Resource Pointer # 181
October 1, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Environmental Health Criteria 198: Diazinon, 1998* Dr. K.
Barabs. Outlines the physical and chemical properties of
Diazinon. Chapters include environmental transport,
distribution and transformation; levels in soil , water, air,
and food; absorption, distribution, excretion and
metabolization; and evaluation of human health risks and
impacts on the environment. 140 pp. SW. fr 30. To order,
contact World Health Organization, Office of Distribution and
Sales, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; fax 41-22-7914857.
*Children's Environmental Health: 1998 Report Card*
Physician's For Social Responsibility. Identifies 22 pieces
of U.S. legislation related to child health and safety and
assigns grades based on merit of bills and subsequent action
taken. Examines roll back of clean air standards; slow clean
up of Superfund and Brownfield sites; delays on control of
pesticides; and attempts to stop EPA action on global
warming. Evaluates President Clinton on eight child related
Administrative initiatives over past two years. 90 pp. For
price and ordering information, contact Physician's For
Social Responsibility, 1101 14th St., NW, Suite 700,
Washington D.C. 20005; phone (202) 898-0150; web site
www.psr.org.
*Towards an Appropriate Malaria Control Strategy, 1997*
Voluntary Health Association of India. Reviews history of
malaria control in India and examines possible alternatives.
Includes recommendations for a new strategy for malaria
control based on education, community involvement,
alternative vector control, and more. 154 pp. For cost and
ordering information, contact Voluntary Health Association of
India, Tong Swasthaya Bhawan, 40 institutional Area, South of
I.I.T., New Delhi-110016, India; fax 91
11-6853708; email VHAI@del2.vsnl.net.in.
*Citizen Participation and Alternatives to DDT for Malaria
Control, 1998* Red de Accin sobre Plaguicidas y Alternativas
en Mxico (RAPAM). Spanish.
Includes chapters on citizen demand for phase out of DDT and
persistant organic pollutants; DDT's effects on human health
and biodiversity; malaria control and DDT use reduction on
the coast of Oaxaca Mexico; integrated vector management for
public health and conservation; traditional practices and
botanical insect repellents; and biological control of
mosquito larva. 166 pp. For cost and ordering information,
contact Red de Accin sobre Plaguicidas y Alternativas en
Mxico, Amado Nervo 22, Col. San Juanito, Texcoco, Edo. De
Mxico C.P. 56121; fax (595) 4 77 44; email
rapam@laneta.apc.org.
*Cornell University Program on Breast Cancer and
Environmental Risk Factors in New York State, 1998.* Web
Site. Provides information on relationship between breast
cancer and environmental risk factors. Includes page on
pesticides and breast cancer with specific pesticide
information, bibliographies and fact sheets. Fact sheets
include general topics such as drinking water and New York
State pesticide use and sales as well as specific pesticides
including 2,4,-D, lindane, and simazine. Site also includes
links to other pesticide-related web sites. Located at
www.cfe.cornell.edu/bcerf/default.t.
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