NTISUB/C/135-009
NUMBER 61
SEPTEMBER 1977
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washinaton, 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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("FEBRUARY 4 ,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. 1 V*
FOOD AND^AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, .UN, COMP. _% EPA
FOOD
ENGLISH^
AIR
WATER
12/00/71
PESTICIDES
PCS 58-60^
RADIATION/
ID// 01686Av'
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE AND IN THE FORMULATION OF DIRECTIVES AND IN ENFORCEMENT AND
EVALUATION.
LRA - LEGAL TEXT
LRB - LEGAL COMMENTARY
Each original law has the letter A following the EPA
identification number. Additional directly related
legislation will have the same identification number
and a subsequent alphabetical letter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
Canada.
Metallurgical Industries Mercury Information Regulations,
Part II ........................... 1
Vejunank
May 26, 1976 Act No. 259 to Amend the 1972 Law No. 135 on
the Restriction of the Sulfur Content, Etc. of Fuels ..... 1
August 25, 1976 Order No. 436 on Restriction of Sulfur Content
in Oils Used for Heating and Transportation ......... 1
Gesunany, Fed Rep o&
Smog Plan for the Mannheim Area ................ 2
Japan
See NOISE (Japan) — Control No. 04833A ............ 20
See NOISE (Japan) — Control No. 04847A ............ 20
Noway
Gasoline Consumption and Emissions Are Influenced Little
by the Use of Low Beam Headlights .............. 2
Sweden
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 04777A ........... 15
"No" to Sundays Without Motor Vehicles ............. 3
GENERAL
Environmental Impact Assessment and the Law .......... 3
Views of the Environment ....... ............. 4
Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment ......... 4
A Consultant's Views on Environmental Impact Statements
In Australia ......................... 4
Consultants, Clients and the Community in EIS Preparation ... 5
Environmental Assessment in Victoria .............. 5
Environmental Impact Statements and a "Push Me-Pull You"
Approach ........................... 5
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Environmental Impact Assessment and Conservation in Australia . 6
Environmental Impact Assessment: Summary and Prospects .... 6
Environmental Problems: Environmental Impact Statements
and Economic Analysis .................... 6
Project Development and the Social Environment ......... 7
A Developer's View of Environmental Impact Assessments ..... 7
Fifty-Eight Million for Environmental Protection in Lower
Austria ........................... 7
&ULZJUL
The Library Serving CETESB [State Basic Sanitation and
Environmental Protection Company] .............. 8
Remuneration of Engineering Services on a Cost Plus Basis ... 8
Canada.
Environmental Impact Procedures: A Critique of the
Canadian Proposal ...................... 8
Interpretive Materials on the Environment and Renewable
Resources 1974 ........................ 9
March 1, 1977 Order No. 69 to Amend the Order on Rules and
Procedures for the Environmental Appeal Board ........ 9
Administration of Environmental Legislation II ......... 9
Draft of a New Structure for the Ministry of the Environment . . 10
European Commu.nitieA
Concretization of the EC Environmental Protection Program ... 10
Bcn&ind
November 7, 1975 Ordinance No. 841 on the Environmental
Protection Delegations at the County Level .......... 10
January 19, 1977 Order Designating Members to the Higher
Council of Classified Installations ............. 11
The Council of Ministers' Statement .............. 11
Meeting of the High Committee for the Environment ....... 12
PUK Presents Its Policies and Accomplishments for the
Protection of the Environment ................ 12
See WATER (France) — Control No. 04809A ............ 35
See WATER (France) — Control No. 04845A ............ 36
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Gesunany, Fed Rep o^
On the Occasion of Environment Day 1977 ............ 13
The Economy Contributed 130 Million to Environmental
Protection .......................... 13
The Population and Environmental Protection .......... 14
Japan
Guide to Health and Welfare Services in Japan ......... 14
Environment Agency Issues New Rules for Honshu-Shikoku Spans . . 14
Noway
Norway's Ministry of Environment: An Introduction ....... 15
Our Industry Pollutes Increasingly Less ............ 15
Sweden
Government Plans — Strong Emphasis on Environmental Questions . . 15
USSR
Legal Principles of Nature Protection in the USSR ....... 16
WHO
Health Aspects of Human Settlements .............. 16
LAND USE
Committee Proposal: New National Park Net Against
Environmental Destruction .................. 16
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Our Natural
Landscapes Demand Active Protection ............. 17
France
Satisfactory Appraisal of "Conservancy" After One Year
in Existence ......................... 17
Shortcomings of Planning and Construction Legislation ..... 17
Noway
Minister for Environment Invited to Elverum to Counsel
in State Highway Conflict .................. 18
Large Sewer Plants Bring Undesirable Pressure to Expand .... 18
Sweeten
Landscape Analysis in the Municipality of Linkoping ...... 19
Stuctzet&md
The Cantonal Directional Plan in the Making .......... 19
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NOISE
Japan
Environment Agency's Osaka Study Shows Airbuses Produce
Less Noise .......................... 20
Noise, Not NOx Affects Roadside People: Survey ........ 20
Sweden
High Limit Values Result in Hearing Impairment ......... 20
SuiUzeAland
Compensation Because of Highway Noise ............. 21
See AIR (Switzerland) — Control No. 04832A .......... 3
PESTICIDES
June 27, 1974 Pesticides Control Act .............. 21
Finland
May 16, 1975 Ordinance No. 313 Amending the Ordinance on
Pesticides .......................... 22
May 16, 1975 Decree by the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry on the Aerial Spraying of Pesticides ........ 22
Pesticides Are Being Used More Sensibly ............ 22
Sweden
Political Parties Agree on Ban of Hormoslyr .......... 23
RADIATION
February 14, 1975 Ordinance No. 103 on the Radiation Safety
Institute .......................... 23
February 14, 1975 Ordinance No. 104 to Authorize the Radiation
Safety Institute To Issue Safety Licenses in Accordance
With the Law on Radiation Protection ............. 23
InteAnatLonat
Indispensable Nuclear Energy .................. 24
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Transportation Rules for Radioactive Matter Discussed ..... 24
OECV
France Participating in Research on the Deposit of
Radioactive Wastes on the Ocean Floor ............ 24
Sweden
Fifty Affected by Radiation — Demand for New Indictment ..... 25
Waste From Nuclear Fuel Can Now Be Stored Without Risk ..... 25
SOLID WASTE
Study on the Separate Collection of Scrap ........... 25
Study of an Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Waste
Management With Particular Attention to the Recirculation
of Waste Substances ("Social Assessment of Recycling") .... 26
Canada.
Land Pollution in the National Capital Region ......... 26
Sludge From Wastewater Purification Installations ....... 27
See WATER (Denmark) — Control No. 04840A ........... 34
See WATER (Denmark) — Control No. 04850A ........... 34
G&unany, Fed Rep o&
New Material From Old Synthetics ................ 27
Gtuuat
The Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Commencement No. 8)
Order 1977 and (Commencement No. 9) Order 1977 ........ 28
The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment)
Regulations 1977 ....................... 28
Nowoay
Results Good in the Collection of Food Wastes ......... 28
Sweden
Waste Investigation — We Throw Away Energy Resources ...... 29
TOXIC SUBS
&ULZJUL
See WATER (Brazil) -- Control No. 04829A ............ 32
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Chemical Waste — Report From a Working Group .......... 29
Dioxins: Report From a Working Group .............. 30
Hair Dyes: Report From a Working Group ............ 30
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Factory Not as Dangerous as
20 Cigarettes Per Day .......... .......... 31
See WATER (Denmark) — Control No. 04773A ........... 35
WATER
Characteristics of the Quality of Water Drained From
Agricultural Areas ...................... 31
Use of the ABC Method in Planning and the Objective Control
of Water Pollution ...................... 31
Levels of Mercury in Marine Organisms ............. 32
Wastewater: Guiding Regulations for Discharge of Wastewater . . 32
Revision of Wastewater Regulations ............... 33
Fluoridation of Drinking Water ................. 33
Conflict Concerning Pollution ................. 33
Firms Pressured on Chemical Waste ............... 34
City of Copenhagen Begins Roundup of Heavy Polluters —
Environmentalists Will Stop Violations ............ 34
Danish Marine Monitoring Methods and Data: Part I, DDT,
Dieldrin, PCB, and Mercury in Fish From Marine Areas,
1968-1976 .......................... 35
France
First Results of the Marine Environment Observation
Network Do Not Indicate Alarming Levels of Pollution ..... 35
The Staggering of Vacations To Control Pollution ........ 35
Results of 1976 Pollution Monitoring Campaign in Alsace .... 36
Antipollution Agreement: Signature of Branch Program ..... 36
Ge/tmam/, fd Re.p
Annual Report on Water Management for 1976 ........... 37
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 02482ZA ..... 28
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InteJinationat
Technical and Legal Aspects of Oil Pollution .......... 37
Reduction of Oil Losses in the Effluents of European Refineries. 38
Japan
Officials From 11 Prefectures Adopt Plan to Control Inland
Sea Pollution ........................ 38
Discharges Are Automatically Measured ............. 38
See LAND USE (Norway) — Control No. 04793A .......... 18
Sweden
The Baltic Sea: Current Swedish Research ........... 39
See LAND USE (Sweden) — Control No. 04779A .......... 19
Swvtzesuland
60 Percent of Sewage Purified ................. 39
USSR
On Measures to Improve the Collection and Utilization of
Waste Petroleum Products ................... 40
On Measures to Prevent Pollution of the Black and Azov
Sea Basins ......................... . . 40
mo
International Reference Centre for Community Water Supply.
Annual Report 1976 ...................... 40
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AIR
CANADA
LR( A)
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•METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES MERCURY INFORMATION REGULATIONS. PART II. MARCH 28,
1977." CANADA GAZETTE ANNOUNCEMENTS CLEAN AIR ACT. NC.28
CANACA. DEPARTMENT CF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH* 04/13/77 PGS 1666-69 ID* 00356Q
*ALSO FRENCH
DENMARK
LR(A)
THE REGULATIONS. PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX OF THE CANADIAN CLEAN AIR ACT. REQUIRE
THAT UPON THE REQUEST OF THE CANADIAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE OPERATOR OF A METALLURGICAL
WORK, UNDERTAKING OR BUSINESS SHALL SUBMIT TO THE MINISTER AT THE INDICATED ADDRESS AN INFORMATION
REPORT DESCRIBING THE MERCURY INPUT AND OUTPUTS OF THE OPERATION IN QUESTION. THE REPORT IS TO
FOLLOW THE FORMAT GIVEN IN THE APPENDED SCHEDULE TO THE REGULATIONS. THE INITIAL REPORT MUST BE
SUBMITTED WITHIN FOUR TO SEVEN MONTHS. DEPENDING ON WHEN T>£ REQUEST IS MADE BY THE MINISTER. AND
SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL REPORTS MUST FOLLOW. THE REGULATIONS ARE REPRINTED FROM THE CANADA GAZETTE.
PART II (VOL. Ill, NO.7) CF APRIL 13. 1977.
"MAY 26. 1976 ACT NO. 259 TO AMEND THE 1972 LAW NO. 135 ON THE RESTRICTION OF
THE SULFUR CONTENT. ETC. OF FUELS." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET DANMARK. PART A, NO. XXIX
EPA
DANISH 05/12/76 PGS 644 ID* 01441B
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH CF THE APRIL 26. 1972 LAW NO. 135 ON THE RESTRICTION OF THE SULFUR CONTENT,
ETC. OF FUELS IS AMENDED TO READ THAT SULFUR CONTENT IN FUEL IS NOT ONLY RESTRICTED WHEN USED IN
STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS BUT ALSO FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS ACT IS EFFECTIVE AS OF
AUGUST 25. 1976.
DENMARK
LR(A)
"AUGUST 25, 1976 ORDER NO. 436 ON RESTRICTION OF SULFUR CONTENT IN OILS USED FOR
HEATING AND TRANSPORTATION." LOVTIDENDE FOR KONGERIGET OANMARK
EPA
DANISH 09/10/76 PGS 1128-1129 ID* 01441C
THIS ORDER. PURSUANT TO THE 1976 ACT NO. 259 ON THE RESTRICTION OF SULFUR CONTENT, ETC. OF
FUEL OILS, STIPULATES THAT FUEL OILS WITH A SULFUR CONTENT EXCEEDING 0.8 (AFTER OCTOBER 1. 1980,
0.5) PERCENT BY WEIGHT MAY NOT BE USED FOR FUEL IN EITHER STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS OR FOR
TRANSPORTATION. RESIDUAL OIL WITH A SULFUR CONTENT OF MORE THAT 2.5 PERCENT BY WEIGHT MAY NOT BE
USED. SPECIAL STIPULATICNS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF COPENHAGEN AND FREOERIKSBERG.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MAY GIVE DISPENSATION FROM THE ABOVE REGULATIONS. DECISIONS
MAY BE APPEALED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD. VIOLATIONS ARE PUNISHABLE THROUGH FINES OR
IMPRISONMENT. THIS ORDER ABROGATES THE 1972 ORDER NC. 421 ON LIMITATIONS OF SULFUR CONTENT OF
FUEL OILS AND ITS AMENDMENTS (1973. AMENDMENTS NO. 597 AND 616, AND 1974, AMENDMFNTS 153 AND 491).
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AIR
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
"SMOG PLAN FOR THE MANNHEIM AREA." STUTTGARTEH ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 05/11/77 PGS 6 ID* 04821A
ALSO PMB
THE LAND OF BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG HAS PASSED A "SMOG ORDINANCE" FOR THE AGGLOMERATION AREA 3F
MANNHEIM-LUOWIGSHAFEN. ACCORDING TO THE LAND MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS, A SMOG ALARM WILL BE
ISSUED DURING TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS IN AIR UP TO 700 METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITH NO WIND AND
STIPULATED CONCENTRATIONS OF SEVERAL POLLUTANTS IN THE AIR. FCR THIS PURPOSE, BASIC LEVELS DF
POLLUTANTS ARE: 0.4 MG/M3 SULFUR DIOXIDE, 15.0 MG/M3 CARBCN MONOXIDE, O.3 MG/M3 NITROGEN
DIOXIDE, AND 2.5 MG/M3 HYDROCARBONS WITHOUT ("ETHANE. ALARM STAGE 1 WILL BE ISSUED AT TWICE THESE
BASIC LEVELS AND WILL CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC WARNING. DURING ALARM STAGES 2 (FOUR TIMES BASE LEVFLS)
AND 3 (SIX TIMES BASE LEVELS). ONLY LCW-SULFUR SOLID, LIQUID AND GASEOUS FUFUS MAY QE USED IN
FURNACES. MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL BE SUSPENDED IN CERTAIN AREAS DURING RUSH HOURS IN ALARM
STAGE 2 AND COMPLETELY SUSPENDED IN THOSE AREAS IN ALARM STAGE 3. (FOR THE SMOG ALARM PLAN IN
NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA. SEE ID NG. 00907D.)
JAPAN
PMCB)
"ENVIRONMENT AGENCY'S OSAKA STUDY SHOWS AIRBUSES PRODUCE LESS NOISE." JAPAN
TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/27/77 PGS 4 ID* 04833A
*NOISE
NORWAY
ST( )
"GASCLINE CONSUMPTION AND EMISSIONS ARE INFLUENCED LITTLE BY THE USE OF
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/26/77 PGS 9 ID* 04835A
DRIVING WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS LIT, RECOMMENDED FOR TRAFFIC SAFtlTY PURPOSES, HAS LITTLE
INFLUENCE ON GASOLINE CONSUMPTION AND EMISSIONS OF POLLUTANTS FROM A CAW'S EXHAUST SYSTEM,
ACCORDING TO AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED AT THE STATE TECHNCLOG1CAL INSTITUTE. A PREVIOUSLY
PUBLISHED ARTICLE, WHICH IS INCLUDED, HAD CONTENDED THAT THE CONTINUOUS USE OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING WOULD INCREASE AIR POLLUTION EY FIVE PERCENT. THE TESTS WERE PfcRFDRMED WITH A
1,800 CC DATSUN 1806. AN AVERAGE-SIZED CAR IN NORWAY. tXHALST EMISSIONS WERE MEASURED AT 80 KM
PER HOUR. WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING, AND DURING CITY DRIVING. ALTHOUGH AN INCREASE IN NITROGEN
GASES ANC HYDROCARBONS WAS NOTICED WHEN THE CAR *AS IDLING, THE EMISSIONS WfcRE, GENERALLY
SPEAKING, SO MINOR THEY WERE HARDLY MEASURABLE. THE INSTITUTE REGRETTED THAT ONLY ONE CAR WAS
TESTED BUT STRESSED THAT THIS PROGRAM wAS NOT EUDGETEC IN ADVANCE AND COULD THEREFORE NOT RE
AS EXTENSIVE AS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DESIRED.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PMC A)
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•GOVERNMENT PLANS STRONG EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS."
SVENSKA OAGSLAOET
EPA
SWEDISH 06/03/77 PGS 5 ID* 04777A
^GENERAL
SWITZERLAND
PMiBI
"•NO* TO SUNDAYS WITHOUT MOTOR VEHICLE." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 05/27/77 PGS 21 ID* 04832A
NOISE
THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL HAS RECOMMENDED REJECTION OF A CITIZEN'S INITIATIVE (BURGOORFER
INITIATIVE) WHICH WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED ALL PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC
ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. SUPPORTERS OF THE PROPOSAL FELT IT WOULD PROMOTE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE QUALITY OF LIFE. AND THE SAVING OF ENERGY. THE FEDERAL COUNCIL
FOUND. HOWEVER. THAT THE DISADVANTAGES OF THE PLAN OUTWEIGHED THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES. SUCH
A PROVISION WOULD WORK A HARDSHIP ON CITIZENS OF REMOTE. PARTICULARLY MOUNTAINOUS. RFGIONS WHERE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS INADEQUATE. MOREOVER. AREAS WHICH DEPEND ECONOMICALLY ON THE TOURIST
TRADE WOULD HAVE SUFFERED. AND PROBLEMS WOULD HAVE ARISEN IN REGARD TO FOREIGN TOURISTS TRYING
TO ENTER SWITZERLAND ON THESE DAYS. THE COUNCIL ALSO FELT THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
EXCEPTIONS TO THE GENERAL RULING WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY SO THAT ENERGY ECONOMY AND THE
REDUCTION OF ACCIDENTS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS GREAT AS ADVOCATES OF THE PLAN ANTICIPATED.
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
LR IN THE UNITED STATES. AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES, POINTING UP THE WEAKNESSES
BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF El A. ALTHOUGH THE AUSTRALIAN LAW REQUIRES THE PREPARATION OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY, IT DOES NOT
ASSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION NOR THE QUALITY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT. GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIONS IN THIS REGARD ARE NOT SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT
JUDICIAL CONTROL. AND THIS ABSENCE OF CONTROL IS SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABSENCE OF A
LEGAL RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN DETERMINING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THEREFORE.
GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE WITH EIA LAWS TENDS TO BE NO MORE THAN A JUSTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL
DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
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GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
PM(B)
"VIEWS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
LINARCE. EDWARD
ENGLISH 06X00/76
ALSC SE
SEARCH. VOL. 7. NO.6
PGS 227-230
EPA
ID* 0«d39A
THIS ARTICLE SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE JUNE 1976 ISSUE OF SEARCH MAGAZINE. WHICH IS
DEVOTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (El A) IN AUSTRALIA. IT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES IN EIA AND DISCUSSES IN GENERAL THE PROS AND CONS OF EIA.
THE DEFINED PURPOSE OF EIA, IF PROPERLY CONDUCTED. IS TO MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND
CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER DESIGN AND WORKING WITH NATURE IN DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES. THF SCOPE OF
F.I A I S SUBJECT TO MANY INTERPRETATIONS, BUT IT SHOULD CONSIDER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. THE ARTICLE ALSO DISCUSSES PROCEDURES FOR EIA. COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT IN EIA AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF EIA TO PLANNING. THE FINAL SECTION OF THt ARTICLE
CITES THE FORMIDABLE CRITICISMS OF EIA AS IT IS PRESENTLY PRACTICED BUT POINTS OUT THAT EIA
WILL IMPROVE GIVEN TIME. GOODWILL AND RATIONAL DISCUSSION.
AUSTRALIA
PM(8>
"PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT."
HAR, BARRY T.. AND PETER CULLEN
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 231-235
ALSO SE
SEARCH
VOL. 7.
EPA
ID* O4339B
NO.
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE METHODOLOGIES PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGES. STRESSING THE NEED FOR A WELL-ROUNDED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA). THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THF FOLLOWING FOUR STEPS IN THE FIA PROCESS:
1> BOUNDARY DEFINITION, INCLUDING THE SPATIAL BOUNDARIES AS WELL AS TIME SCALE OF A STUDY AREA;
2) IMPACT IDENTIFICATION* REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION OF ALL POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF A PROJECT. BOTH
DURING AND AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION PHASF! 3) IMPACT PREDICTION, INVOLVING A BASELINE STUDY OF THE
TARGET ENVIRONMENT FROM WHICH AN EXPLICIT MODEL CAN BE FORMULATED TO PREDICT THE MAGNITUDE OF
IMPACTS; AND «» IMPACT EVALUATION, ASSIGNING VALUES TO EACH OF THE PREDICATED IMPACTS AND
IDENTIFYING DEVELOPMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE-OFFS FOR THE DECISION MAKER. THE ARTICLE
CONCLUDES THERE IS NO SINGLE BEST METHOD OF EIA AND THAT COMBINATIONS OF METHODS MUST BE USED.
AUSTRALIA
PMtB)
"A CONSULTANT'S VIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA."
SEARCH. VOL. 7, NO. 6
SPRY. ALAN EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 252-255 ID* O4839G
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THF PROBLEMS. USES AND POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS (EIS) IN AUSTRALIA FROM A CONSULTANT'S POIKT OF VIEW. CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH EIS
INCLUDE COSTS. LACK OF TRAINED TECHNICIANS. UNCOORDINATED IMPACT STUDIES. AND DISTORTIONS OF
ASSESSMENT. THE CONCEPT OF EIS AS AN IMPARTIAL OR AS A PARTISAN DOCUMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS
IS ALSO DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC INQUIRY IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
TH= ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT ALTHOUGH FIS IS STILL THE BEST MEANS FOR CONTROLING THE DETRIMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS. THE MANY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN PREPARATION,
INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EIS'S SELDOM SEEM TO JUSTIFY THEIR USE. SOLUTIONS TO THE
PROBLEMS OF EIS CAN POSSIBLE BE SOUGHT THROUGH MORE PHOFES ISONAL PREPARATION AND ASSESSMENT.
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AUSTRALIA
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GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
PM( B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL
VOL. 7, NO. 6
MOSLEY. J.G.
ENGLISH
ALSO SE
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION IN AUSTRALIA." SfcAUCH,
0^/00/76 PGS 267-272
10*
EPA
04U39L
THIS ARTICLE SUMWAKIZES THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) IN AUSTRALIA ON
BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT LEVELS. IT IS ARGUED THAT EIA MUST FIT INTO EFFECTIVE
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING POLICIES AND INTO THE POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. FEDERAL
LAWS AND PROCEDURES FOR EIA SHOULD 3F FOLLOWED AS A MINIMUM APPROACH, ANL> THE STATES SHOULD
FURTHER IMPLEMENT AND DEVELOP THEIR O»N 6IA PROCEDURES. CURRENT EIA PRACTICES IN AUSTRALIA FALL
SHCRT OF THESE GOALS DUE TO LACK OF PLANNING POLICIES, INADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWFFN FEDERAL
AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND FAILURE TO ADEUUATELY DEFINE THE SCOPE OF £IA. SUGGESTIONS FOR
IMPROVING THE EIA PROCESS IN AUSTRALIA ARE GIVEN.
AUSTRALIA
PM( B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
NO. 6
TALBCT, FKANK
ENGLISH 06/00/76
ALSC SE
SUMMARY AND FRCSPECTS." SEARCH, VOL. 7,
PGS 273-274
ID*
EPA
04839M
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES OPINIONS AND CRITICISMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
AS VOICED IN SEVERAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 1976 ISSUF OF SEARCH MAGAZINE. DEVOTED
TO EIA IN AUSTRALIA. IT DISCUSSES EIA AND SOCIOECONCMIC FACTORS; EIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING;
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, DEVELCPER AND PLANNER; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN
EI/>; METHODOLOGY OF EIA; AND THE FUTURE OF EIA. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES WITH THE FOLLOWING
OBSERVATIONS: i) EIA is STILL IN THE PRIMITIVE STAGE IN AUSTRALIA; 2) PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
ANO LAWS FAVOR THE DEVELOPER OVER THE ENVIRONMENTALIST; 3) EIA IS TAKING PLACE TOO LATE IN THE
PLANNING PROCESS OF PROPOSED PROJECTS; 4) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN EIA IS TOO SLIGHT; 5) EIA MAY
BE FORCED FROM A PRIVATE TO A PUBLIC ENDEAVCR, ESPECIALLY FCR LARGE PROJECTS; AND 6) THE RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING SHOULD AID IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EIA.
AUSTRALIA
SEC )
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS." SEARCH. VOL. 7, NO. 6
ABELSON, PETER EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 240-245 ID* 04S39D
THIS ARTICLE COMPARES THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
(COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS! IN APPRAISING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. GENERAL CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS OF
APPRAISAL ARE OUTLINED AND THE FAILURE OF IMPACT STATEMENTS OR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO SOLVE THEM IS
FULLY DISCUSSED. THE SYDNEY AIRPORT STUDY IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS POINTED
OUT THAT WHILE IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ARE TO SOME EXTENT COMPLEMENTARY. THEY ALSO
OVERLAP EACH OTHER. IT IS THUS URGED THAT WHEN BOTH ARE REQUIRED, THE RESULTS BE CAREFULLY
INTERPRETED.
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AUSTRALIA
SE( )
"PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT."
KING. ROSS
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PCS 246-249
SEARCH. VOL. 7, NO. 6
EPA
ID* 04S39E
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE ECONOMIC CONCEPTS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COSTS OF DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IN CLARIFYING THE EXTERNAL
OR INTANGIBLE COSTS OF DEVELOPMENT BY CHANGING SOCIAL VALUES REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT. MEANS OF
MEASURING EXTERNAL COSTS AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION EFFECTS OF PROJECTS ARE ANALYZED. THE ARTICLE
EMPHASIZES THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE CONFLICTING SETS OF
OBJECTIVES IN THE COMMUNITY BUT MERELY CLARIFIES THEM AND GENERATES ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES WHICH
COULD MOST NEARLY SATISFY THE CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES AND CHANGING ATTITUDES REGARDING DEVELOPMENT
AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AUSTRALIA
SE( )
"A DEVELOPER'S VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS." SEARCH, VOL. 7, NO. 6
JENNINGS. V.E. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/76 PGS 250-252 ID* 04S39F
ALSO LRB
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OEVELCPER AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT (EIS). THE DEVELOPER IS SEEN AS AN AGENT OF CHANGE, WHILE THE EIS IS CONSIDERED A
FORECAST OF THAT CHANGE. EACH CAN BE MUTUALLY HINOERSOME WHEN NARROW VIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS ARE IN CONFLICT. ONE THE OTHER HAND. EIS AND DEVELOPERS CAN BE MUTUALLY
HELPFUL IF BOTH WORK TOWARDS THE TOTAL COMMUNITY GOOD AND FOLLOW ESTABLISHED GUIDES. GUIDELINES
IN THIS ARTICLE SUGGEST THAT: I) SMALL PROJECT PROPCSALS BE DEALT WITH PROMPTLY AND LARGE
PROPOSALS COMPREHENSIVELY; 21 THE EIS EXPRESS ADEQUATELY COMMUNITY OPINION ABOUT UNUSUAL PROJECTS;
3> COSTS OF DELAYS BE CONSIDERED; 4» JUSTIFIED DEVELOPMENT NEEDS 8E MET 5 5) RETROSPECTIVE EIS'S
BE PREPARED FOR COMPARISON WITH INITIAL EIS'S TO IMPROVE FCTURE FORECASTS; AND 6) RESEARCH ON
HUMAN REACTIONS TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT BE CONDUCTED.
AUSTRIA
SEC )
"FIFTY-EIGHT MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN LOfeER AUSTRIA." DIE
PRESSE
EPA
GERMAN 04/01/77 PGS 4 ID* 04794A
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRCTECTION OFFICE OF THE PROVINCE OF LOWER AUSTRIA HAS ANNOUNCED ITS
BUDGET OF 58 MILLION SCHILLINGS FOR THE COMING YEAR. THE FUNDS ARE TO BE SPENT PRIMARILY ON
DUMPS AND COMPOSTING FACILITIES. A DUMP FOR SPECIAL WASTES. WHICH COULD SERVF AS A MODEL FOR
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, IS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED. SCME OF THE MONEY WILL ALSO BE USED TO
EXPAND L ABOR ATORY F ACILIT IES .
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BRAZIL
PM(A)
BRAZIL
S3( )
A BIBLIOTECA A SERVICO DA EMPRESA—CETESB (THE LIBRARY SERVING CETESB)
TALAMO, IVONE. AND OTHERS EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/19/75 PCS 1-23 ID* 04825A
THIS PAPER. PRESENTED AT THE EIGHTH BRAZILIAN SANITARY ENGINEERING CONFERENCE. HELD IN RIO OE
JANEIRO IN DECEMBER 1975. DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE LIBRARY OF THE STATE
BASIC SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRCTECTICN COMPANY (CETESB) OF THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.
THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS LIBRARY,- IS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ITS COLLECTION
TO USERS INTERESTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION. THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES OFFERED
BY THE LIBRARY ARE DESCRIBED AS WELL AS PROGRAMS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FUTURE. OTHER
BRIEF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PAPER INCLUDES THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY. ITS LOCATION. ITS
OBJECTIVES. AND ITS AREA OF COMPETENCY. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ARE GIVEN AS WELL AS CHARTS.
TABLES AND GRAPHS.
REMUNERACAO DE SERVICOS OE ENGENHARIA PELO SISTEPA COST PLUS (REMUNERATION OF
ENGINEERING SERVICES ON A COST PLUS BASIS)
HIRSCHFELD. HENRIQUE EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/19/75 PCS 1-28 ID* 04831A
THIS PAPER WAS ISSUED BY THE STATE COMPANY FOR BASIC SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OF SAO PAULO. BRAZIL. FOR PRESENTATION AT THE EIGHTH BRAZILIAN SANITARY ENGINEERING CONGRESS. HELD
IN RIO OE JANEIRO IN DECEMBER 1975. IT INDICATES THE WAYS IN WHICH ENGINEERING SERVICES
CONTRACTED ON A "COST PLUS" BASIS CAN BE REMUNERATED. IN THIS REGARD. THE GENERIC CONCEPT OF
REMUNERATION IS DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE FUNCTION OF SALARY PAYMENTS. EXPENSES DIRECTLY AND
INDIHECTLY RELATED TO THE PERFORMFD SERVICES. AND THE CALCULATION OF A K FACTOR AS A TOTAL COST
INDICATOR.
CANADA
LRf B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCEDURES: A CRITIQUE OF THE CANADIAN PROPOSAL."
EARTh LAW JOURNAL. VOL. 1. NO. 4
MCCALLUM, SANDRA K. EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PCS 275-299 ID* 04838A
ALSC PMB
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN CANADA. IT RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE
INITIAL STAGES OF ANY DECISICN-MAKING PROCESS AND ANALYZES THE STRONG POINTS AND WEAKNESSES OF
VARIOUS PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESSES. THE INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF
THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IS ALSO EMPHASIZED. THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS FOUND TO BE THE LACK OF CONSCIENTIOUS APPLICATION.
FINALLY. THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROPOSAL ANNOUNCED IN
THF HOUSE OF COMMONS IN EARLY 1974. THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THIS PROPOSAL IN RELATION TO
THE CANADIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM ARE EXAMINED IN SOME DETAIL.
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CANADA
STI )
INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES 1974
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. INF. REFERRAL CENTRE EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/74 PGS 1-67 ID* 04S13A
*ALSC FRENCH
DENMARK
LR(A)
THIS COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF TOPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS WAS COMPILED
BY THE INFORMATION BRANCH OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA IN ORDER TO INCREASE GENERAL AWARENESS OF
CANADIAN ACTIVITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERE. CITIZENS* ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS* COMMERCIAL
PUBLISHERS. FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. UNIVERSITIES WITH INTERESTS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES WERE ASKED TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION REFERRAL CENTER A COPY AND A BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
OF ANY PUBLICATION OR AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS THEY ORIGINATED. OR TO SUPPLY DETAILS OF WORK
BEING PLANNED OR IN PRODUCTION. THIS LISTING OF 699 FRENCH AND ENGLISH ITEMS* ORGANIZED AND
CROSS-REFERENCED BY SUBJECT. WAS PRODUCED FROM THE RESPONSES. INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF
EACH ITEH ARE DETAILS ON ITS AVAILABILITY. PRICE. AND SOURCE OF SUPPLY. APPENDED IS A TITLE
INDEX.
"MARCH 1. 1977 CRDER NO. 69 TO AMEND THE ORDER ON RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD." LOVTIOENDE FOR KONGERIGET OANMARK. PART A. NO. 9
EPA
DANISH 02/25/77 PGS 248 ID* 01742S
THIS ORDER AMENDS ORDER NO. 372 ON RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL BOARD
BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PARAGRAPH ONE. THIS AUTHORIZES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
APPEAL BOARD TO APPOINT AN •EXPEDITIONSSEKRETAER* (OFFICIAL IN THE GOVERNMENT OR MUNICIPAL
SERVICE). THE • EXPEDITICNSSEKRETAER* IS TO BE ASSOCIATED In ITH THE BOARD AND TO FULFILL THE
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF A JUSTICE TO BECOME A TEMPORARY MEMBER PARTICIPATING IN DECISIONS ON
APPEALS AS A STAND-IN FOR THE CHAIRMAN. THE ORDER IS-EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 15. 1977.
DENMARK
LR(B)
•ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION II.
NO. 5. (1976)
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DANISH ' '09/00/76 PGS 1-36
NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSEN.
ID*
EPA
047S4A
THIS PAMPHLET SURVEYS GENERAL AS WELL AS SPECIFIC INTERPRETATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
BY THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE INTERPRETATIONS OF
SECTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, FOR EXAMPLE: SECTION 72* WHICH STATES THAT EVEN
THOSE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE CBTAINED PERMITS MAY NOT BE STARTED IF COMPLAINTS HAVE
BEEN FILED AND IF THE TIME LIMIT FOR FILING COMPLAINTS IS NOT YET UP; SECTION 21. WHICH REQUIRES
THF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL TO PHESFNT AN OVERALL PLAN FOR WASTEWATER PLANTS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY;
AND SECTION 25. WHICH GIVES THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CCUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRF
ENVIRONMENTALLY DETRIMENTAL WASTEWATER PLANTS TO UNDERTAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS. QUESTIONS ON
APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES IN MATTERS REQUIRING THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND CONCERNING
PAYMENTS FOR POLLUTION INVESTIGATIONS ARE CLARIFIED. ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH POLLUTE SEVERELY AS
WELL AS LAWS. ORDERS, ETC., PERTAINING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE LISTED.
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GENERAL
DENMARK
PM( A)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PMCB)
OPLAEGG TIL EN NY STRUKTUR FOR MILJOMINISTERIET (DRAFT OF A NEW STRUCTURE FOR
THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT)
DENMARK. MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
DANISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-258 ID* 04791A
IN 1974, A STRUCTURE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AT THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO EVALUATE AND
CLARIFY THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY. THE FIRST PART OF THIS ROCK CONTAINS
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS COMMITTEE. APPENDIXES, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST PART OF THE
PUBLICATION, DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A SURVEY OF LEGISLATION FOR WHICH THE MINISTRY
is RESPONSIBLE; AN OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY'S CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION; THE COMPOSITION OF THF
STRUCTURE COMMITTEE; AN CUTLINE OF THE STRUCTURE OF A PLANMNG COMMITTEE? A ROUGH DRAFT OF THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE CONSERVATION SECTOR; A ROUGH DRAFT OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE
FOREST SECTOR; THE STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL FOODSTUFFS INSTITUTE; A REPORT ON PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT TASKS; A REPORT ON WORKING CONDITIONS AND COOPERATIVE EFFORTS; RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCERNING THE MINISTRY'S LOCAL AND REGIONAL STRUCTURE! AND VIEWS ON THE INCORPORATION CF
COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PLANNING TASKS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY.
"CONCRETIZATION OF THE EC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM." NEUE ZUERCHER
ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/15/77 PGS 7 ID# 04834A
THE MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS IN EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COUNTRIES
WILL MEET IN LUXEMBOURG TO DISCUSS HOW THE GENERAL GUIDELINES OF THE 1973 EC ACTION PROGRAM FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CAN BE MADE MORE CONCRETE. THE EC COMMISSION HAS SUGGESTED FOUR A3EAS
FOR EC GUIDELINES. WHICH WOULD HARMONIZE MEMBER STATES' LAV* DEALING WITH: 1) WASTES FROM THE
PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM DICXIDE; 2) POISONOUS AND OANGFROUS PASTES! 3) THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTION
FROM CELLULOSE FACTORIES; AND 4) THE DUALITY OF RESIDENTIAL WATER. THE MINISTERS MLL ALSO
CONSIDER A SUGGESTION FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMMON PROCEDURE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
ON THE QUALITY OF SURFACE FRESHWATER: THE HELSINKI CONVENTION FOR PROTECTION OF THE MARINE
ENVIRONMENT IN THE BALTIC; AND A COMMISSION REPORT ON THE NCRTH SEA OIL ACCIDENT.
FINLAND
LR< A)
"NOVEMBER 7, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 841 ON THE ENVIRCNMENTAL PROTECTION DELEGATIONS
AT THE COUNTY LEVEL." FINLANDS FORTATTNINGSSAML ING. NO. 841-850
EPA
SWEDISH 11/12/75 PGS 1657-1658 ID* 04822A
THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO APPOINT DELEGATIONS WHOSE FUNCTIONS
INCLUDE: REVIEWING AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OBJECTIVES IN PUBLIC PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT WORK AFFECTING THE COUNTY; ENCOURAGING THE CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL P^OTTCTION
FACTORS IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION CF PROJECTS THAT MAY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON
NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT; SUBMITTING PROPOSALS TO THE COLNTY ADMINISTRATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION MATTERS WHICH ARE OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE OR ARE IMPORTANT MATTERS OF PRINCIPLE; AND
PERFORMING TASKS ASSIGNED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION WHICH FALL WITHIN THE DELEGATIONS'
JURISDICTION. THE 12 TO 18 MEMBERS OF A DELEGATION, WHOSC fcORKINJ PROCEDURES Af
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GENERAL
FRANCE
LRCAI
"JANUARY 19. 1977 ORDER DESIGNATING MEMBERS TO THE HIGHER COUNCIL OF
CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 01/22/77 PCS 541-42 ID* 04158C
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PURSUANCE OF THE DECEMBER 29.
1976 DECREE ON THE COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF THE HIGHER COUNCIL OF CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS
(ID H04158B). DESIGNATES THE 25 PERSONS NOMINATED BY THE MINISTER FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE
COUNCIL. MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: PERSONS CHOSEN BY VIRTUE OF
THEIR EXPERTISE IN MATTERS OF NUISANCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PERSONS REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS
OF CLASSIFIED INSTALLATION OPERATORS; INSPECTORS OF CLASSIFIED INSTALLATIONS; MEMBERS OF THE
HIGHER COUNCIL OF PUBLIC HEALTH; AND MEMBERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATIONS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"THE STAGGERING OF VACATIONS TO CONTROL POLLUTION."
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 235
PRESSE
FRENCH
ALSO SE
*M AT ER
04/28/77 PGS NEETS I
ID*
EPA
04809A
FRANCE
PMf Bl
"THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS* STATEMENT." LE MONDE
FRENCH 05/27/77 PGS 12
EPA
ID* 04818A
THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT WHICH WAS RELEASED SUBSEQUENT TO THE MAY 25. 1977 MEETING OF THE FRENCH
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS SUMMARIZED IN THIS ARTICLE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS. AS REPORTED BY
THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT • CONCERNED THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH, AND MEASURES
FOR DEALING WITH, MARINE POLLUTION. ALTHOUGH ONLY SIX PERCENT OF MARINE POLLUTION WAS REPORTED TO
ORIGINATE FROM ACCIDENTAL SPILLS, SPILLS WERE NEVERTHELESS DESCRIBED AS THE MOST SERIOUS TYPE OF
POLLUTION REQUIRING THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL MEANS OF PREVENTION. THE GOVERNMENT ACCORDINGLY DECIDED
TO UNDERTAKE BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS AIMED AT ITS CONTROL. INTERNATIONAL MEASURES
CONCERNED A RENEWAL OF EFFORTS WITHIN THE EC AND UN FOR THE CONTROL OF BLACK TIDES. EFFORTS ON
THE NATIONAL LEVEL CENTERED ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE POLMAR SURVEILLANCE PROJECT AND THE CREATION
OF A 10 MILLION FRAKC INTERVENTION FUND.
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FRANCE
SEC )
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B>
"PUK PRESENTS ITS POLICIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT." PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 245
EPA
FRENCH 07/01/77 PCS PETN 4-6 ID* 04817A
A BOOKLET ENTITLED "WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT POLLUTION?" IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED
BY THE FRENCH PECHINFY UGINE KUHLMANN (PUK) COMPANY TO PUBLICIZE ITS POLICIES TOWARD, AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN, THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE PUBLICATION IS DESCRIBED BY THE
COMPANY'S DIRECTOR CF PUBLIC RELATIONS AS A PRACTICAL COLLECTION OF FACTS AND IDEAS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF PUK EMPLOYEES. THE BOOKLET IS ALSO SAID TO CONTAIN AN OUTLINE FOR PROPOSED INDUSTRY/
ECOLOGY RELATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPANY'S TWO ANTI POLLliTI ON PROGRAM CONTRACTS WITH THE
MINISTRY IN CHARGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT is FOLLOWED UP BY A SERIES OF REPLIES TO VARIOUS CHARGES
AND ACCUSATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST PUK BY FRENCH ECOLOGISTS.
"ON THE OCCASION OF ENVIRONMENT DAY 1977." UMWELT, NO. 56
GERMANY.FED REP OF. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
GERMAN 06/08/77 PGS 1 ID* 04797A
ALSO LRB
THIS APPEAL OF THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON THE OCCASION OF ENVIRONMENT DAY, JUNE
5, 1977, RECOUNTS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION SINCE THE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTED ITS FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM IN 1971. SINCE THEN
NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL L*WS HAVE BEEN PASSED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LEADED GASOLINE LAW REDUCES THE
LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE MORE THAN IN ANY OTHER EUROPEAN CCUNTRY. THE FEDERAL NUISANCES CONTROL
LAW PROTECTS AGAINST NOISE AND DIRT. THE APPOINTMENT OF IMMISSIONS CONTROL OFFICERS IN POLLUTING
INDUSTRIES WORKS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PRODUCTION PROCEDURES. THE NEW WATER MANAGEMENT
LAW PROVIDES FOR WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS. THE 1975 WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS INTERNATIONALLY WITHOUT EQUAL AND PROVIDES FOR THE REDUCTION, RECLAMATION AND SAFE
REMOVAL OF WASTES. IN SPITE OF RELATIVELY HIGH CONCENTRATICNS OF INDUSTRY, POPULATION AND
TRAFFIC. GERMAN CITIES ARE MORE PLEASANT TO LIVE IN AS A RESULT OF SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
SE< )
"THE ECONOMY CONTRIBUTED 130 MILLION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
SUEOOEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
SCHNEIDER, CHRISTIAN EPA
GERMAN 04/14/77 PGS 22 ID* 04795A
BAVARIAN INDUSTRY INVESTED ABOUT 130 MILLION MARKS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN
1976, ACCORDING TO THE BAVARIAN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY. THIS SUM WAS OBTAINED FROM INFORMATION
REGARDING THOSE INDUSTRIES CLAIMING INCREASED TAX WRITE-OFFS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS.
THE LARGEST PORTION OF THESE FUNDS, AMOUNTING TO 84 MILLION MARKS. WAS SPENT ON WATER PROTECTION,
WHILE 41 MILLION MARKS WERE INVESTED IN AIR PROTECTION MEASURES. THE REMAINING FUNDS WERE
SPENT FOR WASTE REMOVAL. AND NOISE ABATEMENT. A BREAKDOWN OF THE FIGURES ACCORDING TO INDUSTRIAL
SECTOR REVEALS THAT THE WOOD, PAPER AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES INVESTED MOST IN ENVIRONMENTAL
MEASURES, SPENDING 33 MILLION MARKS FOR WATER PROTECTION AND 4 MILLION FOR AIR PROTECTION.
AMOUNTS SPENT BY OTHER INDUSTRIAL AREAS WERE: CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM PROCESSING, 29 MILLION
MARKS FOR WATER AND AIR: FOODSTUFFS, 16 MILLION FOR WATER, 5 MILLION FOR AIR, AND 4 MILLION FOR
WASTE REMOVAL; ENERGY AND WATER SUPPLY, 16 MILLION FOR WATER AND 3 MILLION FOR AIR.
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"THE POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." WASSER. LUFT UNO BETRIEB
EPA
GERMAN 05/00/77 PCS 3O4 10* 04812A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES A PUBLIC OPINION POLL TAKEN FROM OCTOBER 12-29, 1976 IN THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC AMONG 1,009 PERSONS. REPRESENTING A CROSS-SECTION OF THE POPULATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE
POLL WAS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND TO COMPARE PRESENT
AWARENESS WITH THAT REVEALED BY EARLIER SURVEYS. MOST PERSONS SURVEYED BELIEVED INDUSTRIAL
SEWAGE AND GASEOUS EMISSIONS TO BE MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLUTION. ON THE OTHER HAND. ONLY 10 PERCENT
OF ALL RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT EMISSIONS FROM RESIDENTIAL FURNACES POSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
COMPARED WITH A SURVEY FRCM 1972, AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS PRESENTED BY RADIATION,
CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND AIRCRAFT NOISE HAD INCREASED MOST. FEWER PERSONS NAMED AUTO EXHAUST
EMISSIONS AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF POLLUTION THAN IN 1972. AS TO SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS, 57
PERCENT OF THOSE QUERIED FELT IT MAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND 38 PERCENT PLACED
RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
JAPAN
PM( AJ
GUIDE TO HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES IN JAPAN
JAPAN. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE
ENGLISH 01/00/77 PGS 1-57
ALSO PMB
ID*
EPA
04814A
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES THE STRUCTURE, OPERATIONS AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF JAPAN*S
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE (KOSEISHO). THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
WELFARE ARE HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICE. SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE. AND SOCIAL INSURANCE. THE
PUBLICATION EXPANDS ON THESE FUNCTIONS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION;
BUDGET; PUBLIC HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION;
MEDICAL CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL AFFAIRS; SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE, WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES;
SOCIAL INSURANCE; AND AID FOR WAR VICTIMS. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THESE CHAPTERS is
ILLUSTRATED THROUGH NUMEROUS CHARTS, TABLES AND GRAPHS. THE NINE BUREAUS, TWO DEPARTMENTS
AND ONE SEPARATE AGENCY OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE ARE ILLUSTRATED BY AN ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART APPENDED TO THE PUELICATION.
NORWAY
PM( A)
NORWAY'S MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
NORWEGIAN 09/00/75 PGS 1-2
EPA
1C* 04790 A
THIS PAMPHLET PRESENTS A CHART OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WAS
FOUNDED BY ROYAL DECREE ON MAY 5. 1972. THE MINISTRY IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS:
THE GENERAL COORDINATION DEPARTMENT, THE POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT, THE NATURE CONSERVATION
AN OPEN-AIR RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES. EACH DEPARTMENT IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS. INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE
SUBORDINATE TO OR AFFILIATED WITH THE MINISTRY ARE ALSO LISTED. THE MINISTRY'S RESPONSIBILITIES
INCLUDE: COORDINATED PLANNING OF THE USE OF WATER AND LAND RESOURCES; POLLUTION CONTROL AND
NGISE ABATEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND OF
HUNTING AND FISHING RESOURCES; OPEN-AIR RECREATION AREAS; PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS
IN TOWNS AND COUNTRY; COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON
F.NVIHONIKtNTAL MATTERS.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
PM( A)
"GOVERNMENT PLANS STRONG EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS."
SVENSKA OAGBLAOET
EPA
SWEDISH 06/03/77 PGS 5 ID* 04777A
AIR
THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO EXAMINE THE PREREQUISITES FOR A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TO BE
IN EFFECT UNTIL AROUND THE YEAR 2000. PROBLEMS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THOSE WHICH NEED IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION AND THOSE WHICH SHOULD BE STUDIED BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE -OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
A MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE MEMORANDUM RECENTLY ADVOCATED THE FOLLOWING: INDUSfHY MUST BE
STIMULATED TO DEVELOP AND USE TECHNIQUES WHICH ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND; SPFCIAL MEASURES MAY
BE NECESSARY TO DIMINISH EMISSIONS OF SULFUR INTO THE AIR AND TO RESTORE LAND AND WATER AFFECTED
BY ACIDITY; AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION MCST BE ENFORCED MORE STRICTLY. OTHER QUESTIONS RAISED
FOR DEBATE INCLUDED WHETHER SWEDEN SHOULD HAVE A CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, WHETHER ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY DIFFERENT AGENCIES CR WHETHER A SEPARATE MINISTRY SHOULD BE
FORMED. SINCE CAR EMISSIONS CAUSE THE MOST SERIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE CITIES, IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THE CONTENT OF LEAD IN GASOLINE WILL BE LOWERED FROM 0.4 TO 0.14 GRAMS PER LITER.
WHO
ST( >
HEALTH ASPECTS OF HU*AN SETTLEMENTS. PUBLIC HEALTH PAPERS, NO. 66
MARTIN. A. E.. ED. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-57 ID* 04801 A
ALSO SE
THIS PAPER. PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, PRESENTS A REVIEW OF THE HEALTH
ASPECTS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, BASED ON TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS HELD BY 255 DELFGATFS ATTFNDING THE
29TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY IN 1976. IT SERVES AS A BEGINNING REFERENCE TO THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL
PRIORITIES AND CAPABILITIES IN THE AREA OF HEALTH AND SANITATION IN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD. CHAPTERS COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS AND A TYPOLOGY OF HUMAN
SETTLEMENTS; HEALTH IN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS; PRIORITY NEEDS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES;
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCES ON HFALTH; AND THE ROLE OF THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION.
LAND USE
FINLAND
PM(B»
"COMMITTEE PROPOSAL:
HUFVUDSTADSBLADET
SWEDISH
NEW NATIONAL PARK NET AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION."
06/21/77 PGS 1. 11
ID*
EPA
04789A
IN PARTS OF FINLAND. FLORA AND FAUNA ARE THREATENED BY EXTINCTION THROUGH UNLIMITED
CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. A CUVWITTFE ON NATIONAL
PARKS RECENTLY SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO THE MINISTRY CF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RECOMMENDING THAT
42 NATIONAL AND 16 NATURE PARKS BE DEVELOPED AND THAT NINE EXISTING NATIONAL AND SIX NATURE PAKK3
BE ENLARGED. NATURE PARKS. WHICH ARE ALMOST ALWAYS SITUATED IN THE WILDERNESS AND USED MOSTLY
FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. AND NATIONAL PARKS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED CHIEFLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES,
WOULD CONSIST OF 433.000 HECTARES AND 1.051,000 HECTARES, RESPECTIVELY, A TOTAL OF 4 . B PERCENT
OF FINLAND'S TOTAL AREA. ABOUT 13 PERCENT OF THIS LAND IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND WILL BE DEVELOPED
AFTER THE PART OF THE PROJECT INVOLVING GOVERNMCNT-ChNED LAND IS COMPLETED. THE WHOLE PROJECT
IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN THE 2010«S AND WILL COST AT LEAST 940 MILLION MARKS.
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LAND USE
FINLAND
PM<8>
FRANCE
PMCB)
"MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY:
PROTECTION." HUFVUOSTACBLAOET
OUR NATURAL LANDSCAPES DEMAND ACTIVE
SWEDISH
ALSC LRB
06X27/77 PCS
ID*
EPA
04792A
PRESENT FINNISH LEGISLATION DOES NOT PRCVIDE ENOUGH PROTECTION OF VALUABLE NATURAL AREAS.
ACCORDING TO AN INVESTIGATION COMPLETED BY THE NATURE PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE STUDY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE
NATURE PROTECTION LAW PROTECTS ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE LANDSCAPE; PLANNING REGULATIONS OF THE
BUILDING ACT ARE ADEQUATE BUT LACK OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS AUTHORITIES HAS RENDERED
THE ACT INEFFECTIVE: THE MOST CRITICAL ABUSED AREAS ARE THE FORESTS OF LAPLAND AND THE FINNISH
ARCHIPELAGO; NATURAL LANDSCAPES ARE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN GROUND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
IN ROCK FORMATIONS; IT is ESSENTIAL THAT PROTECTION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EVEN IN THE PLANNING
STAGES* THE INVESTIGATION ALSO ADVOCATES THAT ABANDONED OLD FARMHOUSES. ETC. WHICH PORTRAY
DIFFERENT PERIODS OF STYLES AND SOCIAL HISTORY SHOULD BE PRESERVED.
"SATISFACTORY APPRAISAL OF 'CONSERVANCY' AFTER ONE YEAR IN EXISTENCE."
PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 242
EPA
FRENCH 06/10/77 PGS NE ET SI ID* 04830A
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE FRENCH SHORELINE CONSERVANCY HELD ITS FIFTH MEETING ON JUNE
2. 1977. MR. R. POUJADE. WHO PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING. REVIEWED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE
CONSERVANCY SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT ON MAY 31. 1976. CITEC WERE THE EIGHT ACQUISITIONS THUS FAR
CONCLUDED FOR A TOTAL OF 12.2 MILLION FRANCS. APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL WAS A LIST OF SUPPLEMENTARY
OPERATIONS FOR UPCOMING IMPLEMENTATION. THE EXAMINATION BY THE SHORE COUNCILS OF ALL THE PURCHASE
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL WAS POINTED OUT WITH COMMENDATION BY THE
CHAIRMAN. OF THE TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1977. 12.1 MILLION FRANCS REMAIN AVAILABLE IN PAYMENT
FUNDSt AND 16.1 MILLION FRANCS REMAIN AVAILABLE IN PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS. FINALLY. THE COUNCIL
APPROVED A DRAFT CONVENTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS LAND HOLDINGS WHICH INCORPORATES THE
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS OF THE SHORE COUNCILS.
INTERNATIONAL
LRCB)
"SHORTCOMINGS OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION LEGISLATION." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/07/77 PGS 11. 12 ID* 04804 A
IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT DEFEAT OF A NEW NATIONAL LAND PLANNING LAW IN SWITZERLAND, THIS
ARTICLE SURVEYS LAND PLANNING IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. AUSTRIA. AND THE SWISS CANTONS
OF ST. GALL AND ZURICH. THERE IS NO FEDERAL LAND-PLANNING LEGISLATION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC,
AND PRIMARY FEDERAL INFLUENCE RESULTS FROM NATIONAL FUNDING. THE RELATIONSHIP BtTWEEN LANDS AND
MUNICIPALITIES IS SATISFACTORY IN REGARD TO PLANNING. IN AUSTRIA. THE FEDERAL CHANCELLOR HAS A
COORDINATING FUNCTION IN THE AREA OF LAND PLANN ING. HOWEVER. THE PROVINCES HAVE A GREAT DFAL OF
AUTHORITY IN THIS AREA. AND THE FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONSHIP IS NOT COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE. ST.
GALL HAS HAD A LAW ON LAND PLANNING AND PUBLIC CONSTRtCTI O t> SINCE 1972. IT PLACES EMPHASIS ON
LOCAL PLANNING. ZURICH'S LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION HAS EXISTED ONLY SINCE 1975. IT
PROVIDES FOR COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLANNING THAT ENCOMPASSES THE CANTONAL. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS
AND IS COORDINATED ON BOTH A HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BASIS.
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LAND USE
NORWAY
PM(B)
"MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT INVITED TO ELVERUM TO COUNSEL IN STATE HIGHWAY
CONFLICT." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/29/77 PCS 40 ID* 04799A
THE LABOR PARTY AT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IN ELVERUM IS DETERMINED TO CARRY OUT THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEK STATE HIGHWAY AS PLANNED IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS TO GO THROUGH THE
CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY AND IS OPPOSED BY ALL OTHER PARTIES. A SCANFACT POLL HAS VERIFIED THAT
SO PERCENT OF THE POPULATION FAVCRS A NEW ASSESSMENT OF THE HIGHWAY PLAN. THE LABOR PARTY
MAINTAINS. HOWEVER. THAT A TIME-CONSUMING ASSESSMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN CONDUCTED. THUS MAKING
ANOTHER CNE SUPERFLUOUS. AND ALSO CHARGES THAT THE ALTERNATE PLAN OF CONSTRUCTING THE HIGHWAY ON
THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY fcOULD MEAN STAGNATION OF ITS CENTER. THE OPPOSITION. CITING
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS. MAINTAINS THAT THE ALTERNATE PLAN IS ESSENTIAL AND HAS INVITED THE
MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT (WHO ALSO BELONGS TO THE LABOR PARTY) TO COME AND PERSONALLY REVIEW THE
SITUATION. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOR PARTY HAS STATED. HOWEVER. THAT THE MINISTER WILL NOT BE
ABLE TG CHANGE THE KIND CF A SINGLE PARTY MEMBER.
NORWAY
SEI )
"LARGE SEWER PLANTS BRING UNDESIRABLE PRESSURE TO EXPAND." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/25/77 PGS 14 1C* 04793A
WATER
THE MUNICIPALITY OF NESODDEN HAS A PROBLEM FACED EY MANY SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES. AS REPORTED
BY THIS ARTICLE. THE PRESENT SEWER SYSTEM AT FJORDVANGEN. AN AREA OF ABOUT 4O PERMANENT DWELLINGS!
IS CLEARLY INADEQUATE BUT DIFFICULT GROUND CONDITIONS MAKE A SATISFACTORY CONVENTIONAL TYPE
SEWERAGE PLANT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. WITH THE MAIN PIPE ALCNE ESTIMATED AT 8.6 MILLION KRONER. TO
AFFORD THIS. HEAVY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA IS ESSENTIAL. A FACT WHICH IS RESENTED BY THE
POPULATION. NESOODEN'S NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION IS NOW TRYING TO FIND AN ALTERNATE
SOLUTION. RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD HAVE BEEN CONSULTED AND IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT A SYSTEM
WHICH USES ARTIFICIAL SANDFILTERS WOULD BE A GOOD ALTERNATIVE BECAUSE IT SAVES ON WATER. IS
RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE. AND CAN BE EXPANDED AS NEEDED. THIS WAY. THE AREA WILL RETAIN ITS RURAL
ATMOSPHERE AND BE ABLE TO GROW AT A NATURAL RATE RATHER THAN HAVING ITS GROWTH DICTATED BY OUTSIDE
FORCES.
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LAND USE
SWEDEN
PMf B)
LANDSKAPSANALYS I LINKCPINS KOMMUN (LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
LINKOPING). STATENS KATURVAROSVERK PM 80*
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH* 00/00/77 PGS 1-90 ID* 04779A
*ALSO ENGLISH
HATER
THIS LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS. FINANCED 8Y THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD AND THE
MUNICIPALITY OF LINKOPING* AIMS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PHYSICAL PLANNING OF THF
MUNICIPALITY. NATURAL CONDITIONS FOP VARIOUS LAND USES AND THE RELATED CONSEQUENCES ARE ANALYZED.
AN OBJECTIVE SURVEY CONCERNING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. GEOLOGY AND SOIL FACTORS. VEGETATION AND LAND
USE. AM PAL LIFE. HYDROLCGY. AND THE OVERALL PICTURE OF THE MUNICIPALITY IS PRESFNTFD. BASED ON
THIS DATA* THE SUITABILITY OF LAND FOR CERTAIN USES AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL FRAGILITY OF
PARTICULAR AREAS AND THEIR STABILITY OR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CHANGE UNDER DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USE
ARE ANALYZED AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE. TWO AREAS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING SERIOUS
PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR AN IN-DEPTH STUDY. A LIST CF NUMEROUS MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
WHICH FORM THE BACKBONE CF THE REPORT IS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.
SWITZERLAND
PMCB)
"THE CANTONAL DIRECTIONAL PLAN IN THE MAKING." NEUE ZLERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/17/77 PGS 23 10* 04S08A
PARTS OF THE ZURICH CANTONAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION LAW CAME INTO EFFECT APRIL I. 1976.
REQUIRING THE PREPARATION OF A CANTONAL DIRECTIONAL PLAN. A TOTAL PLAN FOR THE CANTON IS TO BE
READY- BY APRIL 1. 1978. REGIONAL PLANS ARE TO BE FINISHED BY 1980 AND COMMUNITY PLANS BY 1981.
CANTONAL. REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CANTON'S BUILDING
DIRECTORATE. ARE ALREADY CONFERRING IN THE PREPARATION OF THE DIRECTIONAL PLAN. IT IS HOPED
THAT EFFORTS AT ALL LEVELS CAN BE COORDINATED AND MAJOR CONFLICTS ELIMINATED AT THIS STAGE BEFORE
THE PRELIMINARY PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES FOR COMMENT FROM MID-AUGUST TO
MIO-SEPTEMBER. THE PLAN CAN THEN BE PASSED BY THE ZURICH COUNCIL AND BE READY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IN DECEMBER 1977 OR JANUARY IS78. THE CCMHUMTY CF UET1KON PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF AN
"OVERBUILT" AREA THAT NEEDS REDIMENSI ONING. TO BE ACHIEVED BY PROHIBITING CONSTRUCTION IN
CERTAIN AREAS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
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NOISE
JAPAN
PM(B)
SWEDEN
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENT AGENCY'S OSAKA STUDY SHOWS AIRBUSES PRODUCE LESS NOISE." JAPAN
TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/27/77 PCS 4 ID* 04833A
AIR
THIS NEWS ARTICLE CITES THE CONCERN CENTERING AROUND THE DECISION OF THE JAPANESE TRANSPORT
MINISTRY TO PERMIT AIRBUSES TO LAND AND TAKE OFF AT OSAKA AIRPORT. THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY'S
ASSESSMENT OF STUDIES CARRIED OUT BY THE TRANSPORT MINISTRY ON 20 DAILY AIRBUS FLIGHTS INDICATES
THAT NO SERIOUS INCREASES IN NOISE OR AIR POLLUTION WILL BE PRODUCED! HOWEVER. ENVIRONMENTALISTS'
CONCERNS HAVE BEEN AROUSED 8Y THE MINISTRY'S INTENTION TO INCREASE DAILY AIRBUS FLIGHTS FROM 16 TO
100. TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS BASED ON 100 DAILY AIRBUS FLIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE.
"HIGH LIMIT VALUES RESULT IN HEARING IMPAIRMENT." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH Oft/27/77 PGS 17 1C* 04782A
A LEADING EXPERT ON NOISE IN SWEDEN, AAGE MOLLER. HAS, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, STATED THAT
OVER HALF A MILLION SWEDES MAY SUFFER HEARING IMPAIRMENTS DUE TO NOISE. THE PERMITTED NOISE LEVEL
OF 85 DECIBELS COULD DAMAGE NORMAL HEARING UP TO 25 PERCENT. EVEN THOUGH THIS CONDITION OFTEN
DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 18 TO 20 HOURS, IT IS ENOUGH TO SPOIL PART OF SOMEONE'S WEEKEND, FOR
INSTANCE. IF PROVISIONS WERE MADE TO LOWER THE LEVEL OF NOISE AT THE TIME MACHINERY WAS
CONSTRUCTED, THE PROCEDURE WOULD NOT BF TOO EXPENSIVE. THE COST OF LOWERING THE NOISF LEVEL OF
A PAPER MACHINE AT ONE OF THE SWEDISH PAPER MILLS FRCM 110 DECIBELS TO BETWEEN 82 AND 85 DECIBELS.
FOR EXAMPLE. WAS ONLY 1.1 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST.
SWITZERLAND
LRCB)
"COMPENSATION BECAUSE OF HIGHWAY NOISE." NEUE ZUEKCHER 2EITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 02/22/77 PGS 11 IC# 04815A
THE CWNER OF A DUPLEX BUILT IN 1953 ON A RURAL STREET IN A VILLAGE OF THE CANTON OF SCHWYZ
DEMANDED CANTONAL COMPENSATION FOR HIS PROPERTY'S LOSS IN VALUE DUE TO NOISE ORIGINATING ON A
NEARBY NATIONAL ROAD OPENED IN 1973. THE FEDERAL CCLKT (ELNDESGERICHT) GRANTED COMPENSATION
UPON APPEAL. THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE COURT'S DECISION. TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION IN SUCH
INSTANCES. THE DAMAGE FRCK DISTURBANCES MUST EE SERIOUS AND INTENSE, AFFECT THE OWNER IN SPECIAL
OR UNUSUAL FASHION, AND BE UNFORESEEABLE. NOISE DISTURBANCES AFFECT THE OWNER IN UNUSUAL FASHION
IF THEY ARE STOCHASTIC AND CLEARLY EXCEED GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL EXPERT
COMMISSION FOR NOISE QUESTIONS. THE CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT OR REPAIR OF ROADS IS NOT
UNFORESEEABLE IN OR NEAR AN AGGLOMERATION AREA, BUT THE ABOVE CASE DID NOT OCCUR IN SUCH AN
AREA. THE INTENSITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED IN THIS CASE BY AN EXPERT ASSESSMENT OF THE
DECREASE IN PROPERTY VALUE.
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NOISE
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
-«NO« TO SUNDAYS WITHOUT MOTOR VEHICLE." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 05/37/77 PGS 21 ID* 04832A
*AIR
PESTICIDES
DOMINICA
LR( A)
JUNE 27. 1974 PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT. NO. 15. 1974
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 51-62
EPA
ID* 04816A
THIS ACT PROVIDES FOR THE CONTROL OF THE IMPORTATION, SALE. STORAGE AND USE OF PESTICIDES
IN THE CARIBBEAN ISLAND CF DOMINICA. USEFUL DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO PESTICIDES ARE LISTED
AND THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE PESTICIDES CONTROL BOARD AND OF INSPECTORS ARE DESCRIBED. PROVISIONS
ARE ALSC GIVEN REGARDING THE FURTHER REGULATION OF THE ACT. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, AND THE
POWER TO TAKE SAMPLES. THE LICENSING OF PESTICIDES REGULATIONS ARE APPENDED TO THE ACT. IN
ADDITION TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES. THE REGULATIONS ALSO SET FORTH PROVISIONS
CONCERNING LABELLING OF PESTICIDES, EXPERIMENTATION WITH PESTICIDES, SALES OF PESTICIDES.
INFERIOR PESTICIDES AND FALSE ADVERTISING, PESTICIDE CONTAINERS. AND THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT
OF PESTICIDES.
FINLAND
LRCA)
"MAY 16. 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 313 AMENDING THE ORDINANCE ON PESTICIDES." FINLANDS
FORFATTNINGSSAMLING. NO. 311-318
EPA
SWEDISH 05/19/75 PGS 644 ID* 01110F
THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS SECTION 25 OF THE JANUARY 30. 1970 ORDIANANCE NO. 93 ON PESTICIDES BY
THE INSERTION OF THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH: PESTICIDES MAY BE SPRAYED FROM AIRCRAFT ONLY UNDER
THE CONDITIONS AND SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS LAID DOWN BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY.
FINLAND
LRIA)
"MAY 16, 1975 DECREE GY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ON THE AERIAL
SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES." FINLANOS FORFATTNINGSSAMLING. NO. 311-318
EPA
SWEDISH 05/19/75 PGS €45-646 ID* 01110G
THIS DECREE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 25 CF THE 1970 ORDINANCE NO. 93 ON
PESTICIDES AS AMENDED. IT STIPULATES THAT PESTICIDES (WHOSE NAMES. COMPOSITIONS AND AMOUNTS
SPRAYED PER HA MUST BE SUBMITTED) MAY BE SPRAYED FRCM AIRCPAFT ONLY ONTO SPECIFIED WOODED AREAS.
THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SPRAYED AREA MUST BE AT LEAST 400 M FROM THE NEAREST INHABITED BUILDING AND
AT LEAST 100 M FROM ANY WATERCOURSE. LAKE. MARSH. WATER CATCHMENT INSTALLATION, OR NATURE
PROTECTION AREA. THE SPRAYED AREA MUST NOT BE LARGER THAN 150 HA WITHOUT SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION BY
THE INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION. ANY PERSON INTENDING TO UNDERTAKE AERIAL SPRAYING MUST NOTIFY
THE MUNICIPALITY CONCERNED IN WRITING AT LEAST ONE MCNTH PRIOR TO THE SPRAYING AND LOCAL POLICE
AUTHORITIES AND PERSONS LIVING CLOSE TO THE AREA TO BE SPRAYED AT LEAST ONE WEEK AHFAD OF TIMF.
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PILOT, EQUIPMENT USED, WIND CONDITIONS, ETC.
ARE STIPULATED. SPECIFIC RECORDS OF THE SPRAYING MUST BE RETAINED FOR THREE YEARS.
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RADIATION
FINLAND
LR( A)
FINLAND
LR( A)
"FEBRUARY 14. 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 103 ON THE RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE."
FINLANDS FORTFATTNINGSSAMLING. NO. 100-109
EPA
SWEDISH 02/18/75 PGS 27O-273 ID* 04047B
THIS ORDINANCE. ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1974 ACT ON THE RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE, REPEALS THE
1961 ORDINANCE ON THE INSTITUTE OF RADIOPHYSICS. THE INSTITUTE CONSISTS OF AN INSPECTION
DIVISION. A REACTOR SAFETY DIVISION. AND A RESEARCH DIVISION. FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE INCLUDE:
SUPERVISING COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1957 LAWS ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND ATOMIC ENERGY AS WELL AS
WITH REGULATIONS. ETC. PURSUANT THERETO; ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THESE REGULATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE SUPERVISORY DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTE; CARRYING OUT OF
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK RELATING TO RADIATION SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
TESTING AND MONITORING THE OCCURRENCE OF RADIOACTIVITY; TESTING THE RADIATION DOSES RECEIVED BY
INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE POPULATION AT LARGE; AND TAKING PART IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS. OTHER PROVISIONS DEAL WITH THE DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF THE
INSTITUTE. THE QUALIFICATICNS REQUIRED BY PERSONNEL. ETC.
"FEBRUARY 14. 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 104 TO AUTHORIZE THE RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE
TO ISSUE SAFETY LICENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW ON RADIATION PROTECTION." FINLANDS FORF. SAML.
EPA
SWEDISH 02/16/77 PGS 274 ID* 04047C
THE ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE TO ISSUE SAFETY LICENCES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW ON RADIATION PROTECTION WAS ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION THREE OF THE
APRIL 26. 1957 LAW NO. 17A ON RADIATICN PROTECTION. IT STIPULATES THAT THE SAFETY LICENSES
PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION TWO OF THIS LAW COVERING PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION, TRANSPORTATION, IMPORT,
EXPORT. POSSESSION AND MARKETING OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND THE USE OF RADIATION-EMITTING
APPARATUS AND INSTALLATICNS ARE TO BE ISSUED BY THE RADIATION SAFETY INSTITUTE WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF MATTERS INVOLVING MEDICAL ACTIVITIES. LICENSES FOR ACTIVITIES COVERED BY SECTIONS TWO AND
THREE OF LAW NO. 356 OF CCTORER 25, 1957 ON ATOMIC ENERGY ARE, HOWEVER, TO CONTINUE BEING ISSUED
9Y THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(E)
•INDISPENSABLE NUCLEAR ENERGY." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
GERMAN
05/19/77 PGS 3.4
EPA
ID* 04S07A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES PARTS OF A TALK CN NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ITS FUEL CYCLE GIVEN BY THE
GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) ON THE LAST DAY OF A TWO-WEEK
CONFERENCE IN SALZBURG. HE STATED THAT ATOMIC ENERGY IS INDISPENSABLE. BY THE YEAR 2000.
APPROXIMATELY 35 PERCENT OF THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY AND 15 PERCENT OF THE DEMAND FOR PRIMARY
ENERGY MAY BE PROVIDED BY NUCLEAR ENERGY. BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED QUANTITIES OF HIGH-GRADE
URANIUM ORE, THE FAST BREEDER REACTOR IS NECESSARY. OVER 1400 ACCIDENT-FREE "REACTOR YEARS"
SHOW THAT NUCLEAR ENERGY IS ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE. MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE IN THE AREA OF
RFPROCESSING AND FINALLY DISPOSING OF NUCLEAR WASTES. HOWEVER. IT IS ALSO FELT THAT THE NUCLEAR
ENERGY INDUSTRY MUST SUBMIT ITSELF TO STRICT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTROLS, PERHAPS
CONTROLS OY SUPRAREGIONAL CENTERS UNDER THE IAEA, IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY. IN GENERAL,
NUCLEAR ENERGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH EXTREME CARE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM RADIATION.
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RADIATION
NORWAY
PMCB)
OECD
ST( )
"TRANSPORTATION RULES FOR RADIOACTIVE MATTER DISCUSSED." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/29/77 PCS 40 ID* 04798A
THIS ARTICLE RELATES THAT A SIXTEEN TON CONTAINER WITH 2.3 KG RADIOACTIVE URANIUM OXIDE FELL
OFF A TRUCK BETWEEN MYSEN AND RAKKESTAD BECAUSE THE CHAINS USED TO SECURE IT WERE NOT STRONG
ENOUGH. FORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ESCAPED. THIS ACCIDENT, THE FIRST OF ITS
KINO IN NORWAY, HAS NEVERTHELESS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE CONCERN. AT A MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES
FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND ROUTINE PERTAINING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SHOULD BE
REVIEWED. THE INSTITUTE TRANSPORTS NUCLEAR MATERIAL FROM ITS PLANT AT KJELLER TO HALDEN ABOUT
15 TIMES ANNUALLY.
"FRANCE PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH ON THE DEPOSIT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES ON
THE OCEAN FLOOR." PRESSE ENVtRONNEMENT. NO. 231
EPA
FRENCH 04/01/77 PGS PETN 2 . 100 04806A
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE OECD'S ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY. FRENCH. ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND JAPANESE
EXPERTS ARE COOPERATING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH PROGRAM WITH REGARD TO THE BURIAL OF
HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES WITHIN THE OCEAN'S FLOOR. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH IS PRESENTLY
SCHEDULED TO BEGIN DURING THE COURSE OF 1977. COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AMONG THE FOUR NATIONS ARE
INITIALLY TO CONSIST OF THE APPORTIONMENT OF RESEARCH ZONES. TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN EXCHANGE OF
THE DATA WHICH IS OBTAINED. RESEARCH IS TO FOCUS ON THE LOCATION OF GEOLOGICALLY STABLE ZONES
PROPITIOUS FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SEALED RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONTAINERS. LEGAL CONTROVERSIES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNSETTLED EVEN AFTER THE LOCATION CF SAFE GEOLOGICAL ZONES.
SWEDEN
LRCB)
"FIFTY AFFECTED BY RADIATION DEMAND FOR NEW INDICTMENT." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 06/29/77 PGS 7 ID* 04787A
DURING THE FALL OF 1S7S, ABOUT FIFTY PEOPLE EMPLOYED AT THE IGGESUND INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WERE
INADVERTENTLY SUBJECTED TO RADIATION WHICH SURPASSED THE PERMITTED LIMITS. THE ACCIDENT WAS
BLAMED ON INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE PARTICULAR TASK ON THE PART OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE.
NO ONE WAS HURT. THE CASE WAS REPORTED TO THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR. WHO EVENTUALLY DECIDED NOT TO
PROSECUTE THE CASE. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIATION PROTECTION HAS NOW STRONGLY PROTESTED
AGAINST THIS DECISION. THE INSTITUTE. WHICH IS IN CHARGE CF CHECKING THAT ALL RADIATION WORK
COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. MAINTAINS THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF
THE STATUTE ON PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION IS IN JEOPARDY WHEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT LIKE THIS
IS DISREGARDED.
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RADIATION
SWEDEN
PM
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SOLID HASTE
CANADA
ST( I
DENMARK
ST<
LAND POLLUTION IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
BLACK. W.A.. AND DOUGLAS STEWART
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PCS 1-30
OCCASICNAL PAPER NO.
EPA
ID* 04819A
THIS REPORT PROVIDES A SYNOPSIS OF RESEARCH ON LAND POLLUTANTS CONDUCTED UNDER THE JOINT
SPONSORSHIP OF THE CANADIAN LANDS DIRECTORATE AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION. THE MAIN
OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH MAS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS SELECTED GROUPS OF LAND POLLUTANTS. WHICH
ARE DEFINED BY THE RESEARCHERS AS THE RESIDUALS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SERVICES TO MAN. THE
POLLUTING AGENTS SURVEYED ARE PITS AND QUARRIES. SOLID WASTES (DUMPS). DERELICT AUTOMOBILES.
RUINS* WOOD WASTES AND RUBBLE. THESE WERE FOUND TO OCCUPY A TOTAL AREA IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
REGION OF 4.400 TO 4.700 ACRES. THE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH RESIDUAL. ITS EFFECT ON THE QUALITY
OF THE LAND IT OCCUPIES AND ON THE SURROUNDING LAND. AND THE SIZE AND SEVERITY OF THE POLLUTED
SITES ARE ALSO DESCRIBED IN THE STUDY.
SLAM FRA SPILDEVANDSANLAEG (SLUDGE FROM WASTEWATER PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS)
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
DANISH 02/00/75 PCS 1-49 ID* 04778A
THIS REPORT WAS PRODUCED BY A WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED BY THE AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION TO MAP OUT ACTUAL AS WELL AS ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE FROM PUBLIC PURIFICATION
PLANTS. DETERMINE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SLUDGE. STUDY CURRENT METHODS. AND ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR
FUTURE REMOVAL OF SLUDGE. THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: AMOUNT OF SLUDGE.
SAND. AND GRIT: CHARACTERIZATION OF SLUDGE; METHODS OF TREATMENT; FINAL DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE;
HANDLING AND FINAL DISPOSAL OF GRIT. SCREEN INGS• AND SAND; CTHER TYPES OF SLUDGE AND SOLID MATTER
FROM WASTEWATER; AND LEGISLATION. ETC. PERTINENT TO THE DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE. APPENDED ARTICLES BY
EXPERTS IN THE FIELD COVER: TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION; AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE. SAND. AND GRIT TO
BE EXPECTED FROM PUBLIC PURIFICATION PLANTS; EXPOSURE HAZARCS IN CONNECTION WITH SLUDGE DISPOSAL
ON CULTIVATED LAND; AND DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE FROM MUNICIPAL INSTALLATIONS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PMCB)
•NEW MATERIAL FROM OLD SYNTHETICS." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/20/77 PCS 8 ID* 04810A
SCIENTISTS AT AACHEN HAVE DEMONSTRATED HOW SYNTHETIC WASTES. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF WHICH
ARE PRODUCED YEARLY IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. CAN BE RECYCLED. SUCH WASTES CAN Bf RFPROCFSSED. FOR
EXAMPLE* FOR USE IN INJECTION MOLDING. AS AN ADDITIVE TO BITUMEN FOR STREET-COVERING. AS A BINDING
AGENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OR PRESSED INTO PLATES. GROUPS OF EXPERIMENTS BEING CONDUCTED AT
THE INSTITUTE FOR SYNTHETIC PROCESSING AT ThE RHENO-WESTPHALIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ARE
PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE RECLAIMED MATERIALS AS WELL AS THE
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF RECLAMATION METHODOLOGY. THE INSTITUTE HAS ALSO INTRODUCED INSTRUCTION IN
"SYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGY" FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND SERVES AS A DIRECTING CENTER FOR THE PRACTICAL
APPLICATION OF SYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGY IN COURSE WORK FOR CRAFTSMEN ACROSS THE NATION. MUCH OF THE
FUNDING FOR SUCH RESEARCH CENTERS FOR SYNTHETICS HAS COME FROM THE INDUSTRIES PRODUCING AND
PROCESSING SYNTHETIC MATERIALS.
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SOLID WASTE
GREAT BRITAIN
LRtA)
"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974
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TOXIC SUBS
BRAZIL
ST( )
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25
TEORES OE MERCURIC EM ORGANISMQS MARINHOS (LEVELS CF MERCURY IN MARINE
ORGANISMS)
FILHC, PAULO SALVADOR EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/19/75 PCS 1-17 ID* 04829A
ALSO PMB
*WATER
DENMARK
PMf B)
KEMIKALIEAFFALO—RAPPORT FRA EN ARBEJDSGRUPPE (CHEMICAL WASTE REPORT FROM A
WORKING GROUP)
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
DANISH 02X00/75 PGS 1-151 ID* 04774A
ALSO ST
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A BASIS FOR ISSUING ORDINANCES. ETC.. UNDER THE 1972 LAW ON THE DISPOSAL
OF OIL AND CHEMICAL WASTE. THE AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION APPOINTED A WORKING GROUP TO
CLASSIFY CHEMICAL WASTE. TO STUDY CURRENT AND PROPOSE FUTURE METHODS OF TREATMENT AND TO EVALUATE
METHODS OF PACKAGING. COLLECTION. AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS FINAL DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE.
THIS WASTE IS ESTIMATED TO INCREASE FROM 57.000 TONS IN 1973 TO 78.00O TONS IN 1978. THE GROUP
MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF INFORMATION CARDS FOR SPECIFYING PROPER
HANDLING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEMICAL WASTE. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL RECEIVING STATIONS.
AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DUTY TO REPORT CHEMICAL WASTE. APPENDIXES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
TOXICITY CLASS OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES: MERCURY WASTE; SAMPLE OF DECLARATION OF WASTE; TRANSPORT OF
FIRE-HAZARDOUS FLUIDS AND POISONOUS MATERIALS; AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DAMAGES
CAUSED BY CHEMICALS.
DENMARK
STC )
DANISH MARINE MONITORING METHODS AND DATA: PART
MERCURY IN FISH FROM MARINE AREAS. 1968-1976
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENGLISH 03/00/77 PGS 1-79
*WATER
I. DDT. DIELDRIN. PCS. AND
ID*
EPA
04773A
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TOXIC SUBS
DENMARK
ST{ )
DENMARK
ST< I
OIOXINS: REPORT FROM A WORKING GROUP
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DANISH* 07/00/77 PCS 1-51
^BIBLIOGRAPHY IN ENGLISH
ID*
EPA
04783A
AS A RESULT OF THE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN SEVESO. ITALY. WHERE A CHEMICAL COMPOUND OF DIOXIN WAS
SPREAD OVER A LARGE AREA, A WORKING GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTICN TO CLARIFY THE USE OF DIOXINS IN DENMARK AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR SPREADING
INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. CHAPTERS OF THE REPORT DEAL WITH: PREVALENCE OF DIOXIN USE. FOR EXAMPLE.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOOD. AS CUTTING OIL OR PESTICIDES. AND IN COSMETOLOGY: FORMATION OF DIOXINS
IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACCIDENT; AND SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF DIOXIN USE AS PERSISTENCE.
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION, ABSORPTION BY PLANTS AND ANIMALS. AND TOXICITY. IT IS
CONCLUDED THAT INTENSIFIED RESEARCH ESPECIALLY CONCERNING THE EFFECTS AND DECOMPOSITION OF DIOXINS
IS NEEDED. RECOMMENDAT ICNS FOR SPECIFIC DIOXINS ARE MADE. AN APPENDIX ON THE TOXICOLOGICAL
EFFECTS OF DIOXINS IS INCLUDED AS WELL AS A BIBLIOGRAPHY IN ENGLISH.
HAIR DYES: REPORT FRGM A WORKING GROUP
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DANISH* 02/00/77 PCS 1-164
*SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
ID*
EPA
047S5A
THE FOLLOWING WAS CONCLUDED BY A WORKING GROUP FORMED TO EXAMINE THE CARCINOGENIC RISKS OF
HAIR DYES AND OTHER COSMETIC PRODUCTS: THE EVALUATION OF THE CARCINOGENIC RISKS INVOLVED BY THE
PRACTICAL USE OF HAIR DYES IS UNCERTAIN; THE CARCINOGENIC RISK TO PEOPLE IN A GIVEN OCCUPATION
OFTEN WILL NOT MANIFEST ITSELF UNTIL DECADES AFTER THF EXPOSURE TO THE CARCINOGENS; THE INCIDENCE
OF CANCER IN FEMALE HAIRDRESSERS IS SUCH THAT ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROCURED FOR AN
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; FEW RESULTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS REGARDING CARCINOGENIC
RISKS INVOLVING HAIR DYES; THE ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF THE SUBSTANCES USED MUST BE FURTHER
EXAMINED; THE USE OF SCREENING TESTS SHOULD BE PROMOTED; THE USE AS HAIR DYES OF MANY SUBSTANCES
THAT HAVE NOT 8FEN TESTED TOXICOLOGICALLY IS INADVISABLE. THE GROUP FURTHER RECOMMENDED THE
COMPILATION OF A LIST OF SUBSTANCES USED IN HAIR DYES AND CTHER COSMETICS PROVEN SAFE ON THE BASIS
OF EXPERT ASSESSMENT. THE USE OF ALL OTHER SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE PROHIBITED.
DENMARK
STC )
"PVC (POLYVINYL CHLORIDE) FACTORY NOT AS DANGEROUS AS 20 CIGARETTES PER DAY."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 07/04/77 PGS (1)3 ID* 04837A
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO THE AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE OF THE DANISH PARLIAMENT (FOLKETING). IT WOULD BE MORE DANGEROUS TO SMOKE
20 CIGARETTES PER DAY THAN TO WORK AT THE PLANNED PVC (POLVVINYL CHLORIDE) FACTORY AT SKAELSKOR.
THE SMOKER WOULD ALSO BE MORE APT TO CONTRACT CANCER THAN A PERSON LIVING WITHIN 5OO METERS FROM
THE PLANNED FACTORY.
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WATER
BRAZIL
STC I
CARACTERIZACAQ DA QUALIDADE DE AGUA OE DRENAGEM DE AREA AGRICOLA
(CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUALITY OF WATER DRAINED FROM AGRICULTURAL AREAS)
CABRAL, DEMETRIC EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/19/75 PCS 1-45 10* 04S26A
ALSO PMB
THIS PAPER. PRESENTED AT THE EIGHTH BRAZILIAN SANITARY ENGINEERING CONGRESS. HELD IN RIO DE
JANEIRO IN DECEMBER 1975. DESCRIBES A STUDY CARRIED OUT BY A UNIT OF THE STATE COMPANY FOR BASIC
SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CETESB) OF SAO PAULO. BRAZIL, AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO
GAIN BASIC DATA ON HYDROGRAPHIC BASINS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH REALISTIC WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PARTICULAR STUDY WAS TO INDICATE THE DEGREE TO WHICH WATER CAN BECOME
POLLUTED WITH TOXIC SUBSTANCES. ESPECIALLY AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS. WHEN IT IS USED FOR IRRIGATION
PURPOSES. THE METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY CONSISTED OF SAMPLING RUNOFF WATER FROM IRRIGATED
VEGETABLE FIF.LDS AND CORRELATING THE DEGREE CF POLLUTION OF THE WATER WITH THE FACTORS WHICH
CAUSE IT TO BECOME POLLUTED. INCLUDING THE DEGREE OF POLLUTION OF THE WATER BEFORE ITS USE IN
IRRIGATION. THE DATA OBTAINED FROM SAMPLING IS ANALYZED AND PRESENTED IN NUMFRCUS TABLES IN THE
PAPER.
BRAZIL
STC )
UTILIZACAO DO METODO ABC PARA O PLANEJAMENTO E CONTROLE OBJETIVO DA POLUICAO
DAS AGUAS EC METHOD IN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. TABLES AND
GRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT OF THE PAPER.
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WATER
BRAZIL
ST( I
TEORES OE MERCURIC EH ORGANISMOS MARINHOS (LEVELS OF MERCURY IN MARINE
ORGANISMS)
FILHCt PAULO SALVADOR EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/19/75 PGS 1-17 ID* 04829 A
ALSO PMB
TOXIC SUBS
THIS PAPER WAS PREPARED BY THE STATE COMPANY FOR BASIC SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OF SAO PAULO. BRAZILi FOR PRESENTATION AT THE EIGHTH BRAZILIAN SANITARY ENGINEERING CONGRESS.
HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO IN DECEMBER 1975. WITH REFERENCE TO THE STUDIES BEING REALIZED BY THE
STATE COMPANY (CETESB) TO DETERMINE THE LEVELS OF MERCURY IN MARINE ORGANISMS IN ESTUARINE AND
COASTAL HATERS OF SANTOS BAY. THE PAPER REVIEWS THE OCCURRENCE OF MERCURY IN MARINE ORGANISMS.
ITS EFFECTS ON HUMANS. AND THE MERCURY LEVELS THAT WERE FOCNO IN MARINE ORGANISMS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE MERCURY POISONING CASES IN MINAMATA. JAPAN. RECOMMENDED LIMITS OF MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN
MARINE ORGANISMS. IN WATER BODIES. AND IN DAILY HUMAN INTAKES AS ESPOUSED BY VARIOUS COUNTRIES
AN ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVEN. AND THE LEVELS OF MERCURY FOUND IN CERTAIN FISH. MOLLUSKS AND
CRUSTACEANS TESTED IN CERTAIN AREAS OF SANTOS BAY ARE TABULATED.
DENMARK
LRC B)
WASTEWATER: GUIDING REGULATIONS FOR DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER. GUIDELINE NO. 6.
1974
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/75 PGS 1-42 ID* 02700B
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE 1974 GUIDELINES FOR THE DISCHARGE OF
WASTEWATER PUBLISHED BY THE DANISH AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE GUIDELINES ARE
INTENDED TO ASSIST MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITIES ISSUING PERMITS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENTS
AS WELL AS THOSE ENTERPRISES WHICH DISCHARGE WASTEWATER. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT ONE OF THE BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF THE REGULATIONS IS THAT INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE APPLIED FOR THE PROTECTION
OF INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING WATERS. SECTIONS OF THE BOOKLET DEAL WITH OR PRESENT INSTRUCTIONS
COVERING: THE PROTECTION OF WATERS RECEIVING DISCHARGES; PROTECTION OF SOIL INTO WHICH DISCHARGES
ARE MADE; PROTECTION OF HASTEWATER PURIFICATION PLANTS; ANC A DISCUSSION OF CONTROL AND ANALYSIS
METHODS. AN EXAMPLE OF A MASS BALANCE CALCULATION FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS IS APPENDED. (FOR THE
ORIGINAL DANISH SOURCE. SEE ID NUMBER 02700A.)
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WATER
DENMARK
LR(Bi
DENMARK
PM(Bi
"REVISION OF MASTEWATER REGULATIONS." NVT FRA MILJGSTYRELSEN. NO. 10 (1977)
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
DANISH 05/00/77 PGS 1-28 10* 04776A
THE AGENCY FCR ENVIRCNMENTAL PROTECTION EXPLAINS IN THIS PAMPHLET WHY THE PROMISED REVISION
OF THE 1974 GUIDELINES FOR WASTEWATER HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. DENMARK'S MEMBERSHIP
IN THE EEC. FOR INSTANCE* AS WELL AS ITS PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS HAS
NECESSITATED MORE TIME FCR A CAREFUL STUDY OF PERTINENT POLICIES. THREE EEC DIRECTIVES DEALING
WITH WATER QUALITY ARE INCLUDED: THE JUNE 16. 1975 DIRECTIVE CONCERNING THE QUALITY OF SURFACE
WATER WHICH IS USED AS DRINKING WATER IN MEMBERSHIP COUNTRIES; THE DECEMBER 8. 1975 DIRECTIVE
CONCERNING THE QUALITY OF BATHING WATER; AND THE MAY 4. 1976 DIRECTIVE ON POLLUTION CAUSED BY
EMISSION OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES INTO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
FLUORIDATION OF DRINKING WATER. NYT FRA MILJOSTYRELSEN. SPECIAL ISSUE
DENMARK. NATIONAL AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PGS 1-8 ID* 04796A
ALSC LRB
THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS A LETTER FROM THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE PARLIAMENTARY
COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE MINISTER EXPLAINS WHY. IN HIS OPINION. THE POWER
CONFERRED BY SECTION 48 CF THE WATER SUPPLY ACT SHOULD NOT BE USED TO ALLOW THE FLUORIDATION OF
DRINKING WATER AS ADVOCATED BY THE NATIONAL SERVICE. THE DANISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE
ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS. THE NATIONAL AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS. HOWEVER.
ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT FLUORIDATICN NCT BE USED DUE TO THE FACT THAT PERTINENT QUESTIONS ON HUMAN
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT HAVE PROVEN DIFFICULT TO CLARIFY AND BECAUSE IT WOULD ALSO BE A VERY COSTLY
PROGRAM. THE DANISH WATER SUPPLY CONSISTS MAINLY OF GROUNDWATER AND FLUORIDATION OF THIS SOURCE
IS SEEN AS DIFFICULT NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF VARIATIONS IN THE NATURAL CONTENT OF FLUORIDE BUT ALSO
BECAUSE THIS WATER IS USED FOR INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AS WELL. IMPROPER
FLUORIOATION MAY ALSO UPSET A SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEM.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"CONFLICT CONCERNING POLLUTION." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
DANISH 07/04/77 PGS (1)3
EPA
04823A
VIDEBAECK MUNICIPALITY AND THE COUNTY OF RINGKOPING HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN GETTING
FORENINGEN FORSOGSDAMBRUG (THE ASSOCIATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL FISH FARMING) TO COMPLY WITH
REGULATIONS STIPULATED BY THE AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGARDING POLLUTION OF WATRR.
THE ASSOCIATION REFUSES TO INTRODUCE MEASURES TO LIMIT POLLUTION, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE.
THE ASSOCIATION ALSO OPERATES ABILOTRUP DAMBRUG (FISH FARM) AT THE VORGOD RIVER. THE PROCEEDS
EARNED AT THIS PLANT ARE USED TO RUN AN EXPERIMENTAL FISH FARM AT BRONS. WHFRE SALARIES OF
RESEARCH PERSONNEL ARE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT. TESTS AT THIS FISH FARM INVOLVE AMONG OTHER
THINGS EFFORTS TO LIMIT POLLUTION.
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MATER
DENMARK
ST< )
FRANCE
PMCB)
DANISH MARINE MONITORING METHODS AND DATA: PART I. DDT. DIELORIN. PCB, AND
MERCURY IN FISH FROM MARINE AREASt 1968-1976
DENMARK. AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/77 PCS 1-79 I D» 04773A
TOXIC SUBS
THIS REPORT. THE FIRST IN A PLANNED SERIES. AIMS AT RECORDING THE MARINE MONITORING
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY DANISH INSTITUTES IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE STATE OF POLLUTION OF THE
COASTAL AND OPEN WATERS ARCUND DENMARK. THE FIRST CHAPTER DEALS WITH LEVELS OF DDT, DIELDRIN.
AND PCB FOUND IN HERRING. FLOUNDER. COD. AND COD HVEH FROM THE BALTIC SEA, THE SOUND. THE
KATTEGATT. AND THE NORTH SEA FROM 1969 TO 1975. THE SECOND CHAPTER REPORTS ON THE CONTENT OF
MERCURY IN FISH FROM MARINE AREAS FROM 1968 TO 1976. METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS AS WELL
AS CONSISTENCY OF DATA ARE DISCUSSED. APPENDED MAPS AND CHARTS ILLUSTRATE THE AMOUNT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES FOUND IN FISH TESTED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
"FIRST RESULTS OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATION NETWORK DO NOT INDICATE
ALARMING LEVELS OF POLLUTION." PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 231
EPA
FRENCH 04/01/77 PGS PETN 2-3 ID* 04802A
A REVIEW OF THE TWO-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OBSERVATION NETWORK WAS PRESENTED
BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION AND NUISANCES (SPPN) WITHIN THE
MINISTRY IN CHARGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRESIDENT OF ThE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE USE OF
OCEANS (CNEXO). SIXTEEN METROPOLITAN SHORELINE ZONES ARE CURRENTLY THE OBJECT OF CONTINUOUS
SURVEILLANCE. INCLUDING THE BAY OF THE SEINE* BREST HARBOR. THE LOIRE ESTUARY. CANNES AND
VILLEFRANCHE BAYS. THE GULF OF FOS, AND THAU POND. THE PUPFCSE OF THE NETWORK IS TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES WITH INFORMATION ON THE "QUALITY OF COASTAL WATFRS. CNEXO. RFSPONSIBLE FOR THE
COORDINATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES. SHARES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATION OF
THE NETWORK WITH OPPN. ALTHOUGH DEPENDENT ON THE ANTIPOLLOTION EFFORTS OF. AMCNG OTHERS. THE
EQUIPMENT MINISTRY. THF PCRT AUTHORITIES, AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, THE NETWORK IS FINANCED BY
THE MINISTRY IN CHARGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE INTERMINISTERIAL ACTION FUND.
FRANCE
PMCB)
"THE STAGGERING OF VACATIONS TO CCNTROL POLLUTICN."
ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 235
PRESSE
FRENCH
ALSO SE
GENERAL
04/28/77 PGS NEETS 1
1C*
EPA
04809A
THE CONCENTRATION OF VACATION HOLIDAYS IN TIME AND SPACE IS REPORTED TO BE PRDDUCING A NUMBER
OF UNDESIRABLE CONSEQUENCES FOR FRENCH VACATIONERS. CITED BY THE STATE SECRETARY FOR TOURISM
ALONG WITH POLLUTION ARE HEAVY TRAFFIC. CRIMINALITY, AND INFLATION. OPERATION NORTH-SOUTH/
EAST-WEST IS ACCORDINGLY BEING PROLONGED DURING 1977. WITH THF SUPPORT OF THE MINISTER OF
CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, TO PROMOTE STAGGERED VACATIONS IN LESS FREQUFNTFO REGIONS CF FRANCE.
THE CROWDING OF VACATIONERS IN A LIMITED NUWEER OF SPOTS, PARTICULARLY IN CHASTAl. AREAS, IS
STATED TO GIVE RISE TO A LEVFL OF POLLUITON *ITH WHICH EXISTING FACILITIES CANNOT ALWAYS
CONTEND. THE DETER IOR AT ICN OF WATER DUALITY THROUGH INCREASED DISCHARGES OF WASTE.WATER AND THC
GENERAL DETERIORATION OF THE LANDSCAPE ARE TWO SPECIFIC PRCBLEMS WHICH ARE MENTIONED. A BETTFP
USE OF TIME, SPACE. AND INSTALLATIONS IS THEREFORE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM OPERATION NORTH-SOUTH/
EAST-WEST.
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FRANCE
PM«B)
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"RESULTS OF 1976 POLLUTION MONITORING CAMPAIGN IN ALSACE."
ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 230
FRENCH
03/25X77 PGS PETN 2-3
ID*
PRESSE
EPA
04811 A
THE RESULTS OF THE 1976 POLLUTION MONITORING CAMPAIGN FOR HEAVY METALS IN THE RHINE RIVER
WATERSHED ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC IN A PUBLICATION BY THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON
WATER. THE REGIONAL DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT. AND THE ALSACE PUBLIC REGIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.
1976 CONCLUSIONS WITH REGARD TO MERCURY LEVELS CONSTITUTE A CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS OBSERVATIONS.
WITH ALL RIVER CONTAMINATION BEING ATTRIBUTED TO WATER INFLUXES FROM THE THUR AND RHINE RIVERS.
A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN MERCURY LEVELS. HOWEVER. WAS NOTED IN THE THUR STEMMING FROM THE
ADOPTION OF ABATEMENT MEASURES SINCE 1973. MEAN LEAD CONTENT WAS COMPUTED AT 5 MICROGRAMS PER
LITER FOR WATER AND 16 MILLIGRAMS PER KILO FOR WATER SEDIMENT. MEAN CADMIUM VALUES WERE COMPUTED
AT O.4 MICROGRAMS PER LITER OF WATER AND 1.4 MILLIGRAMS PER KILO OF SEDIMENT. FIGURES. ALTHOUGH
NORMAL. 00 NOT PRECLUDE OCCASIONAL LOCAL DISCHARGES AND CONSEQUENTLY DEMONSTRATE THE NECESSITY OF
MAINTAINING SUCH AN OBSERVATION NETWORK FOR BOTH SURFACE ANC GROUND WATER.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM«B»
ANNUAL REPORT ON WATER MANAGEMENT FOR 19761. WASSER liND BODEN. NO. 6X7
EPA
GERMAN 06X00X77 PGS 155-201 ICO 04S24A
ALSO PMA
THIS COMPILATION CONTAINS ANNUAL REPORTS ON WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY FOR 1976 FROM THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOOD. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS. AND THE LAND WORKING GROUP FOR WATER (LAWAI. IN ADDITION. THERE
ARE REPORTS FROM THE LANDS (STATES) OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC: BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. BAVARIA,
BERLIN. BREMEN. HAMBURG. HESSE. LOWER SAXONY. NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, RHINELAND-PALATINATE. THE
SAAR AND SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. THE MINISTRY FOR FOOD. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY PROVIDES STATISTICS
ON INVESTMENTS IN AND FINANCING OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND LAND AMELIORATION MEASURES. SUCH AS THE
CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS. THE REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR DISCUSSES
BRIEFLY WATER LAW. RESEARCH. AND PROTECTION; STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF WATER-ENDANGERING
SUBSTANCES: WATER SUPPLY, AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS REPORT
REVIEWS WATER SUPPLY AND PROTECTION, AND THE LAWA REPORT DISCUSSES LAND-FEDERAL COOPERATION.
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"THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 (COMMENCEMENT NO. 8) ORDER 1977 AND
(COMMENCEMENT NO. 9) ORDER 1977." STATLTCRY INSTRUMENTS 1977. NOS. 336 AND 476
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PCS 1-4 ID* 02482ZA
• SOLID WASTE
INTERNATIONAL
LR(B)
"TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION."
REICHENBACHt FRANZ
GERMAN 06/16/77 PGS II
ALSO PMB
NEUE 2UERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
1C* 04820A
PUBLIC ATTENTION HAS LCNG BEEN DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PROBLEM OF OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA.
PREVIOUSLY SUCH POLLUTION RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SHIP AND TANKER ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF OIL
DURING NORMAL SHIPPING OPERATION. NOW POLLUTION MAY ALSO RESULT FROM ACCIDENTS ON PETROLEUM
DRILLING PLATFORMS AT SEA. TECHNICAL MEASURES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS ARE CONTINUALLY BEING
DEVELOPED. AND TECHNICAL AND LEGISLATIVE MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF SPILLED
OIL. THE "LOAD ON TOP" METHOD OF TRANSPORTING BALLAST WATER IS USED BY MANY TANKERS TO PREVENT
THE RELEASE OF OILY WASTEWATERS INTO THE SEA. MANY INTERNATIONAL MEASURES HAVE BEEN SPONSORED
BY THE INERGOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION. AMONG SUCH MEASURES ARE THE 1957
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FCR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, LAST REVISED IN 1973,
AND THE 1975 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RELATING TO INTERVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS IN CASES OF OIL
POLLUTION CASUALTIES. MANY SIMILAR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LAWS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADOPTED.
INTERNATIONAL
ST( )
••REDUCTION OF OIL LOSSES IN THE EFFLUENTS OF EUROPEAN REFINERIES."
PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 236
EPA
FRENCH 05/06/77 PGS PETN 1-2 ID* 04803A
/
ACCORDING TO A CONCAkE (CONSERVATION OF CLEAN AIR AND WATER IN WESTERN EUROPE) REPORT OF
MARCH 1977. TOTAL OIL LOSSES IN THE LIQUID EFFLUENTS CF WESTERN EUROPEAN REFINERIES WERE REDUCED
BY 58 PERCENT DURING THE 1969-1974 PERIOD IN SPITE OF INCREASES OF 53 PERCENT IN PRODUCTIVITY.
AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF OIL DISCHARGES IN THE EFFLUENTS OF THE 112 REFINERIES WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR 80 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL EUROPEAN CAPACITY DECREASED FROM 153 GRAMS PER TON OF CRUDE IN 1969 TO
42 GRAMS IN 1974. DATA COLLECTED BY CONCAWE INDICATE A TREND TOWARD A GENERAL REDUCTION IN WATER
USE AND A GREATER USE OF SECONDARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. THE COMPLETE REPORT IS
PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE "SURVEY ON QUALITY OF REFINERY EFFLUENTS IN EUROPE, A COMPARISON
BETWEEN 1969 AND 1974 PERFORMANCES."
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WATER
NORWAY
PM(B)
"DISCHARGES ARE AUTOMATICALLY MEASURED." AFTENPOSTEN
NORWEGIAN
06/27/77 PCS 1. 14
EPA
ID* 04800A
POLLUTION IN WATERCOURSES CONNECTED TO THE UPPER OSLOFJCRD IS BEING CONTINUOUSLY MEASURED AND
ANALYZED. REPORTS THIS ARTICLE. BAERUM AT OVERLANDSELVEN IS CITED AS A TYPICAL MEASURING STATIUN
IN WHOSE VICINITY DISCHARGES ARE POURING OUT FROM PIPELINES ALONG THE RIVER. THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTION HAS BEEN OBSERVED WHERE OVERLANDSELVEN AND ENGERVANNET MERGE. ANO IT IS
ESTIMATED THAT BY THE 198O«S THESE TWO BODIES OF WATER WILL BE POLLUTED BY DISCHARGES STEMMING
FROM 25.COO PEOPLE, INCLUDING INDUSTRY. A GIGANTIC PURIFICATION PLANT IS. HOWEVER. SCHEDULED FOR
COMPLETION AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. A SPOKESMAN FOR NIVA (NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH)
EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCF OF MAPPING OUT POLLUTION AND RECOMMENDS THAT EACH MUNICIPALITY MAINTAIN
CONSTANT SUPERVISION OF ITS WATERCOURSES. MVA IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE CONTENT OF ORGANIC
MATTER BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MEASURE HOW MANY KILOGRAMS OF PHOSPHORUS. FOR EXAMPLE. ARE BEING
DISCHARGED PER 24-HCUR PERIOD.
NORWAY
SEC )
"LARGE SEWER PLANTS EKING UNDESIRABLE PRESSURE TO EXPAND." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/25/77 PGS 14 ID* 04793A
*LAND USE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
LANDSKAPSANALYS I LINKOPINS KOMMUN (LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS IN THE MUNICIPALITY
LINKOPING). STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 804
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH* 00/00/77 PGS 1-90 ID* 04779A
*ALSO ENGLISH
*LANC USE
OF
SWEDEN
ST{
THE BALTIC SEA: CURRENT SWEDISH RESEARCH
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
ENGLISH 09/00/76 PGS
LOOSE-LEAF COMPILATION
ID*
EPA
04786A
THIS LOOSE-LEAF PUBLICATION CONTAINS AN EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT
SWEDISH PROJECTS AND INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING THE BALTIC SEA. THE PROJECTS INCLUDE BOTH THOSE
WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT UNDER RESEARCH GRANTS AND THOSE LYING WITHIN THE REGULAR INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET. INFORMATION IS BASED ON QUESTIONNAIRES TO RESEARCh INSTITUTES. AUTHORITIES, AND
INDIVIDUAL SCIENTISTS. EACH RESEARCH ENTRY LISTS. AS APPLICABLE: THE NAME OF THE PROJECT.
DEPARTMENT AFFILIATION, PROJECT LEADER, COOPERATION. THE TIME SPAN OF THE PROJECT, METHODS QEING
USED. OBSERVATIONS MADE. RESEARCH AREA. ETC. THE PROJECTS ARE LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
HYDROGRAPHY-HYDROLOGY, PHYSIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS. GEOLOGY-SEDIMENTOLOGY. BOTANY, ZOOLOGY*
MICROBIOLOGY. PLANKTON. ECOLOGY. FISHERY BIOLOGY, BICLCGICAL EFFECTS AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES, OIL
POLLUTION. TRACE METALS. TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT. AND MISCELLANEOUS.
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•ATER
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
USSR
LR( A)
"60 PERCENT OF SEWAGE PURIFIED." NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 06/29/77 PCS 18 ID* 04805A
THE SEWAGE OF THREE-FOURTHS OF THE POPULATION OF SWITZERLAND COULD BE CLARIFIED IF SEWAGE
PURIFICATION FACILITIES EXISTING AT THE BEGINNING OF 1577 WERE USED TO CAPACITY. HOWFVER, THE
SEhAGE OF ONLY ABOUT 58-60 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS ACTUALLY TREATED. ACCORDING TO AN
ESTIMATE OF THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THt GREATEST EFFORTS IN WASTEWATCR
PURIFICATION HAVE BEEN NAOF BY THE CANTONS CF ZURICH (98.2 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY
SEWAGE PURIFICATION FACILITIES). GENEVA (97.6 PERCENT). ST. GALL (93.2 PERCENT). AND NFUCHATEL
(92.3 PERCENT). THE CANTCNS OF SQLOTHURN, SCHAFFHAUSEN. APPENZELL INNERKHODFN, AARGAU. AND VAUD
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PURIFY 80 PERCENT OF DISCHARGED VtASTE*ATERS. THE LEAST PROGRESS HAS BEEN
MADE IN THE CANTONS OF GLARUS (3.6 PERCENT PURIFICATION). TICINO (29.8 PERCENT). AND FRI8OURG
(32.6 PERCENT).
"ON MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTION AND UTILIZATION CF WASTE PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS." IZVESTIYA
EPA
RUSSIAN 02/05/76 PCS 2 ID* 04780A
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. ESTABLISHES ASSIGNMENTS FflR THF
COLLECTICN OF WASTE OIL AND OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN 1976-1980. THF. USSR MINISTRIES AND
DEPARTMENTS AND THE UNION-REPUBLIC COUNCILS CF MINISTERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE THE
COLLECTION OF WASTE OIL AND OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND THE TRANSFER OF THESE WASTES TO
ASSIGNED RECEPTION CENTERS FOR PROCFSSING. THE USSR MINISTRY OF HFALTH. THE USSR MINISTRY OF
LAND RECLAMATION AND WATER RESOURCES. TOGETHER WITH THE USSR MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND
THE UNION-REPUBLIC COUNCILS OF MINISTERS. ARE INSTRUCTED TO ESTABLISH STRICT CONTROL OVER THE
FULFILLMENT OF MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY NOT ALLOWING WASTE OIL AND
OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO BE DISPOSED OF IN THE SOIL. BODIES OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS.
USSR
LR( A)
"ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE BLACK AND AZOV SEA BASINS." PRAVDA
EPA
RUSSIAN 02/04/76 PGS 1 ID* 04781A
ALSO PMA
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU AND THE USSR COUNCIL CF MINISTERS HAVE ISSUED A JOINT
DECREE. "ON MEASURES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF THE BLACK AND AZOV SEA BASINS." THE DECRtiE INSTRUCTS
THE COUNCILS OF MINISTERS OF THE RSFSR. THE UKRAINIAN SSR. THE GEORGIAN SSR. THE BELORUSSIAN SSR
AND THE MOLDAVIAN SSR. TCGETHER WITH OTHER USSR MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS. TO CARRY OUT A
COMPLEX CF MEASURES DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE COMPLETE I-ALT BY 1985 OF UNTREATED DOMESTIC AND
INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE DISCHARGES INTO BODIES OF WATER IN THE BLACK SEA AND SEA OF AZOV BASINS. THIS
IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ENLISTING. USING A PRO RATA SYSTEM, FUNDS OF THE USSR'MINISTRIES.
DEPARTMENTS. ENTERPRISES ANO ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISCHARGE SEWAGE INTO SEWER SYSTEMS OF CITIES AND
OTHER POPULATED CENTERS. THE DECREE SETS DEADLINES FOR THE COMPLETE CESSATION OF UNTREATED
SEWAGE DISCHARGES ALONG WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL.
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