NTISUB/C/135-007
MUMBER 59
JULY 1977
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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FOREWORD
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documents exchanges with foreign governments and international organi-
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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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EXPLANATION 0 F S Y. H B n L S
Language
of
Report
ECUADOR I
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LRA/GENERAL
Editor,
Author,
or
Compiler
PAGE 10 |
["FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH*CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. ! A*
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COM?. *
ENGLISH/* 12/00/71 PCS 58-60^
AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION/1
EPA
Identification
Number
Additional
Subject
Areas
ID#
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
Clean Air Act, No. 69, 1961 as Amended [New South Wales] .... 1
Clean Air Regulations, 1964 as Amended [New South Wales] .... 1
Air Pollution — Ambient Air Quality Measurement.
Guideline 3 — Guideline 4
Belg-oun
January 11, 1977 Crown Order on the Type Approval of Diesel
Engine Vehicles With Regard to the Emission of Pollutants
Non-Polluting Gasoline Will Be Required ............ 2
In Ten Items, the Antipollution Plan .............. 2
Canada
Vinyl Chloride Emission Regulations Announced ......... 3
National Inventory of Sources and Emissions of Zinc (1972) ... 3
National Inventory of Sources and Emissions of Cadmium (1972) . 3
Study of Interlaboratory Count Correlation and Fibre
Distribution on Asbestos Stack Samples ............ 4
Penmo/ife
Report on Pollution by Cars : Children Are Particularly
Apt To Be Affected by Lead Poisoning ............. 4
See GENERAL (Finland) — Control No. 04680 ........... 11
France.
December 20, 1976 Decree No. 76-1319 on the Publication of
the Accord on the Surveillance of the Stratosphere Signed
on May 5, 1976 ........................ 5
The Assessment and Results of the Last Fifteen Years' Air
Pollution Abatement Measures ................. 5
Air Pollution Fees — A Complex and Unnecessary Tool ....... 6
The End of Polluting Cement Factories ............. 6
See WATER (France) — Control No. 04621A ............ 43
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India.
Air and Water Pollution Problems Arising in the Non-Ferrous
Metal Industry ........................ 6
See GENERAL (Israel) ~ Control No. 04628A ........... 13
Mexico
Affliction Up to Nine Times the Permissible Levels ....... 7
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04639A ........ 14
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04633A ........ 15
Sweden
See WATER (Sweden) ~ Control No. 04603A ............ 48
USSR
Statute on State Control of Operation of Gas-Purification
and Dust-Collecting Installations .............. 8
See GENERAL (USSR) ~ Control No. 04624A ............ 16
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 04625A ............ 16
GENERAL
Annual Report of the [New South Wales] State Pollution Control
Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1976 ......... 9
Handbook of Environmental Control in New South Wales ...... 9
Urbanism and Pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Juridical
Aspects ........................... 9
Canada
Canada's Environment: A Framework for Action ......... 10
The Development and Practice of Environmental Impact
Assessment Concepts in Canada ................ 10
Quantitative Aids to Environmental Impact Assessment ...... 11
EC Strategy for the Protection of the Environment ....... 11
Ec.nl.and
Half of the Finnish Population Lives Next to Polluted Water . . 11
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France
1977 Budget of the National Shoreline Conservancy ....... 12
Nuclear Plants Are Needed, But in a Controlled Manner ..... 12
Coventry Pollution Prevention Panel — Annual Report (1976) ... 12
Transnational Environmental Cooperation Between Different
Legal Systems in Europe ................... 13
The Third Annual Report .................... 13
Japan
Government Reviews Extension of Pollution Plans ........ 13
Agency Draws Up Environment Impact Assessment Guideline * . . . 14
1976 Memorandum on Environmental Hygiene Norms ......... 14
Fiscal 1975 Budget Estimates of the Ministry of Public Health
and Environmental Hygiene: Explanatory Statement ...... 15
Se.ne.gaJt
June 30, 1975 Decree No. 75-724 Organizing the Ministry of
Industrial Development and the Environment .......... 15
United Nation*
State of the Environment in 1976 ................ 16
USSR
Administrative and Legal Problems of Environmental
Protection in the USSR .................... 16
Legal Protection of Nature in the USSR ............. 16
Instructive Letter on Applying Nature Protection and Rational
Use of Natural Resources Legislation by State Arbitrazh
Sections ........................... 17
LAND USE
Canada.
A Comparative Urban Fringe Study Methodology .......... 17
Rural Land Use Changes in the Ottawa-Hull Urban Region ..... 17
UnaeJi
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 04628A ........... 13
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USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 04624A ............ 16
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 04625A ............ 16
NOISE
Noise Control Act, No. 35, 1975 [New South Wales] ....... 18
December 3, 1975 Noise Control Proclamation .......... 19
Noise Control Regulation, No. 434, 1975 [New South Wales] ... 19
Belgium
Approval of Laboratories .................... 19
Ftaince
July 3, 1974 Decree on the Sirens of Ambulances ........ 20
April 18, 1974 Decree on Certificates of Nuisance Abatement
for Subsonic Jets ...................... 20
Paris Airport Authority Obtains Positive Results ........ 20
Ge.wnany, Fed Rep ofi
Aircraft Noise Abatement Program for Public Buildings
Located Near Airports .................... 21
Assessment of Construction Noise in Germany and in the
Neighboring Countries .................... 21
Schwartz vs. Ata ........................ 22
See GENERAL (Israel) -- Control No. 04628A ........... 13
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04639A ........ 14
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04633A ........ 15
Spain
Scarce Noise Control Provisions in Spain ............ 23
USSR
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 04624A ............ 16
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 04625A ............ 16
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PESTICIDES
January 5, 1977 Order on the Nomination of Members to the
Consultative Commission Created in Accordance With Article 45
of the 1975 Decree ...................... 23
Etnland
See TOXIC SUBS (Finland) — Control No. 04611A ......... 32
WHO
1975 Evaluations of Some Pesticides Residues in Food ...... 24
RADIATION
European ComwiitieA
Results of Environmental Radioactivity Measurements in the
Member States of the European Community ........... 24
F/uince.
July 5, 1976 Order Limiting the Period of Validity of Licenses
for Artificial Radionuclides in Unsealed Sources ....... 25
Gtstmany, fid Rep o^
Excerpt From "Major Features and Basic Values for the
Evaluation of the Energy Program" .............. 25
InteJimtLonaJt
Atomic Energy and International Environmental Protection
Legislation ......................... 25
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 046 39A ........ 14
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04633A ........ 15
SOLID WASTE
Canada
Report on Utilization of Wastes Generated in Urban Areas .... 26
Industrial Waste Characterization ............... 26
Recent Developments in Resource Recovery: Seminar Proceedings . 27
Solid Waste Management: Some Basic Applications: Seminar
Proceedings ......................... 27
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Ecnlancf
See WATER (Finland) — Control No. 04610A 40
lftianc.il
March 28, 1977 Decree No. 77-336 Amending Decree No. 76-472 . . 28
French Waste Exchange Is Two Years Old 28
India,
Review of the Methods of Collection and Disposai of Refuse
in Major Cities of Gujarat 28
Sanitation Law 1976 29
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 04628A 13
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04633A ........ 15
Environmentally Compatible Waste Management ........ . . 29
Where Do We Put the Wastes? .................. 30
Unsatisfactory Clarification Sludge Utilization ........ 30
TOXIC SUBS
Environmental Consultant Recommends: Authorities Must
Intervene Against Coin-Operated Dry Cleaning Establishments . 30
Eu/topfcon Communities
The Pathway of Mercury in Europe (A System Dynamics Model) ... 31
On the Origin, Behavior and Movement of Environmental .
Mercury in Europe (A Literature Survey) ........... 31
Finland
The Health District Around Karis: No Problems With Waste
From Toxic Substances .................... 31
Approved Bird Poison — Protected Birds Are Easy Prey ...... 32
See WATER (Finland) — Control No. 04612A ........... 41
j Ffcrf Rep o£
Environmental Chemicals. Problems — Situation — Measures in
the Federal Republic of Germany ............... 32
Japan
Review of Environmental Control of Mecury in Japan ....... 33
Spain
See WATER (Spain) — Control No. 04586A ............ 47
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WATER
Clean Waters Act, No. 78, 1970 as Amended [New South Wales] . . 33
Clean Waters Regulations, 1972 as Amended [New South Wales] . . 34
Canada.
Water Resources Research Support Program 1976-1977 ....... 34
A Selected Bibliography on the Biological Effects of Ocean
Dumping ........................... 34
Report on Utilization of Wastes Generated in Urban Areas .... 35
Status Report on Abatement of Water Pollution From the
Canadian Petroleum Refining Industry — 1975 .......... 35
Water Pollution Control Directorate Publications ........ 35
Field Evaluation of Seven Oil Spill Recovery Devices ...... 36
Observations on Bacteriological Conditions in the Upper
Great Lakes 1968-1974 .................... 36
Hydrology Research Division: Annual Progress Reports
and Short Research Notes 1975-76 ............... 36
Review of Treatment Technology in the Fruit and Vegetable
Processing Industry in Canada ................ 37
The Bacteriological Content of the North Saskatchewan River
in the Vicinity of Edmonton, Alberta ............. 37
Some Effects of Sewage Disposal on Back Bay and Yellowknife
Bay, Yellowknife, N.W.T .................... 37
Asbestiform Fibre Levels in Lakes Superior and Huron ...... 38
Selection Criteria and Laboratory Evaluation of Oil Spill
Sorbents ........................... 38
Automated Method for the Determination of the Phosphorus
Content in Detergents .................... 38
NTA (Nitrilotriacetic Acid) — An Ecological Appraisal ...... 39
Field Evaluation of Plastic Film Liners for Petroleum
Storage Areas in the Mackenzie Delta ............. 39
Review of Spray-On or Grouting Sealants for Petroleum
Product Storage Areas and Dykes in the North ......... 39
A Modification of the Traditional Sequence for the
Treatment of Wastewaters From Metals Finishing Installations . 40
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European Comrrwiiti&&
December 8, 1975 Council Directive No. 76/160/EEC
Concerning the Quality of Bathing Water ........... 40
Finland
Problem Waste — Own Installation Cheaper Even When Operating
at a 65 Percent Capacity ........... ......... 40
Water Protection Plan for the Bay of Pojo ........... 41
See GENERAL (Finland) — Control No. 04680A .......... 11
F/tonce
January 6, 1977 Order on the Technical Conditions to Which
Discharge and Deposit Authorizations Are Subject ....... 41
Government Proposes That Parliament Intensify Measures
Against Oil Pollution ............. ....... 42
Discharges at Sea by the Scarlino Branch of the Montedison
Firm ............................. 42
The Legal Aspects of the Environment Contract Policy ...... 43
Pollution and Responsibility ............... ... 43
See AIR (France) — Control No. 04618A ............. 6
, Fed Rep o<(
Cleanup of Rhine and Lake Constance in the Framework of the
Program for Future Investments ................ 44
India
See AIR (India) — Control No. 04602A ............. 6
See GENERAL (Israel) -- Control No. 04628A ........... 13
Japan
The Mizushima Oil Spill — A Tragedy for Japan and a Lesson
for Canada .......................... 44
Tokyo Bay Less Polluted: Environment Bureau Says ....... 45
Eleven Prefectures Exceed Pollutant Discharge Cuts ....... 45
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04639A ........ 14
See GENERAL (Netherlands) — Control No. 04633A ........ 15
February 24, 1977 Interim Regulations to Prohibit the
Discharge of Waste From Ships ................ 46
Spill in Portugal. A Report of the Jakob Maersk Incident ... 46
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Nordforsk Project — Cleaner Wastewater From the Fishing
Industry ........................... 47
South.
A Guide to the Treatment of Winery Effluent .......... 47
Spool
Sanctions Approved for Marine Pollution Cases ......... 47
More Than Fifty Percent of the Waters of Madrid Go Unpurified . 48
Sweden
Environmental Problems Associated With the Production of Type
Forms for Letterpress Printing, Offset and Intaglio Printing . 48
USSR
February 1, 1966 Decree on Measures to Prevent Pollution of
the River Kuban' and Its Tributaries by Untreated Wastewater . 48
On Measures to Prevent Pollution of Reservoirs in Tulsk,
Bryansk, Kaluzhsk and Orlovsk Oblast by Untreated Wastewater . 49
On Measures to Prevent Pollution of the Neva River Basin and
Reservoirs in the Leningrad Oblast by Untreated Wastewater . . 49
On Measures to Prevent Pollution of the Kama River Basin and
Reservoirs of the Chelyabinsk Oblast by Untreated Wastewater . 49
On Measures to Prevent Pollution of the River Selenga and Its
Tributaries by Untreated Wastewater ............. 50
Water Use in the National Economy ............... 50
See GENERAL (USSR) ~ Control No. 04624A ............ 16
See GENERAL (USSR) — Control No. 04625A ............ 16
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AIR
AUSTRALIA
LR( A)
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
CLEAN AIR ACT, NO. 69* 1961 AS AMENDED.*. (NEW SOUTH HALES)
EPA
ID* 01S82C
ENGLISH
03/04/76 PGS 1-57
THIS IS » REPRINT OP THE NEW SOUTH WALES CLEAN AIR ACT, NO. 69. 1961 (SEE ID NO. 01882A) WITH
AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED FROM THE FOLLOWING NEW SOUTH WALES ACTS: CLEAN AIR (AMENDMENT) ACT,
NO. 39. 1964; DECIMAL CURRENCY ACT. NC. 33. 1965; CLEAN AIR (AMENDMENT) ACT, NO. 22, 1972;
ACTS REPRINTING ACT. NO. 48. 1972; CLEAN AIR (FURTHER AMENDMENT) ACT, NO. SO. 1972; HEALTH
COMMISSION ACT, NO. 63. 1972; NEW SOUTH WALES PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION ACT. 43, 1974:
AND CLEAN AIR (AMENDMENT) ACT. NO. 92, 1974.
CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS, 1964 AS AMENDED... (NEW SOUTH WALES)
EPA
ID* 01882D
ENGLISH
00/00/76 PGS 1-62
THESE REGULATIONS. PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE NEW SOUTH WALES CLEAN AIR ACT. 1961, WERE FIRST
PUBLISHED IN THE NEW SOUTH WALES GAZETTE OF FEBRUARY 14* 1964 AND ARE REPRINTED IN THIS VERSION
WITH AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED THROUGH 1976* THEY PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF AN AIR POLLUTION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS FROM STATIONARY SOURCES AND MOTOR
VEHICLES. LICENSING PROCEDURES, FORMS. FEES, EMISSION STANDARDS AND TESTING PROCEDURES ARE
SPECIFIED IN RESPECT OF STATIONARY SOURCES SUCH AS CEMENT PLANTS. CERAMICS WORKS* CHEMICAL WORKS,
COKE WORKS* METALLURGICAL PLANTS. OIL REFINERIES. COAL INDUSTRY PLANTS. ETC. MAXIMUM EMISSION
CONCENTRATIONS AND -SATES OF EMISSION AND TESTING PROCEDURES ARE ALSO DETAILED FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
WITH RESPECT TO THE EMISSION OF CARBON MONOXIDE* HYDROCARBONS. AND NITROGEN OXIDES. IN ADDITION,
THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN MOTOR FUEL IS SPECIFIED. THE REGULATIONS ALSO LIST PERTINENT
DEFINITIONS. SPECIFY CERTAIN PENALTIES. AND CITE EXEMPTIONS AND APPEAL PROCEDURES.
AUSTRIA
PM(B)
LUFTVERUNREINIGUNG--IMMISSIONSMESSUNG. RICHTLINIE 3—RICHTLINIE 4 (AIR
POLLUTION—AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT. GUIDELINE 3—GUIDELINE 4)
AUSTRIA. MINISTRY FOR HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
GERMAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-25 ID* 04622A
ALSO ST
THESE GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ARE
PART OF THE MINISTRY'S EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY IN AUSTRIA. GUIDELINE 3. RECOMMENDS USE OF THE LEAD PEROXIDE CANDLE METHOD
(BLEIKERZENMETHODE) FOR MEASUREMENT OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND OTHER SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN THE AIR IN
WIDESPREAD AREAS NEAR GROUND LEVEL. IT DESCRIBES PREPARATION OF THE CHEMICALLY BASED MEASURING
DEVICE AS WELL AS THE SAMPLING AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES. GUIDELINE 4 DESCRIBES THE MEASUREMENT
OF DUST PRECIPITATION USING A MODIFIED FORM OF THE BERGERHOFF PROCEDURE. EACH GUIDELINE INCLUDES
DIAGRAMS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE TWO PROCEDURES WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY ARE SIMPLE TO IMPLEMENT
AND YIELD RESULTS CONCRETE ENOUGH FOR A GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF AIR QUALITY. (FOR GUIDELINES 1 AND
2 IN THE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT SERIES. SEE ID NO. 03520A.)
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BELGIUM
LR( A)
"JANUARY 11. 1977 CROWN ORDER ON THE TYPE APPROVAL OF DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLES
WITH REGARD TO THE EMISSION OF POLLUTANTS." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH 02/22/77 PCS 2158-60 ID* 004360
THIS CROWN ORDER. ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1964 LAW ON THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION. AMONG
OTHER PROVISIONS. CONCERNS THE TYPE APPROVAL OF DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO THE
EMISSION OF POLLUTANTS BY THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BEING SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED TO
FULFILL THE 33ESCRIPT1ONS OF THE EC DIRECTIVE OF FEBRUARY 6. 1970 ON THE HARMONIZATION OF MEMBER
STATE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES; THE EC DIRECTIVE OF AUGUST 2. 1972 ON
THE HARMONIZATION OF MEMBER STATE REGULATIONS REGARDING MEASURES TO COMBAT POLLUTING EMISSIONS
FROM DIESELS; AND REGULATION NO.2* OF THE 1958 GENEVA AGREEMENT. APPROVAL is TO BE ACCORDED BY
THE MINISTER =OR COMMUNICATIONS. WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE A LABORATORY FOR THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE NECESSARY TESTS. THE ORDER IS TO COKE INTO FORCE ON MARCH 1, 1977.
BRAZ IL
LR<8)
"NON-POLLUTING GASOLINE WILL BE REQUIRED.M
PORTUGUESE
ALSO PM3 AND SE
04/30/77 PGS 1.11
FOLHA DE SAO PAULO
EPA
ID* 04623A
DISCUSSING THE ALARMING LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION IN SAO PAULO. BRAZIL. THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
REPORTS ON AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY AND THE APPROPRIATE
AUTHORITIES DF SAO PAULO TO DISTRIBUTE IN THAT CITY A LESS POLLUTING TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE
GASOLINE. ONE WHICH CONTAINS 20 PERCENT ALCOHOL. PRESENTLY, SAO PAULO ACCOUNTS FOP ONE-THIRD OF
THE TOTAL GAS3LINE CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL AND HAS EXPERIENCED POLLUTION ALERTS 129 TIMES IN THE
PAST TEN MONTHS. THE NEW GASOLINE, ORGINALLV RECOMMENDED BY THE BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TOGETHER
WITH OTHER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES. WILL REDUCE AIR POLLUTION UP TO 20 PERCENT AND PROVIDE UP
TO A SIX PERCENT SAVINGS IN GASOLINE CONSUMPTION. THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES AT SOMC LENGTH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE MEASURES AND THE EXPECTED SOCIOECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS. ALTHOUGH THE
PROGRAM REQUIRING ENGINE TUNE-UPS IN STATE-RUN SHOPS AS A PREREQUISITE TO DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWALS
HAS MET SOME DISAPPROVAL. MOST OF THE NEW ACTIONS HAVE BEEN FAVORABLY RECEIVED.
BRAZIL
PM( B)
"IN TEN ITEMS. THE ANTIPOLLUTION PLAN...."
PORTUGUESE 05/18/77 PGS 15
ALSO SE
O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
ID* 04601A
WITH REFERENCE TO THE BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRD WORLD CONGRESS ON CLEAN AIR HELD IN
TOKYO BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THIS NEWS ARTICLE DESCRIBES AND COMMENTS ON THE TEN
STRATEGIES THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL WILL PROPOSE TO THE SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) AND THE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION TO AVOID EMERGENCY
POLLUTION EPISODES DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS IN SAO PAULO IN THE COMING YEARS. THE
INTENTION IS TO OFFER FLEXIBILITY TO THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY BY GIVING IT THE OPTION TO CHOOSE THE
STRATEGY IT DEEMS MCST APPROPRIATE IN MANUFACTURING LESS POLLUTING CARS* BOTH SEMA AND THE
BRAZILIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY POINT OUT ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES IN IMPLEMENTING THE OFFERED
STRATEGIES. NEVERTHELESS. THE SECRETARY OF WORKS AND ENVIRONMENT OF SAO PAULO MAINTAINS THAT THE
COSTS FOR CONTROLS OF CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS COULD BE DIVERTED FROM THE EXTRAVAGANT MODELLING
COSTS IF LESS SOPHISTICATED CAR MODELS WERE MANUFACTURED.
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AIR
CANADA
LR(B)
CANADA
PM(B)
"VINYL CHLORIDE EMISSION REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED."
RELEASE
CANADA* ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 06/20/77 PCS 1-2
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEMS
ID*
EPA
04675A
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR VINYL CHLORIDE EMISSIONS FROM VINYL AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
MANUFACTURING PLANTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED IN CANADA* THE CONTROL PROGRAM FOR VINYL CHLORIDE
CONSISTS OF THE PROPOSED EMISSION LIMITS FROM SPECIFIC INPLANT SOURCES AND A CODE OF GOOD
OPERATING PRACTICE. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 1973 SURVEY. THE PROGRAM MILL REDUCE
VINYL CHLORIDE EMISSIONS BY APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT. FROM THE 5000 TONS EMITTED IN 1973 TO ABOUT
250 TONS A YEAR. POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CAPABLE OF MEETING THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS IS
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND ALREADY IN USE TO AN EXTENT. THE EMISSION LIMITS ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT
THE HEALTH OF PERSONS LIVING NEAR INDUSTRIAL SOURCES OF THE POLLUTANT. WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLICATED
AS A CAUSE 0s ANGIOSARCOMA AND OTHER SERIOUS DISEASES. SIXTY DAYS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR COMMENTS
FROM INTERESTED PARTIES BEFORE PROMULGATION OF FINAL REGULATIONS.
NATIONAL INVENTORY OF SOURCES AND EMISSIONS OF ZINC (1972). INTERNAL REPORT
APCD 76-1
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-37 ID* 04643A
THIS REPORT PROVIDES ESTIMATES OF ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS OF ZINC FROM VARIOUS CANADIAN SOURCES
FOR 1972. TOTAL ZINC EMISSIONS IN 1972 AMOUNTED TO 8153 TONS. OF THESE EMISSIONS* 36.4 PERCENT
WERE PRODUCED BY THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY, 31 PERCENT BY THE PRIMARY COPPER AND NICKEL
INDUSTRY. 10.7 PERCENT BY RUBBER TIRE WEAR* AND 10.2 PERCENT BY THE PRIMARY ZINC INDUSTRY.
THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC ACCOUNTED FOR 39.6 PERCENT OF TOTAL EMISSIONS AND THE PROVINCE OF
ONTARIO FOR 19.8 PERCENT. THE DATA ARE SUMMARIZED IN TABLE 1 (ZINC EMISSIONS BY PROVINCE AND
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR)t FIGURE 1 (PERCENT ZINC EMITTED BY PROVINCE). AND FIGURE 2 (PERCENT ZINC
EMITTED BY SOJRCE). THE INFORMATION FOR THE SURVEY WAS OBTAINED FROM A LITERATURE SURVEY. A
COMPUTER SEARCH AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE LIBRARY. PREVIOUS INVENTORY STUDIES AND A SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED QUESTIONNAIRE. THE RESULTS ARE FIRST APPROXIMATIONS. INTENDED TO PLACE EMISSIONS
SOURCES IN GENERAL PERSPECTIVE.
CANADA
PM(B)
NATIONAL INVENTORY OF SOURCES AND EMISSIONS OF CADMIUM (1972). INTERNAL
REPORT APCD 76-2
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-35 ID* 04644A
THIS REPORT ESTIMATES CADMIUM EMISSIONS FROM VARIOUS CANADIAN SOURCES FOR 1972. TOTAL
CADMIUM EMISSIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE ASSESSED AT 560 TONS. THE PRIMARY COPPER AND NICKEL INDUSTRY
CONTRIBUTED 78.1 PERCENT OF THESE EMISSIONS. WHILE THE COMBUSTION OF FUEL AT STATIONARY SOURCES
CAUSED 16.9 PERCENT. THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC* THE CENTER OF THE PRIMARY COPPER INDUSTRY IN
CANADA. PRODUCED 75.1 PERCENT OF TOTAL EMISSIONS. THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE REPRESENTED IN
VARIOUS TABLES AND FIGURES. AMONG THESE. TABLE 1 SUMMARIZES CADMIUM EMISSIONS BY PROVINCE AND
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; FIGURE 1 DIAGRAMS THE PERCENT OF CADMIUM EMITTED BY PROVINCE; AND FIGURE 2
SHOWS THE PERCENT OF CADMIUM EMITTED BY SOURCE. INFORMATION FOR THE STUDY WAS OBTAINED FROM A
LITERATURE SURVEY. A COMPUTER SEARCH AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE LIBRARY. PREVIOUS INVENTORY STUDIES.
AND A SPECIALLY DESIGNED QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO ABOUT 1050 PLANTS* TO WHICH THERE WAS A 51 PERCENT
RESPONSE.
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CANADA
ST( »
STUDY OF INTERLABORATORY COUNT CORRELATION AND FIBRE DISTRIBUTION ON
ASBESTOS STACK SAMPLES. SURVEILLANCE REPORT EPS 5-AP-76-7
BUMBACO. B.D., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/76 PCS 1-60 ID* 04668A
THIS REP35T WAS PREPARED AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. ESTABLISHED BY
THE CANADIAN TASK FORCE ON THE ASBESTOS MINING AND MILLING INDUSTRY. WHICH WAS CHARGED WITH
INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS METHODS FOR EMISSION TESTING OF VARIOUS SOURCES
IN THE ASBESTOS MINING AND MILLING INDUSTRY. RESULTS OF AN INTERLABORATORY CORRELATION STUDY
AND A FIBER DISTRIBUTION STUDY ON A PROPOSED STACK TESTING METHOD ARE PRESENTED AND INDICATE
THAT VARIATION BETWEEN COUNTERS IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ERROR IN THE ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE. THE
FIBER DISTRIBUTION STUDY SHOWED BOTH RADIAL AND AXIAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO BE UNEVEN. TWO
ALTERNATIVE COUNTING METHODS ARE RECOMMENDED. THE RELIABILITY OF RESULTS VARIES DIRECTLY WITH
THE NUMBERS OF COUNTERS.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"REPORT ON POLLUTION BY CARS: CHILDREN ARE PARTICULARLY APT TO BE AFFECTED BY
LEAD POIS3NING." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 01/01/77 PCS 2 (I) ID* 04581A
ALSO LRB
THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT. HELGE NIELSEN. HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE MAXIMUM CONTENT OF LEAD
IN GASOLINE SHOULD BE CHANGED FROM 0.3 GRAMS PER LITER TO 0.4 GRAMS. A WORKING GROUP REPRESENTING
THE NATIONAL FOOD INSTITUTE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS POINTED OUT. HOWEVER. THAT
THIS MEASURE WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT. ARGUING THAT IF GASOLINE CONSUMPTION CONTINUES TO INCREASE
AT THE SAME RATE AS IT HAS SO FAR. LEAD POLLUTION FROM CARS WOULD SOON REACH THE SAME LEVEL.
THESE EXPERTS CONTEND THAT ALTHOUGH MOST DANISH ADULTS ARE NOT PRONE TO SUFFER FROM ACUTE LEAD
POISONING. CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING NEXT TO HEAVILY USED THOROUGHFARES OR IN THE VICINITY OF
CERTAIN INDUSTRIES COULD BE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK GROUPS. OTHER SOURCES OF LEAD POISONING INCLUDE:
LEAD SHOTS USED BY HUNTERS; CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY; LEAD IN CANS; AND CERAMICS
GLAZE. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD IS ALSO RECOMMENDED.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"HALF OF THE FINNISH POPULATION LIVES NEXT TO POLLUTED WATER."
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 04/18/77 PCS 7 ID* 04680A
* GENERAL WATER
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FRANCE
Lfi< A)
FRANCE
PM(B)
"DECEMBER HO, 1976 DECREE NO* 76-1319 ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE ACCORD ON THE
SURVEILLANCE OF THE STRATOSPHERE SIGNED ON MAY 5. 1976." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 01/06/77 PCS 161-163 ID* 04641A
THE DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RESPONSIBILITY
FOR IMPLEMENTATION 'OF THE ACCORD AMONG THE GOVERNMENTS OF FRANCE. THE U.S.A.. AND THE UNITED
KINGDOM ON THE SURVEILLANCE OF THE STRATOSPHERE. THE ACCORD. THE FULL TEXT OF WHICH IS APPENDED
TO THE DECREEt ESTABLISHES A NUMBER OF GENERAL OBJECTIVES WITH REGARD TO THE PROTECTION OF THE
STRATOSPHERE FROM THE REPERCUSSIONS OF POSSIBLY INJURIOUS HUMAN ACTIVITIES. AGREEMENT CONCERNS
THE IMPROVEMENT OF RESEARCH METHODS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING; INCREASED COOPERATION AND
EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION AMONG THE THREE SIGNATORIES: AND THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
OF STRATOSPHERIC POLLUTICN TO BE ISSUED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION OR OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WITH RELEVANT AREAS OF EXPERTISE.
"THE ASSESSMENT AND RESULTS OF THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS" AIR POLLUTION
ABATEMENT MEASURES." CITEPA ETUDES DOCUMENTAIRES. NO. 51
EPA
FRENCH 04/2S/77 PCS 1-16 ID* 04606A
ALSO LRB
ON JANUARY 15. 1977. ON THE OCCASION OF THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRENCH INTERPROFESSIONAL
TECHNICAL CENTER OF AIR POLLUTION STUDIES (CITEPA), AN EVALUATION OF PAST EFFORTS BY GOVERNMENT.
INDUSTRY AND ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS CITEPA WAS CONDUCTED. THIS REPORT OF THE DAY'S PRESENTATIONS
CONTAINS: A REVIEW OF THE DUST EMISSION RECORDS OF MAJOR INDUSTRY AND THERMAL INSTALLATIONS FOR
THE LAST 15 YEARS AS WELL AS A FORECAST OF EMISSIONS FOR 1975 TO 1980: A SUMMARY OF POLLUTION
ABATEMENT MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIES ALONG WITH THEIR RESULTS; A RUNDOWN OF
THE AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE MINISTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE; A SURVEY OF
THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS; AN EXAMINATION OF SPECIAL PROTECTION ZONES
AND SYSTEMS 3= ALERT; AND. FINALLY. A RECAPITULATION OF THE 1975-1976 INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANT
MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN.'
FRANCE
PM(E)
"THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT CONTRACT POLICY."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 58
CATHALA. R.. AND OTHERS
FRENCH 03/00/77 PCS 57-59 ID*
* WATER
EPA
04621 A
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FRANCE
SE< )
"AIR POLLUTION FEES—A COMPLEX AND UNNECESSARY TOOL." NUISANCES
ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 58
RETILLON. A. EPA
FRENCH 03/00/77 PCS 41-45 ID* 04618A
WATER
BECAUSE WATER BASIN AGENCIES HAVE PROVED SO SUCCESSFUL IN FRANCE IN THE CONTROL OF WATER
POLLJTI ON, THE APPLICATION OF A COMPARABLE FORMULA TO THE AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENON. WHICH WOULD
ESSENTIALLY ENTAIL THE LEVYING OF FEES ON POLLUTANTS EMITTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE TO FINANCE
POLLUTION ABATEMENT EFFORTS. HAS ATTRACTED SUPPORT. THE I IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH A TRANSFERRAL OF
METHODOLOGY = ROM THE AREA OF WATER POLLUTION TO THAT OF AIR ARE EXPLORED IN THIS ARTICLE.
DISCUSSED ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES PCSED BY THE PROBLEMS OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION
AS WELL AS THE LACK OF SIMILARITIES IN GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
EQUITABLE BASIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SUCH A FEE IS CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF THE OECD CRITERIA
FOR THE PARAMETERS OF TOXICITY, HAZARD AND QUANTITY. ALSO EXAMINED ARE THE INADEQUACIES OF A
FLAT RATE SYSTEM OF TAXATION. IN OPPOSITION THE AUTHOR PRESENTS THE ADVANTAGES OF THE REGULATORY
APPROACH. WHICH IS SHOWN TO BE SIMPLER AND PORE EFFECTIVE BASED ON PAST EXAMPLES OF CONTROL.
FRANCE
SE(
••THE END OF POLLUTING CEMENT FACTORIES." LE MONDE
FRENCH 02/03/77 PGS 28
EPA
ID* 0463SA
ACCORD INS TO A STATEMENT OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL CEMENT AND LIME MANUFACTURERS' TRADE UNION IN
A RECENT ISSJE OF ITS PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN. ALL POLLUTING CEMENT FACTORIES WILL HAVE CEASED TO
EXIST IN FRANCE BY 1980. ABOUT 50 OF THE 60 CURRENTLY OPERATING FACTORIES ARE ALREADY EQUIPPED
WITH POLLUTION ABATEMENT DEVICES. AND THESE FACTORIES ARE THE ONES WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE
THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION. IN FOUR YEARS' TIME. EVEN THE OLDEST OF THE OPERATING
UNITS WILL HAVE POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES. TO ATTAIN THIS OBJECTIVE. THE INDUSTRY WILL HAVE SPENT
250 MILLION FRANCS DURING THE COURSE OF THE SIXTH ECONOMIC PLAN AND AN ADDITIONAL 200 MILLION
FRANCS DURING THE EIGHTH ECONOMIC PLAN ENDING IN 1980.
INDIA
PM(B)
"AIR AND MATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARISING IN THE NON-FERROUS METAL INDUSTRY."
JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA). MINING AND METALLURGY DIVISION. VOL. 56. PT. MM2
KHANNA. R.L. EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PGS 85-91 ID* 04602A
WATER
THIS ARTICLE USES DATA FROM THE NON-FERROUS METAL INDUSTRY TO CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF
AVOIDING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FRCM GROWING INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDIA.
WHERE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION DOES NOT YET CONSTITUTE A SERIOUS THREAT TO HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT.
VARIOUS SECTIONS CONSIDER: GENERAL AIR AND WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
NON-FERROUS METAL INDUSTRY AND METHODS FOR THEIR CONTROL; LEGISLATION AND POLLUTION CONTROL
STANDARDS IN INDIA; POLLUTION CONTROL IN SPECIFIC EXISTING INSTALLATIONS FOR MINING OR PROCESSING
NON-FERROUS METALS SUCH AS ZINC. COPPER AND URANIUM; AND THE INCORPORATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL
INTO FUTURE INDUSTRIAL PLANNING.
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PM(B)
PAGE
"THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PCS 1-3 ID* 04628A
^GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
MEXICO
PM(B)
"AFFLICTION UP TO NINE TIMES THE PERMISSIBLE LEVELS." EXCELSIOR
GONZALEZ. SILVESTRE EPA
SPANISH 04/12/77 PGS 1.15A ID* 04S94A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES A STUDY ON URBAN AIR POLLUTION CONDUCTED BY THE TECHNICAL DIRECTORATE
OF THE MEXICAN SUBSECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT. THIS STUDY POINTS UP THE FAILURE OF
THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO CONTAIN AIR POLLUTION IN MEXICO CITY AND OTHER LARGE URBAN AREAS IN
MEXICO. STATING THAT POLLUTION LEVELS AT TIMES REACH NINE TIMES THE PRESCRIBED PERMISSIBLE LEVELS.
REASONS GIVEN FOR THE LACK OF SUCCESS IN CONTROLLING AIR POLLUTION ARE: LACK OF ENFORCEMENT IN
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS; THE UNCARING OR APATHETIC ATTITUDE OF INDUSTRIALISTS AND VEHICLE
OWNERS; LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES; ANTIQUATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; AND UNCHECKED OR
UNPLANNED URBAN GROWTH. THE ARTICLE ALSO CITES THE BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF RAIN IN. DIMINISHING
POLLUTION* BRIEFLY REVIEWS THE HISTORY OF AIR MONITORING IN MEXICO CITY. GIVES SOME RECENT AIR
POLLUTION STATISTICS AND COMPARES THEM WITH INTERNATIONAL AND UNITED STATES STANDARDS. AND
DESCRIBES SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTANTS.
NETHERLANDS
NOTA MILIEUHYGIENISCHE NORMEN 1976 (1976 MEMORANDUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
NORMS). TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL. ZITTING 1976-1977. 14 318. NO. 2
NETHERLANDS* MIN. OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV* HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/76 PGS 1-60 ID* 04639A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL WATER NOISE RADIATION
NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
FISCAL 1975 BUDGET ESTIMATES (OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HYGIENE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL. ZITTING 1974-75.
NETHERLANDS. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/74 PGS 1-189 ID* 04633A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER NOISE RADIATION SOLID WASTE
13 100. XVII
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SWEDEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF TYPE FORMS FOR
LETTERPRESS PRINTING. OFFSET AND INTAGLIO PRINTING. STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBL. 1976:6
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
PM<8) SWEDISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-95 ID* 04603A
ALSO ST
* W AT ER
USSR ADMINSIT3ATIVE AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE USSR
SHEMSHUCHENKO, YU. S. EPA
LR(B) RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-275 1C* 04624A
ALSO PMA
4GENERAL WATER NOISE LAND USE
USSR LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE USSR
PETROV. V. V.. AND OTHERS EPA
LR
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AUSTRALIA
PM(B)
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30t 1976
NEW SOUTH WALES. STATE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-171 ID* 04607A
ALSO LRB. SE
THIS ANNUAL REPORT DESCRIBES IN DEPTH THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES* AUSTRALIA. FOR THE VEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1976. THE MEMBERSHIP OF
THE COMMISSION AND ITS COMMITTESS IS LISTED* AND A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE COMMISSION
IS GIVEN. THE SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS OF THE REPORT DESCRIBE THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES AND
PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION; THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICES OF NEW SOUTH WALES;
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES; ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION.
WATER POLLUTION. NOISE. WASTES AND CHEMICALS! AND PROSECUTIONS REALIZED IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
IN THE STATE. THE TEXT OF THE REPORT IS AMPLY ILLUSTRATED BY TABLES. GRAPHS AND APPENDIXES.
AUSTRALIA
PM(B)
HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN NEW SOUTH WALES
NEW SOUTH WALES. STATE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-64 ID*
ALSO LRB
EPA
04608A
THIS HANDBOOK DESCRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PROCEDURES IN THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH
WALES. AUSTRALIA. THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL ASPECTS OF
POLLUTION AND A HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. CHAPTER THREE DESCRIBES
THE CONSTITUTION. RESPONSIBILITIES. OBJECTIVES. AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL
COMMISSION. CHAPTERS FOUR TO TEN DEAL WITH AIR POLLUTION. WATER POLLUTION. NOISE. VISUAL
POLLUTION. LITTER* TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES* AND SOLID WASTE. THE NATURE AND STATUS OF
EACH OF THESE TYPES OF POLLUTANTS ARE DESCRIBED ALONG WITH THE LAWS. STRATEGIES AND METHODS FOR
THEIR CONTROL. CHAPTER ELEVEN DESCRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. AND
SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS GIVE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRIES. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH. AND INFORMATION SERVICES ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. MEMBERS AND OFFICES OF
THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION ARE LISTED.
BRAZIL
LR
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CANADA
PM(A)
CANADA'S ENVIRONMENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
CANADA. FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL TASK FORCE...
ENGLISH* 06/17/75 PGS 1-47
*ALSO FRENCH
100
EPA
0464SA
IN RESPONSE TO THE 1972 STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, A TASK FORCE. COMPOSED
OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS. WAS ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW FROM THE
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE THE PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED AT THE CONFERENCE. THE RESULTING
REPORT IDENTIFIES NECESSARY AREAS OF ACTION TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT AND
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH, WHILE NOT SETTING NATIONAL PRIORITIES. ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A
BASIS FOR BOTH UNILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL ACTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. THE EIGHTY
RECOMMENDATIONS. LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REPORT AND EXPANDED UPON IN SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS.
COVER THE FOLLOWING AREAS: MAINTENANCE OF THE RESOURCE BASE; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; PLANNING;
INFORMATION. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH; THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; AND THE
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION BY BOTH LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT DEAL WITH:
LAND USE. POPULATION. ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION.
CANADA
PMCBI
THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CANADA. OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 4
DUFFY. P.J.B.
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-18
ALSO LRB
IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS IN
ID*
EPA
04669A
THIS PAPER, PUBLISHED BY THE PLANNING AND FINANCE SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. REVIEWS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IK CANADA WITH EMPHASIS ON THE DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTi
ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF THE ART OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, AND ON THE
DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL RELEVANT CANADIAN STUDIES. THE CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS OF
ENVIRONMENTA. IMPACT AASESSMENT IS TRACED TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM THE EVOLUTION OF SIMILAR
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. CONCEPTS AND METHODS OF ASSESSMENT ARE DESCRIBED WITH
EMPHASIS ON THOSE WHICH HAVE PROVEN TC BE PRACTICABLE* REFERENCE IS MADE TO SEVERAL CANADIAN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES. CONCLUDING THAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IS STILL IN ITS
INFANCY. THE PAPER CITES A NEED FOR MORE PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES. PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH
PERMIT RELATED IMPACTS TO BE CORRELATED OR INTEGRATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF ACCURATE DESCRIPTION
OF EFFECTS IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS.
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GENERAL
CANADA
FMCBI
QUANTITATIVE AIDS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
NO. 3
ROSS. JOHN H.
ENGLISH 04/00/74 PGS 1-31
ALSO ST
OCCASIONAL PAPER
ID*
EPA
04670A
THIS PAPER* PUBLISHED BY THE LANDS DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. DEALS KITH
METHODOLOGIES DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND ESTIMATE THE RELATIVE DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTION
WHICH MAY ACCRUE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION OF ALTERNATIVE
DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS. IT UTILIZES A MATRIX POWERING TECHNIQUE ADAPTED FROM NETWORK ANALYSIS TO
AID IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTERDEPENDENCES OF UP TO THE NTH ORDER. AND
PROVIDES A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING INTERRELATIONSHIPS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY UNPERCEIVED.
THE METHODOLOGY PRESENTED HERE IS NOT MEANT TO BE REGARDED AS THE FINAL ANSWER TO THE QUESTION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PREDICTION. BUT MERELY AS A STEP TOWARDS THE EVOLUTION OF A SET OF
TECHNIQUES WHICH WILL PERMIT A MORE ACCURATE AND USEFUL DEFINITION OF ALTERNATE ENVIRONMENTAL
SYSTEMS.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B>
"EC STRATEGY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT."
INFORMATION EAUX. NO. 259
FRENCH
04/00/77 PGS 21-22
ID*
EPA
04631A
THE EC CDMMISSION HAS INDICATED THAT IT IS PLANNING TO STEP UP EFFORTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
SECTOR. ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN DURING THE COURSE OF 1977 ARE TO FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING
FOUR PRINCIPAL THEMES: WATER POLLUTICN CONTROL; RESEARCH INTO ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION
PREVENTION METHODS; AN ANTI-WASTE CAMPAIGN THROUGH AN EMPHASIS ON RECYCLING; ANC THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS DEALING WITH THE RHINE AND MEDITERRANEAN. NEW
DIRECTIVES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE
OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: A PROPOSAL ON GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; A PROPOSAL ON WATER SAMPLING AND
MEASUREMENT INTENDED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE 1975 DIRECTIVE ON SURFACE WATERS; A PROPOSAL FOR A
COST-ESTIMATE. BY ALL MEMBER STATES. OF ANTI-POLLUTION EFFORTS IN INDUSTRY; AND A SERIES OF
PROPOSALS CONCERNING NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"HALF OF THE FINNISH POPULATION LIVES NEXT TO POLLUTED WATER."
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 04/18/77 PGS 7 ID* 04680A
WATER AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS SEVERAL CONCLUSIONS DRAWN BY THE FINNISH BUREAU OF STATISTICS AFTER THE
COMPLETION 0= A SURVEY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN FINLAND BETWEEN 1964-1974. FOR INSTANCE. ONE HUNDRED
SQUARE MILES OF COASTAL WATERS AND THREE PERCENT OF ALL LAKES ARE SEVERELY POLLUTED. AND 20
PERCENT OF ALL LAKES ARE SLIGHTLY POLLUTED. ABOUT HALF OF THE FINNISH POPULATION LIVES CLOSE TO
SADLY POLLUTED WATERS. THE LARGEST SOURCES OF POLLUTION ARE INDUSTRY (PARTICULARLY
WOOD-PROCESSING) AND CONCENTRATIONS OF POPULATION. AIR POLLUTION IS PRIMARILY EXPERIENCED AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL. PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF FINLAND. AIR IS POLLUTED MAINLY BY SULFUR AND
CARBON COMPOUNDS, NJTRIC OXIDES. AND OUST. THE USE OF PESTICIDES AGAINST PLANT DISEASE INCREASED
FOUR TIMES DJRING THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD. AND THE USE OF PESTICIDES FOR THE PURPOSE OF WEED CONTROL
DOUBLED. IT IS POINTED OUT, HOWEVER. THAT IN COMPARISON TO OTHER COUNTRIES, FINLAND HAS MINOR
POLLUTION PROBLEMS.
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FRANCE
LR( A)
FRANCE
FM( 8)
"1977 BUDGET OF THE NATIONAL SHORELINE CONSERVANCY." JOURNAL OFFICIEL. N. C.
EPA
FRENCH 01/28/77 PGS 583 ID* 035698
THIS DECRSE. ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF STATE IN CHARGE OF LAND USE PLANNING AND THE
MINISTER-DELEGATE TO THE~PRIME MINISTER CHARGED WITH THE ECONOMY AND FINANCES, SETS THE 1977
NATIONAL SHORELINE CONSERVANCY BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AT 11
MILLION FRANCS.
"NUCLEAR PLANTS ARE NEEDED. BUT IN A CONTROLLED MANNER." LE MONDE
AMBROISE-RENDU. MARC EPA
FRENCH OS/04/77 PGS 1,14 ID* 04620A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. ORNANO. WHO, AS NEWLY APPOINTED
MINISTER FOR CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HAS BECOME THE EIGHTH FRENCH MINISTER OR SECRETARY OF
STATE TP CONCERN HIMSELF WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. HIS REMARKS COVERING HIS PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AS
BOTH MAYOR OF DEAUVILLE AND MINISTER OF INDUSTRY ARE OFFERED TO REFUTE THE CRITICISM OF
CONSERVATONISTS REGARDING HIS SUITABILITY FOR THE NEW OFFICE. HIS CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
EVEN AS MINISTER OF INDUSTRY IS ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF MEASURES WHICH INCLUDE: THE TAX ON
AGGREGATES. WHICH ENABLED THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUARRIES; THE AMENDATION OF THE MINING CODE IN VIEW
OF A GREATER ECOLOGICAL EMPHASIS; AND THE PROMOTION OF MORE SUBSTANTIAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT
INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE GOVERNMENT'S PROVISIONS FOR DEALING WITH MARINE
HYDROCARBON POLLUTION AND THE MINISTER'S PROPOSALS FOR A NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM;
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES RECEIVE CONSIDERATION IN THE LATTER.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
COVENTRY POLLUTION PREVENTION PANEL—ANNUAL REPORT (19761
COVENTRY. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-10 ID* 04640A
ALSO LRB
THE COVENTRY POLLUTICN PREVENTION PANEL. WITH MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTING BOTH GOVERNMENT AND
INDUSTRY, WAS SET UP IN 1971 UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
COVENTRY TO PROVIDE LIAISON BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN MAINTAINING A SATISFACTORY
ENVIRONMENT. THIS. THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PANEL. NOT ONLY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZES 1976
ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO GIVES A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE PANEL'S ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE THE TIME OF ITS
ESTABLISHMENT. THE REPORT ATTRIBUTES THE STEADY IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
IN COVENTRY SINCE 1971 TO A POLLUTION CONTROL APPROACH WHICH EMPHASIZES COOPERATION BETWEEN
INDUSTRY AND AUTHORITIES. THE FUNCTIONING OF THIS APPROACH IS ILLUSTRATED BY TWO EXAMPLES.
CITED AS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PANEL ARE: "FACTORY SURVEYS" TO ASCERTAIN THE
CONTRIBUTION 3F EACH FACTORY TO POLLUTION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXPERT TECHNICAL PANEL T0
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRIES IN POLLUTICN CONTROL EFFORTS.
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INTEPNATIONAL
LR
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14
GENERAL
JAPAN
FM(B)
"AGENCY DRAWS UP ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/03/77 PGS 2 ID* 04674A
THE JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY HAS PREPARED A GUIDELINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT
MINISTRIES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF A PLANNED HIGHWAY CONNECTING HONSHU AND SHIKOKU
BY A SERIES OF INTER-ISLAND BRIDGES. IF THE MINISTRIES HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE GUIDELINEt THEY
WILL INSTRUCT THE HONSHU-SHI KIKU BRIDGE AUTHORITY TO WORK OUT THE DETMLS OF THE ASSESSMENT
ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINE. UNDER THE GUIDELINEt THE BRIDGE AUTHORITY WOULD PREPARE A DRAFT
PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. THEN SUBJECT IT TO PUBLIC OPINION
BY PJBLICLY EXHIBITING IT FOR ONE MONTH; HOLDING INTRODUCTORY, EXPLANATORY HEARINGS: SOLICITING
LOCAL RESIDENT OPINION; AND HOLDING ANY OTHER HEARINGS DEEMED NECESSARY. THEN A FORMAL
ENVIRONMENT*^ IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT WOULD BE PREPARED AND EXHIBITED TO THE PUBLIC.
THE GUIDELINE WAS PREPARED IN CONFORMANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF A BILL CN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR LARGE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS DEFEATED IN THE LAST DIET SESSION.
NETHERLANDS
LR(8)
NOTA MILIEUHYGIENISCHE NORMEN 1976 (1976 MEMORANDUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
NORMS). TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL. ZITTING 1976-1977. 14 318, NO. 2
NETHERLANDS. MIN. OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/76 PGS 1-80 ID* 04639A
ALSO PMB
WATER AIR NOISE RADIATION
IN VIEW OF THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT. THIS MEMORANDUM, PREPARED BY THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE,
PRESENTS A DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS AND THEIR USE IN THE NETHERLANDS. WITH EMPHASIS ON
NUMERICAL NORMS; SECTION ONE EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE MEMORANDUM. SECTION
TWO. "THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NORMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT." CONSIDERS TOPICS SUCH AS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS, NORM-SETTING ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF NORMS. AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NORMS FOR DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS.
SECTION THREE. ON'ADMINISTRATIVE AND JURIDICAL ASPECTS OF NORMS, INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE
LEGAL FORCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NORMS. AND SECTION FOUR DEALS WITH THE FUTURE USE OF NORMS
IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. APPENDIXES CONTAIN DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS OF CURRENT DUTCH
NORMS IN THE FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTAL SECTORS: AIR; SURFACE WATER; NOISE: AND RADIATION.
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NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
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15
FISCAL 1975 BUDGET ESTIMATES (OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HYGIENE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL. ZITTING 1974-75.
NETHERLANDS. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/74 PCS 1-189 ID* 04633A
ALSO PMA
13 100. XVII
AIR
WATER
NOISE
RADIATION
SOLID WASTE
THIS EXPLANATORY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING THE FISCAL 1975 BUDGET REQUESTS OF THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. CONTAINS. IN PART III, A DETAILED PRESENTATION OF THE
DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS AS THEY RELATE TO: MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS; SURVEILLANCE;
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION; AIR POLLUTION; THE QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS; DRINKING WATER SUPPLY:
NOISE CONTROL; SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL: DOMESTIC HYGIENE; AND NUCLEAR ENERGY AND RADIATION
PROTECTION. PART IV CONSIDERS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. AND PART V SURVEYS RELEVANT LEGISLATION
PASSED IN 1974 AND LEGISLATIVE PLANS FOR FISCAL 1975. APPENDIXES PRESENT DISCUSSIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING TOPICS: TAXES AND PHYSICAL REGULATIONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; STATUS
OF THE DISCUSSION OF NORMS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN THE NETHERLANDS AND IN
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (JULY 1974): AND AIR POLLUTION TAXES.
SENEGAL
LR( A)
"JUNE 30, 1975 DECREE NO. 75-724 ORGANIZING THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT*" JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU SENEGAL
EPA
FRENCH 07/26/75 PGS 1040-1046 ID* 04616A
THIS DECREE MAKES THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMPLEMENTING GOVERNMENT POLICY IN VARIOUS FIELDS. INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. FOR THIS
PURPOSE, THE MINISTRY'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE INCLUDES A DIRECTORATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMULATING AND IMPLEMENTING POLICY IN THE ENVIRONMENT FIELD. CONTROLLING
POLLUTION. AND ENSURING THE PROTECITON OF NATURE AND MAN AGAINST POLLUTION. IN CARRYING OUT
THESE TASKS. THE DIRECTORATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO CONTROL POLLUTION
FROM MINING AND INDUSTRY *ND AT THE SAME TIME IS TO COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS
SERVICES OF THE MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND OF THE
SERVICES OF OTHER MINISTRIES HAVING RESPONSIBILITIES. IN THEIR SPECIFIC FIELD OF JURISDICTION.
FOR MATTERS PERTAINING TC THE ENVIRONMENT. THE VARIOUS SUB-DIVISIONS OF THE DIRECTORATE ARE
DESCRIBED ALONG WITH THEIR DUTIES. PROVISION IS MADE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SERVICES.
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GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS
FM(E)
USSR
LRtei
"STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN 1976."
FRENCH
INFORMATION EAUX. NO. 259
EPA
04/00/77 PCS 22-24 100 04632A
THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF A RECENT UNEP (UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM)
PAMPHLET REPORTING ON THE CURRENT STATE OF FUNDAMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND ON ACTIVITIES
PERTAINING TO THE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM. POLLUTION PREVENTION. WHICH IS CONSIDERED PREFERABLE
TO A REMEDIAi. COURSE OF ACTION. IS GENERALLY EMPHASIZED OVER POLLUTION ABATEMENT BV THE REPORT.
MEASURES OF WATER PROTECTION WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ARE DISCUSSED. AS
ARE THE ADVISABILITY OF ADDITONAL INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVIOUSLY
RATIFIED CONVENTIONS. ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO ADVANCES IN THE
PURIFICATION OF DRINKING WATER; THE IMPROVEMENT OF INLAND WATERS THROUGH EFFLUENT CONTROL; AND
COOPERATIVE MEASURES OF WATER QUALITY AMELIORATION IN WATERWAYS BELONGING TO MORE THAN ONE NATION.
IN ITS CONCLUSION THE REPORT NOTES A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EXHIBITED BY THE CREATION OF
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA.
ADMINSITRATIVE AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE USSR
SHEMSHUCHENKO. YU. S. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-275 ID* 04624A
ALSO PMA
AIR WATER NOISE LAND USE
THIS BOOK DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN
THE USSR. AS WELL AS LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS MEANING TO PRESENT AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS. A LARGE PORTION OF THE BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT OF STATE
AGENCIES THAT DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TO THEIR FUNCTIONS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES
PROBLEMS OF STANDARDIZATION AND PLANNING. THE IMPROVEMENT OF NATURE PROTECTION LEGISLATION AND
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
USSR
LR(B)
LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE USSR
PETROVi V. V.» AND OTHERS
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-352
ALSO PMA
EPA
ID* 0462SA
AIR
WATER
NOISE
LAND USE
THE TEXTBOOK DISCUSSES THE CONCEPT AND SOURCES OF NATURE PROTECTION. THE ADMINISTRATIVE
ORGANS OF NATURE PROTECTION, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL NATURAL RESOURCES
(LAND. WATER. AIR. ETC.) AND THE PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE.
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GENERAL
USSR
LR(A)
LAND USE
CANADA
FM(B)
"INSTRUCTIVE LETTER OK APPLYING NATURE PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL
RESOURCES LEGISLATION BY STATE ARBITRAZH SECTIONS*" BYULLETEN* NORMATIVNYKH AKTOV....NO. It
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/73 PCS 43-45 ID* 04636A
THIS JUNE 29, 1973 INSTRUCTIVE LETTER BY THE STATE ARBITRAZH OF THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
IS ADDRESSED TO ALL STATE ARBITRAZH SECTIONS OF THE USSR. (ARBITRAZH ARE NETWORKS OF TRIBUNALS
HAVING EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER ECONOMIC DISPUTES BETWEEN STATE* COOPERATIVE AND OTHER SOCIAL
ENTERPRISES* ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS.} IT INSTRUCTS ALL SECTIONS TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO
PRE-SETTLEMENTS AND PROPERTY DISPUTES CONNECTED WITH NATURE PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT NATURE PROTECTION IS PROPERLY APPLIED. ESPECIALLY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECEMBER 29. 1972 DECREE OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU AND THE USSR
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS* "ON INTENSIFYING NATURE PROTECTION AND IMPROVING RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL
RESOURCES." (FULL SOURCE TITLE: "BYULLETEN* NORMATIVNYKH AKTOV MINlSTERSTV I VEDOMSTV USSR*")
A COMPARATIVE URBAN FRINGE STUDY METHODOLOGY.
MARTIN. LARRY R.G.
ENGLISH 10/00/75 PCS 1-90
ALSO SE
OCCASIONAL PAPER NO.
EPA
ID* 04637A
COMMISSIONED BY THE LANDS DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. THIS REPORT ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP
A METHODOLOGY FOR STUDYING THE SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF LAND USE CHANGES IN URBAN FRINGE
AREAS* THIS METHODOLOGY IS TO SERVE AS PART OF THE BASIS FCR FUTURE COMPARATIVE URBAN FRINGE
STUDIES FOR CANADIAN CITIES AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY OF LAND USE CHANGES IN CRITICAL AREAS OF
CANADA. THE REPORT. WHICH ENDEAVORS TO TAKE A HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO URBAN FRINGE
PROBLEMS* CONSISTS OF TWO PRINCIPAL PARTS: ONE PRESENTS A SELECTIVE SURVEY OF PAST AND
CONTINUING URBAN FRINGE RESEARCH AND POLICY MAKING BY VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA;
THE OTHER DESCRIBES A PROPOSED NATIONAL URBAN FRINGE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. DISCUSSING DEFINITIONS.
DATA SOURCES AND RESEARCH TASKS. CONCLUSIONS ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
CANADA
PM(E)
RURAL LAND USE CHANGES IN THE OTTAWA-HULL URBAN REGION. LANDS DIRECTORATE
UCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 9
GIERMAN. D.M. EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/76 PCS 1-85 ID* 04648A
THIS REPORT WAS PRODUCED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ON-LINE INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC SYSTEM USED
IN CONJUNCTI3M WITH THE CANADA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (CGIS). A COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION
SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HANDLE MAPPED DATA AND CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MEANS OF RETRIEVING INFORMATION
FROM THE DATA BASE IN TABULAR OR MAP IMAGE FORM. THE DATA BASE FOR THE PRESENT STUDY CONSISTED
OF FIVE LAND USE INFORMATION MAPS BASED ON A SINGLE MAP SHEET OF THE OTTAWA AREA; THESE MAPS •
SHOW: LAND USE 1964: LAND USE 1968: LAND USE 1973; AGRICULTURAL CAPABILITY; AND RECREATIONAL
CAPABILITY. THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. EXPLAINED IN THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF THE REPORT, PERMITS
THE OVERLAYING OF THESE MAPS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO: LAND USE AND LAND CAPABILITY;
LAND USE DYNAMICS: AND LAND USE PLANNING. THE FINAL CHAPTER SUMMARIZES THE NATURE OF THE RURAL
LAND USE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 1964 AND 1973 IN THE OTTAWA-HULL URBAN REGION. MAPS
AND TABLES ARE INCLUDED. (THIS IS A PUBLICATION OF THE LANDS DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.)
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ISRAEL
PM< 6)
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18
"THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PGS 1-3 ID* 04628A
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
TOXIC SUBS
USSR
LR(E)
ADMINSITRATIVE AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE USSR
SHEMSHUCHENKO. YU. S. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-275 1C* 04624A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
USSR
LR(B)
LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE USSR
PETROV. V. V., AND OTHERS
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-352
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE
ID*
EPA.
04625A
NOISE
AUSTRALIA
LR( A)
NOISE CONTROL ACT. NO. 35. 1975 (NEW SOUTH WALES)
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-61
EPA
1C* 04627A
THIS ACT SETS UP THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONTROL OF NOISE POLLUTION IN THE STATE OF
NEW SOUTH WALES. PART I OF THE ACT DEFINES PERTINENT TERMS RELATING TO NOISE POLLUTION. INDICATES
THE EFFECT OF THIS ACT ON OTHER STATE ACTS. AND DESCRIBES THE POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND
THE GOVERNOR IN ADMINISTERING THE ACT. THE SUBSEQUENT PARTS OF THE ACT PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION
OF THE NOISE ADVISORY COMMITTEE; THE LICENSING OF NOISE PRODUCING PREMISES; THE PROHIBITION OF
SALE OF CERTAIN ARTICLES! THE ISSUANCE OF NOISE CONTROL NOTICES AND NOISE ABATEMENT ORDERS; THE
PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS TO THE ACT: AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS AND DISPUTES ARISING OVER
THE APPLICATION OF THE ACT. THE LAST PART OF THE ACT ESTABLISHES MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS DEALING
WITH: BURGLAR AND OTHER ALARMS: OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM NOISE-PRODUCING PREMISES; THE POWERS
OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS; THE SERVING OF NOTICES AND ORDERS; AND THE OCCURRENCE AND PENALIZING OF
OFFENSES.
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NOISE
AUSTRALIA
LR< A)
AUSTRALIA
LR< A)
"DECEMBER 3. 1975 NOISE CONTROL PROCLAMATION."
GAZETTE, NO. 165
ENGLISH 12/12/75 PCS 5289
NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT
ID*
EPA
04627B
THIS PROCLAMATION, ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 10 OF THE NOISE CONTROL ACT OF THAT STATE LISTS THE TYPES OF WORKS. INSTALLATIONS, AND
OTHER PREMISES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE LICENSING PROVISIONS OF THE NOISE CONTROL ACT. SUCH
PREMISES INC.UDE THOSE WHICH PRODUCE MORE THAN SO KILOWATTS OF MECHANICAL POWER, CONSUME MORE
THAN 300 KILOGRAMS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL PER HOUR. INVOLVE THE MOVING OF MATERIAL EXCEEDING
FIVE TONS AT ANY ONE TIME OR 100 TONS PER DAY, OR INVOLVE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VESSEL BUILDING AND
REPAIR. EXCAVATION AND QUARRYING. MOTOR VEHICLE RACING. OR SHOOTING COMPETITIONS.
NOISE CONTROL REGULATION, NO. 434, 1975 (NEW SOUTH WALES)
EPA
ID* 04627C
ENGLISH
12/12/75 PCS 1-15
THIS REGU-ATION, PASSED PURSUANT TO THE NOISE CONTROL ACT 1975 OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SETS
FORTH THE PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE NOMINATION OF PERSONS TO THE NOISE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AND THE LICENSING OF NOISE-PRODUCING PREMISES. THE LICENSING PROVISIONS OF THIS
REGULATION DEAL WITH APPLICATION PERIODS. APPLICATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES, LICENSING FEES,
REGISTRATION OF LICENSES BY THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION* APPROVAL TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN
WORKS. AND THE FORMAT OF NOISE CONTROL NOTICES. SAMPLE FORMS OF APPLICATIONS. LICENSES,
AND NOTICES ARE APPENDED TO THE REGULATION. THE REGULATION WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE NEW
SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF DECEMBER 12. 1975.
BELGIUM
LR( A)
"APPROVAL OF LABORATORIES." MONITEUR 6ELGE
FRENCH 02/15/77 PGS 1804
ID*
EPA
04595A
NOTICE IS GIVEN OF TWO ORDERS ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE FAMILY REGARDING
NOISE RESEARCH FACILITIES. A MINISTERIAL ORDER OF JUNE 17, 1976 EXTENDS GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL TO
THE LABORATORIUM VOCR PSYCHOLOGIE IN HEVERLEE TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF NOISE ON THE
HEALTH AND W5..L-BE I NG OF MAN. A MINISTERIAL ORDER OF JANUARY 14, 1976 EXTENDS GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVAL TO THE MONTEFIORE INSTITUTE OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AT LIEGE TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH ON
THE EFFECT OF NOISE ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MAN, ON EFFECTIVE MEANS OF COMBATING NOISE,
AND ON DEVICES OR EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO PRODUCE. REDUCE. ABSORB. REMEDY THE INCOVENIENCE OF. OR
MEASURE NOISE.
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NOISE
FRANCE
LR< A)
FRANCE
LR{ A)
"JULY 3. 1974 DECREE ON THE SIRENS OF AMBULANCES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 07/23/74 PGS 7725-7726 ID* 04S89A
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE MINSTER OF EQUIPMENT IN PURSUANCE OF TRAFFIC CODF ARTICLES NO.
R.32 AND R.96. DEALS WITH THE TYPE APPROVAL OF AMBULANCE SIRENS. SIRENS SOLD AFTER
JANUARY 1. 1975 ARE REQUIRED TO CONFORM TO CERTAIN TYPE SPECIFICATIONS AND USE-CONDITIONS
DELINEATED IN THE DECREE. PREFECTURAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EQUIPPING OF AMBULANCES
WITH SUCH SIRENS IS ALSO MADE MANDATORY. PRESCRIPTIONS PERTAINING TO THE LEVEL OF SOUND
BEING EMITTED BY THE SIREN CALL FOR DECIBEL RANGES OF BETWEEN 90 AND 110.
"APRIL 18. 1974 DECREE ON CERTIFICATES OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT FOR
SUBSONIC JETS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 05/17/74 PGS 5314-5315 ID* 04590A
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE STATE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE MINISTER FOR LAND
USE. EQUIPMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION, REQUIRES CERTAIN DESIGNATED CATEGORIES OF SUBSONIC JETS
TO BE PROVIDED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT. THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
SUCH CERTIFICATES ARE STATED TO BE VARIABLE AND ARE TO BE SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE
APPLICATION. ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE, HOWEVER. IS MADE CONTINGENT CN THE OBSERVANCE OF
CERTAIN MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS WHICH ARE LOGRITHMIC FUNCTIONS OF THE PLANES'S FULLY EQUIPPED
WEIGHT. ALS3 DESIGNATED ARE THE LOCATIONS AT WHICH THE VARIOUS NOISE LEVEL MEASUREMENTS ARE
TO BE PERFORMED.
FRANCF
PM( B)
"PARIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY OBTAINS POSITIVE RESULTS."
ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 57
NUISANCES ET
FRENCH
02/00/77 PGS 17
ID*
EPA
04S92A
IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTURBANCES TO WHICH PERSONS DWELLING IN THE VICINITY OF AIRPORTS ARE
SUBJECTED, TH= PARIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS DETERMINED TO INTENSIFY RESEARCH. AND SUBSEQUENTLY,
EFFORTS TO REDUCE SUCH ANNOYANCES. WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENSURING THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF AIR
TRAFFIC. IN 1975 AND 1976 THE FLIGHT PATHS OF AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM ORLY AIRPORT UNDERWENT
MODIFICATION. AND A SIMILAR PROGRAM IS NOW BEING TESTED FOR WESTERN DEPARTURES FROM ROISSY AIRPORT,
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED A NOISE MEASUREMENT NETWORK AROUND BOTH LOCATIONS TO
BETTER IDENTIFY PLANES AND DEVISE SUITABLE FLIGHT PATTERNS FOR THEM, AS WELL AS TO KEEP CHECK ON
DELIQUENT PILOTS. FINALLY, A TAX, WHICH WAS INSTITUTED IN 1973 TO FURNISH THE RESOURCES FOR THE
SOUND-PROOFING OF SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF BOTH AIRPORTS, IS BEING AMENDED
TO PROVIDE A GREATER INCENTIVE. FORMERLY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS IN THE CRAFT, IT IS
NQk TO BE BAScD ON THE SCUND LEVEL.
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NOISF
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(S>
"AIRCRAFT NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS LOCATED NEAR AIRPORTS."
DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM 11652
UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/77 PGS 1 ID« 00919L
ALSO LRB
ARTICLE *. PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE MARCH 30. 1971 FEDERAL AIRCRAFT. NOISE PROTECTION LAW PROVIDES
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NOISE PROTECTION AREAS AROUND CIVIL AIRPORTS AND MILITARY AIRBASES IN
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. OF THE 40 NOISE PROTECTION AREAS TO BE ESTABLISHED. 20 HAD
BEEN SET UP BV LAW AT THE END OF 1976. UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE LAW. NECESSARY SOUNDPROOFING OF
BUILDINGS IN THE NOISE PROTECTION AREAS IS TO BE SUBSIDIZED FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS OF
THE AIRPORT OPERATORS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AND FROM THE DEFENSE MINISTRY BUDGET FOR
MILITARY AIRBASES. ORIGINALLY THE SUBSIDY WAS SET AT 100 MARKS PER SQUARE METER. BUT THIS WAS
INCREASED TO 130 MARKS PER SQUARE METER EFFECTIVE APRIL 1977 TO MEET RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
THE AIRPORT 3PERATORS ASSOCIATION EXPECTS TO DISBURSE 45 MILLION MARKS FOR SOUNDPROOFING BETWEEN
1976-80 IF ALL PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDY MAKE APPLICATION. THERE IS NO READILY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION ON PAYMENTS FROM MILITARY FUNDS.
INTERNATIONAL
"ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION NOISE IN GERMANY AND IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES."
KAMPF DEM LAERM, NO. 5
HORNUNG. J., ANC T. TRUEMPER EPA
GERMAN 10/00/76 PGS 127-131 ID* 04678A
ALSO LRB
THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED UNDER CONTRACT TO THE FEDERAL
INTERIOR MINISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE'S INSTITUTE FOR ENGINEERING IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY. LE5AL MEASURES FOR THE REDUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION NOISE ARE COMPARED FOR THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. SWITZERLAND. AUSTRIA. FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS. IT is CONCLUDED THAT THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC IS MOST ADVANCED IN THIS AREA AS IT HAS A NATIONALLY UNIFORM LEGISLATION,
WHEREAS THE OTHER NATIONS LEAVE REGULATION CF CONSTRUCTION NOISE TO THE STATE OR MUNICIPAL LEVELS.
SPECIFICALLY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. CONTROL OF CONSTRUCTION NOISE IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
FEDERAL NUISANCES CCNTROL LAW AND IN ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES SETTING EMISSIONS LEVELS FOR NINE
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND DETAILING THE METHOD OF MEASUREMENT. TABLES ACCOMPANYING THE
ARTICLE PRESENT EMISSIONS OR AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS PRESCRIBED FOR VARIOUS AREAS OF THE INVOLVED
COUNTRIES. AND A FINAL TABLE SUMMARIZES AMBIENT NOISE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SEVERAL NATIONS.
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1»
LIMBI
•SCHWARTZ VS. ATA," ISRACk •NVtHONHCWT BUM.ITIM
ISMAIL. ENWIIIOMHBNTM. PWOT1CTIOH SIRVICI
EN O. ISM OasOO/77 PCS •
THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE UPHELD A LCWER COURT DECISION ORDERING ATA. ONE OF ISRAEL'S LARGEST
TEXTILE PRODUCERS. TO SHUT DOWN ITS NOISV AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THIS ARTICLE TEPMS THE
DECISION A LANDMARK FOR ENVIRONMENTALISTS BECAUSE IT ASSERTS THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO A BASIC
STANDARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN SPITE OF INCONVENIENCE TO PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES. THE
COPPLAINT WAS BROUGHT BY ZEEV SCHWARTZ. WHOSE HOME IS BUILT ON LAND ACQUIRED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION
OF THE FACTORY. AT THE ORIGINAL HEARING. -AN EXPERT TESTIFIED THAT THE NOISE LEVELS IN THE
COMPLAINANT'S HOME WERE TWO TO FOUR TIMES THE PERMITTED LEVEL* AND THE COURT ORDERED ATA TO CEASE
OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE NOISE WAS REDUCED. ATA PLEADED THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE
THE PLANT WITHOUT THE SYSTEM, RESULTING IN ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS TO WORKERS AND REDUCED TEXTILE
EXPORTS. THE HIGH COURT RULED. HOWEVER. THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A RIGHT TO DEMAND THAT COMPANIES
AND THEIR CUSTOMERS COVER THE COST OF REMOVING OR LIMITING POLLUTION SOURCES.
ISRAEL
FM
"THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PCS 1-3 ID* 04628A
^GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
NETHERLANDS
LR(B»
NOTA MILIEUHYGIENISChE NORMEN 1976 (1976 MEMORANDUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
NORMS). TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL. ZITTING 1976-1977, 14 318, NO. 2
NETHERLANDS. MIN. OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/76 PCS 1-80 ID* 04639A
ALSO PMB
* GENERAL WATER AIR RADIATION
NETHERLANDS
PMC8)
FISCAL 1375 BUDGET ESTIMATES (OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HYGIENE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL, ZITTING 1974-75, 13 100. XVII
NETHERLANDS. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/74 PCS 1-189 ID* 04633A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL
AIR
WATER
RADIATION
SOLID WASTE
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SPAIN
LR(B)
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23
"SCARCE NOISE CONTROL PROVISIONS IN SPAIN.- VA
SERRANO, MARIA ISABEL
SPANISH 03/24/77 PCS 21
ID*
EPA
04582A
THIS REVIEW OF THE NOISE CONTROL SITUATION IN SPAIN COMMENTS ON THE SCARCITY OF ADEQUATE NOISE
CONTROL MEASURES. THE 1971 HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ORDINANCE AND THE RESPECTIVE MUNICIPAL
ORDINANCES REPRESENT THE ONLY LEGAL NOISE CCNTROL PROVISIONS. ARTICLES 31 AND 137 OF THE
ORDINANCE PRESCRIBE THE USE OF PERSONAL NOISE PROTECTION DEVICES IN WORKING ENVIRONMENTS WITH
NOISE LEVELS OF OVER 80 DECIBELS AND REQUIRE ADDITOONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR LEVELS OF OVER
110 DECIBELS. ADDITIONAL NOISE CONTROL CRITERIA ARE TO BE PROMULGATED IN A NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY
AT WORK ORDINANCE. BUT AT PRESENT NOISE PROTECTION MEASURES ARE NOT GENERALLY ENFORCED. THE
ARTICLE ALSO COMMENTS ON AMBIENT NOISE IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS MADRID. WHERE NOISE NUISANCES HAVE
OCCASIONED OVER FOUR THOUSAND SUITS. A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC NOISE. WHICH ACCOUNTS
FOR 90 PERCENT OF AMBIENT NOISE, is EXPECTED TO INVOLVE. AMONG OTHER MEASURES. THE LIMITATION OF
ROAD TRAFFIC.
USSR
LR(B)
ADMINSITRATIVE AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE USSR
SHEMSHUCHENKO. YU. S. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PCS 1-27S ID* 04624A
ALSO PMA
*GENERA1_ AIR WATER LAND USE
USSR
LR(BI
LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE USSR
PETROV. V. V.. AND OTHERS
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-352
ALSO PMA
ID*
EPA
04625A
^GENERAL
AIR
WATER
LAND USE
PESTICIDES
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"JANUARY 5. 1977 ORDER ON THE NOMINATION OF MEMBERS TO THE CONSULTATIVE
COMMISSION CREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 45 OF THE 1975 DECREE." MONITEUR BELGE. NO. 48
EPA
FRENCH 03/10/77 PGS 2860-2861 ID* 01365P
THIS MINISTERIAL ORDER. ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUNE 5. 1975 ORDER ON THE STORAGE OF.
TRADH IN, AND USE OF PESTICIDES AND PHYTOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, DESIGNATES THE SEVEN OFFICIALS
WHO ARE TO. BECOME MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VARIOUS
MINISTRIES. SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS ARE ALSO DESIGNATED.
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^INLAND
PM(B)
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24
"APPROVED BIRD POISON—PROTECTED BIRDS ARE EASY PREY."
SWEDISH 04/06/77 PCS 15
*TOXIC SUBS
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
10* 04611A
WHO
ST( )
RADIATION
1975 EVALUATIONS OF SCHE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD: THE MONOGRAPHS. WHO
PESTICIDE RESIDUES SERIES. NO. 5
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-409 ID* 04614A
ALSO PMB
THIS PUBLICATION IS THE RESULT OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
WORKING PARTY OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXPERT COMMITTEE
ON PESTICIDE .RESIDUES HELD IN GENEVA FROM NOV. 24-DEC. 3. 1975. IT CONSISTS OF MONOGRAPHS ON
PESTICIDES CONTAINING INFORMATION CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING IN ARRIVING. FOR EXAMPLE. AT
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES. TOLERANCES ANC METHODS OF ANALYSIS. COMPLETE
MONOGRAPHS ARE INCLUDED FOR BIORESMETHRIN. SEC-BUTYLAMINE AND CHLORPYRIFOS-METHYL. THE
MONOGRAPHS ON THE OTHER 34 SUBSTANCES CONSIDERED CONTAIN INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTARY TO PREVIOUSLY
PUBLISHED MATERIALS. TWO ANNEXES GIVE! 1) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES AND
RESIDUE LIMITS MADE AT THE 1975 MEETING AND 2) BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES TO PREVIOUS REPORTS.
MONOGRAPHS. AND OTHER GENERAL PUBLICATIONS. THERE IS ALSO A LIST OF MEETING ATTENDEES. (FOR A
GENERAL REPORT OF THE JOINT MEETING. SEE ID NO. 04185A.)
EUR CPEAN COMMUNITIES
ST< )
RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.... RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION—NO. 11. EUR 5630 DK/D/E/F/I/N
COMMISSION OF THE EURCPEAN COMMUNITIES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-255 ID* 04605A
THIS DOCUMENT. THE FIFTEENTH REPORT ON AMBIENT RADIOACTIVITY PUBLISHED BY THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY DIRECTORATE OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. USES DATA COLLECTED BY
ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MONITORING STATIONS IN THE MEMBER STATES. IT IS THE FIRST SUCH REPORT
TO INCLUDE DATA FROM DENMARK. IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AS WELL AS FROM BELGIUM. THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. FRANCE. ITALY. LUXEMBOURG AND THE NETHERLANDS. THE DATA. PRESENTED IN
TABLES. MAPS AND GRAPHS. COVER THE YEARS 1973 AND 1974 FOR ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY IN THE AIR AT
GROUND LEVEL. ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY OF GROUND DEPOSITION (FALLOUT) AND RADIOACTIVITY OF WATER.
AND 1972. 1973 AND 1974 FOR RADIOACTIVITY OF MILK. A LIST OF MEASURING LABORATORIES IS INCLUDED
AS WELL AS A '.1ST OF ALL AVAILABLE REPORTS IN THIS FIELD PUBLISHED IN THE MEMBER STATES.
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25
RADIATION
FRANCE:
LR( A)
GERMANY,FED RFP OF
PM(B)
•JULY 5, 1976 ORDER LIMITING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF LICENSES FOR
ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN UNSEALED SOURCES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 07/31/76 PGS 4671 ID« 0461SA
THIS ORDER OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH LIMITS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF INDIVIDUAL LICENSES
FOR HOLDING AND USING ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN UNSEALED SOURCES FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES TO THREE
YEARS FROM THE ENTRY INTC SERVICE OF THE INSTALLATION, FOLLOWING INSPECTION BY THE CENTRAL
SERVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATIONS. LICENSES ARE RENEWABLE SUBJECT TO THE
SAME CONDITIONS.
"EXCERPT FROM 'MAJOR FEATURES AND BASIC VALUES FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE ENERGY
PROGRAM.* RESOLUTION OF THE FEDERAL CABINET OF MARCH 23, 1977." UMMELT. NO. 55
GERMANY,FED REP OF, FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY EPA
GERMAN 04/28/77 PGS 2-4 10* 04S98A
THIS EXCERPT DISCUSSES ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
SAFE REMOVAL AND REPROCESSING OF NUCLEAR WASTES MUST BE ENSURED BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NUCLEAR ENERGY. REGARDED AS NECESSARY TO MEET FUTURE POWER NEEDS, PROCEEDS. IN THE FUTURE, THE
GOVERNMENT WILL REQUIRE THAT INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS CONTAIN PROVISIONS FOR THE SAFE REMOVAL OF
WASTES BEFORE PERMITS ARE GRANTED. PARTIAL CONSTRUCTION PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED ONLY AFTER
DEFINITE PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE NATIONALLY FOR A CENTRAL WASTE REMOVAL AND REPROCESSING
CENTER AND NAVE BEEN JUDGED SAFE BY REVIEWING EXPERTS. PLANTS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MUST SHOW PLANS FOR ADEQUATE WASTE REMOVAL BEFORE RECEIVING THE FINAL PERMIT TO OPERATE. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO BELIEVES THAT LAND LICENSING AUTHORITIES SHOULD CAREFULLY WEIGH CITIZEN
OBJECTIONS AGAINST ENERGY NEEDS BEFORE ALLOWING IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF A BUILDING PERMIT.
PLANNING IN REGARD TO SITES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IS ALSO TO BE IMPROVED.
INTERNATIONAL
LR<8)
•ATOMIC ENERGY AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION."
NOVOE V ZHIZNI. NAUKE. TEKHNIKE. SERIYA: GOSUDARSTVO I PRAVO* NO. 12
IOYRYSH, A. I. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/75 PGS 1-63 ID* 04S79A
THIS PUBLICATION DEALS WITH THE LEGAL PROBLEMS OF SAFETY IN THE USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND ITS
PLACE IN THE ENVIRONMENT. IT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: NATURE PROTECTION; CURRENT AND
TOPICAL PROBLEMS; PROHIBITION OF ATOMIC WEAPONS TESTS; LEGAL PROBLEMS OF RADIATION SAFETY IN THE
OPERATION OF ATOMIC ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; PROBLEMS OF THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MATERIAL
IN THE OCEAN; CONCLUSION.
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NETHERLANDS
LP(B)
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26
NOTA MILIHUHYGIENISCHE NORMEN 1976 (1976 MEMORANDUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
NORMS). TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL. ZITTING 1976-1977, 14 318, NO. 2
NETHERLANDS. MIN. OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/76 PGS 1-80 ID* 04639A
ALSO PMB
•GENERAL MATER AIR NOISE
NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
FISCAL 1975 BUDGET ESTIMATES (OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HYGIENE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. THEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL, ZITTING 1974-75.
NETHERLANDS. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/74 PGS 1-189 ID* 04633A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR WATER NOISE SOLID WASTE
13 100. XVII
SOLID WASTE
CANADA
PM(B)
REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF WASTES GENERATED IN URBAN AREAS. SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT REPORT EPS 6-EP-73-2
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/73 PGS 1-47 ID* 04647A
WATER
PREPARED IN 1970 BY A FIRM OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF
THE SCIENCE COUNCIL OF CANADA, THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE URBAN POLLUTION
PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES. LIQUID INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND THE
BY-PRODUCTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES. IT IS INDICATED THAT WASTE UTILIZATION PRESENTS THE
MOST PROMISING AREA OF ENDEAVOR FOR MEETING LONG-TERM POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS. POTENTIAL
DISPOSAL PRACTICES ARE REVIEWED. AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION ARE EVALUATED.
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR FUTURE ACTION.
CANADA
PM(B)
INDUSTRIAL WASTE CHARACTERIZATION. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCH REPORT
EPS-3-EC-75-15
L.S. LOVE AND ASSOCIATES. LIMITED EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/76 PGS 1-66 ID* 04651A
ALSO SE AND ST
THIS STUDY, BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ON-SITE VISITS AND FROM THE FEDERAL AND ONTARIO
ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENTS, WAS PREPARED BY L.S. LOVE AND ASSOCIATES. LTD. ON BEHALF OF THE SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCH CF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. IT
DESCRIBES INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL ON LAND FROM THE IRON AND STEEL. METAL RECOVERY AND
NON-FERROUS ALLOYING AND METAL-FINISHING INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO. PROCESS DESCRIPTIONS.
WASTE CHARACTERISTICS. EFFECTS OF PROCESS CHANGES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON WASTE QUANTITIES,
BY-PRODUCT RECOVERY. AND DISPOSAL METHODS ARE DISCUSSED FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF
INDUSTRY: INTEGRATED STEEL PLANTS, MINI-STEEL PLANTS. FOUNDRIES. ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYING.
COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYING. AND LEAD. TIN AND ZINC ALLOYING. PROCESS DESCRIPTIONS AND WASTE
CHARACTERISTICS OF METAL FINISHING/COATING INDUSTRIES ARE ALSO GIVEN.
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SOLID HASTE
CANADA
FM(E)
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RESOURCE RECOVERY: SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS. SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT REPORT EPS-3-EP-74-3
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-132 ID* 04658A
ALSO ST
THESE PROCEEDINGS CONTAIN FOUR PAPERS PRESENTED AT A SEMINAR ENTITLED "RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
RESOURCE RECOVERY." HELD IN MARCH 1974 UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
DIVISION. ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION BRANCH. OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT
CANADA. THE FIRST PAPER. "WATTS FROM WASTE." DESCRIBES A SCHEME FOR THE UTILIZATION OF
PULVERIZED MUNICIPAL REFUSE AS A FUEL SUPPLEMENT IN THE COAL-BURNING BOILERS AT THE LAKEVIEW
GENERATING STATION IN TORONTO. "PYROLYSIS CF SOLID WASTE" EXAMINES THIS PROCESS IN GENERAL AND
REVIEWS THREE OPERATING COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS IN DETAIL. "THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY1
DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CENTRE AND THE MATERIALS RECOVERY
SYSTEMS IT IS DEVELOPING OR SPONSORING. "RESOURCE RECOVERY IN EUROPE" PROVIDES ECONOMIC AND
TECHNICAL DETAILS ON A VARIETY OF OPERATING EUROPEAN INSTALLATIONS UTILIZING WASTE AS A FUEL.
AS A FEEDSTOCK FOR THE SECONDARY-MATERIALS INDUSTRY AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOST.
CANADA
PM<8)
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: SOME BASIC APPLICATIONS:
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT EPS-3-EC-73-3
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-134
SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS.
ID*
EPA
046S9A
THESE PROCEEDINGS CONTAIN PRESENTATIONS BY SPEAKERS AT A SEMINAR ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT: SOME BASIC APPLICATIONS." HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK IN MAY 1975 UNDER
THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
CANADA'S ATLANTIC REGIONAL OFFICE. THE TOPICS. PRESENTED BY STAFF OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
BRANCH OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. WERE: DUMP CLOSURE—SITE CONVERSION; SMALL SANITARY LANDFILLS:
DESIGN AND OPERATION; RESOURCES RECOVERY; REFUSE COLLECTION AND TRANSFER; REGIONAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT STUDIES; AND REGIONAL REFUSE COLLECTION. TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL. ALTHOUGH THE
PRESENTATIONS AND THE SUSBESEQUENT DISCUSSIONS FOCUS PRINCIPALLY Oh THE PROBLEMS OF NEW BRUNSWICK.
IT IS FELT THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO APPLY TO ALL RURAL AREAS OF CANADA.
FINLAND
FMB)
"PROBLEM WASTE—OWN INSTALLATION CHEAPER EVEN WHEN OPERATING AT A 65 PERCENT
CAPACITY." HUFVUDSTAOSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/24/77 PGS 1. 11 ID* 04610A
* WATER
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SOLID WASTE
FRANCE
LR( «)
FRANCE
SE(
"MARCH 23, 1977 DECREE NO. 77-336 AMENDING DECREE NO. 76-472." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 03/31/77 PGS 1786 IC» 02929H
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE FRENCH PRIME MINISTER. AMENDS CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE MAY 25.
1976 DECREE ^3, 76-472 ON THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY OF
WASTES. ENACTED IN PURSUANCE OF THE JULY 1975 LAW ON THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES AND RECOVERY OF
MATERIALS. MODIFICATIONS PERTAIN TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 2 AND CONCERN THE REPRESENTATION OF
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. AS WELL AS THE PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF THESE REPRESENTATIVES.
"FRENCH WASTE EXCHANGE IS TWC YEARS CLD." PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 235
EPA
FRENCH 04/28/77 PGS P ET N 1 ID* 04613A
THE FRENCH WASTE AND BY-PRODUCT EXCHANGE IN PARIS IS REPORTED TO HAVE CELEBRATED ITS SECOND
ANNIVERSARY. CREATED IN MARCH 1975. THE EXCHANGE ENABLES BUSINESSES IN ALL SECTORS OF INDUSTRY.
WHETHER AS PRODUCERS OR PURCHASERS OF REUSABLE OR RECYCLABLE WASTES. TO CONTACT EACH OTHER
REGARDING WASTE EXCHANGE BY MEANS OF SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS. IN TWO YEARS THE EXCHANGE HAS
PUBLISHED 300 ADS AND TRANSMITTED MORE THAN 1000 REPLIES TO ITS ADVERTISERS. IN 80 PERCENT OF
THESE INSTANCES INDUSTRIALISTS WERE ENDEAVORING TO SELL THEIR WASTES: ONLY 20 PERCENT OF THE ADS
CONCERNED OFFERS FOR RESIDUES. THESE RESULTS ARE INTERPRETED BY THE AUTHOR TO INDICATE AN ACTIVE
WASTE MARKET WITH FAVORABLE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS.
INDIA
PM(B)
"REVIEW OF THE METHODS OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN MAJOR CITIES OF
GUJARAT." JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA). ENV. ENGINEERING DIV.. VOL. 56, EN 3
SHELAT. R.N.. AND N.V. VASHI EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 98-101 ID* 04S99A
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS EXISTING REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL METHODS USED IN TH£ MAJOR CITIES
OF THE" INDIAN STATE OF GUJARAT, WHERE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT is A RESPONSIBILITY OF MUNICIPAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. IT CONSIDERS THE QUANTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REFUSE, REFUSE STORAGE.
COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION AND THEIR COSTS. AND THE METHODS OF DISPOSAL OF REFUSE. THE STUDY
CONCLUDES THAT MORE FUNDS MUST BE ALLOTTED FCR REFUSE DISPOSAL. THAT PROPERLY QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL AND MORE EFFICIENT TECHNIQUES ARE NEEDED AND THAT MODERN METHODS OF SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT MUST BE ADOPTED.
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ISRAEL
LR(B)
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29
"SANITATION LAW 1976." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
ISRAEL* ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PGS 7
100
EPA
04630A
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES A NEW SANITATION LAW PASSED IN ISRAEL IN 1976. IT PROHIBITS THE
DISPOSAL OF WASTE. SUCH AS FOODSTUFFS* BOTTLES* CARTONS* RAGS* CIGARETTES OR GENERAL LITTER. IN
ANY PUBLIC PLACE OR FROM THE PUBLIC TO THE PRIVATE DOMAIN. OFFENDERS MAY BE FINED UP TO 1000
ISRAELI POUNDS. ANYONE DISPOSING OF BUILDING MATERIALS OR OF JUNKED AUTO PARTS ON PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE PROPERTY WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF 5000 POUNDS. THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW AND MAY ISSUE ANY ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS HE CONSIDERS
NECESSARY FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT.
ISRAEL
PM
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SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
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30
••WHERE DO WE PUT THE WASTES?"
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
GERMAN
04/17/77 PGS 19
EPA
10* 04S91A
IN 1974, THE REFUSE OF 1.5 MILLION SWISS* OR 24 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION. WAS DISPOSED OF
IN UNORDERED 3UMPS* IN 1976. THE REFUSE OF ONLY 400.000. OR 6 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION. FOUND
ITS WAV INTO UNORDERED DUMPS. IN 1974. THERE WERE 41 WASTE INCINERATORS SERVING 51 PERCENT OF
THE POPULATION. BY 1976. THERE WERE 45 INCINERATORS. SERVING 71 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION, AND
THE FOUR NEW FACILITIES PROVIDE FOR THE RECYCLING OF HEAT. AT THE SAME TIME. THE NUMBER OF
COMBINATION (INCINERATOR/COMPOSTING) FACILITIES AND SIMPLE COMPOSTING WORKS HAS DECREASED FROM
12 TO 10. THE NUMBER OF ORDERED REGIONAL AND CANTONAL DUMPS REMAINS THE SAME AT 14. RESIDENTIAL
WASTE CONSTITUTES A CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF TOTAL REFUSE. PAPER* A MAJOR RESIDENTIAL WASTE
COMPONENT. IS NOW RECYCLED AFTER SPECIAL COLLECTION. GLASS IS COLLECTED SEPARATELY IN 1200
COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE SPECIAL COLLECTION STATIONS FOR USED OILS AND FOR USED SOLVENTS.
POISONOUS WASTES ARE TO EE RETURNED TO THE SOURCE IN ACCORD WITH THE POISONS LAW.
SWITZERLAND
PM{ B)
TOXIC SUBS
DENMARK
PM
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TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
STf >
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ST( )
THE PATHWAY OF MERCURY IN EUROPE (A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL). EUR S670E
RANDERS. J*. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PCS 1-48 ID* 04676A
THE PRESENT REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, DEALS WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION 3F A TI ME-DEPENDSNT COMPUTER MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF THE FUTURE MERCURY
POLLUTION OF AIR, SOIL AND SEDIMENTS IN EUROPE. INFORMATI^ CONCERNING THE BEHAVIOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MERCURY IN THE DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS OF THE BIOSPHERE (AIR. SOIL AND SEDIMENTS).
UNDERLYING THE MERCURY PATHWAY IN THE ENVIRONMENT. HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A LITERATURE STUDY
PUBLISHED PREVIOUSLY. VALUES FOR MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN THE BIOSPHERE AS A FUNCTION OF TIME
BETWEEN 1900 AND 2050 GIVEN BY THE MODEL ARE AVERAGES AND ONLY INDICATE THE GENERAL TREND. NO
LOCALIZED PO-LUTION PREDICTION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THIS MODEL. IT. HAS BEEN SHOWN WHAT THE
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT POLITICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING MERCURY DISCHARGE MEASURES TODAY WOULD BE ON
THE FUTURE MERCURY POLLUTION OF AIR. SOIL AND SEDIMENTS IN EUROPE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT.)
ON THE ORIGIN. GEHAVICR AND MOVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MERCURY IN EUROPE
(A LITERATURE SURVEY). EUR S660E
ZEGERS* P.. AND OTHERS EPA *
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PCS 1-34 ID* 04677A
THIS REPORT. PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. IS A STUDY OF
LITERATURE ON THE PATHWA-Y OF ENVIRONMENTAL MERCURY IN EUROPE. IT CONTAINS A SURVEY ON THE
ORIGIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL MERCURY.(NATURAL AND MAN-MADE) AND ITS COMPOUNDS. AS WELL AS ON THEIR
BEHAVIOR IN THE DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS OF THE BIOSPHERE (AIR. SOIL AND SEDIMENTS). IT DEALS IN
DETAIL WITH 3ATA ABOUT THE SPEED OF DIFFERENT PROCESSES. SUCH AS THE TRANSFORMATION OF
INORGANIC INTO ORGANIC MERCURY, IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISM OF MERCURY OF MOVEMENT IN
THE BIOSPHERE AND IN PARTICULAR ITS MOVEMENT ON A CONTINENTAL SCALE. IN CONCLUSION. ANALYSES ARE
GIVEN ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE MERCURY DISCHARGE FROM HUMAN ACTIVITES AND ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES
OF REDUCING THE MERCURY DISCHARGE IN THE FUTURE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT.)
FINLAND
FM(B)
"THE HEA.TH DISTRICT AROUND KARIS:
SUBSTANCES." HUFVUCSTADSBLADET
NC PROBLEMS WITH WASTE FROM TOXIC
SWEDISH
03/22/77 PGS 10
ID*
EPA
04593A
HEALTH INSPECTORS IN THE DISTRICT OF KARIS REPORT THAT NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS EXIST IN THEIR AREA
AS FAR AS THE HANDLING OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND CHEMICALS IS CONCERNED. THE PROBLEM OF
OIL-POLLUTED SOIL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. HOWEVER. AND THE CHEMICAL DUSTING OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
HAS ALSO NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CONTROLLED. THUS RESULTING IK A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF POLLUTION IN THE
AREA. THE USE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AT VARIOUS INDUSTRIES. GASOLINE STATIONS. INSTALLATIONS. ETC.
AS WELL AS THE TREATMENT OF THEIR WASTE HAS BEEN GENERALLY MAPPED OUT EVEN THOUGH NO CONCRETE
STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE. A SURVEY TAKEN IN 1974 ESTABLISHED THAT MOST LARGE INDUSTRIES BURN
THEIR TOXIC WASTE OR RETURN IT IN CONTAINERS TO THE SUPPLIER. THE WASTE MAY UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES BE DISPOSED OF AT A GENERAL DUMP. AN ACT WHICH IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW.
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TOXIC SUBS
FINLAND
PMEI
"APPROVES BIRO POISON—PROTECTED BIROS ARE EASY PREY." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 04/06/77 PCS IS ID* 04611A
PESTICIDES
THE PREVIOUSLY RESTRICTED TOXIC SUBSTANCE. ALFACMLORALOSt HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE BOARD OF
HEALTH* REPORTS THIS ARTICLE* IT WILL PRIMARILY BE USED AGAINST NONPROTECTED BIRDS SUCH AS GULLS
AND CROWS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM DAMAGING FISHERIES* FUR FARMS. AND FOOD INDUSTRIES.
ALTHOUGH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE HAS GIVEN STRICT GUIDELINES ON HOW THE SUBSTANCE SHOULD BE
USED. NO ENFORCEMENT MEASURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THE EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED THAT PROTECTED
BIRDS MAY MINGLE WITH THE OTHERS AND EAT THE SUBSTANCE. ANOTHER CONCERN IS WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE CARCASSES OF BIROS WHICH HAVE DIED AT LOCATIONS OTHER THAN
WHERE THEY ATE THE SUBSTANCE. ONE EXPERT CONTENDS THAT ALTHOUGH ALFACHORALOS COULD BE AN
EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CONTROLLING THE BIRD POPULATION. A MINK FARM IS NOT THE PROPER PLACE TO USE IT
AND SUGGESTS ENCLOSING THESE ESTABLISHMENTS COMPLETELY WITH MESH WIRE TO KEEP THE BIRDS OUT.
ANCTHER ARTICLE ON THE SAME SUBJECT IS ATTACHED.
FINLAND
FMB)
"WATER PROTECTICN PLAN FOR THE BAY OF POJO."
SWEDISH 04/02/77 PCS 13
*WATER
HUFVUDSTADS BLADET
EPA
ID* 046I2A
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS. PROBLEMS—SITUATION—MEASURES IN THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
GERMANY,FED REP OF. MINISTRY FOR YOUTH. FAMILY....HEALTH EPA
ENGLISH 04/0*0/76 PGS 1-75 ID* 04679A
THIS REPORT. PREPARED BY THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECT GROUP "ENVIRONMENAL CHEMICALS."
WORKING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR YOUTH. FAMILY AFFAIRS AND HEALTH. IS
A FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORK DONE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS AND 81OCIDES FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
1971 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. THE REPORT DEFINES THE PROBLEM AND REPORTS ON MEASURES CURRENTLY
BEING TAKEN. INCLUDING: LEGISLATIVE MEASURES. THE CENTRAL REGISTER AND ASSESSMENT AGENCY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS AT THE FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICE. ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL-LAND COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS* ACTIVITIES OF THE AD HOC RESEARCH GROUPS OF THE PROJECT GROUP
"ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS*" PROMOTION OF TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH. AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. THE
CURRENT SITUATION REGARDING VARIOUS CHEMICALS. SUCH AS HEAVY METALS, PESTICIDES. FERTILIZERS AND
DETERGENTS. IS DISCUSSED* FINALLY. TASKS AND A PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE ARE OUTLINED.
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"THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PCS 1-3 ID* 04628A
*GENERAL AIR WATER SOLID WASTE NOISE
LAND USE
JAPAN
PM(B)
REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OP MERCURY IN JAPAN.
REVIEW REPORT EPS-3-WP-76-7
BUFFA. L.
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-81
ALSO LR8. SE. ST
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL
10*
EPA
046S2A
THIS REPORT WAS ISSUED BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS
A RESULT OF CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SCIENTISTS ON THE HUMAN
ENVIRONMENTt HELD IN KYOTO. JAPAN IN 1975. THE CANADIAN PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONGRESS. AND
SUMMARIZED IN THIS REPORT, SERVE AS A RESPONSE TO THE OBSERVATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF JAPANESE
SCIENTISTS OH THE MERCURY POLLUTION SITUATION IN CANADA. THE REPORT REVIEWS JAPANESE
LAWS RELATING TO MERCURY DISCHARGES AS WELL AS COMPENSATION LAW* CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES* AND
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS CONVERTING FROM MERCURY TO DIAPHRAGM CELLS.
THE MERCURY CONTROL MEASURES AND TECHNOLOGY AT TWO JAPANESE CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS ARE DISCUSSED
IN SOME DETAIL. THE TEXT OF THE REPORT IS SUPPORTED 6V SEVERAL FIGURES. TABLES AND APPENDIXES.
SPAIN
Lfi(B)
"SANCTIONS APPROVED 'FOR MARINE POLLUTION CASES." YA
EPA
SPANISH 03/24/77 PGS 16 ID* 04586A
•WATER
WATER
AUSTRALIA
LR«)
CLEAN WATERS ACT. NO. 78. 1970 AS AMENDED... (NEW SOUTH WALES)
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-41 ID* 01883B
THIS IS A REPRINT OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES CLEAN WATERS ACT. NO. 78 OF 1970 (SEE ID NO. 01883A)
WITH AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED FROM THE FOLLOWING NEW SOUTH WALES ACTS: HEALTH COMMISSION ACT.
NO. 63. 1972; NEW SOUTH WALES PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION ACT. NO. 43, 1974] CLEAN
WA-TERS (AMENDMENT) ACT. NO* 85, 1974; MISCELLANEOUS ACTS (ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES) AMENDMENT ACT.
NO. 65. 1975; AND WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION ACT, NO* 34. 1«76./
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WATER
AUSTRALIA
LR( A)
CLEAN WATERS REGULATIONS. 1972 AS AMENDED... (NEW SOUTH WALES)
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-26 ID* 01883C
THESE REGULATIONS. PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE NEW SOUTH WALES CLEAN WAFERS ACT OF 1970, WERE
FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE NEW SOUTH WALES GAZETTE OF NOVEMBER 3. 1972 AND ARE REPRINTED IN THIS
VERSION WITH AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED THROUGH 1975. PART I CF THE REGULATIONS SETS FORTH USEFUL
DEFINITIONS AND CITES CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE TESTING OF WATERS. PART II CONTAINS
CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO NOMINATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MEETINGS OF
THE COMMITTEE AND CLEAN WATERS APPEALS BOARD. PART III SETS UP THE PRESCRIBED CLASSES OF WATERS
AND DELINEATES CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING OBJECTIONS TO AND HEARINGS FOR WATER CLASSIFICATIONS.
PART IV, CONCERNING THE LICENSING OF POLLUTING ACTIVITIES. DELINEATES A SYSTEM FOR THE APPLICATION
FOR A LICENSE; PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES; APPEALS AGAINST LICENSING DECISIONS; AND FOR THE TRANSFER.
RENEWAL. AND REGISTRATION OF LICENSES. SAMPLE LICENSING FORMS ARE APPENDED TO THE REGULATIONS.
PART V CONTAINS PROVISIONS ON THE CONTROL OF DISCHARGES AND RELATED EXEMPTIONS AND PENALTIES.
CANADA
FMCB)
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM 1976-1977
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH* 00/00/76 PGS 1-17
ALSO- ST; *ALSO FRENCH
ID*
EPA
03676B
THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (ENVIRONMENT CANADA) HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE ONE
MILLION DOLLARS TO 21 UNIVERSITIES ACROSS CANADA TO SUPPORT BOTH UNI-0ISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND
INTER-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAMS AIMED AT SOLVING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH
ISSUES. THIS PUBLICATION' LISTS, BY UNIVERSITY. THESE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. GIVING
THE TITLE. AMOUNT FUNDED, PROJECT OFFICERS. ADDRESSES, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH BEING
REALIZED. BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS GIVEN IN THE INTRODUCTION TO THE PUBLICATION AS WELL AS
CURRENT PRIORITIES OF THE RESEARCH AGREEMENT PROGRAM. THESE PRIORITIES INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION. ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTAMINANTS. HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING. RIVER AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT. SNOW AND ICE. URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT. AND CLIMATIC CHANGE.
CANADA
PM(B)
A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF OCEAN DUMPING. FISHERIES
AND MARINE SERVICE TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 628
BERNARD. F. R. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-22 ID* 04642A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS A SELECTED LISTING OF IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELD.
ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO AUTHOR. MANY OF THE CITATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OF
PARTICULAR USE TO ENGINEERS AND BIOLOGISTS ENGAGED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE
CANADA OCEAN DUMPING ACT. A FOUR-PAGE INTRODUCTION TRACES THE HISTORY OF OCEAN DUMPING CONTROL,
BOTH INTERNATIONALLY AND IN CANADA. A SUBJECT INDEX PROVIDES ADDED ACCESS TO THE ENTRIES.
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REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF WASTES GENERATED IN URBAN AREAS* SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT REPORT EPS 6-EP-73-2
CANADA* ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/73 PCS 1-47 10* 04647A
*SOLID WASTE
CANADA
PM(B)
STATUS REPORT ON ABATEMENT OF WATER POLLUTION FROM THE CANADIAN PETROLEUM
REFINING INDUSTRY—1975. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-WP-76-11
CANADA. EVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/76 PCS 1-54 ID* 046S4A
ALSO LRB
THIS REPORT. PREPARED BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS OF THE CANADIAN PETROLEUM REFINING INDUSTRY IN COMPLYING WITH EFFLUENT
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 1973 UNDER THE CANADIAN FISHERIES ACT. STATISTICS
PRESENTED IN NUMEROUS TABLES AND GRAPHS THRCUGHOUT THE REPORT PRESENT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
PROGRESS MADE UP TO THE END OF 1975 AND PROVIDE PROJECTIONS OF THE ANTICIPATED PROGRESS THROUGH
1980. FROM 1972 TO 1975 SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS WERE NOTED IN THE DISCHARGE OF VARIOUS
SUBSTANCES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OIL AND GREASE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT FULL COMPLIANCE WITH BOTH
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES WILL BE ACHIEVED BY 1980. AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE EXISTING 38
CANADIAN REFINERIES SHOW VARYING DEGRESS OF COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES. THE REPORT ALSO CONSIDERS
FEDERAL AND STATE MONITORING EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD AS WELL AS THE EFFORT OF THE
PETROLEUM REFINING INDUSTRY TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS.
CANADA
PM(B)
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE PUBLICATIONS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 03/00/77 PCS 1-38
ID*
EPA
04661 A
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY. PUBLISHED BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE (WPCD) OF ENVIRONMENT
CANADA. LISTS: 1»TECHNICAL REPORTS INCLUDED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE (EPS)
REPORT SERIES; 2icopiEs CF CONFERENCE PAPERS. SPEECHES AND REPRINTS OF PAPERS FOR
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS BY THE WPCD PROFESSIONAL STAFF; AND 3) REPORTS PUBLISHED
JOINTLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT AND THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY. CATEGORIES OF
EPS REPORTS INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING ARE: 1>REGULATIONS« CODES AND PROTOCOLS; 2) POLICY AND
PLANNING; 3) ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW: 4) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; st SURVEILLANCE. 6>
TRAINING MANUALS* AND 7) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ASSESSMENT. TITLES ARE LISTED IN THE LANGUAGE
OF PUBLICATION. AND EACH ENTRY CONTAINS A BRIEF FRENCH-ENGLISH ABSTRACT. THE INTRODUCTION AND
TABLE OF CONTENTS ARE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND FRENCH. (SEE ALSO ID NO. 03SS8A.)
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FIELD EVALUATION OF SEVEN OIL SPILL RECOVERY DEVICES.
REPORT KPS-4-EC-76-3
SOLSBERG. L.B.. AND CTHERS
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-81
ALSO PMB
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
ID*
EPA
0463BA
CANADA
ST( )
IN A SERIES OF TEST PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CENTRE CF SPILL TECHNOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE. SEVEN COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OIL SPILL
RECOVERY DEVICES WERE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS CF FOUR PARAMETERS: OIL RECOVERY RATE. OIL RECOVERY
FACTOR. OIL CONTENT FACTOR AND EMULSFICATI ON FACTOR. THE PARAMETERS WERE MEASURED USING FRESH
AND EMULSIFIED OIL AT TWC THICKNESSESS AND UNDER DIFFERING ENVIRONMENAL CONDITIONS. THIS REPORT
DESCRIBES THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TEST CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SEVEN SKIMMING DEVICES WERE
EVALUATED AND PRESENTS THE RESULTS IN DETAIL. THE DESIGN OF THE DEVICES IS ALSO DISCUSSED AND
SUGGESTIONS FDR IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE. AMONG THE SIGNIFICANT OVERALL FINDINGS WERE: THE DEVICES
WERE MORE EFFECTIVE IN DEALING WITH GREATER THICKNESSES OF OIL: THEY TENDED TO EMULSIFY FRESH OIL
DURING COLLECTION: AND THE OFFLOADING PUMPING MECHANISM WAS THE WEAKEST PART OF THE RECOVERY
SYSTEM IN EACH DEVICE.
OBSERVATIONS ON BACTERIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER GREAT LAKES 1968-1974.
SCIENTIFIC SERIES NO. 64
RAO, S.S. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-31 ID* 04646A
THIS SUMMARY REPORT PRESENTS BACTERIOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTED ON LAKE SUPERIOR IN 1968. 1971
AND 1973; ON LAKE HURON IN 1968. 1969. 1970. 1971 AND 1974; AND ON GEORGIAN BAY IN 1971 AND 1974.
AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION (IJC) UPPER LAKES STUDY. IT CONTAINS INFORMATION
WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE IJC GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT. THE
REPORT DESCRIBES NEAR-SHORE LAKE-WIDE BACTERIAL LEVELS, SHOWING THEIR TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL
VARIATIONS. INFORMATION IS ALSO INCLUDED WHICH GIVES THE EXISTING BACTERIAL BASE-LINE LEVELS
IN THE MAIN BDDIES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY AND INDICATES NEAR-SHORE AREAS
WITH ELEVATED BACTERIAL LEVELS {POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS OR AREAS OF NON-COMPLIANCE). (THIS IS A
PUBLICATION o= THE INLAND WATERS DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.)
CANADA
STC >
HYDROLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION: ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS AND SHORT RESEARCH
NOTES 1975-76. REPORT SERIES. NO. 45
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-90 ID* 04649A
ALSO PMB
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS A SERIES OF BRIEF PAPERS AND REPORTS COVERING FOR THE MOST PART
PROGRESS MADE IN 1975-76 IN THE 34 RESEARCH PROJECTS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE
HYDROLOGY DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA'S INLAND HATERS DIRECTORATE. THE PROJECTS FALL WITHIN
SEVEN MAIN RESEARCH PROGRAM AREAS: THE MARITIME RESEARCH PROGRAM. INVESTIGATING SALT WATER
INTRUSION INT3 COASTAL ACQUIFERS: THE SUBSURFACES CONTAMINATION RESEARCH PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE THE
INFILTRATION OF FLUID CONTAMINANTS INTO THE SUBSURFACE AND THEIR MOVEMENT THROUGH THE GROUND;
THE NORTHERN HVOROGEOLOGY PROGRAM, DEALING WITH THE GROUNDWATER-PERMAFROST SYSTEM OF NORTHERN
CANADA; THE GOWN PRCGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR GROUNDWATER DATA; THE
URBAN HYDROGEOLOGY PROGRAM ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND HYDROGEOLOGY; THE
HYCROGEOLOGY 3F MAJOR EXCAVATIONS AND IMPOUNDMENTS. DEALING WITH MINES AND MINE DEWATERING; AND
THE INTERFACE HYDROLOGY PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE HYDROLOGIC SIMULATION AND FORECAST MODELS.
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CANADA
ST< »
CANADA
ST< »
REVIEW OF TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING INDUSTRY
IN CANADA. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-WP-77-5
STANLEY ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING, LTD. EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/77 PGS 1-207 ID* 04655A
THIS REPORT, PRODUCED FOR THE ABATEMENT AND COMPLIANCE BRANCH, WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
DIRECTORATE* ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE (FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA). REVIEWS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN THE CANADIAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRY. THE SURVEY INCLUDED DATA
FROM EIGHT PLANTS RELEVANT TO ELEVEN COMMODITIES. INVESTIGATORS ALSO USED DATA PERTINENT TO THE
CANADIAN SITUATION FROM UNITED STATES SOURCES. THEY FOUND THAT THE BODS LEVELS OF DISCHARGED
WASTEWATERS WERE GENERALLY HIGH WITH A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR OXYGEN DEPLETION IN RECEIVING WATERS.
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND TREATMENT METHODS. INCLUDING SCREENING. SEDIMENTATION, BIOLOGICAL
TREATMENT AN3 SPRAY IRRIGATION, SHOULD BE ABLE TO REDUCE BODS AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN WATER BY
MORE THAT 90 PERCENT. HOWEVER EVEN 90 PERCENT REDUCTIONS KAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT IN SMALL
RECEIVING WATERS. MAKING POLISHING OR LAND APPLICATIONS NECESSARY.
THE BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTENT OF THE NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER IN THE VICINITY
OF EDMONTON. ALBERTA. SURVEILLANCE REPORT EPS-5-NW-75-2
BELL, J.B. EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/75 PGS 1-29 ID* 04656A
THREE SECTORS OF THE NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER FROM EDMONTON TO FORT SASKATCHEWAN WERE
MONITORED BACTERIOLOGICALLY DURING THE SPRING. SUMMER AND FALL OF 1974 IN COOPERATION WITH THE
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE. NORTHWEST REGION. THE
DATA OBTAINED INDICATE A POLLUTED RIVER SYSTEM. THE MAJOR SOURCE OF POLLUTION APPEARS TO BE IN
THE AREA OF THE MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE STUDY AREA SHOWS HIGHER
VALUES FOR ALL PARAMETERS THAN THE NORTH SHORE. AND HIGH VALUES FOR ALL PARAMETERS APE IN
EVIDENCE AT ALL STATIONS IN SECTORS 2 AND 3. THE FECAL COL IFORM:FECAL STREPTOCOCCUS RATIOS
INDICATE FECAL POLLUTION OF HUMAN ORIGIN ON THE SOUTH SHORE WITH MIXED SOURCES NEAR THE NORTH
SHORE AND FECAL POLLUTION OF HUMAN ORIGIN CN BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORES OF SECTOR 3. THE
HETEROTROPHS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL GROUPS REFLECT AN ELEVATED NUTRIENT CONTENT IN THE ENTIRE STUDY
AREA. (THIS IS A PUBLICATION OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.)
CANADA
ST(
SOME EFFECTS OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL ON BACK BAY AND YELLOWKNIFE BAY. YELLOWKNIFE.
N.W.T. SURVEILLANCE REPORT EPS-5-NW-75-5
BELL. J.B., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/75 PGS 1-76 ID* 046S7A
THIS ENVIRONMENT CANADA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE) PUBLICATION REPORTS THAT A
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WATER QUALITY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON BACK BAY AND YELLOWKNIFE BAY
DURING THE FALL OF 1975. IN ADDITION TO WATER QUALITY. THE FOLLOWING WERE ALSO ASSESSED
BACTERIOLOGICALLY: POINT SOURCES. POTABLE WATER SUPPLY SOURCES AND SEWAGE EFFLUENT ZONES.
BASELINE BACTERIOLOGICAL DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM KAM LAKE. NO WATER SAMPLES ANALYZED WERE
CONSIDERED FIT TO DRINK WITHOUT DISINFECTION. ALTHOUGH ALL WATERS MET CRITERIA FOR PUBLIC WATER
SUPPLIES AND RECREATIONAL USAGE. BACTERIOLOGICALLY. THE EFFECTS OF THE NI VEN LAKE DISCHARGE WERE
CONSIDERED LOCALIZED AND NOT EXTENSIVE. OTHER POINT SOURCES WERE DELINEATED IN THE SOUTHERN
PART OF BACK BAY. AND EFFLUENT DISTRIBUTION WAS DEPENDENT ON WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHEMICALLY
BACK BAY AND YELLOWKNIFE BAY WERE TENTATIVELY CLASSIFIED AS MESO-EUTROPHIC. AND PREDICTIONS
INDICATE THAT EUTROPHICATION SHOULD OCCUR.
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CANADA
ST<
CANADA
ST< )
ASBESTIFORM FIBRE LEVELS IN LAKES SUPERIOR AND HURON.
DURHAM. 4.W.. AND T. PANG
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-12
SCIENTIFIC SERIES NO. 67
EPA
ID* 04660A
ASBESTIFORM FIBER CONCENTRATIONS FROM LESS THAN 0.1 MILLION TO 87.3 MILLION PER LITER MERE
MEASURED IN THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR DURING 1973. THE MOST COMMONLY OCCURRING MINERAL
FIBER WAS CHRYSOTILE. ALTHOUGH FIBERS OF THE AMPHIBOLE MINERAL CUMMINGTONITE WERE FOUND IN THE
WESTERN ARM DF LAKE SUPERIOR NEAR THE RESERVE MINING TAILINGS DUMPING SITE AT SILVER BAY.
MINNESOTA. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE OF THIS DUMPING OF ASBESTIFCRM FIBERS
DOES NOT EXTEND FAR OUT INTO THE LAKE AND THAT IT DECREASES FROM JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER. RIVERS
FLOWING INTO LAKE SUPERIOR WHICH WERE ANALYZED ALL HAD LOW CHRYSOTILE FIBER CONCENTRATIONS BELOW
EIGHT MILLION PER LITER. AS DID SAMPLES TAKEN IN SPRING 1974 FROM LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY.
(THIS IS A PUBLICATION OF THE CANADA CENTRE FOR INLAND WATERS OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA'S INLAND WATER
DIRECTORATE.)
SELECTION CRITERIA AND LABORATORY EVALUATION OF OIL SPILL SORBENTS.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT EPS-4-EC-76-S
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/76 PGS 1-53 ID* 04662A
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE ENVIRONWENAL PROTECTION SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA REPORTS THE
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT ON 20 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OIL SPILL SORBENTS TO DETERMINE
PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. FIRST A PRELIMINARY LABORATORY EVALUATION OF THE OIL
PICK-UP CAPACITY OF SEVERAL OIL SORBENTS WAS PERFORMED USING A CANADIAN WESTERN CRUDE OIL.
CAPACITIES WERE CORRELATED WITH SORBENT PRICES TO YIELD OIL SORPTION COSTS. IN THE
LABORATORY. SORBENT CAPACITIES WERE DETERMINED IN AN OIL-ONLY AND IN AN OIL-WATER ENVIRONMENT.
MAXIMUM SORBsST CAPACITY WAS CORRELATED AND COMPARED WITH THE VISCOSITY OF THE OIL RECOVERED.
IN SIMULATED FIELD TESTS IN OUTDOOR TANKS. CRUDE OIL AND NUMBER 2 FUEL OIL WERE SPILLED TO
DETERMINE OIu PICK-UP CAPACITY AND OIL-WATER RATIOS OF THE SORBENTS UNDER STUDY. IT WAS FOUND
THAT. OF THE MATERIALS STUDIED. THE SYNTHETIC POLYMERIC SORBENTS SHOWED THE HIGHEST OIL PICK-UP
CAPACITIES AND OIL-WATER RATIOS.
CANADA
ST< )
AUTOMATED METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PHOSPHORUS CONTENT IN DETERGENTS.
REGULATIONS. CODES AND PROTOCOLS REPORT EPS l-WP-76-1
CATHCART. NANCY L. EPA
ENGLISH* 12/00/76 PGS 1-6 ID* 04663A
*ALSO FRENCH
THIS PUBLICATION OF Tt-E ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA DESCRIBES A
METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PHOSPHORUS CONTENT IN DETERGENTS USED TO MONITOR PHOSPHORUS
LEVELS PURSUANT TO CANADA WATER ACT REGULATIONS. THE METHOD IS APPLICABLE TO ANY LAUNDRY
DETEREGENT AND CAN MEASURE PHOSPHORUS LEVELS FROM 0.1 TO 50 PERCENT PHOSPHORIC ANHYDRIDE WITH
THE USE OF APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND/OR SAMPLE DILUTION. THE PUBLICATION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION ABOUT THE METHOD: BASIC PRINCIPLE. INTERFERENCE. SAMPLING PROCEDURE AND STORAGE.
SAMPLE PREPARATION. APPARATUS. REAGENTS, PROCEDURE. AND CALCULATIONS. THERE IS A BRIEF LIST OF
REFERENCES.
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CANADA
ST( I
CANADA
ST< I
NTA (NITRILOTRI ACETIC ACID) — AN ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL.
TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-WP-76-8
PRAKASH, A*
ENGLISH 11/00/76 PCS 1-45
ECONOMIC AND
10*
EPA
04664A
THIS REPORT. PUBLISHED BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA,
EMPHASIZES THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF NTA AND INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL
DISTRIBUTION AND EFFECTS OF NTA IN THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM. BASED ON DATA FROM FIELD MONITORING
AND LABORATORY AND PILOT SCALE STUDIES IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. FACTORS AFFECTING
BIODEGRADABILITY OF NTA IN THE RECIPIENT ENVIRONMENT AND CURRENT AND PROJECTED ENVIRONMENTAL
LEVELS OF NTA ARE DISCUSSED. GENERAL EFFECTS OF INCREASED AMOUNTS OF NTA ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AND SPECIFIC EFFECTS ON ALGAE. INVERTEBRATES AND FISH ARE REVIEWED. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT
ADEQUATE SAFETY MARGINS EXIST BETWEEN ANTICIPATED NTA LEVELS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THOSE WHICH
ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DELETERIOUS ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND RECOMMENDS CONTINUED VIGILANCE IN
CERTAIN SPECIAL SITUATIONS WHERE A POTENTIAL FOR CUMULATIVE BUILD-UP OF NTA MAY EXIST.
FIELD EVALUATION OF PLASTIC FILM LINERS FOR PETROLEUM STORAGE AREAS IN THE
MACKENZIE DELTA. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS-3-76-13
THORNTON. D.E.. AND P. BLACKALL EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/76 PCS 1-20 ID* 0466SA
THIS REPORT. PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
IS A STUDY O= THE USE OF ARTIFICAL LINERS EMPLOYED IN PETROLEUM STORAGE LOTS TO ENHANCE SPILL
RETENTION CAPABILITIES. SEVEN PETROLEUM STORAGE AREAS IN THE MACKENZIE DELTA WERE INSPECTED.
AND OF THE SIX TYPES OF LINERS .USED. POLYURETHANE. PRESTRESSED LAMINATED POLYETHYLENE. AND
FIBER-REINFORCED POLYURETHANE APPEAR MOST ADEQUATE. BEDDING PREPARATION IS IMPORTANT IF THE
LINER HAS A -OW PUNCTURE RESISTANCE. AND ADEQUATE THICKNESS OF PROTECTIVE OVERBURDEN IS DESIRABLE
AS EXPOSED MEMBRANES INVARIABLY BECOME DAMAGED. CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND PROPERLY INSTALLED PLASTIC
LINERS CAN BE EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL IN ENHANCING SPILL RETENTION PROPERTIES OF STORAGE AREAS
IN THE ARCTIC. IN PARTICULAR. PLASTIC LINERS APPEAR APPLICABLE FOR BURIED INSTALLATIONS IN
PERMANENT TANK LOTS DURING INITIAL FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION BUT NOT SUITED FOR IMPROVING
EXISTING INSTALLATIONS.
CANADA
ST( )
REVIEW OF SPRAY-fON OR GROUTING SEALANTS FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCT STORAGE AREAS
AND DYKES IN THE NORTH. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS-3-EC-76-12
ACRES CONSULTING SERVICES LTC. EPA
ENGLISH 10/00/76 PCS 1-23 1C* 04666A
THIS STUDY, PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CANADA.
INVESTIGATES THE APPLICABILITY OF SEALANT OR GROUT ING-SEALANT MATERIALS TO RENDER CONTAINMENT
DIKES AROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE NORTH IMPERMEABLE. IT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE
AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE ON THESE MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS WERE CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF THEIR
APPLICABILITY TO THE SEALING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE FACILITIES. THEIR BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED AND THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE
ARCTIC. OF THE PRODUCTS EXAMINED. FOUR WERE JUDGED TO BE POTENTIALLY USEFUL AND FIELD TESTS
USING THESE MATERIALS ARE RECOMMENDED. AFTER EXAMINATION OF SEVERAL GROUTING SEALANTS. THE
STUDY CONCLUDED THAT GROUTING SEALANTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE THOROUGH SEALING OF THE TYPICAL
PETROLEUM PRODUCT STORAGE AREA IN THE NORTH, ALTHOUGH THEY NAY HAVE APPLICATION IN SEALING THE
AREA BENEATH AN EXISTING TANK.
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WATER
CANADA
ST( )
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
LR( A)
A MODIFICATION OF THE TRADITIONAL SEQUENCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS
FROM METAL FINISHING INSTALLATIONS. ECON. AND TECH. REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-WP-76-6
BUFFA. L. EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/76 PGS 1-11 1C* 04667A
THIS ANALYSIS. PUBLISHED BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
WAS INITIATED AS AN ATTEMPT TO DEFINE THE EFFECT A CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF DILUTION WATER WOULD
HAVE ON THE AMOUNT OF CONTAMINANTS DISCHARGED FROM METAL FINISHING OPERATIONS AND THEIR
CONCENTRATIONS. A SIMPLIFIED "TRADITIONAL" CHEMICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN USED AS A MODEL
TO ARRIVE AT A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUANTITY AND CONCENTRATION OF A GIVEN CONTAMINANT AND THE
RATIO VOLUME OF TREATED PROCESS WATER TO VOLUME OF DILUTION WATER. THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN
USED TO DISCJSS A MODIFIED TREATMENT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO HASTEWATER FROM METAL FINISHING
INSTALLATIONS.
"DECEMBER 9, 1975 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 76/160/EEC CONCERNING THE
QUALITY OF BATHING WATER." INT. DIG. OF HLTH LEG.t VOL. 27
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 709-717 ID* 04626A
AN ANNEX APPENDED TO THIS DIRECTIVE INDICATES THE PHYSICAL. CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL
PARAMETERS APPLICABLE TO BATHING WATER. EC MEMBER STATES ARE DIRECTED TO SET. FOR ALL BATHING
AREAS. THE VALUES APPLICABLE TO BATHING WATER FOR THE PARAMETERS GIVEN IN THE ANNEX. MANDATORY
AND GUIDELINE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN SEPARATE COLUMNS OF THE ANNEX. ALSO
DESIGNATED ARE THE MINIMUM SAMPLING FREQUENCY AND THE METHOD OF ANALYSIS AND INSPECTION. A
PERIOD OF TEN YEARS IS PROVIDED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH VALUES. PROVISION IS MADE FOR THE
WAIVING OF THE DIRECTIVE IN CERTAIN SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES. MEMBER STATES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING
INTO FORCE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE WITHIN TWO YEARS OF
ITS NOTIFICATION. WITHIN FOUR YEARS FOLLOWING ITS NOTIFICATION. MEMBER STATES ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBMIT. AT REGULAR INTERVALS. A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THEIR BATHING WATER TO THE COMMISSION ON
ADAPTATION TO TECHNICAL PROGRESS ESTABLISHED BY THE DIRECTIVE.
FINLAND
PM( 6)
"PROBLEM WASTE—OWN INSTALLATION CHEAPER EVEN WHEN OPERATING AT A 65 PERCENT
CAPACITY." HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/24/77 PGS 1. 11 ID* 04610A
SOLID WASTE
A STUDY INITIATED BY THE JOINT COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA CLEARLY INDICATES THAT NOT
ONLY THE HELSINKI AREA BUT IN FACT ALL OF FINLAND IS IN NEED OF A PLANT TO HANDLE PROBLEM WASTE.
UNDER A COUNCIL PROPOSAL. A COMBUSTION PLANT WITH A CAPACITY OF 20.000 TONS ANNUALLY WOULD BE
CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS ON AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE TEN HECTARE AREA. TO BE FOLLOWED
BY A PLANT WHICH WOULD CCNVERT OIL WASTES INTO FUEL OIL. A DISTILLING PLANT. A WET CHEMICAL PLANT.
AND A REGULAR DUMP. THE FINAL COST. AN ESTIMATED 47 MILLION MARKS WITH THE ANNUAL COST OF
OPERATION EXPECTED TO BE 9 MILLION MARKS. WOULD STILL BE CHEAPER THAN SENDING PROBLEM WASTE ABROAD
FOR PROCESSING. MUNICIPALITIES IN THE HELSINKI AREA AND OTHERS WHICH MAY BE INTERESTED WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. FINLAND DOES NOT PRESENTLY
HAVE A LAW REGULATING THE DISPOSAL OF PROBLEM WASTE. ALTHOUGH LEGISLATION TO THIS EFFECT IS IN THE
PLANNING STAGES.
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WATER
FINLAND
PM
"WATER PROTECTION PLAN FOR THE BAY OF POJO."
SWEDISH 04/02/77 PCS 13
TOXIC SUBS
HUFVUDSTADS8LADET
EPA
ID* 04612A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT WATER PROTECTION HAS BEEN INTENSIFIED ALL OVER FINLAND IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS THANKS TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF WATERS AND THE WATER COURTS* A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAS
NOW BEEN APPOINTED TO DRAFT A PLAN FOR WATER PROTECTION IN THE BAY OF POJO. WHICH SUPPLIES WATER
TO SEVERAL INDUSTRIES AND IS USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES AND FISHING AS WELL AS FOR GENERAL
RECREATION* IMPROPER SEMAGE TREATMENT. BOTH DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL. IS STILL A CAUSE FOR
CONCERN. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER MATTERS IS SOMETIMES
LACKING AS W2LL. IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT ALTHOUGH ACIDIFICATION IS NOT AS SERIOUS A PROBLEM IN
FIN.AND AS IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN. IT DOES EXIST. PRESENCE OF LEAD. COPPER* ZINC. AND CADMIUM IS
NOTICEABLE. MERCURY ANC CHROME APPEAR VERY SPARINGLY.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"HALF OF THE FINNISH POPULATION LIVES NEXT TO POLLUTED
HUFVUDSTADSBLAOET
HATER.
SWEDISH
•GENERAL
04/18/77 PCS
ID*
EPA
04680A
AIR
•RANCE
LR
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WATER
FRANCE
LR(B)
••GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT PARLIAMENT INTENSIFY MEASURES AGAINST OIL
POLLUTION." LE MONDE
EPA
FRENCH 04/27/77 PCS 16 ID* 04617A
A FRENCH GOVERNMENT REPORT CONTAINING PROPOSALS FOR NEW MEASURES FOR COMBATING THE ACCIDENTAL
POLLUTION OF MARINE WATERS BY HYDROCARBONS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE PARLIAMENT. THE REPORT WAS
PREPARED BY MR. ACHILLE-FOULD. PRESIDENT OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL GROUP FOR THE COORDINATION
OF GOVERNMENT ACTIONS AT SEA (GICAMAI. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THE INADEQUACIES OF EXISTING
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION OR REGULATIONS AND THE NEED FOR AN INTENSIFICATION OF
PREVENTIVE MEASURES AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN THE COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES. DISCUSSED ARE
THE ANNUAL DISCHARGE QUANTITIES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES; THE DISREGARD OF REGULATIONS BY OIL TANKERS;
ANC THE DELIBERATENESS WITH WHICH RATIFIED CONVENTIONS BECOME INTEGRATED INTO THE NATIONAL
LEGISLATION. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT THE TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS OF CONTROLLING OIL POLLUTION ARE
GREATLY INADEQUATE IN FRANCE AND THAT IT MAY THEREFORE BE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE NAVAL AND
HUMAN INSTRUMENTS OF COMPLIANCE BEFORE INTENSIFYING THE REGULATIONS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"DISCHARGES AT SEA BY THE SCARLINO BRANCH OF THE MONTEDISON FIRM."
INFORMATION EAUX, NO. 256
EPA
FRENCH 01/00/77 PCS 4-10 ID* 04S84A
THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE HAS MADE PUBLIC THE RESULTS OF A MISSION TO ITALY
UNDERTAKEN BY THE GENERAL INSPECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT. MR. JAMME. TO STUDY THE MONTEDISON
FIRM'S DISCHARGE METHODS AT SEA OF WASTES GENERATED IN ITS SCARLINO PLANT DURING THE PRODUCTION
OF TITANIUM OXIDE. THESE DISCHARGES WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAMOUS CORSICAN RED TIDES OF 1973
WHEN THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT INTERVENED TO ENSURE THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES* ADOPTION OF MEASURES
FOR THE PROTECTION CF AREA RESIDENTS AND FISHERMEN. THE MISSION TO ITALY. WHICH WAS
TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON SUBSEQUENT INNOVATIONS. INDICATED THAT THE MONTEDISON FIRM HAS
SINCE INSTALLED ADDITIONAL INTERNAL WASTE TREATMENT EQUIPMENT. AS WELL AS ADOPTING A NEW
METHOD OF IN-DEPTH IMMERSION OF WASTES AT SEA. THESE MEASURES ARE DESCRIBED AS NON-APPLICABLE,
HOWEVER. TO FRENCH PLANTS. WHICH DISCHARGE THEIR WASTES IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND
WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO SUBJECT THEIR EFFLUENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1964 WATER LAW.
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WATER
PRANCE
PMJB)
"THE LEGA. ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT CONTRACT POLICY."
NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 58
CATHALA. R.. AND OTHERS
FRENCH 03/00/77 PCS S7-59 ID*
AIR
EPA
04621 A
THE GENERAL AND NORMATIVE NATURE OF FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS HAS AT
TIMES OBFUSCATED THE EXISTING TECHNICAL POSSIBILITIES FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION. AN ALTERNATIVE
APPROACH WAS ACCORDINGLY DEVELOPED IN THE INDUSTRIAL POLICY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY THE
MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH MATTERS. AS EARLY AS 1972. BRANCH PROGRAMS. BRANCH CONTRACTS AND
FIRM CONTRACTS CAME INTO BEING. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES DEFINITIONS RELEVANT TO THESE
GOVERNMENT-IMDUSTRY CONTRACTS AS HELL AS DISCUSSION OF THEIR BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT. AND AN
ANALYSIS OF HOW THEY FUNCTION. IT ALSO STUDIES THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH CONTRACTS FOR THE
CONTRACTING PARTIES. FOR THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. AND FCR THIRD PARTIES.
FRANCE
SE( )
"AIR POLLUTION FEES A COMPLEX ANC UNNECESSARY TOOL." NUISANCES
ET ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. SB
RETILLON. A. EPA
FRENCH 03/00/77 PCS 41-45 ID* 0461SA
*AIR
FRANCE
SE<
"POLLUTION AND RESPONSIBILITY." LE MONDE
EL IE. BERNARD
FRENCH 04/27/77 PCS 38
EPA
ID* 04619A
THE TRIAL OF THE PECHINEV-UGINE-KUHLMANN (PUK) CORPORATION'S PIERRE BENITE FACTORY MANAGER
TOOK PLACE BRIEFLY CN APRIL 25. AT ISSUE WAS THE WIDESCALE POLLUTION OF THE RHONE RIVER WHICH
OCCURRED ON JULY 11. 1976 WHEN 367 TONS OF DEAD FISH WERE FOUND EXTENDING OVER SEVERAL MILES OF
THE RIVER BELOW LYONS. THE OCCURRENCE WAS THE BASIS FOR A CIVIL ACTION SUIT FILED BY FISHING
UNIONS FROM = IVE DEPARTMENTS. THE PUK CORPORATION HAS NOT CONTESTED ITS RESPONSIBILITY. THE
LYONS ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CONSEQUENTLY PENALIZED IT 2.000 FRANCS FOR THE VIOLATION OF ARTICLE
28 OF THE FLUVIAL PUBLIC DOMAIN AND INTERNAL NAVIGATION CODE. THE COURT ALSO ORDERED THE
CONDUCTING OF A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE STATE'S ACTUAL INJURY. A DETERMINATION ON THE CRIMINAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OCCURRENCE STILL REMAINS TO BE MADE. HOWEVER. THE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF APRIL 25 CONCLUDED WITH A REQUEST BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIFTH CORRECTIONAL CHAMBER FOR THE
APPEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL CORPORATION EXECUTIVES TO ENSURE THE PENALIZATION OF THE PROPER PERSON.
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
•CLEANUP OF RHINE ANC LAKE CONSTANCE IN THE FRAMEWORK CF THE PROGRAM FOR
FUTURE INVESTMENTS." UMWELT, NO. 55
GERMANY.FED REP OF, FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY EPA
GERMAN 04/28/77 PCS 7 ID* 04604A
ALSO PMB
ON MARCH 23, 1977 THE FEDERAL CABINET ADOPTED THE PROGRAM FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS, A PUBLIC
INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
TOTAL FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE FUND WILL AMOUNT TO 16 BILLION MARKS. OF WHICH 13.7 BILLION WILL
BE JOINTLY RAISED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE LANDS AND THE MUNICIPALITIES. THE PROGRAM.
EXPECTED TO STIMULATE AREAS OF THE ECONOMY. WILL HAVE FIVE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCENTRATION. OF
WHICH ONE. DEALING WITH WATER MANAGEMENT. WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS.
THE WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WILL SPEND FOUR BILLIONS MARKS. OF WHICH ABOUT HALF WILL GO TO A
SPECIAL PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL INTERIOR MINISTRY TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN
THE RHINE RIVER AND LAKE CONSTANCE* PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO IMPROVEMENT OF
THE RHINE AND ITS CATCHMENT AREA. FUNDS OTHER THAN THOSE ALLOCATED TO WATER MANAGEMENT WILL BE
USED TO PROMOTE WATERWORKS. PURIFICATION FACILITIES AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS IN RURAL AREAS.
INDIA
PMB)
"AIR AND WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARISING IN THE NON-FERROUS METAL INDUSTRY."
JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA). PINING AND METALLURGY DIVISION. VOL. 56. PT. MM2
KHANNA, R.L. EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PGS 85-91 ID* 04602A
*AIR
ISRAEL
PMCB)
"THE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
ISRAEL. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 02/OO/77 PGS 1-3 ID* 04628A
*GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE LAND USE
TOXIC SUBS
JAPAN
PM(B)
THE MIZUSHIMA OIL SPILL A TRAGEDY FOR JAPAN AND A LESSON FOR CANADA.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ASSESSMENT REPORT EPS-8-EC-76-2
NICOL. C.W. EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/76 PGS 1-26 ID* 046SOA
ALSO SE AND ST
THIS REPORT. WRITTEN BY AN OBSERVER FROM THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE.
DESCRIBES JAPAN'S MIZUSHIMA REFINERY OIL SPILL. ITS IMPACT CN THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE CLEAN-UP
MEASURES EMPLOYED* THE SPILL, OCCURRING ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER IS. 1974. POLLUTED JAPAN'S
IMPORTANT INLAND SEA OVER A WIDE AREA* MORE THAN 2OO .000 PERSONS TOOK PART IN THE CLEAN-UP
PROCESS. EMPLOYING OVER 38*000 VESSELS AND 300 AIRCRAFT. THE COST OF CLEAN-UP AND COMPENSATION
CONTINUED INT3 MID-1976 AND AMOUNTED TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. RADICAL DIFFERENCES OF
OPINION EXIST REGARDING THE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SPILL. AND THIS HAS SERVED TO WIDEN
THE GAP OF MISTRUST BETWEEN GOVERNMENT. BUSINESS CONCERNS. AND THE PUBLIC. THE REPORT CONCLUDES
THAT DESPITE JAPAN'S ADVANCED SPILL CONTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY. CIRCUMSTANCES AROSE TO CAUSE A
CATASTROPHIC OIL SPILL. A LESSON WHICH OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS MIGHT OBSERVE IN ENSURING OIL
SPILL PREVENTION.
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JAPAN
FM(B)
JAPAN
"TOKYO BAY LESS POLLUTED! ENVIRONMENT BUREAU SAYS." JAPAN TINES
EPA
ENGLISH 06/30/77 PCS 4 ID* 04671A
THE WATER QUALITY IN TOKYO BAY HAS IMPROVED IN RECENT VEARS. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE.
REPORTING FINDINGS OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BUREAU IN TOKYO. STRINGENT CONTROLS ON
WASTE*ATER AND THE EXPANSION OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT THIS CHANGE* IMPROVEMENTS
IN WATER TRANSPARENCY WERE DISCOVERED AT 36 TESTING POINTS IN THE BAY. FOR EXAMPLE. AT A POINT
TWO MILES FROM THE ARA RIVER. THE WATER WAS TRANSPARENT TO A DEPTH OF 1.4 METERS IN JULY 1975.
AT THE SAME POINT. TRANSPARENCY WAS ONLY O.5 METERS IN SUMMER 1971 AND t METER IN 1973. SURVEYS
OF CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ALSO INDICATED MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY. CHEMICAL OXYGEN
DEMAND WAS 4.45 PPM IN 1975. DOWN FROM 6.9 PPM IN 1973 AND 7.6 PPM IN 1971.
"ELEVEN PREFECTURES EXCEED POLLUTANT DISCHARGE CUTS." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/08/77 PCS 2 ID* 04673A
ELEVEN PREFECTURES ON THE INLAND SEA HAVE EXCEEDED GOVERNMENT GOALS IN REDUCING POLLUTANT
DISCHARGES INTO THE SEA FROM FACTORIES AND OTHER PLANTS. ACCORDING TO A REPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
AGENCY. AN OCTOBER 1973 PROVISIONAL LAW ESTABLISHED THE GOAL OF REDUCING CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
(COD) POLLUTANT DISCHARGES INTO THE SEA TO HALF THE 1972 LEVEL BY NOVEMBER 1976. SPECIFICALLY.
THE REDUCTION TARGET WAS SET AT 673 TONS A DAY. HALF OF THE 1973 DISCHARGE LEVEL OF 1345 TONS
DAILY. CHCCKS MADE NEAR THE END OF 1976 SHCWED COD POLLUTANT DISCHARGES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO
459.5 TONS A DAY. WHICH EXCEEDS THE GOAL BY 31.7 PERCENT. AS A RESULT OF THE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
REDUCTION. THE AVERAGE CCD DENSITY IN THE INLAND SEA WAS 1.6 PPM IN MAY 1976. DOWN FROM 1.8 PPM
IN MAY 1971. THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY SAID THAT LOWERED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY DUE TO THE ECONOMIC
SLUMP MIGHT ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REDUCTION IN POLLUTANTS.
NETHERLANDS
LR(B)
NOTA MILIEUHYGIENISCHE NORMEN 197C (1976 MEMORANDUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
NORMS). TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAAL, ZITTING 1976-1977* 14 318. NO. 2
NETHERLANDS. MIN. OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/76 PCS 1-80 ID* 04639A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL AIR NOISE RADIATION
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NETHERLANDS
PAGE
FISCAL 1975 BUDGET ESTIMATES (OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HYGIENE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. TWEEDE KAMER DER STATEN-GENERAALt ZITTING 1974-75.
NETHERLANDS. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENV. HYGIENE EPA
DUTCH 00/00/74 PGS 1-189 ID* 04633A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR NOISE RADIATION SOLID WASTE
13 100. XVII
NORWAY
LR
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HATER
SCANDINAVIA
PM(B)
SOUTH AFRICA
PM(8>
•NORDFORSK PROJECT--CLEANER WASTEMATER FROM THE FISHING INDUSTRY."
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 03/28/77 PCS 8 ID* 04609A
THE NORDIC COUNTRIES CATCH AN ESTIMATED SIX MILLION TONS OF FISH ANNUALLY* ALMOST NINE PERCENT
OF THE GLOBAL CATCH. MOST ARE CLEANED AND PROCESSED ASHORE. WHICH CREATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
A NORDFORSK (SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOR APPLIED RESEARCH) STUDY ON HOW TO PRODUCE CLEANER WASTEWATER
FROM THE FISH INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1979. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
ARE: TO PRESENT A SURVEY OF POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND ESTABLISH THE TECHNICAL MEANS AVAILABLE TO
SOLVE THESE; TO INVESTIGATE AND TEST THE POSSIBILITIES OF SAVING WATER WITHIN THE FISHING INDUSTRY
(PRESENTLY BETWEEN FOUR AND 25 CUBIC M PER TON OF RAW FISH IS USED) AND TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF
THIS ON THE PRODUCTS* QUALITY; TO DEVELOP WASTEWATER PURIFICATION METHODS WHICH WILL LEAD TO
RECOVERY OF VALUABLE SUBSTANCES: AND TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF REUSING PURIFIED
WASTEWATER. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONCENTRATED PRIMARILY ON NORWAY. DENMARK. AND ICELAND. WHERE
PROBLEMS ARE MOST PREVALENT. BUT SWEDEN. FINLAND. AND THE FAROE ISLANDS WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE.
A GUIDE TO THE TREATMENT OF WINERY EFFLUENT. CSIR GUIDE K18
SOUTH AFRICA. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH EPA
ENGLISH OO/00/74 PCS 1-28 ID* 04S88A
ALSO ST
THIS PUBLICATION. THE RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER
RESEARCH AT THE REQUEST OF THE CO-OPERATIVE WINERIES COMMITTEE. CONCENTRATES ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT OF WINERY EFFLUENT IN ORDER TO GIVE GUIDANCE ON WATER ECONOMY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION.
IT IS INTENDED MAINLY FOR THE USE OF SMALLER COOPERATIVE WINERIES WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE EFFLUENT IN
SUCH LARGE QUANTITIES AS TO JUSTIFY MEASURES FOR COMPLETE PURIFICATION AND REUSE OF THE WATER.
SECTION 1 DESCRIBES THE SOURCES OF WINERY POLLUTION AND THE NATURE OF THE EFFLUENT. SECTION 2
CONSIDERS METHODS FOR PRETREATMENT OF EFFLUENTS. SECTION 3 DISCUSSES MAIN TREATMENT METHODS. AND
SECTION 4 DEA.S WITH TREATMENT COSTS* SECTIOIk 5 CONSTITUTES A GUIDE TO THE TREATMENT OF WINERY
EFFLUENT. TO BE USEC ESPECIALLY BY WINERIES WHERE INADEQUATE OR NO TREATMENT WHATSOEVER IS
PROVIDED. PHOTOGRAPHS. TABLES AND DIAGRAMS COMPLEMENT THE TEXT.
SPAIN
LR(E»
•SANCTIONS APPROVED FOR MARINE POLLUTION CASES.» YA
EPA
SPANISH 03/24/77 PGS 16 ID* 04586A
TOXIC SUBS
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE BILL APPROVED BY THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE OF THE SPANISH
PARLIAMENT TO APPLY SANCTIONS AGAINST SHIPS OR AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSE MARINE POLLUTION. THE BILL.
CONSISTING OF 12 ARTICLES AND TWO ANNEXES. DEFINES THE VARIOUS MARINE POLLUTANTS AND SPECIFIES FOR
SOME WASTES A DISCHARGE DEPTH OF NO LESS THAN 2.000 METERS AT DISTANCE OF NO LESS THAN 200
MILES FROM LAND. FINES RANGE FROM ONE MILLION TO TEN MILLION PESETAS. UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES
INTO THE SEA ARE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF 50.000 TO ONE MILLION PESETAS.. FINES OVER FIVE MILLION
PESETAS ARE IMPOSED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. NOTHING IN THIS BILL IS TO AFFECT OTHER EXISTING
PENAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MARINE POLLUTERS.
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WATER
SPAIN
"MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE WATERS OF MADRID GO UNPURIFIED." YA
EPA
SPANISH 04/27/77 PGS 21 ID* 04600A
ALSO SE
STATISTICS CITED IN THIS ARTICLE SHOW THAT MORE THAN SO PERCENT OF THE WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
IN MADRID GO UNTREATED* IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBLIGATION TO DISCHARGE WATERS IN THE CONDITION
RECEIVEDt THE TOWN COUNCIL OF MADRID HAS FORMULATED A PLAN TO TREAT UP TO 95 PERCENT OF THE
CITY'S WASTEWATER DISCHARGES BY 1984. THIS PLAN WILL PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS AT AN ANNUAL COST OF OVER FOUR BILLION PESETASt AN EXPENDITURE WHICH
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A 125 PERCENT INCREASE IN CONSUMER WATER RATES. ONCE TREATEDt THE WATER
PASSING THROUGH MADRID BY WAY OF THE MANZANARES RIVER WILL NOT POLLUTE DOWNSTREAM TOWNS AN WILL
BE ACCEPTABLE FOR DOWNSTREAM IRRIGATION AND INDUSTRY. AFTER THE PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF MADRID* IT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR AND PUBLIC WORKS AND
BE GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
SWEDEN
PM(B»
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF TYPE FORMS FOR
LETTERPRESS PRINTING. OFFSET AND INTAGLIO PRINTING. STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBL. 1976:6
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-95 ID* 04603A
ALSO ST
AIR
THIS PUBLICATION IS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY IN THE CONSIDERATION OF TH=
CONTRIBUTION TO BOTH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION NOT ONLY OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE PRODUCTION OF
TYPE FORMS FOR LETTERPRESS PRINTING AND PLATES FOR OFFSET AND INTAGLIO PRINTING BUT ALSO OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING. SEVERAL OF THE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF WORK REQUIRE
PERMITS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT AND ORDINANCE. THE WORKING GROUP WHICH COMPILED
THE INFORMATION USED QUESTIONNAIRES TO DETERMINE WHICH ASPECTS OF THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVE
ENVIRONMENTA. RISKS AND WHAT MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE THESE RISKS. CHAPTERS DEAL WITH
THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: THE STRUCTURE OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY; TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
PROCESSES INVOLVED; LEGISLATION AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURES; POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO THE
ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS DURING PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES RELATING TO EACH
OF THE ACTIVITIES; AND CONTROL MEASURES. PHOTOGRAPHS. TABLES AND DIAGRAMS ARE INCLUDED.
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WATER
USSR
LR(A)
USSR
LR( A)
"FEBRUARY 1, 1966 DECREE ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE RIVER KUBAN*
AND ITS TRIBUTARIES BY UNTREATED WASTEWATER." SISTEMATICHESKOE SOBRANIE ZAKONOV RSFSR. VOL.
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/68 PCS 313-314 ID* 01475J
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE RSFSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. OBLIGES THE.LIGHT INDUSTRY. FOOD
INDUSTRY. MEAT AND CAIRY INDUSTRY MINISTRIES OF THE RSFSR ANC LOCAL AGENCIES TO ENSURE ABSOLUTE
COMPLIANCE WITH THE APRIL 22 AND AUGUST 6. 1960 DECREES OF THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS THAT
PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF ANY ENTERPRISES DISCHARGING WASTEhATER WITHOUT PROPER TREATMENT
FACILITIES. IT ALSC STIPULATES THAT THE RSFSR STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE (GOSPLAN) IS TO INCLUDE
WATER TREATMENT INSTALLATIONS IN ITS CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING PROJECTS AND THAT ALL CONCERNED
MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES ARE TO PROVIDE FUNDS AND MATERIAL FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE AREAS OF THE
KUBAN* RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
"ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF RESERVOIRS IN TULSK. BRYANSK',* KALUZHSK
AND ORLOVSK OBLAST 8V UNTREATED WASTEWATER." SISTEMAT ICHESKOE SOBRANIE ZAKONOV RSFSR. VOL. (
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/68 PCS 308-309 ID* 0147SK
THIS APRI. 24. 1965 DECREE OF THE RSFSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OBLIGES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE APRIL 22. 1960 DECREE OF THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
THAT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF ANY ENTERPRISE DISCHARGING WASTEWATER WITHOUT PROPER TREATMENT
FACILITIES. BEGINNING IN 1968 THE RSFSR STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE (GOSPLAN) IS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OKSK WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. THE MAIN PRIOKSK CONSTRUCTION SECTION OF
THE RSFSR CONSTRUCTION MINISTRY IS CHARGED WITH BUILDING THE NECESSARY SEWAGE TREATMENT
INSTALLATIONS IN THE AREA CONCERNED. THE RSFSR MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND THE RSFSR STATE INDUSTRIAL
COMMITTEE FOR IRRIGATION FARMING AND WATER MANAGEMENT ARE TO INTENSIFY THEIR CONTROL OVER
SANITARY CONDITIONS OF RESERVOIRS AND OVER CONSTRUCTION OF NECESSARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT
FACILITIES. THEY ARE ALSC TO PREVENT OPERATION OF ANY ENTERPRISE WITHOUT PROPER
TREATMENT FACILITIES ON ITS PREMISES.
USSR
LR( A)
"ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE NEVA RIVER BASIN AND RESERVOIRS IN THE
LENINGRAD OBLAST BY UNTREATED WASTEWATER." SISTEMATICHESKOE SOBRANIE ZAKONOV RSFSR. VOL. 8
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/68 PCS 299-300 ID* 01475KL
THIS AUGUST 28. 1963 DECREE OF THE RSFSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MAKES THE COUNCIL OF NATIONAL
ECONOMY. THE CITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE INDUSTRIAL OBLAST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LENINGRAD
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH THE USSR COUNCIL CF MINISTERS DECREE OF APRIL 22. 1960
PROHIBITING OPERATION OF ANY ENTERPRISE DISCHARGING WASTEWATER WITHOUT PROPER TREATMENT
FACILITIES. THE INDUSTRIAL OBLAST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ECONOMY OF
LENINGRAD ARE TO CONSIDER AND DECIDE ON RECONSTRUCTION AND UTILIZATION PROBLEMS OF TREATMENT
INSTALLATION AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS IN THE CITIES OF TIKHVIN AND KINGISEPP. THE OVER-ALL CONTROL OF
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS DECREE IS ASSIGNED TO THE RSFSR STATE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
FOR WATER MANAGEMENT.
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USSR
LR< A)
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50
"ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE KAMA RIVER BASIN AND RESERVOIRS OF THE
CHELYABINSK OBLAST BY UNTREATED WASTEWATER." SISTEMATICHESKOE SOBRANIE ZAKONOV RSFSRt VOL. 6
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/66 PGS 297 ID* 01475M
THIS OCTOBER 22. 1962 DECREE OF THE RSFSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OBLIGES THE RSFSR MINISTRY OF
MUNICIPAL ECONOMY TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF AUTONOMOUS REPUBLICS. THE KRAY AND OBLAST
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND THE MOSCOW AND LENGINGRAD CITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES WITH NECESSARY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL HELP FOR SOLVING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROBLEMS. THE K. D. PAMFILOV
ACADEMY OF MUNICIPAL ECONOMY IS TO ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT. THE CONTROL OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
DECREE IS ASSIGNED TO THE RSFSR STATE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT.
USSR
LR( A)
"ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE RIVER SELENGA AND ITS TRIBUTARIES BY
UNTREATED WASTEWATER." SISTEMATICHESKOE SOBRANIE ZAKONOV RSFSR. VOL. 8
EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/68 PGS 314 ID* 0147SN
THIS NOVEMBER 21. 1966 DECREE OF THE RSFSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MAKES THE BURYATSK AUTONOMOUS
REPUBLIC RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING HEADS OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES ANSWERABLE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RSFSR NATURE PROTECTICN LAW, FOR FAILING TO CARRY OUT MEASURES IN CONSTRUCTING TREATMENT
FACILITIES WITHIN THE REQUIRED PERIOD. THE RSFSR HEALTH MINISTRY AND THE RSFSR LAND RECLAMATION
AND WATER RESOURCES MINISTRY ARE TO CONTROL THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECREE.
USSR
LR(B)
ADMINSIT3ATIVE AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE USSR
SHEMSHUCHENKO. YU. S. EPA
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-275 ID* 04624A
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR NOISE LAND USE
USSR
LP( 61
LEGAL PROTECTION OF NATURE IN THE USSR
PETROV. V. V.. AND OTHERS
RUSSIAN 00/00/76 PGS 1-352
ALSO PMA
*GENERAL AIR NOISE LAND USE
EPA
ID* 04625A
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WATER
USSR "WATER USE IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.« BIBLIOTEKA. GIDROTEKHNIKA I
GIDRCENERGETIKA. NO. 25
ZAMAKHAEV. V. S.. AND OTHERS EPA
PM(B) RUSSIAN 00/00/73 PCS 1-104 ID* 04587A
ALSO LRB
THIS BOOK GIVES INFORMATION ON USSR WATER RESOURCES AND HOW THEY ARE USED IN INDUSTRY.
AGRICULTURE. THE FISH INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT. VARIOUS TYPES OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY WATER ARE
EXAMINED AND CURRENT PROBLEMS OF PROTECTING WATER RESOURCES FROM POLLUTION AND DEPLETION ARE
CLARIFIED. IT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: WATER RESOURCES! WATER USE; PROTECTION OF
WATER FROM POLLUTION ANC THE PREVENTION OF HARMFUL EFFECTS CAUSED BY WATER; WATER SUPPLY GUARANTEE
FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY; WATER RIGHTS.
*US. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1977 240-848/355 1-3
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