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Resource Pointer #98
September 25, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Generations at Risk: How Environmental Toxins May Affect
Reproductive Health in Massachusetts, 1996.* Greater Boston
Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) and
Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG).
Examines toxic use and release data in Massachusetts, and
focuses on threats to the human reproductive system. States
that Massachusetts businesses used more than 2.1 billion
pounds of chemicals associated with reproductive or
developmental disorders between 1990 and 1994. Discusses
health effects of a range of chemicals used in the state
including pesticides, and recommends expanding public right-
to-know data requirements for businesses and requiring
regulators to apply the precautionary principle when making
decisions about new products. 130 pp. US$11.50. GBPSR, 11
Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; phone (617) 497-7440;
fax (617) 876-4277; email psrmabo@igc.org;
http://www.igc.apc.org/psr/index.html.
*Overview of Pest Management Policies, Programs and Practices
in Selected California Public School Districts, 1996.* Sewell
Simmons, Timothy Tidwell and Terrell Barry. Presents results
of study about pest management programs in California
schools. Documents variety of approaches to pest control and
identifies obstacles to implementing integrated pest
management (IPM) strategies, including technical,
institutional and economic contraints. Provides
recommendations to facilitate voluntary adoption of IPM and
risk reduction practices, but does not emphasize pesticide
use reduction. 68 pp. No charge. California Department of
Pesticide Regulation (DPR), Environmental Monitoring and Pest
Management Branch, 1020 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; phone
(916) 324-4100; fax (916) 324-4800.
*Pesticide Poisoning: Notes for the Guidance of Medical
Practitioners, 1995.* Dr. Alex Proudfoot, ed. Presents basic
pesticide poisoning diagnostic and treatment information for
medical providers. Includes information about the active
ingredients in many pesticides registered in England. 140 pp.
Department of Health, P.O. Box 410, Wetherby, West Yorkshire,
LS23 7LN, England; phone (44-1937) 840250; fax (44-990)
210266.
*Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective (Fourth
Edition), 1995.* Anne Nadakavukaren. Provides broad overview
of environmental issues in textbook form. Includes chapters
about ozone depletion, global warming, water and air
pollution, pesticides, food quality, food security and many
other topics related to environmental degradation. 711 pp.
US$29.95. Waveland Press Inc., P.O. Box 400, Prospect
Heights, IL 60070; phone (847) 634-0081; fax (847) 634-9501;
email info@waveland.com.
*The Case Against the Global Economy and for a Turn Toward
the Local, 1996.* Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith, eds.
Presents essays and analyses by range of activists,
economists and thinkers worldwide who explain how economic
globalization threatens jobs and communities, hurts the
environment and weakens democracy. Examines capitalist
approaches poverty, stressing failures of free trade,
structural adjustment and economic growth oriented policies.
Analyzes the power of transnational corporations to influence
policy, and discusses corporate agendas for globalization.
Concludes with series of essays regarding how communities can
regain local control and strengthen democracy. 550 pp. US$28
plus $6 shipping. Sierra Club Store, 85 2nd Street, 2nd
Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone (415) 977-5600 or toll
free (800) 935-1056; fax (415) 977-5793.
We encourage those interested in having resources listed
in the Online Resource Pointer to send review copies of
publications, videos or other sources to our office
(address listed below) or to contact Information Program
Associates Adam Kirshner or Gina Schilling for further
information.
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