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Volume 7/Number 3/March 1976 element. Oakridge National Lab. Nat. Tech. Inform. Service. Helz, G. R., Huggett, R. J. & Hill, J. M. (1975). Behaviour of Cu, Ft, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb discharged from a wastewater treatment plant into an estuarine environment. Water Res., 9, 631-636. Kobayashi, J., (1970). Relation between the itai-itai disease and the pollution of river water by cadmium from a mine. Presented at 5th International Water Pollution Research Conference, San Francisco, July/August, 1970. UK Aquatic Radioactivity 1972-73 The seventh in a series of reports from the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory at Lowestoft has recently been published. It describes the results of surveys carried out around the UK into the levels of radioactivity resulting from the discharge of radioactive wastes, mainly from nuclear power stations, but also from Ministry of Defence and other establishments. The report shows that levels of environmental contamination are very low, and do not present a hazard to the public. In addition to the routine monitoring which the laboratory carries out as part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food statutory responsibility for the control of radioactive waste discharges, the report also includes details of the research programmes being undertaken to improve the basic understanding of the behaviour of radioactivity in the environment, for example to define critical paths through which the public are exposed to radiation. (Mitchell, N. T. (1975) Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles 1972-73.40 pp. Lowestoft, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Radiobiological Labora- tory. Technical Report No. FRL 10.) Mechanical Oil/Contaminant Removal Patents are a source of useful information which are so often overlooked, and Elsevier Sequoia SA of Switzerland have produced several 'Patent Reports' which are of considerable relevance to those concerned with the marine environment. Patent Report 1 deals with the containment and removal of oil and other pollutants from surface water. There are four sections: (1) Barriers for preventing the spread of a contaminant. (2) Means to collect or separate the contaminant from water. (3) Binding or absorbing agents, and (4) Combustion methods. 670 patents and patent applications are listed, and an automatic updating service is provided for 1975, 1976, and 1977. (Blommenstein, F. A. and Geurts, G. F. (1974). Removal of oil and other impurities from surface water by mechanical means, vi, 116 pp. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia. Patent Report 1. Price: 550 Swiss Francs.) Air and Water Pollution Detection Another 'Patent Report' from Elsevier Sequoia discusses the various methods and instruments for detecting harmful substances in waste gases and industrial or domestic effluents. There are chapters on contamination of water by organic substances, general water examina- tion, and oil in bodies of water. 600 patents and patent applications from 1965 to date are reviewed, and there is an automatic updating service for 1976 and 1977. (Van der Leeuw, J. A.(1975). Detection of air and water pollution; methods and instruments. 89 pp. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia. Patent Report 11. Price: 500 Swiss Francs.) Environmental Engineering R&D A national conference on environmental engineering research, development and design is to be held in Seattle, Washington, on 12-14 July 1976. Among topics for discussion will be eutrophication, lake restoration, estuarine and ocean waste disposal, nonpoint waste sources, construction verification or use of environmental models, environmental control for recreation develop- ment, and other aspects of environmental engineering. For further details write to: Dr J. F. Ferguson, Dept. Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Environmental Systems The sixth annual intersociety conference on environ- mental systems is to be held in San Diego, California on 12-15 July 1976. Two topics are of particular interest: (1) Marine technology and applications for effluent control, environmental control and waste management, and (2) Municipal and industrial effluent control and waste management. 55

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Volume 7/Number 3/March 1976

element. Oakridge National Lab. Nat. Tech. Inform. Service. Helz, G. R., Huggett, R. J. & Hill, J. M. (1975). Behaviour of Cu, Ft,

Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb discharged from a wastewater treatment plant into an estuarine environment. Water Res., 9, 631-636.

Kobayashi, J., (1970). Relation between the itai-itai disease and the pollution of river water by cadmium from a mine. Presented at 5th International Water Pollution Research Conference, San Francisco, July/August, 1970.

UK Aquatic Radioactivity 1972-73

The seventh in a series of reports f rom the Fisheries Radiobiological Labora tory at Lowestoft has recently been published. It describes the results of surveys carried out around the UK into the levels of radioactivity resulting f rom the discharge of radioactive wastes, mainly f rom nuclear power stations, but also f rom Ministry of Defence and other establishments. The report shows that levels of environmental contamination are very low, and do not present a hazard to the public.

In addition to the routine monitoring which the laboratory carries out as part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food statutory responsibility for the control of radioactive waste discharges, the report also includes details of the research programmes being undertaken to improve the basic understanding of the behaviour of radioactivity in the environment, for example to define critical paths through which the public are exposed to radiation. (Mitchell, N. T. (1975) Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles 1972-73.40 pp. Lowestoft, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Radiobiological Labora- tory. Technical Report No. FRL 10.)

Mechanical Oil/Contaminant Removal

Patents are a source of useful information which are so often overlooked, and Elsevier Sequoia SA of Switzerland have produced several 'Patent Reports ' which are of considerable relevance to those concerned with the marine environment.

Patent Report 1 deals with the containment and removal of oil and other pollutants f rom surface water. There are four sections: (1) Barriers for preventing the spread of a contaminant . (2) Means to collect or separate the contaminant from water. (3) Binding or absorbing agents, and (4) Combust ion methods. 670 patents and patent applications are listed, and an automatic updating service is provided for 1975, 1976, and 1977.

(Blommenstein, F. A. and Geurts, G. F. (1974). Removal of oil and other impurities from surface water by mechanical means, vi, 116 pp. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia. Patent Report 1. Price: 550 Swiss Francs.)

Air and Water Pollution Detection

Another 'Patent Report ' f rom Elsevier Sequoia discusses the various methods and instruments for detecting harmful substances in waste gases and industrial or domestic effluents. There are chapters on contamination of water by organic substances, general water examina- tion, and oil in bodies of water. 600 patents and patent applications f rom 1965 to date are reviewed, and there is an automatic updating service for 1976 and 1977. (Van der Leeuw, J. A.(1975). Detection of air and water pollution; methods and instruments. 89 pp. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia. Patent Report 11. Price: 500 Swiss Francs.)

Environmental Engineering R&D A national conference on environmental engineering research, development and design is to be held in Seattle, Washington, on 12-14 July 1976. Among topics for discussion will be eutrophication, lake restoration, estuarine and ocean waste disposal, nonpoint waste sources, construction verification or use of environmental models, environmental control for recreation develop- ment, and other aspects of environmental engineering. For further details write to: Dr J. F. Ferguson, Dept. Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

Environmental Systems

The sixth annual intersociety conference on environ- mental systems is to be held in San Diego, California on 12-15 July 1976.

Two topics are of particular interest: (1) Marine technology and applications for effluent control, environmental control and waste management , and (2) Municipal and industrial effluent control and waste management .

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