PB-259 892
environmental reports summaries
Volume 2 - NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
September 1972 through June 1976
Prepared For
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Washington, D.C. 20460
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PREFACE
Since 1972 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been collecting foreign environmental
publications under a series of exchanges with national and international organizations. English language
summaries of these and other documents relating to foreign environmental developments appear in the
monthly publication "Summaries of Foreign Government Environmental Reports," which is available in the
EPA Regional and Laboratory Libraries and may also be obtained from NTIS on a subscription basis. The
present report contains a selection of summaries which have appeared in the monthly publication to date.
Structure of Report
This report is issued in four volumes. Volume 1 covers Africa, Asia and Australia; Volume 2 North
America and South America; Volume 3 Europe (Albania to Greece); and Volume 4 Europe (Hungary to
Yugoslavia). Under each continent heading summaries are listed by country arranged in alphabetical
order. Within each country breakdown summaries are grouped in the following categories:
legal/legislative/regulatory: LR(A) - texts of laws and regulations
LR(B) - commentary on legislation,
implementation of laws and regulations
planning/management/organization: PM(A) - national control organization activities
PM(B) - activities in specific program areas
socioeconomic: SE
scientific and technical: ST
Under these categories, summaries are grouped according to the following subject areas: General, Air,
Land Use, Noise, Pesticides, Radiation, Solid Waste, Toxic Substances, Water. A subject index,
utilizing these topics, appears at the back of each volume.
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EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
Document
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J~ INDUSTRIAL WASTES. A WORKING PARTY DOCUMENT EMBODYING A PROVISIONAL CODE OF
[_mCTICE FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTES
-[GREAT BRITAIN. INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
-[ENGLISH 00/00/71]—' PGS 1-:
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EPA
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THIS PUBLICATION, PREPARED BY THE BRITISH INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AT THE SUGGESTION
OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, PRESENTS A PROVISIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
THE DISPOSAL OF HASTES IN GREAT BRITAIN. AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF WASTE DISPOSAL IN
GREAT BRITAIN IS GIVEN, INCLUDING COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT, DEPOSIT, PROCESSING AND ADMINISTRATION
OF WASTES. BASED ON CURRENT PRACTICES AND EXISTING LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO WASTE DISPOSAL, THE
PUBLICATION DEFINES AND CLASSIFIES WASTES AND FORMULATES A PROVISIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRODUCERS,
CARRIERS, PROCESSORS AND DEPOSITORS OF WASTES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN WASTE DISPOSAL
METHODS AND MORE ADEQUATE WASTE DISPOSAL LAWS WILL RESULT IN FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THIS CODE, ENDING
ITS PRESENT PROVISIONAL NATURE. APPENDIX I TO THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS NOTES ON CLASSIFICATION OF
WASTES TAKEN FROM VARIOUS OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS ON THE HANDLING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. APPENDIX II
CONTAINS SAMPLES OF CERTIFICATES ON WASTE QUALITY AND CONTENT.
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CONTENTS
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NORTH AMERICA
BEBMUDA 1
CANADA 1
COSTA RICA 54
CUBA 56
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 57
EL SALVADOR 58
GUATEMALA 59
HONDURAS 60
JAMAICA 60
MEXICO 61
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 78
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA 79
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SOUTH AMERICA (continued.)
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
PERU
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Index
Page
84
85
103
105
107
109
111
113
126
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BERMUDA
LR(A) "THE OIL POLLUTION ACT 1973." PUBLIC ACTS. 1973
EPA
ENGLISH C 0/O0/73 PGS 253-260 ID* 03413A
WA TER
THIS ACT, ISSUED FCR THE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF SEA WATER OIL POLLUTION BY THE
BERMUDIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, PROHIBITES ALL DISCHARGES OF OIL. OR ANY
MIXTURE THEREOF. INTO THE WATERS OF BERMUDA. IN ADD ITI OK. THE ACT LISTS A NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONS
OR SPECIAL DEFENSES FOP JUSTIFIABLE VIOLATIONS AND SETS FORTH PENALTIES FOR UNJUSTIFIABLE
OFFENSES. THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND AIR SERVICES IS CHARGED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW.
CANADA
( I "NON-POLLUTING USE FOUND FOR WASTE LUBRICATING OIL." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA PRESS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 10/28/75 PGS 1 3 ST ID# 03421A
TOXIC SUBS
A JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER JEANNE SAUVE. ENERGY MINISTER
ALASTAIR GILLESPIE. AND ONTARIO ENVIRONMENT MINISTER GEORGE KERR ANNOUNCES THE DISCOVERY OF A
NON-POLLUTING USE FOR WASTE LUBRICATING OIL. USED LUBRICATING OIL THAT CAUSED PERSISTENT
POLLUTION PROBLEMS WHEN DUMPED INTO SEWER SYSTEMS OR SPRAYED ON GRAVEL ROADS. HAS BEEN FOUND TO
BE A SUITABLE FUEL FOR THE CEMENT INDUSTRY. INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND
THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAVE REVEALED THAT THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS INHERENT IN
BURNING USE3 LUBRICATING OIL OR DISPOSING OF IT 8Y OTHER MEANS CAN BE AVOIDED BY USING IT AS A
SUPPLEMENTARY FUEL TO FIRE CEMENT KILNS. THIS CURRENT F CRM OF WASTE COULD SUPPLY 15 PERCENT OF
THE FUEL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY, ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF DRAWBACKS PREVENT
ITS USE AS A FUEL FOR DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL HEATING.
CANADA
L R(A) CANADA CLEAN AIR ACT, CAN. STAT. C. 47
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 951-979 ID# 00356A
ALSO FRENCH
AI R
ACT, "RELATING TO AMBIENT AIR QUALITY AND TO THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION," EMPOWERS THE
MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND FORESTRY TO ESTABLISH. OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A SYSTEM OF AIR POLLUTION
MONITORING STATIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA. TO COLLECT AIR POLLUTION DATA FOR PUBLICATION, CONDUCT
RESEARCH AND DRAW UP PLANS FOR THE CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION. THE ACT ALSO
AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO PRESCRIBE AS NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES THOSE
FORMULATED BY THE MINISTER AND TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND SET STANDARDS FOR
FUELS AND ADDITIVES USED IN THE OPERATION OF FEDERAL ENTERPRISES.
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CANADA
LR
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CANADA
LR( A) "AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES. NO. 2." DEPARTMENTAL MANUAL OF ACTS AND
REGULATIONS AMENDMENT LIST
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 03/17/75 PGS 85.1-85.4 ID* 00356D
~also French
AI R
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CANADIAN CLEAN AIR ACT CONCERNS AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR
NITROGEN DIOXIDE. SCHEDULE I OF THE AMENDMENT DEFINES "CESIRABLE" AIR QUALITY AS CONTAINING 0-60
MICROGRAMS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE PER CUBIC METER ANNUAL ARITHMETIC MEAN. "ACCEPTABLE" AIR QUALITY
RELATIVE TO NITROGEN DIOXIDE CONSTITUTES 0-100 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER ANNUAL ARITHMETIC MEAN,
0-200 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER AVERAGE CONCENTRATION OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOO. OR 0-400 MICROGRAMS
PER CUBIC METER AVERAGE CONCENTRATION OVER A ONE-HOUR PERIOD. THE AMENDMENT ALSO PRESCRIBES THE
ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF MEASUREMENT OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS.
CANADA
LR ( A) "LEAD-FREE GASOLINE REGULATIONS." CANADA GAZETTE PART II. VOL. 107.
NO . 21
EPA
ENGLISH* 11/14/73 PGS 2703 ID# 00356E
~ALSO FRENCH
AIR
THESE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 22 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT THE MAXIMUM
CONCENTRATIONS OF LEAD IN GASOLINE REPRESENTED AS LEAD-FREE TO BE 0.06 G. PER IMPERIAL GALLON AS
MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESCRIBED METHOD. SIMILARLY. THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF
PHOSPHORUS IN GASOLINE REPRESENTED AS PHOSPHORUS-FREE IS TO BE 0.006 G. PER IMPERIAL GALLON.
CANADA
LR(A) "PROPOSED NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD REGULATIONS FOR ASBESTOS MINING AND
MILLING." CANADA GAZETTE. PART I. DECEMBER 13. 1975
EPA
ENGLISH* 12/13/75 PGS 5336-40 ID« 00356F
~ALSO FRENCH
AIR
PROPOSED REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 7(1) OF THE CANADIAN CLEAN AIR ACT PRESCRIBE THAT
THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF ASBESTOS FIBERS THAT MAY BE EMITTED INTO THE AMBIENT AIR FROM THE
OPERATION OF ASBESTOS MINES AND MILLS MAY NOT EXCEED TWO ASBESTOS FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER,
MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE KITH THE STANDARD TESTING METHOD OR OTHER TESTING METHODS APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AN INTRODUCTION TO THESE PROPOSED REGULATIONS EXPLAINS THE
BACKGROUND AND OTHER FACTORS LEADING TO THE FORMULATION OF THE REGULATIONS. AND THE TEXT OF THE
REGULATIONS CONTAINS SECTIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ASBESTOS FIBER EMISSION STANDARD. THE
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE STANDARD IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION OR BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT, EMISSION
TESTING AND EMISSION TESTING WAIVERS, AND THE KEEPING OF RECORCS ON EMISSION TESTING AND
MALFUNCTIONS OR BREAKDOWNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMS PROMULGATED IN SCHEDULES I AND II TO THE
REGULATIONS.
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CANADA
L R(AI THE CLEAN AIR ACT - REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES COMPILATION 1
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 09/00/75 PGS 1-29 ID# 00356G
~ALSO FRENCH
AIR
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE CANADA CLEAN AIR ACT ARE COLLECTED IN
THIS COMPILATION AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE,
SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER, CARBON MONOXIDE AND OXIDANTS (OZONE); AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES
FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE; LEAD-FREE GASOLINE REGULATIONS; LEADED GASOLINE REGULATIONS WITH AMENDMENT;
CEMENT INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION GUIDELINES; ASPHALT PAVING INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION
GUIDELINES; AND METALLURGICAL COKE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY NATIONAL EMISSION GUIDELINES.
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES ARE REPRINTED IN THE SAME FORMAT IN WHICH THEY ORIGINALLY APPEAR IN
THE CANADA GAZETTE WITH THE APPROPRIATE ISSUE NUMBER AND DATE OF EACH.
CANADA
LR(A) SASKATCHEWAN (CANADA) AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SASKATCHEWAN REV. STAT., C. 267
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/65 PGS 4358-4365 ID* 00357A
AIR
THIS ACT EMPOWERS THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF
AIR POLLUTION. THESE REGULATIONS MAY PRESCRIBE THE PERM ISSABL E DENSITY OF AIR POLLUTION, PROHIBIT
OR LIMIT ANY TYPE OF INCINERATION, AS WELL AS CONTROL THE OPERATION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.
THE ACT PROVIDES THAT THE MINISTER OF HEALTH MAY ASSIST MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS IN DEVELOPING
APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS. INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION CONTROL, AND RECOMMEND PROCEDURES FOR
DETERMINING AMOUNTS OF POLLUTION AND NECESSARY CONTROL. THE ACT ALSO PROVIDES FOR AN AIR
POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GIVE COUNSEL ON THE REGULATION, CONTROL. AND EFFECTS OF AIR
POLLUTION.
CANADA
L R{A) MOTOR VEHICLE ACT. CAN.REV.ST AT. C. 26 (1ST. SUPP. 1970) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
REGULATIONS. S.0.R./70-487 104 CAN.GAZ.PT. 11
EPA
ENGLISH 11/25/70 PGS 1245-1247 ID« 00358A
ALSO FRENCH,ALSO 1320-1322
AIR
SCHEDULE E OF THIS REGULATION DEFINES CRANKCASE EMISSIONS, EXHAUST EMISSIONS, AND EVAPORATIVE
EMISSIONS. IT PROSCRIBES THE DISCHARGE OF CRANKCASE EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND LIMITS
EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM A GASOLINE-POWERED LIGHT-OUTY VEHICLE TO 6 GRAMS OF HYDROCARBONS. THE
REGULATION FURTHER LIMITS HYDROCARBON EXHAUST EMISSIONS TO 2.2 GRAMS PER MILE FOR A LIGHT-DUTY
VEHICLE AND 275 PARTS PER MILLION BY VOLUME FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE AND 1.5 PERCENT PER VOLUME
FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE. THE OPACITY OF THE EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A DIESEL-POWEREO VEHICLE SHOULD
NOT EXCEED 40 PERCENT DURING ACCELERATION AND 20 PERCENT DURING LUGGING. THE REGULATION ALSO
PROVIDES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE BY MEANS OF APPROVED TEST METHODS.
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CANADA
LR( A) "MOTOR vehicles safety act. motor vehicle SAFETY REGULATIONS AMENDED." {SOR/71
484). CANADA GAZETTE, PART 2. V. 105. N. 19.
EPA
ENGLISH 10/13/71 PGS 1699 ID* 00358B
ALSO FRENCH
AI R
SECTION 1105 OF SCHEDULE E TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS (SOR/70-487) IS AMENDED TO RE-
QUIRE THAT EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM A GASOLINE POWERED LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE
CAPACITY OF 50 CUBIC INCHES OR MORE SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO GRAMS OF HYDROCARBONS. THE NEW
REGULATION. ISSUED ON SEP 14, 1971 BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT THROUGH THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
IS TO TAKE EFFECT ON JAN 1, 1972.
CANADA
LR< A)
"MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. MOTOR
72-248). CANADA GAZETTE. PART 2.
VEHICLE
V. 106,
SAFETY
NO. 14
REGULATIONS. AMENDMENT." (SOR
ENGLISH*
~ALSO FRENCH
AI R
07/26/72 PGS 1026-1027
EPA
ID# 00358C
NOISE
THIS AMENDMENT CHANGES THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF SCHEDULE
REGULATIONS TO READ AS INDICATED: 1) SECTION 1100 IS AMENDED
"•OXIDES OF NITROGEN* MEANS THE SUM OF THE NITRIC OXIDE AND NI
CONTAINED IN A GAS IF THE NITRIC OXIDE WERE IN THE FORM OF NIT
1103 PRECEDING PARAGRAPH CA) IS AMENDED TO READ: "1103. THE
NITROGEN CONTENT OF THE EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM A GASOLINE POWE
AND 3) AN ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO SECTION 1103 WHICH
OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN. 3.0 GRAMS PER VEHICLE MILE AS DETERMINE
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE FOR A LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE." THIS AMENDME
1106 CONCERNING NOISE REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMOBILES TO SCHEDULE
E OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
TO ADD THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:
TROGEN DIOXIDE THAT WOULD BE
ROGEN DIOXIDE:" 2) ALL OF SECTION
HYDROCARBON MONOXIDE AND OXIDES OF
RED VEHICLE ENGINE SHALL NOT EXCEED"
READS AS FOLLOWS: "(C) IN THE CASE
D BY THE APPROVED TRUE MASS
NT ALSO ADDS AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
E OF THE REGULATIONS.
CANADA
LR( A)
"CANADA SHIPPING ACT,
PART 2, V. 98, N. 6.
ENGLISH
ALSO FRENCH
AIR
AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS" (SCR/64-97). CANADA GAZETTE,
03/24/64 PGS 291-294
EPA
ID* 01661 A
THESE REGULATIONS. ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ON FEB 23. 1964, APPLY TO SHIPS IN
CANADIAN WATERS WIHIN ONE MILE OF LAND. FIVE CATEGORIES OF SMOKE DENSITY ARE ESTABLISHED.
RANGING FROM 20 PERCENT OPACITY (N. 1) TC 100 PERCENT OPACITY
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CANADA
LR(B> "ONTARIO LOWERS AIR QUALITY STANDARDS." DEPARTMENT OF STATE AIRGRAM. AMEMBASSY
OTTAWA. A—645
UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 12/13/74 PGS 1-6 ID* 02487A
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT HAS MODIFIED SOME OF ITS CLEAN
AIR REGULATIONS. LOCAL PRESS ARTICLES REPORT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: 1. THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
24-HOUR AVERAGE OF PARTICLES PER CUBIC METER OF CITY AIR HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 90 TO 120
MICROGRAMS, SINCE THE PREVIOUS LEVEL PROVED UNREALISTIC. 2. THE LEGAL LIMIT FROM A FIXED
SOURCE REMAINS UNCHANGED AT A ONE-HALF-HOUR AVERAGE OF 100 MICROGRAMS. 3. CADMIUM EMISSION
STANDARDS HAVE BEEN HALVED TO A HALF-HOUR AVERAGE OF FIVE MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER OF AIR. THE
NEW AMBIENT AIR QUALITY LEVEL IS A 24-HOUR AVERAGE OF TWO MICROGRAMS. 4. HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND
NITRIC ACID EMISSION LEVELS WERE REDUCED SINCE THE OLD STANDARDS WERE FOUND TO BE TOO STRINGENT.
5. GUIDELINES. RATHER THAN REGULATIONS. WERE ISSUED FOR VINYL CHLORIDE AIR LEVELS. BUT
U.S.-CANADIAN RESEARCH MAY LEAD TO LEGAL LIMITS FOR THIS SUBSTANCE. 6. BERYLLIUM EMISSION LEVELS
HAVE BEEN RAISED FROM .01 TO .03 MICROGRAMS. THE NEW STANDARDS WERE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 26.
CANADA
LRIA) ALBERTA (CANADA) ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT. ALBERTA STAT. C. 36 <19701
AMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT ACT, ALBERTA STAT., C. 24
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PG S ID* 00364A
GENERAL
THIS ACT ESTABLISHES THE ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AND SETS AS ITS RESPONSIBILITY THE
REVIEWING OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL. HCLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS. REFERRING
PERTINENT ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE AUTHORITY MAY MAKE SUCH
RULES AS NECESSARY FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF ITS FUNCTIONS.
CANADA
LR (A) MANITOBA (CANADA) CLEAN ENVIRONMENT ACT, MANITOBA REV. STAT.. C. C130 (1970);
AMENDED BY 1970, C. 62
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS ID* 00365A
GENERAL
THIS ACT AND ITS AMENDMENT ASSIGN TO THE CLEAN ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION "GENERAL SUPERVISION AND
CONTROL OVER ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT" BY ANY SUBSTANCE, GASEOUS. LIQUID OR SOLID. THE
ACT PROVIDES THAT NO CONTAMINANT MAY BE INTRODUCED INTO THE AIR, SOIL OR WATER WITHOUT A LICENSE,
BUT EXEMPTS FROM THIS PROVISION DOMESTIC FAMILY RESIDENCES, LOCALLY AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. AND
CERTAIN OTHER CONTAMINATING ACTIVITIES. THE GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING
THE APPOINTMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSPECTORS, ARE DELINEATED.
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CANADA
LR(A) NEW BRUNSWICK (CANADA) CLEAN ENVIRONMENT ACT, NEW BRUNSWICK STAT.. C. 3
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 4-10 ID* 00366A
GENERAL
THE ACT ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS TO THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND
ENVIRONMENT AND AUTHORIZES THF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO PROHIBIT. RESTRICT. OR LIMIT
CONTAMINATION OF THE AIR, SOIL, OR WATERS. THE LATTER IS DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL
COUNCIL TO STUDY, INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON ANY MATTER COMING WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS ACT,
THE MINISTER MAY DESIGNATE AN INSPECTOR AND ANALYST TO AID IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT OR TO
EXAMINE SAMPLES SUBMITTED BY AN INSPECTOR. THE GOVERNOR MAY MAKE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING
CONTAMINANTS AND WASTES. STANDARDS FOR THEIR DISCHARGE. EMISSION OR DEPOSIT. AND THE FORM OF
AND MANNER IN WHICH LICENSFS MAY BE ISSUED OR WITHDRAWN.
CANADA
LR(A) NOVA SC3TIA (CANADA) ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, NOVA SCOTIA STAT., C. 4
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 17-21 IO* 00367A
GENERAL
THE ACT ESTABLISHES THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION COUNCIL AND CHARGES IT WITH INVESTIGATING ANY
ACTIVITY OR SITUATION THAT CAUSES OR APPEARS TO CAUSE POLLUTION, PREPARING PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO
ELIMINATE 03 REDUCE POLLUTION, AND TO COORDINATE POLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTS WITH OTHER PROVINCIAL
OFFICES AND WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE APPROPRIATE
MINISTER IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MAY DIRECT THE NOVA SCOTIA WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENCE OR LIKELIHOOD OF POLLUTION AND TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION.
CANADA
LR
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CANADA
LR< A) NEWFOUNDLAND (CANADA} CLEAN AIR, WATER AND SOIL AUTHORITY ACT 197C, NEWFOUNDLAND
STAT. C. 81 (1970)
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 437-458 ID* 0C369A
GENERAL AIR WATER RADIATION
THIS ACT IS DESIGNED "TO PROVIDE FOR THE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION OF AIR, SOIL AND
WATER AND FUR THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF WATER AS A NATURAL RESOURCE OF THE PROVINCE; TO PROVIDE
AN AID TOWARDS THE CENTRALIZATION AND COORDINATION OF MULTIFORM CONTROLS OVER THE USE OF WATER
GENERALLY 3Y THE CREATION OF AN AUTHORITY AS AN ARM CF GOVERNMENT". THE MINISTER OF MINES,
AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCES IS CHARGED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT. THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IS GRANTED THE POWER, HEREUNDER, TO ISSUE REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTING AND
TESTING OF SOIL, AIR, AND BODIES OF WATER, TO SET POLLUTION STANDARDS, TO MAKE RULES ON SEWAGE
AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE EFFLUENTS. TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS CF COMPLAINTS OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION
AND TO PROVIDE FOR WATER-USE LICENSES. CONTAMINATION BY RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ALSO COME UNDER
THE PURVIEW OF THIS ACT.
CANADA
LRtB) ENVIRONMENT AND THE LAW
EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/72 PGS 1-24 ID# 00979A
ALSO FRENCH
GENERAL
THIS PAMPHLET. PREPARED BY THE INFORMATION ANO CONSUMER BRANCH OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA,
SUMMARIZES ENVIRONMENTAL JURISDICTIONS AND RECENT FEDERAL ANTIPOLLUTION LEGISLATION IN CANADA.
IT DISCUSSES THE ORIGINS AND PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. A DEPARTMENT CREATED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IN JUNE 1971. THIS DEPARTMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INITIATING GOVERNMENT-WIDE
PROGRAMS AND FOR COORDINATING EFFORTS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. IT ALSO PROVIDES
SPECIALIST ADVISORY SERVICES TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
CANADA
LR(B> "CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION OVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA."
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LAW JOURNAL, V. 23. NO. 1
GIBSON, DALE EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 54-87 100 01808A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
THIS PAPER SEEKS TC PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE PRESENT CANADIAN CONSTITUTION DIVIDES
JURISDICTION OVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BETWEEN FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AND TO OFFER
COMMENTS ON THE EFFICACY OF THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT TO HANOLE PROBLEMS THAT LIE AHEAD. THE
RESPECTIVE FIELDS OF COMPETENCY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF OWNERSHIP
OF NATURAL RESOURCES. MINING, LUMBERING. WILDLIFE AND FISH, AGRICULTURE, LAND RECLAMATION AND
ABANDONMENT, WEATHER FORECASTING AND WEATHER MODIFICATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES,
TRANSPORTATION ANO ELECTRIC POWER, MULTIPLE-USE OF WATER, HOUSING AND URBAN PLANNING. VISUAL
POLLUTION, AND RESOURCE POLLUTION. THE MOST CLEARCUT CONCLUSION DRAWN BY THE AUTHOR IS THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IS NOT A HOMOGENEOUS CONSTITUTIONAL ENTITY, BUT RATHER THAT IT CUTS
ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, SOME FEOERAL AND OTHERS PROVINCIAL.
MOST UNDESIRABLE IS THE IMMUNITY FROM PROVINCIAL LAW THAT COURTS ACCORD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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LR( A) "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION ACT. 1970
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CANADA
LRCA) "MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS. AMENDMENT."
ISOR 72-248). CANADA GAZETTE, PART 2, V. 106, NO. 14
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ENGLISH* C7/26/72 PGS 1027 ID* 00358D
~ALSO FRENCH
NO ISE
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CANADIAN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATIONS PROVIDES FOR THE ADDITION
OF SECTION 1106 CONCERNING NOISE TO SCHEDULE E OF THE REGULATIONS. THIS SECTION SPECIFIES
THAT ALL VEHICLES MUST EITHER COMPLY WITH NOISE REGULATIONS OF THE INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE
OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OR MUST NOT EMIT NOISE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 88 DBA IN THE
CASE OF HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES AND NOT IN EXCESS OF 86 DBA IN THE CASE OF LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES.
CANADA
LR(A) "CANADA NOISE CONTROL REGULATIONS." SOR/71-584, 105 CAN. GAZ. PT. II (NOV 2,
1971).
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ENGLISH 11/24/71 PGS 1936-1938 ID* 00984A
ALSO FRENCH
NO ISE
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED UNDER THE "SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES" SECTION OF THE CANADA LABOR CODE,
DEFINE "SOUND LEVEL" AS "THE INTENSITY OF SOUND MEASURED IN DECIBELS," AND STIPULATE THAT "NO
EMPLOYER SHALL PERMIT ANY OF HIS EMPLOYEES TO WORK. AT WORK SITES WHERE THE SOUND LEVEL IS 90
DECIBELS OR MORE." EXCEPTIONS TO THIS BASIC PRINCIPLE ARE, HOWEVER. PERMITTED WHERE IT IS NOT
"REASONABLY PRACTICABLE" FOR AN EMPLOYER TO COMPLY. IN THIS CONNECTION. A SCHEDULE IS INCLUDED
SHOWING THE LENGTHS OF TIME DURING WHICH EMPLOYEES MAY BE EXPOSED TO SOUND OF UP TO 115 DECIBELS.
ALSO INCLUDED ARE PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE WEARING OF HEARING PROTECTORS FOR WORKERS EXPOSED FOR
LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AS WELL AS FOR WORKERS EXPOSED TO HIGH INTENSITY IMPACT SOUNDS.
FURTHERMORE. WORKERS MAY WORK AT SOUND LEVELS OF UNDER 95 DECIBELS, IF IT IS MEDICALLY DETERMINED
THAT THEY CAN DO SO WITHOUT IMPAIRMENT. THE REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDE FOR NOISE SURVEYS TO
DETERMINE SOUND LEVELS AND REQUIRE THE POSTING OF WARNING SIGNS IN HIGH NOISE LEVEL AREAS.
CANADA
L R(A) PESTICIDE RESIDUE COMPENSATION ACT 1968-69. C. 34. S.l. REVISED STATUTES OF
CANADA. 1970, V. 6.
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ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 5849-5846 ID* 00592A
ALSO FRENCH
PESTICIDES
THIS ACT PROVIDES FCR COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO A FARMER WHEN A PESTICIDE LISTED IN THE PEST
CONTROL ACT AND ASCERTAINED TO HAVE BEEN USED PROPERLY HAS CAUSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE TO BE UNFIT
FOR SALE UNDER THE FOOC AND DRUG ACT. THE FARMER MUST USE EVERY MEANS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE TO REDUCE THE LOSS AND MUST PURSUE EVERY ACTION IN LAW AGAINST THE
MANUFACTURER OF THE PESTICIDE OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO MAY BE LIABLE BEFORE HE CAN CLAIM
COMPENSATION. THE MINISTER MAY BRING THE ACTION FOR THE FARMER IF HE DEEMS IT NECESSARY AND HAS
OBTAINED THE FARMER'S CONSENT. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAKE MAKE REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR OBTAINING COMPENSATION, PRESCRIBING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID.
VIOLATION 3 F ANY PROVISION OF THIS ACT CONSTITUTES AN OFFENSE EITHER INDICTABLE AND LIABLE TO
TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT OR PUNISHABLE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION.
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LR( A) PESTICIDE RESIDUE COMPENSATION REGULATIONS. SOR/72-9. CAN. GAZ. V. 106. N. 3,
PT . II.
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ENGLISH 02/09/72 PGS 150-151 ID» 00592B
ALSO FRENCH
PESTICIDES
THE DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3. COMPENSATION MAY
BE PAID TO THE APPLICANT TO A MAXIMUM OF 80 PERCENT OF THE MONETARY VALUE OF THE AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCT FOR MHICH THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE SUBJECT TO THE DETERMINATION OF VALUE BY THE RULES
OUTLINED IN SECTION 5. THE MINISTER MUST BE SATISFIED THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN
CANADA BEFORE ANY COMPENSATION IS PAID. THESE REGULATIONS ARE MADE PURSUANT TO THE PESTICIDES
RESIDUE COMPENSATION ACT, 1968-69. C. 34. S.l.
CANADA
LRU) FERTILIZERS ACT 1957. C. 27. S.l. REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1970. V. 3.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 3059-3063 ID* 00594A
ALSO FRENCH
PESTICIDES
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT PASSED FOR THE
CONTROL AND REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZERS. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS
"PROVIDING THAT FERTILIZERS REGISTERED UNDER THIS ACT AND CONTAINING A CONTROL PRODUCT AS DEFINED
IN THE PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT SHALL, IN PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS. BE DEEMED TO BE REGISTERED
UNDER THAT ACT". PROVISIONS FOR INSPECTION. ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES. AND PROSECUTIONS FOR OFFENSES ARE
INCLUDED. VIOLATORS OF A PROVISION OR ITS REGULATIONS ARE LIABLE TO "MA) ON SUMMARY CONVICTION TO
A FINE NOT EXCEEDING S500 OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS. OR TO BOTH, OR
UPON CONVICTION OR INDICTMENT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING S2.000 OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT
EXCEEDING ONE YEAR. OR TO BOTH".
CANADA
LRCA) PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS REGULATIONS. STAT ORDERS & REGUL CONSOLID. 1955
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/55 PGS 2536-2557 IDC 00595A
PESTICIDES
THESE REGULATIONS REPLACE SECTION 2 OF THE PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (R.S.C.. 1952. C. 2091.
THE REGULATIONS APPLY TO ALL PESTICIDES INCLUDING ANY ADJUVANT SOLD THAT IS MEANT TO BE MIXED WITH
A PESTICIDE. CERTAIN MATERIALS ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE APPLICATION OF THE ACT. THE DETAILS REQUIRED
FOR REGISTERING THE CONTROL PRODUCTS ARE ENUMERATED AND CESCRI BED. IF POSSIBLE. THE BRAND NAME
SHOULD BE DESCRIPTIVE OF THE PESTICIDE AS TO ACTIVE SUBSTANCES, PHYSICAL FORM AND PURPOSES.
CERTAIN GUARANTEES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN SCHEDULES A AND B AND FOR OTHER
MATERIALS USED IN PESTICIDES. SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PACKAGING OF PESTICIDES ARE GIVEN AS WELL AS
FOR THE LA9ELING OF CONTAINERS. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LABELING POISONOUS SUBSTANCES, FOR INDICATING
THE CONTENTS OF CONTAINERS. FOR TESTING OF PESTICIDES. FOR TAKING OFFICIAL SAMPLES AND FOR
IMPORTING PESTICIDES ARE SPECIFIED. THESE REGULATIONS ARE AMENDED BY SOR/58-366 AND SOR/495.
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CANADA
LRCA) PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT 1968-69. C. 50. S.I. REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1970.
V. 6.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 2536-2557 ID* 00595B
PESTICIDES
THIS ACT DEFINES A CONTROL PRODUCT AS "ANY PRODUCT, DEVICE. ORGANISM, SUBSTANCE OR THING THAT
IS MANUFACTURED, REPRESENTED, SOLD OR USEO AS A MEANS FOR DIRECTLY OR INOIRECTLY CONTROLLING.
PREVENTING, DESTROYING. MITIGATING, ATTRACTING OR REPELLING ANY PEST". THE ACT CONTAINS PROVISIONS
REGULATING THE MANUFACTURING. STORING. DISPLAYING. DISTRIBUTING, PACKAGING. LABELING. ADVERTISING,
EXPORTING AND IMPORTING OF SUCH PRODUCTS. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT IS IN THE HANDS OF THE
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. WHO MAY APPOINT INSPECTORS AND ANALYSTS WITH THE POWERS TO INSPECT, SEIZE.
AND TAKE SAMPLES OF THE PRODUCTS. WHERE THE ACT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN VIOLATED, THE INSPECTOR MAY
SEIZE AND RETAIN THE CONTROL PRODUCT UNTIL HE IS SATISFIED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT HAVE
BEEN FOLLOWED OR UNTIL THE OWNER HAS AGREED TO DISPOSE OF IT. UPON CONVICTION FOR A VIOLATION,
THE OWNER MAY BE FORCED TO FORFEIT THE PRODUCT FOR DISPOSAL. VIOLATORS OF THE ACT ARE SUBJECT TO
IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.
CANADA
LR( A ) "FERTILIZERS ACT. FERTILIZERS REGULAT ICNS" (SOR/69-65), INT. DIG. HLTH. LEG,,
V, 22,
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 440 ID« 00595C
PESTICIDES
THESE REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT FERTILIZERS WHICH CONTAIN A PESTICIDE ARE TO BE REGISTERED
UNDER THE PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT. IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ALL FERTILIZERS.
PACKAGES CONTAINING "FERTILIZER-PESTICIDES" MUST BE M ARK ED WITH APPROPRIATE WARNINGS AND
DIRECTIONS FOR USE REQUIRED BY THAT ACT. FURTHERMORE. NO FERTILIZER MAY CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCE IN
QUANTITIES LIKELY TO BE HARMFUL TO MAN OR ANIMALS WHEN USED ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS. OR ANY
SUBSTANCE WHICH, WHEN APPLIED ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS, WOULD LEAVE A HARMFUL RESIDUE IN PLANT
TISSUE CONTRARY TO THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. (OFFICIAL TEXT IS IN CANADA GAZETTE. PART 2. V, 1C3.
N. 4, FEB 26, 1969. PP. 293-312.)
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CANADA
LR(A) "DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARE ACT." AS AMENDED. CAN. REV. STAT. C.
N-9 (1970). V. 5.
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ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 5333-5336 ID* 00698A
ALSO FRENCH
RADIATION
THE MINISTER APPOINTED BY COMMISSION UNDER THE GREAT SEAL PRESIDES OVER THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND WELFARE. AND HIS DUTIES, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS EXTEND TO AND INCLUDE ALL MATTERS
RELATING TO THE PROMOTION OR PRESERVATION OF HEALTH. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY ESTABLISH SUCH
BOARDS. COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS AS HE DEEMS NECESSARY TO ASSIST AND ADVISE THE MINISTER AND TO
COOPERATE WITH PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACT. (THE RADIATION PROTECTION
DIVISIONS WAS SO ESTABLISHED, AND IT IS ONE OF THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES MENTIONED IN THE ATOMIC
ENERGY CONTROL REGULATIONS.* THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS AND IMPOSE PENALTIES
FOR THE FAILURE TO OBEY THE REGULATIONS BY WAY OF A FINE NOT EXCEEDING #200 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR
A TERM NOT EXCEEDING THREE MONTHS, ENFORCEABLE UPON SUMMARY CONVICTION. THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY
SOR/70/517. 104 CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 1414 (DEC 23. 1970) AND CAN. REV. STAT. C. 14 (2D SUPP. 1970).
C AN AO A
LR ( A) "NUCLEAR LIABILITY ACT." CAN. REV. STAT. C. 29 (1ST SUPP. 1970) AS AMENDED BY THE
FEDERAL COURT ACT, CAN. REV. STAT. C. 10 (2D SUPP. 1970).
EPA
ENGLISH 0C/00/70 PGS 907-923 ID* 00705A
ALSO FRENCH; ALSO PP. 91 AND 163
RADIATION
THIS ACT AS AMENDED REQUIRES AN OPERATOR OF A NUCLEAR INSTALLATION TO PREVENT INJURY TO ANY
OTHER PERSON OR DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY OF ANY OTHER PERSON ARISING FROM THE FISSIONABLE OR RADIO
ACTIVE PROPERTIES, OR THEIR COMBINATION WITH TOXIC, EXPLCSIVE, OR HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES. OF
NUCLEAR MATERIAL IN HIS NUCLEAR INSTALLATION; OR OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN IN HIS
INSTALLATION BUT HAS NCT YET COME UNDER THE CONTROL OF ANOTHER OPERATOR; OR OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL
THAT IS EN ROUTE FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA TO HIS INSTALLATION OR IN A PLACE OF STORAGE AWAITING
TRANSPORTATION TO HIS INSTALLATION. THE ACT SPECIFIES THE CONDITIONS OF HIS LIABILITY AND THE
PROCEDURES FOR CARRYING OUT ITS PROVISIONS. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO ARRANGEMENTS
WITH RECIPROCATING COUNTRIES ON MATTERS OF LIABILITY. WITHOUT SUCH AN AGREEMENT AN OPERATOR IS
NOT LIABLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE INCURRED OUTSIDE OF CANADA.
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CANADA
LR{A> "RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES ACT." CAN. REV. STAT. C. 34 (1ST SUPP. 1970).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 947-952 ID* 00706A
ALSO FRENCH
RADIATION
THIS ACT. WHICH DOES NOT APPLY TO RAD I AT I ON-EM ITTING DEVICES THAT ARE DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR
THE PRODUCTION OF ATOMIC ENERGY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL ACT. WAS DRAWN UP
TO COVER X-RAYS AND OTHER RADIATION SOURCES. THE ACT PROHIBITS THE SALE. LEASE OR IMPORTATION OF
DEVICES FOR WHICH STANDARDS HAVE BEEN SET UNLESS THE DEVICE AND ITS PARTS COMPLY WITH THOSE
STANDARDS. THE MINISTER MAY APPOINT INSPECTORS FOR ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. THEY ARE GIVEN WIDE
POWERS TO ENTER PREMISES WHERE THEY BELIEVE THESE DEVICES MAY BE LOCATED. TO OPEN PACKAGES. AND
TO EXAMINE DOCUMENTS. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING CLASSES OF
RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES AND SET STANDARDS TO PROTECT PERSONS AGAINST PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH FROM RADIATION. THE ACT ALSO PROVIOES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
CANAOA
LRCA) "RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES REGULATIONS." SOR/72-43. CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 266 < MAR 8
1972) AMENDED BY SOR/72-222. 106 CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 966 (JUL 12, 1972).
EPA
ENGLISH 03/07/72 PGS 266-271 ID* 0C706B
ALSO FRENCH
RADIATION
THESE REGULATIONS. ISSUED UNDER THE 1970 RADIATION EMITTING DEVICES ACT. PLACE TELEVISION RE-
CEIVERS AND EXTRA-ORAL DENTAL X-RAY EOUIPMENT IN THE CLASSES OF DEVICES TO BE REGULATED. THE
STANDARDS FOR REGULATING THESE CLASSES OF EQUIPMENT ARE APPENDED TO THE REGULATIONS AS
SCHEDULES A AND B. THE INSPECTOR WHO SEIZES A DEVICE OR COMPONENT MAY KEEP IT UNTIL HE CAN
ASCERTAIN WHETHER IT COMPLIES WITH THE PRESCRIBED STANDARDS. THE INSPECTOR MUST MAINTAIN A
WRITTEN RECORD OF THE PARTICULARS OF HIS DEPOSITION OF THE DEVICE OR ITS COMPONENT.
CANADA
LR(A) "ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL ACT." CAN. REV. STAT. C. A-1 9 ( 1970). V. 1.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 153-161 ID* 0070SA
ALSO FR= NCH
RADIAT ION
THIS ACT. APPLYING TO ALL ENERGY OF WHATEVER TYPE DERIVED FROM OR CREATED BY THE
TRANSMUTATI3N OF ATOMS, CONFERS ON THE ATOMIC ENERGY BOARD AND POWERS. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH ANO INVESTIGATION
WITH RESPECT TO ATOMIC ENERGY; FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. CCNTRCL. SUPERVISION, LICENSING. APPLICATION
AND USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY; FOR MINING AND FOR PROSPECTING FCR PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCES; AND FOR THE
REGULATION OF THE PRODUCTION, IMPORT. EXPORT. TRANSPORT ATIGN. REFINING. POSSESSION, OWNERSHIP.
USE OR SALE OF PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCES. THE MINISTER, CHOSEN BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL. IS
EMPOWERED TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH. UTILIZE ATOMIS POWER, PURCHASE. LEASE. REQUISITION OR
EXPROPRIATE ANY NUCLEAR MATERIALS. HE MAY ALSO FRCM COMPANIES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR
GENERAL ANO ASSUME DIRECTION OF THESE COMPANIES WHOSE CAPITAL IS OWNED BY THE CROWN IN RIGHT OF
CANADA. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE ACT ARE MENTIONED.
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CANADA
LR(A) "PARTICLE ACCELERATORS ORDER. N. 1/lOL/70-1/106/70 . " SOR/70-250. 104 CAN. GAZ. PT
II. 642 IJUN 1. 1970).
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ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 642 ID* 00708B
ALSO FRENCH
RADIATION
THIS ORDER DECLARES PARTICLE ACCELERATORS. DEFINED AS EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF IMPARTING HIGH KI-
NETIC ENERGY TO CHARGED PARTICLES THROUGH INTERACTION WITH ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC FIELDS AND
PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO PRODUCE OR USE IN ITS OPERATION ATOMIC ENERGY AND PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCES. TO
BE PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL REGULATIONS.
CANADA
LRIAI "PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT EXPORT CONTROL ORDER. N. 01/20 1/67-1/206/67." SOR/6T-189.
101 CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 675 (APR 5. 1967).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/68 PGS 675 ID* 00708C
RADIATION
THIS ORDER PRESCRIBES CERTAIN PROPERTIES ON THE EXPORT CONTROL LIST AS BEING SUCH THAT THEY
MUST BE SPECIFIED UNDER ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL REGULATIONS. NO IMPORT PERMIT OR ORDER IS REQUIRED
TO AUTHORIZE THE IMPORTATION INTO CANADA OF ANY OF THE PROPERTIES SPECIFIED AS PRESCRIBED
EQUIPMENT UNDER THIS ORDER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THE NUCLEAR REACTORS ORDER OF APR 24. 1957.
CANADA
LRCA) "INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY ORDER. N. 1/200/66." SOR/66-1128. 100 CAN. GAZ. PT. II.
314 (MAR 1. 1966).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/67 PGS 314 ID» 00708D
RADIAT ION
THIS ORDER FORBIDS ANY PERSON PERFORMING AN INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY OPERATION FROM USING A
RADIOACTIVE SU3STANCE UNLESS HE HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS A JUNIOR OR SENIOR INDUSTRIAL
RADIOGRAPHER OR IS WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF SUCH A RADIOGRAPHER. AT LEAST ONE
PERSON MUST BE A CERTIFIED SENIOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHER AT ANY PLACE WHERE TWO OR MORE
PRESCRIBED RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ARE USED.
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CANADA
LRtAl "SHIPPING CONTAINERS ORDER." SOR/63-65. 97 CAN. GAZ . PT. II, 193 (FEB 27, 1963).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/64 PGS 193 ID* 00708E
RADIATION
THE SCHEDULE OF THIS ORDER PROVIDES THAT NO PRESCRIBED RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE MAY BE SHIPPED
UNLESS THE CONTAINER MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS AS TO PACKAGING. SHIELDING. AND LABELING SET FORTH
BY A STATUTORY BODY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPOSEO METHOO OF TRANSPORTATION AND HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED FOR THE PARTICULAR SHIPMENT INVOLVED.
CANADA
LR(A) "NUCLEAR REACTORS ORDER. N. 1/20 1/57-1/206/57." SOR/57-14S, 91 CAN. GAZ. PT. II,
433 (APR 24, 1957).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/57 PGS 433 ID» 00708F
RADIATION
THIS ORDER. ISSUED UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL ACT. STATES THAT NUCLEAR REACTORS ARE
PROPERTY WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD. AMY BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION. USE. OR
APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY. AND ARE SPECIFIED AS PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY
REGULATIONS OF CANADA. A PERSON MAY DEAL IN ANY NUCLEAR REACTOR ONLY AFTER HE HAS RECEIVED AN
ORDER FROM THE BOARD TO DO SO. THIS ORDER DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY REACTOR BUILT WHOLLY BY OR FOR
AND OPERATED WHOLLY BY OR ON BEHALF OF A DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
CANADA
LR < A ) "ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL REGULATIONS." SOR/60-I19, 94 CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 345 (APR 13
I960).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/61 PGS 344-357 ID* 00708G
RADIATION
THESE REGULATIONS, AS AMENDED BY SOR/70-504, 93 CAN. GAZ. PT. II, 1290 (NOV 25. 1964) AND
SOR/ 72-301, 106 CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 1465 (AGU 2. 1972). ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY PERSON DEALING IN
PRESCRIBED RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. INCLUDING URANIUM. THORIUM, PLUTONIUM, RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
OF OTHER ELEMENTS, ANO DEUTERIUM. THESE REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS OF PERSONS WHO DEAL
IN QUANTITIES OF PRESCRIBED RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES IN EXCESS OF THE SCHEDULED QUANTITIES MUST
ARRANGE FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF THOSE PERSONS. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS OF THESE
REGULATIONS SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATOMIC ENERGY WORKERS. PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURES, PROTECTIVE
PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT, AND WARNING LABELS AND SIGNS.
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LR
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CANADA
LR(A> "ANIMAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REGULATIONS." SOR/CONS. 1955, V. 1.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/55 PGS 76-71,108 ID* 00841A
SOLID WASTE
THESE REGULATIONS DECLARE THAT THE VETERINARY DIRECTOR GENERAL HAS ALL THE POWERS OF AN
INSPECTOR OR VETERINARY INSPECTOR IN THF CONTEXT OF THIS LAW. FURTHER, REFUSE, MANURE. GARBAGE
AND THE LIKE MAY NOT BE LANDEO OR OISCHARGED IN ANY PORT OR WATERS OF CANADA FROM SHIPS ARRIVING
FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. THE MINISTER MAY DESIGNATE SUCH PORTS WHERE MANURE. GARBAGE, OR OTHER
REFUSE MAY BE LANDED PROVIDED CERTAIN SPECIFIED CONDITIONS ARE MET, SUCH AS THE CONTAINMENT OF
THE REFUSE IN CLOSED. LEAK-PROOF METAL BOXES. UNLESS A SHIP OR VESSEL DOCKING HAS INCINERATION
FACILITIES THAT MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE INSPECTOR, IT MUST DISCHARGE ITS REFUSE UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF THE INSPECTOR. THE CAPTAIN OF A SHIP OR VESSEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
CONTRAVENTION OF THESE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS AND IS LIABLE FOR THE PENALTIES IMPOSED.
CANADA
LR( A)
"ANIMAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT." CAN. REV. STAT. C. A-13 (1970), V, 1,
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 93-107 ID* 00843A
ALSO FRENCH
SOLID WASTE WATER
ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE
DESTRUCTION! OR DISPOSAL OF ANIMALS WHICH ARE DYING IN A DISEASED STATE. FURTHER. THE ACT
PROVIDES PENALTIES FOR THE THROWING OR PLACING IN ANY RIVER. STREAM. CANAL, NAVIGABLE OR OTHER
WATER. OR IN THE SEA. WITHIN JO MILES OF THE SHORE. THE CARCASS OF AN ANIMAL THAT DIES FROM A
DISEASE OR WAS SLAUGHTERED BECAUSE IT WAS DISEASED OR SUSPECTED OF BEING DISEASED.
CANADA
LR(A> "OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION ACT." CAN. REV• STAT. C. 0-4 (1970);
AMENDED BY 1ST SUPP. 1970, C. 30; 2D SUPP. 1970, C. 10.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 5613-5643 ID# 00844A
ALSO FRENCH
SOLID WASTE
THE MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR
THIS ACT WHICH APPLIES TO OIL AND GAS IN THE YUKON TERRITORY AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. THE
ACT PROVIDES THAT THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS FGR THE PREVENTION OF WASTES,
BOTH ORDINARY WASTES AND WASTES AS UNDERSTOOD IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. THE CHIEF
CONSERVATION OFFICER. APPOINTED BY THE MINISTER, MAY ORDER THE CESSATION OF OPERATIONS CAUSING
WASTES OR THE TAKE-OVER OF CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF WORKS CAUSING WASTES. SIMILARLY. HE MAY
INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO PREVENT OIL-AND-GAS INDUSTRY WASTES. ANY PERSON OR HIS EMPLOYEE WHO
COMMITS AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS ACT IS LIABLE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN
SI,000 TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT, OR TO BOTH,
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CANADA
LR(A) CANADA SHIPPING ACT, CAN. REV. STAT. C.S-9. PART IX ( 1970)
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 6981-6983 10# 00370A
ALSO FRENCH
MATER
ACT AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL AND THUS TO REGULATE AND PREVENT THE
POLLUTION OF CANADIAN WATERS BY OIL. CHEMICALS. GARBAGE. S EX AGE AND ANY OTHER SUBSTANCES FROM
SHIPS. IT FURTHER AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO REGULATE AND PREVENT THE POLLUTION OF
THE AIR BY COMBUSTIBLE PRODUCTS FROM SHIPS AND. WHEN NECESSARY. TO ORDER THE DESTRUCTION OR
REMOVAL OF SHIPS THAT. BY REASON OF THEIR DISTRESS OR ABANDONMENT. ARE LIABLE TO POLLUTE CANADIAN
MATERS. THE ACT SETS PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
CANAOA
LR(A) CANADA SHIPPING ACT - CAN. STAT. C. 27 PT. XIX (1970-721. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT OF
CANADA.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 543-575 ID* 00370B
ALSO FRENCH ALSO PM
MATER
THIS ACT AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO MAKE REGULATIONS ON THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS
INTO THE WATERS FROM A SHIP, TO CLASSIFY POLLUTANTS, PRESCRIBE THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY MAY BE
CARRIED ABOARD SHIPS, SET SAFETY STANDARDS AND REQUIRE RECORDS TO BE KEPT ON LOADING AND UNLOADING
OPERATIONS IN CANADIAN WATERS. FURTHER IT GRANTS POLLUTION PREVENTION OFFICERS THE RIGHT TO
REQUIRE SHIPS TO REPORT ON THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS, TO BOARD AND INSPECT SHIPS. ORDER
THEM OUTSIDE OF CANADIAN MATERS AND TO REQUIRE ANY SHIP TO HELP CLEAN UP ANY POLLUTANT WHEN A GRAVE
DANGER EXISTS. THE ACT MAKES OWNERS OF OFFENDING SHIPS LIABLE FOR THE COSTS OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO
REMEDY CONDITIONS OF POLLUTION RESULTING FROM ILLEGAL DISCHARGE. IT ALSO ESTABLISHES A MARITIME
POLLUTION CLAIMS FUND, AUTHORIZES LEVIES ON BULK OIL IMPORTED INTO CANADA, AND PROVIDES PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATORS OF THESE PROVISIONS.
CANADA
LR(A) CANADA SHIPPING ACT. CAN. STAT. C. 27. PART XX (1970-721 - MARITIME POLLUTION
CLAIMS FUNO REGULATIONS. SOR/72-33, 106 CAN. GAZ. PT. II 226 (FEB 7. 1972).
EPA
ENGLISH 02/23/72 PGS 226-229 ID* 00370C
ALSO SE/ALSO FRENCH
MATER
THESE REGULATIONS SET THE AMOUNT, PAYABLE INTO THE MARITIME POLLUTION CLAIMS FUND, TO BE
LEVIED ON EACH TON OF OIL IMPORTED INTO CANADA IN BULK OR ON EACH TON OF OIL SHIPPED FROM ANY
PLACE IN CANADA IN BULK AS A CARGO OF A SHIP WHEN THE SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT HAS CONFORMED IN
AMOUNT AND FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE MINISTER. THE REGULATIONS ALSO CONTAIN DECLARATION FORMS
THAT EACH IMPORTER OR EXPORTER OF RECORD MUST FILE WITH THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
FURTHER. THE REGULATIONS SET THE FUND'S INTEREST RATE.
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CANADA
LRU) CANADA SHIPPING ACT, CAN. STAT. C 27 (1970-72) - OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION
REGULATI ONS.
EPA
ENGLISH 10/13/71 PGS 1723-1734 ID# 00370D
ALSO FRENCH
WATER
PART I OF THESE REGULATIONS PROHIBITS THE DISCHARGE FROM ANY SHIP OF OIL OR OILY MIXTURES INTO
CANADIAN WATERS ANO FISHING ZONES UNLESS SUCH ACTION IS NECESSARY TO AVOID LOSS OF LIFE OR THE LOSS
OR THE STRANDING OF THE SHIP OR IS A MINIMAL ANO UNAVOIDABLE ASPECT OF THE SHIP'S OPERATION. IT
FURTHER REQUIRES THE MASTER OF A SHIP TO REPORT IMMEDIATELY UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OR THE
IMMINENCE THEREOF. PART II ENJOINS ALL CANADIAN SHIPS IN NON-CANADIAN WATERS FROM DISCHARGING
PERSISTENT OIL OR OILY MIXTURES INTO THE WATER UNLESS THERE IS DANGER TO THE SHIP ANO TO PERSONS
ABOARD. PART III DEALS WITH THE LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES IN CANADA AND IN ITS WATERS AND
FISHING ZONES AND APPLIES TO ALL SHIPS EXCEPT HER MAJESTY•S WARSHIPS AND CERTAIN SMALL VESSELS.
PART IV CONTAINS REGULATIONS ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE OIL RECORD BOOKS.
CANADA
LR( A)
CANADA SHIPPING ACT, GARBAGE POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATICNS. SOR/71-654 105
CAN. GAZ. PT. II. 2134 (DEC 14. 1971).
EPA
ENGLISH 12/22/71 PGS 2134-2135 ID* 00370E
ALSO FRENCH
WA TER
THESE REGULATIONS PROSCRIBE THE THROWING OR DISCHARGE OF GARBAGE, GALLEY WASTE. PAPER. RAGS.
JUNK OR SIMILAR REFUSE FROM SHIPS INTO THE TERRITORIAL SEAS OR INLAND WATERS OF CANADA.
CANADA
LRC A)
FISHERIES ACT. CAN. REV. STAT. C. F-4 (1970); AMENDED 1ST SUPP. 1970. C. 17.
EPA
ENGLISH 0C/C0/70 PGS 3145-3149 ID» 00512A
ALSO FRENCH/P. 3135-3136
WATER
THIS ACT. ADMINISTERED BY THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND FORESTRY, PROHIBITS ANY PERSON FROM
THROWING OVERBOARD OR DEPOSITING UPON THE SHORES OR BANKS OF WATERS USED FOR FISHING ANY BALLAST,
COAL ASHES, STONES OR CTHER PREJUDICIAL CR DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES AND FROM LEAVING DECAYING FISH
AND THE LIKE ON THE BANKS, THE SHORE OR THE BEACH BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW WATER MARK. IT FURTHER
ESTABLISHES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY ISSUE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING THE
SUBSTANCES AND CLASSES OF SUBSTANCES. THE QUANTITIES OR CONCENTRATIONS. AND TREATMENTS. PROCESSES
AND CHANGES OF WATER FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEFINING DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES.
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CANADA
LR(A) FISHERIES ACT, CHLOR—ALKALI MERCURY REGULATIONS; CAN. REV. STAT. C. F-14 (1970)
AS AMENDED 2ND SUPP. 1970, C. 17.
EPA
ENGLISH 04/12/72 PG S 436-440 ID# 00512B
ALSO FRENCH/P. 661-671
WATER
THESE REGULATIONS AUTHORIZE MERCURY IN THE LIQUID EFFLUENT FROM A PLANT TO BE PLACED IN
MATERS FREQUENTED BY FISH PROVIDING THE QUANTITY DEPOSITED BY THE PLANT IN ONE DAY DOES NOT
EXCEED .005 POUND PER TON OF CHLORINE PRODUCED BY THE PLANT IN THE SAME DAY. THE AMOUNT OF
MERCURY SHALL BE DETERMINED FROM A COMPOSITE SAMPLE. THE REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE OWNER OR
SUPERVISOR OF SUCH A PLANT TO KEEP RECORDS AND SUBMIT THEM T0 THE MINISTER AS REQUESTEO. THE
FORMAT OF THESE RECORDS IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE ANNEXES.
CANADA
LR(A) "AN ACT TO AMEND THE FISHERIES ACT." REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, C. 17 (FIRST
SUPP., 1970 1.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 661-668 ID# 00512C
ALSO FRENCH
WATER
THIS ACT AMENDS SECTION 33 OF THE FISHERIES ACT TO STRENGTHEN PROVISIONS AGAINST DUMPING
DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES INTO FISHING WATERS. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING LISTS OF DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES AND THEIR HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS. AND
CONTROLLING PROCESSES HARMFUL TO WATER QUALITY. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE
OF DELETER 13US SUBSTANCES INTO FISHING WATERS ARE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF 5,000 DOLLARS FOR EVERY
DAY ON WHICH THE OFFENSE OCCURS. PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF ENTERPRISES LIKELY TO
CAUSE DISCHARGE OF DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES INTO FISHING WATERS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MINISTER OF
THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MINISTER MAY REQUIRE CHANGES IN SUCH PLANS OR PROHIBIT CONSTRUCTION
ALTOGETHER. INSPECTORS MAY BE APPOINTED TO ENSURE THAT ENTERPRISES COMPLY WITH THE MINISTER'S
REGULATIONS.
CANADA
LRIA) "FISHERIES ACT. PULP AND PAPER EFFLUENT
GAZETTE, PART 2, V. 105, N. 22.
ENGLISH 11/24/71
ALSO FRENCH
WATER
REGULATIONS" (SOR/71-578). CANADA
EPA
PG S 1886-92 ID# 00512D
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE FISHERIES ACT ON NOV 2. 2971 BY THE MINISTER OF THE
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, ESTABLISH DETAILED TECHNICAL STANDARDS TO CONTROL
THE DISCHARGE OF DO-ETERIOUS SUBSTANCES FROM PAPER AND PULP MILLS INTO FISHING WATERS.
"DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCE" IS DEFINED TO INCLUDE TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN EFFLUENTS.
OXYGEN-DEMANDING DECOMPOSIBLE ORGANIC WASTE MATTER. AND WASTES TOXIC TO FISH. MILL OPERATORS
MUST MONITOR EFFLUENTS AND KEEP RECORDS NECESSARY FOR THE MINISTER TO DETERMINE IF THE MILL IS
DISCHARGING WASTES IN EXCESS OF AUTHORIZED QUANTITIES. PERMITTED DEPOSITS OF TOTAL SUSPENDED
SOLIDS AND OF OXYGEN-DEMANDING DECOMPOSIBLE ORGANIC MATTER ARE ESTABLISHED IN SCHEDULES A AND B
FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF PAPER AND PULP MILLS IN RELATION TO THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL PROCESSED OR
PRODUCT PRODUCED. PROCEDURES FOR MEASURING TOXICITY OF EFFLUENTS AND DETERMINING BIOCHEMICAL
OXYGEN DEMAND ARE ESTABLISHED IN SCHEDULES D AND E.
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CANADA
LBIAI "FISHERIES ACT. PETROLEUM REFINERY LIQUID EFFLUENT REGULATIONS" (P.C. 1973-3440)
CANADA GAZETTE, PART 2, V. 107, N. 21.
EPA
ENGLISH 11/14/73 PGS 2720-27 ID# 00512E
ALSO FRENCH
WA TER
THESE REGULATIONS, ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE "FISHERIES ACT," APPLY
TO ALL PETROLEUM REFINERIES BEGINNING OPERATION AFTER NOV 1, 1973. "DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES" ARE
DEFINED AS OIL AND GREASE. PHENOLS, SULFIDE, AMONIA NITROGEN, SUSPENDED MATTER, AND SUBSTANCES
ALTERING PH LEVEL. DISCHARGE OF ANY DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCE MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTER
OF THE ENVIRONMENT. CALCULATION OF PERMISSIBLE DISCHARGE AT A REFINERY IS BASED ON DAILY RATE
OF OIL PRODUCTION AND INCLUOES HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN STORf RUNOFF AND UNTREATED EFFLUENTS FROM
COOLING PLANTS. THE PH LEVEL OF EFFLUENTS MUST BE BETWEEN 6.0 AND 9.5. APPROVED FACILITIES FOR
MONITORING EFFLUENTS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT EVERY REFINERY AND A MONTHLY REPORT FILED WITH THE
MINISTER. THE SCHEDULES CONTAIN DETAILED TECHNICAL PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE AUTHORIZED QUANTITIES
OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN EFFLUENTS AND ACTUAL AMOUNTS OF WASTES DISCHARGED, TO MEASURE PH LEVELS,
AND TO DETERMINE PRESENCE AND CONCENTRATIONS OF VARIOUS HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN EFFLUENTS.
CANADA
LRCB) "PETROLEUM REFINERY POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA NEWS RELEASE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 11/01/73 PGS 1-2 ID# 00512F
WATER
IN THIS NEWS RELEASE, THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF NEW
ANT 1 —POLLUT1 ON STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO OIL REFINERIES COMMENCING OPERATION AFTER NOV., 1, 1973,
MODIFICATIONS OF OLD REFINERIES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO NEW STANDARDS. REFINERIES ALREADY IN OPERATION
WILL ALSO B£ SUBJECT TO NEW REGULATIONS. BUT DETAILS HAVE YET TO BE NEGOTIATED. THE MINISTER
EXPECTS THAT ALL REFINERIES WILL MEET THE NEW STANDARDS BY 1977. AS ANTI-POLLUTION TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVES, THE STANDARDS ARE TO BE REVIEWED AND MADE MORE STRINGENT. THESE REGULATIONS APPLY
THROUGHOUT CANADA. HOWEVER, MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE SET BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR
BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. AN ATTACHED TABLE INDICATES
EXPECTED REDUCTIONS IN POLLUTION OF WATER EY OIL REFINERIES WHEN THE NEW STANDARDS ARE MET. THE
REGULATIONS WERE ISSUED UNDER THE FISHERIES ACT.
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CANADA
L R ( A ) NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT. CAN. REV. STAT. C. N-19 (1970).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 5525-5526 100 005I3A
ALSO FRENCH/P. 5533-5535
WATER SOLID WASTE
SECTIONS OF THIS ACT PROHIBIT THE DEPOSIT OF RUBBISH, THE WASTE PRODUCTS OF LOGGING. OR ANY
OTHER MATERIAL INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS OR THEIR TRIBUTARIES WHEN THERE ARE NOT AT LEAST 20 FATHOMS
OF WATER PRESENT AT ALL TIMES. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY DECLARE WATERS EXEMPT FROM THIS BAN
AFTER SATISFYING HIMSELF THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IS NOT IMPA'RED. PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE
THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT.
CANADA
LR(A) ARCTIC WATERS POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT. CAN. REV. STAT. C. 2 (1ST SUPP. 1970).
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 3-25 ID* 0051AA
ALSO FRENCH
WATER SOLID WASTE
THIS ACT PROHIBITS ANY PERSON OR SHIP FROM DEPOSITING WASTE OF ANY TYPE IN THE ARCTIC WATERS
OR ON ANY PLACE ON THE MAINLAND OR ISLANDS EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO PASS ON ANY PLANS TC CONSTRUCT, ALTER OR EXTEND ANY WORKS
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DEPOSIT OF WASTE FROM SUCH ACTIVITY WILL EXCEED PERMISSIBLE
LIMITS. HE MAY ALSO ORDER THE DESTRUCTION OR REMOVAL OF ANY SUNKEN SHIP OR VESSEL IN DISTRESS IF
IT IS CAUSING OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SUCH A DEPOSIT. THE ACT AUTHORIZES POLLUTION PREVENTION
OFFICERS TO ENTER ANY PLACE OR AREA COTHER THAN A SHIP OR PRIVATE DWELLING) TO CHECK ON WASTE
DEPOSITS AND TO BOARD ANY SHIP WITHIN A SHIPPING SAFETY CONTROL ZONE TO LOOK FOR VIOLATIONS OF
PRESCRIBED STANDARDS.
CANADA
LR( A) ARCTIC WATERS POLLUTION ACT, CAN. REV. STAT. C. 2 (1ST SUPP. 1970); ARCTIC
WATERS POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS.
EPA
ENGLISH 07/26/72 PGS 1033-1037 ID# 00514B
ALSO FRENCH
WA TER
PART I OF THESE REGULATIONS DEALS WITH THE DEPOSIT OF DOMESTIC OR INDUSTRIAL WASTE IN ARCTIC
WATERS OR ON ANY PLACE ON THE MAINLAND OR ON ISLANDS OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC AND PROVIDE FOR THE
REPORTING OF ANY VIOLATION OR ANY OCCURRENCE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN UNAUTHORIZED DEPOSIT OF WASTE.
PART II OUTLINES THE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF WASTE BY SHIPS IN ARCTIC WATERS.
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CANADA
LRCA) ARCTIC WATERS POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT, SHIPPING SAFETY CONTROL ZONES ORDER;
CAN. REV. STAT. C. 2 (1ST SUPP. 1970).
EPA
ENGLISH 08/23/72 PGS 1468-1474 ID* 00514C
ALSO FRENCH
WATER
THIS ORDER DESIGNATES SHIPPING SAFETY CONTROL ZONES FOR THE ARCTIC WATERS. A SCHEDULE
DESCRIBES VERBALLY THEIR LOCATION. AND APPENDED MAPS COMPLEMENT THE DESCRIPTION.
CANADA
LR« A|
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS ACT.
ENGLISH
ALSO FRENCH
NATER
CAN. REV. STAT. C. 28 (1ST SUPP. 1970>.
EPA
00/00/70 PGS 883-905 ID* 00517A
THIS ACT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF THE YUKON
TERRITORY AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. ADMINISTERED BY THE MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN
DEVELOPMENT ACTING THROUGH THE YUKON TERRITORY WATER BOARD AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WATER
80ARD. THIS ACT PROHIBITS THE UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION OR DIVERSION OF THE FLOW OR STORAGE OF
WATERS WITHIN A WATER MANAGEMENT AREA OR USE OF WATERS WITHOUT A LICENSE. IT FURTHER BANS THE
DEPOSITING OF WASTE IN THESE WATERS. UNDER ITS PROVISIONS THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE
REGULATIONS IN PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, ESTABLISHING WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS, AND HE MAY LIFT
THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ACT TO TERRITORIAL LANDS THAT HE BELIEVES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROTECTION
OF ANV WATER RESOURCE AND ORDER ANY BOARD TO REFUSE A LICENSE.
CANADA
LR< A)
"CANADA WATER ACT." CAN. REV. STAT. C. 5 (1ST SUPP. 19701.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 33-62 ID* 00S21A
ALSO PM/ ALSO FRENCH
WATER
THIS ACT, ADMINISTERED BY THE MINISTER OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE
WATER QUALITY AND TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CANADA THROUGH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH ONE OR MORE PROVINCES, WATER QUALITY AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT
STUDIES AND RECOMMEND WATER QUALITY PLANS FOR DIFFERENT AREAS. THESE AGENCIES ARE EMPOWERED TO
CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, TO TAKE WASTE SAMPLES, AND PRESCRIBE WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS. THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL MAY MAKE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING THE TYPES. QUALITY,
AND TREATMENT OF WASTES. AND THE PROCEDURES TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS ACT. THE GOVERNOR IN
COUNCIL SHALL ALSC ISSUE REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH THE CONCENTRATION OF NUTRIENTS THAT MAY BE ADDED
TO ANY CLEANING AGENT OR WATER CONDITIONER ANO TO PROVIDE THE MEANS TO DETERMINE WHETHER
MANUFACTURERS ARE COMPLYING WITH THESE STANDARDS.
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CANADA
L RI A )
CANADA WATER ACT, PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION CONTROL REGULATIONS. SOR/70-354
104 CAN. GAZ. PT. II,
ENGLISH
ALSO FRENCH
MATER
863 tJULV 19. 19 70).
08/26/70 PGS
863
EPA
10* 00 521B
THESE REGULATIONS SET THE PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION CF PRESCRIBED NUTRIENTS, INTERPRETED HERE
AS PHOSPHORJS AND ALL ITS COMPOUNDS, IN LAUNDRY DETERGENTS. AFTER AUG. 1. 1970. THE CONCENTRATION
IS SET AT 20 PERCENT BY WEIGHT EXPRESSED AS PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE OR 8.7 PERCENT BY WEIGHT EXPRESSED
AS ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS. THE METHOD PRESCRIBED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION BY WEIGHT OF PRESCRIBED MATERIALS IN ANY LAUNDRY
DETERGENT.
CANADA
LRIAI
•NATIONAL HARBOURS BOARD ACT."
ENGLISH
ALSO FRENCH
WATER
CAN. REV. STAT. C. N-8 (19701.
EPA
OO/OC/70 PGS 5309-5327 ID* 00842A
SOLID WASTE
THIS ACT, AS AMENDED BY C. 16 OF THE EXPROPRIATIONS ACT. 1ST SUPPLEMENT <1970). PROVIDES THAT
THE MINISTER NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO ADMINISTER THIS ACT SHALL APPOINT A NATIONAL
HARBORS BOARD WITH JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OVER CERTAIN CESIGNATED HARBORS. THE GOVERNOR IN
COUNCIL MAY MAKE BY-LAWS FOR THE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THESE HARBORS. THE BOARD MAY USE REASONABLE FORCE TO EXECUTE THE BY-LAWS WHEN VIOLATION
THEREOF MAY CAUSE DANGER OR ANNOYANCE TO THE PUBLIC OR OBSTRUCT THE OPERATION OF A HARBOR. (FROM
THIS POWER THE BOARD DERIVES AUTHORITY TO PREVENT THE DISCHARGE OF WASTES AND RUBBISH INTO HARBOR
WATERS.)
CANAOA
LR(A)
"NATIONAL HARBOURS BOARD BY-LAW A-1.» SCR CONS./1955, V,
00/00/55 PGS 2252-2254
ENGLISH
WATER
SOLID WASTE
EPA
ID* 00842B
SECTION 4 OF THIS LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE FROM CAUSING OR FAILING TO DO ANYTHING WHICH MAY BRING
ABOUT AN ENCUMBRANCE OF THE WATER OR SHORE OF ANY HARBOR OR AN OBSTRUCTION OR DANGER TO
NAVIGATION IN THE HARBOR. IT FURTHER PROVIDES THAT NOTHING SHALL BE THROWN, DRAINED OR
DISCHARGED INTO THE WATER. ALLOWED TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. OR DEPOSITED ANYWHERE
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE HARBOR, WHICH MAY DAMAGE VESSELS OR PROPERTY OR CAUSE ANY NUISANCE OR
ENDANGER LIFE OR HEALTH. THE SECTION EXEMPTS BALLAST OR RUBBISH ONLY WHEN THE HARBOR BOARD
ASSIGNS DISPOSAL SITES.
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CANADA
LR(B> "GUIDELINES RELEASED FOR OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS." ENVIRONMENT CANAOA NEWS
RELEASE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA E3A
ENGLISH 11/05/73 PGS 1 ID# 01811A
WATER
THIS NEKS RELEASE. ISSUED 8Y THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF FEDERAL
GUIDLINES ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS FOR DISPERSION OF OIL SPILLS. THE MINISTER NOTES THAT
MOST Ct-eMICAL DI SPERSANTS, IF NCT PROPERLY USED. CAN CAUSE MORE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THAN UNTREATED
OIL SPILLS. UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS MAY BE USED ONLY WITH THE EXPRESS
PERMISSION QF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT. ACCEPTABLE CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS ARE LISTED AS WELL
AS CONDITIONS FOR THEIR USE.
CANADA
LRCAI "WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT, 1972." STATUTES OF SASKATCHEWAN 1971-1972.
1972, CHAPTER 146
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 831-854 IO# 02344A
WATER
THIS ACT. ADMINISTERED BY THE SASKATCHEWAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND FUNDED BY
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE, CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MINISTER OF
THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
REGARDING WATER RESOURCES ARE DISCUSSED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS IN THE ACT: GENERAL DUTIES
OF THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT; BASIC DATA AND RESEARCH; INVESTIGATION AND PLANNING;
INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL WATERS; REFERRED PROJECTS; WATER MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIR LAND
USE; WATERWORKS. SEWAGE WORKS AND POLLUTION CONTROL; AND ORDERS CONCERNING THE LEGAL ATTRIBUTES
OF THE ACT. THIS ACT. OATED MAY 5, 1972, REPEALS THE WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION ACT AND ENTERS
INTO FORCE THE SAME DAY ON WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT, 1972 COMES INTO FORCE,
CANADA
LR(A) PROPOSED REGULATIONS RESPECTING PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF THE GREAT LAKES
WATERS BY SEWAGE FROM SHIPS
CANADA. MINISTRY CF TRANSPORT EPA
ENGLISH 01/31/75 PGS 1-12 ID# 02811A
WA TER
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT WHICH, IF
PASSED. WILL PROSCRIBE THE DISCHARGE OF UNTREATEO SEWAGE BY SHIPS OTHER THAN PLEASURE CRAFTS AND
ESTABLISH STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABILITY FOR TREATED EFFLUENTS. RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISCHARGE OF SUCH
TREATEO EFFLUENTS PROHIBIT THEIR DISCHARGE WITHIN A ONE MILE LIMIT FROM THE NEAREST LAND OR WITHIN
A ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS OF A POTABLE FRESH WATER INTAKE. INCLUOED IN THE REGULATIONS ARE PROVISIONS
COVERING THE APPROVAL PROCEDURES AND INSTALLATION OF SUITABLE SANITATION DEVICES AS WELL AS THEIR
DESIGN. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
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CANADA
LR(A) "JUNE 19. 1975 OCEAN DUMPING CONTROL ACT." ENVIRONMENT CANADA: DEPARTMENTAL
MANUAL OF ACTS AND REGULATIONS, NO. 88
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 09/05/75 PGS 1-27 ID* 03070A
~ALSO FRENCH
NATER
THIS ACT, WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE BY PROCLAMATION, PROHIBITS ALL DUMPING OR DISPOSAL INTO
THE OCEAN OR INTERNAL WATERS OF CANADA, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE KITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
PERMITS. SUCH PERMITS SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY BY THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER UPON RECEIPT OF AN
APPLICATION AFTER SUCH FACTORS AS THE TOTAL AMOUNT AND AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF SUBSTANCES DUMPED,
THE TOXICITY AND PERSISTENCE OF THE SUBSTANCES. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DUMPING SITES AND THE
METHODS OF DISPOSAL HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. SCHEDULES I AND II OF THE ACT PRESCRIBE THOSE
SUBSTANCES FOR WHICH PERMITS MAY NOT BE GRANTED. AND THOSE WHOSE DUMPING MUST BE RESTRICTED.
RESPECTIVELY. THE ACT FURTHER PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF REVIEW FOR COMPLAINTS
REGARDING THE GRANTING OF A PERMIT OR ANY TERMS THEREOF. A FINAL SECTION CONCERNS PENAL OFFENSES
AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
CANADA
LR < A ) "OCEAN DUMPING CONTROL REGULATIONS." DEPARTMENTAL MANUAL OF ACTS AND
REGULATIONS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 11/17/75 PGS 1-19 ID* 03070B
WATER
THESE REGULATIONS, PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE OCEAN DUMPING CONTROL ACT OF CANADA, CONTAIN
SAMPLE FORMS OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DUMP SUBSTANCES AT SEA, PRESCRIBE THE FEES WHICH
MUST ACCOMPANY PERMIT APPLICATIONS, LIST CRITERIA GOVERNING THE SUBMISSION OF REPORTS REQUIRED
UNDER SUBSECTION 8(4) OF THE OCEAN DUMPING CONTROL ACT AND INDICATE THE OFFICES OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE TO WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SENT. IN ADDITION, FOR THE
PURPOSES QF PARAGRAPH 9(5X8) OF THE ACT, THE REGULATIONS SPECIFY NUMERICAL VALUES FOR THE
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN WASTES DUMPED AT SEA INCLUDING
ORGANOHALOGEN COMPOUNDS, MERCURY AND MERCURY COMPOUNDS, CADMIUM AND CADMIUM COMPOUNDS, PERSISTENT
PLASTICS AND SYNTHETICS, OIL, AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
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PMC B) "NATIONWIDE AIR POLLUTION EMISSION INVENTORY COMPLETED." ENVIRONMENT CANADA
NEWS RELEASE
EPA
ENGLISH C2/08/73 PGS 1-5 ID* 00945A
AIR
this news release issued by environment Canada announces the completion of a canada-wide
INVENTORY OF FIVE MAJOR AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS. POLLUTANTS COVERED IN THE INVENTORY ARE SULFUR
CXIDES, PARTICULATES. CARBON MONOXIDE. NITROGEN OXIDES. AND HYDROCARBONS. THE SURVEY HAS BEEN
BROKEN DOWN INTO FIVE MAJOR SOURCE CATEGORIES: INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES. FUEL COMBUTION IN STATIONARY
SOURCES. TRANSPORTATION SOURCES, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES. TRANSPORTATION
ACCOUNTS FOR 57% OF TOTAL AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS OF 31.2 MILLION TONS. THE INVENTORY ALSO SHOWS
THAT ONE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR -- PRIMARY COPPER AND NICKEL ACCOUNTED FOR 14X OF THE TOTAL EMISSIONS
IN CANADA. APPENDED TO THE NEWS RELEASE ARE TABLES INDICATING EMISSIONS BY SOURCE AND BY POLLUTANT
CANADA
PMCB) CANADIAN TAXI SURVEY. ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-AP-74-4
CANADA. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH 09/00X74 PGS 1-100 ID* 02532A
AI R
THIS "ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW," ONE OF A SERIES OF REPORTS PREPARED BY OR FOR CANADA'S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE, INVESTIGATES TAXI OPERATIONS IN NINE CANADIAN CITIES TO ASSESS
THEIR IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY. THIS IS PART OF A TOTAL PROGRAM TO EVALUATE MOTOR VEHICLE IMPACT ON
AIR QUALITY IN CENTRAL AREAS OF CANADIAN CITIES, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO POLLUTION ABATEMENT
STRATEGIES. MOST OF THE DATA WERE COLLECTED THROUGH A MAIL SURVEY OF TAXI COMPANIES, SUPPLEMENTED
BY OTHER DATA WHEN AVAILABLE. THE STUDY IDENTIFIES TYPES OF TAXI OPERATIONS AND DISCUSSES THE
REGULATION OF THE TAXI INDUSTRY. A STATISTICAL PROFILE OF TAXI OPERATIONS INCLUDES I FORMAT ION
ABOUT TAXICAB FLEETS. ANNUAL ANO DAILY DRIVING PATTERNS AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE. A FINANCIAL REVIEW
OF THE INDUSTRY ENCOMPASSES DATA AS TO OWNERSHIP, FLEET SIZE, OPERATING COSTS, AND REVENUES AND
EARNINGS. TWO APPENDIXES CONTAIN A) A REPRODUCTION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH,
AND B1 DETAILED RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. TABLES AND MAPS COMPLEMENT THE TEXT.
CANADA
PM(B) CANADA¦S AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
CANADA, ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/75 PGS 1-46 ID* 03418A
ALSO PMA AND LRB
AI R
THE CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO THE CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION AND THE POLICIES
AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CANADIAN CLEAN AIR ACT ARE EXPLAINED IN THIS REPORT. PROVISIONS OF THE
CLEAN AIR ACT IMPLEMENTED AND PROMOTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDE: FEDERAL-PROVINICAL
COOPERATION IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. THE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES, THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION SURVEILLANCE NETWORK. PROMULGATION OF NATIONAL EMISSION
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS. COMPILATION OF HARMFUL POLLUTANTS INVENTORIES, DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE
POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, ENSURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY OF FEDERAL WORKS PROJECTS. AND
INDIRECT CONTROL OF MOBILE AIR POLLUTION SOURCES THROUGH REGULATION OF FUEL AND FUEL ADDITIVE
STANDARDS. THE REPORT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPLEMENTED BY APPENDIXES CONTAINING SELECTED SPEECHES
ANO NEWS RELEASES WHICH EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA, THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL ROLES
AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMULGATION OF AIR QUALITY AND EMISSION STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES.
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PM(8) NATIONAL INVENTORY OF SOURCES AND EMISSIONS OF VANADIUM (1972). INTERNAL
REPORT APCD 75-3
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH ' 09/00/75 PGS 1-34 ID* 03422A
AI R
ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS OF VANADIUM FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE CANADIAN ECONOMY HAVE BEEN
ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 1972. THE DATA PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE SUMMARIZED BY PROVINCE AND
SECTOR IN TABLE 1. TOTAL VANADIUM EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE IN 1972 ARE ESTIMATED AT 2065 TONS.
OF WHICH 97.2 PERCENT MAS EMITTED THROUGH THE USE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. HEAVY FUEL OIL
COMBUSTION IS THE LARGEST SINGLE SOURCE OF VANADIUM EMISSIONS. ACCOUNTING FOR 94.1 PERCENT OF THE
TOTAL. ON A GEOGRAPHIC BASIC, EASTERN CANADA ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VANADIUM
EMISSIONS, WITH 64 PERCENT COMING FROM THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. THIS SITUATION RESULTS PRIMARILY
FROM THE COMBUSTION OF SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF HIGH-VANADIUM-CONTENT VENEZUELAN HEAVY OIL.
ALTHOUGH MOST EMISSIONS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED USING AVAILABLE CANADIAN DATA, IT WAS SOMETIMES
NECESSARY TO RELY ON INFORMATION FROM THE UNITED STATES.
CANADA
PMfB) AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN AIR POLLUTION LITERATURE.
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS-3-AP-75-2
SPARROW, CHRISTOPHER J..AND LESLIE T. FOSTER. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-270 ID# 03444A
AIR
PUBLISHED IN THE SERIES OF ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORTS BY THE AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 1012 ANNOTATED
REFERENCES TO LITERATURE DEALING WITH AIR POLLUTION IN CANADA. ANTECEDENTS CONCERNING THE
PREPARATION OF SOURCE MATERIALS FOR THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE EXPLAINED IN THE INTRODUCTION, AND THE
ANNOTATIONS THEMSELVES, CONTAINED IN THE BODY OF THE WORK, ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR
UNDER THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS: COMPREHENSIVE AND GENERAL ASPECTS; DATA; CAUSES; EFFECTS;
ADJUSTMENT AND CONTROLS SOCIAL ASPECTS; AND RESEARCH. AT THE END OF EACH SECTION OF ANNOTATIONS.
CROSS-REFERENCE IS MADE TO OTHER ANNOTATIONS OF RELEVANCE TO THAT CATEGORY. AUTHOR. SUBJECT AND
GEOGRAPHICAL INDEXES ARE ALSO INCLUOED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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PMC A) ENVIRONMENT CANADA: ITS ORGANIZATION AND OBJECTIVES.
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-14 ID# 00942A
French; also lrs
GENERAL
THIS PAMPHLET DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
WHICH OFFICIALLY CAME INTO BEING JUNE 11. 1971. FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION ACT. 1970. THE SIX GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
ARE: TO CARRY ON ESTABLISHED RESOURCE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; TO CLEAN UP AND CONTROL POLLUTION; TO
ASSESS AND CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENT; TO INITIATE LONG-TERM
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS; TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES: TO DEVELOP
AN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IS
DIAGRAMMED AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SIX ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTERS AND THE THREE DIRECTORS
GENERAL ARE REVIEWED. BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF THE TOP 11 OFFICIALS ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
CANADA
PMC A) "REORGANIZATION - ENVIRONMENT CANADA." ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE.
EPA
ENGLISH 12/15/73 PGS 1-4 ID* 00944A
GENERAL
THIS NEKS RELEASE ANNOUNCES THE REORGANIZATION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. 1973. OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WILL HAVE TWO PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS: (1) FISHERIES AND MARINE
SERVICES. AND C2> ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. EACH HEADED BY A SENIOR ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER.
THE NAMES 0= THE NEW OFFICIALS ARE GIVEN AND THEIR FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE REORGANIZED DEPARTMENT
ARE BRIEFLY EXPLAINED. AN ORGANIZATION CHART IS ALSO INCLUDED.
CANADA
PMC A) DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND FORESTRY. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31. 1971
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-51 ID» 00978A
ALSO FRENCH; ALSO SE
GENERAL
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS OF THE MINISTRY
OF FISHERIES AND FORESTRY: (1» THE FISHERIES SERVICE. WITH ITS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BRANCH,
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, INSPECTION BRANCH. CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION BRANCH. AND ECONOMICS
BRANCH; (2) THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE; C3» THE CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE; <4) THE WATER
MANAGEMENT SERVICE. WITH ITS MARINE SCIENCES BRANCH, INLAND WATERS BRANCH, WATER PLANNING AND
OPERATIONS BRANCH; (5) THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE; AND C6) THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIRECTORATE.
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PM(B) INVENTORY OF POLLUTION-RELEVANT RESEARCH IN CANADA, 1972 INTERIM REPORT.
VOLUME 1 - EXPERTISE. VOLUME 2 - PROJECTS.
SUTTON, R.M.D., C. QUADLING, AND R. LEPRADE. CCWPS. EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/72 PGS 1-340 ID# 01025A
ALSO FRENCH
GENERAL
THIS INVENTORY OF CANADIAN RESEARCH ON POLLUTION RELEVANT EXPERTISE AND PROJECTS. WITH ITS
INTRODUCTORY EXPLANATIONS IN FRENCH ANO ENGLISH, WAS COMPILED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARIAT,
DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA. IT IS TWO VOLUMES IN ONE:
THE FIRST IS A COMPILATION OF EXPERTISE; THE SECOND IS A COMPILATION OF PROJECTS. BOTH VOLUMES ARE
IDENTICALLY ORGANIZED INTO THREE PARTS. THE FIRST PART IS A LIST OF ENTRIES, GIVING THE NUMBER
WHICH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO A RESEARCHER. AND INCLUDES THE NAME. CATEGORIES
GF PROJECTS THE RESEARCHER IS STUOYING. AND HIS MAILING ADDRESS. THE SECOND PART IS AN
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE CONTRIBUTORS. THE THIRO PART ISA SUBJECT INDEX, WHICH IS ARRANGED
ALPHABETICALLY. THIS IS AN INTERIM REPORT BASED ON A COMPUTER PRINTOUT.
CANADA
PM< A) "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENTS TO BE SCREENED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 03/14/74 PGS 1-3 ID# 01850A
GENERAL
IN THIS NEWS RELEASE. ENVIRONMENT MINISTER JACK DAVIS ANNOUNCES THAT ALL FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES. AS WELL AS FIRMS UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION. WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENTS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF PLANNING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IMPACT STATEMENTS WOULD
BE REVIEWED BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS AT THE MINISTRY OR SUBMITTED TO AN EXTERNAL REVIEW BOARD
APPOINTED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND OTHER INTERESTED MINISTRIES. PUBLIC HEARINGS COULD BE HELD
IF INTEREST WARRANTED THEM. REVIEW PANELS COULD REJECT PLANS OR REQUIRE CHANGES BEFORE APPROVAL
FOR CONSTRUCTION IS GRANTED. IN ADDITION TO THE CENTRAL PANEL IN OTTAWA, THERE WOULD BE REGIONAL
PANELS. AND PROVISIONS ARE MADE TO ESTABLISH JOINT REVIEW BOARDS INVOLVING FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENTS. THE MINISTER SAID THAT THE REVIEW PROCESS IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FOR EXAMINATION OF
ALTERNATIVES AND SELECTION OF THE LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS PLANS WITHOUT RESULTING IN
PROLONGED LEGAL BATTLES SUCH AS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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PMIA) -POLLUTION AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT." ENGINEERING JOURNAL. V. 56/3.
LUCAS. K.C. LOC
ENGLISH 03/00/73 PGS 18-22 ID« 02136A
ALSO LR3
GENERAL AIR WATER
WRITTEN BY THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER FOR THE CANADIAN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CANADIAN APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION AND THE
GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS TO SOLVE THEM. THESE ACTIONS ARE PART OF A TWO-PHASEO PROGRAM AIMED FIRST AT
CORRECTING THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS (ROLL-BACK) AND THEN AT PRESERVING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (HOLD
FAST). CANADA'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOCUSES THEREFORE ON POINT SOURCE CONTROL RATHER THAN ON THE
RECEIVING ENVIRONMENTS. SINCE THE LATTER APPROACH WOULD DEPEND QN INFORMATION WHICH IS NOT PRESENT-
LY AVAILABLE CONCERNING RELIABLE OATA ON TOLERABLE LEVELS OF POLLUTION. THE ARTICLE MAKES USE OF
EXAMPLES IN THE FIELD CF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION AND POINTS UP PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS AND INTERNA-
TIONAL COLLABORATION. AS EXAMPLES OF THE LATTER, THE ARTICLE SINGLES OUT THE GREAT LAKES WATER
QUALITY AGREEMENT AND THE JOINT U.S.-CANAD IAN PROGRAM TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION IN THE DETROIT-
WINDSOR AREA.
CANADA
PMC A) ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31. 1973.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/7A PGS 1-45 ID* 02183A
~ALSO FRENCH
GENERAL
THIS IS THE ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO KNOWN
AS ENVIRONMENT CANADA. WHICH HAS AS ITS PRIMARY DUTY THE PROTECTION OF CANADA'S AIR. WATER. AND
LAND RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENT WAS REORGANIZED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. 1973. IN ORDER TO RESPOND
BETTER TO THE DEMANDS FOR SERVICES. DETAILS OF THIS REORGANIZATION ARE GIVEN IN REPORTS OF THE
VARIOUS SERVICES. ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND PROJECTS UNDER WAY. THE SERVICES
COVERED ARE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. COMPOSED OF THE ATMOSPHERIC
ENVIRONMENT SERVICE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE (INCLUDING THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE.
THE INLAND WATERS DIRECTORATE. THE CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE. AND THE LANDS DIRECTORATE) AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE; AND THE PLANNING AND FINANCE SERVICE.
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PM(A) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
MACNEILL, J. W. LOC HC 120 .E5 M3
ENGLISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-191 ID* 02402A
ALSO PMB AND SE
GENERAL
THIS DESCRIPTIVE STUDY. DIVIDED INTO SIX PARTS. WAS PREPARED FOR THE PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE OF
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO PROVIDE A BACKGROUND OF INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS FROM WHICH FEDERAL
ACTIVITIES REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COULD BE DEVELOPED AND DISCUSSED IN THE COURSE OF
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW. ALTHOUGH NEITHER A PROPOSAL NOR A PLAN FOR ACTION. THIS STUDY DISCUSSES
THE PRESENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND IDENTIFIES AND ASSESSES
THE RANGE OF STRATEGIES THAT THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA MAY NEED TO EMPLOY TO
DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. PART I OF THE STUDY FORMULATES DEFINITIONS AND
SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION; PART II OUTLINES AND ANALYZES THE SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERIORATION; PARTS III TO V OISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND
AIR AND WATER RESOURCES; AND PART VI PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTS DIFFERENT ROLES
OF GOVERNMENT BODIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
CANADA
PM(B) "A CANADIAN VIEW OF MONITORING ACTIVITIES." ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 9, NO. 3
INHABER. HERBERT EPA
ENGLISH 03/00/75 PGS 206-209 ID* 02702A
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE. WRITTEN BY A POLICY ANALYST OF THE SCIENCE AND POLICY BRANCH. PLANNING AND
FINANCE SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, DISCUSSES CANADA'S POLLUTION
MONITORING PROGRAMS IN RELATION TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S "POLLUTION MONITORING DIRECTORY"
(PMD)• THE PMD. PART OF THE UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM. IS A TABULATION OF DATA ON WORLDWIDE
MONITORING PROGRAMS. COVERING 33 PARAMETERS OF POLLUTION WHICH INCLUDE POLLUTANTS (E.G., NOX. DDT)
AND INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY (E.G.. BOD). WITH ACCOMPANYING DATA TABLES. COMPARISONS
ARE DRAWN BETWEEN CANADIAN MONITORING PROGRAMS AND TOTAL WORLDWIDE PROGRAMS WITH REGARD TO!
1) NUMBER OF PROGRAMS MEASURING EACH PARAMETER; 2) NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO MEDIUM OF
MEASUREMENT (E.G.. AIR. SOIL. MARINE OR FRESH WATER); 3) NUMBER OF MONITORING SITES FOR EACH
MEDIUM; 4> FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT IN MONITORING PROGRAMS; 5) METHODS OF DATA ACQUISITION
(E.G.. GROUND SITES. SHIPS!; ANO 6 1 METHODS OF DATA STORAGE.
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PM(B} ENVIRONMENT CANADA ACQUISITIONS
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH# 00/00/00 PGS 10« 03516A
ALSO ST/*ALSO FRENCH
GENERAL
THIS ACQUISITIONS LIST. ISSUED PERIODICALLY. INCLUDES NEWLY RECEIVED MONOGRAPHS AND
PERIODICALS CATALOGUED IN THE LIBRARY OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE
CHEMICAL CONTROL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE FONTAINE LIBRARY. A LIST OF ON-LINE DATA BASES FOR
COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCHES IS ALSO GIVEN. PERTINENT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA IS GIVEN FOR
EACH INPUT. AND INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION IN EACH ISSUE OF THE ACQUISITIONS LIST DESCRIBES
LOAN REQUEST PROCEDURES AND CONTAINS THE APPROPRIATE LOAN REQUEST FORMS.
CANADA
PM(B) "FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL ACCORDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA NEKS RELEASE. NO. 121
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 10/08/75 PGS 1-2 10# 03522A
GENERAL
AGREEMENTS TO DEVELOP COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS FOR THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY CANADA AND THE PROVINCES OF ALBERTA. SASKATCHEWAN. NEW
BRUNSWICK. MANITOBA. PRINCE EDWARD ISLANO AND NOVA SCOTIA. WHILE SIMILAR ACCORDS ARE EXPECTED TO
FOLLOW WITH THE REMAINING PROVINCES. ACCORDING TO THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER. THESE
ACCORDS ESTABLISH AN OVERALL FRAMEWORK THAT WILL FACILITATE BOTH THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS
AND THE COOPERATION NECESSARY FOR PROBLEM SOLVING. MEASURES AGREED TO BY CANADA AND THE SIGNING
PROVINCES INCLUDE: 1) THE DETERMINATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIRABLE LEVELS OF BASELINE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: 2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR POLLUTION
CONTROL BY INDUSTRY AND MUNICIPALITIES} AND 3) CONSULTATION ON METHODS OF MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE EXCHANGE OF ASSESSMENT DATA.
CANADA
PM( Bl
••CANADA-ONTARIO ENVIRONMENTAL ACCORO SIGNED."
RELEASE. NO. 124
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 10/20/75 PGS
GENERAL
ENVIRONMENT CANADA JOINT NEWS
1-2
EPA
ID# 03535A
AN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP COMPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS HAS
BEEN SIGNE3 BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA MINISTER. JEANNE SAUVE. AND ONTARIO'S NEWLY APPOINTED ENVIRONMENT
MINISTER. GEORGE KERR. THE ACCORD EXTENDS FOR FIVE YEARS ANO PROVIDES FOR REVISION AND RENEWAL.
AS WELL AS SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. CANADA AND
ONTARIO HAVE AGREED TO. AMONG OTHER THINGS: ESTABLISH DESIRABLE LEVELS OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY; DEVELOP NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR POLLUTION CONTROL eY INDUSTRY AND
MUNICIPALITIES; IMPLEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS; CONSULT ON METHODS OF MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND EXCHANGING ASSESSMENT DATA; DEVELOP CONTINGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES SUCH AS OIL SPILLS; COOPERATE IN RESEARCH. STAFF TRAINING. AND EXCHANGE
OF TECHNIQUES; ANC SHARE COSTS FOR JOINT PROGRAMS.
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PM(B) "NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY CALLED FOR IN ENVIRONMENT WEEK STATEMENT."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE. NO. 119
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 10/07/75 PGS 1-9 ID# 03523A
LAND USE
A STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER TO MARK ENVIRONMENT WEEK POINTS OUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND USE IN THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE QUALITY OF LIFE. PLANNED LAND USE US DESCRIBED AS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION. TO
THE MANAGEMENT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES. AND TO THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD. THE COMPETING DEMANDS OF
URBAN GROWTH. TRANSPORTATION, INDUSTRY AND RECREATION ARE ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THREATENING GOOD
AGRICULTURAL LAND. THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTER FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT A NATIONAL LAND USE
POLICY COULD NOT BE IMPOSED AND THAT SEVERAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD
HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AN ACCEPTABLE FRAMEWORK CF LAND USE PRINCIPLES. THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS ON LAND USE AND TO EXPLORE
WITH THE PROVINCES THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING A SET OF NATIONAL LAND USE OBJECTIVES IS ALSO
ANNOUNCED BY THE MINISTER.
CANADA
PMCB) THE CANADA WATER ACT. ANNUAL REPORT 1974-75
CANADA* ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-29 ID* 0052IC
ALSO LRB
WATER
SECTION 36 OF THE CANADA WATER ACT REQUIRES THAT A REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS CARRIED ON
UNDER THE ACT BE LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.
THIS. THE THIRD SUCH REPORT. COVERING OPERATIONS UP TO MARCH 31. 1975. OUTLINES THE MAIN
PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND DISCUSSES BRIEFLY SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN TO
MEET THESE PROVISIONS. DETAILS ON THE WORKING OF FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTS.
PLANNING STUDIES AND OTHER COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ARE GIVEN AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON WATER
QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND THE PROGRAM TO REGULATE NUTRIENT DISCHARGES INTO WATER. REORGANIZATION
PROGRAMS. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE FEDERAL WATER MANAGEMENT ARE
ALSO CITED.
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CANADA
PM(B) "CANADA TO PLAY PROMINENT ROLE IN UNITED NATIONS FAQ CONFERENCE." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA NEWS RELEASE
EPA
ENGLISH 02/C7/73 PGS 1-4 ID* 00946A
MATER
THIS NEWS RELEASE, ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. ANNOUNCES CANADIAN HOSTING OF THE TECHNICAL
CONFERENCE ON FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT TO BE HELD UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION (FAO) OF THE UNITED NATIONS AT VANCOUVER FROM FEB. 13-2 1 . 1973. THE
RELEASE POINTS UP THAT CANADIAN IDEAS ON WORLD CONSERVATION. CONTROL AND UTILIZATION OF THE LIVING
RESOURCES OF OCEAN AND INLAND WATERS WILL BE ADVANCED AT THE CONFERENCE. ALSO ANNOUNCED IN THE
RELEASE ARE THE NAMES OF THE CANADIAN PARTICIPANTS AND THE TITLES OF THE PAPERS THAT THEY WILL
PRESENT. AMONG THEM IS ONE TITLED "THE INTERACTION BETWEEN FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION."
CANADA
PMC B) -HOROSCOPE FOR THE 70S." WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL.
MATHESON. GRAEME EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/-72 PGS 19-27 ID* 01510A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS ARTICLE BY GRAEME MATHESON SEEKS TO ASCERTAIN HOW GREAT CANADIAN EXPENDITURE ON THE
CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION WILL BE IN THE COMING YEARS. TO DO THIS HE PROVIDES TABLES ON WASTE AND
SEWAGE CONSTRUCTION COMPARED WITH HOUSING; HOUSING, WATER WORKS. SEWAGE AND PER CAPITA SPENDING;
WATER AND SEWAGE SPENDING; AND SPENDING BY VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY ON WATER AND SEWAGE. HE
ALSO EXAMINES THE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEM IN VARIOUS CANADIAN PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES AND WHAT
THEY PLAN TO SPEND FOR ANTI-POLLUTION FACILITIES SUCH AS TREATMENT PLANTS. MATHESON CONCLUDES THAT
THE GENERAL OUTLOOK FOR WATER-POLLUTION CONTROL EXPENDITURES. DESPITE THE TENDENCY TOWARD MINIMAL
ESTIMATES. APPEARS FAVORABLE AND THAT THE POLLUTION-CONTRCL EQUIPMENT MARKET WILL GROW MARKEOLY IN
THE NEXT DECADE.
CANADA
PM(B> THE CANADA WATER ACT ANNUAL REPORT. 1973-1974
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00X74 PGS 1-30 ID* 02531 A
ALSO LRB/*ALSO FRENCH
WATER
THIS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31. 1974. IS THE SECOND SUCH REPORT IN
CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 36 OF THE CANADA WATER ACT (SEPTEMBER 30. 1970) REQUIRING THAT ACTIVITIES
UNDER THE ACT BE REPORTED TO PARLIAMENT AFTER EACH FISCAL YEAR. THE REPORT LISTS PROVISIONS OF
THE ACT RELATED TO FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES. COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND NUTRIENTS. IT OUTLINES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ACT.
SUCH AS INSTANCES OF ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT FOR WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. A
SECTION DEVOTED TO AGREEMENTS AND COOPERATIVE STUDIES GIVES PROJECT INFORMATION SUCH AS DURATION.
POLITICAL ENTITIES AND FUNDING INVOLVED. OBJECTIVES AND STATUS. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO
REGULATION OF NUTRIENT INPUTS. ESPECIALLY PHOSPHORUS CONTROL. THE LAST SECTION, DEALING WITH
IMPROVEMENT OF FEDERAL WATER MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY, DESCRIBES THE CANADA CENTRE FOR INLAND WATERS,
WATER RESOURCES DATA SYSTEMS, DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDIES.
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PM(B > FEDERAL. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
HURTUBISE• F. G. AND A. R. TOWNSHENO EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/74 PGS 1-30 ID* 02693A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
FOR PRESENTATION TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE POLLUTION CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO. IT
DESCRIBES THE PROGRAMS RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTERED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA. THE CENTRAL MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY. TRADE AND
COMMERCE. AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN TO
UNIVERSITIES. RESEARCH CENTERS. INDUSTRIES. MUNICIPALITIES. ETC. FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH
PERTAINING TO THESE PROGRAMS ANO THE DOCUMENT EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE SCIENCE PROCUREMENT SECTOR
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SERVICES IN CONTRACTING OUT SUCH RESEARCH WORK FOR GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES. THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA ANO THE CENTRAL MORTGAGE AND HOUSING
CORPORATION ARE LISTED. AND WHERE AVAILABLE. PROGRAM COSTS AND TYPICAL FUNOED PROJECTS ARE
PRESENTED TU ILLUSTRATE THE SCOPE OF THESE PROGRAMS.
CANADA
PMC B) ANNUAL REPORT 1974 (OF THE WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE)
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-36 ID* 03164A
WATER
IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT THE CANADIAN WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE REVIEWS ITS MISSION AND
SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES OF ITS VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS DURING THE COURSE OF 1974. THE CENTRE WAS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE TO FULFILL THE MANDATE OF ITS TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, WHICH CONSISTS OF CONCEIVING, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNICAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CONCERNING WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FOR INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS.
A BRIEF HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR'S PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES IS SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE
FUNCTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CENTRE'S THREE SUBDIVISIONS. WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF THE
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT SECTION, THE LABORATORY SERVICES SECTION AND THE FACILITIES SERVICE SECTION.
A FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT PROVIDES A LIST OF THE CENTRE'S PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.
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CANADA
PMCB) **PQLLUTI ON RESEARCH PROGRAM EXTENDED SECOND FIVE YEARS." ENVIRONMENT
CANADA NEWS RELEASE. NO. 123
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 04/13/76 PGS 1-3 ID# 03420A
WATER AIR
A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO REDUCE WATER AND AIR POLLUTION FROM THE CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER
INDUSTRY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A SECOND FIVE-YEAR TERM, ACCORDING TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER. INITIATED IN 1970 BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY. THE COOPERATIVE POLLUTION ABATEMENT RESEARCH
PROGRAM IS PRESENTLY EXPECTED TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AMOUNTING TO A TOTAL OF S7.5 MILLION. THE
PROGRAM HAS THUS FAR SUPPORTED MORE THAN 100 RESEARCH PROJECTS. MOST OF WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN
VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND NEW TECHNOLOGY DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO POLLUTION PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF PREVIOUS PROJECTS IS INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE.
CANADA
PM(B) THE BODS AND TOXICITY OF EFFLUENTS FROM SULPHITE PULPING FOR NEWSPRINT.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT EPS 4-WP-75-3
KUBES. D.J..AND A. WONG EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/75 PGS 1-18 ID» 03462A
ALSO ST
WATER
HIGH YIELD BISULFITE PULP MILLS. WHICH ARE INTEGRATED WITH MANY EASTERN CANADIAN NEWSPRINT
OPERATIONS. ARE AN URGENT ENVIRONMENTAL PRCBLEM IN CANADA BECAUSE OF THEIR ACUTELY TOXIC EFFLUENTS.
WITH EXTREMELY HIGH ORGANIC LOADINGS. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL
PROGRAM. SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND CARRIED OUT AT THE PULP AND PAPER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OF CANADA. TO MEASURE THE TOXICITY AND FIVE DAY BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BODS) OF LABORATORY
PRODUCED SODIUM BASE BISULFITE PULPS COVERING A YIELD RANGE FROM 60 TO SO PERCENT. STRENGTH
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE PULPS WERE ALSO DETERMINED IN ORDER TO FIND THE CRITICAL LEVEL OF
YIELD GIVING THE PULP OUALITY STILL SUITABLE FOR NEWSPRINT PRODUCTION. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
TOXICITY AND BODS LOADINGS ARE ACHIEVED BY INCREASING PULP YIELD. BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
COMPLY WITH ENVIRONMENT CANADA PULP AND PAPER EFFLUENT REGULATIONS SOLELY BY INCREASING YIELD.
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CANADA
PM(B) "FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA." ANNUAL REPORT 1974
EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/75 PGS 1-17 ID* 03502A
ALSO PMA/*ALSO FRENCH
WATER
THE FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA, IN ITS ROLE AS A MECHANISM FOR THE EXTERNAL REVIEW
AND ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL FISHERIES AND MARINE ACTIVITIES IN CANADA, ADVISES THE CANADIAN
GOVERNMENT IN THE FORMULATION OF FISHERIES PLANNING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. THE ACTIVITIES AND
CONCERNS OF THE BOARD IN THIS REGARD DURING 1974 ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS REPORT. THE GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL DUTIES OF THE BOARD ARE GOVERNED BY THREE STANDING COMMITTEES.
FOUR STUDY COMMITTEES CONDUCT RESEARCH ON AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION, AQUATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. AND OCEANOGRAPHY. THE BOARD'S COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING
THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF MARINE AFFAIRS. RESEARCH NEEDS, IMPROVED INTERDEPARTMENTAL
COMMUNICATIONS ANC RELATIONSHIPS IN MARINE MANAGEMENT, FUTURE PLANS. AND NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ON MARINE AFFAIRS ARE DISCUSSED. BOARD MEMBERS. OFFICERS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AND BOARD MEETINGS DURING 1974 ARE ALSO LISTED IN THE REPORT.
CANADA
PM(B) "REVIEW OF PETROLEUM SPILL CONTAINMENT DYKES IN THE NORTH."
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-EE-74-1
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/74 PGS 1-47 ID* 03505A
ALSO ST
WATER
PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SERVICE. THIS ECONOMICAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT REVIEWS THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF SPILL CONTAINMENT DIKES IN THE ARCTIC. THE REVIEW IS BASED ON A BRIEF SURVEY
OF THE TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES PRESENTLY USED BY THE PETROLEUM, MINING AND TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE OPERATING IN NORTHERN CANADA. THE SURVEY
REVEALED THAT THERE IS NO UNIFIED APPROACH. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR DISCUSSION
BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND THE REGULATORY BODIES IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PETROLEUM
PRODUCT SPILL CONTAINMENT DIKES IN THE ARCTIC. SOME AREAS REQUIRING FURTHER RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT WORK ARE IDENTIFIED. THE REPORT IS ILLUSTRATED BY TABLES AND FIGURES, AND APPENDIXES
TO THE REPORT LIST PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR DIKES AROUND TANKS, GIVE A SAMPLE SURVEY
QUESTIONNAIRE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE REPORT, ANO CITE EXISTING LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT.
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CANADA
PMCB) SPILL TECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER
CANADA. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/00 PGS ID» 03509A
ALSO ST AND PMA
WATER
THIS BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER. BEGINNING PUBLICATION WITH THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY ISSUE OF 1976.
IS PUBLISHED BY ThC ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SERVICE AND IS INTENDED TO KEEP THE READER ABREAST OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES CONCERNING OIL SPILL
CONTROL AND PREVENTION WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS PLACED ON OIL SPILL COUNTERMEASURES RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY. THE NEWSLETTER IS INTENDED TO BE INFORMAL. INVITING THE SUBMISSION OF SHORT ARTICLES
FROM READERS. IN THIS REGARD IT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A MEDIUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF NEWS. VIEWS.
INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION ON OILiSPILL TECHNOLOGY; TO OUTLINE FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PLANS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GROUPS; AND TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON SUCH MATTERS AS THE LATEST
LITERATURE AND UPCOMING CONFERENCES.
CANADA
PMC B)
"CONTRACT SIGNING LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM.-
RELEASE. NO. 104
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA
ENGLISH 08/22/75
WA TER
ENVIRONMENT CANAOA NEWS
PGS 1-2
EPA
ID* 03534A
CANADA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER HAS LAUNCHED THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY (DPAT) PROGRAM WITH THE SIGNING OF A SI.156.000 CONTRACT WITH
TTHE GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY LTD. OF THUNDER BAY. UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COST-SHARING
AGREEMENT. THE PAPER COMPANY WILL BE INSTALLING FACILITIES IN THEIR NEW MILL THAT SHOULD PERMIT
COMPLETE RECYCLING OF ALL THE PROCESS EFFLUENTS. THE ONLY LIQUID DISCHARGE WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY
CLEAN WATER FOR COOLING PURPOSES. THE DPAT CONTRACT STIPULATES THE PAPER COMPANY WILL EVALUATE
AND DOCUMENT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THE PROCESS. WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON DESCRIBING
OPERATIONAL AND EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS. ENVIRONMENT CANADA'S DPAT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE
THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF INNOVATIVE POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY BY PAYING A
PERCENTAGE OF THE REQUIRED CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS INVOLVED IN GETTING IT ON STREAM.
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CANADA
PMC 81
SURFACE WATER OA TA . BRITISH COLUMBIA 1974. HATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-338 ID# 03539A
ALSO ST
MATER
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
WHICH WERE MADE IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DURING 1974 AS PART OF THE HATER
SURVEY OF CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMAT ICN CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
ORGANIZATION. HISTORY AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANAOA AND DEFINES
THE TERMS. ABBREVIATIONS. EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA.
THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY HATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS
FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AS HELL
AS DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS HHERE DATA HAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MEASURING STATION.
CANADA
PMC B I
SURFACE HATER DATA.
ENGLISH
ALSO ST
HATER
ALBERTA 1974. HATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
00/00/75 PGS 1-200 ID* 03540A
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE HATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
HHICH HERE MADE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA OURING 1974 AS PART OF THE HATER SURVEY OF CANADA.
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION.
HISTORY AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES THE TERMS.
ABBREVIATIONS. EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHOOS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA. THE BODY
OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY HATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS FOR EACH
REPORTING STATION ALONG HITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AS HELL AS
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS HHERE DATA HAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MEASURING STATION.
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CANAOA
PMC B) SURFACE KATE"? DATA. YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1974. MATER SURVEY Of
CANADA EpA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-62 IO« 03541A
ALSO ST
MATER
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
WHICH WERE MADE IN THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA AS PART OF THE WATER SURVEY OF
CANAOA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
ORGANIZATIONS, HISTORY. AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES
THE TERMS. ABBREVIATIONS. EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA.
THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES CF DAILY WATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS
FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AND
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS WHERE DATA WAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF MEASURING STATION.
CANADA
SE< I
"HEALTH BOARD WANTS SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING ON LEAD EMISSION IN NIAGARA STREET
AREA." THE GLOBE AND MAIL
EPA
ENGLISH 05/23/73 PGS 5 ID» 01162A
ALSO ST
AI R
THIS NEWS ACCOUNT DECLARES THAT TH
PUBLIC MEETING ON ACCUSATIONS THAT THE
SERIOUSLY POLLUTING THE IMMEDIATE NEIG
DEMANDED AN IMMEDIATE CLEAN-UP OR SHUT
THE SITUATION BUT ITS REPORT WILL NOT
ALTHOUGH THE PLANT HAS SPENT ABOUT *10
ESTIMATED THAT LEAD EMISSIONS FROM OUT
AN HOUR DURING JANUARY.
E TORONTO BOARD OF HEALTH HAS AGREED TO HOLD A SPECIAL
TORONTO REFINERS AND SMELTERS PLANT ON NIAGARA STREET IS
HBORHOOD THROUGH DANGEROUS LEAD EMISSIONS. RESIDENTS HAVE
DOWN OF THE PLANT. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS INVESTIGATING
BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY. THE NEWSPAPER STORY REPORTS THAT
0,000 TO CONTROL POLLUTANT EMISSIONS A LOCAL ENGINEER HAS
SIDE THE PLANT AMOUNTED TO AN AVERAGE CF 43 POUNDS OF LEAD
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CANADA
SE( > A LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CONVERTING WOOD INTO LIQUID FUEL.
INFORMATION REPORT E-X-25
MARSHALL. J.E., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/75 P6S 1-47 ID* 035I0A
ALSO ST
AI R
BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN WORLD CRUDE OIL PRICES AND THE EMPHASIS QN LESS POLLUTING FUELS.
THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF MANUFACTURING FUEL ALCOHOL FROM MOCO NOW APPEARS PROMISING. THIS
INFORMATION REPORT ISSUED BY THE POLICY. ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN
FORESTRY SERVICE EXAMINES THE TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES OF FUEL ALCOHOLS OVER
GASOLINE AND LOOKS AT THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF AT LEAST SUPPLEMENT ING CANADIAN FUEL OIL
SUPPLY BY INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF FUEL ALCOHOL PRODUCED DOMESTICALLY. CANADA CURRENTLY CONSUMES
ABOUT 600 MILLION BARRELS OF PETROLEUM ANNUALLY. THE ESTIMATED 19 BILLION CUBIC FEET OF UNUSED
WOOD AND WOOD RESIDUES PRODUCED ANNUALLY IN THE CANADIAN FORESTRY INDUSTRY COULD PRODUCE 800
MILLION BARRELS OF FUEL ALCOHOL. EQUAL IN ENERGY TERMS TO 500 MILLION BARRELS OF GASOLINE AND
REPRESENTING A MORE EFFICIENT ANO CLEANER SOURCE OF FUEL. PRODUCTION COSTS OF FUEL ALCOHOL WOULD
BE 25-30 PERCENT LOWER THAN FOR GASOLINE BUT 20-40 PERCENT HIGHER ON A PER B.T.U. OF ENERGY BASIS.
CANADA
SE< > (INDEX OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-INTERESTED CITIZENS' GROUPS IN CANADA)
ENVIRONMENT CANADA, INFORMATION BRANCH EPA
ENGLISH 07/00/72 PGS 1-16 ID* 00941A
ALSO FRENCH
GENERAL
THIS PUBLICATION IS AN INDEX OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-1NTERESTED CITIZENS* GROUPS IN CANADA.
THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED BY PROVINCE AND THEN ALPHABETICALLY BY THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY
ARE ACTIVE.
CANADA
SE( ) POLLUTION CONTROL COSTS FOR CANADA IN 1980
MANIATE, PETER. AND DONALD C. CARTER EPA
ENGLISH 11/00/73 PGS 1-10 ID* 025S6A
GENERAL
THIS PAPER. PREPARED IN THE POLICY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
REPRESENTS THE THIRD AND MOST CURRENTLY ACCURATE ATTEMPT TQ ESTIMATE THE COSTS OF POLLUTION
ABATEMENT IN CANADA FOR 1980. AFTER DEFINING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRITERIA USED TO FORMULATE THE
COST ESTIMATES. THE PAPER ELABORATES UPON THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRIAL COSTS OF CONTROLLING AIR,
WATER AND SOLID WASTE POLLUTION BY 1980. THE RESULTING TOTAL ESTIMATE FOR POLLUTION CONTROL IN
CANADA IS 5,885.900.000 CANADIAN OOLLARS. AS EXPRESSED IN 1972 CURRENCY VALUE. THE PAPER
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PRESENT ESTIMATE CAN ONLY BE FULLY APPRECIATED WHEN COMPARED WITH A MODEL
OF THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF UNCONTROLLED POLLUTION, WHICH HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER,
IT I S FELT THAT THE PAPER REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP IN OBTAINING AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE ECONOMIC
RESOURCES NECESSARY TO COMBAT POLLUTION IN CANADA.
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CANADA
SEI ) "NEW POLLUTION CONTROL FUNDING PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 04/21/75 PGS 1-2 ID* 02735A
GENERAL
THIS ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEKS RELEASE REPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION OF POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY (DPAT) PROGRAM. UNDER WHICH COSTS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POLLUTION ABATEMENT METHODS WILL BE SHARED Br THE CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND INDUSTRY. WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT•S SHARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS S30 MILLION OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS. TOP PRIORITIES ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE MOST SEVERE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION
PROBLEMS. MAJOR FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN GRANTING CONTRACTS UNDER THE PROGRAM
ARE THE SEVERITY OF THE POLLUTION PROBLEM INVOLVED AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEVELOPED CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY COULD BE APPLIED TO CANADA. ANY PROCESSES OR CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED WITH
DPAT ASSISTANCE ARE TO BE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE IN CANADA.
CANADA
SEC ) "ENVIRONMENT CANADA EXTENDS THE POLLUTION CONTROL INCENTIVE PROGRAM."
ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS RELEASE
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH 04/01/75 PGS 1 ID* 02796A
WATER AIR
THIS NEWS RELEASE FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA REPORTS A TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE ACCELERATED
CAPITAL COST ALLOWANCE PROGRAM. WHICH PROVIDES A TAX INCENTIVE TO ENCOURAGE THE INSTALLATION OF
POLLUTION ABATEMENT FACILITIES IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. UNDER THE ACCA PROGRAM. A 100
PERCENT TAX WRITE-OFF IS PERMITTED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AIR OR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENT. THE TAX WRITE-OFF ALSO APPLIES TO FIRMS PROVIDING POLLUTION CONTROL SERVICES.
CANADA
SEI )
"A STATISTICAL ESTIMATION OF A DEMAND FUNCTION FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER.'
SOCIAL SCIENCE SERIES NO. 11
KITCHEN. HARRY M. EPA
ENGLISH# 00/00/75 PGS 1-9 ID# 03503A
~ALSO FRENCH
WATER
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DEFINE AND STATISTICALLY TEST THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC
FACTORS. POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE. INCOME AND PRICE ON THE RESIDENTIAL DEMAND FOR WATER IN
CENTERS IMPOSING FLAT-RATE CHARGES AND IN METERED CENTERS. SEPARATE MODELS ARE TESTEO FOR
CENTERS IMPOSING FLAT-RATE CHARGES AND FOR METERED CENTERS. AND IN ORDER TO TEST THE IMPACT OF
METERING PER SE. A COMPOSITE MODEL IN WHICH ALL CENTERS ARE INCLUDED IS CONSTRUCTED. SINCE
THERE IS SOME ECONOMIC INCENTIVE FOR CONSUMER REGULATION OF WATER USE IN METERED CENTERS,
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN THESE CENTERS DO NOT EXHIBIT WIDE RANDOM VARIANCE AS IS THE CASE IN
FLAT-RATE CENTERS. HOWEVER THE RELATIONSHIP OF COST TO CCNSUMPTION THAT IS HYPOTHESIZED IN
THE TESTED MODEL WAS NOT APPARENT IN THE ACTUAL RESULTS CF TESTING. NEVERTHELESS. IT IS SHOWN
THAT WATER CONSUMPTION IS SUBJECT TO SOME ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION IN METERED AREAS. THE STUDY
ALSO INDICATES LESS WATER CONSUMPTION WHERE PUBLIC WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE EMPLOYED.
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SEC ) THE REM3VAL AND RECOVERY OF METALS FROM SLUDGE AND SLUDGE INCINERATOR ASH.
RESEARCH REPORT NO. 33
OLIVER. BARRY G.. AND JOHN H. CAREY EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-58 100 03544A
ALSO ST
WATER SOLID WASTE TOXIC SUBS
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION, UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, THIS RESEARCH REPORT EXAMINES THE
ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF REMOVING HARMFUL OR REUSABLE SUBSTANCES FROM WET SLUDGE AND INCINERATED
SLUDGE BY CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES. IN THE CASE OF WET SLUDGE, PROCESSING COSTS
FOR THE LARGE VOLUMES CF DILUTE LEACHATE, INTO WHICH SLUDGE MUST BE CONVERTED, WOULD BE HIGH, AND
THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS FROM WET SLUDGE TO REDUCE THEIR TOXICITY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. WHILE THE PROCESSING COSTS FOR INCINERATOR ASH ARE MUCH LESS THAN THOSE
FOR WET SLUDGE, THE PR CCEDURE, NEVERTHELESS, DOES NCT APPEAR TC BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE EXCEPT FOR
VERY LARGE TREATMENT PLANTS BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES INVOLVED IN PROCESSING.
CANADA
STC ) AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION. INTERNAL
REPORT A PCD 75-2
DIBBS. H.P. EPA
ENGLISH 05/00/75 PGS 1-33 ID* 03463A
AIR
THE CONTROL OF PARTICULATE EMISSIONS BY MEANS OF ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS IS DISCUSSED IN
THIS pamphlet, a DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE PRECIPITATION PROCESS. OF AVAILABLE PRECIPITATOR
TYPES, AND OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY. DATA ON COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
AS A FUNCTION OF PARTICLE SIZE ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
CANADA
STI I "AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. ASPHALT PAVING INDUSTRY."
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT WPS 3-AP-74-2
ROBERT, J., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-38 100 03S04A
ALSO PMB
ai a
PREPARED BY THE CANADIAN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE. THIS ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL
REVIEW REPORT EXAMINES THE PRESENT AND FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BY THE
CANADIAN HOT-MIX ASPHALT INDUSTRY AND 01SCUSSES THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO CONTROL
THESE AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS. THERE ARE 357 REPORTED ASPHALT PLANTS IN CANADA AND THEIR ANNUAL
PRODUCTION IN 1972 WAS 14.5 MILLION TONS OF ASPHALT. PARTICULATE EMISSIONS ARE THE LARGEST AIR
POLLUTANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDUSTRY, AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 60,000 TONS PER YEAR. METHODS
FOR CONTROLLING THESE EMISSIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY, PERFORMANCE AND COSTS OF POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENT FOR THE INDUSTRY ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AND ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL FIGURES
AND TABLES.
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CANADA
STl ) "AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. SECONDARY LEAD SMELTER
AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES." ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-AP-75-3
HAVELOCK. VICTOR C. EPA
ENGLISH 0 7/OO/75 PGS 1-30 ID* 03506A
ALSO LRB
AIR
PREPARED BY THE CANADIAN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE. THIS ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL
REVIEW REPORT EVALUATES THE CONTRIBUTION TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BY THE CANADIAN SECONDARY
LEAD SMELTER AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES IN 1970. SECONDARY LEAD MANUFACTURING IS DEFINED AND
CANADIAN OPERATIONS ARE REVIEWED WITH RESPECT TO SIZE. LOCATION, PRODUCTS AND EMISSIONS AS
ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL FIGURES AND TABLES. CONTROL TECHNOLOGY IS DISCUSSED AND ITS POTENTIAL
FOR EMISSION REDUCTION IS ESTIMATED. THE REPORT SERVES TC PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR
USE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD REGULATIONS FOR THE CANADIAN SECONDARY
LEAD SMELTING INDUSTRY.
CANADA
ST( ) ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE. MONTHLY BULLETIN OF CANADIAN UPPER AIR DATA
CANADA. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH* OO/OO/OC PGS ID* 03517A
ALSO PMB/*»LSQ FRENCH
AIR
FIRST APPEARING IN 1959, THE MONTHLY BULLETIN FOR CANADIAN UPPER AIR DATA. PUBLISHED BY
THE CANADIAN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE, PROVIDES DAILY VALUES AND MONTHLY MEANS OF
CHECKED DATA OBTAINED FROM THE RAW INSONDE ASCENTS AT CANADIAN STATIONS. THE TABLES OF READINGS
CONTAINED IN THE TEXT OF THE BULLETIN ARE ARRANGED IN THE FORMAT RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD
tCTEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AND ARE PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF
THE STATION WHERE THE MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL TO EACH ISSUE OF THE
BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE SYMBOLS, CODES AND UNITS USED IN THE TABLES. EACH JANUARY ISSUE CONTAINS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE BULLETIN. EXISTING SUPPLEMENTS. PROCESSING OF
DATA FOR THE BULLETIN. LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MEASURING STATIONS. AND OTHER EXPLANATORY
NOTES.
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CANADA
STI ) STANDARD REFERENCE METHODS FOR SOURCE TESTING: MEASUREMENT OF EMISSIONS
OF SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM STATIONARY SOURCES
CANADA. ENVIRONMENT CANADA EPA
ENGLISH* 09/00/75 PGS 1-8 ID# 03542A
~ALSO FRENCH
AIR
THE METHOD FOR MEASURING THE EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM STATIONARY SOURCES IS
OESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THIS METHOD, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH REPORT l-AP-74-1 OF THE
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE. WORKS CN THE PRINCIPLE OF EXTRACTING A GAS SAMPLE
FROM A POINT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STACK. AND THE APPROPRIATE RANGE AND SENSITIVITY REFERENCES.
INTERFERENCES. APPARATUS. REAGENTS, PROCEDURES AND CALCULATIONS ARE PRESCRIBED. FIGURES 1 AND
2 OF THE REPORT GIVE THE SULFUR DIOXIDE SAMPLING TRAIN AND A SAMPLE SULFUR DIOXIDE FIELD DATA
SHEET. THE APPLICATION OF THE METHOD TO A SPECIFIC SOURCE WILL BE PRESCRIBED IN GUIDELINES
AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOURCE.
CANADA
ST( ) SLUDGE INCINERATION AND PRECIPITANT RECOVERY. VOL. 1. A SELECTIVE CODED
BIBLIOGRAPHY. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 31
PLUMMER. DEREK EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-31 ID* 03490A
GENERAL
INCINERATION HAS BEEN A POPULAR METHOD OF ULTIMATE DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGES FOR MANY YEARS.
WITH THE RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PROGRAMS AT MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANTS, INTEREST HAS DEVELOPED IN THE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF THE CHEMICAL PRECIPITANTS
CALUM, IRON, AND LIME) FROM INCINERATED SLUDGE ASH. THE WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OF THE
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE INITIATED A "SLUDGE INCINERATION AND PRECIPITANT
RECOVERY PROGRAM" IN 1972. AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE RELATED SIGNIFICANT ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LITERATURE FROM THE PERIOD 1968 TO 197* WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM AND IS SUMMARIZED
IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY.
CANADA
STC > MONTHLY RADIATION SUMMARY
CANADA. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE EPA
ENGLISH* 00/00/00 PGS ID* 03513A
~ALSO FUENCH
RADIAT ION
THIS MONTHLY PUBLICATION. BEGINNING PUBLICATION WITH THE JANUARY 1960 ISSUE. IS PUBLISHED BY
THE CANADIAN ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE AND IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SCIENTISTS.
ENGINEERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES WITH RADIATION DATA FROM MEASUREMENTS AT CANADIAN STATIONS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE END OF EACH MONTH. HOURLY RADIATION READINGS ARE LISTED IN TABLES,
AND THESE TABLES ARE ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY STATION WHERE READINGS ARE TAKEN DURING
THE MONTH. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL IN EACH ISSUE DEFINES TERMS OF REFERENCE, EXPLAINS THE
PROCESSING OF COLLECTED READINGS, AND ALSO GIVES INFORMATION CONCERNING BACK ISSUES, SUPPLEMENTS,
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND EDITING OF THE MONTHLY RADIATION SUMMARY.
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CANADA
ST« ) LAND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE. VOLUME III. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 35
EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-282 100 03526A
TOXIC SUBS
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION. UNDER THE
PROVISIONS 3F THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREE MF NT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY. THIS RESEARCH REPORT
COVERS RUNOFF STUDIES WITH FALL. WINTER AND SPRING APPLIED SEWAGE SLUDGE, AND FIELD RATE AND
SOURCE OF SLUDGE STUDIES WITH BROMEGRASS AND CORN ON LOAM SOILS. A GREENHOUSE TRIAL WITH
DIFFERENT RATES AND SOURCES OF SLUDGE ON TWO SOILS AT THREE PH LEVELS IS ALSO REPORTED. FLUID
DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGES TREATED WITH CALCIUM OXIDE, ALUMINUM SULPHATE AND FERRIC CHLORIDE WERE
USED IN THE STUDIES. CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE SLUDGE, SCIL NITROGEN. CROP YIELDS AND NUTRIENT
AND METAL CONTENT OF CROPS ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH MICROBIAL STUDIES OF THE SLUDGE AND THE
CROPS GROWN. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOILS USED ARE ALSO PRESENTED.
CANADA
ST< ) "WATER KNOWLEDGE SOUGHT THROUGH RESEARCH GRANTS." ENVIRONMENT CANADA NEWS
RELEASE
EPA
ENGLISH 09/12/72 PGS 1-4 ID# 00943A
WATER
A QUEST FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WATER AND HOW TO KEEP IT WHOLESOME IS BEING SUPPORTED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA THROUGH GRANTS OF St.413.675 FOR PROJECTS AT 29 UNIVERSITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR
1973. OF THIS AMOUNT, S930.00C GOES TO SIX UNIVERSITIES TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTER-
DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND THE REMAINDER TO 89 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. AN EXAMPLE OF
THE FIRST TYPE OF GRANT IS THAT OF S200.000 TO THE AGASSIZ CENTRE FOR WATER STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF
MANITOBA. TO STUDY THE ALLOCATION CONFLICT BETWEEN WATER IN ITS NATURAL STATE AND WATER COMMITTED
PRIMARILY TO ENGINEERED DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS RECEIVING GRANTS HAVE TO DO
WITH: SOIL CLASSIFICATION FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; USE OF INDUSTRIAL AND FOOD PROCESS WASTE
WATERS. AND: SUB-LETHAL EFFECTS OF MINE WASTES ON AQUATIC ORGANISMS.
CANADA
STI >
ETUDE DE LA QUALITE DES EAUX DU LAC MEMPHREMAGOG (WATER QUALITY SURVEY OF
LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG). PUBLICATION NO. 39
QUEBEC WATER BOARD EPA
FRENCH 11/00/71 PGS 1-168 ID# 00953A
SUMMARY IN ENGLISH; ALSO PMB
WATER
THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF A WATER QUALITY SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE QUEBEC WATER BOARD AFTER
SEPTEMBER 1968, WHEN A PROLIFERATION OF ALGAE COVERED ALMOST THE WHOLE SURFACE OF LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG
WHICH IS SITUATED ON THE QUEBEC-VERMONT BORDER AND WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS A SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER
AND AS A RECREATIONAL AREA. THE MAIN SECTIONS OF THE REPORT DISCUSS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE BASIN OF THE LAKE; DETAIL THE ORGANIZATION DF THE SURVEY; DISCUSS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE LAKE
IS POLLUTED. THE SOURCES OF THE POLLUTION, AND THE INFLUENCES OF ORGANIC POLLUTION ON THE GROWTH OF
ALGAE; AND PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF EFFORTS TO EVALUATE THF QUALITY OF THE LAKE WATER.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WATER BOARD RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE AREA OF THE LAKE CONCLUDE THE
REPORT. NUMEROUS MAPS. GRAPHS. AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INCLUDED. A 38-PAGE ENGLISH SUMMARY OF THE RE-
PORT APPEARS AS PUBLICATION NO. 398 OF THE QUEBEC WATER BCARD.
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CANADA
ST( ) ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN THE MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE
RIVER DRAINAGES IN RELATION TO SEDIMENTATION. TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 547
ROSENBERG. O.K. AND N.B. SNOW EPA
ENGLISH 0 0/O0/75 PGS 1-86 100 03410A
MATER
ISSUED BY THE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA, THIS TECHNICAL REPORT
EXAMINES THE EFFECT OF INCREASED SEDIMENTATION ON AQUATIC LIFE IN NORTHERN CANADIAN WATERSHEDS.
PART I OF THE REPORT DISCUSSES EFFECTS OF SEDIMENTATION IN GENERAL BY REVIEWING CURRENT LITERATURE
ON THE NATURAL AND MAN-MADE SOURCES OF INCREASED SEDIMENTATION. THE MODE OF ACTION OF SUSPENDED
AND SETTLED SEDIMENTS. EFFECTS OF FLORA AND FAUNA. SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN RELATION TO THE
EFFECT ON AQUATIC LIFE AND THE NEEDS OF RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. PART II OF THE REPORT REPRESENTS
DESCRIPTIVE CASE STUDIES ON NATURAL AND MAN-MADE OCCURENCES OF SEDIMENTATION. I.E. THE EFFECTS
OF A MUDSLIDE AND TWO HIGHWAY CROSSINGS ON THE AQUATIC ORGANISMS OF FLOWING WATERS IN THE
MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE RIVER DRAINAGES. PART III DEVELOPS EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR SEDIMENTATION
STUDY THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF CONTROLLED S EC IMEN T ADDITION ON THE MACROINVERTEBRATE
DRIFT IN THE HARRIS RIVER. FIGURES AND TABLES COMPLEMENT THE TEXT OF THE REPORT.
CANADA
ST C ) THE EFFECTS OF CRUDE OIL ON THE COLONIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES BY
ZOOBENTHOS ORGANISMS. TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 551
SNOW. N.a. AND D.M. ROSENBERG. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-35 ID* 03412A
WATER
ISSUED Br THE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA, THIS TECHNICAL REPORT
STUOIES THE EFFECT OF CRUDE OIL ON SUBSTRATE COLONIZATION BY ZOOBENTHOS IN TWO MAJOR WATERSHED
TYPES IN NORTHERN CANADA: LOW DISCHARGE, LOW SUSPENDED SEDIMENT SYSTEMS (SUCH AS THE TRAIL RIVER
AND CARIBOU BAR CREEK) AND HIGH DISCHARGE, HIGH SUSPENDED SEDIMENT SYSTEMS CSUCH AS THE LAIRD
RIVER AND THE MACKENZIE EAST CHANNEL). THE METHODOLOGY OF THIS EXPERIMENT CONSISTED OF SUSPENDING
SIX ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE SAMPLERS. THREE DIPPED IN OIL AND THREE ACTING AS CONTROLS, IN THE
DIFFERENT SUBJECT WATERCOURSES FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME. THE DIVERSITY, DOMINANCE PATTERNS
AND RESPONSES OF COLONIZING ZOOBENTHOS COLLECTING ON BOTH OIL-TREATED AND CONTROL SUBSTRATES ARE
ANALYZED AND CORRELATED. RESULTS SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT OF THE PRESENCE OF OIL ON COLONIZING
ZOOBENTHOS IN ALL TESTED WATERSHEDS. SOME ZOOBENTHOS TYPES SHOWING A TOLERANCE TO OIL WHILE
OTHERS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF OIL.
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CANADA
ST < ) SURFACE HATER OATA: ONTARIO 1974. WATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-233 ID* 03493A
ALSO PMB
HA TER
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
MADE IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND AT A FEW STATIONS OPERATED IN QUEBEC,
AS PART OF THE WATER SURVEY OF CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT
BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION. HISTORY, AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN
CANADA AND DEFINES THE TERMS. ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING
THE COLLECTED DATA. THE BOOY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY WATER LEVEL OR
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL
SUMMARIES OF DATA AND DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS WHERE DATA WAS
COLLECTED. TABLES ARE PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF THE MEASURING
STAT ION.
CANADA
ST( > SURFACE WATER DATA: ATLANTIC PROVINCES 1974. WATER SURVEY OF CANADA
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-93 ID* 03484A
ALSO PMB
WA TER
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE WATER RESOURCES BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TABULATED RESULTS OF THE HYDROMETRIC SURVEY INVESTIGATIONS
WHICH WERE MADE IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES OF CANADA DURING 1974 AS PART OF THE WATER SURVEY OF
CANADA. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SURVEY REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
ORGANIZATION, HISTORY, AND PUBLICATION OF HYDROMETRIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN CANADA AND DEFINES
THE TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, EQUIVALENCY VALUES AND METHODS USED IN TABULATING THE COLLECTED DATA.
THE BODY OF THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS THE TABLES OF DAILY WATER LEVEL OR DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS
FOR EACH REPORTING STATION ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF DATA AND
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEASURING STATIONS WHERE DATA WAS COLLECTED. TABLES ARE
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE NAME OF THE MEASURING STATION.
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CANADA
STC ) "THE GENERAL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA FOR MATER AND SEDIMENT OF THE MACKENZIE
AND PORCUPINE WATERSHEDS ... PART I AND II.- TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 556
CAMPBELL, P.. AND CTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-396 ID* 03494A
HATER
THIS REPORT IS THE TWELFTH IN A SERIES OF 13 REPORTS ON ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF AQUATIC SYSTEMS
IN THE MACKENZIE AND PCRCUPINE DRAINAGES IN RELATION TO PROPOSED PIPELINE AND HIGHWAY
DEVELOPMENTS. THE REPORT CONTAINS A COMPILATION OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA ON RIVER. STREAM
AND LAKE MATERS. BOTTOM. SHORE AND BANK SEDIMENTS AND RATES OF TRANSPORT OF DISSOLVED AND
SUSPENDED ELEMENTS AT SELECTED STATIONS IN THESE WATERSHEDS DURING 1971-1974. INTERPRETATION OF
THE DATA PRESENTED HERE AND ITS RELATION TO PARALLEL BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ARE REPORTED IN PRECEDING
REPORTS. THE DATA FOR THIS REPORT MERE OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ENVIRONMENTAL-SOCIAL PROGRAM, NORTHERN PIPELINES. TASK FORCE ON
NORTHERN OIL DEVELOPMENT. (FULL TITLE IS: GENERAL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA FOR WATER AND
SEDIMENT OF THE MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE WATERSHEDS AND RATES OF TRANSPORT OF DISSOLVED AND
SUSPENDED ELEMENTS AT SELECTEO STATIONS IN THE MACKENIZE AND PORCUPINE WATERSHEDS 1971-1974.i
CANADA
ST( ) "UTILIZATION OF ALUMI ZED RED MUD SOLIDS (ARMS). FOR FHOSPHORUS REMOVAL."
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT EPS 4-WP-75-2
SHANNON, E. E. EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-15 ID# 03499A
WATER
ALUM I ZED RED MUD SOLIDS (ARMS!, A NEW MATERIAL WITH COAGULANT PROPERTIES DERIVED FROM THE
WASTE PRODUCT (RED MUD) OF THE BAYER PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM, HAS POTENTIAL APPLICATION
IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. PARTICULARLY FOR PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL. THIS REPORT, ISSUED IN
THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT SERIES BY THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIRECTORATE OF THE
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE. DESCRIBES PILOT PLANT EXPERIMENTS UTILIZING ARMS TO
TREAT MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER. SOD, SUSPENDED SOLIDS AND TOTAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES
ARE REPORTED AND COMPARED TO RESULTS FROM A SIMILAR ALUMINUM SULPHATE (ALUM) EXPERIMENT. THE
FATE OF THE HEAVY METAL IMPURITIES IN THE ARMS WAS ALSO INVESTIGATED. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT
ARMS COULD BE USED IN FULL SCALE PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS. RESULTING IN CHEMICAL OPERATING
COSTS AS MUCH AS FIFTY PERCENT LOWER THAN COMPARABLE ALUM SYSTEMS.
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CANADA
STI ) REMOTE SENSING OF QIC SPILLS
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS 3-EE-74-2
THOMSON, K.P.B.. AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/74 PGS 1-22 10* 03507A
WATER
IN BOTrl THE ASSESSMENT AND CLEAN-UP OF OIL SPILLS REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY CAN PLAY A
VITAL ROLE. THIS REPORT. PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SERVICE. DISCUSSES THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE REMOTE DETECTION OF OIL
SPILLS SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF CANADIAN EXPERIENCE AND NEEDS. THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
OF THE THREE BASIC TYPES OF SENSOR TECHNIQUES ARE DISCUSSED. THESE ARE PASSIVE IMAGERY
TECHNIQUES OPERATING IN THE VISIBLE RANGE OF THE SPECTRUM, MICROWAVE SYSTEMS. AND ACTIVE OR
SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES. SIMPLE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND SIMILAR TECHNIQUES OPERATING IN THE VISIBLE
RANGE OF THE SPECTRUM ARE LIMITED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TO DAYTIME OPERATION. ALL-WEATHER
AND NIGHTTIME SENSING ANO TO SOME EXTENT THE ESTIMATION OF OIL THICKNFSS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY
MICROWAVE SYSTEMS. OTHER SPECIALIZED SENSING METHODS DISCUSSED INCLUDE ACTIVE LASER LINE
SCANNER SYSTEMS ANO LASER FLUOROSENSORS.
CANADA
STI ) "EFFICIENCY AND RE TENT IVIT Y TESTING AND PERFORMANCE OF SINKING AGENTS IN
THE REMOVAL OF OIL SPILLS." ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EPS-3-EC-75-1
DICK, JAMES G., AND ANATOL FELDMAN EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/75 PGS 1-59 ID* 03508A
WATER
PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION SERVICE. THIS ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT DISCUSSES TECHNIQUES FOR THE
TESTING OF SINKING AGENTS TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFICIENCY IN THE REMOVAL OF OIL. AND THEIR ABILITY
TO RETAIN OIL ONCE REMOVED BY THE ACTION OF SINKING. INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED CONCERNING
THE EFFECTS OF OIL LAYER THICKNESS INITIALLY, FREE FALL DISTANCE FOR THE SINKING AGENT.
TEMPERATURE AND OIL TYPE ON THE EFFICIENCY OF REMOVAL AND ON THE R ETENTIV ITY OF THE SINKING
AGENT. SEVERAL TABLES AND FIGURES ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT OF THE REPORT.
CANADA
STI ) A STUDY OP THE SOLUBILITY OF OIL IN WATER. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT
EPS-4-EC-76-1
LU. BENJAMIN C.Y.. AND JIRI POLAK EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-25 ID* 03511A
WATER
PREPARED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION SERVICE. THIS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REPORT DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED TO
DETERMINE THE TOTAL SOLUBILITY OF OIL IN WATER. THE TOTAL SOLUBILITIES OF THREE TYPES OF OILS
WERE DETERMINED BY DISSOLUTION TESTS AND BY STATIC EQUILIBRIUM TESTS, BOTH TESTING PROCEDURES
ATTAINING SIMILAR RESULTS. THE MAXIMUM SOLUBILITIES AND THE LENGTHS OF TIME IN WHICH THESE
SOLUBILITIES WERE ATTAINED WERE ASCERTAINED. AND THE RATES OF REMOVAL OF THE DISSOLVED
COMPONENTS FROM SOLUTION IN WATER WERE INVESTIGATED. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE TIME DURATION OF
REMOVAL WAS ANALAGOUS TO THE TIME DURATION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION. TRACES
OF SOLUBLE HYDROCARBONS WERE FOUND TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST 13 DAYS AFTER THEIR INTRODUCTION
INTO SOLUTION, THE REPORT IS ILLUSTRATED BY SEVERAL TABLES AND FIGURES IN THE TEXT. AND
REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK ARE GIVEN.
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ST ( )
SPECIES LIST OF AQUATIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS COLLECTED FROM THE MACKENZIE
ANO PORCUPINE RIVER WATERSHEDS FROM 1971-1973. TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 557
WI ENS* A.P., AND OTHERS EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-39 ID* 03514A
WATER
IS SUED BY THE FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA, THIS PUBLICATION IS AN
INTERIM LISTING OF THE AQUATIC PLANTS AND INVERTEBRATES COLLECTED AND IDENTIFIED FROM RIVERS
AND LAKES IN THE MACKENZIE AND PORCUPINE RIVER WATERSHEDS FROM 197 1 TO 1973. A TOTAL OF 381
GENERA AND 464 SPECIES OF INVERTEBRATES WERE FOUND. EACH LISTED ORGANISM IS FOLLOWED BY THE
PLACE AND DATE OF COLLECTION.
CANADA
ST( ) PILOT SCALE EVALUATION OF A PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
SYSTEM FOR COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 36
EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/76 PGS 1-96 ID* 03524A
WATER
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION. UNDER PROVISIONS
OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, THIS RESEARCH REPORT DESCRIBES A
TWO-PART PILOT SCALE INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF USING COARSE SCREENING, MICROSCREENING,
AND OZONATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE STUDY
DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS WERE SIMULATED BY DILUTING RAW SEWAGE WITH
DIFFERENT VOLUMES OF TAPWATER. THE AVERAGE REMOVAL EFFICIENCY OF THIS PART OF THE STUOY FOR
ALL EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS WAS 67 PERCENT BOD REMOVAL. 40 PERCENT SUSPENDED SOLIDS REMOVAL, 26
PERCENT TOTAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL AND ALMOST COMPLETE TOTAL COLIFORM REDUCTION. THE SECOND PART
OF THE STUDY ADAPTED THE PILOT SCALE TO AN EXISTING COMBINED SEWER OUTFALL, THE MEASURED REMOVAL
EFFICIENCY BEING LESS THAN THAT ATTAINED IN THE FIRST PART OF THE STUDY: 29 PERCENT SOD REMOVAL,
30 PERCENT SUSPENDED SOLIDS REMOVAL. 20 PERCENT PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL AND 76 PERCENT FOR COLIFORMS.
CANADA
STt ) CT PHYSICOCHEMICAL TREATMENT WITH OZONE. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 32
JONES. J. PETER, AND JEAN DUFORT EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-59 ID* 03525A
ALSO SE
WATER
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION, UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY, THIS RESEARCH REPORT
DESCRIBES A PILOT STUDY OF DIRECT PHYSICOCHEM ICAL TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS USING OZONE. THE
APPLICATION OF OZONE TC WASTEWATERS, ALONG WITH CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES, REDUCES THE SOLUBLE
BODS BY 40 PERCENT. THE AMOUNT OF OZONE NEEDED TO REDUCE THE BOD AND TOD WAS STUDIED. AND IT
WAS DEMONSTRATED THAT TREATMENT WITH EIGHT OZONE CONTACT STAGES TO WASTEWATER RESULTED IN AN
EFFLUENT WITH A BOD5 OF 16 MG/1. A COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC STUDY WAS MADE OF DIRECT PHYSICOCHEMICAL
TREATMENT WITH ACTIVATED CARBON. THE COST OF THE OZONE PROCESS WAS 17 PERCENT HIGHER, BUT THE
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF OZONATION SUCH AS DISINFECTION ANO AERATION COULD WELL OFFSET ITS EXTRA
COST,
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CANADA
ST C ) EFFECT OF STORAGE ON STORM AND COMBINED SEWERS. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 34
HENRY. J.G., AND P.A. AHERN EPA
ENGLISH 02/00/76 PGS 1-106 ID# 03543A
ALSO SE
WA TER
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE ABATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLLUTION. UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT ON GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY. THIS RESEARCH REPORT
INVESTIGATES THE EFFECT OF STORAGE ON STORM AND COMBINED SEWERS FOR A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION OF
APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THE STORAGE METHODS EXAMINED WERE:
1» POND ING OF RAINFALL ON FLAT ROOFS; 2> ON-SITE STORAGE CF ROOF RUNOFF; 3) STORAGE OF FLOWS FROM
STREET GUTTERS AT CATCH BASINS; AND 4) HOLDING RESERVOIRS AS PART OF THE SEWER NETWORK. THE
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT STORAGE METHODS ON THE OUTFLOW HYDROGRAPH WERE TESTED FOR SEPARATE STORM
SEWERS AND FOR COMBINED STORM AND SANITARY SEWERS. THE RESULTS SHOVING SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN
PEAK FLOW WHERE THE LEVEL OF STORAGE WAS INCREASED. WITH HOLDING RESERVOIRS PROVIDING THE GREATEST
REDUCTIONS. AND ALSO SHOWING SLIGHT COST REDUCTIONS WHERE STORAGE WAS INCORPORATED IN COMBINED
SEWER SYSTEMS.
COSTA RICA
LRCA) "JULY 23. 1973 DECREE NO. 5287 REFORMING ARTICLE 413 OF THE PENAL CODE.-
LA GACET A - DIARIO OFICIAL. NO. 158. 1973
EPA
SPANISH 08/24/73 PGS 1 ID* 03485A
AIR GENERAL
THIS DECREE. APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF COSTA RICA. AMENDS ARTICLE
413 OF COSTA RICA»S PENAL CODE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "A PENALTY OF 15 TO 30 DAYS WILL BE IMPOSED
ON INDUSTRIALISTS OR ENTREPRENEURS WHO DO NOT ADOPT THE APPROPRIATE MEANS TO PREVENT THE
EMISSIONS Or SMOKE. VAPORS OR GASES THAT COULD CAUSE PUBLIC NUISANCE OR BE HARMFUL TO PUBLIC
HEALTH, OR WHO DO NOT TAKE MEASURES TO PROPERLY ELIMINATE WASTES THAT COULD CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION. THE SAME PENALTY WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHICH
PRODUCE EMISSIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE. SMCKE OR OTHER SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTANT WHICH CAUSE
PUBLIC NUISANCES OR DANGER TO HEALTH." (THE PENAL CODE OF COSTA RICA WAS ORIGINALLY PROMULGATED
BY DECREE NO. 4573 OF MAY 4. 1970).
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COSTA RICA
LRCA)
-JULY 31, 1973 GENERAL HEALTH LAW."
OFICIAL. NO. 143, 1973
SUPPLEMENT NO. 113 TO LA GACET A
EPA
DIARIO
SPANISH
GENERAL
08/31/73 PGS 4145-59
IDC 03537 A
THE GENERAL HEALTH LAW OF COSTA RICA, APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THAT COUNTRY,
CONTAINS THE BASIC PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION. AN INTRODUCTION SUMMARIES THE TEXT OF THE LAW AND
DISCUSSES ANTECEDENTS TO THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL SANITATION CODE AND
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CODES. THE TEXT OF THE LAW IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS, THE FIRST
DELINEATING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS REGARDING PERSONAL HEALTH, RESPECT OF THE HEALTH
OF OTHERS ANO THE PROTECTION ANO ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE SECOND PART OF THE LAW
NAMES AND DISCUSSES THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND
ADMINISTRATION, AND THE THIRD PART OF THE LAW LISTS THE SANCTIONS CONCERNING CONTRAVENORS AND
THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THEIR APPLICATION.
COSTA RICA
LRtAJ "NOVEMBER 8, 1973 OECREE NO. 5412 ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL LAW OF THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH." SUPPLEMENT NO. 174 TO LA GACET A - DIARIG OFICIAL, NO. 223, 1973
EPA
SPANISH 11/27/73 PGS 5705-07 ID* 03538A
GENERAL
THIS DECREE. PROMULGATED BY THE COSTA RICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, DEFINES THE DUTIES AND
ORGANIZATION OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND THE FUNCTIONS OF ITS VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS. THE
MINISTRY IS COMPRISED OF THE MINISTER'S AND VICE MINISTER'S OFFICE, THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF
HEALTH, AND THE DIVISIONS OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, EPIDEMIOLOGY. ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH, PROGRAM AREAS. AND ADMINISTRATION. IN ADDITION, AGENCIES DEPENDENT ON OR HOUSED WITHIN
THE MINISTER'S OFFICE INCLUDE: THE PLANNING UNIT, LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING
SERVICE, NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL, MEDICO-SOCIAL ASSISTANCE COUNCIL, NARCOTICS BOARD, ALCOHOLISM
INSTITUTE. AND FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY SECRETARIAT. THE DECREE ALSO DEFINES THE MINISTRY'S
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RELATIONSHIPS, FINANCIAL PROVISIONS. MUNICIPAL SANITARY ACTIVITIES. AND
THE APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE AND OTHER
HEALTH LAWS IN FORCE.
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COSTA RICA
LR(A) "MAY 30. 1966 DECREE NO. 16 AMENDING DECREE NO. 9 OF JUL 9. 1954 PRESCRIBING
HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR THE MEAT INDUSTRY." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., NO. 18.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/67 PGS 714 ID* 01706A
PESTICIDES
THIS DECREE AMENDS NO. 9 OF JUL 9, 1954 Br THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER (26) ON THE USE OF
PESTICIDES, HORMONES, ANTIBIOTICS AND SULFONAMIDES EITHER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASE OR FOR
THE FATTENING OF MEAT ANIMALS. ANOTHER NEW CHAPTER (27) SETS TOLERANCE LIMITS OF RESIDUES OF
CHEMICAL PESTICIDES IN MEAT AND PRESCRIBES THE APPLICATION, DOSAGE LEVELS, AND LIMITATIONS ON
THE USE OF A NUMBER OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES REGISTERED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE
OFFICIAL TEXT OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN LA GACETA, JUN 15, 1966, P. 2294-2296.
COSTA RICA
LR ( A) "AUG 24, 1954 DECREE 11 ON PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V.8
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/57 PGS 362-365 ID* 01707A
PE ST I C I D E S
THIS DECREE REQUIRES IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF PESTICIDES (INSECTICIDES. FUNGICIDES.
HERBICIDES, ETC.) AND OF VEGETABLE HORMONES USED IN AGRICULTURE TO REGISTER THEIR PRODUCTS WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK. IT ALSO PRESCRIBES PROCEDURES RELATING TO
IMPORTATION AND MANUFACTURE. THE DECREE CCVERS THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION:
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PRODUCTS, ANALYSIS METHODS, RECOMMENDED USE. AND THE
RISKS AND PRECAUTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK, AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH
MINISTRY TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. IF THE PRODUCT IS APPROVED. THEN REGISTERS IT AND AUTHORIZES ITS
SALE. THE DECREE PRESCRIBES DATA TO BE PLACED ON THE LABEL OF CONTAINERS HOLDING PESTICIDES.
The MINISTRY IS AUTHORIZED TO HAVE ESPECIALLY APPOINTED OFFICIALS INSPECT THE MARKETED
PRODUCTS, TAKE SAMPLES, AND HAVE IMPROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS REMOVED FROM THE MARKET. THE
OFFICIAL TEXT OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN LA GACETA, SEPTEMBER 14. 1954, P. 2659-2660.
CUBA
LR(A) "SEP. 20, 1967 MINIST. RESOLUTION (PUBLIC HEALTH) NO. 335: SANITARY REGULA-
TIONS ON IMPORTATION, TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND HANDLING OF PESTICIDES." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG IS.. V
WORLD HEALTH CRGAN IZAT ION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/68 PGS 603-05 ID* 01710A
PESTICIDES
THIS GENERAL LEGISLATION ON THE USE OF PESTICIDES, WHICH REPEALS ALL CONFLICTING EARLIER
LEGISLATION, INCLUDES PROVISIONS DEALING WITH THE FOLLOWING AREAS: COMPULSORY MEASURES FOR THE
CONTROL OF DISEASE VECTORS; VECTOR CONTROL SERVICES; FACTORIES FOR PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE
CONTROL OF INSECTS, RATS. AND MOLLUSKS; IMPORTATION OF PESTICIDES; TRANSPORT OF PESTICIDES;
STORAGE; PACKING AND SUPPLY OF PESTICIDES FOR DOMESTIC USE; HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PERSONS
HANDLING PESTICIDES; AERIAL SPRAYING; AND PENALTIES. INSTRUCTIONS REGULATING THE USE OF
PESTICIDES IN CIRCUMSTANCES ENTAILING CONTAMINATION OF FOODSTUFFS ARE TO BE ISSUED JOINTLY BY
THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE CF AGRARIAN REFORM,. (THE ORIGINAL
TEXT OF THIS RESOLUTION APPEARS IN GACETA OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA, OCT. 14, 1967, NO.
6. PP 55-61.>
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LR(A> "DECREE NO. 3883." GACETA OFICIAL. VOL 94, NO. 9317
EPA
SPANISH 10/24/73 PGS 97-98 ID* 02145A
AIR
THIS DECREE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESTABLISHES A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS DURING
WHICH THE D3MINI CAN CORPORATION FOR STATE ENTERPRISES MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO CLOSE DOWN OR
TRANSFER THE OPERATIONS OF ONE OF ITS FIRMS. SALT AND GYPSUM. IN THE PORT OF BARAHONA, DUE TO THE
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY LOADING POWDERED GYPSUM ONTO SHIPS. THE DECREE
DESIGNATES THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
COMMUNICATIONS TO ENFORE THESE PROVISIONS.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LR(A» DECREE NO. 4612. GACETA OFICIAL, V. 95. NO. 9339. 1974
EPA
SPANISH 07/27/74 PGS 7-9 ID# 02149A
ALSO PM A
GENERAL
THIS DECREE ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PROVIDES FOR AN INCREASE IN
THE STAFFING OF THE POLLUTION STUDY COMMISSION. THIS COMMISSION WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED BY
DECREE NO. 2596 ON SEPTEMBER 4. 1972. THE COMMISSION WILL NOW BE COMPOSED OF 25 MEMBERS WHO
INCLUDE THE DIRFCTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE AS PRESIDENT; THE HEADS OF THE DOMINICAN MINISTRIES OF
LABOR, HEALTH AND WELFARE, PUBLIC WORKS AND INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE; OTHER TOP LEVEL PUBLIC
OFFICIALS; AND VARIOUS ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS. IN ADDITION, THE NEW DECREE OBLIGATES THE
COMMISSION TO SUBMIT A REPORT OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS TO THE
DOMINICAN EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LRIAI "MAY 22. 1968 LAW NO. 311 REGULATING . . . PRODUCTS FOR THE CONTROL OF ANIMAL
AND PLANT PESTS. PESTICIDES. HERBICIDES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS." FOOD & AGRICULTURAL LEG.. V. 18.
FOOD & AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/69 PGS 1-6 ID* 01705A
PESTICIDES
THIS LAW REGULATING THE MANUFACTURE. PROCESSING. PACKAGING. STORAGE. IMPORT AND
DISTRIBUTION OF. AND ALL TRADE IN INSECTICIDES, PRODUCTS FOR THE CONTROL OF ANIMAL AND PLANT
PESTS. PESTICIDES. HERBICIDES, AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS REQUIRES THAT EVERY PESTICIDE AND ITS
CONSTITUENTS WHICH ARE TRANSPORTED. DISTRIBUTED OR DISPLAYED FOR SALE MUST COMPLY WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. SALE OF THESE PRODUCTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED ONLY BY THE STATE SECRETARIAT
FOR AGRICULTURE. THE LAW COVERS LABELING AND PACKAGING OF THESE PRODUCTS AND THEIR
REGISTRATION. IF IT IS DISCOVERED THAT SUBSTANCES EXIST WHICH HAVE A SATISFACTORY LEVEL OF
ACTIVITY AND ARE LESS DANGEROUS THAN AN ALREADY REGISTERED PRODUCT, THE SECRATARIAT IS
AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE THAT THE MANUFACTURER OR IMPORTER MODIFY THE LATTER PRODUCT ACCORDINGLY.
HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS TO INSURE COMPLIANCE. THE OFFICIAL
TEXT APPEARS IN GACETA OFICIAL, JUNE 15, 1968, P. 3-11.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LR(A) "OCT 15. 1969 ACT NO• 487 ON GROUNDWATER USE AND CONSERVATION CONTROL." FOOD
t AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 20.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN, COMP . EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/71 PGS 48-54 ID# 01704A
WATER
THIS ACT. APPLYING TO ALL GROUNDWATER WITHIN THE COUNTRY, DEALS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND
USE OF WELi-S. PARAGRAPH 28 STATES THAT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE ACT THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE EXECUTIVE DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR
APPLICATION OF THE ACT, WITH DUE CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION OF
DEEP WELLS AND TO THE MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE PREVENTING OF POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER BY
CHEMICAL OR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES. THE OFFICIAL TEXT APPEARS IN GACETA OFICIAL, NOV. 1,
1969. P. 3.
EL SALVADOR
PMIB) CERRON GRANDE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RECONNAISSANCE
GOODLAND. ROBERT EPA
ENGLISH 04/00/73 PGS 1-95 ID* 03455A
ALSO SE
WATER LAND USE
THIS IMPACT REPORT. PREPARED SY THE CARY ARBORETUM OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN. WAS
COMMISSIONED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSION OF THE LEMPA RIVER OF EL SALVADOR FOR SUBMISSION TO
THE WORLD BANK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANK'S POLICY REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
OF PROJECTS IT FINANCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE CERRGN GRANDE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IS THE
LARGEST IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND INVOLVES THE DAMMING OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEMPA RIVER. THE IMPACT
REPORT POINTS OUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPERCUSSIONS OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL
CONSEQUENCES. EFFECTS ON REGIONAL FLORA AND FAUNA, PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS. AND PROBLEMS RELATED
TO THE RELOCATION OF INHABITANTS WHO WILL BE FLOODED OUT BY THE PROJECT. GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMJNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ARE SET FORTH TO MINIMIZE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS CF THE PROJECT AS WELL AS TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE
REGION WITH CONTINUED FINANCIAL AID FORM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
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GUATEMALA
LR(A) "JUL 11, 1968 ORDER TO APPROVE THE REGULATIONS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES."
INT. DIG. OF H_TH. LEG IS«• VOL. 20.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/69 PGS 105-C7 ID* 01709A
PESTICIDES
THIS ORDER CONTAINS REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH THE IMPORTATION.
MANUFACTURE. PREPARATION. HANOLING. STORAGE. UTILIZATION. APPLICATION. SALE OF. AND TRADE IN
AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS OCCASIONALLY USED AS SUCH, AND THE PROTECTION
OF THE HEALTH OF PERSONS LIABLE TO BE EXPOSED TO THEIR EFFECTS. INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS OEAL WITH:
AUTHORIZATION AND REGISTRATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS; ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDES; LIMITATIONS ON
PRODUCTION. IMPORTATION, ETC. OF PESTICIDES; MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, UTILIZATION OF, AND
TRADE IN MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES; CONDITIONS TO BE
SATISFIED BY PREMISES AND INSTALLATIONS OF ENTERPRISES WHICH UTILIZE, MANUFACTURE OR SUPPLY
PESTICIDES; PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY; ADVERTISING OF PESTICIDES;
AND PENALTIES. THE ORIGINAL SPANISH TEXT OF THIS ORDER APPEARS IN EL GUATEMALTECO. DIARIO
OFICIAL. JULY 27. 1968. NO. 15, PP. 177-179.
GUATEMALA
LR(A) "SEP 24, 1946 REGULATIONS RELATING TO IRRIGATION BY MEANS OF WASTEWATER."
INT. DIG. OF HLTH LEG.. V. 3.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/52 PGS 168 ID* 01708A
WATER
THESE REGULATIONS PROHIBIT IRRIGATION BY MEANS OF WASTEWATER IN URBAN DISTRICTS WHERE FRUIT
AND VEGETABLES ARE GROWN AND CONSUMED WITHOUT FIRST BEING PEELED. AUTHORIZATION IS GRANTED
FOR THE IRRIGATION OF GROUND ON WHICH CEREALS. FODDER PLANTS, ORNAMENTAL TREES AND FRUIT TREES
ARE GROWN PROVIDEO THAT THE IRRIGATION IS CONDUCTED BY ABSORPTION AND NOT BY SPRAYING.
AUTHORIZATION IS. HOWEVER, NOT GRANTED FOR IRRIGATION DURING THE HARVESTING OF CROPS. THE
OBLIGATION TO USE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS CITED. THE SPANISH LANGUAGE ORIGINAL OF THESE
REGULATIONS APPEARS IN S ALUBRI DAD Y ASISTENCIA, JUN 1950. P. 84.
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HONDURAS
LR< A>
"APR 22. 1969 ORDER NO. 470 HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT."
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20.
FOOO AMD AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 0 6/OC/71 PGS 101-lCe ID* 01703A
GENERAL WATER SOLID WASTE AIR
THESE REGULATIONS VEST IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DIVISION, AUTHORITY TO MAKE RULES AND CONDUCT INSPECTIONS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT. AMONG THE RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO THE DIVISION ARE: SANITARY CONTROL OF
HATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS.
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. AIR POLLUTION AND OTHER HAZAROS. DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN
AND RURAL CENTERS. AND INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR HYGIENE. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS AND TITLES DEAL WITH
THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. THESE REGULATIONS ARE ENFORCED BY HEALTH INSPECTORS.
SANCTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR VIOLATIONS. THE OFFICIAL TEXT APPEARS IN LA GACETA, NOS.
19.908-19-984. JAN 2227. 1970.
JAMAICA
PM(A) "NEW GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED TC DEAL WITH ECOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS." DEPT. CF STATE AIRGRAM. AMEMBASSY KINGSTON, JAMAICA, NO. A-104
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 0 6/12/75 PGS 1-3 ID* 02864A
ALSO SE
WATER GENERAL LAND USE
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY AMERICAN EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN KINGSTON. JAMAICA. CITES A
PARLIAMENTARY PAPER INTRODUCED BY THE JAMAICAN MINISTER OF MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PROPOSING
LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AUTHORITY. THIS AUTHORITY, TO BE
ESTABLISHED BY THE AMALGAMATION OF SIX EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION AGENCIES, WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE MINISTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION
IN ENVIRONMENTAL APPRECIATION, FORMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND STANDAROS, REVIEW OF
ECOLOGICALLY RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTAL PROPOSALS, PROGRAMS FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
AND COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF PERTINENT ECOLOGICAL DATA. THE CIVIL SERVICE STAFF OF THIS
AUTHORITY WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: RECREATION AND CONSERVATION DIVISION,
WATERSHED ENGINEERING DIVISION, AQUATIC RESOURCES DIVISION. TWO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISIONS.
AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION.
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HEX ICO
LR.
MEXICO
LR< A)
"APR 6. 1972 NOTIFICATION (COMPANIES WHICH EMIT FUMES AND DUST IN THEIR OPERA-
TION MUST PRESENT STUDIES)" DIARIC OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 04/08/72 PGS 16-17 I D« 016458
AI R
THIS NOTIFICATION BY THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ESTABLISHES MAY 17,
1972. AS THE DATE WHEN INDUSTRIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH IN THEIR OPERATION EMIT FUMES AND
DUST MUST PRESENT TO THE SECRETARIAT A STUDY ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR COMPANY. THIS
DATE IS THE SIX MONTH TERMINATION DATE FOR SUCH STUDIES. STIPULATED IN THE SECOND ARTICLE OF
THE REGULATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION ARISING FROM EMISSION OF
DUST AND FUMES. INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN SUCH STUDIES IS LISTED IN THIS NOTIFICATION.
MEXICO
LR(B> "65 PERCENT OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRY CONTROLLED, VIZCAINO." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 06/25/75 PGS 4A ID* 01645H
ALSO PMB
AI R
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON STATEMENTS MADE BY THE SUdSECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT OF
THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE CONCERNING GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION.
OFFICIAL ACTIONS IN COMBATING AIR POLLUTION HAVE NOW RESULTED IN THE CONTROL OF 65 PERCENT OR
46.800 OF THE 72.000 HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIAL PLANTS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RE MAINOER OF THE
HIGHLY POLLUTING PLANTS WILL BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY 1976 ALONG WITH ANOTHER 28,000 LESSER
POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN MEXICO. OTHER STATISTICS CITED IN THE ARTICLE ARE: ONLY 60
SMOKE-EMITTING CHIMNEYS ARE STILL UNCONTROLLED IN MEXICO CITY OUT OF THE 22,000 POLLUTING CHIMNEYS
IN EXISTENCE WHEN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WERE BEGUN; TEN PERCENT OF MEXICAN INDUSTRIALISTS HAVE BEEN
REMISS IN OBEYING AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS. RESULTING IN THE IMPOSITION OF FINES TOTALING FIVE
MILLION PESOS. THE ARTICLE ALSO REPORTS THAT OFFICIAL CAMPAIGNS WILL SOON BE STARTED IN MEXICO
CITY IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO CONTROL EXCESSIVELY POLLUTING AUTOMOBILES.
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MEXICO
LR(B)
"POLLUTION FROM FUMFS AND DUST HAS DROPPED 46 PERCENT SINCE 1972. AFFIRMS
VIZCAINO MURRAY." EXCELSIOR
ARTEAGA. RENE EPA
SPANISH 07/04/75 PGS 4A, 5A ID* 016A5J
ALSO PM3
AIR
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON STATEMENTS MADE BY THE MEXICAN SUBSECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT CONCERNING CONTINUING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION. SINCE 1972 THERE
HAS BEEN A 46 PERCENT DROP IN AIR POLLUTION IN MEXICO CITY. OF THE 22.000 ACTIVE CHIMNEYS IN THE
CITY. ONLY 60 REMAIN UNCONTROLLED. 58.000 LARGE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE INITIATED
SIGNIFICANT ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES. AND THIS NUMBER HILL HAVE INCREASED TO 72.000 BY NOVEMBER 1975
AND 100.000 BY THE END OF 1976. TO DATE. 1.1C0 POLLUTION FINES HAVE BEEN LEVIED ACCOUNTING FOR
6.5 MILLION PESOS. RAOIO-EQUIPPED TEAMS FOR MONITORING VEHICLE POLLUTION. EACH CONSISTING OF A
POLICEMAN AND A TECHNICIAN. WILL BEGIN PATROLLING THE STREETS OF MEXICO CITY AND MILL BE EMPOWERED
TO SERVE NOTICES OR LEVY FINES AGAINST OWNERS OF EXCESSIVELY POLLUTING VEHICLES. OTHER TOPICS
MENTIONED INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AIR POLLUTION MGM TOR ING NETWORK AND RESEARCH BY
PETROLEOS MEXICANOS IN DESULFURIZING DIESEL FUEL.
MEXICO
LR < A) "JUL 27. 1972 OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR THE SAMPLE METHOD TO DETERMINE THE APPARENT
VISUAL DENSITY OF SMOKE USING THE RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART" DIARIO OFIC1AL.
EPA
SPANISH 08/05/72 PGS 3-7 ID* 01733A
AIR
THIS OFFICIAL STANDARD BY THE SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE DESCRIBES THE METHOD OF
DETERMINING THE APPARENT VISUAL DENSITY OF SMOKE USING THE RINGELMANN CHART. THIS METHOD IS
APPLICABLE ONLY FOR SMOKE VARYING IN TONE FROM TRANSPARENT TO SHADES OF GREY TO BLACK. A
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FORMS FOR RECORDING AND CALCULATING SMOKE DENSITY ARE INCLUDED.
MEXICO
LR( A ) "AUG. 12. 1972 RESOLUTION PROVIDING SUBSIDIES TO NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR IMPORT-
ING EQUIPMENT TO CONTROL POLLUTION CAUSED BY FUMES AND DUST" DIARIO OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 08/14/72 PGS 4 ID# 01734A
AIR
THIS RESOLUTION BY THE SECRETARIAT OF FINANCE AND CREDIT SUBSIDIZES NATIONAL INDUSTRIES
FOR THE IMPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT AND ATTACHMENTS TO CONTRCL POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE EMISSION
OF FUMES AND DUST. THE SECRETARIAT OF FINANCE AND CREDIT WILL GRANT SUBSIDIES TO NATIONAL
INDUSTRIES WHICH IMPORT SUCH EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE TOTAL SPECIFIED QUOTAS AND AD-
VALOREM OF THE GENERAL IMPORTATION TAX. THE SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE WILL GRANT
IMPORTATION PERMITS IF THE MERCHANDISE BEING IMPORTED IS NOT MANUFACTURED LOCALLY AT A SIMILAR
QUALITY OR PRICE OR OOES NOT HAVE THE SAME DELIVERY TIME. THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND
ASSISTANCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THE INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT OF WHICH THE
IMPORTATION IS SUBSIDIZED.
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LR(AI "JAN 13, 1972 INSTRUCTIVE DESCRIBING THE CHARACTERISTICS, USE, ANO INTERPRE-
TATION OF THE RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART" DIARIO OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 03/25/72 PGS 10-12 ID* 01746A
AI R
THIS INSTRUCTIVE BY THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH ANO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SERVES TO EVALUATE
SMOKE EMISSIONS ANO REFERS TO ARTICLES 10, 11. 12, 14, AND 15 OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE
PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION ARISING FROM THE EMISSION OF FUMES AND DUST. THIS
INSTRUCTIVE EXPLAINS HCN TO CONSTRUCT AND USE A RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART AND CONTAINS A SAMPLE
CHART. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO MEASURE THE DENSITY OF DIFFERENT COLORED SMOKE IS INCLUDED.
MEXICO
LR(B) "GOM (GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO) EFFORTS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION." DEPT. OF STATE
AIRGRAM. AMEMBASSY MEXICO CITY. NO. A-534
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 12/12/74 PGS 1-8 ID* 02435A
ALSO PMB AND SE
AIR GENERAL
THIS REPORT. PREPARED BY UNITED STATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN MEXICO CITY. DISCUSSES THE DEGREE
OF MEXICAN INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE WITH AIR POLLUTION LAWS. CITES FORTHCOMING MEXICAN ANT I-POLLUTI ON
LEGISLATION, AND ANALYZES THE LUCRATIVE POTENTIAL IN MEXICO FOR THE MARKETING OF ANT I-POLLUTION
EQUIPMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES. ENCLOSURE ONE TO THE REPORT LISTS 15 COMPANIES WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY MANUFACTURING ANTI-POLLUTI ON EQUIPMENT IN MEXICO. ENCLOSURE TWO LISTS THE 2.927 FIRMS
WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE HIGHLY POLLUTING BY THE MEXICAN SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT. THE REPORT ALSO STATES THAT 58,352 FIRMS APE MEDIUM POLLUTERS. AND 10.769 ARE LOW
POLLUTERS. ON THE AVERAGE. 30 PERCENT OF MEXICAN INDUSTRY HAS COMPLIED WITH APPROVED AIR
POLLUTION STANDARDS. ADHERING TO A POLICY OF DIALOGUE. NOT SANCTIONS. THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS
THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF EACH FIRM IN WORKING OUT A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE TIMETABLE FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER. 267 DELINQUENT FIRMS HAVE REFUSED TO COOPERATE.
MEXICO
LR ( AI "MAR 11, 1971 FEDERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLU-
TION." DIARIO OFICIAL. NO. 2.
EPA
SPANISH 03/23/71 PGS 8-11 ID* 01644A
GENERAL AIR WATER
THIS LAW GOVERNS THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION AND THE IMPROVEMENTS,
CONSERVATION, ANO RESTORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE LAW STIPUALTES
THAT ALL POLLUTANTS ANC CAUSES OF POLLUTION, WHATEVER THEIR SOURCE. WHICH ARE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING POLLUTION OR THE DEBASEMENT OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ARE SUBJECT
TO PREVENTIVE. REGULATORY, AND PROHIBITORY MEASURES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LAW AND REGULATIONS ISSUEO PURSUANT TO IT RESTS WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTING THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE SECRETARIAT FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.
CHAPTER II OF THE LAW DEALS WITH THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (INCLUDING
NATURAL. ARTIFICIAL. FIXED. MOBILE. AND OTHER SOURCES). CHAPTER III DEALS WITH THE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTIONS AND CHAPTER IV DEALS WITH THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SOIL
POLLUTION. AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TRANSLATION APPEARS IN INT. D. OF HLTH LEG V.23( 1972).
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LR(A> "JANUARY 14. 1972 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING WITHIN THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE THE SUBSECRETARlAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 01/29/72 PGS 2-3 ID* 01644C
GENERAL
THIS RESOLUTION, BASED IN PART ON THE FEDERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, ESTABLISHES WITHIN THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE THE
SUBSECRET ARI AT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZES THE SECRETARIAT OF FINANCE AND CREDIT
TO TAKE BUDGETARY COGNIZANCE OF THE SUBSECRETARI AT.
MEXICO
LR(A) "FEBRUARY 26. 1973 PUBLIC HEALTH CODE." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 03/13/73 PGS 17-51 ID# 01730A
GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION
PARTS III AND IX OF THIS PUBLIC HEALTH CODE DEAL WITH THE PHYSICAL ENVIRCNUCNT AND WITH THE
USE OF PESTICIDES. THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT. RESTORATION. AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT IMPAIR HUMAN HEALTH. THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE SETS THE PERMISSIBLE
LIMITS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF AIR POLLUTANTS. WHILE THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH ESTABLISHES GENERAL
TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE CONTROL OR PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION
FROM NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL SOURCES. THE SECRETARIAT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE
POLLUTION OF WATERS. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO FEDERAL POLLUTION LAWS. THE CODE ALSO DELINEATES THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH IN REGARD TO THE POLLUTION OF TERRITORIAL WATERS
AND TO IONIZING RADIATIONS AND NECESSARY COORDINATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT BODIES. CHAPTER 10.
PART IX DEALS WITH THE CONTROL OF PESTICIDES AND THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH.
MEX ICO
LR( A) "JUL 10. 1972 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF EQUIPMENT
AND ATTACHMENTS FOR PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION" DIARIO OFICIAL DE MEXICO.
EPA
SPANISH 07/14/72 PGS 8-9 1D0 01732A
GENERAL
THIS RESOLUTION BY THE SECRETARY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ESTABLISHES THE BASIS FOR THE
MANUFACTURE OF EQUIPMENT AND ATTACHMENTS FOR PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION. THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORIENTING THOSE PERSONS
INTERESTED IN MANUFACTURING SUCH EQUIPMENT. THOSE INTERESTED MUST SUBMIT THEIR MANUFACTURING
PROPOSALS TO THE GENERAL DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL. THE REQUISITES FOR SUCH APPROVED ARE STATED IN
THIS PROPOSAL. THE RESULT OF THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE TO ENCOURAGE THE MANUFACTURE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICES. THUS AVOIOING IMPORTATION. FURTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES WILL BE
TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF REGIONAL RESOURCES, AND TO DEVELOP THE NATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY AND POSSIBILITIES OF EXPORTATION.
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LR(B) "LEGAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN MEXICO: AN ANALYSIS OF MEXICO'S NEW
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW." POLLUTION AND INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES. U.S.-MEXICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
JUERGENSMEYER. JULIAN. AND EARLE BLIZZARD EPA
SPANISH 00/00/73 PGS 101-120 ID* 02664A
ALSO LRA, PM A AND SE
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE. CITING SOME OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS CF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION IN MEXICO, DISCUSSES THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN THAT COUNTRY. A
1971 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT EXPANDED THE POWERS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL TO INCLUDE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM OF POLLUTION LEGISLATION, WHICH WOULD, HOWEVER, BE SUBJECT TO CONGRESSIONAL
REVIEW. IN ADDITION, AT THE REQUEST OF PRESIDENT ECHEVERRIA. CONGRESS ENACTED THE FEDERAL LAW FOR
THE PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, THE ENGLISH TEXT OF WHICH IS APPENDED TO
THE ARTICLE. AT PRESENT. THIS LAW (WHOSE FEATURES ARE DISCUSSED IN DEPTH IN THIS ARTICLE) IS THE
MAJOR INSTRUMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN MEXICO. ALTHOUGH MEXICAN ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION IS AMONG THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE WORLD, THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT ECONOMIC AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SHORTCOMINGS WILL PROBABLY HINDER THE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS LEGISLATION.
MEXICO
LRIA) "JANUARY 2, 1976 REGULATION FOR THE PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION BY NOISE EMISSIONS." DIARIO OFICIAL. NO. 1
EPA
SPANISH 01/02/76 PGS 55-62 ID# 03A64A
NO ISE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL LAW ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
OF MEXICO. THIS REGULATION, ENTERING INTO FORCE ON MARCH 2, 1976 AND ADMINISTERED BY THE MEXICAN
SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE IN COOPERATION WITH THE SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
SETS FORTH THE LEGAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF NOISE POLLUTION
IN MEXICO. FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THIS
REGULATION, AND IN ORDER TO FACILITATE INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, NOISE ADVISORY COMMISSIONS
ARE TO BE CREATED IN EACH MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTRY. MAXIMUM NOISE LEVEL STANDARDS FOR MOBILE
AND STATIONARY SOURCES ARE GIVEN AS WELL AS THE ATTENDANT PROVISIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT
MECHANISMS. MEASURING AND SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES. PLANNING CRITERIA, EXEMPTIONS. AND NOISE
CONTROL ADJUSTMENT PERIODS. PENALTIES AND APPEAL PROCEDURES ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS PROVISIONS
FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN CONTROLLING SOURCES OF NOISE POLLUTION.
A
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MEXICO
LR(A) "APR 29, 1968 ORDER ... ESTABLISHING SANITARY RULES GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION
, * . AMD UTILIZATION ... OF PESTICIDES." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 21.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 126-131 ID# 01646A
PESTICIDES
THIS order governing the IMPORTATION, manufacture, transport. AND UTILIZATION OF AND TRADE
IN pesticides was issued by THE secretary of health and welfare, it requires, among other
THINGS, THAT PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES REGISTER WITH COMPETENT
HEALTH AUTHORITIES. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT FARMERS AND STOCK-BREEDERS SUBMIT A STATEMENT ON
THE INTENDED USES OF PESTICIDES THAT THEY ACQUIRE. OTHER PROVISIONS DEAL WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION. STORAGE. PACKAGING AND LABELING OF PESTICIDES AND THE MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS
INDICATING DISPOSITION BY PESTICIDE DISTRIBUTORS. THE ORDER ALSO LISTS THE NAMES OF PESTICIDES
THAT ARE SUBJECT TO COKTROL AND SURVEILLANCE OF HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDER. THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE ORIGINAL OF THIS ORDER APPEARS IN OlARIF OFICIAL, JUL 9,
1968. NO. 8, P. 6-9.
MEXICO
L R(A) "JUL 14. 1972 OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF PESTICIDES."
DIARIO OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 07/28/72 PGS 3-5 ID# 01647A
PESTICIDES
THIS STANDARD ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF STANDARDS OF THE SECRETARIAT FOR INDUSTRY
AND COMMERCE ESTABLISHES CONDITIONS AND PRECUATIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT
OF PESTICIDES AND IS APPLICABLE TO PESTICIDES IN AGRICULTURAL, CATTLE-RAISING, AND DOMESTIC
USE.
MEXICO
LR1AI "JUL 14, 1972 OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR THE TOXICOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF PESTI-
CIDES." DIAR10 OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 07/28/72 PGS 5-6 ID# 016478
PEST ICI DES
THIS STANDARD ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SECRETARIAT FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
CLASSIFIES PESTICIDES ACCORDING TO THEIR TOXICITY. THE STANDARD DEFINES TOXICITY AND SETS
MAXIMUM LEVELS OF PERMISSIBLE TOXICITY FOR MAN WITHIN FOUR CATEGORIES; HIGHLY TOXIC, VERY
TOXIC, MODERATELY TOXIC, AND SLIGHTLY TOXIC.
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LRCA) "OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELING OF PESTICIDES. DGN K-371-1972." DIARIO
OFIC IAL
EPA
SPANISH 07/0 3/72 PGS 8-9 ID* 01647C
PESTICIDES
THIS STANDARD FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF STANDARDS. SECRETARIAT FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
LISTS THE INFORMATION THAT MUST APPEAR ON THE LABELS OF PESTICIDE CONTAINERS. THE INFORMATION
INCLUDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE COMMERCIAL NAME OF THE PRODUCT, THE TYPF OF PRODUCT
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LP(A) "REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND USE OF HERBICIDES." SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO,
V. 15, NO. 2
EPA
SPANISH C4/00/74 PGS 271-281 ID# 02638A
PESTICI3ES
THE MEXICAN REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND USE OF HERBICIDES, ISSUED IN PURSUANCE TO THE
AGRICULTURAL SANITATION LAW OF 1940 AND SUPERSEDING PREVIOUS REGULATIONS ON THE SUBJECT. WERE
PUBLISHED IN THE MEXICAN OFFICIAL GAZETTE ON DECEMBER 17. 1973 AND ENTERED INTO FORCE THE SAME
DAY. THEY ARE HERE REPRINTED IN FULL IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MEXICAN DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH. IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THE QUALITY OF HERBICIDES AND PREVENT ANY DAMAGE WHICH WOULD OCCUR
FROM THEIR USE, THESE REGULATIONS CONTROL THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION,
TRANSPORT, STORAGE, SALE. USE AND APPLICATION OF HERBICICES IN MEXICO. THE SECRETARIAT OF
AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK AND ONE OF ITS SUBORDINATE AGENCIES. THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PLANT
SANITATION, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERPRETING AND ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF THESE REGULATIONS
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO HUMAN HEALTH. WHICH ARE ADMINISTERED BY
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ASSISTANCE.
MEXICO
LR(A> "DEC 30. 1971 ACT (TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL INSTITUTE GF NUCLEAR ENERGY)."
NUCLEAR LAW BULLETIN, NO. 11.
OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY, COMP. F PA
ENGLISH 04/00/73 PGS 22-23 ID# 01648A
RAD!ATIJN
THIS ACT SETS UP A NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF A FEDERAL AGENCY AND
REPEALS THE DEC. 19, 195S ACT THAT HAD ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COMMISSION. AMONG
THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NEW INSTITUTE ARE: COORDINATION AND CENTRALIZATION OF NUCLEAR
ACTIVITIES, PREPARATION OF REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES, AND COOPERATION WITH
OTHER COMPETENT NATIONAL BODIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE INSTITUTE HAS EXCLUSIVE
RIGHT OVER THE IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE ORES AND NUCLEAR FUELS AND AUTHORITY
FOR ISSUING LICENSES FOR THE PRODUCTION ANO UTILIZATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF NUCLEAR REACTORS. THE ACT MAKES RADIOACTIVE ORE DEPOSITS NATURAL
RESOURCES. THE EXPLOITATION OF WHICH IS RESERVED TO THE STATE. THE INSTITUTE IS TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANO A GENERAL DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO.
THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF THIS ACT APPEARS IN DIARIE OFICIAL, JAN. 12, 1972.
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MEXICO
LR(A) "APR 17, 1953 FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR DRINKING-WATER SUPPLY WORKS." INT. DIG.
OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 6.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/55 PGS 264 ID# 01649A
WA TER
THESE REGULATIONS. APPLICABLE TO ALL WATERS INTENDED FOR PUBLIC OR DOMESTIC USE. WHETHER
NATIONAL OR PRIVATE. DEAL WITH THE SURVEY. STUDY, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF
POTABLE WATER SUPPLY WCRKS. THESE REGULATIONS SPECIFY THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND
BACTERIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES FOR DRINKING MATER. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
SHALL REQUIRE WATER SUPPLY WORKS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE TO GUARANTEE THE POTABILITY OF WATER
DISTRIBUTED. THAT DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HYDRAULIC RESOURCES ARE JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR SETTING REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY PROPOSED POTABLE-WATER WORKS. FURTHER. THE REGULATIONS
REQUIRE THAT ALL SOURCES OF POTABLE WATER SUPPLY HAVE A WELL DEFINED PROTECTION ZONE. WITHIN
WHICH CERTAIN POLLUTING ESTABLISHMENTS ARE BANNED. PERSONS OR CORPORATE BODIES WHO CONTAMINATE
SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY OR THEIR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS OR WHO ALTER OR INTERFERE WITH THE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SUCH WATERS ARE SUBJECT TO PUNISHMENT.
MEX ICO
LR(A) "MAR 23, 1973 REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION."
OIARIO OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 03/29/73 PGS 5-13 ID# 01650A
WATER
THESE REGULATIONS. ISSUED IN PURSUANCE OF THE MARCH 11, 1973 FEDERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. DEAL WITH THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER
POLLUTION. THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS IS ASSIGNED TO THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE THROUGH THE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE IN COORDINATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF HYDRAULIC RESOURCES. CHAPTER
II OF THESE REGULATIONS CITES PROCEDURES TC BE CARRIED OUT TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE QUALITY OF
WATER RECEIVING BODIES. CHAPTER III DEALS WITH OR IE NT AT ICN AND EDUCATIONAL MEASURES; CHAPTER IV,
WITH MONITORING AND INSPECTION; CHAPTER V, WITH PENALTIES; CHAPTER VI, WITH PROCEDURES FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES; AND THE REMAINING CHAPTERS, WITH ADMINISTRATIVE RECOURSE IN CASES OF
NON-CONFORMITY, DENOUNCEMENTS BY THIRD PARTIES, ANO DEFINITIONS. INCLUDED ARE TABLES ON
DISCHARGE CONSTITUENTS, WATER BODY CLASSIFICATIONS. AND MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE VALUES OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES.
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LR
"POLLUTION IS VERY EXTENSIVE IN THE PANUCO RIVER 8ASIN."
SPANISH 05/04/74 PGS
*A TER
EXCELSIOR
EPA
ID* 01650 B
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE STATES THAT THE PANUCO RIVER BASIN. THE FOURTH LARGEST IN MEXICO. IS
EXPERIENCING A HIGH DEGREE OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE
POLLUTION OF THE RIVER ARE SUGAR MILLS, AN OIL REFINERY, A DISTILLERY, A MEAT-PACKING HOUSE,
AND VARIOUS MUNICIPAL CISCHARGES LOCATED IN THE STATES OF SAN LUIS POTOSI. T A MAUL I PA S, AND
VERACRUZ. IN TAMPICO (TAMAULIPAS) THE DIRECTOR OF WATER USE AND POLLUTION CONTROL OF THE
MEXICAN DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES HAS CONFERRED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRINCIPAL
INDUSTRIES IN THE LOWER PANUCO BASIN TO DEMAND COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATION FOR THE
PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION.
HEX ICO
LR(B> "MEASURES AGAINST WATER POLLUTION BY INDUSTRIAL WASTES." EL NACIONAL
EPA
SPANISH 05/16/75 PGS 4 ID* 01650D
ALSO PMd
WATER
PURSUANT TO THE MEXICAN REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION, THIS
ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE JUNE 1975 DEADLINE BY WHICH MEXICAN INDUSTRIALISTS AND OTHER POLLUTERS MUST
PRESENT TO THE SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT DESCRIBING THEIR
PROGRESS IN INSTALLING ANTI-POLLUTION SYSTEMS. THE REPORTING REPRESENTS THE SECOND STAGE OF THE
NATIONAL PLAN TO CONTROL WATER POLLUTION FROM SOURCES WHOSE DISCHARGES HAVE NOT MET THE ACCEPTABLE
POLLUTION STANDARDS PRESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 13 OF THE REGULATIONS. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PLAN,
CONSISTING OF REGISTERING INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE SOURCES IN THE COUNTRY. WAS COMPLETED IN
AUGUST 1974. EACH SECCND STAGE REPORT MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: NECESSARY
ANT I-POLLUTION MEASURES TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT; ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT TO BE USED; METHODS OF
MEASURING AND SAMPLING POLLUTION; AND THE ESTIMATED DATE BY WHICH POLLUTION CONTENT OF WASTE
DISCHARGES WILL CONFORM TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS.
MEXICO
LR(A) INSTRUCTIVO IR—2 PARA LLENAR LA SOLICITUD DE REG I ST RO DE DESCARGA DE AGUA
RESIDUAL (INSTRUCTION IR-2 FOR COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGES!
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH 11/14/73 PGS 1-32 ID# 01650E
ALSO PMd •
MA TER
THIS BOOKLET PROVICES DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM WHICH MUST
BE COMPLETED BY ALL PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGES, OTHER THAN PURELY DOMESTIC ONES.
AND SUBMITTED TO THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SEVEN OF
THE REGULATION FOR THE PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION AND AS PART OF THE NATIONAL WATER
POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BOOKLET DEFINE THE TERM "WASTEWATER
DISCHARGE." SPECIFY WHO MUST COMPLETE A REGISTRATION FORM, DESCRIBE THE MANNER ANO PLACE OF
REGISTRATION. GIVE DEADLINE PERIODS FOR SUBMISSION OF REGISTRATIONS, AND MODIFY REGISTRATIONS OF
DISCHARGE SOURCES ALREADY ON RECORD. SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDEO ON THE FORM INCLUDES
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ON THE ENTERPRISE IN QUESTION, CHARACTERISTICS OF ORIGINAL WATER USED BY
THE ENTERPRISE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFLUENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE ENTERPRISE. A LIST OF
REGISTRATION OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY IS GIVEN.
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Lfi "AGREEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION." SALUO PUBLICA DE MEXICO.
VOL. 16, NO. 4
EPA
SPANISH 08/00/74 PGS 667 ID* 02819A
WATER
THIS ARTICLE REPRINTS THE DECREE BY WHICH THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES ITS ADHERENCE TO
THE "INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION BY WASTE DISCHARGES AND OTHER
SUBSTANCES OF 1972." THE DECREE WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT LUIS ECHEVERRIA ON DECEMBER 13, 1973 AND
WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MEXICAN OFFICIAL GAZETTE (DIARIO OFICIAL) ON MAY 27, 1974.
MEXICO
L R( B) "THE SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE PREVENTION ANO CONTROL OF WATER
POLLUTION (LEGAL ASPECTS)." SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES TECHNICAL PUBLICATION, VOL. 1. NO. 6
DARDON BRAVO, EMILIO EPA
SPANISH 11/00/73 PGS 1-24 ID» 02918A
ALSO PMA AND PMB
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES, CITING ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION AND HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY LACK OF OR UNWISE ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICIES,
DISCUSSES CURRENT GOVERNMENT POLICY IN MEXICO OF HARMONIZING INDUSTRIALIZATION WITH ADEQUATE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES AND ELABORATES ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION SET FORTH
IN MEXICAN LEGISLATION INTENDEO TO RESOLVE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS THE SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER USE ADMINISTRATION AND FOR THE PROTECTION ANO USE OF WATER
RESOURCES, ALTHOUGH THE SECRETARIATS OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. AGRICULTURE. AND INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
ALSO HAVE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES PERTAINING TO WATER ADMINISTRATION MATTERS UNDER THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. AN IN-DEPTH EXPLANATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION IS GIVEN ILLUSTRATING THE ABOVE MENTIONED POINTS.
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MEXICO
LR(B> "CONTROL OF W ATE R QUALITY FOR DIFFERENT USES." SECRETARIAT OF HATES RESOURCES
TECHNICAL PUBLICATION. VOL. 1. NO. 3
URROZ JIMENEZ, ELOY EPA
SPANISH 0 5/00/73 PGS 1-28 ID# 02920A
ALSO ST
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION DISCUSSES EXISTING AND RECOMMENDED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR DOMESTIC,
INDUSTRIAL AMD PI SCI CULTURAL USES IN MEXICO. MEXICAN STANDARDS FOR THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND
BACTERIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POTABLE WATER AS WELL AS STANDARDS FOR CHEMICALLY ENHANCING
POTABLE WATER ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. MEXICAN POTABLE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ARE CONGRUENT WITH
WHO STANDARDS. WHO AND U.S. STANDARDS ARE COMPARATIVELY LISTED IN TABLE 2. TABLES 3 ANO 4 GIVE
RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR SOURCE WATER CAPABLE OF MEETING POTABLE WATER STANDARDS AFTER
CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT. TABLES 5, 6, AND 7 SUMMARIZE QUALITY OF WATER NEEDED FOR VARIOUS
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AS RELATED TO ACTUAL QUALITY OF SOURCE WATER. A GENERAL OISCUSSION OF
WATER QUALITY FOR FISHING WATERS INVOLVING OXYGEN CONTENT AND PESTICIDE LEVELS IS ALSO GIVEN IN
THE PUBLICATION.
MEXICO
CR LEGISLACION RELATIVA AL AGUA Y SU CONTAMINACION (LEGISLATION RELATIVE TO
WATER AND ITS POLLUTIONJ
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH PGS 1-154 ID* 02936A
ALSO PMA
WA TER
THIS BOOK. PUBLISHED BY THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES, REPRINTS IN FULL THE
TEXTS OF THE FOLLOWING WATER AND WATER POLLUTION LAWS OF MEXICO: THE MARCH 28. 1973 REGULATION
ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION; THE MARCH 23. 1971 FEDERAL LAW FOR THE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL CF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; AND THE DECEMBER 30, 1971 FEDERAL WATER LAW.
IN ADDITION TO THE REPRINTED TEXTS. CHAPTER TWO OF THE BOOK PROVIDES AN EXPLANATION OF THE
REGULATION ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION, WHICH DELINEATES THE COMPREHENSIVE
NATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE
TO CONTROL AND ABATE WATER POLLUTION. TABLES ANNEXED TO THE POLLUTION LAWS CONTAIN THE NATIONAL
STANDARDS FOR EFFLUENTS ANO FOR AMBIENT WATER QUALITY. THE FEDERAL WATER LAW CONTAINS GENERAL
PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION, EXPLOITATION, USE, DISTRIBUTION, CONSERVATION, OWNERSHIP
AND OTHER LEGAL ATTRIBUTES OF MEXICAN WATER RESOURCES.
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MEXICO
LR(A) NORMAS OFICIALES DE MUESTREO Y ANALISIS DE LABORATORIC PARA AGUAS RES IDUALES
(OFFICIAL STANDARDS FOR LABORATORY SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF WASTEWATERS)
MEXICO. SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES EPA
SPANISH 00/00/73 PGS 1-31 ID# 02940A
ALSO ST
WATER
THIS BOOKLET. PUBLISHED BY THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES. REPRINTS THE FOLLOWING
OFFICIAL MEXICAN STANDARDS FOR SAMPLING AND DETERMINING THE POLLUTANT CONTENT OF EFFLUENT
WASTEWATER: DETERMINATION OF PETROLEUM RESIDUES IN WASTEWATER; DETERMINATION OF PH VALUE OF
WASTEWATER; DETERMINATION OF SEDIMENTARY SOLIDS IN WASTEWATER; SAMPLING METHOD FOR WASTEWATER;
DETERMINATION OF FLOATING MATERIAL IN WASTEWATER; AND DETERMINATION OF THE TEMPERATURE OF
WASTEWATER. THESE STANDARDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1961 GENERAL WEIGHTS.
MEASURES AND STANDARDS LAW, WERE FIRST PROMULGATED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE BY THE SECRETARIAT OF
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE IN THE LATTER PART OF 1973. EACH OF THESE STANDARDS CONTAINS DEFINITIONS OF
TERMS. SPECIFIES PROCEDURES FOR SAMPLINGS AND ANALYSIS. LISTS THE NECESSARY TESTING EQUIPMENT AND
GIVES A RELEVANT BIBLICGRAPHY.
MEXICO
PMC A) "SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH
FEOERAL
MEXICO. SECRETARIA DE
SPANISH
ALSO LRB
GENERAL
AND WELFARE." MANUAL DE ORG AN IZACI ON DEL GOB IERNO
LA PRESIDENCIA EPA
00/00/73 PGS 357-366 ID* 02677A
THIS CHAPTER OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION MANUAL DESCRIBES THE STRUCTURE AND OTHER
ATTRIBUTES OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE (SECRETARIA DE SALUBRIDAD Y
AS ISTENCIA). INCLUDING THE SUBSECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT (SUBSECRETARI A DE
MEJORAMIENTO DEL AM8IENTE). A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SECRETARIAT IS GIVEN, THE DEPARTMENTAL
DIRECTORS ARE NAMED, LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO OR ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARIAT IS LISTED.
AND THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH DEPARTMENTAL SUBUNIT ARE OUTLINED IN AN ANNOTATED
ORGANIZATIONAL BREAKDOWN OF THE SECRETARIAT. IN ADDITION. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART IS APPENDED
TO THE CHAPTER.
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MEXICO
PM "WASTEWATER WILL BE UTILIZED IN INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE OF MEXICO."
EL NACIONAL
EPA
SPANISH 04/18/75 PG S 9 ID* 02789A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS SHORT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT BECAUSE POLLUTION HAS LED TO A SCARCITY OF POTABLE
WATER IN THE GREATER MEXICO CITY AREA, THE INDUSTRIALISTS CF THIS REGION HAVE INFORMED THE
SECRETARY OF WATER RESOURCES OF THEIR AGREEMENT TO USE AND REUSE WASTEWATERS FOR THEIR INDUSTRIAL
processes, thereby liberating more water for human consumption and use.
MEXICO
PMfBI "NATIONAL PROGRAM AGAINST WATER POLLUTION." SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES,
VOL. 1. NO. 1
URROZ. JIMENEZ. ELCY EPA
SPANISH 01/00/73 PGS 1-11 ID* 02919A
ALSO SE AND LRB
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES STATES THAT WATER RESOURCES
MUST BE CONSIDERED LIMITED ECONOMIC RESOURCES. STATISTICS ON ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF MEXICO ARE CITED. AND IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT CONTINUING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WILL PUT ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON THE VOLUME AND QUALITY OF THE COUNTRY'S WATER RESOURCES.
THE SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES HAS ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL PROGRAM UNIFYING AND COORDINATING
THE LEGAL. ORGANIZATIONAL. PLANNING. EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS NECESSARY FOR THE CONTROL
OF WATER POLLUTION. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROGRAM REQUIRES REGISTRATION OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
SOURCES. A SECOND STAGE WILL REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS IN WASTEWATER
DISCHARGE SOURCES, AND A THIRD STAGE WILL SET STANDARDS FOR THE QUALITY OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
FROM INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. ADDITIONAL PLANS OF THE SECRETARIAT INCLUDE POLLUTION STUDIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING. AN ANTIPOLLUTION INDUSTRY, AND REGIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL COOPERATIVES.
MEXICO
PMi B) "CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION." SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES TECHNICAL
PUBLICATION. VOL. 1. NO. 3
URROZ JIMENEZ. ELOY EPA
SPANISH 03/00/73 PGS 1-20 ID# 02921A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES PROVIDES A REVIEW OF THE
PROBLEMS. IMPLICATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF WATER POLLUTION AND GIVES SOME OF THE BASIC CRITERIA
WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED IN DEVELOPING POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. BASIC
APPROACHES TO WATER QUALITY CLASSIFICATION AND PROTECTION EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM. FRANCE.
SWITZERLAND. BELGIUM. THE SOVIET UNION. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. PERU, NEW ZEALAND. DENMARK. FINLAND AND
WHO ARE SUMMARIZED. ANC THE FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRITERIA WHICH INFLUENCE ANY NATIONAL
APPROACH TO POLLUTION CONTROL ARE LISTED. THE PUBLICATION IDENTIFIES THREE BASIC SYSTEMS OF WATER
POLLUTION ADMINISTRATION, AND AFTER A CONSIDERATION OF MEXICAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MOST ADEQUATE NATIONAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM FOR MEXICO ARE
OUTLINED.
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MEXICO
PMfB> "RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN POLLUTION CONTROL." SECRETARIAT OF WATER RESOURCES
TECHNICAL PUBLICATION. VOL. 2. NO. 2
AGUIRRE MARTINEZ. JORGE EPA
SPANISH 03/00/74 PGS 1-13 ID* 02926A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER FOR WATER QUALITY
CONTROL (CIECCA). AN AGENCY OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES, DISCUSSES THE WORK
BEING REALIZED BY THE CENTER TO DETERMINE WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION LEVELS IN DIFFERENT WATER
BODIES OF THE COUNTRY AND TO FIND THE MOST ADEQUATE ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE
TREATMENT AND REUSE OF WASTEWATER. WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED FOR
THE IMPORTANT MEXICAN RIVERS. AND SIMILAR STUDIES OF LAKE CHAPALA, ALVAROO LAGOON AND ACAPULCO
BAY ARE BEING COMPLETED. LABORATORY MODELS AND COST ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE VARIOUS
METHOOS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT, AND TESTS TO ASCERTAIN THE FEASIBILITY OF USING WASTEWATER FOR
IRRIGATION PURPOSES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT. REGIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORIES ARE BEING SET UP
TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL NETWORK. THE REPORT ALSO PROVIDES STATISTICS
REGARDING WATER QUALITY TRAINING IMPARTED TO REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.
MEX ICO
PM(B) "ECOLOGICAL REPERCUSSIONS OF WATER POLLUTION." SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES
TECHNICAL PUBLICATION, VOL. 1, NO. 4
URROZ JIMENEZ, ELOY EPA
SPANISH 07/00/73 PGS l-ll ID* 02932A
ALSO SE
WATER
THIS PUBLICATION OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES REGARDS WATER POLLUTION AS AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN WATER USE PLANNING. ADEQUATE PLANNING SHOULD PROVIDE FOR THE OPTIMUM
HUMAN USE OF WATER RESOURCES AS WELL AS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCES. IN ORDER TO
ENSURE THE COMPATIBILITY OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. THREE PRINCIPLES OF POLLUTION
CONTROL ARE SEEN AS NECESSARY CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES: PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL
POLLUTION; THE REALIZATION THAT TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS USUALLY ARE IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO
THE DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; AND THE REALIZATION THAT AN EQUITABLE BALANCE BETWEEN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH MUST BE MAINTAINED BY LAWS, CONTROLLED THROUGH
SCIENTIFICALLY ESTABLISHED MEASURES, AND SUPPORTED BY AN ENLIGHTENED PUBLIC. THE PUBLICATION
SUMMARIZES VARIOUS WATER POLLUTION STUDIES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARIAT OF WATER
RESOURCES DIRECTED TOWARD PLANNING FOR THE BEST USE AND PROTECTION OF MEXICO'S WATER RESOURCES.
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MEX ICO
PM{ B > NUTRIENTES EN EL AGUA (NUTRIENTS IN WATER)
URROZ JIMENEZ, ELOY AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH P6S 1-12 ID» 02958A
ALSO ST
WATER
THIS PU3LI CAT ION OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT OF HATER RESOURCES DISCUSSES ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
ARISING FROM THE PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE NUTRIENTS SUCH AS NITROGEN ANO PHOSPHORUS IN WATERWAYS.
VARIOUS TYPES OF DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES AS WELL AS WASHING OF FERTILIZERS
FROM CULTIVATED LANDS ARE THE MAJOR SOURCES OF THESE NUTRIENTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO EXCESSIVE
GROWTH OF ALGAE AND AQUATIC PLANTS AND LEAD TO EUTROPHICAT ION OF STREAMS AND LAKES. VARIOUS
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES ARE DESCRIBED, AND IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE METHODS OF
BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION AND CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION ARE THE MOST ADEQUATE FOR REMOVING NITROGEN
AND PHOSPHORUS RESPECTIVELY FROM WASTEWATER. THE PUBLICATION ALSO CITES THE NECESSITY FOR
RESEARCH INTO ALTERNATIVE OR BETTER CONTROLLED METHODS OF CROP CULTIVATION TO PREVENT FERTILIZERS
FROM WASHING INTO STREAMS AND LAKES.
MEXICO
SE( > "LET US UNDERTAKE THE
MEXICO. V. 14. NO. 4
MURRAY. FRANCISCO V.
SPANISH
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
WORLDWIDE FIGHT AGAINST ECOCIDE." SALUD PUBLICA DE
EPA
08/02/72 PGS 569-571 ID# 01219A
THIS JOURNAL ARTICLE PRESENTS THE TEXT OF THE ADDRESS OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE GIVEN IN
STOCKHOLM DURING THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THE ADDRESS RECOUNTS
THE POSITION OF MEXICO IN THE WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ECOCIDE AND IN THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN
THE ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRIALIZATION. THE UNDER SECRETARY CITES MEXICO'S ADHERENCE TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY OF TL A TELOL CO» SETTING UP A NUCLEAR-FREE LATIN AMERICA. HE ALSO STATES
THAT WHILE MEXICO WILL NOT DEVIATE FROM THE PRIORITY THAT IT HAS ASSIGNED TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP-
MENT. IT IS TAKING STEPS TO AVOID THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION THROUGH VIGILANCE AND
FORESIGHT. THE UNDER SECRETARY ALSO SAID MEXICO WOULD BE HONORED TO HOST THE NEXT U.N. CONFERENCE
ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT.
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HEX ICO
SEC J ROUNDTA3LES ON DETERIORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOC HC 140 .P55 M46
SPANISH 09/10/71 PGS 1-258 ID* 02088A
ALSO LR3
GENERAL
THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS OF A SERIES OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS SPONSORED BY THE
MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE 1972 STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE ON THE
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. IT ANALYZES AND DISCUSSES, IN DEPTH. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND TENDENCIES
EXISTING IN MEXICO WITH REGARD TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC, SANITARY, INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
ALTHOUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES IS MENTIONED, THE
PRINCIPAL FOCUS OF THE DISCUSSIONS IS CENTERED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF MEXICO, THE
LAST SESSION OF THE DISCUSSIONS OUTLINES THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERIORATION AND CITES MEASURES CURRENTLY IN USE AND ENVISAGED FOR THE FUTURE TO PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT.
MEXICO
SE< ) "DUMP WORKERS FAVOR INDUSTRIALIZATION OF REFUSE." EXCELSIOR
EPA
SPANISH 08/08/74 PGS 4A ID* 02177B
ALSO PM3
SOLID WASTE
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE 4,000 MEN, WCKEN AND CHI LOR EN Wl-C LIVE AROUND AND
MAKE A LIVING FROM MEXICO CITY'S LARGEST DUMP ARE IN FAVOR OF THE REFUSE RECLAMATION PLANTS
ENVISAGED FOR THE CITY. THESE PLANTS, WHICH INTEND TC INDUSTRIALIZE SOME OF THE 5,100 TONS
OF REFUSE COLLECTED DAILY IN THE CITY, WILL REPRESENT STEADY EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DUMP WORKERS.
ALSO BY WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE RECLAMATION PLANTS. DUMP WORKERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE SAME BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO PLANT EMPLOYEES. PUBLIC HEALTH IN THIS AREA OF THE CITY HAS
ALREADY BEEN IMPROVED BY PROJECTS TO CONVERT DUMPS AND SANITARY LANDFILLS INTO PARKS AND
ARTIFICIAL FORESTS. PROJECTS FOR THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF REFUSE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OUMP WORKERS TO RAISE THEIR STANOARD OF LIVING AND SOCIAL STATUS.
MEXICO
SE< ) "CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY." SECRETARIAT OF WATER
RESOURCES TECHNICAL PUBLICATION, VOL 1, NO. 5
URROZ JIMENEZ, ELOY EPA
SPANISH 09/00/73 PGS 1-28 ID* 02911A
AL SO sr
WATER
THIS REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE MEXICAN SECRETARIAT FOR WATER RESOURCES, DESCRIBES THE ECONOMIC
ASPECTS OF EFFICIENT WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN CHEMICAL PLANTS AND DISCUSSES CRITERIA FOR
SELECTING THE BEST METHCOS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT. CONCEPTS OF POLLUTION COSTS ARE GIVEN,
INCLUDING THE REGIONAL SYSTEM FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL. WHICH PERMITS INDUSTRIALISTS TO POOL THEIR
RESOURCES IN COOPERATIVE WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS. GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF
PRIMARY. SECONDARY AND ADVANCED TREATMENTS OF WASTEWATER ARE GIVEN. THE REPORT CONCLUDES
THAT APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PROCESSES CAN ONLY BE CHOSEN AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE
ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN OBTAINING ADEQUATE PURIFICATION OF WASTEWATER
FROM ANY PARTICULAR FACTORY.
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
LR(A) "AUG 19. 1965 WATER AND SEWERAGE ACT." INT. DIG. OF HLTH • LEG IS.. V. 2L.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COHP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 204-05 ID# 01711A
WATER
THIS ACT ESTABLISHES THE WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, WHICH IS EMPOWERED. INTER ALIA. TO
MAKE BYLAWS FOR PREVENTING THE CONTAMINATION OF WATER SUPPLIED BY IT OR BY WATER PURVEYORS.
AS WELL AS TO ESTABLISH PROTECTION AREAS IN WHICH CERTAIN ACTIVITIES HARMFUL TO SURFACE
WATERS OR GROUNDWATER MAY BE PROHIBITED OR REGULATED. THE ACT ALSO MAKES IT AN OFFENSE TO
CAUSE THE P3LLUTI ON OF ANY WATER SOURCE USED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. THE
AUTHORITY IS FURTHER CHARGED WITH ENSURING THAT PREMISES IN SEWERAGE AREAS CONTAIN WATER
CLOSETS AND THAT EVERY WATER CLOSET. SINK, OR OTHER SEWAGE-DISCHARGING RECEPTACLE IS CONNECTED
WITH THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM. SCHEDULES APPENDED TC THE ACT CONTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THOSE SECTIONS
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE DEALING WITH WATER AND SEWERAGE. (THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF THIS ACT
APPEARS IN THE ACTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 1965. PP. 151-271.1
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ARGENT INA
LRU) "APRIL 16. 1973 LAM NO. 20 .284 (ON ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION)." BOLETIN OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 04/16/73 PG S 2-3 ID* 01656A
AIR
THIS LArt APPLIES TO ALL SOURCES LIKELY TO CAUSE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION THAT ARE LOCATEO IN
FEDERAL JURISDICTIONAL AREAS OR IN PROVINCES ADHERING TO FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE LAW ASSIGNS TO
THE NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF A NATIONAL
PROGRAM AGAINST AIR POLLUTION, TO INCLUDE THE CAUSES. EFFECTS, AND SCOPE OF SUCH POLLUTION AND
METHODS FOR ITS PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE LAW ALSC ESTABLISHES AN INTER-JURISDICTIONAL COMMISSION
TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY WHEN THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTING SOURCES CROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. THE
LAM COVERS AIR QUALITY NORMS AND MAXIMUM EMISSION LEVELS. A PLAN TO MEET CRITICAL SITUATIONS, FIXED
SOURCES. PENALTIES, PROCEUDRES FOR THE FEDERAL CAPITAL, FEES AND FINES AND THEIR PURPOSE, AND
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. ANNEXES TO THE LAW DEAL WITH NORMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS. AIR
QUALITY LEVELS (INCLUDING CONTAMINANT QUANTITIES FOR VARIOUS STAGES OF AN AIR POLLUTION ALERTJ,
AND A DEFINITION OF THE TERMS USED IN THE LAW.
ARGENTINA
LRtA» "JUNE 14, 1973 DECREE NO. 253 ON THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH
COUNCIL." ANALES CE LEGISLAC I ON ARGENTINA, VOL. 33-C, 1973
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 3212-3213 ID* 03491 A
GENERAL
FIRST APPEARING IN THE ARGENTINE BOLETIN OFICIAL OF JUNE 27, 1973, THIS DECREE CREATES
THE NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL OF ARGENTINA WHOSE DUTIES ARE THE TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATION OF A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND THE EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
RELATED ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HOUSED WITHIN THE SUBSECRETARIAT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF
THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE COUNCIL INCLUDES AMONG ITS MEMBERS THE SUBSECRETARY OF
PUBLIC HEALTH AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE SUBSECRETARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY, AND REPRESENTATIVES
FROM: THE GENERAL CONFEDERATIONS OF LABOR AND ECONOMY, THE CONFEDERATION OF
MEDICINE, THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES. THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION, AND EACH OF THE
NATIONAL HEALTH REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. AN INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE COUNCIL MAY BE EFFECTED ay
RESOLUTION OF THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
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ARGENTINA
LRI A )
"FEBRJARY 21. 1972 DECREE NO. 937 ON THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION
FOR THE MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM." ANALES DE L EG ISLAC I ON ARGENTINA, VOL. 32-A. 1972
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/73 PGS 414-415 ID* 03492A
GENERAL
THIS DECREE PROVID
THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM.
COMMISSION IS TO ACT A
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE
INFORMATION CONCERNING
ON PROGRAM PRIORITIES.
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. A
THE REALIZATION OF THE
OTHER PUBLIC ADM INISTR
OF INTERNAL COORDINATI
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOL
ES FOR THE CREATION OF AN ARGENTINE NA
HOUSED WITHIN THE SECRETARIAT OF PLA
S AN ADVISORY AND COORDINATING ORGAN I
PROGRAM. ITS FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: THE
THE PROGRAM, EVALUATION OF RESEARCH P
ELABORATION OF ARGENTINA PARTICIPATIO
ND THE EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF
PROGRAM. THE APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL
ATIVE DUTIES OF THE APPOINTED OFFICIAL
ON AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE COMMISSI
CGY •
TI ONAL COMMISSION FOR THE MAN AND
NNING AND GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY, THE
N ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE
COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC
ROPOSALS FOR THE PROGRAM, ADVISING
N IN THE PROGRAM ON THE
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL AID FOR
S TO THE COMMISSION IS HONORARY,
S NOT BEING AFFECTED. THE FUNCTIONS
ON ARE PERFORMED BY THE SUBSECRETARY
ARGENTINA
LRIA) "NOVEMBER 20, 1973 DECREE NO. 339 ON THE CREATION OF SECRETARIATS AND
SUBSECRETARIES WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE." ANALES DE LE GISLACI ON ARGENTINA. VOL. 33-D
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 3831-36 ID* 03493A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
THIS DECREE, FIRST APPEARING IN THE ARGENTINE BOLETIN OF ICIAL OF NOVEMBER 22. 1973. CREATES
AND DELINEATES THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SECRETARIATS OF STATE UNDER THE ARGENTINE MINISTRY
OF SOCIAL WELFARE: COORDINATION AND SOCIAL PROMOTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPORTS
AND TOURISM; HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS; AND YOUTH AND THE FAMILY. THESE SECRETARIATS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMULATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS ON MATTERS UNDER THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. MATTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST ARE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION AND OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS IN THE AREAS OF
HOUSING. LAND USE PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. CERTAIN SUBSECRETARI ATS FOR THE SECRETARIATS
OF PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SECURITY; AND SPORTS AND TOURISM ARE ALSO CREATED BY THIS DECREE.
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UR|A) "MAY 23. 1973 DECREE NO. 4858 ON THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY."
ANALES DE LE GlSLAC I ON ARGENTINA. VOL. 33-D. 1973
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 2059-61 ID» 03545A
ALSO PM A
GENERAL
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF ARGENTINA. COMPLIANCE WITH WHICH IS MANDATORY FOR ALL
AGENCIES. IS PROMULGATED IN THIS DECREE. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO ATTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
GOALS ARE DELINEATED IN THE DECREE AND INCLUDE: ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION EFFORTS; INCORPORATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; EXCHANGE
AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS; CREATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES; AND PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS AN EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION CAN BE STRUCTURED. THE
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION WILL SERVE AS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
AGENCY. ACTING IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE. THE COMMISSION'S
STRUCTURE AND POWERS IN THIS REGARD ARE SET FORTH IN THE DECREE. ONE SIGNIFICANT FUNCTION BEING
THE ELICITING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS FOR STATE SPONSORED WORKS AND PROJECTS. THE
DECREE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE BOLETIN OFICIAL OF JUNE 13. 1973.
ARGENTINA
LR( A)
"JUNE 30. 1953 RESOLUTION NO. 956/53 PRESCRIBING STANDARDS FOR THE SALE OF
COMMERCIAL INSECTICIDES INTENDED FOR PREVENTION OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/55 PGS 105 ID* 01673A
PESTICIDES
THIS RESOLUTION GOVERNS THE CONTROL OF THE USE AND SALE OF THE INSECTICIDES KNOWN AS DDT. HCH.
DNQC * CHLORETHANE. ANO LINDANE. AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE RESOLUTION MAKES MANDATORY THE LABELING
OF THE CONTAINERS OF SUCH SUBSTANCES WITH THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE AND THE WARNING "POISON." THE
OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS RESOLUTION APPEARS IN BOLETIN OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. JULY 22.
1953. PT. 1. P. 1.
ARGENTINA
LR( A) "JANUARY 20. 1969 LAW NO. 18073 PROHIBITING THE USE OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN THE
TREATMENT OF . . . PASTURES . . . AND (CERTAIN) ANIMALS." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 21.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 673 ID# 01674A
PESTICIDES
THIS LA* PROHIBITS THE USE OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF NATURAL OR SOWN PASTURES
AND IN THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE. OVINE. CAPRINE, PORCINE. AND EQUINE SPECIES. IT
BANS THE USE OF DIELDRIN. ENDRIN. HEPTACHLOR. AND HCH FOR THE TREATMENT OF PASTURE LAND AND
DI EL OR IN. HCH. HEPTACHLOR. AND CHLORDANE FOR THE TREATING OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SPECIES OF ANIMALS.
CROPS TREATED WITH THESE SUBSTANCES MAY NOT BE USED AS FOODSTUFFS OR FODDER UNTIL THE SAFETY
INTERVAL SPECIFIED BY LAW HAS EXPIRED. THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY MAY CLOSE ESTABLISHMENTS IN
VIOLATION OF THIS LAW GR IN THE EVENT THAT A QUANTITY OF PESTICIDE EXCEEDING THE PRESCRIBED
TOLERANCE LEVEL IS FOUND IN ANIMALS OR IN THE PRODUCTS OR BYPRODUCTS OF ANIMAL OR PLANT ORIGIN.
APPENDED TO THE LAW ARE TABLES FIXING RESIDUE TOLERANCES FOR A NUMBER OF PESTICIDES. THE OFFICIAL
VERSION OF THIS LAW APPEARS IN BOLETIN OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. MARCH 27. 1969. P. 2-14.
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ARGENTINA
LR(A ) "MAY 26, 1969 DECREE NO. 2678 EMBODYING REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
LAW NO. 13073." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 21.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 673-674 ID* 01674B
PESTICIDES
THIS DECREE DESIGNATES THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK BREEDING 1 ACTING
THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF ITS NATIONAL PLANT HEALTH SERVICE OR NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICE)
AND THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AS THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE, WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE
AREAS OF COMPETENCE, FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE JAN 20, 1969 LAW BANNING THE USE OF CERTAIN
SUBSTANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF PASTURE LAND AND OF SPECIFIED DOMESTIC ANIMALS. THE DECREE ALSO
SETS REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE, AND PACKAGING OF PESTICIDES TO PREVENT THEIR
COMING IN CONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES. CLOTHING, MEDICINES, AND UTENSILS. IT ALSO REQUIRES
THE MAINTENANCE OF A REGISTER OF CONSIGNMENT BY ALL PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALES
OF PESTICIDES. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN BOLETIN OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA
ARGENTINA. JUNE 10. 1969, P. 1.
ARGENTINA
L R ( A) "SEPTEMBER 22. 1972 RESOLUTION NO. 1.370 ON MEASURES DESIGNED TO PREVENT
CONTAMINATION BY UNLAWFUL RESIDUES IN GRAIN INTENDED FOR CONSUMPTION." BOLETIN OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 10/05/72 PGS 7 ID» 01674C
PESTICIDES
THIS RESOLUTION, ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK, DEALS WITH PESTICIDE
PRODUCTS USED TO TREAT GRAIN FIELDS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT PRESCRIBES SUCH MEASURES AS THE
DISTINCTIVE COLORING OF THE PRODUCTS, CERTAIN LABELING DATA. AND PREREQUISITES FOR SALE IN ORDER
TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION THROUGH PESTICIDE RESIDUES OF GRAINS INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL
CONSUMPTION. THE PENALTY PROVISIONS OF THE JAN. 20. 1969 LAW NO. 18.073 APPLY.
ARGENTINA
LR(AI "SEPTEMBER 12. 1975 RESOLUTION 831 ON THE USE OF INSECTICIDES." BOLETIN
OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
EPA
SPANISH 09/19/75 PGS 4 ID» 03173A
PESTICIDES
THIS RESOLUTION PROMULGATED BY THE ARGENTINE SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK CREATES
A SPECIAL COMMISSION TC STUDY AND ANALYZE THE EXISTING LEGAL AND ECONOMIC PROVISIONS RELATING TO
THE MANUFACTURE. SUPPLY, SALE, CONTROL AND USE OF INSECTICIDES IN AGRICULTURE. THE COMMISSION IS
TO BE MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL AGENCIES UNDER THE SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE AND
LIVESTOCK, IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTATIVES INVITED FROM THE SECRETARIAT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, THE NATIONAL MEAT BOARD, THE UNIVERSITIES OF BUENOS AIRES AND LA PLATA, AND
VARIOUS ENTITIES DEALING WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTICN AND PESTICIDE USE. RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED
BY THE COMMISSION WILL NOT BE UNANIMOUSLY FORMULATED. INSTEAD, EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WILL
SUBMIT INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN WRITING ON MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION FOR
CONSIDERATION.
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ARGENTINA
LR(A) "NOVEMBER 29, 1968 DECREE NO. 7560 ESTABLISHING THE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
OF THE NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 21.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 671-672 ID* 01672A
RADIATION
THIS DECREE. APPROVING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION,
PLACES CERTAIN SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECT AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION, AMONG THEM THE RADIOLOGICAL
PROTECTION AND SAFETY SERVICE. THIS SERVICE DEALS WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE PLANNING OF
PROGRAMS CONCERNED WITH RADIATION SAFETY AND PROTECTION AND PROMOTES TECHNIQUES TOWARD THOSE ENDS.
THE SERVICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING MATTERS DEALING WITH RADIATION AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY,
ENVIRONMENTAL RADI 0-CHEM ISTRY, RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICINE, RADIATION PROTECTION ENGINEERING
INCLUDING NUCLEAR SAFETY, TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION,
AND FOR ADMINISTERING. COORDINATING, AND SUPERVISING ACTIVITIES ASSIGNED TO THE SERVICE. THE
DECREE PLACES THE FOLLOWING UNITS. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF WHICH ARE OUTLINED. UNDER THIS SERVICE:
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DIVISION, RADIATION HEALTH DIVISION. OPERATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION AND THE
RADIATION PROTECTION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS. OFFICIAL TEXT APPEARS IN BOLETIN OFICIAL. JUL 29.•69.
ARGENTINA
PM< 01 NATIONAL REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC TO THE U.N. CONFERENCE
ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-26 ID« 02711A
ALSO SE
GENERAL
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE REPORT OF THE ARGENTINE DELEGATION TO THE U.N. CONFERENCE ON THE
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT HELD IN STOCKHOLM IN 1972. ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS OR ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE INDICATED, THE REPORT PRESENTS BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND PROVIDES A
SURVEY OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS AND STUDIES CARRIED OUT REGARDING THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
IN ARGENTINA. SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF THE REPORT DISCUSS AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN BUENOS AIRES.
MATER POLLUTION, SOIL POLLUTION AND RADIATION. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE REPORT, NATIONAL
PROBLEMS REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE ANO THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST RESOURCES ARE
DISCUSSED.
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BOL (VIA
LR( A I "FEBRUARY 17. 1971. SUPREME DECREE NO. 09502 (CREATING AN INTERMINISTERIAL
COMMISSION ON THE HUMAN ENV IRONMENT).« G ACE T A OFICIAL DE BOLIVIA.
EPA
SPANISH 02/19/71 PG S 11797-8 ID* 01725A
GENERAL
THIS DECREE. ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT, ESTABLISHES AN
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MINSITRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
OF PLANNING, OF EDUCAT 1GN» OF HEALTH, OF URBAN!SM AND HOUSING. OF RURAL AFFAIRS AND AGRICULTURE.
AND OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. THIS COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDYING THE PROBLEMS OF HUMAN
ENVIRONMENT. THE MINSTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND OF PLANNING AND COORDINATION ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR CARRYING OUT THIS DECREE. ALL THE OTHER MINISTRIES. OFFICIAL SECTORS, SOVEREIGN AND
SEMI-SOVEREIGN ENTITIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND CENTERS OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION, ARE REQUESTED TO
COOPERATE WITH THIS COMMISSION. AFTER THIS COMMISSION FINALIZES THE PREPARATION OF NATIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEMS OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENT, IT WILL BECOME INTEGRATED WITH THE
COMMISSION IN CHARGE OF THE STUDY OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
BOLIV I A
PM( B) INFORME NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA SOBRE EL MEDIO HUMANO (BOLIVIAN NATIONAL REPORT
ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT)
EPA
SPANISH 05/00/71 PGS 1-24 ID* 02709A
ALSO SE
GENERAL
THIS REPORT MAS PREPARED BY THE BOLIVIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERIOR RELATIONS AND CULTURE FOR
PRESENTATI3N AT THE U.N. CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT HELD IN STOCKHOLM IN 1972,
SECTION I OF THE REPORT OUTLINES BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC TENDENCIES, DISCUSSES THE RATIONAL U5E OF
NATURAL RESOURCES IN BCLiVlA. AND POINTS OUT ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEFICIENCIES IMPEDING
ADEQUATE LEVELS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION. SECTION H DEALS KITH THE PRESENT AND PROPOSED
MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT, OFTEN IN COOPERATION KITH INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS. FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THE REPORT CONTAINS FOUR TABLES SHOWING
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME. HOUSING STATISTICS. WATER AND SEWAGE STATISTICS. AND THE AVERAGE DAILY
CONSUMPTION OF FOOD PER INDIVIDUAL.
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BRAZIL
LRIA) "FEBRUARY 28. 1967 DECREE-LAW NO. 30 3 TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE
CONTROv. JF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION . . .« COLECAC DAS LEIS. V. 1.
EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/67 PGS 545-550 IO» 01677A
GENERAL HATER AIR SOLID WASTE
THIS DECREE-LAB APPLIES TO ALL TYPES OF WATER (PUBLIC. PRIVATE, SURFACE. GROUND) AND TO ALL
POLLUT!ON-£MI SSI ON SOURCES LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE THE ATMOSPHERE OR SOIL. POLLUTION IS DEFINED AS
ANY CHANGE IN THE PROPERTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSED BY ANY LIQUID, SOLID. OR GAS THAT IS
HARMFUL TO THE HEALTH. SAFETY. AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OR DETRIMENTAL TO FLORA AND FAUNA, THE
CECREE-LA* SETS UP A NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITHIN THE MINIS-
TRY OF HEALTH. ITS RESPONSIBILITIES ARE: STUDYING AND APPROVING STANDARDS AT BOTH THE NATIONAL
AND REGIONAu LEVELS; STANDARDIZING PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN COLLABORATION WITH
AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT CONTROL SETTING GENERAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO POLLUTION CAUSED BY
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES; DESIGNING REGULATIONS TO STIMULATE PRIVATE
INVESTMENT IN POLLUTION CONTROL; ESTABLISHING RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLLUTION AMONG JURISDICTIONS AND
ARBITRATING INTERSTATE QUESTIONS; AND PROMOTING EDUCATIVE MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL ACCORDS.
BRAZIL
LR(A> SECRETARIA ESPECIAL DO MEIO AMBIENTE (SEMA) (SPECIAL SECRETARY FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT)
COSTA CAVALACANTI, JOSE AND JOAO P. DOS RE IS VELLOSO EPA
PORTUGUESE PGS 1-11 ID* 02037A
ALSO PMA AND LRB
GENERAL
THIS PAMPHLET REPRINTS THE DECREE THAT PROPOSES THE CREATION OF THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. UNDER THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(SEMA) IS A CENTRAL AGENCY FOR THE COORDINATION AND APPLICATION OF VARIOUS LAWS AND ORGANIZATIONS
0EALING ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE INTRODUCTION TO THE PAMPHLET
LISTS SOME OF THE EXISTING LAWS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CITES
THE NEED FOR A CENTRAL COORDINATING AUTHORITY. THE BCOY OF THE DECREE FOLLOWS THE INTRODUCTION
AND DESCRIBES THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, FUNDING AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF SEMA. THIS DECREE WAS
PUBLISHED IN THE CIARIC OFICIAL DA UNI AO (OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE UNION) ON OCTOBER 30, 1973 AND
ENTERED INTO FORCE THE SAME DAY,
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BRAZIL
LR(A) "DECREE NO. 73.030 OF OCTOBER 30. 1973." COLECAO DAS LEIS DA REPUBLICA
FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL 1973. VOL VIII. TOMO I
EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/74 PGS 160-162 ID# 02037B
ALSO PMA
GENERAL WATER
THIS DECREE. PUBLISHED IN THE BRAZILIAN OFFICIAL GAZETTE ON OCTOBER 30. 1973. CREATES THE
SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA). UNDER THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. SEMA IN NO MANNER
REPLACES OR MODIFIES THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS, BUT RATHER ACTS AS A
CENTRAL ADVISORY AND COORDINATING AGENCY FOR THE APPLICATION OF THESE LAVS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
AMONG OTHER MEANS. SEMA IS FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL BUDGET AND CONTRIBUTIONS. ADMINISTRATIVE
FUNCTIONS OF SEMA ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE NUCLEUS OF THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR.
TECHNICAL AND LEGAL PROJECTS ARE CARRIED OUT ON A CONTRACT BASIS AND BY REQUISITION OF SERVICES
AND PERSONNEL FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. THE SECRETARY OF SEMA IS APPOINTED BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR. SIMILARLY NINE
ECOLOGICAL SPECIALISTS ARE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF SEMA'S CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
(CCMA). THEY ADVISE THE SECRETARY IN MATTERS RELATING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS.
BRAZIL
LRCB» "CONTAIN INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION. SEMA'S GOAL IN 1975. ** ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/14/74 PGS 1.66 ID* 02037J
GENERAL MATER AIR
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW WITH THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
STANDARDS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME POLLUTION MILL SOON BE PROMULGATED.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIES BY POLLUTION TYPES WILL PERMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL
INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION AND MORE EASILY ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY TO POLLUTERS. AS A RESULT. IT IS
PREDICTED THAT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION WILL IN MANY CASES BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT < SE MA) WILL MONITOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION BY MEANS OF SATELLITE PICTURES AND WILL REPORT DISCREPANCIES TO THE APPROPRIATE
AUTHORITIES. IN THIS RESPECT. SEMA EMPHASIZES THAT A MODERATE RATHER THAN RADICAL ATTITUDE
TOWARDS POLLUTERS MILL ELICIT COOPERATION AND BETTER LONG-RANGE RESULTS. OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED
IN THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE THE NETWORK OF ECOLOGICAL STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE
CLASSIFICATION OF VARIOUS BEACHES ACCORDING TO SEMA'S RECENT HEALTH SAFETY REGULATIONS.
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BRAZIL
LR {B) "ONLY THOSE WHO REFRAIN FROM POLLUTING WILL RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID; MANUFACTURE
OF POLLJT ANT S WILL BE PROHIBITED." O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/27/75 PGS I. 42 ID* 02037P
ALSO PMA, PMB AND SE
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE FORTHCOMING BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW# WHICH
WILL ESTABLISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS, PROSCRIBE THE MANUFACTURE, SALE OR USE OF
PRODUCTS OR DEVICES HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT, AND REQUIRE Tt AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIES
AND LOANS TJ FINANCE SUCH ACTIVITIES BE APPROVED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
PROVISIONS ARE ALSO MADE FOR SANCTIONS OF VARYING SEVERITY AGAINST POLLUTERS, DEPENDING ON THE
GRAVITY OF THE OFFENSE. IN ADDITION, THE LAW WILL ESTABLISH THE TARIFF FOR REGISTERING.
RESEARCHING AND CONTROLLING POLLUTION (CONPOL) WHICH WILL BE COLLECTED ON A MONTHLY BASIS FROM
PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHCSE ACTIVITIES MAY CAUSE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE. AS PROVIDED BY THE LAW,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS TO BE PRIMARILY A STATE GOVERNMENT FUNCTION, WHILE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. THROUGH THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IS TO ACT IN A COORDINATING AND
SUPERVISORY CAPACITY.
BRAZIL
LR "SEPTEMBER 26. 1967 LAW NO. 5.318." COLECAO DAS LEI S DE 1967, V. 5
COSTA E SILVA. A. ET AL. EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/67 PGS 23-24 ID* 02056A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
THIS LAW INSTITUTES THE NATIONAL SANITATION POLICY AND CREATES THE NATIONAL SANITATION COUNCIL
(CONSANE). UNDER THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. THE NATIONAL SANITATION POLICY APPLIES TO BASIC
SANITATION, WATER SUPPLY AND USE. DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS. AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION, EROSION
AND FLOODS. CONSANE INTERPRETS THE POLICY ALONG THE LINES OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND
FORMULATES DIRECTIVES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS POLICY IN A NATIONAL SANITATION PLAN. THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF CONSANE CONSISTS OF AN APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND SIX MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE
MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR, HEALTH AND PLANNING. THE PLENARY COUNCIL OF CONSANE, STAFFED BY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, CONDUCTS DETAILED RESEARCH IN
FORMULATING THE DIRECTIVES SET FORTH BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF
SANITATION WORKS AND TWO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE NATIONAL
SANITATION PLAN. THIS LAW SUPERCEDES DECREE-LAWS NOS. 246 AND 303 OF FEBRUARY 28. 1967.
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BRAZIL
LRCB) "SEMA (SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT) CONTROLS INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION.
O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/30/74 PGS 14 ID* 02413A
GENERAL
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. A MEETING BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. PAULO NOGUFIRA NETO, AND THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. SEVERO GOMES. HAS
RESULTED IN AN AGREEMENT WHEREBY ALL INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE REVIEWED BY THE SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TO VERIFY THAT THE
APPROPRIATE ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES ARE INCLUDED. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN REALIZING
THE NATIONAL POLICY OF MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES COMPATIBLE WITH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SECRETARIAT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON
ANT I—POLLUTI ON EQUIPMENT. BESIDES THE USE OF ANT I-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT, FORTHCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATION WILL REQUIRE DISPERSED LOCATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES AND WILL OFFER INCENTIVES RATHER
THAN PENALTIES TO ELICIT THE COOPERATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY IN THESE EFFORTS.
BRAZIL
LR(B) "AUGUST 14, 1975 DECREE-LAW NO. 14 13 ON CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
CAUSED 3Y INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES." DIARIO OFICIAL
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/75 PGS 1 ID# 03046A
ALSO PM3
GENERAL AIR WATER
THIS LAW, PROMULGATED BY PRESIDENT ERNESTO GEISEL OF BRAZIL AND ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN CABINET. STIPULATES THAT BRAZILIAN INDUSTRIES MUST TAKE MEASURES, AS
DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND REQUIRES THE ADOPTION
OF URBAN ZONING AND ECONOMIC SCHEMES TO ALLEVIATE SERIOUS POLLUTION IN AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL
CONGESTION. IN CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RETAINS
THE EXCLUSIVE POWER TO ACT IN MATTERS CONCERNING SANCTIONS OR SUSPENSIONS OF THOSE INDUSTRIES
CONSIDERED TO BE OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR SECURITY. ACTIVITIES OF
STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW.
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BRAZIL
LR(B) "PRESIDENT GEISEL ISSUES ANT I-POLLUTI ON REGULATIONS." DEPT. OF STATE AIRGRAM,
AMEM8ASSY BRASILIA, NO. A-148
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EPA
ENGLISH 03/22/75 PGS 1-3 ID* 03046B
ALSO PMB AND SE
GENERAL AIR WATER
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY UNITED STATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN BRASILIA, GIVES HIGHLIGHTS OF AND
COMMENTS ON THE DECREE-LAW OF AUGUST 14, 1975, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT GEISEL AND
WHICH SETS FORTH ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. THE LAW
PROVIDES FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANNING AND A SYSTEM OF URBAN ZONING TO ALLEVIATE SERIOUS POLLUTION
PROBLEMS AND REQUIRES INDUSTRIES TO ADOPT ADEQUATE ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES AS SPECIFIED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
RATHER THAN THE STATE GOVERNMENTS HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF
CRITICAL INOUSTRIES. THEREBY AVOIDING INCIOENTS SIMILAR TO THAT OCCURRING IN MINAS GERAIS, WHERE
STATE AUTHORITIES CLOSED DOWN A CRITICAL INDUSTRY DUE TO POLLUTION. THE DECREE LAW IS A
FORERUNNER OF THE FORTHCOMING CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION AIMEO AT MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
COMPATIBLE WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY OFFERING INCENTIVES RATHER THAN SANCTIONS TO INDUSTRY.
BRAZIL
LRCA) "SPECIAi_ RETIREMENT. SOCIAL SECURITY REGULATIONS." COLECAO DAS LEIS, V. 6,
1973
EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/73 PGS 458-459* ID* 02I72A
•ALSO P. 508
NOISE
THIS SUBSECTION OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIAL SECURITY REGULATIONS. INSTITUTED BY LAW 3.807 OF
AUGUST. 1960 AND MODIFIED BY LAW 5.890 OF JUNE 8, 1973 AND BY DECREE NO. 72.771 OF SEPTEMBER 6,
1973, PROVIDES SPECIAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR BRAZILIAN WORKERS EXPOSED TO UNHEALTHY OR
DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS. RATHER THAN WORKING THE NORMAL 30 YEARS BEFORE PENSIONING. AN
ELIGIBLE WORKER MAY NOW RECEIVE HIS PENSION AFTER 15, 20, OR 25 YEARS. DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
UNHEALTHY OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OF HIS OCCUPATION. AS REGULATED IN TABLE I OF THESE
REGULATIONS. WORKERS PERMANENTLY EXPOSED TO NOISE LEVELS HIGHER THAN 90 DECIBELS ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR SPECIAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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LRCBI "NOCTURNAL QUIET." VEJA
EPA
PORTUGUESE 02/26/75 PGS 55 ID* 0271AA
AL SO PMB
no ise
THIS MAGAZINE ARTICLE REPORTS ON SOME OF THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOI SE ON RESIDENTS
NEAR CGNGONHAS AIRPORT IN SAO PAULO AND STATES THAT THE BRAZILIAN AIR MINISTRY WILL PROHIBIT.
BEGINNING IN MARCH 1975, AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS OVER THE AIRPORT BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 6 A.M. THE
FLIGHTS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS TIME OF NIGHT CAN BE EASILY RESCHEDULED DURING THE DAY.
THE MEASURE IS SEEN TO REPRESENT A POSITIVE REACTION TO THE GROWING CONCERN OVER HUMAN HEALTH
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY NOISE IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. IT IS PLANNED TO DIMINISH
THE DAYTIME NOISE GENERATED AT CONGONHAS BY REROUTING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS TO THE PROPOSED CUMBICA
AIRPORT IN 1980. HOWEVER. THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CUMBICA
SITE IS ALREADY TOO DENSELY POPULATED TO ADEQUATELY CONTEND WITH THE NOISE OF AIRPORT ACTIVITIES
AND HAS RECOMMENDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AIRPORT AT COT I A, 30 KILOMETERS FROM SAO PAULO.
BRAZIL
L R( A ) "OCTOBER 6. 1965 LAW NO. 4785 EMBODYING PROVISIONS AS TO THE CONTROL OF TRADE IN
AND USE OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS . . ." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 18.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/67 PGS 260-261 ID* 01675A
PESTICIDES
THIS LAW MAKES MANDATORY THROUGHOUT BRAZIL THE CONTROL of TRADE in AND USE OF PLANT
PROTECTION PRODUCTS WHENEVER THESE PRODUCTS ARE DEFINED AS CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES
INTENDED TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF OR REPEL OR DESTROY INSECTS, WOODS, RODENTS. OR OTHER FORMS
OF PLANT OR ANIMAL LIFE. THE LAW ASSIGNS TO THE PLANT PROTECTION SERVICE OF THE MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SPECIFYING AND DEFINING THE CHEMICALS AND RAW MATERIALS TO BE
CLASSED AS PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS. THE LAW ALSO DEALS WITH THE IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION,
MANUFACTURE, HANDLING. SALE. AND APPLICATION OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE OFFICIAL VERSION APPEARS IN
DIARIO OFICIAL, SECT. L, PT, L, OCT. 11, 1965, P. 10345.
BRAZIL
LR(A) "AUGUST 26, 1970 DECREE NO. 67112 APPROVING THE SPECIAL TECHNICAL STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO THE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF SANITARY ... PRODUCTS." INT DIG HLTH LEG
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 254-256 ID* 01676A
PESTICIDES
THIS DECREE APPROVES THE SPECIAL TECHNICAL STANDARDS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURE
AND SALE OF SANITARY PRODUCTS (INCLUDING PLANT PROTECTION AND VETERINARY PEST CONTROL AGENTS). IT
SETS LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION, HANDLING, AND APPLICATION OF
THESE PRODUCTS. LICENSES ARE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. FURTHER, THE DECREE REQUIRES
THAT THESE PRODUCTS BE REGISTERED WITH THE COMPETENT AGENCY OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THAT
THEY BE PACKAGED IN A MANNER NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH FOODSTUFFS. MEDICINES, BEVERAGES, AND THE
LIKE. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL, SECT. 1, PT. 1. AUG 27. 1970,
P. 7554-7558.
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LRC8) "MANUFACTURE OF INSECTICIDES AND RAT POISONS IS REGULATED." O ESTADO OE SAO
PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/20/74 PGS 41 ID* 02451A
PESTICIDES
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL SERVICE FOR THE CONTROL OF MEDICINE
AND PHARMACY HAS LAID DOWN DIRECTIVES REGULATING THE MANUFACTURE. CONTENT, PACKAGING AND SALE OF
DOMESTIC INSECTICIDES AND RAT POISONS. TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL POISONINGS OF HUMANS, THE USE OF
AROMATICS IN PESTICIDES IS PROHIBITED AS IS ANY FORM OF PACKAGING OR LABELING WHICH COULD BE
MISLEADING. THE DIRECTIVES SPECIFY TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND REGULATE THEIR USE IN PESTICIDE
PRODUCTION. AND SOME OF THE RESTRICTED AND PROHIBITED POISONS ARE LISTED IN THIS NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE. MANUFACTURERS HAVE ONE YEAR TO MODIFY THEIR PRODUCTS TO ACCEPTABLE SPECIFICATIONS.
NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THESE SPECIFICATIONS CAN RESULT IN REVOCATION OF LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE
PESTIC IDES.
BRAZIL
LR(B) "THE INCREASING POLLUTION OF THE WATERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT
IT." RE V I ST A MAR ITI MA BRASILI ERA. V. 92. NOS. 10-12
DAMASCENO MATERA. EDNEI EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/00/73 PGS 36-73 ID# 01041A
ALSO SE
WATER
DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS EACH WITH ITS OWN SUMMARY. THIS EXTENSIVE ACCOUNT CN THE PROBLEM AND
PREVENTION 3F WATER AND SEA POLLUTION AND ON ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR BRAZIL COVERS THE FOLLOWING
ASPECTS: ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF WATER POLLUTION. PHYSICAL MEANS OF CURBING POLLUTION OF THE
SEA BY OIL {INCLUDING THE LOAD-ON-TOP SYSTEM), ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. OIL SPILLAGE, LEGAL MEANS
FOR THE PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION. THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONFERENCE ON DAMAGES INCURRED BY
POLLUTION OF THE SEA. AND THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIALIZED ANO DEVELOPING STATES. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES
THAT THE SLOWNESS WITH WHICH SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM ARE FORTHCOMING CAN PROBABLY BE ATTRIBUTED
MORE TO ECONOMIC. POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES THAN TO THE LACK OF SCIENTIFIC KNOW-HOW.
HE FURTHER BELIEVED THAT, WHILE IT IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT AN END TO WATER POLLUTION.
THERE ARE MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ESTABLISH A COMPATIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCE IN WHICH
MODERN MAN CAN LIVE. THE TEXT IS COMPLEMENTED BY PERTINENT CHARTS. TABLES. AND DATA.
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LR( B) "CLASSIFICATION OF BEACHES ESTABLISHED. REGULATIONS ESTABLISH CRITERIA."
O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/10/74 PGS 26 ID# 02037H
ALSO PMB
WATER
IN VIEW OF INCREASING HEALTH HAZARDS DUE TO POLLUTION ALONG PUBLIC BEACHES IN BRAZIL, THIS
W S PA PE R ARTICLE REPRINTS AND DISCUSSES THE REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT REGARDING THE CLASSIFICATION OF BEACHES FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. THESE
REGULATIONS ARE THE FIRST TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA)
IN PURSUANCE OF DECREE NO. 73.030 OF OCT. 30. 1973. WHICH CREATED AND DEFINED THE FUNCTIONS OF
THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT. USING INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED METHODS FOR ANALYZING POLLUTION LEVELS.
THE REGULATIONS PROVIDE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF BRAZILIAN BEACHES ACCORDING TO THEIR SUITABILITY
FOR RECREATION AND BATHING. ALL BEACHES WILL. THEREFORE, BE PLACED INTO ONE OF SEVEN CATEGORIES
RANGING FROM INAPPROPRIATE TO EXCELLENT. WHERE NECESSARY. FEDERAL OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE
EMPOWERED TO PROHIBIT BATHING IN POLLUTED AREAS. AREAS AFFECTED BY THE DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE MUST BE
CLEARLY INDICATED BY THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN PENALTY.
BRAZIL
LRI8I "LEGAL REPRESSION OF POLLUTION." SANEAMENTO. NO. 47. 1973
LEME MACHADO. PAULC AFFONSO EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/00/73 PGS 14-21 ID# 02557A
WATER AIR
THIS ARTICLE. PUBLISHED IN THE TECHNICAL AND INFORMATION JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN DEPARTMENT
OF SANITATION WORKS, PRESENTS AN ANNOTATED LIST AND GENERAL SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LEGISLATION
CONCERNED WITH THE PENAL AND JUDICIAL ASPECTS OF WATER AND AIR POLLUTION. THE ARTICLE DEALS
MAINLY WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATION; HOWEVER, IT ALSO DISCUSSES POLLUTION LAWS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
IN THE STATE OF SAO PAULO. THE MOST INDUSTRIALIZED REGION OF THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION, THE
ARTICLE PROVIDES A COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF SIMILAR POLLUTION LAWS IN ITALY. JAPAN, ENGLAND AND THE
UNITED STATES.
BRAZIL
LR(A> "JANUARY 15. 1976 REGULATIONS ON WATER CLASSIFICATION..." DIARIO OF ICIAL,
NO. 16
EPA
PORTUGUESE 0 1/23/76 PGS 1076-77 ID# 03046E
WATER
PURSUANT TO ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF INTERIOR, UPON THE ADVICE
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HAS SIGNED I NTC FORCE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING THE FOLLOWING
WATER CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE INLAND WATERS OF BRAZIL: CLASS I WATERS ARE TO BE RESERVED
EXCLUSIVELY FOR DOMESTIC SUPPLY; CLASS II WATERS ARE DESIGNATED FOR DOMESTIC SUPPLY AFTER
CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT, FOR THE IRRIGATION OF FOOD CROPS. AND FOR SWIMMING; CLASS III WATERS ARE
FOR DOMESTIC SUPPLY AFTER CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT. AND FOR SUSTAINING AQUATIC AND AMMAL LIFE;
AND CLASS IV WATERS MAY BE USED FOR DOMESTIC SUPPLY ONLY AFTER ADVANCED TREATMENT AND FOR
COUNTRYSIDE USES. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, IRRIGATION AND LESS URGENT NEEDS. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
AND DISCHARGE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR EACH CLASS OF WATER ARE ALSO SPECIFIED. INDUSTRIES ARE
REQUIRED TO REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE NATURE CF THEIR EFFLUENTS AND THE STATUS OF ANT I-POLLUTI ON
MEASURES. FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICIONS IN ENFORCING THESE REGULATIONS ARE ALSO SET FORTH.
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PM(8) "TO REDUCE POLLUTION, STOPPING OF INDUSTRIES."0ESTADC DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 12/31/74 PGS 20 ID* 02565A
ALSO LRB
AI R
IN VIEM OF INCREASING LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION IN SAO PAULO. BRAZIL. THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
REPORTS ON THE PLANS OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION (SUSAM) TO CONTROL
AIR POLLUTION IN THE CITY AND STATE OF SAO PAULO DURING 1975. ONE OF THESE PLANS. THE GUIDE FOR
DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF CRITICAL POLLUTION EPISODE ALERTS, PROVIDES FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSING OF
INDUSTRIES DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. OTHER PLANS INCLUDE TAKING
INVENTORIES OF AIR POLLUTION SOURCES. MORE DIRECT CONTROL OVER AIR POLLUTION SOURCES. ELABORATION
OF SPECIFIC LEGISLATION ON THE SUBJECT, AND THE CREATION OF A NEW NETWORK OF MONITORING STATIONS.
THE ARTICLE ALSO GIVES STATISTICS ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE STATE
AND THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES UNDER CONTROL OF SUSAM AS OF 1973. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LEGAL ACTIONS
AND RESEARCH PROJECTS AS CONTAINED IN SUSAM'S REPORT FOR 1971-1974 ARE ALSO CITEO IN THIS ARTICLE.
BRAZIL
PM« A)
"INSTITUTE WILL CONTROL POLLUTION." O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
PORTUGUESE
ALSO PMB
AIR
02/06/75 PGS 21
EPA
ID# 0 2 695 A
GENERAL
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS
THE CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTIO
ENTITIES, THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGIC
TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT
INSTANCES IN WHICH STATE OR MUNICI
POLLUTING INDUSTRIES. THE MINISTR
WILL ATTEMPT TO CONSIDER ENVIRONME
JURISDICTION. CITING AUTOMOBILES
THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY RE COMMENDI
AREAS.
THAT THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE WILL MAKE
N ONE OF THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF ONE OF ITS SUBORDINATE
AL INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE WILL CONCENTRATE ON FINDING
POLLUTION CAUSED BY INDUSTRIES 80TH ON A PREVENTIVE BASIS AND IN
PAL AUTHORITIES HAVE THREATENED TO CLOSE DOWN EXCESSIVELY
Y WILL ALSO CONCENTRATE ON RECYCLING OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND
NT AL FACTORS IN ALL NEW PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES UNDER ITS
AS THE MAJOR CAUSE OF POLLUTION, THE MINISTRY HAS CONSULTED WITH
NG VEHICLE SAFETY AND POLLUTION CONTROL AS PRIORITY RESEARCH
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PM(A) ANAIS DO I SIMPOSIO SOBRE POLUICAO AM8IENTAL... (ANNALS OF THE 1ST SYMPOSIUM
DN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION: VOLUME i: ORGANIZATION. COHERENCES, LIST OF PARTICIPANTS. ETC.)
BRAZIL. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/71 PGS 1-356 ID# 01507A
ALSO SE ANO LRB
GENERAL
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE VOLUMES, PUBLISHED BY THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF OEPUTIES ON THE
1ST SYMPOSIJM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, SPONSORED BY THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES AND
HELD IN BRASILIA FROM AUG. 24—27, 1971, THIS VOLUME DETAILS THE PREPARATION, COMPOSITION. AND
GENERAL WORK OF THE SYMPOSIUM. SUBSEQUENT VOLUMES DEAL RESPECTIVELY KITH AIR. WATER, AND SOIL
POLLUTION, AND THE CONCLUSIONS AND EFFECTS OF THE SYMPOSIUM. THIS FIRST VOLUME COVERS IN PARTICU-
LAR POLLUTION BILLS PRESENTED TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, A CHRONICLE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. THE PREPARATORY SESSION, PRESS COMMENT, THE ORGANIZA-
TION, BY LAMS, AND SCHEDULE OF THE SYMPOSIUM. THE BACKGROUND OF THE PARTICIPANTS, AND THE TEXT OF
MAJOR ADDRESSES TO THE SYMPOSIUM AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT THE ADDRESSES GENERATEO.
BRAZIL
PHI A) ANAIS 00 I SIMPOSIC SOBRE POLUICAO AMBIENTAL; VOLUME 3: COMISSAO DE POLUICAO DO
SOLO (ANNALS OF THE 1ST SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; VOLUME 3: SOIL POLLUTION COMMITTEE)
BRAZIL. CHAMBER OF OEPUTIES EPA
PORTUGUESE OO/CO/71 PGS 1-253 ID# 0 1508A
ALSO SE, LRB, AND ST
GENERAL PESTICIDES RADIATICN SOLID WASTE WATER AIR NOISE
THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF FIVE VOLUMES. PUBLISHED BY THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ON THE
1ST SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES AND HELD IN BRASILIA
FROM AUG 24-27, 1971, THIS VOLUME COVERS THE COMPOSITION, AGENDA, AND WORK OF THE SOIL POLLUTION
COMMITTEE. THE GREATER PART OF THE VOLUME IS DEVOTED TO THE TEXTS OF PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMITTEE. AMONG THEM ARE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS OR TITLES: SOIL POLLUTION BY PESTICIDES?
FIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN BRAZIL; AN UP8AN SYSTEM FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRON-
MENT; ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE SAO FRANCISCO RIVER; CURRENT REFUSE PROBLEMS IN THE WORLDS
SUGGESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION; ANO A MAJOR PRESENTATION TITLED POLLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS
PRESENTATION DISCUSSES FORMS OF POLLUTION (WATER. AIR, SOIL, RADIATION, NOISE. ESTHETICS), THEIR
CAUSES AND EFFECTS; THE CORRELATION BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; AND
REC O MM EN DA T I ON S .
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PM(A) "SEMA WILL CONSOLIDATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION." O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/10/74 PGS 15 ID» 02037F
GENERAL
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(SEMA) IS CONCLUDING THE TASK OF COMPILING ALL EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN BRAZIL FROM WHICH
INSIGHTS MAY BE GAINED FOR FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. EFFICIENT
OPERATION OF THE AGENCY CONTINUES TO BE HINDERED BY A LACK OF SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL DUE TO LOW
SALARIES. IN ORDER TO REMEOr THIS PROBLEM, THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT. PAULO NOGUEIRA NETO.
WILL SUBMIT A MANPOWER RESOURCES PLAN TO THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR FOR APPROVAL. ALSO MENTIONED
IN THE ARTICLE IS THE OPENING OF THE FIRST ECOLOGICAL STATIONS AS PART OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK
OF STATIONS TO MONITOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
BRAZIL
PMC A) SECRETARIA ESPECIAL DO MEIO AM8IENTE: PROGRAMMA DE ACAO (SPECIAL SECRETARIAT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT: PROGRAM OF ACTION)
BRAZIL. MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/74 PGS 1-11 ID# 02C37L
ALSO PMB AND SE
GENERAL
THIS PAMPHLET DISCUSSES THE FUNCTIONS. STRUCTURE AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF THE SPECIAL
SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) IN BRAZIL. AS DEFINED IN LAW NO. 73.030 OF OCTOBER 30. 1973.
THE DUTIES OF SEMA ARE TO BE "ORIENTED TOWAROS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND RATIONAL USE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES. WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES OF OTHER MINISTRIES." THE EFFICIENCY
OF SEMA * S OPERATIONS DEPENDS ON ITS COORDINATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. SEEKING AN EQUITABLE BALANCE
BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, SEMA COOPERATES WITH THE MANY NATIONAL, LOCAL.
INTERNATIONAL. AND AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN THE PAMPHLET. SEMA IS ORGANIZED INTO THE
FOLLOWING DIVISIONS: PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT COORDINATING AGENCY, REMOTE MONITORING DIVISION,
POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DIVISION, AND ECOSYSTEMS PROTECTION DIVISION.
A CONSULTIVE COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICE ALSO ASSIST SEMA.
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PM(A) "SEMA WILL ADVISE PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT." 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 05/13/75 PGS 19 ID* 02037M
GENERAL
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
ALTHOUGH DIRECTLY SUBORDINATE TO THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR, WILL NOT ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO
THE PRESIDENTIAL PLANNING SECRETARIAT IN THE APPLICATION GF SPECIAL FUNDS TO PROJECTS AND PLANS
INVOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE ARTICLE ALSO MENTIONS
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF SEMA, SUCH AS: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, THE COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS. PROMOTICN OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDAROS, UPDATING REPORTS AND LISTS OF POLLUTING
AGENTS. PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. AND TECHNICAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
BRAZIL
PMC A) -ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INVOLVES A POLITICAL DECISION." O ESTADO DE
SAO PAULO
CAMARGO. ROBERTO EPA
PORTUGUESE 06/08/75 PGS 47 ID* 02037N
ALSO LR3
GENERAL
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND UNRESOLVED DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
AMONG BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REGARDING THE BEST WAY OF ACHIEVING ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. CONCLUSIONS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOGNIZE
THE NEED FOR MONEY, ADEQUATE POL ITICO-ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND EXECUTIVE POWER IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. ATTRIBUTES PRESENTLY LACKING IN THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA). IN
DEVELOPING A FULL-SCALE COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SEVERAL LEGISLATORS FAVOR THE
CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY OR AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY, WHILE THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND
THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT FAVOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE PROVIDED FOR IN THE PRESENT
ENVIRONMENTAL BILL, WHICH ASSIGNS TO STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES THE CENTRAL ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. WHILE ALLOWING SEMA TO CONTINUE ITS TRADITIONAL COORDINATING, ADVISORY AND CONTRACTUAL
ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS,
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PMIA) "COMMISSION FOR PROGRAM ON THE ENVIRONMENT." O ESTADG OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/16/74 PGS 15 ID* 02450A
GENERAL
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL HAS CREATED THE BRAZILIAN
COMMISSION FOR THE MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM, UNDER THE MINISTRY OF EXTERIOR RELATIONS TO
COORDINATE. PLAN AND SUPERVISE IN BRAZIL THE ACTIVITIES PROMOTED IN UNESCO'S MAN AND THE
BIOSPHERE PROGRAM. THE TEN-MEMBER COMMISSION WILL CONSIST OF FOUR ECOLOGICAL EXPERTS AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MINISTRY OF EXTERIOR RELATIONS. THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR. THE NATIONAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL INSTITUTE. THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE
FOREST DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. FROM AMONG THESE MEMBERS. THE BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF STATE WILL
APPOINT A PRESIDENT. VICE-PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION KILL CONVENE
ORDINARY MEETINGS TWICE A YEAR. EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS MAY BE CONVENED BY THE MINISTER OF STATE.
BRAZIL
PM(A) ANAIS DO I SIMPOSIO SOBRE POLUICAO AMBIENTAL; VOLUME 4: COMISSAO DE POLUICAO
DAS AGUAS (ANNALS OF THE 1ST SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; V. 4: WATER POLLUTION COMMITTEE)
BRAZIL. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/71 PGS 1-268 ID* 00966A
ALSO SE AND LRB
WATER SOLID WASTE
THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE WATER POLLUTION SESSIONS OF THE FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION HELD IN BRASILIA IN AUGUST 1971. THE MINUTES OF THE TWO DISCUSSION GROUPS
OF THE COMMITTEE ON WATER POLLUTION ARE INCLUDED AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL PAPERS. MOST OF WHICH
PRESENT PROPOSALS FOR COMBATTING POLLUTION. ONE RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE
INDUSTRIES TO IMPROVE POLLUTION CONTROL; ANOTHER PROPOSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL LAW TO
REGULATE THE ENVIRONMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY A NATIONAL CONTROL COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION; AND THREE DEAL WITH WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF BRAZIL. OTHER
TOPICS COVERED ARE: WATER POLLUTION CAUSED BY SYNTHETIC DETERGENTS; TYPHOID FEVER AND INFECTIOUS
HEPATITIS IN THE STATE OF GUANABARA; AND THE TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC SEWAGE. SOME ARTICLES CONTAIN
MAPS, TABLES. GRAPHS. AND PICTURES.
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PMC A)
"SEMA WILL PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH."
10/10/74
PORTUGUESE
MATER
O ESTAOO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PGS 27 ID* 0 20 37 C
AIR
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS ON A CEREMONY IN THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR DURING
WHICH THE SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA) AND THE BRAZILIAN NATURE CONSERVATION
FOUNDATION CFBCN) SIGNED AN AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL ACTION IN CREATION OF ECOLOGICAL STATIONS.
CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIAL FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION. ALSO DURING THIS CEREMONY THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR. RANGEL RE I S , OUTLINED
PLANS OF ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SANITATION AND SUPPLY OF
WATER AND THE REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION WILL BE PRINCIPAL CONSIDERATIONS. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WHICH WILL WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH SEMA ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS INCLUDE THE INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON METROPOLITAN REGIONS AND URBAN POLICY, AND THE
VARIOUS STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS.
BRAZIL
PM( B)
"CETESB WILL WORK CUTS IDE THE STATE."
PORTUGUESE
WATER
10/05/74 PGS
O EST ADO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
10 ID* 02037D
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THE BRAZILIAN SPECIAL SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT (SEMA)
HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE COMPANY OF BASIC SANITATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE STATE OF
SAO PAULO < CETESB) TO CONDUCT WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF SAO PAULO. AND
IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE STATE SUCH AS IN THE CITIES OF BRASILIA AND SANTOS. TECHNICIANS FROM SEMA AND
CETESB WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE INSTITUTE OF SPACE RESEARCH TO UTILIZE SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS
IN DETECTING THE FLOW OF SEWAGE IN OCEAN CURRENTS AND THE PRESENCE OF ALGAE IN LAKES.
BRAZIL
PM(B) "CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE NORTHEAST." O GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 07/23/74 PGS 6 ID« 02084A
WATER AIR
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THE BRAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRCNMENT AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST (SUDENE) HAVE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION
IN THE CONTROL OF URBAN AND RURAL POLLUTION IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF BRAZIL. THE SUDENE
REPORTS ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHO IN TURN HAS AGREED
TO LEND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT TO THE MEASURES ADOPTEO BY SUDENE TO CONTROL POLLUTION OF THE AIR
AND WATER. THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ALSO OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM THE STATE
COMMISSION FOR CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION AND FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY IN RECIFE ON THE PROGRAMS
FOR CONTROLLING DISCHARGES INTO THE JABOAT AO RIVER AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF
PERNAMBUCO.
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PM(B) "WATER POLLUTION IS SERIOUS IN SAO PAULO." O ESTADO OE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 08/14/74 PGS 14 ID* 02393A
MATER
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT PAULO NOGUEIRA NETO. THE 8RAZILIAN SECRETARY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT POLLUTED DRINKING WATER IN SAO PAULO IS ONE OF BRAZIL"S MOST
SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS. SUGGESTED SHORT-RANGE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM LIE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
CAMPAIGNS RECOMMENOING THAT WATER DRAWN FRCM WELLS 8E BOILED BEFORE UTILIZATION, WHILE LONG-RANGE
SOLUTIONS IMPLY AN AMPLIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL SANITATION PLAN IN ALL URBAN AREAS. MEANWHILE.
THE STATE COMPANY OF BASIC SANITATION OF SAO PAULO (SABESP) HAS OPENED AN ADDITIONAL 32 KILOMETERS
OF WATER SUPPLY CANALS COMPLETING MORE THAN HALF THE 2.800 KILOMETERS OF CANALIZATION ENVISAGED TO
SERVE THE CITY WITHIN THE COMING YEAR. THIS WATER SUPPLY NETWORK IS PART OF THE MULTI ANNUAL
WORKS PROGRAM. MADE POSSIBLE BY TAPPING NEW SOURCES OF WATER WHICH NOW FURNISH THE CITY WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 3.000 LITERS OF WATER PER SECOND. THE ARTICLE ALSO CITES NOGUEIRA NETO'S RECENT VISIT
TO MEXICO DURING WHICH A BASIS WAS ESTABLISHED FOR EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
BRAZIL
PM(B) "BAHIA WILL HAVE A NT I-POLLUTI ON STATION." O GLOBO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 11/10/74 PGS 23 ID* 02430A
WATER
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REPORTS THAT IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES IN
THE BAHIA REGION OF BRAZIL. A SEWAGE TRE AT CENT COMPLEX WILL BE CONSTRUCTED NEXT YEAR IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CAMAC ARI. THIS COMPLEX. IN CONJUNCTION WITH RIVER CANALIZATION PROJECTS. WILL BE
ABLE TO TREAT BOTH DOMESTIC ANO INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE. THEREBY ENSURING THAT THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
OF THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNALTERED. AND THAT THE SAME RIVERS WHICH SERVE THE INDUSTRIES MAY ALSO
CONTINUE TO BE USED AS A SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF SALVADOR (CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF
BAHIA). THE PROJECTS WILL AVOID THE DEVELOPMENTAL ERRORS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE IN
OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. AFTER DESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE TREATMENT
STATION AND CANALIZATION WORKS. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE LARGEST AND
MOST TECHNICALLY MODERN IN LATIN AMERICA, COVERING 250 THOUSAND SQUARE METERS AND REQUIRING
15.000 CUBIC METERS OF CONCRETE IN ITS CONSTRUCTION.
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PH(B) "WASTE TREATMENT INCREASES INDUSTRIAL GAINS." O ESTAOO DE SAO PAULO
EPA
PORTUGUESE 10/17/74 PGS 26 100 02533A
ALSO LRB AND SE
MATER
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE PLANS CONCERNING THE CONTROL
OF HATER POLLUTION IN THE STATE OF PARANA, BRAZIL. ALTHOUGH STILL COMPARATIVELY UNINDUSTRIALI ZED,
THE STATE OF PARANA AND ITS CAPITAL. CURITISA* ARE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THE UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS
OF EXCESSIVE POLLUTION. THE GRADUAL DEPOLLUTI ON OF THE IGAUCU RIVER MILL BEGIN IN 1980 MITH THE
COMPLETION OF A SEMAGE SYSTEM FOR TREATING DOMESTIC MASTES IN CURITIBA. PLANNING PROJECTS OF THE
STATE MATER RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION FORESEE THE REDUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN THE STATE BY
50 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT TMO YEARS. THE MAJOR PART OF THE MORK OF THE MATER RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATION DEALS MITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE TECHNOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL
MASTE RECYCLING. THE ARTICLE ALSO CITES LAM 6.513 MHICH ESTABLISHES REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CONCERNING POLLUTION AND MHICH SPECIFIES THAT INDUSTRIES ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE STATE MUST
IMPLEMENT MASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MATER RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION.
BRAZIL
PMCB) "POLLUTION OF THE SEAS." REV I ST A MARITIMA BRASILEIRA. N. 7-9. 1974
MOSS GOULART, LUIZ OSCAR EPA
PORTUGUESE 09/00/74 PGS 27-70 ID* 02553A
ALSO SE
MATER
THIS ARTICLE. PUBLISHED IN THE QUARTERLY MARITIME REV I EM OF THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF THE
NAVY. DISCUSSES MARINE POLLUTION IN GENERAL AND ANALYZES THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASING LEVELS OF MARINE POLLUTION THROUGHOUT THE MORLD. CHAPTER 1
DISCUSSES THE ORIGINS, INTENSITY AND EFFECTS OF MARINE POLLUTION. CHAPTER 2 DISCUSSES POLLUTION
OF THE SEAS UNDER THE FOLLOMING CATEGORIES: DOMESTIC MASTES. PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
DETERGENTS, RADIOACTIVE AND INORGANIC SUBSTANCES. THERMAL POLLUTION, AND POLLUTION BY MILITARY
ACTIVITIES. CHAPTER 3 REVIEMS THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE WORLD * S OCEANS. WHILE
CHAPTER 4 CITES THE OBSTACLES TO SUCH INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS. CHAPTER 5 EXAMINES DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL CRITERIA AFFECTING OFFICIAL BRAZILIAN POLICY CONCERNING THE CONTROL OF MARINE
POLLUTION. AND CHAPTER 6 CONCLUDES THAT IN ORDER TO AVOIC THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF MARINE
POLLUTION, MORE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND EFFORT ARE NEEDED.
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PM< A )
"COMMISSION FOR RESOURCES OF THE SEA." O GLOBO
PORTUGUESE 11/2 1/74 PGS 5
HATER
EPA
ID# 02584A
THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MAKES REFERENCE TO A DECREE SIGNED NOVEMBER 20. 1974 8Y PRESIDENT
GEISEL OF BRAZIL NAMING THE NINE MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMISSION OF MARINE RESOURCES. THE
COMMISSION. PRESIDED OVER BY THE MINISTER OF THE NAVY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STUDY AND
COORDINATION OF MATTERS PERTAINING TO NATIONAL MARINE POLICY OF BRAZIL. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF
THIS POLICY ARE THE PRESERVATION OF MARINE RESOURCES AND THE CONTROL OF MARINE POLLUTION. THE
ARTICLE LISTS THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AS DESIGNATED BY THE DECREE.
BRAZIL
PM( B) SOBRADINHO HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RECONNAISSANCE
GOODLAND, ROBERT EPA
ENGLISH 09/00/73 PGS 1-105 ID# 03467A
ALSO SE
WATER LAND USE
THIS IMPACT REPORT. PREPARED BY THE CARY ARBORETUM OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, WAS
COMMISSIONED BY THE SAO FRANCISCO RIVER HYDROELECTRIC COMPANY OF BRAZIL TO EXPOSE AND CONSIDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE VAST SOBRADINHO HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLANNED FOR
NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. THE DAMMING OF THE SAO FRANCISCO RIVER AT SOBRADINHO WILL CREATE THE SECOND
LARGEST LAKE IN LATIN AMERICA. THIS REPORT PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING HUMAN AND
NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE AFFECTED REGION AND ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT OF THE PROJECT. IT ALSO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE AOVERSE CONSEQUENCES
CAUSED BY: THE RESETTLEMENT OF SOME 70.000 RIPARIAN INHABITANTS; INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR WATER
RELATED DISEASES AND SANITATION PROBLEMS! MODIFIED FLORA AND FAUNA HABITATS; CLIMATIC MODIFICATION;
POSSIBLE WATERSHED DAMAGE; AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CREATION OF THE NEW
LAKE .
BRAZIL
ST( ) ECOLOGIA E POLUICAO: PROBLEMAS DO SECULO XX (ECOLOGY AND POLLUTION: PROBLEMS
OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY)
RANGEL ROAS HENRIQUE H. £ COELHO PINTO A. LOC
PORTUGUESE 05/00/72 PGS 323 ID* 01642A
AIR NOISE SOLID WASTE WATER
THIS BOOK IS A COMPILATION OF A WIDE RANGE OF ARTICLES RESULTING FROM A PROGRAM HELD FOR THE
ENGINEERING CLUB AND FOR COPROC-MEC (CENTER FOR ORIENTATION AND PROTECTION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
AND CULTURE). INCLUDED AMONG THE ARTICLES ARE THOSE HAVING TO DO WITH WATER POLLUTION, THE USE OF
RADIOISOTOPES IN THE STUDY OF POLLUTION, INDUSTRIAL WASTE, SOUND POLLUTION IN LARGE CITIES. THE
TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICALLY RESISTANT INDUSTRIAL RESIDUES, AND THE ACTION OF AIR POLLUTION ON WORKS
OF ART.
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ST( ) CR ESC IMENTO DEMOGRAFICO E POLUICAO DO MEIO A MB I ENTE (DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH AND THE
POLLUTION OF THE AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT)
VAZ DA COSTA, RUBENS EPA
PORTUGUESE 00/00/73 PGS 1-63 ID» 0I498A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL AIR WATER
THIS BOOKLET, EDITED BY THE INFORMATION SECTION OF THE BENCO NAC I ONAL DA H ABIT AC AO, EXAMINES
THE INTERACTION OF INCREASING POPULATION, INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION. REFUTING THE NOTION THAT MODERN INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETIES ARE HEADED FOR DISASTER, IT
CLAIMS POLLUTION WAS MOPE SEVERE A CENTURY AGO AND THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS SUCCEEDED IN
REDUCING THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION THAT FOLLOWED THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM OF
POLLUTION IS SUMMED UP AS THE DICHOTOMY ARISING FROM SOCIAL COSTS AND PRIVATE REWARD; MITIGATING
THIS DICHOTOMY IS THE CAPABILITY OF INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETIES TO RESTORE THE AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT AND
TO AVOID INCREASES IN POLLUTION IN THE FUTURE. A LOWER RATE OF DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH WILL ALSO PERMIT
MORE RESOURCES TO 8E INVESTED IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BRAZILIAN LIFE INCLUDING POLLUTION
CONTROL. THE TEXT IS REPLETE WITH TABLES AND GRAPHS.
CHILE
|_R«A> "MAY 2. 1961 DECREE NO. 144 SETTING REGULATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF EMISSION
FORMATION QF ANY TYPE OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS." RECOPILAC ION DE REGLAMENTOS. V. 14.
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/61 PGS 1333-35 ID* 01680A
AIR
THIS DECREE CALLS FOR THE TRAPPING OR REMOVAL OF GASES, VAPORS. SMOKE, DUST, OR OTHER
POLLUTANTS RELEASED FROM ANY FACTORY OR WORKPLACE IN SUCH MANNER AS TO PREVENT DANGER, DAMAGE, OR
NUISANCE. IT REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (NHS) OF CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS
MAKING USE OF SOLID OR LIQUID FUELS. APPROVAL IS SIMILARLY REQUIRED FOR INCINERATORS. THE DECREE
ALSO MAKES MANDATORY A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE FROM THE NHS FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE OPERATION
OF COMBUSTION-HEATING PLANTS AND INCINERATORS. FURTHER, THE DECREE PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF ANY
MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH EMITS VISIBLE SMOKE FROM ITS EXHAUST PIPE. THE NHS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DETERMINING THE DANGER OF POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. SETTING MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
CONCENTRATI DNS OF AIR POLLUTANTS, ESTABLISHING METHODS OF POLLUTION ANALYSIS, SPECIFYING MEASURES
TO AVOID AIR-POLLUTICN DANGERS, AND ENSURING AOHERENCE TO THE DECREE (ALTHOUGH THE POLICE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING MOTOR-VEHICLE VIOLATIONS AND TRASH BURNINGS).
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LRC A) "JULY 23. 1970 DECREE NO. 507 ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AFFECTING THE COUNTRY." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 24.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00X73 PGS 125 ID» 01678A
GENERAL
THIS DECREE PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT. THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC
HEALTH, ON THE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF POLICY TO COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN CHILE
(THIS DECREE WAS IMPLEMENTED AND DEFINED IN MORE DETAIL BY THE APRIL 26. 1971 DECREE NO. 315.)
THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE CHILE. AUG. 3,
1970. P. 269 1.
CHILE
LRCA1 "APRIL 26. 1971 OECREE NO. 315 APPOINTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
COMMITTEE . . FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 20.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/71 PGS 55-57 IO# 01678B
GENERAL
THIS DECREE ESTABLISHES A PERMANENT NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CPROVIDED FOR
BY THE JULY 20. 1970 DECREE NO. 5071 TO AOVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF
POLICY BY THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES IN REGARO TO ALL ASPECTS OF POLLUTION. TO BE CHAIRED BY THE
MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FCRS ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION. RECOMMENDATION OF MEASURES FOR EFFECTIVE INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL TRAINING. ENCOURAGEMENT OF
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DESIGN OF PROGRAMS FOR THE USE OF AVAILABLE MATERIAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC
INFORMATION PROGRAMS ON THE DANGERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, AND THE CALLING TO THE ATTENTION OF
THE NATIONAL PLANNING OFFICE THE COMMITTEE'S SHORT- AND LONG-TERM PROGRAMS SO THAT THE NPO CAN
COORDINATE THEM WITH NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS OECREE
APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE CHILE. MAY 14. 1971, P. 1747-17*8.
CHILE
LR(A> "SEPTEMBER 22. 1964 ACT NO. 15.C73 REGULATING PEST.1CIDES AND LAYING DOWN RULES
FOR THE USE THEREOF." FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 19.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/65 PGS 1-3 ID* 01679A
PESTICIDES
THIS ACT REQUIRES THAT THE MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF PESTICIDES MUST HAVE THEIR NAMES
ENTERED IN A SPECIAL REGISTER AND THAT THESE PERSONS MAY NOT DEAL IN ANY PRODUCTS OTHER THAN THOSE
AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. THE ACT FURTHER STIPULATES THAT EVERY PESTICIDE. WHEN SOLD, MUST HAVE A
LABEL ON IT LISTING INFORMATION PRESCRIBED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND BY THE MINISTER OF
PUBLIC HEALTH. THE ACT STATES THAT ALL DISEASES AFFECTING WORKERS AS A RESULT OF PESTICIDE USE IN
AGRICULTURE ARE TO BE REGARDED AS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES. THUS QUALIFYING AFFLICTED WORKERS TO
COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LEGISLATION. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS ACT APPEARS IN
DIARIO OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE CHILE. OCT. 1, 1964. P. 2577-2578.
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LR< A ) "APRIL 13, 1951 WATER CODE NO. 9.909.- DIARIO OFICIAL.
EPA
SPANISH 05/28/51 PGS 1232/1246 ID* 01812A
WATER
THIS LAW BY THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE STATES THAT WATER WHICH RUNS IN NATURAL WATERCOURSES IS
NATIONAL PROPERTY AND CELINEATES A LANDOWNER'S RIGHTS OVER USE OF SUCH MATER. THE USE OF THE
WATER• IF NOT FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES (INCLUDING USE FOR DRINKING AND SANITARY PURPOSES). IS
PERMITTED ONLY AFTER A GRANT BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES DEFINING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE
WATER AND OTHER REQUISITES HAS BEEN CONCEDED. THE LAW INCLUDED PROVISIONS ON WATER USE GRANTS
FOR RAILROADS, SALTPETER PROCESSING. IRRIGATION. MOTORIZED POWER, INDUSTRY. AND FOR MEDICINAL
AND MINERAL-MEDICINAL PURPOSES. ALSO INCLUDED IS INFORMATION CN THE ASSESSMENT ANO REGISTRATION
OF WATER. FINES FOR MISUSE. GENERAL WATER JUDGMENTS. AND THE ROLE OF THE CANAL ASSOCIATIONS AND
HATER COMMUNITIES. THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF WATER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION
ARE IN CHARGE OF CARRYING OUT THE LAW.
COLOMBIA
LRU) "MAY 27. 1953 DECREE NO. 1371 EMBODYING THE NATIONAL HEALTH CODE."
INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 5.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/54 PGS 595-603 ID# 01681A
GENERAL WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
THIS DECREE EMBODYING THE COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL HEALTH CODE COVERS IN PART I THE
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. WATER POLLUTION. WASTEWATER TREATMENT. DISPOSAL OF LIQUID REFUSE IN
LOCALITIES HAVING A SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND TREATMENT PLANTS. AND PUBLIC SANITARY SERVICE.
OTHER MAJOR AREAS OF THE HEALTH COOE. PROMULGATED BY THIS DECREE. PERTINENT TO EN-
VIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COVER: SOLID WASTE (PART II AND THE PREVENTION OF ATMOSPHERIC
POLLUTION (PART XII). THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL.
JUNE 23, 1953, P. 1269-1289.
COLOMBIA
LR(A) -MAY 18, 1955 RESOLUTION NO. 646 J. PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR INSECTICIDES."
INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 7.
WORLD HEALTH CRGANIZAT ION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/56 PGS 370 ID* 01683A
PESTICIDES
THIS REGULATION SETS UP A SYSTEM FOR LICENSING THE IMPORTATION. MANUFACTURE. AND SALE OF
INSECTICIDES AND RODENTICIDES. COMPULSORY WARNING LABELS MUST BE AFFIXED TO CONTAINERS OF THESE
PRODUCTS. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS RESOLUTION APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL, AUG. 20. 1955,
P. 683.
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COLOMBIA
LR< A) "DECEMBER 22. 1967 RESOLUTION NO. 1304 ... ESTABLISHING ... TOXICOLOG1CAL
CLASSIFICATION ... AND RULES ... IN THE TRANSPORT OF PESTICIDES." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG. V. 21
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/70 PGS 277-279 ID» 01684A
PESTICIDES
THIS RESOLUTION BY THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFIES
PESTICIDES ACCORDING TO THEIR TOXICITY (HIGH. MEDIUM, AND LOW) INTO THREE CLASSES. IT PROHIBITS
THE TRANSPORT OF PESTICIDES UNLESS PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS REGARDING PACKAGING. SEALING. AND
LABELING ARE MET. THE STORAGE OR SALE OF PESTICIDES IN PREMISES WHERE FOODSTUFFS. BEVERAGES. OR
CLOTHING ARE MANUFACTURED. STORED. OR SOLD IS LIKEWISE PROHIBITED. THE SALE TO THE PUBLIC OF
PESTICIDES CONTAINING DIFFERENT ACTIVE INGREDIENTS UNDER A SINGLE COMMERCIAL NAME IS PROSCRIBED AS
WELL AS THE USE OF DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL NAMES FOR PRODUCTS FROM ONE ENTERPRISE AND WHICH CONTAIN
ONE AND THE SAME ACTIVE INGREOIENT. THE DECREE REQUIRES REGISTRATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE OF PERSONS SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING PESTICIDES. PRESENTATION BY THE BUYER OF A PURCHASE
AUTHORIZATION FROM THAT DEPARTMENT. AND THAT PESTICIDES HAVE CONTAINERS WITH A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF
5 LITERS OR 5 KILOGRAMS. PHARMACIES MUST STOCK ANTIDOTES AGAINST PESTICIDE POISONING.
COLOMBIA
LR( A) "MAY 26. 1969 DECREE NO. 843 EMBODYING PROVISIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF INDUSTRY
AND TRADE IN . . . PESTICIDES FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. DEFOLIANTS . . ." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/72 PGS 59-60 ID# 01685A
PESTICIDES WATER
THIS DECREE GOVERNS THE TRADE IN MANURES OR FERTILIZERS. SOIL DRESSINGS AND CONDITIONERS.
ANIMAL FEEDING STUFFS, PESTICIDES FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. DEFOLIANTS. PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS AND
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FOR VETERINARY USE. IT REQUIRES PERSONS AND
FIRMS PRODUCING OR IMPORTING PESTICIDES TO REGISTER WITH THE COLOMBIAN AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK
INSTITUTE. THE PRODUCTS ARE LIKEWISE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION. THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS
AUTHORIZED TO SET NECESSARY PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR CONTROLLING THE HAZARDS TO THE HEALTH OF
PERSONS AND THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, TRANSPORT, SALE AND USE
OF PRODUCTS GOVERNED BY THIS DECREE. WATERCOURSES AND WATER BODIES FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL USE OR OF
ECONOMIC VALUE MUST NOT BE CONTAMINATED BY TOXIC WASTES FRCM THE PRODUCTION OR USE OF PESTICIDES.
AERIAL APPLICATION OF HIGHLY TOXIC PESTICIDES IS PERMITTED ONLY OVER RURAL AREAS. THE OFFICIAL
VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL. JUNE 23. 1969. P. 787-788.
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LR( A )
"MAY 7, 1953 DECREE NO. 1183 RELATING TO THE TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF
WATERWORKS." INT. DIG. OF rt_TH. LEG.. V. 5.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/5* PGS 594 ID* 01682A
WATER
THIS DECREE DIRECTS THAT THE TECHNICAL SUPERVISION EXCERCISED DURING THE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION
AND OPERATION OF ALL WATERWORKS BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE MINISTRY MUST
APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION, AND ALTERATION OF PURIFICATION AND FILTRATION PLANTS. THE
DECREE FURTHER PROVIDES THAT ALL WATERWORKS BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR INSTALLATIONS,
PURIFICATION METHODS. AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED BY THESE WORKS. THE DECREE ALSO INSTITUTES
TRAINING COURSES FOR WATERWORKS OPERATORS. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO
OFICIAL, MAY 21. 1953. P. 717-718.
ECUADOR
LRCAJ "FEBRUARY 4. 1971 SUPREME DECREE NO. 188 ISSUING THE HEALTH CODE." FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 20.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 12/00/71 PGS 58-60 ID* 01686A
GENERAL AIR WATER PESTICIDES RADIATION
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. BOOK II OF THE DECREE DEALS. AMONG OTHER THINGS. WITH AIR AND WATER POLLUTION. THE
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES, RADIATION. AND PESTICIDES. THE DECREE BANS THE DISCHARGE INTO
THE AIR. SOIL. OR WATER OF SOLID. LIQUID. OR GASEOUS WASTES NOT PREVIOUSLY RENOEREO HARMLESS; IT
BANS THE CONTAMINATION OR OBSTRUCTION OF WATER SOURCES. IT REQUIRES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES TO
PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES. FURTHER, THE DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE HEALTH
AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARRYING OUT CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE IONIZING RADIATION LEVELS TO
SAFE LIMITS. IT SPECIFIES RULES FOR PACKAGING AND LABELING PESTICIDES. (OIARIO OFICIAL. FEB 8,»71|
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LR< A)
"NOVEMBER 4, 1966 ORDER NO. 222 REGULATING THE SALE AND USE OF PESTICIDES."
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 18.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/69 PGS 1-4 100 01688A
PESTICIDES
THIS ORDER REQUIRES IMPORTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PESTICIDES AND SPECIFIED ALLIED PRODUCTS
TO REGISTER EACH SUCH PRODUCT WITH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. THE ORDER
ALSO SETS PROCEDURES FOR THE REGISTRATION CF THE PRODUCTS THEMSELVES WITH THE MINISTRY. THE
IMPORTATION OF PESTICIDES IS SUBJECT TO THEIR PRIOR REGISTRATION. THE MINISTRY IS AUTHORIZED TO
REQUIRE THAT THESE PRODUCTS BE TESTED OR ANALYZED PRIOR TC REGISTRATION. FOR SALE IN SMALL AMOUNTS.
PESTICIDES MUST BE REPACKAGED IN APPROPRIATE, SECURE. AND HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINERS AND
LABELED TO INCLUDE THE REGISTRATION NUMBER, TRADE NAME, THE WORD "POISON" IN THE CASE OF HIGHLY
TOXIC SUBSTANCES. THE APPROPRIATE ANTIDOTE, AND OTHER SPECIFIED DATA. THE MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WILL MAINTAIN A REGISTRY LISTING VARIOUS DATA CONCERNING THE
IMPORTER. EXPORTER, AND VENDOR, AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF. THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF THIS ORDER APPEARS
IN REGISTRO OFICIAL, SEPT. 7, 1967, P. 1791-1792.
ECUADOR
LRC A)
"MA* 18. 1972 WATER LAW NO. 369."
SPANISH 05/30/72
WATER
REGISTRO OFICIAL, NO 69.
EPA
PG S 1-9 ID# 01687 A
ARTICLE 22 OF THIS GENERAL WATER LAW. APPLICABLE TO SURFACE. GROUND. AND TERRITORIAL WATERS.
FORBIDS ANY CONTAMINATION OF WATERS THAT AFFECTS HUMAN HEALTH OR THE GROWTH OF FLORA AND FAUNA.
THE ECUADORIAN INSTITUTE OF HYDRAULIC RESOURCES IN CCLLABCRATI ON WITH THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AND OTHER STATE BODIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS PROVISION.
ECUADOR
PMC B > REPORT ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT IN ECUADOR
EPA
SPANISH 00/00/71 PGS 1-40 ID* 02649A
ALSO SE
GENERAL
THIS REPORT, PRESENTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT IN STOCKHOLM,
DESCRIBES THE PRINCIPAL PROBLEMS OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT IN ECUADOR AND DISCUSSES THE PROPOSED
PLANS AND POLICIES FOR THE SOLUTION OF THESE PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS FELT TO BE INSUFFICIENT
DATA FOR FORMULATING DEFINITE PLANS, THE REPORT NEVERTHELESS DISCUSSES ECUADOR'S
PRINCIPAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT. THE
REPORT ALSO PROVIDES A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF
THE COUNTRY AND OUTLINES THE RECOMMENDED NATIONAL POLICY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT.
THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE REPORT LISTS AND SUMMARIZES THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS CURRENTLY IN FORCE.
INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT, THE HEALTH CODE OF 1971, WHICH CONTAINS PROVISIONS CONCERNING
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
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L R < A ) "APRIL 30. 1962 SUPREME RESOLUTION NO. 193: REGULATIONS ON THE IMPORT AND SALE
OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ..." FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 12.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/64 PGS 1-12 ID* 01689A
PESTICIDES
THIS RESOLUTION REQUIRES THAT THE EXPORT AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES AND SIMILAR
SUBSTANCES BE SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION AND CONTROL
DIRECTORATE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION COVER THE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORS. THE MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS AND THE ENTRY OF PESTICIDES, PROCEDURES FOR
REQUESTING THE ENTRY OF PESTICIDES. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY AND THE USE OF EXPERIMENTAL
PRODUCTS. INFORMATION TO BE PLACED ON THE LABELS AND ON ADVERTISING MATERIAL. THE CONTROL AND
INSPECTION OF PESTICIDES. AND VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF THIS RESOLUTION
APPEARS IN EL PERUANO. JUNE 5. 1962. P. 3.
PERU
LRIA> "FEBRUARY 4. 1965 SUPREME DECREE TO APPROVE THE REGULATIONS . . . SANITARY
CONTROL OF THE CONTAMINATION ... OF NATURAL WATERCOURSES." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 17.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/66 PGS 354-36C ID* 0169OA
HATER SOLID WASTE
THIS DECREE SPECIFIES THAT EFFLUENTS EMANATING FROM SEWER SYSTEMS. INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTES.
AND SOLID RESIDUES FROM HOUSEHOLD OR INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE DISCHARGED INTO WATERCOURSES ONLY
AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED IN SUCH MANNER TO PREVENT THE POLLUTION OF THE RECEIVING WATERS. IT
ALSO STATES THAT THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE SHALL THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF
ITS TECHNICAL OFFICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CLASSIFY THE COUNTRY'S WATERCOURSES ACCORDING TO
THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THIS DECREE. THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATERS OR SOLID WASTES INTO
WATERCOURSES IS NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH;
DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT PLANS ALSO REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THAT DIRECTORATE. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ARE
LIKEWISE SUBJECT TO THIS PROVISION. THE DECREE ALSO COVERS THE DISCHARGE OF METALLIC WASTES 8V
MINING ENTERPRISES. THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN EL PERUANO. FEB. 22. I96S.
P. 1 A NO 3.
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LR(A) "FEBRUARY 11, 1965 SUPREME DECREE NO. 38-65-DGS TO SUPPLEMENT ... THE
REGULATIONS FOR THE SANITARY CONTROL OF BEACHES ..." INT. OIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 17.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/66 PGS 377 ID* 01691A
WATER
THIS DECREE SUPPLEMENTS THE PROVISIONS OF THE OCT. 7, 1960 SUPREME DECREE REGULATING THE
SANITARY CONTROL OF BEACHES AND ANCILLARY ESTABLISHMENTS. THE DECREE STATES THAT HEALTH REGIONS
COMPRISED OF COASTAL STRETCHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CCNTRCLLING THE DISCHARGE OF INDUSTRIAL
EFFLUENTS INTO THE SEA, THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE COMPETENT TECHNICAL OFFICE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. IT REQUIRES INDUSTRIAL PLANTS TO TREAT THEIR EFFLUENTS BEFORE DISCHARGING
THEM ONTO THE BEACHES AND TO DISCHARGE THEM INTO THE SEA IN SUCH A MANNER TO REDUCE TO A MINIMUM
THEIR HARMFULNESS. THE DECREE ALSO STIPULATES THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
EFFLUENTS. PLANS FOR INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE INTO THE SEA OR THE ESTUARIES OR FOR THE TREATMENT OF
THESE WASTES PRIOR TO DISCHARGE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH ON THE BASIS
OF A REPORT FROM THE APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL OFFICE AND FROM THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN EL PERUANO. FEB. 25, 1965, P. 1.
PERU
LR(A) "JULY 2H, 1969 DECREE-LAW NO. 17.752: GENERAL WATER ACT." FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 19.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 06/00/70 PGS 1-30 ID* 01692A
WATER
ARTICLES 22 THROUGH 25 (CHAPTER II) OF THIS GENERAL ACT CONCERN THE PRESERVATION OF
WATER RESOURCES FROM CONTAMINATION. THEY PROHIBIT THE DISCHARGE OR DISPOSAL OF ANY SOLID. LIQUID,
OR GASEOUS WASTES THAT MAY POLLUTE WATERS. THEREBY CAUSING DAMAGE OR ENDANGERING HUMAN HEALTH OR
THE NATURAL GROWTH OF FLORA AND FAUNA, OR JEOPARDIZING THE USE OF WATER FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THESE
WASTES MAY BE DISCHARGED ONLY IF THEY HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO NECESSARY TREATMENT. IF THE CONDITIONS
OF THE CONTAINING FEATURE DEMONSTRABLY PERMIT NATURAL PURIFICATION, IF THE DUMPING OF WASTES INTO
THE SEA DOES NOT PREJUDICE THE LATTER•S USE, OTHERWISE ONLY AS PROVIDED IN THESE REGULATIONS.
HEALTH AUTHORITIES SHALL APPLY MEASURES FOR ENFORCEMENT AND, IF POLLUTION IS UNAVOIDABLE. WITHDRAW
SUCH WATERS FROM USE OR CURTAIL THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATERS. THE AUTHORITIES SHALL
SET LIMITS FOR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES ACCORDING TO THE INTENDED USE OF THE WATER. THE SPANISH VERSION
OF THIS ACT MAY BE FOUND IN EL COMMERCIO, JULY 26, 1969, P. 5.
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LR -DEC. 24. 1973 DECREE LAW (EXPROPRIATING CERRO DE PASCO MINING
CORPORATI ONI» EL PERUANA.
EPA
SPANISH 12/03/73 PGS 1-2 ID* 01747A
WATER GENERAL
THIS LAI BY THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF PERU ORDERS THE EXPROPRIATION OF THE
MINERAL-METALLURGICAL COMPLEX AND OTHER ASSETS WHICH WERE THE PROPERTY OF CERRO DE
PASCO CORP.. A PERU SUBSIDIARY OF THE CERRC CORP. THE LAW CITES ALLEGED POLLUTING
ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY AS THE REASON IN PART FOR THE EXPROPRIATION. THE GOVERNMENT
ACCUSES THE CORPORATION OF POLLUTING THE WATERS OF LAKE HUASCACHA AND THOSE OF THE
RIVERS RIMAC. MANTARO AND SAN JUAN AND OF FAILING TO CORRECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION
CAUSEO BY ITS FOUNDRY AND METALLURGIC INSTALLATIONS IN THE CITY OF LA OROYA. THE LAW
AUTHORIZES THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE CORPORATION.
URUGUAY
LRIA) "FEB. 8, 1972 RESOLUTION NO. 226/972 TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY
OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH." INT. DIG. OF HLTH•. V. 24.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/73 PGS 688 ID* 01813A
GENERAL
THIS RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES A COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITHIN THE
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE COMMISSION IS TO MAKE PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT ON HEALTH
MEASURES WHICH IT CONSIDERS WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL LEVELS AND TO COLLABORATE WITH INTERNATIONAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS THROUGH THE
INTERMEDIARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY
COMMISSION ARE AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE: NEW COMMISSION. THE SPANISH LANGUAGE ORIGINAL APPEARS
IN DIARIO OF I CIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY, PART A. FEB. 17, 1972, NO. 187*1. P. 338.
URUGUAY
LR "FEBRUARY 15, 1950 DECREE NO. I AMENOING PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE,
SALE AND USE OF INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 3.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/52 PGS 249 ID* 01694A
PESTICIDES
THIS DECREE DEALS WITH THE COMPULSORY INSPECTION BY THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE
INGREDIENTS USED IN INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES, OF THE METHOD OF APPLICATION. WITH LABELING AND
ADVERTISING AND WITH THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE INSPECTION, THE
OFFICIAL VERSION OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO PFIOIAL, MARCH 9, 1950, P. 349.
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LR(A) "AUGUST 1, 1956 DECREE APPROVING REGULATIONS CONTROLLING THE SALE OF INSECTICIDES
FUNGICIDES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS FOR AGRICULTURAL USE." FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 6.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/57 PGS 1-13 ID# 01695A
PEST I CIDES
THIS DECREE PROHIBITS URUGUAYAN MANUFACTURERS. IMPORTERS AND/OR DISTRIBUTORS OF INSECTICIDES,
FUNGICIDES. PHYTOCIOES AND PHYTOHORMONES AND PRODUCTS FOR SIMILAR AGRICULTURAL USE FROM MARKETING
THEM WITHOUT FIRST REGISTERING THEM AND OBTAINING A VENDOR'S LICENSE FROM THE MINISTRY OF
STOCKBREEDING AND AGRICULTURE. THE DECREE SETS PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING AND REGISTRATION AND FOR
THE LABELING OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE OFFICIAL TEXT APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL. AUG. 24. 1956,
P. 519A.
URUGUAY
L R(A) "DECEMBER 6. 1956 DECREE REGULATING THE SALE OF INSECTICIDES. FUNGICIDES
AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS FOR AGRICULTURAL USE." FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION, V. 6.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION. UN, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/57 PGS 13-16 ID* 01695B
PESTICIDES
THIS DECREE. COMPLEMENTING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE AUG. 1. 1956 DECREE. STATES THAT A SALES
LICENSE FOR INSECTICIDES. FUNGICIDES. WEED KILLERS AND OTHER SIMILAR PRODUCTS USED IN
AGRICULTURE. WHICH BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH TOXICITY AND DANGEROUS COMPOSITION PRESENT A RISK TO
USERS. MAY BE GRANTED BY THE MINISTRY OF STOCKBREEDING AND AGRICULTURE IN CASES WHERE THE
EFFICIENCY OF THE PRODUCT JUSTIFIES IT AND ON THE CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY THIS DECREE. THE
OFFICIAL TEXT OF THIS DECREE APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL. DEC. 21. 1956. P. 594A.
URUGUAY
LR
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LRC A)
"DECEMBER 19. 1952 LAW NO. 1 ESTABLISHING AN AUTONOMOUS SERVICE. THE SANITARY
WORKS ADMINISTRATION." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG.. V. 7.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/56 PGS 143 ID* 01693A
WATER
THIS LAW ESTABLISHES THE STATE SANITARY WORKS ADMINISTRATION. ITS FUNCTIONS ARE: INSTALLATION
OF WATER-SUPPLY SERVICES; DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATERS; AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS; PLANNING.
CONSTRUCTION. AND CONSERVATION OF NECESSARY FACILITIES; AND THE SANITARY CONTROL OF WATERCOURSES.
THE SERVICE IS TO BE GUIDED BY CONSIDERATIONS FOR HYGIENE. WITH SOCIAL ISSUES PREVAILING OVER
ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. THE OFFICIAL TEXT APPEARS IN DIARIO OFICIAL. JAN. 9. 1953. PT. A,
P. 3 7-40.
VENEZUELA
TO,.^ "APRIL 9. 1975 RESOLUTION NO. G-126 ON THE CREATION OF THE DIVISIONS FOR
LK(-A; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL." GACETA OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 04/09/75 PGS 230.325 ID» 02851A
LSO PMA
GENERAL
IN ORDER TO BETTER COORDINATE AND DEVELOP THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING ASPECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THIS RESOLUTION EY THE VENEZUELAN MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
WELFARE PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND THE
DIVISION FOB ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH. UNDER THE MINISTRY'S DIRECTORATE OF MALAR IOLOGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE CONCLUSIONS. STANDARDS AND OTHER CRITERIA FORMULATED BY THE DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH WILL BE ENFORCED IN PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY THE DIVISION FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL.
VENEZUELA
LRC B> "VENEZUELAN PROGRAM FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES." ABC
EPA
SPANISH 06/12/74 PGS 40 ID* 02240 A
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
ACCORDING TO THIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT. CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ. IN AN
ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE CONSERVATIONAL TRADITIONS STARTED BY HUMBOLDT, CODAZZI AND PITLER. HAS
APPEARED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION TO OUTLINE MEASURES TO HALT ECOLOGICAL DETERIORATION AND
INDISCRIMINATE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN VENEZUELA. AMONG THE MEASURES CITED. THE PRESIDENT
DECREED THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES HEADED BY
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. OTHER LAWS WILL CREATE PARKS AND REGULATE ACTIVITIES
AFFECTING THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE IN THE COUNTRY. INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION OF ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION
IN CARACAS PENDING THE FORMULATION OF AN ADEQUATE URBANIZATION PLAN.
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LRIA) "DECREE NO. 112 OF MAY 26. 1974." GACETA OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 05/27/74 PGS 227.944 ID* 02240D
ALSO PMA
GENERAL
IN CONSIDERATION OF INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION IN THE COASTAL AND INSULAR AREAS
OF VENEZUELA, THIS PRESIDENTIAL DECREE PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO MAKE STUDIES
AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SITUATION. THIS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY COMMISSION WILL BE UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND WILL BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS. DEFENSE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FROM REGIONAL
PLANNING OFFICES. WITh AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONSERVATION
BODIES. THE COMMISSION WILL CONDUCT A SURVEY OF THE HUMAK AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE
COAST AND AMONG THE ISLANDS OF THE COUNTRY AND WILL SUBMIT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE PROMULGATION OF
THIS DECREE A FINAL REPORT OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT VIA THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS, DEFENSE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. AND AGRICULTURE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DECREE.
VENEZUELA
LR(A) "DECREE NO. 135 OF JUNE 4, 1974." GAC ET A OFICIAL
EPA
SPANISH 06/07/74 PGS 228.033 ID* 02240E
ALSO PMA AND SE
GENERAL
HAVING BEEN CIRCULATED THROUGH THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. THIS PRESIDENTIAL DECREE
REQUIRES THE COOPERATICN OF NATIONAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES IN PROHIBITING THE
INSTALLATION OF NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE CARACAS METROPOLITAN AREA AND IN OTHER SPECIFIED AREAS OF
THE COUNTRY. THE CONSTRUCTION IN THESE AREAS OF INDUSTRIES ESSENTIAL FOR PUBLIC SERVICES MUST
BE AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT AND BY THE RESPECTIVE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. THE DECREE
ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE TRANSFER OF INDUSTRIES FROM THE CARACAS AREA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OR ECONOMIC
REASONS. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS EMPOWERED TO CREATE INCENTIVES FOR INDUSTRIAL RELOCATION
AND TO IMPOSE RELOCATION DEADLINES ON ANY SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS DECREE MUST BE SPECIFIED IN BUSINESS AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES TRANSPIRING IN THE DESIGNATED
AREAS. AND CONTRAVENTION TO THE DECREE CAN RESULT IN FINES AND CLOSURE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
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"DECREE NO. Ill OF MAY 26. 1974."
SPANISH 05/27/74
GENERAL
GACETA OFICIAL. NO. 30.408
EPA
PGS 227943-44 ID* 02240G
THIS DECREE. ONE OF SEVERAL SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA DURING 1974 TO
PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN VENEZUELA, CREATES THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES. THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
IS TO SUSTAIN THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE COUNCIL AND IS TO ACT AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WITH THE
POWER TO CONVENE MEETINGS. THE 16 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. REPRESENTING VARIOUS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ARE ALSO SPECIFIED IN THE DECREE AND EXERCISE THEIR FUNCTIONS AD HONOREM.
THE COUNCIL IS To: 1> ADVISE THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION.
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. 2» COLLABORATE IN FORMULATING THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR
CONSERVATION OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES AND IN OTHER CONSERVATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE MINISTRY
OF AGRICULTURE. 3) PROPOSE CANDIDATES FOR STATE CONSERVATION AWARDS. AND 4) PERFORM OTHER DUTIES
CONFERRED ON IT BY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE.
VENEZUELA
LRC A)
"DECREE NO. 108 OF MAY 26. 1974."
SPANISH 05/27/74
GENERAL
GACETA OFICIAL. NO. 30.408
EPA
PGS 227941-42 ID* 02240J
THIS DECREE, CNE OF SEVERAL SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA TO PROVIDE A LEGAL
BASIS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF VENEZUELA, RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND IN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
WITHIN THE POPULATION. IT REQUIRES SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO BE GIVEN TO ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING IN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ON ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION. THE UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING ARE TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH
RELATING TO CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE. PUBLIC WORKS.
AGRICULTURE. AND INTERIOR RELATIONS ARE TO COLLABORATE IN THESE ENDEAVORS LENDING TECHNICAL OR
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE WHERE NECESSARY. THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE PROMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF RESOURCES CONSERVATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS MEOIA.
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L R < B) "COUNTDOWN ON POLLUTION." BUSINESS VENEZUELA
MANN, JOSEPH A. EPA
ENGLISH 08/00/75 PGS 17-26 ID* 03143A
ALSO SE AND PMB
GENERAL
VENEZUELA
LR(BI
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION IN VENEZUELA, THE
STEPS TAKEN SO FAR TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE NUMEROUS MEASURES STILL NEEDED TO PROTECT
THE NATION'S ENVIRONMENT. MAJOR OBSTACLES TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF
SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS AND A LACK OF TRAINED PERSONNEL TO POLICE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SERIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARISING FROM INDUSTRIAL AND
POPULATION GROWTH ARE LOCALIZED IN THE URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL CENTERS AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT THE
POTENTIAL FOR IRREPARABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IS GREAT IF COUNTERMEASURES
ARE NOT TAKEN IN THE EARLY STAGES OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL BILL IS BEFORE
CONGRESS, AND SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DECREES HAVE BEEN PROMULGATED BY PRESIDENT CARLOS
ANDRES PEREZ. BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THE LEGAL COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT MOBILIZATION NECESSARY FOR COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AIRGRAM, A-389, AMEMBASSY
"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BILL.
CARACAS
U.S. DEPT OF STATE
ENGLISH 09/09/73
GENERAL AIR WATER
PGS
EPA
ID# 01654 A
THIS REPORT, PREPARED BY U.S. EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN CARACAS, STATES THAT THE VENEZUELAN
GOVERNMENT HAS PREPARED A BILL WHICH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING AN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM. THE BILL WOULD CREATE A NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONSERVATION,
PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. THE COUNCIL WOULD BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRIES
OF PUBLIC WORKS. EDUCATION, HEALTH. AGRICULTURE, LABOR. MINING AND HYDROCARBONS. OF THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR SANITARY WORKS. OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COORDINATION AND PLANNING OFFICE, OF THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION FOR HYDRAULIC RESOURCES, AND OF VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC BODIES. THE BILL WOULD BAN THE
DISCHARGE OF CONTAMINANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, INTO WATER. INTO SEWERS OR INTO THE SOIL BY
INFILTRATION AND WOULD PROVIDE FOR FINES TC INDUSTRIAL OFFENDERS UP TO HALF A MILLION BOLIVARS AS
WELL AS TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT CLOSING OF THE OFFENDING ENTERPRISE. THE REPORT COMMENTS THAT UNTIL
NOW THERE HAVE BEEN NO REGULATIONS AGAINST INDUSTRIAL WASTES ENTERING SEWERS AND RIVERS.
VENEZUELA
LH(A)
"DECREE NO. 116 OF MAY 26, 1974.'
SPANISH
LAND USE
GENERAL
GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.408
EPA
05/27/74 PGS 227948 ID» 02240H
IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING CONGESTION IN CARACAS AND CTHER LARGE URBAN CENTERS OF VENEZUELA
AS WELL AS THE FAILURE OF EXISTING REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE GREEN AREAS AROUND THESE CENTERS.
THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT
OF VENEZUELA, ENJOINS THE MINISTRIES OF PUBLIC WORKS. HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE. AGRICULTURE
AND HUSBANDRY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT FROM ISSUING CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
WITHIN THE DESIGNATED CONGESTED AREAS UNTIL AN URBAN GROWTH POLICY HAS BEEN FORMULATED. IN
ORDER TO FORMULATE SUCH A POLICY, A COMMISSION IS CREATED BY THE DECREE TO MAKE A REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE MATTER WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE DECREE.
A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE PRESIDENT PRESIDES OVER THE COMMISSION; OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MINISTRIES OF DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AGRICULTURE AND HUSBANORY,
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, CENTRAL AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING OFFICES, AND DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS.
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"DECREE NO. 134 OF JUNE 4. 1974."
06/07/74
SPAN ISH
LAND USE
GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.418
EPA
PGS 2290 32—33 ID# 02240K
THIS DECREE. ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF
VENEZUELA DURING 1974, PROVIDES FOR THE DECONGESTION OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS BY OFFERING INCENTIVES
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIES IN ADEQUATELY PLANNED INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THESE INCENTIVES
INCLUDE TAX EXEMPTIONS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES IN INDUSTRIAL
ZONES. STATE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO EXTEND FAVORABLE CREDIT TO INDUSTRIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE. FACTORS DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF INCENTIVES AND
CREDIT GRANTED TO ANY INDUSTRY INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE INDUSTRY IN
QUESTION. THE NET VALUE OF PRODUCED GOODS. THE NEEDS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, EXPORT CONDITIONS.
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS. THE CABINET MINISTERS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN
GENERAL FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE.
VENEZUELA
LRI A)
"DECREE NO. 140 OF JUNE 4. 1974,-
06/05/75
SPANISH
LAND USE
GACETA OFICIAL, NO. 30.416
EPA
PGS 228014-15 ID# 02240L
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE RURAL LIFE IN VENEZUELA AND STEM RURAL MIGRATION TO CONGESTED
URBAN AREAS. THIS DECREE, ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW
BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA, CREATES THE EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM FOR RURAL VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION
AIMED AT PROVIDING ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL AID TO RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. THIS PROGRAM
IS TO BE EXECUTED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF MALARIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION OF THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH
AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL AGRARIAN REFORM INSTITUTE. BY MEANS OF THESE PROGRAMS
RURAL VILLAGE SITES WILL BE DESIGNATED. ADEQUATE SANITATION AND WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WILL
BE BUILT AS WELL AS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BUILDINGS TO STIMULATE RURAL BUSINESS
AND COMMERCE. THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS. FINANCE. PUBLIC WORKS. EDUCATION, HEALTH
AND SOCIAL WELFARE. AND AGRICULTURE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DECREE.
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LR( A) "JULY 9, 1968 DECREE ISSUING GENERAL PESTICIDE REGULATIONS." FOOD AND
AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION. V. 18.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, UN, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 12/0 C/69 PGS 1-11 ID* C1697A
PESTICIDES
THIS DECREE ASSIGNS TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
CONTROL OF PESTICIDES IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPHERE. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THOSE FUNCTIONS EXERCISED
BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LVIESTOCK BREEDING. NC PESTICIDE MAY BE PRODUCED, STORED.
TRANSPORTED, IMPORTED, EXPORTED. APPLIED, OR TRADED WITHOUT THE PRIOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE BY THE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVE-
STOCK BREEDING IN THE CASE OF PESTICIDES USED IN AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK BREECING, AND FORESTRY,
THE DECREE CLASSIFIES PESTICIDES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TOXICITY, SETS PROCEDURES FOR THE
LICENSING OF PERSONS TRADING IN PESTICIDES AND FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES. ESTABLISHES
RULES FOR THE USE OF PESTICIDES, AND AUTHORIZES THE CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVING PESTICIDES.
OFFICIAL TEXT APPEARS IN GACETA OFICIAL, JULY 10, 1968, P. 2 1388 3-213886.
VENEZUELA
LR(A) "DECEMBER 18, 1968 DECREE NO, 1290 EMBODYING REGULATIONS CONCERNING CONDITIONS
OF HYGIENE AND SAFETY AT WORK." INT. DIG. OF HLTH. LEG., V. 18.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, COMP. EPA
ENGLISH 00/00/69 PGS 561 ID* 01698A
RADIATION AIR
THIS DECREE DEALING WITH OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE and SAFETY COVERS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHEMICAL
AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS AT PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT AND PROTECTION AGAINST IONIZING RADIATION. THE
ENVIRONMENT AT WORKPLACES WHERE OFFENSIVE. TOXIC. OR DANGEROUS CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST. FUMES.
GASES OR OTHER EMISSIONS MAY EXIST MUST BE PERIODICALLY EXAMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE
CONCENTRATIONS ARE KEPT WITHIN PERMISSIBLE LIMITS {CHAPTER III. PAR VI). THE INTERNATIONALLY
ACCEPTED GUIDELINES ON RADIATION PROTECTION ARE GIVEN AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DOSES FOR
OCCUPATI ONALLY EXPOSED EMPLOYEES ARE SPECIFIED (CHAPTER VI. PART VI >. THE OFFICIAL TEXT
APPEARS IN GACETA OFICIAL, JAN 15, 1969, P. 1-46.
VENEZUELA
LR(A) "DECREE NO. 901 OF AUGUST 18, 1967 ON THE CREATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN (COPLANARH).» GACETA OFICIAL. NO. 28.408
EPA
SPANISH 08/18/67 PGS 763-764 ID* 02170A
ALSO PMA
WATER
THIS DECREE PROVIOES FOR THE CREATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PLAN (COPL ANARH) WHICH WILL CENTRALIZE ALL ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE PROTECTION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION WILL BE HIGH RANKING
EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS UNDFR WHOSE AUTHORITY WILL BE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. COMPOSED OF A SECRETARY
AND STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN FORMULATING THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE COMMISSION WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN THE
FORMULATION OF THE PLAN. AND ALL WATER RESOURCES PLANNING MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION TO
INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION WILL BE FINANCED BY ALLOCATIONS
FROM THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS. THE MINISTERS OF DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC WORKS; HEALTH AND SOCIAL
security; agriculture; AND MINES AND ENERGY are RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING the PROVISIONS OF
THIS DECREE.
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LR( A ) "DECREE NO. 47 OF MAY 7. 1969 ON THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION OF THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN..." GACETA OFICIAL NO. 28.925
EPA
SPANISH 05/21/69 PGS ID* 021708
ALSO PMA
WA TER
THIS DECREE SUPERSEDES DECREE 90 1 OF AUGUST 18. 1967, WHICH ORIGINALLY PROVIDED FOR THE
CREATION AND OUTLINED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION OF THE NATIONAL MATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THIS NEW DECREE PROVIDES FOR AN INCREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION
AND SPECIFIES THE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN. INCLUDED AMONG THE
PROGRAMS FORMULATED WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE CONCERNING WATER SUPPLY. SEWAGE. IRRIGATION. FLOOD
CONTROL. SANITATION. CANALIZATION. RIVER PORTS. HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY. FISH CULTURE, CONSERVATION,
AND WATER RECREATION. WITH THE AID OF ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICE. WHICH CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN FORMULATING
THE PLAN. THE COMISSION COORDINATES AND MUST APPROVE ALL ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO THE PROTECTION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF VENEZUELA"S WATER RESOURCES. THE COMMISSION IS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS. THE MINISTERS OF DEFENSE. DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, HEALTH ANO SOCIAL
SECURITY; AGRICULTURE: AND MINES AND ENERGY WILL IMPLEMENT THE DECREE.
VENEZUELA
LR(A) "DECREE NO. 1127 OF NOVEMBER 15, 1972." GACET A OFICIAL. NO. 29.959.
EPA
SPANISH 11/17/72 PGS 185-188 ID* 02170C
WATER
THIS DECREE STATES THAT THE COMMISSION FOR THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES. THE
ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING OF ALL PUBLIC BODIES MUST CONFORM TO THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
PLAN. THE ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE REGULATED BY LAWS WHICH
CONFORM TO THE PLAN. THE DECREE LISTS THE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION AND PUBLIC
BODIES IN FORMULATING AND ADMINISTERING THE PLAN AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF LAWS AND
PROGRAMS TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE COUNTRY * S WATER RESOURCES.
VENEZUELA
LR(B ) "DECREE NO. 110 OF MAY 26. 1974." GACET A OFICIAL. NO. 30.413
EPA
SPANISH 06/01/74 PGS ID* 02240B
WATER SOLID WASTE
IN CONSIDERATION OF SERIOUS POLLUTION AND ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE OCCURRING ON OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND
ALONG THE COAST OF VENEZUELA, THIS DECREE BY THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT PROHIBITS THE DESTRUCTION
OF MANGO AND CORAL-TREE GROVES, DREDGING OF COASTAL WATERS AND DISCHARGES OF WASTEWATER INTO THESE
AREAS. ALSO PROHIBITED IN THESE AREAS ARE LANDFILL ACTIVITIES AND CONSTRUCTION OF LAKE SURFACE
DWELLINGS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE BOATS MUST BE APPROVED BY A PERMIT FROM THE MINISTRY OF
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. THE MINISTRIES OF INTERIOR RELATIONS.
DEFENSE. AND AGRICULTURE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DECREE.
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LR(A) "DECREE NO. 406 OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1974." GACETA OF IC1AL, NO. 30.496
EPA
SPANISH 09/10/74 PGS 228782-83 ID* 02240M
WATER LAND USE
IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION ALONG THE BANKS OF RIVERS. LAKES.
LAGOONS. AND MARSHES IN VENEZUELA DUE TO URBANIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. THIS DECREE. ONE OF
SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA. CREATES
AN AD HONOREM ADVISORY COMMISSION TO THE PRESIDENT CHARGED WITH! CONDUCTING THE NECESSARY STUDIES
TO GAIN AN ACCURATE INSIGHT ON THE STATUS OF THE RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENT: FORMULATING PRIORITIES FOR
AREAS OF RESEARCH; AND MAKING PERTINENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RIPARIAN USE AND IMPROVEMENT.
COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS MINISTRIES. PLANNING AND RESEARCH AGENCIES, AND
ECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES. THE COMMISSION IS TO WORK. THROUGH ITS SUBCOMMISSIONS. IN COOPERATION WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. UNIVERSITIES. REGIONAL CORPORATIONS. ANO RIPARIAN USERS IN ANALYZING SPECIFIC
CASES OF RIPARIAN DETERIORATION. THE COMMISSION'S REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO BE MADE
QUARTERLY TO THE PRESIDENT THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
VENEZUELA
PM(A) NOTICIERO DISCA (BULLETIN OF DISCA - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
RESEARCH), NO. 1
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 08/00/75 PGS 1-5 ID* 03047A
ALSO PMB AND SE
GENERAL WATER AIR SOLID WASTE
NOTICIEao DISCA IS A BULLETIN PUBLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH
(DISCA) OF THE VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH ANO SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES IN VENEZUELA. THIS INITIAL ISSUE OF THE BULLETIN SERVES AS
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STATUS OF THE VENEZUELAN ENVIRONMENT, DISCUSSES THE CREATION, FUNCTIONS.
AND OBJECTIVES OF DISCA, AND DESCRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH STUDIES IN PROGRESS RELATING TO THE
POLLUTION OF LAKE MARACAIBO, AIR POLLUTION IN CARACAS, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL IN
ISLA DE MARGARITA, ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS CAUSED BY PETROCHEMICAL WORKS. AND CTHER AREAS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND UNEP IS
ALSO CITED IN THE BULLETIN. AND THE MONETARY INVESTMENTS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE LISTED.
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INFORME FINAL DEL PRIMER CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA, TOMO I.
(FINAL REPORT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. VOL.
VENEZUELA. NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EPA
SPANISH 07/00/75 PGS 1-82 ID* 03359A
ALSO SE AND ST
GENERAL
1 )
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE GENERAL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON
SCIENCE AND TECHNNLOGY IN VENEZUELA. HELD IN JULY 1975 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESIDENTIAL DECREE
NO. 582 (1974). THE PURPOSE OF SUCH CONGRESSES IS TO VITALIZE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND
INFORMATION WITHIN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO FORMULATE A BASIS
FOR IMPLEMENTING A SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL POLICY IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. THE REPORT
LISTS THE SPONSORS OF THE CONGRESS. DESCRIBES ITS PROGRAM AND FORMAL PROCEEDINGS AND. IN ANNEXES.
LISTS THE PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AND TITLES OF WORKING
DOCUMENTS. WHICH ARE PUBLISHED IN FULL IN SUBSEQUENT VOLUMES OF CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS. AREAS OF
INTEREST COVERED DURING THE CONGRESS INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, MARINE SCIENCES. ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL
DISEASES. INDUSTRY, METALLURGY, NUTRITION, ENERGY RESOURCES. COMMUNICATIONS. AND URBANIZATION.
VENEZUELA
PMCBJ FINAL REPORTS OF GENERAL AND SECTORAL TOPICS. NATIONAL CONGRESS OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY, VOL. II
VENEZUELA. CONGRESC NACIONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA EPA
SPANISH 07/00/75 PGS 1-679 ID* 033S9B
ALSO SE ANO ST
GENERAL
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE FINAL REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL
CONGRESS ON SCIENCE ANO TECHNOLOGY HELD IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA IN JULY 1975. THE REPORTS IN THIS
VOLUME. COMPILED FROM THE WORKING PAPERS SUBMITTED DURING THE CONGRESS. SET FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS
AND TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL
POLICIES IN VENEZUELA AS WELL AS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SUCH POLICIES TO THE VARIOUS AREAS OF
CONCERN IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS AGRICULTURE. MARINE SCIENCES, ECOLOGY. ENVIRONMENTAL
DISEASES. INDUSTRY, NUTRITION AND FOOD, ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. COMMUNICATIONS AND
URBANIZATION. ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE: "AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY,"
"POLLUTION AND CONTAMIKATION," "ECOLOGY OF FORESTS AND SAVANNAS," "AQUATIC RESOURCES.-
"WILDLIFE." AND "HUMAN ECOLOGY."
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PM(B> WORKING PAPERS ON SECTORAL TOPICS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY . VOL. V
VENEZUELA. CONGRESO N AC I ONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNGLOGIA EPA
SPANISH 07/00/75 PGS 1-650 109 03359C
ALSO SE AND ST
GENERAL
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS WORKING PAPERS IN THE AREAS QF AGRICULTURE. MARINE SCIENCES AND ECOLOGY
SUBMITTED TO THE FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HELD IN CARACAS. VENEZUELA
IN JULY 1975. THESE PAPERS ANALYZE THE CURRENT CONCEPTS Atto PROBLEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, MARINE SCIENCES AND THE ECOLOGY IN LIGHT OF RAPID NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND OFFER GUIDELINES AND MODELS FOR ACHIEVING A BALANCE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
RESOURCE USE IN VENEZUELA. THE FORMULATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PLANNING IN AGRICULTURE
AND STRATEGIES FOR THE BEST MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF MARINE RESOURCES ARE GIVEN IN ADDITION
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS DISCUSSED UNDER THE FOLLOWING TITLES:
"ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS." "ALTERNATIVES TO ECO-DEVELOPMEfvT.» "POLLUTION." "LAND ECOSYSTEMS
AND NATURAL AREAS," "ECOLOGY OF SAVANNAS," "AQUATIC RESOURCES." "WILDLIFE," AND "HUMAN ECOLOGY
IN ECOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT."
VENEZUELA
PM(B}
WORKING PAPERS ON SECTORAL TOPICS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY. VOL. VI
VENEZUELA. NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGCY EPA
SPANISH 00/00/75 PGS 1-763 ID# 03359D
ALSO SE
PESTICIDES TOXIC SUBS WATER AIR
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE WORKING PAPERS IN THE SUBJECT AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASES AND
NAVAL INDUSTRIES, SUBMITTED TO THE FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HELD IN
CARACAS. VENEZUELA IN JULY 1975. IN LIGHT OF THE RAPID NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN VENEZUELA, THESE
PAPERS DESCRIBE THE CURRENT SITUATION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASES IN
THE COUNTRY AND SET FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLICIES
FOR CONTROLLING DISEASES AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS, INCLUDING THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. ESPECIALLY PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES. ON HUMAN HEALTH.
SPECIFICALLY, WORKING PAPERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME ARE ENTITLED:
"ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HEALTH," "POLLUTION AND THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT,"
"EVALUATION OF THE TOXICITY OF HOUSEHOLD AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS," "POLLUTION IN THE WORKING
ENVIRONMENT," AND "PNEUMOCONIOSIS."
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PM(B) EL CENTRO DE INVESTIGACI ONES SOBRE CONTAMINACI ON AMBIENTAL CCISCA) < THE
RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION)
VENEZUELA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EPA
SPANISH 11/00/72 PGS 1-21 10* 01500A
ALSO SE
WATER AIR
THIS PAPER, PREPARED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR MALARIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DRAINAGE OF THE
VENEZUELAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE. OUTLINES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RESEARCH CENTER
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. ITS OBJECTIVES. LEGAL BASES, GENERAL POLICY LINES. ITS STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTIONS. AND ITS RESOURCES. THE CENTER'S LONG-TERM PLANS CALL FOR SETTING UP AN INTEGRATED
RESEARCH PROGRAM, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTHFUL QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
COORDINATING AND DEVELOPING PERTINENT HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES. AND ADVISING THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT ON THE PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS INCLUDE A SURVEY OF THE
CURRENT SITUATION, RESEARCH TO DETERMINE VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. ELABORATION OF
STANDARDS. AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS. APPENDED TO THE PAPER ARE
TABLES LISTING PROGRAMED ACTIVITIES. THEIR LOCATIONS, DURATION, AND DATES SET TO BEGIN.
VENEZUELA
PM(A) VENEZUELA: BASES DE UNA POLITICA HIDRAULICA. ^VENEZUELA: BASES FOR A WATER
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT POLICY)
AZPURUA Q.. PEORO P. AND CECILIA SOSA DE MENDOZA EPA
SPANISH 08/00/72 PGS 1-136 ID# 02160A
ALSO PMB. LRB AND SE
WATER
THIS BOOK STUDIES VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN DETAIL. AND ALTHOUGH
PUBLISHED IN SPANISH. IT ALSO CONTAINS A CONDENSED VERSION IN ENGLISH. CHAPTER I OF THIS STUDY
DESCRIBES THE GENERAL CONCEPTS AND WATER PLANNING ORGANIZATION WHICH HAVE BEEN EMBODIE0 IN THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE BACKGROUND. CONTENTS. CHARACTERISTICS. OBJECTIVES
AND STRATEGIES OF THIS PLAN ARE DISCUSSED IN CHAPTER II. THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL WATER
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN NECESSARILY CONTAIN THE POLICIES OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR
FINANCIAL. ADMINISTRATIVE. LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS WHICH ARE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN CHAPTER III.
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PM(B) PLAN NACIONAL OE APROVECHAMIENTQ DE LOS RECURSOS HIDRAULICOS. (NATIONAL WATER
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PL AN>. V. 1 AND 2
VENEZUELA NATIONAL WATER RES. DEVELOPMENT PLAN CCMMISSION EPA
SPANISH I1/00/72 PGS 3-188* ID# 021608
ALSO SE/*ALSO PP. 3-375
WA TER
DIVIDED INTO TWO VOLUMES. THIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENT OF THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION FOR THE NATIONAL
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN < COPLANARHJ SETS FORTH GUIDELINES FOR VENEZUELA'S WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY. VOLUME I DISCUSSES IN DETAIL THE BACKGROUND, GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS.
OBJECTIVES. DEFINITIONS. CHARACTERISTICS. ANT 1-POLLUTI ON STRATEGIES, MONITORING AND OTHER
ATTRIBUTES OF THE PLAN ITSELF. VOL. I ALSO REPRINTS VARIOUS OFFICIAL DECREES WHICH PROVIDED FOR
THE CREATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PLAN. VOL. II ELABORATES ON VENEZUELA"S BASIC WATER
RESOURCES DATA WHICH AFFECT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PLAN. THESE DATA INCLUDE AVAILABILITY.
QUALITY, AND USE OF WATER; THE BALANCE OF WATER IN THE COUNTRY; AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OF WATER
RESOURCES.
VENEZUELA
PMIB) INTEGRAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF POLLUTION ALONG CENTRAL COASTAL
BEACHES
PARRA PARDI, GUSTAVO. AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 00/00/72 PGS 1-97 ID* 02849A
WATER
THIS RESEARCH REPORT, PUBLISHED BY THE VENEZUELAN MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR
PRESENTATION AT THE 13TH INTER-AMERICAN SANITARY ENGINEERING CONGRESS IN AUGUST 1972, ATTEMPTS TO
DETERMINE ACCURATELY THE DEGREE OF POLLUTION IN MARINE WATERS ALONG THE CENTRAL COASTAL REGION OF
VENEZUELA. PART ONE OF THE REPORT GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT CONDITIONS IN THE STUDIED
REGION, DISCUSSING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, RESEARCH METHODS. BACTERIOLOGICAL CONTENT OF REGIONAL
WATERS. POLLUTION SOURCES. ANALYSES AND CONCLUSIONS. THE SECOND PART OF THE REPORT ATTEMPTS TO
DETERMINE THE ACTUAL AND FUTURE VOLUME OF POLLUTION TO WHICH THIS REGION IS SUBJECTED AS WELL AS
THE EFFICIENCY OF VARIOUS SUBMARINE DISCHARGE SYSTEMS IN THE REGION. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS IN THIS
PART OF THE REPORT DISCUSS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. VOLUME AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFLUENTS. FUTURE
PROJECTIONS OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AND THE EFFECT OF THE VARIOUS SUBMARINE DISCHARGE SYSTEMS IN
POLLUTING COASTAL WATERS.
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S AM
VENEZUELA
PM(B)
INTEGRA^ SANITARY STUDY OF THE YARACUY RIVER (ESTUDIC SANITARIO INTEGRAL DEL
RIO YARACUY)
PARRA PARDI. GUSTAVO EPA
SPANISH 00/00/74 PGS 1-341 10# 02852A
MATER
THIS REPORT.
THE VENEZUELAN M
YARACUY RIVER IN
AUTQPURIFICAT ION
CONTROLLING WAST
FOR STUDYING AND
IN THE REPORT DI
OEPOLLUTION ACTI
RIVER. POLLUTION
CONCLUSIONS AND
APPENDIXES AND A
PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF MALARIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION OF
INISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. REPRESENTS AN IN-DEPTH POLLUTION STUDY OF THE
VENEZUELA. BY PRECISELY DETERMINING THE STATE OF POLLUTION AND THE
CAPACITY OF THE YARACUY RIVER AS WELL AS FORMULATING PRACTICAL CRITERIA FOR
EWATER DISCHARGES INTO THE RIVER. THIS REPORT IS TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL GUIDELINE
CONTROLLING POLLUTION IN ALL VENEZUELAN RIVERS AND LAKES. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS
SCUSS AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH.
VITIES BEING CARRIED OUT ON THE RIVER. CHARACTERISTICS AND USES OF THE YARACUY
SOURCES. AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY OBTAINED FROM THE RIVER. SUMMARIES.
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE REPORT AS WELL AS TABULATED INFORMATION,
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
VENEZUELA
PMC A >
CONT AMINAC ION AMBIENTAL EN VENEZUELA (ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN
VENEZUELA)
RIVAS MIJARES, GUSTAVO. AND OTHERS EPA
SPANISH 03/09/73 PGS 1-182 ID* 03121A
ALSO PMB. SE AND ST
WATER AIR PESTICIDES SOLID WASTE LAND USE
THIS PUBLICATION IS A PARTIAL COMPILATION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION HELD IN CARACAS. VENEZUELA DURING NOVEMBER 197 1. THE FORUM WAS SPONSORED BY THE
VENEZUELAN FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PAN
AMERICAN SANITARY BUREAU. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE. THE COMMISSION FOR THE
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE NATIONAL SANITATION WORKS INSTITUTE AND THE
SANITARY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF VENEZUELA. THE PAPERS CONTAINED IN
THE PUBLICATION DISCUSS THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN RELATION TO THE ACTUAL
ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION IN VENEZUELA AND IN RELATION TO RECOMMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITIES. SPECIFIC TOPICS IN THESE PAPERS INCLUDE
POLLUTION OF WATER IN GENERAL. POLLUTION OF RIVERS. LAKES AND BEACHES. AIR POLLUTION FROM FIXED
AND MOBILE SOURCES. THE PAN AMERICAN AIR MONITORING NETWORK, AND POLLUTION OF THE SOIL.
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SUBJECT INDEX
NORTH AMERICA - SOUTH AMERICA
Abstracts are indexed according to the following subject headings, which reflect the major EPA
program areas: GENERAL, AIR, LAND USE, NOISE, PESTICIDES, RADIATION, SOLID WASTE, TOXIC SUBSTANCES,
WATER. Most abstracts are listed under only one subject heading; however, those abstracts to
which more than one subject designation have been assigned are indexed under those additional
headings as well.
Numbers of the form 00364A are the identification numbers assigned to documents abstracted for
the documents exchange program of the EPA Office of International Affairs. Numbers in
parentheses indicate the pages on which abstracts of these documents appear in the present volume.
GENERAL
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 00364A (6); 00365A (6); 00366A (7); 00367A (7); 00368A (7); 00369A (8); 00979A (8); 01808A (8);
02011A (9); 02340A (9); 00837A (17); 00838A (17); 00839A (17); 00942A (30); 00944A (30);
00978A (30); 01025A (31): 01850A (31); 02136A (32); 02183A (32); 02402A (33); 02702A (33);
03516A (34); 03522A (34); 03535A (34); 00941A (43); 02556A (43); 02735A (44); 03490A (47)
COSTA RICA: 03485A (54); 03537A (55); 03538A (55)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 02149A (57)
HONDURAS: 01703A (60)
JAMAICA: 02864A (60)
MEXICO: 02435A (63); 01644A,C (63-64); 01730A (64); 01732A (64); 02664A (65); 02677A (73); 01219A (76);
02088A (77)
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA: 03491A (79); 03492A (80): 03493A (80); 03545A (81); 02711A (83)
BOLIVIA: 01725A (84); 02709A (84)
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GENERAL
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL: 01677A (85); 02037A,B,J,P (85-87); 02056A (87); 02413A (88); 03046A,B (88-89); 02695A (94);
01507A (95); 01508A (95); 02037F,L,M,N (96-97); 02450A (98); 01498A (103)
CHILE: 01678A,B (104)
COLOMBIA: 01681A (105)
ECUADOR: 01686A (107); 02649A (108)
PERU: 01747A (111)
URUGUAY: 01813A (111)
VENEZUELA: 02851A (113); 02240A,D,E,G,J (113-115); 03143A (116); 02240H (116); 01654A (116);
03047A (120); 03359A,B,C (121-122)
AIR
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 00356A,B,C,D,E,F,G (2-4); 00357A (4); 00358A,B,C, (4-5); 01661A (5); 02487A (6); 00369A (8);
02011A (9); 00945A (28); 02532A (28); 03418A (28); 03422A (29); 03444A (29); 02136A (32);
03420A (38); 01162A (42); 03510A (43); 02796A (44); 03463A (45); 03504A (45); 03506A (46);
03517A (46); 03542A (47)
COSTA RICA: 03485A (54)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 02145A (57)
MEXICO: 01645A,B,H,J (61-62); 01733A (62); 01734A (60); 01746A (63); 02435A (63); 01644A (63);
01730A (64)
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AIR
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA: 01656A (79)
BRAZIL: 01677A (85); 02037J (86); 03046A.B (88-89); 02557A (92); 01506A (93); 02333A (93);
02565A (94); 02695A (94); 01508A (95); 02037C (99); 02084A (99); 01642A (102); 01498A (103)
CHILE: 01680A (103)
COLOMBIA: 01681A (105)
ECUADOR: 01686A (107)
VENEZUELA: 01654A (116); 01698A (118); 03047A (120); 03359D (122); 01500A (123); 03131A (125)
LAND USE
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 03523A (35)
EL SALVADOR: 03455A (58)
JAMAICA: 02864A (60)
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL: 03467A (102)
VENEZUELA: 02240H,K,L (116-117); 03121A (125)
NOISE
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 00358D (10); 00984A (10)
MEXICO: 03464A (6-5)
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NOISE
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL: 02172A (89); 02714A (90); 01508A (95)
PESTICIDES
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 00592A.B (10-11); 00594A (11); 00595A,B,C (11-12)
COSTA RICA: 01706A (56); 01707A (56)
CUBA: 01710A (56)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 01705A (57)
GUATEMALA: 01709A (59)
MEXICO: 01730A (64); 01646A (66); 01647A,B,C,D (66-67); 01739A (67); 02638A (68)
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA: 01673A (81); 01674A,B,C (81-82); 03173A (82)
BRAZIL: 01675A (90); 01676A (90); 02451A (91); 01508A (95)
CHILE: 01679A (104)
COLOMBIA: 01683A (105): 01684A (106); 01685A (106)
ECUADOR: 01686A (107); 01688A (108)
PERU: 01689A (109)
URUGUAY: 01694A (111); 01695A,B (112); 01696A (112)
VENEZUELA: 01697A (118); 03359D (122); 03121A (125)
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RADIATION
WORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 00369A (8); 00705A (13); 00706A,B (14); 00708A,B,C,D,E,F,G (14-16); 03513A (47)
MEXICO: 01730A (64); 01648A (68)
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA: 01672A (83)
BRAZIL: 01506A (93); 01508A (95)
ECUADOR: 01686A (107)
VENEZUELA: 01698A (118)
SOLID WASTE
WORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 00837A (17); 00838A (17); 00839A (17); 00841A (18); 00843A (18); 00844A (18); 00513A (23);
00514A (23); 00842A,B (25); 03544A (45)
HONDURAS: 01703A (60)
MEXICO: 02177B (77)
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL: 01677A (85); 01508A (95); 00966A (98); 01642A (102)
COLOMBIA: 01681A (105)
PERU: 01690A (109)
VENEZUELA: 02240B (119); 03047A (120); 03121A (125)
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TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA: 03421A (1); 03544A (45); 03526A (48)
SOUTH AMERICA
VENEZUELA: 03359D (122)
03070A.B (27); 02136A (32); 00521C (35); 00946A (36); 01510A (36);
03164A (37);
03539A (41);
00953A (48);
03507A (52);
03420A
03540A
03410A
03508A
(38);
(41);
(49) ;
(52);
03462A (38)
03541A (42)
03412A (49)
03511A (52)
03502A (39)
02496A (44)
03483A (50)
03514A (53)
03505A
03503A
03484A
03524A
(39);
(44);
(50);
(53);
WATER
WORTH AMERICA
BERMUDA: 03413A (1)
CANADA: 00369A (8); 02011A (9); 00843A (18); 00370A,B,C,D,E (19-20); 00512A,B,C,D,E,F (20-22);
00513A (23); 00514A,B,C (23-24); 00517A (24); 00521A,B (24-25); 00842A,B (25); 01811A (26);
02344A (26); 02811A (26) " "
02531A (36); 02693A (37)
03509A (40); 03534A (40)
03544A (45); 00943A (48)
03494A (51); 03499A (51)
03525A (53); 03543A (54)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 01704A (58)
EL SALVADOR: 03455A (58)
GUATEMALA: 01708A (59)
HONDURAS: 01703A (60)
JAMAICA: 02864A (60)
MEXICO: 01644A (63); 01730A (64); 01649A (69); 01650A,B,D,E,F (69-71); 02819A (71); 02918A (71);
02920A (72); 02936A (72); 02940A (73); 02789A (74); 02919A (74); 02921A (74); 02926A (75);
02932A (75); 02958A (76); 02911A (77)
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 01711A (78)
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WATER
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL: 01677A (85); 02037B.J (86); 03046A.B (88-89); 01041A (91); 02037H (92); 02557A (92);
03046E (92); 01508A (95); 00966A (98); 02037C.D (99); 02084A (99); 02393A (100); 02430A (100);
02533A (101); 02553A (101); 02584A (102); 03467A (102); 01642A (102); 01498A (103)
CHILE: 01812A (105)
COLOMBIA: 01681A (105); 01685A (106); 01682A (107)
ECUADOR: 01686A (107); 01687A (108)
PERU: 01690A (109); 01691A (110); 01692A (110); 01747A (111)
URUGUAY: 01693A (113)
VENEZUELA: 01654A (116); 02170A,B,C (118-119); 02240B,M (119-120); 03047A (120); 03359D (122);
01500A (123); 02160A,B (123-124); 02849A (124); 02852A (125); 03121A (125)
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