Resource Pointer #171
July 8, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Unseen Poisons: Levels of Organochlorine Chemicals in
Human Tissues, 1998.* Greenpeace. Reviews scientific
literature on organochlorine pesticide levels in human
tissue in different regions and countries. Describes
health and environmental effects of persistent organic
pollutants (POPs), and examines human residue data for
DDT, DDE, PCBs, dioxins, HCB, hexachlorocyclohexanes,
dieldrin, aldrin, endrin, heptachlor, chlordane,
toxaphene and mirex. Presents tabular data of pesticide
residues in breast milk worldwide. 100 pp. For cost and
ordering information, contact Greenpeace Canada, 250
Dundas Street, W., Suite 605, Toronto, ON M5T 225,
Canada; phone (416) 597-8408; fax (416) 597-8422; email
msimpson@dialb.greenpeace.org or
jack.weinberg@dialb.greenpeace.org; web site
www.greenpeacecananda.org.
*A POPs Primer, 1998.* Greenpeace, WEDO and Commonweal.
Briefly discusses health, environmental and political
issues of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Summarizes international negotiations on POPs and
describes their uses and consequences. Includes
information about how POPs affect women and women's
reproductive health. 8 pp. For cost and ordering
information, contact WEDO, 355 Lexington Avenue, New
York, NY 10017; phone (212) 973-0325; email
wedo@igc.org; web site www.wedo.org.
*Proceedings of Regional and Sub regional Awareness-
raising Workshops on Persistent Organic Pollutants
(POPs), 1998.* Inter-organization Programme for the
Sound Management of Chemicals (a cooperative agreement
among UN agencies). Presents papers given at workshops
on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), chemicals that
have been identified by international agreement as
particularly hazardous due to their environmental
persistence and tendency to bio-accumulate. Provides
information about range of health, environmental and
policy concerns, and lists contact information for
participants -- government officials and scientists with
expertise in POPs issues. Proceedings available for
meetings in Russia, Thailand, Mali, Colombia, Zambia,
Argentina, Slovenia and United Arab Emirates. For cost
and ordering information, contact UNEP Chemicals, 15,
chemin des Anemones, CH-1219 Chatelaine, Geneva,
Switzerland. Available free online:
irptc.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/INC_1/inf2.htm.
*Persistent Organic Pollutants: Inventory of Information
Sources on Chemicals, 1998.* Inter-organization
Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals.
Presents bibliography of books and reports on POPs,
including key words and ordering information. 122 pp.
For cost and ordering information, contact UNEP
Chemicals, 15, chemin des Anemones, CH-1219 Chatelaine,
Geneva, Switzerland; web site irptc.unep.ch/pops/.
*POPs: Regulatory Actions and Guidelines Concerning
Persistent Organic Pollutants, 1988.* United Nations
Environment Programme. Lists regulatory actions for each
POP chemical in many countries worldwide, including
information about bans and restrictions. Provides brief
summaries of and effective dates for each regulatory
action. 265 pp. For cost and ordering information,
contact UNEP Chemicals, 15, chemin des Anemones, CH-1219
Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland; web site
irptc.unep.ch/pops/.
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