NTISUBC 135-006
NUMBER 58
JUNE 1977
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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FOREW3RD
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INDEX SYSTEM
In each issue, the document summaries are grouped by subject, by
category of document, and by country. Subject areas, which reflect
EPA programs, include:
air pesticides
water toxic substances
noise radiation
solid wastes land use
Categories of documents are:
1. general
2. legal/legislative/regulatory (LR)
3. planning/management/organization (PM)
4. scientific/technical (ST)
5. socio/economic (SE)
Summaries covering more than one subject are cross-referenced in
the Table of Contents. Abstracts appear only once, however, under the
primary subject heading marked by an asterisk. For example a British
report on "Disposal of Awkward Household Wastes" is indexed under
pesticides, solid wastes, water, and toxic substances. The summary
appears only once, under solid wastes, but the report title is listed
with the EPA ID number under each of the other headings.
Explanation of the codes and abbreviations used with each summary-
is on page ii.
SOURCE DOCUMENTS
The documents cited in this publication are housed in the reference
collection of the EPA Headquarters Library.
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FOOD ANDv
{"FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. Z f
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COMF. * EPA \*
ENGLISH/* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60^ ID// 01686Ax^
AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION^
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE AND IN THE FORMULATION OF DIRECTIVES AND IN ENFORCEMENT AND
EVALUATION.
LRA - LEGAL TEXT
LRB - LEGAL COMMENTARY
Each original law has the letter A following the EPA
identification number. Additional directly related
legislation will have the same identification number
and a subsequent alphabetical letter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
Canada
National Emission Standards Announced for Asbestos Mining
and Milling Industry .................... 1
Asphalt Paving Industry National Emission Guidelines ...... 1
Danish Parliament (Folketing) Wants to Decrease the Content
of Lead in Gasoline ..................... 1
Fiance.
French Air Pollution Research Programs and Results (1972-1975) . 2
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 04501A ........... 11
Fed Re.p o£
The Meaning of TA Air for Industrial Exhaust Gases in Regard
to the Reduction of Immissions in Heavily Polluted Areas . . 2
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04519A ..... 13
GfuiaJt Britain
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment)
Regulations 1977 ...................... 3
The Motor Fuel (Lead Content of Petrol) Regulations 1976 .... 3
The Oil Fuel (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulation ...... 4
The Motor Fuel (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulations 1976 . . 4
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 04483A ........ 34
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 04484A ........ 35
See WATER (Ireland) -- Control No. 04523A ........... 36
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 04532A .......... 13
Japan
A Population-Based Survey of Influence of Compound Air
Pollution on Health: Outline of the Survey and Major
Results (Summary) ... ................... 5
1975 Air Pollution Data Gained by Monitoring Stations ..... 6
On the Report on the Result of Hearings for Fiscal 1976 on
the Abatement Technique of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions ..... 6
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Noxway
Sulfuric Acid Pollution Debate ................. 6
National Council Proposes Rejection of Initiative Against
Pollution From Motor Vehicles ................ 7
USSR
There Won't Be Any Smog .................... 7
GENERAL
Better Protection of the Environment Needed .......... 7
Colombia
Natural Resources Code ..................... 8
Cuba.
November 30, 1976 Law No. 1323 on the Organization of the
State Central Government .................. 8
The National Commission for Environmental Protection and
Conservation of Natural Resources Created .......... 8
European ComnuYiititiA
The Introduction of Environmental Impact Statements in
the European Communities .................. 9
Report on the Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the
EC on Dec. 9, 1976 ..................... 9
1977-1981 EC Environment Program ................ 10
fantand
Environmental Ministry To Be Established in 1979? ....... 10
Etatnce
December 29, 1976 Decree No. 76-1323 on the Composition and
Operation of the Higher Council on Classified Installations . 10
April 25, 1977 Decree No. 77-433 on the Functions of the
Ministry for Culture and the Environment .......... 11
January 10, 1977 Circular on Department Level Environmental
Meetings .......................... 11
Environmental Administration .................. 11
French Business and the Environment .............. 12
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Germany, Fed Rep ofi
Feb. 18, 1977 Ninth Ordinance for Implementation of the
Federal Nuisances Control Law (Principles of the
Licensing Procedure) .................... 12
Environmental Protection and the Economy ............ 12
Reports on Environmental Research ............... 13
Gne.at
Environmental Standards. A Description of United Kingdom
Practice .......................... 13
National Inventory of Research and Development in
Environmental Pollution ................... 13
Italy
A Restoration Ministry ..................... 14
Japan
Ishihara Calls for Strengthened Endeavors to Guard
Environment ......................... 14
South.
Annual Report: Department of Planning and the Environment.
1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975 ................. 14
Kallskar Is Saved From Environmental Risk ........... 15
Environment Protection in Sweden ................ 15
USSR
The Decisions of the 25th CPSU Congress, an Important Stage
in the Development of the Environmental Problem ....... 15
Legal Problems of Environmental Protection ........... 16
Legal Standards of Environmental Protection .......... 16
Nature Under the Protection of Law ....'. .......... 16
The Nature Protection Concept and Nature Protection Legislation. 17
Environmental Protection and Soviet Law ............ 17
Environmental Protection Problems and the Development of the
Permafrost Region ...................... 17
November 22, 1976 Organizational Law of the Central
Government ......................... 18
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LAND USE
frmnce
Shoreline Conservancy Lacking Financial Resources ....... 18
Noway
Environmental Protection — for Whom? .............. 19
See NOISE (Norway) — Control No. 04498A ............ 21
NOISE
Vwmasik
Noise Barrier on the Express Highway .............. 19
The Law Against Noise ..................... 20
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. OA501A ........... 11
German t/, Fed Rep QJ{
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 045 19A ..... 13
It&tand
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 04532A .......... 13
"No" to Compensation for Traffic Noise in Oslo ......... 21
Opponents of Projected Roadway — The Fight Against Noise
Should Start at Kongsvinger ................. 21
The Government Notifies Enterprises: 300,000 Plagued by
Traffic Noise ........................ 21
Woman Hurt by Noise Demands Compensation ............ 22
PESTICIDES
G&tmany, Fed Rep o£
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04519A ..... 13
RADIATION
Penm&tfe
Nuclear Power in Denmark Has Been Postponed to Sometime
in the Future ........................ 22
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Germany, fad Rep oj
January 21, 1977 Correction of the Radiation Protection
Ordinance .......................... 23
Jan. 25, 1977 Ordinance on Precautionary Collateral Pursuant
to the Atomic Energy Law (Atomic Energy Law Precautionary
Collateral Ordinance) .................... 23
Feb. 18, 1977 Ordinance on the Procedure for the Approval of
Facilities According to Article 7 of the Atomic Energy Law . 23
Comparability of Natural Exposure to Radiation With Exposure
- to Radiation From Nuclear Facilities ............ 24
Annual Report 1975 of the Society for Radiation and
Environment Research. Abridgement ............. 24
Society for Radiation and Environmental Research — Munich .... 25
India
Protection From Modern Industrial and Environmental Risks:
Lessons From Nuclear Industry ................ 25
Promising New Method to Store Nuclear Waste .......... 26
Switzerland
Position of the State Council ................. 26
SOLID WASTE
Venmasdi
Intervention in the Handling of Chemical Wastes ........ 26
Here Are Bottles for 50 Million Danish Kroner ......... 27
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 04501A ........... 11
Germany, Fed Rep o&
January 5, 1977 Promulgation of the New Version of the
Waste Removal Law ...................... 27
Gtecut
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 04483A ........ 34
See WATER (Great Britain) — Control No. 04484A ........ 35
See GENERAL (Ireland) -- Control No. 04532A .......... 13
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Noway
Final Action to Remove Scrap Metal Etc. From the War 28
Swe.de.ft
See RADIATION (Sweden) — Control No. 04548A 26
TOXIC SUBS
fiance.
February 17, 1977 Order Prohibiting the Use of Vinyl
Chloride as an Aerosol Propellant 29
GeAmont/, Fed Rep o£
Benzene in the Work Environment 29
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04519A 13
See RADIATION (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04542A .... 24
See RADIATION (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04547A .... 25
India
See RADIATION (India) — Control No. 04509A 25
WATER
Venmank
No to Fluoridation of the Drinking Water 30
P-inland
Water Courts Will Be Reorganized 31
Cut Program for Water Protection 31
FA.onc.fc
August 12, 1976 Circular Containing Technical Instructions
for Pigsties 31
The Control of Illegal Discharges of Oil at Sea 32
Seine Most Polluted River in France 32
Employers for Clean Water 33
See GENERAL (France) — Control No. 04501A 11
G&unany, Ffccf Rfcp ofi
January 30, 1977 Ordinance on the Degradability of Anionic
and Non-Ionic Surfactant Substances in Washing and
Cleaning Agents 33
Washing Agent Phosphates Reducible up to 50 Percent by
Environmentally Compatible Product 33
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Institute for Radiohydrometry of the Society for
Radiation and Environmental Research ............ 34
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04519A ..... 13
Solvent Wastes (Excluding Halogenated Hydrocarbons) ...... 34
Tarry and Distillation Wastes and Other Chemical Based
Residues .......................... 35
Greece
Government Decides on Urban, Industrial Pollution Study .... 35
International Legislation Dealing With the Prevention of
Sea Pollution ........................ 35
The Rhine Is To Become Cleaner Again .............. 36
A Survey of Pollution In Ireland ................ 36
Recommendations for the Disposal of Industrial Effluent Waters . 36
See GENERAL (Ireland) — Control No. 04532A .......... 13
Japan
Water Quality in Kanagawa Prefecture .............. 37
Mexico
General Directorate for Water Use and Pollution Control .... 37
Noswoay
February 16, 1977 Regulations Concerning Storage and
Spreading of Livestock Manure ................ 38
New Regulations Concerning Livestock Manure .......... 38
Phosphate-Free Detergents Will Soon Be Sold Throughout
the Country ......................... 38
Oil Revenue Should Be Used to Protect Water Resources ..... 39
Norwegian Parliament (Storting) Adopts National Plan —
Billion-Kroner Promise to Purify Water ........... 39
Sweden
Sulfur in Snow Threatens Lakes ................. 39
The State of Sweden's Lakes .................. 40
USSR
The Tasks of Hygienic Science and Sanitary Work in
Connection With the Central Committee of CPSU and
the USSR Council of Ministers Decree ............ 40
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On Strengthening the Liability for Polluting the Sea by
Substances Harmful to Human Health or to Living Resources
of the Sea 40
Water Legislation in the USSR 41
Intensifying the Fight Against Sea Pollution by Substances
Harmful to Human Health or to Living Resources of the Sea . . 41
The Fate of Small Rivers 41
Fertilizers and the Protection of Nature 42
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CANADA
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CANADA
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NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS ANNOUNCED FOR ASBESTOS MINING AND MILLING INDUSTRY..
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 03/29/77 PCS 1-2 ID* 00356L
THE CANADIAN FEDERAL FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 29» 1977 THAT
STANDARDS TO LIMIT ASBESTOS EMISSIONS FROM ASBESTOS MINING AND MILLING OPERATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME LAW WITHIN 60 DAYS. UNDER THESE STANDARDS. ASBESTOS CONCENTRATIONS ARE NOT TO EXCEED TWO
FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER IN GASES EMITTED FROM CRUSHING. DRYING OR MILLING OPERATIONS AND
FRCM DRY ROCK STORAGE. THE LIMIT APPLIES ONLY TO EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE POINT OF
RELEASE. CONDITIONS WITHIN PLANTS ARE REGULATED BY PROVINCIAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE STANDARDS. TO
ALLOW INDUSTRY TIME TO IMPLEMENT NECESSARY CONTROL MEASURES. THE LIMITS WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL
DECEMBER 31. 1978; HOWEVER* MONITORING OF THE ACTIVITIES OF INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS TOWARDS
COMPLIANCE AMD EMISSION MEASUREMENTS WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS THE REGULATIONS CONTAINING THE STANDARDS
ARE SIGNED INTO LAW. THESE LIMITS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THOSE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN DEC.
1975 (ID NO. 00356F), ALTHOUGH THE ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT STRENGTHENED.
"ASPHALT PAVING INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION GUIDELINES." CANADA GAZETTE. PART I
EPA
ENGLISH 03/05/75 PCS 1284-1287 ID* 04565A
THESE GUIDELINES. ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT. APPLYING TO NEW ASPHALT PAVING
PLANTS AS OF APRIL 1. 1975 AND EXISTING PLANTS AS OF APRIL 1. 1976. SUGGEST THAT EMISSIONS OF
PARTICIPATE MATTER NOT EXCEED: A) 0.230 G PER NORMAL CUBIC METER AN OPACITY OF 20 PERCENT
(NO. 1 ON THE RINGELMANN CHART). THE GUIDELINES CONTAIN EXEMPTIONS FOR THE MALFUNCTION OR UPSET
OF OPERATIONS. BUT SPECIFY THAT THESE EVENTS SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. THEY ALSO CONTAIN INSTRUCTIONS
FOR EMISSIONS TESTING. COMPANIES ARE TO KEEP RECORDS AND FORWARD THEM AS PRESCRIBED TO THE
APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. MODELS FOR THE RECORDS ARE CONTAINED IN SCHEDULE A (EMISSION
TESTING) AND SCHEDULE B (MALFUNCTION/BREAKDOWN). THE MINISTER ANTICIPATES THAT PROVINCIAL AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES MAY WISH TO ADOPT THESE GUIDELINES AS STANDARDS FOR PLANTS IN THEIR
JURISDICTIONS.
DENMARK
LR(B)
"DANISH PARLIAMENT (FOLKETING) WANTS TO DECREASE THE CONTENT OF LEAD IN
GASOLINE." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 01/12/77 PCS (1)5 ID* 04564A
THE DANISH PARLIAMENT (FOLKETING) HAS EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL BY THE MINISTER FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT, HELGE NIELSEN. THAT THE LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE BE DECREASED FROM THE CURRENT
0.84 GRAMS PER LITER TO 0.40 GRAMS PER LITER. SOME CCNCERN HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY VOICED ^WAT SINCE
REDUCING THE CONTENT OF LEAD IN GASOLINE ALSO LEADS TO A DECREASE OF THE OCTANE COUNT. THIS MAY
CAUSE AN ENGINE TO STALL OR CONSUME MUCH MORE GASOLINE. RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE DANISH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS CONCLUDED. HOWEVER. THAT THE DECREASE COULD BE REALIZED
WITHOUT ANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS. THE MATTER WILL PROBABLY BE RESEARCHED FURTHER BEFORE ANY FINAL
CONCLUSION IS REACHED. THE MINISTER WANTS TO MAKE THE PRESENTLY PROPOSED REDUCTION IN THE LEAD
CONTENT EFFECTIVE BY NOVEMBER 1. 1977. AND HE HAS ALSO MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE WILL TRY TO REDUCE
THE CONTENT 0= LEAD IN GASOLINE FURTHER AT A LATER DATE. IF POSSIBLE.
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L«ADMINISTRATION OE L'ENVIRONNEMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION)
VACLET, 00 ON LOC
FRENCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-339 1C* 04501A
ALSO LRB
*GENERAL HATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
HC aao.es V34
FRANCE
ST(
RECHERCHE SUR LA POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE (1972-1975) (FRENCH AIR POLLUTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND RESULTS)
FRANCE. MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE EPA
FRENCH 00/00/77 PGS 1-166 ID* 04529A
THIS PUB-1 CATION BY THE HIGH COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE FRENCH MINISTRY FOR THE
QUALITY OF LIFE DESCRIBES THOSE AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN OR BEGUN IN FRANCE
BETWEEN 1972 AND 1975. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION PROVIDES BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM'S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DEFINING
PRIORITIES AMD FORMULATING TOPICS. AMONG THE NINE RESEARCH TOPICS PRESENTED ARE: THE EFFECTS OF
POLLUTANTS ON FLORA; METEOROLOGY AND POLLUTANTS; THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS ON HEALTH; AND THE
EFFECTS OF P3LLUTANTS ON MATTER. THE RESEARCH PROJECTS CITED IN EACH CATEGORY ARE FURTHER
IDENTIFIED WITH THE NAME OF THE SCIENTIST RESPONSIBLE. THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION WHERE THE
STUDY WAS CONDUCTED. THE STARTING DATE. DURATION. AND AMOUNT OF GRANT. SIX APPENDIXES CONTAIN
INFORMATION ON FUTURE PROSPECTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC MATTERS.
GERM ANY, FED HEP OF
LR(B)
"THE MEANING OF TA AIR FOR INDUSTRIAL EXHAUST GASES IN REGARD TO THE REDUCTION
OF I MMISSI DNS IN HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS." UMWELT, NO. 54
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PGS 11 ID* 04574A
THE EMISSIONS AND THE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY (IMMISSIONS) STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THE AUG. 28.
1974 TECHNICAL GUIDELINE FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIR PURITY (TA AIR) (ID NO. 02033G) ARE BEING WIDELY
DISCUSSED. MANY RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD INVOLVE A CHANGE IN THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW.
FROM WHICH TA AIR GAINS ITS FORCE. TO MAKE THE GUIDELINES GENERALLY LEGALLY BINDING. THIS
ARTICLE CONTENDS THAT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR ALLEVIATING THE PROBLEMS OF PARTICULARLY POLLUTED
AREAS ALREADY EXIST IN THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW AND NEED ONLY BE EXPLOITED. FOR EXAMPLE.
CLEAN AIR PLANS. AS PROVIDED FOR BY THE LAW, COULD HELP CLEAN UP HEAVILY POLLUTED REGIONS. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PASSED THE APRIL 8. 1975 ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION ON THE DETERMINATION OF
AIR QUALITY IN HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS (ID NO. 02033R) AND HAS DRAFTED AN ORDINANCE ON EMISSIONS
DECLARATION AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION ON EMISSIONS CADASTRES IN HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS.
WHICH TOGETHER FORM A LEGAL BASIS PQR RELIEVING AIR POLLUTION IN PROBLEM AREAS.
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BEITRAEGE ZUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG (REPORTS CN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH)
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-175 IO» 04S19A
*GENERAL WATER NOISE PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
LR
"THE MOTOR <=UEL (LEAD CONTENT OF PETROL) REGULATIONS 1976."
INSTRUMENTS 1976. NO. 1866
ENGLISH
00/03/76 PGS 1-4
ID*
STATUTORY
EPA
02482X
THESE REGULATIONS. PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974, REQUIRE THAT
THE LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE DISTRIBUTED OR USED AS MOTOR FUEL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BE LIMITED
TO NO MORE THAN .5 GRAMS PER LITER DURING THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 30, 1976 TO DECEMBER 31. 1977 WHEN
TESTED BY THE METHOD PRESCRIBED IN BRITISH STANDARD BS 2878: 1968. ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1. 1978,
THE LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE IS TO BE FURTHER LIMITED TO .45 GRAMS PER LITER. ACCORDINGLY.
GASOLINE DISPENSING PUMPS MUST BE APPROPRIATELY MARKED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN BRITISH
STANDARD 4040: 1971. THE REGULATIONS .ALSO PROVIDE FOR EXEMPTIONS IN CERTAIN CASES* AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT IS EMPOWERED TO GRANT ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS AS HE SEES FIT.
PENALTIES FOR CONTRAVENTION OF THESE REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PRESCRIBED LEAD LEVEL CONTENT
OF GASOLINE SHALL NOT EXCEED 50 POUNDS. THE REGULATIONS APPLY TO ENGLAND. WALES. SCOTLAND AND
NORTHERN IRELAND.
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"THE OIL FUEL (SULPHUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL)
INSTRUMENTS 1976, NO. 1938
REGULATION." STATUTORY
ENGLISH
00/00/76 PGS 1-4
10*
EPA
02482V
THESE REGULATIONS, PROMULGATED BY THE BRITISH SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT PURSUANT TO THE
CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974. REQUIRE THAT THE SULFUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL (FUEL OIL) USED IN ANY
FURNACE OR ENGINE (OTHER THAN A POWER STATION, SHIP OR DIESEL POWERED MOTOR VEHICLE) BE LIMITED
TO NO MORE THAN 0.8 PERCENT BY WEIGHT DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER 29, 1976 TO SEPTEMBER 30. 1980.
AND TO NO MORE THAN 0.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT AFTER OCTOBER 1. 1980. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THESE
REGULATIONS. THE SULFUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL IS TO BE TESTED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 5379: 1976 EN41 AND BS 4306: 1968. THE REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN
EXEMPTIONS AS TO THE SULFUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL. AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IS
EMPOWERED TO GRANT ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS AS HE SEES FIT. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF
THE SULFUR C3NTENT REGULATION IS 50 POUNDS. THESE REGULATIONS APPLY TO ENGLAND. WALES AND
SCOTLAND.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(A)
"THE MOTOR FUEL (SULPHUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL) REGULATIONS 1976." STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS 1976. NO. 1989
EPA
ENGLISH 00X00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 02482Z
THESE REGULATIONS. PROMULGATED BY THE BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT PURSUANT TO
THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974. REQUIRE THAT THE SULFUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL USED AS A MOTOR FUEL
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAT 0.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER
29, 1976 TO SEPTEMBER 30. 1980 AND TO NO MORE THAN 0.3 PERCENT BY WEIGHT AFTER OCTOBER 1. 1980.
WITH RESPECT TO ORKNEY AND SHETLAND, THESE LIMITS ARE 0.8 PERCENT AND 0.5 PERCENT. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS THE. SULFUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL IS TO BE TESTED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH BRITISH STANDARDS BS 5379: 1976 EN41 AND BS 4306: 1968. THE REGULATIONS ALSO
PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS AS TO THE SULFUR CONTENT-OF GAS OIL. AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
TRANSPORT IS EMPOWERED TO GRANT ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS AS HE SEES FIT. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION OF THE SULFUR CONTENT REGULATION IS 50 POUNDS. THE REGULATIONS APPLY TO ENGLAND. WALES.
SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
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GREAT BRITAIN
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SOLVENT XASTES
NO. 14
GREAT BRITAIN.
ENGLISH
ALSO ST
*WATER
(EXCLUDING HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS)<
DEPARTMENT OP THE ENVIRONMENT
00/00/^7 PGS 1-32
SOLID WASTE
WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER*
EPA
ID* 04483A
GREAT BRITAIN
PMCBI
TARRY AND DISTILLATION WASTES AND OTHER CHEMICAL BASED RESIDUES.
MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 13
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRCNMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-45 ID* O4484A
ALSO ST
*WATER SOLID WASTE
WASTE
IRELAND
PM(B)
A SURVEY OF POLLUTION IN IRELAND. IDA PUBLICATI3N SERIES. PAPER 2
IRELAND. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-31 ID* 04523A
*WATER
IRELAND
ST< I
-NATIONAL INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
DOWNEY. «. K.. AND OTHERS, COMPS. EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PGS 1-100 ID* 04532A
*GENERAL WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
JAPAN
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SWITZERLAND
LR
"NATIONAL COUNCIL PROPOSES REJECTION OF INITIATIVE AGAINST POLLUTION
FROM MOTOR VEHICLES." JOURNAL OE GENEVE
EGGLY, JACQUES-SIMON EPA
FRENCH 03/09/77 PGS 21 ID* 04562A
IN ITS REVIEW OF THE SWISS NATIONAL COUNCIL'S MARCH 8 SESSION. THIS ARTICLE CITES THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY'S APPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL URGING THE PEOPLE AND THE CANTONS TO TURN DOWN A
POPULAR INITIATIVE AGAINST AIR POLLUTION ORIGINATING FROM MOTOR VEHICLES. THE LEGISLATURE.
WITH THIS VOTE. IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE. WHICH FORESEES THE ADOPTION
OF MEASURES VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE INITIATIVE BUT SPREAD OUT OVER A TIME PERIOD EXTENDING
INTO 1982. THE POPULAR INITIATIVE. INSTEAD. CALLS FOR THIS MASSIVE DETOXIFICATION OF CAR
EXHAUSTS BY JANUARY 1. 1978. IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT A MOTION OF THE COUNCIL LIMITING THE
MAXIMUM CONTENT OF GASOLINE TO 0.15 GRAMS PER LITER AS OF JANUARY 1. 1978 PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE.
USSR
PM(B)
"THERE WON'T BE ANY SMOG." TEKHNIKA I NAUKA. NO. 10
PRIMAK, A.. AND E. STEKLOGOROV
RUSSIAN 10/00/76 PGS 18-19
ALSO ST
ID*
EPA
04515A
THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT ONLY RECENTLY HAS THE USSR BEGUN TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS MONITORING
SYSTEM FOR THE ATMOSPHERE. PRIOR TO THIS. CHECKS OF AIR POLLUTION WERE MADE IN MORE THAN 150
CITIES. BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE FOR A SYSTEMATIC MONITORING OF AIR POLLUTION OR FOR TAKING
PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS. THE INSTITUTE OF THERMOPHYSICS OF THE UKRAINIAN
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HAS DEVELOPED THE FIRST AUTOMATES. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE USSR TO
BE USED IN LENINGRAD. AT PRESENT THIS SYSTEM IS BEING INTRODUCED IN MOSCOW. KIEV AND OTHER AREAS
OF THE COUNTRY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS. MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY
OF AIR IN ANY GIVEN AREA AND TO TAKE NECESSARY PREVENTIVE ACTIONS. AT PRESENT. ACCORDING TO THE
AUTHOR, THE USSR IS IMPLEMENTING MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE WASTE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES.
AND VIOLATION OF THESE NORMS WILL BE REGARDED IN THE SAME WAY AS THE NON-FULFILLMENT OF THE
PRODUCTION PLAN.
GENERAL
ALBANIA
PMC A)
"BETTER 33OTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT NEEDED."
QUALITY. NO. 136
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE
ENGLISH 05/06/77 PGS 1-3
ALSO SE
TRANSLATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ID*
EPA
04517A
THIS ARTICLE. TRANSLATED FROM THE ALBANIAN PUBLICATION 2ERI I POPULLIT OF MARCH 9. 19TT.
DESCRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION IN ALBANIA. EMPHASIZING THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE
ALBANIAN APPROACH AND THAT OF CAPITALIST COUNTRIES. IN PARTICULAR. THE ARTICLE RECOGNIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AT TI-E VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE CITED.
BUT EXAMPLES OF WHERE INDUSTRIAL AND MINING POLLUTION HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED
ARE ALSO GIVEN. EXISTING SHORTCOMINGS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE ATTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF
ENVIRONMENTA- PLANNING IN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE AUTHOR STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF CLOSE
SURVEILLANCE BY THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
MEASURES ARE OBSERVED.
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LR( A)
PAGE
CODIGO DE RECURSOS NATURALES (NATURAL RESOURCES CODE)
CERON CALA. GABRIEL FRANCISCO
SPANISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-700
10*
LOC
04495A
LAW COLOMBIA 4
THIS BOOK ASSEMBLES THE VARIOUS COLOMBIAN LAWS AND COOES DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
RESOURCES. =>ET*OLEUM, MINING, AND LANDS. THE FIRST PART REPRINTS DECREE 104O OF 1973 CREATING THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON POPULATION AND ENVTRONMENT (SEE ID NO. 04392A) AS WELL AS DECREE 2811 OF 1974
PROMULGATING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES CODE (SEE ID NO. 0435SA). LISTS OF
LAWS ABROGATED BY THIS CODE AND BY OTHER LAWS ARE INCLUDED. ALSO REPRINTED OR CITED IN THE FIRST
PART OF THE BOOK ARE VARIOUS LAWS ON PETROLEUM. MINES. ENERGY. AND FOREIGN COMMERCE. THE BASIC
PETROLEUM, MINING AND LAND CODES ARE REPRINTED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION IN THE SECOND PART OF
THE BOOK. A GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS IS PROVIDED AS WELL AS SUBJECT INDEXES FOR EACH CODE.
CUBA
LR( A)
"NOVEMBER 30, 1976 LAW NO. 1323 ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT." GACETA OFICIAL DE CUBA. EXTRAORDINARIA. NO. 15
EPA
SPANISH 12/01/76 PGS 71-79* ID* 04482A
ALSO PMA *ALSO PGS 90-95
THESE EXCERPTS FROM LAW 1323 ON CUBAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBE THE GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CUBAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND THE CUBAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
APTICLE 56 OF THE LAW SPECIFIES THE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHICH, AS THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECTING.
COORDINATING AND CONTROLLING STATE POLICIES ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IS THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY
WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING. DIRECTING AND CONTROLLING THE NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION. AN ACCORD OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
APPENDED TO AND APPROVING LAW 1323 TENTATIVELY SETS UP UNDER THIS COMMITTEE THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION F33 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CCNSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE FUNCTIONS AND
MEMBERSHIP OF WHICH ARE TO B? DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE. (SEE ID NO* 04482B.)
CUBA
PMC A)
"THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES CREATED." G3ANMA
DE LA OS*. JOSE A. EPA
SPANISH 03/03/77 PGS 3 ID* 04482B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON A MEETING. PRESIDED OVER BY THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CUBAN
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. IN WHICH THE CUBAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES WAS CREATED. UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY. (THE STATE COMMITTEE WAS SET UP BY THE CUBAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
LAW NO. 1323 OF 1976 AS THE CABINET LEVEL AGENCY HAVING BASIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IV CUBA. SEE ID NO. 04482A.» THE COMMISSION'S ACTIVITIES UNDER THE STATE COMMITTEE
ARE: ELABORATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. ANALYSIS OF POLLUTION
PROBLEMS. RESEARCH INTO PEACH CONSERVATION. AND STUDIES INTO MEDIUM AND LONG-RANGE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAMS. THE ARTICLE ALSO NAMES THE COMMISSION DIRECTORS AND CITES THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
REPRESENTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION HAS SUBCOMMISSIONS ON
AIR. WATER. LAND. SUBSOIL. FLORA. LAND FAUNA. MARINE FAUNA. TOURISM, SETTLEMENTS. AND TOXIC WASTE.
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GENERAL
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM( B)
THE INTRODUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
LEEi NORMAN. AND CHRISTOPHER WOOD EPA
ENGLISH OS/00/76 PGS 1-64 ID* 04494A
THIS STU3Y. UNDERTAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF INTRODUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
FINLAND
PM(A)
"1977-1981 EC ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM." CITEPA ETUDES DOCUMENTAIRES. NO. 51
EPA
FRENCH 04/25/77 PCS 1-13 ID* 04S75A
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS AN OUTLINE AND BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE EC ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM FOR THE
PERIOD RANGING FROM 1977 TO 1981. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN DURING THIS PERIOD
INCLUDE: ENSURING A CONTINUITY WITH POLICY PROGRAMS INITIATED DURING THE PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR
PLAN; FOSTERING MEASURES OF PREVENTION WITH RESPECT TO POLLUTION. THE GENERATION OF WASTES AND
LAND DEVELOPMENT: IMPLEMENTING RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF LAND USE; GRANTING PRIORITY CONSIDERATION
TO THE PROTECTION OF INLAND AND MARINE WATERS AS WELL AS NOISE CONTROL IN THE AREA OF POLLUTION
ABATEMENT; AND DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. PROGRAM ASPECTS
ENCOMPASS: HAZARDS FOR HUMAN HEALTH; REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION; DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY OF
WASTES; ECONOMIC STUDIES; AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION
SYSTEMS.
"ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 1979?" HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 04/03/77 PCS 6 ID* 04527A
THE FINNISH ADMINISTRATION IS SERIOUSLY PLANNING TO ESTABLISH A MINISTRY FOR HANDLING OF
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. REPORTS THIS ARTICLE. BECAUSE NO NEW MINISTRIES MAY BE ESTABLISHED DURING
THE NEXT TWO-YEAR PERIOD. HOWEVER. THIS PLAN COULD BE REALIZED AT THE EARLIEST IN 1979. IN THE
MEANTIME. A MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY A COMMITTEE FOR CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATION, AND A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP WILL STUDY THE PROBLEMS ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN
ESTABLISHING A MINISTRY FCR ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF
POWER BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER MINISTERS AND DETERMINATION OF THE ROLE OF THE
MINISTERS WITHIN THEIR OWN MINISTRIES.
FRANCE
LR»A)
"DECEMBER 29, 1976 DECREE NO. 76-1323 ON THE COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF
THE HIGHER COUNCIL ON CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 01/06/77 PGS 175 ID* 04158B
THIS DECREE. ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE JULY 1976 LAW ON CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS FOR THE
PROTECTION 0= THE ENVIRONMENT. ESTABLISHES THE HIGHER COUNCIL ON CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS To:
II ASSIST THE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF SUCH INSTALLATIONS WITH THE PREPARATION OF OPINION
STATEMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY LAW; AND 2) STUDY REFORM PROPOSALS OR OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING
TO CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS WHICH THE MINISTER REFERS TO IT. THE DECREE INCLUDES A BREAKDOWN
OF THE MEMBERSHIP. WHICH IS TO BE COMPOSED OF FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS AND 25 MEMBERS TO BE
NOMINATED BY THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
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GENERAL
PRANCE
LR(A)
FRANCE
LR(A)
"APRIL 25, 1977 DECREE NO. 77-433 ON THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY FOR
CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 04/26/77 PGS 2411-12 ID* 04536A
THIS PRESIDENTIAL DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE MARCH 30, 1977 DECREE ON THE COMPOSITION
OF THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS OF OTHER EARLIER DECREES RELATIVE TO THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTER IN
CHARGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT. INSTITUTES A MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS NEW
MINISTRY IS TO ASSUME THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE. AS DEFINED BY THE
JUNE 14. 1974 AND OCTOBER 29. 1975 DECREES, AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM-RELATED
FUr»CTIONS OF THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. FORMERLY EXERCISED BY VIRTUE OF THE JUNE 6.
1974 AND NOVEMBER 29. 1976 DECREES.
"JANUARY 10. 1977 CIRCULAR ON DEPARTMENT LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS."
JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 01/21/77 PGS 521-22 ID* 04552A
THIS CIRCULAR, ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER, INSTRUCTS FRENCH PREFECTS TO ORGANIZE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS WHICH WOULD ASSEMBLE ELECTED OFFICIALS, ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS. AND
AREA EXPERTS ON A YEARLY BASIS. A PROGRESS REPORT OF THE PAST YEAR'S ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
WOULD BE PRESENTED. THE MEETING WOULD ALSO INCLUDE AN EXAMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
LIKELY TO AFFECT OR MODIFY TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL BALANCES OR LIFE CONDITIONS. PRINCIPAL IMPACT
STUDIES IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CONDUCTED OR COMPLETED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT WOJLD ALSO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME. ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTAL COMMISSIONS
TANGENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT WOULD ALSO BE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. REGIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL DELEGATES ARE PLACED AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE PREFECTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN THESE
UNDERTAKINGS. THE PRIME MINISTER CONCLUDES WITH THE REQUEST THAT PREFECTS ADVISE THE MINISTER
FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ANY MEASURES TAKEN IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE BY JUNE 1. 1977.
FRANCE
PM(A)
L>ADMINISTRATION OE L"ENVIRONNEMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION)
VALLET. 3DON LOC HC 280.E5 V34
FRENCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-339 ID* 04501A
ALSO LRB
WATER AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
THIS PUBLICATION. ON FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS. EXAMINES THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES
WHICH HAVE B=5N CREATED OVER THE YEARS TO DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE INTRODUCTORY
SECTION PROVIDES A BACKGROUND TO EXISTING INSTITUTIONS THRCUGH A BRIEF HISTORICAL REVIEW. THE
FIRST PART DESCRIBES THE ACTUAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICES AND ORGAN WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE POLES WHICH THEY EXERCISE. DISCUSSED ARE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, PARLIAMENT, THE COURTS. THE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AND
REGI3NAL AND LOCAL BODIES, AS WELL AS OF THE ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES. ECONOMIC
ADMINISTRATI3N OF ~THE ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO EXAMINED. THE SECOND HALF OF THE PUBLICATION CONSIDERS
THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE PREVENTION OF
POLLUTION AND NUISANCES (CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS AND AIR. NOISE, WATER. AND SOLID WASTE
PROTECTION) AND NATURE PROTECTION. REFERENCE IS MADE TO APPLICABLE LEGISLATION.
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FRANCE
SE(
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(A)
"FRENCH BUSINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT." LE MONDE
AM8ROISE-RENOU. MARC EPA
FRENCH 09/05/76 PCS 15 ID* 04SS4A
THIS INTERVIEW. CONDUCTED WITH MR. CORNUT-GENTILLE. AN OFFICIAL OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
FRENCH BUSINESSES, CONSIDERS THE PROBLEM OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND ITS PREVENTION AS IT IS
PERCEIVED BY INDUSTRY. IN A DISCUSSION OF THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE ISSUE. MR. CORNUT-GENTILLE
PRESENTS BUSINESS' VIEW THAT GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND SUBSIDIES OFFERED IN BRANCH
CONTRACTS ARE INADEQUATE. THE INSTALLATION OF ANT IPOLLUTI ON EQUIPMENT IN EXISTING FACILITIES
VERSUS THEIR REPLACEMENT WITH NON-POLLUTING "CLEAN" TECHNOLOGIES IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF
INDUSTRIAL PREFERENCES. ALSO EXAMINED ARE INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS AT SELF-INSPECTION AND CONTROL.
FINALLY. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE FORMER POLICY OF INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION, THE NEWER
POLICY OF DECENTRALIZATION IN LAND USE PLANNING AND TO THE GENERAL ATTITUDE OF THE PUBLIC TOWARD
BIG BUSINESS.
"FEB. IS, 1977 NINTH ORDINANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL NUISANCES
CONTROL LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LICENSING PROCEDURE). BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I
EPA
GERMAN 02/23/77 PCS 274-279 ID* 02033Y
THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10. PARAGRAPH 10 OF THE FEDERAL NUISANCES
CONTROL LAW. IT APPLIES TO THOSE FACILITIES LISTED IN THE FEB. 14. 1975 ORDINANCE ON FACILITIES
REQUIRING PERMITS PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL LAW (ID NO. 02033L). INSOFAR AS
THE GRANTING OF PERMITS IS NOT REGULATED BY OTHER PROVISIONS. THE ORDINANCE SPECIFIES THE
NATURE OF THE APPLICATION AND THE SUPPORTING MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR A PERMIT. IT STIPULATES THAT
THE PROJECT FOR WHICH A PERMIT IS SOUGHT SHALL BE PUBLICLY PROCLAIMED AFTER RECEIPT OF THE
APPLICATION AND THAT THE APPLICATION AND THE SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE TO BE PUBLICLY DISPLAYED
FOR A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME. IT FURTHER PROVIDES FOR THE RAISING OF OBJECTIONS BY THIRD PARTIES
AND FOR A DISCUSS-ION PERIOD IN WHICH THIRD PARTIES WITH VALID OBJECTIONS MAY PARTICIPATE. THE
ORDINANCE ALSO STIPULATES THE NATURE OF THE PERMIT NOTIFICATION AND PROVIDES FOR PARTIAL AND
PRELIMINARY PERMITS. THE ORDINANCE COMES INTO FORCE MARCH 1. 1977.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
SEC >
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE ECONOMY." UMWELT. NO. 53
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 02/16/77 PGS 2-4 ID* 04S37A
EXCERPTS ARE PRESENTED FROM A SPEECH GIVEN BY STATE SECRETARY IN THE FEDERAL INTERIOR
MINISTRY. GUENTER HARTKOPF. ON SEPT. 30. 1976 IN MANNHEIM. HE REFUTES ARGUMENTS THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEMANDS DAMAGF. THE ECONOMY. INDUSTRIES DEALING IN WASTE REMOVAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS OBVIOUSLY PROFIT. INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS CREATE A SECOND ROUND OF
GROWTH. NEW 3EMAND AND MCRE INVESTMENTS OF OTHER TYPES. JOBS ARE INCREASED OVERALL BY THE GREATER
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GENERATED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. HE ALSO ARGUES THAT ALTHOUGH
INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION OF DEMANDS IS VERY IMPORTANT, THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE POSITION
OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC WILL BE ENHANCED IN THE LONG RUN BY ITS LEADING POSITION IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. IN SUMMARY. THE DIFFICULTIES OF MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS ARE OF A SHORT- OR
MEDIUM-TERM NATURE. GOVERNMENT HELP IS ALSO FORTHCOMING. FOR EXAMPLE. IN THE PROMOTION OF
RESEARCH AND IN THE MANNER OF IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST< )
BEITRAEGE ZUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG (REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH)
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-175 ID* 04519A
AIR WATER NOISE PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS
THIS BOCK-ET WAS PREPARED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OF THE GERMAN
RESEARCH SOCIETY (DFG). THE COMMITTEE, FORMED IN SUMMER 1971 TO EXAMINE. PLAN AND COORDINATE THE
RESEARCH POLICIES OF THE DFG, SEEKS THROUGH THIS PUBLICATION TO INFORM THE SCIENTIFIC AND GENERAL
PUBLIC OF WHAT IT CONSIDERS TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD.
THE INFORMATION IS CONTAINED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER OR REPORT HEADINGS: 11 AIR AND CLIMATE;
2} INLAND WATERS; 3) MARINE WATERS: 4) GEOPOTENTIALS; s> FOODSTUFFS AND NUTRITION: e> NOISE
RESEARCH; 7) HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; a) ECOSYSTEMS; AND ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS* EACH
REPORT CONTAINS AN ANALYSIS Oc THE SITUATION AND TRENDS IN THE FIELD. CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND
FUTURE PROGRAMS. PLUS OTHER TOPICS INHERENT TO THE SUBJECT. APPENDIXES LIST: A) THOSE WHO
CONTRIBUTED TO THESE REPORTS AND B) ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS OF THE DFG.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. A DESCRIPTION OF UNITED KINGDOM PRACTICE.
POLLUTION PAPER NO. 11
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-30 ID* 04516A
ALSO PMB. SE
THIS PAPER EXPLAINS TKE BRITISH APPROACH TO THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS.
THIS APPROACH. WHICH UPHOLDS THE VALIDITY OF THE BEST PRACTICABLE MEANS, EMPHASIZES FLEXIBILITY
AND GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THUS NECESSARILY FCREGOES THE APPLICATION
OF RIGID NATIONAL STANDARDS IN MOST CASES. IN THIS REGARD. THE PAPER DISCUSSES THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONA. CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR BRITISH STANDARDS. AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR CONTROLLING POLLUTION IN
THE WORKING AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC AND INTERNATIONAL FACTORS ON THE
USE OF STANDARDS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. THE PAPER PRESENTS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND
GIVES EXAMPLES OF UMTED KINGDOM STANDARDS.
IRELAND
ST<
NATIONAL INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
DOWNEY. W. K.. AND OTHERS, COMPS. EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PGS 1-100 ID* 04532A
WATER AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE
IN 1974 THE NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL OF IRELAND FORMED A PANEL TO REVIEW RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE AIM OF IDENTIFYING NOT ONLY EXISTING
RESEARCH PROJECTS BUT ALSO IMPORTANT BUT NEGLECTED AREAS WHICH MIGHT BE GIVEN PREFERENTIAL
SUPPORT BY THE COUNCIL UNDER ITS RESEARCH GRANT SCHEMES. THE PANEL'S FINDINGS, OBTAINED FROM
QUESTIONNAIRES SUBMITTED TO UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS. COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS, ARE PRESENTED IN T-HIS PUBLICATION IN
TABULAR FORM UNDER THE FOLLOWING BROAD HEADINGS: WATER POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION; TERRESTRIAL
POLLUTION; Faoo CONTAMINANTS; NOISE POLLUTION; AND RECYCLING, WASTE UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL.
INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IS BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS: POLLUTANT AND TARGET; TITLE OR
DESCRIPTION; OBJECTIVES/BENEFITS; DURATION; INSTITUTION/LABORATORY. BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT
RESPONSE. NO INFORMATION PERTAINING TO MANPOWER. EXPENDITURES OR FUNDING SOURCES IS INCLUDED.
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ITALY
PMC A)
"A RESTOHATinN MINISTRY." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
ITALIAN 03/18/77 PCS 3
EPA
ID* 04S07A
"CULTURAL GOODS A DIARY OF LEGAL INTERVENTIONS" IS THE TITLE OF GIOVANNI SPADOLINI'S BOOK
RECALLING TH£ PERIOD FROM 1974 TO 1975 WHEN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURAL GOODS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
WHICH HE HEADED. WAS CREATED AND ORGANIZED. THE BOOK. DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. CONTAINS:
1) A COLLECTION OF "DIARY" ENTRIHS. INTERVIEWS. ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND ARTICLES; 21 THE PRINCIPAL
OFFICIAL SPEECHES OF MR. SPADOLINI INCLUDING THOSE GIVEN AT THE TIME OF THE MINISTRY'S
ESTABLISHMENT; AND 3) A COMPILATION OF LEGISLATION RANGING FROM EMERGENCY TO INSTITUTIONAL AND
ORGANIZATION*- MEASURES. THE BOOK. ACCORDING TO THE REVIEWER, PRESENTS A SYNTHESIS OF THE
EFFORTS EXERTED OVER A CENTURY TO PROTECT THE ITALIAN HISTORICAL. ARTISTIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HERITAGE FROM DISINTEGRATION. MUCH SPACE IS DEVOTED TO STILL UNRESOLVED FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS
SUCH AS THE NEED FOR NEW FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION TO REPLACE EXISTING OBSOLETE PROVISIONS
AND THE NEED FOR UNIFORM SCIENTIFIC METHODS OF CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION.
JAPAN
PM
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
LRCB)
"KALLSKAR IS SAVED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL RISK." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/27/77 PGS 28 ID* 04526A
AN APPLICATION TO BUILO A LATEX FACTORY AT KALLSKAR IN SODERHAMN'S MUNICIPALITY HAS BEEN
DENIED BY THE NATIONAL FRANCHISE BOARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. REPORTS THIS ARTICLE.
HOMEOWNERS IN A LARGE RESIDENTIAL AREA NEARBY MADE THE INITIAL PROTEST AGAINST THE FACTORY ON THE
GROUNDS THAT LATEX. WHICH IS USED TO GLAZE PAPER. CONTAINS THE ENVIRONMENTALLY DETRIMENTAL
SUBSTANCE STYRENE. THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION FOR NATURE CONSERVANCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ALSO
REGISTERED DISAPPROVAL QF THE PLANNED FACTORY. AS DID THE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. BOTH THE LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, ON THE OTHER HAND. SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
FACTORY, MAIM-Y ON ACCOUNT OF TH5 ADDED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IT WOULD HAVE CREATED IN THE AREA.
SWEDEN
PM
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16
GENERAL
USSR
LR
USSR
LR(B)
"LEGAL PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
KOLBASOV. 0. S.
RUSSIAN 04/00/77 PCS 65-70
ALSO PMB
VESTNIK AKAOEMI! NAUK SSSRt NO. *
EPA
10* 04490A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THE DIALECTIC AND MATERIALISTIC NOTIONS OF THE INTERRELATION OF
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF NATURE AND THE SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF HUMAN LIFE FORM THE BASIS OF THE SOVIET CONCEPT OF LEGAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE SOVIET LEGAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM AND POINTS OUT THE NEED TO
DEVELOP A CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SOCIALIST SOCIEY AND TO WORK OUT VARIOUS CONCRETE
LEGAL PROBLEMS. HE BELIEVES THAT MATERIAL AND MORAL ENCOURAGEMENT SHOULD BE USED TO FIGHT AGAINST
POLLUTION AND THAT THE OPERATION OF AN ENTERPRISE SHOULD BE EVALUATED NOT ONLY BY ITS QUALITATIVE
AND QUANTITATIVE OUTPUT BUT ALSO BY ITS ADHERENCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RULES. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE CENTRALLY COORDINATED ANC SHOULD NOT BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION
OF MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS THAT EXPLOIT NATURAL RESOURCES FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
"LEGAL STANDARDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
LYAPUNOV, YU.
RUSSIAN 05/00/75 PCS 21-23
SOVETSKAYA YUSTITSIYA. NO.
EPA
ID* 04512A
10
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR. THE SEPTEMBER 20. 1972 DECREE OF THE USSR SUPREME SOVIET. "ON
MEASURES TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND THE RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES."
HAS FORMULATED THREE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NATURE PROTECTION ACTIVITY OF THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT:
PROTECTION OF NATURE; RATIONAL USE. PROTECTION AND REPRODUCTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND STATE
OWNERSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE AUTHOR ENUMERATES CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS DEALING WITH
THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND EXPLAINS HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
USSR
LRf Bl
NATURE UNDER -THE PROTECTION OF LAW
KOLBASOV. 0. S.
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PCS
1-128
ID*
LOC
04540A
LAW KR26S1.K611
THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS HOW SOVIET LEGISLATION REGULATES THE RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND HOW IT PROTECTS THEM FROM POLLUTION. HE ALSO DEFINES RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICIALS AND
CITIZENS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE LIABILITIES INVOLVED.
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LR
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18
GENERAL
VENEZUELA
LR( A)
LAND USE
FRANCE:
PM(A)
"NOVEMBER 22, 1976 ORGANIZATIONAL LAW OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT." GACETA
OFICIAL OE LA REPUBLICA OE VENEZUELA, EXTRAORDINARIO, NO. 1.932
EPA
SPANISH 12/26/76 PGS 1-14 ID* 04533A
ALSO PMA
THIS LAM. PROMULGATED BY THE VENEZUELAN CONGRESS, SETS FORTH THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION
OP THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND OF THE 12 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES IN VENEZUELA. ARTICLE
36 OF THE LAW DELINEATES THE VARIOUS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS MINISTRY IS TO PLAN AND ADMINISTER THE RATIONAL
USE OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES IN A MANNER TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE. AS PART OF THE MINISTRY'S
VARIOUS FUNCTIONS IN ALL AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. IT NOW ASSUMES ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
EXECUTIVE TH£ ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW CN SOILS. FORESTS AND WATER AND THE LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION. AMONG THE OTHER MINISTRIES WHOSE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ARE DETAILED IN THIS
LAW. THOSE HAVING ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES INCLUDE THE MINISTRIES OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT;
HEALTH AND WELFARE; AGRICULTURE; MINES AND ENERGY; AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
••SHORELINE CONSERVANCY LACKING FINANCIAL RESOURCES." LE FIGARO
EPA
FRENCH 04/02/77 PGS 9 ID* 04S61A
2.540 HECTARES EXTENDING OVER IT KILOMETERS OF SHORELINE IN THE CORSICAN COMMUNES OF FIGARI
AND 30NIFACIO WERE RECENTLY SOLO FOR A TOTAL OF 57.5 MILLION FRANCS. THE FRENCH SHORELINE
CONSERVANCY'S ABSTENTION FROM THE BIDDING IS AT THE ORIGIN OF THIS RECONSIDERATION OF THE
AGENCY'S RESOURCES. THE 57,5 MILLION TRANSACTION IS JUXTAPOSED. FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CONTRAST.
TO THE 31.5 MILLION FRANC 1977 BUDGET OF THE CONSERVANCY. MOREOVER. THE AUTHOR ADDS THAT 3/4 OF
THAT BUDGET HAS ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED TO TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE NOW PENDING. EVEN WHEN THIS
PRESENT MODEST BUDGET IS INCREASED TO 300 OR 400 MILLION. IT IS DIFFICULT. IN THE AUTHOR'S
OPINION, TO CONCEIVE OF THE CONSERVANCY'S DEVOTING SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS FUNDS TO A
SINGLE TRANSACTION. NEVERTHELESS. THA SALE OF THE HECTARAGE IS NOT TO RESULT IN THE LAND'S
RECKLESS DEVELOPMENT. A LAND USE PLAN IS TO BE ESTABLISHED. AND AREAS DESIGNATED AS "NOT FOR
CONSTRUCTION" ARE TO BE ENTRUSTED EITHER TO THE DEPARTMENT OR THE CONSERVANCY.
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LAND USE
NORWAY
PM(B)
"OPPONENTS OF PROJECTED ROADWAY—THE FIGHT AGAINST NOISE SHOULD START AT
KONGSVINGER." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 02/85/77 PCS 4 ID* 04498A
*NOISE
NORWAY
PM
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20
NOISE
FRANCE
LR(6)
LE DROIT CONTRE LE BRUIT
LAMARQUE, JEAN
FRENCH
ALSO PMB
(THE LAW AGAINST NOISE)
00/00/75 PGS 1-531
ID*
LOC
04497A
FRANCE 7 LAMA 1975
THIS BOOK EXAMINES HCW NOISE POLLUTION IS BEING COMBATED IN FRANCE. AN ANALYSIS OF
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS OF PREVENTION IS SUBDIVIDED INTC TWO PARTS: 1) GENERAL
PROVISIONS WHICH APPLY TC ANY ACOUSTIC DISTURBANCE. INDEPENDENTLY OF ITS ORIGIN. AND WHICH HAVE
THEIR BASES 1-4 THE COMMUNAL ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE. OR THE PENAL CODE: AND
2) SPECIFIC PROVISIONS WHICH ARE DIRECTED AT A PARTICULAR SOURCE. SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL. WORK
SITE. AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE NOISES. OR NOISES OF AN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL ORIGIN. ALSO
INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY ARE PROVISIONS SEEKING TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS. AN
EXAMINATION 3- THE CONCEPT OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE AREA OF NOISE POLLUTION INCORPORATES A
DISCUSSION 3= THE CONDITIONS OF THE OFFENSE. REMEDIAL MEANS. VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS OF LEGAL
ACTION. AND PENAL SANCTIONS. THE SECOND SECTION OF TH«E PUBLICATION REPRODUCES THE TEXT OF
PERTINENT LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS.
FRANCE
FH( A)
L*ADMINISTRATION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION)
VALLET. 33ON LOC
FRENCH 00/00/75 PGS 1-339 ID* 04501A
ALSO LRB
*GENERAL WATER ATP SOLID WASTE
HC 280.E5 V34
GERMANY,FED RFP OF
ST« )
BEITRAEGE ZUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG (REPORTS CN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH)
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-175 ID* 04519A
^GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS
IRELAND
ST<
NATIONAL INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND' DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
DOWNEY. «. K.. AND OTHERS, COMPS. EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PGS 1-100 ID* 04532A
^GENERAL WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
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21
NOISE
NORWAY
LR
-------
NOISE
SWEDEN
LR<6>
PESTICIDES
PAGE
22
"WOMAN HURT BY NOISE DEMANDS COMPENSATION."
SWEDISH
03/01/77 PCS 13
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
ID* 04485A
THIS ARTICLE RELATES THAT A WOMAN IN THE SWEDISH CITY OF MALMO HAS DEMANDED COMPENSATION FROM
THE NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR LOSS OF HEARING AND RELATED DISCOMFORTS CAUSED BY
AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF FROM BULLTQFTA AIRPORT FIVE YEARS AGO. THE WOMAN WAS BICYCLING IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THg AIRPORT AT THE TIME. THE ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS, HOWEVER. THAT VIOLATION
OF THE LAW ON RESPONSIBILITY IN THE AIR IS INVALIDATED BY NEGATIVE PRESCRIPTION AFTER TWO YEARS.
THE MATTER COULD HAVE BEEN TRIED ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT IF THE WOMAN HAD
BEEN AN AREA RESIDENT AND THE NOISE HAD EXCEEDED THE NORMAL LEVEL. BY CONTRAST, THE SVEA COURT
OP APPEAL, IN JANUARY 1 977, RULED IN FAVOR OF A WOMAN WHO HAD LOST HER HEARING IN ONE EAR
PERMANENTLY 3ECAUSE TWO MILITARY PLANES PASSED A RECREATIONAL AREA AT LOW ALTITUDE AT THE TIME
THE WOMAN WAS PRESENT THERE. THE WOMAN WAS AWARDED DAMAGES OF 10.000 KRONOR FROM THE CIVIL
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARMED FORCES.
GERMANY. FED REP OF
ST< )
BEITRAEGH ZUR UMWELTFCRSCHUNG (REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH)
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-175 ID* 04519A
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE TOXIC SUBS
RADIATION
DENMARK
PM(B)
"NUCLEAR POWER IN DENMARK HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SOMETIME IN THg FUTURE."
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/15/77 PGS 6 ID* 04549A
THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, STILL INCLUDED IN THE LONG-RANGE PLANS OF THE
DANISH GOVERNMENT AS LATE AS THE *ALL OF 1976, HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED. AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION
TO THE NUCLEAR WASTE PROBLEM IS NECESSARY BEFORE THE PLANTS CAN BE BUILT. DENMARK HAS NO
RESOURCES WITHIN ITS OWN BOUNDARIES TC TAKE CARE OF THE WASTE. UNTIL THE FALL OF THE PALME
GOVERNMENT IN SWEDEN, DENMARK WAS NEGOTIATING OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF DISPOSING OF DANISH NUCLEAR
WASTE IN SWEDEN, BUT NEGOTIATIONS WERE INTERRUPTED WHEN THE FALLDIN GOVERNMENT WAS ELECTED. A
GALLJP POLL HAS ALSO REVEALED THAT 58 PERCENT OF THE DANES ARE AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER ALTOGETHER;
16 PERCENT ARE FOR IT; ANC THE REST OF THE POPULATION IS UNDECIDED. THIS IS A DRASTIC REVERSAL OF
OPINION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHEN 60 PERCENT OF THE DANES APPROVED OF NUCLEAR POWER.
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23
RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(A)
GERMANY*FED REP OF
LR( A)
"JANUARY 21, 1977
SUNDESGESETZBLATT
GERMAN
CORRECTION OF THE RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
> I
EPA
01/26/77 PCS 184-195 ID* 00693Q
THIS CORRECTION. IN ADDITION TO MAKING VARIOUS MINOR CHANGES IN THE WORDING AND SYMBOLS OF
THE OCT. 13, 1976 RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE. ALSO REPLACES APPENDIX IV OF THE ORDINANCE
WITH A NEW ATTACHED APPENDIX IV. APPENDIX IV STIPULATES EXEMPTION LIMITS AND ANNUAL MAXIMUM
HUMAN INTAKES OF VARIOUS RADIONUCLIDES AND RADIONUCLIDE MIXTURES THROUGH INHALATION AND
INGESTION. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDES THE THRESHOLDS FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES
IN THE AIR. ALSO ATTACHED IS A CORRECTION DATED FEB. 1. 1977.
"JAN. 25. 1977 ORDINANCE ON PRECAUTIONARY COLLATERAL PURSUANT TO THE ATOMIC
ENERGY LAW (ATOMIC ENERGY LAW PRECAUTIONARY COLLATERAL ORDINANCE)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I
EPA
GERMAN 02/03/77 PCS 220-226 ID* 00693R
THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW IN THE VERSION OF
OCT. 31, 1976. THE FIRST SECTION DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF PRECAUTIONARY COLLATERAL THAT ARE
ACCEPTABLE FOR FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRING FINANCIAL WARRANTY UNDER INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
OR THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW. IT DESCRIBES ACCEPTABLE LIABILITY INSURANCE OR VALID EXEMPTIONS OR
GUARANTEES 3V THIRD PARTIES. THE SCOPE OF THE COLLATERAL OR GUARANTEE FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF
INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IS GIVEN. SECTION 2 DEALS WITH THE COLLATERAL SUMS FOR PARTICULAR
ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION, REACTORS. AND RADIOACTIVE
FUELS. PROVISION FOR TfcJE DETERMINATION OF THE COLLATERAL SUM IN INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES AND FOR
REDUCTION OF THE SUM IN SPECIAL CASES IS MADE. SECTION 3 STATES THAT THE ORDINANCE IS TO COME
INTO FORCE F=3. 1. 1977. TWO APPENDIXES GIVE: 1) THE STANDARD COLLATERAL SUMS FOR NUCLEAR FUELS
AND 2) THE STANDARD COLLATERAL SUMS FOR OTHER RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR( A)
"FEB. 18, 1977 ORDINANCE ON THE PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF FACILITIES
ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 7 OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW." BUNDESGESETZBLATT, I
EPA
GERMAN 02/23/77 PGS 280-284 ID* 00693S
THIS ORDINANCE, SUBTITLED ATOMIC ENERGY LAW PROCEDURAL ORDINANCE, WAS PASSED PURSUANT TO THE
ATOMIC ENERGY LAW IN THE VERSION OF OCT. 31, 1976. IT APPLIES TO FACILITIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 7.
PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 5 OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY LAW. IT SPECIFIES THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE PERMIT
APPLICATION AND THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE SUPPORTING MATERIALS REQUIRED. IT PROVIDES FOR THE
PARTICIPATION! OF THIRD PARTIES IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN THAT THE AUTHORITIES ARE TO
PUBLICLY MAKE NOTICE OF THE PROJECT FOR WHICH LICENSING is SOUGHT AND ARE TO PUBLICLY DISPLAY THE
APPLICATION AND SUPPORT MATERIALS FOB A TWO-MONTH PERIOD. DURING THIS PERIOD, OBJECTIONS MAY BE
RAISED BY THIRD PARTIES. THERE IS TO BE A DISCUSSION PERIOD DURING WHICH APPLICABLE OBJECTIONS
ARE REVIEWED. THE ORDINANCE STIPULATES THE REASONS FOR WHICH AN APPLICATION MAY BE REJECTED AND
DESCRIBES THE NATURE OF THE APPROVAL NOTIFICATION. PROVISION IS ALSO MADE FOR PARTIAL AND FOR
PRELIMINARY PERMITS. THE ORDINANCE COMES INTO FORCE MARCH 1. 1977.
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24
RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP OP
PM(B>
•COMPARABILITY OF NATURAL EXPOSURE TO RADIATION WITH EXPOSURE TO RADIATION
FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES." UMWSLT. NO. 54
GERMANY,FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 03/24/77 PGS 14-18 ID* 04S73A
ALSO ST
IN 1975 THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTER ASKED THE RADIATION PROTECTION COMMISSION, WHICH
ADVISES IT IN MATTERS RELATING TO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF IONIZING RADIATION. FOR A
COMMENTARY COMPARING NATURAL EXPOSURE TO RADIATION TO THAT FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES. THIS ARTICLE
CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE COMMISSION'S REPORT PRESENTED ON DEC. 16. 1976. THE REPORT INITIALLY
COMPARES THc PRIMARY BIOPHYSICAL OCCURRENCES AFTER EXPOSURE TO RADIATION. THE EFFECTS OF
RADIATION FR3M OUTSIDE THE BODY AND FROM INSIDE THE BODY (INGESTED WITH FOOD AND AIR) ARE
DISCUSSED. THE DISCUSSION OF INTERNAL RADIATION EXPOSURE INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF THE EFFECTS
OF ALPHA-RAYS. THE EFFECTS OF LOW-ENERGY BETA RAYS FROM TRITIUM, TRANSMUTATION. AND THE AUGER
EFFECT. AMONG THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT ARE THAT AN OUTER OR INNER EXPOSURE TO RADIATION
FROM ARTIFICIAL SOURCES HAS PRACTICALLY THE SAME EFFECT AS RADIATION FROM NATURAL SOURCES.
ASSUMING THE SAME EQUIVALENT DOSE.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
ST( »
JAHRESBERICHT 1975 KURZFASSUNG (ANNUAL REPORT 1975 (OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIATION
AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH). ABRIDGEMENT)
SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH EPA
GERMAN ' 00/00/76 PGS 1-323 ID* 04542A
TOXIC SJBS
THIS ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESERACH , AN AGENCY
SUPPORTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, is
AIMED AT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN THE INTERESTS OF BREVITY. ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES ARE
REPORTED. GSF'S BROAD RESEARCH GOALS WERE: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;
NEW TECHNOLOGIES'AND DATA PROCESSING; AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES. PART i OF THE BOOKLET CONSISTS OF
BRIEF REPORTS FROM EACH OF GSF'S INSTITUTES. DESCRIBING MAJOR WORK DURING THE YEAR. THE
INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE INSTITUTES. AND STAFFING. FOLLOWING EACH BRIEF INSTITUTE
REPORT. THERE ARE MORE DETAILED REPORTS CONCERNING THE WORK OF EACH DEPARTMENT IN THE INSTITUTE.
PART II INITIALLY DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING OF GSF. THERE ARE ALSO SECTIONS
LISTING PUBLICATIONS BY INSTITUTE. STAFF SPEECHES BY INSTITUTE. AND SPEECHES BY GUESTS AT GSF
FUNCTIONS. THE PREFACE AND INSTITUTE INTRODUCTIONS ARE IN BOTH GERMAN AND ENGLISH.
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25
RADIATION
GERMANY.FED REP
ST( )
GESELLSCHAFT FUER STRAHLCN- UNO UMWELTFORSCHUNG MBH-
RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH—MUNICH)
SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
GERMAN 09/00/75 PCS 1-53
TOXIC SUBS
•MUENCHEN (SOCIETY FOR
ID*
EPA
04S47A
THIS BOOKLET PRESENTS BASIC INFORMATION ON THE SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH OF MUNICH (GESELLSCHAFT FUER STRAHLEN- UNO UMWELTFORSCHUNG MBH-GSF), WHICH CONDUCTS
RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF HUMAN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. FOUNDED IN 1964 AND CONTROLLED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUTH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE. THE SOCIETY IS
PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN THE EFFECTS OF HIGH ENERGY RADIATION AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND THEIR
INTERACTION WITH ANIMATE AND INANIMATE MATTER. FUTURE GOALS INCLUDE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
RESEARCH RESULTS. FCPHASIS ON NEW BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL TECHNIQUE FIELDS. AND CREATION OF FURTHER
CENTRALIZED FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO VARIOUS RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. THE
MAJOR PORTION OF THE BOOKLET DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS CF THE 11 INSTITUTES OF GSF TOGETHER WITH THE
INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER EACH INSTITUTE. THERE IS ALSO A LIST OF THE INSTITUTES AND
DEPARTMENTS AND A MAP SHOWING THEIR LOCATIONS.
INDIA
PM(B)
PROTECTION FROM MODERN INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS: LESSONS FROM
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-44 ID* 04509A
ALSO ST
TOXIC SUBS
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS SYNOPSES OF PAPERS DELIVERED AT A SEMINAR DEALING WITH THE HARMFUL
EFFECTS OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND CHEMICAL MUTAGENS HELD AT THE CENTRAL LABOUR INSTITUTE IN
BOMBAY IN JUNE 1976 AND ORGANIZED BY THE INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR RADIATION PROTECTION. THE SOCIETY
«=T)R CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AND THI? ENVI RON WENT AL KUTAGEN SOCIETY OF INDIA. THE PAPERS. PREPARED BY
RESEARCHERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE IN LUCKNOW AND
VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THE BHABHA ATQMir RESEARCH CENTRE IN BOMBAY, ARE ENTITLED: HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT STATUS OF CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INDUSTRIAL
AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS: SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION
STANDARDS; ASSESSMENT OF RISK FROM RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOKIMFTIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS:
APPROACHES T3 EVALUATION OF GENETIC RISKS FROM CHEMICALS; AND PROBLEMS OF RISK EVALUATION FOR
CHEMICAL (ENVIRONMENTAL) MUTAGENS AND STRATEGIES *OR POPULATION MONITORING.
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RADIATION
SWEDEN
PM
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PAGE
27
SOLID WASTE
DENMARK
PM
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PAGE
28
SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
SOLVENT WASTES
NO. 14
GREAT BRITAIN.
ENGLISH
ALSO ST
» WATER
(EXCLUDING HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS).
DEPARTMENT O<* THE PNVIRCNKENT
00/00/77 PGS 1-32
AIR
WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER.
EPA
ID* 04483A
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
TARRY AN3 DISTILLATION WASTES AND OTHER CHEMICAL BASED RESIDUES.
MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 13
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THF ENVIRCNMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-45 ID* 04484A
ALSO ST
*WATER AIR
WASTE
IRELAND
ST(
NATIONAL INVENTCRY OF RESEARCH ANC DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
DOWNEY. «. K.. AND OTHERS. COMPS. EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PGS 1-100 ID* 04532A
^GENERAL WATER AIR NOISE
NORWAY
PM(B)
"FINAL ACTION TO REMOVE SCRAP METAL ETC. FROM THE WAR." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 03/01/77 PGS 12 ID* 04S02A
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT HAS IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS ALLOCATED 300.000 NORWEGIAN KRONER TO
B€ USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUCH SECOND WORLD WAR REMNANTS AS RUSTED BARBED WIRE AND DILAPIDATED
TRENCHES. IN 1977, HOWEVER. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE DENIED IN FAVOR OF A THOROUGH FINAL EFFORT TO
REMOVE STILL REMAINING UNDESIRABLE REMINDERS OF THE WAR. THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE IS CURRENTLY
WORKING ON PLANS FOR THE PROJECT. WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE FINANCIALLY APPROVED BY THE NORWEGIAN
PARLIAMENT (STORTING). IN 1967. A TWO-MILLI CM-KRONER SURVEY OF ALL NORWEGIAN COMMUNITIES WAS
CONDUCTED BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT TO DETERMINE PRIORITIES AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE REMOVED.
THE LIST IS STILL NCT COMPLETE SINCE NEW FINDS KEEP TURNING UP. MOSTLY IN FINNMARK, THE AREA NORTH
OF THE FINNISH BORDER.
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SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
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29
"PROMISING NEW METHOD TO STORE NUCLEAR WASTE." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 02/16/77 PCS 2* ID* 04S48A
ALSO ST
ERADIATION
TOXIC SUBS
FRANCE
LR( A)
"FEBRUARY 17,
PROPELLANT."
FRENCH
1977 ORDER PROHIBITING THE USE OF VINYL CHLORIDE AS AN AEROSOL
JOURNAL. OFFICIEL
EPA
03/04/76 PCS 1446 ID* 04S76A
THIS INTERMINISTERIAL CRDER PROHIBITS THE USE OF VINYL CHLORIDE AS AN AEROSOL PROPELLANT AND
PROHIBITS TRADE IN AEROSOLS CONTAINING IT. RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDER IS
ASSIGNED TO: THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES IN THE
MINISTRY FOR THF QUALITY OF LIFE; THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH AND THE CHIEF OF THE CENTRAL
PHARMACY AND MEDICATION SERVICE WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH; THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHEMICAL AND
TEXTILE INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH; AND THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF
ADMIN 1STRATION AND FINANCING WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST( I
BEITRAEGS ZUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG (REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH)
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-175 ID* 04519A
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE PESTICIDES
GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST< »
BENZENE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY
ENGLISH 00/00/74
ALSO PMB
PCS 1-63
EPA
ID* 04S20A
IN 1971, THE GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY'S SENATE COMMISSION FOR THE EXAMINATION OF HAZARDOUS
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS LABELLED BENZENE A SUBSTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE CANCER IN MAN. BUT NO MAXIMUM
WORK PLACE CONCENTRATION
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TOXIC sues
GERMANY,FED RFP OF
ST< )
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30
JAHRESBERICHT 1975 KURZFASSUNG (ANNUAL REPORT 1975 (OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIATION
AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH). ABRIDGEMENT)
SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-323 ID* 04542A
*RADIATION
GERMANY,FED REP OF
ST< )
GESELLSCHAFT FUER STRAHLEN- UNO UMWELTFORSCHUNG MBH--MUENCHEN (SOCIETY FOR
RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH MUNICH)
SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH EPA
GERMAN 09/00/75 PGS 1-53 ID* 04547A
*RADIATION
INDIA
PM(B)
PROTECTION FROM MODERN INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS: LESSONS FROM
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-44 ID* 04509A
ALSO ST
*RADIATION
WATER
DENMARK
LR(B)
"NO TO FLUORIDATION OF THE DRINKING WATER." AKTUELT
DANISH
01/05/77 PGS
EPA
10* 04511A
THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS SENT A REPORT TO THE MINISTER FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT, HELGE NIELSEN, RECOMMENDING THAT MUNICIPALITIES NOT BE PERMITTED TO ADD FLUORIDE TO
DRINKING WATER. THE AGENCY AGREES WITH THE DENTAL PROFESSION THAT FLUORIDE IS A GREAT AID IN
CONTROLLING DENTAL CAVITIES BUT is CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE AFTEREFFECTS, PARTICULARLY FOR KIDNEY
PATIENTS AND SMALL CHILDREN. SINCE THE WATER SUPPLY IN DENMARK LARGELY CONSISTS OF GROUND*ATER IN
WHICH THE FLUORIDE CONTENT FLUCTUATES. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REACH THE RIGHT BALANCE BY
ADDING MORE. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT COUNTRIES WHICH DO ADD FLUORIDE TO THEIR WATER SUPPLIES USE
SURFACE WATER WHICH IS MUCH EASIER TO CONTROL. IF FLUORIDE WERE ADDED. ONLY ONE PERCENT WOULD
PROVE BENEFICIAL TO TEETH. THE REST WOULD DISSAPPEAR WITH THE WASTEWATER. THUS ENDING UP IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS AS AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION THE USE OF FLUORIDE IN TOOTHPASTE*
MOUTHWASH, OR PILLS.
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WATER
FINLAND
LR(B)
FINLAND
PM(B)
"WATER COURTS WILL 3= REORGANIZED." HUFVUOSTADS9LADET
SWEDISH
02/26/77 PGS 16
EPA
ID* 04522A
MATTERS CONCERNING WATER ARE DEALT WITH BY THREE SPECIAL COURTS IN FINLAND: THE WESTERN
WATER COURT _OCATED IN HELSINKI! THE EASTERN WATER COURT LOCATED IN KUOPIO; AND THE NORTHERN WATER
COURT LOCATED IN ULEABORG
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PRANCE
PM
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WATER
FRANCE
SEC >
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR
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GERMANY.FED REP OF
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BEITRAEGE ZUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG (REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH)
GERMAN RESEARCH SOCIETY EPA
GERMAN OO/O^/TS PCS 1-175 ID* 04519A
*GENERAL AIR NTIS= PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS
GERMANY.FED REP OF
ST< )
INSTITUT FUER RADIOHYDROMETRIE DER GESELLSCHAFT FUER STRAHLEN— UNO
UMWELTFORSCHUNG (INSTITUTE ^03 RADIOHYDRCMETRY OF THE SOCIETY FOR...ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH!
SOCIETY FOR RADIATION AND ENVIRONKENTAL RESEARCH EPA
GERMAN 03/01/74 PGS 1-33 IC« 04546A
THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE OF PAD IOHYDROMETRY OF THE SOCIETY FOR
RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (SUPPORTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT). THE INSTITUTE IS
CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OP NFW METHODS TO FIND. EXPLORE. USE AND MAINTAIN
THE PURITY 0= NATURAL WATER SUPPLIES. THE USE OF TRACER PROCEDURES, EMPLOYING ARTIFICIAL MARKINGS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES AND TRACING SUBSTANCES. IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE WORK OF THE
INSTITUTE. ALTHOUGH MORE TRADITIONAL HYDROGEOLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL METHODS ARF ALSO USED.
AREAS TO WHICH THE INSTITUTE'S WORK APPLIES INCLUDE: THE FINDING AND DEVELOPING OF WATER AREAS.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ANC PHO'ECTION. ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF SNOW AND ICE.
IMPORTANT IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE THE PROTECTION OF DRINKING WATER. TRACING
SEWAGE IN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATERS, AND STUDIES FOR THE CHOICE OF LOCATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
AND REFUSE DUMPS.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
SOLVENT WASTES
NO. 14
GREAT BRITAIN.
ENGLISH
ALSO ST
AIR
(EXCLUDING HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS),
DEPARTMENT O= THE ENVIRONMENT
OO/CO/77 PGS 1-32
SOLID WASTE
WASTE MANAGEMENT PAPER.
ID*
EPA
04483A
THIS TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM, DSFPARED BY THE WASTES DIVISION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, DEALS WITH THE RECLAMATION AND DISPOSAL CF WASTE SOLVENTS (EXCLUDING HALOGENATED
HYDROCARBONS) ARISING FRCM A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL USES. IT DEALS ALSO WITH THE VARIOUS WASTES
FROM THE PAINT AND PRINTING INK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WHICH CONTAIN HEAVY METALS. THE
SPECIFIC CHAPTERS ARE ENTITLED: BACKGROUND AND TOXICITY ASPECTS, WASTE ARISING AND DISPOSAL
ROUTES. POSSIBILITIES FOR EXTENDING SOLVENT RECOVERY. USE AS A FUEL. INCINERATION, LANDFILL
DISPOSAL, AND A CODE OF PRACTICP FOR SOLVENT WASTES (EXCLUDING HALOGENATEO HYDROCARBONS).
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WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B»
GREECE
PM(B)
TARRY AND DISTILLATION WASTES AND OTHER CHEMICAL BASED RESIDUES. WASTE
MANAGEMENT PAPER. NO. 13
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT O«= THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PCS 1-45 ID* 04484A
ALSO ST
AIR SOLID WASTE
THIS TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. PREPARED BY THE WASTE DIVISION OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. DEALS WITH THE GENERATION. TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDUES ORIGINATING FROM
THE CARBONIZATION OF COAL AND ASSOCIATED RECOVERY OPERATIONS AND FROM THE PRODUCTION OF PRIMARY
AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS EXCEPTING HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS. AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT
PROCESSING TO FINAL PRODUCTS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND CONSUMER APPLICATION. THE CHAPTERS OF THIS
MEMORANDUM COVER: BACKGROUND INFORMATION. NATURE OF WASTES AND WASTE PRODUCTS. ENVIRONMENTAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF RESIDUES. RECOVERY. DISPOSAL. POSSIBLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, AND A CODE OF
PRACTICE FOR TARRY AND DISTILLATION WASTES AND OTHER CHEMICAL BASED RESIDUES.
"GOVERNMENT DECIDES CN URBAN, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION STUDY." TRANSLATIONS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. NO. 136
U.S. JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 05/06/77 PCS 38 ID« 04S13A
THIS BRIE- ARTICLE, TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK PUBLICATION ELEVTHEROTYPIA OF FEBRUARY 17. 1977.
CONSIDERS SEA AREA STUDIES PLANNED BY THE GREEK GOVERNMENT TO DISCOVER THE PROPER SITE FOR
URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL. THE STUDIES WILL DETERMINE THE SEWAGE CAPACITY OF SELECTED
SITES AND SPECIFY THE RATE OF SEWAGE DISCHARGE IN ORDER TO PROTECT ADJACENT AREAS AND PREVENT
ANY PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL. BIOLOGICAL, OR ECONOMIC CHANGE IN THE OVERALL SEA AREA. THE STUDY WILL
BE CONDUCTED BY THE MINISTRY OF COORDINATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE OF THE NAVY. THE NUCLEAR CENTER. THE PUBLIC PETROLEUM CORPORATION.
AND THE INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPH1C AND FISHING STUDIES.
INTERNATIONAL
LR(B)
"INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION DEALING WITH THE PREVENTION OF SEA POLLUTION."
GOSUDARSTVENNYY PR3EKTNO-IZYSKATEL'SKIY I NAUCHNO-ISSLEDOVATEL«SKIY INSTITUT MORSKOGO TRANSPORTA
KISELEV. V. A.. EO./COMP. LOC LAW GEN ZAKON
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-1*4 ID* 04555A
THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF LAWS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES DEALING WITH THE PREVENTION OF SEA
POLLUTION. THE INTRODUCTION DISCUSSES SOME LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE
PREVENTION 3F S>=A POLLUTION, AS GIVEN BY THE EDITOR. PART ONE INCLUDES EXCERPTS FROM NATIONAL
LEGISLATION 3F VARIOUS CCUNTRIES; PART TWO GIVES SOME PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION.
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
IRELAND
PM(BI
"THE RHINE IS TO BECOME CLEANER AGAIN." STUTTGARTEP ZEITUNG
EPA
ID* 0452*A
GERMAN
02/25/T7 PCS
A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE CF LAWMAKERS FROM THE COUNTRIES OF THE RHINE BASIN TOOK PLACE IN THE
HAGUE IN FEBRUARY 1977. ABOUT 40 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. FRANCE AND
LUXEMBURG ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. CALLED BY DUTCH LEGISLATORS. ITS MOST IMPORTANT GOAL WAS TO
EXERT PRESSURE ON NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TO TAKE
MEASURES LEADING TO THE REDUCTION OF RHINE POLLUTION. A PART OF THIS GOAL INVOLVES MOBILIZING
PUBLIC OPINION. THE DUTCH DELEGATION PRESENTED A MEMORANDUM DISCUSSING. AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE
SIGNIFICANCE AND TASKS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF THE RHINE. IT ALSO
MENTIONED POSSIBILITIES FOR THE EFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY MONITORING OF NATIONAL OBSERVANCE OF
RHINE TREATIES. OTHERS AT THE CONFERENCE SUGGESTED THAT THE RHINE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES BE PUT
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL BODY.
A SURVEY OF POLLUTION IN IRELAND. IDA PUBLICATION SERIES. PAPER 2
IRELAND. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-31 ID* 04S23A
AIR
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH AND STANDARDS AT THE REQUEST OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IDA). THE PRINCIPAL
BODY CHARGED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE IRISH
GOVERNMENT. THE SURVEY, THE MOST COMPLETE POLLUTION ANALYSIS EVER UNDERTAKEN IN IRELAND. SET OUT
TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND TO ESTABLISH THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE
URBAN. AGRICULTURAL AND. MOST PROMINENTLY, INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. THE CHIEF GOAL BEING TO PROVIDE
BASELINE INFORMATION TO BE USED BY THE IDA IN ENSURING THAT THE CREATION OF NEW INDUSTRIAL JOBS
IS NOT ACHIEVED AT THE COST OF INCREASED AIR AND WATER POLLUTION. THE PRESENT REPORT. DESIGNED
FOR PUBLIC INFORM_ATION PURPOSES. REVIEWS THE OVERALL FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY AND THEN SEPARATELY
CONSIDERS WATER POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION AND THE SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION. TABLES AND
ILLUSTRATIONS COMPLEMENT THE TEXT.
IRELAND
PM
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ST<
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NATIONAL INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRCNMENTAL POLLUTION
DOWNEY, W. K.. AND OTI-ERS. COMPS. EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/76 PGS 1-100 ID* 04S32A
*GENERAL AIR NOISE SOLID *ASTE
JAPAN
PM(B)
WATER QUALITY IN KANAGAWA PREFECTURE
ENGLISH
DATE AFTER 1975
00/00/00 PGS 1-10
EPA
ID* 04545A
THE FIRST PART OF THIS PUBLICATION LISTS JAPANESE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. EFFECTIVE DEC. 28.
1971. STANDARDS RELATING TO HUMAN HEALTH LIST PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS OF CADMIUM. CYANIDE.
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS. LEAD. CHROMIUM (SEXAVALENT), ARSENIC. TOTAL MERCURY AND PCB. STANDARDS
RELATING TO THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT REGULATE WATER QUALITY FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF LAKES. RIVERS AND
COASTAL WATERS, CHIEFLY IN TERMS OF PH. BOD, SUSPENDED SOLIDS. DISSOLVED OXYGEN AND NUMBER OF
COLIFORM GROUPS. A SERIES OF CABLES RELATING TO KANAGAWA PREFECTURE THEN SHOW WATER QUALITY IN:
1) RIVERS IN TERMS OF ANNUAL BOD CHANGE FOR FY 1972-1975; 2> LAKES (ANNUAL BOD OR COO CHANGE) FOR
FY 1973-1975; AND 3) TOKYO BAY (ANNUAL COD CHANGE) FOR FY 19T2-1975. THREE MAPS DETAIL THE POINTS
OF MEASUREMENT.
MEXICO
PM( A)
"GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR WATER USE AND POLLUTION CONTROL." RECURSOS
HIDRAULICOS. VOL. 5. NO. 3
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH 00/00/76 PGS 271-285 ID* 038168
ALSO PMB
THIS EXCERPT FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES REVIEWS THE
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS REALIZEO BY THF SECRETARIAT'S GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR WATER USE AND
POLLUTION CONTROL DURING 1975-1976. THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE IS DIVIDED INTO THE DIRECTORATES OF
WATER USE. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, POLLUTION CONTROL. AND RESEARCH AND TRAINING. THE ANNUAL
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THESE DIRECTORATES INVOLVE THE NATIONAL WATER USE INVENTORY;
DETERMINATION OF THE QUALITY OF MEXICAN WATER RESOURCES; APPLICATION OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
REGULATIONS: SURVEILLANCE OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE SOURCES; INVESTIGATION OF PUBLIC COMPLAINTS
CONCERNING POLLUTION; PROMOTION OF WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEST ECONOMICAL
AND TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES TO CONTROL WATER POLLUTION; TRAINING OF QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS:
DETERMINATION OF PRIORITIES IN W4T=R CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT; AND THE PROMOTION OF
INSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN WATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT.
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WATER
NORWAY
LR
"PHOSPHATE-FREE DETERGENTS WILL SOON BE SOLD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY."
AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 03/10/77 PGS 4 ID* 04486A
ALSO LRB
ALTHOUGH PRODUCERS OF DETERGENTS VOLUNTARILY MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT To SELL PHOSPHATE-FREE DETERGENTS AROUND LAKE MJOSA, THEY HESITATE TO EXTEND THIS
PROGRAM TO OTHER AREAS THREATENED BY WATER POLLUTION. THE AUTHORITIES HAVE SET 80 PERCENT OF
TOTAL SALES AS THE GOAL FOR SALES OF PHOSPHATE-FREE DETERGENTS. AROUND LAKE MJOSA. PHOSPHATE-FREE
DETERGENTS HAVE ALREADY OUTSOLD THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS ARE REPORTED TO BE DELIGHTED.
IT IS POINTED OUT BY MANUFACTURERS, HOWEVER. THAT THESE DETERGENTS ARE NOT QUITE AS EFFECTIVE
AS THOSE CONTAINING PHOSPHATE AND UNLESS THE WATER IS "SOFT" THEY DO NOT WORK WELL AT ALL. THE
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIZES THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY IS VOLUNTARY, IT COULD
BECOME COMPULSORY IN AREAS PARTICULARLY THREATENED BY WATER POLLUTION. MOST COOPERATIVE STORES
AROUND LAKE MJOSA NOW MARKET ONLY PHOSPHATE-FREE DETERGENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL NEXT BE INTRODUCED
AROUND THE TYRIFJORD.
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NORWAY
PM
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SWEDEN
PMC B)
USSR
LR(B)
"THE STATE OF SWEDEN'S LAKES." CURRENT SWEDEN. NO. 71
EMMELIN. LARS
ENGLISH 03/00/77 PGS 1-9
ID*
EPA
04488A
THIS PUBLICATION REPCRTS ON THE STATE OF APPROXIMATELY 100.000 SWEDISH LAKES COVERING
NINE PERCENT 3F THE COUNTRY'S SURFACE AND NOTES THAT A RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK FROM THE NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD HAS ATTEMPTED TO SUMMARIZE THE PROBLEM. A BRIEF HISTORICAL AND
GEOLOGICAL INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE LAKES IS FOLLOWED BY SECTIONS DISCUSSING THE FOLLOWING
TOPICS: THE CONDITION OF THE FOUR BIGGEST LAKES—VANERN. VATTERN. MALAREN. AND HJALMARENi THE
VALUE OF CLEAN LAKES. PARTICULARLY FOR RECREATION: THE RECOVERY OF LAKES. ILLUSTRATED BY TWO MAJOR
RESEARCH PROJECTS; AND THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED ACIDITY ON LAKES. MAPS SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS
OF A MAJOR 1972 STUDY INCLUDING 1,250 LAKES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY COVER: VISIBILITY IN THE
LAKES STUDIED; THE LEVEL OF PHOSPHORUS IN THESE LAKES; ACIDITY OF SWEDISH LAKES; AND ALKALINITY OF
SWEDISH LAKES (AN INDICATOR OF CAPACITY TO WITHSTAND ACIDITY).
"THE TASKS OF HYGIENIC SCIENCE AND SANITARY WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF CPSU AND THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DECREE...." GIGIENA i SANITARIYA. NO. 7
ZAICKENKO. A. I.. ANC L. V. STEPANOVA EPA
RUSSIAN 07/00/76 PGS 3-6 1C* 04505A
ALSO PMB
THE AUTHORS POINT OUT THAT THE JANUARY 16. 1976 DECREE. "ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF
THE BLACK AND AZOV SEA BASINS." is A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS PREVENTING FURTHER POLLUTION OF ONE OF
THE AREAS MOST WIDELY USED FOR PURPOSES OF NATIONAL RECREATION AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. SANITARY
AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE UNION REPUBLIC HEALTH MINISTRIES LOCATED IN THIS AREA ARE
OBLIGED TO CARRY OUT VARIOUS POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES AND TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
DECREE. (FULL TITLE: "THE TASKS' OF HYGIENIC SCIENCE AND SANITARY WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF CPSU AND THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DECREE. 'ON MEASURES TO PREVENT
POLLUTION OF THE BLACK AND AZOV SEA BASINS.*")
USSR
LR( A)
"ON STRENGTHENING THE LIABILITY FOR POLLUTING THE SEA BY SUBSTANCES HARMFUL
TO HUMAN HEALTH OR TG LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA." VEDOMOSTI VERKHOVNOGO SOVETA SSSR. NO. 10
EPA
RUSSIAN 03/06/74 PGS 155-156 ID* 04521A
THIS FEBRUARY 26, 1974 EDICT OF THE USSR SUPREME SOVIET PRESIDIUM ESTABLISHES THE
LIABILITIES INVOLVED IN POLLUTING THE USSR INLAND AND TERRITORIAL WATERS. ANY UNLAWFUL
DISPOSALS FROM VESSELS OF SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTI- OR TO LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA
IS PUNISHABLE BY A MAXIMUM PRISON TERM OF TWO YEARS. UP TO A YEAR OF HARD LABOR. OR BY A
MAXIMUM FINE OF 10.000 RUBLES. HOWEVER. IF THIS OFFENSE CAUSES SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO HUMAN HEALTH
OR TO LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA. IT IS PUNISHABLE BY A PRISON TERM OF FIVE YEARS MAXIMUM. OR
BY A FlriE UP TO 20.000 RUBLES. THE CAPTAIN OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL CAN BE PUNISHED BY
IMPRISONMENT OR BY ADMINISTRATIVE PINE FOR FAILING TO REPORT ANY DISCHARGES OF HARMFUL MATERIAL
INTO THE SEA. THIS EDICT IS IN EFFECT FROM MARCH 1. 1974.
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LR
"THE FATS OF SMALL RIVERS." SOVETSKAYA ROSSIYA
AVER'YANDV. A. G.
RUSSIAN 05/13/77 PGS Z
ID*
EPA
04S04A
THIS ARTICLE BY THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE MAIN ADMINISTRATION OF WATER PROBLEMS AND WATER USE
OF THE RSFSR MINISTRY OF LAND RECLAMATION AND WATER RESOURCES IS A RESPONSE TO A READER'S
INQUIRY ON THE PLIGHT OF SMALL RIVERS. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR, THE MINISTRY HAS STUDIED THE
PROBLEM OF PRESERVING SMALL RIVERS AND HAS IMPLEMENTED A SYSTEM OF MONITORING THE WATER SUPPLY OF
RIVERS 10 TO 200 KILOMETERS IN LENGTH LOCATED IN THE MOST CRITICAL AREA OF THE DON, URAL AND OKA
RIVER BASINS IN ORDER TO TAKE NECESSARY PREVENTIVE MEASURES. HOWEVER, LOCAL SOVIETS HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO REGULATE THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE AREA IN ORDER TO PREVENT POLLUTION AND
DEPLETION OF THESE RIVERS AND TO CARRY OUT PROGRAMS THAT WOULD IMPROVE THEIR SANITARY CONDITIONS.
THEY ARE ALSO SUPPOSED TO ENLIST THE SERVICES OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS AND DEPARTMENTS FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
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USSR
STJ )
"FERTILIZERS AND THE PROTECTION OF NATURE." SEL'SKAYA ZHIZN*
SINYAGINt I* ' EPA
RUSSIAN 03/16/77 PCS 2 1C* 04*93A
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLP. THE HARM TO NATURE BY MINERAL FERTILIZERS OCCURS ONLY IN CASES
WHERE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NUTRIENTS IS WASHED AWAY FROM THE SOIL SURFACE INTO RIVERS AND LAKES
WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISRUPT THE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS OF WATER ORGANISMS. THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY
NATIONS CONFIRMS THAT THE IMPROPER USE OF CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CREATES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLTUION. PRESENT-DAY METHODS Op APPLICATION DO NOT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT. EVEN
WHEN HIGHLY CONCENTRATED FERTILIZERS ARE USED IN GREAT QUANTITIES. SINCE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF
FERTILIZER LOSS IS ASSOCIATED WITH ERCSICN PROCESSES, THE PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION IS ONE
'OF THE IMPORTANT MEASURES FOR PROTECTING RIVERS, LAKES AND OTHER WATER RESERVOIRS FROM POLLUTION.
THERE ARE CASES WHEN THE USE OF FERTILIZERS CREATES ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, BUT THEY ARE
INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO THEIR POSITIVE EFFECT, SUCH AS INCREASES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
ft U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1977-240-848/296
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