NTISUBC 135-002
NUMBER 54
FEBRUARY 1977
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
•Washington,-D.C.-20460
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EPA programs, include:
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noise radiation
solid wastes land use
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report on "Disposal of Awkward Household Wastes" is indexed under
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with the EPA ID number under each of the other headings.
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("FEBRUARY 4,*1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE." FOOD ANDv
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, v. 20. !
FOOD AND^AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, .UN, COMP.
ENGLISH^"
AIR
WATER
12/00/71 PCS 58-60
PESTICIDES RADIATION /
EPA
ID// 01686A>
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE AND IN THE FORMULATION OF DIRECTIVES AND IN ENFORCEMENT AND
EVALUATION.
LRA - LEGAL TEXT
LRB - LEGAL COMMENTARY
Each original law has the letter A following the EPA
identification number. Additional directly related
legislation will have the same identification number
and a subsequent alphabetical letter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 04184A ... ...... 8
Denmark Showered by Lead From Neighboring Countries in the
South ............................ 1
Examples of Application of a Simple Acoustic Sounder for
Observation of Meteorological Parameters .......... 1
Finland
Air Protection Law Should Be Expedited .............. 2
See RADIATION (France) — Control No. 00667P .......... 19
See RADIATION (France) — Control No. 00667Q .......... 19
See RADIATION (France) — Control No. 00667R .......... 20
F&d R&p ofi
July 31, 1974 Official Notification of the General Conditions
for the Award of ERP Funds As Well As Guidelines for
Granting ERP Loans ..................... 3
The Availability of Credits From the ERP-Fund for the
Construction of Facilities for the Maintenance of Air
Purity ........................... 3
When the Air Gets Too Thick .................. 3
Much Better Air Due To Leaded Gasoline Law ........... 4
April 22, 1974 Promulgation of the Agreement for Implementation
of a European Action on the Topic "Physical-Chemical
Behavior of Sulfur Dioxide" ................. 4
Environmental Protection in the Balance ............ 5
India.
See GENERAL (India) — Control No. 04162A ........... 11
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Japan
Revised Standards for Sulfur Oxide Discharges ......... 5
Emission Controls Set for April 1978 .............. 6
Japan, EC To Negotiate Delay of Automobile Emission Code .... 6
Resources Council Report to STA Director on Monitor
System and Thermal Pollution Problem ............ 6
Oslo Will Have To Live With Air Pollution ........... 7
Swe.cte.Ki
Fugitive Dust From Steel Works ................. 7
Lead, Especially Exhaust Lead, in the Terrestrial Environment —
Accumulation and Ecological Effects: A Literature Survey . . 7
See WATER (Switzerland) — Control No. 04194A ......... 36
GENERAL
The Impact on the Australian Environment of the Current
Woodchip Industry Program .................. 8
European Communities
The Environmental Policy of the European Community ....... 8
Minor Pollutants in the Environment .............. 9
Etnloncf
Environmental Damage May Contribute to the Flight
From Helsinki ........................ 9
November 19, 1975 Regulations on the Installation and
Operation of Crude Oil Treatment Plants ........... 9
July 19, 1976 Law on Classified Installations for the
Protection of the Environment ................ 10
Fed Rep o&
Progress of Technological and Economic Development in
Harmony With Environmental Protection ............ 10
Organization for Environmental Protection in the Federal
Republic of Germany, as of August 1, 1975 .......... 10
Environmental Protection Investments and Economic Growth .... 11
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India
Standardization in Aid of Environmental Protection ....... 11
First International Symposium on Industrial Wastes and
Environment. Final Report ................. 11
Japan
Ex-Miners Seek Y300 Mil. in Arsenic Pollution Case ....... 12
Pollution Complaints Decline Slightly in '75 .......... 12
OECD Rates Japan Pollution Control ............... 12
Environment Policy Report Made Public ............. 13
Pollution- Free Soda Makers Ask Compensation for Expenses .... 13
OECD
OECD and the Environment .................... 13
Scandinavia
Nordic Convention on the Environment .............. 14
May 22, 1975 Ordinance No. 347 To Amend the Environment
Protection Ordinance (1969:388) ............... 14
May 6, 1976 Ordinance No. 330 To Amend the 1969 Environment
Protection Ordinance (1969:388) ............... 14
Royal Instruction for the National Franchise Board for
Environment Protection (As Amended) ............. 15
New Concept for an Environmental Protection Law ........ 15
United Nation*
Environmental Conference of the Mediterranean Countries .... 15
LAND USE
See GENERAL (Australia) — Control No. 04184A ......... 8
NOISE
ICAO
Increased Stringency for Noise Provisions of ICAO ....... 16
India
See GENERAL (India) — Control No. 04162A ........... 11
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Japan
JNR To Spend Y130 Bil. To Cut Noise Along Shinkansen Line ... 16
Noway
Increased Research To Reduce Noise ............... 17
See WATER (Switzerland) -- Control No. 04194A ......... 36
PESTICIDES
Plant Protection Law Too Lenient — Poor Quality Goods Are
Being Sold ......................... 17
Sweden
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 02699C ......... 26
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 02699D ......... 27
WHO
Pesticide Residues in Food: Report of the 1975 Joint
FAO/WHO Meeting ....................... 18
RADIATION
Nuclear Propulsion Starts — Will Nuclear Waste Be Saved? .... 19
France.
August 10, 1976 Order on the Required Preliminary Study for
Licenses for Gaseous Nuclear Waste Discharge ........ 19
August 10, 1976 Order on General Rules for the Establishment
of Gaseous Radioactive Emission Limits ........... 19
August 10, 1976 Order on Rules Pertaining Specifically to
Gaseous Discharges From Nuclear Power Plants Equipped
With Ordinary-Water Reactors ................ 20
August 10, 1976 Order on the Required Preliminary Study for
Licenses for Liquid Radioactive Discharge .......... 20
August 10, 1976 Order on General Rules for the Establishment
of Liquid Radioactive Effluent Limits ............ 20
August 10, 1976 Order on Rules Pertaining Specifically to
Liquid Discharges From Plants Equipped With Ordinary-Water
Reactors .......................... 21
Birth of Nuclear Safety Institute ............... 21
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Japan
AEG Maps Out Basic Policy for Radioactive Waste Management ... 21
The Treatment of Radioactive Wastes .............. 22
SOLID WASTE
France.
Procedure for Selecting General Council and Municipal Council
Representatives to the National Committee for the Disposal
and Reclamation of Wastes .................. 22
GeAmom/, Fed Rep o^
Waste Management ........................ 23
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04217A ....... 3
See WATER (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04213A ...... 32
Japan
Illegal Dumping of Industrial Waste Rampant in Past Year .... 23
Scondina^ca
Skane Will Send Chemical Waste to Denmark ........... 24
Act No. 343 of May 22, 1975 on the Scrapping of Cars ...... 24
Ordinance No. 348 of May 22, 1975 on the Scrapping of Cars ... 24
Handling of Wastes in the Food Industry ............ 25
TOXIC SUBS
France: Control of Chemical Products ............. 25
Japan
Anti-Hexavalent Chromium Pollution Measures Inadequate: Survey. 26
Sweden
April 10, 1975 Order No. 137 To Amend the 1973 Ordinance
No. 334 on Products Hazardous to Health and to the
Environment ......................... 26
May 22, 1975 Ordinance No. 346 on Waste Hazardous to the
Environment ......................... 27
June 26, 1975 Act No. 741 To Amend the 1973 Act No. 329 on
Products Hazardous to Health and to the Environment ..... 27
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WATER
See GENERAL (Australia) -- Control No. 04184A ......... 8
Oil Sludge Flowed Into the Danube ............... 28
Colombia.
The St. Peter Oil Spill: An Ecological and Socio-Economic
Study of Effects, Colombia - Ecuador May- June 1976 ..... 28
Hydrobiological Studies 1 ................... 28
Hydrobio logical Studies 2 ................... 29
Environmental Protection Agency Wants 45 Million Danish
Kroner to Fight Oil Pollution at Sea ............ 29
European
Economic Incentives Used by EC Member States To Promote
Water Resource Management .................. 29
Marine Pollution and Coastline Development ........... 30
See RADIATION (France) — Control No. 00667T .......... 20
See RADIATION (France) — Control No. 00667U .......... 20
See RADIATION (France) — Control No. 00667V .......... 21
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 03555C ........... 9
Fed Rep o&
Annual Report on Water Management for 1975 ........... 31
Supervision of Water Quality in Coastal Waters ......... 31
April 22, 1974 Promulgation of the Agreement for Implementation
of a European Action on the Topic of Organic Micropollution
in Water .......................... 32
Promulgation of the Agreement for Implementation of a
European Action on the Topic "Treatment of Clarification
Sludge" ........................... 32
1975 Annual Report of the Federal Minister of the Interior
on Water Management ..................... 33
Water Management and Land Amelioration in 1975. Annual
Report of the Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture
and Forestry ........................ 33
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See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04217A ....... 3
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04210A ....... 5
India.
See GENERAL (India) — Control No. 04162A ........... 11
Japan
National Water Pollution Map Planned by Agency ......... 34
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 04169A ........... 13
OECV
Mediterranean Pilot Study of Environmental Degradation and
Pollution From Coastal Development. Final Report ...... 35
Sweden
Act No. 8 To Amend the 1971 Marine Dumping Prohibition Act
No. 1154 .......................... 35
April 3, 1975 Law No. 84 To Amend the 1972 Law No. 275
Concerning the Prevention of Water Pollution From Ships ... 35
Oil Pollution in the Baltic Sea — A Chemical Analytical
Search for Monitoring Methods ................ 36
See SOLID WASTE (Sweden) ~ Control No. 04179A ......... 25
Environmental Protection Law in the Canton of Zurich ...... 36
mo
Community Water Supply and Excreta Disposal in Developing
Countries. Review of Progress ............... 37
Surveillance of Drinking- Water Quality ............. 37
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AUSTRALIA
PM(B>
THE IMPACT ON THE AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT OF THE CURRENT HOODCHIP
INDUSTRY PROGRAM
AUSTRALIA. OEPT. OF ENV.. HOUSING. AND COMMUNITY DEVEL. EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PGS 1-47 ID* 04184A
*GENERAL WATER LAND USE
DENMARK
PM(B)
•DENMARK SHOWERED BY LEAD FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN THE SOUTH."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 11/12/76 PGS (1)3 ID* 04180A
THE FIGHT AGAINST AIR POLLUTION IN DENMARK IS NOT EXCLUSIVE.Y A DANISH PROBLEM. ACCORDING TD
THIS ARTICLE. 65 PERCENT OF THE LEAD WHICH FALLS ON DANISH SOIL ORIGINATES FROM INDUSTRIAL AREAS
OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. THE INSTITUTE OF BOTANIC ECOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN AND A
WORKING GROUP ON POLLUTION FROM THE DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE FOUND THAT DURING 54 DAYS AND
NIGHTS IN 1974 DURING WHICH TIME THEY MEASURED THE LEAD CONTENT IN PRECIPITATION AT THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF THE ISLAND LANGELAND. 1388 MICRO G LEAD WERE ACCUMULATED OF WHICH ONLY 347 MICRO G WERE
ESTIMATED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN DEMMARK. THE REST. THE EQUIVALENT OF 10 KILO LEAD PER SQUARE
METER* ORIGINATED IN CENTRAL EUROPE OR ENGLAND. THE LEAD ORIGINATING IN DENMARK IS ATTRIBUTED TO
CARS AND THE FIRING OF HUNTERS' RIFLES. RESPONSIBLE = OR 900 AND 600 TONS OF LEAD RESPECTIVELY.
THE PROHIBITION OF LEAD SHELLS IN FAVOR OF STEEL SHELLS IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BECAUSE OF THIS
SITUATION.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ST< »
EXAMPLES OF APPLICATION OF A SIMPLE ACOUSTIC SOUNDER FOR OBSERVATION OF
METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS.... ENVIRONMENTAL AND QUALITY OF LIFE. EUR 5534E
HASENJAEGER. H. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-25 ID* 04215*
THE CAPABILITY OF A SIMPLE MONOSTATIC ACOUSTIC SOUNDER IS EXPLAINED AND SOME BASIC
INFORMATION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE RECORDS IS GIVEN. EXAMPLES OF EXPERIMENTAL
INVESTIGATIONS OF ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS RELEVANT TO SPECIAL AIR POLLUTION SITUATIONS ARE SHOWN.
IT IS CONCLUDED THAT IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE DYNAMIC OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER IS THE BASIS OF A
POLLUTION PREDICTION MODEL. A CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING SOUNDER SHOULD. AS A COMPLEMENTARY
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT. FURNISH REAL TIME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS STRUCTURE ON A TIME SC4LE
WHICH HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN 'AVAILABLE. (THIS IS A PUBLICATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES.t
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FINLAND
LR(B)
"AIR PROTECTION LAW SHOULD BE EXPEDITED." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
ID* 04205A
SWEDISH
11/18/76 PGS 5
FINLAND IS ONE OF THE FEW INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES STILL LACKING A GENERAL STATUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. LEGISLATION ON AIR POLLUTION IS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC
HEALTH ACT AND IN THE ACT CONCERNING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS. IN 1975, THE MINISTRY OF THE
INTERIOR STARTED THE CIRCULATION o= A LAW PROPOSAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE AIR TO 37 AUTHORITIES.
INSTITUTIONS, AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR REVIEW. IF THE MORE POPULAR OF TWO PROPOSALS WERE ADOPTED. THE
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION WOULD GRANT PERMITS AS WELL AS SUPERVISE ENFORCEMENT RATHER THAN LEAVING THE
LATTER TASK TO A SPECIALLY APPOINTED SUPERVISORY BOARD. INITIALLY. STANDARDS WOULD ONLY BE OF AN
ADVISORY NATURE. THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH FOUND
THE RECOMMENDED PUNISHMENTS TOO STRINGENT. SEVERE AIR POLLUTION. FOP EXAMPLE. WOULD BE PUNISHABLE
BY A PRISON TERM OF BETWEEN ONE TO SIX YEARS. EVERYONE AGREES, HOWEVER. THAT LEGISLATION WHICH
CONTROL ALL FACETS OF AIR POLLUTION IS URGENTLY NEEDED.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON THE REQUIRED PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LICENSES FOR
GASEOUS NUCLEAR WASTE DISCHARGE." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PGS 5496-98 ID» 00667P
*RADI AT I ON
FRANCE
LR(A)
"AUGUST 10, 1976 ORDER ON GENERAL PULES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GASEOUS
RADIOACTIVE EMISSION LIMITS...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PGS 5498-99 ID* 00667Q
ERADIATION
FRANCE
LR( A)
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON RULES PERTAINING SPECIFICALLY TO GASEOUS DISCHARGES
FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS EQUIPPED WITH ORDINARY-WATER REACTORS...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PGS 5499-5500 ID* 00667P
ERADIATION
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GERMANY.FED REP OF
LRCA)
-JULY 31. 1974 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF
ERP FUNDS AS WELL AS THE GUIDE-INES FOR GRANTING ERP LOANS." BUNDESANZEI G"ER. NO. 142
EPA
GERMAN 08/03/74 PGS 1-4 ID* 04217A
WATER SOLID WASTE
ERP (EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAM) FUND LOANS ARE GRANTED ACCORDING TO GENERAL GUIDELINES. LISTED
IN APPENDIX 1 OF THIS NOTIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR THE ECONOMY. AND ACCORDING TO
ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF PROJECT. AMONG GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
AN ERP LOAN ARE THAT THE PROJECT BE OF VALUE TO THE GENERAL ECONOMY, THAT IT BE A NEW. UNSTARTED
PROJECT. AND THAT PROJECTS OF SMALLER AND MEDIUM SIZED UNDERTAKINGS THAT PROMOTE COOPERATION ARE
TO BE GIVEN PREFERENCE. RELEVANT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SPECIAL GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED FOR
THE LENDING OF ERP FUNDS TO PROMOTE SEWAGE PURIFICATION FACILITIES (APPENDIX 14). AIR PURIFICATION
FACILITIES (APPENDIX 15». AND WASTE REMOVAL FACILITIES (APPENDIX 16). THE INDIVIDUAL GUIDELINES
SPECIFY WHICH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE BODIES MAY APPLY FOR FUNDS AND CONDITIONS THE PROJECTS MUST
SATISFY; CONDITIONS OF THE LOANS (SUCH AS INTEREST. LENGTH OF LOAN PERIOD. AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT);
AND THE" APPLICATION PROCEDURE.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
"THE AVAILABILITY OF CREDITS FROM THE ERP-FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
FACILITIES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY." GEMEINSAMES MINISTERIALBLATT. NO.
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 09/12/74 PGS 464 ID* 04217B
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THIS AUGUST 8. 1974 CIRCULAR LETTER OF THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY IS DIRECTED TO THz
HIGHEST LAND AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR AIR QUALITY. IT REFERS TO THE JULY 21. 1974 OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF ERP (EUROPEAN RECOVER.Y PROGRAM) FUSDS AS
WELL AS GUIDELINES FOR GRANTING ERP LOANS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 1974, 30 MILLION MARKS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION OF AIR PURIFICATION FACILITIES. AN
ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION MARKS MAY BE COMMITTED FROM THE 1975 ERP BUDGET. LAND AUTHORITIES. WHO WILL
INITIALLY PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR THESE FUNDS. ARE REMINDED OF APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND ARE
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPENDING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO APPLICATIONS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WHEN THE AIR GETS TOO THICK." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 10/16/76 PGS 8 ID* O4200A
ALSO LRB
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE AGRICULTURAL MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL LAND (STATE) OP HESSE HAS
ISSUED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE POPULATION FROM SMOG DANGER IN AGGLOMERATION AREAS
DUE TO ENTER INTO FORCE AT THE END OF OCTOBER 1976. IN GENERAL. IT FOLLOWS GUIDELINES AGREED UPON
BY ALL THE FEDERAL LANDS. THE ORDINANCE WOULD ESTABLISH THREE ALARM STAGES IN CASE OF SMOS DANGER.
IN STAGE 1. DRIVERS WOULD BE ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY LIMIT TRAVEL. AND COAL. OIL AND GAS FURNACES
COULD ONLY BE USED IF INDISPENSABLE. DURING ALARM STAGE 2. DRIVERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION DURING RUSH HOURS (6-1O AM AND 3-8 PM), AND LARGE FURNACES IN INDUSTRY AND DISTRICT
HEATING WORKS WOULD HAVE TO USE LOH-SULFUR FUEL. DURING ALARM STAGE 3, WHICH WOULD RARELY OCCUR.
MOST TRAFFIC EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC BUSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WOULD BE PROHIBITED AND LARGE CURNACES
WOULD HAVE TO BE SWITCHED TO LOW-EMISSION FUELS. MORE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND THE DEVEL3PMENT. OF
SUCH LOW-EMISSION FUEL POSSIBILITIES WILL BE NECESSARY BEFORE THE ORDINANCE CAN BE FULLY EFFECTIVE.
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AIR
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"MUCH BETTER AIR DUE TO LEADED GASOUINE LAW."
BENEKE-KRACHTt GUENTER
GERMAN 11/24/76 PCS 9
ALSO LRB
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
ID* 04206A
THE REDUCTION OF LEAD IN GASOLINE. PRESCRIBED BY LAW SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 1976.
HAS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF LEAD IN THE AIR IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
ACCORDING TO A REPORT OF THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY 1972. THE SIGNATORIES AGREE TO COORDINATE THEIR WORK
IN THE PROJECT. THE GENERAL NATURE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN THE APPENDIX. THE PROJECT IS TO LAST
ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND WORK IS TO BE CARRIED OUT PRIMARILY BY PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES PREPARED
FOR MULTINATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. AND FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE SIGNATORIES ARE TO ESTABLISH
AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING PROPOSED RESEARCH, PROMOTE
COOPERATION. FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF RESEARCH. AND PREPARE INTERIM AND FINAL PROGRESS REPORTS. THE
MONEY TO BE SUPPLIED BY EACH COUNTRY EVERY YEAR AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXCHANGE OF FINDINGS AND
THE DISPOSITION OF PATENTS IS ALSO CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT.
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AIR
GERMANYiFED REP OF
SEC )
-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE BALANCE." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 11/06/76 PCS 3O ID* 04210*
ALSO PMB
HATER
STATISTICS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EFFORTS AND THEIR RESULTS IN NORTH RHINE-HESTPHALIA
WERE PRESENTED AT A MEETING OF IRON FOUNDRY REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CITY OF DUESSELDORF. IT HAS
REPORTED THAT ABOUT 63.3 BILLION MARKS HERE INVESTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO 1974. 25.2
BILLION BY INDUSTRY AND 38.1 BILLION BY GOVERNMENT. TO 1979. A FURTHER INVESTMENT OF AROUND
35.6 BILLION MARKS IS EXPECTED. FUNDS COMING ALMOST EQUALLY FROM GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.
OPERATING COSTS FOR 1974 FOR SUCH PROTECTION MEASURES HERE 10.7 BILLION MARKS; TO 1979 THEY ARE
ESTIMATED AT NOT LESS THAN 77.2 BILLION. OTHER REMARKS INDICATED THAT HHILE THE MANY PUBLICATION
PLANTS BUILT ON THE RHINE RIVER HAVE NOT MADE THE RIVER CLEANER. POLLUTION IN THE RHINE HAS ALSO
NOT INCREASED. CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS HAVE INDICATED THAT DUST PRECIPITATION AND THE SULFUR
DIOXIDE CONTENT OF THE AIR HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. VET LOHER THRESHOLDS FOR THESE
SUBSTANCES ADOPTED IN 1974 STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ACHIEVED IN SOME AREAS.
INDIA
LR(B)
"STANDARDIZATION IN AID OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." SCAVENGER.
SAXENA. G. M. EPA
ENGLISH 07/OO/76 PGS 7-15 ID* 04162A
*GENERAL HATER NOISE
VOL,
NO.
JAPAN
LR
"REVISED STANDARDS FOR SULFUR OXIDE DISCHARGES."
VOL. 4. NO. 11
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENGLISH 11/10/76 PGS 1
JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY.
ID*
EPA
041S7A
REVISED CABINET ORDERS AND PRIME MINISTER'S ORDERS TO REINFORCE STANDARDS FOR SULFUR OXIDE
DISCHARGES IN JAPAN HERE ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 22 BY THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND HERE PUT INTO EFFECT
SEPTEMBER 28. IN MAY 1973. STANDARDS HERE ISSUED TO LIMIT SULFUR DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE
AIR TO 0.04 PPM OR BELOH* HITH AN HOURLY READING NOT TO EXCEED 0.1 PPM. THE STANDARDS HERE TO BE
MET HITHIN FIVE YEARS. THE REVISED ORDERS. ISSUED UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LAM. ARE TO
TIGHTEN CONTROLS IN THOSE AREAS HHERE STANDARDS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ACHIEVED SO AS TO MEET THE
FIVE-YEAR DEADLINE. THESE NEH SULFUR OXIDE REGULATIONS INVOLVE: 1) A STRICTED K-VALUE CONTROL
(DISCHARGE STANDARDS); 21 TIGHTER OVERALL CONTROL PLANS IN AREAS HHERE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ARE
NOT CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT OR HHERE FACTORIES AND HORKSHOPS ARE CLUSTERED: AND 3) FUEL CONTROL IN
AREAS HHERE FUEL AMOUNTS USED VARY HITH THE SEASON.
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JAPAN
LR
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AIR
NORWAY
PM(B>
SWEDEN
ST( )
"OSLO WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH AIR POLLUTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 10/30/76 PCS 2 ID* O4219A
THE STEADY IMPROVEMENT OF THE MR QUALITY AROUND OSLO DURING THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS
CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH IN OSLO.
OIL-HEATED INSTALLATIONS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME FOR THE FACT THAT THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION O- SOO.T
AND SULFUR IS NOTED IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY. THE LAST SEVERAL WINTERS HAVE
BEEN MILD. WHICH HAS HELPED REDUCE THE SULFUR CONTENT IN THE AIR. THE LEVEL OF SULFUR IN THE
AIR AROUND OSLO* WHICH IS REGULARLY MEASURED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH AT 5-6 STATIONS. IS* H3WEVER.
HIGHER THAN IN MOST OTHER NORWEGIAN CITIES.
FUGITIVE DUST FROM STEEL WORKS.
BOARD PM 746
LINDAU. LARS. AND OTHERS
ENGLISH 06/00/76
NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
PCS 1-11
ID*
EPA
04182A
CONSIDERABLE QUANTITIES OF DUST ARE EMITTED AS FUGITIVE EMISSIONS FROM STEEL WORKS. A
MEASURING METHOD FOR THESE EMISSIONS IS PRESENTED IN THIS BOOKLET. THE MEASUREMENTS SHOW THAT
THE FUGITIVE EMISSION OF DUST FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEEL PROCESSES IS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE.
THE AVERAGE FUGITIVE DUST EMISSION IS 85 TO 95 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL EMISSION FROM OVENS WITHOUT
A SECONDARY EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH ARRESTMENT FACILITIES BUT WITH ARRESTORS ON THE PRIMARY EXHAUST
SYSTEM. MEASURES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ARE PRESENTED FOR BLAST FURNACES. CONVERTERS, AND ELECTRIC
ARC FURNACES. SWEDISH GUIDELINES = OR EMISSIONS OF DUST FROM STEEL WORKS ARE INCLUDED.
SWEDEN
ST< )
LEAD. ESPECIALLY EXHAUST LEAD. IN THE TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT—ACCUMULATION
AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: A LITERATURE SURVEY. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BD. PM 79»
FOLKESON. LENNART EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-103 ID* 04183A
GLOBAL EMISSION OF MOTOR EXHAUST LEAD IS ONE FOURTH MILLION METRIC TONS ANNUALLY. MOST OF THE
LEAD DEPOSITED ON VEGETATION REMAINS ON THE SURFACE. THE LITERATURE ON THE EFFECTS OF EXHAUST
LEAD ON VEGETATION AND ON THE MICROBIOLOGICAL DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC MATTER IS, HOWEVER. STILL
SCANTY. IT IS KNOWN THAT ENZYMES ARE SENSITIVE TO LEAD, PHYSIOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES ARE CAJSED BY
LEAD AND THAT IN SOLUTION, LEAD IOMS INHIBIT GROWTH. CHLOROPHYLL SYNTHESIS. PHOTOEXCHANGES. AND
STOMATAL FUNCTIONS. SMALL MAMMALS. INSECTS. SPIDERS. AND ESPECIALLY EARTHWORMS INHABITING
ROADSIDES ACCUMULATE LEAD. THE NORMAL HUMAN INTAKE OF LEAD IS CIRCA 300 (80-500) MICRO G DAILY.
OF WHICH TEN PERCENT IS ABSORBED. IN RURAL ENVIRONMENTS. 20-30 PERCENT OF ALL ABSORBED LEAD COMES
FROM THE AIR. THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE FOR CITIES IS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT. MORE THAN 90 »ERCENT
OF THE CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN THE HUMAN BODY IS FOUND IN BONE. A HIGH LEAD INTAKE IS REFLECTED
IN HIGHER LEAD CONCENTRATION IN THE BLOOD. REFERENCE LIST IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT.)
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AIR
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW IN THE CANTON OF ZURICH." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
WEBER. GUIOO EPA
GERMAN 10/15/76 PCS 51.52 ID* 04194A
ALSO PMB
*NATER NOISE
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
PMC B)
THE IMPACT ON THE AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT OF THE CURRENT WOODCHIP
INDUSTRY PROGRAM
AUSTRALIA. OEPT. OF ENV.. HOUSING. AND COMMUNITY DEVEL. EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PGS 1-4T ID* 041 84A
AIR WATER LAND USE
JAPAN HAS DEVELOPED A MARKET FOR HARDWOOD WOODCHIPS FROM AUSTRALIAN FORESTS FOR USE IN PAPER
AND OTHER WOODFIBER PROODUCTS. PROCESSES IN THE WODDCHIP INDUSTRY DO NOT DIFFER MARKEDLY FROM THE
PRODUCTION OF SAWLOGS. BUT THE SCALE AND INTENSITY OF LOGGING OPERATIONS IS MUCH GREATER.
THUS THERE IS GREATER POTENTIAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WOODCHIP INDUSTRY
MUST SHOW IT IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THIS BOOKLET* SUBMITTED TO
THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN MAY 1976. CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING
FACTORS: MAINTENANCE OF WATER QUALITY AND YIELD. AIR POLLUTION. SOIL AND SOIL NUTRIENT STATUS.
CONSERVATION OF FAUNA AND FLORA. SCENIC VALUES* RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TOURISM, INFLUENCE
ON THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASES AND PESTS. PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL USES OF FORESTS.
WILDFIRES AND PRESCRIBED BURNING. CREATION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND SOCIAL BENEFITS AND
COSTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(A)
DIE UMWELTPOLITIK DER EUROPAEISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFT (THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY). ARBEI TSPAPIERE ZUR INTERNATIONALEN POLITIK B
BUNGARTEN. HARALO H. EPA
GERMAN 10/00/76 PGS 1-196 ID* 04189A
ALSO LRB
THIS STUDY WAS PREPARED BY THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE GERMAN SOCIETY FOR FOREIGN PO.ICY AS
PART OF A LARGER PROJECT ON THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IN EUROPE. THE
STUDY ATTEMPTS A TOTAL ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: ITS ORIGIN.
PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE. IT INVESTIGATES THE LEGAL BASES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY IN THE EC AND ANALYZES THE GRADUAL GROWTH OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FROM THE EC'S ECONOMIC
GOALS. ALSO CONSIDERED IS WHETHER AND. IF SO. HOW ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETENCES SHOULD BE DELEGATED
TO THE VARIOUS ORGANS OF THE EC. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TO DATE IS
EVALUATED. AND THE LEVEL (NATIONAL. REGIONAL OR COMMUNITY-WIDE) AT WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
SHOULD BE HANDLED IS STUDIED. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS DEAL WITH: LEGAL BASES. PREPARATION OF AN EC
PROGRAM. THE EC ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS OF A COMMON PROGRAM. NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY INTERESTS. POLICY HARMONIZATION. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. AND PROGRAM CONTINUATION.
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GENERAL
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ST< I
FINLAND
PM(B)
MINOR POLLUTANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
LIFE. EUR S533E
BIGLIOCCA. C.. AND OTHERS
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS
ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF
1-35
ID*
EPA
0*214*
A SELECTION OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA WAS CARRIED OUT TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL
RESEARCH ON THE TRANSFER OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO
MAN. THE DISTRIBUTION OF: F. AS. SE. TE* MO. V. TL . BI. BE WAS EXAMINED IN TYPICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS FRESH AND SALT WATER. DRINKING WATER. AIR. FOODSTUFFS. SOILS.
AND THE HUMAN BODY. THE ANALYTICAL METHODS OF DETECTION FOR HEAVY METALS. THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
OF POLLUTION AND SOME TOXICOLOGICAL DATA ARE ALSO REPORTED. (THIS IS A PUBLICATION OF THE
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.)
•ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLIGHT FROM HELSINKI."
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 11/10/76 PGS 10 ID* 04178A
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE OF HUFVUOSTADSREGIONENS SAMARBETSDELEGATION. SAD. (JOINT COUNCIL
OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA) HAS INTRODUCED ITS NEW ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM, WHICH COVERS EVERY ASPECT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE PROGRAM CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: THE SHARING OF
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES UNDER A COORDINATED ADMINISTRATION; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF -OREST
PARKS CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS; AIR PROTECTION THROUGH REMOTE CENTRAL HEATING: NOISE ABATEMENT
THROUGH THE COORDINATION OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND A MORE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;
TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR TOXIC PROBLEM WASTES FROM THE INSTALLATIONS WHERE THEY ORIGINATE TO
THE MUNICIPALITIES. WITH PRODUCERS STILL BEARING ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITY; INCREASED RECYCLING OF
SOLID WASTE; MORE EFFECTIVE PURIFICATION OF WASTEWATER: AND DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENTS FURTHER OUT TO
SEA. SAD CONCLUDES THAT THE FLIGHT FROM HELSINKI MAY WELL BE ATTRIBUTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
CAUSED BY URBANIZATION.
FRANCE
LR(A)
•NOVEMBER 19. 1975 REGULATIONS ON THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF CRUDE
OIL TREATMENT PLANTS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL. N.C. NO. 7
EPA
FRENCH 01/23/76 PGS 230-31 ID* 03555C
WATER
THIS ORDER FROM THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH AMENDS A NUMBER OF THE PROVISIONS
CONTAINED IN THE SEPTEMBER 4. 1967 REGULATIONS ON THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PLANTS FOR
THE TREATMENT OF CRUDE OIL AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS AND RESIDUES. ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS CONCERN:
MINIMAL DISTANCES BETWEEN VARIOUS BUILDINGS OR LOCATIONS; CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOP HYDROCARBON
TANKS AND FACILITIES; AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.
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10
GENERAL
FRANCE
LR(A)
"JULY 19. 1976 LAW ON CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT." POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE. NO. 71
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/76 PCS 267-70 ID* 04158A
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW APPLY TO ALL FACTORIES. WORKSHOPS. SITES. STORAGE DEPOTS. QUARRIES,
AND OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTALLATIONS WHICH MAY PRESENT A DANGER OR ANNOYANCE TO ADJOINING
AREAS. TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. TO AGRICULTURE OR TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. A
DEFINITION OF THESE INSTALLATIONS IS PROVIDED IN THE NOMENCLATURE OF CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS,
INSTITUTED BY A STATE COUNCIL DECREE SUBJECTING SUCH INSTALLATIONS TO LICENSING OR DECLARATION
PROCEDURES. ACCORDING TO THIS LAW. THE GRAVITY OF THE DANGER PRESENTED BY THE INSTALLATION IS TO
BE REGARDED AS THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN RULING WHETHER A DECLARATION OR LICENSE IS REQUIRED.
LICENSING IS TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE PREFECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS Of THE
LAW. AND INSTALLATIONS ARE TO BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO QUALIFIED INSPECTORS. A SYSTEM OF TAXATION.
ALONG WITH PENAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. IS CONTAINED IN THE LAW. THE LAW ABROGATES THE
DECEMBER 19. 1917 LAW ON DANGEROUS ESTABLISHMENTS. AS AMENDED.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(BI
PROGRESS OF TECHNOLOGICAL
PROTECTION
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HARMONY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGLISH
00/00/72 PGS 1-64
ID*
EPA
04174A
THIS PUBLICATION WAS PREPARED AS A SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY TO
THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HELD AT STOCKHOLM IN 1972. IT CONSISTS
OF FIVE CASE-STUDIES. INDIVIDUALLY DEALING WITH: II PROGRESSIVE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY CONTROL IN
TRADE AND INDUSTRY. JOINING ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL GOALS; 2) COOPERATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY
AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. USING AS AN EXAMPLE THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FOR THE DISPOSAL
OF SPECIAL REFUSE IN BAVARIA: 3) THE WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION IN THE RHENISH-WESTPHALIAN INDUSTRIAL
AREA AS AN EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY COOPERATION; 4) REGIONAL WATER CONSERVATION METHODS IN
THE BAVARIAN LAKE DISTRICT; AND 51 REDUCING THE OCCURENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS IN REGARD TO
PESTICIDES.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(A)
ORGANIZATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY. AS OF AUGUST 1. 1975
EPA
GERMAN 08/O1/75 PGS 1-27 ID* 04176A
THIS PUBLICATION DIAGRAMS THE =EDERAL GERMAN CABINET IN TERMS OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS AND THE PERMANENT BOARD OF THE HEADS OF DIVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
QUESTIONS. OTHER PAGES LIST THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL DUTIES OF THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL MINISTRIES:
FOREIGN AFFAIRS; INTERIOR; FINANCE; ECONOMICS; FOOD. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY; LABOR AND SOCIAL
AFFAIRS: DEFENSE; YOUTH. FAMILY AFFAIRS. AND HEALTH; TRANSPORT; REGIONAL PLANNING. BUILOINS AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY; AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION. INFORMATION GIVEN FOR EACH
INCLUDES: ADDRESS. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES. SENIOR OFFICIALS. AND. WHERE RELEVANT. RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONS DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING. REACTOR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION. WATER MANAGEMENT. CONTROL OF AIR
POLLUTION AND NOISE. AND WASTE MANAGEMENT REST WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTRY. AN ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART FOP ENVIRONMENTAL SECTIONS OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY IS INCLUDED.
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11
GENERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
SEC )
UMWELTSCHUTZ-INVESTITIONEN UNO MIRTSCHAFTSVACHSTUM (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INVESTMENTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH). 8EITRAEGE ZUR UMWELTGESTALTUNG. NO. A28
KUNZE. JUERGEN LOC HC 290.5.ES K86
GERMAN 00/OO/75 PGS 1-4B ID* 04192A
THIS STUDY. PREPARED BY THE GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH IN BERLIN. IS SUBTITLED:
THE SUITABILITY OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AS AN INDICATOR OF GROWTH WITH REGARD TO
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND INCREASED MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. IN 197*. VARIOUS
GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC SHOWED AN INTENSIFICATION OF BOTH
FEDERAL AND LAND EFFORTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. AT THE SAME TIME. VARIOUS THEORETICIANS
HAVE QUESTIONED THE VALIDITY OF GNP AS AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF THE WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION.
REQUIRING CONSIDERATION OF THE "QUALITY OF LIFE." THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION SEEKS. BY MEANS OF
MODEL CALCULATIONS. TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ON GNP. IN
ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. THE SUBJECT IS CONSIDERED UNDER THESE HEADINGS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AS A PROBLEM OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: COST-S OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EFFECTS OF INCREASED
PROTECTION MEASURES ON GNP—MODEL CALCULATIONS FOR THE PERIOD 1970-85; AND CONCLUSIONS.
INDIA
LR(B>
"STANDARDIZATION IN AID OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
SAXENA. G. M.
ENGLISH
AIR WATER
07/OO/76 PGS
NOISE
7-15
SCAVENGER.
EPA
ID* 04162A
VOL.
NO.
AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. THIS ARTICLE
DEALS WITH MEASURES AIMED AT CONTROLLING AIR. WATER AND NOISE POLLUTION IN INDIA. WITH CHIEF
EMPHASIS ON STANDARDS DEVELOPED OR BEING DEVELOPED BY THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES OF THE INDIAN
STANDARDS INSTITUTION. EFFORTS TO COORDINATE THE STANDARDIZATION WORK OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES
UNDER THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE ALSO CONSIDERED.
AN APPENDIX LISTS. FOR SEVERAL AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL'CONCERN. STANDARDS PUBLISHED.OR ABOUT TO BE
PUBLISHED. FINALIZED DRAFT STANDARDS. AND DRAFT INDIAN STANDARDS UNDEQ WIDE CIRCULATION. MOST AIR
AND NOISE POLLUTION STANDARDS LISTED DEAL WITH MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS
CONTAIN TOLERANCE LIMITS FOR EFFLUENTS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES: AND SEWAGE TREATMENT STANDARDS
PRESENT CODES OF PRACTICE FOR COMPONENTS OF WATER PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND ENVIRONMENT. FINAL
REPORT
EPA
SPANISH 11/00/76 PGS 1-72 ID* 0*187*
THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE OPENI1G AND CLOSING ADDRESSES AND THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND ENVIRONMENT, HELD IN CARACAS.
VENEZUELA DURING NOVEMBER 1976. THE SYMPOSIUM. SPONSORED BY THE VENEZUELAN SECTION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. WAS CONVENED TO STUDY THE EFFECT
OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES ON THE ENVIRONMENT USING BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CRITERIA. THE REPORT
CONTAINS THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS ON THE INDUSTRIAL
WASTES OF THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES: HYDROCARBONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY, GAS AND ELECTRICITY: COAL AND
OTHER MINERAL INDUSTRIES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (INCLUDING PESTICIDES, FERTILIZERS. DETERGENTS.
DYES, ETC); PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES: RUBBER AND PLASTICS; GLASS. BRICK, CEMENT AND CERAMICS;
PULP AND PAPER; TEXTILES; TANNERIES; AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK; FOOD PRODUCTION: CONSTRUCTION;
AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
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12
GENERAL
JAPAN
LR(B)
JAPAN
PM(B»
"EX-MINERS SEEK Y300 MIL. IN ARSENIC POLLUTION CASE." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 01/30/77 PCS 2 ID* 04195A
FOUR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF AN ARSENIC MINE. TOGETHER WITH THE WIVES OF TWO DORMER EMPLOYEES. ARE
SEEKING 300 MILLION YEN IN DAMAGES FROM THE NIPPON MINING COMPANY. LTD.. HEADQUARTERED IN TOKYO.
THE FORMER EMPLOYEES AND ONE OF THE WIVES ARE SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF ARSENIC POISONING. THE
SUIT IS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THE MIYAZAKI DISTRICT COURT. THE MINE. CLOSED YEARS AGO BUT -AST
OPERATED BY NIPPON MINING. WAS LOCATED IN KIYJO. KOYU-GUN. MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE. ALTHOUGH THE FOUR
FORMER EMPLOYEES RECEIVE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, THEY ARGUE THAT THEY SHOULD RECEIVE COMPENSATION
FOR THE POLLUTION DAMAGES AS WELL. THE LAWYER FOR THE COMPANY. ON THE OTHER HAND. MAINTAINS THAT
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS ALREADY EXPIRED FOR THE POLLUTION CASE.
"POLLUTION COMPLAINTS DECLINE SLIGHTLY IN -75." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 01/31/77 PCS 2 ID* 0*175*
THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ANNOUNCED THAT GRIEVANCES ABOUT POLLUTION BROUGHT TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY CITIZENS DECLINED BY 3 PERCENT IN FISCAL 1975 FROM FISCAL 197*. THIS MAS THE
THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR THAT POLLUTION COMPLAINTS HAVE DECLINED. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 76.531
COMPLAINTS. OF WHICH 31 PERCENT. OR 23.612. WERE AGAINST NOISE AND VIBRATIONS. SUCH COMPLAINTS
WERE DOWN 1.6 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. THERE WERE 13.453 COMPLAINTS AGAINST WATER POLLUTION. A
DECREASE OF 7.2 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. AND 11.863 ON AIR POLLUTION. DOWN 2.2 PERCENT FROM LAST
YEAR. ONLY COMPLAINTS ABOUT OFFENSIVE ODORS ROSE FROM THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. THEY AMOUNTED TO
17.516 REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 2.2 PERCENT. THESE FOUR TYPES OF POLLUTION CONSTITUTED ABOUT
90 PERCENT OF ALL COMPLAINTS MADE* THE MOST FREQUENT OFFENDERS WERE: PRODUCTION PLANTS. 42
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL: DAIRY FARMS. SWINERIES. AND POULTRY FARMS, 12 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL; AND
CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS.
JAPAN
PM(B)
"OECD RATES JAPAN POLLUTION CONTROL." THE JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH
ALSO LRB
11/21/76 PCS 2
EPA
ID* 04198A
THE ORGANIZATION FOP ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) HELD A FIVE-DAY CONFERENCE
IN TOKYO AT WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN JAPAN. ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POLLUTED COUNTRIES.
WERE REVIEWED. ABOUT 100 DELEGATES DISCUSSED JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IN FOUR GROUPS.
CONCERNED WITH: ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO POLLUTION VICTIMS; INDUSTRIAL
PLANT SITING: AND EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY OF POLLUTION PREVENTION MEASURES. PARTICIPANTS PRAISED
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. WHICH HAS PLACED POLLUTION CONTROL ABOVE ECONOMIC
GROWTH. THEY NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PLACED TIGHT CONTROLS ON SPECIFIC SOURCES OF POLLUTION
BY MEANS OF OFFICIAL STANDARDS. JAPAN ALSO HAS A UNIQUE LAW PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION
TO POLLUTION VICTIMS. IN GENERAL. THEY FELT POLLUTION CONTROL HAD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE
NATIONAL ECONOMY. JAPAN WAS FELT TO HAVE THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED POLLUTION CONTROL POLICIES.
RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE COMPILED BY SUMMER 1977 FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL OECD MEMBERS.
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13
GENERAL
JAPAN
PMCB)
JAPAN
SE( 1
•ENVIRONMENT POLICY REPORT MADE PUBLIC." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ID* 04199*
ENGLISH
11/15/76 PGS 2
THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY HAS MADE PUBLIC A 155-PAGE REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN
JAPAN. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SINCE THE ONE PREPARED FOR THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT IN STOCKHOLM IN 1972. THE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC
COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT'S SECRETARIAT AND IS TO BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR AN OECD MEETING. IT
DEALS WITH MEASURES TO PREVENT AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND AIRCRAFT NOISIE. AS WELL AS WITH
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. CONTROL MEASURES. COMPENSATION FOR POLLUTION DAMAGE TO HUMAN HEALTH. AND
EXPENSES FOR POLLUTION PROTECTION. THE REPORT REFERS TO THE ABSOLUTE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE
POLLUTER FOR DAMAGE TO HUMAN HEALTH ARISING FROM AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND REAFFIRMS NATIONAL
COMMITMENT TO THE "POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE." PRIORITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ARE PROTECTION
OF THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND OF HUMAN HEALTH. IN RECENT YEARS. ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN
INTENSIFIED AND MORE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM CENTRAL TO LOCAL LEVELS.
"POLLUTION-FREE SODA MAKERS ASK COMPENSATION FOR EXPENSES." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 11/09/76 PGS 5 ID* 04169A
WATER
THE JAPAN SODA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION HAS PROPOSED LEVYING A FEE ON MEMBER COMPANIES THAT ARE
STILL USING THE POLLUTING MERCURY METHOD OF PROCESSING. THE FEES THUS COLLECTED WOULD BE PAID
THROUGH THE JAPAN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO COMPANIES THAT HAVE SWITCHED TO THE MORE EXPENSIVE. BUT
NON-POLLUTING "DIAPHRAGM CELL" METHOD. THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECREED THAT ALL MANUFACTURERS MUST
SWITCH TO THIS METHOD BY MARCH 1973. ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF SODA MANUFACTURERS HAVE ALREADY
SWITCHED. BUT THEIR COSTS EXCEED THOSE OF MERCURY-METHOD MANUFACTURERS BY 25.000 YEN PER T3N OF
SODA. THE CAUSTIC SODA THUS PRODUCED IS ALSO LESS PURE THAN THE MERCURY-METHOD 'SODA AND IS THUS
UNSUITABLE AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CHEMICAL FIBER. UNDER THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
THE MERCURY-METHOD PRODUCERS WOULD PAY 5000 YEN PER TON OF SODA PRODUCED RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER
1976 WHICH WOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE DIAPHRAGM-CELL MANUFACTURERS. THE SODA ASSOCIATION HAS ASKED
ADMINISTRATIVE ADVICE FROM THE MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY IN THE MATTER.
OECD
PMC A)
OECD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-84
ID*
EPA
04164A
THE INITIAL CHAPTER OF THIS BOOKLET CITES THE ESTABLISHMENT IN 1970 OF THE ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE OF THE OECO AND DESCRIBES BRIEFLY THE COMMITTEE'S GOALS. ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
THE TEXT OF THE OECD'S DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENT POLICY FOLLOWS TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF CJRRENT
OECD PROJECTS IN VARIOUS PROGRAM AREAS. SEVERAL ACTS OF THE OECD COUNCIL RELATING TO THE
ENVIRONMENT ARE REPRINTED; FOR EXAMPLE. THE DECISION ON "PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY CONTROL
OF POLYCMLORINATED BIPHENYLS" AND THE RESOLUTION ON A "PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION
ON MEASURES FOR CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES AFFECTING MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT." THE BOOKLET ALSO
CONTAINS SEVENTEEN COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS. THE REMAINDER OF THE PUBLICATION CONSISTS OF A
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OECD DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT WITH BRIEF ABSTRACTS. SUBJECTS
IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDE: ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY; INDUSTRY AND
ENVIRONMENT: AND ENVIRONMENT. THE CITY AND LAND USE.
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GENERAL
SCANDINAVIA
LR(B)
SWEDEN
LR
"NORDIC CONVENTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT." HUFVUOSTADSBLADET
EPA
10* 04222A
SWEDISH
10/04/76 PGS
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE NORDIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTION WENT INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 5.
1976. THE CONVENTION STIPULATES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO PROTECTION AGAINST
ENVIRONMENTALLY DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGE ORIGINATES IN HIS OWN
COUNTRY OR IN A NEIGHBORING NORDIC COUNTRY. THE AUTHORITIES IN DENMARK. FINLAND. NORWAY. AND
SWEDEN MUST APPOINT A CONTROLLING AUTHORITY TO GUARD AGAINST DISTURBANCES FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY
DETRIMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. ACCORDING TO THE CONVENTION. THE NORDIC
MINISTERS WHO SIGNED THE CONVENTION ON FEBRUARY 17. 1974 CONSIDER IT A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD
FOR NORDIC COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. JUDGED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL
POINT OF VIEW. THE CONVENTION IS UNIQUE. AND IT IS HOPED THAT THIS KIND OF COOPERATION MAY SET A
PRECEDENT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. SINCE ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS AND PROBLEMS HAVE NO RESPECT
FOR NATIONAL BOUNDARIES.
"MAY 22. 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 347 TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDINANCE
(1969:388)." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:347
EPA
SWEDISH 06/17/75 PGS 1 ID* 00129D
THIS AMENDMENT REPRINTS PARAGRAPHS 28 AND 35 OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDINANCE NO. 388.
PARAGRAPH 28 STIPULATES THAT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION MUST CONSULT WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD BEFORE GIVING ADVICE OR ISSUING GUIDELINES ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 39 OF THE
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT NO. 387 OF 1969. CONSULTATION BETWEEN THESE TWO BODIES MUST ALSO TAKE
PLACE BEFORE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 47 OF THE SAME
ACT IF THE COSTS OF THE ASSISTANCE CANNOT BE PAID BY THE PARTY WHO WAS DERELICT IN HIS DUTY. THIS
CLAUSE MAY BE PUT ASIDE. HOWEVER. IF THE MATTER IS URGENT. PARAGRAPH 35 STIPULATES THAT THE COST
OF ASSISTANCE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 47 OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT MAY ON REQUEST OF THE
DISTRAINOR BE PAID FOR BY PUBLIC FUNDS IF A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY INITIATED THE ASSISTANCE.
SWEDEN
LRCA)
"MAY 6. 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 330 TO AMEND THE 1969 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
ORDINANCE (1969:388)." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1976:330
EPA
SWEDISH 06/15/76 PGS 1-3 ID* 00129E
THIS ORDINANCE REPRINTS PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 8 OF THE 1969 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
WHICH IT AMENDS. PARAGRAPH 2 LISTS FACTORIES AND INSTALLATIONS WHICH MAY NOT BE SET UP WITHOUT
A PERMIT OR EXEMPTION. PARAGRAPH 8 LISTS FACTORIES AND INSTALLATIONS WHICH MUST SUBMIT A
NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION WELL IN ADVANCE OF CONSTRUCTION. GLASS-PRODUCING
FACTORIES ARE TRANSFERRED BY THIS AMENDMENT FROM THE CATEGORY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 8 TO THE
CATAGORY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
LR(A)
SWITZERLAND
LRIBI
•JUNE 13. 1969 ROYAL INSTRUCTION. NO. 389. FOR THE NATIONAL FRANCHISE BOARD
FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (AS AMENDED)." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING
EPA
SWEDISH 06/24/69 PGS 921-923 ID* 04201A
THIS INSTRUCTION ESTABLISHES THE NATIONAL FRANCHISE BOARD FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
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LAND USE
AUSTRALIA
PMtB)
THE IMPACT ON THE AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT OF THE CURRENT WOODCHIP
INDUSTRY PROGRAM
AUSTRALIA. OEPT. Of ENV. , HOUSING. AND COMMUNITY OEVEL. EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PCS 1-47 ID* 04184A
*GENERAL AIR WATER
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16
NOISE
ICAO
LR(B)
"INCREASED STRINGENCY FOR NOISE PROVISIONS OF ICAO." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 11/16/76 PGS 45 ID* 04207A
THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
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17
NOISE
NORWAY
PM(B)
"INCREASED RESEARCH TO REDUCE NOISE." AFTENPOSTEN
NORWEGIAN 11/18/76 PCS 11
EPA
ID* 04196A
THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIIAL RESEARCH (NTNF). WHICH IS ATTACHED
TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY. WILL ALLOCATE 3OO.OOO KRONER FOP. NOISE RESEARCH IN NORWEGIAN SOCIETY
WHICH IS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE ACOUSTICS LABORATORY OF THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(NTH). NTNF AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ARE SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS NATIONAL
RESEARCH CENTER FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. 500,000 NORWEGIANS ARE ALREADY DISTURBED BY TRAFFIC SOISE.
A NUMBER WHICH IS INCREASING ANNUALLY BY 25.000. THEREFORE. A PROJECT TO REDUCE NOISE FORM
COMBUSTION ENGINES HAS PRIORITY. NOT ONLY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO REACH A
CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION OF NOISE BUT ALSO TO PROMOTE MORE STRINGENT STANDARDS FOR SUCH ENGINES.
PROJECTS TO STUDY NOISE DISTURBANCE IN GENERAL AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION OF NOISE ARE ALSO
PLANNED. COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL EXPERTS ON MEDICINE. SOCIOLOGY. AND PSYCHOLOGY IS EXPECTED.
PROGRAMS WILL BE COORDINATED WITH SIMILAR RESEARCH CONDUCTED ABROAD.
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW IN THE CANTON OF ZURICH." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUN6
WEBER. GUIDO EPA
GERMAN 10/15/76 PCS 51.52 ID* 04194A
ALSO PMB
*WATER AIR
PESTICIDES
FINLAND
LR
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»ASE 18
PESTICIDES
SWEDEN -APRIL 10. 1975 ORDER MO. 137 TD AMEND THE 1^73 ORDINANCE NO. 334 ON PRODUCTS
HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAML ING 1975:137
EPA
LRiAl SWEDISH OSXO7/7S PCS 1 ID* O2699C
*TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN -MAY zz, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 34* ON WASTE HAZARDOUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.* SVENSK
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:34*
EPA
t-RCAl SWEDISH 06X17/75 PGS 1-5 ID* 02699O
*TOXIC SUBS
WHO PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD: REPORT OF THE 1S7S JOINT PAD/WHO MEETING.
TECHNICAL. REPORT SERIES 592
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
PMIB) ENGLISH 00/OO/76 PGS 1-45 ID* O418SA
ALSO ST
THIS MONOGRAPH WAS PREPARED BY THE 1975 ANNUAL JOINT MEETING Of THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION WORKING PARTY OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
EXPERT COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES. THE EXPERTS EXAMINED TOXICOLOGICAL. DATA TO ESTABLISH
ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES tADT'SI FOR MAN AND TO RECOMMEND LIMITS OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN
FOODS. CHAPTERS CONTAIN: 1) ADI DATA ON PESTICIDES EVALUATED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ON SOME
PREVIOUSLY EVALUATED AND 21 DATA ON RESIDUE LIMITS OF PESTICIDES NOT PREVIOUSLY EVALUATED -OR THIS
PURPOSE. PESTICIDES REVIEWED IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION. AND DATA ON COMPOUNDS NOT EVALUATED*
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS CONSIDERED ARE: DELAYED NEUROTOXICITV. 3HARNACOKIHETIC STUDIES. MUTAGENICITY
DUE TO PESTICIDES. AND ANTIBIOTICS USED AS PESTICIDES. THERE IS ALSO A COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL
DAILY INTAKES OF PERSTtCIDE RESIDUES WITH ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES. ANNEXES CONTAIN:
RECOMMENDATIONS: * LIST OF SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH MORE INFORMATION is REQUIRED; AND A GLOSSARY.
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RADIATION
FINLAND -NUCLEAR PROPULSION STARTS MILL NUCLEAR HASTE BE SAVED?- HUFVUOSTADSBLADET
EPA
PMfB) SWEDISH 11/19/76 PCS 1. 13 ID* OA173A
APPROVAL OF FINLAND'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WAS ISSUED NOT BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND
INDUSTRY AS STIPULATED BY LAW BUT BY THE COUNCIL OF STATE. THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROCEDURE WAS TAKEN
IN ORDER TO EMPHASIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT IN MATTERS CONCERNING NUCLEAR ENERGY.
NUCLEAR HASTE HILL PROBABLY BE STORED IN UNDERGROUND CAVERNS. ACCORDING TO A WORKING GROUP
CURRENTLY STUDYING THIS PROBLEM. FINNISH LEGISLATION REQUIRES THE PRODUCER OF NUCLEAR ENERGY TO
TAKE CARE OF THE HASTE AS HELL* A FACT WHICH IS CONSIDERED A LEGAL DEFICIENCY SINCE NUCLEA3 HASTE
MAY REMAIN RADIOACTIVE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS WHILE THE PRODUCER. A LEGAL PERSON. «AY
CEASE TO EXIST MUCH EARLIER. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD THEREFORE HAVE TO VOUCH FOR TH% STORING AND
FINAL DISPOSAL OF THE HASTE. IMATRAN VOIMA. FINLAND'S ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY. HAS OBTAINED AN
OPERATING AS HELL AS A SECURITY PERMIT AND IS ONLY AWAITING APPROVAL O= A CHARGING PERMIT BEFORE
LOVISA I. THE FIRST OF FOUR PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN FINLAND. CAN START OPERATION.
FRANCE -AUGUST 1O. 1976 ORDER ON THE REQUIRED PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LICENSES FOR
GASEOUS NUCLEAR HASTE DISCHARGE.- JOURNAL OFF1CIEL
EPA
LRfAI FRENCH O9/12/76 PGS 5496-98 ID* OO667P
AIR
THIS ORDER ESTABLISHES THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE PRELIMINARY STUDY. PRESCRIBED IN ARTICLE
3 OF THE NOVEMBER 1974 DECREE NO. 74-9*5. IS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE REQUEST OF A DISCHARGE
AUTHORIZATION FOR GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS. THE PRELIMINARY
STUDY WHICH IS TO BE PROVIDED MUST CONTAIN ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION ON: 1} THE EFFLUENTS WHICH
ARE TO BE DISCHARHED AND THE CONDITIONS AND METHODS OF DISCHARGE: 2> THE CHARACTERISTICS 0= THE
SURROUNDINGS. THE USE THAT IS TO BE MADE OF THEM. AS HELL AS THE TRANSFER OF R ADI ONUCLIDES INTO
THE AREA; AND 3t THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONCERNED POPULATION. SET FORTH IN AN APPENDIX TO
THE ORDER IS THE STANDARDIZED FORMAT TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE STUDY COR SUBMISSION.
DATA BEING FURNISHED MUST PERMIT CONCERNED SERVICES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTRY TO EVALUATE THE
LEVEL OF IRRADIATION.
FRANCE -AUGUST 1O. 1976 ORDER ON GENERAL RULES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GASEOUS
RADIOACTIVE EMISSION LIMITS....- JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
LRfAI FRENCH O9/12/76 PGS 5498-99 ID* OO667O
AIR
THIS ORDER DEFINES THE GENERAL RULES WHICH ARE TO BE APPLIED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
DISCHARGE LIMITS AND CONDITIONS FO9 GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS F4OM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS. IN
THE SELECTION OF SURVEILLANCE MEASURES FOR THESE INSTALLATIONS* SURROUNDINGS. AND IN THE
INSPECTION OF THESE INSTALLATIONS BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE FOP IONIZING 3 AD I ATI ON PROTECTION.
PROVIDED IN THE ORDER ARE ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CALCULATING AUTHORIZED DISCHARGE METHODS.
DEFINED ARE THE TWO TYPES OF AUTHORIZED DISCHARGE METHODS. SPECIFIED ARE VARIOUS PROCEDURES OF
ANALYSIS AND SAMPLE-TAKING WHICH ARE TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY EITHER THE INSTALLATION OR THE PROPER
INSPECTION SERVICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SURROUNDING SITE.
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RADIATION
FRANCE
LR( A)
FRANCE
LR(A)
"AUGUST 10, 1976 ORDER ON RULES PERTAINING SPECIFICALLY TO GASEOUS DISCHARGES
FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS EQUIPPED WITH ORDINARY-WATER REACTORS...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PGS 5*99-5500 ID* O0667R
AIR
THE ORDER SETS FORTH THE RULES WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY TO BE USED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT 3F
DISCHARGE LIMITS AND CONDITIONS FOR GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
EQUIPPED WITH ORDINARY-WATER REACTORS. IN THE SELECTION OF SURVEILLANCE MEASURES FOR THESE PLANTS'
SURROUNDINGS. AND IN THE INSPECTION OF THESE PLANTS BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE FOR IONIZING RADIATION
PROTECTION. THE ORDER SPECIFIES MAXIMUM TOTAL GAMMA AND BETA ACTIVITY LIMITS FOP REACTORS OF
VARYING CAPACITIES. FURTHER PROVISIONS CONCERN IN-PLANT RADIATION CONTROL EQUIPMENT, AMBIENT
AIR MONITORING PROCEDURES. THE ROLE OF THE PLANT'S ANALYSIS LABORATORY. THE MAINTENANCE OF
DISCHARGE RECORDS BY THE PLANT. AND THE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL SERVICE FOR IONIZING
RADIATION PROTECTION.
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON THE REQUIRED PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LICENSES FOR LIQUID
RADIOACTIVE DISCHARGE." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PGS 5501-02 ID* 00667T
WATER
THIS ORDER ESTABLISHES THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE PRELIMINARY STUDY. PRESCRIBED IN ARTICLE
16 OF THE DECEMBER 1974 DECREE NO. 74-1181. IS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE REQUEST OF A DISCHARGE
AUTHORIZATION FOR LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS. THE PRELIMINARY
STUDY WHICH IS TO BE PROVIDED MUST CONTAIN ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION ON: 1) THE EFFLUENTS WHICH
ARE TO BE DISCHARGED AND THE CONDITIONS AND METHODS OF DISCHARGE; 2) THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
SURROUNDINGS. THE USE THAT IS TO BE MADE OF THEM. AS WELL AS THE TRANSFER OF RADIONUCLIDES INTO
THE AREA: AND 31 THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONCERNED POPULATION. SET FORTH IN AN APPENDIX TO
THE ORDER IS THE STANDARDIZED FORMAT TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE STUDY FOR
SUBMISSION. DATA BEING FURNISHED MUST PERMIT CONCERNED SERVICES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTRY TO
EVALUATE THE LEVEL OF IRRADIATION.
FRANCE
LR( A)
"AUGUST 10, 1976 ORDER ON GENERAL RULES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENT LIMITS...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH O9/12/76 PGS 5502-03 ID* 00667U
WATER
THIS ORDER DEFINES THE GENERAL RULES WHICH ARE TO BE APPLIED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
DISCHARGE LIMITS AND CONDITIONS FOR LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS* IN
THE SELECTION OF SURVEILLANCE MEASURES IN AREAS SURROUNDING THESE INSTALLATIONS. AND IN THE
INSPECTION OF THESE INSTALLATIONS BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE FOR IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION.
PROVIDED IN THE ORDER ARE ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CALCULATING AUTHORIZED DISCHARGE METHODS.
DEFINED ARE THE TWO TYPES OF AUTHORIZED DISCHARGE METHODS. SPECIFIED ARE VARIOUS PROCEDURES FOR
ANALYSIS AND SAMPLE-TAKING TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY EITHER THE INSTALLATION OR THE PROPER
INSPECTION SERVICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SURROUNDING SITE.
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21
RADIATION
FRANCE
LRtAI
•AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON RULES PERTAINING SPECIFICALLY TO LIQUID DISCHARGES
FROM PLANTS EQUIPPED WITH ORDINARY-HATER REACTORS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PGS 5503-04 ID* OO667V
HATER
THE ORDER SETS FORTH THE RULES WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY TO BE USED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
DISCHARGE LIMITS AND CONDITIONS FOR LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
EQUIPPED WITH ORDINARY-WATER REACTORS. IN THE SELECTION OF SURVEILLANCE MEASURES FOR THESE
PLANTS* SURROUNDINGS. AND IN THE INSPECTION OF THESE PLANTS BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE FOR IONIZING
RADIATION PROTECTION. THE ORDER SPECIFIES MAXIMUM RADIOELEMENT ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR REACTORS OF
VARYING CAPACITIES. EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. HOWEVER. IS THE DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENTS CONTAINING
RADIUM 226 OR 228. FURTHER PROVISIONS CONCERN LIQUID EFFLUENT TREATMENT FACILITIES. EFFLUENT
ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT PROCESSES. THE MAINTENANCE OF DISCHARGE RECORDS BY THE PLANT. AND THE
INSPECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL SERVICE FOR IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION.
FRANCE
PMC A)
•BIRTH OF NUCLEAR SAFETY INSTITUTE." LE FIGARO
CROIZE. JEAN-PAUL
FRENCH 11/05/76 PGS 10
EPA
ID* 04208A
THE LONG AWAITED CREATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PROTECTION AND SAFETY UPESN) WILL
HENCEFORTH PREVENT THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSARIAT (CEA) FROM PLAYING THE JUDGE IN ITS OWN CASES.
OR FROM PASSING JUDGEMENT ON THE SAFETY OF SELF-PROPOSED NUCLEAR PROJECTS. IN SPITE OF ITS
AFFILIATION WITH CEA. IPESN IS BEING GUARANTEED INDEPENDENCE THROUGH A SEPARATE BUDGET
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RADIATION
SWITZERLAND
PMIB)
SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
LR( A)
"THE TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 09/12/76 PCS 18 ID* 04193A
IN A REPORT OF THE SWISS FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENERGY ON RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR
ENERGY PRODUCTION. THE MOST IMPORTANT IMMEDIATE NATIONAL TASK IS SAID TO BE FINDING FINAL STORAGE
SITES FOR WASTES OF WEAK AND MEDIUM RADIOACTIVITY. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT SWITZERLAND SEEK
LOCATIONS FOR LONG-TERM INTERMEDIATE STORAGE OF HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE WASTES ABOVE OR BELOW GROUND
AND INVESTTGTE THE SUITABILITY OF GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS IN SWITZERLAND AS FINAL DEPOSITORIES.
HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE WASTES ARE CURRENTLY POCESSED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IN
THE FUTURE FOREIGN REPROCESSING PLANTS WILL ONLY ACCEPT SUCH WASTES IF THE CONTRACTOR AGREES TO
TAKE THEM BACK. THE REPORT ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT SWITZERLAND PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS TO FORM SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND TAKE PART
IN FUTURE REGIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL REPROCESS I ING PLANTS FOR NUCLEAR FUELS. FINALLY. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD DETERMINE IF IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING UP AND OPERATING DISPOSAL STATIONS.
"PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING GENERAL COUNCIL AND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DISPOSAL AND RECLAMATION OF WASTES." JOURNAL OFFICIAL
EPA
FRENCH 08/31/76 PGS 5259-60 ID* 02626B
THIS DECREE FROM THE MINISTER DF THE INTERIOR AND THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. DATED
AUGUST 2. 1976. CONTAINS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
GENERAL AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DISPOSAL AND RECLAMATION OF
WASTES. THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN A MUNICIPALITY DETERMINES. ACCORDING TO THE DECREE, WHETHER A
REPRESENTATIVE IS TO ELECTED BY HIS PEERS OR APPOINTED BY THE INTERIOR MINISTER. A FOLLOW-UP
DECREE ESTABLISHES THE FINAL DATE FOR A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LRC A)
"JULY 31. 197* OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF
ERP FUNDS AS WELL AS THE GUIDELINES FOR GRANTING ERP LOANS." BUNDESANZEIGER. NO.
EPA
GERMAN O8/03/74 PGS 1-4 ID* 04217A
*AIR WATER
142
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SOLID HASTE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PMCBI
WASTE MANAGEMENT. LITERATOR INFORMATIONSDIENST UMHELT. VOL. 1/76
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-48 ID* 042O2A
THIS PUBLICATION LISTS AND ABSTRACTS LITERATURE IN THE FIELD OF WASTE MANAGEMENT. IT IS
ISSUED BY THE GERMAN FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY AS PART OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE AND
INFORMATION SERVICE (LITERATUR-INFORMATIONSDIENST UMWELT: LIDUM). THE SERVICE ALSO PUBLISHES
SUCH GUIDES TO TECHNICAL LITERATURE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS OF AIR AND NOISE. THE VOLUME
IS DIVIDED INTO A MAIN SECTION WITH THE BIBIOLGRAPHIC DATA AND ABSTRACT AND AN INDEX SECTION.
ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SUBJECT HEADINGS. SUCH AS GENERAL. LEGAL. PLANNING. SORTING.
COLLECTION, REMOVAL. RECYCLING AND HANDLING. WORKS WHICH COVER SEVERAL SUCH SUBJECTS ARE LISTED
UNDER THE HEADING OF GREATEST EMPHASIS AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY CROSS-REFERENCED. MATERIAL IS
INDEXED ACCORDING TO AUTHOR. REPORT NUMBER. SUBJECT, CORPORATE ENTRIES. AND PERIODICALS AND
SERIALS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
•PROMULGATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN ACTION...ON THE
TOPIC 'TREATMENT OF CLARIFICATION SLUDGE.'" BUNDESGESETZBLATT. II
EPA
GERMAN 05/15/74 PCS 639-643 ID* 04213A
*WATER
JAPAN
PM«B)
"ILLEGAL DUMPING OF INDUSTRIAL HASTE RAMPANT IN PAST YEAR." THE JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 12/27/76 PCS 2 ID* 04197A
THE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF WASTES HAS INCREASED GREATLY IN JAPAN IN THE PAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO
THE NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY (NPA). MANY FIRMS HAVE TRIED TO REDUCE COSTS IN THE FACE OF THE
RECESSION IN THIS MANNER. BY THE END OF NOVEMBER 1976. THE POLICE HAD INVESTIGATED 417B CASES OF
ILLEGAL INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, AN INCREASE OF 17 PERCENT FROM 1975'S 3572 CASES. OF THOSE.
2074 HERE CASES OF ILLEGAL WASTE DJMPING. EQUAL TO 49.7 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL. IN 1975 ONLY
1329 CASES OF ILLEGAL DUMPING HERE REPORTED. BY THE END OF OCTOBER 1976. 520.000 TONS OF ILLEGAL
HASTES HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF. HASTE FROM CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTED FOR 36 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL.
FOLLOWED BY SLUDGE. HASTE PLASTICS AND SLAG. IN THAT ORDER. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS ACCOUNTED
FOR 52 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ILLEGAL DISPOSERS. MANY INDUSTRIES ALSO DISCHARGED WASTE
THROUGH SECRET OUTLETS INTO DRAINAGE SYSTEMS OR RIVERS. NPA ALSO REPORTED 1049 CASES OF HATER
POLLUTION. 510 CASES OF OFFENSIVE ODOR. AND 237 SOIL CONTAMINATION CASES IN 1976.
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SOLID HASTE
SCANDINAVIA
PM(B)
"SKANE MILL SEND CHEMICAL WASTE TO DENMARK." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 11/11/76 PCS 2(1) ID* 04181A
ABOUT 22.000 TONS OF CHEMICAL *ASTE ANNUALLY WILL BE SENT TO BE DESTROYED AT THE KOMMUNEKEMI
PLANT AT NYBORG IN DENMARK FROM SKANE. SWEDEN'S SOUTHERNMOST PROVINCE. A GOVERNMENT-AUTHOR I ZED
CORPORATION IN SWEDEN. WHICH HAS A MONOPOLY FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF DANGEROUS WASTES. HAS
NEGOTIATED THE DEAL. SWEDEN PLANS ON BUILDING ITS OWN FACILITIES TO HANDLE WASTE WHICH CASNOT BE
DISPOSED OF IN DENMARK. THE SERVICE NOW RENDERED BY DENMARK COULD THEN BE RECIPROCATED. IN
THE FUTURE. NORDIC COOPERATION AND SPECIALIZATION IN THE HANDLING OF VARIOUS PROBLEM WASTES IS
EXPECTED. REPORTS THIS ARTICLE.
SWEDEN
LRCA)
•ACT NO. 343 OF MAY 22. 1975 OM THE SCRAPPING OF CARS."
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:343
SWEDISH
06/17/75 PGS 1-2
ID*
SVENSK
EPA
04218A
ACT NO. 343 ON THE SCRAPPING O= CARS STIPULATES THAT THE GOVERNMENT OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY ISSUE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONS.
NATURAL OR LEGAL, TO SCRAP CARS. CERTIFICATES FOR THE SCRAPPING OF CARS MAY BE ISSUED ONLY BY
PERSONS SO AUTHORIZED OR BY THE MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE PROVIDED STORAGE AREAS FOR CARS READY
TO BE SCRAPPED. THE PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENTS OR PREMIUMS AS WELL AS THEIR SIZE AND RELATED
CONDITIONS ARE AS STIPULATED AND ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. A FUND FOR CAR SCRAPPING IS SET UP
AND GUIDELINES ARE GIVEN ON HOW THIS FUND IS TO BE USED. THE ACT WENT FULLY INTO EFFECT ON
JANUARY 1. 1976. PARTS OF THE ACT MAY. HOWEVER. BE DEEMED NOT APPLICABLE IF THE GOVERNMENT OR A
GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION DECIDES THEY MAY LEAD TO TRANSITIONAL
DIFFICULTIES FOR THE ECONOMY.
SWEDEN
LRIAl
•ORDINANCE NO. 348 OF MAY 22. 1975 ON THE SCRAPPING OF CARS." SVENSK
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:348
EPA
SWEDISH 06/17/75 PGS 1-6 ID* 0421 SB
THIS ORDINANCE STIPULATES REGULATIONS FOR THE SCRAPPING OF CARS. IDENTIFYING A CAR READY TO
SCRAP AS A DISCARDED CAR WHOSE TOTAL WEIGHT DOES NOT EXCEED 3.500 KG. GUIDELINES CONCERN:
AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONS WHO SCRAP CARS; REVOCATION OF AUTHORIZATION; SCRAPPING CERTIFICATES:
MUNICIPAL RECEIVING INSTALLATIONS; LIST OF PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SCRAP CARS; SCRAPPING PREMIUMS;
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A CAR SCRAPPING FUND: SCRAPPING FEES; AND LIABILITIES AND APPEALS. ETC. FURTHER
REGULATIONS MAY 8E STIPULATED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
MATTERS CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF SCRAPPING CERTIFICATES. THE PAYMENT OF SCRAPPING PREMIUMS. AND
OTHER QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO CAR REGISTRATION. WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD ON ROAD
SAFETY. AND MATTERS CONCERNING THE SCRAPPING FEES. WHICH ARE REGULATE? BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF
INTERNAL REVENUE.
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SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
HANDLING OF WASTES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD PM 815
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 01/14/77 PCS 1-12 ID* O4179A
WATER
A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 7 MIL.ION TONS OF DOMESTIC RAW MATERIALS ARE ANNUALLY PROCESSED IN THE
SWEDISH FOOD INDUSTRY. RESIDUAL PRODUCTS AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY 3.2 MILLION TONS PER YEAR WITH A
DRY MATTER CONTENT OF ABOUT 0.5 MILLION TONS. ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE RESIDUAL PRODUCTS ARE
UTILIZED AT PRESENT. TECHNIQUES AHE AVAILABLE FOR DEALING WITH THE REMAINING WASTE AS WELL BUT THE
WASTE-HANDLING COSTS OFTEN EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCTS OBTAINED ON RECOVERY. THUS MAKING IT
UNPROFITABLE. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES MEASURES FOR RECOVERING WASTE FROM THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES:
DAIRY; MEAT; POULTRY SLAUGHTERHOUSES: FRUIT AND VEGETABLE; POTATO STARCH; FISH AND FISH-CANNING;
SUGAR; AND MALTED DRINK PRODUCTION. CHARTS PERTAINING TO THE UTILIZATION OF BY-PRODUCTS AND WASTE
FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF NUTRIENT SUBSTANCES AND WASTE ARE ENCLOSED.
APPENDED FIGURES ILLUSTRATE 1) THE SYMBA PROCESS TO TAKE CARE OF WASTEWATER IN POTATO PROCESSING
AND 2) THE WATER SYSTEM IN A SUGAR FACTORY.
TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR
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26
TOXIC SUBS
JAPAN
PM(B)
"ANTI -HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM POLLUTION MEASURES INADEQUATE:
TIMES
ENGLISH
11/25/76 PCS 2
I Of
SURVEY." THE JAPAN
EPA
0416BA
ACCORDING TO A REPORT OF THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY. MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THE SITES
FOR CHROMIUM DROSS LANDFILL IN JAPAN REQUIRE FURTHER MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION BY TOXIC
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM. A SURVEY CONDUCTED SINCE SUMMER OF 1975 REVEALED THAT HARMFUL AMOUNTS
OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM HAD PENETRATED GROUNDWATER AND RIVERS UNDER AND AROUND SEVERAL SUCH
LANDFILL SITES. THE SURVEY. PROMPTED BY VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM POLLUTION. WAS
CONDUCTED IN A TOTAL OF 368 CHROMIUM DROSS LANDFILL SITES IN 10 PREFECTURES. INCLUDING TOKYO AND
HOKKAIDO. ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN IN ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE SURVEYED
LANDFILL SITES. BUT THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT IN A NUMBER OF CASES. SUCH MEASURES INCLUDE SPRAYING
WITH DEOXIDIZING AGENTS. COVERING WITH FRESH EARTH OR PAVING WITH ASPHALT. THE POLLUTION WAS
GREATEST IN TOKYO AND HOKKAIDO PREFECTURES. THE GOVERNMENT-SET MAXIMUM FOR HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN
SOIL IS l.S PPM. FOR DRINKING WATER. THE MAXIMUM IS 0.05 PPM.
SWEDEN
LR(A)
•APRIL 10. 1975 ORDER NO. 137 TO AMEND THE 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 334 ON PRODUCTS
HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:137
EPA
SWEDISH 05/07/75 PCS 1 ID* 02699C
PESTICIDES
THIS ORDER AMENDS THE 1973 ORDINANCE 33* BY CHANGING THE WORDS "THE CROWN" TO "THE GOVERNMENT"
IN PARAGRAPHS 62 AND 65. PARAGRAPH 46 DEALS WITH CERTAIN GOODS WHICH MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED IF THEY CONTAIN. OR HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH. CERTAIN SUBSTANCES CAPABLE OF CAUSING
DAMAGE TO PEOPLE; THESE ARE ENUMERATED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE 1973 ORDINANCE ON PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS
TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. HOUSEHOLD GOODS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS LIST, WHICH ALREADY
INCLUDES MEDICAL AND SANITARY ARTICLES; CLOTHES AND MATERIALS FOR CLOTHES; CHILDREN'S TOYS? AND
MATCHES WHOSE HEADS CONTAIN WHITE OR YELLOW PHOSPHORUS. A NEW PARAGRAPH. 37A. STIPULATES THAT
CONIFER PLANTS WHICH HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH PESTICIDES NOT REGISTERED WITH THE PRODUCTS CONTROL
BOARD MAY NOT BE IMPORTED? UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWEVER. THE PRODUCTS CONTROL BOARD MAY
GRANT EXCEPTION TO THIS REGULATION.
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TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
LR( A)
SWEDEN
LR(A>
"MAY 22, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 346 ON HASTE HAZARDOUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT." SVENSK
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:346
EPA
SWEDISH 06/17/75 PGS 1-5 ID* 02699D
PESTICIDES
THIS ORDER ON WASTE HAZARDOUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT SUPPLEMENTS THE 1973 ORDINANCE ON PRODUCTS
HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SOLID AS WELL AS FLUID WASTES TO WHICH IT APPLIES ARE
LISTED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD MAY. HOWEVER. ADD TO
THIS LIST AS WELL AS GRANT EXCEPTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ORDINANCE ALSO SPECIFIES AN
ANNUAL REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT PARTICULARS ON TYPES. COMPOSITION. AMOUNT. AND HANDLING OF WASTES TO
THE PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD. A PERMIT TO TRANSPORT THESE WASTES ISSUED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
IS REQUIRED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN A MUNICIPALITY OR ENTERPRISE OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY. FINAL
HANDLING OR EXPORT OF SAID WASTES IS PERMITTED ONLY BY GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED CORPORATIONS OR THROUGH
SPECIAL PERMITS. REGULATIONS REGARDING SUPERVISION AND RESPONSIBILITY ARE STIPULATED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE ACT AND ORDINANCE ON PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT (1973:329 AND
1973:334) AND THE ACT ON PUNISHMENT FOR THE SMUGGLING OF GOODS (1960:418).
•JUNE 26. 1975 ACT NO. 741 TO AMEND THE 1973 ACT NO. 329 ON PRODUCTS HAZARDOUS
TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:741
EPA
SWEDISH 09/03/75 PGS 1 ID* 02699E
IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH A GOVERNMENT DECISION, PARAGRAPH 17 Of THE 1973 ACT ON PRODUCTS
HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO READ: HE WHO TAKES NOTICE OF
MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THIS ACT MAY NOT DISCLOSE OR USE WHAT HE HAS LEARNED CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL
SECRETS OR BUSINESS AFFAIRS. THIS AMENDMENT WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1. 1976.
WATER
AUSTRALIA
PM(B)
THE IMPACT ON THE AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT OF THE CURRENT WOODCHIP
INDUSTRY PROGRAM
AUSTRALIA. DEPT. OF ENV.. HOUSING. AND COMMUNITY DEVEL. EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PGS 1-47 ID* 041B4A
*GENERAL AIR LAND USE
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28
WATER
AUSTRI A
LR(B)
COLOMBIA
SEC )
"OIL SLUDGE FLOWED INTO THE DANUBE
DIE PRESSE
ONLY THE CHAUFFEUR WAS CONVICTED."
GERMAN
11/25/76 PCS 12
ID*
EPA
04203A
A VIENNESE CRIMINAL COURT HAS FINED A CHAUFFEUR AND A LABORER 27.000 AND 18.000 AUSTRIAN
SCHILLINGS. RESPECTIVELY. FOR POLLUTION OF WATER. THEY HAD RELEASED ABOUT 1600 LITERS OF 3IL
SLUDGE INTO A SEWER SHAFT. WHICH LED TO AN OIL SLICK ON THE DANUBE RIVER ABOUT FOUR KILOMETERS
LONG AND THREE METERS WIDE. THE TWO CONVICTED PERSONS MAINTAINED THAT THEY HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED
TO DISPOSE OF THE OIL IN THIS MANNER AND TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT BY THEIR EMPLOYER. A
FIRM RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING GARAGES. OIL TANKS AND BOILERS. THE FIRM, ON THE OTHER HAND. HAS
DENIED PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACTIONS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. AN INVESTIGATION IS PLANNED.
"THE ST. PETER OIL SPILL: AN ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY OF EFFECTS.
COLOMBIA — ECUADOR, HAY-JUNE 1976." IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
JERNELOV. ARNE. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/76 PCS 1-38 ID* 04209A
ALSO ST
IN CONNECTION WITH AN OIL SPILL WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTED MANGROVE SWAMPS IN COLOMBIA. A TEAM
FROM THE SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
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29
WATER
CZECHOSOLVAKIA
STC )
DENMARK
PM
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WATER
FRANCE
LR(A)
PAGE
30
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON THE REQUIRED PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LICENSES FOR LIQUID
RADIOACTIVE DISCHARGE." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PCS 5501-02 ID* 00667T
ERADIATION
FRANCE
LR(A)
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON GENERAL RULES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
LIQUID RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENT LIMITS...." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PCS 5502-03 ID* 00667U
ERADIATION
FRANCE
LR(A)
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER ON RULES PERTAINING SPECIFICALLY TO LIQUID DISCHARGES
FROM PLANTS EQUIPPED WITH ORDINARY-HATER REACTORS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PCS 5503-O4 ID* 00667V
ERADIATION
FRANCE
LR(A)
"NOVEMBER 19, 1975 REGULATIONS ON THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF CRUDE
OIL TREATMENT PLANTS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL, N.C. NO. 7
EPA
FRENCH 01/23/76 PCS 230-31 10* 03555C
EGENERAL
FRANCE
ST< )
POLLUTION MARINE ET AMENAGEMENT DES RIVAGES (MARINE POLLUTION AND
COASTLINE DEVELOPMENT)
AUBERT. MAURICE, AND JACQUELINE AUBERT EPA
FRENCH 00/00/73 PCS 1-309 ID* 04216A
THIS PUBLICATION WAS PREPARED BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO PROVIDE THE STAFF OF
THE MARINE POLLUTION PREVENTION SERVICES WITHIN THE MINISTRIES OF LAND USE PLANNING, EQUIPMENT.
AND HOUSING AND TOURISM WITH A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT ON MARINE POLLUTION. THE PUBLICATION IS
COMPOSED OF THREE PARTS: THE FIRST SECTION DEFINING THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF VARIOUS
MARINE POLLUTANTS INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THERMAL. BACTERIAL, RADIOACTIVE. CHEMICAL, AND ORGANIC
POLLUTANTS: THE SECOND SECTION ON THE TECHNIQUES OF OCEANOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS IN THE STUDY OF
MARINE POLLUTION DESCRIBES METHODS OF SEAWATER. SEDIMENT AND MARINE ORGANISM SAMPLE-TAKING. AS
WELL AS THE MOST PREVALENT METHODS OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; THE FINAL SECTION DEALING
WITH THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION STUDIES THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF COASTLINE
DEVELOPMENTS,
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HATER
GERMANYtFED REP OF
LR(A)
PAGE
31
"JULY 31, 1974 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AWARD OF
ERP FUNDS AS WELL AS THE GUIDELINES FOR GRANTING ERP LOANS." BUNDESANZEIGER. NO.
EPA
GERMAN 08/03/74 PGS 1-4 ID* 04217A
•AIR SOLID WASTE
142
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
ANNUAL REPORT ON WATER MANAGEMENT FOR 1975. WASSER UND BODEN
EPA
GERMAN 06/00/76 PGS 127-176 ID* 04188A
THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS ANNUAL REPORTS ON WATER MANAGEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY
FOOD. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
ECONOMICS. THERE IS ALSO A REPORT FROM THE LAND WORKING GROUP FOR WATER (LAWA). THERE ARE
REPORTS ON WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE NINE FEDERAL LANDS OF BAVARIA. BERLIN. BREMEN.
HAMBURG. HESSE. LOWER SAXONY. NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA. RHINELAND-PALATINATE. THE SAAR. AND
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. THE REPORT FROM THE MINISTRY FOR FOOD. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY CONTAINS
FIGURES ON THE COST AND FINANCING 3F WATER MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTIONS. THE INTERIOR MINISTRY
REVIEW HAS SECTIONS ON WATER LAW. RESEARCH. PROTECTION. PREVENTIVE MEASURES. AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION. THE ECONOMIC MINISTRY REPORT IS CONCERNED PARTICULARLY WITH THE COSTS AND SOURCES
OF INVESTMENT IN WATER SUPPLY. THE LAWA REPORT DEALS WITH GUIDELINES FOR WATER PROTECTION
DEVELOPED BY THE GROUP. THE LAND REPORTS INCLUDE SECTIONS ON SEWAGE REMOVAL AND WATER PROTECTION.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMCB)
"SUPERVISION OF WATER QUALITY IN COASTAL WATERS." WASSER UND BODEN
EPA
GERMAN 06/00/76 PGS 184-185 ID* 04190A
THE WATER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE COASTAL STATES (LANDS) AND OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FORMED A WORK GROUP IN 1974 DESIGNATED
WATER QUALITY IN COASTAL WATERS. WHICH IS TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF THE EXISTING MEASUREMENTS
AND STUDIES OF COASTAL WATERS DEALING WITH OBSERVATION AND SUPERVISION OF THESE WATERS. OV
THE BASIS OF THIS DATA. A COMMON WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE COASTAL
LANDS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TO BE DEVELOPED. THE LANDS OF BREMEN. HAMBURG, AND
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL WATER AND SHIPPING AUTHORITY. THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR
HYDROLOGY. AND THE COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH IN COASTAL ENGINEERING ARE REPRESENTED IN THE WORKING
GROUP. THEY WILL CONSIDER HYDROLOGICAL. PHYSICAL. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DATA IN GERMAN
SOVEREIGN COASTAL WATERS AND IN TIDAL RIVERS AS FAR AS THE DAMS AND FLOODGATES SEALING OFF THE
UPPER RIVER.
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32
MATER
GERMANYtFEO REP OF
PM(B)
"APRIL 22. 1974 PROMULGATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN
ACTION...ON THE TOPIC OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTION IN WATER." BUNDESGESETZBLATT.
EPA
GERMAN 05/15/74 PGS 644-648 ID* 04211A
II
THIS PROMULGATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN ACTION IN THE AREA OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ON THE TOPIC 'ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTION IN WATER* NOTES THAT
THE AGREEMENT. SIGNED IN BRUSSELS NOVEMBER 23. 1971. CAME INTO FORCE FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY NOVEMBER 1, 1972. THE AGREEMENT IS REPRINTED HERE TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF
NATIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS ALSO COME INTO FORCE. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL
PROCEDURES FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTION IN WATER. THE
APPENDIX DESCRIBES IN GENERAL TERMS THE FACETS OF THE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT. WORK IS TO BE DONE
PRIMARILY BY PUBLIC RESEARCH BODIES IN THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED WITH GOVERNMENT MONETARY SUPPORT.
THE PROJECT IS TO LAST AT MOST THREE YEARS. THE SIGNATORIES ARE TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO MAKE
R*ECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH. THE AGREEMENT LISTS THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO
BE SUPPLIED BY EACH AND INCLUDES PARAGRAPHS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSITION OF PATENTS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"PROMULGATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN ACTION...ON THE
TOPIC "TREATMENT OF CLARIFICATION SLUDGE.*" BUNDESGESETZBLATT, II
EPA
GERMAN 05/15/74 PGS 639-643 ID* 04213A
SOLID WASTE
ACCORDING TO THIS PROMULGATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A EUROPEAN ACTION IN THE
AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ON THE TOPIC 'TREATMENT OF CLARIFICATION SLUDGE.* THE AGREEMENT.
SIGNED IN BRUSSELS NOV. 23. 1971. ENTERED FORCE FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLC OF GERMANY AUG. 1. 1972.
THE GOAL OF THE ACTION IS TO PRODUCE A COMPARISON OF THE PROCEDURES USED IN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES
FOR THE TREATMENT AND REMOVAL OF CLARIFICATION SLUDGE IN AN INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT. THE SIGNATORIES
AGREE TO COORDINATE THEIR WORK IN THIS FIELD. THE WORK. DESCRIBED IN GENERAL TERMS IN THE
APPENDIX. CONSISTS OF DEVLOPING UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF PROCEDURES AS WELL AS IN
COLLECTING DATA ABOUT SUCH PROCEDURES. THE WORK IS TO BE CARRIED OUT PRIMARILY BY PUBLIC RESEARCH
INSTITUTES WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND IS TO LAST AT MOST THREE YEARS. THE
AGREEMENT SPECIFIES MAXIMUM YEARLY SUMS TO BE SUPPLIED BY EACH GOVERNMENT AND CONTAINS PARAGRAPHS
PERTAINING TO PATENTS ARISING FROM THE WORK.
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33
WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"1975 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FEDERAL. MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON WATER
MANAGEMENT." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
EPA
GERMAN 09/00/76 PCS 257 ID* OA223A
ALSO SE
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF WATER LAW, WATER RESEARCH, WATER PROTECTION,
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. ON SEPT. 1. 1975, THE LAW ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF WASHING AND CLEANING AGENTS TOOK EFFECT. IN 1975. 71 RESEARCH
PROJECTS WERE SUPPORTED WITH 5.9 MILLION MARKS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE LANDS COMPLETED AN
INVENTORY OF THE CURRENT NUMBER OF AND NEED FOR TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN WATER MANAGEMENT. IN THE
FRAMEWORK OF A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE AVAILABLE 150 MILLION MARKS FOR
COMMUNAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION FACILITIES OF A SUPPAREGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE ON THE RHINE AND ON LAKE
CONSTANCE. IN 1975, 3O MILLION MARKS FROM THIS FUND WERE GRANTED IN ADDITION TO 30 MILLION FROM
A SPECIAL FEDERAL ECONOMIC FUND. THESE FUNDS SPURRED A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF 272 MILLION MARKS IN
MEASURES TO CLEAN UP THE RHINE AND LAKE CONSTANCE. IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPHERE. BOTH THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF THE RHINE DEVELOPED WATER PROTECTION GUIDELINES.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WATER MANAGEMENT AND LAND AMELIORATION IN 1975. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FEDERAL MINISTER FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
EPA
GERMAN 09/00/76 PCS 262-264 ID* 04224A
ALSO SE
THIS REPORT COVERS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION, CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS. BARRAGES
AND DIKES, RIVER REGULATION. PROTECTION OF THE COASTS. PROVISION OF DRINKING WATER. SEWAGE
TREATMENT. CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL ROADS. MAINTENANCE OF WATERS, AND FLOOD CONTROL. IN THE AREAS
OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE PURIFICATION. A TOTAL OF 4,443 BILLION MARKS WERE INVESTED
IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN 1975. THIS IS EQUAL TO 70 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
INVESTMENT IN ACTIVITIES HANDLED BY THE REPORT. IN 1975. ABOUT 12 PERCENT MORE WAS INVESTED IN
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND ABOUT 5.6 PERCENT MORE WAS INVESTED IN
PURIFICATION PLANTS. IN CONTRAST. APPROXIMATELY 7.6 PERCENT LESS WAS INVESTED IN CANALIZATION.
TABLES IN THE REPORT BREAK DOWN THE FINANCING OF VARIOUS PROJECTS. IN 1975 THERE WAS A SMALLER
PERCENTAGE OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES AND LOW-INTEREST LOANS AVAILABLE FOR THE VARIOUS PROJECTS THAN
IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE DIFFERENCE WAS SUPPLIED BY PRIVATE INVESTMENT.
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GERMANY.FED REP OF
SE< )
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34
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE BALANCE." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 11/06X76 PGS 3O ID* 04210A
ALSO PMB
*AIR
INDIA
LR
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35
WATER
OECD
PMC 6)
MEDITERRANEAN PILOT STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND POLLUTION FROM
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT. FINAL REPORT
OECO. ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE LOC TD 171,
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-58 ID* 04221A
ALSO SE
5.M43 073 I97S
IN 1972 THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZED A PILOT STUDY OF THE PR3BLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND POLLUTION CAUSED BY
RAPID COASTAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE MEDITERRANEAN. THE STUDY WAS TO BE CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY
INTERESTED MEDITERRANEAN MEMBER COUNTRIES (FRANCE. GREECE. ITALY AND SPAIN) AND YUGOSLAVIA. ITS
TWO BASIC PURPOSES WERE 1) TO DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND PLANNING TO SHOW
THE TRADE-OFFS NECESSARY BETWEEN LAND-USE DEVELOPMENTS. COASTAL POLLUTION AND COSTS OF TREATMENTS
AND 2) TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS REGARDING PUBLIC POLICY TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL AREAS AND THE
TREATMENT OF COASTAL POLLUTION. THE CURRENT REPORT DESCRIBES THE PROJECT. ANALYZES THE PROBLEMS
AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS. ANNEX I REPRINTS THE MANDATE ESTABLISHING THE STUDY. ANNEX II LISTS
THE REPORTS PREPARED BY EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY. ANNEX III IN 33 PAGES SUMMARIZES THE CONTENT
OF THE VARIOUS REPORTS. FINAL PAGES CONTAIN CHARTS AND A MAP ON POPULATION. POLLUTION AND COSTS.
SWEDEN
LR(A)
•ACT NO. 8 TO AMEND THE 1971 MARINE DUMPING PROHIBITION ACT NO. 1154." SVENSK
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1976:8
EPA
SWEDISH 02/04/76 PCS 1 ID* 00466B
THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THE 1971 MARINE DUMPING PROHIBITION ACT NO. 1154 HAS BEEN AMENDED TO
EXCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: EJECTION OF OIL OR MIXTURE CONTAINING OIL WHICH IS COVERED BY THE 1972 ACT
NO. 275 CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF WATER POLLUTION FROM SHIPS: THE 1976 ACT NO. 6 ON MEASURES
AGAINST WATER POLLUTION FROM SHIPS WITHIN THE BALTIC AREA; AND WASTE WHICH RESULTS FROM THE
OPERATION OF A SHIP.
SWEDEN
LR(A)
"APRIL 3, 1975 LAW NO. 84 TO AMEND THE 1972 LAW NO. 275 CONCERNING THE
PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION =ROM SHIPS." SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1975:84
EPA
SWEDISH 04/15/75 PGS 1 ID* 03347B
THIS LAW AMENDS THE 1972 LAW CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION FROM SHIPS. IN
ALL PARAGRAPHS WHERE "THE CROWN" IS REFERRED TO. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY "THE GOVERNMENT."
PARAGRAPH 15 WILL STIPULATE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OR AN AUTHORITY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY
ISSUE GUIDELINES ON HOW TO MARK OIL IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ITS ORIGIN IN CASE IT IS INVOLVED IN
POLLUTION.
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HANDLING OF WASTES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION BOARD PM 815
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
ENGLISH 01/14/77 PGS 1-12 ID* 04179A
*SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
ST( )
OIL POLLUTION IN THE BALTIC SEA—A CHEMICAL ANALYTICAL SEARCH FOR MONITORING
METHODS. NATIONAL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD PM 783
RUDLING. LARS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-80 ID* 0
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WATER
WHO
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"COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY AND EXCRETA DISPOSAL IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. REVIEW
OF PROGRESS." WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS REPORT, VOL. 29, NO. 10
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/76 PCS 544-631 ID* 04165A
*ALSO FRENCH
THIS SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE WHO WORLD HEALTH STATISTIC REPORT CONSIDERS THE PROGRESS OF
COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY AND EXCRETA DISPOSAL SERVICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FROM 197O-1975 AND
ESTIMATES THE INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO MEET WHO TARGETS FOR 1980. IT OUTLINES THE COURSES OF ACTION
NEEDED TO REACH THESE GOALS. THE REPORT CONTAINS IN ESSENCE THE MID-DECADE REVIEW OF WHO GLOBAL
TARGETS PRESENTED AT THE 29TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY IN 1976. SUPPLEMENTED BY DATA FROM ADDITIONAL
COUNTRIES AND INFORMATION ON INVESTMENTS FROM 1971-1975 WITH A BRIEF ANALYSIS. AFTER THE
INTRODUCTION, THE REPORT CONSISTS OF REVIEWS OF PROGRESS. THE FIRST, A GLOBAL REVIEW, CONSIDERS
COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY AND EXCRETA REMOVAL FOR URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. SUCCEEDING SECTIONS REVIEW
PROGRESS IN: AFRICA, THE AMERICAS. THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, EUROPE. SOUTHEAST ASIA. AND THE
WESTERN PACIFIC. THE LAST SECTION DEALS WITH COURSES OF ACTION, INCLUDING NATIONAL STRATEGIES
AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. DATA ARE ALSO PRESENTED IN 34 PAGES OF TABLES AND FIGURES.
WHO
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SURVEILLANCE OF DRINKING-WATER QUALITY
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-135
EPA
ID* 04168A
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING. ORGANIZING. AND OPERATING
PROGRAMS FOR SURVEILLANCE OF DRINKING WATER AT VARIOUS JURISDICTIONAL LEVELS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES. SURVEILLANCE IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT DANGERS TO HEALTH BORNE BY WATER. ELEMENTS OF
THE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM INCLUDE AN ENGINEERING EXAMINATION OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, REGULAR
PHYSICAL. BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL EXAMINATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE WATER SAMPLES, AND INSTITUTIONAL
CHECKS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. THE BOOKLET INCLUDES IN
NINE CHAPTERS CONSIDERATION OF A SURVEILLANCE AGENCY; LAWS. REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS ON WATER
QUALITY; PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS; SANITARY SURVEYS; SAMPLING OF DRINKING WATER; ANALYSIS OF
SAMPLES: REMEDIAL ACTION: AND SURVEILLANCE OF SPECIAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS RURAL AND VILLAGE SUPPLIES,
WATER SUPPLIES FOR SLUMS. ICE MANUFACTURE AND BOTTLED WATER. NINE ANNEXES CONTAIN SPECIFIC
INFORMATION ON CERTAIN PROCESSES. THERE IS AN INDEX AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.
* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1977—240-848/142
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