From paninfopubs@igc.apc.orgFri Jun 14 00:24:02 1996 Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:00:08 -0700 (PDT) From: PANNA InfoPubs To: Recipients of conference Subject: PANUPS: Resource Pointer #83 ===================================== P A N U P S *** Pesticide Action Network North America Updates Service http://www.panna.org/panna/ ===================================== Resource Pointer #83 June 11, 1996 For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers or organizations directly. *** *Pesticide Use Report, Annual 1994, Indexed by Commodity and Chemical, May 1996.* Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), Information Systems Branch. Separate reports listing California 1994 pesticide data, by commodity and by chemical. Data represents the fifth year in which the state has required all agricultural pesticide uses to be reported. In the reports, agricultural use includes pesticide applications to parks, golf courses, rangeland, pastures, roadsides and railroad rights-of-way, and post-harvest treatment of crops. 345 pp. Each report US$10 (printed), $2.50 (disk copy in ASCII or Wordperfect 6.0a formats). Data summaries available at no cost on DPR's Internet Web page, http://www.cdpr.ca.gov. Cashier, DPR, 1020 N St, Sacramento, CA 95814-5624; phone (916) 445-4110. *Residues in Fresh Produce - 1994, February 1996.* California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). 1994 results from DPR's two residue monitoring programs. The Marketplace Surveillance Program samples produce collected from packaging sites, border stations and seaports, and wholesale and retail markets. Priority Pesticide Program focuses on 23 active ingredients of special concern that are applied to 42 commodities. 53 pp. US$9. Cashier, DPR, 1020 N St, Sacramento, CA 95814- 5624; phone (916) 445-4110. *Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education/Agriculture in Concert with the Environment Grants Calendar, May 6, 1996.* Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture Network. Lists sustainable agricultural conferences and events, and schedule for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program regional research grants. 8 pp. No charge. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, ATTN: SAN Calendar, Room 304, National Agricultural Library, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351; fax (301) 504-6409; email san@nal.usda.gov. *Cancer Facts and Figures - 1996.* American Cancer Society. Shows estimates of cancer rates for different types of cancer. Discusses basic facts related to cancer, research, costs, prevention and early detection, and incidence rate in minorities. Describes selected cancers and five-year relative survival rates by stage at diagnosis. 33 pp. No charge. American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251; phone (800) 227-2345. *State of the World, 1996.* Worldwatch Institute. Examines deterioration of freshwater ecosystems, emergence of new diseases, competition for shrinking water supplies for agricultural and urban needs, loss of topsoil, and the increasing number of pests resistant to pesticides. 249 pp. US$12. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 500 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10110; phone (212) 354-5500; fax (212) 869-0856. 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. =========================================================== | Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) | | | | Phone:(415) 541-9140 Fax:(415) 541-9253 | | Email: panna@panna.org http://www.panna.org/panna/| | PANNA, 116 New Montgomery, #810, San Francisco, CA 94105 | | | |*To subscribe to PANUPS send email to MAJORDOMO@igc.apc.org| | with the following text on one line: subscribe panups | | To unsubscribe send the following: unsubscribe panups | | | |*For basic information about PANNA, send an email message | | to panna-info@igc.apc.org | ===========================================================