ENVIRONMENTAL-PROTECTION - TECHNIQUES

Within the past 5 years air pollution control techniques have increased and have shown an improvement in quality and quantity - nearly unbelievable in the early eighties. In some cases the borders of analytical measurements have been reached. This rapid development and industrial application was influenced mainly by environmental politics, regulations and standards. It is evident that those countries which have set up federal standards for emissions, respectively Clean Air Acts in earlier years (Japan 1966, USA 1971), have elaborated an advantage in development and knowledge of air pollution control techniques, which then could be forwarded to Europe with economic profit. During the past decade European engineering in many fields of pollution control has made successful efforts to reach a leading position. Let us continue these efforts in a greater Europe, to the benefit of our countries, to the benefit of the environment.