NUMBER 63
NOVEMBER 1977
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D.C. 20460
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FOREWORD
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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
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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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LRA/GENERAL
{"FEBRUARY 4,^1971 SUPREME DECRETT NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE."
(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20. ! j
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, .UN, COMP. * EPA
ENGLISH^
AIR
WATER
12/00/71 PCS 58-60^
PESTICIDES RADIATION /
EPA
Identification
Number
Additional
Subject
Areas
ID#
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE EXECUTIVE, ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SPHERES AS REGARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE AND IN THE FORMULATION OF DIRECTIVES AND IN ENFORCEMENT AND
EVALUATION.
LRA - LEGAL TEXT
LRB - LEGAL COMMENTARY
Each original law has the letter A following the EPA
identification number. Additional directly related
legislation will have the same identification number
and a subsequent alphabetical letter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pace
AIR
June 11, 1976 Ordinance No. 378 Regarding the Limitation of
Emissions From Facilities for the Preparation of Mixed
Bituminous Materials ..................... 1
See NOISE (Austria) — Control No. 03352B ........... 12
Proposals to Reduce Car Pollution Concluded .......... 1
Gasoline With Alcohol Will Be Sold in Rio de Janeiro Starting
June 20 ........................... 2
Aratu Receives Funds for Its Pollution ........ • ..... 2
See WATER (Brazil) ~ Control No. 04986A ............ 29
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 04961A ............ 30
Canada
Air Pollution Emissions and Control Technology: Asbestos
Mining and Milling Industry ................. 3
Pfcnmo/tfe
Headache in the National Danish Agency of Environmental
Protection: Aerosol Spray Cans in the Mail Everyday ..... 3
F/toncfc
Data Processing Center To Be Operational Before End of 1977 . . 3
Int&inoitionaJt
Published Regulatory Guidelines of Environmental Concern to
the Oil Industry in Western Europe .............. 4
Japan
See WATER (Japan) — Control No. 04989A ............ 35
Mexico
Decree Establishing Permissible Exhaust Emissions Limits for
Gasoline Powered Automobiles ................. 4
Control of Pollution or Closure of Enterprises ......... 5
Sampling of Large Air Volumes in the Mexico City Area to
Determine the Concentration of Suspended Particles ....... 5
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OECV
European Nations Incapable of Independent Action in the
Control of Sulfur Pollution ................. 5
Sweden
The Stockholm Atmosphere: Purified Gasoline Could Release
40 Tons Less Lead Annually .................. 6
GENERAL
SEMA Without Funds for Next Year ................ 6
A Greater Amount of Openness Concerning Environmental Matters . 6
G&anany, Fed Rep o£
The Environmental Protection Concept of the Federal Armed
Forces ............................ 7
International Protection of the Environment: Treaties and
Related Documents ...................... 7
June 18, 1974 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act ... 7
Mexico
Location and Tax Exemption Offered to Cromatos to Move to
El Oro ............................ 8
New Regulations Will Prevent Oil Leakage From Private Tanks . . 8
Products May Not Harm the Environment ............. 8
Spcuin
Ecological Groups Against the Administrative Reform ...... 9
The General Report on the Environment in Spain Is Presented . . 9
Action on the Environment, First Tool of Change ........ 9
United
UNEP's Catalytic Role Strengthened, Financial Difficulties
Overcome ........................... 10
Budget for Upcoming Four Years Is Adopted by Council ...... 10
USSR
Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics ..................... 10
On Measures to Further Improve the Protection of Forests and
Rational Use. of Forest Resources . . ............. 11
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LAND USE
Serra Park Will Permit Control of 26 Municipalities ...... 11
See WATER (Brazil) — Control No. 04970A ............ 30
Spcuin
According to the Environmental Green Book, One-Quarter of
Spain Is a Desert ...................... 12
Natural Parks, the Only Salvation for the Forests
Surrounding Madrid ............. . ........ 12
NOISE
July 7, 1976 Federal Law No. 412 Amending the 1970 Road
Traffic Ordinance ...................... 12
Noise Control in Belgium .................... 13
Germany, Fed Rep o^
Project Group "Noise Abatement" in the Ministry of the Interior. 13
Noise Levels at the Boundaries of Factories and Commercial
Premises ........................... 13
Noway
The Ministry of Environment Intervenes: The Noise From
Fornebu Airport Should Be Greatly Reduced .......... 14
Sweeten
Sweden Should Follow the EC Requirements for Car Noise ..... 14
PESTICIDES
May 17, 1976 Ordinance No. 456 Regarding Maximum Levels of
Residues of Pesticides in or on Foodstuffs of Vegetable
and Animal Origin ...................... 14
Sweeten
The Board of Health Puts an End to the Spraying of Phenoxy
Acids ............................ 15
New Control of the Risks Involving Phenoxy Acids ........ 15
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RADIATION
February 26, 1974 Order on Application of the Regulations on
Pressurized Components for Light Water Reactor Steam Supply
Systems ........................... 15
February 26, 1974 Circular on the Application of the
Regulations on Pressurized Components for Light Water
Reactor Steam Supply Systems ................. 16
G&unany, Fed Re.p ofi
Without Nuclear Energy, 300,000 Fewer Jobs ........... 16
Pro and Con of the Fast Breeder Reactor ............ 16
Comparative Review of Public Participation in Nuclear
Licensing Procedures in Certain European Countries ....... 17
German-Danish Cooperation in the Area of the Safety of Nuclear
Establishments ...................... . . 17
Japan
Nuclear Legislation in Japan .................. 17
K.oJL&a, Rep o£
Recent Legislation Relating to Nuclear Matters in the
Republic of Korea ...................... 18
OECV
OECD Reinforces International Surveillance of Radioactive
Waste Dumping ......... . .............. 18
SOLID WASTE
April 21, 1976 Proclamation No. 187 Regarding the
Constitutional Court Decision on Responsibility for the
Regulation of Safe Removal of Wastes ............. 18
Canada
Waste Handling, Disposal and Recovery in the Metal Finishing
Industry ........................... 19
Industrial Waste Characterization ............... 19
Finland
The National Finnish Board of Health Warns: Sludge a Health
Hazard 19
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Germany, Fed R&p ofi
See. GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 04987A ..... 7
Waste Management Research ................... 20
Environmental Fee on Liquor Bottled in Bond Quite Unrealistic . 20
Waste Containers Along the Roadside Are Often Misused ..... 21
An Entire Industry in Crisis: Amount of Junk Increases
While Prices Decline ..................... 21
The Pyrolysis Plant Starts Functioning: Waste Is Transformed
Into Combustible Gas ..................... 21
TOXIC SUBS
State of Emergency in Cartagena Bay, Colombia, Due to Mercury . 22
Kemanord May Not Build Factory in Denmark ........... 22
The Individual Dane Also Pollutes With Chemical Waste ..... 22
Big Campaign for the Delivery of Mercury ............ 23
Denmark Has the Best Law on Chemical Waste ...... ..... 23
New Poisons Alarm: Common Plastics Chemical May Harm Heart
and Kidneys ......................... 23
WATER
August 7, 1973 Ordinance No. 423 for the Improvement of the
Water Quality of the Mur and Its Tributaries in the Province
of Styria .......................... 24
April 14, 1977 Ordinance No. 210 for Improvement of the Water
Quality of the Danube and Its Tributaries .......... 24
Feb. 17, 1976 Ordinance No. 93 Pertaining to Navigation on Lake
Constance (Lake Constance Navigation Ordinance) ....... 24
Jan. 27, 1976 Federal Law No. 65 on Official Jurisdiction and
Punishment of Violations in Navigation Matters on Lake
Constance .......... . . .............. 25
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August 3, 1976 Crown Order on the General Regulation of
Wastewater Discharges Into Surface Water, Public Sewerage,
and Runoff Waterways 25
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Steel Industry Wastewaters 25
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewater From the Nonferrous Metals Industry. 26
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Commercial Laundries 26
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewaters From the Textile Finishing
Industry 26
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewaters From the Fish Processing Industry . 27
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewaters From the Sugar Industry and
Sugar Beet Mills 27
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewater From the Coal Mining Industry ... 27
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewater From the Oil Refining Industry ... 28
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewater From the Tanning and Tawing
Industries 28
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Wastewater From the Viscose Producing Industry. 28
August 3, 1976 Crown Order Fixing Sectoral Discharge
Conditions for Breweries, Malthouses, and Beverage Bottling
Plants 29
&ULZU.
Bahia Investigated Complaint and Could Punish Stream-Polluting
Industry 29
Pollution Leaves Americana Without Water. Secretary Promises
Rigorous Investigation 29
Ministry Delays Decision on Environmental Policy 30
Paper Industry Establishes Time Limit for Elimination of
Pollution 30
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Marine Pollution Will Be Controlled in 60 Days ......... 31
Braskraft Defends Its Proposal Before the Special Commission
of Inquiry .............. . ........... 31
See LAND USE (Brazil) — Control No. 04985A .......... 11
Canada
Reliability of Trace Metal Determination in Fresh Water by
Flameless Atomic Absorption in Comparison With Other Chemical
and Physical Methods ..................... 31
Cdtomb^a
See TOXIC SUBS (Colombia) — Control No. 04982A ........ 22
European CommunitieA
Water Purification in the EEC: A State-of-the-Art Review ... 32
Gexmany, F&rf Rep o£
Successful Hunt for Environmental Sinners ........... 32
Water Management Annual Report 1976: Land Working Group for
Water (LAWA) ......................... 33
Annual Report for 1976 on Water Management by the Federal
Ministry for Economics .................... 33
Water Management Annual Report of the Federal Ministry of the
Interior for 1976 ...................... 33
Gloat
See SOLID WASTE (Great Britain) — Control No. 04994A ..... 20
Inte/LnationaT
See GENERAL (International) — Control No. 04935A ....... 7
See AIR (International) — Control No. 04993A ......... 4
Italy
Derisive Pollution Tax ..................... 34
Japan
Agency's Body to Assess Pollution Control Method ........ 34
Environmental Pollution Spreads ................ 35
Norway
Twenty-One Municipalities Around Lake Mjosa Must Reduce
Sewage Discharges ...................... 35
Norwegian Minister for the Environment: The North Sea
Managed the Oil Catastrophe Successfully ........... 36
The Tyrifjord Will Not Become a New Lake Mjosa and
Pollution of the Tyrifjord Will Be Mapped Out ........ 36
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Less Phosphates in Detergent Used for Milking Equipment .... 36
Fishing Fleet Joins Oil Pollution Control ........... 37
See GENERAL (Norway) — Control No. 04995A ........... 8
The Content of Chlorine in Water Will Be Investigated ..... 37
Increased Contents of Toxic Substances in Lakes on the West
Coast ............................ 37
Continuous Alarming Acidification of Lakes ........... 38
United
UN Water Conference: Agreement on Goals and Action Plan .... 38
mo
Global Workshop on Appropriate Water and Wastewater Treatment
Technology for Developing Countries ............. 38
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PACE
AIR
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"JUNE 11* 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 376...REGARDING THE LIMITATION OF EMISSIONS FROM
FACILITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF MIXED BITUMINOUS MATERIALS.* BUNOESGE8ETZBLATT...
EPA
GERMAN 07/29/76 PCS 1389-1390 ID* 03220C
THIS ORDINANCE, PASSED PURSUANT TO THE 1973 INDUSTRIAL CODE* SECTION 82* PARAGRAPH I, APPLIES
TO COMMERCIAL FACILITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OP MIXED BITUMINOUS PRODUCTS INSOFAR AS THEV REQUIRE
PERMITS OR ALREADY HOLD PERMITS. AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 62, IT PROVIDES THAT SUCH FACILITIES
BE EQUIPPED WITH A DUST COLLECTOR TO CLEAN EXHAUST AIR EMITTED FROM THE DRYING DRUM 30 THAT THE
DUST CONTENT OF THE PURIFIED EXHAUST GAS DOES NOT EXCEED 100 MG PER CUBIC METER MOIST EXHAUST GAS
AT 0 C AND 1013 MBAR. THE STACK CARRYING AHAY THE PURIFIED EXHAUST AIR MUST EXTEND AT LEAST 12
METERS ABOVE THE LEVEL AT WHICH IT COULD BE HARMFUL TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. FURTHERMORE, THE
FURNACES OF SUCH PREPARATION FACILITIES MAY ONLY BURN GASEOUS FUELS OR HEATING OILS HITH A
SULFUR CONTENT NOT EXCEEDING 0,6 PERCENT BY HEIGHT. THE ORDINANCE GOES INTO FORCE JANUARY 1,
1977
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
•JULY 7, 1976 FEDERAL LAW NO. 412 AMENDING THE 1970 ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
(SIXTH ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OE8TERREICH
GERMAN
*NOISE
08/10/77 PGS 1400-60
ID*
EPA
03352B
BRAZIL
LRCB)
"PROPOSALS TO REDUCE CAR POLLUTION CONCLUDED." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/11/77 PGS 26 ID* 04971A
ALSO PMB
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL AND THE NATIONAL
MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONTROL OF EMISSIONS
FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES. THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS RECOMMENDED THESE MEASURES TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION UN THE NATIONAL LEVEL BUT IS PREPARED IN ANY CASE TO IMPLEMENT THEM
ON THE STATE LEVEL IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THE STATE GOVERNMENT ENVISAGES A
70 PERCENT REDUCTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND A 65 PERCENT REDUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS IN THE AMBIENT
AIR THROUGH MODIFICATIONS OF CAR ENGINES SO THAT 1) CRANKCASE EMISSIONS ARE ELIMINATED, 2) CARBON
MONOXIDE EMISSIONS ARE HELD TO 4.5 PERCENT OF TOTAL EXHAUST, 3) CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS CANNOT BE
ALTERED, AND 4) REDUCED LEAD GASOLINE CAN BE USED. IMPORTED NEW CADS MUST ALSO CONFORM TO THESE
REQUIREMENTS. THESE REQUIREMENTS, TO BE IN FORCE BY MID-1979, WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY MANDATORY
ENGINE TUNE-UPS AND BY THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY GASOLINE MIXED WITH ALCOHOL.
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AIR
BRAZIL
LRCB)
PAGE
"BAHIA INVESTIGATED COMPLAINT AND COULD PUNISH STREAM-POLLUTING INDUSTRY,8
0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/77 PGS 38 10* 04986A
ALSO SE
*WATER
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"MINISTRY DELAYS DECISION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY." 0 EStADO 06 SAO PAULO
EPA
ENGLISH 10/11/77 PGS 24 ID* 04961A
ALSO SE
*WATER
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"GASOLINE WITH ALCOHOL WILL BE SOLD IN RIO DE JANEIRO STARTING JUNE 20.*
0 GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/07/77 PGS 1, 10 ID* 04972A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM COUNCIL OF BRAZIL HAS SIGNED
AN AGREEMENT MAKING 3.3 MILLION LITERS OF ALCOHOL AVAILABLE TO THE STATE OF RIO OE JANEIRO FOR
ADDITION TO GASOLINE SUPPLIES. BEGINNING JUNE 29, 1977 GASOLINE SOLD IN RIO MILL CONTAIN 10 TO 12
PERCENT ALCOHOL IN ORDER TO REDUCE POLLUTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLES AND INCREASE GASOLINE ECONOMY.
OFFICIAL MOTOR VEHICLES WILL USE GASOLINE WITH A 15 PERCENT MIXTURE OF ALCOHOL. THIS ACTION
ANTICIPATES A PROGRAM DUE TO START IN MAY OF 1978 AND REPRESENTS THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE NATIONAL
OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE GASOLINE WITH A 20 PERCENT MIXTURE OF ALCOHOL THROUGHOUT THE NATION BY 1980.
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS GOALf HOWEVER, DEPENDS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOL. FORTY MILLION
LITERS OF ALCOHOL MUST BE PRODUCED IN RIO DE JANEIRO DURING 1977-1976. THIS ARTICLE ALSO CITES
PLANS TO INCREASE GASOLINE ECONOMY THROUGH STRINGENT REGULATION OF THE STATE FLEET OF MOTOR
VEHICLES AND THROUGH THE CREATION OF EFFECTIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"ARATU RECEIVES FUNDS FOR ITS POLLUTION." 0 ESTADO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/01/77 PGS 29 ID* 0«98«A
ALSO SE
THIS SHORT ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE OUTCOME OF A MEETING HELD BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR, THE NORTHEAST DEVELOPMENT SUPERINTENDENT, AND OTHER
CONCERNED BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS, WHO DECIDED TO EXTEND A LOAN OF 30 MILLION CRUZEIROS TO THE ARATU
CEMENT FACTORY IN BAHIA TO FINANCE THE INSTALLAITON OF BADLY NEEDED POLLUTION FILTERS. THIS
AMOUNT, PROVIDED THROUGH THE NORTHEAST INVESTMENT FUND, COMPLEMENTS THE 60 MILLION CRUZEIROS
WHICH THE FACTORY MUST SPEND TO INSTALL THE FILTERS, THE FACTORY HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN A MAXIMUM
PERIOD OF TWO YEARS TO BRING THE FILTERS INTO OPERATION.
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PACE
AIR
CANADA
STC )
AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY! ASBESTOS MINING AND
MILLING INDUSTRY. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REPORT EPS 3-AP-76-6
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PCS l-5« ID* 04965A
THIS STUDY PERTAINS TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE ASBESTOS MINING AND MILLING INDUSTRY IN
CANADA. A DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY (SIZE, LOCATION, PRODUCTS/ AND RELATIVE IMPORTANCE TO THE
ECONOMY) IS USED AS THE BASIS FOR AN EVALUATION OF PAST AND FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIR POLLUTION.
THE MAIN PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IS THE EMISSION OF PARTICULATE MATTER CONTAINING ASBESTOS FIBERS.
THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY TO CONTROL THE VARIOUS TYPES OF POLLUTING EMISSIONS IS EXAMINED,
AS ARE THE COSTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL. BECAUSE ASBESTOS HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH HAZARD SUBJECT TO SECTION 7 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND THUS SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY FEDERAL
EMISSION STANDARDS, IT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
NECESSARY FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUCH EMISSION STANDARDS,
DENMARK
PM(B)
"HEADACHE IN THE NATIONAL DANISH AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTCCTIONi
SPRAY CANS IN THE MAIL EVERYDAY." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 08/13/77 PCS (1)1 ID« 05007A
AEROSOL
THE NATIONAL DANISH AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS BEEN FLOODED NlTH AEROSOL SPRAY
CANS AS A PROTEST AGAINST THE USE OF FREQN, THE SENDERS CLAIM THAT BECAUSE FREON ENDANGERS THE
ATMOSPHERIC OZONE LAYER, THE CANS CANNOT BE USED, NOR CAN THEY BE DISCARDED, SINCE THEY ARE
COMBUSTIBLE IF NOT COMPLETELY EMPTY AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED AS DANGEROUS HASTE. A
POSSIBLE BAN IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION WITH NUMEROUS INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY. THE PROBLEM
IS COMPLEX, HOWEVER, AND FINDING A LESS HARMFUL SUBSTITUTE MAY BE DIFFICULT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
AGENCY CAUTIONS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE AGENCY ASKS THE PROTESTERS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND TO
DISCONTINUE SENDING SPRAY CANS.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"DATA PROCESSING CENTER TO BE OPERATIONAL BEFORE END OF 1*77.*
PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 246
EPA
FRENCH 07/08/77 PCS PETN 3.4 ID* 04952A
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED FOUR.YEAR REVIEW OF THE ROUEN AREA AIR
POLLUTION MONITORING AND ALERT SYSTEM OPERATED BY REMAPPA* THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE OPERATION OF
THE STUDY, MEASUREMENT, AND ALERT NETWORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE LONER SEINE
AREA. THE REVIEW BEGINS BACK IN 1973 WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION AND
DISCUSSES THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF A FORECASTING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PREDICTING PEAK POLLUTION
PERIODS SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THEIR OCCURRENCE. A FURTHER ST£P TO BE TAKEN BEFORE THE END OF 1977
INVOLVES THE INAUGURATION OF THE DATA PROCESSING CENTER FOR THE ROUEN AND LE HAVRE NETWORK
MEASUREMENTS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO FACILITATE THE ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL DATA AND TO BRING
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FORECAST AND AIR POLLUTION ALERT NETWORK, IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT SINCE
DECEMBER 20, 1974 TEMPORARY POLLUTION REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY MEANS OF MANDATORY
DESULFURIZEO FUEL USED OR WORK SLOWDOWNS.
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AIR
INTERNATIONAL
LR(B)
PUBLISHED REGULATORY GUIDELINES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN TO THE OIL INDUSTRY IN
WESTERN EUROPE. CONCAwE REPORT 2/77
CONCAWE SECRETARIAT EPA
ENGLISH 06X00/77 PCS 1-63 ID* 0499JA
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION, PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CONSERVATION OF CLEAN AIR AND MATER IN
WESTERN EUROPE CCONCAWE), LISTS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO THE OIL INDUSTRY IN WESTERN
EUROPE, CORRECT AND CURRENT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE AS OF JUNE 1977. PART i PRESENTS REGULATIONS
RELEVANT TO THE SULFUR CONTENT OF FUELS FOR AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE,
ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, MEST GERMANY AND THE
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. PART 2 LISTS LEADED GASOLINE LIMITS FOR THE SAME SET OF
COUNTRIES, AND PART 3 REVIEWS STANDARDS FOR EMISSIONS FROM GASOLINE-ENGINE. VEHICLES. PART 4 IS A
REFERENCE LIST OF LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, ETC. APPLYING TO OIL PIPELINE. PART 5 COMPARES
AMBIENT NOISE STANDARDS FOR FRANCE, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND AND WEST GERMANY.
PART 6 LISTS PUBLISHED REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ON WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS FOR BEL6IUM, DENMARK,
FRANCE, ITALY* SWITZERLAND AND WEST GERMANY, THE REPORT IS TO BE UPDATED EVERY SIX MONTHS,
JAPAN
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SPREADS," JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 10/20/77 PGS 2
*WATER
EPA
ID* 04989A
MEXICO
LRCA)
"DECREE ESTABLISHING PERMISSIBLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS LIMITS FOR GASOLINE POWERED
AUTOMOBILES." SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO, VOL. 19, NO, 1
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 02/00/77 PGS 69-73 ID* 01644E
THIS MEXICAN DECREE ESTABLISHES EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR NEW GASOLINE-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES
WEIGHING UNDER 2,720 KILOGRAMS AND SETS FORTH PROCEDURES FOR THE TYPE TESTING AND APPROVAL OF SUCH
VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO EMISSIONS, BEFORE MARKETING NEW MODELS, CAR MANUFACTURERS IN MEXICO MUST
OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INDUSTRY ATTESTING TO THE CONFORMITY OF NEW
MODELS WITH EMISSIONS STANDARDS. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE, MANUFACTURERS MUST SUBMIT
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND EMISSIONS TESTING RESULTS TO THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE USING THE FORMS
PRESCRIBED IN THE DECREE. EMISSIONS TESTING IS TO BE OVERSEEN BY THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE AND MUST
BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL MEXICAN TESTING STANDARD. NUMERICAL
EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HYDROCARBONS, CO, AND NOX ARE GIVEN FOR THE YEARS 1975-1977. FUTURE
STANDARDS ARE TO BE PROMULGATED ANNUALLY BY THE SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. THE DECREE
AFFECTS ONLY NEW MODELS FOR WHICH OVER SOO CARS ARE PRODUCED. (OFFICIAL GAZETTE, 10/29/76.)
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AIR
MEXICO
LR(B)
MEXICO
PM(B)
"CONTROL OF POLLUTION OR CLOSURE Of ENTERPRISES."
RUIZ REOONDO, MARIO
SPANISH 08/15/77 PGS 1, 10
EXCELSIOR
EPA
ID* 05017A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON EFFORTS OF THE MEXICAN 3UB3ECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
TO DETERMINE AND INVESTIGATE THE NUMEROUS AIR POLLUTING INDUSTRIES WHICH HAVE ENTERED INTO
OPERATION IN THE MEXICO CITY AREA IN VIOLATION OF THE REGULATIONS ON SMOKE AND DUST EMISSION.
VIOLATIONS IN THIS REGARD CONSIST OF THE FAILURE OF THESE INDUSTRIES TO APPLY TO THE SECRETARIAT
OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR AN OPERATING PERMIT* WHICH HAS BEEN A REQUIREMENT FOR NEW OR EXPANDING
INDUSTRIES SINCE 1975. VIOLATING INDUSTRIES MILL BE GIVEN TIME AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO COMPLY WITH
REGULATIONS. AFTERWARDS, THEY MILL BE SUBJECT TO SEVERE PENALTIES, WHICH COULD INCLUDE FORCED
CLOSURE OF OFFENDING INSTALLATIONS. THE ARTICLE FURTHER GIVES SOME INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION
STATISTICS WHICH INDICATE THAT 1) ABOUT ONE FOURTH OF ALL APPLICATIONS FOR NEW OR EXPANDING
INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF POLLUTION CONSIDERATIONS! 2) A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRMS
CAUSE THE MOST POLLUTION, AND 3> THE OFFICIAL NUMBER OF POLLUTING INDUSTRIES IS INEXACT.
"SAMPLING OF LARGE AIR VOLUMES IN.THE MEXICO CITY AREA TO DETERMINE THE
CONCENTRATION OF SUSPENDED PARTICLES." SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO, VOL. 19, NO, 2
MARQUEZ MAYAUDON, ENRIQUE EPA
SPANISH 04/00/77 PGS 363-72 ID* 04983A
THIS PRELIMINARY REPORT TABULATES AND ANALYZES SOME OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM AN AIR
POLLUTION SURVEY CONDUCTED THROUGH THE MEXICO CITY AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK OF THE MEXICAN
SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. HIGH VOLUME SAMPLES FOR SUSPENDED PARTICLES WERE COLLECTED
CONTINOUSLY FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD EVERY SIX DAYS AT 22 LOCATIONS IN THE MEXICO CITY AREA. THE
RESULTS, ILLUSTRATED IN SEVERAL GRAPHS AND TABLES, INDICATE THAT THE CONCENTRATIONS OF SUSPENDED
PARTICLES ARE HIGH AND THAT NO POSITIVE RESULTS FROM AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS ARE VET
APPARENT.
OECD
PM(B)
"EUROPEAN NATIONS INCAPABLE OF INDEPENDENT ACTION IN THE CONTROL OF
SULFVR POLLUTION." PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 246
EPA
FRENCH 07/29/77 PGS EETM j-a . ID* 04940A
THE RESULTS OF A FIVE-YEAR MONITORING PROGRAM ON THE LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF SULFUR-BASED
POLLUTANTS IN EUROPE HAS JUST BEEN MADE PUBLIC BY THE OECD. THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN BY 11
MEMBER STATES OF THE OECD, INCLUDING GERMANY, AUSTRIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, AND SWITZERLAND. THE
STUDY INDICATES THAT, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEFS, HIGH STACKS DESIGNED TO DISPERSE COMBUSTION
GENERATED POLLUTANTS DO NOT IN FACT CONSTITUTE A SATISFACTORY MEANS OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT, MERELY
CONTRIBUTING INSTEAD TO THE TRANSPORT OF SUCH POLLUTANTS. THE STUDY FURTHER SHOWS THAT IN 1974
PROPORTIONAL AMOUNTS OF SULFUR DEPOSITS VARIED FROM 2/3 FOR AUSTRIA TO 1/3 FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
THE STUDY CONCLUDES THAT INDEPENDENT ACTION BY INDIVIDUAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 18 INFEASIBLE.
A FOLLOW-UP STUDY EXAMING COOPERATIVE MEASURES OF CONTROL IS NOW UNDERWAY.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PM(B)
GENERAL
BRAZIL
PM(B)
*THE STOCKHOLM ATMOSPHERE I PURIFIED GASOLINE COULD RELEASE 00 TONS LOS LEAD
ANNUALLY." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
LUNDEGARDH, LENNART EPA
SWEDISH os/z7/77 PGS 7 ID* 049S7A
THE NATIONAL SWEDISH OIL COMPANY, OK, HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED GASOLINE MITH A LEAD CONTENT
OF ONLY 0.15 GRAMS PER LITER IN SWEDEN. THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED CONTENT FOR LEAD IS CURRENTLY
0.4 GRAMS PER LITER. ANDERS DAHLGREN, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, RECOGNIZES THAT THIS LIMIT SHOULD
BE DECREASED WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF EXTRACTING ALL LEAD FROM GASOLINE, AND HE PROMISES
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AS SOON AS THIS IS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE. ANY PROGRAM, HOWEVER, HAS TO BE
IMPLEMENTED GRADUALLY. A MODEL, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, MAY BE THE WEST GERMAN STIPULATIONS,
WHICH MERE IMPLEMENTED OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD TO BRING THE LEAD CONTENT IN GASOLINE DOWN TO
0.15 GRAMS PER LITER. ESTIMATES OF WHAT THE OK PROGRAM HlLL MEAN TO THE STOCKHOLM AREA INDICATE
THAT THE TOTAL LEAD EMISSIONS WILL DECREASE BY FIVE TO TEN TONS ANNUALLY. IF THE REMAINING
OIL COMPANIES FOLLOW SUIT, LEAD EMISSIONS WOULD DECREASE BY 25 PERCENT, THAT IS 40 TONS OF LEAD
ANNUALLY.
"SEMA WITHOUT FUNDS FOR NEXT YEAR.* 0 ESTADO DE SAQ PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE. OS/30/77 PGS 17 ID* 04960A
THIS ARTICLE CITES SOME OF THE STATEMENTS MADE BY THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
PAULO NQGUERIA NETO, TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP IN THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO 8UL. ACCORDING TO
NETO, ONLY 36 MILLION CRUZEIROS OF THE NATIONAL BUDGET HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) TO DEVELOP ITS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE COMING YEAR,
ALTHOUGH FINANCIALLY LIMITED IN ITS OWN PROGRAMS, SEMA HOPES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH COOPERATION WITH OTHER WELl-FUNOEO AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT BANK AND THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY. INDUSTRIES APPLYING FOR LOANS TO THE
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK MUST BE APPROVED BY SEMA AS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS ARTICLE BY THE CASE OF
THE RIOCELL BLEACHING PLANT IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL. SEMA ALSO HOPES TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE
MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY IN THE SELECTION OF SITES FOR A PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX AND A COPPER
PLANT, ALSO IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL.
DENMARK
LR(B)
•A GREATER AMOUNT OF OPENNESS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS." BERLINGLKE
TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/1Z/77 PGS (1)9 ID* 05005A
THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, NIELS MATTHIASEN, HAS SUGGESTED THAT CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT BE AMENDED. UNDER CONSIDERATION ARE NEW REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE
FINANCING OF WASTEWATER INSTALLATIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF GRANTING DISPENSATION FROM THE RULE
DELAYING CONSTRUCTION UNTIL A PENDING APPEAL AGAINST IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. PARAGRAPH 85 MAY ALSO
BE AMENDED TO FACILITATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF OPENNESS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CASES. THE MINISTER REALIZES,
HOWEVER, THAT CERTAIN MATTERS NEED TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL
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GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
INTERNATIONAL
LR(A)
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONCEPT OF THE FEDERAL ARMED FORCES."
UMWELT, NO. 2
ZIMMERMANN, PETER EPA
GERMAN 04/00/77 PGS 176-60 ID* 04967A
SOLID WASTE
THE FEDERAL GERMAN ARMED FORCES HAS TWO MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALSl 1) TO REDUCE UNAVOIDABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES ARISING FROM ROUTINE PEACETIME ACTIVITIES TO A MINIMUM AND 2) TO
SUPPORT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS BY DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL AMARENE3S IN
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. THE J975 ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE DEFENSE MINISTRY
ILLUSTRATES IN WHAT RESPECTS THE ARMED FORCES USES MILITARY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL MEASURES
TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES. IN ADDITION, THE MILITARY HILL ALSO APPLY THE AUG. 22, !<>?$
PRINCIPLES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY TESTING. AWARENESS IS DEVELOPED BY INTRODUCING
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS INTO ALREADY EXISTING MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. OTHER
EDUCATIONAL MEASURES INCLUDE POSTERS, ARTICLES IN MILITARY MAGAZINES, FILMS, CONFERENCE, EXHIBITS
AND DECALS. SINCE 1976, THE ARMED FORCES HAS ENGAGED IN SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAMS FOR GLASS
AND PAPER. THE ARMED FORCES ALSO SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION WITH NATO PARTNERS.
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT! TREATIES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
RUESTER, BERND, AND BRUNO SIMMA, COMPS. AND EDS. LOC LAW GEN IPE TRIA 1975
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1*5200 ID* 049J5A
WATER
THIS SUBSTANTIAL PUBLICATION, CONSISTING OF ELEVEN VOLUMES, COMPILES THE INTERNATIONAL
TREATIES AND ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OR CONFERENCES WHICH DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERSl DGENERAU PROVISIONS, GUIDELINES AND PROGRAMS!
2) MARINE POLLUTIONi 3) PROTECTION OF FAUNA AND FLORA AND LAND) a) CONSERVATION OF LIVING RESOURCES
OF THE SEA| AND 5) PROTECTION OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES. CHAPTERS TWO AND FOUR ALSO PRESENT THE
NATIONAL MARINE PROTECTION LAWS WHICH HAVE SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS.
THE PUBLICATION SEEKS TO BE COMPREHENSIVE IN COVERAGE OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES*
WHILE THE COVERAGE OF BILATERAL OR RESTRICTIVE MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS IS LIMITED TO THE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. THE INTRODUCTION IN
VOLUME ONE DISCUSSES SOME OF THE CONCEPTS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND RELATED TOPICS.
IRAN
LR(A)
•JUNE 10, 1974 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT."
HLTH. LEG., VOL. 27, NO. 3
EPA
05000A
INT. DIG. OF
ENGLISH
00/00/76 PGS 584-567
ID*
THIS LAW, REPRINTED HERE IN PART, ESTABLISHES THE BASIC LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN IRAN. SECTIONS I, 2 AND 1* OF THE LAW SET FORTH THE BASIC ATTRIBUTES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (DOE) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HIGH COUNCIL. SECTION 4* CONTAINS
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PROTECTED AREASf SECTION 5 PROVIDES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR
OF THE DOEf SECTION 6 LISTS POWERS VESTED IN THE DOE THROUGH THE GAME AND FISH LAW| SECTION 7
SPECIFIES THE ADVISORY ROLE UF THE DOE IN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS! SECTION 6* LISTS SPECIAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING HUNTING, FISHING, ETC.! SECTIONS 9, 10
AND 11 PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF POLLUTING ACTIVITIES* SUBSEQUENT APPEALS AND THE
APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS! SECTION 12* TO 19* DEAL WITH ADMINISTRATIVE, PENAL AND RELATED MATTERS!
AND SECTIONS 20 AND 21 PROVIDE FOR DELEGATION OF POWERS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND FOR APPROVAL OF
REGULATIONS. ('SECTIONS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK HAVE NOT BEEN REPRINTED IN THIS SOURCE DOCUMENT,)
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GENERAL
MEXICO
PM(B)
NORWAY
LRCB)
"LOCATION AND TAX EXEMPTION OFFERED TO CROMATOS TO MOVE TO EL ORO." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 06/04/77 PGS <|A ID* OS014A
ALSO SE
ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MEXICO HAS OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO THE CRQMATOS INDUSTRIAL FIRM TO TRANSFER FROM THE MUNICIPALITY
OF LECHERIA TO THE LESS POPULATED AND LESS AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT MUNICIPALITY OF EL ORO. THERE
WAS A VIOLENT PUBLIC REACTION IN LECHERIA TO THE REOPENING OF CROMATOS IN THE HAKE OF SOME DEATHS
ATTRIBUTED TO SOIL AND WATER POLLUTION FROM THE INDUSTRY, ALTHOUGH ADEQUATE POLLUTION CONTROL
DEVICES HAD BEEN INSTALLED, THE CROMATOS PREMISES WERE NEVERTHELESS FIRED UPON IN PROTEST WHEN
ATTEMPTING TO REOPEN. THE GOVERNOR HAS OFFERED THE INDUSTRY A TEN.YEAR TAX EXEMPTION AND A
LOCATION IN EL ORO IF IT AGREES TO MOVE. THE ARTICLE FURTHER STATES THAT SEVERAL SIMILAR
SITUATIONS OF THIS SORT EXIST IN THE STATE OF MEXICO AND MENTIONS THE BASIC SANITATION PROBLEMS
OF THE REGION AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT is ATTEMPTING TO oo ABOUT THEM.
"NEW REGULATIONS WILL PREVENT OIL LEAKAGE FROM PRIVATE TANKS." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 09/16/77 PGS 10 ID* 04995A
WATER
THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY IS CURRENTLY UPDATING REGULATIONS CONCERNING FUEL OIL
TANKS SUBMERGED IN THE GROUND. MOST OF THE TANKS ARE MADE OUT OF IRON AND SUBJECT TO SLOW
CORROSION. IF THEY ARE SITUATED IN AN AREA WHERE GROUNDHATER IS ALSO USED AS DRINKING HATER* THE
NEED FOR PREVENTING OIL LEAKAGE IS OBVIOUS. TODAY GLASS FIBER TANKS AND CONTAINERS MADE OUT OF
PLASTIC WOULD PROBABLY PREVENT THIS PROBLEM* AND THE NEW REGULATIONS MAY FORCE SOME OWNERS TO
REPLACE THEIR OLD IRON TANKS. THE AUTHORITY ADMITS* HOWEVER* THAT THIS KIND OF POLLUTION IS HARDLY
A PRESSING ONE. MOST OWNERS WOULD QUICKLY BECOME AWARE OF A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN THEIR OIL SUPPLY
AND INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE. NEW REGULATIONS WILL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OR REVISION BY THE MINISTRY
OF ENVIRONMENT* AND AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY WHAT HILL FINALLY BE
STIPULATED.
NORWAY
LR(B)
"PRODUCTS MAY NOT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT." AFTENPOSTEN
NORWEGIAN
09/12/77 PGS
EPA
ID* 04998A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE SEPTEMBER 9* 1977 MEETING ORGANIZING THE. PRODUCT CONTROL COUNCIL
AS THE CHEIF ENFORCING ORGAN FOR THE PRODUCT CONTROL ACT. A MEMBER OF THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL
AUTHORITY POINTED OUT THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL IS TO
EVALUATE PRODUCTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH OR TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL GIVES THESE EVALUATIONS MORE INFLUENCE* BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND
POLITICALLY. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE ADVISED TO TACKLE PROBLEMS MUTUALLY BUT SHOULD BE CAREFUL
TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF TASKS. BASIC GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRY* ETC.* SHOULD BE ISSUED. (ANOTHER
ARTICLE* "THE PRODUCT CONTROL COUNCIL AT WORK," FROM AFTENPOSTgN* SEPTEMBER 9, 1977* P. 9, DEALING
WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL* ETC. IS INCLUDED.)
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SPAIN
PM(A)
SPAIN
PM(B)
"ECOLOGICAL GROUPS AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM,1 YA
EPA
ID* 04977A
SPANISH
07/03/77 PCS ZO
THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY REPORTS THAT THE OPEN GROUP FOR LAND PLANNING AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR
THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF NATURE IN SPAIN HAVE PUBLICIZED THEIR CRITICISM OF THE INTENDED
SPANISH ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM WHICH MOULD PLACE THE CONTROL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WATER AND SOIL
UNDER ONE MINISTRY AND THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS UNDER ANOTHER MINISTRY. THE TMO
GROUPS ALSO BELIEVE THE INTENDED PLACEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE MINISTRY
IN CHARGE OF LABOR UNIONS IS INAPPROPRIATE AND AN ATTEMPT TO DISTRACT PUBLIC OPINION FROM THE
PROBLEMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
"THE GENERAL REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN SPAIN IS PRESENTED," YA
TORRES RIESCO, JUAN CARLOS EPA
SPANISH 06/09/77 PGS 00 ID* 04978A
ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 1977, THIS NEWS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE CONTENT AND
OBJECTIVES OF THE GENERAL REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN SPAIN* WHICH WAS PREPARED BY THE
SPANISH INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE SUBSCRETARIAT OF
PLANNING OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. THE 1,000 PAGE, IS CHAPTER REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO TMO
MAJOR PARTS, THE FIRST REPRESENTING A THROUGH DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN
SPAIN AND THE SECOND PART DESCRIBING THE INSTITUTIONAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGISLATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN SPAIN, ALTHOUGH SOME SCARCITY OF INFORMATION IN THE CHAPTERS ON URBAN
SETTLEMENTS, TERRITORIAL CONTROL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS IS NOTED, THE NEWS ARTICLE NEVERTHELESS
RECOGNIZES THE REPORT AS AN INVALUABLE REFERENCE AID FOR THOSE PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEALING
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT IN SPAIN, THE REPORT MAS PREPARED PRIMARILY AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR INPUT
IN THE FORMULATION OF THE FOURTH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN,
SPAIN
PM(B)
"ACTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT, FIRST TOOL OF CHANGE," YA
SPANISH
ALSO SE
07/19/77 PGS 11
ID*
EPA
050 ISA
THIS SHORT ARTICLE CONSIDERS SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE SPANISH GREEN BOOK ON THE
ENVIRONMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE SPANISH INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE GREEN BOOK, THE MOST EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE SPANISH ENVIRONMENT TO DATE, STATES THAT,
BECAUSE OF GROWING POPULAR CONCERN OVER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTL FACTORS MUST NOW BE
ACCORDED ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE NATION. THE
ARTICLE ALSO MENTIONS SOME OF THE POLLUTION AND LAND USE PROBLEMS ELABORATED IN THE GREEN BOOKI
THESE INVOLVE AIRPORTS, TRAIN STATIONS, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT, AUTOMOBILES, AND LAND SPECULATION,
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UNITED NATIONS
PM(B)'
UNITED NATIONS
SEC )
PACE
to
"UNEP'S CATALYTIC ROLE STRENGTHENED, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME."
VOL. VI, NO. 4
EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/77 PCS 227-28 ID* 049S9A
AMBIO,
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL OF THE UN ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAM (UNEP) HELD IN MAY 1977 IN NAIROBI. UNEP HAS A CATALYTIC ROLE IN STIMULATING AND
INITIATING PROGRAMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AMONG UN MEMBERS. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ITS
ACTIVITIES HAVE ENJOYED BROAD BACKING AND THAT PREVIOUS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES HAVE NO* BIEN
OVERCOME. TWENTY-ONE GOALS TO BE REACHED BY 1982 WERE LISTED INCLUDINGl AN OPERATIONAL GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM (GEMS), A REFERRAL SYSTEM OF SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
(IRS), AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTER OF POTENTIALLY TOXIC CHEMICALS » AND PERIODIC ITATE OF
ENVIRONMENT REPORTS. OTHER GOALS ARE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION OF
WILDLIFE AND NATURE AREAS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. AN APPENDIX CONTAINING IT RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDED IN THE SECOND PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF A PLAN OF ACTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION IS INCLUDED
AS PART OF UNEP'S PREPARATION FOR THE DESERTIFICATION CONFERENCE.
"BUDGET FOR UPCOMING FOUR YEARS IS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL."
PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 241
FRENCH
06/03/77 PCS EETM 1«2
ID*
EPA
04939A
A FOUR YEAR UNEP BUDGET OF 140 MILLION DOLLARS MAS APPROVED AT THE MAY 9-25 NAIROBI MEETING
OF THE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL AFTER PROLONGED DISCUSSION BETWEEN CERTAIN DEVELOPING AND
INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES. A NEW BUDGET WAS NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR BUDGET
ADOPTED SHORTLY AFTER THE 1972 STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE AND THEREFORE ON THE VERGE OF EXPIRING.
THAT FIRST BUDGET HAD TOTALED 80 MILLION DOLLARS, AND CERTAIN OF THE LARGER UNEP CONTRIBUTORS
CONSIDERED THIS SUM ADEQUATE FOR ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR BUDGET. A NUMBER OF THE THIRD WORLD
COUNTRIES, HOWEVER, SOUGHT TO INCREASE THE BUDGET ALLOCATION TO 170 OR ISO MILLION, THE
COMPRISE SOLUTION—140 MILLION DOLLARS FOR FOUR YEARS—MAS ADVANCED BY THE FRENCH
DELEGATION.
USSR
LR(A)
CONSTITUTION (FUNDAMENTAL LAW) OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
EPA
RUSSIAN 10/08/77 PCS 1-16 ' ID* 01484C
ARTICLE 11 OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION, ADOPTED OCTOBER 7, 1977, CONTINUES THE ESTABLISHED STATE
OWNERSHIP OF WATER, LAND AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES* AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE 6 OF THE 1936
CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 18 STATES THAT NECESSARY STEPS SHALL BE TAKEN TO INSURE THE PROTECTION AND
RATIONAL USE OF LAND AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, TO PRESERVE THE PURITY OF AIR AND MATER, TO
IMPROVE THE NATURAL HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, ETC, ARTICLE 67 DEFINES THE OBLIGATION OF USSR CITIZENS
TO PROTECT NATURE AND TO SAFEGUARD ITS RICHES. SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE 73 RESTATES ARTICLE 14 OF
THE 1936 CONSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USSR GOVERNMENT TO DEFINE BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF RATIONAL USE AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE 131 MAKES
THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT MEASURES TO PROTECT AND
RATIONALLY USE NATURAL RESOURCES.
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GENERAL
USSR
LAND USE
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"ON MEASURES TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROTECTION Of FORESTS AND RATIONAL USE
OF FOREST RESOURCES." VEDOMOSTI VERKHOVNOGO SOVETA S3SR, N0« 25
EPA
RUSSIAN 06/22/77 PGS 395-99 ID* 04997A
THIS JUNE 17, 1977 DECREE OF THE USSR SUPREME SOVIET UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF FOREST
PROTECTION, THE RATIONAL USE OF FOREST RESOURCES AND A WIDER UTILIZATION OF FORESTS TO BENEFIT
THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS GREEN BELT AREAS AROUND INDSUTRIAL CENTERS, MATER BODIES, ETC,
THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS TO DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT NECESSARY MEASURES, BASED ON
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STANDING COMMISSIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE UNION AND COUNCIL OF
NATIONALITIES, TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE USE AND PROTECTION OF FOREST RESOURCES. THE UNION
REPUBLICS COUNCILS OF MINISTERS AND THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR FORESTRY ARE TO INSURE PROPER CONTROL
FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS DECREE.
"PAPER INDUSTRY ESTABLISHES TIME LIMIT FOR ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION."
0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/13/77 PGS 21 ID* 0497QA
ALSO SE AND LRB
*WATER
BRAZIL
PMCB)
"SERRA PARK MILL PERMIT CONTROL OF 26 MUNICIPALITIES." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/31/77 PGS 15 100 04965A
ALSO LRB, SE
MATER
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL HAS SIGNED A DECREE
ESTABLISHING THE SERRA DO MAR STATE PARK WITHIN THE RlO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO CORRIDOR. THIS PARK
CONSISTS OF A COSTAL AREA OF 225,886 HECTARES OF MHICH 196,000 HECTARES WILL BE ACQUIRED THROUGH
SOME FORM OF EXPROPRIATION. THE AREA OF THE PARK COMPRISES 26 MUNICIPALITIES AND ALMOST HALF OF
THE STATE FOREST RESERVES. THIS ACTION, ALONG WITH PREVIOUS STATE ACTIONS ESTABLISHING SEVERAL
SMALLER RESERVES, WAS TAKEN TO PROVIDE COASTAL LAND USE CONTROL, TO PREVENT URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL
ENCROACHMENT, AND TO PRESERVE THE COASTAL WATERSHED, WHICH SUPPLIES THE REGION WITH ITS WATER
SUPPLY. IN ADDITION, THE STATE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SPEND EIGHT MILLION CRUZEIROS FOR THE
TOURISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION. THE ARTICLE ALSO DESCRIBES SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
BACKGROUND IN THE CREATION OF THE PARK AND CITES THE STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE CREATION AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PARK.
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SPAIN
PM(B)
"ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN BOOK, ONE-QUARTER OF SPAIN is A DESERT."
YA
EPA
SPANISH 07/17/77 PCS 12 10* 05012A
SPAIN IS BECOMING A DESERT ACCORDING TO STATISTICS CITED FROM THE SPANISH GREEN BOOK ON THE
ENVIRONMENT WHICH INDICATE THAT 25 PERCENT OF THE LAND SURFACE IN SPAIN, MORE THAN 13 MILLION
HECTARES, SUFFERS DRASTICALLY FROM EROSION, ANOTHER ALMOST 14 MILLION HECTARES SUFFER MODERATE
EFFECTS OF EROSION WHICH COULD EASILY BECOME AGGRAVATED. THIRTY OF THE FIFTY SPANISH PROVINCES
SUFFER GRAVE EROSION PROBLEMS, AND IN THE PROVINCES OF ALMERIA AND GRANADA PRACTICALLY ONE-HALF OF
THE LAND AREA IS AFFECTED BY EXTENSIVE EROSION. THESE FINDINGS, PRESENTED BY THE SPANISH
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN BOOK, MERC DERIVED FROM
STUDIES CARRIED OUT BY THE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE AND THE HYDROGRAPMIC AND FORESTRY SERVICE,
SPAIN
PM(B)
NOISE
AUSTRIA
LRCA)
"NATURAL PARKS, THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE FORESTS SURROUNDING MADRID,"
PARRA, JAVIER EPA
SPANISH 06/26/77 PCS 22 ID* 05016A
YA
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CONCEPTS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF OLDER LAND USE PLANS, NHICH THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MADRID FORMULATED IN 1931 AND 1946 AND WHICH SERVED AS A BASIS FOR
THE FORMULATION IN 1975 OF THE SPECIAL PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN MADRID, THE CONCEPT
OF GREENBELTS, TAKEN FROM PROTECTED AREAS CREATED IN LONDON, MAS ESTABLISHED IN THE OLDER LAND
USE PLANSl HOWEVER, A LACK OF ENFORCEMENT AND CONFLICTING INTERESTS WITH GOVERNMENT
CENTRALIZATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION POLICIES PREVENTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM
OF PROTECTED URBAN GREEN AREAS, IT IS HOPED THAT THE NEW PLAN, A COLLECTION OF PLANNING
DIRECTIVES AIMED AT THE CONSERVATION OF ECOLOGICAL VALUES, WILL HALT THE RAPID DISAPPEARANCE OF
MADRID'S FORESTS AND GREEN AREAS, THE ARTICLE CITES THE MUNICIPAL AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN
RECOMMENDED AS PROTECTED AREAS.
•JULY 7, 1976 FEDERAL LAW NO, 412 AMENDING THE 1970 ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
(SIXTH ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OE8TERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 08/10/77 PCS 1440-60 ID* 033S2B
AIR
SECTION 42 OF THIS LAW FORBIDS THE OPERATION OF TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS ON ROADS ON SATURDAYS
FROM 3100 PM TO 12100 MIDNIGHT AND ON SUNDAYS AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 10100 PM,
EXCEPTED ARE MRK DELIVERIES AND TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS BELONGING TO THE FEDERAL ARMY. THE
OPERATION OF TRUCKS, ARTICULATED VEHICLES AND SELF-PROPELLED MACHINES IS ALSO FORBIDDEN DURING
THESE TIMES INSOFAR AS THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MAXMUM WEIGHT IN EXCESS OF 7.5 TONS. VARIOUS
VEHICLES ARE EXCEPTED FROM THE LATTER PROVISIONi FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE CARRYING ANIMALS FOR
SLAUGHTER, PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS, AND BEVERAGES FOR RECREATION AREAS) VEHICLES OFFERING TOWING
SERVICE, EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE, AND ASSISTANCE IN CASES OF NATURAL CATASTROPHES! POLICE
VEHICLES) AND GARBAGE COLLECTION VEHICLES. SECTION 24 OF THE LAW FORBIDS PARKING OF TRUCKS
AND TRAILERS EXCEEDING 3.5 TONS TOTAL WEIGHT LESS THAN 25 METERS FROM HOUSING SERVING RESIDENTIAL
PURPOSES AND HOSPITALS DURING THE ABOVE TIMES AND OTHERWISE FROM to PM TO 6 AM.
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BELGIUM
LR
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NOISE
NORWAY
PMCB)
PAGE
"THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT INTERVENESI
BE GREATLY REDUCED." AFTENP03TEN
THE NOISE FROM FORNEBU AIRPORT SHOULD
NORWEGIAN
09/10/77 PGS «
ID*
EPA
04999A
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT HAS REJECTED A PROPOSAL BY THE NORWEGIAN CIVIL AERONAUTICS
ADMINISTRATION CONCERNING AN ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN FOR FORNEBU AIRPORT UP TO 1987. THE
ADMINISTRATION MAINTAINS THE NOISE LEVEL SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL FOR 1971, WHICH
IS CONSIDERED TOO HIGH BY THE MINISTRY. CHANGED LANDING AND TAKE-OFF PATTERNS HAVE ALSO INCREASED
THE NOISE OVER THE CITY OF OSLO SINCE THAT DATE. THE MINISTRY MQULO LIKE TO SEE A CONTROL SYSTEM
DESIGNED TO REGISTER ALL DEVIATIONS FROM THE STIPULATED RULES FOR DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL. IN CASE
THE RULES WERE VIOLATED, SANCTIONS WOULD BE INVOKED. THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
SUGGESTS THAT HEALTH, COMMUNICATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES COOPERATE IN WORKING OUT A
PLAN BEFORE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CASE IS CONSIDERED.
SWEDEN
LR(B)
PESTICIDES
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"SWEDEN SHOULD FOLLOW THE EC REQUIREMENTS FOR CAR NOISE." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
ELMGREN. GUNNAR EPA
SWEDISH 07/06/77 PGS 16 ID* 05008A
SINCE NO SPECIFIC REGULATIONS CONCERNING CAR NOISE ARE IN EFFECT IN SWEDEN, A SPOKESMAN FOR
THE SWEDISH AUTO INDUSTRY AND AUTO DEALERS* ASSOCIATION HAS URGED THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
TO ADOPT THE EC REGULATIONS, WHICH WILL COME INTO FORCE STARTING WITH THE 1981 CAR MODELS. THE
SWEDISH AUTO INDUSTRY WANTS ABOVE ALL TO AVOID DUPLICATING THE SITUATION THAT DEVELOPED WITH THE
SPECIAL SWEDISH EXHAUST PURIFICATION STIPULATIONS, WHICH CAUSED CARS SOLD ON THE SWEDISH MARKET TO
BECOME UNNECESSARILY EXPENSIVE} THESE SWEDISH REGULATIONS ARE ALSO MUCH HARDER TO ADHERE TO THAN
THEIR EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS AND VERY DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET. THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, 60
TURESSON, BASICALLY SUPPORTS THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY'S VIEWS, IT IS POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, THAT
THE WORST PROBLEM TO COMBAT WITH REGARD TO NOISY CARS IS THE SOUND PRODUCED BY TIRES AGAINST THE
ROAD SURFACE, NOT THE NOISE PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE.
"MAY 17, 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 456...REGARDING MAXIMUM LEVELS OF RESIDUES OF
PESTICIDES IN OR ON FOODSTUFFS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL ORIGIN," BUNOE8GESETZBLATT...
EPA
GERMAN 08/26/76 PGS 1883-1901 ID* 03375B
THIS ORDINANCE, PASSED PURSUANT TO THE 1975 FOODSTUFFS LAW, ESTABLISHES MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
QUANTITIES OF SPECIFIED PESTICIDES IN OR ON FOODSTUFFS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL ORIGIN. APPENDIX
1 LISTS FOR FOODSTUFFS OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN THE FOLLOWlNGl COMMON NAME OF PESTICIDE, CHEMICAL
DESIGNATION, MAXIMUM QUANTITY ALLOWABLE IN MG OF PESTICIDE PER KG OF. FOODSTUFF, AND FOODSTUFFS IN
OR ON WHICH RESIDUES OF THE PESTICIDE ARE LIMITED, APPENDIX 2 CONTAINS LIKE INFORMATION FOR
FOODSSTUFFS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN. THE MARKETING OF VEGETABLE-ORIGIN FOODSTUFFS LISTED IN APPENDIX 3
IS COMPLETELY FORBIDDEN IF ANY OF THE SPECIFIED PESTICIDES ARE PRESENT, SUCH PESTICIDES INCLUDE!
ALORIN, DIELDRIN, AMITROLE, ARSENIC COMPOUNDS, CHLORDANE, ENDRIN, CHLORDECONC, MERCURY
COMPOUNDS, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, AND TRICHLOROETHYLENE, IN GENERAL, FOODSTUFFS OF VEGETABLE
ORIGIN MAY NOT BE MARKETED, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT LISTED IN APPENDIX 1, IF THEY CONTAIN MORE THAN
.01 MG/KG OF A PESTICIDE FROM APPENDIX i. THE ORDINANCE COMES INTO FORCE JAN. t, 1977.
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PESTICIDES
SWEDEN
LR(B)
PACE
15
"THE BOARD OF HEALTH PUTS AN END TO THE SPRAYING OF PHENOXY ACIDS.1
DAGBLADET
REHNVALL, HANS EPA
SWEDISH 07/26/77 PCS 4 ID* 04941A
SVENSKA
THE BOARD OF HEALTH IN SOLLEFTEA IN NORTHERN SWEDEN HAS BANNED THE SPRAYING OF PHENOXY ACIDS
IN THE SURROUNDING FORESTS. THE COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE OVERRULED THIS DECISION AND THE CASE NOW
RESTS WITH THE FISCAL COURT OF APPEAL. WHICH HAS ASKED THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD
FOR ADVICE BEFORE A FINAL RULING. THE BOARD HAS LIMITED ITS BAN, WHICH IN THE MEANTIME REMAINS IN
FORCE* TO CERTAIN REGIONS CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS* AND TO AREAS WHICH ARE USED FOR RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES OR PENETRATED BY WATERCOURSES. TWO SEPARATE LAWS ARE INVOLVED WHICH, IT APPEARS,
CONTRADICT ONE ANOTHER IN THIS CASE. ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH LAW, AN ACTIVITY MAY BE BANNED IF IT
IS A SANITARY NUISANCE, BUT ACCORDING TO SPECIAL LEGISLATION, THE PESTICIDE 2,4 0 IS PERMITTED IN
CONTROLLING FOREST THICKETS.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
RADIATION
FRANCE
LR(A)
"NEW CONTROL OF THE RISKS INVOLVING PHENOXY ACIDS,"
LUNDEGARDH, LENHART
SWEDISH os/ie/77 PCS «
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
ID* 04942A
A PHYSICIAN IN THE CITY OF UM£A IN THE NORTH OF SWEDEN HAS VOICED CONCERN THAT THERE MAY BE A
CORRELATION BETWEEN CANCER AND THE USE OF PHENOXY ACIDS. DURING 1970*1976, DR. LENNART MARDELL
TREATED 67 PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A RARE TYPE OF TUMOROUS MALIGNANT CANCER, SEVEN OF WHOM, ALL
MEN, HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO PHENOXY ACIDS FROM 10 TO 20 YEARS AGO. THE DOCTOR MAINTAINS THAT
ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE NO CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. DURING THE FIFTIES, MANY
PEOPLE IN THIS AREA WERE SPRAYED WITH PHENQXY ACIDS, SOME OF THEM WOMEN WHO MAY HAVE CATER BORNE
CHILDREN. IF THESE PEOPLE COULD NOW BE TRACED, THEY MAY MAKE EXCELLENT RESEARCH SUBJECTS.' THE
NATIONAL WORKERS' PROTECTION BOARD WILL COORDINATE THE INVESTIGATIONS.
"FEBRUARY 26, 1974 ORDER ON APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS ON PRESSURIZED
COMPONENTS FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEMS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 03/12/74 PGS 2817-21 ID* 04969A
THIS ORDER, ISSUED BY THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE INTERMJNISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR BASIC NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS, MAINLY
COMPRISES TECHNICAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE MAIN
PRIMARY CIRCUITS OF LIGHT WATER STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND THEIR CONTROL AND SAFETY DEVICES. THE
HEAD OF THE MINEROLOGICAL DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDER ARE APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED IN THE CASE OF INSTALLATIONS PLACED UNDER HIS CONTROL.
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RADIATION
FRANCE
LRU)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PH(B)
"FEBRUARY 26, 1974 CIRCULAR ON THE APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS ON
PRESSURIZED COMPONENTS FOR LIGHT HATER REACTOR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEMS,"
EPA
FRENCH 03/12/74 PCS 2621*30 ID* 049698
JOURNAL OFFICICL
THIS CIRCULAR TO DEPARTMENT PREFECTS AND HEADS OF MINERDLOGICAL DISTRICTS SUPPLEMENTS THE
PROVISIONS OF THE FEBRUARY 26, 1974 ORDER CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS ON
PRESSURIZED COMPONENTS FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEMS. IT EXAMINES IN SEQUENCE
EACH OF THE ORDER'S ARTICLES AND COMMENTS ON THE SECURITY MEASURES THAT ARE TO BE ADOPTED IN
THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MAIN PRIMARY CIRCUITS.
"PRO AND CON OF THE FAST BREEDER REACTOR."
CRIES. WERNER
GERMAN 08/10/77 PCS 5
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
ID* 04946A
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HAS PRESENTED A REPORT TO THE FEDERAL DIET
OUTLINING THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAST BREEDER REACTOR.
A^ONG POSITIVE COMMENTS ARE THE FACT THAT THE FAST BREEDER MAKES 60-TIME3 MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF
URANIUM THAN DOES THE LIGHT MATER REACTOR SYSTEM) OPENS UP 6REAT NEW ENERGY POTENTIAL! AND HAS AN
EFFECTIVENESS RATE IN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION OF 40 PERCENT VERSUS 33 PERCENT FOR THE LIGHT WATER
REACTOR. NEGATIVE COMMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. THERE IS NO GREAT NEED FOR THE FAST BREEDERl
NUCLEAR FUEL IS IN GOOD SUPPLY, AND PERFECTION OF THE FUSION REACTOR WOULD RELEGATE THE FAST
BREEDER TO A SUBORDINATE POSITION. ONLY LARGE FAST BREEDERS ARE ECONOMICAL, REQUIRING HIGH
CAPITAL COSTS AND THUS LIMITING AVAILABILITY. INSPECTION AND REPAIRS WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT, AND
MORE PERSONNEL WOULD BE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE BREEDER'S COMPLICATED STRUCTURE. FINALLY, THE
NON-PROLIFERATION OF FISSIONABLE MATERIALS WOULD BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
SEC )
"WITHOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY, 300,000 FEWER JOBS." SUEDDEUTSCME ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/09/77 PCS 32 ID* 049«5A
ACCORDING TO THE BAVARIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE IN THIS LAND (STATE)
WILL INCREASE BY AT LEAST 300,000 IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS IF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARC NOT DEVELOPED.
THIS FIGURE WAS OBTAINED BY APPLYING STATISTICS FOR THE ENTIRE FEDERAL REPUBLIC TO THE BAVARIAN
SITUATION. THE MINISTER DOES NOT CONSIDER THE SUBSTITUTION OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS FOR
NUCLEAR ONES A REALISTIC OPTION. BY 1985, APPROXIMATELY 6150 MW OF POWER PLANT CAPACITY IS TO BE
AVAILABLE FROM NUCLEAR SOURCES IN BAVARIA, PRODUCING ABOUT 37 BILLION KILOWATT HOURS A YEAR. AN
ADDITIONAL 12 MILLION TONS OF COAL WOULD BE NEEDED TO PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY, AND
BECAUSE OF SUPPLY PROBLEMS AND THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TIME OF SIX TO SEVEN YEARS REQUIRED
FOR COAL POWER PLANTS, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE THREE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW IN
CONSTRUCTION IN BAVARIA WITH COAL INSTALLATIONS.
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RADIATION
INTERNATIONAL
LR
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RADIATION
KOREA, REP OF
LR(8)
PAGE
16
"(RECENT LEGISLATION RELATING TO NUCLEAR MATTERS
NUCLEAR LAM BULLETIN, NO. 18
IN THE) REPUBLIC OF KOREA,"
ENGLISH
12/00/76 PGS 27-28
10*
EPA
04967A
SUMMARIZED IN THIS ARTICLE ON RECENT KOREAN LEGISLATION AND ACTIVITIES IN THE NUCLEAR FIELD
ARE THE FOLLOWING TEXTS! 1) REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE HANDLING OF NUCLEAR FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
AND SOURCE MATERIALS AND THE RELATED FACILITIES THERETO OF JANUARY 22, 1971, AS AMENDED ON MAV 25,
1973 BY DECREE NO. 6709 SETTING FORTH A LICENSING SYSTEM} 2) ACT NO. 2765 OF APRIL 7, 1975
AMENDING THE NUCLEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION LAW NO. 2094, MHICH IS THE BASIC ACT ON NUCLEAR THIRD
PARTY LIABILITY IN KOREA; 3) DECREE NO, 7756 OF AUGUST 22, 1975 AMENDING THE ENFORCEMENT DECREE
FOR NUCLEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION OF DECEMBER 1970 AND PROVIDING, IN PARTICULAR, FOR A
CLASSIFICATION OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS* AND 4) LAM NO. 2764 ON THE NUCLEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT OF APRIL 1975, IMPLEMENTED BY THE ENFORCEMENT DECREE NO. 7755 LAVING DONN THE
CONDITIONS OF THE INDEMITY AGREEMENT.
OECD
PM(B)
SOLID MASTE
AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"OECO REINFORCES INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
DUMPING." PRESSE ENVIRONNEMENT, NO. 248
EPA
FRENCH 07/29/77 PGS EETM 5-6 ID* 04936A
THE OECD COUNCIL, ON JULY 22, APPROVED A DECISION ESTABLISHING A MULTILATERAL CONSULTATION
AND SURVEILLANCE MECHANISM FOR DEALING WITH QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE
WASTES AT SEA. TWENTY NATIONS ARE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EFFORT DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND SURVEILLANCE. STRICT INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF DUMPING ALREADY
EXISTS BY VIRTUE OF THE 1972 LONDON CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION FROM THE
DUMPING OF WASTES, WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON AUGUST 30, 1975. THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY OF
ATOMIC ENERGY, WHICH HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TEXT, DEFINES CONDITIONS
FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF DUMPING AUTHORIZATIONS. THE NEW OECD MULTILATERAL MECHANISM PROPOSES TO
FILL OUT THESE PROVISIONS MITH| UPDATED STANDARDS! A CONSULTATION NETWORK FOR MEMBER STATES ON
APPLICABLE DUMPING CONDITIONS} AND INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE BY AN AGENT OF THE OECD AGENCY FOR
NUCLEAR ENERGY (ANE). PAST ANE ACTIVITIES ARE BRIEFLY EXAMINED.
"APRIL 21, 1976 PROCLAMATION NO. 187...REGARDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
DECISION ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REGULATION OF SAFE REMOVAL OF WASTES."
EPA
GERMAN 05/11/76 PCS 660 ID* 04964A
BUNDE86E8ETZBLATT,
ACCORDING TO THIS PROCLAMATION, THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT HAS RULED THAT REGULATION OF THE
SAFE REMOVAL OF WASTES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROVINCES INSOFAR AS SUCH REGULATION DOES
NOT OCCUR AS PART OF MATTERS RESERVED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMPENTENCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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SOLID HASTE
CANADA
ST( )
WASTE HANDLING, DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY IN THE METAL FINISHING INDUSTRY.
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-WP-77-3
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/77 PGS 1-158 ID* 04944A
THESE PROCEEDINGS CONTAIN BOTH SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER SEMINAR "WASTE HANDLING, DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY IN THE METAL FINISHING INDUSTRY*" HELD IN
NOVEMBER 1975 UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE, THE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION (CANADA) AND THE AMERICAN ELECTROPLATERS1 SOCIETY. THE TOPICS
DISCUSSED RELATED TO RECYCLING, DISPOSAL AND CENTRALIZED TREATMENT OF METAL FINISHING WASTES, AS
WELL AS THE CURRENT STATUS OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR HATER REDUCTION
IN PLATING PROCESSES AND VARIOUS TREATMENT OPERATIONS, SUCH AS CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION, ION
EXCHANGE, DISTILLATION AND REVERSE OSMOSIS WERE REVIEWED, AND THE ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL
FEASIBILITY OF RECYCLING TREATED SLUDGES AND PURIFIED EFFLUENT WERE DISCUSSED. INTEREST WAS
EXPRESSED IN THE CONCEPT OF CENTRALIZED TREATMENT PLANTS SUCH AS ARE NOW OPERATING IN EUROPE.
DESIGN, OPERATION, AND COST DATA FOR SUCH PLANTS MERE ALSO OUTLINED IN THE DISCUSSIONS.
CANADA
ST(
INDUSTRIAL WASTE CHARACTERIZATION. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCH
REPORT EPS 3-EC-77-1
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 02/00/77 PGS
1-81
ID*
EPA
04950A
PREPARED UNDER CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENT CANADA, THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF THE WASTE
DISPOSAL PROBLEM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ORGANIC COATINGS, PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICINALS. A
DESCRIPTION OF THESE INDUSTRIES IN ONTARIO AND OF THEIR PRINCIPAL PROCESSES IS PROVIDED,
PLANT PRODUCTION FIGURES IN THE MAJOR PROCESS CATEGORIES ARE USED TO ESTABLISH QUANTITATIVE
ESTIMATES OF WASTES TO LANDFILL BASED ON 1,000 UNITS OF MASS OF THE PRINCIPAL PRODUCT. INDICATED
ARE THE INSTANCES OF RAW MATERIAL AND PRODUCT LOSS, OF A SOLID OR LIQUID NATURE, IN THE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION RATES, TYPICAL COATING COMP08TIONS AND WASTE
DISPOSAL PATTERNS SUGGESTS THAT NOT MUCH MORE THAN A MILLION LBS. OF WASTES FROM ONTARIO PAINT
AND VARNISH MANUFACTRING ESTABLISHMENTS GO TO LANDFILL ANNUALLY. QUANTITIES Or PHARMACEUTICALLY
ACTIVE MATERIALS ENTERING LANDFILL ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER IN QUANTITY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE
INDUSTRY AND THE EXTENSIVE USE OF INCINERATION.
FINLAND
PM(B)
"THE NATIONAL FINNISH BOARD OF HEALTH WARNSl
HUFVUD3TADSBLADET
SLUDGE A HEALTH HAZARD."
SWEDISH
08/09/77 PGS 2
ID*
EPA
0493SA
IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN FINLAND TO USE SLUDGE AS FERTILIZER. THEREFORE, THE
NATIONAL FINNISH BOARD OF HEALTH HAS WARNED LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH BOARDS THAT THE use OF SLUDGE
MAY PRESENT A HEALTH PROBLEM DUE TO ITS HIGH CONTENT OF HEAVY METALS AND CERTAIN MICROBIOLOGICAL
CHRACTERISTICS. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF SLUDGE HAVE BEEN MADE AS A RESULT!
IT is RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN FERTILIZING QLEIFEROUS PLANTS AND SUGAR BEETSI IT SHOULD NOT BE
USED TO FERTILIZE POTATOES, VEGETABLES, AND FRUIT UNTIL AFTER A PERIOD OF QUARANTINE) THE
SPREADING OF SLUDGE ACROSS PASTURES IS FORBIDDEN) IF SLUDGE IS USED IN AREAS BORDERING
WATERCOURSES, A 20 TO 50 METER WIDE ZONE SHOULD BE LEFT UNTREATED NEXT TO THE WATER) AND SLUDGE
MAY NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH DITCHES OR WELLS. IF A PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD SUSPECTS THAT 8LUDGC
MAY HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, IT SHOULD REPORT THIS FINDING TO THE NATIONAL
FINNISH BOARD OF HEALTH.
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SOLID WASTE
GERMANY,?ED REP OF
PM(B)
PAGE
"THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONCEPT OF THE FEDERAL ARMED FORCES."
UMwELT, NO. 2
ZIMHERMANN, PETER £PA
GERMAN 01/00/77 PCS 176-60 ID* 04987A
*GEN£RAL
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH. LIB/INF/2S
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 12/00/76 PCS 1*73
ALSO ST
WATER
EPA
ID* 0«99«A
PUBLISHED BY THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THIS REGISTER
PROVIDES INFORMATION ON 313 WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, OBTAINED
FROM A «IDE RANGE OF SOURCES, INCLUDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CONSULTANTS, NATIONALIZED AND PRIVATE
INDUSTRY, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. PROJECTS ARE LISTED IN
CATEGORIES UNDER THE FOLLOWING BROAD HEADINGS! INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, TRADE AND DOMESTIC WASTES!
HANDLING^ DISPOSAL AND RELATED TREATMENT} RECLAMATION) FOOD, DRINK AND FISH INDUSTRY WASTE* FARM
WASTE! AND WIDER STUDIES. EACH ENTRY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, AS AVAILABLE! NAME
OF INSTITUTION/AUTHORITY/DEPARTMENTi TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECTf PROJECT DESCRIFTIONl RESEARCH
WORKERS! SPONSORSHIP! DATES OF PROJECT! BUDGET! AND PAPERS AND REPORTS. THIS PRESENT VOLUME
REPRESENTS THE FIRST ANNUAL UPDATING OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH REGISTER, WHICH FIRST
APPEARED IN 1975.
NORWAY
LRCB)
"ENVIRONMENTAL FEE ON LIQUOR BOTTLED IN BOND QUITE UNREALISTIC." AFTENP08TEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 09/22/77 PCS 33 ID* 05009A
ALSO PMB
THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF NORWAY IS FIRMLY OPPOSED TO THE INTRODUCTION Of
AN ENVIRONMENTAL FEE ON LIQUOR AND WINE BOTTLES BOTTLED IN BOND AS PROPOSED BY A GOVERNMENT
WORKING GROUP. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS THAT THIS WOULD INCREASE THE PRICE OF
LIQUOR BOTTLED IN BOND EIGHT TO TEN NORWEGIAN KRONER PER LITER* THUS FORCING CUSTOMERS TO BUY
DOMESTICALLY BOTTLED GOODS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, AN'INCREASE IN THE GENERAL DEPOSIT FEE FOR
BOTTLES WOULD BE ENCOURAGED. AT THIS POINT, FOR INSTANCE, HOTELS IN NORWEGIAN ALPINE REGIONS DO
NOT SEND BOTTLES BACK SINCE THE FREIGHT IS PROHIBITIVE. BREWERIES GET BACK ABOUT 98 PERCENT OF
THEIR BOTTLES. STATE LIQUOR STORES, ON THE OTHER HAND, ONLY GET 60 PERCENT OF THEIR BOTTLES
RETURNED, MOSTLY FROM URBAN AREAS.
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SOLID WASTE
NORWAY
PM(B)
"WASTE CONTAINERS ALONG THE ROADSIDE ARE OFTEN MISUSED.1 AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 07/26/77 PCS 5 ID« 04962A
MOST TRAVELLERS USE THE CONTAINERS LOCATED ALONG ROADSIDES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN NORWAY,
REPORTS THIS ARTICLE. IN RECENT YEARS* THE SITUATION HAS DETERIORATED, HOWEVER* THE HABIT OF
BUYING PRODUCTS IN THROWAWAY CONTAINERS AS WELL AS THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ARE BLAMED FOR
THIS OCCURRENCE. LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE ALSO STARTED TO USE THE CONTAINERS, OFTEN RESULTING IN
THEIR BEING FILLED TO OVERFLOWING ONLY A FEW HOURS AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN EMPTIED. TO TAKE CARE OF
WASTE FROM RESIDENTS IS A MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITY, EMPHASIZES A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
•AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY IN CRISIS! AMOUNT OF JUNK INCREASES WHILE PRICES DECLINE."
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
LUNDSTROM, ASA EPA
SWEDISH 08/29/77 PCS 7 ID* 04951A
ALSO SE
THE SWEDISH SALVAGE INDUSTRY, SEVEN TO EIGHT PERCENT OF WHICH CONSISTS OF THE SCRAPPING OF
CARS, IS IN A CURRENT CRISIS SITUATION WITH THE PRICE OF JUNK DECREASING 40 PERCENT IN ONE YEAR IN
SPITE OF A GENERAL PERIOD OF INFLATION. SINCE LEGISLATION ON THE SCRAPPING OF CARS WAS PASSED IN
1975, THE BUYER OF A NEW CAR MUST PAY A CAR SCRAPPING PREMIUM OF 250 SWEDISH KRONOR. CAR
SCRAPPING FIRMS, ON THE OTHER HAND, GET REIMBURSED 300 KRONOR BY COUNTY AUTHORITIES WHEN A CAR IS
SCRAPPED. THE PROGRAM HAS FALTERED, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE PRICE DECREASE, SCRAPPING FIRMS FEEL
COMPELLED TO CHARGE AS MUCH AS 200 KRONOR TO SCRAP A CAR, A PRACTICE WHICH HAS LED OWNERS TO
ABANDON THEIR CARS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, THE FIRMS RECOMMEND THAT THE CAR
SCRAPPING PREMIUM BE INCREASED TO 500 KRONOR AND THAT A GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY PROGRAM FOR SCRAP IRON
BE INITIATED.
SWEDEN
PH(B)
"THE PYROLYSIS PLANT STARTS FUNCTIONlNGl
GAS." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
LINDELL, NILS-ERIK
SWEDISH 07/23/77 PGS 13
WASTE IS TRANSFORMED INTO COMBUSTIBLE
ID*
EPA
04974A
A PYROLYSIS PLANT BUILT BY MOTALA VERKSTAD TO SUPPLY THE RUBBER FACTORY GISLAVED AB WITH
ENERGY WILL BE READY FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION BY THE FALL OF 1977. FORKING AT FULL CAPACITY, IT
WILL HANDLE WASTE FROM 100,000 PEOPLE AND PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY PER TON WASTE AS WOULD
NORMALLY BE SUPPLIED BY 200 LITERS OF OIL. MINOR PROBLEMS HAVE DELAYED THE DATE ON WHICH THE
PLANT WILL BECOME FULLY OPERATIVE. THE COMBUSTIBLE GAS PRODUCED, FOR INSTANCE, COULD NOT BE
TOTALLY PURIFIED, AND EQUIPMENT HAD TO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THE PLANT IS GUARANTEED TO HANDLE
A CAPACITY OF 15,000 TONS OF WASTE ANNUALLY. 9,000 TONS OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE WILL BE DELIVERED FROM
GISLAVED MUNICIPALITY, AND 1,500 TONS MILL BE INDUSTRIAL WASTE, MAINLY PURE RUBBER. THE PROCESS
COSTS so SWEDISH KRONOR PER TON WASTE, ABOUT HALF THE PRICE WHICH THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM MUST PAY.
THIS PLANT is THE FIRST OF ITS SIZE IN THE WORLD.
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COLOMBIA
LR(B)
"STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA, DUE TO MERCURY.* EXCELSIOR
CAMARGO, PEDRO PABLO EPA
SPANISH 06/03/77 PCS 16A ID* • 04902A
ALSO SEr PMB
WATER
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN
CARTAGENA BAY, ONE OF THE HOST IMPORTANT TOURIST AREAS OF SOUTH AMERICA, DUE TO MERCURY
CONTAMINATION, THE EMERGENCY MAS ANNOUNCED BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AFTER
MEASUREMENTS INDICATED MERCURY LEVELS IN THE BAY EXCEEDING UP TO 100 TIMES THE STANDARDS SET FOR
MERCURY BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THE CONTAMINATION OF THE BAY IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE
MERCURY DISCHARGES OF THE ALCALIS STATE SODA PLANT. ACTION TAKEN DURING THE EMERGENCY INCLUDED
THE OPERATIONAL SUSPENSION OF THE PLANT, PROHIBITION OF FISHING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES IN THE
BAY, AND CLOSURE OF BEACHES. THE ARMED FORCES HAVE BEEN CALLED IN TO EXERCISE SURVEILLANCE OF
THE CONTAMINATED AREA.
DENMARK
LR(B)
"KEMANORD MAY NOT BUILD FACTORY IN DENMARK."
SABROE, PER
SWEDISH 07/08/77 PCS 13
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
ID* 049S8A
THE DANISH AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DENIED AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE SWEDISH
FIRM KEMANORD AND THE NORWEGIAN FIRM NORSK HYDRO TO CONSTRUCT A PVC (POLYVlNYL CHLORIDE) FACTORY
AT SKELSKOR IN DENMARK BECAUSE OF THE CANCER RISK INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PVC. THE TWO
COMPANIES HAD ORGINALLY RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM THE COUNTY AUTHORITIES OF WESTERN ZEALAND TO
BUILD THE FACTORY, A DECISION WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BOTH BY LABOR UNIONS AND THE DANISH INDUSTRIAL
COUNCIL. THE LOCAL COUNTY PHYSICIAN, HOWEVER, OPPOSED IT AND SUBMITTED AN APPEAL TO THE AGENCY
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. A MARMALADE FACTORY WHICH IS SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED PVC
FACTORY ALSO OPPOSED THE NEW INDUSTRY. ITS SPOKESMEN POINTED OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PVC FACTORY
MAY NOT HAVE ANY ACTUAL ADVERSE EFFECTS ON MARMALADE PRODUCTION, PEOPLE WOULD NEVERTHELESS BE
RELUCTANT TO BUY THE PRODUCT BECAUSE OF ASSUMED IMPLICATIONS. DANES ARE, FOR INSTANCE, HIGHLY
SUSPICIOUS OF ITALIAN POTATOES ON ACCOUNT OF THE SEVESO ACCIDENT IN ITALY.
DENMARK
PM(B)
"THE INDIVIDUAL DANE ALSO POLLUTES WITH CHEMICAL WASTE.* BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/09/77 PCS (1)9 ID* 04996A
ALSO LRB
ONLY A SMALL PART OF CHEMICAL WASTE PRODUCED BY INDIVIDUAL DANES EVER GETS DISPOSED OF
PROPERLY, REPORTS THIS ARTICLE. THIS TYPE OF HASTE INCLUDES TURPENTINE, MEDICINES, PAINTS, ETC.
AND IS ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN SO TO 100 TONS ANNUALLY. IN CONTRAST TO INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES*
INDIVIDUALS HAVE NO DUTY TO REPORT ON CHEMICAL WASTE NOR DO THEY HAVE TO DELIVER IT TO A CENTRAL
PICKUP PLACE. ALTHOUGH THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT ORDERED ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO INSTALL
RECEIVING STATIONS BY JANUARY 1, 1977, SOME HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THEY CAN, HOWEVER, REFER
PEOPLE TO AN APPROPRIATE PLACE ELSEWHERE. AN OLD ORDER STIPULATING THAT MEDICAL PRODUCTS CAN BE
RETURNED TO A PHARMACY FOR DISPOSAL IS STILL IN EFFECT.
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TOXIC SUBS
DENMARK
PM(B)
DENMARK
PM(B)
"BIG CAMPAIGN FOR THE DELIVERY OF MERCURY." BERLlNGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/13/77 PCS (1)7 ID* 05003*
EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF TONS OF .MERCURY, CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST TOXIC OF.THE HEAVY METALS,
ARE DISPOSED OF EITHER AT OPEN DUMPS OR VAPORIZED AT INCINERATION INSTALLATIONS. IN THE SPRING OF
1977, THE DANISH AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STARTED A PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE COLLECTION OF
USED OBJECTS CONTAINING MERCURY, FOR EXAMPLE BATTERIES FOR HEARING AIDS, POCKET CALCULATORS, ETC.
AS A RESULT, 300 KG MERCURY HAVE NOW BEEN SENT TO THE KOMMUNEKEMI PLANT AT NVBORG FOR FINAL
DISPOSAL. 100,000 PAMPHLETS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO PROMOTE THIS PROGRAM AND CAUTION AGAINST THE
DANGERS INVOLVING THE METAL. ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ADULT
SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO MORE THAN 0.3 MG MERCURY PER WEEK. GREAT DAMAGE COULD BE CAUSED IF
MERCURY MERE TO REACH THE GROUNDWATER OR LAKE OR WATERCOURSE.
•DENMARK HAS THE BEST LAW ON CHEMICAL WASTE.* BERLlNGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 10/09/77 PCS (1)9 ID* 05004A
ALSO LRB
THE DIRECTOR OF THE KOMMUNEKEMI PLANT, DENMARK'S CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL INSTALLATION,
STATED RECENTLY THAT DENMARK IS NOW ABOUT FIVE YEARS AHEAD OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY IN THE HANDLING
OF CHEMICAL WASTE. THE PLANT, BUILT AT NYBORG IN 1971 AND OWNED BY ALL DANISH MUNICIPALITIES,
HANDLES ABOUT ONE-HALF OF THE 60,000 TONS OF CHEMICAL WASTE DENMARK PRODUCES ANNUALLY PLUS 10,000
TONS OF POLLUTED OIL, FROM WHICH 3,000 TONS OF PURIFIED OIL ARE EXTRACTED. 20,000 TONS OP THE
WASTE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE DISPOSED OF ILLEGALLY, FREQUENTLY BY SMALL ENTERPRISES SINCE LARGE
PLANTS CANNOT RISK BEING CAUGHT. THE ORDER ON THE DISPOSAL OF Oik AND CHEMICAL WASTES, IN FORCE
AS OF APRIL 1. 1976, REQUIRES PLANTS TO REPORT DANGEROUS WASTES TO THE MUNICIPALITIES, WHICH ARE
TO ESTABLISH CENTRAL RECEIVING STATIONS FOR SUBSEQUENT TRANSPORTATION TO KOMMUNEKEMI. THE
POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE IS IN EFFECT. THE DISPOSAL OF A SPRAY CAN COSTS ONE DANISH KRONE,
TURPENTINE, GASOLINE,ETC., ABOUT 55 KRONER PER 100 KG PLUS 20 KRONER PER PACKING UNIT.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"NEW POISONS ALARM! COMMON PLASTICS CHEMICAL MAY HARM HEART AND KIDNEYS."
SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/21/77 PCS « ID* 04955*
ALSO ST
THE PHTHALATES, COMMONLY USED INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PVC (POLYVINYL
CHLORIDE), PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING, RECORDS, RAINCOATS* BUILDING MATERIALS* ETC., HAVE COME UNDER
SCRUTINY. ANIMAL TESTS HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON THE HEART BEAT
AND MAY DAMAGE LIVER, KIpNEYS, AND S£X ORGANS. ALLAN A8TRUP JENSEN OF THE DANISH AGENCY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE FOREMOST RESEARCHER IN THIS FIELD IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES*
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, SUSPECTS THEY MAY ALSO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS. THE PRODUCT CONTROL BUREAU
AT THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD WANTS TO START RESEARCHING THE PHTHALATES
BY THE FALL OF 1977. THE SWEDISH BOARD FOR WORKERS* PROTECTION is PLANNING TO ADD PHTHALATES TO
ITS LIST OF SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH LIMITS SHOULD BE SET, ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INCLUDE
THEM ON THEIR LIST TO BE PUBLISHED THIS FALL.
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WATER
AUSTRIA
LRU)
AUSTRIA
LRCA)
"AUGUST 7, 1973 ORDINANCE NO. 423...FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATER QUALITY OF
THE MUR AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IN THE PROVINCE OF STYRIA." BUNDESGESETZBLATT...
EPA
GERMAN 06/24X73 PCS 2071-72 10* 014706
THIS ORDINANCE, PASSED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 33, 54 AND 55 OF THE 1959 FEDERAL WATER LAM,
PROVIDES THAT MEASURES BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE MUR RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
IN THE PROVINCE OF STYRIA. IN THOSE AREAS OF THE MUR, WHICH UNDER THE FOUR-CLASS WATER QUALITY
SYSTEM ARE CLASSIFIED III, III TO IV, OR IV, HATER QUALITY 13 TO BE RAISED TO CLASS II TO III BY
DEC. 31, 1976. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS, DELINEATED IN 11 PARAGRAPHS,
INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF CANALIZATION AND SEWAGE PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL USERS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR 8ENA6C FROM LARGE-SCALE ANIMAL
BREEDING FACILITIES AND SILOS. FINALLY, THE TEMPERATURE OF MASTENATER SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30
DEGREES CENTIGRADE AT THE POINT OF DISCHARGE, AND THE RECEIVING WATERS SHOULD NOT BE RAISED BY
MORE THAN 3 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR OVER 25 DEGREES CENTIGRADE*
"APRIL 14, 1977 ORDINANCE NO. 210...FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE MATER QUALITY OF
THE DANUBE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 05/05/77 PCS 624-25 ID* 01470H
THIS ORDINANCE, PASSED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 33 AND 54 OF THE 1959 FEDERAL WATER LAW, LISTS
MEASURES TO EFFECT AN IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN THE DANUBE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. MATER
QUALITY IS TO BE RAISED TO CLASS II TO III BY DEC. 31, 1982 IN THOSE AREAS OF THE DANUBE AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES NOW HAVING A WATER QUALITY CLASS OF III, III TO IV, OR IV. WATER QUALITY CLASS II IS
TO BE ACHIEVED IN THOSE AREAS PRESENTLY EVIDENCING CLASS n TO in QUALITY, AND DETERIORATION OF
WATER QUALITY IS TO BE PREVENTED IN AREAS CURRENTLY SHOWING QUALITY CLASS II. MEASURES TO
ACHIEVE SUCH IMPROVEMENT, DELINEATED IN 14 PARAGRAPHS, INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF CANALIZATION
AND SEWAGE PURIFICATION FACILITIES IN DEVELOPED AREAS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE TREATMENT
OF SEWAGE FROM CERTAIN TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE
TEMPERATURE OF RECEIVING WATERS MAY NOT BE ELEVATED BY MORE THAN 3 C OR TO MORE THAN 25 C, AND
SEWAGE MAY NOT EXCEED 30 C AT THE POINT OF DISCHARGE.
AUSTRIA
LRCA)
"FEB. 17, 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 93...PERTAINING TO NAVIGATION ON LAKE CONSTANCE
(LAKE CONSTANCE NAVIGATION ORDINANCE)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT FUER DIE REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
EPA
GERMAN 03/18/76 PCS 575-90 ID* 04973A
THIS ORDINANCE, PASSED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER II OF THE 1975 CONVENTION RELATING TO NAVIGATION ON
LAKE CONSTANCE AND TO THE 1975 TREATY RELATING TO NAVIGATION ON THE OLD RHINE, SETS CONDITIONS FOR
THE OPERATION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF VESSELS AND FLOATING INSTALLATIONS ON THESE WATER BODIES,
INCLUDING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR POLLUTION CONTROL. THE INTRODUCTION OR DISCHARGE OF POLLUTING
SUBSTANCES INTO THE WATER FROM VESSELS IS PROHIBITED (SECTION 1.09). NOISE, SMOKE, EXHAUST GAS
AND FOUL ODORS ARE TO BE LIMITED TO THE LEVELS UNAVOIDABLE IN THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A VESSEL
(1.10). WATER-ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED ON THESE WATERS (6.4)1), VESSELS
MUST BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT THEIR OPERATIONAL NOISE DOES NOT EXCEED 72 DB(A), MEASURED AS
STIPULATED (13.05). VESSELS MUST ALSO BE BUILT AND EQUIPPED SO AS NOT TO DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT
WATER QUALITY* FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MUST HAVE EQUIPMENT TO COLLECT FECES, SEWAGE, WASTES AND LEAKED
OIL OR FUEL FOR LAND DISPOSAL. VESSELS MUST BE LICENSED FOR OPERATION ON THESE WATERS (CHAP XIV).
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AUSTRIA
LR(A)
"JAN. 27, 1976 FEDERAL LAM NO. 65 ON OFFICIAL JURISDICTION AND PUNISHMENT OF
...VIOLATIONS IN NAVIGATION MATTERS ON LAKE CONSTANCE...i" BUNOESGESETZBLATT...
EPA
GERMAN 02/17/76 PGS 539-40 ID* 04973B
THIS LAW STIPULATES THAT DISTRICT (BEZIRK) AUTHORITIES WITH JURISDICTION IN REGARD TO LAKE
CONSTANCE AND THE OLD RHINE RIVER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 197S CONVENTION
RELATING TO NAVIGATION ON LAKE CONSTANCE AND THE 1975 TREATY RELATING TO NAVIGATION ON THE OLD
RHINE, AS WELL AS ANY ORDINANCES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENTS. VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS OF
ORDINANCES ISSUED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER II OF EITHER AGREEMENT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION
PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO 30,000 SCHILLINGS. THE 1971 SHIPPING POLICE LAN IS NO LONGER
APPLICABLE TO ACTIVITIES ON LAKE CONSTANCE OR ON THE OLD RHINE FROM THE MOUTH TO THE RHEINECK
GAISSAU BRIDGE. THE LAM ENTERS FORCE MARCH 1, 1976, AT WHICH TIME ALL EARLIER ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO NAVIGATION ON LAKE CONSTANCE LOSE FORCE. (THE FULL TITLE OF THE LAW ISl JAN. 27,
1976 FEDERAL LAW NO. 65 UN OFFICIAL JURISDICTION AND PUNISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN
NAVIGATION MATTERS ON LAKE CONSTANCE AS WELL AS AMENDMENT OF THE SHIPPING POLICE LAN.)
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER ON THE GENERAL REGULATION OF WA8TEWATER
DISCHARGES INTO SURFACE WATER, PUBLIC SEWERAGE, AND RUNOFF WATERWAYS.1
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12251-304 ID* 00549N
•ALSO FLEMISH
MONITEUR BELCE
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW, SETS FORTH THE
CONDITIONS TO WHICH HASTEwATER DISCHARGES ARE TO BE SUBJECTED. VARIOUS CONDITIONS, PROHIBITIONS,
AND PRESCRIPTIONS ARE DESIGNATED FOR DISCHARGES INTO SURFACE WATERS, PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEMS AND
ARTIFICIAL RUNOFF WATERWAYS. PROVISION IS MADE FOR THE SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS WHICH
WOULD SUBJECT THE DISCHARGES OF AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY TO UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS. PRELIMINARY
AUTHORIZATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE DISCHARGE OF BOTH DOMESTIC AND NQN-DOMESTIC WASTEWATER.
PRESCRIBED IS THE CONTENT OF THE APPLICATION FOR "SUCH AUTHORIZATIONS, CONTROL MEASURES
STIPULATED BY THE ORDER ARE DEPENDENT ON SPECIFIED SAMPLING TECHNIQUES. APPENDIXES INCLUDE!
SAMPLE AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION} SAMPLING RECORD FORM) EC DIRECTIVES ON THE DISCHARGE OF
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WATER QUALITY! AND APPROVED QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THE GAND-TEURNEUZEN
CANAL WATERS.
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
STEEL INDUSTRY WASTEWATERS." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12305*06 ID* 00549NA
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF wASTEwATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM THE STEELMAKING INDUSTRY. ENUMERATED
BY THE ORDER ARE THE AFFECTED PROCESSES AND INSTALLATIONS. PRESCRIBED WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS
PERTAIN TO BODS, TEMPERATURE, AND VARIOUS CONCENTRATION LIMITS.
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WATER
BELGIUM
LRU)
BELGIUM
LRCA)
•AUGUST 3, t<>76 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR HA8TEWATER
FROM THE NONFERROU3 METALS INDUSTRY." MQNITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PCS 12307-06 ID* OOS49NB
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF WA8TEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE ANO SURFACE WATER/ LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM THE PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF
NONFERROUS METALS. AMONG THE PRESCRIBED CONTENT LIMITS ARE THE FOLLOWING! soo MG/L FOR coo>
2000 MG/L FOR SULFATESl 10 MG/L FOR FLUORIDES) 0.1 MG/L FOR CYANIDES) 0.5 MG/L FOR CHLOHIINE;
1 MG/L FOR ARSENIC* CADMIUM AND LEAD) 3M6/L FOR NICKELl 0.1 MG/L FOR MERCURY* ANO 6 M6/L
AGGREGATE TOTAL FOR THE FOLLOWING METALS! NICKEL* CHROMIUM, CADMIUM, ARSENIC, MERCURY AND LEAD.
"AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
COMMERCIAL LAUNDRIES." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12306-10 ID* OOS49NC
•ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF wASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAVS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM LAUNDERING ESTABLISHMENTS WHOSE
INSTALLATIONS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVELY INTENDED FOR SELF-SERVICE, STIPULATED BY THE ORDER ARE THE
VARIOUS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS TO BE MET! FIRST, FOR DISCHARGES INTO SURFACE WATER AND
SECOND, FOR DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERS. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES OF THE FIRST TYPE INCLUDE!
BODS OF LESS THAN 100 MG/L| SUSPENDED SOLIDS OF LESS THAN 100 MG/Ll COO OF LESS THAN 700 MG/L)
PHOSPHORUS CONTENT OF LESS THAN 5 MG/L) AND 60 PERCENT BIODEGRADABILITY OF SURFACTANTS USED.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SECOND TYPE OF DISCHARGES INCLUDE A 70 DEGREE C TEMPERATURE LIMIT AND A PH VALUE
RANGING BETWEEN 6 AND 10.5.
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEWATERS FROM THE TEXTILE FINISHING INDUSTRY. MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12310-12 ID* 005«9NO
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ENGAGE, EITHER
PARTIALLY OR SOLELY, IN TEXTILE FINISHING, EXCLUSIVE OF THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS! CHEMICAL FIBER
PRODUCTION, WOOL WASHING, AND LINEN PREPARATION. PRESCRIBED ARE CONTENT LIMITS TO BE MET BY THE
WASTEWATERS FOR DISCHARGE INTO EITHER PUBLIC SEWERS OR SURFACE WATERS. THESE APPLY, AMONG
OTHERS, TO PHENOLS, CHLORINE, NITRATES, AND HEAVY METALS. PROHIBITED CATEGORICALLY BY THE ORDER
IS THE DISCHARGE OF PCB'S AND ORGANIC PHOSPHORIC ESTERS.
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LR(A)
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"AUGUST 3. 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEWATERS FROM THE FISH PROCESSING INDUSTRY.* MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PCS 12313-14 ID* OOS49NE
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ENGAGE, EITHER
PARTIALLY OR EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE FOLLOWING FISH PROCESSING OPERATIONS! CANNING* SMOKING,
SALTING, BRINING, AND FREEZING. PRESCRIBED BY THE ORDER ARE LIMITS FOR THE WASTEWATER BOOS
,AND CODI THESE ARE 30 MG/L AND 150 MG/L RESPECTIVELY,
•AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEWATERS FROM THE SUGAR INDUSTRY AND SUGAR BEET MILLS,• MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PCS 1231«-16 ID* OOS49NF
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE MATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF MASTEwATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM SUGAR MILLS, SUGAR REFINERIES, INVERT
SUGAR FACTORIES, AND SUGAR BEET MILLS. PRESCRIBED BY THE ORDER ARC THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
PARAMETERS OF WASTEWATERS FROM THESE DIFFERENT OPERATIONS, SUGAR MILL EFFLUENT REQUIREMENTS ARE
FURTHER CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR ORIGIN AND DISCHARGE DATE. (AN ATTACHED APRIL 22, 1977
AMENDMENT MODIFIES ARTICLES 2* AND 9A OF THE ORDER.)
BELGIUM
A)
"AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEWATER FROM THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY," MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/39/76 PCS 12318-19 ID* 00549NG
•ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF MASTEwATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM COAL MINING AND UTHER RELATED
ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION AND UP-GRADING OF COAL. PRESCRIBED BY THE ORDER IS THE
PERMISSIBLE LIMIT FOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS (100 MG/L) IN THE WASTEWATER. A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IS
PROVIDED TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENT.
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WATER
BELGIUM
LRCA)
BELGIUM
LR(A)
"AUGUST 3, 1476 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEW4TEH FROM THE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY." MQNITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PCS 12320-23 ID« 00549NH
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE'REGULATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WA3TCWATER3 FROM OIL REFINERIES. PHYSICAL AND
CHEMICAL PARAMETERS ARE PRESCRIBED FOR THE WASTEWATER OF THE FOUR SUB-SECTORS OF THE REFINING
INDUSTRY DISTINGUISHED WITHIN THE ORDER. INCLUDED AMONG THE PRESCRIPTIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE
LIMITS FOR BODs COD, AND HEAVY METAL, NITROGEN AND PHENOL CONTENTS,
•AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEWATER FROM THE TANNING AND TAWING INDUSTRIES." MQNITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12322-2" 10* OOS49NJ
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF NASTEMATER3 FROM TANNIERIE8 AND TAWERIES. TWO DIFFERING
SETS OF REQUIREMENTS ARE SET FORTH BY THE ORDER, DEPENDING ON WHETHER EFFLUENT IS TO BE
DISCHARGED INTO PUBLIC SEWERS OR SURFACE WATERS. REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISH PERMISSIBLE LIMITS FOR
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS SULFUR, PHENOL, PHOSPHORUS, CHROME, AND DETERGENTS WITHIN THE WASTEWATER.
BELGIUM
IR(A)
•AUGUST 3, 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
WASTEWATER FROM THE VISCOSE PRODUCING INDUSTRY." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12324-26 ID* 00549NK
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION LAW AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF wASTEwATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER, LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS FROM THE VISCOSE PRODUCING INDUSTRIES WHICH
ARE AT THE BASIS OF VARIOUS FIBER MANUFACTURES. PRESCRIBED ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY
THE EFFLUENT FOR DISCHARGE INTO PUBLIC SEWERS AS WELL AS SURFACE WATER. THESE TWO SETS OF
REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED CONTENT LIMITS FOR COD AND FOR SUCH SUBSTANCES AS AMMONIUM NITRATE, SULFUR,
CARBON BISULPHIDE, ZINC, AND SULFATES.
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WATER
BELGIUM
LRU)
BRAZIL
LR(B)
"AUGUST 3* 1976 CROWN ORDER FIXING SECTORAL DISCHARGE CONDITIONS FOR
BREWERIES* MALTHOUSES* AND BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANTS.* MONITEUR BELCE
EPA
FRENCH* 09/29/76 PGS 12326-28 ID* 00549NL
*ALSO FLEMISH
THIS CROWN ORDER, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE 1971 SURFACE HATER PROTECTION LAM AND THE 1976
ORDER ON THE REGULATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER* LAYS
DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF MASTENATERS FROM BREWERIES, MALTHOUSES* AND BEVERAGE
BOTTLING PLANTS. PRESCRIPTIONS REQUIRE ALL EFFLUENT TO BE FREE OF HALT* BARLEY AND HOPS
RESIDUES) YEAST) DIATOMITE AND OTHER FILTERING MATERIALS; LABELING AND SEALING REMAINS! AS WELL
AS GLASS AND OTHER PACKAGING SUBSTANCES. MOREOVER. EFFLUENT FOR DISCHARGE INTO PUBLIC SEWERS IS
NOT TO CONTAIN SURFACE ACTIVE SUBSTANCES WITH A BIODEGRADABILITY OF LESS THAN 80 PERCENT.
FINALLY* BODS OF EFFLUENT FOR DISCHARGE INTO SURFACE WATER IS NOT TO EXCEED 25 MG/L, AND
COD IS LIMITED TO 200 MG/L.
"BAHIA INVESTIGATED COMPLAINT AND COULD PUNISH STREAM.POLLUTING INDUSTRY."
0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/77 PGS 38 ID* 04986A
ALSO SE
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON A CASE OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ADVERSELY AFFECTING INDUSTRY IN THE
ARATU INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN THE STATE OF BAHIA* BRAZIL. AN ASPHALT EMULSION COMPANY IN THIS AREA
HAS BROUGHT COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE PASKIN PETROCHEMICAL WORKS FOR POLLUTING THE LOCAL STREAM TO
THE EXTENT THAT THE WATER IS NO LONGER FIT EVEN FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, THE STATE PLANNING
SECRETARY, WHO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL, HAS DIRECTED
THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINTS* AND IT APPEARS THAT SANCTIONS
AGAINST THE PASKIN WORKS MAY BE IN ORDER. THE POLLUTED STREAM IS A TRIBUTARY OF A RIVER NHICH IS
A SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR THE STATE CAPITAL DOWNSTREAM. THE PLANNING SECRETARY CLAIMS THE
POLLUTION is WELL-DILUTED BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE CITY BUT CITES A NEED FOR AN EXTENSIVE STUDY
IN THIS REGARD. THIS ARTICLE ALSO CITES THE ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
ENCOUNTERED BY THE STATE IN CORRECTING AIR POLLUTION ARISING FROM THE ARATU INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
BRAZIL
LR(A)
"POLLUTION LEAVES AMERICANA WITHOUT WATER. SECRETARY PROMISES RIGOROUS
INVESTIGATION." 0 E3TAOO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/19/77 PGS 20 ID" 049S6A
ALSO SE AND PMB
THESE NEWS ARTICLES REPORT ON THE CONTAMINATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY OF AMERICANA
IN SAO PAULO* BRAZIL AND DESCRIBE THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY STATE OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THE
OCCURRENCE. A LOCAL FOOD PROCESSING PLANT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TH£ DISCHARGE OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF
AMMONIA INTO A LOCAL STREAM, RESULTING IN THE CONTAMINATION OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AND
THE SUBSEQUENT DEATH OF 30 TONS OF FISH. THE OCCURRENCE GAVE RISE TO EMERGENCY SANITATION
PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED THE SHUT OFF OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND THE BROADCAST OF PUBLIC ALERTS TO
THE DANGER. THE STATE SECRETARY OF WORKS AND ENVIRONMENT* STATING THAT THE POLLUTION IS SAO
PAULO IS OF SUCH A DEGREE THAT OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES CAUSING POLLUTION CAN NO LONGER BE
TOLERATED* HAS PROMISED A RIGOROUS INVESTIGATION STARTING WITH THE SHUTDOWN OF THE RESPONSIBLE
PLANT* AT LEAST UNTIL ADEQUATE POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES ARE INSTALLED. THE RESPONSIBLE PLANT
HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR TWO MONTHS ON A TEMPORARY PERMIT,
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WATER
BRAZIL
PM(B)
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"MINISTRY DELAYS DECISION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY." 0 ESTAOO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
ENGLISH 10/11/77 PCS 24 ID* 04961A
ALSO SE
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR HAS POSTPONED ACTION ON APPROVING
THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY SUBMITTED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE
POLICY INVOLVES THE LEVYING OF REGULAR FEES AGAINST POLLUTING OR POTENTIALLY POLLUTING FIRMS IN
ORDER TO CREATE A SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND. THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY ANY PARTICULAR
FIRM WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING ITS POLLUTION. THE FEE WOULD
RANGE FROM 150 CRUZEIROS MONTHLY TO 1,1600 CRUZEIROS MONTHLY. THESE FEES* WHICH REPRESENT NOMINAL
PAYMENTS BY CONCERNED ENTERPRISES, WOULD NEVERTHELESS BE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR
APPLICATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH. THE MINISTRY FEELS, HOWEVER,
THAT SUCH A POLICY WOULD IMPEDE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT THE PAYMENT OF FEES WOULD BE USED AS
A JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUED POLLUTION.
"PAPER INDUSTRY ESTABLISHES TIME LIMIT FOR ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION."
0 ESTADO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/13/77 PCS 21 ID* 04970A
ALSO SE AND LRB
LAND USE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON TWO ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS IN BRAZIL! 1) THE SENSITIVITY OF THE
BRAZILIAN PAPER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION TO PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL OPINION, AND 2) THE CONCERN OF
THE BRAZILIAN REFORESTATION ASSOCIATION OVER GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON REFORESTATION ENTERPRISES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRAZILIAN PAPER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION HAS STATED THAT THE ASSOCIATION
WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS TO SOLVE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS WITHIN FOUR YEARS DESPITE ANY ECONOMIC
RECESSIONS, ESPECIALLY SINCE 60 PERCENT OF WATER TREATMENT COSTS CAN BE RECOVERED IN USEFUL
MATERIALS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO INTENDS TO MONITOR ITS INDUSTRIES TO PREVENT POLLUTION WHERE
POSSIBLE. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BRAZILIAN REFORESTATION ASSOCIATION CITES GOVERNMENT
RESTRICTIONS AS THE REASON FOR REFORESTATION OF ONLY 400 HECTARES OF LAND WHEN THE NATIONAL PLAN
OF DEVELOPMENT CALLS FOR REFORESTATION OF 500 HECTARES UF LAND ANNUALLY. THE VICE-PRESIDENT ALSO
DEFENDS REFORESTATION WITH FAST-GROWING FOREIGN SPECIES SO THAT DOMESTIC SPECIES CAN BE PRESERVED.
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"SERRA PARK WILL PERMIT CONTROL OF 26 MUNICIPALITIES." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/31/77 PGS IS ID* 0498SA
ALSO LRB, SE
*LAND USE
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HATER
BRAZIL
PM(B)
BRAZIL
SEC )
"MARINE POLLUTION WILL BE CONTROLLED IN 60 DAYS." 0 ESTAOO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 07/23/77 PCS 36 ID" 05011A
ALSO PMA
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES MEASURES, SCHEDULED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IN OCTOBER 1977* WHICH THE
STATE OF SAO PAULO HAS ADOPTED TO CONTROL OIL POLLUTION OF THE STATE*3 COASTAL WATERS. THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION, PRESIDED OVER BY THE STATE SECRETARY OF WORKS AND
ENVIRONMENT, HAS BEEN RECENTLY CREATED A3 THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THESE MEASURES,
WHICH INCLUDE! 1) THE CAPACITY TO ELIMINATE OIL SPILLS BY. MECHANICAL DEVICES, WITHOUT THE NEED
FOR CHEMICAL DISPERSANTSf 2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE CLEANING OF TANKER BILGES TO
PREVENT OPEN SEA DISCHARGES? 3) THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF REFINERIES, GASOLINE STATIONS, AND
COASTAL INDUSTRIES! AND 4) THE FORMATION OF AN OPERATIONAL GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTAINING
ACCIDENTAL OIL SPILLS. THE COMMITTEE WILL WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM
INDUSTRY (PETROBRAS), WHICH WILL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, KEEP THE COMMITTEE INFORMED OF THE TIMETABLE
FOR THE IN3TALLTION OF POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES IN COASTAL REFINERIES.
"BRASKRAFT DEFENDS ITS PROPOSAL BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY."
0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/12/77 PCS 19 ID* 01963*
ALSO LRB AND PMB
THIS ARTICLE REPRESENTS A CULMINATION OF WEEKS OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ON THE CONTROVERSY
SURROUNDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BRASKRAFT PULP AND PAPER PLANT ON THE PARANAPANEMA RIVER
AT ANGATUBA IN THE STATE OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL. THE CONTROVERSY, HIGHLIGHTED BY MEETINGS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE PLANT, SPRINGS FROM THE DESIRE OF BRAZILIAN ECOLOGISTS TO
PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF THE RIVER ON THE ONE HAND AND THE DESIRE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO DERIVE
ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN PAPER PRODUCTION ON THE OTHER. LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ARE INVOLVED IN STUDYING THE PROPOSAL. A PROPOSED STATE VETO OF THE
PLANT COULD WELL BE OVERRIDDEN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, A SPECIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
CONTINUES THE DEBATE OVER THE PROS AND CONS OF THE PLANT AND SERVES TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS INVOLVED. (SEE ALSO ISSUES OF 0 ESTAOO DE SAO PAULO FOR
SEPTEMBER 19, 22, 24, 26, AND OCTOBER 4.)
CANADA
ST(
RELIABILITY OF TRACE METAL DETERMINATION IN FRESH WATER BY FLAMELESS
ATOMIC ABSORPTION...IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL METHODS
WAGEMANN, R. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-20 ID* 04976A
AN INTERLABORATORY STUDY OF TRACE METAL ANALYSES INVOLVING SEVEN DIFFERENT LABORATORIES HAS
BEEN CARRIED OUT TO COMPARE TRACE METAL DETERMINATIONS ON DILUTE WATER SAMPLES BY FLAMELESS
ATOMIC ABSORPTION USING GRAPHITE TUBE ATOMIZATION WITH DETERMINATION BY FOURTEEN OTHER FREQUENTLY
USED METHODS, AND IN THIS WAY OBTAIN AN ESTIMATE Of THE ACCURACY OF THIS METHOD FOR THE DIRECT
DETERMINATION FOR TRACE METALS IN FRESH WATER. THE CONCLUSION IS REACHED THAT FOR A NUMBER OF
COMMONLY DETERMINED METALS THE FLAMELESS ATOMIC ABSORPTION METHOD OF MEASURING TRACE
CONCENTRATIONS IN DILUTE FRESH WATER IS AS ACCURATE A METHOD AS OTHER MORE ESTABLISHED METHODS.
THE ACCURACY OF DETERMINATION FOR MOST OF THE METALS INVESTIGATED WOULD APPEAR TO LIE WITHIN
20-45 PERCENT, AT THE CONCENTRATION LEVELS PREVALENT IN UNPOLLUTED WATER. (AUTH. MOD.)I (THIS
is TECHNICAL REPORT NO. sss OF THE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICES DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA.)
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COLOMBIA
LR(B)
PACE
32
"STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA, DUE TO MERCURY." EXCELSIOR
CAMARGO, PEDRO PABLO EPA
SPANISH 06/02/77 PGS IbA ID* 04982A
ALSO SE, PMR
*TOXIC SUBS
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
WATER PURIFICATION IN THE EECl A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW
WATER RESEARCH CENTRE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/77 PGS 1-U67 ID* 04990A
THIS REPORT DETAILS A SURVEY CONDUCTED BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 1974 BY THE WATER RESEARCH CENTRE
FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE SCOPE 0? THE STUDY WASl TO STUDY AND REPORT
ON THE STATE OF THE ART OF WATER PURIFICATION IN THE NINE EEC COUNTRIES (BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE,
WEST GERMANY, IRELAND, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM)) TO COMPARE
EEC PRACTICE REGARDING POTABLE WATER TREATMENT WITH THAT OF SWEDEN AND THE USA| AND TO MAKE
PROPOSALS FOR A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE MIDDLE AND LONG-TERM
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE REPORT PLACES EMPHASIS ON POTABLE WATER SUPPLY* REVIEWING THE
FOLLOWING PROCESSES IN DETAIL FOR EACH COUNTRY! STORAGE, COAGULATION, SEDIMENTATION, FILTRATION,
FLOTATION, AMMONIA AND NITRATE REMOVAL, CARBON ADSORPITON, CHEMICAL OXIDATION FOR ORGANIC
MODIFICATION AND DISINFECTION, AERATION, AND SLUDGE TREATMENT, A BRIEF SURVEY OF LEGISLATION
REGARDING WATER TREATMENT IS ALSO PRESENTED,
GERMANY,FE(5 REP OF
LR(B)
"SUCCESSFUL HUNT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SINNERS," STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/21/77 PGS 7 ID* 04947A
THE WATER PROTECTION POLICE IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE FIGHT
AGAINST POLLUTION OF THE RHINE, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. ABOUT 35 PERCENT OF THEIR TIME IS
DEVOTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THREE PATROL BOATS DAILY WORK THE AREA OF THE RHINE
BETWEEN KARLSRUHE AND IFFEZHElM. MANY CREw MEMBERS ARE TRAINED ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS. BOATS
CARRY KITS FOR THE RAPID ANALYSIS (WITHIN ONE HOUR) OF UP TO 22 HARMFUL SUBSTANCES.
IDENTIFICATION OF A POLLUTING SUBSTANCE IN THIS FASHION CAN HELP NARROW THE FIELD OF SUSPECTED
PERPETRATORS. THE SHIPS ALSO CARRY THE "HANDBOOK OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES," WHICH INFORMS THE
CREW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCH SUBSTANCES AS WELL AS RESULTS OF ACCIDENTS AND REMEDIAL
MEASURES, SEVERAL DAYS A MONTH, THE PATROL BOATS WORK IN CONCERT WITH POLICE HELICOPTERS, WHICH
SPOT AND PHOTOGRAPH INSTANCES OF POLLUTION. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS COOPERATION, THE AMOUNT
OF USED OIL DELIVERED TO DE-OILING SHIPS HAS INCREASED FROM 4000 TO 1100 TONS A YEAR.
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WATER
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WATER MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT 19761
WASSER UNO BODEN
LAND WORKING GROUP FOR WATER (LAMA)."
GERMAN
06/00/77 PG3 161-162
ID*
EPA
049(|AA
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1976 ACTIVITIES OF LAWA, A GROUP COMPOSED OF THE SUPERIOR LAND
(STATE) AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WATER LAw. PRIMARY GOALS OF THE
ORGANIZATION ARE TO COORDINATE WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE VARIOUS LANDS AND TO PROMOTE
WATER MANAGEMENT INTERESTS. THE EMPHASIS OF LAWA ACTIVITY IN 1976 HAS HATER PROTECTION. THE GROUP
HELPED DEVELOP THE NATIONAL SEWAGE FEE LAW AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT LAN
AND HAS DRAFTED ADMINISTRATIVE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LATTER LAW, INCLUDING
GUIDELINES FOR WATER QUALITY AND FOR SEWAGE DISCHARGE AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SEWAGE
FACILITIES. LAWA IS COORDINATING THE WORK OF THE LANDS IN ADAPTING THEIR MATER LAWS TO THE
NATIONAL FRAMEWORK. WORKING GROUPS ARE INVOLVED IN PRODUCTION OF PAPERS ON HATER MANAGEMENT AND
NUCLEAR ENERGY, THERMAL POLLUTION, AND ICE-CONTROL SALTS AND WATER. LAWA ALSO PUBLISHED A NEW
WATER QUALITY MAP FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC IN 1976. IT COOPERATED IN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS TOO.
"ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1976 ON WATER MANAGEMENT BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR
ECONOMICS." WASSER UNO BODEN
EPA
GERMAN 06/00/77 PCS 160 10* 04979A
ALSO PMA
THIS REPORT OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMICS DISCUSSES WATER SUPPLY IN 1976,
INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF QUANTITIES OF WATER SUPPLIED, THE COST OF WATER* AND INVESTMENTS BY
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY COMPANIES. UNDER THE HEADING WATER PROTECTION, THE COLLECTION OF USED
BILGE OILS IS DISCUSSED. IN MID-1976, AN EIGHTH SHIP FOR THE COLLECTION OF BILGE WATER
CONTAINING OIL WAS PUT INTO SERVICE ON THE RHINE RIVER, SO THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RHINE
AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WAS COVERED BY THIS SERVICE. THESE EIGHT SHIPS PUMPED APPROXIMATELY 65,000
TONS OF BILGE WATER FROM WHICH ABOUT 6,400 TONS OF USED OIL WERE RECOVERED AND CHANNELED INTO
REPROCESSING OPERATIONS. OVER 600 TONS OF USED OIL WERE RECOVERED IN THIS MANNER ON THE WESER
RIVER IN 1976.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WATER MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR FOR
1976." WASSER UNO BODEN
EPA
GERMAN 06/00/77 PGS 159 ID* 04980A
ALSO PMA
THIS REPORT OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR BRIEFLY DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES IN 1976
RELATING TO WATER LAW, RESEARCH, PROTECTION, AND STATISTICS! STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF WATER
ENDANGERING SUBSTANCES* WATER SUPPPLY, EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER SUPPLYI AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION. LAWS OF SIGNIFICANCE PASSED OR BECOMING EFFECTIVE IN 1976 INCLUDE THE SEWAGE FEE
LAW, THE FOURTH AMMENDMENT TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT LAW, AND THE ORDINANCE ON THE OEGRADABlLlTY OF
ANIONIC AND NON-IONIC SURFACTANT SUBSTANCES IN WASHING AND CLEANING AGENTS. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FINANCED 93 RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH ABOUT 7,7 MILLION MARKS AND MADE AVAILABLE 21.5
MILLION MARKS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS OF 8UPRAREGIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE NEAR THE RHINE AND LAKE CONSTANCE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM. INITIAL'
STATISTICS WERE COLLECTED ON WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE REMOVAL, AND ACCIDENTS WITH WATER ENDANGERING
SUBSTANCES, RESEARCH INTO ASPECTS OF WATER SUPPLY CONTINUED,
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GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
PAGE
HASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, LIB/INF/25
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH 12/00/76 PCS 1-75
ALSO ST
•SOLID WA3TE
EPA
ID* OU99UA
INTERNATIONAL
LR
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HATER
JAPAN
PM(8)
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SPREADS." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH 10/20/77 PCS 2
AIR
EPA
ID* 0
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WATER
NORWAY
PM(B)
•NORWEGIAN MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! THE NORTH SEA MANAGED THE OIL
CATASTROPHE SUCCESSFULLY." SVENSKA OAGBLAOET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/06/77 PGS 16 ID* 04956*
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL AREA, THE ORGANISMS
OIL CATASTROPHE AT THE EKOFISK FIELD, WHERE A BLOWOUT
EMISSION OF 30,000 TONS OF OIL INTO THE OCEAN, REPORTS
GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND. THE OIL WAS CONTAINED WITHIN A
THE COASTS WERE NEVER THREATENED. THE MINISTER WARNS,
OR THE WIND CONDITIONS HAD BEEN DIFFERENT, THE OUTCOME
INDUSTRY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING EQUIPMENT TO
ACCIDENT, AND THESE PREPARATIONS HAVE CONTINUED.
OF THE NORTH SEA WERE NOT DAMAGED BY THE
OCCURED ON APRIL 22, 1977 CAUSING THE
THE NORWEGIAN MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
CERTAIN AREA AND WAS DISPERSED NATURALLY.
HOWEVER, THAT IF THE SEASON, THE CURRENTS,
MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN SO FAVORABLE. THE OIL
FIGHT OIL POLLUTION AT THE TIME OF THE
NORWAY
PMCB)
"THE TYRIFJORD WILL NOT BECOME A N£W LAKE MJOSA,* AND "POLLUTION OF THE
TYRIFJORD WILL BE MAPPED OUT." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN OB/09/77 PGS 23 10* 04975*
2ND ARTICLEl 08/31/77, P, 2
THESE TWO ARTICLES REPORT THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE TYRIFJORD NORTH OF OSLO FROM BECOMING
AS SEVERELY POLLUTED AS LAKE MJOSA, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FJORD 13 PLANNED WITH THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF BUSKERUD, AKERSHUS, AND OSLO FINANCING ONE-HALF OF THE PROJECT ON THE MINISTRY
OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE OTHER HALF, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER, BUT TH
MAIN POLLUTION STUDY, TO TAKE THREE YEARS, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE NORWEGIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH, THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL
AUTHORITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS IS THAT THE
FJORD MAY BECOME A SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED MUNICIPALITIES. MOST OF THE
POLLUTION IS CAUSED BY SEWAGE DISCHARGES FROM THE CITY OF HONEFOSS AND FROM WOOD PRODUCT
INDUSTRIES ALONG THE RIVER STQRELVEN, BUT BUILT-UP AREAS ALONG THE FJORD AND AGRICULTURE ALSO
CONTRIBUTE.
NORWAY
PM(B)
"LESS PHOSPHATES IN DETERGENT USED FOR MILKING EQUIPMENT." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 09/02/77 PGS 6 ID* 05001A
IN THE SPRING OF 1977, THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY APPROACHED THE NORWEGIAN DAIRIES'
ASSOCIATION TO REQUEST THEY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PHOSPHATES IN DETERGENTS USED IN THE CLEANING OF
MILKING EQUIPMENT BY ONE FOURTH. WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE DETERGENT SUPPLIER, LILLEBORG
FABRIKKER A/S, A NEW TYPE OF DETERGENT WAS MANUFACTURED AND SUCCESSFULLY TESTED FOR SIX MONTHS
AT SELECTED DAIRIES. THE ASSOCIATION HAS NOW SENT CIRCULARS TO ALL DAIRIES AND WHOLESALE DEALERS
IN THE LAKE MJOSA PRECIPITATION REGIME URGING THEM TO DISTRIBUTE THE NEW DETERGENT. THE PROGRAM
IS BEING EXPANDED TO JAEREN, THE COASTAL DISTRICT IN SOUTHWESTERN NORWAY, A3 WELL AS TO VALDRES,
MORE, ROMSDAL, AND NORD-TRONDELAG. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS TYPE OF PHOSPHATE-LOW DETERGENT WILL
EVENTUALLY BE USED ALL OVER NORWAY.
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HATER
NORWAY
PM(B)
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"FISHING FLEET JOINS OIL POLLUTION CONTROL." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 09/33/77 PGS 26 ID* 05003*
THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY HAS ASKED THE NORWEGIAN FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION TO
ASSIST IN COMBATING OIL POLLUTION, PARTICULARLY IN HANDLING HEAVY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS BOOMS, ETC.,
REPORTS THIS ARTICLE. THE AUTHORITY NEEDS EXPERT ADVICE ON EVALUATING THE TECHNICAL DEMANDS ON
THESE BOATS. BETWEEN 50 TO 100 BOATS WILL BE NEEDED IN ADDITION TO THOSE BELONGING TO THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN RESCUE OPERATIONS. ALL VESSELS INCLUDED IN THIS
PROGRAM MUST BE REGISTERED, A PROCESS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. OIL PROTECTION DEPOTS ARE NOW
ESTABLISHED IN MORTEN, STAVANGER, ORLANDET, BODO, LODINGEN, AND KIRKENE8. STILL IN THE PLANNING
STAGE ARE DEPOTS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS! KRISTIANSAND, BERGEN, ALE8UND, 3ANDNE88JOEN,
RAMSUND, TROMSO, HAMMERFEST, AND VADSO. ALL DEPOTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY THE SPRING
OF 1978.
"THE CONTENT OF CHLORINE IN WATER WILL BE INVESTIGATED." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
LUNDEGARDH, LENNART EPA
SWEDISH 08/25/77 PGS 26 ID* 049«3A
ALSO LRB
CITING U.S. SOURCES, THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD HAS CAUTIONED THAT HIGH
CONTENTS OF CHLORINE IN WATER MAY CAUSE CANCER OF THE STOMACH AND BLADDER. DRINKING WATER IN
SWEDEN, HOWEVER, IS CHLORINATED TO SUCH A LIMITED DEGREE THAT ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE
NATURE WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY, BUT SINCE NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF DRINKING WATER HAS TAKEN
PLACE TO DATE, THE BOARD BELIEVES THAT IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO EXAMINE THE WATER. IT IS
SUSPECTED THAT A RISK OF CANCER MAY OCCUR WHEN THE CHLORINE CONTENT REACHES 0.1 MG PER LITER MATER.
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"INCREASED CONTENTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN LAKES ON THE WEST COAST."
DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 06/16/77 PGS 4 ID* 04953A
SVENSKA
INVESTIGATIONS OF FIFTY LAKES BETWEEN THE CITIES OF HALMSTAD AND JONKOPING AND IN THE PROVINCE
OF VARMLAND BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD INDICATE LARGE INCREASES OF CADMIUM,
LEAD, MERCURY, AND ZINC IN THE BOTTOM LAYERS OF THESE LAKES. ALTHOUGH THE STUDY DID NOT INCLUDE
COVER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL LIFE, IT IS, AS A RULE, SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
DETRIMENTALLY AFFECTED. EXAMINATION OF THE BOTTOM LAYERS TO A DEPTH OF 20 CENTIMETERS, INDICATES
THAT OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A TENFOLD INCREASE IN LEAD AND CADMIUM AND A FIVEFOLD
INCREASE IN MERCURY AND ZINC. THESE RESULTS ARE PROBABLY DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION. IN
CONTRAST TO ACIDIFICATION, WHICH CAN BE TREATED BY ADDING LIME TO WATER, THERE ARE NO MEASURES TO
BE TAKEN AGAINST METAL SUBSTANCES WHICH REMAIN IN NATURE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
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WATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"CONTINUOUS ALARMING ACIDIFICATION OF LAKES."
EKMAN, JOHANNES
SWEDISH 07/06/77 PGS 16
SVENSKA DAG6LADET
EPA
ID* 04954A
ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT, THE ACIDIFICATION OF SWEDISH LAKES IS CONTINUING AT AN ALARMING
RATE. 80 PERCENT OF THE LAKES IN THE COUNTY OF OREBRO, FOR iNSTANCEi ARE ALREADY ACIDIFIED OR
THREATENED BY ACIDIFICATION. 163,000 TONS OF LIM£ AND 80 MILLION SWEDISH KRQNOR ARE NEEDED TO
SAVE THE OREBRO COUNTY LAKES AND THE SITUATION IS NOW SO CRITICAL THAT A CHOICE AS TO WHICH LAKES
TO CONCENTRATE THE EFFORTS ON MAY HAVE TO BE MADE, MANY FACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLEl CONSIDERABLE
PRECIPITATION DURING THE WINTER MONTHS RESULTING IN VERY ACID SPRING FLOODSi INCREASED PLANTING
OF CONIFEROUS TR£ES| CLEAR CUTTING) AND GEOLOGICAL FACTORS, TO MENTION A FEW. AN EXTENSIVE EFFORT
DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS RECOMMENDED. AFTER THIS PERIOD A TEN.YEAR PLAN SHOULD BE DRAFTED,
MORE PERSONNEL TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM is ALSO NEEDED,
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UNITED NATIONS
PM(B)
WHO
STC
"UN WATER CONFERENCEl
NO. 4
ENGLISH
AGREEMENT ON GOALS AND ACTION PLAN," -AMBIO, VOL. vi,
07/00/77 PGS 222-27
EPA
ID* 04957A
AT THE UN WATER CONFERENCE AT MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA IN MARCH 1977* THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION WAS RECOGNIZED AND WAYS WERE EXPLORED TO AVOID A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WORLDWIDE WATER CRISIS.
COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLIES AND WATER FOR AGRICULTURE WERE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY, AN INTERNATIONAL
CONSENSUS ON A NUMBER OF POLICY AND OPERATIONAL MEASURES WAS FORMULATED IN THE MAR DEL PLATA
ACTION PLAN, WHOSE TWO MAIN SECTIONS COVER ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE ACTION
RECOMMENDATIONS PRINTED IN THIS PUBLICATION SUMMARIZE THE PRESENT SITUATION, RECOMMEND COALS, AND
EXPLORE ACTIONS NECESSARY AT THE NATIONAL AS WELL A3 THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. SUBJECTS COVERED
AREl ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCESl WATER USE AND EFFICIENCY) ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND POLLUTION
CONTROL POLIC-Y) PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT? NATURAL HAZARDS? PUBLIC INFORMATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING,
AND RESEARCH! AND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, SELECTED PARTS OF THE RESOLUTIONS ARE
ALSO REPRODUCED.
GLOBAL WORKSHOP ON APPROPRIATE WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WHO BULLETIN SERIES, NO. 7
WHO. INTL. REFERENCE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY EPA
ENGLISH 01/00/77 PGS i-S3 ID* o«992A
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE GLOBAL WORKSHOP ON APPROPRIATE WATER AND HASTE
WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES* HELD IN VOORBURG, THE NETHERLANDS IN
NOVEMBER 1975. AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER REVIEWS THE BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP.
CHAPTER 2 SUMMARIZES ADDRESSES AND STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP, WHILE
CHAPTER 3 REVIEWS GENERAL DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
AS WELL AS ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. CHAPTER 4 SUMMARIZES THE MORE DETAILED ASSESSMENTS
OF THE PROBLEMS CONSIDERED BY THREE WORKING GROUPS CONCERNED WITH! DRINKING WATER SUPPLY I SEWAGE
AND EXCRETA DISPOSAL) AND SOCIOECONOMIC ASPECTS, CHAPTER 5 REVIEWS A SYSTEMS APPROACH PRESENTED
TO THE WORKSHOP, AND CHAPTER 6 PRESENTS CONCLUSIONS AND PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS. APPENDIXES
CONTAIN! THE WORKSHOP AGENDA) A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS) AND A LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS.
* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1978--261-238A59
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