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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.

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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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