PB-231 665-35
Number 35
July 1975
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington D .C 20460
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FOREWORD
Under a series of documents exchange agreements with environmental
agencies in other countries, EPA is building a collection of environ-
mental reports issued by foreign governments and international organi-
zations. This is a monthly announcement listing of foreign documents
received through the exchange agreements.
The original documents can be obtained through the Library Systems
Branch (see back page for order form). More detailed English abstracts
can be provided when required. Full text translations, which are expen-
sive, should be requested only when essential for operation of EPA
programs. Translation Services Requisition form #1350-1 is used to re-
quest translations.
A computerized search system is being developed which will allow future
retrieval of these summaries by:
c. type of document
legal/legislative/regulatory
management/planning
socio-economic
a. country
b. subject area
air
water
noise
pesticides
radiation
solid waste management
This series, devoted to summaries of government reports and other pertinent
literature and focusing on the legislative, organizational, economic, and
social aspects of environmental protection, supplements foreign scientific
and technical literature abstracted by other EPA information services.
APTIC
SWIRS
PIC
NOISE
Ultimately, EPA plans to assemble a major collection of foreign govern-
ment environments documents and to develop several approaches to the
dissemination of this information to EPA staff. This announcement of
documents received is the first step.
Office of Planning and Management
Office of International Activities
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIR
Metals Lie in the Air ..................... 1
New System Favors Prevention .................. 1
F/tonce
May 20, 1974 Decree by the Minister of Cultural Affairs
and the Environment ..................... 1
Environmental Matters Considered at the August 28, 1974
Council of Ministers .................... 2
July 31, 1974 Circular on Nuisances Originating from
Nitric Acid Plants ..................... 2
Ge-nman Dem Rep
Environmental Protection in the GDR .............. 2
G&wayiy, Fed Rep oj
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) ~ Control No. 02841A ..... 8
Japan
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02889B ........... 11
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02889C ........... 12
Central Environmental Management Service Rijnmond.
Fourth Quarter 1974 Report ................. 3
OECD
See GENERAL (OECD) — Control No. 02869A ............ 13
South
Pollution from Industries and Its Control in South Africa ... 4
Spain
February 6, 1975 Decree No. 883 on the Regulation of the
1972 Law on Protection of the Atmospheric Environment .... 4
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Sweeten
Measurements of Ozone in Stockholm and Nykoping During
the Period of March - October 1973 ............. 5
Solid Waste Incineration — An Examination of Waste, Stack
Gases, Ash and Residues at Savenas Incinerator ....... 5
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02840A ............ 29
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02886A ........... 14
Intensification of Exhaust and Noise Provisions
GENERAL
Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974-75 .... 6
Administrative Procedures Under the Environment Protection
(Impact of Proposals) Act 1974-1975 ............. 7
Co tomb-ia
Armed Forces Initiate Protection of Natural Resources ..... 7
COMECON
Cooperation in Environmental Protection ............ 7
F/ionee
1975 Environmental Budget ................... 8
/, Fed Rep o&
Environmental Protection in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Ecology .... 8
Annual Report of the Factory Inspectorate for the Year 1973 . . 8
Environmental Protection in Baden Wuerttemberg: Interim
Program ........................... 9
Ghana.
Facts About the Environmental Protection Council of Ghana ... 9
Inte-inationat
Control of Water Pollution in Europe .............. 9
Has Environmental Protection Become a Luxury? ......... 10
lAon
Pet Peeves and Dirty Air .................... 10
Senate Approves Environmental Legislation ........... 10
Jamaica
See WATER (Jamaica) ~ Control No. 02864A ........... 26
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Japan
Basic Ordinance for the Security of Good Environment 11
Kanagawa Prefectural Ordinance for the Control of Pollution . . 11
The Enforcement Regulation for the Kanagawa Prefectural
Ordinance for the Control of Pollution 12
Environmental Protection in Japan Strengthened 12
OECO
Less Traffic, Better Cities 12
Economic Implications of Pollution Control: A General
Assessment 13
Poland
A New Ministry Responsible for Environmental Protection .... 13
Sweden
The National Forest Survey. Potential Use of Data for
Environmental Planning and Research 14
The Potential Use of ERTS-1 Imagery for Environmental Surveys . 14
United Nation*
Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Protection Program ... 14
The United Nations Environment Programme: A Brief Introduction 15
USSR
Save Nature 15
Ve.ne.zu.eJta,
April 9, 1975 Resolution No. G-126 on the Creation of the
Divisions for Environmental Pollution Research and for
Environmental Quality Control 15
WHO
Pan American Center for Human Ecology and Health. Report
of the Advisory Panel Held in Mexico City, 27-31 January 1975 16
LAND USE
Jamaica
See WATER (Jamaica) -- Control No. 02864A 26
Sweden
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02878A 14
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 02886A 14
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NOISE
, Fed Rep oj
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02841A ..... 8
Japan
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02889B ........... 11
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02889C ........... 12
Nvthe.HJLan.di>
See AIR (Netherlands) — Control No. 02888A .......... 3
Sweden
On Annoyance Caused by Noise Exposure — A Relevance Study .... 18
Swltzzxland
See AIR (Switzerland) — Control No. 02831A .......... 6
RADIATION
, Fed Rep
See GENERAL (Fed Rep of Germany) — Control No. 02841A ..... 8
Spain
Spanish Nuclear Plants. Their Necessity, Safety and
Influence on the Environment ................ 19
SOLID WASTE
G&unany, Fed Rep o£
Environmental Protection in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Solid
Waste Removal ........................ 19
Italy
Landscape Transformed by Refuse in Vienna ........... 19
It Is Useless to Burn Refuse Which Can Be Reclaimed ...... 20
Japan
See WATER (Japan) — Control No. 02871A ............ 26
OECD
See GENERAL (OECD) — Control No. 02869A ............ 13
Sweden
National Solutions to Solid Waste Problems ........... 20
Refuse Removal Legislation's Application ............ 21
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See WATER (Switzerland) — Control No. 02846A ......... 31
TOXIC SUBS
Sweeten
Influence of Roads on the Surrounding Nature — A
Literature Survey ...................... 21
Some Effects of Zinc on Different States in the Life
History of the Minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus L. (Pisces) .... 22
Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on Decomposition in
Forest Soils ........................ 22
Identification of Some Organic Substances Potentially
Harmful to the Environment ................. 23
Breeding Success of Razorbill in the Archipelago of Stockholm
in Relation to Eggshell Thickness and Levels of DDT, PCS
and Mercury in Eggs ..................... 23
See WATER (Sweden) — Control No. 02881A ............ 30
WATER
Council o& Euuwpe.
Legal Aspects and Unified Action in the European
Conference on Water Protection ............... 23
Ecnland
The Principles of Water Pollution Control up to 1985 ...... 24
F/ionce.
Draft Law on the Disposal of Wastes .............. 24
See AIR (France) — Control No. 02890B ............. 2
lnte.tincuti.onai.
A "Black List" of the Rhine Commission ............. 25
Content and Importance of the Strasbourg Conference ...... 25
Groundwater Pollution in Europe: Proceedings of a Conference
Organized by the Water Research Association in Reading,
England, September 1972 ................... 25
See GENERAL (International) -- Control No. 02832A ....... 9
New Government of Jamaica Institution Established to Deal
with Ecological Problems .................. 26
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Japan
Illegal Waste Dumping Increases ................ 26
Kagawa Prefecture Fish Farmers Sue Governments, Firms
Over Red Tide ........................ 27
Agency Seeks Stronger Sea Pollution Curbs ........... 27
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02889B ........... 11
See GENERAL (Japan) — Control No. 02889C ........... 12
OECD
See GENERAL (OECD) — Control No. 02869 A ............ 13
Romania.
Contravening the Water Law ................... 28
Sooth
Water Pollution Legislation: Summary of Marine Pollution
Legislation in South Africa ................. 28
Sweden
IVL - An Instrument of Environmental Protection ........ 29
Curing Sick Lakes ....................... 29
BOD Measurement in Toxic Wastewaters .............. 29
Mercury in Lake Vanern — Present Status and Prognosis ..... 30
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 02877A ......... 21
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 02880A ......... 22
See TOXIC SUBS (Sweden) — Control No. 02885A ......... 23
Status of Water Protection and Solid Waste Removal ....... 31
l/enezaela
Integral Study to Determine the Status of Pollution
Along Central Coastal Beaches ................ 31
Integral Sanitary Study of the Yaracuy River .......... 32
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AIR
AUSTRIA
PH(B)
BRAZIL
PM(B)
"METALS LIE IN THE AIR." SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN
GERMAN 0 PGS
EPA
ID# 02861A
THIS ARTICLE LISTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AN EXAMINATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN THE AIR AT
17 MONITORING STATIONS IN THE AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF SALZBURG. DATA COLLECTED AND EVALUATED BY
SCIENTISTS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND MICROCHEMISTRY AT THE TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY IN VIENNA ARE TO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR A DUST IMMISSIONS MAP IN SALZBURG. ELEMENTS
MEASURED IN DUST INCLUDED CARBON, SULFUR, MAGNESIUM, TITANIUM, IRON, LEAD, ALUMINUM, COPPER, AND
SILICON. THE STUDY COMPARES THE CONCENTRATIONS OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS OVER SEVERAL CITIES. IT WAS
DETERMINED, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE CITIES OF TENNECK AND MITBERGHUETTEN BELONG TO THE "DUSTIEST"
COMMUNITIES IN THE PROVINCE. THE DUST OVER THE CITY BRUCK CONTAINS PARTICULARLY LAR3E QUANTITIES
OF TITANIUM, IRON AND ALUMINUM. SOME DATA FOR SALZBURG ARE COMPARED TO INFORMATION FOR VIENNA.
"NEW SYSTEM FAVORS PREVENTION." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
PORTUGUESE
04/19/75 PGS 18
EPA
ID* 02231B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME OF THE OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT BRAZIL 2.103, AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE UN AND THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT FOR COMBATING AIR POLLUTION IN SAO PAULO. POINTING
OUT SOME OF THE EXISTING SHORTCOMINGS AND ADMINISTRATIVE WEAKNESSES OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN
SAO PAULO, THE ARTICLE REPORTS THAT PROJECT BRAZIL WILL IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE NETWORK OF
MONITORING STATIONS IN THE CITY AND DEVELOP A SYSTEM FOR DEALING WITH AIR POLLUTION EPISODES.
IN ADDITION, IMPROVEMENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE FOR A GREATER SCOPE OF
AUTONOMY AND JURISDICTION OVER AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS ON THE PART OF THE STATE COMPANY OF BASIC
SANITATION (CETESB) OF SAO PAULO.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"MAY 20, 1974 DECREE BY THE MINISTER OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND THE ENVIRONMENT."
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE NO. 63
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/74 PGS 354 ID* 02835A
THIS DECREE, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 11 OF DECREE NO. 74-415, CONTAINS PROVISIONS
PERTAINING TO THE INSPECTION OF INSTALLATIONS DEPENDENT ON THE USE OF THERMAL ENERGY. THE
PROVISIONS ENUMERATED APPLY TO ALL INSTALLATIONS WITH AN HOURLY CONSUMPTION RATE OF OVER 3,000
THERMS AND BEAR ON THE PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF SUCH ENERGY. LICENSED
INSPECTORS ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHIEF OF MINEROLOGY FOR THE
ARRONDISSEMENT WITH RE3ARD TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS GEARED TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL ECONOMY
WITHOUT ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTIPOLLUTION DEVICES. THE DECREE FURTHER STIPULATES
THAT ALL INSPECTIONS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE INSTALLATION'S OWN EXPENSE.
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PA3E
AIR
FRANCE
LB(B)
FRANCE
LR(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS CONSIDERED AT THE AUGUST 28, 1974 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS."
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE, NO. 63
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/74 P3S 345 ID# 02854A
ALSO PMB
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE COMHENTS OF MR. JARROT, FRENCH MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ON
THE PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DRAFT-LAWS WHICH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONSIDERED DURIN3 THEIR
AUGUST 28, 1974 SESSION. AMONG THE BILLS RETAINED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE PARLIAMENT CONCERNING
THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT WAS A REFORM OF THE 1917 LAW ON CLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS
DESIGNED TO EXPAND THE LAW'S SCOPE OF APPLICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS. THE MAIN GOALS OF THE
MODIFICATION WOULD INCLUDE THE SIMPLIFICATION OF CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES AND THE INCREASE OF
PREFECTURAL POWERS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. ANOTHER DRAFT-LAW SOON TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL
CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL WASTE A3ENCY PATTERNED ON THE BASIN SYSTEM OF WATER
MANAGEMENT. OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES WHICH RECEIVED THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE COUNCIL INCLUDED
THE STUDY OF A FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION AND THE CREATION OF AIR AGENCIES SCHEDULED
TO BECOME OPERATIVE IN 1977-78.
"JULY 31, 1974 CIRCULAR ON NUISANCES ORIGINATING FROM NITRIC ACID PLANTS."
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE, NO. 65
EPA
FRENCH 01/00/75 P3S 59-60 ID# 02890B
WATER
THIS CIRCULAR FROM THE STATE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO FRENCH DEPARTMENT PREFECTS
CONTAINS TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NEW INSTALLATIONS CLASSIFIED AS
DANGEROUS OR ANNOYING UNDER THE DECEMBER 19, 1917 LAW ON DANGEROUS, UNHEALTHY OR ANNOYING
ESTABLISHMENTS. INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRESCRIPTIONS 30VERNIN3 THE LIMITATION OF THE
NITROGEN OXIDE CONTENT OF WASTE GASES (4.5 KG. HN03 PER TON OF NITRIC ACID BEING PRODUCED) AND
ESTABLISHING CHIMNEY STACK HEI3HT SPECIFICATIONS. FURTHER RESTRICTIONS CONCERN THE EMISSION
VELOCITY OF WASTE GASES AND MANDATORY CONTROLS AND MEASURES OF POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY.
3ERMAN DEM REP
LR(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE 3DR." RUDE PRAVO: HALO SOBOTA
EPA
CZECH 06/07/75 PCS 13 ID# 02853A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES A NEW REGULATION ISSUED IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC TO LIMIT
HARMFUL EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES, AS WELL AS FROM COMBUSTION ENGINES USED IN
MACHINERY OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES. THE REGULATION STATES THAT EXHAUST GASES MAY NOT CONTAIN
MORE THAN 4.5 PERCENT CARBON MONOXIDE. OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF VEHICLES MUST MAINTAIN ENGINES SO
AS TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. ALLOWABLE TIME PERIODS FOR IDLING ENGINES ARE ALSO GIVEN.
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AIR
3ERMANY,FED REP OP
PM{B)
JAHRESBEHICHT DEE GEHERBEAUFSICHT FUER DAS JAHR 1973 (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FACTORY INSPECTORATE FOR THE YEAR 1973)
BADEN-HUERTTEMBER3. BIN. OF WORK, HEALTH, SOCIAL AFFAIRS EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-109 IDt 02841A
ALSO LRB
*3£NERAL NOISE RADIATION
JAPAN
LR(A)
"KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAGAHA
PHEFECTORAL ORDINANCE NO. 5
EPA
EN3LISH 03/12/71 P3S 4-19 ID# 02889B
*GENERAL HATER NOISE
JAPAN
LR(A)
"THE ENFORCEMENT REGULATION FOR THE KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE
CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL RE3ULATION NO. 96
EPA
ENGLISH 08/20/71 PGS 20-58 ID* 02889C
*GENERAL HATER NOISE
NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE RIJNMOND.
DUTCH
NOISE
00/00/74 PGS 1-83
FOURTH QUARTER 1974 REPORT
EPA
ID* 02888A
THIS REPORT, COVERING OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER 1974, CONCENTRATES MOSTLY ON THE
FINDINGS OF THE ROUTINE AIR AND NOISE MONITORING CONDUCTED BY THE CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF THE RIJNMOND PUBLIC AUTHORITY, A SUPRAMUNICIPAL BODY HAVING JURISDICTION
IN THE ROTTERDAM AREA. INTRODUCTORY SECTIONS CONSIDER 3ENERAL DATA, SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF
HARNINGS ISSUED TO INDUSTRY AND THE MOST IMPORTANT INCIDENTS OF AIR POLLUTION OCCURRING IN THE
LAST QUARTER OF 1974, AND COMPARE THESE WITH DATA FROM OTHER TIME PERIODS. SUCCEEDIN3 SECTIONS
AND APPENDIXES CONSIDER THE DATA OBTAINED FROM THE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR: SULFUR DIOXIDE, SMOKE,
PRECIPITATES, HYDROCARBONS, LEAD AND OTHER HEAVY METALS, OZONE, AND NITR03EN OXIDES. NOISE
STATISTICS ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
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OECD
SE( )
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ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF POLLUTION CONTROL: A GENERAL ASSESSMENT
(OECD STUDIES IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION, NO. 1)
OECD EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/74 PGS 1-78 ID» 02869A
*3ENERAL HATER SOLID WASTE
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B)
"POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIES AND ITS CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA." ENVIRONMENT RSA
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/74 PCS 1-2 ID# 01788F
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN CONCERN WITH PROBLEMS
RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION AND CONSIDERS HOW THESE PROBLEMS ARE HANDLED IN THE 1965
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT. SINGLED OUT FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION ARE THOSE PROVISIONS
OF THE LAW DEALING WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF INSTALLATIONS RECEIVE REGISTRATION
CERTIFICATES IN ORDER TO OPERATE.
SPAIN
LR(A)
"FEBRUARY 6, 1975 DECREE NO. 883 ON THE REGULATION OF THE 1972 LAW ON PROTECTION
OF THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT." BOLETIN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, NO. 96
EPA
SPANISH 04/22/75 PGS 8391-8416 ID* 01133F
ALSO ST AND PMA
THIS DECREE, PROMULGATED BY THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, REPRESENTS
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION TO THE 1972 LAW ON PROTECTION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT.
THE INTRODUCTION TO THE DECREE DISCUSSES ANTECEDENTS OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AS CONTAINED IN THE
BASIC 1972 LAW AND SUMMARIZES THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE PRESENT DECREE. TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR
AIR QUALITY AND EMISSION LEVELS ARE SET FORTH, TYPES OF POTENTIALLY POLLUTING ACTIVITIES AND
PRINCIPLE AIR POLLUTANTS ARE LISTED, AREAS OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN NATIONAL
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARE DELINEATED, AND ATTRIBUTES OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MONITORING AND
CONTROLLING AIR POLLUTION ARE DESCRIBED. IN ADDITION, A SYSTEM OF SANCTIONS AGAINST VIOLATORS OF
THE DECREE IS DEFINED, AND CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING AND DEALING WITH CONTAMINATED AREAS AND
EMERGENCY POLLUTION EPISODES ARE DISCUSSED. THE DECREE ALSO CONTAINS PROVISIONS TO MODIFY
REGULATIONS WHEN DICTATED BY THE DYNAMICS OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.
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AIR
SWEDEN
PB(B)
PAGE
"IVL - AN INSTRUMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." JOURNAL OF THE FEDERATION
OF SWEDISH INDOSTRIES. SPECIAL ISSUE ON INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
EPA
EN3LISH 11/00/70 P3S 14-15 ID* 02840A
*WATER
SWEDEN
ST( )
MEASUREMENTS OF OZONE IN STOCKHOLM AND NYKOPING DURING THE PERIOD OF
MARCH - OCTOBER 1973 (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 432)
KILLIN3MO, ODD-HROAR AND CAJ MOLLERGREN EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-34 ID* 02882A
THIS PUBLICATION REPORTS RESULTS OF A STUDY TO EXPLORE THE EXTENT DF OZONE PRODUCTION IN
AMBIENT AIR AS A RESULT OF PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED WITH AID OF A 3RANT FROM
THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF SWEDEN'S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. PARALLEL INVESTIGATIONS
WERE CONDUCTED IN A LARGE CITY (STOCKHOLM) AND A SMALL CITY (NYKOPIN3). AUTOMATIC INSTRUMENTS
MEASURED OZONE CONCENTRATION USING A METHOD BASED ON A CHEMILUMINESCENT REACTION BETWEEN
EHTYLENE AND OZONE. DAILY PROFILES INDICATE THAT PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS TOOK PLACE AT BOTH SITES
UNDER SUITABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HIGHEST ONE-HOUR VALUES WERE 5.4 PPHM OZONE FOR STOCKHOLM AND
6.4 PPHM FOR NYKOPIN3. NO CORRELATIONS BETWEEN OZONE CONCENTRATION AND TRAFFIC DENSITY HAVE AS
YET BEEN MADE. TWELVE PAGES OF TEXT, COVERING BACKGROUND, MEASUREMENT METHODS, PROCEDURE, RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION, ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY 20 PASES OF TABLES AND DIA3RAMS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. THERE IS
A SHORT ENGLISH SUMMARY.
SWEDEN
ST{ )
SOLID WASTE INCINERATION—AN EXAMINATION OF WASTE, STACK GASES, ASH AND RESIDUES
AT SAVENAS INCINERATOR (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 535)
HEIMLER, BO EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 P3S 1-50 ID* 02884A
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES A MEASUREMENT PROGRAM CARRIED OUT AT THE SAVENAS INCINERATOR AND
FOUR MEASURING STATIONS IN ITS VICINITY. EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION
OF SOLID WASTE RECEIVED IN THE INCINERATOR, THE AMOUNT OF PARTICULATE AND GASEOUS MATTER EMITTED,
AND THE QUANTITY OF HEAVY METALS IN RESIDUES AND ASH. FINALLY A CALCULATION OF THE MASS INPUT
AND OUTPUT OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS DURING ONE YEAR WAS MADE. SAMPLES OF DUST AND PRECIPITATION
WERE COLLECTED AT THE FOUR NEARBY MEASURING SITES TO DETERMINE THE PORTION OF SEVERAL ELEMENTS IN
THE AIR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE INCINERATOR. DURING MAY 1974 GASEOUS MERCURY WAS SAMPLED AT TWO
MEASURING POINTS. RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN NUMEROUS TABLES AND DIAGRAMS. THERE IS A SHORT
EN3LISH SUMMARY, AND SECTION TITLES ARE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.
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SWEDEN
ST( )
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THE POTENTIAL USE OP ERTS-1 IMAGERY FOR ENVIRONMENT SURVEYS (STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PM 518)
SVENSSON, HABALD AND HANS-ARE OLSSON EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-31 ID* 02886A
^GENERAL LAND USE
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
"INTENSIFICATION OF EXHAUST AND NOISE PROVISIONS." NEOE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 01/14/75 PGS 33 IDI 02831A
ALSO SB
NOISE
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE SUMMARIZES SWITZERLAND'S EXISTIN3 PROVISIONS TO LIMIT MOTOR VEHICLE
EXHA-UST AND NOISE EMISSIONS AND RECOUNTS THE FEDERAL COUNCIL'S PROPOSALS TO PARLIAMENT FOR FURTHER
LIMITATIONS. NOISE LEVELS HAVE BEEN REDUCED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1952. CARBON MONOXIDE AND
HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS HAVE CONFORMED SINCE 1973 TO STANDARDS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION OF
THE UNITED NATIONS (ECE) . PERMISSIBLE LEAD IN 3ASOLINE HAS BEEN REDUCED TWICE SINCE 1947. THE
FEDERAL COUNCIL'S PROPOSALS STIPULATE THAT BY 1982 CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS EQUAL
AT MOST 20 PERCENT OF ECE STANDARDS FOR 1974. A THRESHOLD FOR NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS OF 0.6
GRAMS PER KILOMETER WOULD BE INTRODUCED BY 1982. MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS FOR NEW VEHICLES
IN LOCAL USE WOULD BE REDUCED 6 TO 10 DECIBELS BY 1982. AN INTERIOR DEPARTMENT STUDY GROUP IS
DEVELOPING PLANS FOR REDUCTION OF LEAD IN GASOLINE. FEDERAL COSTS FOR TESTING AND MONITORING THESE
NEW MEASURES ARE PROJECTED AT 12 TO 20 MILLION SWISS FRANCS, TO BE COVERED BY ADJUSTED FEES.
ENVIRONMENT -PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) ACT 1974-75
EPA
ENGLISH 05/19/75 PGS 1-11 ID# 02868A
THIS ACT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE FORMULATION OF PROPOSALS AND THE CARRYING
OUT OF WORKS AND OTHER PROJECTS, BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. IT ALSO
COVERS STATE ACTIVITIES WHICH RELY ON FEDERAL FUNDING. THE LAW EMPOWERS THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO
SPECIFY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS PROVISIONS AND REQUIRES MINISTERS TO
ENSURE THAT SUCH PROCEDURES ARE OBSERVED IN ACTIVITIES OCCURRING WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS. THE
MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS EMPOWERED TO APPOINT A COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONERS TO CONDUCT
PUBLIC INQUIRIES INTO MATTERS COVERED BY THE ACT. THE ACT GIVES SUCH COMMISSIONERS POWER TO
SUMMON WITNESSES, SPECIFIES PENALTIES FOR THOSE DISREGARDING SUCH SUMMONS, PROVIDES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF WITNESSES, AND DETAILS THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH COMMISSIONERS MAY ENTER AND
INSPECT PREMISES.
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GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
LR(A)
COLOHBIA
PH(B)
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS)
ACT 1974-1975
EPA
ENGLISH 06/20/75 PGS 1-11 ID# 02868B
THIS ORDER, ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, DETAILS PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN
CARRYIN3 OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) ACT 1974-1975.
MAJOR SECTIONS DEAL WITH: THE REQUIREMENT TO SUPPLY INFORMATION TO THE MINISTER UNDER WHOSE
JURISDICTION A PROPOSED ACTION FALLS; SITUATIONS IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ARE
TO BE REQUIRED; MATTERS TO BE DEALT WITH BY SUCH STATEMENTS AND THE FORM THEY ARE TO TAKE; THE
REQUIREMENT TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AVAILABLE; INQUIRIES AND REPORTS DEALING
WITH THE STATEMENTS; REVISION AND EXAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; REVIEW OF
ENVIHONMENTAL ASPECTS OF PROPOSED ACTIONS; AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH EXEMPTIONS MAY BE
GRANTED.
"ARMED FORCES INITIATE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES." EL TIEMPO
EPA
SPANISH 04/03/75 PGS 2A ID* 02874A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE COLOMBIAN ARMED FORCES HAS TRAINED 360 ECOLOGICAL INSTRUCTORS,
AS THE FIRST STEP OF A PLAN SPONSORED JOINTLY BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE PROTECTION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ARMED FORCES TO INVOLVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION.
TAKIN3 ADVANTAGE OF MILITARY OR3ANIZATION, ECOL03ICAL INSTRUCTORS WILL BE ABLE TO UNIFORMLY TRAIN
MILITARY PERSONNEL IN ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION. UPON RETURNING TO CIVILIAN LIFE, COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS
ARE EXPECTED TO DISSEMINATE AN ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS TO THE VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY.
COMECON BULGARIA "COOPERATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." TEKHNICHESKO DELO
PROKUDIN, V. EPA
PM(B) 06/28/75 PGS 6 ID* 02837A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS OF THE COMECON COUNTRIES, BOTH
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A GROUP. IT IS NOTED THAT, IN THE USSR, THE PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY FOR
THE CURRENT YEAR INCLUDES A NEW SECTION DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF NATURE AND RATIONAL USE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES. MORE THAN 1.8 BILLION RUBLES HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR THESE PURPOSES. IN
POLAND EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AIR AND WATER IN THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN HAVE REACHED
15 BILLION ZLOTY. ALSO, BULGARIA HAS ALLOCATED 120 MILLION LEVA THIS YEAR FOR DEPOLLUTION OF AIR
AND WATER AS WELL AS FOR PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION AND THE CULTIVATION OF FORESTS. RESEARCH AND
PLANNING ACTIVITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN COMECON ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
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FRANCE
SE(
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PB(B)
"1975 ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET." POLLUTION ATMOS PHERIQUE, NO. 64
EPA
ID# 02867A
FRENCH
10/00/74 PGS 446-447
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS THE 1975 FRENCH ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET, WHICH RECEIVED PARLIAMENTARY
EXAMINATION DURING THE OCTOBER 30, 1974 SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE
ARE THE POLICY STATEMENTS OF MR. JARROT, MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND HIS COMMENTS
CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THE BUDGET OF THE
STATE SECRETARY TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS APPROVED BY THE PARLIAMENT REPRESENTS A 4.3 PERCENT INCREASE
OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET AND IS BROKEN DOWN INTO ITS VARIOUS COMPONENTS (WATER PROTECTION,
AIR, SOLID WASTES ETC.) IN A CHART WHICH JUXTAPOSES THE 1974 FIGURES FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON.
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG: OEKOLOGIE (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG: ECOLOGY)
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. MINISTRY OF FOOD...ENVIRONMENT EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 P3S 1-19 ID# 02836A
THIS PUBLICATION FROM THE MINISTRY FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE WEST GERMAN
STATE OF BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG CONTAINS SECTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: ECOLOGY AS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS OF LIVING BEINGS, ECOSYSTEMS, PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS AND
THE ENVIRONMENT, MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ECOLOGY AND GROWTH. IT INCLUDES A BRIEF GLOSSARY
AND A COLOR MAP ILLUSTRATING FOREST TYPES NATIVE TO VARIOUS AREAS OF THE STATE. CHARTS AND
ILLUSTRATIONS ACCOMPANY THE TEXT.
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
JAHRESBERICHT DER GEWERBEAUFSICHT FUER DAS JAHR 1973 (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FACTORY INSPECTORATE FOR THE YEAR 1973)
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. MIN. OF WORK, HEALTH, SOCIAL AFFAIRS EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-109 IDt 02841A
ALSO LRB
AIR NOISE RADIATION
ACCORDING TO THE INTRODUCTION TO THIS PUBLICATION, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WEST GERMAN FEDERAL
STATE OF BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG DECLARED 1973 A YEAR OF ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE STATE
FACTORY INSPECTORATE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM IN
ADDITION TO ITS DUTIES IN ENSURING SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING CONDITIONS FOR FACTORY EMPLOYEES.
DURING INSPECTIONS, OFFICIALS NOTED SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION AND NOISE OR VIBRATION DISTURBANCES
AND ISSUED ORDERS FOR THEIR CORRECTION. THE INSPECTORATE HELPED LIMIT RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION OF
AIR AND WATER FROM NUCLEAR ESTABLISHMENTS AND LABORATORIES AND ENSURED SAFE DISPOSAL OF OTHER
RADIOACTIVE WASTES. FACTORY INSPECTORATE AUTHORITIES ALSO MADE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PREVENTIVE
POLLUTION CONTROL DURING STATE CONSIDERATION OF PLANNED CONSTRUCTION. PARTICULAR CHAPTERS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE VICINITY OF FACTORIES AND PROTECTION FROM RADIOACTIVITY LIST
GENERAL INSPECTORATE DUTIES (PART I) AND CASE STUDIES (PART II).
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3ENERAL
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
GHANA
PM(A)
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG: MITTELFRISTI3ES PROGRAMM (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN BADEN HUERTTEMBERG: INTERIM PROGRAH)
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. BIN. OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-223 ID* 02855A
THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GOALS AND MEASURES FOR THE YEARS 1974 TO
1976 FOR THE STATE OF BADEN-HOERTTEMBERG. IT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: A. PRINCIPLES AND
GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (SUBSECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMY AND GROWTH, ENERGY
AND POWER PLANTS, TRAFFIC AND MOTORIZATION, AGRICULTURE AND ECOLOGY, VALUES AND PROCEDURAL NORMS);
B. GENERAL MEASURES (PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, INFORMATION IN UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS,
CONTINUING EDUCATION, LAND USE PLANNIN3, ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS, OTHER 3ENERAL MEASURES); C.
MEASURES IN INDIVIDUAL AREAS (AIR, WATER, SOIL AND CULTIVATED PLANTS, FOODSTUFFS, NATURE AND
LANDSCAPE, SOLID WASTE, NOISE, RADIATION, RECREATION) ; D. LEGAL BASES FOR THE INTERIM ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM; E. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AT A GLANCE; AND P. PROVISIONS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION. SECTION D LISTS MAJOR FEDERAL AND SOME STATE LAWS IN THE PR03RAM AREAS. SECTION F
PRESENTS THE PROGRAM IN TABULAR FORM WITH FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.
FACTS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL OF GHANA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-4 IDI 02857A
THIS PAMPHLET PRESENTS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE GHANA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COUNCIL, WHICH WAS SET UP BY DECREE IN JANUARY 1974. THE COUNCIL, WHOSE
15 MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM UNIVERSITIES, THE COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND
VARIOUS GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AND BOARDS, OPERATES THROUGH EXPERT COMMITTEES CONSISTING OF ITS
OWN MEMBERS AS WELL AS OF OUTSIDE SPECIALISTS. ITS FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT ON
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS; CO-ORDINATING THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL BODIES CONCERNED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
HATTERS; CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH; INSTITUTING GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS;
AND ENSURING THAT PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS ARE OBSERVED IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. AMONG ITS PROJECTED ACTIVITIES ARE ADVISING ON LEGISLATION REQUIRED FOR
MAINTAINING SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND SETTIN3 STANDARDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO BE
OBSERVED BY INDUSTRY.
INTERNATIONAL
SE( )
"CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION IN EUROPE." WASSER, LUFT UNO BETRIEB, NO. 1
EPA
GERMAN 01/00/75 PGS 18 ID* 02832A
WATER
THIS MAGAZINE NEWS ITEM REPORTS SELECTED FINDINGS OF A LONDON COMPANY'S RESEARCH OF
POLLUTION CONTROL INVESTMENT IN THE FOLLOWING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: FINLAND, SWEDEN, THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY, IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN. ACCORDING
TO THE STUDY, THE RICHER NATIONS SPENT ABOUT ONE PERCENT OF THEIR GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WHILE THE AVERAGE IN FINLAND, ITALY, AND SPAIN WAS LESS THAN 0.5 PERCENT.
THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COSTS WILL INCREASE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS,
THEY HILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN OTHER SOCIALLY ORIENTED COSTS. OF THE NATIONS STUDIED, THE
HI3HEST EXPENDITURES FOR EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR POLLUTION CONTROL SEEMED TO BE IN THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, AND GREAT BRITAIN.
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GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL
SE( )
"HAS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BECOME A LUXURY?" LE MONDE
PROD'HOMME, REMY EPA
FRENCH 06/24/75 PGS 21-22 ID# 02856A
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE IMPACT OP THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SOURCES ON UPCOMING ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMS. A REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED
EXPENSES WITHIN OECD MEMBER STATES SHOWS COSTS TO BE BELOW ONE PERCENT OF THE GNP IN THE
MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES. FORECASTS FOR THE UPCOMING DECADE EVIDENCE NO SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS, WHILE SIMULATED MODELS OF THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THESE
EXPENSES INDICATE A GENERALLY NEGATIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN INFLATIONARY PRICE HIKES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES AFTER A SURVEY OF SEVERAL ECONOMETRIC
STUDIES THAT THE APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICIES IS NOT APT TO SERIOUSLY EFFECT
EXISTIN3 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. TRADITIONAL GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WILL THEREFORE NOT BE
REPLACED BUT MERELY SUPPLEMENTED DUE TO NEW ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.
IRAN
LR(B)
"PET PEEVES AND DIRTY AIR." THE TEHRAN JOURNAL
VOLKOFF, ALEX
ENGLISH 04/08/74 PGS 5
EPA
ID# 02770A
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS THE COMMENTS OF SENATOR SALEH, CHAIRMAN OF THE IRANIAN SENATE COMMISSION
ON POLLUTION, ON IRAN'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT. ACCORDING TO SALEH, THE PROPOSED LAW,
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL IN MAY 1974, PLACES THB RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOIL
PROTECTION WITH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, AIR POLLUTION WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AND WATER
POLLUTION WITH THE MINISTRY OF WATER AND POWER; THE COORDINATION OF THESE FUNCTIONS IS TO BE THE
TASK OF A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE. THE TWO
MAJOR SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION MENTIONED BY THE SENATOR - AUTOMOBILES AND INDUSTRY - ARE EXPECTED
TO COME UNDER REGULATION WITH THE ADOPTION OF EMISSION STANDARDS.
IRAN
LR(B)
"SENATE APPROVES ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION." THE TEHRAN JOURNAL
EPA
ENGLISH 06/11/74 PGS 3 ID* 02771A
A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED BILL ON THE PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT HAS RECEIVED SENATE
APPROVAL IN IRAN AND IS BEING SENT TO THE MAJLIS FOR FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO PROMULGATION.
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, THE BILL PROVIDES FOR FINANCIAL PENALTIES RANGING FROM 50 TO 50,000
RIALS FOR OFFENSES CONTRIBUTING TO POLLUTION. EXECUTIVE REGULATIONS DEALING WITH THB EXTENT OF
THE VIOLATION, DB3REE OF POLLUTION AND ENSUING PENALTIES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY TO BE DRAFTED BY A JOINT
SENATE-MAJLIS COMMITTEE. ALSO PROPOSED IN THE BILL IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN
ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. THE ORGANIZATION'S HEAD WOULD
BE GIVEN THE STATUS OF A DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
WITH AUTHORITY OVER ALL INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE EMPOWERED TO ORDER
THE SHUTDOWN OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOUND TO BE POLLUTING.
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JAMAICA
PH(A)
PAGE
11
"NEW GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH ECOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY KINGSTON, JAMAICA, NO. A-10U
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 06/12/75 PCS 1-3 ID* 0286HA
ALSO SE
*HATER LAND USE
JAPAN
LR(A)
"BASIC ORDINANCE FOR THE SECURITY OF GOOD ENVIRONMENT."
ORDINANCE NO. 4
ENGLISH
03/12/71 PGS 1-3
ID*
KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL
EPA
02889A
THIS ORDINANCE SETS FORTH GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS, . CITIZENS, AND THE PHEFECTURAL
AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF KANAGAWA PREFECTURE WITH REGARD TO SAFEGUARDING THE LIVING AND NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS. ENTREPRENEURS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTO CONSIDERATION IN
CHOOSING THE LOCALITY OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND TO PROMOTE ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES. THE
PREFECTURAL GOVERNOR IS OBLIGATED TO PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH. THE
GOVERNOR MAY ESTABLISH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
JAPAN
LR(A)
"KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAGAWA
PHEFECTURAL ORDINANCE NO. 5
EPA
EN3LISH 03/12/71 PGS U-19 ID* 02889B
AIR WATER NOISE
THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES CONTROL REGULATIONS FOR AIR, WATER, NOISE AND SOIL POLLUTION, WHICH
ARE INTENDED TO ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVES OF THE KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL BASIC ORDINANCE FOR THE SECURITY
OF GOOD ENVIRONMENT. POTENTIALLY POLLUTING BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT (DESIGNATED IN
TABLES APPENDED TO THE ORDINANCE) MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE PREFECTURE. GENERAL
AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS ARE SET FORTH, WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE
PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISH EMISSION AND EFFLUENT STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL
AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS. NOISE AND VIBRATIONS, AS WELL AS GROUND SUBSIDENCE AND
SOIL CONTAMINATION, ARE ALSO LIMITED BY THE ORDINANCE. IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED THAT THE
DESIGNATED ENTERPRISES APPOINT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEERS. THE ORDINANCE ALSO
INCLUDES ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE GOVERNOR AND PENAL PROVISIONS.
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GENERAL
JAPAN
LE(A)
"THE ENFORCEMENT REGULATION FOR THE KANAGAHA PHEFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE
CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAJAHA PREFECTURAL RE3ULATION NO. 96
EPA
ENGLISH 08/20/71 PGS 20-58 ID* 02889C
AIR HATER NOISE
THIS REGULATION, AS REVISED BY KANAGAHA PREFBCTURAL REGULATIONS NO. 114 (SEPT. 11, 1972) AND
NO. 106 (SEPT. 28, 1973), PROVIDES IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES FOR THE KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE
FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION. CHAPTER I OF THE REGULATION DELEGATES CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES TO CITY MAYORS OR HEADS OF TOHNS AND VILLAGES IN THE PREFECTURE. CHAPTER II
EXPLAINS THE PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERMISSION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POTENTIALLY POLLUTING
ENTERPRISES. REGULATIONS FOR CONTROLLING AIR, WATER AND NOISE POLLUTION FROM VARIOUS SOURCES ARE
SET FORTH. APPENDED TABLES 1-7 PROVIDE CONTROL STANDARDS FOR EMISSIONS OF SULFUR OXIDES, SOOT
AND DUST, AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES; EFFLUENT STANDARDS; AND NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL STANDARDS.
REGULATIONS ARE ALSO SET FORTH FOR THE PUMPING UP OF UNDERGROUND HATER HITH REGARD TO GROUND
SUBSIDENCE.
JAPAN
SE( )
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN JAPAN STRENGTHENED."
NO. 3
HASSER, LUFT AND BETRIEB,
GERMAN
03/00/75 PGS 100
ID*
EPA
02834A
THIS MA.JAZINE NEHS BRIEF REPORTS THAT ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL ESTIMATES JAPANESE ENTREPRENEURS
INVESTED 113 PERCENT MORE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN 1974 THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THIS FIGURE, CURRENT TO SEPTEMBER 1974, REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST INVESTMENT IN ENVIRONMENT CONTROL
IN JAPAN TO DATE. A FURTHER 44 PERCENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INVESTMENT GROWTH RATE IS
PREDICTED FOR 1975 IN COMPARISON TO 1974. ESPECIALLY HEAVY INVESTMENTS HERE MADE IN THE CEMENT
AND CERAMIC INDUSTRIES AND IN HEATING PLANTS. TOTAL INDUSTRY INVESTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN 1971, BASED ON THE FOREGOING PERCENTAGE, WOULD EQUAL ABOUT 1,019 BILLION YEN,
ACCORDING TO THE JAPANESE TRADE CENTER IN HAMBURG. THE HIGH INVESTMENTS ARE PARTIALLY THE RESULT
OF MORE STRINGENT LEGAL REGULATIONS.
OECD
PM(B)
"LESS TRAFFIC, BETTER CITIES.-1 ARBEITERZEITUNG
GERMAN 04/20/75 PGS 9
EPA
ID* 02830A
THIS ARTICLE LISTS RECOMMENDATIONS OF A PARIS CONFERENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC
COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) HITH THE THEME "BETTER CITIES THROUGH LESS TRAFFIC." MEMBER
NATIONS HERE ADVISED TO: A) STRIVE FOR A BETTER BALANCE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
B) UTILIZE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND OTHER MEASURES THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED HITH MINIMUM COST,
C) COMBINE THE ABOVE GOALS HITH GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, AND D) DEVELOP
LONG-TERM PLANS TO REDUCE THE OVERALL NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES MIGHT
INCLUDE EXPEDITION OF BUS TRAFFIC, PROVISION OF BICYCLE PATHS, PROMOTION OF MULTIPLE USE OF PRIVATE
AUTOMOBILES, AND PLANNED USE OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS, PARKING REGULATIONS, AND TRAFFIC-FREE ZONES.
THE CONFERENCE DISCUSSED IN GREATER DETAIL RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED DURING A MEETING OF OECD
MINISTERS LAST YEAR.
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GENERAL
OECO
SE( )
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OP POLLUTION CONTROL: A GENERAL ASSESSMENT
(OECD STUDIES IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION, NO. 1)
OECD EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/74 P3S 1-78 ID* 02869A
AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A WORKING PARTY OF THE ECONOMIC POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE OECD, PROVIDES
A MACRO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE COSTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS AND THEIR GENERAL ECONOMIC
POLICY IMPLICATIONS IN A NUMBER OF OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES. THE REPORT AIMS TO PLACE THE ADDITIONAL
POLLUTION CONTROL EXPENDITUHES OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER CLAIMS
ON NATIONAL RESOURCES SO AS TO GIVE PERSPECTIVE TO THE RECENT INTENSIVE DEBATE ON POLLUTION
CONTROL. VARIOUS SECTIONS DISCUSS THE GENERAL FINDINGS OF THE REPORT, COMPARE POLLUTION CONTROL
COST DATA FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AND CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF POLLUTION
CONTROL POLICIES. BECAUSE OF DATA LIMITATIONS DISCUSSION IS RESTRICTED TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES AND IS CONCENTRATED ON AIR
AND WATER POLLUTION AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. THE REPORT ALSO DOES NOT EXPLICITLY TAKE ACCOUNT
OF THE PRESENT CONFLICT BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS AND ENERGY DEMANDS.
POLAND
PM(A)
"A NEW MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." AIR CONSERVATION
(TRANSLATED FROM POLISH - OCHRONA POWIETRZA), VOL. 7, NO. 1
KROL, J. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 76-77 ID* 02839A
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT ON MARCH 29, 1972 OF A MINISTRY OF TERRAIN
ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN POLAND. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUNCTIONS OF
THE MINISTRY, AS SET FORTH IN THE JUNE 23, 1972 ORDER OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, INCLUDE:
1) SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF WATERS AGAINST POLLUTION, INCLUDING FININ3; 2) PROTECTION OF AIR
AGAINST POLLUTION; 3) PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS; 4) GIVING ADVICE ON INVESTMENTS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; 5) CONTROL OF HARMFUL POLLUTING SOURCES; 6) INITIATING AND
COORDINATING SEWAGE MANAGEMENT AND BUILDING OF SEWAGE CLEANING PLANTS; 7) DEFINING ALLOWABLE
LIMITS OF POLLUTION; 8} COORDINATION OF INTER-MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES;
91 DETERMINING METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF NOISE: AND 101 INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES RFGARnTNG
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SWEDEN
ST( )
SWEDEN
ST{ )
THE NATIONAL FOREST SURVEY. POTENTIAL USE OF DATA FOB ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
AND RESEARCH (STATENS NATUHVARDSVERK PM 603)
OHLSSON, STIG EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-46 ID# 02878A
LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION DISCUSSES THE NATIONAL FOREST SURVEY, WHICH PROVIDES DATA FOR PLANNING AND
CONTROL IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE FOREST RESOURCE AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE SURVEY
CONSISTED OF A SYSTEMATIC CLUSTER SAMPLING, COVERING THE TOTAL LAND AREA WITH A GRID OF SMALL
SAMPLE PLOTS. THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE FOREST RESOURCE, SOIL PROPERTIES, LAND USE AND
THE NATURE OF THE VEGETATION WERE RECORDED. THE INFORMATION WAS STORED ON MAGNETIC TAPE AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF FOREST SURVEY AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF FORESTRY. BOTH EXISTING DATA, COLLECTED FROM
1953, AND NEW DATA WERE STORED. THE INFORMATION MAY BE APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
PHYSICAL PLANNIN3 PURPOSES. IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE INFORMATION
CAN CONTRIBUTE FACTS REGARDING CHANGES IN SOIL AND VEGETATION. THE TEXT IS SUPPLEMENTED BY AN
ENGLISH SUMMARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, CHARTS, TABLES AND DIAGRAMS.
THE POTENTIAL USE OF ERTS-1 IMAGERY FOR ENVIRONMENT SURVEYS (STATENS
NATUHVARDSVERK PM 518)
SVENSSON, HARALD AND HANS-AKE OLSSON EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-31 ID# 02886A
AIR LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION STATES THAT IMAGES RECORDED OVER SOUTHERN SWEDEN BY ERTS-1 (EARTH RESOURCES
TECHNOL03Y SATELLITE) FOR PURPOSES OF 3E03RAPHICAL ANALYSIS HAVE BEEN STUDIED FOR POSSIBLE
APPLICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS. POTENTIAL AREAS OF APPLICATION INVESTIGATED WERE:>
1) DETECTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRY, BUILT-UP AREAS, AND AIRCRAFT (CONDENSATION TRAILS);
2) FOREST CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING; AND 3) LAND USE MAPPING. PHOT03RAPHS, CHARTS, AND TABLES
SUPPLEMENT THE TEXT, AND AN ENGLISH SUMMARY AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. INVESTIGATIONS WERE
SPONSORED BY THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD AND THE SWEDISH
NATURAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL.
UNITED NATIONS
PM(A)
"CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM." NEUE ZUERCHER
ZEITUN3
EPA
ID# 02845A
GERMAN
05/06/75 P3S 4
THIS ARTICLE 3IVES SOME FACTS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, BUDGET, AND GOALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) ON THE OCCASION OF ITS THIRD COUNCIL MEETING IN NAIROBI FROM APRIL 17
TO MAY 2, 1975. THE ORGANIZATION, FORMED TOWARD THE END OF 1972 AND HEADQUARTERED IN THE KENYATTA
CONFERENCE CENTER IN NAIROBI, CURRENTLY EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 280 ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL IN
KENYA. IT IS INVOLVED IN ABOUT 250 PROJECTS AND HAS A PLANNED BUDGET FOR THE YEARS 1973 TO 1978
OF 100 MILLION DOLLARS. THE ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR 1975 IS 20 MILLION DOLLARS. THERE ARE 58 NATIONS
ON THE UNEP ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL, WITH AFRICA POSSESSING THE LARGEST VOTING BLOC. CURRENTLY
SOME DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AS TO GOAL PRIORITIES EXIST BETWEEN DEVELOPING AND INDUSTRIAL NATIONS
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, WITH THE LATTER MORE INTERESTED IN PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION FROM
INDUSTRY AND THE FORMER IN DEVELOPMENT OF SETTLED AREAS. SOME WESTERN DELEGATES HAVE REQUESTED
3REATER COLLECTION OF DATA ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
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GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS
PM(A)
THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME: A BRIE? INTRODUCTION
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM EPA
EN3LISH 06/00/75 PCS 1-15 IDI 02863A
THIS BOOKLET ON THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM (UNEP) PRESENTS A GENERAL DISCUSSION OP
ITS HISTORY, ADMINISTRATION AND AIMS; BRIEFLY CONSIDERS THE EARTHHATCH PROGRAM AND THE ENVIRONMENT
FUND; PRESENTS A RESUME OF THE UNEP-PREPARED "STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT" FOR 1975; AND
DISCUSSES THE THIRD SESSION OF THE UNEP 30VERNIN3 COUNCIL, HELD IN NAIROBI, KENYA FROM APRIL 19
TO MAY 2, 1975. A SECTION ON MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THAT SESSION CONSIDERS GENERAL POLICY
DECISIONS, SUCH AS THE ASSERTION OF THE GENERAL INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE ISSUES OF POLLUTION,
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONCLUSION THAT THE RESOURCES OF THE ENVIRONMENT FUND SHOULD
VBE CONCENTRATED ON SUPPORT OF LAR3E PROJECTS, AS HELL AS SPECIFIC ACTIONS SUCH AS THE ALLOCATION
OF A "PLAN AND PROGRAM OF OPERATION" FOR THE UN HABITATION AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS FOUNDATION,
MOVING THE NEW FOUNDATION INTO ITS OPERATIONAL PHASE.
USSR
PM(B)
"SAVE NATURE." IZVESTIYA
RUSSIAN 06/28/75 PCS 1
EPA
ID* 02838A
THIS ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN THE USSR. DURING THE EIGHTH AND
NINTH FIVE-YEAR PLANS, THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT PASSED SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. ALSO, AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL COUNCIL ON COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE STATE
COMMITTEE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE USSR. IN A BRIEF
DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, IT IS NOTED THAT THERE
ARE THOUSANDS OF PERMANENT COMMISSIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN CITIES AND VILLAGES.
VENEZUELA
RA(A)
"APRIL 9, 1975 RESOLUTION NO. G-126 ON THE CREATION OF THE DIVISIONS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL." 3ACETA OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 04/09/75 PCS 230.325 ID# 02851A
LSO PMA
IN ORDER TO BETTER COORDINATE AND DEVELOP THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING ASPECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THIS RESOLUTION BY THE VENEZUELAN MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
WELFARE PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND THE
DIVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH, UNDER THE MINISTRY'S DIRECTORATE OF MALARIOLOGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPIN3 THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE CONCLUSIONS, STANDARDS AND OTHER CRITERIA FORMULATED BY THE DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH WILL BE ENFORCED IN PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY THE DIVISION FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL.
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GENERAL
WHO
PM(A)
LAND USE
JAMAICA
PM{A)
PAN AMERICAN CENTER FOR HUMAN ECOLOGY AND HEALTH.
PANEL HELD IN MEXICO CITY, 27-31 JANUARY 1975
PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ENGLISH 03/15/75 PGS 1-18
REPORT OF THE ADVISORY
IDi
EPA
02873A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS IN JANUARY 1975, SETS FORTH A PROGRAM OF WORK AND
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW PAN AMERICAN CENTER FOR HUMAN ECOLOGY AND HEALTH, RECENTLY ESTABLISHED AT
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO). ADMINISTERED BY PAHO, THE,
CENTER WILL BE A PROGRESSIVELY GROWING INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION CENTER WHOSE 30ALS
ARE TO DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING, ANALYZING AND MONITORING HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS
RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA. THE CENTER WILL COLLABORATE WITH NATIONAL
GOVERNMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA IN RESOLVING AND EVENTUALLY PREVENTING HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATING TO
THE ENVIRONMENT BY FORMULATING PRACTICAL GUIDELINES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION IN THE VARIOUS LATIN AMERICAN REGIONS. PROGRESSIVELY GATHERING DATA AND EXPERTISE,
THE NEW CENTER WILL EVENTUALLY REPRESENT A COMPETENT COORDINATING ORGANIZATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTIVITIES IN THE LATIN AMERICAN REGION.
"NEW GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH ECOL03ICAL
PROBLEMS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY KINGSTON, JAMAICA, NO. A-104
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 06/12/75 PGS 1-3 ID* 02864A
ALSO SE
*WATEH GENERAL
SWEDEN
ST(
THE NATIONAL FOREST SURVEY. POTENTIAL USE OF DATA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
AND RESEARCH (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 603)
OHLSSON, STIG EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-H6 ID* 02878A
^GENERAL
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SWEDEN
ST(
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THE POTENTIAL USE OF ERTS-1 IMAGERY FOR ENVIRONMENT SURVEYS (STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PM 518)
SVENSSON, HARALD AND HANS-AKE OLSSON EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/71* PCS 1-31 IDI 02886A
*GENERAL AIR
NOISE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
JAHRESBERICHT DER GEWERBEAUFSICHT FDER DAS JAHR 1973 (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FACTORY INSPECTORATE FOR THE YEAR 1973)
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. MIN. OF WORK, HEALTH, SOCIAL AFFAIRS EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 P3S 1-109 IDf 02841A
ALSO LRB
*3ENERAL AIR RADIATION
JAPAN
LR(A)
"KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAGAWA
PHEFECTURAL ORDINANCE NO. 5
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/71 P3S 4-19 IDf 02889B
*GENERAL AIR WATER
JAPAN
LR(A)
"THE ENFORCEMENT REGULATION FOR THE KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE
CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAGAHA PREFECTURAL REGULATION NO. 96
EPA
ENGLISH 08/20/71 PCS 20-58 IDt 02889C
*GENERAL AIR WATER
NETHERLANDS
PM(B)
CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE RIJNMOND.
DUTCH
*AIR
00/00/74 PCS 1-83'
FOURTH QUARTER 1974 REPORT
EPA
IDf 02888A
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18
NOISE
SWEDEN
ST( )
ON ANNOYANCE CAUSED BY NOISE EXPOSURE—A RELEVANCE STUDY (STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PM 590)
ARVIDSSON, OLA EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-11*1* ID* 02879A
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES WORK CONDUCTED TO STUDY THE VALIDITY OP THE "REPORT OF ANNOYANCE"
RELATIVE TO COMMUNITY NOISE. THIS CONCEPT REFERS TO WHAT THE SUBJECT HIMSELF SAYS ABOUT THE
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE AND DEGREE OF ANNOYANCE HE FEELS AND IS A COMMON SOCIOLOGICAL METHOD OF
STUDYING EFFECTS OF NOISE ON EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS. STAGES OF THE STUDY INCLUDED A) SUMMARIZING
EARLIER LITERATURE PERTAINING TO EFFECTS OF NOISE ON HUMAN BEINGS AND B) VALIDITY TESTING OF
REPORTS OF ANNOYANCE. THE VALIDITY TESTING CONSISTED OF 1) RELATING THE REPORT OF ANNOYANCE TO
COMPILED REPORTS OF REACTIONS TO AND EFFECTS OF NOISE EXPOSURE AND 2) LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO
DISCOVER PHYSIOLOGICAL, PERFORMANCE AND OTHER EFFECTS OF RECORDED TRAFFIC OR AIRPLANE NOISE ON
TEST AND CONTROL GROUPS, AS WELL AS TO LEARN IF EFFECTS ARE DEPENDENT ON CERTAIN PSYCHO-SOCIAL
FACTORS, SUCH AS MOTIVATION OR ATTITUDE. THE PUBLICATION INCLUDES AN EI3HT-PA3E LITERATURE LIST
AND AN ENGLISH SUMMARY.
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
"INTENSIFICATION OF EXHAUST AND NOISE PROVISIONS."
GERMAN
ALSO SE
*AIR
01/14/75 PGS 33
NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
IDI 02831A
RADIATION
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
JAHRESBERICHT DER GEWERBEAUFSICHT FUER DAS JAHR 1973 (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FACTORY INSPECTORATE FOR THE YEAR 1973)
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. MIN. OF WORK, HEALTH, SOCIAL AFFAIRS EPA
GERMAN 00/00/74 PGS 1-109 ID» 02841A
ALSO LRB
*3ENERAL AIR NOISE
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RADIATION
SPAIN
PM(B)
SOLID HASTE
GERMANY,FED REP OF
PM(B)
"SPANISH NUCLEAR PLANTS. THEIR NECESSITY. SAFETY AND INFLUENCE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT." ENER3IA NUCLEAR, NO. 91
EPA
SPANISH 10/00/74 PCS 281-378 ID# 02860A
ALSO LRB, PBA, SE AND ST
THIS SPECIAL ISSUE OF "ENERGIA NUCLEAR," THE OFFICIAL BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE SPANISH
NUCLEAR ENER3Y BOARD, CONTAINS SEVERAL ARTICLES CONSIDERING FEATURES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY USE AND
DEVELOPMENT IN SPAIN AS COMPARED WITH OTHER NATIONS. INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES DISCUSS NUCLEAR ENERGY
DEMAND, THE SPANISH NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM IN COMPARISON WITH PROGRAMS OF OTHER COUNTRIES, NUCLEAR
ENERGY LEGISLATION IN SPAIN COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITALY, APPLICATION OF
STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND SAFETY MEASURES IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS, SURVEILLANCE, CONTROVERSY AND
OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ACTUAL AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR
ENERGY PLANTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
UMWELTSCHUTZ IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG: ABFALLBESEITIGUNG (ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERS: SOLID WASTE REMOVAL)
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG. MINISTRY OF FOOD,...ENVIRONMENT EPA
GERMAN 00/00/73 P3S 1-17 IDI 02829A
THIS BROCHURE, PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE STATE OF
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, DISCUSSES ACCUMULATION AND REMOVAL OF SOLID WASTES IN GENERAL AND PR03RAHS IN
BADEN-WUERTTEMBER3 IN PARTICULAR. RESIDENTIAL AND SPECIAL WASTES ARE DEFINED, AND THE THREE MAJOR
MEANS OF WASTE DISPOSAL (DUMPING, COMPOSTING, BURNING) ARE DISCUSSED. A MAJOR SECTION IS DEVOTED
TO THE STATE'S LONG-TERM "WASTE REMOVAL PLAN - RESIDENTIAL WASTES," INITIATED IN 1971 AND PRESENTED
TO AFFECTED 3ROUPS IN DRAFT FORM IN 1973 FOR DISCUSSION. PLANS FOR HANDLING SPECIAL WASTES,
INCLUDING A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED COMPANY FOR THIS PURPOSE, ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. FINAL PAGES OF
THE PAMPHLET DEAL WITH HECYCLIN3 AND REDUCING THE WASTE POTENTIAL OF INITIAL PRODUCTS. WASTE
REMOVAL OBLIGATIONS ARE DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S JUNE 1972 WASTE REMOVAL LAW AND BY
BADEN-HUERTT.EMBERG'S MARCH 1972 SOLID WASTE LAW.
ITALY
PM(B)
"LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMED BY REFUSE IN VIENNA." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
CEDERNA, ANTONIO EPA
ITALIAN OU/15/75 PCS 5 IDI 028l»«A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN ITALY, WHERE 70
TO 80 PERCENT OF ALL SOLID BASTE DISPOSAL CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE IN UNCONTROLLED OPEN DUMPS. THE
AUTHOR EXAMINES AND OFFERS AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, THE METHOD ADOPTED IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, WHERE
WASTE SUBSTANCES ARE BEING EMPLOYED IN A LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM WHICH HAS THUS FAR RECOVERED 70
HECTARES OF GREEN SPACES. ALSO CONSIDERED IN THE ARTICLE IS THE GELSENKIRCHEN PROJECT IN GERMANY,
WHICH COMBINES LAND RECLAMATION AND RECOVERY OF RESOURCES AT THE DISPOSAL SITE.
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SOLID WASTE
ITALY
PB(B)
"IT IS USELESS TO BURN REFUSE HHICH CAN BE RECLAIMED." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
EPA
ITALIAN 04/10/75 PGS 8 ID# 02847A
IN ITS REPORT ON THE "ITALIA NOSTRA" CONFERENCE ON THE FIGHT AGAINST WASTE, THIS ARTICLE
DISCUSSES A NUMBER OF NEW SOLUTIONS WHICH ARE BEIN3 CONSIDERED IN MILAN TO DEAL WITH THE STEADILY
GROWING PROBLEM OF URBAN REFUSE. INCINERATION, THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF WASTE TREATMENT, HAS
RECENTLY BEEN SUBJECTED TO CRITICISM. AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE A3ROBIOL03ICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF
BOLOGNA STATED DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONFERENCE, URBAN WASTE HAS COME TO BE LOOKED UPON AS A
NEW RESOURCE AND ALTERNATIVE MODES OF MANA3EMENT ARE CONSEQUENTLY BEIN3 DEVISED. THE FRENCH AND
BRITISH ALTERNATIVE OF SELECTIVE COLLECTION AND RECOVERY IS RECEIVING THE ATTENTION OF MUNICIPAL
AUTHORITIES ALON3 WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES. ALSO UNDER STUDY AT THIS TIME IS
THE PROCESS OF BIOCONVERSION CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT THE AGROBIOLOGICAL.CENTER.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPING INCREASES." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH
*WATER
07/11/75 PGS 2
EPA
ID* 02871A
OECD
SE( )
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF POLLUTION CONTROL: A GENERAL ASSESSMENT
(OECD STUDIES IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION, NO. 1)
OECD EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/74 PGS 1-78 ID* 02869A
*GENERAL AIR WATER
SWEDEN
PM(B)
NATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO SOLID WASTE PROBLEMS
PLANNING IN SWEDEN, NO. 59)
EMMELIN, LARS
ENGLISH 01/00/75 P3S 1-5
(CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL
ID*
EPA
02843A
THIS PUBLICATION DISCUSSES SOLUTIONS TO SOLID WASTE PROBLEMS PROPOSED BY A GROUP OF EXPERTS
RECENTLY APPOINTED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. LARGE-SCALE RECIRCULATION PROGRAMS RUN BY THE
MUNICIPALITIES ARE RECOMMENDED TO UTILIZE THE RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE. THE
RECLAMATION OF GLASS, PAPER, METAL AND TEXTILES WOULD REQUIRE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SEPARATION OF
PAPER FROM OTHER TRASH BY HOUSEHOLDERS. ANOTHER PROGRAM WOULD IMPOSE A LEVY ON NEW CARS TO BE
RETURNED TO THE LAST OWNER OF THE CAR WHEN HE TURNED IT IN AT AN AUTHORIZED AUTO SCRAPPING YARD.
THE SCRAPPIN3 YARDS THEMSELVES WOULD BE LICENSED BY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE PROPER
FACILITIES FOR DISPOSAL OF CARS WHICH CANNOT BE SOLD FOR USED PARTS. TO FACILITATE RECIRCULATION,
DEPOSITION, AND HOLDING OF DANGEROUS CHEMICAL WASTES, FORMATION OF JOINT COMPANIES COMPOSED OF
NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY IS PROPOSED. THE HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION OF
CHEMICAL WASTES WOULD ALSO BE REGULATED.
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SOLID HASTE
SWEDEN
PM(B)
"REPOSE REMOVAL LEGISLATION'S APPLICATION." STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PUBLIK4TION
1972:3
SWEDEN. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/72 P3S 1-31 ID* 02865A
ALSO LRB
THIS PUBLICATION DETAILS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTIONS FOR
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND REMOVAL OF LITTER AS WELL AS THE LEGISLATIVE BASES FOR
THESE RESPONSIBILITIES. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS EXPLAIN THE BACKGROUND OF CURRENT PROVISIONS,
DEFINE TERMINOLOGY, AND DISCUSS RESPONSIBILITY FOR REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND LITTER
REMOVAL. ALSO CONSIDERED IN SEPARATE CHAPTERS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REFUSE REMOVAL OF
1} THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, 2) THE MUNICIPALITY, 3) PROPERTY OWNERS. FURTHER SECTIONS TREAT
MUNICIPAL REFUSE REMOVAL MONOPOLIES, REGIONAL COOPERATION IN MATTERS OF REFUSE REMOVAL, AND APPEAL
FROM A JURISDICTION'S DECISIONS RELATIVE TO REFUSE AND LITTER PROBLEMS. THE BOOKLET INCLUDES
A FINAL SUMMARY.
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"STATUS OF WATER PROTECTION AND SOLID WASTE REMOVAL." NEUE ZUERCHER
ZEITUN3
EPA
GERMAN 05/12/75 P3S 13 ID* 02846A
*WATER
TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
ST( )
INFLUENCE OF ROADS ON THE SURROUNDING
NATURVARDSVERK PM 476)
KNUTSSON, GERT AND OTHERS
SWEDISH 00/00/74 P3S 1-109
WATER
NATURE - A LITERATURE SURVEY (STATENS
EPA
ID* 02877A
THIS LITERATURE SURVEY WAS COMPILED AS THE INITIAL PHASE OF A PROJECT TO QUANTIFY THE
INFLUENCE OF ROADS ON SURROUNDING NATURE, PRIMARILY PLANTS AND ANIMAL LIFE, SOIL AND WATER. IT
CONSISTS OF FIVE SELF-CONTAINED SECTIONS, EACH WITH A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, SUMMARIZING
THE INFORMATION DISCUSSED IN THE LITERATURE SURVEYED. THESE SECTIONS TREAT THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
1) GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POLLUTION FROM ROADS; 2) ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY METALS,
MAINLY LEAD, IN SOIL AND VEGETATION ALON3 ROADS; 3) EFFECTS OF ROAD SALT ON SOIL AND VEGETATION;
4) EFFECTS OF ROADS ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER; AND 5) EFFECTS OF ROADS AND TRAFFIC ON FAUNA.
THE LAST 20 PAGES CONSIST OF BRIEF ENGLISH SUMMARIES OF THE SEVERAL SECTIONS ALONG WITH TABLES
AND FIGURES.
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TOXIC SOBS
SWEDEN
ST( )
SOME EFFECTS OF ZINC ON DIFFERENT STATES IN THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE MINNOW,
PHOXINUS PHOXINUS L. (PISCES) (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 570)
BENGTSSON, BENGT-ERIK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 P3S 1-56 IDf 02880A
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED FROM AUGUST 1971 TO FEBRUARY 1973 TO DISCOVER
THE LON3-TERM EFFECTS OF ZINC ON MINNOWS. SEPARATE STUDIES WERE PERFORMED ON FOUR DIFFERENT
AGE CATEGORIES OF FISH. OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF ZINC ON MINNOWS RELATIVE
TO VERTEBRAL DAMAGE, MOVEMENT PATTERN, MORTALITY, REPRODUCTION, GROWTH AND SWIMMIN3 PERFORMANCE.
EXPERIMENTS HERE PARTLY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY SWEDEN'S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD.
THE INTRODUCTORY DISCUSSION IS BASED ON FIVE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS BY DR.
BENGTSSON, WHICH ARE REPRINTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE PUBLICATION. THE EXPERIMENTS HAVE WIDER
APPLICATION IN REGARD TO THE LETHAL EFFECT OF VARIOUS WATER POLLUTANTS ON DIFFERENT ANIMAL SPECIES.
SWEDEN
ST(
MERCURY IN LAKE VANEBN - PRESENT STATUS AND PROGNOSIS (STATENS NAIURVARDSVERK
PM 563)
HAKANSON, LARS EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-121 ID* 02881A
*WATER
SWEDEN
ST(
EFFECTS OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION ON DECOMPOSITION IN FOREST SOILS (STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PM 443 E AND PM 542 E)
TYLER, 3ERMUND EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-68 ID* 02883A
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES TWO PHASES OF A STUDY PERTAINING TO THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY METAL
POLLUTION ON DECOMPOSITION IN FOREST SOILS. EACH OF THE TWO SECTIONS IN THE PUBLICATION,
SEPARATELY PAGINATED, WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED IN AN INDIVIDUAL BOOKLET PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL
SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. PAKT I, TITLED "INTRODUCTORY INVESTIGATIONS," DISCUSSES
STUDIES OF NITROGEN MINERALIZATION AND THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIC SUBSTRATES ON CARBON DIOXIDE
EVOLUTION IN SPRUCE MOR SAMPLES COLLECTED IN THE VICINITY OF GUSUM, OSTERGOTLAND, AN AREA POLLUTED
BY HEAVY METALS, PARTICULARLY COPPER AND ZINC, FROM A BRASSW.ORKS. PART II, TITLED "DECOMPOSITION
RATE, MINERALIZATION OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS, SOIL ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY," DISCUSSES STUDIES OF
THESE PROCEDURES CONDUCTED ON THE PURELY ORGANIC MOR LAYER OF THE SPRUCE FOREST NEAR GUSUB. EACH
SECTION INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF METHODS, RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS, TOGETHER WITH REFERENCE LISTS,
TABLES AND DIAGRAMS.
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TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
ST( )
IDENTIFICATION OF SOME ORGANIC SUBSTANCES POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO THE
ENVIRONMENT (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 520)
JENSEN, SOREN EPA
EN3LISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-127 ID# 02885A
WATER
THIS SURVEY IS CONCERNED WITH IDENTIFYING MAN-MADE CHEMICALS OR THEIR PRODUCTS IN NATURE AND
SEEKS TO DEVELOP SYSTEMATIC GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION OF SAMPLES USEFUL IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF
SUCH UNKNOWN SUBSTANCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THE DISCUSSION IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES:
1) THE SEARCH FOR FOREI3N SUBSTANCES (PCB, DDT AND THEIR METABOLITES) IN NATURAL SAMPLES, 2)
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO INVESTIGATE METABOLISM OF KNOWN SUBSTANCES (DDT, PCB AND MERCURY),
3) SEARCH FOR IMPURITIES IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTS (PENTACHLOROPHENOL), AND 4) INVESTIGATION OF A
MODEL SYSTEM FOR USE IN SEARCHING FOR UNKNOWN POTENTIAL POLLUTANTS BEFORE THEY REACH THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE DISCUSSION IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE PUBLICATION IS BASED ON EIGHT TECHNICAL
PAPERS, WHICH ARE REPRINTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE PUBLICATION.
SWEDEN
ST( )
WATER
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
LR(B)
BREEDING SUCCESS OF RAZORBILL IN THE ARCHIPELAGO OF STOCKHOLM IN RELATION TO
E33SHELL THICKNESS AND LEVELS OF DDT, PCB AND MERCURY IN EGGS (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 183)
ANDERSSON, AKE, TJELVAR ODSJO AND MATS OLSSON EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 P3S 1-30 ID# 02887A
THIS STUDY REPORTS HIGH LEVELS OF DDT AND PCB SUBSTANCES IN RAZORBILL EGGS COLLECTED FROM
SWEDISH BALTIC BREEDING AREAS FROM 1970-1972. THE EGGS ALSO HAD SIGNIFICANTLY THINNER SHELLS
THAN E33S FROM THE PERIOD 1861-1970, PRESUMABLY DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF DDT IN THE RAZORBILL.
HOWEVER INVESTIGATIONS OF RAZORBILLS IN THE ARCHIPELAGO OF STOCKHOLM SHOWED NO OBVIOUS EFFECTS OF
DETECTED SUBSTANCES AND THINNER EGG SHELLS ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS, AND BREEDING SUCCESS HAS
JUDGED GOOD. SECTIONS OF THE REPORT DEAL WITH: 1) CONTENT OF DDT AND PCB SUBSTANCES, T03ETHER
WITH MERCURY, IN RAZORBILL EGGS IN RELATION TO FOOD, 2) INVESTIGATION OF SHELL THICKNESS OF
RAZORBILL EGGS, AND 3) PRODUCTIVE-ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. THE PUBLICATION INCLUDES AN EN3LISH
SUMMARY, A BIBLI03RAPHY, AND SEVERAL PAGES OF TABLES AND FIGURES.
"LEGAL ASPECTS AND UNIFIED ACTION IN THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON WATER
PROTECTION." AGUA, NO. 87
LINATI BOACH, JOSE A. EPA
SPANISH 12/00/74 PGS 10-15 ID# 02848A
ALSO PMB
IN VIEW OF THE EUROPEAN WATER PROTECTION CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN
STRASBOURG, FRANCE IN OCTOBER 1974, THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE COMPARES DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO WATER
LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATION IN MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE: AUSTRIA, BEL3IUM,
DENMARK, FRANCE, NORWAY, NETHERLANDS, WEST GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ENGLAND, AND SWEDEN. THE STRONG
POINTS AND DEFICIENCIES OF WATER LAWS ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE METHODOLOGY AND CIVIL, PENAL,
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF THESE LAWS. THE POSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OF SOME OF THE
MEASURES AND CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL LAWS IS ALSO PROJECTED. THE RELATIVE RECENCY OF WATER
PROTECTION MEASURES HAS REFLECTED THE RAPID DETERIORATION OF WATER RESOURCES. DESPITE THE MANY
LAWS, WATER-USE PLANNING IS STILL DEFICIENT IN SEVERAL ASPECTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNATIONAL
LEVEL. COUNCIL OF EUROPE ACTIONS TO REMEDY THESE SHORTCOMINGS ARE SUMMARIZED AND SEEN TO
REPRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL STEP IN FORMULATING AN INTERNATIONAL WATER PROTECTION POLICY.
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FINLAND
PM(B)
FRANCE
LR(B)
THE PRINCIPLES OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL UP TO 1985
ENGLISH
ALSO SB
00/00/7U PGS 1-39
EPA
IDt 02859A
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF HATERS SETS FORTH OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL
GUIDELINES FOR CONTROLLING ALL TYPES OF HATER POLLUTION IN FINLAND UP TO 1985. CHAPTER 1,
ENTITLED "THE NEED FOR HATER POLLUTION CONTROL," DESCRIBES THE CURRENT STATUS OF HATER POLLUTION
IN THE COUNTRY. CHAPTER 2 DISCUSSES 3ENERAL OBJECTIVES OF HATER POLLUTION CONTROL UP TO 1985,
INCLUDING OBJECTIVES FOR HATER QUALITY AND USE. CHAPTER 3 DISCUSSES P.LANS AND METHODS TO BE
USED IN IMPLEMENTIN3 POLLUTION CONTROL OBJECTIVES IN INDUSTRY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HASTEHATER
SYSTEMS, HATER COURSE RESTORATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. CHAPTER U DISCUSSES THE FINANCING OF
HATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES, AND CHAPTER 5 ESTIMATES THE FUTURE EFFECTS PRODUCED BY HATER
POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES.
"DRAFT LAH ON THE DISPOSAL OF HASTES." LE MONDE
HEISENHORN, PIERRE EPA
FRENCH 06/25/75 PGS 35 ID* 02858A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL ON HASTE DISPOSAL CONCERNING THE RECOVERY OF
HOT HATER PRODUCED AS A BY-PRODUCT OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES. THE AMENDMENT, HHICH RECENTLY
RECEIVED NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVAL, REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INNOVATION FOR FRENCH ENERGY
POLICY AND A BOON FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONISTS. THE HOT DISCHARGES, HHICH CONSTITUTE A FORM
OF THERMAL POLLUTION, COULD IF STORED AND TRANSPORTED MEET THE HOT HATER REQUIREMENTS OF
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. SUCH DUAL-PURPOSE POHER STATIONS ARE PRESENTLY IN OPERATION BOTH IN
SHEDEN AND THE U.S.S.R. THE FRENCH AMENDMENT UNDER SENATE REVIEH HOOLD EXTEND THE SCOPE OF
RECOVERY EFFORTS TO ALL INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"JULY 31, 1974 CIRCULAR ON NUISANCES ORIGINATING FROM NITRIC ACID PLANTS."
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE, NO. 65
EPA
FRENCH 01/00/75 PGS 59-60 ID# 02890B
*AIR
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WATER
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
INTERNATIONAL
PH(B)
"A 'BLACK LIST1 OF THE RHINE COMMISSION." FRANKFURTER ALLSEMEINE ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 04/30/75 PGS I ID* 02833A
THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT THE RHINE COMMISSION, COMPOSED OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
FRANCE, LUXEMBURG, THE NETHERLANDS, AND SWITZERLAND, HAS DRAWN UP A SUGGESTED LIST OF DANGEROUS
CHEMICALS, FOR WHICH DISCHARGE INTO THE RHINE IS: FULLY FORBIDDEN (BLACK LIST), LIMITED (GREY
LIST), OR PERMITTED ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS (YELLOW LIST). THE BLACK LIST INCLUDES ORGANIC
HALOGEN AND SILICONS COMPOUNDS, PESTICIDES, SUSPECTED CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES, MERCURY AND CADMIUM
COMPOUNDS. ON THE GREY LIST ARE SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY GIVE WATER AN UNPLEASANT TASTE OR SMELL;
PETROLEUM, METALS, METALLIC ELEMENTS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS; CYANIDES AND FLUORIDES; AND PLANT POISONS
AND DERIVATIVES NOT ON THE BLACK LIST. THE YELLOW LIST CONTAINS SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY DETRIMENTALLY
ALTER WATER AND WHOSE CONCENTRATIONS MUST BE CLOSELY WATCHED, FOR EXAMPLE, OXYGEN-REDUCING AGENTS.
GERMANY'S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY HAS SAID ADOPTION OF SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS IN THEIR PRESENT FORM IS
TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE, CHEMICALLY UNREALISTIC, AND MIGHT CAUSE MASSIVE INDUSTRY SHUTDOWNS.
"CONTENT AND IMPORTANCE OF THE STRASBOURG CONFERENCE." AGUA, NO. 87
FORONDA, MANUEL DE EPA
SPANISH 12/00/74 PGS 16-19 ID* 02842A
ALSO SE
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE TOPICS OF THE WATER PROTECTION CONFERENCE HELD BY THE
EUROPEAN WATER PROTECTION FEDERATION IN STRASBOURG, FRANCE, IN OCTOBER 1974. SOME OP THE PREVIOUS
DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPEAN WATER PROTECTION ARE CITED, AND THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE
ARE MENTIONED. CONCLUSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE INDICATE THAT THERE IS AN INADEQUATE PROTECTION
OF EUROPEAN WATER RESOURCES, A PROBLEM AGGRAVATED BY A GENERAL LACK OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND
INVOLVEMENT. THE FINAL DECLARATION OF THE CONFERENCE IS REPRINTED RECOMMENDING UNIFIED ACTION
TO SUPPLEMENT NATIONAL EFFORTS IN HALTING THE CONTINUING DETERIORATION OF WATER RESOURCES. THIS
RECOMMENDED ACTION INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF A EUROPEAN SURVEILLANCE NETWORK, ELABORATION OF JOINT
RESEARCH, BETTER ADMINISTRATIVE COLLABORATION AMONG EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN WATER DEVELOPMENT AND
USE MATTERS, LONG RANGE STUDIES ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL RECOURSES, AND THE CREATION OF A CENTRAL COORDINATING AGENCY IN THESE MATTERS.
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION IN EUROPE: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE
WATER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION IN READING, ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 1972
COLE, JOHN A., EDITOR EPA
ENGLISH 0 PGS 47 ID* 02862A
ALSO LR AND ST
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE WATER INFORMATION CENTER, INC. OF NEW YORK CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GRODNDWATER POLLUTION ORGANIZED BY THE WATER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
IN READING, ENGLAND IN 1972. THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THIS CONFERENCE REPRESENT THE FIRST
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL, HYDROGEOLOGICAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS.OF
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION THROUGHOUT EUROPE, ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF PAPERS REPRESENT BRITISH SOURCES.
SEVERAL CASE STUDIES CONTAINED IN THE PUBLICATION ILLUSTRATE THE LEGAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION CONTROL, AND AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON GROUNDWATER POLLUTION IS GIVEN.
EXTRACTS ON GROUNDWATER POLLUTION AND THE CONFERENCE DELEGATES ARE ALSO LISTED.
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SE( )
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26
"CONTROL OP WATER POLLUTION IN EUROPE." WASSER, LUFT UND BETRIEB, NO. 1
EPA
GERMAN 01/00/75 PGS 18 ID# 02832A
^GENERAL
JAMAICA
PM(A)
"NEW 30VERNMENT OF JAMAICA INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH ECOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM, AMEMBASSY KINGSTON, JAMAICA, NO. A-104
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 06/12/75 PGS 1-3 ID* 02864A
ALSO SE
GENERAL LAND USE
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY AMERICAN EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA, CITES A
PARLIAMENTARY PAPER INTRODUCED BY THE JAMAICAN MINISTER OF MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PROPOSING
LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AUTHORITY. THIS AUTHORITY, TO BE
ESTABLISHED BY THE AMALGAMATION OF SIX EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION AGENCIES, WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOE ADVISING THE MINISTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION
IN ENVIRONMENTAL APPRECIATION, FORMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS, REVIEW OF
ECOL03ICALLY RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTAL PROPOSALS, PROGRAMS FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
AND COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF PERTINENT ECOLOGICAL DATA. THE CIVIL SERVICE STAFF OF THIS
AUTHORITY WILL BE OR3ANIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: RECREATION AND CONSERVATION DIVISION,
WATERSHED ENGINEERING DIVISION, AQUATIC RESOURCES DIVISION, TWO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISIONS,
AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION.
JAPAN
LR(B)
"ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPING INCREASES." JAPAN TIMES
ENGLISH
SOLID WASTE
07/11/75 PGS 2
EPA
IDI 02871A
CITING SOME OF THE RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN OF THE JAPANESE NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
A3AINST ILLE3AL DISCHARGES OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES, THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE 905 CASES OF
UNLAWFUL DUMPING UNCOVERED IN MAY AND JUNE OF 1975 EQUAL ALMOST HALF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CASES DISCOVERED IN 197U. THE INCREASE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING OF SLUD3E, OIL AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL
WASTES INDICATES A DEFICIENCY IN THE LAW CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL. ONE WEAKNESS
POINTED OUT IN THE LAW IS THE INEFFECTIVE, UNIFORM FINE OF 50,000 YEN PER CASE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING
REGARDLESS OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CRIME. ANOTHER AREA OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL ESCAPING
ADEQUATE CONTROL IS THE DUMPING OF WASTES BY INDUSTRIALISTS ON LANDS THEY OWN UNDER THE PRETEXT
OF TEMPORARILY STORING THE WASTES IN QUESTION. THE ARTICLE FURTHER REPORTS THAT THERE ARE 3,000
UNLICENSED PERSONS IN JAPAN WHO COLLECT AND DISPOSE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES FOR A FEE AND WHO
ANNUALLY DISPOSE OF AN ESTIMATED 30 MILLION TONS OF WASTES IN AN ILLEGAL MANNER.
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HATER
JAPAN
LR(B)
JAPAN
LB(B)
"KAGAWA PREFECTURE FISH FARMERS SUE GOVERNMENTS, FIRMS OVER RED TIDE." JAPAN
TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/11/75 PGS 2 ID* 02872A
ALSO SE
CLAIMING INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTES AS THE CAUSES OF A RED TIDE WHICH KILLED 5.5 MILLION
FISH IN FISH FARMS OF KAGAWA PREFECTURE, 72 OPERATORS OF THESE FARMS ARE, ACCORDING TO
THIS ARTICLE, SUING THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL AS TEN INDUSTRIAL FIRMS FOR
2,061 MILLION YEN IN DAMAGES. THIS IS THE SECOND SUIT FILED OVER DAMAGE DONE BY THE RED TIDE
WHICH OCCURRED IN THE SEA OF HARIMA IN 1972 DURING WHICH 14 MILLION YELLOWTAIL FISH WERE KILLED.
THE SUIT, RE3ARDING THE SEA AS PUBLIC PROPERTY, NAMES THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AS A DEFENDANT UNDER
THE NATIONAL REDRESS LAW FOR ALLOWING FAULTS OF PUBLIC PROPERTY TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO INDIVIDUALS.
THE HY030 PREFECTUHAL GOVERNMENT IS NAMED AS A DEFENDANT FOR LACK OF ADEQUATE ADMINISTRATIVE
CONTROL OVER INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION, AND TWO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND 10 INDUSTRIAL FIRMS ARE CITED
FOR DISCHARGING WASTES INTO THE SEA. '
"AGENCY SEEKS STRONGER SEA POLLUTION CURBS." JAPAN TIMES
EPA
ENGLISH 07/13/75 PCS 2 ID# 02875A
CITING JAPANESE SEA POLLUTION STATISTICS AND POLLUTION-RELATED DAMAGES TO THE JAPANESE FISHING
INDUSTRY, THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE JAPANESE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
A3ENCY FOR STRONGER SEA POLLUTION CURBS AND MORE EFFICIENT COORDINATION AMONG THE VARIOUS AGENCIES
RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING SEA POLLUTION. THE METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY, THE FISHERY AGENCY, THE
MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY HAVE BEEN CALLED ON TO IMPROVE METHODS FOR
SURVEYING AND COPING WITH WASTE OIL FROM SHIPS AND OTHER SOURCES. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE
SETTING STANDARDS FOR BILGE WATER DISCHARGES FROM SHIPS WEIGHING LESS THAN 300 TONS, REQUIRING
LARGE SHIPS TO INSTALL MACHINES TO CONTROL THE DISCHARGE OF BILGE WATER AND BALLAST WATER,
LENGTHENING FLIGHT RANGES OF TANKER SURVEILLANCE AIR CRAFT, AND COORDINATING THE SEA POLLUTION
SURVEYS BEING CONDUCTED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
JAPAN
LR(A)
"KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANAGAWA
PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE NO. 5
EPA
ENGLISH 03/12/71 PGS 4-19 IDt 02889B
*GENERAL AIR NOISE
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LR(A)
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28
"THE ENFORCEMENT REGULATION FOB THE KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL ORDINANCE FOR THE
CONTROL OF POLLUTION." KANA3AHA PREFECTURAL REGULATION NO. 96
EPA
ENGLISH 08/20/71 PGS 20-58 IDi 02889C
^GENERAL AIR NOISE
OECD
SE( )
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF POLLUTION CONTROL:
(OECD STUDIES IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION, NO. 1)
OECD
ENGLISH 02/00/74 PGS 1-78
'GENERAL AIR SOLID WASTE
A GENERAL ASSESSMENT
ID*
EPA
02869A
ROMANIA
LR(B)
"CONTRAVENING THE HATER LAW." ROMANIA LIBEBA
ROMANIAN
ALSO SE
05/30/75 PGS 3
EPA
ID* 02866A
THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS THE FAILURE OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN ROMANIA TO IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS
OF THE COUNTRY'S HATER PROTECTION LAH BY BUILDING HATER PURIFICATION FACILITIES. THE DISTRICT OF
HUNEDOARA IS CITED AS HAVING PLANNED ON LARGE INVESTMENTS FOR HATER PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS,
BUT FEH RESULTS ARE APPARENT. SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS ARE NOTED AS HAVING INCOMPLETE
OR INEFFECTIVE PURIFICATION SYSTEMS. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR WATER
PROTECTION PROJECTS DO NOT SEEM TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SOUTH AFRICA
LR(B)
"HATER POLLUTION LEGISLATION: SUMMARY OF MARINE POLLUTION LEGISLATION IN
SOUTH AFRICA." ENVIRONMENT RSA
SOUTH AFRICA. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/74 PGS 4-5 ID* 02870A
THIS CHART PRESENTS BRIEF SUMMARIES OF THE FOLLOHING SOUTH AFRICAN LAHS DEALING HITH POLLUTION
OF MARINE HATERS: SEA FISHERIES ACT NO. 58 OF 1973; PREVENTION AND COMBATING POLLUTION OF THE SEA
BY OIL ACT NO. 67 OF 1971; PUBLIC HEALTH ACT NO. 36 OF 1919; HATER ACT NO. 54 OF 1956; NATAL
ORDINANCE OF 1958; SEA AND SEASHORE ACT NO. 21 OF 1935; CAPE PROVINCE ORDINANCE NO. 19 OF 1951
ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT; AND NATAL ORDINANCE NO. 21 OF 1942 ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT. FOR EACH PIECE
OF LEGISLATION COVERED THE POLLOHING INFORMATION IS GIVEN: AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY COVERED,
THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OR BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND PENALTIES SPECIFIED IN THE
LEGISLATION.
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MATER
SWEDEN
PH(B)
SWEDEN
•PM (B)
"IVL - AN INSTRUMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PBOTECTION." JOURNAL OF THE FEDERATION
OF SWEDISH INDUSTRIES. SPECIAL ISSUE ON INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/70 P3S 14-15 ID* 02840A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE FUNCTIONS AND FUNDING OF THE SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION
LABORATORY (INSTITUTE! FOR VATTEN- OCH LUFTVARDSFORSKNIN3, IVL) , A JOINT GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY
RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. IVL, WHICH IS FUNDED IN EQUAL AMOUNTS BY GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY, BEGAN
ACTIVITY JANUARY 1, 1966, AFTER THE 30VERNMENT A3REED TO A PROPOSAL BY THE SWEDISH FEDERATION OF
INDUSTRIES. AS PART OF THE CONTRACT FORMING THE LABORATORY, INDUSTRY ALSO AGREED TO OPERATE A
NON-PROFIT SERVICE COMPANY CALLED INDUSTRIAL WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMPANY TO PROVIDE
FIRMS WITH COUNSELING, INVESTIGATIVE AND RESEARCH SERVICES. IVL HAS CONCENTRATED ON SELECTED
AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OF PARTICULAR URGENCY. INITIAL CONCENTRATION WAS ON POLLUTION
PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRY, BUT UNDER A NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT SIGNED IN JULY 1970, PART OF GOVERNMENT
FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE STUDY OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION PROBLEMS.
"CURING SICK LAKES." CURRENT SWEDEN: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINS IN SWEDEN, NO. 50
ENMELIN, LARS EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/74 PCS 1-9 ID# 02850A
THIS PUBLICATION DISCUSSES SEVERAL EFFECTED OR PROPOSED EFFORTS TO RESTORE DETERIORATED LAKES
IN SWEDEN. THE RECENT RAPID EXPANSION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY HAS BEEN IMPORTANT IN
COUNTERACTING FURTHER DETERIORATION. ONE OF THE LARGEST PROPOSED PROJECTS IS A RESTORATION OF THE
CENTRAL SWEDISH LAKE HORNBORGA, WHICH WOULD REMOVE MUCH OF THE CURRENT VEGETATIVE OVERGROWTH AND
RESERVE THE LAKE AS A BIRD SANCTUARY. A SUCCESSFUL RESTORATION OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL LAKE TRUMMEN
INVOLVED PUMPING OUT A NUTRIENT-RICH HEAVY BLACK MUD LAYER. LAKE OSBYSJON WAS SUCCESSFULLY
RESTORED BY INTRODUCING A SPECIES OF CARP TO REDUCE VEGETATION. THE COLDER BOTTOM LAYER OF LAKE
JARLA, SOUTH OF STOCKHOLM, WAS SUCCESSFULLY OXYGENATED TO INHIBIT THE RELEASE OF NUTRIENTS FROM
THE SEDIMENT SURFACE. VARIOUS EXPERIMENTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE BEST MEANS OF
REJUVENATING ACIDIFIED LAKES IN SOUTHWESTERN SWEDEN. THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF SUCH ACIDIFICATION
IS SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM SWEDEN AND THE CONTINENT.
SWEDEN
ST(
BOD MEASUREMENT IN TOXIC WASTEWATERS (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 433)
SPARELL, LENNART EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 PCS 1-52 ID# 02876A
THIS REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED WITH ECONOMIC SUPPORT FROM THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF
SWEDEN'S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD STATES THAT THE RESULTS OF BIOLOGICAL OXY3EN
DEMAND (BOD7) ANALYSES IN WATERS ARE SYSTEMATICALLY'DISTORTED ABOUT TEN PERCENT AT NORMAL POLLUTION
LEVELS BY THE PRESENCE OF VARIOUS TOXIC SUBSTANCES. INVESTIGATIONS SHOWED THAT A STANDARDIZED
DEHYDR03ENASE ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT, EASILY AND QUICKLY PERFORMED WITH TETRAZOLIUM SALTS IN A
BACTERIAL CULTURE, HELPED QUANTIFY THE DEGREE OF TOXICITY PRESENT, PARALLELED THE DISTURBANCE IN
THE BOD7 ANALYSIS, AND COULD THEREFORE BE USED TO CORRECT THE DISTORTION IN THE TEST. SECTIONS
OF THE REPORT INCLUDE: A BRIEF SUMMARY IN SWEDISH AND ENGLISH, INTRODUCTION, DISCUSSION OF
LITERATURE, PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY, AND RESULTS WITH A DISCUSSION. APPENDED ARE A BIBLIOGRAPHY
AND SEVERAL PAGES OF GRAPHS.
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ST( )
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INFLUENCE OF ROADS ON THE SURROUNDING NATURE - A LITERATURE SURVEY (STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK PM 476)
KNUTSSON, GERT AND OTHERS EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/74 P3S 1-109 ID* 02877A
*TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
ST( )
SOME EFFECTS OF ZINC ON DIFFERENT STATES IN THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE MINNOW,
PHOXINHS PHOXINUS L. (PISCES) (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 570)
BEN3TSSON, BENST-ERIK EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-56 ID* 02880A
*TOXIC SUBS
SWEDEN
ST( )
MERCURY IN LAKE VANBRN - PRESENT STATUS AND PROGNOSIS (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK
PM 563)
HAKANSON, LARS EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PiS 1-121 ID* 02881A
TOXIC SUBS
THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF MERCURY POLLUTION IN LAKE
VANERN IN SOUTHWESTERN SWEDEN. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO OBTAIN FACTS ABOUT SEDIMENT
POLLUTION IN THE LAKE, DISCUSS AND INTERPRET THE AREAL AND VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF
MERCURY IN THE LAKE, SUBSTANTIATE A THEORY ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MERCURY CONTENT OF
FISH (PIKE) AND SEDIMENTS AND THE TROPHIC LEVEL OF THE LAKE, AND DEVELOP A THEORETICAL MODEL TO
PREDICT THE RECOVERY OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS APPLICABLE TO LAKE VANERN. BECAUSE THE NUTRITIONAL
STATUS OF LAKE VANERN IS LOW, IT IS PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POISONS, AND IT WAS
SHOWN THAT PARTS OF THE LAKE HAVE A SEDIMENT MERCURY CONTENT TWO TO THREE TIMES THAT OF SUCH
AMERICAN LAKES AS ONTARIO AND ERIE. HOWEVER THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY HAS
STARTED. THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS AN INITIAL EN3LISH ABSTRACT AND FINAL ENGLISH SUMMARY.
SWEDEN
ST{ )
IDENTIFICATION OF SOME ORGANIC SUBSTANCES POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO THE
ENVIRONMENT (STATENS NATURVARDSVERK PM 520)
JENSEN, SOREN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-127 ID* 02885A
*TOXIC SUBS
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HATER
SWITZERLAND
PM(B)
"STATUS OF WATER PROTECTION AND SOLID WASTE REMOVAL." NEUE ZUERCHER
ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 05/12/75 PGS 13 ID# 02816A
SOLID WASTE
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE SUMMARIZES DATA ON THE STATUS OF WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE TREATMENT
FACILITIES IN SWITZERLAND AS OF JANUARY 1, 1975 REPORTED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. THERE WERE 583 CENTRAL SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS SERVING 977 COMMUNITIES WITH ABOUT
50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION. IN ADDITION 111 PURIFICATION PLANTS .FOR 377 COMMUNITIES WITH 11.9
PERCENT OF THE POPULATION WERE IN CONSTRUCTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. CURRENT EXPENDITURES
FOR WASTEWATER PURIFICATION IN SWITZERLAND AVERAGE 1.3 BILLION SWISS FRANCS PER YEAR. AS OF
JANUARY 1, INCINERATORS, COMPOSTING PLANTS, AND DUMPS PROVIDED FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTES IN 1,761
COMMUNITIES WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE POPULATION. THE OFFICE ALSO REPORTED SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS IN HANDLING SPECIAL WASTES IN 1971. A CENTRAL FACILITY FOR THE DETOXIFICATION OF
INORGANIC WASTES FROM INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CANTON OF AARGAU IN 1971.
VENEZUELA
PM(B)
INTEGRAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF POLLUTION ALONG CENTRAL COASTAL
BEACHES
PAHRA PARDI, GUSTAVO, AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 00/00/72 PCS 1-97 ID* 02849A
THIS RESEARCH REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE VENEZUELAN MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR
PRESENTATION AT THE 13TH INTER-AMERICAN SANITARY ENGINEERING CONGRESS IN AUGUST 1972, ATTEMPTS TO
DETERMINE ACCURATELY THE DEGREE OF POLLUTION IN MARINE WATERS ALONG THE CENTRAL COASTAL REGION OF
VENEZUELA. PART ONE OF THE REPORT 3IVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT CONDITIONS IN THE STUDIED
REGION, DISCUSSING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, RESEARCH METHODS, BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTENT OF REGIONAL
WATERS, POLLUTION SOURCES, ANALYSES AND CONCLUSIONS. THE SECOND PART OF THE REPORT ATTEMPTS TO
DETERMINE THE ACTUAL AND FUTURE VOLUME OF POLLUTION TO WHICH THIS REGION IS SUBJECTED AS WELL AS
THE EFFICIENCY OF VARIOUS SUBMARINE DISCHAR3E SYSTEMS IN THE REGION. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS IN THIS
PART OF THE REPORT DISCUSS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, VOLUME AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFLUENTS, FUTURE
PROJECTIONS OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AND THE EFFECT OF THE VARIOUS SUBMARINE DISCHARGE SYSTEMS IN
POLLUTING COASTAL WATERS.
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HATER
VENEZUELA INTEGRAL SANITARY STUDY OF THE YARACUY RIVER (ESTODIO SANITARIO INTEGRAL DEL
RIO YARACtJY)
PARRA PARDI, GUSTAVO EPA
PM(B) SPANISH 00/00/74 P3S 1-341 IDf 02852A
THIS REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF HALARIOLOGY AND ENVIROHMENTAL SANITATION OF
THE VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, REPRESENTS AN IN-DEPTH POLLUTION STUDY OF THE
YARACUY RIVER IN VENEZUELA. BY PRECISELY DETERMINING THE STATE OF POLLUTION AND THE
AUTOPURIFICATION CAPACITY OF THE YARACUY RIVER AS HELL AS FORMULATING PRACTICAL CRITERIA FOR
CONTROLLING HASTEHATER DISCHARGES INTO THE RIVER, THIS REPORT IS TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL GUIDELINE
FOR STUDYING AND CONTROLLING POLLUTION IN ALL VENEZUELAN RIVERS AND LAKES. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS
IN THE REPORT DISCUSS AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOHING TOPICS: METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH,
DEPOLLUTION ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED OUT ON THE RIVER, CHARACTERISTICS AND OSES OF THE YARACUY
RIVER, POLLUTION SOURCES, AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY OBTAINED FROM THE RIVSR. SUMMARIES,
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE REPORT AS HELL AS TABULATED INFORMATION,
APPENDIXES AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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