREASES AFTER FIVE WEEKS AND THE TEMPERATURE DROPS AFTER EIGHT BUT, WITHOUT AERATION, BOTH STILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED AFTER 20 WEEKS. SINCE COMPOST UNDER AERATION CONTAINS A HIGHER DEGREE OF
LEACHABLE CARBON DURING THE FIRST 10-12 WEEKS. THIS METHOD IS NOT RECOMMENDED IF THE AIM IS TO
INCREASE THE ABILITY OF DEPOSITING. RISK OF ANAEROBIOSIS DOES. HOWEVER, EXIST WITHOUT AERATION.
LEACHING FROM BARK DEPOSITS HAS BEEN SIMULATED IN A LYSIMETER. A TOXICITY TEST OF THE LEACHING
FLUID SHOWED THAT ALTHOUGH THE COMPOSITION OF THE FLUID CHANGES DURING COMPOSTING. THE TOXICITY
OF THE FLUID DOES NOT INCREASE. A NUMBER OF DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING PROCESSES WHICH OCCUR DURING
COMPOSTING UNDER AND WITHOUT AERATION ARE APPENDED TO THE REPORT.
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SWEDEN
ST( )
SWEDEN
ST< )
"LAKE VATTERN: RECENT SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS AND SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY." STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK SNV PM 740. NLU REPORT 88
HAKANSON. LARS. AND THORSTEN AHL EPA
SWEDISH* 00/00/76 PGS 1-164 ID* 04040A
*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
THIS REPORT GIVES A BROAD PHYSICAL-LIMNOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF LAKE VATTERN, THE SECOND
LARGEST LAKE IN SWEDEN. WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON RECENT SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS. SEDIMENT POLLUTION,
WATER CHEMISTRY, AND MORPHOMETRY. THE SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS IS
DISCUSSED: WATER CONTENT, BULK DENSITY. ORGANIC CONTENT, BE. B, c, N, NA, MG, P. K, CA, v, CR,
MN, FE. CO. NI, CU, 2N, MO, AG, CD, SN, HG. PCS, AND DDT. THE WATER QUALITY OF THE LAKE AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES IS ALSO DISCUSSED ON THE BASIS OF A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND A REVIEW OF THE SOILS OF THE
DRAINAGE AREA IN TERMS OF THE PARAMETERS PH. TOTAL-N, TOTAL-P. SI, COLOR, KMN04-VALUE, AND MAJOR
CONSTITUENTS. THE OLIGOTROPHIC STATE AND THE LONG RETENTION TIME OF THE WATER (60 YEARS) MAKE
LAKE VATTERN VERY SENSITIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POISONS. TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS AFFECTING
THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRACE ELEMENTS AND NUTRIENTS WERE FOUND TO BE THE DISTANCE FROM THE POLLUTING
SOURCE AND THE DYNAMIC PROCESSES THAT DOMINATE THE BOTTOM WATER ZONE.
"MICROBIAL ALKYLATION OF METALSS SOME COMMENTS ON ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF
THE PROCESS." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
JERNELOV. ARNE EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/76 PGS 1-26 ID* 04042A
THIS PAMPHLET DEALS WITH ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF MICROBIAL AKLYLATION OF METALS UNDER THE
FOLLOWING MAJOR HEADINGS: PROCESSES OF BIOCHEMICAL ALKYLATION; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION OF
ALKYL-METAL COMPOUNDS; AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL FORMATION OF ALKYL-METAL COMPOUNDS.
MICROBIAL AKLYLATION HAS TO DATE BEEN DEMONSTRATED FOR A NUMBER OF METALS AND METALLOIDS, FOR
EXAMPLE MERCURY. SELENIUM TELLURIUM, ARSENIC. AND TIN. ON PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL GROUNDS THE PROCESS
HAS BEEN POSTULATED FOR SEVERAL OTHERS. INCLUDING PLATINUM AND GOLD. A LIST OF REFERENCES AND
SEVERAL CHARTS ARE APPENDED TO THE PEPORT.
SWEDEN
ST< >
"BENTHOS INVENTORIES IN RIVERS BY MEANS OF THE EKMAN GRAB: A STUDY OF THE
METHOD WITH RECOMMENDATIONS." STATENS NATURVAROSVERK 1976 SNV PM 749
OLSSON. TOMMY EPA
SWEDISH 07/00/76 PGS 1-66 ID* 04O54A
THIS PUBLICATION REPORTS ON A NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD PROJECT WHICH WAS
ESTABLISHED TO EVALUATE THE USEFULNESS OF THE EKMAN GRAB TO INVESTIGATE WHEN. WHERE, AND HOW
SAMPLING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN SLOW-RUNNING PORTIONS OF LARGE RIVERS TO GIVE GOOD QUALITATIVE
AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES OF THE BENTHOS FAUNA AND ITS ABUNDANCE. RESEARCH AT THE IS SAMPLING
STATIONS ALONG THE VINDELALVEN RIVER IN NORTHERN SWEDEN LED TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: THE
GRAB IS USEFUL IF PROVIDED WITH A SHAFT ALTHOUGH DEPTHS OF MORE THAN 4-4.5 M APE DIFFICULT TO
SAMPLE; WINTER is THE MOST SUITABLE SEASON FOR SAMPLING; SAMPLING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT BELOW
LAKE OUTLETS OR CLOSE TO DOWNSTREAM RAPIDS; THE SUBLITTORAL DEPTH ZONE IS THE ONE BEST SUITED FOR
SAMPLING. SINCE ABIOTIC CONDITIONS ARE MORE STABLE AND MOST OF THE FAUNA IS REPRESENTED HERE; AND
20 SAMPLING UNITS SEEM TO BE A SATISFACTORY NUMBER FOR A QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATE OF THE BENTHOS FAUNA
IN EACH DEPTH ZONE.
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WATER
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
UNITED NATIONS
PM
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