Læknablaðið - 01.02.1968, Side 96

LÆKNABLAÐIÐ
CLEAN AIR PRINCIPLES
FOR EUROPE
A Declaration of Principles on air pollution control has
been dralwn up by 40 Government experts meeting this
week at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The Euro-
pean Communities, the World Heath Organization, the
World Meterological Organization, and OECD were re-
presented by observers.
The Declaration sets out a numher of basic principles
to guide Governments in shaping policies to prevent or
alxite air pollution. These cover tlie three chief sources of
pollution — industry, domestic heaters and motor vehicles.
Tlie principles define the basis of pollution control reg-
ulations, the supervision and enforcement of regulations,
the special considerations affecting town and counti-y plan-
ning, the international aspects of air pollution, etc.
To ensure more effective control the experts further
call for increased technical studies and research not only
on the prevention and reduction of pollution but also on
the dispersal of pollutants and their effect on man and
his environment.
The text of the experts’ draft twill not be made public
until it has been approved by the Connnitte of Ministei's
of the Council of Europe.
The control of air pollution is part of tlie Council of
Europe’s overall drive to secure suitable living conditions
in Europe and to protect the natural heritage. Other Work
includes water pollution control — a Water Charter Will
be publicly proclaimed in Strasbourg next May —, soil
conservation, the control of pesticides, the protection of
threatened species and natural sites, waste disposal, etc.