Resource Pointer #75
April 3, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Pesticides and the Immune System: The Public Health
Risks, 1996.* Robert Repetto and Sanjay Baliga. Examines
pesticide effects on the immune system, presenting
experimental, wildlife and human evidence that many
pesticides suppress normal immune responses to viruses,
bacteria, parasites and tumors. Discusses pesticide use
and exposure, and examines factors that compound health
risks of immune suppression, including lactation, age,
malnutrition, disease prevalence and presence of
additional immune suppressers in the environment. States
that tests of immune system impacts were not required
when regulatory agencies screened most pesticides
currently sold and that governments should strengthen
surveillance and regulation of potentially immunotoxic
pesticides. US$16.95. 103 pp. World Resources Institute
Publications, P.O. Box 4852, Hampden Station, Baltimore,
MD 21211; phone (202) 638-6300; email chrisd@wri.org.
*Our Stolen Future, 1996.* Theo Colburn, Dianne
Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers. Uses journalistic
style to describe scientists' emerging knowledge of how
many synthetic chemicals mimic natural hormones and
interfere with normal reproductive and developmental
processes. Explains in lay terms how chemicals disrupt
endocrine system, and investigates causes of endocrine
disruption, including use of pesticides such as DDT,
chlordane, dieldrin and lindane. Provides suggestions
for reducing exposure to and reliance on endocrine
disrupters, including informing oneself and others about
safety of food and drinking water, avoiding pesticides
and improving precautionary measures by regulatory
agencies. US$24.95. 306 pp. Dutton, 375 Hudson Street,
New York, NY 10014; toll free phone (800) 253-6476.
*Pesticides and Children: What the Pediatric
Practitioner Should Know, 1995.* Physicians for Social
Responsibility. Provides overview of pesticide hazards
to children for pediatric medical providers. Briefly
summarizes main issues, including that many foods
children eat contain multiple pesticides; children
ingest pesticides from sources other than food; infants
and children may be more sensitive than adults to
pesticides; and exposure to pesticides in the diet could
cause cancer or neurotoxic effects and could disrupt
endocrine function in children. Encourages medical
practitioners to advocate consumption of organic foods
and reduced pesticide use in homes, and discusses ways
in which the U.S. regulatory system could be improved to
better protect children. No charge. 8 pp. Physicians for
Social Responsibility, 1101 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite
700, Washington, DC 20005; phone (202) 898-0150; fax
(202) 898-0172.
*Dying From Dioxin: A Citizen's Guide to Reclaiming Our
Health and Rebuilding Democracy, 1995.* Lois Marie
Gibbs. Describes hazards of dioxins, emphasizing that
corporate avarice has squelched scientific findings and
influenced public policy regarding this toxic chemical.
Discusses history of dioxins, their uses and toxicity,
and how grassroots groups have begun challenging their
production. Explains in lay terms how dioxins persist in
the environment, accumulate in people, and cause health
problems including cancer, immune suppression and
reproductive system problems. Includes several chapters
on organizing, building coalitions and pressuring
industry and politicians. US$20. South End Press, 116
Saint Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115.
*Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1994 Summary,
1995.* U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
National Toxicology Program (NTP). Discusses chemical
properties, use, production, exposure and regulations of
chemicals deemed cancer-causing by NTP. Provides brief
literature reviews related to carcinogenicity for each
chemical, identifying which studies found evidence of
carcinogenicity and the nature of the cancers. Includes
information about pesticides as well as medical and
industrial chemicals. No charge. 473 pp. The NTP Liaison
Office, P.O. Box 12233, MD: B3-01, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709; phone (919) 541-0530; fax (919) 541-
0295.
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