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Environmental pollution and carcinogenic risks
289 In summary, it is quite clear that man has effected the quality of the marine environment and on occasions has produced serious damage although often of a temporary nature. This volume raises the issue of changes which have not been detected, assuming of course that they exist, but which could ultimately endanger marine life and is a feature common to man's cultural advance. The volume is well presented and provides a wealth of information which places marine pollution in perspective. As the most serious consequences of marine pollution seem to be associated with local accidents, perhaps a more fitting title to this volume would have been "'The Contaminated Sea"? Plymouth (England) E.I. Hamilton
EnvironmentalPollution and Carcinogenic Risks, Proceedings of a Symposium organized by IARC and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, held in Lyon, France, 3-5 November 1975, edited by C. Rosenfeld and W. Davis, INSERM Symposia Series, Vol. 52, IARC Scientific Publications No. 13, World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Geneva, Switzerland, 1976, 454 pp. Price: Sw. Fr. 50.00; U.S. $ 20.00. This WHO/IARC monograph is an important contribution to environmental cancer research. It has divided a vast field into workable categories in an attempt to acquaint the reader with the enormity of the problems now encountered from environmental pollution. The role of surveillance has been approached from varying levels, and control technologies have been suggested as guidelines for industry and regulators. Most sections appear to adequately characterize the problems of environmental pollution and to offer suggestions for their control. In one section, however, the article on "Asbestos Cancers as an example of the Problem of Comparative Risks", by Gilson, is biased and inconsistent with authoritative views of independent asbestos researchers, expressed in a current IARC publication (IARC Monograph Vol. 14, 1977). Some suggested approaches for surveillance and control methodologies for environmental hazards are unfortunately utopian. Illustrative is Dr. Higginson's suggestion that cumulative life-span data be collected to better assess risk of subsequent cancer development. Basically, the book is useful, and recommended reading.
Chicago, 1L (U.S.A.)
R. A. Lemen S. S. Epstein
EnvironmentalPollution and Carcinogenic Risks, Proceedings of a Symposium organized by IARC and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, held in Lyon, France, 3-5 November 1975, edited by C. Rosenfeld and W. Davis, INSERM Symposia Series, Vol. 52, IARC Scientific Publications No. 13, World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Geneva, Switzerland, 1976, 454 pp. Price: Sw. Fr. 50.00; U.S. $ 20.00. This WHO/IARC monograph is an important contribution to environmental cancer research. It has divided a vast field into workable categories in an attempt to acquaint the reader with the enormity of the problems now encountered from environmental pollution. The role of surveillance has been approached from varying levels, and control technologies have been suggested as guidelines for industry and regulators. Most sections appear to adequately characterize the problems of environmental pollution and to offer suggestions for their control. In one section, however, the article on "Asbestos Cancers as an example of the Problem of Comparative Risks", by Gilson, is biased and inconsistent with authoritative views of independent asbestos researchers, expressed in a current IARC publication (IARC Monograph Vol. 14, 1977). Some suggested approaches for surveillance and control methodologies for environmental hazards are unfortunately utopian. Illustrative is Dr. Higginson's suggestion that cumulative life-span data be collected to better assess risk of subsequent cancer development. Basically, the book is useful, and recommended reading.
Chicago, 1L (U.S.A.)
R. A. Lemen S. S. Epstein