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chemicals with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Lou Gehrig's disease, as well as disorders in fetuses, children, the elderly, and workers in industry and agriculture. It's clear that neurotoxic substances found on the job and in the home, including paint, pesticides, medicines, and lead, not to mention illegal drugs, pose serious threats to public health. This report defines neurotoxicity, explores how neurotoxins affect the nervous system, and identifies who is at risk. The book reviews current research, testing, monitoring, and regulatory programs conducted by U.S. agencies. Options for action are explored in terms of broad policy issues, including effectiveness of the regulatory framework, availability of trained research and health care professionals, communication of information to workers and the public, and adequacy of international programs. Classes of neurotoxic substances examined include industrial chemicals and solvents; pesticides such as organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides; therapeutic drugs; substance drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and PCP; foods; food additives; cosmetic ingredients; and naturally occurring substances such as lead and mercury. A crucial section on assessing and managing risk points out that although concerns about carcinogenicity have dominated discussions of risk from toxins, adverse effects on the nervous system may pose an equal or greater danger. Economic considerations associated with testing and regulatory programs are also evaluated.; so is an examination of international r e g u l a t o r y p r o g r a m s . An examination of international regulatory and research activities outlines neurotoxicology breakthroughs in the U.S., Canada, England, Italy, Australia, Japan, and elsewhere. Finally, significant case studies are recounted that deal with exposure to lead, pesticides in agriculture, and organic solvents in the workplace. This book is highly recommended as a reference in libraries and as a personal copy.
Books
shortcomings on environmentally related issues, this textbook is recommended as a desk copy.
Pesticide Application Methods. 2nd ed. G.A. Matthews. Longman Scientific & Technical, Essex, England; 1992. 405 pp. (ISBN 0-582-40905-5) soft-cover. The application of pesticides is a vital factor in reducing crop loss and is a component of integrated pest management. However, the misuse and improper use of pesticides are environmental issues of primary concern. This book, now in its second revised and enlarged edition, provides information on the different types of application techniques and how they should be used to ensure efficient and effective pesticide control. Detailed information is provided on the role of chemical control in crop protection, discussing targets, formulations and droplets, spray quality and the choice of nozzles, improvements in the design of new equipment, safety precautions, and maintenance issues. This book is highly recommended as a reference book for libraries and as a desk copy for pesticide users.
Plastic Wastes. Management, Control, Recycling, and Disposal. U.S.E.P.A., T. Randall Curlee and Sujit Das. N o y e s Data Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ; 1991. 478 pp. (ISBN 0-8155-1265-1) $65 hardcover. This book is a reprint of a report prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The original report is available from the U.S. National Technical Information Service in Springfield, VA. This comprehensive review assembles in one volume the strategies for managing plastic waste and is recommended as a desk copy and as a reference for libraries.
Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XV. Nuclear Engineering. Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power. 2nd Ed. Ronald Allen Knief. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Bristol, PA; 1992. 770 pp. (ISBN 1-56032-089-3) $59.50 softcover. This textbook resulted from the author's teaching at the University of New Mexico. Of particular interest are sections related to environmental protection. These are radiation effects (pp. 72-96), low level radioactive waste (pp. 567-571), and high level waste (pp. 573-594). In these, the author relies upon expressions such as Maximum Permissible Concentrations (MPC) and other outdated concepts. Despite its
Claude G. Sombret, ed. Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA; 1992. 751 pp. (ISBN 1-55899-151-4) hardcover. This volume contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management held in November 1991 in Strasbourg, France. The papers received a technical review prior to acceptance. Like its previous volumes, this book contains a wealth of information on glass and ceramics as materials for nuclear waste. Of particular interest is a chapter on natural analogues containing papers on the behavior of uranium ore,
Books
215
OKLO reactor (a natural phenomenon from a chain reaction that occurred several million years ago), and a study of naturally occurring materials in Japan, Mexico, and Brazil.
Energy Society. M.H. Butterfield, ed. Thomas Telford, London, U.K.; 1991. 203 pp. (ISBN 0-72771661-1) £60.00 softcover.
Beyond Superfailure. America's Toxics Policy for the 1990s. Daniel Mazmanian and David Morell. Westview Press, Boulder, CO; 1992. 278 pp. (ISBN 0-81331466-6) softcover.
Ethics of Environment and Development. Global Challenge and International Response. J. Ronald Engel and Joan Gibb Engel, eds. Belhaven Press, London, U.K.; 1992. 264 pp. (ISBN 1-85293-2511) £14.99 softcover. Originally published in 1990 and republished in softcover in 1992.
The Diversity of Life. Edward O. Wilson. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA; 1992. 424 pp. (ISBN 0-674-21298-3) $29.95 hardcover. Dynamics and Control in Nuclear Power Stations. A Symposium in Print organized by the British Nuclear
Vital Signs 1992. The Trends that are Shaping our Future. Lester R. Brown, Christopher Flavin, and Hal Kane. Worldwatch Institute, Washington, D.C.; 1992. 131 pp. (ISBN 0-393-30974-6) $10.95 softcover.
chemicals with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Lou Gehrig's disease, as well as disorders in fetuses, children, the elderly, and workers in industry and agriculture. It's clear that neurotoxic substances found on the job and in the home, including paint, pesticides, medicines, and lead, not to mention illegal drugs, pose serious threats to public health. This report defines neurotoxicity, explores how neurotoxins affect the nervous system, and identifies who is at risk. The book reviews current research, testing, monitoring, and regulatory programs conducted by U.S. agencies. Options for action are explored in terms of broad policy issues, including effectiveness of the regulatory framework, availability of trained research and health care professionals, communication of information to workers and the public, and adequacy of international programs. Classes of neurotoxic substances examined include industrial chemicals and solvents; pesticides such as organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides; therapeutic drugs; substance drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and PCP; foods; food additives; cosmetic ingredients; and naturally occurring substances such as lead and mercury. A crucial section on assessing and managing risk points out that although concerns about carcinogenicity have dominated discussions of risk from toxins, adverse effects on the nervous system may pose an equal or greater danger. Economic considerations associated with testing and regulatory programs are also evaluated.; so is an examination of international r e g u l a t o r y p r o g r a m s . An examination of international regulatory and research activities outlines neurotoxicology breakthroughs in the U.S., Canada, England, Italy, Australia, Japan, and elsewhere. Finally, significant case studies are recounted that deal with exposure to lead, pesticides in agriculture, and organic solvents in the workplace. This book is highly recommended as a reference in libraries and as a personal copy.
Books
shortcomings on environmentally related issues, this textbook is recommended as a desk copy.
Pesticide Application Methods. 2nd ed. G.A. Matthews. Longman Scientific & Technical, Essex, England; 1992. 405 pp. (ISBN 0-582-40905-5) soft-cover. The application of pesticides is a vital factor in reducing crop loss and is a component of integrated pest management. However, the misuse and improper use of pesticides are environmental issues of primary concern. This book, now in its second revised and enlarged edition, provides information on the different types of application techniques and how they should be used to ensure efficient and effective pesticide control. Detailed information is provided on the role of chemical control in crop protection, discussing targets, formulations and droplets, spray quality and the choice of nozzles, improvements in the design of new equipment, safety precautions, and maintenance issues. This book is highly recommended as a reference book for libraries and as a desk copy for pesticide users.
Plastic Wastes. Management, Control, Recycling, and Disposal. U.S.E.P.A., T. Randall Curlee and Sujit Das. N o y e s Data Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ; 1991. 478 pp. (ISBN 0-8155-1265-1) $65 hardcover. This book is a reprint of a report prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The original report is available from the U.S. National Technical Information Service in Springfield, VA. This comprehensive review assembles in one volume the strategies for managing plastic waste and is recommended as a desk copy and as a reference for libraries.
Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XV. Nuclear Engineering. Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power. 2nd Ed. Ronald Allen Knief. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, Bristol, PA; 1992. 770 pp. (ISBN 1-56032-089-3) $59.50 softcover. This textbook resulted from the author's teaching at the University of New Mexico. Of particular interest are sections related to environmental protection. These are radiation effects (pp. 72-96), low level radioactive waste (pp. 567-571), and high level waste (pp. 573-594). In these, the author relies upon expressions such as Maximum Permissible Concentrations (MPC) and other outdated concepts. Despite its
Claude G. Sombret, ed. Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA; 1992. 751 pp. (ISBN 1-55899-151-4) hardcover. This volume contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management held in November 1991 in Strasbourg, France. The papers received a technical review prior to acceptance. Like its previous volumes, this book contains a wealth of information on glass and ceramics as materials for nuclear waste. Of particular interest is a chapter on natural analogues containing papers on the behavior of uranium ore,
Books
215
OKLO reactor (a natural phenomenon from a chain reaction that occurred several million years ago), and a study of naturally occurring materials in Japan, Mexico, and Brazil.
Energy Society. M.H. Butterfield, ed. Thomas Telford, London, U.K.; 1991. 203 pp. (ISBN 0-72771661-1) £60.00 softcover.
Beyond Superfailure. America's Toxics Policy for the 1990s. Daniel Mazmanian and David Morell. Westview Press, Boulder, CO; 1992. 278 pp. (ISBN 0-81331466-6) softcover.
Ethics of Environment and Development. Global Challenge and International Response. J. Ronald Engel and Joan Gibb Engel, eds. Belhaven Press, London, U.K.; 1992. 264 pp. (ISBN 1-85293-2511) £14.99 softcover. Originally published in 1990 and republished in softcover in 1992.
The Diversity of Life. Edward O. Wilson. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA; 1992. 424 pp. (ISBN 0-674-21298-3) $29.95 hardcover. Dynamics and Control in Nuclear Power Stations. A Symposium in Print organized by the British Nuclear
Vital Signs 1992. The Trends that are Shaping our Future. Lester R. Brown, Christopher Flavin, and Hal Kane. Worldwatch Institute, Washington, D.C.; 1992. 131 pp. (ISBN 0-393-30974-6) $10.95 softcover.