Resource Pointer #190
January 6, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Global Pesticide Campaigner, December 1998* Pesticide Action
Network North America. Highlights the high levels of
pesticides to which children in U.S. agricultural communities
are exposed. Includes feature article on women farmworkers
and their exposure to pesticides, including firsthand
accounts from the field. Also includes articles on Agent
Orange, organic farmers in Mexico and myths about world
hunger. US$25 for individuals and non-profits, US$15 for low-
income individuals, US$50 for small businesses, government
agencies and public libraries, US$100 for corporations.
Published three times a year. To subscribe, contact PANNA.
*Pesticide News, December 1998* The Pesticides Trust.
Quarterly, offering an international perspective on health
and environmental effects of pesticides. Articles ranging
from IPM farmer field schools and pesticide reduction in
cotton to links between dieldrin and breast cancer. Includes
updates on Prior Informed Consent, U.S. delay of methyl
bromide phase out, and biopesticides. UK15.00 for students
and individuals, UK32.00 for non-profits and academic
organizations, UK65.00 for corporations. To subscribe,
contact The Pesticides Trust, Eurolink Centre, 49 Effra Rd.,
London SW2 1BZ, UK; phone (44 171) 274 8895; fax (44 171) 274
9084; email pesttrust@gn.apc.org.
*IPM Practitioner, November/December 1998* Bio-Integral
Resource Center (BIRC). This issue provides a directory of
least-toxic pest control products and pest control companies.
Ranges from insect management to plant disease management to
vertebrate management. US$35 for individuals, US$60 for
institutions, businesses and libraries. To subscribe, contact
BIRC, PO Box 7414, Berkeley, CA 94707; phone (510) 524-2567;
fax (510) 524-1758; email birc@igc.org; web site
www.birc.org/birc.
*The Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly * The winter issue
focuses on dust mites and asthma, looking at the life cycle
of dust mites, their effects on asthma and non-toxic
management strategies. Includes an article on health effects
of indoor pollutants. Also includes reviews of books on
alternative pest control. US$30 for individuals, US$50 for
institutions, businesses and libraries. Dual membership,
which includes subscription to both the IPM Practitioner and
the Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly, is US$55 for
individuals, US$85 for institutions, businesses, libraries.
To subscribe, contact BIRC, PO Box 7414, Berkeley, CA 94707;
phone (510) 524-2567; fax (510) 524-1758; email birc@igc.org;
web site www.birc.org/birc.
*Boletn de la Red de Accin sobre Plaguicidas y Alternativas
en Mxico (RAPAM)* (Spanish) Focuses on pesticide-related
issues in Latin America as well as organic agriculture and
biotechnology. Articles from recent issues include methyl
bromide use in Mexico; impacts of pesticides on flower
workers in Morelos, Mexico, and chili as an alternative pest
control. Includes book reviews and announcements of upcoming
events. US$10. To subscribe, contact Red de Accin sobre
Plaguicidas y Alternativas en Mxico (RAPAM), Apartado Postal
395 C.P. 56101, Texcoco Edo.. de Mexico; phone/ fax (01 595)
477 44; email rapam@laneta.apc.org.
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