MTISUBC 135-005
NUMBER 57
MAY 1977
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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{"FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE." FOOD
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. ! V*
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, .UN, COM?. % EPA V
EPA
Identification
Number
Additional
Subject
Areas
ENGLISH^
AIR
WATER
12/00/71
PESTICIDES
PCS 58-60
RADIATION /
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
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AIR
European CaomunAti&&
The Problem of Lead-Content in Fuels .............. 1
See WATER (France) — Control No. 04420A ............ 31
fed Itep o£
Principles of the Licensing Procedure Under the Federal
Nuisances Control Law and the Atomic Energy
Procedural Ordinance .................... 1
Seveso. Information About an Environmental Catastrophe .... 2
Gx&at
The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Appeals)
Regulations 1977 ...................... 2
The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted
Premises) Regulations 1977 ................. 2
The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Research and
Publicity) Regulations 1977 ................. 3
Jamaica.
Air Pollution Criteria — A Review ......... . ...... 3
Japan
On Reinforced Exhaust Gas Controls Over Automobiles ...... 3
Final Report on Motor Vehicle Nitrogen Oxides Emission
Control Technology ..................... 4
Noway
Limits Exceeded — A Lot of Sulfur Dioxide and Dust in
the Oslo Atmosphere .... ................. 4
SOLLtk
Investigation of Motor Vehicle Exhaust Pollution in
South African Cities: A Report to Local Municipal
Authorities ................. . ....... 4
Annual Report (of the Air Pollution Research Group) :
1 July 1975—30 June 1976 .................. 5
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Spain
The Concrete Industry and Air Pollution Problems ........ 5
Sweden
Valfrid Paulsson: The Most Severe Threat to the
Environment — The Automobile ................. 6
GENERAL
Problems of the Future: Energy — Heed the Effects on the
Environment ......................... 6
Colombia
June 4, 1973 Decree 1040 Creating the National Council on
Population and Environment ................. 6
European Comirmxu^x.e6
Outcome of Last Environment Ministers' Council Meeting ..... 7
Environment: 1976 Roundup ................... 7
Btance
Organ for the Scientific and Technical Research on the
Protection of Nature and the Environment Within the
Ministry for the Quality of Life .............. 7
The Campaign Against Waste ................... 8
Pollution Control ....................... 8
Gaman Pern Rep
Environmental Protection in the German Democratic Republic ... 8
Fed Rep ofi
Excerpts From the Explanation of Government Policy by
Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt of December 16, 1976 ... 9
Environmental Pollution and the Shortage of Raw Materials ... 9
Environmental Policy: What Has Happened Thus Far? ....... 9
Environmental Policy Decision System .............. 10
Environmental Ministers' Conference on Feb. 7, 1977 in
Duesseldorf ......................... 10
Environmental Considerations in the Decision-Making Process . . 11
ENVITEC '77 .......................... 11
Environmental Research ..................... 11
1977: Trade and Industry and Environmental Protection ..... 12
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Some Social and Political Aspects of Interaction Between
Man and the Environment ................... 12
Japan
Environmental Assessment Bill Won't Go to Diet ......... 12
Environmental Policy in Japan Reviewed at OECD Meeting
in Tokyo . . . ....................... 13
On New Year's Day ....................... 13
Future Environmental Measures ................. 13
Noway
June 11, 1976 Law No. 79 Concerning Product Control ...... 14
OAS
OAS General Assembly Resolution 218 (VI-0/76) on the
Agreement for Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation . . 14
Souvtk
Real Environmental Problems ............ ...... 15
Sweden
June 3, 1976 Ordinance No. 484 for the Protection of Nature . . 15
The North Bothnian Steelworks (NJA) Cannot Meet
Environmental Demands .................... 15
Liver Perfusion — A System for Evaluating Environmental
Pollutants ......................... 16
USSR
On the Progress of Fulfilling the September 20, 1972
Resolution of the USSR Supreme Soviet by the
Azerbaydzhan SSR ...................... 16
May 31, 1973 Statute on the USSR Public Health Service
Supervision ......................... 17
Protection of Nature Under Criminal Law ............ 17
On the Practice of Applying Nature Protection Legislation
by Courts .......................... 17
Liability for Damages Caused to Objects of Nature Under
Civil Law .......................... 18
Legal Protection of Nature and People's Health ......... 18
Material Liability of Enterprises for Polluting the Environment. 18
For a Clean Environment .................... 19
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USSR
The Ural Waters Are Becoming Cleaner .............. 19
Ecological Problems in Agriculture. First All-Union
Methodological School Symposium ............... 19
A Systems Approach and the Problem of Natural Environment
Regulation ......................... 20
Neogenesis : Evolution Controlled by Man ............ 20
LAND USE
Sweden
Farmers Appeal to the Government: The Best Tilled Soil Will
Be Developed ........................ 21
See RADIATION (Sweden) — Control No. 04445A .......... 27
The Second Version of the Land Use Planning Law ........ 21
NOISE
Strict Control of Motorbikes and Motorcycles .......... 21
France.
See WATER (France) — Control No. 04420A ............ 31
Gqtutnany Feet Rep ofi
Noise Findex — Guide to Information About the Reduction
of Noise .......................... 22
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04466A ....... 1
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04463A ..... 10
The Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction
Sites) Order 1975 ...................... 23
The Control of Noise (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 1976 ... 23
The Control of Noise (Appeals) Regulations 1975 ........ 23
OECV
OECD Attacks Noise — The Number One Scourge ........... 24
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PESTICIDES
Sweden
No Reason To Believe That Phenoxy Acids Cause Cancer ...... 24
RADIATION
Project on Waste Storage Facility To Be Ready in Summer .... 24
Canada.
February 3, 1976 Radiation Emitting Devices Regulation,
Amendment .......................... 25
February 3, 1976 Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations,
Amendment .......................... 25
August 10, 1976 Order on the Conditions for Public
Investigations Provided for in Article 5 of the
November 6, 1974 Decree No. 74-945 ............. 25
Ge.tunany, Fed Rep ofi
Radiation Protection Ordinance Affects Nuclear Medicine .... 26
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No . 04466A ....... 1
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04463A ..... 10
The Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) Regulations 1976 . 26
Sweeten
Storage of Radioactive Waste at Simpevarp a Matter for
the Government to Decide .................. 27
Electricity Producers Oppose Indispensability Clause ...... 27
SOLID WASTE
Walloon Trash Bins Are Examined to Determine Improved
Treatment Methods ...................... 27
April 23, 1975 Decree No. 75-310 on Interministerial
Coordination in the Area of Waste Disposal ......... 28
See WATER (France) — Control No. 04420A ............ 31
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G&unany, Fed Rep o^
Waste Management ........................ 28
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04438A ..... 9
The Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal)
Regulations 1976 ...................... 29
Sofa, Bathtub, Stove, etc. — Car No. 53 Hauls It to the Dump . . 29
Sweden
The National Swedish Environment Protection Board Clashes
With the City of Varberg Over Garbage Dump ......... 29
TOXIC SUBS
See SOLID WASTE (France) — - Control No. 02024B ......... 28
, Fed Rep o&
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 0446 3A ..... 10
See AIR (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04470A ....... 2
Noxway
See GENERAL (Norway) — Control No. 04396A ........... 14
Sweden
Scientists Investigate — Does PCB Cause Miscarriage? ...... 30
WATER
Fine for Polluting Ships Set at 2,000 Francs .......... 31
France
Campaign Against Pollution: Still Much To Be Accomplished ... 31
Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Appointed Day) Order 1976 .... 31
Control of Pollution (Discharges Into Sewers) Regulations 1976 . 32
The Control of Pollution (Repeal of Local Enactments)
Order 1976 ......................... 32
See RADIATION (Great Britain) — Control No. 02482R ...... 26
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 02482V ..... 29
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International Law and the Protection of Marine Environment ... 33
On the Principle of Inadmissibility of Polluting the Ocean ... 33
Pollution of Inland Waters ................... 34
Resolution to Transfer Responsibility for Matters Involving
Pollution by Ships From the Ministry of Commerce to the
Ministry of Environment ................... 34
Administrative Noncompliance Fines Against Water Pollution ... 34
The Bottom Fauna of Lake Hjalmaren ............... 35
USSR
December 10, 1976 Edict on Temporary Procedures To Preserve . 35
Living Resources and To Regulate Fishing in the USSR
Coastal Zones ........................ 35
On Establishing Procedures for Utilizing Specific Water Bodies . 35
The Chu River Water Will Be Clean ............... 36
Liability for Polluting Water Reservoirs ............ 36
Water Legislation and the Principle of Complex Use of Water
Resources .......................... 36
In the RSFSR Committee of People's Control: The Rivers
Should Be Clean ....................... 37
On the Question of Sanitary Protection of Ports and Coastal
Zones of the Black Sea Basin ................ 37
An Important Link in Nature Protection ............. 37
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR GIVE AFFECTED CITIZENS AN EARLY AND
COMPREHENSIVE PART IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE LEGAL BASES FOR BOTH ORDINANCES ARE THE
PROCEDURAL PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW. THEREFORE BOTH
REGULATIONS ARE SIMILAR IN SUBSTANCE AND, INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, IN WORDING. THE IMPORTANCE OF T^
TWO ORDINANCES CAN BE SEEN IN THE FACT THAT PRACTICALLY ALL LARGE. MEDIUM AD SMALL INDUSTRIAL
AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES ARE SUBJECT TO LICENSING UNDER THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW AND
THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW. THE RULES LAY DOWN IN DETAIL THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN
THE LICENSING PROCEDURE AND FACILITATE PARTICIPATION BY THE PRIVATE CITIZEN.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM( 6)
SEVESU. INFQRMATtONEN UF.B'rP EINF UMWELTKATASTROPHE (SEVESC. INFORMATION
ABOUT AN tNVI <*ONMF.NT AL CAT ASTRQPHF. I. UM WELTBUNDESAMT MATERIALIEN 9/76
VAHRENHOLT, FRITZ EPA
GEHMAN Or/01/76 PCS 1-60 ID* 04470A
TOXIC SJ6S
A DISTURBANCE IN THE OPERATION OF A CHEMICAL FACILITY IN THE ITALIAN CITY OF SEVESO LED TO A
LARGE-SCALE CONTAMINATION OF THE SURROUMDING AREA BY THE CHEMICAL TCDD. THIS HAS LED TO A
WIDESPREAD PUBLIC DISCUSSICN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ALL CHEMICAL FACILITIES AT WHICH HIGHLY TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CJU1.D BE PRODUCED. THF CURRENT VOLUME. PUBLISHED BY THE WEST GERMAN FEDERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY, SEEKS TO SURVEY THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNED WITH SEVESO. THE
VOLUME SEEKS TO VIEW THE CATASTROPHE AT SEVESO AS A PART OF THE TOTAL COMPLEX OF PROBLEMS
CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE EMISSIONS OF HIGHLY TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FACILITIES,
THE PUBLICATION CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: 1) IS SEVESO POSSIBLE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY? 2) A DECONTAMINATION PLAN OF THE (RESEARCH) FIRM OF GIVAUDAN FOR SEVESO, 3) SUMMARY OF
THE DECONTAMINATION PLAN. 4) OPINION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE FRG, AND 5) SELECTED PRESS
EXCERPTS DN SrVESO.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( At
"THE CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (APPEALS) REGULATIONS 1977." STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS 1977, NO. 17
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PCS 1-3 ID* 02482T
SECTION 81 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 PERMITS ANY INTERESTED PARTY TO APPEAL TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOP THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST THOSE NOTICES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES WHICH
REQUIRE THE OCCUPIER OF ANY PREMISES (EXCEPT PRIVATE DWELLINGS) TO FURNISH INFORMATION CONCERNING
THE EMISSION OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE PREMISES. THESE REGULATIONS. MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 81.
PRESCRIBE THE MANNER AND TIME LIMITS IN WHICH AN APPEAL MAY BE MADE: SPECIFY THE CIRCUMSTANCES
IN WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL WITHHOLD OR SEND CERTAIN DOCUMENTS OF THE APPELLANT'S CASE
TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN QUESTION; AND PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BEFORE THE
SECRETARY OF STATE DETERMINES AN APPEAL. THESE REGULATIONS APPLY TO ENGLAND AND WALES.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
"THE CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (EXEMPTED PREMISES) REGULATIONS 1977."
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1977. NO. 18
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-4 ID# 02482U
THESE RE3ULATIONS PROVIDE A LIST OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE PREMISES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM SECTION 90 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974, WHICH OTHERWISE EMPOWERS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO REQUIRE OCCUPIERS OF PREMISES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE POLLUTION
EMISSIONS FROM THEIR PREMISES.
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GREAT BRITAIN
LRCA)
JAMAICA
PM(B)
"THE CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION I RESEARCH AND PUBLICITY* REGULATIONS
1977." STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1977. NO. 19
EPA
ENGLISH OH/00/77 PGS 1-4 ID* 02482W
SECTION 79 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 EMPOWERS LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO UNDERTAKE
RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO AIR POLLUTION AND TO ARRANGE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION
ON THE PROBLEM. THESE REGULATIONS PERTAIN TO THE INFORMATION WHICH AN OCCUPIER OF A PREMISE
iEXCEPT PRIVATE DWELLINGS! MAY HAVE TO FURNISH ABOUT AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS UPON RECEIPT OF A
NOTICE FROM A LOCAL AUTHORITY. THE REGULATIONS SPECIFY THE TYPES OF EMISSIONS SUBJECT TO RECEIPT
OF SUCH A NOTICE. THE KINDS OF INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED ABOUT A PARTICULAR EMISSION.
AND THE MANNER IN WHICH NOTICES ARE TO BE SENT AND VERIFIED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. IN ADDITION,
THE REGULATIONS REQUIRE EACH LOCAL AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN A REGISTER CONTAINING INFORMATION
COLLECTED IN THIS MANNER AND INFORMATION CONCERNING CERTAIN APPEALS AGAINST NOTICES. THESE
REGULATIONS APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO ENGLAND AND WALES.
"AIR POLLUTION CRITERIA—A REVIEW." JOURNAL OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
COUNCIL OF JAMAICA, VOL. 4. NO. 1
CAMPBELL. FRED E. EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/74 PSS 1-20 ID* 04428A
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FUTURE NECESSITY FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL STANDARDS IN JAMAICA, THIS
ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CURRENT AIR POLLUTION SITUATION IN THAT COUNTRY AND DISCUSSES, IN GENERAL.
THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF COMMON AIR PO-LUTANTS. THE 1961 CLEAN AIR LAW IS CITED AS AN OFFICIAL
RECOGNITION OF THE AIR POLLUTION POTENTIAL IN JAMAICA. AND THE MAIN AIR POLLUTERS ARE LISTED.
THESE INCLUDE: ALUMINUM AND ASPHALT PLANTS. MOTOR VEHICLES. BATTERY AND CEMENT MANUFACTURING,
GARBAGE DUMPS. GYPSUM CRUSHING. ELECTRIC PLANTS. OIL REFINING, AND SUGAR MANUFACTURING. THE
GREATER PART OF THE ARTICLE IS COMPRISED OF A DISCUSSION OF THE SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF SULFUR
OXIDES. NITROGEN OXIDES. CARBON MONOXIDE. AND PARTICULATES SUCH AS FLUORIDES. ASBESTOS FIBERS.
AND CEMENT DUST. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH AND
THAT APPROPRIATE ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES SHOULD BE FORMULATED AT THE PRESENT TIME TO COPE WITH
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.
JAPAN
LR
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JAPAN
PM(B»
"FINAL REPORT ON MOTOR VEHICLE NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY."
JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY, VOL. 4. NO. 12
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY EPA
ENGLISH 12/10/75 PGS 2 ID* 0439SA
THE STUDY GROUP ON MOTOR VEHICLE NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSION CONTROL. AN ADVISORY GROUP TO THE
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY. HAS PRESENTED A FINAL REPORT ON THE TECHNICAL
DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS IN JAPAN IN REGARD TO THEIR ACHIEVEMENT
OF THE 1978 GOAL OF 0.25 G/KM NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSIONS. THE REPORT LISTS THE STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT 3= THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS UNDER RESEARCH BY EACH DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER. IT
FINDS THAT EACH SYSTEM HAS REACHED THE 1978 TARGET LEVEL AT LEAST IN TRIAL PRODUCTION. ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE STILL SOME PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT MOST JAPANESE AUTO MANUFACTURERS
WILL REACH THE TARGET BY 1978. SOME SYSTEMS. WHERE RESEARCH IS ADVANCED. WILL PROBABLY ENTER THE
MASS PRODUCTION STAGE EVEN BEFORE 1978. HOWEVER IT IS BELIEVED THAT NO OVERSEAS MANUFACTURER HAS
DEFINITE PROSPECTS OF ACHIEVING THE NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSION LEVELS BY 1978.
NORWAY
LRIB)
"LIMITS EXCEEDED A LOT OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND DUST IN THE OSLO ATMOSPHERE."
AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 02/09/77 PGS 2 ID* 04447A
ALSO PM3
THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY HAS PRESENTED TO THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOR
CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS IN NORWAY CONCERNING AIR POLLUTION, REPORTS THIS
ARTICLE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FOLLOWING SEMIANNUAL MEAN VALUES NOT BE EXCEEDED: 60 MICRO G
SULFUR DIOXIDd; 40 MICRO G SUSPENDED DUST; AND 100 MICRO G NITROGEN OXIDES PER CUBIC M AIR. A
NUM3ER OF CITIES WHICH. AT THE PRESENT TIME. ARE EXCEEDING THESE STANDARDS ARE LISTED. THE
ATMOSPHERE AROUND OSLO. BERGEN. DRAMMEN. AND HALDEN. FOR INSTANCE. HAS MORE SULFUR DIOXIDE AND
MORE SUSPENDED DUST THAN RECOMMENDED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LIMITS NOT BE MADE LEGALLY BINDING
BUT ONLY SERVE AS GUIDELINES ENABLING THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS IN INDIVIDUAL CASES
TO CONTROL POLLUTION. THE AUTHORITY HAS SO FAR NOT ISSUED ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO LIMIT SULPHATE
COMPOUNDS BECAUSE IT FEELS MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED BEFORE SETTING STANDARDS.
SOUTH AFRICA
PM( B)
INVESTIGATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES: A
REPORT TO LOCAL MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES. APRG/76/6
LOUW. C.W.. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/76 PGS 1-74 ID* 04394A
IN 1968 THE AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH GROUP OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION IN PRETORIA, JOHANNESBURG AND DURBAN TO ESTABLISH
TRENDS IN MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST POLLUTANT LEVELS AS A BASIS ON WHICH TO EVALUATE THE NECESSITY
FOR INTRODUCING CONTROL MEASURES IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE PRESENT REPORT CONTAINS THE RESULTS OF A
SURVEY CARRIED OUT IN THESE AND THREE ADDITIONAL LARGE CITIES IN 1975 AND COMPARES THE RESULTS
WITH THOSE 0= PREVIOUS FINDINGS AND FINDINGS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. THE EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS
AND PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED, AND FINDINGS WITH REGARD TO CONCENTRATION PATTERNS FOR HYDROCARBONS,
CARBON MONOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES. OXIDANTS AND LEAD ARE PRESENTED IN GRAPHIC FORM. TRENDS IN
MEAN DAILY POLLUTION LEVELS SINCE THE FIRST SURVEY IN 1968 ARE ALSO SHOWN. BASED ON THE FINDINGS
REPORTED HERE, THE GROUP CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE NEED FOR CONTROL MEASURES ON MOTOR
VEHICLE EMISSIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. IT DID URGE. HOWEVER, THAT MONITORING BE CONTINUED.
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SOUTH AFRICA
PM(B)
ANNUAL R=POBT (OF THE AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH GROUP): 1 JULY 1975 30 JUNE 1976.
SPECIAL REPORT APRG 8
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-20 ID* 04395A
ALSO ST
THE BULK OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH GROUP (APRG> OF THF SOUTH AFRICAN
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH IS DEVOTED TO A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
UNDERTAKEN WITH THE OBJECT OF PROVIDING THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR COMBATING AIR POLLUTION
THROUGH EFFICIENT PLANNING OR EFFECTIVE CONTROL. AFTER A STATEMENT OF BASIC RESEARCH AIMS.
RESEARCH IS COVERED UNDER THESE HEADINGS: THE PRETORIA MODEL PROJECT (DESIGNED TO CHARACTERIZE
THE EFFECTS OF A CITY ON THE ENVIRONMENT*; DISSIPATION OF POLLUTANTS; VENTILATION POTENTIAL
STUDIES; THE NATIONAL SURVEY ON SMOKE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE; POLLUTANTS RESULTING FROM MOTOR
VEHICLES; MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS; TRACE ELEMENTS IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS; VOLATILE
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES IN CITY AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; AND GLOBAL MONITORING. THE REPORT ALSO
LISTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE ARPG'S SERVICES TO INDUSTRY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS; STAFF MEMBERS;
AND PAPERS AND TALKS PREPARED BY THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
SPAIN
PM(B)
"THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY AND AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS." ECONOMIA INDUSTRIAL.
NO. 156
ENSENAT DE VILLALONGA. ALFONSO EPA
SPANISH 12/00/76 PCS 97-108 ID* 04435A
ALSO LRB. SE
THIS ARTICLE, BY THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY,
DISCUSSES AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS AS THEY RELATE TO THE SPANISH CONCRETE INDUSTRY. PART ONE
DESCRIBES. IN GENERAL. THE OCCURRENCE AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FORM CONCRETE PLANTS AND CITES
FOREIGN STATISTICS RELATED TO EMISSION STANDARDS AND POLLUTION CONTROL COSTS OF THE CONCRETE
INDUSTRY. IN COMPARISON. PART TWO REPORTS ON THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF THE 45 INSTALLATIONS
COMPRISING THE SPANISH CONCRETE INDUSTRY. THE GREAT DISCREPANCY BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL
ESTIMATES OF AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS FROM CONCRETE PLANTS IS TRACED TO A BASIC LACK OF BOTH
EXPERTISE AND TECHNICIANS FOR CONTROLLING OR MONITORING POLLUTION. A LACK SEEN TO HAVE RENDERED
THE VIGOROUS EMISSION STANDARDS OF SPANISH LAWS MEANINGLESS. SPANISH LAWS AND EMISSION STANDARDS
ARE DISCUSSED IN PART THREE OF THE ARTICLE. IN WHICH THE AUTHOR PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS MORE COMPATIBLE WITH PRESENT CAPABILITIES.
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SWEDEN
PM( B>
"VALFRID PAULSSON:
SVENSKA DA'JBLAOET
SWEDISH
THE MOST SEVERE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT—THE AUTOMOBILE."
21/31/77 PCS 1.4
ID*
EPA
T44I5A
IN A RECcNT INTERVIEW. MR. VAL=RID =AULSSON, THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
PRCTECTION BOARD. POINTED OUT THAT SWEDEN'S SINGLE MOST SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM IS THE
AUTOMJBILfc. PUBLIC OPINION HAS RESPONDED VERY POORLY TO THIS FACT. ALTHOUGH EXHAUST EMISSIONS
FRCM AUTOMOdl^cS ARE PRESENTLY BEING STUDIES BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD AND
OTHER AGENCIES, THEIR RE5CURCES ARP VERY LIMITED COMPARED TO THOSE AVAILABLE TO THE AUTO INDUSTRY,
THE BOARD HAS TRIED TO INFLUENCE POLITICIANS TO INVEST MORE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. IN THE
SAVE INTERVIEW. MR. PAULSSCN RECOMMENDED TO THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY THAT AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE
AS WELL AS AK£AS WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES BE SPARED FROM FORESTRY USE. THIS
*OULD REPRESENT ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ACREAGE SUITABLE FOR FORESTRY.
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GENERAL
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
"PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE: ENFRGY H=ED THE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT."
DIE PRESSE (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)
FRANK. WILHELM EPA
GERMAN 02/09/77 PGS I.II ID* 04440A
THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1» THE PLANTS
DEMAND SPACE; 2) THE CHOICE OF LOCATION AFFECTS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORDER OF THE AREA; 3)
HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES CAN BE CAUSED BY CRIMES AGAINST THE FACILITIES; 4) ALMOST ALL OF
THE ENERGY PRODUCED IS ULTIMATELY DISCHARHED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AS HEAT; AND 51 THE PRODUCTION
ITSELF AND THE TRANSPORT OF ENERGY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LAWS REGULATING
THESE RELATIONSHIPS IN AUSTRIA. THE NEED FOR SPACE IS COVERED IN VARIOUS LAWS WITH EXPROPRIATION
PROVISIONS, SUCH AS THE WATER LAW, HEAVY CURRENT LAW AND PIPELINE LAW. HOWEVER, IT IS FELT THAT
LAND-USE PLANNING AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE LOCATION OF ENERGY FACILITIES.
THERE ARE PROVISIONS TO PROTECT ENERGY FACILITIES FROM CRIMINAL ACTS IN THE BOILER ORDINANCE AND
THE RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE. TH= PPODUCTION OF SULFUR OXIDES IN THE SECCNDARY PRODUCTION
OF ENERGY IS COMBATTED IK MANY AUSTRIAN LAND (STATEI CLEAN AIR LAWS.
COLOMBIA
LP( A)
"JUNE 4. 1973 DECREE 1040 CREATING THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON POPULATION AND
ENVIRONMENT." OIARIO OFICIAL. NO. 33879
EPA
SPANISH 07/03/73 PGS 31 ID* 04392A
THIS DECREE. PROMULGATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA. CREATES THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON
POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLOMBIAN DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
PLANNING. THE COUNCIL, UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT, IS TO HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS
MONTHLY AND I S TO ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO THE GOVERNMENT IN THE STUDY AND RESOLUTION OF
PPCBLEMS RELATED TO POPULATION, RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND USE. AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS CF THE COUNCIL IN THIS REGARD ARE LISTED IN THE DECREE. DECISIONS OF THE
COUNCIL MUST CONFORM TO THE PLANNING POLICIES AND STRATEGIES OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
POLICY COUNCIi-. STANDING COUNCIL MEMBERS INCLUDE THE MINISTERS OR DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE. LABOR. PUBLIC HEALTH, MINES. EDUCATION, AND NATIONAL PLANNING.
AMONG OTHERS. NON-STANDING PARTICIPANTS IN COUNCIL MEETINGS MAY BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS
INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, AS INVITED BY THE PRESIDENT.
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
"OUTCOME OF LAST ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS' COUNCIL MEETING.1
INFORMATION EAUX, NO. 257
FRENCH
02/00/77 PSS 23
10*
EPA
04422 A
A SECOND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAM. CONTAINING THE EC'S OBJECTIVES FOR THE UPCOMING FIVE
YEARS. RECEIVED THE APPRCVAL OF THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS DURING THEIR DECEMBER 9, 1976
MEETING IN BRUSSELS. THIS PROGRAM. WHICH SUCCEEDS AN EARLIER ONE FOR THE 1974-1976 PERIOD.
CONSTITUTES A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. ACCORDING TO THIS
ARTICLE* THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE PROTECTION AND JUDICIOUS USE OF SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES;
THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES; AND THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST WASTE. ALTHOUGH A FINAL
AGREEMENT WAS NOT REACHED ON THE ADOPTION OF COMMON DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS. SOME PROGRESS
TOWARD AN AGREEMENT WAS ACHIEVED. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. HOWEVER. WAS NOT ABLE TO COME TO
ANY ACCORDS ON THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION STEMMING FROM THE TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND PULP INDUSTRIES.
IN SPITE OF EFFORTS BY FRANCE AND ITALY, GREAT BRITAIN HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT THE CONCEPT OF UNIFORM
COMMUNITY DISCHARGE REGULATIONS FOR THESE PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
"ENVIRONMENT: 1976 ROUNDUP," EUROFORUM. NO. 11
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ENGLISH 03/15/77 PGS 1-4
ID*
EPA
04430A
THIS PUBLICATION REPRINTS THE PORTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S TENTH GENERAL REPORT ON
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY DURING 1976 DEALING KITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ON DEC. 9, THE COUNCIL
APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE AND IMPLEMENT A EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' POLICY AND ACTION PROGRAM
ON THE ENVIRONMENT FOR 1977-1981. EMPHASIS IS ON PREVENTION ACTION; MANAGEMENT OF SPACE.
ENVIRONMENT. AND NATURAL RESOURCES: AND REDUCTION OF WATER POLLUTION. TWO DIRECTIVES WERE ADOPTED
IN 1976: ONE ON THE DISPOSAL OF POLYCHLORINATED 8YPHENYLS AND TERPHENYLS AND THE OTHER ON
POLLUTION OF THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT BY DISCHARGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. THE COUNCIL
ALSO ADOPTED TWO DECISIONS ON DEC. 9 ON THE PROTECTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND PROTECTION OF
THE RHINE FR3M CHEMICAL POLLUTION. PROPOSALS FOR DIRECTIVES WERE MADE IN THE AREAS OF AIR
POLLUTION. AIRCRAFT NOISE. WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE MARKETING AND USE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. A
SET OF 13 VOLUMES ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PRACTICES IN MEMBER STATES WAS PUBLISHED.
FRANCE
LR( A)
"ORGAN FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ON THE PROTECTION OF
NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE."
EPA
FRENCH 02/27/75 PGS 2293 ID* 04473A
JOURNAL OFFICIAL
THIS DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF DECREE NO. 74-578 ON THE POWERS OF THE MINISTER FOR
THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ESTABLISHES UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTER A COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL RESEARCH ON THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ASSIGNED DUTIES OF THE
COUNCIL INCLJDE ADVISING THE MINISTER ON RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INITIATED BY HIS OFFICE; ADVISING
HIM ON BROAD POLICY QUESTIONS OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS; AND PREPARING AN ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT.
THE DECREE FURTHER DESIGNATES THE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. WHICH IS TO COMPRISE THE PRESIDENTS OF
THE JOINT SCIENTIFIC ACTION COMMITTEES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH, AND FIVE PERSONS CHOSEN FOR THEIR EXPERTISE IN THE AREA*
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FRANCE
PM< B)
FRANCE
PM( B)
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST WASTE
FRANCE. MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-1C4
EPA
IO* 044C6A
AT A MEETING OF THE FRENCH HIGH COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN DECEMBER 1973. THE THEN
MINISTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT DECIDED TO PREPARE FOR PUBLICATION A
REPORT ON "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY." A WORKING PARTY, CONSISTING OF 15
MEMBERS, WAS SET UP UNDER THE AUSPICES 3F THE INTERMINISTERIAL GROUP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEM CF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RAISED BY THE WORLD ENERGY AND RAW MATERIAL
"CRISIS," CALLING FOR MAJOR CHANGES IN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. THIS REPORT IS THE FRUIT OF
MEETINGS HELD BETWEEN JANUARY AND OCTOBEP OF 1974 TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
CONSULTANTS. EXAMINED IN ITS 3 CHAPTERS ARE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM TO SERVE
NEW FORMS OF CONSUMPTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NEW RESEARCH; NEW LOCATION STRATEGIES; REGULATION
THROUGH PRICE MECHANISM; MORE RESPONSIBLE AGENTS; TRAINING FOR NEW ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; AND
INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF THE RESOURCE PROBLEM. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
"POLLUTION CONTROL." LE FIGARO
FRENCH 03/17/77 PCS 5
EPA
ID* 04418A
DURING A MEETING OF THE FRENCH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE
PRESENTED A PROGRESS REPORT ON RECENT FRENCH ANTI-POLLUTION ACTIVITIES AND THE GENERAL
ORIENTATION OF HIS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. MENTIONED BY THE MINISTER WERE: THE YEARLY 5 PERCENT
DECREASES IN WATER POLLUTION; THE 30 PERCENT DECREASE IN AIR POLLUTION OVER THE PAST THREE-YEAR
PERIOD, ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASED CONTROL OF DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS. AS WELL AS
IMPROVEMENTS IN FUEL: THE 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN THE NOISE LEVEL OF NEW AUTOMOBILES; THE
INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR WASTE} AND THE INTENSIFICATION OF CONTROLS OVER NOXIOUS
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. THREE PRIORITY ACTIONS OBTAINED THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL: THE
DEVELOPMENT 3F ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS; THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION THROUGH THE WIDESPREAD
USE OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; AND THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS THROUGH THE
MORE RIGOROUS SURVEILLANCE OF NOXIOUS INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
GERMAN DEM REP
PH(B)
"GDR HANDBOOK. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC."
WASSER. LUFT UNO BETRIEB
EPA
GERMAN 01/00/77 PGS 68-72 ID* 04454A
THE MINISTRY FOR INTERNAL GERMAN RELATIONS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY HAS ISSUED A
GDR HANDBOOK ON THE SITUATION IN THE GE3MAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IN ALL AREAS. THIS ARTICLE
REPRINTS THE CHAPTER DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. CONSIDERED ARE CAUSES AND DANGERS 3F
POLLUTION, THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLLUTION IN THE GDR, POLITICAL-IDEOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
LEGAL PROVISIONS. GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SANCTIONS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION PROGRAM. AND SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE GDR. THE MAJOR LAW
REGULATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS THE MAY 1970 LAND USE LAW. ALSO IMPORTANT ARE THE 1963
WATER LAM. THE 1968 AIR POLLUTION ORDER. AND THE 1969 RADIATION PROTECTION LAW. IN 1971. THE
MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WATER MANAGEMENT WAS FORMED. THE 1971-1975 FIVE-YEAR
PLAN INCLUDED A LARGER PROGRAM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THAN IN THE PAST. SEVEN BILLION
MARKS WERE TO dE ALLOCATED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMCBI
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B>
"EXCERPTS FROM THE EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICY BY FEDERAL CHANCELLOR
HELMUT SCHMIDT OF DECEMBER 16. 1976." UMWELT, NO. 53
EPA
GERMAN 02/16/77 PG S 1-2 ID* 04427A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY WILL CONTINUE WORK TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES WILL CONCENTRATE ON CLEANING UP RIVERS AND OTHER BODIES OF WATER.
COMBATING TRAFFIC NOISE. AND UNIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINAL LAW. THE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IS
REGARDED AS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COVER THE ANTICIPATED NEED FOR ELECTRICITY.
HOWEVER THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF PLANTS WILL HAVE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.
CITIZENS' RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOP NUCLEAR
FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE PROTECTED. IN ADDITION. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PROCEED WITH
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNLESS THE PROBLEM OF WASTE DISPOSAL HAS BEEN
ADEQUATELY SOLVED. TALKS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE LAND OF LOWER SAXONY ABOUT A
CENTRAL NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL SITE ARE EXPECTED TO BE HELPFUL IN THIS REGARD.
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND THE SHOPTAGE OF RAW MATERIALS." WASSER, LUFT
UNO BETRIEB
MATTHOEFER. HANS EPA
GERMAN 01/00/77 PGS 34-35 ID* 04438A
SOLID WASTE
THIS ARTICLE BY THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY STATES THAT CONSERVATION OF
RAW MATERIALS AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARE GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOALS IN PRINCIPLE, BUT
MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY IN IMPLEMENTATION, PARTICULARLY IN ECONOMICALLY TROUBLED TIMES.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLICY SHOULD BOTH HELP TO ANALYZE AND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN THESE
AREAS. THE AREAS OF RAW MATERIALS PRODUCTION, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY ARE CLOSELY RELATED.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CAN DO MUCH. FOR EXAMPLE. IN RECYCLING POLLUTING WASTES. VIA SUCH
PROCESSES AS PYROLYSIS. INTO RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RAW MATERIAL
RESEARCH PROGRAM SEEKS. AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE CLOSED CIRCULATION OF MATERIALS. AMONG THE GOALS
OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ENERGY PROGRAM ARE THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION IN ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE
AND THE REDUCTION OF DEPENDENCE ON POLLUTING AND SCARCE OIL.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(E)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: WHAT HAS HAPPENED THUS FAR?" WASSER. LUFT UNO BETRIEB
EPA
GERMAN 01/00/77 PGS 37 ID* 04449A
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED ITS FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM IN SEPT. 1971. THIS ARTICLE
OFFERS A SHQ3T ACCOUNTING OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE THEN AS WELL AS FEDERAL PLANS FOR 1977.
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AFTER 1971 GAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE IN THE AREAS
OF AIR QUALITY. NOISE. AND WASTE REMOVAL. IMPORTANT LAWS PASSED SINCE THEN INCLUDE: THE LEADED
GASOLINE LAW. THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW, THE HASHING AGENT LAW. THE WASTE REMOVAL LAW.
THE AIRCRAFT NOISE LAW, THE AMENDED WATER MANAGEMENT LAW, THE SEWAGE FEE LAW, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
STATISTICS LA*. THE AMENDED ATOMIC ENERGY LAW. AND A NEW RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE. THE
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. AND PRINCIPLES FOR TESTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPATIBILITY OF FEDERAL MEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. GOALS FOR THE FUTURE REMAIN: PREVENTION,
ADHERENCE TO THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE, DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS,
PROMOTION OF FAVORABLE TECHNOLOGIES. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, AND FINANCIAL BALANCE.
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM( A I
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DECISION SYSTEM." UMWELT. NO. 54
GcHMANY.FEO *EP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN ''3/24/77 PGS 6-8 ID* 04462A
THIS ARTICLE BY DR. JOSEF KOFLBL1; , -t FAD OF THE ENVIRONMENT DIVISION OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
THE INTERIOR, DESCRIBES THE DEC ISION-MA< ING STRUCTURE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FULL LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS OF AIR, NOISE AND
WASTE. IT HAb ONLY FRAMEWORK POWERS IN THE AREAS OF WATER MANAGEMENT, NATURE PROTECTION AND CARE
OF THE LANDSCAPE. IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL DUTIES, INCLUDING THAT OF
COORDINATION. FALL TO THE MINISTRY OF THF INTERIOR, BUT SEVEN MINISTRIES HAVE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL
TASKS. VARIOUS COORDINATING ORGANIZATIONS EXIST, INCLUDING THE "ENVIRONMENTAL CABINET." THE
FEDERAL MINISTRIES ARE ASSISTED BY VARIOUS FEDERAL SUPERIOR AUTHORITIES. SUCH AS THE FEDERAL
ENVIRONMENTAu AGENCY. THE LANDS HAVE THF MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING FEDERAL LAWS*
INTERNATIONAL COORPERAT I ON, PARTICULARLY IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IS ALSO IMPORTANT IN
GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. (A FLOW CHART ILLUSTRATING THE TEXT ACCOMPANIES THE ARTICLE.*
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM( B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS' CONFERENCE ON FEB. 7. 1977 IN DUESSELDORF." UMWELT.
NO. 54
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PGS 4-5 ID* 04463A
RADIATION NOISE TOXIC SUBS
THE CONFERENCE OF THOSE MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IN THE FEDERAL LANDS
(STATES* AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS' CONFERENCE* MET ON FEB. 7, 1977 IN
DUESSELDORF. THE CONFERENCE REAFFIRMED ITS DECISION OF FEB. 9, 1976 TO THE EFFECT THAT NEW
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED UNTIL THE POSSIBILITIES OF WASTE REMOVAL ARE CERTAIN.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE LANDS SHOULD CREATE THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE REALIZATION OF
A CENTRAL NjCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. THE CONFERENCE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT LAND MINISTERS
AND SENATORS RESPONSIBLE FCR NOISE PROTECTION ADOPT THE "GUIDELINES FOR STRUCTURAL MEASURES FOR
PROTECTION AGAINST EXTERIOR NOISE." IN DRAFT FORM SINCE APRIL 1976. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROMOTE STRENGTHENED NOISE STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. FINALLY IT WAS
DECIDED THAT VINYLCHLORIDE EMISSIONS SHOULD MEET AT LEAST THE LIMITS FOR PARTICULARLY HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES UNDER THE "TECHNICAL GUIDELINE FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY."
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GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM<8)
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(6)
"ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS." UMWELT.
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PGS 1-4 ID* 04464A
NO. 54
GUENTER HARTKOPF. STATE SECRETARY IN THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, COMMENTED FOR THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AT THE NATO-CCMS ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON "THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DECISION-WAKING PROCESS" IN DUESSELDORF FEB 8, 1977. HE STATED THAT THE
PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL BASES OF LIFE IS A MAJOR GOVERNMENT TASK. PREVENTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. TOGETHER WITH THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE AND COOPERATION AMONG VARIOUS LEVELS OF
SOCIETY, ARE BASIC TENETS OF GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. LEGISLATION IS A MAJOR TOOL OF
PREVENTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. HE MENTIONED PARTICULARLY THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW
AND THE LEADED GASOLINE LAW. IN 1975. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ADOPTED THE PRINCIPLES FOP TESTING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEASURES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PRIVATE AREAS OF
SOCIETY, BOTH INDUSTRY AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS. ARE ALSO URGED TO INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSIDERATIONS IN DECISIGN-MAKING PROCESSES. INDEPENDENTLY AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
"ENVITEC «77." UMWELT. NO. 54
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
GERMAN 03/24/77 PGS 5 ID*
ALSO ST
EPA
04465A
ENVITEC «77, THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR AND CONGRESS OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. TOOK PLACE IN DUESSELDORF FROM FEB. 7-12, 1977 UNDER THE GENERAL PATRONAGE OF THE
FEDERAL PRESIDENT. IT CONSISTED OF SEVERAL ELEMENTS. THE INDUSTRIAL TRADE FAIR OFFERED A SURVEY
CF THE PRESENT STATE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ALL ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL AREAS.
ABOUT 400 EXHIBITORS FROM 14 COUNTRIES TOOK PART. THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY SPONSORED A CONGRESS ON THE TOPIC "ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT," ATTENDED BY 950
EXPERTS FROM 17 COUNTRIES. THIRTY INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL AND
LAND LEVELS EXPLAINED THEIR WORK AT AN INFO-CENTER: ENVIRONMENT-SCIENCE AND RESEARCH. THE
UNION OF GERMAN ENGINEERS (VDI) HELD AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COLLOQUIUM, UNDER SPONSORSHIP OF
THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY. CONSISTING OF 30 SEMINARS AT WHICH TOPICS ON AIR, NOISE. WATER
AND WASTE WERE DISCUSSED.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM<6»
"ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
GERMAN 03/00/77 PGS 80
ALSO ST
ID*
EPA
0446SA
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR DISTRIBUTED 6O MILLION MARKS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
PROGRAMS IN 1976. IN 1977. 104 MILLION MARKS ARE PLANNED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; 35 MILLION
OF THAT IS TO GO TO A POINT-OF-MAIN-EFFORT PROGRAM IN AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE. OF THE RESEARCH
FUNDS GRANTED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM OF 1976, 64 PERCENT WENT TO AIR QUALITY
MAINTENANCE; 17 PERCENT TO WATER MANAGEMENT; 9 PERCENT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT; 6 PERCENT TO NOISE
ABATEMENT; AND 4 PERCENT TO BASIC AND GENERAL TASKS.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
SEC )
INTERNATIONAL
SE( )
"1977: TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." WASSER, LUFT UNO
BETRIEB
EPA
GERMAN 01/00/77 PGS 36 ID* 04455A
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL UNION O= GERMAN INDUSTRY'S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSED
WHAT TRADE AND INDUSTRY EXPECT FROM THE EIGHTH FEDERAL GERMAN DIET AT A MEETING OF THE WORKING
GROUP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS. THIS ARTICLE EXTRACTS CERTAIN OF HIS REMARKS. HE NOTES THAT
TRADE AND INDUSTRY CAN BEST CARRY OUT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS IF THERE IS CLARITY AND CERTAINTY
IN NATIONAL GOALS. THE NUMBER OF NEW LAWS IS NOT SO IMPORTANT AS THEIR CONTENT AND ABILITY TO BE
IMPLEMENTED. THE LEGISLATOR SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING LEGAL PROVISIONS,
AND THIS IS *HAT TRADE AND INDUSTRY HOPE THE COMING FEDERAL DIET WILL DO. IN PARTICULAR, IT IS
FELT THAT THE SEWAGE FEE LAW IS ADEQUATE AND DOES NOT NEED AMENDMENT. FINALLY REPRESENTATIVES
OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY FEEL THAT THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE APPLIED UNIFORMLY WHETHER
IT AFFECTS PRIVATE OR PUBLIC MEASURES AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT FROM
FEDERAL LEGISLATORS.
"SOME SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS 3F INTERACTION BETWEEN MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
VOPROSY FILOSOFII. NC. 12
TIMOFEEV, T. T. EPA
RUSSIAN 13/00/76 PGS 40-51 ID* 04458A
THE AUTH33 DISCUSSES SOME SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS CF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. I.E.. THE
SOCIAL NATURE OF THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH THE MAIN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS
AND THE NECESSITY OF FORMULATING THE "WORKING CLASS" POLICY FOR THE FIELD OF HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION. HE ANALYZES SOME MAJOR TASKS FACING THE WORKING CLASS IN THE SPHERE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND SOME SCIENTIFIC AND NON-SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS FOR SOLVING THE ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF
THE WORLD.
JAPAN
LR( Bl
"ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BILL WON'T GO TO DIET." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 05/14/77 PGS 2 ID* 04472A
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY HAS TOLD A CABINET MEETING THAT BECAUSE OF
DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT A CABINET-APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BILL SUPPORTED BY
HIS AGENCY WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIET DURING THE CURRENT SESSION. THE BILL. DESIGNED TO
REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ADVANCE. ALSO PROVIDES FOR
HEARINGS TO GATHER OPINIONS FROM PEOPLE IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREA. FROM WITHIN THE
GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION HAS COME FROM THE MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY, WHICH
OPPOSES ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS INVOLVING ELECTRICAL POWER DEVELOPMENT, AND FROM THE CONSTRUCTION
MINISTRY. WHICH SEEKS EXEMPTION FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING. THE BILL HAS ALSO MET WITH SOME OPPOSITION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, WHICH OBJECT THAT
PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE NOT OBLIGATORY AND THAT THEY ARE LIMITED ONLY TO LOCAL PEOPLE.
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JAPAN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN JAPAN REVIEWED AT OECD MEETING IN TOKYO." JAPAN
ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY. VOL. 4, NO. 12
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY EPA
ENGLISH 12/10/76 PGS 1 ID* 04399A
THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) HELD A FIVE-DAY MEETING IN
TOKYO BEGINNING NOVEMBER 16 TO REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN JAPAN. THIS WAS THE SECOND MEETING
OF ITS KIND HELD BY THE OECD TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ON AN INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY BASIS.
THE FIRST WAS HELD IN SWEDEN IN SEPTEMBER 1973. THE RESULTS OF THE MEETING WILL BE EXAMINED BY
OECD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND WILL BE FINALIZED IN A FORM HELPFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
MAKING PROCEDURES OF MEMBER COUNTRIES. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AT THE TOKYO MEETING WE'RE: SETTING
OF STANDARDS. COMPENSATION SCHEMES, LOCATION OF DEVELCPMENTS AND COSTS AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES.
THE DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED FIELD TRIPS TO FOUR PROVINCIAL AREAS AND TALKS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THOSE AREAS. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 4C PERSONS FROM OECO NATIONS, THE OECD ENVIRONMENT
DIRECTORATE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
JAPAN
PM(B»
"ON NEW YEAR'S DAY." JAPAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY
JAPAN. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
ENGLISH 01/10/77 PGS 1
EPA
ID* 04400A
IN THIS NEW YEAR'S SPEECH. THE NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY IN
JAPAN. SHINTARO ISHIHARA. OUTLINES PLANS OF THE AGENCY FOR THE COMING YEAR* GREAT HEADWAY IN
COMBATING POLLUTION HAS BEEN MADE SINCE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENCY FIVE YEARS AGO. PARTICULARLY
IN THE AREAS OF REDUCING SULFUR DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE AIR AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES IN
MATE4. HOWEVER MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE. IN 1977. THE AGENCY PLANS TO TAKE EXTENSIVE AND
REINFORCED MEASURES FOR UNIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. A SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
WILL BE INSTITUTED TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. MEASURES
WILL ALSO BE TAKEN AGAINST POLLUTION OF THE AIR BY NITROGEN OXIDES AND POLLUTION OF WATER BY
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES. IN ADDITION. COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST NOISE AND VIBRATIONS.
PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE LANDSCAPE WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT IN THE COMING YEAR*
JAPAN
SE< >
"FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES*" TECHNOCRAT. VOL. 9. NO. 9
EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/76 PGS 82 ID* 04434A
WHEREAS THE YEARS SINCE 1965 HAVE BROUGHT THE REALIZATION OF LEGAL MEASURES TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN, THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS THAT THE FORTHCOMING DECADE WILL BE A TIME FOR
CONSOLIDATING THE SOCIOECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRCTECTION, IN PARTICULAR. IT IS ARGUED
THAT THE INDIVIDUAL MUST COME TO UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS
RELATED AND INTERDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES COMPRISING THE TOTAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. THE OPTIMUM SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENT CAN BE REALIZED ONLY IF POPULAR OPINION RECOGNIZES THE INFLUENCE OF RESTRICTIVE
FACTORS SUCH AS RESOURCES. ENERGY. POPULATION. AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY UPON VARIABLE FACTORS
SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT. PRICES. PRODUCTION. TRADE. AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
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GENERAL
NORWAY
LR( A)
"JUNE Hi 19?6 LAW NC. 79 CONCERNING PRODUCT CONTROL." NORSK LOVTIDEND AVD. I
NJ. 16
EPA
NORWEGIAN 16/22/76 PGS 441-446 ID* 04396A
TOXIC SU6S
THE PURPOSE OF THIS LAW IS TO PREVENT PRODUCTS (RAW MATERIALSt AUXILIARY SUBSTANCES. AND
INTERMEDIATE AND FINISHED PRODUCTS OF ANY KIND) FROM HAVING A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON HEALTH AND
ON THE ENVIRONMENT BY CAUSING POLLUTION, WASTE, AND NOISE. ETC. THE LAW APPLIES TO INFORMATION,
IMPORTATION, USE. AND OTHER HANDLING GF A PRODUCT. A NUMBER OF REGULATORY MEASURES AND PROVISIONS
FOR INSPECTION OF FACILITIES AND SAMPLING CF PRODUCTS ARE LISTED. GENERAL PULES INCLUDE THE
CAREFUL HANDLING OF A PRODUCT, THE PROVIDING OF INFORMATION, AND OBSERVATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY.
VIOLATION OF THE LAW WILL RESULT IN A FINE OR IMPRISONMENT AND, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE
PARTIAL OR T3TAL SHUTDOWN OF A BUSINESS. A PRODUCT CONTROL COUNCIL IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO
IMPLEMENT THE LAW AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO INDUSTRY. THE COUNCIL MUST ALSO PRESENT AN
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT TO THE NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT (STORTING). THE CROWN MAY ISSUE FURTHER
REGULATIONS COVERING SPECIFIC ISSUES AND WILL ALSO ANNOUNCE WHEN THE LAW IS TO GO INTO EFFECT.
OAS
LR( A»
"OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 218 (VI-0/76) ON THE AGREEMENT FOR NATURE
PROTECTION AND WILDLIFE PRESERVAT ION." CIENCIA INTERAMERICANA. VOL. 17, NOS.
EPA
SPANISH 12/00/76 PGP 56-57 ID* 04413A
3/4
REVIEWING ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY EXPLOITATION OF WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AS
WELL AS QY TH= DESTRUCTION OF NATURAL HABITATS AND THE GROWING DEGREE OF POLLUTION. THIS
RESOLUTION. ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES COAS). LENDS
OFFICIAL EMPHASIS AND APPROVAL TO INTER-AMERICAN ADHERENCE TO THE AGREEMENT ON NATURE PROTECTION
AND WILDLIFE PRESERVATION. WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RATIFIED BY MOST MEMBER STATES OF THE OAS. THE
RESOLUTION STRESSES INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MUTUAL COOPERATION IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH. IN
ADMINISTRATION OF PARKS AND RESERVES, AND IN ADOPTION OF OThER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES.
THE PERMANENT EXECUTIVE COMMISSION OF THE INTER-AMERI CAN EDUCATION COUNCIL IS TO PREPARE A REPORT
ANALYZING THE POTENTIAL FOR MULTILATERAL OPERATIONS AND CONFERENCES IN THESE MATTERS, AND THE
OFFER OF THE UNITED STATES TO SERVE AS HOST FOR AN INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ALONG THESE LINES
IS ACCEPTED.
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PMCB)
PAGE
IS
REAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
SOUTH AFRICA* DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH* 00/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID*
*ALSO AFRIKAANS
EPA
04405A
THIS GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PAMPHLET BRIEFLY CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF
POLLUTION AND NAMES THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR COMBATING THEM:
LITTERINGt ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. MARRING OF THE ENVIRONMENT. SEA POLLUTION. AIR
POLLUTION. WATER POLLUTION. ENVIRONMENTAL POISONING. NOISE POLLUTION AND ABUSE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT*
SWEDEN
LR( A)
"JUNE 3, 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 484 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE." SVENSK
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING 1976:484
EPA
SWEDISH 06/24/76 PGS 1-9 ID* 00817C
THIS ORDINANCE. WHICH ABROGATES THE 1974 ORDINANCE NO. 1028 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE,
STIPULATES THAT A NATURAL OBJECT AND ITS MANAGEMENT ARE TO BE DEFINED AND HANDLED ACCORDING TO THE
1964 LAW NO. 822 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE* ALTHOUGH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
IS THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE BODY OF ADMINISTRATION FOR NATURE PROTECTION. THE PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT CARRIES THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN EACH COUNTY. THE ORDINANCE CONTAINS
STIPULATIONS DEALING WITH THE FOLLOWING AREAS: NATIONAL PARKS; NATURE RESERVATIONS; NATURAL
MONUMENTS; THE PROTECTION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT. REGULATIONS ALSO INCLUDE COMPENSATION, REDEMPTION FEES, AND OTHER FINANCIAL MATTERS.
THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY THE SEPTEMBER 2. 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 746 (SVENSK FORFATTNINGSSAMLING
1976:746), WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1. 1977.
SWEDEN
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
ST(
LIVER PERFUSION A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS.
BEIJE. BRITA EPA
SWEDISH 02/00/77 PGS 1-19 ID* 04404A
SNV PM 822
THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES AN EXPERIMENT FINANCED BY THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD THROUGH WHICH AN ISOLATED RAT LIVER WAS PERFUSED IN ORDER TO
STUDY HIGHLY LIPOPHILIC SUBSTANCES. THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS WERE STUDIED DURING THE FIVE HOURS
OF PERFUSION: HEMOLYSIS. PERFUSATE AND BILE FLOW; THE PERFUSATE LEVELS OF GLUCOSE, UREA,
GLUTAMIC-PYRUVIC AND GLUTAMIC-OXALACE TIC TRANSAMINASE: AND THE UPTAKE OF UACTATE ADDED TO THE
PREFUSATE AND THE INCORPCRATION OF IAC-UYSIN INTO THE PLASMA PROTEINS. THE RESULTS OBTAINED
COMPARED FAVORABLY WITH CTHER RAT LIVER PERFUSION SYSTEMS* AFTER PERFUSION. THE ISOLATED LIVER
flCROSOMES WERE STUDIED FOR THEIR DETOXICATION CAPACITY IN A NADPH-GENERATING SYSTEM USING N.
N-DIMETHYLANILINE (DMAI AS SUBSTRATE. NO CHANGE WAS NOTED IN N-OXYGENATION OF DMA WHEN MICROSOME
PREPARATIONS TAKEN FROM NORMAL PAT LIVERS WERE USED. AND C-OXYGENATION WAS ONLY DECREASED BY 12
PERCENT IN MICROSOMES FROM PERFUSED LIVERS.
USSR
LRC Al
"ON THE PROGRESS OF FULFILLING THE SEPTEMBER 20, 1972 RESOLUTION OF THE USSR
SUPREME SOVIET BY THE AZERBAYDZHAN SSR." VEDOMOSTI VERKHNOVNOGO SOVETA SSSR. NO. 29
EPA
RUSSIAN 08/21/76 PGS 494-495 ID* 04403A
ALSO PMA
THIS DECREE OF THE USSR SUPREME SCVIET PRESIDIUM STIPULATES THAT THE SEPTEMBER 20. 1972 DECREE
OF THE USSR SUPREME SOVIET. "ON MEASURES TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND RATIONAL
USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES." IS TO BE MORE STRICTLY ADHERED TO BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF THE
AZERBAYDZHAN SSR. SEVERAL USSR MINISTRIES ARE DIRECTED TO FOLLOW MORE CLOSELY THESE LEGISLATIVE
DEMANDS. IT ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME SOVIET AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
OF THE UNION AND UNION-REPUBLICS LEVEL. TOGETHER WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. INTENSIFY THEIR CONTROL
OVER THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS LEGISLATION. THEY ARE ALSO DIRECTED TO ACCEPT THE METHODS OF
REGULATING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE AIR BASIN AND THE FAUNA OF AZERBAYDZHAN AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE. THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS TO DEVELOP AND
PRESENT TO THE PRESIDIUM OF THE USSR SUPREME SOVIET DRAFT LAWS ON PROTECTION OF FAUNA AND THE
ATMOSPHERE.
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17
GENERAL
USSR
"MAY 31. 1973 STATUTE ON STATE SANITARY SUPERVISION IN THE USSR."
SOBRANIE POSTANOVLENIY PRAVITEL•STVA SSSR. NO. 16
EPA
RUSSIAN PO/00/73 PGS 331-342 I D» 04411 A
ALSO PMA
THIS STATUTE DEFINES THE BASIC DUTIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE USSR PUBLIC HEALTH
AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS THAT DEAL WITH THE ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING. TRAINING AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE NATION. AND THE REDUCTION AND
PREVENTION OF ILLNESSES. IT SUPERSEDES THE OCT. 29. 1963 DECREE OF THE USSR COUNCIL OF
MINISTERS* "ON STATE SANITARY SUPERVISION IN THE USSR."
USSR
LR
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LR(B>
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1 8
"LIABILITY FTH DAMAGES CAUSED TO OBJECTS OF NATURE UNDER CIVIL LAW."
SOVETSKAYA YUSTITSIYAt Nd. 2
STE8LOV. A. EPA
RUSSIAN 01/«?/75 PGS 9-11 ID* C4443A
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES VARIOUS CIVIL LIABILITY LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND HOW THEY
ARE APPLIED BY COURTS AGAINST VIOLATORS. THE PLENUM OF THE USSR SUPREME COURT ISSUED A DECREE
ON APRIL lit 1973, "ON THE PRACTICE OF APPLYING NATURE PROTECTION LEGISLATION BY COURTS." THIS
DECREE. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR, SPELLS OUT PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES
CALSED TO NATURE. AND TC IMPCSE FINES ON THE OFFENDERS.
USSR
LR( B)
"LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE AND PEOPLE'S HEALTH."
PRAVO. NO. 6
MALEIN. N. S.
RUSSIAN 06/00/76 PGS 79-84
ALSO PMB
SOVETSKOE GOSUDARSTVO I
ID*
EPA
04450A
THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION INVOLVES CERTAIN NEGATIVE ASPECTS THAT AFFECT
SOCIETY. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTIVE FORCES EXERTS CERTAIN INFLUENCES
ON NATURE. INCLUDING THE POLLUTION OF THE EMVIRCNMENT. THESE PRODUCE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON
HUfAN LIFE AND HEALTH. THEREFORE. A NATURE PROTECTION PROBLEM DEVELOPS INTO A HUMAN
PROTECTION PROBLEM. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES VARIOUS LAWS THAT DEAL WITH SAFEGUARDING PEOPLE'S
HEALTH AND WITH PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. HE BELIEVES THAT THE COMPETENCE, RIGHTS AND DUTIES
OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHOULD BE DEFINED CLEARLY BY
LEGISLATION AND THAT ECOLCGICAL NORMS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR EVALUATING THE ACTIVITIES OF
ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS. HE STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE IN IMPROVING LIABILITY NORMS THAT
DEAL WITH VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND HUMAN HEALTH LEGISLATION AND ARGUES IN
FAVOR OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT THAT WOULD LIMIT AND PROHIBIT NUCLEAR TESTS.
USSR
LR(B»
"MATERIAL LIABILITY CF ENTERPRISES FOR POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT.'
SOVETSKAYA YUSTITSIYA. NO. 20
KOLBASQV. 0. EPA
RUSSIAN 10/00/74 PGS 16-17 ID* 044S2A
ALSO PMB
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. THE QUESTION OF THE MATERIAL LIABILITY OF ENTERPRISES FOR HARM DONE
AS A RESULT DF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ARISES ONLY IN THOSE CASES WHEN THE HARM TO "PROPERTY" IS
CBVIOUS AND PROPERLY DOCUMENTED. PROCEDURES DEALING WITH THE RESTITUTION FOR DAMAGES DUE TO
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ARE VERY COMPLICATED BECAUSE EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED TO
PROVE THE ACTUAL FACT OF POLLUTION. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES VARIOUS LAWS. COURT PROCEDURES AND
LIABILITY CASES INVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND POINTS OUT THE NECESSITY FOR IMPROVING
LEGAL REGULATIONS OF PROPERTY RELATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE NECESSITY
FOR CREATING CADASTRES AND ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF BASIC NATURAL RESOURCES.
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USSR
LR(B)
USSR
PM(B)
PAGE
"FOR A CLEAN ENVIRONKENT." VOSKCVSKAYA PRAVDA
RUSSIAN 01/12/77 PCS 1
ID*
EPA
044S7A
THE BUREAUS OF THE MOSCOW CITY COMMITTEE AND THE MOSCOW COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU AND THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES OF MOSCOW CITY AND OBLAST SOVIET WORKER'S DEPUTIES HAVE ACCEPTED A JOINT RESOLUTION.
"ON PLANNED MEASURES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT OF MOSCOW AND ITS OUTLYING AREAS FOR THE YEARS
1976-1980." THIS RESOLUTION POINTS OUT MAJOR SHORTCOMINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
IN THE AREA AND SUGGESTS CONCRETE MEASURES TO RECTIFY THEM. ONE OF THESE MEASURE CALLS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND RATIONAL
USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES UP TO THE YEAR 1990. IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLANS FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF MOSCOW. VARIOUS CITY AND OBLAST AGENCIES ARE TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR ACHIEVING
SYSTEMATIC CONTROL OVER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS.
"THE URAL WATERS ARE BECOMING CLEANER." TRUD
BORISOV, A.
RUSSIAN 04/10/77 PGS 3
ID*
EPA
04419A
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS NO LONGER A SECONDARY PROBLEM, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE* THAT ALL LEADERS DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENT REALIZE THIS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO COMBAT AND CONTROL POLLUTION IF THEY ARE PURSUED
VIGOROUSLY. THIS ARTICLE ALSO POINTS OUT MAJOR DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE PROTECTION OF
WATER AND AIR IN THE URAL REGION AND SUGGESTS THAT SOME OF THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES. LIKE TIMBER AND
WOOD PROCESSING. SHOULD ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE WASTE-FREE PRODUCTION. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISA
COMPLICATED PROBLEM AND ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED IN THAT DIRECTION.
USSR
PMC at
"ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURE. FIRST ALL-UNION METHODOLOGICAL SCHOOL
SYMPOSIUM." IZVESTIYA AKADEMII NAUK SSSR. SERIYA BIOLOGICHESKAYA. NO. 2
KOVDA, V. A.. AND OTHERS EPA
RUSSIAN 03/00/77 PGS 312-314 ID* 04429A
IN SEPTEMBER. 1976 AN ALL-UNION METHODOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM, "ON ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN
AGRICULTURE." WAS HELD IN KRASNODAR. IT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE USSR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE
USSR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROBLEMS WERE DISCUSSED. THE
PARTICIPANTS PROPOSED PROGRAMS TO MAKE THE POPULATION AT LARGE AWARE OF ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND
TO STUDY THE.POSSIBILITY OF CHARGING INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES FOR LAND AND WATER
USE. FURTHERMORE. THEY PLANNED TO INCLUDE A MANDATORY COURSE ON ENVIRONMENYAL PROTECTION IN ALL
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. THEY ALSO PROPOSED TO INTENSIFY CONTROL OVER VARIOUS WASTE
MATERIAL. PESTICIDES AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES THAT POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ASKED THAT
AN ECOLOGIST POSITION BE CREATED WITH THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN
ALL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS AND IN ALL REGIONAL COMMITTEES FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE.
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GENERAL
USSR
PM
"STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT SIMPEVARP A MATTER FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TO DECIDE." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 01/29/77 PGS 16 ID* 04445A
*RADIATION
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LAND USE
SWEDEN
SEC )
SWITZERLAND
LR(BI
"FARMERS APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT:
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
THE BEST TILLED SOIL WILL BE DEVELOPED.
SWEDISH
02/15/77 PCS 1C
ID*
EPA
04446A
A CONFLICT HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN TH= MUNICIPALITY OF BCDEN AND FARMERS FROM AN ADJACENT AREA
WHICH BODEN WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP. THE FARMERS ARGUE THAT THEIR LAND IS THE MOST FERTILE IN
NORRBOTTEN COUNTY. WHERE CNLY 0.5 PERCENT OF THE SOIL IS TILLED. IF THE MUNICIPALITY WERE TO USE
THIS LAND, THE FARMERS FEEL THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES IN THEIR PRESENT
OCCUPATIONS. THEY ALSO PROCLAIM THEY HAVE BEEN BADLY TREATED. THEY WERE NOT CONSULTED PRIOR TO
THE 3EVELOPMENT DECISION AND THEY CLAIM THE PRICE THEY WERE OFFERED FOR THEIR LAND WAS HIGHLY
INADEQUATE. 3OTH THE NATIONAL PLANNING OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL BOARD OF AGRICULTURE WERE OPPOSED
TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS. WHEN REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE FORMER (PALME) GOVERNMENT WERE INVITED BY
THE MUNICIPALITY. THE FARMERS CLAIM THAT AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED WITH THE BODEN AUTHORITIES
WITHOUT THEIR BEING CONSULTED. AN APPEAL HAS NOW BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND IT IS HOPED THAT AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION WILL BE FOUND.
"THE SECOND VERSION OF THE LAND USE PLANNING LAW." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 01/12/77 PGS 13 ID* 04397A
SINCE THE REJECTION IN REFERENDUM OF THE SWISS LAND USE PLANNING LAW ON JUNE 13. 1976,
ABOUT 12 SUGGESTED TEXTS FOR A NEW LAW HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BY VARIOUS
INTEREST GROJPS. THEY RANGE FROM DRAFTS RECOGNIZING COMPLETE FREEDOM OF THE LANDHOLDER TO VERY
GOVERNMENTALLY CENTRALIZED SOLUTIONS. A NEW DRAFT PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL JUSTICE AND POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE READY IN EARLY SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. GOVERNMENT EXPERTS PLAN A
MODERATE VERSION, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SUGGESTED EXTREMES. THE NEW DRAFT WILL PROBABLY NOT INCLUDE
THE MUCH DISPUTED INSTRUMENT OF VALUE-ADDED TAXING NOfi THE CONCEPT OF MATERIAL EXPROPRIATION.
NOISE
BELGIUM
LR(B»
"STRICT CONTROL OF MOTORBIKES AND MOTORCYCLES AS OF MONDAY."
LE SOIR
EPA
FRENCH 02/05/77 PGS 1.7 ID* 044C8A
ALSO PMB
THIS DISCUSSION OF BRUSSEL'S ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON NOISE POLLUTION MEASURES
WHICH ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR APPLICATION AS OF FEBRUARY 7. 1977. RESEARCH IS REPORTED TO HAVE
DEMONSTRATED THAT 52 PERCENT OF NERVOUS PROBLEMS CAN BE RELATED TO EXCESSIVE URBAN NOISE. NOISE
IS DESCRIBED AS BELONGING TO THREE CATEGORIES: 1) DOMESTIC NOISES. UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
MUNICIPALITIES SINCE 1973, WHICH HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED TO 40 DB FOR NOISES ORIGINATING FROM THE
DWELLING DURING THE DAY AND 30 DB AT NIGHT; 2) INDUSTRIAL NOISES, WHICH ARE UNDER THE JURISDICTION
OF THE WORK PROTECTION SERVICES; AND It TRANSPORT-RELATED NOISES WHICH ARE SAID TO CREATE THE
GREATEST DISCOMFORT. CROWN DECREES SETTING ADMISSIBLE NOISE LIMITS FOR AUTOMOBILES, MOTORBIKES,
AND MOTORCYCLES HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED. WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE
FORCE. BRUSSELS NOW EXPECTS TC STRICTLY ENFORCE THE LIMITS APPLICABLE TO TWO-WHEELED MOTOR
VEHICLES. OFTEN THE NOISIEST. LIMITS RANGE FROM 95 TO 101 DBS ACCORDING TO VEHICLE SIZE,
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FRANCE
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22
"CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLLUTION: S^ILL MUCH TO BE ACCOMPLISHED."
L£ FIGA30
SCH*EITZ£f), GENEVIEVE
FRENCH !2/l"/76 PGS 1 f
*WATER AIR SDLIO iKASTE
EPA
ID* 0442CA
GERMANY,FED REP OF
LR( B)
"PRINCIPLES OF THE LICENSING PROCEDURE UNDER THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTPOL LAW
AND THt ATOMIC ENERGY PROCEDURAL ORDINANCE." UMWELT, NO. 54
GERMANY.F5D REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PCS 11 ID* 04466A
•AIR RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM( B»
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS' CONFERENCE ON FEB. 7, 1977 IN DUESSELDORF. "
NO. 54
GERMANY, FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PCS 4-5 ID* 04463A
^GENERAL RADIATION TOXIC SUBS
UMWELT.
GERMANY,FED REP CF
PM( B)
LAERMFINOEX— INFORMATIGNSFUEHRER LAERMMINDERUNG (NOISE FINDEX GUIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE REDUCTION OF NOISE). MATERIALIEN 7/76
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-125 ID* 04469A
ALSO LRB
TO
THIS INDEX IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INTERESTED CITIZENS tuITH SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR
RECOURSES IN INSTANCES OF NOISE NUISANCE. IT CONTAINS LISTS OF PERTINENT LAWS. REGULATIONS. AND
NORMS; OFFICIALS; AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING. CHAPTERS LIST:
1) OFFICES TO WHICH ONE MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT ACUTE NOISE NUISANCE IN THE PRIVATE SPHERE OR AT THE
WORKING PLACE; 2) SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT NOISE AND NOISE REDUCTION, INCLUDING INSTITUTIONS.
INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS; 3) FEDERAL AND LAND (STATE) LAWS; 4) JURISOICTIONAL
DEPARTMENTS IN FEDERAL AND LAND GOVERNMENTS; AND 5) RECOGNIZED TESTING OFFICES WHICH UNDERTAKE
NOISE MEASUREMENTS. TITLED TABS THROUGHOUT THE PUBLICATION FACILITATE THE LOCATION OF INDIVIDUAL
SECTIONS. THERE ARE ALSC A SUBJECT INDEX AND A GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS. THE INTRODUCTION
DELINEATES TM= OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL STEPS AN AFFECTED PERSON MAY ATTEMPT IN COMBATTING A SOURCE
CF NOISE. SUCH STEPS RANGE FROM DISCUSSION telTH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON TO A COMPLAINT AT COURT.
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NOISE
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(AI
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
"THE CONTROL OF NOISE (APPEALS! REGULATIONS 1975."
NO. 2116
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1975,
ENGLISH
00/00/75 PSS 1-8
ID*
EPA
02482L
NOISE ABATEMENT NOTICES ISSUED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND AND NALES UNDER THE CONTROL
OF POLLUTION ACT MAY BE APPEALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE REGULATIONS. WHICH COME INTO OPERATION
ON JANUARY 1. 1976. THE GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUCH APPEALS TO MAGISTRATES* COURTS OR TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ARE SET FORTH, AND THE ACTIONS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN BY
THE COURTS OR BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO GIVE EFFECT TO THEIR DECISIONS CONCERNING APPEALS
ARE DELINEATED. THE REGULATIONS ALSO DEFINE THOSE INSTANCES WHEREIN AN ABATEMENT NOTICE SHALL
BE CONTINUED IN FORCE OR SUSPENDED PENDING AN APPEAL DECISION BY THE COURT. THESE REGULATIONS
APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO ENGLAND AND WALES.
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NOISE
OECO
PM( B»
PESTICIDES
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"OECD ATTACKS NOISE THE NUMBER ONE SCOURGE." LE FIGARO
EPA
10* 04437A
FRENCH
03/16/77 PGS
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE BEING ACCORDED TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON HUMAN HEALTH
SPURRED THE OECD TO UNDERTAKE A SURVEY OF NOISE PREVENTION MEASURES IN VARIOUS NATIONS. THE
RESULTING OECD REPORT ALSO COVERS NOISE CONTROL PROPOSALS WHICH ARE BASED ON OBSERVED METHODS OF
POLLUTION ABATEMENT. TWO CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF NOISE CONTROL CITED IN THE REPORT INVOLVE THE
MODIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE DESIGNS AND THE REPLACEMENT OF CURRENT CONSTRUCTION SITE
EQUIPMENT WITH SOUNC-DAMPED EQUIVALENTS. THE PROTECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS RECOMMENDED ONLY IN
INSTANCES OF EXCESSIVE NCISINESS WHEN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ARE ADVISED. MORE INNOVATIVE OR
LOW-COST APPROACHES MENTIONED INCLUDE ANTI-NOISE CAMPAIGNS; DECIBEL LEVEL LABELING OF DOMESTIC
APPLIANCES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: AN D ANTI-NOISE BRIGADES. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT
APPROACHES TO NOISE REDUCTION IN THE SURVEYED NATIONS ARE CITED BY THE AUTHOR.
"NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT PHENOXYACIDS CAUSE CANCER." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 02/08/77 PGS 5 ID* 04444A
A SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP STUDYING THE SMALL VILLAGE OF RINN IN VARMLAND COUNTY HAS
CHARGED THAT PHENOXY ACIDS, WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY USED IN DEFORESTATION. MAY CAUSE CANCER. IN THE
LAST TEN YEARS. 15 OF THE VILLAGE'S 150 INHABITANTS HAVE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE. THE GROUP HAS
ALSO VOICED CONCERN THAT AN UNNATURAL NUMBER OF DEFORMED CHILDREN ARE BEING BORN IN VARMLAND. A
WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL SWEDISH SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD TO STUDY THE
PROBLEM. BUT OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN VOICED THAT NOT ONLY PESTICIDES BUT THE WHOLE CHEMICAL
ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE STUDY. THE CHIEF PHYSICIAN AT THE NORWEGIAN NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH HAS DISPUTED THE CLAIM THAT PHENOXY ACIDS MAY CAUSE CANCER. A PREVIOUS STUDY
OF SWEDISH RAILROAD WORKERS WHO WERE IN CONTACT WITH AMITROLE AND PHENOXY ACIDS RESULTED IN THE
BAN OF AMITROLE BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO RULE OUT CANCER-CAUSING EFFECTS IN RELATIONSHIP TO
THIS HERBICIDE. PHENOXY ACIDS. HOWEVER, DID NOT SHOW ANY SUCH INDICATIONS.
RADIATION
AUSTRIA
PM(B»
"PROJECT ON WASTE STORAGE FACILITY T0 BE READY IN SUMMER.
DISAGREEMENT REGARDING LOCATION." DIE PRESSE
GERMAN
02/09/77 PGS
ID*
COMPETENCY
EPA
04439A
THE AUSTRIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANNING SOCIETY (KKWP) IS WORKING ON TWO PROJECTS FOR THE
DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR WASTES. ONE OF THE PLANS. TO BE READY BY SUMMER 1977, CONCERNS THE FINAL
STORAGE OF ATOMIC WASTES FROM THE AUSTRIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AT ZWENTENDORF. ST. PANTALEON AND
A THIRD IN THE PLANNING STAGE. THE FINAL STORAGE INSTALLATION WOULD BE A 15P-2CO METER DEEP
TUNNEL FACILITY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HIGH. MEDIUM AND LOW ACTIVITY WASTES. THE SECOND PLANNING
PROJECT CONCERNS AN INTERMEDIATE STORAGE FACILITY FOR USED FUELS. THE FACILITY. WHICH WOULD BE
PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND. WOULD BE EQUIPPED TO RECEIVE 3000 FUEL ELEMENTS, EQUAL TO 530 TONS OF
URANIUM. BOTH FACILITIES WOULD BE AT THE SAME SITE. TO CIRCUMVENT THE PROBLEM OF WHETHER
FEDERAL OR LAND AUTHORITIES SHOULD CHOOSE THIS SITE UNDER THE RADIATION PROTECTION LAW. THE ENERGY
INDUSTRY WILL BE DELEGATED TO PROPOSE A LOCATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENERGY INDUSTRY WILL
PROBABLY FORM A NEW COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE FACILITIES.
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RADIATION
CANADA
LRt A)
CANADA
LR( A)
"FEBRUARY 3, 1976 RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES REGULATIONS. AMENDMENT."
SOR/76-104. CANADA GAZETTE, PART II. VOL. 111. NO. 4
EPA
ENGLISH* 02/25/76 PGS 47C-473 ID* 00706E
»ALSO FRENCH
THIS AMENDMENT ADDS TO SCHEDULE A OF DEVICES TO BE REGULATED UNDER THE 1972 RADIATION
EMITTING DEVICES REGULATION THE DEMONSTRATION-TYPE GAS DISCHARGE" DEVICE, IT CONTAINS STANDARDS
OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND A REQUIREMENT FOR AN X-RADIATION WARNING SYMBOL. STANDARDS OF
FUNCTIONING SPECIFY THE MAXIMUM EMISSION OF X-RAYS PERMISSIBLE FROM THE DEVICE UNDER ALL
CONDITIONS OF OPERATION.
"FEBRUARY 3. 1976 RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES REGULATIONS. AMENDMENT."
SOR/76-106. CANADA GAZETTE. PART II, VOL. 110. NO. 4
EPA
ENGLISH 02/25/76 PGS 475-478 ID* O0706F
THIS AMENDMENT ADDS TO SCHEDULE A OF DEVICES TO BE REGULATED UNDER THE 1972 RADIATION
EMITTING DEVICES REGULATIONS THE BAGGAGE INSPECTION X-RAY DEVICE. IT CONTAINS STANDARDS OF
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND REQUIRES AN X-RAY WARNING SYMBOL TO BE AFFIXED TO THE DEVICE AT
DESIGNATED POINTS. FINALLY THE AMENDMENT SETS STANDARDS OF FUNCTIONING THAT SPECIFY THE
MAXIMUM AVERAGE EXPOSURE RATE OF X-RAYS GENERATED BY THE DEVICE.
FRANCE
LR< A»
"AUGUST 10. 1976 ORDER...ON THE CONDITIONS FOR PUBLIC INVESTIGATIONS
PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 OF THE NOVEMBER 6. 1974 DECREE NO. 74-945."
EPA
FRENCH 09/12/76 PS S 5498 ID* 00667W
JOURNAL OFFICIEL
THIS ORDER REQUIRES THE LICENSE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT. IN SUPPORT OF HIS APPLICATION TO THE
MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH, A DOSSIER ON THE PROPOSED NUCLEAR INSTALLATION. CONTAINING THE
FOLLOWING: 11 A DESCRIPTIVE REPORT ON THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE. THE NATURE AND
ANNUAL QUANTITY OF GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS. AND THE PROJECTED DISCHARGE TREATMENT
FACILITIES; 2) A SCALED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE SITE'S LOCATION; AND 3t A PLAN ILLUSTRATING THE
LAV-OUT OF THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION. THE DOSSIER AND APPLICATION ARE IN TURN TO BE TRANSMITTED
BY THE MINISTER TO THE CONCERNED PREFECT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CENTRAL SERVICE OF
IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION. UPON RECEIPT OF THESE DOCUMENTS, THE PREFECT IS TO ISSUE A
DECREE INSTITUTING A PUBLIC INVESTIGATION OF 15 TO 30 DAYS DURING WHICH THE DOSSIER IS TO BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMMENT. THE PREFECT IS TO RETURN THE DOSSIER. WITH HIS PROPOSALS.
TO THE MINISTER WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION.
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GERMANY.FED SFP OF
LR( B)
PAGE
26
"PRINCIPLES OF THF. LICENSING PROCEDURE UNDER THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW
AND THE ATOMIC ENERGY PROCEDURAL ORDINANCE." UMWELT, NO. 54
GtWMANY.FEO REP OF, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PGS 11 ID* C4466A
*AIK NOISE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE AFFECTS NUCLEAR MEDICINE." NEUE ZUERCHER
ZEI TUNG
EPA
GERMAN 11/10/76 PGS 2 ID* C4416A
THIS ARTICLE CONTRASTS THE QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVITY DISCHARGED BY NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND
BY THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS OF HOSPITALS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. THE NEW
GERMAN RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE. WHICH GOES INTO EFFECT APRIL 1. 1977, REDUCES THE
PERMISSIBLE RADIATION DOSE FOR THE PUBLIC FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES BY SIX PERCENT. THE RADIATION
LEVEL FROM THE 10 OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY HAS ALWAYS FALLEN BELOW THE
MAXIMUM LEGAL LEVEL. THIS IS NOT SO V»ITH THE 2020 HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS AND DOCTOR'S PRACTICES
LICENSED TO JSE. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. THE MOST RECENT REPORT OF THE
FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY ON ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY AND RADIATION PROTECTION IN 1974 SHOWED
THAT IN THE SEWAGE CANAL OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AT GUNDREMMINGEN. THE HIGHEST QUARTERLY AVERAGE
OF RADIOACTIVITY WAS FOUR PICOCURIE. THE COMPARABLE VALUE FOR THE HAMBURG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN
EPPENDORF WAS 7300 PICOCURIE.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM( B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS' CONFERENCE ON FEB. 7, 1977 IN DUESSELDORF. « UMWELT,
NO. 54
GERMANY,FED REP OF.
GERMAN
*GENERAL
NOISE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
03/24/77 PGS 4-5 ID*
TOXIC SUBS
EPA
04463A
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION (RADIOACTIVE WASTE) REGULATIONS 1976." STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS 1976, NO. 959
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-2 ID* 02482R
WATER
THESE REGULATIONS PRCVIDE THAT SECTIONS 43 AND 44 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974,
DEAL WITH THE DISCHARGE OF TRADE EFFLUENTS INTO PUBLIC SEWERS. SHALL, IN ADDITION TO
ORDINARY WASTES, BE APPLIED TO RADIOACTIVE WASTE
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27
RADIATION
SWEDEN
LR(B»
"STORAG5 QF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT SIMPEVARP A MATTER FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TO DECIDE." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 01/29/77 PGS 16 ID* 04445A
LAND USE
THIS BRI = = ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED THAT THE CASE OF
OSCARSHAMN KRAFTGRUPP AB WANTING TO STORE RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT SIMPEVARP MUST BE GIVEN DUE
CONSIDERATION ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING ACT. THIS ACT STATES THAT THE CHOICE OF LOCATION FOR
INDUSTRIAL OR SIMILAR ACTIVITY OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE COUNTRY'S
COMBINED SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES MUST BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
SWITZERLAND
LR
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SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
LRt A)
"APRIL 23. 1975 DECREE NO. 75-310 ON INTERMIN I STEP IAL COORDINATION IN
THE AREA OF WASTE DISPOSAL." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 05/03/75 PGS 4500 ID* 02024B
TOXIC SU3S
THIS INTERMINISTERIAL DECREE. ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF DECREE NO. 74-758 ON THE POWERS OF THE
MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. ESTABLISHES. UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTER. AN
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION WITH THE DESIGNATED DUTY OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN THE COORDINATION
CF MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE. THE COMMISSION IS TO BE CONSULTED BY THE
MINISTER OF GENERAL POLICY MATTERS, IS TO PREPARE THE DECISIONS OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL ACTION
COMMITTEE FDR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THIS AREA, AND FOLLOW UP THEIR EXECUTION BY THE
CONCERNED MINISTRIES. THE COMPOSITION 3F THE COMMISSION. CONSISTING OF A MAJORITY OF THE
CABINET MEMBERS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. IS DESCRIBED, AS
ARE THE OCCASIONS REQUIRING ITS CONVOCATION.
FRANCE
LR
"CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLLUTION: STILL MUCH TO BE ACCOMPLISHED."
LE FIGARO
SCHWEITZER. GENEVIEVE EPA
FRENCH 12/10/76 PGS 10 ID* 04420A
*WATER NOISE AIR
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PMC E)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND THE SH3RTAGE OF RAW MATERIALS." KASSER. LUFT
UNO BETRIEB
MATTHOEFER. HANS EPA
GERMAN 01/00/77 PGS 34-35 ID* 04438A
^GENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(E)
WASTE MANAGEMENT. L ITERATOR INFORMATIONSDIENST UMWELT. VOL. 2/76
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-63 ID* 04460 A
ALSO ST
THIS IS THE SECCND VCLUM»OF A PUBLICATION LISTING AND ABSTRACTING LITERATURE IN THE FIELD OF
WASTE MANAGEMENT. '(SEE ALSO %D NO. O4202A.) IT IS PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
AS PART OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE AND INFORMATION SERVICE (LIDUM). THROUGH WHICH SIMILAR
VOLUMES ON AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION APPEAR. THE PUBLICATION CONSISTS OF THE MAJOR SECTION, IN
WHICH THE APPROXIMATELY 200-250 BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTRIES AND ABSTRACTS APPEAR. AND A SECTION OF
INDEXES. THE LISTINGS AKE ORGANIZED UNDER SUBJECT HEADINGS. SUCH AS! GENERAL, LEGISLATION AND
TECHNICAL N03MS. PLANNING. CLASSIFICATION, COLLECTION, REMOVAL OF RESIDENTIAL TYPE WASTES,
RECYCLING AND REUSE. AND TREATMENT AND REMOVAL OF SPECIAL WASTES AND PAPER. WORKS ARE LISTED
UNDER THE SU3JECT OF GREATEST EMPHASIS. WITH CROSS REFERENCES TO THE ORIGINAL ENTRY UNDER OTHER
COVERED SUBJECTS. MATERIALS ARE INDEXED ACCORDING TO AUTHOR. REPORT NUMBER. SUBJECT, CORPORATION,
AND PERIODICALS AND SERIALS. THIS PUBLICATION IS TO APPEAR AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
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SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( At
NORWAY
PM(B>
"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION (LICENSING OF WASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1976."
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1976, NO. 732
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 02482V
WATER
PURSUANT TO PART I OF THE CONTROL Or POLLUTION ACT 1974, CONCERNING THE CONTROL OF SOLID
WASTE. THESE REGULATIONS PROVIDE DESCRIPTIONS OF CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE WHICH ARE SUBJECT
TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. LIST THOSE CATEGORIES OF WASTE WUCH ARE EXEMPTED FROM LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS, AND INDICATE THE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN APPLICATIONS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL
LICENSES. THE REGULATIONS ALSO SPECIFY THAT THE INTENTION OF ANY WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE A DISPOSAL LICENSE OR TO USE LAND FOR A DISPOSAL SITE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY EXECUTIVE OR TO THE INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES. IN CASES OF DISAGREEMENT IN THIS
REGARD THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL DECIDE THE OUTCOME. OTHER PROVISIONS OF
THE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS WHEN AN APPLICATION FOR A DISPOSAL LICENSE IS
REFUSED AND SPECIFY THE INFORMATION TO BE KEPT BY WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR REGISTERS OF
DISPOSAL LICENSES* THESE REGULATIONS APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO ENGLAND AND WALES.
"SOFA. BATHTUB, STOVE. ETC. CAR NO. 53 HAULS IT TO THE DUMP." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 02/08/77 PGS 2 ID* C4448A
SINCE 1963. THE OSLO SANITATION DIVISION HAS HAD A PICKUP SERVICE FOR DISCARDED HOUSEHOLD
ITEMS, THIS ARTICLE REPORTS. FOR A FEE, CAR NO. 53 PICKS THEM UP AND HAULS THEM OFF TO BE
DISCARDED OR RESTORED AND SOLD IF FEASIBLE. LAST YEAR. THIS SERVICE BROUGHT REVENUES OF 77,000
NORWEGIAN KRONER. BUT THE FINANCIAL GAINS ARE NOT THE MAJOR REASON BEHIND THE PROJECT, PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE TO DISPOSING OF UNWANTED ARTICLES IN PARKS AND PUBLIC PLACES, THUS
KEEPING THE CITY MUCH CLEANER. A SURVEY REVEALED THAT 1.6 TONS OF WASTE ARE ANNUALLY DISPOSED OF
IN NORWAY: 37.6 PERCENT is FOOD WASTES. 34.1 PERCENT PAPER WASTE. HOUSEHOLD WASTE AMOUNTS TO
ABOUT 0*5 PERCENT OR ABOUT 8.000 TONS A YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT EACH NORWEGIAN THROWS AWAY ABOUT
ISO TO 250 KG OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE ANNUALLY.
SWEDEN
LR
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FRANCE
LR( A)
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30
"APRIL 23. 1=>75 DECREE NO. 7 ?- 31 " ON INTERM INI STER I AL COORDINATION IN
THE AREA OF WASTE DISPOSAL," JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH C5/T3/75 PCS 45CC 10* 02024B
»SOL ID WASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM( B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS' CONFERENCE ON FEB. 7, 1977 IN DUESSELDORF. •• UMWELT.
NO. 54
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN ->3/24/77 PGS 4-5 ID* 04463A
*GENERAL RADIATION NOISE
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM( B)
SEVESO. INPORMATICNEN UEBER EINE UMWELTKATASTROPHE (SEVESO. INFORMATION
ABOUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHEI. UMWELTBUNDESAMT MATERIALIEN 9/76
VAI-RENHOLT. FRITZ EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-60 ID* 04470 A
*AIR
NORWAY
LR( A)
"JUNE 11, 1976 LAW NO. 79 CONCERNING PRODUCT CONTROL." NORSK LOVTIDENO AVD. I
NO. 16
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/22/76 P3S 441-446 ID* 04396A
* GENERAL
SWEDEN
ST(
"SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE DOES PCB CAUSE MISCARRIAGE?" SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 12/02/77 PGS 1, 4 ID* 04402A
COULD THE FACT THAT BIRTHS OF NONID5NTICAL TWINS HAVE SHARPLY DECREASED IN THE LAST FIFTEEN
YEARS IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES BE LINKED TO PCB? A SWEDISH RESEARCH TEAM INTENDS TO FIND OUT
AND BELIEVES THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT PCB POLLUTION MAY CAUSE A FETUS TO BE PREMATURELY MISCARRIED.
DATA WILL BE GATHERED FROM MATERNITY WA3DS IN AREAS AROUND THE EASTERN PART OF THE BALTIC AS WELL
AS THE ISLAND OF GOTLAND AND A NUMBER OF INLAND DISTRICTS IN NORTHERN SWEDEN. BLOOD TESTS WILL
ALSO BE TAKEN FROM PEOPLE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF PCB. EARLIER TESTS HAVE REVEALED AN
AVERAGE PCB CONTENT OF BETWEEN 1 AND 10 MG PCB PER KG BODY FAT ALTHOUGH THE PCB CONTENT REACHED A
100 MG LEVEL IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. IT HAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE
REPRODUCTION OF MINK DECREASES AT THE 45-50 MG PER KG LEVEL AND THAT THE FETUS OF A FEMALE MINK
WILL BE ABORTED WHEN THE MOTHER HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO PCB. PCB ALSO HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON
REPRODUCTION OF SEALS AND OTTERS.
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WATER
BRAZIL
LRCB»
"FINE FOR POLLUTING SHIPS SET AT 2.DOC FRANCS." 0 ESTAOO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 03/31/77 PCS 30 ID* 04436A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT PRESIDENT ERNESTO GEISEL GF BRAZIL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR MARINE POLLUTION, HAS SET A FINE OF 3,000 FRANCS PER
TON TO BE LEVIED AGAINST ANY SHIP WHICH DISCHARGES OIL INTO THE SEA. THE SUM OF THE POLLUTION
FINE, HOWEVER. WILL NOT EXCEED 210 MILLION FRANCS IF THE SHIP OWNER PARTICIPATES IN THE POLLUTION
COMPENSATION FUND. (SEE ID NOS. 03354A, B. » THE ARTICLE ALSO CITES THE DRAFTING BY THE SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF A NEW MARINE POLLUTION LAW WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOP THE
FORMULATION OF POLLUTION FINES AGAINST SHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DAMAGE DONE* THE PRESENT
MARINE POLLUTION LAW FORMULATES POLLUTION FINES BASED STRICTLY ON THE TONNAGE OF THE VIOLATING
SHIP REGARDLESS OF THE DAMAGE DONE*
FRANCE
LR(B>
"CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLLUTION: STILL MUCH TO BE ACCOMPLISHED."
LE FIGARO
SCHWEITZER, GENEVIEVE EPA
FRENCH 12/10/76 PCS 10 ID* 04420A
NOISE AIR SOLID WASTE
ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WEEK IN PARIS, THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE
REVIEWS THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IN THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS
WITH REFERENCE TO LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY MEASURES OF POLLUTION CONTROL. DISCUSSED IS THE
PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN THE AREA OF WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE 1964 WATER
LAW AND THE CREATION OF THE BASIN AGENCIES. THE PROPOSED LAW ON NOISE CONTROL, WHICH WOULD
INCORPORATE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE NOISE LIMITS FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IS EXAMINED. AS ARE ALREADY
ADOPTED MEASURES SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION OF HOME OWNERS NEAR PARIS AIRPORTS FOR THE
INSULATION OF THEIR HOMES. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT MEASURES. INCLUDING:
INDUSTRY BRANCH CONTRACTS. SPECIAL PROTECTION ZONES. AND THE PROPOSED CREATION OF A NATIONAL AIR
AGENCY. ALSO CONSIDERED IS THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR WASTES ESTABLISHED BY THE LAW ON WASTE
DISPOSAL OF JULY 1975.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A I
"CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 (APPOINTED DAYI ORDER 1976."
INSTRUMENTS 1976. NO. 957
ENGLISH
00/00/76 PGS 1-2
ID*
STATUTORY
EPA
02482P
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 43 AND 44 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974. THIS ORDER
APPOINTS JULY 19, 1976 AS THE DAY ON WHICH AMENDMENTS AND/CR APPEALS CONCERNING DISCHARGES OF
TRADE EFFLUENTS INTO PUBLIC SEWERS ARE TO BE EFFECTED IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH (DRAINAGE OF TRADE
PREMISES! ACT 1937 AND IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1961. THIS ORDER APPLIES EXCLUSIVELY TO ENGLAND
AND WALES.
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WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
"CONTROL OF POLLUTION (DISCHARGES INTO SEWERS» REGULATIONS 1976." STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS 1976, NO* 958
EPA
ENGLISH 00/90/76 PGS 104 ID* 024820
IN PURSUANCE OF SECTIONS 43 AND 44 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974. WHICH CONCERN THE
DISCHARGE OF TRADE EFFLUENTS INTO PUBLIC SEWERS. THESE REGULATIONS: 1) PROVIDE FOR APPEALS TO THE
SECRETARY Or STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST CERTAIN TYPES OF DISCHARGE CANCELLATION NOTICES
SERVED BY WATER AUTHORITIES; 2» ENSURE CONSIDERATION FOR AUTHORIZED DISCHARGERS IN OBTAINING
ACCESS TO ALTERNATE DRAINS OR SEWERS WHENEVER EXISTING DRAINS OR SEWERS HAVE TO BE CLOSED; AND
3) PROVIDE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF MATTERS WHENEVER AN AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN A DISCHARGER AND A
LOCAL AUTHORITY BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH (DRAINING OF TRADE PREMISES) ACT
1973 IS PARTIALLY SLPERSEOED BY SECTIONS 43 AND 44 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLTUION ACT 1974. THESE
REGULATIONS APPLY TO ENGLANC AND WALES.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( At
"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION (RADIOACTIVE WASTEI REGULATIONS 1976." STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS 1976. NO. 959
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-2 ID* 02482R
ERADIATION
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION (REPEAL CF LOCAL ENACTMENTSI
INSTRUMENTS 1976, NO. 1638
ORDER 1976." STATUTORY
ENGLISH
00/00/76 PGS 1-5
ID*
EPA
02482S
PURSUANT TO SECTION 108(3> OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974, THIS ORDER: 1) REPEALS OR
REVOKES PROVISIONS IN FIVE LOCAL ACTS AND THREE PROVISIONAL ORDERS WHICH RELATE TO TRADE
EFFLUENT DISCHARGES FROM PREMISES IN THE YORKSHIRE WATER AUTHORITY AREA; 2) ENABLES CERTAIN
DISCHARGES. PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY THE ABOVE-MENTIONED LOCAL ACTS, TO BE CONTINUED SUBJECT TO
THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974; AND 31 PRESERVES FOR DISCHARGERS
AUTHORIZED UNOER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 THE BENEFIT OF ACCESS TO ALTERNATE DRAINS OR SEWERS
WHENEVER EXISTING DRAINS OR SEWERS HAVE TO BE CLOSED. THIS ORDER APPLIES TO ENGLAND AND WALES.
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WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
LR( A)
"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION (LICENSING OF WASTE DISPOSAL) REGULATIONS 1976."
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1976. NO. 732
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 03482V
*SOLID WASTE
INTERNATIONAL
LR( Bt
"INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT." NOVOE V ZHIZNI.
MAUKE. TEKHNIKE. SERIYA: GOSUDARSTVO I PRAVO. NO. 11
SPERANSKAYA. L. V. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PSS 1-64 ID* 04441 A
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AND AGREEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF
MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, CHAPTERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE LIMITS OF THE OCEAN'S ABILITY
TO PURIFY ITSELF: PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM OIL POLLUTION; PROTECTICN OF MARINE
ENVIRONMENT FROM RADIOACTIVE POISONING AND FROM OTHER DANGEROUS POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION
PREVENTION I«4 THE BALTIC SEA; PROTECTION OF THE NORTH SEA AND NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC; AND
CODIFICATION OF NORMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW DEALING WITH THE PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT.
INTERNAT IONAL
PM(B»
"ON THE PRINCIPLE OF I NAOMI SSIBILITY OF POLLUTING THE OCEAN." SOVETSKOE
GOSUDARSri/0 I PRAVO. NO. 11
KHAMANEV. I. V. EPA
RUSSIAN 11/00/76 PS S 102-105 ID* 04453A
POLLUTION OF THE OCEAN WITH WASTE MATERIAL AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IS GROWING RAPIDLY.
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. NATIONS ARE INCREASINGLY USING THE OCEAN TO EXPLOIT ITS NATURAL
RESOURCES. AT PRESENT, ONE-FIFTH OF THE OCEAN SURFACE IS COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF OIL. TO
POINT OUT THE GROWING CONCERN OF NATIONS WITH POLLUTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. THE AUTHOR
REPORTS ON THREE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS HELD IN RECENT YEARS BY THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL MARINE
CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION (IMCO) AND DISCUSSES THE ACTIVITY OF THE THIRD SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UN
COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF THE SEABED AND OCEAN FLOOR* IN THIS SUBCOMMITTEE. THE PRINCIPLE OF
INADMISSIBILITY OF POLLUTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT WAS AGREED UPON. THERE ARE DISAGREEMENTS
AMONG NATIONS ON HOW THIS PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE INTERPRETED LEGISLATIVELY. HOWEVER. ALL NATIONS
AGREE THAT THIS PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE THE "COMMON PROJECT" UPON WHICH FUTURE INTERNATIONAL LAW
DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE BASED.
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
ST( )
NORWAY
LR( A)
LA POLLUTION DCS FAUX CONT I NENT AL ES (POLLUTION OF INAND WATERS)
PESSONt P. EPA
FRENCH OO/OT/76 PCS 1-285 ID* 04407A
THE OUTCJME OF A SERIES CF CONFERENCES SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH NATIONAL AGRONOMIC INSTITUTEt
THIS PUBLICATION CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES BY LEADING ECOLOGISTS AND H YDROB I OLOG I STS.
ITS AI fr IS TO POINT OUT VARICUS ASPECTS CF TRANSFORMATIONS IN LAKE AND RIVER ECOSYSTEMS SUBJECTED
TO THE DISCHARGE OF SUBSTANCES. NOT OF THEMSELVES TOXIC. SUCH AS ORGANIC MATTER, OR EVEN OF
SUBSTANCES NECESSARY TO LIFE. SUCH AS NITRATES AND PHOSPHATES. WHICH CREATE A FUNCTIONAL
IMBALANCE IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT WHEN CARRIED TO EXCESS. MODIFICATIONS DETECTED IN AQUATIC
FAUNA AND FLORA ARE ANALYZED IN RELATION TO THE BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN
ORDER TO BETTER IDENTIFY VARIOUS TYPES OR DEGREES OF ECOSYSTEM TRANSFORMATION. CHAPTER
DESIGNATIONS INCLUDE: GENERAL METHODS OF WASTEWATER PURIFICATION; LAKE EUTROPH 1C AT ION !
BRYOPHYTES AS B IO- I ND I C AT CRS OF WATER POLLUTION; AND THE APPLICATION OF THE "BIOTIC INDEX"
METHOD TO AN HNTIRE WATER SYSTEM FOR THE CARTOGRAPHY OF BIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY.
"RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY FOR MATTERS INVOLVING POLLUTION BY SHIPS
FROM TH= MINISTRY OF CCMMERCE TO THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT." NORSK LOVTIDENO AVD.
EPA
NORWEGIAN 12/24/75 PG S 1045 ID* 04401A
I. ND. 38
THIS RESOLUTION STIPULATES THAT THE RESP CNS 1 8 1 LIT Y FOR MATTERS RELATED TO POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE MINISTRY Or COMMERCE TO THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AS OF JANUARY 1.
1976.
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34
NORWAY
LR( B>
"ADMINISTRATIVE NONCOMPLIANCE FINES AGAINST WATER POLLUTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 03/06/77 PGS 11 ID* 04471 A
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRCNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES TO BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
NONCOMPLIANCE FINES TO BE IMPOSED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF A COUNTY (FYLKESMANN) IN MATTERS
CONCERNING WATER POLLUTION. THE GUIDELINES APPLY TO MUNICIPALITIES AND PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO
VIOLATE THE CONDITIONS FOR EMISSION OF WASTEWATER FROM SEWERS AND SILOS AND FOR THE SPREADING OF
MANURE* THE MINIMUM DAILY FINE SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN 50 NORWEGIAN KRONER. IF 50.000 KRONER OR
KOBE HAVE BEEN INVESTED, THE FINE SHOULD CONSTITUTE 0.1 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE INVESTMENT.
IN CASE OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY SILOS, THE FINE SHOULD BE AT LEAST SO LARGE THAT IT WOULD ELIMINATE
ANY FINANCIAL GAINS THE OFFENDER MAY ACHIEVE BY CONTINUING TO POLLUTE. THE FINES ARE ESPECIALLY
USEFUL WHEN TIME LIMITS I-AVE BEEN EXCEEDED. THE GUIDELINES STATE. HOWEVER. THAT ADMINISTRATORS
MUST BE REASONABLE CN IMPLEMENTING NONCOMPLIANCE FINES WHEN ECONOMIC REASONS CAUSE THE DELAY. THE
FINES SHOULD ALSO BE RESTRICTED TO SEVERE VIOLATIONS.
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35
MATER
SWEDEN
ST< 1
USSR
LRC A)
THE BOTTOM FAUNA OF LAKE HJALMAREN. SNV PM 820. NLU RAPPORT 90
SWEDISH 02/00/77 PCS 1-41 10* 04412A
EPA
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE BOTTOM FAUNA OF LAKE HJALMAREN DEALING WITH
NUMBERS* BIOMASSES. AND DISTRIBUTION OF MAJOR TAXA. ESTIMATES OF BOTTOM FAUNA PRODUCTION AND
ASSIMILATION ARE MADE FRCV BIOMASS ESTIMATES AND LITERATURE COEFFICIENTS ON PRODUCTION AND
RESPIRATION* SAMPLES FROM ALL OVER THE LAKE WERE TAKEN FROM 37 STATIONS LOCATED IN THE
SUBLITTORAL AND PROFUNDAL ZONE IN MAY AND SEPTEMBER OF 1975. AS A WHOLE, THE BOTTOM FAUNA
REFLECTS THE OVERALL HIGH NUTRIENT LOAD AND THE EUTROPHIC CHARACTER OF THE LAKE* THE DISTRIBUTION
OF FAUNA WAS RATHER UNIFORM EXCEPT FOR A HIGHER ABUNDANCE AND BIQMASS WHERE MOST OF THE NUTRIENTS.
INCLUDING SEWAGE FROM THE CITY OF OREBRO. ENTER THE LAKE. A COMPARATIVE STUDY SHOWS THAT THE
NUMBER AND BIOMASS OF THE BOTTOM FAUNA IN LAKE HJALMAREN ARE LOWER THAN IN LAKES VANERN AND
VATTERN BUT OF THE SAME SIZE AS IN PARTS OF THOSE LAKES WHICH ARE CHEMICALLY AND MORPHOMETRICALLY
SIMILAR TO LAKE MALAREN. SEVERAL CHARTS AND A LIST OF REFERENCES ARE APPENDED*
"DECEMBER 19, 1976 EDICT ON TEMPORARY PROCEDURES TO PRESERVE LIVING RESOURCES
AND TO RE3ULATE FISHING IN THE USSR COASTAL ZONES*" VEDOMOSTI VERKHOVNOGO SOVETA SSSR, NO.
EPA
RUSSIAN 12/15/76 PGS 643-645 ID* O4393A
50
THIS EDICT OF THE USSR SUPREME SOVIET PRESIDIUM ESTABLISHES TEMPORARY MEASURES TO PRESERVE
LIVING RESOURCES AND REGULATE FISHING IN THE USSR COASTAL ZONES. IT ALSO PROVIDES PROCEDURES
TO BE FOLLOWED IN CASE THESE TEMPORARY MEASURES ARE NOT ADHERED TO* THIS EDICT IS TO BE IN EFFECT
UNTIL NEW LEGISLATION. BEING FORMULATED BY THE ONGOING INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE THIRD
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE. "THE LAW OF THE SEA." IS ACCEPTED BY ALL NATIONS CONCERNED.
USSR
LR( A)
"ON ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR UTILIZING SPECIFIC WATER BODIES." SOBRANIE
POSTANOVLENIY PRAVITEL'STVA RSFSR. NO. 6
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 82-85 ID* 04409A
ALSO PMB
THIS STATUTE. "ON ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR UTILIZING SPECIFIC WATER BODIES." APPLIES TO
ALL RSFSR WATER BODIES NOT COVERED PREVIOUSLY BY USSR LEGISLATION. IT ESTABLISHES RULES AND
REGULATIONS THAT INTERESTED ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TO DEAL WITH BEFORE THEY CAN
APPROVE THE USE OF A SPECIFIC WATER BODY.
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WATER
USSR "THE CMU RIVER WATER WILL BE CLEAN." IZVESTIYA
EPA
LR(E) RUSSIAN 03/29/77 PGS 2 ID* 04410A
ALSO PMB
THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS ISSUED A DECREEt "ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE CHU
RIVER BASIN BY UNTREATED WASTEWATER." THE KAZAKH AND KIRGIZ SSR COUNCILS OF MINISTERS. TOGETHER
WITH OTHER USSR MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS. ARE OBLIGED BY THIS DECREE TO COMPLETELY HALT
UNTREATED INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO THE CHU RIVER BASIN. THIS IS TO BE
REALIZED BY UTILIZING THE MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. BY STRICTLY ENFORCING EXISTING LAWS.
AND BY ANNUALLY REVIEWING EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS*
USSR "LIABILITY FOR POLLUTING WATER RESERVOIRS." SOVETSKAYA YUSTITSIYA. NO. 9
PASHKOV. M. EPA
LR(E) RUSSIAN 05/00/76 PCS 9-1C ID* 04424A
POLLUTION. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. IS THE MAJOR. MOST SOCIALLY DANGEROUS VIOLATION OF
WATER PROTECTION LEGISLATION. NEVERTHELESS. LIABILITY FOR POLLUTING RESERVOIRS IS NOT COVERED
ENTIRELY BY THE RSFSR CRIMINAL CODE ARTICLE 223 AS AMENDED, WHICH DEALS ONLY WITH POLLUTION
RESULTING FROM THE ILLEGAL ACTIONS OF OFFENDERS OPERATING IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY. THE AUTHOR
EXAMINES HOW THIS LAW IS ENFORCED BY COURTS AND SUGGESTS THAT ITS BROADER APPLICATION INCLUDE
ALL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL VIOLATIONS. HE ALSO POINTS OUT THE NEED FOR THE COURTS TO CONTINUE
USING APPROPRIATE NATURE PROTECTION AGENCIES AS PLAINTIFFS AGAINST POLLUTION CONTROL VIOLATORS.
USSR "WATER LEGISLATION AND THE PRINCIPLE CF COMPLEX USE OF WATER RESOURCES."
SOVETSKOE GOSUDARSTVO I PRAVO, NO. 7
TIMOFEEV, L. A. EPA
LRCB) RUSSIAN 07/00/76 PGS 82-86 ID* 04431A
ALSO PMB
BECAUSE OF EVER-INCREASING WATER CONSUMPTION. THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THE NECESSITY FOR NEW
DETAILED LEGISLATION TO REGULATE THE RELATIONSHIPS IN WATER USE OF VARIOUS CONSUMERS AND TO DEFINE
THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARD THIS NATURAL RESOURCE. DIFFERENT THEORIES AND LAWS ON THIS SUBJECT
ARE ENUMERATED BRIEFLY, AND THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER LEGISLATIVE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMPLEX USE OF WATER RESOURCES.
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37
WATER
USSR
LR(B>
USSR
PM(BI
"IN THE RSFSR COMMITTEE CF PEOPLE'S CONTROL: THE RIVERS SHOULD BE CLEAN."
SOVETSKAYA ROSSIYA
EPA
RUSSIAN 03/30/77 PCS 4 ID* 04459A
ALSO PMB
THE RSFSR COMMITTEE CF PEOPLE'S CCNTROL HAS INSPECTED THE BELGORODSK O8LAST AND DISCOVERED
THAT THE DECREE. "ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE BLACK AND AZOV SEA BASINS." IS NOT BEING
ADHERED TO BY MANY ENTERPRISES OPERATING IN THIS AREA. THIS DECREE WAS ISSUER BY THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU AND THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, VARIOUS OFFICIALS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR VIOLATING THIS DECREE WERE REPRIMANDED. THE BELGORODSK OBLAST COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE'S CONTROL
WAS INSTRUCTED TO INTENSIFY ITS CONTROL OVER THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF WATER PROTECTIVE
DEVICES. AND THE RSFSR MINISTRY OF LAND RECLAMATION AND WATER RESOURCES WAS TOLD TO INCREASE ITS
OVER-ALL CONTROL OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE BLACK AND AZOV SEAS FROM
POLLUTION.
"ON THE QUESTION OF SANITARY PROTECTION OF PORTS AND COASTAL ZONES OF THE
BLACK SEA BASIN." GIGIENA I SANITARIVA. NO* 6
VOYTENKO. A. M., AND OTHERS EPA
RUSSIAN 06/00/76 PGS 99-100 ID* 04425A
ALSO LRB
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. DISCHARGES FROM SEWER SYSTEMS OF PORTS AND CITIES. AND FROM VESSELS
WITHOUT CLOSED SEWAGE-DISPOSAL UNITS ARE THE MAJOR POLLUTANTS OF COASTAL ZONES. HE DISCUSSES
BRIEFLY THE RESEARCH AND VARIOUS MEASURES THAT WERE CARRIED OUT FROM 1965-1974 AND THE
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF COASTAL ZONES DURING THAT PERIOD. HE STRESSES THE NEED TO REVISE
RULES NO. 484-64. "SANITARY RULES FOP USSR SEA VESSELSt" IN ORDER TO PROHIBIT ALL UNTREATED
WASTEWATER DISCHARGES FROM VESSELS.
USSR
PM(B>
"AN IMPORTANT LINK IN NATURE PROTECTION*" PRAVDA
RUSSIAN 01/28/77 PGS 1
EPA
ID* 04456A
EACH YEAR BUILDERS COMPLETE HUNDREDS OF LARGE SEWAGE TREATMENT COMPLEXES TO BE USED IN
INDUSTRY* MANY ENTERPRISES HAVE CONVERTED TO CLOSED WATER-USE SYSTEMS. BY THE END OF THE LAST
FIVE-YEAR PLAN. FIFTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF THE TCTAL WATER CONSUMPTION CAME FROM RECYCLED SOURCES.
NEVERTHELESS. WATER PROTECTION FACILITIES ARE NOT BEING BUILT OR INSTALLED IN MANY PLACES. IN
SOLVING PRODUCTION PROBLEMS. HEADS OF MINISTRIES. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
INSTITUTES HAVE NO RIGHT TO FORGET THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT* IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES BE USED TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD WORKING
ORDER. THE PRINCIPLES OF WATER LEGISLATION OF THE USSR AND UNION REPUBLICS CLEARLY FORMULATE THE
REQUIREMENTS AND TASKS INVOLVED IN PROTECTING THE PURITY OF WATER BODIES AND SHOULD BE CLOSELY
ADHERED TO.
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