NTI5UB B 1 35-76 O10
NUMBER SO
OCTOBER 1976
SUMMARIES OF
FOREIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL
U § ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AG.ENGY
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(AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20.
FOOD AND AbRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COMP. %
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AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION/
Additional
Subject
Areas
EPA
Identification
Number
EPA
ID// 01686A
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 followinq 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
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AIR
See GENERAL (Argentina) ~ Control No. 03849A ......... 10
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03865A .......... 10
March 17, 1970 Resolution No. 425 Establishing the Ringelmann
Chart as the Standard for Measuring Vehicle Exhausts .... 1
Canada
Leaded Gas Regulations. SOR 74-459 .............. 1
Ambient Air Quality Objectives for Air Contaminants.
SOR 74-325 ......................... 2
Mercury Emission Regulations Announced ............. 2
Etonce
Annual Meeting of Regional Committee Presidents ........ 2
G&unany, Fed Rep o&
Legal Questions in the Burning of Wood- Remains ......... 3
Control of Smells From the Animal Waste Processing Industry . . 3
Effects of Airborne Sulphur Compounds on Forests and
Freshwaters ......................... 4
Contribution of Warren Spring Laboratory to the Department of
Environment Research Programme, 1974-75 ........... 4
Emissions Performance Standards for New and Modified
Portland Cement Plants ................... 5
Air Pollution Impact Analysis Test Case: Tel-Aviv
Bus Depot .......................... 5
Position Paper on the Control of Smoke and Odor From
Diesel Powered Vehicles in Israel .............. 6
Development of a Short- Term Air Quality Index for Israel .... 6
General Manpower Considerations for the Conduct of
Municipal Air Quality Assessment Projects .......... 6
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The Feasibility of Integrating Power Plant Flue Gas Sulfur
Recovery and Phosphoric Acid Production in Israel ...... 7
Analysis of Ozone and Hydrocarbon Data in Tel-Aviv ....... 7
Air Pollution Control Options for the Hadera Coal-Fired
Power Complex ........................ 7
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 03861A ........... 13
Expensive to Remove "Acid Precipitation" ............ 8
Sweden
Farmer Defeats Company After a Three-Year-Old
Environmental Battle .................... 8
Description of an Experimental Plant for Combustion on a
Pilot Scale ......................... 9
Organolead Compounds in Auto Exhaust and Street Air ...... 9
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03884A ........... 16
See GENERAL (Sweden) ~ Control No. 03886A ........... 17
WHO
See WATER (WHO) — Control No. 03893A ............. 39
GENERAL
Bibliographic Catalog of CARIS ................. 10
Maintenance of Water Purity Is the Most Expensive
Environmental Protection Factor ............... 10
Environmental Planning and Recycling Is the Future of
the New Environment Act ................... 11
Fiance.
The Industrial Establishment and the Environment ........ 11
The Prevention of Nuisances and Pollution: Priority Goals
of Last CIANE Meeting .................... 11
Ge.wnany, Fed Rep o£
Dangers for the Environment Not Yet Banished .......... 12
Environmental Protection Rests in a Different Ministry
in Each State ........................ 12
The Legal Framework for Prevention of Environmental
Degradation in Israel .................... 13
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Environmental Law and Administration in Israel ......... 13
An Overview of Israel's Environmental Problems and Solutions . . 14
EPS Moves to the Ministry of the Interior ........... 14
May 24, 1966 Law No. 66-033 Concerning Dangerous,
Unhealthy or Troublesome Establishments ........... 14
Noway
Environmental Protection Efforts Will Increase the Cost
of Tobacco and Alcohol the Most ............... 15
See NOISE (Norway) — Control No. 03838A ............ 20
Comparison of Algal Assay Procedures .............. 15
In Spite of Rejection by the National Environment Protection
Board: Hallekis Will Get New Industry ........... 16
The National Swedish Environment Protection Board ....... 16
Environment Protection - A Growing Public Task ......... 16
Presentation of Research Projects Within the Environment
Protection Committee of the Central Works Management .... 17
Organizational Law of the Environment ............. 17
LAND USE
Biltcun
See AIR (Great Britain) — Control No. 03847A ......... 4
Provisional Regulation of Land Use Planning .......... 18
NOISE
See GENERAL (Argentina) — Control No. 03849A ......... 10
Belg/cum
May 2, 1975 Ministerial Decree Setting Acoustical Standards
for Subsonic Jet Aircraft .................. 18
Hope for Families Affected by Traffic Noise .......... 19
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Gzwany, Fed Rep ofi
July 28, 1976 Eighth Regulation for Implementation of the
Federal Immissions Law (Lawn Mower Noise) .......... 19
In the Knesset ......................... 20
See GENERAL (Israel) -- Control No. 03861A ........... 13
Japan
Shinkansen Noise ........................ 20
82 Percent Are Not Bothered by Noise Where They Live ...... 20
See WATER (Norway) — Control No. 03875A ............ 36
PESTICIDES
See GENERAL (Argentina) — Control No. 03849A ......... 10
UMUll
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 03861A ........... 13
WHO
1974 Evaluations of Some Pesticide Residues in Food ...... 21
RADIATION
A4.gen.tcna
See GENERAL (Argentina) ~ Control No. 0384 9A ......... 10
Penmo/tfe
The Minister for the Environment Wants To Be Independent
of the Power Plants When Giving Information on Atomic
Power Installations ..................... 22
Ge.Jtmny, fad Rep oj
Experts Suggest Three Locations in Lower Saxony for Atomic
Waste Park ......................... 22
Sweden
Symposium on Tumorigenic and Genetic Effects of Radiation ... 23
Storage of Radioactive Wastes : Authorization Request
for Probing ......................... 23
June 30, 1976 Radiation Protection Ordinance .......... 23
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SOLID WASTE
Penmo/tfe
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03888A .......... 11
France.
May 25, 1976 Decree No. 76-472 on the Creation of the
National Committee for the Disposal and Reclamation
of Wastes .......................... 24
May 25, 1976 Decree No. 76-473 on the National Agency
for the Disposal and Reclamation of Wastes ......... 24
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lexicological Evaluation of Some Food Colours , Thickening
Agents, and Certain Other Substances ............ 28
Methods for Safe Storage, Transport and Destruction/Recovery
of Organomercurials and Mercury Contaminated Waste ..... 29
See PESTICIDES (WHO) — Control No. 03903A ........... 21
WATER
See GENERAL (Argentina) — Control No. 03849 A ......... 10
See GENERAL (Austria) — Control No. 03865 A .......... 10
Belgium
Belgium: Wastewater ...................... 30
See GENERAL (Denmark) — Control No. 03888A .......... 11
For an Exchange of Information Among Water Pollution
Monitoring Networks ..................... 30
Ga.fmany, Fed Rep oj
Sept. 13, 1976 Law Regarding Fees for the Discharge of
Sewage Into Water Bodies (Sewage Fee Law) .......... 31
Water Management Problems in the Rhine-Main
Agglomeration Area ..................... 31
Gn&at
Review of the Water Industry in England and Wales ....... 31
See AIR (Great Britain) — Control No. 0384 7A ......... 4
See AIR (Great Britain) — Control No. 03899A ......... 4
The Rhine Is More a Source of Raw Materials Than a
Reservoir for Drinking Water ................ 32
See GENERAL (Israel) — Control No. 03861A ........... 13
Italy
Who Can Protect You From Pollution? .............. 33
Pollution Law Passed - Staff Lacking for Implementation .... 33
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The Margorabbia Hydrographic Basin — Results of a
Multidisciplinary Study ................... 34
Data on Lake Orta Pollution as Basis for Predictions on
Lake Recovery ........................ 34
Mex/cco
December 13, 1973 Decree Approving the Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Pollution by the Dumping of Wastes
and Other Materials ..................... 34
Study and Implementation of the Central Water
Pollution Laboratory .................... 35
General Aspects of Water Pollution Control ........... 35
Report of Work of the Secretariat of Water Resources ...... 35
New Zealand
November 23, 1973 Lake Wanaka Preservation Act, No. 107 .... 36
The Government Prepares To Prohibit Motor Traffic on Lakes :
Tug of War Between Agriculture and Environmental Protection . 36
Oil Pollution Control Equipment Is Now Purchased ........ 36
Sttfeden
Preliminary Investigations of Some Environmental Effects of
Drainage Water From Leaching Experiments With Bark ..... 37
Phytoplankton and Environmental Factors in Lake Hjalmaren,
1966-1973 .......................... 37
See GENERAL (Sweden) — Control No. 03886 A ........... 17
December 14, 1973 Federal Law on Fishing ............ 38
WHO
Community Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal ......... 38
Environmental Health ...................... 39
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AIR
ARGENTINA
ST( }
CATALOGO BIBLIOGRAFICO DEL CARIS (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF CARIS)
ARGENTINA. INSTITUTE OF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-97 ID* 03849A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL WATER PESTICIDES NOISE RADIATION
AUSTRIA
SE( )
"MAINTENANCE OF MATER PURITY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FACTOR." DIE PRESSE
EPA
GERMAN 04/21/76 PCS 6 ID* 03865A
^GENERAL WATER
BRAZIL
LR(A)
••MARCH 17, 1970 RESOLUTION NO. 425 ESTABLISHING THE RINGELMANN CHART AS THE
STANDARD FOR MEASURING VEHICLE EXHAUSTS." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
PORTUGUESE 03/30/70 PGS 2320 ID* 03891A
PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC CODE OF BRAZIL. THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC COUNCIL PROMULGATED
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART AS THE OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR SMOKE EMISSIONS
FROM MOTOR VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE PROMULGATION OF THIS
RESOLUTION. NO VEHICLE SMOKE EMISSION DARKER THAN THE NUMBER TWO VALUE OF THE CHART WILL BE LEGAL.
TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH THE SMOKE CHART AND MAY CONDUCT MEASUREMENTS IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE CHART OR BY OTHER MECHANICAL MEANS WHICH CAN BE INTERPRETED THROUGH THE
CHART.
CANADA
LR(A)
"LEADED GAS REGULATIONS. SOR 74-459." CANADA GAZETTE PART II. VOL. 108.
NO. 15
EPA
ENGLISH* 08/14/74 PGS 2268-2270 ID* 00356H
*ALSO FRENCH
THESE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE CANADIAN ADMINISTRATOR IN COUNCIL. ON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT. IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 23 OF THE CLEAN AIR
ACT. THEY PRESCRIBE THAT COMMENCING JANUARY 1. 1976. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 22 OF THE ACT.
THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN GASOLINE TO WHICH LEAD HAS BEEN ADDED DURING THE PRODUCTION
PROCESS MUST NOT EXCEED 3.5 GRAMS PER IMPERIAL GALLON AS MEASURED BY THE PRESCRIBED METHOD. THE
REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO GAS PRODUCED IN CANADA OR IMPORTED INTO CANADA FOR USE IN AIRCRAFT.
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AIR
CANADA
LR(A)
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"AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS.
CANADA GAZETTE PART II. VOL 108, NO. 11
ENGLISH*
*ALSO FRENCH
06/13/74 PGS 1754-56
SOR 74-325."
EPA
ID* 00356J
THIS TEXT HAS BEEN PROMULGATED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PURSUANCE OF SUB-SECTION 2 OF SECTION 4 OF
THE CLEAN AIR ACT. BOTH DESIRABLE AND ACCEPTABLE AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES ARE SET OUT IN SCHEDULE
I OF THE TEXT FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE, SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER. CARBON MONOXIDE AND OZONE.
ADDITIONAL SECTIONS OF THE TEXT AND SCHEDULE II DEAL WITH MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES.
CANADA
L.RIB)
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS
EPA
03882A
"MERCURY EMISSION PECULATIONS ANNOUNCED."
RELEASE. NO. 35
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANSDA
ENGLISH 05/31/76 PGS 1-2
NATIONAL STANDARDS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF MERCURY EMITTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM CHLOR-ALKALI
PLANTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER JEAN MARCHAND. REDUCTIONS IN MERCURY
LOSSES BROUGHT ABOUT BY IMPROVED OPERATIONS. SEVERAL PLANT CLOSINGS. AND BY THE PROPOSED
REGULATIONS WOULD REDUCE TOTAL ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS TO ABOUT 8 PERCENT
OF 1970 LEVELS. TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD LIMIT
EMISSIONS OF MERCURY TO 5.3 GRAMS PER DAY FOR EACH 1.000 KILOGRAMS OF CHLORINE PRODUCTION
DESIGN CAPACITY. TEN CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS IN CANADA USE MERCURY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CHLORINE
AND CAUSTIC ACID. MR. MARCHAND EMPHASIZED THAT THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS APPLY ONLY TO EMISSIONS
TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND THAT CONDITIONS WITHIN A PLANT ARE REGULATED BY INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE STANDARDS.
COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS ARE INVITED PRIOR TO THEIR SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR IN
COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.
FRANCE
PM(B)
"ANNUAL MEETING OF REGIONAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENTS."
ATMOSPHERIOUE. NO. 70
POLLUTION
FRENCH
ALSO LRB
04/00/76 PGS 171-72
ID*
EPA
03878A
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION TOOK PLACE IN
GRENOBLE. FRANCE CN MAY 17-18. 1976. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE 21 COMMITTEES REPRESENTED AT THE
MEETING WAS STATED TO HAVE RECENTLY SHIFTED TO INCLUDE INDUSTRIALISTS AS WELL AS DOCTORS. PUBLIC
HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND SCIENTISTS, AN EXAMINATION OF RECENT ACTIVITIES CITED BOTH THE EXTENSION
AND MODERNIZATION OF AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT NETWORKS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW NETWORKS. A
REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY IN THE AREA OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL WAS PRESENTED ALONG WITH A
BRIEF INVENTORY OF UPCOMING LEGISLATION EXPECTED TO PLACE FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTERS. ALSO DISCUSSED WERE THE SHORTLY TO BE CREATED AIR AGENCIES, THE FUNCTIONS THEY ARE
COUNTED ON TO PERFORM AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLLUTION TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE AGENCIES.
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AIR
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LR(B)
"LEGAL QUESTIONS IN THE BURNING OF WOOD-REMAINS." WASSER.
SANDER* H.P.
GERMAN 01/00/76 PGS 30 ID*
SOLID WASTE
LUFT UNO BETRIEB
EPA
03894A
THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES LEGAL PROVISIONS THAT CAN APPLY TO WOODWORKING AND PROCESSING PLANTS
THAT WISH TO BURN WOOD-REMAINS. TWO MAJOR PIECES OF LEGISLATION COME INTO QUESTION. THE FEB.
14. 1975 FOURTH REGULATION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW (REGULATION ON
FACILITIES REQUIRING PERMITS REQUIRING INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO REMOVE SUBSTANCES BY INCINERATION
TO OBTAIN PERMITS. SUCH INSTALLATIONS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF THE JUNE 7, 1972 WASTE
REMOVAL LAW. IN THE PAST. WOODWORKING CONCERNS HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TO BURN WOOD-REMAINS IF THE
MAJOR PURPOSE OF INCINERATION IS HEAT PRODUCTION. HOWEVER. THE FIRMS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO
PROVISIONS OF THE I^IRST REGULATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL IMMISSIONS LAW (REGULATION ON
FURNACES) SETTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALLER FURNACES. THE JULY 3, 1975 FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISION TO THIS REGULATION STATES THAT WOOD-REMAINS BURNED FOR HEAT DO NOT CONSTITUTE WASTES AND
ESTABLISHES CERTAIN EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS F.OR FURNACES BURNING THESE PARTICLES.
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
CONTROL OF SMELLS FROM THE ANIMAL WASTE PROCESSING INDUSTRY. DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT CIRCULAR 43/76
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/07/76 PGS 1-6 ID* 03902A
ALSO PMB
SOLID WASTE
THIS CIRCULAR. ISSUED JOINTLY BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE. FISHERIES AND FOOD. AND THE WELSH OFFICE. INSTRUCTS LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO DEAL WITH SMELL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE ANIMAL WASTE PROCESSING INDUSTRY. PART I
CONSIDERS THE GENERAL RCLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN SUPPRESSING SMELL NUISANCES. URGING SUCH
AUTHORITIES ACTING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 TO BE AWARE OF THE NATIONAL
AND LOCAL IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR SMELL CONTROL ACTIONS AND ALSO TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CONTENTS OF
THE PRESENT CIRCULAR* OTHER OFFICIAL REPORTS AND THE FORTHCOMING CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE ANIMAL
WASTE PROCESSING INDUSTRY. PART II CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF THE ANIMAL WASTE PROCESSING
INDUSTRY. FOLLOWED BY SUBSECTIONS COVERING: PROSPECTS OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY. RESPONSIBILITIES
OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. IMPLICATIONS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL* PLANNING POLICIES. SURVEYS. EXPERT ADVICE
AND COMMUNITY LIAISON. PARTS III AND IV COVER THE FISH MEAL INDUSTRY AND POULTRY MANURE DRYING.
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AIR
GREAT BRITAIN
ST< )
EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE SULPHUR COMPOUNDS ON FORESTS AND FRESHWATERS.
POLLUTION PAPER NO. 7
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT CF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-28 ID* 03847A
ALSO PMB
WATER LAND USE
THIS REPORT. PUBLISHED AS POLLUTION PAPER NO. 7 OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
BRIEFLY REVIEWS AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS.
RATES OF DEPOSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF SULFUR. SULFUR DIOXIDE AND THEIR DERIVATIVES.
CITING A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE WHICH MAKES DEFINITE CONCLUSIONS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. THE REPORT
CORRELATES MEASUREMENTS OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM SIMILAR REGIONS OF SCANDANAVIA AND SCOTLAND
WHICH INDICATE THAT REDUCTIONS IN FOREST PRODUCTIVITY, ACIDIFICATION OF SURFACE WATERS. AND
CHANGES IN PLANT GROWTH IN THESE REGIONS MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SULFUR COMPOUND DEPOSITS ORIGINATIN
FROM SULFUR EMISSIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
GREAT BRITAIN
STt >
CONTRIBUTION OF WARREN SPRING LABORATORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME. 1974-75
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-38 ID* 03899A
ALSO PMB
WATER TOXIC SUBS SOLID WASTE
THIS PUBLICATION. ISSUED AS RESEARCH REPORT NO. 9 OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
LISTS AND DESCRIBES THE POLLUTION RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE WARREN SPRING LABORATORY FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE WARREN SPRING LABORATORY, A RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY. CONDUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH FOR THE GOVERNMENT. LOCAL
AUTHORITIES AND INDUSTRY AT A COST OF ABOUT 1.3 MILLION POUNDS PER YEAR AND IS ONE OF THE MAIN
CONTRACTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND
RESOURCE RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION DEALS WITH AIR POLLUTION FROM
MOBILE AND STATIONARY SOURCES. CATALYSIS IN VEHICLE EMISSION ABATEMENT, OIL POLLUTION ON SHORE AND
COASTAL WATERS. AND THE DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT OF TOXIC METALS AND HOUSEHOLD WASTE. IN ADDITION
TO THE WORK UNDERTAKEN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PUBLICATION ALSO DESCRIBES SOME
OF THE CLOSELY RELATED PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY THE LABORATORY FOR OTHER SPONSORS.
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ISRAEL
LR(B)
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•EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW AND MODIFIED PORTLAND CEMENT PLANTS."
AIR QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE PUB. NO. 70-06
JONES. K.H. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 80-88 ID* 0383SA
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES ISRAELI EMISSION LIMIT PROPOSALS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND
CEMENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FOUR MAJOR STEPS OF PRODUCTION POINTS OUT THE AREAS WHICH ARE
PROBLEMATIC. ALTHOUGH PORTLAND CEMENT PLANTS CAN GENERATE LARGE QUANTITIES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF
POLLUTANTS* THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WILL ONLY PERTAIN TO PARTICULATE EMISSIONS.
THE PROPOSED LIMITS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN EFFECT IN THE U. S. THE PROPOSED LIMIT FOR KILNS IS
0.30 KG. OF PARTICULATE PER METRIC TON WITH FEED RATE BASED ON DRY BASIS. AND FOR CLINKER COOLERS
IT IS 0.05 KG. OF PARTICULATE PER METRIC TON WITH FEED RATE BASED ON DRY BASIS. VISIBLE EMISSIONS
FROM KILNS SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 PERCENT EQUIVALENT OPACITY. NO VISIBLE EMISSIONS FROM THE
FOLLOWING SOURCES WILL BE PERMITTED: CLINKER COOLERS. RAW MILL SYSTEMS. FINISH MILL SYSTEMS. RAW
MILL DRYERS. RAW MILL STORAGE. FINISHED PRODUCT STORAGE. CONVEYING SYSTEMS. BAGGING OPERATIONS.
BULK LOADING OPERATIONS. AND UNLOADING SYSTEMS.
ISRAEL
LR(B)
•THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN ISRAEL."
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
LASTER. RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 03861A
ALSO PMA
4GENERAL WATER PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE NOISE
ISRAEL
PMC B)
-AIR POLLUTICN IMPACT ANALYSIS TEST CASE: TEL-AVIV BUS DEPOT."
AIR QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE PUB. NO. 75-06
JONES. K.H.. AND M. GRABER EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 113-127 ID* 03S43A
AS THE NEW TEL-AVIV BUS DEPOT NEARS COMPLETION. AN EVALUATION OF ITS INFLUENCE ON FUTURE AIR
POLLUTION LEVELS HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. ONE APPROACH WOULD CONSIST OF A PRELIMINARY PAPER STUDY
WITH THE OBJECT OF DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
REPORT IS TO SHOW THAT A PAPER ANALYSIS IS CAPABLE OF GIVING A REASONABLE ESTIMATE CONCERNING THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE NEW DEPOT. CONSIDERATIONS TO BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE NEW BUS DEPOT INCLUDE: THE CONTRIBUTION
OF THE NEW DEPOT TO THE TOTAL EMISSION LOAD IN TEL-AVIV; THE LOCAL AREA IMPACT SOURCE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE BUS DEPOT DUE TO INGRESS AND EGRESS OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC RELATED TO DEPOT
OPERATIONS; AND THE ON-SITE IMPACT RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, CURBSIDE PARKING AREA AND
ENCLOSED SPACE EXPOSURES. DETAILS OF VARIOUS EMISSION FACTORS AND DENSITY CALCULATIONS ARE
APPENDED TO THE REPORT.
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ISRAEL
PMCB)
ISRAEL
PM(B)
"POSITION PAPER ON THE CONTROL OF SMOKE AND ODOR FROM DIESEL POWERED VEHICLES IN
ISRAEL." AIR QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE PUB. NO. 75-06
JONES. K.H.. AND OAVIO ZALMAN EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 89-112 ID* 03846A
ALSO ST
THIS POSITION PAPER REGARDING THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ASSOCIATED WITH DIESEL-POWERED
VEHICLES IN ISRAEL DESCRIBES THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SMOKE AND ODOR AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM. EVALUATES
VARIOUS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES APPLICABLE TO EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. DISCUSSES VARIOUS ENFORCEMENT
OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDS AN APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ACTION POLICY TO INSURE MINIMIZATION OF THE
PROBLEM. A MATRIX FORM OF ANALYSIS IS USED TO REDUCE THE SCOPE AND LENGTH OF THE DISCUSSION AND
PINPOINT THE KEY PROBLEMS AND THEIR ALTERNATIVE COURSES FOR SOLUTION. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE
THE SUGGESTION THAT ISRAEL ADOPT ECE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROTOCOLS.
"DEVELOPMENT OF A SHORT-TERM AIR QUALITY INDEX FOR ISRAEL." AIR
QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. ENVIRONMENTAL PORTECTION SERVICE PUB. NO. 75-06
BERGER-HOLTZ. TOBY. AND K. H. JCNES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 62-77 ID* 03869A
THE ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL PRCTECTION SERVICE UNDERTOOK THE STUDY DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE
TO DEVELOP A SIMPLE AIR QUALITY INDEX WHICH WOULD CONDENSE AND REPORT THE DATA OBTAINED FROM THE
NATIONAL AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK. THE INDEX WAS DESIGNED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A
CONVENIENT SYSTEM FOR REPORTING SHORT-TERM DATA COLLECTED BY THE LOCAL. MUNICIPALLY-OPERATED
MONITORING STATIONS. A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDEX AND NATIONAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AND
BETWEEN GUIDELINE STANDARDS AND ALERT OR EMERGENCY LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTANTS WAS ALSO INCORPORATED
INTO THE DESIGN. THE SELECTION OF A COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH AND THE TESTING OF VARIOUS
COMPUTATIONAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE INDEX ARE DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED BY NUMERICAL TABLES.
SULFUR DIOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE AND OZONE ARE THE THREE POLLUTANTS WHICH WERE SELECTED TO SERVE
AS CRITICAL PARAMETERS.
ISRAEL
PMCB)
"GENERAL MANPOWER CONSICERATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF MUNICIPAL AIR QUALITY
ASSESSMENT PROJECTS." AIR QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. EPS PUB. NO. 75-06
JONES. K.H. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 78-79 ID* 03873A
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ISRAELI MUNICIPAL AIR QUALITY
ASSESSMENT PROJECTS. REQUIREMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE CONSIDERED: OVERALL PROJECT
MANAGEMENT. MONITORING. EMISSION INVENTORY. METEOROLOGY. AND DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.
NUMBER OF POSITIONS TO BE FILLED. QUALIFICATIONS. SKILLS. AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DESCRIBED.
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AIR
ISRAEL
SE( )
ISRAEL
ST« )
"THE FEASIBILITY OF INTEGRATING POWER PLANT FLUE GAS SULFUR RECOVERY AND
PHOSPHORIC ACIO PRODUCTION IN ISRAEL." AIR QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. EPS PUB. NO. 75-06
EL-ROY. M., AND K. H. JONES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 142-55 ID* 03909A
ALSO ST
THE APPLICATION OF BY-PRODUCT RECOVERY PROCESSES IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OF POWER PLANT FLUE
GASES CAN OFFSET PART OF THE ANNUALIZED CONTROL COSTS IN MANY CASES. A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING
COST ANALYSIS WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING THE MAGNESIUM OXIDE SCRUBBING
PROCESS TO THREE MAJOR EXISTING OR PROJECTED POWER PLANTS IN ISRAEL AND UTILIZING THE BY-PRODUCT
SULFURIC ACID FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID. THE AMOUNT OF SULFUR EMISSIONS AVAILABLE
FOR RECOVERY COULD SUPPLY A MAJOR PORTION OF THE PROJECTED SULFUR IMPORT REQUIREMENTS. THE
ANNUALIZED COST FOR SUPPLYING SUCH CONTROLS WAS ESTIMATED IN THE RANGE OF 5-7 PERCENT OF THE
POWER PRODUCTION COSTS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS USED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE INTEGRATION OF
THE TWO INDUSTRIES IS BOTH FEASIBLE AND DESIRABLE IN TERMS OF REDUCING THE COST OF AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL AS WELL AS REDUCING THE IMPORT OF SULFUR.
"ANALYSIS OF OZONE AND HYDROCARBON DATA IN TEL-AVIV." AIR QUALITY
SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE PUB. NO. 75-06
BERGER-HOLTZ. TOBY, AND K.H. JONES EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 128-136 ID* 03841A
THE TEL-AVIV URBAN AREA IS PROBABLY THE ISRAELI CITY MOST AFFECTED BY PHOTOCHEMICALLY INDUCED
OZONE POLLUTION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DEVELOP SOME UNDERSTANDING OF OZONE POLLUTION
AND OZONE-HYDROCARBON RELATIONSHIPS IN TEL-AVIV. USING EXISTING DATA. BASED ON THESE DATA. A
ROUGH ROLLBACK CALCULATION CAN BE PERFORMED TO ESTIMATE FUTURE HYDROCARBON EMISSION REDUCTION
REQUIREMENTS. THESE CALCULATIONS DEMONSTRATE AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH WHICH CAN BE USEFUL WHEN
COMPLETE AND RELIABLE DATA BECOME AVAILABLE WITH THE INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL AIR QUALITY
MONITORING NETWORK AND THE NATIONAL AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. THE PRELIMINARY ROLLBACK
ANALYSIS PERFORMED UPON THE EXISTING CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS DEMONSTRATES THAT PROJECTED
OZONE LEVELS IN 1980 WILL APPROXIMATE THE EXISTING STANDARD BUT NOT THE SUGGESTED REVISED
STANDARD.
ISRAEL
ST( )
"AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OPTIONS FOR THE HAOERA COAL-FIRED POWER COMPLEX." AIR
QUALITY SELECTED TOPICS 1974-1975. ENVIRONMENYAL PROTECTION SERVICE PUB. NO. 75-06
JONES. K.H. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 137-140 ID* 03844A
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OPTIONS WHICH MAY BE APPLIED TO THE PROPOSED
ISRAELI HADERA POWER GENERATING COMPLEX SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING 1978. BECAUSE COAL
IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY FUEL FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE (THE COMPLEX IS TO BE PROVIDED WITH
A MULTI-FUEL CAPABILITY), DISCUSSIONS OF AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND THEIR CONTROL RELATE TO THIS
PARTICULAR TYPE OF FUEL. AIR POLLUTION FACTORS CITED INCLUDE TYPES OF POLLUTANTS GENERATED BY THE
COMBUSTION OF COAL, BOILER DESIGN. PLANT LOCATION. SURROUNDING LAND USE. STACK DESIGN. AND
METEOROLOGY OF REGION. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OPTIONS CONCERN PARTICULATE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND
SULFUR OXIDE CONTROL: THESE CAN BE HANDLED EITHER BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF TALL STACKS PLUS FUEL
SWITCHING CAPABILITY TO LOW SULFUR OIL WHEN ADVERSE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAIL OR BY VARIOUS
PROCESSES OF FLUE GAS CLEANING. THE INSTALLATION OF A FLUE GAS CLEANING SYSTEM OF SO2 CONTROL IS
RECOMMENDED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HADERA POWER COMPLEX.
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AIR
NORWAY
SE(
"EXPENSIVE TO REMOVE 'ACID PRECIPITATION•." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
ID* 03839A
NORWEGIAN
06/16/76 PCS
AN ESTIMATED 50 BILLION NORWEGIAN KRONER ARE NEEDED TO REDUCE SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN
EUROPE TO A DEGREE WHERE THEY WOULD NO LONGER CAUSE DAMAGE IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN, ACCORDING TO A
SPOKESMAN FROM THE SWEDISH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD AS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE FROM
A CONFERENCE ON AIR POLLUTION RECENTLY HELD IN NORWAY. A REDUCTION FROM THE CURRENT LEVEL OF
60 MILLION TONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMITTED ANNUALLY TO 35 MILLION TONS IS ESSENTIAL. BASED ON
CURRENT PURIFICATION METHODS THIS WOULD COST ABOUT «250 PER TON ANNUALLY. MS. BRUNOTLAND. THE
NORWEGIAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS WHETHER EUROPEAN ENTERPRISES WOULD BE WILLING TO
PAY TO THIS EXTENT. THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY CORROSION ALONE IS ESTIMATED AT 20 BILLION NORWEGIAN
KRONER. AND A NUMBER OF OTHER SIDE EFFECTS ALSO COST EUROPE BILLIONS OF KRONER EVERY YEAR. IT IS
URGED THAT THESE FIGURES BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN ESTIMATING THE REAL COST OF REDUCING
SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
SWEDEN
LR(B)
"IN SPITE OF REJECTION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD:
WILL GET NEW INDUSTRY." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/07/76 PGS 1. 11 ID* 03884A
ALSO SE
^GENERAL
HALLEKIS
SWEDEN
LRIB)
"FARMER DEFEATS COMPANY AFTER A THREE-YEAR-OLD ENVIRONMENTAL BATTLE." SVENSKA
OAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/01/76 PGS 20 ID* 03907A
A FARMER, BENGT KARLSSON. AT SKEPPSLANDA NORTH OF GOTHENBURG HAS WON A THREE-YEAR-OLD LEGAL
BATTLE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR. A FACTORY WHICH PRODUCES INSULATION MATERIALS. THE FACTORY. WHICH
BELONGS TO THE GROENA COMPANY. HAS BEEN ORDERED TO CLOSE DOWN BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OR A
FINE OF 10.000 SWEDISH KRONER WILL BE IMPOSED ON EACH OF THE COMPANY'S SIX BOARD MEMBERS. HARMFUL
SUBSTANCES EMITTED OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE BY THE FACTORY HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO
MR. KARLSSON'S CROPS BUT ARE A THREAT TO VEGETATION THROUGHOUT THE AREA. A COMPANY SPOKESMAN
EXPRESSED UNDERSTANDING FOR THE RULING AND BLAMED BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE FACT THAT A
ONE-MILL ION-KRONER FILTER SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN IT BROKE DOWN FOUR YEARS AGO AND THAT A
BLOWN-OFF CHIMNEY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FACTORY'S 35 EMPLOYEES WILL NOT LOSE THEIR JOBS DURING THE
MONTH IT TAKES TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD AND THE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATION POINT OUT THAT THE RULING IS QUITE UNUSUAL IN ORDERING A WHOLE FACTORY CLOSED.
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AIR
SWEDEN
ST( I
"DESCRIPTION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PLANT FOR COMBUSTION ON A PILOT SCALE."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
AHLING. BENGT EPA
SWEDISH 11/00/75 PCS 1-31 ID* 03863A
ALSO PMB
SOLID WASTE
THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES AN EXPERIMENTAL PLANT FOR COMBUSTION ON A PILOT SCALE. THE PLANT IS
COMPRISED OF TWO SHAFT FURNACES CONNECTED TO A COMMON AFTER-BURNING CHAMBER. SAWMILL CHIPS AND
LP-GAS ARE USED AS SUPPORTING FUEL. THE PLANT IS PROVIDED WITH EQUIPMENT FOR CONTINUOUS
FEED ING-IN OF BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES. THE PRODUCTS OF DECOMPOSITION AND RESIDUAL
CONCENTRATIONS RESULTING FROM COMBUSTION OF THE WASTES ARE ANALYZED WITH RESPECT TO DIFFERENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. THESE ANALYSES ARE MADE ON INGOING PRODUCT. SLAG. OUST. AND FUEL GASES.
IN ADDITION. TEMPERATURE. RETENTION TIME. GAS COMPOSITION (CO. C02. 02). FUEL-GAS FLOW. AND. IN
SOME CASES. PARAMETERS SUCH AS TOTAL HYDROCARBONS AND NITROGEN OXIDES ARE INVESTIGATED.
SWEDEN
ST( I
ORGANOLEAD COMPOUNDS IN AUTO EXHAUST AND STREET AIR
LAAVESKOG. ANDERS EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/72 PCS 1-73 ID* 03683A
THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES A SENSITIVE METHOD. DEVELOPED AT THE INSTITUTE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMSITRY
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF STOCKHOLM. FOR ANALYZING ORGANOLEAD COMPOUNDS IN AUTO EXHAUSTS AND STREET
AIR. THE METHOD CONSISTS OF AN ENRICHMENT STAGE FOLLOWED BY A GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC-MASS
SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS. DUE TO THE RELATIVLY SHORT SAMPLING TIME (10-15 MINUTES) AND THE HIGH
SENSITIVITY (10-20 MICRO G/CUBIC M DETECTION LIMIT). IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN POLLUTION
PROFILES DURING 24-HOUR PERIODS. THESE SHOW A MARKED RELATION TO TRAFFIC INTENSITIES WITH PEAKS
AT MORNING AND EVENING. IN WIDE MAJOR STREETS IN STOCKHOLM. VALUES WERE FOUND RANGING FROM
20 MICRO G/CUBIC M TO 2 MICRO G/CUBIC M OF TETRAALKYL LEAD. 24-HOUR MEAN VALUES WERE ABOUT 0.25
MICRO G/CUBIC M OF TETRAALKYL LEAD. THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF THIS STUDY WAS OBTAINED IN AN OUTMODED
UNDERGROUND PARKING HOUSE WITH A 4-HOUR MEAN VALUE OF 4.5 MICRO G/CUBIC M OF TETRAALKYL LEAD
COMPOUNDS CORRELATED TO A MEAN VALUE OF 53 PPM CO.
SWEDEN
ST( )
PRESENTATION AV FORSKNINGSPROJECT INOM COLS MILJOVARDSUTSKOTT (PRESENTATION OF
RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL WORKS MANAGEMENT)
EPA
SWEDISH* 04/00/76 PGS 1-30 ID# 03886A
*ALSO ENGLISH
^GENERAL WATER
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WHO
PMCB)
PAGE
10
•ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH." WHO CHRONICLE. VOL. 30. NO. t
ENGLISH
*WATER
01/00/76 PCS 22-25
EPA
ID* 03893A
GENERAL
ARGENTINA
ST( )
CATALOGO 8IBLIOGRAFICO DEL CARIS (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF CARIS)
ARGENTINA. INSTITUTE OF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-97 ID* 03S49A
ALSO PMB
WATER AIR PESTICIDES NOISE RADIATION
ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY OF THE ARGENTINE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (INCYTH). THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS THE TITLES PROCESSED DURING THE LAST HALF
OF 1975 AND FIRST HALF CF 1976 BY THE INSTITUTE'S REFERRAL AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICE. THE
ARGENTINE CENTER FOR REFERENCE IN SANITARY ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (CARIS). THE
LISTED TITLES ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY UNDER VARIOUS SUBJECT AREAS. SUCH AS POLLUTION, AND
INCLUDE OFFICIAL AND COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS FROM ARGENTINA. LATIN AMERICA AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS. INDEXES PROVIDE KEYS TO THE MATERIAL BY SUBJECT. AUTHOR. TITLE AND. IF APPLICABLE.
BY CONFERENCE OR SYMPOSIUM. A LIST OF RELEVANT PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS IS ALSO INCLUDED. AND
INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE FUNCTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES OF INCYTH AND CARIS IN RELATION TO THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING AND PROTECTING
THE WATER RESOURCES OF LATIN AMERICA.
AUSTRIA
SE( )
"MAINTENANCE OF WATER PURITY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FACTOR." DIE PRESSE
EPA
GERMAN 04/21/76 PCS 8 ID* 03865A
WATER AIR
AUSTRIAN INDUSTRY INVESTED APPROXIMATELY 22 BILLION SCHILLINGS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
MEASURES BETWEEN 1970 AND 1980. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING REVEALED
THAT 41 PERCENT OF THIS AMOUNT (OR ABOUT 9 BILLION SCHILLINGS) WAS SPENT ON WATER PURIFICATION
AND THAT 30.7 PERCENT WAS SPENT ON AIR PURIFICATION MEASURES. THREREMAINDER WAS SPENT ON WASTE
REMOVAL. NOISE ABATEMENT. COMPENSATION AND RECULTIVATI ON MEASURES. AND RESEARCH. SOME AREAS
SPENT MORE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES THAN OTHER. DEPENDING ON THE TYPES OF INDUSTRY
LOCATED IN THE INDIVIDUAL AREAS. THE HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS WERE RECORDED IN UPPER
AUSTRIA WITH 31 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, FOLLOWED BY THE PROVINCE OF STYRIA WITH 18.9 PERCENT
OF THE TOTAL.
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GENERAL
DENMARK
PMCB)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND RECYCLING IS THE FUTURE OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT ACT."
BERLINGSKE TIOENDE
EPA
DANISH 06/17/76 PCS (II 8 ID* 03888A
ALSO LRB
SOLID WASTE WATER
THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. HELGE NIELSEN. REPORTED WHILE VISITING THE EXHIBIT
"ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY 76" THAT A REVISION OF THE DANISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT IS
FORTHCOMING DURING 1977-78. THE MINISTER ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE PLANS TO INVITE MUNICIPAL AND
COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONS SHORTLY TO STUDY THE PROSPECT OF ESTABLISHING A FACTORY. IN
COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY. FOR THE RECYCLING OF OLD NEWSPAPERS. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES SHOW THAT
THE FACTORY COULD PROVIDE 450 JOBS AND ANNUALLY PRODUCE SAVINGS OF 100 MILLION DANISH KRONER. A
SMALL INSTALLATION WHICH WOULD COST MUNICIPALITIES ABOUT 7000 KRONER PER HOUSEHOLD AND WHICH MAY
SAVE THEM MILLIONS WAS OF GREAT INTEREST AT THE EXHIBIT. INSTEAD OF LEADING WASTEWATER THROUGH
A PURIFICATION INSTALLATION AND INTO THE SEA. THE WASTEWATER WOULD BE PASTEURIZED AND RETURNED TO
THE EARTH. THE DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THIS
AND CONSIDERS IT OF FUTURE IMPORTANCE EVEN THOUGH IT DOES NOT CREATE MANY NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
FRANCE
LR(B>
"THE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT." NUISSANCE ET
ENVIRONMENT. NO. 52
CATHALA. R.t AND OTHERS EPA
FRENCH 07/00/76 PGS 35-50 ID* 03868A
THIS ARTICLE. DEALING WITH INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. EXAMINES SUCH PLANTS. THEIR
OPERATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FROM AN ECONOMIC AND LEGAL VIEWPOINT IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY MOTIVATED LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY MEASURES AND THE VALIDITY OF
ADJUDICATION BY CIVIL. CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES. THE STUDY INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING
CONSIDERATION INTO ITS SCOPE: 1) RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;
2) THE CONSTRUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS; 3) THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES
FROM NUISANCES; 4> THE RISKS INCURRED THROUGH A DISREGARD OF REGULATIONS; 5) POLLUTION INSURANCE.
FRANCE
SE( )
"THE PREVENTION OF NUISANCES AND POLLUTION: PRIORITY GOALS OF LAST CIANE
MEETING." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 52
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/76 PGS 29-31 ID* 03870A
THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE INTERMINISTERIAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(CIANE) WITH REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND MADE PUBLIC ON MAY 12. 1976 ARE DESCRIBED
IN THIS ARTICLE. THE TOTAL CCST OF PROPOSED CIANE OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST PART OF 1976 AMOUNTED
TO 328.749.869 FRANCS, AND FIANE (THE ACTION AND INTERVENTION FUND FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT)
AGREED TO ASSIST IN THE FINANCING OF THESE MEASURES WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF 74,133.500. PROGRAMS
BEING FINANCED ARE SHOWN TO CENTER AROUND FIVE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS: THE PROTECTION OF THE
SEA; THE REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY OF GREEN
SPACE MANAGEMENT WITHIN URBAN ZONES; AND THE PROTECTION OF RURAL ZONES. A CHART INDICATING THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS AMONG VARIOUS PROGRAM CATEGORIES IS INCLUDED.
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GENERAL
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"DANGERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT NOT YET BANISHED." SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEI TUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/15/76 PCS 1.2 ID* 03S64A
ALSO SE
IN SPITE OF INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND INVESTMENT. POLLUTION MAS STILL NOT BEEN
ADEQUATELY REDUCED IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JUST SENT TO PARLIAMENT. NEVERTHELESS MUCH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED. BETWEEN
1970-1974. APPROXIMATELY 66.7 BILLION MARKS WERE SPENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES.
GOVERNMENT-FINANCED CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE PURIFICATION PLANTS. SEWERAGE SYSTEMS. AND FACILITIES
FOR WASTE TREATMENT AND REMOVAL AMOUNTED TO 28.6 BILLION MARKS. INDUSTRY EXPENDITURES ACCOUNTED
FOR 38.1 BILLION MARKS. THE REPORT FURTHER NOTES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO
REALIZE ALL OF ITS 1971 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE GOALS AND LISTS MAJOR FEDERAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES
PASSED SINCE THAT DATE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT MOST OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS
IN SPITE OF FLUCTUATING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. PART 2 OF THE REPORT STATES THE GOVERNMENT'S FUTURE
GOAL OF A "HUMANE ENVIRONMENT" ACHIEVED THROUGH ECONOMICALLY AND TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE MEANS.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(A)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RESTS
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
IN A DIFFERENT MINISTRY IN EACH STATE."
GERMAN
06/15/76 PGS
ID*
EPA
03872A
PARTS OF THIS ARTICLE LIST THE ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS
IN EACH STATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. IN BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG AND RHINELAND-PALATINATE.
THE SAME MINISTRY HANDLES ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY. AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS ARE SUPERVISED BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOR. IN BERLIN. HAMBURG AND BREMEN. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION COMES UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE SENATORS FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE
MINISTRY FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN
BAVARIA. IN THE SAARLAND. IT IS THE MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENT. LAND USE AND CONSTRUCTION. IN
LOWER SAXONY, THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE ASSIGNED TO THE SEPARATE
PERTINENT MINISTRIES. IN NORTH-RHINE WESTPHALIA AND SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. THE MINISTRY FOR
SOCIAL QUESTIONS HANDLES ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS. WHILE THE AGRICULTURAL MINISTRY IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR WASTE REMOVAL QUESTIONS.
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13
GENERAL
ISRAEL
LFMB)
"THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN ISRAEL."
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
LASTER. RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 03S61A
ALSO PMA
WATER AIR PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE NOISE
THIS PAPER* PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE OF THE ISRAELI MINISTRY OF THE
INTERIOR. REVIEWS THE LEGISLATION IN ISRAEL APLICABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND DESCRIBES
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUILT UP AROUND THIS
LEGISLATION. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS BASICALLY ADEQUATE. BUT PROBLEMS
EXIST IN THE LACK OF ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATION OF THE RECENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. THE ISRAELI
JUDICIARY IS POINTED OUT AS A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR DUE TO ITS RULINGS AGAINST
ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES. BUT THE LACK OF POSITIVE ACTION ON THE PART OF THE VARIOUS
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES IN ENFORCING AND REGULATING THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IS BLAMED FOR
RENDERING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES INEFFECTIVE. THIS INEFFECTIVENESS IS HIGHLIGHTED BY A
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH CONTINUE UNABATED.
ISRAEL
LR(B)
••ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ADMINISTRATION IN ISRAEL."
ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
KATIN. ERNEST. AND HCRDECHAI VIRSHABSKI
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PGS 1-20
ALSO PMA
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE
ID*
EPA
03862A
THIS PAPER ANALYZES THE APPROACHES. WORKINGS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
ENACTMENTS IN ISRAEL AS ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL CASE STUDIES OF JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. ENVIRONMENTAL PENAL PROVISIONS ARE CONSIDERED IN A SECTION ON THE PENAL
LAW; THE NUISANCE APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS DISCUSSED WITH REGARD TO THE CIVIL WRONGS
ORDINANCE AND THE KANOWITZ (ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES) LAW; AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IS COVERED IN A DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LICENSING OF
BUSINESSES LAW. ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ARE DISCUSSED. AND THE
PROBLEM OF JUDICIAL REDRESS AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDERS AND THE GENERAL SHORTCOMINGS OF THE
LAWS ARE CONSIDERED. THIS PAPER WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN TEL AVIV UNIVFRSITY STUDIES IN LAW. VOL. 1
(1975).
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GENERAL
ISRAEL
PM(B)
"AN OVERVIEW OF ISRAELIS ENVIRCNMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS." SELECTED
PAPERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
LASTER. RICHARD. AND SHLCMQ EFOVENDER EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-S3 ID* 03859A
ALSO PMA. LRE AND SE
AFTER STATING SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ISRAEL. THIS REPORT
DESCRIBES THE BASIC PROBLEMS AND POLICIES CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN ISRAEL. UNDER THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: WATER. WHICH BECAUSE OF ITS SCARCITY is CONSIDERED THE MOST CRITICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM; AIR QUALITY; RADIATION; SEA AND BEACHES; SOIL; NATURE RESERVES; FLORA;
FAUNA; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES; NOISE; SOLID WASTE; AND PESTICIDES. IN ADDITION, THE REPORT
CONTAINS CHAPTERS DISCUSSING THE ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS. PHYSICAL PLANNING. HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND HOUSING. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION POLICY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY. THE
PERTINENT ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES ARE LISTED, AND AN ANNOTATED LIST OF ISRAELI LAWS
APPLICABLE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO GIVEN.
ISRAEL
PM(A)
"EPS MOVES TO THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR."
BULLETIN. VOL. 3. NO. 1
ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT
ENGLISH
06/00/76 PGS
ID*
EPA
03879A
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ITSELF A MORE EFFECTIVE FORCE FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, THE
ISRAELI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE (EPS) HAS MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE PRIME
MINISTER'S OFFICE TO THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION TO MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE
SERVICE TO EXERCISE ITS FULL POTENTIAL AS A GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BODY ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS
AND AS A COORDINATING ORGAN OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. THE MOVE WILL
ENABLE EPS TO USE THE MINISTRY'S LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS
FRAMEWORK INCLUDES SUBJECTS SUCH AS: PHYSICAL PLANNING; PREVENTION OF AIR. NOISE AND OLFACTORY
POLLUTION (TOGETHER WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH); APPROVING LOCAL AUTHORITY SEWERAGE PLANS;
REGULATING THE DESIGN OF ROADSIDE SIGNS; DECLARING AREAS FOR NATIONAL PARKS, NATURE RESERVES AND
HISTORICAL SITES.
NIGER
LR( A)
"MAY 24. 1966 LAW NO. 66-033 CONCERNING DANGEROUS. UNHEALTHY OR TROUBLESOME
ESTABLISHMENTS." JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER, NO. 11
EPA
FRENCH 06/01/ee PGS 237-238 ID* 03858A
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS. WORKSHOPS. FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND ANY
OTHER INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS CONSTITUTING A SOURCE OF DANGER OR INCONVENIENCE.
WHETHER TO THE SAFETY. HYGIENE CR AMENITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR TO PUBLIC HEALTH, OR TO
AGRICULTURE, ARE PLACED UNDER THE SURVEILLANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES UNDER THE
CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY THIS LAW. DEPENDING ON THE DANGERS OR DEGREE OF INCONVENIENCE INHERENT IN
THEIR OPERATION, THE A6CVE-MENTICNED ESTABLISHMENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES: 1) THOSE
WHICH MUST BE SITED AWAY FROM DWELLING HOUSES; 2) THOSE WHICH NEED NOT BE SITED AWAY FROM DWELLING
HOUSES BUT WHOSE OPERATION MAY BF AUTHORIZED ONLY IF MEASURES ARE TAKE TO PREVENT ANY DANGER OR
INCONVENIENCE; 3) THOSE WHICH, INSOFAR AS THEY CONSTITUTE NO SERIOUS INCONVENIENCE EITHER TO
NEIGHBORHOOD OR PUBLIC HEALTH. ARE SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL PROVISIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE INTEREST OF
THE NEIGH8CRHOOD CR OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR ALL SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS.
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IS
GENERAL
NORWAY
PM(B)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTICN EFFORTS WILL INCREASE THE COST OF TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL
THE MOST." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 07/01/76 PCS 27 ID* 03906A
ALSO LRB
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT PLANS TO INTRODUCE A NEW POLLUTION BILL WHICH. APART FROM INCLUDING
PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS* ALSO ADVOCATES THE AUTHORITIES1 RIGHT TO DEMAND AN ADVANCE ESTIMATE OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF A NEW PROJECT. PURIFICATION EFFORTS COSTING MORE THAN 35 BILLION
NORWEGIAN KRONER HAVE ALREADY BEEN ORDERED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THE CENTURY. WITH
MUNICIPAL SEWAGE INSTALLATIONS HAVING TO SPEND THE LARGEST AMOUNT. ABOUT 12 BILLION. SEWAGE COSTS
FOR NEW INDUSTRY ALONE WILL REPRESENT FIVE PERCENT OF THE INDUSTRY'S GROSS INVESTMENT BY 1984. THE
END OF THE FIRST 10-YEAR PLANNING PERIOD. AND ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO SPEND 4.3
BILLION. IN AGRICULTURE. INVESTMENTS OF 450 MILLION KRONER ARE REQUIRED. FINAL TABULATIONS ON HOW
MUCH THIS WILL COST THE CONSUMER ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. BUT THE COST OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE MOST. INCREASES WILL. HOWEVER. COME GRADUALLY AND WILL HARDLY BE
NOTICEABLE. ACCORDING TC A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MINISTRY.
NORWAY
SE(
"82 PERCENT ARE NOT BOTHERED BY NOISE WHERE THEY LIVE." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/09/76 PCS 1. 24 ID* 03838A
*NOISE SOLID WASTE
SCANDINAVIA
ST< )
JAMFORELSE AV ALGTESTMETODIK (COMPARISON OF ALGAL ASSAY PROCEDURES). NORDFORSK:
SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PUBLICATION 1975:4
EPA
SWEDISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-20 ID* 03904A
THIS REPORT, SUBMITTED BY THE WORKING GROUP FOR EUTROFICATI ON RESEARCH AT NORDFORSK
(SCANDINAVIAN COUNCIL FOR APPLIED RESEARCH) RECORDS THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS FROM COMPARISONS OF
ALGAL ASSAY PROCEDURES USED AT SOME NORDIC LABORATORIES. 1) A COMPARISON OF THE PRECISION OF
DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC PARTICLE COUNTERS INDICATED THAT CORRECTIONS WERE NECESSARY; AFTER
ITERCALIBRATION. HOWEVER. THE RESULTS FROM THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS AGREED. 2) THE MAXIMAL BIOMASS
PRODUCED AT DIFFERENT LABORATORIES VARIED A GREAT DEAL. A FINDING SUPPORTED BY SIMILAR AMERICAN
INVESTIGATIONS. 3) IN DETERMINING WHETHER P OR N WAS THE MOST LIMITING NUTRIENT. ALL LABORATORIES
WERE IN AGREEMENT. 4) THREE OUT GF FOUR PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES PRODUCED THE SAME GROWTH CURVES
FOR SELENASTRUM IN STANDARD SOLUTION WHEN MAXIMAL YIELD (MEASURED AS CELL VOLUME) WAS DETERMINED.
THE ALGAL CELLS. HCWEVER. WERE. ON AN AVERAGE. OF DIFFERENT SIZE.
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GENERAL
SWEDEN
LR(B)
"IN SPITE OF REJECTION BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD: HALLEKIS
MILL GET NEW INDUSTRY." SVENSKA DAGBLADET
EPA
SWEDISH 07/07/76 PGS 1. 11 ID* 03884A
ALSO SE
AIR
BECAUSE OF A UNIQUE DECISION BY THE BOARD OF CONCESSIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. A
PLANNED MINERAL WOOL FACTORY AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF HALLEKIS IN VASTERGOTLANO CAN BE BUILT. THE
SWEDISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY HAD OPPOSED THE PLAN BECAUSE THE SURROUNDING AREA IS
CLASSIFIED AS AN AREA OF NATURAL CONSERVATION AND RECREATION OF NATIONAL INTEREST. MOREOVER.
THE FACTORY WOULD BE LOCATED ONLY 100 M FROM THE SHORE OF LAKE VANERN INSTEAD OF THE RECOMMENDED
300 M. THE FACTORY WILL EMIT SULFUR DIOXIDE AND AMMONIA AND PHENOL GASES BUT WILL ALSO GUARANTEE
200 BADLY NEEDED JOES BY 1976. THE BOARD'S DECISION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT EMPLOYMENT IS
A MORE IMPORTANT FACTOR THAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THIS AREA. THE BOARD DID. HOWEVER.
STIPULATE REGULATIONS HORE STRINGENT THAN THOSE PREVALENT IN OTHER LOCATIONS. EMISSION OF
HYDROSULFURIC ACID HAS BEEN PERMITTED AT A RATE OF 30 G PER HOUR THROUGH 45-METER HIGH CHIMNEYS.
SWEDEN
PM
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17
GENERAL
SWEDEN
ST( )
PRESENTATION AV FORSKNINGSPROJECT INOM COLS MILJOVARDSUTSKOTT (PRESENTATION OF
RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL WORKS MANAGEMENT)
EPA
SWEDISH* 04/00/76 PCS 1-30 ID* 03886A
*ALSO ENGLISH
WATER AIR
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARIES OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS. SPONSORED BY THE CDL (CENTRAL WORKS
MANAGEMENTi A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR POWER SUPPLY IN SWEDEN). ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PAMPHLET:
DISTRIBUTION AND MIXING OF COOLING WATER AND WASTEWATER IN LAKES AND IN COASTAL AND SEA AREAS; THE
EFFECT OF COOLING TOWERS ON THE CLIMATE IN SURROUNDING AREAS; TELEMETRIC TESTS ON FISH; HEAT AND
POISONS AND HEAT AND FISH DISEASES; RECREATIONAL FISHING AND ACID LAKES; STUDIES ON ACIDIFICATION
EFFECTS AND LI MEWASHING METHODOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LIMEWASHING IN SOME LAKES IN
WESTERN SWEDEN; THE FISH BREEDING PROJECT IN SIMPEVARP; INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF
WATER POWER EXPANSION; AND STUDIES OF THE FALLOUT FROM OIL FIRED POWER PLANTS AT KARLSHAMN AND
STENUNGSUND. THE PROJECTS ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF THERMAL POWER. WHOSE MEMBERS REPRESENT
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD. THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FISHERIES. THE SWEDISH
METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE. AND THE POWER INDUSTRY.
VENEZUELA
LR(A)
LEY ORGANICA DEL AMBIENTE (ORGANIZATIONAL LAW OF THE ENVIRONMENT)
VENEZUELA. OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS EPA
SPANISH 00/00/76 PCS 3-39 ID* 03852A
THE JUNE 15. 1976 ORGANIZATIONAL LAW OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF VENEZUELA IS REPRINTED IN THIS
BOOKLET. DIVIDED INTO SEVEN CHAPTERS. THIS LAW PROVIDES THE BASIC LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND PROTECTION IN VENEZUELA. AMONG ITS PROVISIONS THE LAW
SETS FORTH BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; DELEGATES NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
PRESIDENT AND CABINET; REQUIRES INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT:
CREATES. UNDER THE PRESIDENT. THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE,
AND. UNDER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE AGENCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
RESPECTIVELY. THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. AND MONITORING IN ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS; LISTS THE ACTIVITIES CONSIDERED TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUBJECT TO
CONTROLLING MEASURES; AKO PROVIDES FCR SANCTIONS AND RELATED PROCEDURES AGAINST CONTRAVENERS OF
THE LAW.
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IS
LAND USE
GREAT BRITAIN
ST< )
EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE SULPHUR COMPOUNDS ON FORESTS AND FRESHWATERS.
POLLUTION PAPER NO. 7
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-28 ID* 03847A
ALSO PMB
*AIR MATER
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
NOISE
ARGENTINA
ST« )
"PROVISIONAL REGULATION OF LAND USE PLANNING." NEUE 2UERCHER ZEITUNG
EPA
GERMAN 07/01/76 PGS 23.24 ID* 02713B
IN A PUBLIC REFERENDUM ON JUNE 13, 1976. THE PROPOSED LAND USE PLANNING LAW FOR SWITZERLAND
WAS REJECTED. AS A RESULT. THE FEDERAL COUNCIL HAS DECIDED: A) THAT THE FEDERAL JUSTICE AND
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO DEVELOP A NEW LAND USE PLANNING LAW. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OBJECTIONS
RAISED AGAINST THE FIRST VERSION AND B) THAT THE PROVISIONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES. TAKEN BY AN
EMERGENCY FEDERAL CRDER IN 1972 AND SCHEDULED TO LOSE FORCE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, ARE TO BE
EXTENDED FOR TWO YEARS. THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ARE TO PREVENT IRREPARABLE DAMAGE PRIOR TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT PROVISIONS. THEY PROVIDE FOR FEDERAL FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY IN LAND
PLANNING. WITH THE CANTONS OBLIGATED TO DESIGNATE AREAS IN WHICH SETTLEMENT AND OVER-DEVELOPMENT
ARE TO BE LIMITED OR PROHIBITED TO PROTECT THE LANDSCAPE. MAINTAIN ADEQUATE RECREATIONAL AREAS.
AND PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL CATASTROPHES. THE CANTONS MUST SUBMIT PLANS FOR PROVISIONAL
PROTECTION AREAS TO THE FEDERAL JUSTICE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
CATALOGO BIBLIOGRAFICO DEL CARIS (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF CARIS)
ARGENTINA. INSTITUTE OF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-97 ID* 03849A
ALSO PMB
*GENERAL WATER AIR PESTICIDES RADIATION
BELGIUM
LR(A1
"MAY 2. 1975 MINISTERIAL DECREE SETTING ACOUSTICAL STANDARDS FOR SUBSONIC
JET AIRCRAFT." MONITEUR BELGE
EPA
FRENCH 05/21/75 PGS 6294-97 ID* 03895A
THIS DECREE SETS FORTH THE ACOUSTICAL STANDARDS WITH WHICH SUBSONIC JET AIRCRAFT ARE TO
COMPLY IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR A BELGIAN CERTIFICATE OF NAVIGABILITY. STANDARDS ARE ONLY
APPLICABLE TC AIRCRAFT REQUIRING MORE THAN 450 METERS OF RUNWAY AT THEIR MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED
WEIGHT. THE FOLLOWING KAXIMUM NCISE LEVELS ARE SPECIFIED BY THE DECREE: DBETWEEN 108 AND
102 EPNDB (EFFECTIVE PERCEIVED NOISE DECIBEL) FOR RESPECTIVE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED TAKEOFF WEIGHTS
OF 272.000 KG. TO 34.000 KG. AT LATERAL AND APPROACH MEASUREMENT POINTS; 2) BETWEEN 108 AND
93 EPNDB FOR RESPECTIVE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED TAKEOFF WEIGHTS OF 272.OOC KG. TO 34.000 KG. AT TAKEOFF
MEASUREMENT POINT. MEASUREMENT POINTS. PROCEDURES AND TESTING AGENTS ARE DETAILED IN THE DECREE.
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NOISE
DENMARK
LR
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ISRAEL
LFUB)
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20
"IN THE KNESSET." ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN. VOL. 3. NO. 1
EPA
ID* 03877A
ENGLISH
06/00/76 PCS 9
THIS NEWS BRIEF REPORTS THAT THE ISRAELI MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION. MR. GAD YACOBI. ANNOUNCED
IN THE KNESSET HIS MINISTRY'S ADOPTION OF THE EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR THE NOISE LEVEL IN
AUTOMOBILES. THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IS TAKING STEPS TO ARRANGE FOR THE NECESSARY
LEGISLATION AND EXAMINATION OF AUTOS TO ENSURE THAT THESE NEW STANDARDS ARE MET.
JAPAN
PM(B)
SHINKANSEN NOISE
JAPAN. JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS
ENGLISH 08/00/75 PGS
1-23
ID*
EPA
03900A
IN LIGHT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS TO REDUCE NOISE GENERATED BY
THE FAST. EFFICIENT SHINKANSEN TRAINS RUNNING BETWEEN TOKYO AND SHIN-OSAKA. THIS PUBLICATION
PROVIDES A REFERENCE ON THE SOURCES OF NOISE EMITTED FROM THESE TRAINS AND OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING
NOISE LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TRAINS. THE NOISE GENERATING COMPONENTS OF SHINKANSEN TRAINS
INCLUDE THE PROPULSION SYSTEM. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ROLLING STOCK. THE POWER COLLECTOR SYSTEM
OF ROLLING STOCK. WHEELS AND RAILS. AND THE SUBSTRUCTURE OF THE RAIL SYSTEM. THESE SOURCES ARE
ANALYZED FOR DIRECTIVITY OF NOISE. DURATION OF NOISE. AND RISE AND FALL OF NOISE LEVELS. FACTORS
AFFECTING NOISE LEVELS FROM THESE SOURCES INCLUDE TRAIN SPEED. ROLLING STOCK CONDITION. TRACK
CONDITION. AND TRACK STRUCTURE.
NORWAY
LR(B)
"THE GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO PROHIBIT MOTOR TRAFFIC ON LAKES: TUG OF WAR BETWEEN
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/2S/76 PGS 3 ID* 03875A
*WATER
NORWAY
SEC >
"82 PERCENT ARE NOT BOTHERED BY NOISE WHERE THEY LIVE." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/09/76 PGS 1. 24 ID* 03838A
SOLID WASTE GENERAL
THE NORWEGIAN CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS HAS CONDUCTED THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY IN
NORWAY. AS CITED IN THIS ARTICLE. 870.000 PEOPLE STATED THAT THEY WERE DISTURBED BY TRAFFIC NOISE,
ABOUT 70.000 BY AIRPLANE NOISE. AND 18.000 BY NOISE FROM INDUSTRY. 82 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION
INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT BOTHERED BY NOISE AROUND THEIR LIVING QUARTERS. THE STATISTICS ALSO
SHOW THAT AFTER THE PRICE OF EMPTY BOTTLES INCREASED FROM 0.15 TO 0.40 NORWEGIAN KRONER. THE RATE
OF RETURN JUMPED FROM 40 TO 60 PERCENT. THE 200-PAGE PUBLICATION COVERING NATURAL RESOURCES AND
POLLUTION IN ADDITION TC NOISE CONDITIONS AND SOLID WASTE MATTERS. ALSO CONTAINS A DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF LIVING CONDITIONS. ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE, WATER AND AIR SUBSTANCES IN LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES, SOIL AND SOIL USAGE. ENERGY CONSUMPTION. VARIOUS KINDS OF EMISSIONS. AND RECOVERY
OF RESOURCES.
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ARGENTINA
STt I
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CATALOGO BIBLIOGRAFICO DEL CARIS (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF CARIS)
ARGENTINA. INSTITUTE OF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-97 ID* 03849A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL WATER AIR NOISE RADIATION
ISRAEL
LR(B)
"THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN ISRAEL."
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
LASTER, RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 03861A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER AIR SOLID WASTE NOISE
WHO
STC )
1974 EVALUATIONS OF SCME PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD (WHO PESTICIDE RESIDUES
SERIES. NO.4)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PCS 1-54S ID* 03903A
ALSO PMB
TOXIC SUBS
THIS REPORT STEMS FROM THE ANNUAL JOINT MEETING OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
WORKING PARTY OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXPERT COMMITTEE
ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES HELD IN ROME DEC. 2-11. 1974. IT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS ON
PESTICIDES. AND THE EFFECTS OF THEIR RESIDUES. SUMMARIZING DATA CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING IN
EVOLVING RECOMMENDATIONS. MUCH NEW DATA IS SUPPLIED ON THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES: AMITROLE.
CHLOROTHALONIL. DICLORAN. DODINE. FENAMIPHOS. LEPTOPHOS. PIRIMIPHOS-METHYL. AND TECNAZENE.
INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTING OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIAL IS GIVEN FOR: ALDRIN/OIELORIN. AZINPHOS-METHYL.
BINAPACRYL. CAPTAFOL. CAPTAN. CHINOMETHIONAT. CHLORDANE. CHLORPYRIPHOS,CYHEXATIN. 2.4-D.
DICHLOFLUANID. DICHLORVOS. DICOFOL. DINOCAP, DITHIOCARBAMATES. ENDOSULFAN. ENDRIN, FENITROTH ION,
FOLPET. HEPTACHLOR. HEXACHLORABENZENE. LINDANE. MANCOZEB. PHOSPHAMIDON. PYRETHRINS AND QUINTOZENE.
AN ANNEX LISTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS FCR DAILY INTAKE, TOLERANCES. AND PRACTICAL RESIDUE LIMITS.
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ARGENTINA
ST( )
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CATALOGO BIBLIOGRAFICO DEL CARIS (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF CARIS)
ARGENTINA. INSTITUTE OF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PCS 1-97 ID* 03849A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL WATER AIR PESTICIDES NOISE
DENMARK
PM(A)
"THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT OF THE POWER PLANTS
WHEN GIVING INFORMATION ON ATOMIC POWER INSTALLATIONS." BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 05/31/7C PCS (I) 5 ID* 03908A
THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. HELGE NIELSEN. HAS DECLINED AN OFFER BY THE ASSOCIATION OF
DANISH POWER PLANTS TO COOPERATE IN ESTABLISHING AN INFORMATION CENTER ON NUCLEAR POWER
INSTALLATIONS. HE STATED THAT RELEASING JOINT INFORMATION BEFORE THE LOCATION FOR A PROSPECTIVE
NUCLEAR PLANT HAS BEEN CHOSEN MAY CALL INTO QUESTION THE INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE MINISTRY
AND COULD DESTROY ALREADY ESTABLISHED TRUST BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT. HE IS.
HOWEVER. CITED AS SAYING THAT HE FINDS THE INFORMATION WHICH THE POWER PLANTS PROVIDE TO THE
PUBLIC VALUABLE.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"EXPERTS SUGGEST THREE LOCATIONS
STUTTGARTER ZEITUNG
IN LOWER SAXONY FOR ATOMIC WASTE PARK.'
GERMAN
06/10/76 PGS
ID*
EPA
03408C
EXPERTS HAVE SUGGESTED THREE LOCATIONS IN THE STATE OF LOWER SAXONY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY) FOR AN ATOMIC WASTE DISPOSAL CENTER. DURING A HEARING OF THE INTERIOR COMMITTEE OF THE
FEDERAL DIET. THE CITIES OF WAHN IN THE DISTRICT OF ASCHENDORF-LUEMMLING. LICHTENMOOR IN THE
DISTRICT OF FALLINGBOSTEL. AND LUTTERLOH IN THE DISTRICT OF CELLE. WERE RECOMMENDED FROM THE 26
POTENTIAL SITES INVESTIGATED. ThE DISPOSAL CENTER IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE POINT FOR THE DISPOSAL AND
REPROCESSING OF WASTES FROM NUCLEAR REACTORS. SEVERAL ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS REMAIN TO
BE SOLVED IN REGARD TO THE CENTER. SOME EXPERTS BELIEVE GAPS IN TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE WILL
PREVENT THE CENTER'S BEGINNING OPERATION BY 1988. THE CHEMICAL AND ELECTRIC ENERGY INDUSTRIES
ARE CURRENTLY UNWILLING TO FINANCE THE REPROCESSING OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL. SINCE IT IS NOT
PROFITABLE, AND ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FINANCE FUTURE TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH. EXPERTS ALSO
PREDICT THAT THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC WILL NEED A SECOND CENTER AS EARLY AS 1991.
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RADIATION
SWEDEN
ST( )
SWITZERLAND
LR(B)
SYMPOSIUM ON TUMORIGENIC AND GENETIC EFFECTS OF RADIATION CNATIONAL SWEDISH
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD 1976 - SNV PM 695)
WALINDER. GUNNAR. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH* 02/00/76 PCS 1-208 ID* 03856A
*ALSO SWEDISH
PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM ON TUMORIGEN1C AND GENETIC EFFECTS OF RADIATION. HELD IN
STOCKHOLM ON FEBRUARY 18-19. 1975. ARE COMPILED IN THIS VOLUME. THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TITLES:
"THE HAZARDS OF LATE EFFECTS FROM INCORPORATED RADIONUCLIDES"; "THE INFLUENCE OF HORMONES ON
INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TUMOROUS GROWTH BY RADIATION AND OTHER CARCINOGENS": "THE ROLE OF
CELL KINETICS IN RADIATION-INDUCED CARCINOGENESIS"; AND "GENETIC EFFECTS PRODUCED BY RADIATION AND
NON-RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS: A COMPARISON OF RISKS." A SUMMARY OF THE SYMPOSIUM ("RADIOLOGICAL RISK
EVALUATION BASED ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS: A TENTATIVE SUMMARY")
COMPLETES THE VOLUME.
"STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES: AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR PROBING."
JOURNAL DE GENEVE
EPA
FRENCH 06/24/76 PCS 9 ID* 03848A
THE SWISS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY FOR THE STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES (CEDRA) HAS SUBMITTED AN
APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF ENERGY ECONOMY FOR AN AUTHORIZATION TO UNDERTAKE PROBE TESTS
IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE AREAS: STUEBLENEN (BERN). GLAUBENBUELIN (08WALDEN). WABRIG (AARGAU). VAL
CANARIA (TICINO). AND LE MONTET (VAUD). CEDRA WAS FOUNDED IN 1972 WHEN THE CONFEDERATION AND SIX
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS UNITED TO COOPERATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON WASTE STORAGE SITES. THE
CONSORTIUM FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE. OF WHICH CEORA IS A MEMBER. HAS ALREADY CONDUCTED VARIOUS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS WHICH CEDRA INTENDS TO SUPPLEMENT FOR THE FIVE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS.
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE SITES ARE DEFINED AS NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS IN THE 1959 LAW ON THE
PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND. AS SUCH. REQUIRE AN AUTHORIZATION PRIOR TO ANY SITE
DEVELOPMENT. THE AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. HOWEVER. ONLY CONCERN PROBE
TESTING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SITE SUITABILITY.
SWITZERLAND
LR(A)
"JUNE 30. 1976 RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE."
FEDERALES. NC. 29
RECUEIL DES LOIS
FRENCH
07/26/76 PCS 1573-1684
ID*
EPA
03857A
THE SWISS FEDERAL CCUNCIL HAS ENACTED A NEW RADIATION PROTECTION ORDINANCE WHICH PERTAINS TO
ALL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING RADIATION HAZARDS. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE DEALS WITH AN
AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND SPECIFIES APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE AND ISSUING AUTHORITY. AS WELL AS DESIGNATING A SYSTEM FOR THE INSPECTION
OF RADIATION MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND FOR THE SUPERVISION OF COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.
TECHNICAL PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE SECOND SECTION SET FORTH MAXIMUM EXPOSURE LEVELS FOR BOTH
OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED PERSONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; SPECIFY CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONAL
SAFETY MEASURES FOR NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS: AND CLASSIFY RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES INTO NINE CLASSES
ACCORDING TO RAD IOTQXICITY. FURTHER PROVISIONS CONCERN SEALED AND NON-SEALED RADIOACTIVE SOURCES.
THE STORAGE OF SUCH SUBSTANCES AND THE HANDLING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES. THE ORDINANCE ABROGATES
THE APRIL 19. 1963 ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZES THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TO OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION.
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SOLID WASTE
DENMARK
PM(B)
•ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND RECYCLING IS THE FUTURE OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT ACT."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 06/17/76 PCS (I) 8 ID* 0388SA
ALSO LRB
^GENERAL WATER
FRANCE
LR(A>
"MAY 25. 1976 DECREE NO. 76-472 ON THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR
THE DISPOSAL AND RECLAMATION OF WASTES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 06/02/76 PCS 3266 ID* 02929D
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE FRENCH PRIME MINISTER IN PURSUANCE OF THE JULY 15. 1975 LAW ON THE
DISPOSAL OF WASTES. CONCERNS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DISPOSAL AND
RECLAMATION OF WASTES. IT IS TC BE COMPOSED OF 60 MEMBERS AND DEPUTIES TO BE DESIGNATED BY A
DECREE OF THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE. IT IS TO CONSIST EQUALLY OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN
THE PROBLEMS OF DISPOSAL. THE COMMITTEE, HOWEVER. MAY BENEFIT FROM THE PARTICIPATION OF
NON-MEMBERS WITHIN ITS WORKING GROUPS. FURTHER DETAILS ON MEMBERSHIP AND CONVOCATION PROCEDURES
ARE CONTAINED IN THE DECREE. THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST THE
ADVICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ANY MATTER WHICH FALLS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE JULY 1975 LAW.
FRANCE
LR(A)
"MAY 25. 1976 DECREE NO. 76-473 ON THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE DISPOSAL
AND RECLAMATION OF WASTES." JOURNAL OFFICIEL
EPA
FRENCH 06/02/76 PCS 3267-68 ID* 02929E
ISSUED BY THE FRENCH PRIME MINISTER IN PURSUANCE OF THE JULY 1975 WASTE DISPOSAL LAW. THIS
DECREE ESTABLISHES THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE DISPOSAL AND RECLAMATION OF WASTES UNDER THE
GUIDANCE OF THE MINISTER FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY AND THE ECONOMY.
THE DECREE SPECIFIES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY IS TO INITIATE AND FACILITATE WASTE DISPOSAL
AND RECLAMATION EFFORTS. TOWARD THIS END THE AGENCY: 1) IS TO BE KEPT INFORMED BY THE FEDERAL
SERVICES OF ONGOING STUDIES IN THE FIELD AND 2) MAY CONTRIBUTE TO OR INDEPENDENTLY UNDERTAKE
ANY STUDY WITHIN ITS AREA OF EXPERTISE. TO ENSURE THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE ACTIVITIES. THE
AGENCY IS AUTHORIZED TO ACCORD SUBSIDIES AND LOANS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO THE
EXTENT THAT RESEARCH AND ENDEAVORS CARRIED OUT BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS REALIZE THE AGENCY'S
OBJECTIVES. IN ADDITION. SPECIFICATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE AGENCY'S ADMINISTRATION. FINANCIAL
ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED.
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SOLID HASTE
GERMANY*FED REP OF
LRIA)
"JUNE 21* 1976 LAW TO AMEND THE LAW ON THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES*"
BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I
EPA
GERMAN 06/26/76 PCS 1601-1606 ID* 00114L
THE AMENDMENT. TO COME INTO FORCE JAN. 1. 1977. PROVIDES THAT MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS MAY
BE PLACED ON COMMERCIAL WASTES OR THE WASTES OF OTHER ECONOMIC ESTABLISHMENTS IF BECAUSE OF THEIR
NATURE. CONDITION OR QUANTITY SUCH WASTES COULD BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TO HEALTH. WATER OR AIR.
EXPLOSIVE. FLAMMABLE, OR CARRY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WITH APPROVAL OF
THE FEDERAL COUNCIL. CAN DEFINE SUCH WASTES THROUGH STATUTORY ORDER. FURTHERMORE. THE AMENDMENT
PROVIDES THAT THE FEDERAL STATES ARE TO DEVELOP WASTE REMOVAL PLANS COMPATIBLE WITH SUPRAREGIONAL
NEEDS. PLANS OF THE VARIOUS STATES. TO BE HARMONIZED WITH ONE ANOTHER. MAY MENTION PLANNED
CARRIERS AND WASTE REMOVAL FACILITIES AND ARE TO TAKE NOTE OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED TYPES OF WASTES.
OPERATORS OF STATIONARY WASTE REMOVAL FACILITIES ARE TO HIRE ONE OR MORE COMPANY WASTE REMOVAL
EMPLOYEES. WHOSE DUTIES* POWERS AND RIGHTS ARE OUTLINED IN THE LAW. FINALLY, PRIOR TO FINAL
ACTION, COMMUNITIES ARE TO MAKE WASTE REMOVAL PLANS PUBLIC FOR CITIZEN COMMENT.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
LRIB)
"LEGAL QUESTIONS IN THE BURNING CF WOOD-REMAINS." WASSER.
SANDER, H.P.
GERMAN 01/00/76 PCS 30 ID*
*AIR
LUFT UNO BETRIEB
EPA
03894A
GREAT BRITAIN
LR(B)
CONTROL OF SMELLS FROM THE ANIMAL WASTE PROCESSING INDUSTRY. DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT CIRCULAR 43/76
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 05/07/76 PCS 1-6 ID* 03902A
ALSO PMB
OAIR
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
A SURVEY OF THE LOCATIONS. DISPOSAL AND PROSPECTIVE USES OF THE MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS AND WASTE MATERIALS
GUTT, W. AND CTHERE EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/74 PGS 1-81 ID* 03892A
ALSO SE
THIS PUBLICATION, PREPARED BY THE BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT. CONTAINS THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY OF THE LOCATIONS, QUANTITIES AND METHODS OF
DISPOSAL OR USE OF THE WASTE MATERIALS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE WITH REGARD TO THEIR APPLICATION IN THE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTIRES; POSSIBLE OUTLETS FOR PRESENTLY UNUSED WASTES ARE ALSO
REVIEWED. TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF WASTES IN CONSTRUCTION ARE CONSIDERED AND
RELEVANT SOLUTIONS DISCUSSED. THE PUBLICATION CONCLUDES THAT. WHILE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS MUST BE
RESOLVED AND STANDARDS TC PROTECT THE USER MUST BE ISSUED. THE ULTIMATE FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE
SUITABILITY OF WASTES AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IS THEIR COST AS COMPARED WITH THAT OF NATURAL
MATERIALS. IT IS POINTED OUT. HOWEVER. THAT ALL SOCIAL BENEFITS AND ENERGY SAVINGS MUST BE TAKEN.
INTO ACCOUNT. WASTES DISCUSSED ARE: COLLIERY SPOIL. CHINA CLAY WASTE. SLATE WASTE, POWER STATION
WASTE, IRON AND STEEL SLAGS. CALCIUM SULFATE, INCINERATOR ASH AND MISCELLANEOUS WASTE.
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GREAT BRITAIN
ST< )
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26
CONTRIBUTION OF WARREN SPRING LABORATORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME, 1974-75
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-38 ID* 03899A
ALSO PMB
*AIR WATER TOXIC SUBS
ISRAEL
LR(B)
"THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN ISRAEL."
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
LASTER. RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PGS 1-4 ID* 03861A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL WATER AIR PESTICIDES NOISE
NORWAY
PM(B>
"FOOD WASTE CAN FEED THOUSANDS OF PIGS." AFTENPOSTEN
NORWEGIAN
ALSO SE
06/01/76 PGS
EPA
ID* 03836A
RESEARCHERS AT SINTEF (SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY) REPORT THAT THE USE OF FEED CONCENTRATES COULD BE REDUCED RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE
ECONOMIC SAVINGS IF FOOD WASTES WERE CONVERTED TO PIG SLOP. THESE CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ON
INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NOTODDEN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WHERE AVAILABLE
HOUSEHOLD AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES SUITABLE FOR PIG SLOP WERE MAPPED OUT. FROM AN ECONOMIC POINT OF
VIEW THE PREPARATION OF FEED FROM WASTE WAS FOUND TO BE BOTH FEASIBLE AND COMPETITIVE. IT WAS
ESTIMATED IN THE AREA WHERE THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED THAT 3.000 ADDITIONAL PIGS COULD BE PRODUCED
WITHOUT HAVING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FEED CONCENTRATE AND THAT 160.000 TO 240.000 NORWEGIAN
KRONER COULD BE SAVED ANNUALLY IN FEEDING EXPENSES.
NORWAY
PM(B)
"SOLID WASTE COULD COVER SIX PERCENT OF OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/01/76 PGS 5 ID* 03837A
ALSO SE
IT IS POSSIBLE TO TRANSFORM SOLID WASTE INTO VALUABLE ENERGY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PYROLYSIS.
THEORETICALLY. ENERGY EXTRACTED FRCM SOLID WASTE COULD REPLACE 16 PERCENT OF NORWAY'S OIL
CONSUMPTION OR COVER ABOUT SIX PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S ANNUAL ENERGY NEEDS. THESE VIEWS WERE
STATED AT A CONFERENCE CN SOLID WASTE SPONSORED RECENTLY BY SINTEF (SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND
TECHNICAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY). THE SHARP INCREASE IN OIL PRICES
AND ELECTRICAL POWER COSTS HAS MADE PYROLYSIS ECONOMICALLY MORE FEASIBLE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
ENERGY PRODUCED BY PYRCLYSIS SHOULD BE USED FOR REMOTE HEATING SYSTEMS RATHER THAN FOR ELECTRICITY
PRODUCTION. SINCE THE AVAILABLE ECONOMIC DATA ARE INCOMPLETE AND UNRELIABLE. IT IS RECOGNIZED
THAT FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED. PYROLYSIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A REALISTIC ALTERNATIVE IN LARGER
MUNICIPALITIES IN NORWAY. THE FIRST PYROLYSIS INSTALLATION IN EUROPE HAS ALMOST BEEN COMPLETED IN
LUXEMBURG. AND INSTALLATIONS IN GERMANY AND FRANCE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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SOLID WASTE
NORWAY
PM(B)
"WASTE PROBLEMS IN OUR ARCHIPELAGO HAVE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 07/01/76 PCS 19 ID* 0390SA
A CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY IN NORWAY. "KEEP THE ARCHIPELAGO CLEAN." CHARGES THAT ALTHOUGH MANY
MUNICIPALITIES TRY TO KEEP SOLID WASTE UNDER CONTROL IN RECREATIONAL AREAS MUCH WORK STILL
REMAINS TO BE DONE. PARTICULARLY DURING THE TOURIST SEASON. WASTE FACILITIES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
COMMUNITIES IN THE ARCHIPELAGO ARE ASKED TO STUDY THE FACILITIES SET UP ON THE MAINLAND EVEN
THOUGH IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT A SHORTER SEASON AND LACK OF SPACE MAKES THE PROBLEM MORE DIFFICULT
TO SOLVE ON THE ISLANDS. IT IS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT 52 OF THE MOST FREQUENTED WEST COAST ISLANDS
WITH NATURAL HARBORS BETWEEN GOTHENBURG AND STROMSTAD IN SWEDEN HAVE INSTALLED HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
WASTE FACILITIES WITH EARTH CLOSETS WHICH ARE EMPTIED REGULARLY. A STUDY OF THIS SANITATION
SYSTEM TO SEE IF IT COULD BE ADAPTED TO CONDITIONS IN THE NORWEGIAN ARCHIPELAGO AS WELL IS BEING
URGED.
NORWAY
SEC )
"82 PERCENT ARE NOT EOTHERED BY NOISE WHERE THEY LIVE." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/09/76 PGS 1. 24 ID* 03838A
*NOISE GENERAL
SWEDEN
ST< )
"DESCRIPTION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PLANT FOR COMBUSTION ON A PILOT SCALE."
IVL - SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
AHLING. BENGT EPA
SWEDISH 11/00/75 PGS 1-31 ID* 03863A
ALSO PMB
*AIR
TOXIC SUBS
DENMARK
PM(B)
"GREENLANDERS HARDER HIT BY POISONOUS SUBSTANCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAN DANES."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 06/02/76 PGS (1)5 ID* 03876A
A TEAM FROM ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY CENTER HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE CONCENTRATION OF DDT IN HUMANS
AND ANIMALS IS TWICE AS HIGH IN GREENLAND AS IN DENMARK. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. THIS
DISCREPANCY IS EXPLAINED BY THE FACT THAT GREENLANDERS CONSUME A LARGER AMOUNT OF FOWL AND MEAT
AS WELL AS CIGARETTES THAN DO THE DANES. BOTH DDT AND PCB. WHICH WAS ALSO STUDIED. ARE CARRIED
TO THE ISLAND BY WINDS AND THE GULF STREAM. BIRDS AND ANIMALS FEED ON CONTAMINATED FOODSTUFF AND
ARE IN TURN PROVIDING CCNTAMINATED FOOD FOR MAN. THE MEASURED CONCENTRATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES
AMONG GREENLANDERS IS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT OF THE CONCENTRATION NEEDED TO SHOW OBVIOUS
POISONOUS SYMPTOMS. A FACT WHICH SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. CAUTIONS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GROUP.
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TOXIC SUBS
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( )
CONTRIBUTION OF WARREN SPRING LABORATORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME. 1974-75
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-38 ID* 03899A
ALSO PMB
*AIR WATER SOLID WASTE
SWEDEN
ST< )
PCB RESEARCH IN SWEDEN - A SURVEY PREPARED IN 1974 FOR WHO (NATIONAL SWEDISH
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION BOARD 1976 - SNV PM 710)
DANIELSON. L. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/7C PGS 1-54 ID* 03871A
ALSO PMB
RESEARCH ON POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB'S) IN SWEDEN CONSISTS TO A LARGE EXTENT OF A JOINT
EFFORT MADE BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS. THE OBJECTIVWEIS TO FIND OUT IF
CERTAIN PCB'S ARE LESS HARMFUL TC THE ENVIRONMENT THAN OTHERS. THIS RESEARCH MAY ALSO LEAD TO THE
PRODUCTION OF A NEW TYPE OF TECHNICAL PCB. FOR WHICH THERE IS A NEED. THE PRESENT SURVEY CONTAINS
THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: OVERVIEW OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PCB'S PRESENT A NATIONAL PROBLEM;
BRIEF REVIEW OF NATIONAL LITERATURE PRIOR TO 1967; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PRODUCTS; QUANT ITATION;
SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PCB LEVELS IN THE ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTION AND
TRANSFORMATION; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OBTAINED WITH CHLORINATED PCB*S; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL. AND
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES; ESTIMATED EXPOSURE FROM ALL MEDIA; NATIONAL STANDARDS. LAWS. OR CONTEMPLATED
ACTIONS; AND DATA ABOUT ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES.
WHO
ST( )
TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SOME FOOD COLOURS. THICKENING AGENTS. AND CERTAIN
OTHER SUBSTANCES. (WHO FOOD ADDITIVE SERIES. NO. 8)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-89 ID* 03885A
THESE EVALUATIONS RESULT FROM A MEETING OF THE JOINT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION/WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES IN GENEVA APRIL 14-23. 1975. THEY ARE
MEANT TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GENERAL REPORT OF THE MEETING. AN INITIAL SECTION OF THE
PUBLICATION EXPLAINS THE TERM "ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE" (ADI) AS THE AMOUNT OF AN ADDITIVE
EXPRESSED IN RELATION TO BODY WEIGHT THAT MAY BE TAKEN IN BY MAN. EVEN OVER A LIFETIME. WITHOUT
RISK. FOLLOWING CHAPTERS GIVE TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS IN TERMS OF ADI FOR SEVERAL FOOD COLORS.
THICKENING AGENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS FOOD ADDITIVES. MONOGRAPHS OF 11 SUBSTANCES FALLING WITHIN
THESE SAME THREE CATEGORIES FOLLOW. ANNEXES LIST: THE REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RESULTING
FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES AND THE MEMBERSHIP
OF THE NINETEENTH JOINT EXPERT COMMITTEE.
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TOXIC SUBS
MHO
STC )
METHODS FOR SAFE STORAGE. TRANSPORT AND DESTRUCTION/RECOVERY OF ORGANOMERCURIAUS
AND MERCURY CONTAMINATED WASTE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-41 ID* 03898A
ALSO PMB
A WORKING GROUP ON HAZARCS TO HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF METALS AND METALLOIDS IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. CONVENED BY THE WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE. MET IN STOCKHOLM OCT. 29-NOV.2,1973.
THIS BOOKLET RESULTED FROM THE GROUP*S CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES FOR SAFE STORAGE. TRANSPORT AND
DESTRUCTION OR RECOVERY OF ORGANOMERCURIALS AND MERCURY-CONTAMINATED WASTES. CHAPTERS DEAL WITH:
USES OF MERCURY AND ITS COMPOUNDS: SPECIFIC USES AND DISCHARGES: REGULATIONS FOR STORAGE AND
TRANSPORTATION OF ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS AND MERCURY-CONTAINING WASTES: CHEMICAL METHODS FOR THE
DESTRUCTION OF ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS AND THE RECOVERY OF MERCURY: CHEMICAL METHODS FOR THE
DESTRUCTION OF INORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS AND THE RECOVERY OF MERCURY; SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: AND
OTHER MEANS OF DISPOSAL. ANNEXES CONTAIN: THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE; THE
EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CON) THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD: THE MODOCELL
METHOD OF REMOVING MERCURY FROM WATER: AND A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE GROUP.
WHO
STC
197* EVALUATIONS OF SOME PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD (WHO PESTICIDE RESIDUES
SERIES. NO.4)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS I-54S ID* 03903A
ALSO PMB
^PESTICIDES
WATER
ARGENTINA
STC )
CATALOGO BIBLIOGRAFICO DEL CARIS (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF CARIS)
ARGENTINA. INSTITUTE CF WATER USE TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 06/00/76 PGS 1-97 ID* 03S49A
ALSO PMB
^GENERAL AIR PESTICIDES NOISE RADIATION
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AUSTRIA
SEC )
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"MAINTENANCE OF WATER PURITY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FACTOR." DIE PRESSE
EPA
GERMAN 04/21/76 PGS 8 ID* 03865A
^GENERAL AIR
BELGIUM
LR(B)
"BELGIUM: WASTEWATER." ECOCHEM, NO. 81
FRENCH 08/OC/76 PGS 3
EPA
ID* 03897A
ON JULY 29. 1976. THE BELGIUM MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ADOPTED A SERIES OF
MEASURES DRAWN UP BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTENSIFYING THE CONTROL
OF SURFACE WATER POLLUTICN. MEASURES CONTAIN NEW GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING WASTEWATER
DISCHARGES (INTENDED TC ABROGATE AND SUPERCEDE THE JANUARY 23. 1974 CROWN DECREE). AS WELL AS
MORE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO THE EFFLUENT OF 19 PARTICULARLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES.
SUCH AS OIL REFINERIES. PAPER ANC PULP PRODUCTION. SLAUGHTERHOUSES. DISTILLERIES. AND TEXTILE
MILLS. THESE 200 PAGES OF REGULATIONS. WHICH NOW REQUIRE THE SIGNATURE OF THE CROWN. ARE THE
RESULT OF 2 1/2 YEARS OF WORK BY 150 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHOSE EFFORTS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE TO
COME UP WITH MORE REALISTIC EFFLUENT CRITERIA IN VIEW OF RECENT TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER.
DENMARK
PMCB)
"ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND RECYCLING IS THE FUTURE OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT ACT."
BERLINGSKE TIDENDE
EPA
DANISH 06/17/76 PGS (I) 8 ID* 03868A
ALSO LRB
^GENERAL SOLID WASTE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PM(B)
"FOR AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG WATER POLLUTION MONITORING
NETWORKS." NUISANCES ET ENVIRONNEMENT. NO. 52
EPA
FRENCH 07/00/76 PGS 21 ID* 03881A
A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD BY THE EC COMMISSION CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM
OF INLAND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND INFORMATION EXCHANGES AMONG THE COMMUNITY'S MONITORING
NETWORKS. THE DECISION IS BASED ON PRINCIPLES FOUND IN A 1973 PROGRAM WHICH AIMED AT THE
CREATION OF A COMMUNITY SYSTEM CF INFORMATION. REFERRAL AND METHODOLOGY. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM
WOULD FULFILL THE FOLLOWING THREE OBJECTIVES: 1) DETERMINATION OF POLLUTION LEVELS WITHIN
COMMUNITY WATERCOURSES; 2> ASSESSMENT OF REGULATORY IMPACT ON A NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL; AND
3» FACILITATION OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE COMMUNITY NETWORK INTO THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING SYSTEM OF THE U.N. ACCORDINGLY. MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO: INDICATE THE FREQUENCY.
LOCATION AND METHOD OF SAMPLING. DRAW UP A LIST OF MEASUREMENT OR SAMPLING STATIONS WHICH ARE TO
PARTICIPATE IN EXCHANGES. AND DESIGNATE A CENTRAL ORGAN TO COLLECT AND EVENTUALLY TRANSMIT DATA TO
THE COMMISSION FOR ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESES WITHIN AN ANNUAL REPORT.
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WATER
GERMANY*FED REP OF
LR(A)
"SEPT. 13. 1976 LAW REGARDING FEES FOR THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO WATER
BODIES (SEWAGE FEE LAW)." BUNDESGESETZBLATT. I
EPA
GERMAN 09/15/76 PCS 2721-2726 ID* 03887A
THIS LAW IMPOSES A FEE ON THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1981. THE FEE. TO
BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL STATES (LAENDER). IS TO EQUAL 12 MARKS PER POLLUTING
ENTITY THE FIRST YEAR. AND IS TO INCREASE EACH YEAR UNTIL IT REACHES 40 MARKS PER POLLUTING ENTITY
IN 1986. POLLUTING ENTITIES ARE DEFINED IN ANNEX 1 OF THE LAW IN TERMS OF THE SEWAGE QUANTITY.
PERCENTAGE OF DEGRADABLE SUBSTANCES PRESENT. PERCENT OF OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES PRESENT. AND THE
GENERAL TOXICITY OF THE SEWAGE. THE PROCEEDS OF THE FEE ARE TO BE USED FOR MEASURES THAT HELP TO
MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. THE STATES MAY ALSO USE PART OF THE PROCEEDS TO COVER
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS CAUSED BY THE FEE. THE LAW CONTAINS RULES FOR THE DETERMINATION AND
REPORTING OF POLLUTING ENTITIES.
GERMANY.FED REP OF
PM(B)
"WATER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS IN THE RHINE-MAIN AGGLOMERATION AREA".
WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
HAMMEL. HANS
GERMAN 01/00/76
PCS 30-36
ID*
EPA
03896A
THE RHINE-MAIN AREA. WITH A HIGH POPULATION DENSITY. A CONCENTRATION OF INDUSTRY AND SEVERAL
MAJOR ARTERIES OF TRANSPORT, FACES PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL AND. THEREFORE. WATER MANAGEMENT
PROBLEMS. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES PROBLEMS AND CURRENT AND PLANNED PROGRAMS IN WATER MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS IN THE FEDERAL STATE (LAND) OF HESSE. WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS
ON THE RHINE-MAIN AREA. SECTIONS OF THE ARTICLE DEAL WITH WATER SUPPLY, WATER PROTECTION.
DRAINAGE REGULATION ANC FLOOD CONTROL. MONITORING AND OUTLOOK. THE CURRENT HESSIAN PLAN FOR
DEVELOPMENT CONTAINS PROGRAMS FOR WATER SUPPLY. SEWAGE REMOVAL AND PURIFICATION, SOLID WASTE
REMOVAL, AND WATER MONITORING SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY 1985. GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY ARRANGEMENTS
FOR SEWAGE PURIFICATION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE ARTICLE CONTAINS NUMEROUS STATISTICS ON THE
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WATER MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS SEVERAL ILLUSTRATIVE MAPS.
GREAT BRITAIN
PM(B)
REVIEW OF THE WATER INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND AND WALES. A CONSULTATIVE
DOCUMENT
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-36 ID* 03901A
ALSO LRB
THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE WELSH OFFICE.
AND MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. FISHERIES AND FOOD TO GIVE BACKGROUND MATERIAL AND PROPOSALS ON
THE REORGANIZATION OF THE WATER INDUSTRY ON THE NATIONAL. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL IN
ENGLAND AND WALES. SINCE THE 1973 WATER ACT STRUCTURED WATER SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ON THE
REGIONAL LEVEL WITH THE CREATION GF THE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES. THE COMBINED POLICIES AND
OPERATIONS OF THESE AUTHORITIES HAVE DONE LITTLE TO ENSURE THE BEST OVERALL NATIONAL BENEFITS
OF WATER USE. THE DOCUMENT REGARDS IT AS ESSENTIAL THAT BOTH NATURAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
WITHIN THE WATER INDUSTRY BE PROVIDED WITH A STRONG NATIONAL AUTHORITY. EMPOWERED TO
UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TO ENSURE COORDINATION OF THE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES FOR
THE BEST NATIONAL BENEFIT. THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION. STRUCTURE AND FINANCE OF THE WATER INDUSTRY
ARE DESCRIBED. AND THE PROPOSED CHANGES ON THE NATIONAL. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL ARE GIVEN.
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WATER
GREAT BRITAIN
ST( )
EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE SULPHUR COMPOUNDS ON FORESTS AND FRESHWATERS.
POLLUTION PAPER NO. 7
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-28 ID* 03847A
ALSO PMB
*AIR LAND USE
GREAT BRITAIN
STC )
CONTRIBUTION OF MARREN SPRING LABORATORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME. 1974-75
GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PCS 1-38 ID* 03899A
ALSO PMB
*AIR TOXIC SUBS SOLID WASTE
INTERNATIONAL
PM(B)
"THE RHINE IS MORE A SOURCE OF RAW MATERIALS THAN A RESERVOIR FOR DRINKING
WATER.« DIE WELT
BAUMANN. HANS EPA
GERMAN 09/14/76 PCS 11 ID* 03832A
ALSO SE
ABOUT 1100 EXPERTS MEETING IN AMSTERDAM FOR THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL WATER SUPPLY CONGRESS
DISCUSSED THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS OF THE RHINE. THE RHINE. WHICH YEARLY CARRIES 69 BILLION CUBIC
METERS OF WATER INTO THE NORTH SEA. ALSO TRANSPORTS 41 TONS OF MERCURY. 410 TONS OF ARSENIC. 130
TONS OF CADMIUM. 1710 TONS OF LEAD. 1650 TONS OF COPPER. 13.100 TONS OF ZINC. 100 TONS OF CHROME.
AND 19.3 MILLION TONS OF SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE) NORTHWARD EACH YEAR. CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS
AGREED THAT CONCERTED NATIONAL EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE RHINE ARE NEEDED ON THE PART OF THE STATES
THROUGH WHICH IT PASSES. THE DUTCH SUFFER MOST FROM RHINE POLLUTION. ALTHOUGH THEY NOW SUPPLY
ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE WITH DRINKING WATER FROM THE RIVER MAAS. THEY ARE STILL DEPENDENT ON THE
RHINE TO PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO DORDRECHT. AMSTERDAM. AND THE PROVINCE OF NORTH HOLLAND. THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ANTICIPATES THAT ITS NEWLY PASSES SEWAGE FEE LAW WILL PROVIDE 1.3 TO
1.5 BILLION MARKS A YEAR FOR PURIFICATION MEASURES. THUS ALLEVIATING THE SITUATION SOMEWHAT.
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LR(B)
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"THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN ISRAEL."
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN ISRAEL. NO. 4
LASTERt RICHARD EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PCS 1-4 ID* 03861A
ALSO PMA
^GENERAL AIR PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE NOISE
ITALY
LR(B)
•WHO CAN PROTECT YOU FROM POLLUTION?"
AMENDOLA. GIAISFRANCO
ITALIAN 05/26/76 PCS
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
16
ID*
EPA
03842A
A LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS OF THE MERLI LAW. THE NEW ITALIAN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
LEGISLATION. POINTS OUT THE INADEQUACIES WHICH THE AUTHOR INDICATES ARE LIKELY TO STAND IN THE
WAY OF ITS EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION. CITED AS ILLUSTRATIONS ARE THE ABSENCE OF PENAL PROVISIONS
FOR THE NONOBSERVANCE OF THE MOST BASIC REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE LAW AND THE DELEGATION TO
THE REGIONS AND PROVINCES OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHICH THE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL MEANS OF
IMPLEMENTATION ARE LACKING. EXAMINED ARE THE RESTRICTIONS BEING IMPOSED ON NEW AND EXISTING
DOMESTIC WASTE DISCHARGES AND VARIOUS CONTROL MEASURES SET FORTH IN THE LAW.
ITALY
LR(8)
"POLLUTION LAW PASSED - STAFF LACKING FOR IMPLEMENTATION." CORRIERE DELLA SERA
AMENDOLA. GIANFRANCO EPA
ITALIAN 05/19/76 PCS 21 ID* 0384SA
THE MERLI LAW. INTENDED TO ABROGATE AND REPLACE THE FORMER MULTITUDE OF FRAGMENTARY STANDARDS
GOVERNING WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION. IS REPORTED TO HAVE RECEIVED THE APPROVAL OF THE ITALIAN
PARLIAMENT ON APRIL 30. 1976. A SUMMARY OF THE 26 ARTICLES AND THREE TABLES CONTAINED IN THE
FINAL VERSION OF THE LAW IS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE LAW'S GENERAL OBJECTIVE IS DESCRIBED AS
THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CONTROL OF DISCHARGES WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT INTO MARINE AND
INLAND WATERS. WHETHER SURFACE OF UNDERGROUND* PUBLIC OR PRIVATE. IN CLARIFYING THE TASKS TO BE
PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. REGIONS. PROVINCES AND HARBOR AUTHORITIES. THE LAW ATTEMPTS
TO BRING AN END TO THE CONFUSION WHICH EXISTED WHEN 14 MINISTRIES AND NEARLY 40 LOCAL AGENCIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS WERE INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER POLICY. THE LAW MAKES DISCHARGES
SUBJECT TO AUTHORIZATIONS AND REQUIRES THAT THEY MEET CERTAIN LIMITS OF ACCEPTABILITY SET FORTH IN
A SERIES OF TABLES.
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HATER
ITALY
PM(B)
ITALY
PM(B)
IL 8ACING IDROGRAFICQ DEL F. MARGORABBIA - RISULTATI OI UNMNOAGINE
MULT IDISC IPLINARE (THE MARGORABBIA HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN RESULTS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY)
CASATI. P., AND OTHERS EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/75 PCS 1-35 ID* 03S33A
THE GEOGRAPHICAL. GEOMORPHOLOGICAL. HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARGORABBIA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN (PROVINCE OF VARESES) WERE INVESTIGATED
TO PROVIDE A GENERAL PICTURE OF THE SYSTEM1 S CURRENT STATUS AND SO CREATE A BASIS FOR REGIONAL
PLANNING. PRECIPITATION DATA AND MEASUREMENTS OF RIVER DISCHARGES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE
FORMULATION OF A WATER BUDGET FOR THE BASIN. AN OVERALL PICTURE OF WATER QUALITY AND CHEMICAL
LOADING OF THE WATERCOURSE EMERGES FROM A COMBINATION OF CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES WITH
INVENTORIES OF POPULATION AND INDUSTRY. ALTHOUGH WATER QUALITY IS AT PRESENT HIGH.
MICROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLES SHOW THAT DOMESTIC EFFLUENTS AND URBAN DRAINAGE ARE PRODUCING LOCALIZED
ORGANIC POLLUTION THROUGHOUT THE BASIN AND MORE INTENSIVELY AT THE MOUTH OF THE TRESA RIVER.
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ACCUMULATION OF TOXIC METALS SUCH AS NICKEL AND
CHROMIUM.
"DATA ON LAKE ORTA POLLUTION AS BASIS FOR PREDICTIONS ON LAKE RECOVERY."
ATTI DEL PRIMO CONVEGNO INTERMAZIONALE SULL*AMBIENTE E SULLA CRISI DELL'ENERGIA. VOL.2.
BONAC INA.CARLA. AND GUILI AND BONOMI EPA
ITALIAN 00/00/00 PGS 1-35 ID* 03S34A
LAKE ORTA. A LARGE SUBALPINE LAKE IN N. ITALY. HAS BEEN HEAVILY POLLUTED BY INDUSTRIAL AMMONIA
SINCE 1927. NITRIFICATION APPEARS TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE LAKE. UNTIL ABOUT 1960. THE RESULTING
NITRATES ACCUMULATED AT A HIGH RATE; SINCE THEN. A LIMITED ACCUMULATION HAS OCCURRED. AND A
CONSEQUENT REMARKABLE INCREASE OF AMMONIA HAS BEEN EVIDENT. IN 1971-1973 AN INVESTIGATION WAS
MADE ON NITROGEN INPUT AND OUTPUT; FURTHERMORE. DETAILED DATA WERE OBTAINED ON NITROGEN DISCHARGE
OF INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS. ON THE BASIS OF PRESENT AND PAST DATA A MATHEMATICAL
MODEL FOR INORGANIC NITROGEN DISCHARGE IN LAKE ORTA HAS MADE. AS RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOW
BEING CONSIDERED. PREDICTIONS ARE MADE ON FUTURE NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS FOLLOWING DIFFERENT
TREATMENT HYPOTHESES. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT A MARKED DECREASE COULD OCCUR IN A FEW YEARS IF
ADEQUATE TREATMENT PROCEDURES ARE ADOPTED.
MEXICO
LR(A)
"DECEMBER 13. 1S73 DECREE APPROVING THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF
MARINE POLLUTION BY THE DUMPING OF WASTES AND OTHER MATERIALS." SALUD PUBLICA. VOL.
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 667 ID* 03854A
16. NO.
THIS DECREE. FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MEXICAN OFFICIAL GAZETTE. DIARIO OFICIAL. OF MAY 27.
1974. ADOPTS FOR MEXICO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR PREVENTING MARINE
POLLUTION BY THE DUMPING OF WASTES AND OTHER MATERIALS FROf VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS
OPEN FOR SIGNATURE ON DECEMBER 29. 1972 IN MEXICO CITY. LONDON. MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON. (SEE
ID NO. 02392A).
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WATER
MEXICO
PMCB)
MEXICO
PM(B)
ESTUDIO E INSTALACIQN DEL LABORATORIO CENTRAL PARA LA PREVENCION Y EL CONTROL
OE LA CONTAMINACION DEL AGUA (STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRAL WATER POLLUTION LABORATORY)
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH 12/00/72 PCS 1-50 ID* 03840A
ALSO ST
THIS REPORT SETS FORTH THE CRITERIA FOR THE LOCATION. CONSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE
ORGANIZATION OF THE PROPOSED CENTER FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL TRAINING AND RESEARCH, UNDER THE
GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF WATER USE AND POLLUTION CONTROL OF THE MEXICAN SECRETATIAT OF WATER
RESOURCES. THE PURPOSE FOR THE BUILDING OF THIS CENTER IS TO UNITE AND COORDINATE UNDER ONE
GOVERNMENT UNIT THE RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL TRAINING NEEDED FOR PRESERVING THE QUALITY
OF WATER RESOURCES IN MEXICO. CHAPTER I OF THE REPORT SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION. CITING THE
BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH A CENTER. CHAPTER II LISTS THE FACTORS DETERMINING WHERE THE CENTER
IS TO BE LOCATED. SUCH AS A NEED TO BE NEAR THE CAPITAL BUT AWAY FROM CONGESTED AREAS AND NEAR
A SOURCE OF SEWAGE OUTLET FOR STUDY PURPOSES. CHAPTER III DESCRIBES THE ADMINISTRATIVE MAKEUP OF
THE CENTRAL OFFICES AND CENTRAL LABORATORY AND GIVES THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS. CHAPTER
IV DETAILS THE PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTER, AND CHAPTER V PRESENTS CONCLUSIONS.
ASPECTOS GENERALES SOBRE EL CONTROL DE LA CONTAMINACION DEL AGUA (GENERAL
ASPECTS OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL)
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH 00/00/00 PCS 1-12 ID* 038S1A
THIS BOOKLET WAS ISSUED BY THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES TO INFORM MEXICAN
INDUSTRIALISTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER RESOURCES. OF THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF WATER POLLUTION
DUE TO INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN GROWTH. AND OF THE MEASURES WHICH CAN BE TAKEN TO CONTROL POLLUTION
BY EFFLUENTS. THE BOOKLET EXPLAINS BRIEFLY, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS AND WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. THE WATER
CYCLE* THE SELF-PURIFICATION CAPACITIES OF WATER BODIES. THE CAUSES OF POLLUTION AND PRINCIPAL
POLLUTANTS, SEWAGE SYSTEMS, THE CONVENTIONAL AND ADVANCED METHODS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT. AND THE
RESULTING BY-PRODUCTS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT.
MExrco
PM(B)
"REPORT OF WORK OF THE SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES." RECURSOS
HIDRAULICOS, VOL. 3. NO.3
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES LOC
SPANISH 00/00/74 PCS 262-515 ID* 03855A
ALSO PMA
TCL .1642
APPEARING AS AN ISSUE OF "RECURSOS HIDRAULICOS." THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MEXICAN
SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES. THIS ANNUAL REPORT DETAILS THE WORK OF THE VARIOUS UNITS OF THE
SECRETARIAT DURING SEPTEMBER 1973 TO AUGUST 1974 IN PROTECTING AND DEVELOPING MEXICO'S WATER
RESOURCES. THE WORK OF THE SECRETARIAT IS CARRIED OUT BY AGENCIES OF: 1) THE SUBSECRETARIAT OF
PLANNING. WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL WATER PLAN, WATER RESEARCH, WATER USE PLANNING,
AND POLLUTION CONTROL: 2) THE SUSSECRETARI AT OF CONSTRUCTION. WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING
AND MAINTAINING DAMS. IRRIGATION AND FLCCD CONTROL WORKS. AND WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;
AND 3) THE SUBSECRETARIAT CF OPERATIONS. WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING THE ABOVE MENTIONED
WORKS IN WATER CONTROL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION. THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE WORK OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES BRANCH OF THE SECRETARIAT. AS WELL AS THE BUDGET CONTROL UNIT AND THE VARIOUS COMMISSIONS
UNDER THE SECRETARIAT. ENGLISH. FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE SUMMARIES ARE PROVIDED.
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WATER
NEW ZEALAND
LR(A)
NORWAY
LRCB)
NOVEMBER 23. 1973 LAKE WANAKA PRESERVATION ACT. NO. 107
EPA
ENGLISH 11/23/73 PGS 1-5 ID* 03SSOA
THE LAKE WANAKA PRESERVATION ACT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSION FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL WATER AND SOIL CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AND OTHER
CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. IT PROHIBITS. EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES. THE ARTIFICIAL
CONTROL OF THE WATER OR WATER FLCW CF NEW ZEALAND'S LAKE WANAKA. THE LAKE'S NATURAL WATER LEVELS
AND SHORELINE ARE TO BE MAINTAINED. AND WHERE POSSIBLE THE WATER QUALITY IS TO BE IMPROVED.
GUARDIANS OF THE LAKE ARE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO ADVISE ON MEASURES
NECESSARY TO SAFEGUARD THE LAKE AND PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO HUMAN LIFE. LIVESTOCK OR PROPERTY BY
CHANGING LAKE LEVELS.
"THE GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO PROHIBIT MOTOR TRAFFIC ON LAKES: TUG OF WAR BETWEEN
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 06/25/76 PGS 3 ID* 03875A
NOISE
THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT IS PREPARING A LAW PROPOSAL WHICH WOULD LIMIT MOTORIZED TRAFFIC
IN WILDERNESS AREAS AND WATERCOURSES TO A MINIMUM. ONLY EMERGENCY AND MAIL VEHICLES WOULD BE
PERMITTED AND RESIDENTS WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO USE MOTORIZED VEHICLES IN JOB-RELATED ACTIVITIES
IF THEIR WORK DEALT WITH AGRICULTURE. FORESTRY. OR REINDEER OPERATIONS. IT IS DISCLOSED IN THIS
ARTICLE. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSAL ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT IS TOO
RESTRICTIVE AND THAT LCCAL COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED. THIS VIEW IS SHARED BY
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS AND BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FAVORING MOTORBOAT AND
AUTOMOBILE USE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PROPOSAL IS SUPPORTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND
RECREATIONAL GROUPS WHO FEEL IT IS A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS A REDUCTION OF POLLUTION AND NOISE.
IN THE OSLO AREA. HOWEVER. THE VIEW IS EXPRESSED THAT THE LAW DOES NOT SUIT THIS REGION'S
PARTICULAR NEEDS AND IT IS URGED THAT A SEPARATE LAW PROPOSAL BE DRAFTED.
NORWAY
PM(A)
"OIL POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT IS NOW PURCHASED." AFTENPOSTEN
EPA
NORWEGIAN 07/23/76 PGS 4 ID* 03874A
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REPORTS THAT TWO UNITS OF ADVANCED OIL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT CONSISTING OF A PUMP UNIT WHICH IS MOUNTED ON A SHIP AND EQUIPPED WITH
A DEVICE TO SKIM OIL FROM THE SURFACE OF WATER WILL BE PLACED IN HORTEN AND STAVANGER. THREE
SIMILAR SKIMMING DEVICES WILL BE DELIVERED TO ORLANDET. LODINGEN. AND KIRKENES. TWO HIGHLY
EFFECTIVE PUMP SYSTEMS. WHICH WILL BE USED TO EMPTY DISABLED VESSELS OF OIL. HAVE ALSO BEEN
DELIVERED TO BASES IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN NORWAY. THE PURCHASED EQUIPMENT COST 9.5 MILLION
NORWEGIAN KRONER AND MAY BE TRANSPORTED BY AIR. HEAVIER. MORE EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT WILL BE ADDED
LATER. BEFORE 1978. SIX ADDITIONAL DEPOTS WILL BE ERECTED IN THE VICINITY OF KRISTIANSAND AND
BERGEN* ON THE COASTS OF MORE AND HELGELAND. AND AT TROMSO AND VES-FINMARK. BRINGING THE TOTAL OIL
POLLUTION CONTROL EASES IN NORWAY TO TWELVE.
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MATER
SWEDEN
ST( )
"PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DRAINAGE WATER FROM
LEACHING EXPERIMENTS WITH PARK." I VLB- SWEDISH WATER AND AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY
LARSSON. TOMMY, AND LEIF SORENSEN EPA
SWEDISH 12/00/75 PCS 1-16 ID* 03S53A
THESE INVESTIGATIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF WATERS LEACHED FROM BARK DEPOSITS
ON ALGAL GROWTH AND THE EFFECT OF THEIR ACUTE TOXICITY ON FISH. LEACHING IN DEPOSITS OF SPRUCE,
PINE. AND BIRCH BARK WAS SIMULATED BY PUMPING WATER THROUGH CLASS COLUMNS FILLED
WITH COARSELY GROUND BARK. LEACHED WATERS. STERILIZED BY FILTRATION. WERE ADDED TO A DEFINED
ALGAL GROWTH MEDIUM INOCULATED WITH THE GREEN ALGAE SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA. THE TOXICITY TESTS
WERE PERFORMED WITH GUPPIES (LEBISTES RETICULATUS). THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT WATER LEACHED FROM
SPRUCE BARK CONTAINED THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF ORGANIC MATTER AND HAD BY FAR THE STRONGEST
INHIBITORY EFFECT ON ALGAE GROWTH AND THE HIGHEST TOXICITY TO FISH. THE MOST DILUTED WATER
SAMPLES STILL CAPABLE OF DECREASING THE ALGAL GROWTH RATE CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT
OF ORGANIC MATTER. BOTH SPRUCE AND PINE BARK PRODUCED DRAINAGE WATER WHICH WAS TOXIC TO FISH.
HOWEVER. WHEN THE ACIDITY OF THIS WATER WAS NEUTRALIZED. THE TOXICITY DISAPPEARED.
SWEDEN
ST<
PHYTOPLANKTON AND ENVIRONMENYAL FACTORS IN LAKE HJALMAREN, 1966-1973 (STATENS
NATURVARDSVERK 1976 - SNV PM 718. NLU RAPPORT 87)
WILLEN. EVA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-89 ID* 03866A
ALSO PMB
THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO PHYTOPLANKTON CONDUCTED DURING
1966-1973 AT SAMPLING STATIONS IN THE FOUR LARGE BASINS OF LAKE HJALMAREN. THE FOLLOWING
OBSERVATION WERE MADE: THE CONCENTRATION OF NUTRIENTS SHOW DECREASING VALUES FROM WEST TO EAST
WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION AROUND THE INDUSTRIAL CITY OF OREBRO; ALL BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
COULD BE RELATED TO THE DIFFERENCES IN NUTRIENT LOADING IN THE LAKE; A TOTAL OF 330 PHYTOPLANKTON
SPECIES WERE FOUND; THE PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASSES SHOWED A HORIZONTAL VARIATION SIMILAR TO THE
NUTRIENTS; THE CORRELATION BETWEEN CHLOROPHYLL *A* CONCENTRATION AND THE TOTAL PHYTOPLANKTON
VOLUME SHOWED A MODERATELY STRONG RELATIONSHIP. THE PAPER ALSO DISCUSSES MASS DEVELOPING ALGAE
AND RELATED PROBLEMS. COMPARES ITS PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION DATA WITH DATA FROM PREVIOUS
INVESTIGATIONS. AND PREDICTS THAT PHOSPHORUS PRECIPITATION FROM THE OREBRO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
WILL DECREASE PHVTOPLANKTON BIOMASSES AND LIMIT WATERBLOOM, PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN BASINS.
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ST( )
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PRESENTATION AV FORSKMNGSPRO JECT INCH COLS MILJOVAROSUTSKOTT (PRESENTATION OF
RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL WORKS MANAGEMENT)
EPA
SWEDISH* 04/00/76 PCS 1-30 ID* 03886A
*ALSO ENGLISH
*GENERAL AIR
SWITZERLAND
LR(A)
"DECEMBER 14.
GESET2E. VOL.
GERMAN
1973 FEDERAL LAW ON FISHING."
II. NO. 49
SAMMLUNG DER EIDGENOESSISCHEN
12/15/75 PCS 2345-2360
ID*
EPA
03867A
THIS LAW FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF FISHING WATERS CONTAINS PROVISIONS TO PREVENT
HARMFUL INFLUENCES ON THESE WATERS. UNDER ARTICLE 25 CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD AFFECT THE
FISH SUPPLY IN WATERS REQUIRE A PERMIT FROM CANTONAL FISHING AUTHORITIES OR, IN AREAS OF FEDERAL
JURISDICTION. FROM THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ACTIVITIES REQUIRING WRITTEN
PERMISSION ARE: THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTRODUCTION INTO WATER OF SOLID. LIQUID OR GASEOUS
SUBSTANCES; THE USE OF WATER POWER; LAKE REGULATION; DAMMING RIVERS OR STREAMS; CANAL CONSTRUCTION;
LAYING PIPES IN WATER; MECHANICAL CLEANING OF RIVER OR STREAM BEDS; QUARRYING OR WASHING GRAVEL.
SAND AND OTHER SUBSTANCES IN WATER; EXTRACTION OR RETURN OF WATER: ANY SORT OF WATER DIVERSION;
AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION; STREET CONSTRUCTION; AND OPERATION OF FISH BREEDING
FACILITIES. THE PERMIT MAY PRESCRIBE MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF FISHING INTERESTS. PENALTIES
FOR DAMAGE FROM WATER POLLUTION ARE TO BE IMPOSED UNDER THE 1971 WATER PROTECTION LAW.
WHO
PM(B)
•COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL." WHO CHRONICLE. VOL. 30.
NO. 8
EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/76 PGS 329-334 ID* 03860A
ALSO SE
THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES. BY REGION. THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE
PROVISION OF COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLIES AND EXCRETA DISPOSAL FACILITIES BETWEEN 1970 TO 1975 AS
COMPARED WITH THE STATED TARGETS OF THE SECOND U. N. DEVELOPMENT DECADE. 1971-80. ALTHOUGH THE
OVERALL PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES HAS KEPT PACE WITH THE GROWTH OF POPULATION IN RURAL AND URBAN
AREAS. A MAJOR EFFORT IS STILL NEEDED TO MEET THE U.N. GOALS BY 1980. NAMELY THAT OVER 90 PERCENT
OF ALL URBAN POPULATIONS SHOULD BE SUPPLIED WITH SAFE WATER. THE ARTICLE FURTHER NOTES THAT THE
PROVISION OF SANITARY EXCRETA DISPOSAL FACILITIES HAS MADE LESS SATISFACTORY PROGRESS THAN THE
PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLIES. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR REGIONAL TARGETS FOR THE END OF THE DECADE.
AND THE INVESTMENTS REQUIRED TO MEET THESE TARGETS ARE ESTIMATED.
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HATER
WHO "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH." WHO CHRONICLE. VOL. 30. NO. 1
EPA
PM(B) ENGLISH 01/00/76 PGS 22-25 ID* 03893A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE LISTS THE MAJOR THREATS TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS
IN SEVERAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES. TOGETHER WITH GOALS FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE PRINCIPAL CONCERNS OF
VARIOUS SPECIAL PROJECTS DEVELOPED TO CCUNTER THESE PROBLEMS ARE ENUMERATED. THE ARTICLE TAKES
A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS: THE SUPPLY OF GOOD QUALITY WATER IN SUFFICIENT
QUANTITY FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION AND THE HYGIENIC DISPOSAL OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES. A
TABLE QUANTIFIES THE SAFE WATER SUPPLIES AVAILABLE IN THE AFRICAN REGION IN 1960 AND 1970 AND THE
MINIMUM TARGETS PROPOSED FOR 1980. (THE ARTICLE APPEARS IN A SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE WHO CHRONICLE
DEVOTED TO AFRICA).
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